"You can't" Maya said shaking her head. "Yeah I can" I nodded, and I did. I liked every thing about her. It sucked that it took her going missing for me to realise it, but I liked Maya Hart. "And so can you, you're allowed to like me Maya".

"No, Lucas stop, you're making this so much harder than it needs to be" Maya said shaking her head. "I don't care!" I exclaimed standing up. "I like you!"

"I'm serious Lucas, you can't say that!" She sighed.

"Oh you want a bet?" I asked.

Maya shook her head and smiled at the ground.

"I like Maya Hart!" I yelled into the sky.

"Lucas!" She hissed standing up. "Hey tree! I like Maya Hart!" I yelled at the tree Maya had been sitting against. "Stop it!" Maya laughed. "Oi leaf! Guess what?" I paused for effect, "I like Maya Hart!" I yelled at one of the leafs on the tree. "Hey rock!" I yelled at the rock I tripped over, "I like Maya Hart!"

"Oi! Ground! I like Maya Hart!" I ran laps around the small clearing we were in telling everything I could see that I liked Maya Hart then I finally stopped at Maya herself.

"Hey Maya guess what" I smiled at her.

She laughed and shook her head a little, "you like Maya Hart?"

"Nope, I like Maya PENELOPE Hart!" I grinned.

"Lucas you need to stop this right now" Maya laughed.

"Not until you say you like me back" I said shaking my head. "I'm not going to do that" Maya chuckled. "HEY MOON!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. "I REALLY REALLY LIKE MAYA PENELOPE HART!"

"Lucas!" She laughed.

"Do you think I should try tell Pluto?" I asked. "No, I think that's a very very bad idea" Maya said shaking her head.

"You know how to stop me" I sang. She didn't say anything so I sucked in as much air as I could then looked up into the sky, "HEEY PLUTOO!" If I kept going on like this I was going to lose my voice.

"Stop!" Maya exclaimed covering my mouth with her hand. "I like you okay!"

I smiled and licked her hand.

"Ew Lucas!" Maya pulled her hand away and wiped it on my shirt.

"Say it like you mean it" I smiled.

"Lucas Friar" she sighed with a little smile, "I like you very much".

"Better" I smiled, "but...I think the tree wants to know what you said, you were a bit quiet".

She glared at me through narrowed eyes before giving up on the staring competition and went over to the tree. "Hey tree" she smiled at the tree, "I like Lucas Heehaw, Huckleberry, Hopalong, Ranger Rick, Ranger Roy, Bucky Mcboingboing, Sundance, Moral Compass, also known as Mr obsessed with Maya Hart because she's a blonde beauty goddess with voluptuous long locks and beautiful blue eyes...Friar".

I couldn't help laughing, "I wasn't expecting that".

"What can I say, I'm full of surprises" she grinned walking over to me.

I smiled down at her and couldn't help feeling a sense of pride, Maya like ME. Not Josh or any other guy. Just me.

"So what now Sundance?" Maya asked turning serious. "I don't know" I admitted, "but we'll figure it out".

"I just...can't hurt Riley" Maya sighed. "I know how you feel but Maya the truth is, either way this goes, someone's gonna get hurt and it's either gonna be me you and Riley, just Riley or no one, it all really depends on what you want to do, I already know what I want...or who I want".

Maya stared at me for a moment before she nodded, "let's just sleep on it and talk to Riley tomorrow".

"Sounds like a plan" I sighed, we settled down against the tree and Maya rested her head on my shoulder. After a while she started shivering so I gave her my jumper and held her closer to me. Partially because she was cold, but mostly because I just wanted to.

Calm dowwnn the next chapter's already up! I'm not mean enough to write such a short chapter and leave it at that.

Everyone's been asking for more Lucaya and I think I delivered ;) Xx lulu