Summer after high school

Riley pov

"Topanga tell her she can't go!" My dad shouts standing in front of my closet. "Daddy I need to get in there so I can grab my suitcase." He doesn't move and I try to pull him but end up on the floor. "Daddy!" I shout at him. "Sorry honey but... Auggie!" He yells holding me down.

Auggie runs in and says "operation keep Riley is starting?" My dad nods his head and Auggie jumps on me. I yell for my mom who comes in seeing Auggie on top of me while my dad is taking my suitcases. "Auggie get off your sister and seriously Cory she 18 now we can't exactly stop her. What's going to happen when she goes to college?"

He starts to say something but I cut him off. "Oh no you can't follow me to college nope!" I pack up my suitcase and my dad says "honey wouldn't you want to stay here with me? I hear Texas is boring in the summer." I giggle and say "dad Lucas wants to show me where he grew up and to visit his dad we couldn't last summer since smackle sign him up for those kids parties."

My mom laughs and says "oh I still can't get over how romantic that was." I smile and hug her. "Romantic?! That's one of the reasons I can't let her go."

flashback

See I told you staring into each other's stupid eyes and ignoring us!" Zay yells. I intertwine our hands and smile at her. "By the way I love your crown." She says giggling. I stop and say "well what's a dramatic dork prince without his goofy princess." I grab my bag from Farkle and put the crown on her head. She giggles and I pull her to me and start kissing her again.

Riley puts her arms around my neck and I pull her closer. "Ahem." Someone says behind us but I didn't want to let go yet. "Ahem!" They say louder and Riley looks and say "hi daddy." I turn around and turn red and Riley smiles at me. "So I see you and Mr. Friar are together now?" He says frowning at me. Riley grabs my hand and smiles at me saying "yes we are."

"Daddy a group of us are going not just Lucas and I okay?" I say laughing. "Ha! Like I trust Maya and Zay. I caught them in my classroom making out right before graduation." He says shivering. My mom and I laugh and hear the doorbell. "I'll get it." My dad says gently pushing me on my bed. My mom and I walk downstairs and hear my dad say "You!" Followed by Lucas saying "Me!"

"Riley isn't here." My dad says smugly. I giggle and say "Hi Lucas." He smiles at me and my dad closes the door on him. "Daddy!" I shout. Lucas opens it laughing and says "Mr. Matthews just admit you like me." He looks at him and shouts "No!" And walks off. "You ready Riley?" Lucas asks me. I look at him and put my arms around his neck saying "with you I'm always ready."

4 years later

"Can we have everyone's attention!" Zay shouts to the crowd. "Thank you." He hands the microphone to Maya who kisses his cheek. "Today we are here to celebrate two of the best people we know getting hitched. What some of you don't know is that Riley and Lucas never had a traditional relationship. They might never have met if it wasn't for our 6th grade teacher assigning us pen pals.

"Now for anyone that met Riley they know she can make everyone she meets smile. She's the bright light in the darkest room. Now those aren't my words as much as what huckleberry over there described her in his vows. And we can all agree she is." Maya pauses to wipe her eyes. So she hands Farkle the mic.

"Probably wondering what we are doing right folks?" Everyone laughs at this. "Well the bride and groom didn't want traditional bridesmaids or groomsmen so as their best friends we put together this speech. Now engraved on their rings are the names MadDogg and princess dancing sunshine. Those were their names when they wrote to each other."

"Their friendship was one of a kind. According to Zay Lucas went from being that angry kid to one who look like he slept with a hanger in his mouth." "Hey! Come on." Lucas yells making Riley giggle and kiss him. Farkle continues "as for Riley well she was always the sunshine in our lives but talking with Lucas she shone a little brighter." Farkle passes Smackle the mic.

"Even though they were not in the same city or state, Riley and Lucas had a connection that was something you couldn't really describe unless you were one of them. When Lucas lost his dad Riley wanted to be with him but circumstances forbid her and she was told to end her friendship with him. Everyone thought they did but what nobody knew was that they kept up with their correspondents.

When Lucas moved here he met Riley and instantly had a connection with her. We should have seen it coming. He alone could understand her when she would put straws in her mouth and attempt to talk or if she was mumbling it was Lucas who knew what she was saying. Now they kept writing to each other but neither realized who the other was. If you ask me they should have looked over their correspondence and used sci..."

"Smackle!" Farkle whisper yells. She blushes and hands Zay the mic saying "sorry dearest." Zay chuckles and says "Well I think it's safe to say they eventually figured it out but..." he pauses grinning at Lucas. "Zay don't you dare!" He shouts Riley covers his mouth and nods her head. "Well Lucas may have messed things up with Riley and so he needed to win her back and the only way was to do something that we just happened to have on tape."

He nods his head to Farkle who pulls up the video and plays it on the screen they set up. Everyone laughed and cried they even managed to get when Riley and Lucas met at the park. When it ended everyone clapped and begged Lucas to do it live for them. He turned red making Riley smile.

"There you have it folks the beginning of the their love story as we call it." Maya says chuckling. "Let's raise a glass to two people that no matter how long they've been together will always.. and I'm quoting Zay here. Always stare into each other's stupid eyes and ignore the rest of us."

6 years later

Riley throws herself on the bed and groans. "Kids finally fall asleep?" Lucas ask coming out the bathroom smiling at his wife. Riley mumbles into the bed making Lucas chuckle. "Oh so when they run around wildly they're my children?" He says rubbing her back.

Riley mumbles once again and he laughs. "Okay I'll be right back." Lucas says kissing her. Riley rolls over and starts to drift off to sleep but her phone buzzes. She groans and looks at it and starts smiling.

MadDogg-hey PDS

PrincessDancingSunshine-hi MadDogg long time no talk. How ya been? :)

MadDogg-I'm great no complaints. What about you?

PrincessDancingSunshine-the same. Sooo... did you ever get married?

MadDogg-as a matter of fact I did. :) what about you?

PrincessDancingSunshine-me too.

MadDogg-really?! You married your dreamy guy? ;)

PrincessDancingSunshine-lol no silly I married the flying monkey :)

MadDogg-:|

PrincessDancingSunshine-lol but he turned into my dreamy guy if that helps ;)

MadDogg-a little. :) lol

MadDogg-so are you happy with him?

PrincessDancingSunshine-very! I wouldn't trade him for anyone in the world

MadDogg-wow he must be something

PrincessDancingSunshine-oh he is. I bet right now his head is bigger than ever.

MadDogg-funny

PrincessDancingSunshine-thank you. :) so what's your wife like?

MadDogg-she is the best! I could describe her all day and it still wouldn't do her justice.

PrincessDancingSunshine-wow!

MadDogg-well do you remember what today is?

PrincessDancingSunshine-i do! :) but I got to go.

MadDogg-husband calling?

PrincessDancingSunshine-something like that. Adios aloha au revoir MadDogg

MadDogg-sayonara PDS

Riley walks out to the backyard and sees Lucas standing there. "Hi." Riley says smiling at him. "Hey." He says putting his phone in his pocket. "You think I would forget what day today is?" She says putting her arms around his neck. Lucas smiles and pulls her close. "Well I did. Only because with the kids and running the ranch I..." Riley shakes her head and kisses him.

"oh Friar you're something else. You know that?" She whispers to him. Lucas chuckles and says "well according to you I'm a dreamy guy." Riley laughs and says "I believe I described you as a flying monkey. You called yourself a dreamy guy." He frowns and whispers "not nice PDS." "Aww you big baby MadDogg."

"I got you something." He says pulling out a box. Riley smiles and says "Lucas I thought we weren't going to give gifts." He shrugs and hands it to her. Riley sits on the porch swing and opens it gasping. "Luke. How did you do this?." She says with tears in her eyes. He sits next to her and kisses her head. "I had some help. But luckily all our emails and messages were still there and Farkle was about to get them bond into a book for me."

"Do you like it?" He asks shyly. Riley smiles and kisses him saying "I love it especially the title." "MadDogg Meet Princess Dancing Sunshine just seemed appropriate." He tells her.