Riley enters the living room to see her mom working
"Hi sweetie, Listen I have to head over to the shop to help Katy once I finish this, would you like to come?" her mother asks
"Uh I would love to but I'm working on a project and my partner should be here any minute now" Riley explains
"Oh that's okay, what class?" Topanga asks
"Drama" she replies
"Oh how fun, so who's your partner?" she asks
"Lucas"
"Oh that's nice. I like that boy, he's so polite and so sweet"
Riley nods smiling slightly "yeah he is"
Topanga notices the small smile on her daughters face "And he's cute too" she smirks
"Mom!"
"What I'm just stating a fact" Her mothers says innocently
Riley rolls her eyes at her mother
Soon there is a knock at the door
"That must be him" Riley says as she makes her way to the door and opens it to reveal the tall blonde
"Hey" he says smiling brightly as soon as he sees her
"Hi"
Riley steps aside and Lucas makes his way inside and smiles when he sees the older woman
"Hi Mrs. Matthews" he greets
"Hello Lucas nice to see you again" she smiles warmly at the young man
"Uh let's go to my room" she says as she makes her way to her room with Lucas following
"I've always hated science" Maya comments as she and James are sat at her kitchen table working. Her parents had gone out so it wax just the 2 of them.
James chuckles "Well then it's a good thing that I don't"
Maya nods "True, with you I may actually get an A"
"I knew you were using me for my brain" he teases making her giggle
"you caught me"
James laughs before checking the time on his phone "Well I think we have done enough for one night, I should be getting home" he tells her
"Okay"
He finishes getting his stuff together and Maya walks him to the door all of a sudden he turns to look at the blonde
"Oh I almost forgot, you like art right" he says remembering her mentioning it in one of the first conversations they have had
Maya nods "Yeah why?" she asks
"Well did you hear about the new art exhibit that was opening next week?" he asks
Maya nods "yeah, It's suppose to be really cool, a bunch of new artists showing their work" she says remembering an article she read online
"Would you like to go?" he asks
"I thought it wasn't open to public yet"
"My mom is on the committee, she can get us in" he explains
"wow that would be amazing" she smiles
'So is that a yes?" he asks with a hopeful smile
Maya chuckles "Yeah, I would love to"
James smiles "Great, well I'll see you later" he says before opening the door and heading out
Riley giggles "Stop it"
Lucas laughs "What I'm just acting"
"I don't think Romeo had a British accent" she chuckles
"You don't know that" he fires back
"Well since it took place in Verona Italy, I pretty sure he didn't"
"So what you want me to do an Italian accent" he jokes
"NO Accent"
"Fine" he sighs dramatically "Man I never realized how bossy you were"
Riley giggles
Lucas smiles as he watched her , he felt like he was making progress and she was finally opening up to him
"Okay so how are we suppose to perform this when I do't even know what they are saying" Lucas tells her
"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?it is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she."
"I have no idea what I just said" he tells her
Riley giggles "He's saying that she is so beautiful that even the moon is jealous of her" she explains
Then you are the perfect person for the role
"How are you such an expert on shakespeare?" he asks
"It's my favorite play and this is actually my favorite scene" she admits
"Well then I guess I picked the right partner" he says
Riley tries to hide her blush by turning back to her script
"Uh lets keep going"
"Okay" Lucas agrees looking back down finding where they left off
"O, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?"
"What satisfaction canst thou have tonight?"
"Th' exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine."
Riley raises her hand to face Lucas
"I gave thee mine before thou didst request it, And yet I would it were to give again."
Lucas begins stepping closer and lifts his hand to touch hers
"Wouldst thou withdraw it? For what purpose, love?"
Riley realizes how close they have become and can feel her heart start racing, she almost forgot it was her turn to speak
But to be frank, and give it thee again.
And yet I wish but for the thing I have.
My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep. The more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.
Lucas gets lost in her eyes he forgets for a moment that they are acting. All he can think about is grabbing her and kissing her.
They are now so close Riley can smell his cologne
Without thinking they both begin the lean in.
She can feel his breath on her face but she snaps out of her daze and backs away to give each other space
"Uh I think we're getting better" she says trying to laugh to lighten up the moment
"Yyyeah" Lucas stutters trying to compose himself.
Suddenly his phone beeps from his pocke and sees its a text from his mom
"I have to get home, mom needs me" he explains
Riley nods
"Okay, well I think we did enough for today anyway"
Lucas nods "This was kind of fun" he says
Riley chuckles "yeah it was"
"Can't wait to do it in front of the class"
"Yeah should be fun" she mumbles and Lucas right away knows she's nervous
He approaches her and puts a comforting hand on her shoulder
"Hey, you'll do great and if you get nervous, remember i'll be up there with you and we'll get through it together"
Riley smiles at how sweet he is "Thanks"
"Well I guess I'll see you at school"
Riley nods
Lucas begins to head out the door but then turns back
"Hey can I get your number?"
That took Riley for surprise
"I mean since we're partners and all we should be able to contact each other" he quickly says
"Yeah sure"
She walks over and puts her number in his phone then quickly sends herself a text so that she has his and gives it back
"Cool, well see you tomorrow" he says
"okay bye"
He takes one last look at her before heading out the door
"So how was your study date?" Maya asks her on the phone later that night
"It wasn't a date, we were just rehearsing" Riley explains
"uh huh sure"
"So how was yours?" Riley asks trying to change the subject
"it was actually pretty good we got a lot done, James is pretty smart, oh and he invited me that art exhibit i told you about"
"WAIT, he asked you out?" she asks
'What? no, his mom's on the committee and he knows I like art so he invited me to check it out"
"Sounds like a date" Riley tells her
"It's not a date...is it?" she asks no longer sure
"A cute guy taking you out, looking at beautiful art, sounds like a date" Riley answers
"Do you think he thinks it's a date?"
"I don't know, maybe you should ask him"
"Maybe, well goodnight sweetie, see you at school"
"Night peaches" she says before hanging up.
Riley sets her phone on the stand by her bed but not 2 seconds later it beeps. She assumes it must be Maya texting her about something.
But she was wrong it wasn't from Maya
Sweet dreams Juliet ;)
As she went to sleep she couldn't take that smile off her face