A/N: So jesus christ my wrists are cramping up from writing this, but I'm actually rlly happy with how it ended up! This is a oneshot that has full blown smut for once, so you're welcome. It makes me feel so guilty when I write it sometimes, It's becoming rare with me lmao.. But whatever enjoy!
Summary: Lucas and Maya recall their secret relationship right before they tell their friends. Rated CAPITAL M. FULL BLOWN SMUT. read at your own risk lol
Maya didn't know what the fuck her heart was doing by feeling what it was, but she knew she couldn't stop it at this point.
She was Maya Hart. Maya fucking Hart. Other kids were terrified of her. She'd cut anyone if necessary. Her romantic life was limited to quickies under the bleachers with assorted potheads and college students. It was pretty depressing for a seventeen year old girl, but she didn't care. She liked it. She liked not having to commit. She liked to not have to worry about getting her feelings hurt. She knew that her only bit of compassion was reserved for her best friend, Riley Matthews. Or at least it used to be.
Sure, Maya thought maybe she'd fall for someone someday. But she really pictured him as some older guy with drug habits and a motorcycle. Maybe a few tattoos. But who she ended up falling for? He was definitely not who she would have expected.
Lucas Friar. He was the star player on the varsity baseball team, he volunteered at the animal shelter, and he was desired by every girl at their school (that being every girl with two eyes and a straight sexuality). Even when Maya hated him, she would have admitted he was gorgeous. With tousled, light brown hair on his head, pale green eyes with long lashes, built muscles, and a strong jaw, he had half the school lusting for him. But not Maya.
Maya was one of the most feared badasses at her school, but it was strangely balanced with loads of boys wanting nothing more than to have sex with her. She was gorgeous, with her baby blue eyes, long and thick blonde hair, full lips and rosy cheeks. She was tiny, only five feet tall and a size two, her bra size being a small a-cup, but her ass gave her nice curves and a body that had many people drooling. Her ass wound up being one of Lucas's favorite features of hers.
But before Maya knew him very well, she sort of hated him. His goody-two-shoes way of speaking, his perfect grades, his seemingly perfect life. It always ticked Maya off, not to mention how many girls he'd go through every few months. He seemed like an asshole, and she was pissed off when he started falling in with her friend group. Her friend group consisted of anyone Riley was friends with and she chose to tolerate. Except Zay, she had a soft spot for Zay and his dark sense of humor that paired nicely with hers. The other ones were Izzy and Farkle, and suddenly Lucas.
Lucas ended up as someone she chose to tolerate, and who was always hanging around her and her friends. She made fun of him about how his hometown was in Austin Texas, and she had some nicknames, but that was about the only time she'd talk to him. However they did communicate in a different way, a way that she didn't understand, yet she was fluent in it at the same time. It was the wordless interactions, which they had plenty of. Their eyes meeting from across the room, Lucas's gaze darkened as his mouth would often flicker up into a smirk. The way he'd place a hand on her waist when he had to brush by her in a doorway or in any tight space. The way she'd catch him staring at her ass on occasion, or how she could feel his gaze falling on it when she was walking away.
There was a fire between them. A tension. With every gaze or touch, Maya would feel the tension tighten, and she had a feeling that it would release soon.
And it had. The feeling was too irresistible to ignore, and now here Maya found herself, a few months later, pacing in front of the door to Riley's apartment as Lucas stands calmly beside her.
"Maya, you're gonna wear a hole in the floor." Lucas chuckles, crossing his arms at smirking at the nervous blonde.
"What if telling them fucks up our entire group dynamic?" Maya stops pacing and turns to Lucas. "What if they think we're annoying? What if Riley still has that crush on you from last year? What if I'm breaking best friend code by sleeping with a guy she used to like?"
"Hey, hey." Lucas sighs, placing his hands on Maya's shoulders and looking her in the eye. "Look, Maya.. I'm so into you, it's not even funny. You mean the world to me. I've never felt that with anyone before."
"Yeah, yeah.." Maya sighs, rolling her eyes. "Me neither." A small smile spreads on her face at the last part.
"So if I want you, and you want me, and we wanna keep being together, then we have to tell our friends. It's been months since we started.. Seeing each other."
"Yeah, seeing." Maya chuckles, making air quotes with her fingers. "We first started seeing each other in the bathroom that's just inside this apartment, didn't we?"
"Mhmm.." Lucas smirks, pulling her to him and grabbing her ass. "I remember that like it was yesterday."
"Oh, fuck.." Maya moans, seeing stars as she feels Lucas pounding into her from behind. He has her bent over on the bathroom sink counter in Riley's apartment, her cheek pressed onto the marble. Her little white slip-dress is bunched up at her waist, her panties pushed to the side, Lucas's hands gripping her waist as he buries himself deep inside of her.
Lucas lets out a groan from deep in his throat, and Maya thinks it may just be the sexiest thing she's ever heard. She pushes herself backwards with every one of his thrusts, a scream caught in her throat as he drives her insane.
"Harder." Maya groans, coils tightening in her abdomen as the euphoric pleasure is combined with a desire for more of him.
"Shut up.." He replies, his voice gravely and sexy, making her want him more than ever before.
Maya suddenly feels him pull out of her, and she whimpers at the loss of his heat. He suddenly grabs her thigh and props her knee up onto the counter, and before Maya can even comprehend it he's burying himself inside her again with a choked groan. He's then pounding into her even deeper, even faster than before. Maya lets out a cry in bliss, glad that the music is too loud downstairs for anyone to hear.
"Fuck yes.. Give it to me!" Maya moans against the countertop, pushing her ass backwards and meeting him halfway with each of his thrusts.
"Oh, fuck baby.." Lucas moans, Maya's breath hitching in her throat as he pulls out of her again.
"Lucas!" She whines as he pulls her off of the countertop. He wastes no time in turning her around to face him before picking her up by the thighs and sitting her on the countertop. She gasps slightly, but the gasp catches in her throat as he thrusts inside of her again, his strong hands gripping her ass as he moves faster than before.
"Shit.. Maya I'm gonna.." Lucas groans, clenching his jaw as he drives into her.
"Fuck!" Maya exclaims, draping her arms over his shoulders and letting her head fall back. She feels herself reaching her peak, letting out dizzy breaths and moans as he pounds into her relentlessly.
"Holy shit.." Lucas says breathily, moving a hand up to her face and holding the side of her neck. She puts her head back up and rests her forehead on his, his eyes fervently locked with hers as he thrusts himself inside of her.
"L-Lucas!" Maya cries, Lucas silencing her with a kiss, his thrusts becoming more erratic as they both approach their climax. He pulls away from her lips, his hand moving back to her ass as he uses his hands to push her down onto his length. Maya cries out and wraps her arms around his neck, pulling him to her chest. He plants a wet kiss onto her collarbone, making Maya's head fall back with a moan.
"Oh, shit baby.." Lucas groans, his voice choked as he continues to drive into her.
Maya is right on the edge, and she can feel herself filling with tension. Her lungs fill with air, Lucas's euphoric thrusts and the way he holds her body driving her mad. She knows just one more thrust and she'll be done for.. Just one more.. One more..
And then Maya gasps as Lucas's arm slides in between them, his fingers harshly pinching her clit and making her come with an earth-shattering release. She lets out a cry in pleasure, her heart pounding out of her chest as she comes down from the euphoric high. Lucas then slams into her with one last thrust, letting out a choked groan as he spills out inside of her. She lets out a small gasp, tightening her legs around his waist as she takes all of him inside of her.
"Holy shit.." Lucas says breathily, looking up at Maya with an amazed expression. "That was.."
"Fuck." Maya chuckles, wiping her brow. "What the fuck was that, Lucas? That was amazing."
"I know." Lucas chuckles, running his hand up her waist under her dress, his fingers gingerly brushing her bare skin.
"You know, at first that was gonna be a one time thing for me.." Maya furrows her brows, hopping down from the counter as Lucas puts his pants back on. "But.. holy fuck. We're way too good at that for it to not happen again."
"Yeah, I was actually thinking the same thing." Lucas chuckles, pulling his black v-neck back on. "There is no way I'm letting that be a one time thing."
"But.. just for the record." Maya pulls her skirt back down over her thighs, pushing her blonde hair back out of her face. "We're not exclusive. We'll just bang one out when necessary."
"Deal." Lucas nods with a shrug.
"We should get back to the party.." Maya sighs. "I should go first so they're not suspicious. See ya." She then passes him, trailing her hand over his shoulder as she does.
Maya wasn't really sure what their relationship was after that.
Neither of them really wanted the rest of the school or their friends to know, but they both also knew that giving each other up was not something they were gonna be able to do. So around their friends, the relationship was about the same - a lot of eye sex, hands brushing hands, and a lot more talking than before. Lucas was anything but subtle when it came to flirting, and some of their friends seemed to be getting suspicious. Most of them were pretty oblivious, but Zay and Izzy seemed like they thought something was going on. It would be hard not to, to be fair, with Lucas teasing Maya's height, her shoving his arm, the playful "fuck you"s and middle fingers. There was also a time when they were all hanging out at the park and Lucas and Maya engaged in a game of tag, which ended with Maya hysterically laughing as Lucas chased her down and picked her up off her feet, throwing her over his shoulder. They got some looks from Izzy, but the others just seemed to be laughing along. Zay on the other hand was too occupied with his ice cream cone to care.
So their relationship just seemed like friends who flirted, to the people around them, but what they did alone was a whole different story.
Maya had started coming over to Lucas's house after he had baseball practice and she had art club, and it turned into an almost daily thing. She'd wear one of his sweatshirts, which were basically dresses on her, and sketch on his bed while he sat at his desk and studied. He was a much better student than Maya, but she didn't mind, for she loved how he looked when he worked. She found herself sketching him more than she'd likely admit; the plane of his muscular back as he leaned over his work, the outline of his neck and jaw. And her favorite part was always what they did when he was done studying.
The sex was mind-blowing, and it had became a sort of addiction to Maya. Sometimes they found themselves being quite impatient; sneaking quickies in the janitor's closet or handjobs in Lucas's car. And while their deal was that they weren't exclusive, Maya didn't really have much interest in fucking anyone else. And neither did Lucas.
"Jesus Huckleberry, you take longer showers than I do." Maya says loudly so Lucas can hear her through his bathroom's door. She lays on her stomach on his bed as he takes a shower after baseball practice, her sketchbook in front of her as she absentmindedly scribbles the arched eyebrow of a woman on her paper.
The door to Lucas's bathroom suddenly swings open and he walks out with just a towel around his waist, moving towards his closet as he rubs his jaw.
"You're not an athlete." Lucas shakes his head, taking a pair of sweatpants out of his dresser. "You have no idea how good a shower feels after practice. Almost better than sex with you." He adds the last part with a smirk in her direction, Maya returning it with a wink as she twiddles her pencil between her fingers.
"Keyword: almost." Maya adds with a grin, watching as Lucas drops his towel and pulls on a pair of boxers. "You sure it wasn't just because you were shaving your legs?" Maya adds, reaching forwards and running her index finger down his bare back.
"Oh, shush.." Lucas chuckles as he pulls on the sweats, picking up his towel and whipping her on the behind with it, making her laugh before he throws it into his hamper. "You bully me." He sighs, sitting with his back against the headboard of his bed.
Maya chuckles, shuts her sketchbook and sits up, pushing her hair back with a sigh. She looks back at Lucas to see him staring at her, a slight smile on his face.
"What?" Maya furrows her brows.
"You're so fucking beautiful." Lucas chuckles, reaching forwards and taking her hand, pulling her up to him. "Like, how the hell did I get so lucky?"
Maya smiles and feels her cheeks flush, moving up to where Lucas is sitting.
"How did you get so lucky?" Maya chuckles, playing with his hand as she leans against his bed's headboard. "Have you seen your face?"
"Ha-ha." Lucas says flatly, a grin on his face as he pulls Maya to his chest. She nuzzles into him as his arm is wrapped around her, his fingers sliding under the hem of her tee and stroking the skin of her waist. "Are you saying you use me for my body?"
"No.." Maya chuckles, sitting up. She moves her leg over Lucas, straddling him as she drapes her arms over his broad shoulders. "I use you for your mom's cooking, too." She whispers, inches away from his lips, one of his brows quirking up with a smirk.
"Oh, I love it when you talk culinary to me." He says with a joking furrow of his brows.
"Really? Well how about your momma's chili?" Maya mutters against his ear, slowly rolling her hips against his crotch.
"Mhmm.. love it." Lucas murmurs, his hands sliding onto her ass and grabbing it firmly.
"And the queso.." Maya adds against his neck, rolling her hips again before she softly kisses the space just below his jawline. "And those chicken popper things.." Maya chuckles the last part, her eyes fluttering closed and her head falling back as she grinds her hips against his arousal once more, a subtle moan coming from Lucas's lips.
Maya then gasps as Lucas suddenly places his hands on her waist, flipping her over and settling himself between her legs.
"How about you stop talking about my mom's cooking?" He says with an exhale, his face right above Maya's.
"I don't know.. I guess you'll have to come up with some other way to occupy my mouth." Maya shrugs, Lucas smirking before leaning down and kissing her on the lips.
So that was their relationship for a few months. Fucking at each other's houses, eating tons of junk food, playing video games until two am and sleeping cuddled up next to each other until noon. They still didn't tell anyone except for Lucas's mom, mostly since they were always at Lucas's house. It was more Maya's idea to keep it hush hush, but Lucas didn't argue much. He seemed happy with just being with her at first, but he soon started to seem confused as to why they couldn't go public.
It was like they weren't even really sure what they were. Sure, Maya loved sleeping in his big tee shirts. Sure, they liked each others bodies and were very good at sex. But Maya had never called him her boyfriend. Lucas had never called her his girlfriend. They were just them. They didn't feel like they needed a label. But the only time Lucas actually seemed upset, was when Maya did everything in her power to keep other people from giving them a label: couple.
Maya and Lucas sit on a bench in central park one sunny saturday, Lucas sitting normally as Maya lays on her back, her head resting on his lap. She takes bites from a cup of ice cream Lucas bought for her, watching him as he absentmindedly smiles and twists little braids into different strands of her hair.
"This is nice." Maya sighs, looking up at him as his eyes meet hers, a small smile spreading on his face. "We never go out places. It's always just your house."
"That's because you're terrified of people seeing us." Lucas chuckles, undoing a braid and starting over.
"Yeah, but this is central park. There's like hardly a chance of seeing people we know." Maya rolls her eyes, setting down her now empty paper ice cream cup. Lucas lets his hand slide down to the side of her face, tucking some hair behind her ear as he smiles at her fondly.
"Well, would it even be so bad to go public? I really like you Maya." Lucas shrugs, Maya sighing and taking his hand in both of hers. "Not to mention you're so damn gorgeous. I wanna be able to show you off."
"I know.." Maya sighs, interlacing her fingers with Lucas's and stroking the back of his hand with the other. "I just don't know. It seems like a big commitment."
"Well.. would that be so bad?"
"Huckleberry, do you even know who I am?" Maya chuckles, Lucas's brows furrowing. "When have I ever had a real boyfriend?"
"But when have you ever felt this way about anyone else?" Lucas asks almost hurtfully, stroking the back of her hand with his thumb. "Because I know I haven't."
"Don't get all sappy on me, Hopalong.." Maya mutters, shifting against his leg before she freezes. "Shit." She then sits up, pulling her hand away from Lucas's and flattening out her hair.
"What?"
"Holly Gallagher and Hailey Morrison are over there. They're both in apush with me." Maya adds, the two girls walking closer. Maya quickly undoes one of Lucas's braids with her fingers, and when she glances at Lucas, he looks almost crestfallen. For whatever reason.
"Maya, Lucas, hey!" Holly suddenly smiles as she approaches them. "What're you guys doing out here?" She suddenly grins wider and gasps. "Is this a date?"
"Oh my gosh, that would be so adorable! You two are perfect for each other!" Hailey adds with a clap of her hands.
"I can't say I agree." Maya chuckles, calmly leaning back on the bench. "We're just friends. Sorry to disappoint."
"Aw, that's too bad. You'd be really cute." Holly says with a faked pout. "See you on monday, Maya."
"Yeah." Maya replies flatly, the two girls smiling and walking away.
Maya waits until they're out of sight before she stands up with a sigh.
"You wanna go back to your place?" She smiles, taking his hand and rocking back on her heels.
"How come?" Lucas sighs, seemingly shoving off his slightly ticked off expression. Maya decides not to ask him what's wrong. "I thought we were having a good time."
"Well, yeah.." Maya plays with his fingers as she rocks back again, a mischievous grin on her face. "But I have an idea of how we could have an even better time." She grins, pulling her bottom lip between her teeth.
Lucas raises his eyebrows and exhales with a smirk, looking to his right and running a hand through his hair. "Well when you say it like that.." He smirks, standing up and sliding his hand up her bare thigh as he does so. He interlaces his fingers with Maya's as she giggles, the two of them heading out of the park.
"Lucas.." Maya says breathily, her eyes fullering closed as her head falls back slightly. Her and Lucas came home from the park and were pretty quickly all over each other, Maya now straddling his lap as he sits with his back against his headboard. His hands are on her ass as she rolls her hips onto his length; languidly and euphorically, her little pants and moans seeming to drive him mad.
She drapes her arms over his shoulders, bringing her head forwards again and meeting his eyes with a darkened gaze. He moves a hand up and caresses the side of her face, smiling softly before meeting her lips in a slow, passionate kiss. Maya returns the intensity of the kiss, wrapping her arms more tightly around the back of his neck. She braces herself on his shoulders and uses her bent knees to bounce herself faster upon his length. Lucas breaks the kiss with a choked groan, his lips still brushing Maya's.
Something Maya had noticed with their sex was that as the time went on, it became more intense. More passionate. It was slower, with more eye contact and softer kisses. She often found herself caressing his face and staring deeply into his eyes as she'd reach her finish. It had started to become different than any sex she'd had before.
"You're so beautiful.." Lucas chuckles breathily, a loving smile spread on his face as he looks up at her. Maya blushes and kisses him again, continuing to move upon his length.
"Mmm.. shit, baby.." Maya chuckles the last part with a small gasp, pulling her bottom lip between her teeth. This seems to be as much as Lucas can take. He suddenly grabs Maya's thigh, making her gasp as he flips her onto her back with a low, animalistic groan. He plunges deeper inside of her, Maya letting out a satisfied moan, wrapping her legs around his hips. He braces himself with one hand on her hip, the elbow of his other arm leaning on the sheets.
He moves himself inside of her in deep, languid strokes, Maya's eyes fluttering closed as she hugs him close to her. She moans into the crook of his neck, curling her toes in pleasure as a shiver runs down her body.
Maya's head feels light, like it's filled with hazy steam that overwhelms her and fogs up her senses. She can hardly recall her surroundings, for her mind is only focused on the heavenly feeling between her legs and the incredibly sexy moans Lucas occasionally mutters into her ear. She feels herself being overwhelmed by all of him; his looks, his skillful way of making her body feel this amazing.
Lucas picks up his head and looks Maya right in the eyes, his hand sliding up her body and holding the side of her face.
There was that eye contact. That passionate, deep eye contact that was never there the first few times they had sex, and now it was suddenly there. Lucas's eyes didn't have the darkened, sultry gaze that they did before. It was like his eyes were clear, deep and full of emotion. He looked at her like she was the stars in the sky at night, like the sun and the soft pink clouds at sunset. She was every inch of the ocean, the waves as they crashed to shore. His eyes said something. They spoke to her. They seemed to whisper those three words that Maya was so afraid he would say before she was ready, but for some reason, she felt differently. She felt those three words with all of her being, and she suddenly wasn't afraid to.
"I love you." Maya whispers, the words escaping her lips without her being able to stop them. Lucas suddenly stops his thrusts, staring deeply into her eyes as something fills his face. Shock, joy, confusion.. All of the above. Maya swallows thickly, wondering if she's made a mistake.
She gasps slightly as Lucas places a hand on the small of her back, using his other to push himself up into a sitting position, Maya on his lap. He looks up at her with that passionate glint in his eye, a warm smile spreading on his face. He tucks a lock of blonde hair behind her ear before he speaks.
"I love you too."
Those four words were all Maya needed, for she immediately smiles. She lets out a breathy laugh, soon leaning forwards and connecting her lips with his in a deep and passionate kiss. She inhales deeply through her nose, her hair slipping out from behind her ear and falling like a curtain around both of their faces.
They break apart slowly, Maya's hand on Lucas's face as her eyes are locked with his.
"Now how about we finish what we started?" Maya grins, Lucas returning the smile. He then flips her onto her back again, Maya giggling as she hugs him around his neck.
"See? This is why I know you can do this, Maya. You can tell them." Lucas drapes his arms over Maya's waist, smiling down at her. "Because I love you, and you love me. That's worth telling everyone."
"Yeah.." Maya smiles to herself, playing with the drawstrings of Lucas's black sweatshirt. "Especially Riley.. She's already gonna be picking out her bridesmaid dress when she finds out."
"I know." Lucas chuckles. "Riley really is something, huh?"
"Oh yeah." Maya nods with a grin. "But she's my little something."
"Are you sure you can't stay for a few more minutes?" Lucas sighs, pushing his hair back and sitting on the edge of his bed as Maya buttons her jeans. She smiles to herself at how cute he looks; his light brown hair tousled and messy, his shirt off, a visible twelve o'clock shadow forming on his jaw. He's absolutely delicious, which makes it that much harder for Maya to leave.
"I told you, I have to go to work." Maya shrugs, finding her bra on the floor and pulling it on. "Can you hook this?" She asks, turning around and feeling as Lucas clasps her bra closed.
She starts towards her band tee, picking it up and pulling it on over her head. Lucas is silent for a moment before he speaks again.
"What are we, Maya?"
Maya turns to face him with her brows furrowed.
"What do you mean, what are we?"
"Well, I don't know.." Lucas sighs, running a hand through his hair again. "I mean.. I love you. You love me. But nobody even knows about us."
"Your mom knows about us."
"Okay, no one besides my mom knows about us." Lucas chuckles. "So what are we? Are we even a couple?"
Maya cocks a brow at him before walking towards him and pushing him down so that he's laying on his back. She straddles him so that she's sitting on his ribcage, Lucas looking up at her with a challenging smirk.
"Of course, we're a couple." Maya chuckles, shaking her head.
"So then why can't we tell anybody?"
Maya sighs, pushing a hand through her hair and getting off of his chest. Lucas sits up again, wearing that same cute smirk.
"We can." Maya sighs defeatedly. "After my shift today, at that movie night Riley planned. We'll go over, and we'll tell our friends. And I'll let you hold my hand at school on Monday."
"Deal." Lucas grins, Maya sliding on her sneakers and picking up her wallet.
'Okay, it's a date." Maya says with a deep breath. "I gotta go to work." She starts for the door, before Lucas speaks up.
"Hey.." He says, getting up from his bed and walking to her. He takes her hand and gives her a brief kiss on the lips, squeezing her hand before letting go.
"Love you." Lucas smiles, Maya returning it with a grin.
"Love you too."
"Okay Maya, you're ready. It's happening." Lucas holds her hands in his, looking deeply into her eyes. "It's gonna be fine."
Maya takes a deep breath and knocks on the door. "I know it will." She then lets go of Lucas's hand, already missing how it felt in hers.
The door almost immediately swings open, a grinning Riley on the other side.
"Hey guys! Come on in." She smiles, her brunette high-ponytail swinging back and forth as she steps aside. "Everyone else already got here, you guys are the latest."
"Yeah, hear that? You're the latest. Shame on you." Zay says sarcastically, shaking his head as he eats a few kernels of popcorn.
"You're late like every other time, Zay." Farkle scoffs. "You were literally only on time because Riley has the best snacks."
Zay puts a hand on his chest, giving Farkle a sarcastic gasp. "How could you think so little of me? I thought we were friends." Zay shakes his head, soon glancing to the foods on the coffee table. "But can you pass me the licorice? I wonder if it'd be good with the popcorn.."
Farkle chuckles, shaking his head as he passes Zay the bowl.
"Hey look guys, before we watch something.." Lucas says as him and Maya sit down next to each other. "Me and Maya have to tell you something."
Riley furrows her brows confusedly, while the other three have quite indifferent expressions.
"Oh, we know." Farkle chuckles, grabbing some jelly beans and leaning back on the couch.
"Oh, you so owe me ten bucks, Zay!" Izzy exclaims, pointing to Zay as he sticks his tongue out at her. Izzy soon notices the confused looks from the others. "I bet him they'd crack by this week. He said it'd take longer."
"Wait, what's going on?" Riley looks around confusedly. "Why do I feel like I'm out of the loop?"
"Riley committee, hard at work." Zay nods with a smirk as he high fives Izzy.
"Would someone please tell me what's going on?" Riley whines, crossing her arms.
"Lucas and Maya." Zay nods to the couple. "They been fucking."
"What?" Riley exclaims, looking at them with raised brows.
"Wait, Zay, how the hell did you know that?" Lucas asks confusedly. "Actually, how did all of you know that?"
"Mostly the sneaking off at lunch." Izzy shrugs, eating a jellybean.
"And how both of you always have plans at the same time." Farkle adds.
"And the not-so-subtle eye sex." Zay chuckles with a quick eyebrow-raise. "Y'all suck at hiding your desire."
"Ew ew ew ew ew." Riley scrunches up her nose, covering her ears. "I'm happy for you guys, but I don't need details."
"We know. But Riles, you might like the next part a bit better." Maya adds, taking Lucas's hand in hers.
"There's another part?" Farkle furrows his brows.
"Is Maya pregnant?" Zay's eyes widen as he points at Maya. "Because I fucking swear to god, if you dumb shits couldn't even use a fucking condom-"
"No, Zay, no.." Maya laughs, cutting him off. "I'm not pregnant. It sounds really fucking cheesy, but.. We kinda fell in love."
Everyone's eyes widen, a massive smile slowly growing on Riley's face.
"Oh. My. God!" Riley bounces up and down on her couch cushion, clapping her hands. "This is so great! You guys are perfect for each other! Holy moly.. This is bananas!"
"Okay, calm down Riles." Maya chuckles.
"So, you guys don't care?" Lucas asks nervously to the others who haven't responded.
"No, this is great. I'm happy for you guys." Farkle smiles.
"You're gonna have the most beautiful babies." Izzy says almost dreamily, the rest of the group laughing.
"Yes!" Zay does a fist pump, biting into a wand of licorice. "My ship sailed. I just.. Ugh. This is great." He bounces once on the cushion of his chair.
"So what're we watching?" Farkle asks, picking up some DVDs. "We got Clueless, Wonder Woman, and my vote.. The new It movie."
"Oh, yes we are watching that!" Izzy gasps, grabbing the movie and taking it to the TV.
"No, wait! I did not sign up for evil clowns!" Riley jumps up, going over to Izzy with Clueless in her hand.
"And I didn't sign up for overly-privileged teens in the nineties." Izzy retorts.
"Wait wait wait, I want the overly privileged teens, please." Zay butts in.
"Nobody asked you, Zay." Farkle retorts.
"I want Clueless! I want Clueless!" Zay starts to chant, hitting the arms of his chair as he does so.
Maya laughs at her friends, Lucas looking at her and smiling.
"See? They're the same goofballs as before." Lucas smiles. "Same group dynamic."
"Except now, I can hold your hand." Maya smiles, meeting Lucas's eyes with hers.
"Sounds like a good deal to me." Lucas replies. Maya giggles, Lucas's arm wrapping around her shoulders as she nuzzles into his side. And that's when she feels at home. With him; with them; she couldn't ask for a better place to be.