Like Father, Like Son
Author's Note: Hey guys hopefully you've enjoyed the last chapter but now it's time to check back on everyone at Topanga's as Aaron, Natalie, Troy, Chloe, and Xander walk into the bakery and let's see how Lucas, Riley, and the others take it when Xander Ross identifies who his father is.
Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Girl Meets World. I'm not getting paid by the writers to write stuff like this (but I wish I was) Sadly they wouldn't allow stuff like this to air because it's Disney!
September 2037
As the Friar Kids along with Chloe and, Xander came to the bakery after their confrontation with two thugs and meeting Mr. Gardner, the kids finally went to the bakery. Aaron couldn't hang out with them for long since he knew he was working since he was still grounded for the next couple of little while. Natalie, Chloe, Troy, and Xander talked for awhile on what happened and about the advice Mr. Gardner gave Natalie about hanging onto her brothers and to be there for them when she needs them and when they need her. They all agree that what Mr. Garnder says is true. "Hey honey, is this a new friend?" Riley asked Natalie having not seen Xander before.
"Yeah mom this is Xander." Natalie answered as she introduced her new friend to her mother.
"Nice to meet you Xander." Riley said as she shook Xander's hand.
"Nice to meet you to Mrs…" Xander said stumbling at the end not knowing Riley's last name.
"Friar." Riley finished Xander's sentence. The last name immediately stuck to Xander as he looked around the bakery and noticed all of the Lucas Frair and Zay Babineaux merchandise and memorabilia around as he even looked at signed basketball jerseys and even photos of the two best friends celebrating together after winning numerous NBA Championships and even Gold Medal victories at the Olympics.
"Ummm…Natalie, is Lucas Friar your dad or something?" Xander asked Natalie as he still kept looking at all of the family photos around the bakery to the big family portrait close to the big board menu.
"Ya, Lucas Friar is my dad." Natalie happily told him.
"Woah!" Xander said mesmerized at what he's looking at.
"Big fan huh?" Riley asked Xander having seen a similar look of awe from many customers.
"Umm…Yeah! Who hasn't heard of the legendary duo of Lucas Friar and Isaiah Babineaux!" Xander slightly raised his voice almost fanboying.
"Hey guys!" Lucas greeted everyone at the bakery as he and Zay walked into the bakery leaving Xander's jaw open. Natalie, Chloe, and Troy could only chuckle and laugh having seen that face plenty of times.
"Hi daddy!" Natalie greeted her father as she got up from her booth and hugged Lucas.
"Hi baby! How was school?" Lucas asked his daughter as Troy went up to see his father and uncle.
"Some thugs were hitting on Natalie today." Troy answered.
"Shut up Troy!" Natalie hissed at her brother as Zay and Lucas went into their protective modes.
"And where are these thugs?" Zay crossed her arms ready to strike.
"Well Aaron, Troy and a new friend got rid of them thank God for them!" Natalie said being appreciative of her brothers and Xander as she wrapped her arm around Troy's shoulder.
"Good! You see this is what I told you would happen Natalie. You guys need to stick together because you guys are family. Family takes care of each other and never leaves each other behind." Lucas told Natalie as Xander got up from the booth and joined them.
"Holy cow! Is this the guy that helped your brothers? He's huge! How old are you son?" Zay said asked impressed with the size of Xander Ross.
"I'm 13 sir." Xander answered leaving Zay sppechless.
"Damn son! Alright young man do you play basketball?" Zay asked seeing plenty of potential in Xander.
"Yes sir, I play Center." Xander answered him telling him what position he palys.
"Yeah no kidding! It's not everyday where you meet a 6'3 13-year old young man." Zay said impressed. However, Lucas was cautious there was something about Xander that struck to him and didn't sit with him well.
"What's your name son?" Zay asked.
"Xander, Xander Ross." Xander greeted to the NBA legends as their eyes shot wide open.
"What?! No…" Lucas said to himself taking a good look at the boy.
"You don't think..?" Zay asked Lucas as they looked at each other now seeing the relation Xander has to Billy.
The Frair kids along with Chloe and Xander all looked at each other Aaron, Natalie, and Troy know that look on their father's face as Lucas and Zay turned away from them to have a private meeting. "Honey, could you come here for a moment?" Lucas called over to his wife as Riley rushed over to her husband and his best friend.
After a quick conversation among themselves they broke up the meeting ready to face the kids again.
"What were you weirdos talking about?" Natalie asked her parents and her Uncle.
"Hey, uh…" Zay began to ask Xander forgetting his name as he snapped his fingers trying to get his name in his head.
"Xander." The 13 year old teen finished for Zay.
"Xander! There you go. Let me ask you something, are you related to a guy by the name of Billy Ross?" Zay asked as Riley and Lucas practically held their breath. Xander smiled with joy.
"Yeah, he's my dad! How do you know him?" Xander answered as he smiled knowing two NBA legends know his father.
"No…" Lucas dreaded to finally hear.
"You're his demon spawn?!" Zay exclaimed as he flipped out and caused a scene at the bakery.
"Demon spawn? Are you guys serious? What are you guys talking about?" Aaron demanded answered.
"Look if it weren't for Xander, I'm pretty sure Troy and I woud've gotten our teeth kicked in by the thugs we faced! We couldn't beat them by ourselves!" Aaron told his parents honestly as he stuck up for Xander.
Riley, Lucas, and Zay all looked towards each other, they knew they couldn't hide this story forever and now the time had come to finally tell their children what happened during their Senior Year of High School at John Adams High years ago.
"Well, we know your dad, Xander." Lucas told the young man.
"Really?" Xander said surprised at that fact. He never heard his father ever talk about Lucas or Zay before. "Were you guys friends?" Xander then asked the two NBA legends.
"We were, until something happened." Zay answered Xander.
"What happened?" Troy asked curious to know.
"It's a very long story." Riley told her youngest child.
"Guys we got time." Natalie told her mother.
"Yeah! Mom you usually don't start making dinner at around 6 for our break before we leave the bakery." Troy agreed with his sister wanting to hear this story.
"You ready to tell them this story?" Zay asked his friends as they all nodded their heads together as Lucas took Riley's hand.
"Let's sit down kids, wanna join us Chloe?" Riley directed the children offering Chloe to hear this story.
"Sure Mrs. Frair!" Chloe accepted as they all gathered at an open booth previously used by Natalie, Troy, Aaron, Xander, and Chloe.
"Back in our senior year of High School, the John Adams Senior Boys Basketball team was one of the best in the state. Myself, Uncle Zay, and Billy Ross were great friends back then." Lucas began to tell the story.
"Lucas already got an early acceptance from Texas University who were very interested in him at the time and Lucas was pretty much set. He and your mother had the most well-known relationship in all of the school like it was something that came from a TV Show! As a matter of fact, it should be on a TV Show!" Zay exclaimed seeing a possible show based on Riley and Lucas.
"Focus Zay!" Riley corrected Zay as he was getting off-topic.
"Sorry." Zay apologized.
"Ok, back at it. So we were undefeated coming into the State Tournament at Madison Square Garden. The Big Three of the team was Lucas Frair, Zay Babineaux, and Billy Ross. We were practically unbeatable but before that, something very bad happened to your parents." Zay told th kids pointing to the three Friar Children.
"Aaron, you weren't supposed to be the oldest child." Riley told Aaron as all of the kids looked at Riley and Lucas all confused and didn't know what she meant.
"Mom, what happened?" Natalie asked as the memories began to resurface for Riley not enjoying telling her kids what happened.
"There was supposed to be a fourth child. But one night as your father drove me home, we were attacked by four guys. We were attacked at night and your father was held down and he couldn't do anything to protect me. People knew at school that I was pregnant at the time and some people who really didn't like us and were in fact jealous of your father attacked us as a way to get to him. I was kicked, I was stomped on…But your father wasn't the father of this one." Riley told her children.
"Wait! Another guy got you pregnant mom! But you were with dad it doesn't make sense!" Natalie exclaimed as she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Actually, your mother and I broke up. There was an incident between us." Lucas answered his daughter.
"At that time, I was with another guy and your father was rehabbing a lot faster than people expected. In fact, he healed twice as fast and cut his time on the disabled list in half! Your father really loved playing basketball and it made my ex very jealous. So after practice one time, Lucas and this other guy got into a huge fight. Uncle Zay and Billy broke it up but the damage had already been done. After the fight was over, my boyfriend at the time and I went to his place and he was so mad. He took it out on me…He beat me terribly and he took my virginity…He raped me…After that, I knew I had to get out of there and I successfully escaped and I had to go to grandpa James' and grandma Sandra's place and your father found me all bruised and beat up." Riley told her children as she broke down reliving her darkest moments. The kids couldn't believe what they were hearing. Their parents were practically Saints! How could anyone go after them?
"Riley was pregnant at the time and Billy Ross along with 3 other guys attacked us: A guy named Dave and two of our teammates: Billy Ross and Charlie Gardner. I took her to the hospital where we found out, the baby didn't make it." Lucas sighed consoling his wife.
"So there was supposed to be another one?" Aaron asked as Chloe held on to Natalie and Troy to support them while Xander gave Lucas and Zay a dirty look.
"Yeah, you guys were supposed to have an older brother or sister." Lucas told them.
"Wow." The Friar Siblings and Chloe could all say as Xander was shocked into silence as well. Aaron wouldn't have been the oldest child in the family if it weren't Charlie.
"I never knew something like that happened to mom." Troy said to his sister as Natalie was tempted to cry and give her mom a hug as Riley began to stop crying running out of tears as Lucas wiped off the tears from his wife's face.
"After a brawl happened at the hotel we were staying at during the State Tournament, your father got a fight into a rival now a family friend: Anthony Campbell." Lucas told Xander referring to the star of the Miami Heat.
"Yeah, Anthony told us there was something sketchy about him, he was right. Billy admitted to us that he was involved in the death of Riley's unborn child after we had a game and Duke University had offered him a full scholarship!" Zay said remembering a dramatic semi-final match.
"Oh and I still remember when we got the news that Billy even bailed on the team before the finals!" Lucas told Zay.
"That's enough! That's a whole lot of bullshit!" Xander exclaimed having reached his boiling point.
"Xander, I know that what we're saying doesn't sound like your father but it did happen…" Riley said calming down Xander.
"We actually met Charlie Gardner today!" Aaron told his parents unsure if it was a good time to tell them now knowing what happened in the past.
"What?!" Zay yelled.
"He didn't hurt either of you, did he?" Lucas asked worried about hid kid's safety.
"No! Charlie said that I should be thankful for my brothers and that we should take care of each other!" Natalie quickly explained to the parents.
Lucas, Zay, and Riley looked at each other. The last person that they thought would give good life advice to their children was Charlie Gardner of all people.
"You don't think he's changed…Do you?" Zay asked Lucas and Riley.
"No, people like him…They never change." Lucas muttered bitterly.
"I still don't believe all this load of bullshit you guys are telling me!" Xander snapped again!
He couldn't imagine his father taking part in a criminal act as Lucas and Zay have been telling him and the others at the booth. He knows his father well and he knows his father is not the type of guy to do terrible things and is a family man. Why would Lucas and Zay make up some random stories about their High School days with his father? Hearing these sorts of stories made Xander believe that all of these stories are all made up on the spot.
"Xander man, I know that it's hard hearing these sorts of stories about your dad…" Zay began to tell Xander as he cuts off the NBA Legend.
"No! What you two are saying is still a whole lot of bullshit to me!" Xander angrily slammed his fists into the wooden table as he looked to his new friends.
"Are you guys for real? Are you guys falling all this sob story little bullshit right here?" Xander asked them as they could only look at him.
"What's next Zay? Huh? Next you'll tell me my father went to prison!" Xander exclaimed still angry as Lucas held onto Riley closely ready to protect her.
"Actually, he did go to prison. He was convicted on two counts of assault." Lucas answered Xander.
"Yeah, well fuck you! I used to be a big fan of you but knowing all of this right here and all of these lies right here! Y'all belong in Hollywood man…Go fuck yourself." Xander said raising his middle finger towards Lucas and Zay as he marched out of the bakery and slammed the door behind him. Natalie watched him leave wanting to calm him down and call him back as she turned to her father and her uncle.
"Dad, is all of this really true?" Natalie asked.
"Unfortunately yes, all of that was true." Lucas said with pain in his heart telling his daughter what happened to them not wanting his daughter to feel the same pain Riley felt during her senior year of High School.
Author's Note: Well, that was an interesting encounter at the bakery! The drama is not over yet for the family! Dinner will be quite an interesting conversation to say the least! This wraps up another Chapter of Like Father, Like Son and I hope you guys enjoyed and with some of you I hope you guys were on the edge of your seat or on the tip of your toes whatever you guys were doing while reading this story. I pretty much gave you a heads up on what'll happen in the next chapter but there will be more believe that. Please review , fav, and follow this story I really love hearing from you guys and the support I have received with this story thus far really makes me smile knowing people do enjoy this story and are interested in it. Which leads to this...
Let's Talk! C'mon guys you know it was coming sooner or later, let's do this!
4ne1: It was about time people knew what happened to Charlie post Girl Meets Emergency and we will see more of him later on.
Rucas4Life: Well so far Charlie DOESN'T know that Aaron, Natalie, and Troy are Riley's and Lucas' kids so, as of now he doesn't know who their parents are and the only thing the kids know is Charlie's and Billy's involvement in what happened during Girl Meets Emergency
ArabellaRoseD: Well good thing is that they were sitting down at the booth and the parents took it rather well if I say so myself! Great to hear from you again! And I hope I get to hear from you more often. You will have to wait and see IF Charlie goes back to his old ways so stay tuned for that :)
Have a great day guys and be safe out there! :)