Like Father, Like Son
Author's Note: I'm back with another chapter of Like Father, Like Son! It's gonna be a good chapter since we're now in November in the story! One month until Riley's birthday in the story and I'll have a special Rucas chapter soon enough. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and I'll see you at the bottom of the page.
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 let stuff like this air because it's Disney!
Finally, two weeks had past and it was a Saturday on a November afternoon. Lucas and Zay were on the road with the Knicks heading to Brooklyn to play against the Nets. Tyler and Troy went with their dads to Madison Square Garden to meet with the rest of the team so that they could travel together. Riley has been marking tests that her first period class wrote a couple of days ago on what they've studied so far, and so far, she is happy that Aaron meets her standards and exceeds them. Aaron had to promise that if he was to make the basketball team, he would maintain an average of 80% or higher in his grades and so far, he has been doing that. In Riley's class alone, he has been maintaining an 87% average so far. Maya has told Riley that Aaron is averaging a 92%, Coach Arsenault has told Riley that Aaron's mark so far is a 95%, while in Mrs. Granger's Science class, Aaron is averaging an 84%. Riley's tests always are made up of true and false questions, multiple choice questions, short answer questions and, a long answer question that is two pages long. She thoroughly read through Aaron's long answer about how the Sneak Attack at Pearl Harbor entered the United States into World War Two. While she was reading, the phone began to ring.
"Nat, can you get that please?" Riley asked her daughter while reading through Aaron's long answer.
"Hello?" Natalie asked picking up the call.
"Hey Natalie, is your mom there?" Maya asked on the other end of the phone.
"Yeah sure, I'll get her." Natalie said making her way to Riley's office.
"It's Aunt Maya." Natalie told her mother handing her the phone.
"Hi Maya!" Riley greeted her best friend.
"Hey Riles, I can't handle marking tests anymore! My brain is fried! Can we all go out?" Maya begged Riley.
"Sure! Can we also invite Vanessa and Sarah and just have a girl's day out?" Riley asked.
"Whatever you want." Maya said agreeing with Riley's plans placing down her red pen and stepped away from her desk.
"Yay! You call Vanessa, I'll call Sarah!" Riley ordered Maya as she hung up on her best friend and began to search for Sarah in her contacts list. She found Sarah's name and begins to call. The phone rang four times until someone picked up the call.
"Hi Riley!" Sarah greeted the caller.
"Hey, Sarah! Are you free right now?" Riley asked as she made her to the master bedroom looking for something to wear.
"Yeah, sure I'm free. What's up?" Sarah confirmed her availability.
"We're having a girls' day out and Maya and I wanted to know if you wanna come?" Riley offered.
"I'll be there, where do we meet up?" Sarah accepted Riley's offer.
"Just meet me at my place. I actually don't know what we're doing just yet." Riley said slightly giggling.
"Ok, Riley. I'll be there. See you soon." Sarah told Riley as she hung up the phone.
"Hey mom, do we still have any Gatorade in the fridge?" Aaron, Ruben, Stephen and Anthony asked drenched in sweat from playing basketball.
"Yeah we do, just take a shower before you and Chloe go out for dinner!" Riley told her son as the boys nudged Aaron.
"Yeah, buddy!" Stephen exclaimed patting Aaron's shoulders.
"Out boy is growing up!" Ruben said agreeing with Stephen.
"And HE needs to be more responsible enough to make sure a certain incident doesn't happen!" Riley exclaimed remembering the last time Aaron was alone with a girl…The girl that was Joanna Meyer.
"What happened between them?" Anthony asked.
"When you get to high school next year, you'll understand." Stephen warned him about the peer pressure of high school.
"Our boy here got laid!" Ruben said loudly as Riley gave him a dirty look.
"Mr. Bradshaw! That is my baby boy you're talking about. He's a good boy!" Riley exclaimed as Stephen and Anthony were trying their best to contain their laughter while Aaron was already hiding his face in shame humiliated by his mother.
"Mom, I'll be ok. Chloe and I are pretty close. I don't wanna repeat my mistake that I made. I would never hurt Chloe like that." Aaron told his mother showing his true feeligns as everyone caught on.
"Aaron likes Chloe!
"Shut up Nat!" Aaron scolded his sister in return.
"Ok, you two, quit fighting! I gotta get ready, I'm hanging out with your aunts and Ms. Carpenter." Riley told her two children.
"So what do I do?" Natalie asked her mother since she'll be all alone in the apartment.
"You can hang out with Anthony, Sabrina, and Melanie?" Aaron suggested.
"Later losers!" Natalie said storming off excitedly towards the Minkus house.
'Eventually, after enjoying a nice refreshing drink of Gatorade, the four friends went their separate ways. Soon after, the doorbell sounded as Aaron walked up to the door to answer. He opened the door to reveal Sarah Carpenter.
"Hi, Ms. Carpenter." Aaron greeted Chloe's mother.
"Hi Aaron. Is your mom home?" Sarah asked.
'Right here!" Riley told Sarah walking downstairs in a pair of jeans, black long cardigan sweater and white t-shirt letting down her long brown hair.
"Aaron, I'm gonna head out ok? The bakery is open so if you wanna have lunch, you can go down there. Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Auggie knows you're here until you have dinner with Chloe. Understand?" Riley told her son.
"Yes mom." Aaron understood
"Goodbye honey!" Riley said hugging her firstborn.
"Later, mom." Aaron said goodbye as the two mothers left.
Aaron went to his room to put down his basketball and noticed something. There was a small purple and blue box on his desk that was never there before. He walked up to his desk and discovered a box of Trojan Man condoms and on the box, was a note.
Dear Aaron,
Did you really think I was gonna leave you alone without a life lesson? Well here's one for you right now. If you ever engage in any sexual activity with Chloe, please have one of these with you! I don't want to hear about having any grandchildren right now! Be protected, but most importantly, make smart choice. Be home by 10.
Love you,
Mom
Aaron was not surprised that his mom would so something like this at all. He could only shake his head scoffing at his mother's note. He took a shower and got ready to have dinner with Chloe.
Riley and Sarah went to Amelia's located down in Manhattan by the subway. Maya notified them that she made the reservations at the restaurant that is getting word about how fresh the food was and that all the food was local with no GMOs. Minutes later, they had arrived there and met with Vanessa and Maya at a table with two empty chairs for them. Sarah and Riley sat dwon and the four women ordered their drinks. While they were looking over their menu, they've talked about how their day went, their families, children, and lives. After they ordered their food, their waiter left and they returned to their conversation.
"So how is Chloe doing since Chris used her?" Riley asked in secret not wanting to publicly make her personal life to be known.
Sarah took a sip of her white wine and replied with confidence. "She's doing fine. You know Chloe. She's a strong and tough girl so she'll be able to move on from this."
"Especially with Aaron's help!" Riley added happily.
Maya looked at her brunette friend strangely. "Why do you say it like that?"
"Because they're obviously in love with each other Maya! They just need some time to sort everything out!" Riley said being positive about the outcome of her son and Sarah's daughter's friendship possibly turning into something more.
"You're already shipping those two?" The blonde asked in disbelief.
"Yes!" She as excited just to mention them. "Can't you see they're happy together?"
Maya smirked. "Yeah and so does Melanie," Riley looked at her confused not knowing why she brought Melanie up. "Apparently, from what I've noticed, is that Melanie has a huge crush on Aaron."
Riley was in shock and never caught that before with the second Minkus child. "Awww, that's so cute!" She gushed.
"Cute, yeah, sure, but don't you dare let Melanie know that you know or else she'll kill me." Maya warned her best friend.
"Didn't she tell you?" Riley asked.
"No but I'm a mother, aren't I? So, I have these instincts." Maya said taking a quick sip of her red wine.
"I remember my first crush." Riley sighed dreamily and took a sip of her drink
"Of course you do. You married him." Vanessa remarked.
"I had a thing for Josh." Maya said remembering her younger days.
"Josh? As in, Riley's uncle?' Vanessa asked incredulously.
"Yeah." Riley and Maya answered simultaneously.
"Besides, it wasn't just a thing, Maya," Riley told the blonde. "You had a huge crush on Josh! We even lied to my parents so we could go to his college party just to see him!"
Sarah was amused. "Wow. I had no idea you two were such rebels."
"I was, but this one here was a late bloomer. I taught her everything I knew. She was a lot of work." Maya said proudly referring to Riley.
"What about you, Sarah?" Riley changed the focus to her. "Do you remember your first crush?"
Sarah was searching in her memories. "Hmmm…Maybe I had one, but I don't remember since Charlie came into my life and…you know what happened there. I probably had one in grade school."
"Speaking of young love, did you ever date anyone after Charlie?" Vanessa asked.
Sarah shook her head. "Not for a long time, no. I've been so focused on raising and taking care of Chloe that I didn't really have time to think of being in a relationship." Sarah told Vanessa.
"Really? You didn't go out and explore?" Riley wondered.
Before Sarah could answer, their waiter came and they ordered their food. It saved Sarah the time to not answer it so quickly and just think. Chloe became her world instantly and the little girl was wrapped around her finger. Men and romance were the last thing on her mind. When their waiter left, the girls were waiting for her to still answer.
"Well, there was this one time when Chloe was four and I dated this guy who was great to Chloe and I, but it got hard eventually for him. I mean, who would ever want to date a single mother and be a father figure to a child that's not even theirs?" Sarah said remembering only one other guy she has dated since Charlie was locked up in prison.
"Oh, I'm sure there are some guys who would. Riley encouraged.
"You do?" Sarah was doubtful because of her experiences.
"Yeah," Maya agreed and pointed out. "Look at Shawn. He brought us in when he didn't have to and took care of me like I was his own and he's bring great to John."
"Maybe there is still hope…" Sarah said thoughtfully. "But how can I find the one?" Sarah asked still skeptical about dating.
"We'll help," Riley assured. Suddenly, she looked as though a light bulb went off in her head so she suggested. "What about online dating?"
Sarah scoffed at that. "Are you serious? Online dating? Do you think that'll even work?"
"I even have my doubts about that, Riley." Vanessa said.
"Look at the reviews of those websites if you don't believe me! Besides, it's not like Maya, Vanessa, or I know any single men outside of school. The ones in school are usually teachers who are married, have families, or are divorced, anyway. You should date someone who is normal!" Riley recommended.
"Yeah, cause Charlie isn't exactly an angel." Maya snorted and got a glare from Riley for bringing him up.
"No to online dating." Sarah declared.
"Good call girl." Vanesa approved of her choice.
"But-" Riley started to protest, but Maya stopped her.
"Let it go Riley. You can't fix everything." The blonde stopped.
Riley sighed and pouted in defeat with a frown. "Okay."
The four enjoyed lunch together even Maya bringing up the careers of Lucas and Zay and how proud Riley and Vanessa should be of their husbands. They wouldn't think their lives would take them in the direction of being in front of the camera at times especially during Press Conferences. "Do you guys think Lucas is making a good decision to retire?" Riley asked her friends.
"To be honest, I think nobody saw it coming but I understand why he's choosing to retire." Vanessa said.
"Yeah, you only have so much time to be a father and he's already made his money and his legacy! You guys and the kids will be fine way after retirement." Maya agreed with Vanessa.
"I can only imagine what summer is gonna be like knowing his career is over." Sarah wondered.
"I don't know Sarah, I think he'll miss being in the locker room, having some of the guys come over to watch film and do some scouting. I also think he'll miss being out there playing basketball." Riley thought knowing how much Lucas enjoys the spotlight and putting on his jersey.
"Well, we're his friends and we'll support his decision. You're his wife. I know for sure you're standing behind him." Maya told her brunette best friend knowing how supportive Riley always has been of Lucas.
"How about Zay, Vanessa? Has he thought of retirement?" Riley asked taking quick sip of her drink.
"Funny you mention that, we talked about it last night. He's been complaining about his knees for awhile now I thought maybe it was time to let it go, I don't want him to see him badly hurt. I don't wanna see him in crutches again nor do I wanna see him in a wheelchair about to undergo surgery!" Vanessa said surprised Riley brought up the subject of retirement for their husbands.
"Is he gonna retire?" Riley asked.
"He told me that he'll talk to Lucas, Ryan and, Travis about it." Vanessa answered knowing Zay would talk it over with his teammates.
"Whatever he decides, we'll all stand by him." Riley said offering her support.
"They've really become the best duo in the NBA since Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant!" Sarah exclaimed seeing the how close the two duos are.
"Yeah but I really wanna see Lucas win one more championship to tie Michael Jordan." Riley hoped.
"We'll see what happens. I know they're playing tonight." Vanessa said remembering that the Knicks will play against the Nets at the Barclays Center.
"Maya, Sarah, you two wanna come over to watch the game?" Riley asked.
"Sure I'm in." Sarah accepted.
"Well I would but Farkle has been getting frisky for a bit now so…Maybe we'll have a night to ourselves if you know what I mean." Maya said in a suggestive tone.
"Just don't ware him down too much!" Riley exclaimed knowing that she and Farkle still have to mark tests.
"Anything else you wanna remind me?" Maya asked enjoying her crab legs.
"Oh yeah! Midterm Report Cards! Those are due soon so we gotta get on that!" Riley exclaimed almost forgetting it is that time of the semester.
"Shit! I completely forgot! Ok Riles, maybe just a good session then back at it again tomorrow." Maya said having the next couple of nights planned out.
"And how is Chloe doing?" Sarah asked wanting to know how her daughter is doing in school.
"Right now as far as I remember, she's scoring an 86% in my class." Riley told Sarah.
"She's wonderful! 90% in mine!" Vanessa said being impressed with Chloe's toughness and leadership.
"82% in mine so far but, I didn't mark her test yet." Maya told Sarah honestly.
"She's a slow marker." Riley told Sarah placing her left hand on top of Sarah's right hand.
"Shut up, you!" Maya hissed at her best friend waving her fork in Riley's face as the waiter came to collect their plates and Vanessa asked for the bill telling the waiter they would pay separately.
Author's Note: Oh boy, is Zay gonna announce his retirement? And I'm glad to see that everyone is supportive of Lucas retiring from the NBA speaking of NBA applause to Stephen Curry on a unanimous vote for NBA MVP what he's done is absurd in his abilities! I have never seen anyone shoot like this guy has before so, cheers to you Chef Curry! Next time on Like Father, Like Son: Aaron and Chloe go out for dinner and Maya kicks Sabrina, Anthony, Natalie and, Melanie out of the house while her and Farkle have some alone time. Where will the four go? Find out next time on Like Father, Like Son. Sorry I haven't updated in awhile for this one. Work got in the way and my mind has been going all over the place for this and yet so precise for Her Guardian Angel. It's great to see I got back to writing for this story and again thanks to 4ne1 for helping me out with this one, I wouldn't be this far without 4ne1. Please review, fav and/or follow the story and I'll see you next time but first, I gotta handle some business with some of you so...
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Rucas4Life: Well, now you have Melanie in the picture...Will this be a love triangle? Aaron and Melnie kinda have the whole Cory and Topanga feel where they've known each other their whole lives and, their families are really close so there's that or Aaron and Chloe where he plays the unsuspecting hero in her life because Chloe's dad is Charlie so a few possibilities that needs to be addressed moving forward.
4ne1: I've watched some highlights from both women and they're great! I've seen them play WNBA games and during the NBA All-Star weekend and they kill it every time! They are the only names I know as well in terms of active WNBA players. It'll be interesting what antics Sabrina will come up with next since she is a lot like her mother. Again, thank you so much for everything. I really appreciate what you've done for me and this story.
James Stryker: Well change of plans, the dinner "date" will be next up we'll see what happens next, I'm not gonna spoil what happens beyond that but also Stephen and Ruben will watch their boy go to work and enjoy his first date with Chloe!