Lucas clenched and unclenched his fist under the table since the moment he saw Riley walk in the restaurant with another guy. He couldn't believe this or what he was seeing. Here he was feeling bad about canceling last minute on their date and she already had a backup.
He scoffed shaking his head as he clenched his fist so tightly he was sure his fingers were going to go through his palm. "Mr. Friar are you alright?" He widened his eyes forgetting that he was supposed to be having a business dinner and here he was staring daggers at Riley's table.
"Yes my apologies where were we?" He says putting on his work smile trying hard to concentrate but kept glancing at Riley. He went back to talking with his clients as he sees Riley's date getting up from the table. He took this as his opportunity to make it known he was there.
"Excuse me for a second." He smiles moving away from the table as he turns moving towards Riley's table. He sees that Farkle and Smackle see him as he moves towards the table since they were facing him but they had yet to tell Riley which he was thankful for.
"Sorry I'm late sweetheart." He says sitting down and kissing Riley's cheek causing her to gasps. "Lucas what are you doing here?" She asked looking around as he huffed. "Well sweetie I felt bad about canceling our date so I came down here." He smiles at her as he calls the waiter over.
"What are you talking about? We didn't even tell you where we were going. So how did you know?" Riley asked as Lucas rubbed his neck knowing he was caught. "Um excuse me bit you're in my seat." Lucas smiled widely at Riley before turning in his chair at her date.
"Oh I'm sorry let me introduce myself I'm Lucas Friar Riley's boyfriend." She goes to object but Lucas covers her mouth causing her to bite him. "Love bites." He chuckles as the guy looks at Riley who was rolling her eyes. "Well sweet Riley here didn't tell me she was seeing anyone. Very naughty of you Riley."
Lucas looked at the two of them when Riley glares at the guy who was trying to hide his smile. "Well join us Lucas tell me a little bit about yourself. How did you two meet?" Lucas looked at the guy weirdly looking at him closely trying to figure out why he looked so familiar.
If anything he could easily pass for Riley's twin or even her brother. "Well we met in college freshman year." Lucas begins as the guy listened attentively nodding his head as Riley growled and Lucas wasn't sure if it was directed at him or her other date.
"Wow college sweethearts how can a guy compete with that?" He says tossing his napkin on the table like he was waving the white flag making Lucas smirk. "Sorry buddy you can't. Riley and I are practically engaged." Riley gasped at the same time they heard someone yell out.
"Oh my god." Riley muttered banging her head on the table as Lucas looked back at his table and knew he needed to head back before he loss out on an important client. "Hate to cut the evening short but I have to excuse myself." He stood prepping to walk away when he turned back kissing Riley's cheek again.
"See you home darling." He whispered loud enough for her date to hear. He headed back to his table smiling widely as he sat back down chuckling slightly at Riley hitting the guy she was with in the arm. He begun to talk to his clients when he hears another gasps as someone falls down.
He stands widening his eyes when he sees its Riley's dad who fell as everyone looked at him worried. He looks around trying to spot Riley when he does he sees her glaring at someone as her date holds her back. He was about to smile when he sees that Riley was glaring at him and looked like she was going to kill him.
He watched as the geniuses talk to someone as they walk out with Riley but not before she punches her date in the arm and kicks him.
Lucas grabbed the flowers and breakfast from his passenger side and closed the door as he stood in front of the elementary school that Riley worked at. He knew he owed her an apology for the other night. He had let his jealousy get the better of him and in the process of ruining her night embarrassed her.
Well more he contributed to her ruined evening along with her dad who made a huge commotion that resulted in him breaking dishes and having to work off what he broke. He learned all this from Farkle who came to his office and handed him a letter from Riley that stated she was no longer talking to him.
He clenched his fist when he sees the same guy from the restaurant tossing something in a nearby trash. "You don't give up do you?" He chuckles as he got closer to the guy. "Nah I'm a Matthews we're known for being hard to get rid of just ask my sister." He nodded towards the classroom as Lucas widened his eyes.
"Wait Riley is your sister?" He asked as the guy nodded taking the bag he was holding and pulling out the muffin from inside. "Names Auggie I'm her little brother. I would have explained the other night but you seemed intent on staking your claim on my sister."
Auggie chuckled walking away as Lucas looked at him. "Oh I wouldn't go in there she is still pissed off. Plus my dad is in there driving her up the wall with his crazy protectiveness as he likes to call it." He turns to walk away but turns back once more. "Oh and if you don't believe me check the trash."
Lucas watched him leave as he caught a glimpse into the trash bin. He widened his eyes as he stared at the mangled roses that looked like they've been through the shredder a couple of times. He knew Auggie and himself were to blame why Riley's dad was going full crazy with her.
And he was determined to fix it. Although he wasn't sure how.
Maya shook her head lightly laughing at the text from Riley informing her if she committed murder she wasn't visiting her in jail. Although they would probably end up sharing a cell since Riley was still plotting the murders of not only Auggie but Lucas as well.
Riley had told her what happened at the dinner she had with the geniuses and Lucas who ended up canceling last minute. Which in turn Riley invited Auggie who was bored at home with his mom's chicken that looked more like a hairless cat on a plate.
Maya was going to applaud Auggie for his performance but Riley gave her a look that told her keep it herself.
Maya smiled as she text Riley back before hearing someone clear their throat. She didn't have to look up or at them to know who it was. She knew exactly who it was and she wasn't talking to him even though they were headed to dinner with her folks.
It was his fault and Travis fault that they were even going to dinner at her parents place. All because Josh showed up at her bar and punched Travis and blurted out that Maya was his wife. Followed by Travis announcing it to the entire bar that Maya was no longer a single lady.
During the celebration that Maya wished never happened her parents arrived and her mom saw not only the ugly banner Travis made but also the ring that refused to come off her finger. So her she was or here Josh and her were.
About to be torn a new one by her mom who walked out the minute she found out and invited them both to dinner.
"So you think we'll come out alive after this?" Josh asked as they pressed the button for the elevator. Maya pretended to be interested in the button on the wall while she felt Josh's eyes on her. "Come on Maya you can't keep ignoring me. I said I was sorry." She turned to him slowly glaring at him as she pushed passed him heading for the stairs.
Sorry? Sorry?! He never said he was sorry to her. All he did was mumble an oh when she told him Travis wasn't her boyfriend but the annoying brother she never had. He had yet to utter the words I'm sorry to her.
"Damn Hunter even with your short legs you still managed to walk up the steps without breaking a sweat." Maya rolled her eyes as she heard him panting a couple of steps below her. She was tired from walking but she wanted to get this night over with and go home.
She ignored the throbbing in her legs and walked towards her parents door knocking instead of using her key. "Well if it isn't the newlyweds." Her mom says the moment she opens the door seeing them together. Maya bit her lip about to just make up an excuse to leave when Josh grabs her hand intertwining their fingers.
"It's us and we brought apple cider!" He cheers holding up the bag Maya didn't notice he was carrying. Katy let's them in as Maya walks towards her dad as he hugs her. "I'm not going to make it." Maya whispers as he rubs her back. "You can do Maya. We'll face this beast together."
She laughed as her mom brought out the plates to the dining table. "You need help?" She asked as her mom shook her head going back to the kitchen as Maya sighs sitting down next to Josh who puts his hand on hers. She looks at him before moving her hand away placing it on her lap.
She knew she shouldn't be as mean to him as she was but she just couldn't help it. She needed to channel the feelings she was feeling and it was easier to unleash them on him. "So let's eat." Shawn announces when Katy places the spaghetti on the table. Maya smiled at Shawn who in turn smiled at Katy.
Maya always cherished these moments that included a family dinner.
"So I think we should just go straight towards the elephant in the room instead of ignoring it with small talk don't you think?" Katy ask passing the basket of garlic bread to Maya. Maya looked at Josh who bites into his bread as she sighs taking a deep breath turning towards her parents.
"We were drunk and I'm not entirely sure how we ended up at the chapel. We are at the moment trying to figure out if we're married since the chapel had a power outage and lost all it data and there were a lot people were effected and I well we didn't want to put our mistake in front of others who actually wanted to get married."
Maya took a sip of her water as her mom looked at her and Josh while she told her what happened. Maya glanced at Josh who looked like he was going to puke and that was what he did. Well not literally. "Mrs. Hunter I apologize and take full responsibility I already explained this to Shawn when he came down with Cory..."
Maya smacked him as Katy turned to Shawn who was glaring at Josh. Maya was sure he was going to kill him as her parents got up and walked away. "Well it was nice knowing you I'm pretty sure Shawn is going to kill me." He says chugging his water as Shawn came back in.
Maya got up and went towards the kitchen where she sees her mom cleaning a dirty pot. She sighs softly rolling up her sleeves as she starts to help her dry the dishes. "How disappointed in me are you?" Maya asked placing the rag down on the counter as her mom looked at her.
"On a scale of one to hundred?" Katy asked as Maya nods her head. "I'm going to say a two." Maya laughed as her mom pulled her in for a hug. "I'm sorry mom. I don't know what happened I'm never going to Vegas again and I'm definitely going to find a lawyer to annul our marriage."
Katy pulled back and shook her head at her. "Baby girl I'm more worried about you and I don't want you to do anything you don't want to do and something tells me not only you but that guy out there who's probably getting ready to have a heart attack because of your father don't want an annulment." Maya looked at her mom weirdly as she shook her head.
She knew Josh wanted out of the marriage just as much as she did. They both wanted out of this marriage right?
Josh stared at the front door wondering if he could out run Shawn and make it to the elevator before dying. He couldn't believe he actually admitted to Katy that Shawn was down in Vegas and knew before she did.
He was about to make a break for it when Maya and her mom come back in smiling which made him smile as well. "So." Katy begins as they sat back down to eat dinner. "So..." Josh chuckles nervously as Shawn continues to glare at him.
"You two have been married for what now? Almost two weeks?" Katy ask as Josh nodded sipping his water. He sees her look at Maya like she wanted to say something but cleared her throat turning back to him.
"Josh do your parents know about you and Maya's marriage?" Josh turned to her with wide eyes as he scratched at his neck. They had been on a cruise for awhile now and he hadn't even told them about his breakup with Mary. How was he going to explain getting married to Maya.
"Actually not yet. They've been on a cruise and I'm not sure when they're supposed to be home. But I can assure you that I'll let them know if we're still married when they get back." Josh tells her as Katy looks at him.
"Well will you let me know when they do come back I would love to have them for dinner. A big family dinner." Josh nervously smiles as he nods eating his spaghetti trying to calm his rapid beating heart. "Well thank you for coming over you two and I can't wait till the next one. Get home safe."
Josh leaned against the elevator wall wiping his forehead as he looked over at Maya who was in deep thought. "Okay I know you aren't talking to me right now but was your mom drunk? Did you get her drunk in the kitchen cause she was way to calm and it was weird."
Maya looked at him and begin to laugh as Josh joined her walking out the elevator and onto the sidewalk. "She wasn't drunk she just thinks something and it's apparently keeping her calm." Josh tilted his head at Maya in confusion as she just smiled and shrugged her shoulders.
"Well I'm this way." She gestures towards where he knew the subway entrance was. "Maya I'll give you a ride." He says holding up his keys. Maya begins to protest when Josh takes her hand in his pulling her towards his car.
"Sorry Maya but as your husband I can't have you taking the subway by yourself." He jerks back as Maya looks at him. "What?" He ask as Maya looks at him weirdly before shaking her head walking ahead of him.
"So.." Josh begins as he turns off the car as they sat in front of her apartment building. "Thanks for the ride. I should head inside I'm sure your brother is still there making Riley crazy." Maya says unbuckling herself and opening the door without looking back.
Josh sighed as he got out heading for her apartment. Just as he was about to knock the door swung open and out came his brother or rather being pushed. "Oh hey Josh." He shook his head knowing he wasn't going to be able to talk to Maya now that he had Cory with him.
"Let's go Cor." Josh shakes his head putting his arm around Cory's shoulder. He chuckles softly as Cory tells him he couldn't leave if he did that meant that that old man will come over and do stuff with his baby. Josh shook his head smiling politely at the couple who stare at them weirdly.
"Cory you know Riley is an adult now she can do what she wants you know?" Josh locked the doors when Cory tries to get out the car. He was going to need some reinforcements to keep his brother contained.
"Was he at Riley's place again?" Topanga asked as Josh unlocked his car letting his big brother out. "Yeah they threw him out actually." He says as Topanga widens her eyes and laughs. "Topanga I need to go back if I'm not watching her who knows what's going to happen."
"Cory she's an adult and why don't you act like this with Auggie?" She asked as they walked into the apartment where Auggie was making out with Ava. "Cory aren't you going to say something to your teenage son who still lives with us?" Topanga asked as Cory waved them off.
Josh shook his head as he grabbed Auggie by his collar from the couch. "Hey uncle Josh." Auggie smiles as Ava blushes. "Don't hey me your mom isn't ready to be a grandma to your kids so cease and desist with the groping huh?"
Auggie groaned rolling his head as Ava giggled. "Okay uncle Josh we promise." Josh looked at him as he walked away. He counted to ten before grabbing a cup of water and dumping it on the kissing couple. Josh chuckled as he walked away telling Auggie he warned him.
Josh fist bumped Alan who was his second chair they had just won their case they were sure they weren't going to. "Dude you were on fire I was sure you were going to start quoting from a few good men." Josh laughed as he loosened his tie as he sat down in his chair.
"I know lunch on me." He says handing Alan his card as he saluted him out his office. Josh smiled as he swung his chair around stopping when he sees the picture he still had on Mary on his desk.
He looked at it really forgetting all about it since he always met Alan in his office or a conference room. He opened his bottom drawer shoving it in as he stared at his wedding ring. He was staring at it lost in thought when someone knocks on his door.
"Come in." He shouts as he sees his boss with a smile on his face. "Mr. Romero sir." He says standing and straightening his tie. "Sit down Matthews I'm just here to congratulate you." He says sitting down across from him. "Thank you sir but it wasn't all me, Alan Thomas was just as...""
He stops talking when he holds up his hand. "Not the case Matthews although you two did a wonderful job. I was talking about your recent marriage." Josh widened his eyes wondering how he knew about that. Although the ring on his finger was a dead giveaway. "Thank you sir but how did you find out?"
"The secretaries." Josh nodded forgetting that they were nosy and gossiped about everything. "I do hope you bring your lovely wife on the retreat." He says standing up as Josh nods before looking at him weirdly.
"Retreat?" He asked scratching his neck as his boss chuckled softly. "Yes the company retreat. Hope to see you both there." He taps his door before he walks out as Josh mentally curses himself. How could he forget about that retreat and then he thought about it.
Now he was supposed to take his new wife who he was sure was going to say no. After all she was still pissed at him and she had every right to be since he hadn't really been a good husband to her.
Riley knew she was getting crazy looks from everyone around her in the grocery store. She had on a big hat and sunglasses trying to disguise herself so her dad wouldn't see her. He had been following her even more since last week when stupid Lucas opened his mouth at the restaurant claiming they were together.
Now her dad was acting like a crazy stalker and following her every move. He still was sitting in on her classes which apparently he could do since he was a high school principal who let the school run itself. She wished he would just stay at work and home instead of stalking her.
He was seriously driving her up the wall and she was ready to just get a restraining order against him. That's how bad he was with his stalking tendencies.
"Ma'am. Excuse me miss?" Riley sighed as she put back the chocolate she had picked up when she sees the security guard next to her. "Oh hello." She said hoping he was just being nice and not stopping her for what she knew he was.
"Miss can you come with me please?" Riley sighed as she handed over her basket to him as he led her towards the security offices. She knew what was about to happen since it had been happening to her in just about every store she went.
She sighed taking off her hat and glasses as the guard cued up the tape and hit play. "You can stop it I'm not here to rob you guys I'm just trying to shop while avoiding my dad. See?" She said pointing at the camera that showed her dad looking around at brunette haired woman before pulling out his cell.
The security guard looks at her weirdly as he watched chuckling softly as her dad gets hit with a French bread by a woman he had grabbed. "Oh hey I know him. He was my history teacher freshman year." The guard said as Riley shook her head. "He was a little eccentric always talked about his...I'm sorry miss."
Riley smiled politely as she walked out grabbing her basket and continues shopping. She didn't bother with her hat and glasses since she was sure her dad would find her. "Honey there you are." He says eating the bread the woman hit him with. "Dad I'm going to say this once more and not at all polite."
He looked at her smiling as she put her basket down and put her hands on his shoulders. "Stop following me." She kisses his cheek as she grabs her stuff heading for the checkout. "Sweetheart your funny I know you didn't mean that." He says as she shakes her head. "You leave me no choice dad."
She pays for her stuff as she pulls out her phone texting someone. She sits outside the store as her dad watches her until someone pulls up. "Cory Matthews!" Riley smiled as her dad widened his eyes in horror turning towards his wife. "Topanga!" He says glaring at Riley.
"You told me you were working overtime at the school. Why are you still following our daughter like a crazy stalker?" She asked with her hands on her hips as she waited. "Topanga she needs to be followed if I leave her alone boys will come especially that old man." He says with disgust.
"Dad I already told you there is nothing between Lucas and I. He just likes making me crazy like you have been." He looks at her and she hoped he'd stop but she knew he wouldn't. "Okay I won't follow you but wear this tracker." He says holding up a necklace that was beeping.
"Cornelius Matthews!" Topanga shouts once again as he gasps and Riley laughs. "Topanga! Who told...Fenny!" He shouts snapping his fingers. "Cory if I catch you following Riley again you're sleeping outside with the dog." Topanga tells him as he looks at her weirdly.
"We don't have a dog." He says as she hugs Riley. "Exactly Let's go." Riley waves as she grabs her stuff heading for the subway. "Honey I'm home." She shouts as Maya laughs wiping her hands. "Great did you get some chocolate?" Maya asked as Riley handed her a twix.
"Thanks. Hey nothing for you? Aren't we usually on the same cycle?" Maya asked as Riley put the rest of the groceries away. Riley thought about it but shrugged her shoulders.
"Must be all the stress I've been under cause of my dad and Lucas plus I think I'm coming down with something." She says sitting down on the couch. "Yeah either that or your pregnant." Maya jokes making them both laugh.
Riley wrinkled her nose at the smell of the pastries that were brought into the teacher's lounge. Usually she would be the first to take one but her stomach hadn't been feeling right for a couple of days.
Maya kept joking maybe she was pregnant since she had thrown up the next day when Maya made eggs.
"Good morning Ms. Matthews." Her class cheered as she had finished writing what they were doing that day. "Morning class as you know today is a special day. We will have different people come in and talk about their jobs." The class was excited as Riley introduced the first person.
"Now here is someone you'll really like." She says looking at the paper she was holding. "Aw crap." She mutters when she sees who's name was on her list. "Next we have Lucas Friar who is a veterinarian. Let's have a round of applause for him." She says as he walks in with two crates.
He smiles handing an apple to Riley who takes it and but refused to meet his eye. She was still mad at him and she wasn't ready to forgive him yet. She watched as he talked about his work and then brought out the bunny he had in the crate. "Look Ms. Matthews he has bunnies." Her students all shout knowing her love of the furry creatures.
He holds them out to her as Riley looks at them before turning away as she hears Lucas sigh. "Excuse me Ms. Matthews may I talk with you?" Riley turned and seen Lucas standing in her doorway with flowers. She curses under her breath at herself for standing later after school then usual.
"Yes Mr. Friar?" She asked still avoiding his eye. "Well I was wondering well hoping you would allow me to take you to dinner." She looked at him before throwing her head black and laughing. "Lucas I'm not going to dinner with you." She said holding her head as he steps closer allowing her to get a whiff of his cologne and the flowers.
"And why not?" He asked as Riley felt the bile rising. She tried to move passed him and head for the trash but he refused to move. She tried again without success and knew she couldn't hold it in anymore.
"So you puked on him and then ran?" Maya laughed as Riley walked in to the drug store. "It's not funny Maya it was so humiliating." Maya continued to laugh as Riley rubbed her head looking at all the medication. "I'm telling ya Riles maybe you're pregnant just imagine how your dad would react?"
Riley bit her lip as a pregnant woman walked passed her. She could hear Maya still laughing as she looked at her calendar on her phone counting the days. "Oh crap." She whispers. "Maya I have to call you back."
Riley chewed her nail as she paced in the restroom of the Starbucks next to the drugstore. She continued to count the days shaking her head and repeating bot possible to herself over and over until her timer went off. She took a deep breath as she grabbed the stick and the box looking at the results.
"Oh crap."
