Guys I kicked my physics test in the ass! I've been wanting to get here for so long, things are escalating quickly after this chapter.
KING LUCAS
CHAPTER 15
Lucas was sitting in the middle of the table with the baseball team, he was trying to avoid both Maya and Riley, something that he hadn't had to deal with before. But after his date yesterday being in the room with the two seemed like a bad idea. Zay was telling one of his crazy stories, while the team listened carefully, Lucas had already heard that one so he wasn't paying attention.
Earlier that morning he had driven Maya to school, but she didn't say anything about the whole Riley thing, he had promised not to get involved with her and Maya would definitely go back and kick him if she found out. That meant Riley hadn't told her yet, she could be waiting to tell her in person, but he couldn't be sure.
He had run into Riley a little after they had arrived to show him where the workshop was so he could drop the wood. Thankfully, Maya had run off to find some breakfast, he had offered to take her to eat but she told him that she has a test on the first period and she preferred a D than a 0.
Riley was beaming that morning, he smiled when she looked at him and he was as charming as the first day they met on the subway. Still, he was careful with his moves, keeping his distance and avoiding any compliment.
Now that their lunch break was ending, he and Zay had one last period of geometry, before calling it a day. But Lucas had to stay for his meeting with Maya and she would undeniably know what had happened yesterday.
"Right?" Zay asked his friend, but Lucas was staring at the board not writing anything. "Dude, you've been gone all day." Zay complained, Lucas looked at him nonchalantly. " What is up with you?"
"Nothing, I'm just distracted." He waved him off.
"No, I want to know?" He insisted, Lucas checked his watch and closed his eyes, he just wanted quiet.
"Come to my place tonight, I'll tell you everything." He said, standing when the bell rang and left without saying another word.
He had to move forward with Maya, as he kept on bay his relationship with Riley, but he was walking in thin ice, one misstep and he would fail miserably. Maya would never tell Riley that they had already kissed twice, but there wasn't a doubt in his mind that the moment he and Riley did as little as holding hands, Maya would be the first to find out. He was holding a double edge sword, how could he move ahead with Maya and keep Riley interested at the same time without moving too fast to alarm the other.
The school was empty, no teams met on Wednesdays, Riley had explained that starting next week he could use every Wednesday to work on the wood as long as he kept the workshop clean afterwards.
He walked slowly to the art room, thinking about every possible escenario that could happen when he faced Maya. He took a deep breath before opening the door, he had to be concentrated, and Maya looked incredible today with high waisted black pants and a blouse that left her shoulders uncovered, he often found himself lost in her figure. He swung the door open, but to his surprise the class was dark and empty, he frowned.
"You fucking asshole!" He heard behind him, mixed with the sound of angry heels clicking in the empty hallway, when he turned around he could see Maya furiously walking towards him. "You kissed her!"
"Maya..." He tried to explain.
"No! I was very clear, I didn't want you to get involved with her!" She pushed her index finger against his chest. "And you promised you wouldn't." She sounded betrayed.
"It was an accident." He said, staring at her dead eyes, that he always found hipnotizing and beautiful.
"Oh, so you tripped and your lips fell over hers?" She said, angrily, he rolled his eyes.
"No, she kissed me." He said, raising his voice so she would listen. "I kept on my promise." She snorted.
"By taking her out to the movies?" She asked sarcastically. Something wasn't right with what she knew.
"No, look I don't know what you think happened, but none of it was my idea." He stated. "She kissed me, she asked me out, not the other way around."
Maya didn't say anything, she couldn't help but think that he was being honest, but that meant that Riley had altered the truth.
"What was I supposed to do? Say no?" He asked her, but she couldn't answer, she knew he had a point. "I kept my promise, I still am, I don't want anything with Riley."
"Why did you agree to go out with her?" She asked frowning, but there wasn't anger in her tone anymore.
"The same reason you and Farkle keep things from her. To protect her, I couldn't break her heart." He lied and she bought it without hesitation. "Look, it's not going to happen again, are we good?"
She looked down at the floor and bit her cheek, she nodded.
"Yeah, we're good." She replied, pushing him aside and lighting the class.
"Oh, wait I forgot..." He said, gaining her attention. "You told Riley I would do the freaking decorations?" He asked angrily, she lifted her brows, unexpected by the sudden attack. "How did you even know about that? I never told you."
"I loved the libraries I saw in your house and I asked your mom about them." He closed his eyes, of course it had been his mother.
"And you decided to go behind my back and agree to something without my consent?" He said, closing the door of the art room.
"Don't be such a baby about it, Riley needed the help and I recommended you." She waved him off.
"Yeah, without my permission." He added.
"I'm not discussing this anymore, Hopalong, there's nothing to do." She simply said, not caring what he thought about the subject, this was good, she wouldn't be angry at him if he had his reason to be angry too.
He made an exasperated sound, rolling his eyes. Now that they had fixed things, he was back on track with his plan.
"You suck." He said looking at her.
"Well you suck too." She said, looking back. He smiled and she couldn't contain her lips lifting.
She took out a sketch book from her backpack, the same one he often found her lost in, drawing without a sense of place or time, just her and her art. They sat in silence for a while, she draw away and he played on his phone waiting for her to finish. He got bored after some time, he stood up, walking around the room, checking the supply closet and a locker in one of the corners. He opened the archive they had, inside were files filled with drawings, they were organized by last name, he made a mental note to look for Maya's another day.
"So..." He began sick of the silence, she looked up at him, "you loved my bookshelfs?" He asked, grinning.
"I liked them, they're fine." She replied, returning to her work.
"Really? Because I swear I heard you say you loved them." He teased.
"I don't remember saying that." She lied.
"I'm pretty sure you did." He leaned against another table across from her.
"I guess I was too busy yelling at you for kissing my best friend." She replied sarcastically, he laughed, earning him another smile from Maya. "Okay, I'm finished."
She looked at him and lifted her brow, asking him to get close. He walked to the table, watching the drawings she had laid down over her shoulder.
"What are you doing?" She asked, feeling him behind her.
"I'm just looking at the sketches." He said, ignoring how close they were.
"Okay, so Riley wants two structures for the food table, one..." She pointed to the first design on the corner of the paper.
"You're very good, you know." He said, placing an arm on the table, to lean in a little bit.
"What?" She asked, moving her head to the side as if to see him, but she couldn't, her space to move limited by his body.
"Your drawings? You're very talented." He replied.
"Thank you." She said hesitantly.
"So, the food table?" He reminded her after a second, she was distracted, good.
"The food table, yes... um, you see it looks like a crown..." She tried to explain, but he leaned his head closer, she could hear his breathing.
"You smell so good." He whispered on her ear.
"It should have three levels." She ignored him, he put his other arm on the other side of the table, caging her in.
"Yeah." He moved her hair back slowly, placing a light kiss on her bare shoulder.
"Stop that." She told him, but not really doing anything to remove him.
"Stop what?" He asked, traveling closer to her neck, leaving a trail of soft kisses.
"That..." She tried to say, but her breath got caught when he began sucking the sensitive skin on her neck. She involuntarily tilted her head to a side to give him more access.
He grabbed her hips, pulling her closer to him. She reached to the edges of the table to steady herself. His thumbs touched the skin under her top, sending chills all the way up her back.
"We can't do this." She managed to say, he stopped, lifting his head a little.
"Why not?" He whispered.
"Not after your kiss with Riley." She replied, but honestly she didn't want him to go anywhere.
"She kissed me." He stated, that was true, she thought. What was it about him that made her so weak?
"That doesn't matter, she likes you and I'm her best friend." She tried to stay strong, but his hand moved to her abdomen, over the zipper of her jeans, he felt closer although she didn't know how that was possible.
"She doesn't have to know." The offer sounded so sweet on her ear. She had already warned Riley twice and Josh had been behaving like a dick the last few days. She just needed a release, he's right, nobody needs to know.
"Huckleberry..." She said, hoping for someone to barge in and save her from putting her friendship and her relationship in jeopardy. She needed someone to remind her how dangerous this was, because she wasn't strong enough to walk away by herself.
"Just say yes." She couldn't say it, but she couldn't say no either. She turned around, looking at his eyes, she was trying to find a sign that he thought this was a bad idea, but she could only see the fire in them.
She stood on her toes to kiss him, he smiled against her mouth and reciprocated. Bad idea, she thought, very bad idea, but it only stayed for second, soon she was carried away, thinking about his hands again.