He ran up the steps banging on the front door hoping someone was home. He looked through the windows sighing as he couldn't see anything thanks in part to the dark curtains. He rang the bell as he continuously banged on the door hoping it would open.
Josh couldn't help smiling at the look on Maya's face after he told her he was the one to end things with his girlfriend. He knew he shouldn't laugh or even smile but he just couldn't help himself. "Are you okay?" He asked moving over to the bay window sitting next to her.
As funny as she looked at first she hadn't said anything and he was starting to freak out. "Maya?" He touched her hand as she jumped slightly shaking her head. "Are you okay?" He asked again as Maya looked like she was having an internal argument with herself.
"Yeah I'm.." She shook her head again as she scooted back putting some space between them. "Riles said she broke up with you or at least that's what Matthews told her." Josh nervously chuckles as he scratches his neck. He was going to sound like a real jackass when she hears why.
"Well I may have led him to believe that since we were at the bakery and he was feeling bad for me." Maya looked at him weirdly as he sighs. "Okay I may have said we broke up and before I could say I did the dumping He was offering to buy me pastries and you know how stingy he can be."
He begin to laugh but quickly stops when he sees the look on Maya's face. "Okay I know I sound like the biggest jackass in the world I just didn't want to think about the breakup or her so I omitted the truth. Well part of the truth." He tells her as she stands causing him to do the same.
"Are you okay?" He asked noticing she had on her thinking face. "Yeah." She whispered shaking her head and clearing her throat. "Yeah I'm good I got to go." Josh frowns as he watches her climb back out the window without a goodbye or a backwards glance.
He sighs grabbing his laptop and heads downstairs in need of food. "How's the search going?" Topanga who was stirring something on the stove ask as Josh sighs loudly plopping himself on the couch. "Horribly. Every place I looked at doesn't look like pictures on their website." He tells her moving to the table as she continues to cook.
"Well you know you're more than welcomed to stay here as long as you need to." She tells him as Josh chuckles. "Thanks but Cory is driving me up the wall. Apparently Eric and him use to stay up late and have talks at midnight and now he is trying to do that with me."
Topanga laughed as she grabbed waters from the fridge for Josh and herself. "I'm pretty sure that only happened once before they annoyed each other." Josh nodded as someone knocked on the door and he got up to answer it. "Hey sha..." He says as he opens it only to have Shawn's fist meet his stomach.
"Shawn!" Topanga shouts moving over towards Josh who was on the floor by the door. "It's okay Topanga I deserved it." He groans as Cory comes running from behind Shawn holding a camera. "Aww I missed it." He stomps his foot as Topanga glares at him with her hands on her hips.
"Cory Matthews!" He shrieks running away as she chases after him leaving Shawn and Josh alone. "You okay?" Shawn asked helping him off the floor. "Yeah. Just next time a little warning so I can brace myself." Shawn looked at him as they both begin to laugh. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have hit you." He says as they sit on the couch.
"No I deserved it I broke a promise I made you and complicated Maya's life." Shawn looks at him with a smile. "And mine as well." He adds as Shawn continues smiling nodding his head. "So are we cool Shawn or do you want to hit me again?" Josh ask tightening his stomach and waiting for the punch.
"We're cool." Shawn says as Josh breathes a sigh of relief. "For now." Josh chuckles softly as they sit for a moment before Shawn gestures at his laptop. "Find anything yet?" Josh looked where he pointed and shook his head sighing. "Nope although I have a friend who has an apartment he's thinking about renting out."
Josh grabs his laptop showing him the pictures of the apartment. "Got an amazing view of the park and looks amazing at sunset from this room here. I actually thought of Maya when I first seen it." He chuckles softly stopping when he sees Shawn's serious facial expression.
"You thought of Maya while apartment hunting?" He asked as Josh scratched his head nervously. "Yes?" He says hesitantly as Shawn nods. He gets up as Josh stands with him but stops remembering something from earlier.
"Hey what did you mean when you said hurting me would make Maya never forgive you?" Shawn chuckles softly shaking his head as he pats Josh shoulder. "One day you'll figure it out Josh. I look forward to that day."
Josh looked at him weirdly as Shawn saluted him before walking out the door leaving him completely confused.
Riley held her pen between her teeth as she looked over the papers on her desk. She was going over her lesson plan for the rest of the week in her classroom. Maya told her she just liked hanging out in her classroom which she did.
She gathered up her papers putting them in her desk when she stands writing on her chalkboard. "Aha!" Her dad yells out jumping into her classroom as she shakes her head at him. He had been doing this same routine ever since they had gotten back from Vegas.
All because of Lucas Friar and his gigantic mouth it also didn't help she agreed to dinner so he would stop causing her trouble with her dad. Although the geniuses were coming along for that.
He just had to mention that the shirt Riley had on the previous day belong to him and he wanted back. Which set her dad off on a hour long rant until smackle slipped him a sleeping pill. Half a sleeping pill anyways. So naturally her dad followed her around like a crazy stalker.
The first time he popped up was during one of her classes.
She was completely embarrassed and reprimand him but he continued to show up. But unlike the first time she found out his pattern and would lock her classroom door just to mess with him. Something she should have done that day.
"Dad we've talked about this. I'm at work and you need to pretend you're somewhat professional around here. Your a principal for crying out loud." She says dusting her hands off as he searches under every desk. Even though you could clearly see nobody was under them.
"So want to grab lunch with your old man?" He ask as he looks under her desk. "I can't I have plans." She says as he clutches his chest and breathing heavily. "Dad don't i already made plans." She shakes her head as he throws himself on the floor hoping she would cave like the last six times.
Even though she had no plans she was putting her foot down. "Dad get up already it's not going to work." He sighs getting up and dusting himself off as she gathered her stuff. "And who are these plans hmm? Also can I join you?" She looks at him with wide eyes as he shakes his head. "No. Absolutely not with that old man."
Riley couldn't help smiling at his nickname for Lucas. He called him that and some other colorful words she would rather not repeat. "No im going with..." she stopped as her phone goes off signaling someone had texted her.
Bay window. Bay window right now. - Maya
She frowned knowing it was bad since Maya hadn't texted using their old code word in awhile. "Sorry dad Maya needs me and we need girl time. I'll call you later." She kisses his cheek as she grabs her bag and shoos him out the door locking it.
"Okay I got here as soon as I could I even switched trains to get away from my dad." Riley announces as she opens her front door seeing Maya laying facedown on the couch. "Peaches are you okay?" She asked dropping her stuff off and rushing towards her. "He dumped her." She mumbled into the cushion.
Riley looked at her with a confused expression saying huh when Maya holds up her left hand. Riley looked widening her eyes when she realized what she meant. "Oh. Oh!" She says as Maya bangs her head on the couch cushion.
Riley goes to the kitchen grabbing ice cream and their emergency tequila. "So what does this mean?" Riley asked as Maya sat up pouring herself a shot. "This means I'm going soft and it's your fault." She says downing her second shot of tequila.
Riley smiled taking the bottle from her and setting it on the floor. She looked at her best friend and grabbed her hand coming to a realization. "Is this why you've been so calm about the whole wedding thing?" She asked as Maya nodded digging into the ice cream. "Peaches." Riley lightly laughs taking some ice cream for herself.
"It's not funny you know what I thought when he told me?" She says standing up pacing. "That girly voice in my brain thought maybe this will be a great thing and don't give up hope Maya it's a great thing you are having trouble divorcing." She threw herself across Riley's lap as she sighed.
"I'm assuming that girly voice sounds a lot like me?" She laughed as Maya did too. "I always wondered why you were so calm about the whole wedding thing." Riley tells her as Maya leans her head on her shoulder. "It'll be okay Peaches."
"Riley you here...am I interrupting?" Farkle asked as he barges in their apartment. Maya flicks ice cream at him as Riley laughs before snapping her fingers. "Shoot I was supposed to meet you and Smackle huh?" She says as Farkle nods.
"Peaches I can cancel if you need me to?" She tells her as Maya shakes her head. "No go I can't wallow to much and besides I need to head to the bar." Maya tells her getting up and putting the ice cream and tequila away.
"I'm here if you need Maya." She smiled as she hugged Riley before waving by to her and Farkle. After they left she laid on the couch staring at the ceiling thinking everything over. She couldn't believe he broke up with his girlfriend instead of the other way around.
She knew they had to figure out if they were married before it was to late. Before all those feelings she kept deeply hidden resurfaced. She could feel them crawling their way back into her heart. More so now that she knew he did the dumping and no the other way around.
Although she wasn't sure why him dumping his girlfriend was a good thing when either way she was his rebound. But she couldn't help feeling like she wasn't a rebound and there was more to the story then her brain and heart were letting her see.
She shook her head grabbing her jacket and heads for the train all she knew was she needed to get out the apartment and her head. She looks up not realizing where she got off until she realized she was headed towards her parents place. She dragged her feet hoping they weren't home.
She still needed to tell her mom that she had gotten drunkenly married to Josh and hadn't told her. She sighed as she stood outside their door about to knock when it opens revealing her dad. "Hey kiddo what are you doing here?" He asked hugging her as she closed the door.
"Well apparently I'm a glutton for punishment and decided to tell mom about Vegas." She whispered the last part as her dad laughed. "Actually Maya could you hold off on that for another day?" She looked at him weirdly as he lead her into the living room where Mr. and Mrs. Matthews sat.
"It's date night." He tells her as Maya notices his suit. "Oh I forgot sorry I should..." She starts to walk towards the door when her mom enters the room. "Hey baby girl I didn't know you were stopping by." She hugs Maya as she tries to put her earring on.
"I was in the neighborhood thought I say hello. Forgot about parents date night." Her mom smiled as she grabbed her jacket looking at Maya. "You okay baby girl you look like you have something on your mind." Maya smiled forgetting that when her mom and her got close she could read her like a book.
"No I'm just worried about what Travis did to the bar since I gave him his theme week." Her parents look at each other and laugh. "He's been extremely excited about that you should go check it out." Her mom says as they walk out the apartment.
Maya waved laughing as Cory told Topanga she was supposed to bring her big purse so he could bring home rolls. She tells him no as he shouts they want you to take the rolls.
Maya heads to her bar shaking her head as she hears the music blasting from inside. She fist bump her security guard Tommy as she walks in. "Ladies and gentlemen there she is Miss Maya Hunter the only woman to willingly capture my heart!" Travis announces from the stage.
She laughed as she waved at everyone saying hi to her regulars before heading to her art studio. She started painting getting into her zone when someone throws the door open scaring her.
"There was a girl her name was Maya had a bar and spent all her time in her studio." She laughed as Travis danced into the room holding a drink in his hand. "Trav you know that little song didn't rhyme right?"
He shrugged his shoulders as he hands her the drink. "Try it I call it the new Shirley temple." She sipped it scrunching her nose as she spit it out. "Oh my god that taste disgusting. Who would drink that?" She says grabbing a water from her mini fridge.
"Drunk people that's who! After we cut them off secretly of course we give them one of these and they will call it a night. I already sold ten of these babies tonight and forty in the last week." Maya looked at him weirdly as she finished her water she had to hand it to him he had a knack for bartending.
"Still gross. So what's up need help downstairs?" He gives her a look smiling mischievously at her as she folds her arms across her chest shaking her head. "You never learn do you?" She asked as Travis shook his head tossing his arm over her shoulder heading back downstairs.
"Okay where is she?" Maya asked as they move towards the bar. Every once in awhile a girl mostly drunk would try to make a pass at Travis. And being the sort of gentleman he is he would turn them down. Some would walk away and some wouldn't until Maya made them. Which was what she had to do at that moment.
"Travie there you're let's dance." A very drunk brunette squealed clinging onto his arm. "Like I already said before darling I'm spoken for. See?" He gestures at Maya who wraps her arm around his waist. "Oh really?" She ask hiccuping.
"Yes we're in love so I suggest you run along or maybe you want to step outside." Maya tells her as the girl stomps her foot walking away. "Oh my gosh thank you Maya I love you!" Travis shouts picking her up and hugging her as she laughed. He sets her down as someone taps his shoulder and punches him as soon as he turns around.
"Josh!"
Lucas smiled saying hello to the receptionist as he headed into the clinic. He had been working and putting his veterinarian skills to the test for about a week now and he absolutely loved every minute of it. He grabbed his white coat with his name on it feeling like a kid on Christmas everytime he put it on.
Don't get him wrong he loved working with his family and traveling. But this he thought running his hand over his stethoscope was where he felt right. He grabbed a couple folders and the bag he brought with him and headed to the front.
"Morning doctor Friar." His receptionist slash nurse Mandy smiled handing him his coffee as he handed her the bag. "Morning Mandy I never tire of hearing you call me doctor Friar." Mandy shook her head as she playfully smacked his arm.
"Doctor Friar you know very well I am a happily married lady." He chuckled as she flashed him her ring just like every morning. "I know I know that husband of yours is very lucky." She nods heading to the backroom.
He sat down looking over all the files when the computer goes off. He chuckles when he sees what or should he say who it was. "Honeymoon over already?" He joked laughing when Charlie gives him the finger through the screen.
"No not even close to being over. Missy at the spa getting a massage. She might have got a little competitive with another honeymoon couple and was sore and not the good kind of sore." Lucas covers his ears grimacing as Charlie begins to laugh.
"Dude that was disgusting I didn't need to know. So what's up missed my face?" He asked as Charlie shook his head grabbing a piece of paper. "No. I forgot I added some events to my calendar forgetting I wouldn't be there and forgot to give them to Mandy. I assume her Harold took her on their morning stroll?"
"Yup I've been trying to woo her but she loves Harold to much." They both laugh as Charlie says he would do the same thing. "I wonder how Riley feels about you trying to snatch up another woman." Lucas looks at him with a confused expression making Charlie smile.
"I heard or rather saw the video of Mr. Matthews and you from the plane. Hilarious stuff I must say." Lucas looked at him weirdly tilting his head in confusion before shaking it. "I'm guessing Maya had something to do with how you saw video of us?" He asked as Charlie nodded.
"Yup that girl has a whole YouTube page dedicated to our old history teacher. You should check it out goes all the way back to our middle school days." They both laughed again before getting down to business.
"Okay so next week I or should I say you need to go to the elementary school and talk about what it's like being a vet. It's for Riley's class so bring either a puppy or bunny Riley goes crazy for them both. Also I'm assuming there has been a lot of moms coming in pretending to ask questions about pets they don't have?"
Lucas chuckled as he nodded his head ever since the pet fair last week there have been a record number of moms coming in gawking at him. "Don't worry I have Mandy talk with them and I only see patients with actual pets." Lucas tells him.
"Got to go Friar the misses is back." Lucas shakes his head as Charlie winks at him. He sighs staring around the clinic rubbing his hands together. "Okay let's do this." He says getting up.
"Farkle you told me you would tell me what kind of flowers I should get Riley for tonight." Lucas grunts trying to take his shoes off as he enters his hotel room. He was so busy he forgot that he had a dinner date with Riley. And the geniuses too.
"Farkle!" He groans as he grabs his suit since he was running late. "Farkle Minkus I'm telling Smackle." He hangs up when Farkle begins to laugh at him. He hopped in the shower trying to hurry he was so behind schedule. He had just started to brush his teeth when his phone went off.
"Going to tell me what flowers now?" He asked not looking at who was calling. "Well I do enjoy gardenias." He looked at his phone and shook his head. "Zay what do you want?" He ask rinsing out his mouth. "Well I was trying to get ahold of you all day. I sent several emails and text."
Lucas put him on speaker as he looked through his phone cursing. "Crap sorry had you on mute I didn't see any of them." Zay gasped as Lucas read his text. "Do I cannot believe you muted me?! I'm your best friend. That's just rude."
"Well next time don't send me a whole bunch of gifs of yourself and maybe I won't have to." Zay chuckled as Lucas grabbed his jacket. "Well I'll look everything over later I got to go." He says stopping at what Zay says next. "Well I hope so you have eight o'clock reservations."
"What?" Lucas says as Zay tells him that a potential client was thinking of backing out and could jeopardize their plans for Europe. Since Lucas was in New York where the client is they wanted to have him persuade them to stay. "Please Luke we worked hard for this."
"Alright send me the address I need to make a call." He tells him rubbing his hand over his face as he calls Riley. "If this is your way of saying your outside I'm not home I'm with the geniuses and will meet you there." Riley says. "Actually I have to cancel."
"Oh." She says as Lucas perked up at the sound of disappointment in her voice. "We can reschedule for tomorrow something came up." He tells her as she clears her throat saying that was okay and hangs up. Lucas hits himself with his phone as he hails a cab to the restaurant.
He gets there sitting with the clients talking when thirty minutes later he sees the geniuses and Riley enter and she wasn't alone. She had her arm linked with another guy. "You have got to be kidding me."
