Riley was shivering on the couch, she was covered with a blanket and was sipping hot tea.
-I'm sorry uncle Shawn…
-It's not your fault, I knew I had to put a fence there…
-Riley…
-Don't talk to me. I fact I don't want to see you Maya.
-Riley you know that if it hadn't been for Maya you probably wouldn't be here. - Shawn said
The brunette closed her eyes and remembered the happenings of the past hour. After discovering that her best friend knew that her parents were divorcing she had gotten so hysterical that she ended up falling into the lake, she desperately tried to keep herself afloat but her lack of prowess for swimming started to cause her to stay more time underwater than above it, suddenly she felt someone holding her above the surface, it was her uncle Shawn who, upon hearing Maya's yells ran out and jumped to the water.
-If it hadn't been for Maya I wouldn't have fallen on the first place. - Riley said coldly
Maya felt her heart break in a million pieces, she knew she needed to be close to her best in the current situation yet she was now asking her away after learning that she was aware of the impending divorce of her parents and kept it from her.
-Riley… please listen to me… I don't know why your dad decided to tell me… but what I did knew was that it wasn't my place to tell you… that it had to be him… when he considered that you or he were ready…
The brunette glared at her best friend with teary eyes.
-We made a pact to never keep secrets from each other remember? Everything that has happened to me I have told you… everything! Even about what happened with that weird teacher…
-Dewey Finn? I remember… eww…
Shawn was entering the room after leaving Cory in bed when he heard the exchange.
-What exactly happened with this teacher? - he asked
Maya closed her eyes
-He uhm… tried to…
-He kissed me and tried to have sex with me, now you know.
-Whoa whoa whoa, when did this happen? Did he hurt you?
-No, nothing happened, at least nothing more than kissing me and touching me… - Riley said
-Look, he thought Riley had a crush on him and when she went to ask him something after class he made a "move" on her.
-And? He's in jail right?
-No, the next morning he didn't show up to Abigail Adams and we haven't heard from him. - Riley said
-Well I found out he went to Texas and is teaching there…
-OK, tell me where, I'll contact the authorities and
-Relax uncle Shawn… I wrote to one of his students and they are keeping tabs on him.
-And when did this happen exactly?
-Last year, so leave it alone, the point here is that Maya kept something secret from me, something I should have been told.
-Please understand me… your dad told me… but it was something too big… how was I supposed to tell you?
-LIKE THAT MAYA! MAYBE I COULD HAVE TALKED TO HIM! KEEP HIM FROM GOING THIS FAR!
Maya ran out, as Shawn followed her she saw the blond girl knelt on the grass crying openly.
-Maya..
-It's not fair…
The man knelt before her and hugged her.
-Give her some time… if I know Riley like I do she'll understand.
-She hates me…
-Hey, back in the day Cory and I had our share of discussions and here we are now. Trust me.
Meanwhile at the apartment Topanga confers with Kathy.
-Can I ask you… how it happened? - Kathy said
-It's weird… I met him a year ago when he became one of the top lawyers in the firm, he was handsome, polite, had not lost a case in years…
-You got infatuated with him.
-I admired him… and then we had to work this case together…
-The Russo case? About the shop that sued a meat company because people got sick and they went broke?
-That one… it seemed like a lost case because they couldn't prove without doubt that it was the meat that caused the epidemic…
-But he managed to do it.
Topanga nod.
-We spent several weeks working late and… it sorta just happened… the day the judge awarded us the case we went for dinner to celebrate, there was champagne and… and then…
-It just happened.
-We kissed in the car and I just… I just let it go… we ended up in a suite at the Waldorf Astoria…
Kathy had served both of them tea and glared the teary eyes of the woman before talking.
-Tell me something… how… how do you think you have felt if it was the other way around?
-You mean Cory having an affair with a woman?
Kathy nod
-I don't know… hurt… betrayed perhaps…
-Look, the fact that he went and asked for a divorce doesn't mean it has to happen, if you really love him, if you really want to rebuild what is broke, you'll need to fight for him.
-Do you think he wants to?
-You need to fight Topanga, at this time he is hurt, a lot. Don't expect him to be the one wanting to make amends.
-Kathy… there is something else…
The blonde woman's eyes opened wide, she feared what was coming.
-You mean…
-I'm pregnant… and I don't know if it's Cory's or not…
To be continued…