A/N: Here's the final part to a Holiday Reunion! Please let me know what you think and thank you so much again for reading! :)


Maya was beyond ecstatic to hear about her friend's decision to postpone her trip to Philadelphia and attend their class reunion the following day instead. Riley on the other hand was nervous of the upcoming event. Obviously she was looking forward to seeing her high school friends again to reminisce on their younger days. She was excited to see the looks on their face when they see how she had organized their reunion to be the best there was for them. But it still didn't escape the brunette's mind that she would be face to face with Lucas Friar again.

Yes, he had responded that he was going to attend their reunion and according to Farkle who had kept in contact with the Texan, Lucas was eager to come back to New York to be reunited with his old pals. This would be the first time that most group of friends would be together again after their college graduation get together. Unfortunately though, Zay would not be able to attend as his wife in Texas was in her third trimester of pregnancy and could not travel while Isadora was stuck in Japan for work.

Riley had a little more than 24 hours to prepare for their high school reunion. Everything was already set at their venue, which was their high school gym, but she and Maya just had to arrive a little earlier than everyone else to make sure that things were in place. Her only other problem was what she was going to wear. There was no way that she was going to set foot outside to shop for an outfit and even if she did, she would most likely not find what she was looking for.

She opened her closet door and stood in front of it for who knows how long. She browsed through her cocktail dresses and none seemed to be a perfect fit for the event. That was until she got an idea and went to her parents' room, which she had decided to keep as is in case her parents or other guest had visited. Opening her mother's closet, she browsed through the clothes her mother left hoping that something would interest her. As she was almost going to give up, she came across a dress that was still in a dress bag. She opened it and gasped, "This is perfect."


Since they needed to be at the school long before everyone else arrived, Maya offered for Riley to carpool with her but the latter politely declined saying that she'll take an Uber instead. Riley didn't know why either but it may have been the fact that she needed a few hours to compose herself. Not only because it will slightly be a stressful night for her making sure that everyone is having a good time, but also because of a certain Texan.

Riley arrived just a few minutes after Maya did. Their old high school gym was decorated as if it were a banquet hall. The theme for the night was A Midnight in Paris. They had hired a catering service that included the set up of tables, center pieces, buffet tables, and other decorations. They even ordered a balloon shaped Eiffel Tower. The reunion decorating committee was also thankful that the janitors had taken the time to clean up the gym prior, and to also deodorize the surroundings so it wouldn't smell like sweaty gym socks.

"Oh my God Riley," Maya exclaimed, who was wearing a midnight blue, halter top, velvet, ankle length gown that had a slit on the side that ran up to her mid thigh. "You look wow. You look so much like Topanga,"

A blush crept up Riley's face, "Really?" The blonde nodded in acknowledgement. "Thank you Maya. I mean I did hope that one day I would look as beautiful as she does. Not that I'm saying I am or anything..."

"But you are Riles. You really look amazing."

What exactly was Riley wearing? Topanga's dress that she had worn to one of her and Cory's wedding anniversary. The dress that left Riley completely in awe at her mother's beauty, in hopes that one day she would be even half as beautiful as her. Riley had chosen to wear the knee-length sleeveless black dress, that had a wider Queen Anne style neckline, with a fabric straight across on the chest. She paired it with taupe colored pumps.

"I'm so glad you could make it Riley!" Lauren, who was in Riley and Maya's geometry class in high school, approached them with a big smile on her face. She enveloped Riley in a hug, and quickly released her. "This reunion wouldn't have been the same without you. And you look fantastic by the way."

"Thank you Lauren," The brunette gave her a quick smile. "And you as well. Is everyone that needs to be here already here?"

"Yes. Would you like to do the honors of doing the roll call and check list?" Lauren handed the chairperson a clipboard with a stack of paper on top of it, which Riley grabbed from her and flipped through a few papers.

She began the roll call for all members of the committees and individually asked them of their assignments. She then quickly went through the schedule for the night and what else needed to be done before their schoolmates arrive.

A couple of hours later, their guests started to arrive along with their dates. Prior to entering the gymnasium, each person had to register at the front table where they are given their place cards for their assigned tables. Riley didn't have a set duty to do during the night because she was basically in charge of everything, so she spent most of her time walking around and asking people how they are doing.

"Riley!" She heard her genius best friend call out for her. "Everything looks amazing."

"Thank you Farkle," Riley responded as she gave him a kiss on the cheek. "I couldn't have done it without my team."

"I'm really glad you made it Riles. Everyone would've been looking for you,"

Riley rolled her eyes and scoffed jokingly, "I doubt everyone would." They both start to walk away from the entrance and head to the bar. "I'm sorry Isadora couldn't make it."

Farkle orders two glasses of red wine for them but Riley politely declines, "Nah it's okay. It would've been nice for her to be here but things happen and she sends her regards."

"Hey Riley sorry to interrupt," Lauren fast walked towards them, looking frantic as ever. "Are you ready for your welcome speech?"

"Not really but I have no choice," Riley nervously chuckled.

Farkle shook his head and patted his best friend in the back, "You'll do fine Riles. Just try to picture everyone naked."

Riley scrunched her face in disgust, "I would really prefer not to Farkle." She began to walk away from Farkle and head towards the stage that had been put up right by the bleachers. Lauren gathered the attention of everyone, who then promptly returned to their seats. She introduced Riley as the chairperson for their high school reunion, and the person who would be giving the welcome remarks.

Riley approached the stage and slowly walked up the steps, praying that she would not trip and fall flat on her face, "Good evening Abigail Addams High School Class of 2020. It is with great pleasure to welcome you to our ten year high school class reunion." Everyone started to applaud and Riley patiently waited for them to finish. "It's weird to be back here again huh? Well, except for me since I work here," Laughter erupted from the crowd.

"About a year ago, it was announced that we would have our first class reunion. I was very ecstatic to see how everyone has grown throughout the years, to see what everyone had been up to and to share the stories we otherwise would've shared with each other if we were still walking through the hallways of Abigail Addams," She paused as she looked through the crowds, finding it hard to pick out faces as the lights were blinding her.

"This is a night where we look back at ourselves going through puberty and teenage dramas. We look back at all of our teachers who never got tired of giving us homework. We look back at the times we went to all those sports games with our friends. Or how our Mathletes and Speech Team always took the championship home. It is a night where we remember the times we spent standing by our lockers, watching everyone that passed by, and wondering, are Yogi and Darby still together? And if you want to know, yes. Yobi is still a thing," The audience clapped loudly and the spotlight had turned to Yobi.

"High school was a time where we learned. A time where we grew as people. A time where we made mistakes because we were teenagers. A time where we learned from those mistakes. Let us not think about the regrets in our lives but rather on the good times that had happened. Tonight, let us not linger on the 'what ifs' but focus on the 'what wills'. We're still young my fellow classmates. This isn't our 50 years reunion, yet. Let us make new memories on top of the ones we had already made together. Let us keep growing together, as a family. I hope you enjoy tonight as much as we enjoyed preparing it for you,"

The brunette stepped off the stage after she received a standing ovation of gratitude from her fellow classmates. When the applause had died down, people started to mingle until it was announced that dinner would be served shortly. Riley wanted to find Maya and Josh to ask them how her speech went, when suddenly she felt glued to the floor.

She spotted Lucas Friar enter through the doors, wearing a nice tux with a bow tie. Riley's eyes widened as she had thought that he would be one of those people that responded yes to attending but ended up... well... not attending. Lucas waved at her and gave her a big grin but was suddenly pulled away when he was spotted by one of his baseball teammates. Thanking the universe for this opportunity, Riley quickly ran through the girl's locker room and out through the hallway where she then fled to the one place she could be alone.

Thinking that she had escaped the party, Riley sat on the lower footsteps of the hole. The silence she felt didn't last long when she heard someone clear their throat, making Riley jump up, "Who would've thought I'd find you here Ms. Matthews." The voice asked with a slight chuckle.

"Lucas," Riley let out the breath that she didn't know she was holding. "How did you...?"

"I figured you'd run to the one place that had helped define who we are in the beginning of high school," Lucas went down the hole, coming face to face with Riley. "You're very predictable you know?"

"I guess I am,"

"So how are you Riles?" He asked trying to get rid of the silence surrounding them. "You did an amazing job planning this reunion, by the way. And you look, wow."

A blush crept up the brunette's cheek, which she quickly tried to get rid of to no avail, "I thought you had decided to skip it."

"No of course not," Lucas shook his head vigorously. "My flight just got delayed from Texas considering the snow and all that."

"Right," Riley cleared her throat, taking a quick glance at Lucas' eyes and moving her head away quickly. "I'm supposed to be in Philly right now but my train got canceled yesterday so now I'm here. And why am I telling you this?"

Lucas chuckled about how even after all these years, Riley would still ramble on and on if she was nervous, "I'm not so sure either. But that's okay."

"What are you doing here Lucas?"

"I'm attending the reunion," He responded, but it sounded more of a question.

"I know that but what are you doing here,"

Lucas placed both hands in his pockets, something that he usually did when he was nervous, "I graduated last May and I passed by veterinary license boards,"

Riley gave him a shy smile, "Congratulations Lucas. I always knew you would be a veterinarian someday." And she wasn't lying. She really always did believe that he would be a veterinarian someday. If there was anyone on earth more than happy for Lucas besides Lucas himself and his family, it would be Riley.

"I know you did Riley," He chuckled. "You always believed in me."

There was a brief silence as Riley didn't know how to respond. On one hand, she could continue on their conversation but on the other, she just felt really awkward standing there talking to him after all these years. "Well, I better go back inside. They might be looking for me,"

"Riley..." Lucas lingered, a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"I'll see you inside Lucas," She tried to go past him but she felt a slight tug as Lucas gently grabbed her by the arm, stopping her from going any further.

"Can we please talk?" Lucas pleaded, still holding on to her as if his life depended on it.

Riley turned around to face him and what Lucas saw broke his heart. Tears had formed at the brim of her eyes and it was the last thing he had wanted to do, "What for Lucas?" She demanded, her eyes widened and nose flared from the anger that she was starting to feel. "I think you made it clear when we cut all ties with each other a few years ago."

"You know why that happened Riley," Lucas tried to argue as calmly as he could, not wanting to make matters worse. "We both became so busy. We pulled away from each other. Not just me,"

"You could've tried," Riley said just above a whisper.

Lucas huffed, "You could've tried too!" Silence then filled the air as neither made any effort to move. Riley tried to say something but no words came out of her mouth so she turned her gaze towards the floor. "I wanted us to work Riley. But you wanted to break up for my sake which didn't even make sense."

"So why are you here now?" The brunette questioned. "Why are we talking about this? It was so long ago."

Lucas wanted so badly to reach out and hold her hands in his but he didn't want to make things any worse for the both of them, "Have you forgotten our promise?"

Riley sighed deeply, shaking her head at him, "Lucas..."

"Because I haven't Riley. And now I'm here," Lucas paused to gather his thoughts, "I'm hopeful for us Riley."

Riley scoffed, switching her body weight towards her right side and crossing her arms in front of her chest, "Lucas we just can't start over like this. How about you being a veterinarian in Texas?"

"My license is here in New York," He calmly stated, with a hint of amusement in his voice.

Riley's gaze turned towards the Texan as she was shocked at what he had just confessed, "What? How?"

"I applied for my scores to be transferred to another state and now I'm licensed here,"

"Why would you do that?"

Lucas took a step closer towards her, leaving just enough space for one more footstep between them, "I figured New York needed another veterinarian."

"Well then," Riley nodded and gave him a force smile. "Congratulations," She simply stated as her final words to him. Riley then turns on one heel and makes her way up the stairs but only made it up a couple of steps when she heard Lucas call out.

"And I did it for us," Lucas' statement had made Riley frozen in her tracks. "Let us make new memories on top of the ones we had already made together."

Riley whipped her head to face Lucas as she was bewildered at what he had just said, "How did you? You weren't here for that." She took a couple of steps down and Lucas meets her in the middle of the hole.

"Farkle was recording you and he sent me the video," He admitted. "So what do you say?" He took this as an opportunity to take her hands in his. He didn't care if his action would cause her to shoo him away because this was his second chance with his one true love. He was willing to risk it all just for the both of them. "I'm not saying we start over again Riley. Or even continue from where we left off. We're Riley and Lucas. We do what we do remember?"

"But why do you still want this?" Riley asked, staring at his eyes as if she was looking for an answer. "It's been a long time Lucas."

"I still believe in Pluto. I still believe in us," Lucas gave her hands a gently squeeze. "Do you?"

Riley blinked away the tears that had pooled in her eyes and a smile crept up across her face, "I always believed in Pluto. And I will always believe in us."

The two of them pulled each other into a hug so tight and neither one of them wanted to let go. That is until the sound of heels clicking on the floor interrupted them, calling for Riley who was already needed inside so she could start giving out the awards. Lucas took a hold of Riley in one hand and they both head over to the gymnasium. When everyone spots them together holding hands, cheers and applauses erupted through the entire gym.

After Riley had given out all the awards, one of which she had won 'Most Promising Alumni', she presented the class gift to the school principal which was a check to build a student lounge where students can hang out during their free period and talk amongst each other.

Lucas and Riley realized that they hadn't had anything to eat yet so Maya pulled them to a corner by the bleachers where she had stashed two plates of food for them. Riley gave her a hug of thank you and Maya congratulates the both of them for finally talking it out and getting back together. Josh and Farkle join the three of them after a while, with Josh and Farkle greeting Lucas for returning home.

The group of friends, although missing two, enjoyed having this time together and it didn't even matter that there were a few other hundred people around them. What only mattered to them was each other. Maya announced that she is pregnant and everyone congratulated her and Josh. Lucas also unveils good news that he is moving to New York and will be living down the street from Riley. Farkle then shared his fair share, revealing that he is planning on proposing to Isadora once she gets back.

Before they know it, the class reunion is over. Everyone had already headed out with the exception of the class reunion committee, who had stayed behind to help with the after clean up. This left Lucas, Josh, and Farkle behind too as they wanted to wait for the girls.

"I can't believe you're a veterinarian now!" Riley exclaimed as they walk hand in hand out the doors of Abigail Addams High School. "Your dream has finally come true."

"Well, one of my dreams," Lucas chuckled at how happy Riley was now compared to earlier.

"What's the other one?" Riley furrowed her eyebrows and turned to look at him.

Lucas shook his head in amusement, "I can't tell you yet." He stopped in his tracks. "But I do have one Christmas wish right now that I hope you'd help me make come true."

"I could try," Riley giggled. The kind of giggle that you make when there's butterflies in your stomach.

"Riley Matthews," Lucas began. "Will you go out on a date with me?"

"Wish granted," She simply responded. The two continue to stare into each other's eyes until a voice called out to them.

"Hey lovebirds," It was Maya. "Look up."

They look up and see a mistletoe hanging above their heads. Riley let out a gasp, "Oh my gosh!"

"We don't have to if you don't want to," Lucas told her. "I really don't believe in that bad luck belief,"

"No it's not that," Riley shook her head and at the same time laughed. "It's just that, everything that just happened reminds me of a Hallmark Christmas movie."

Lucas furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, "Really?"

"Yeah!" Riley exclaimed. "If I'm not mistaken, it will start to snow once we kiss."

"Wanna find out?" Lucas raised an eyebrow at her and a smirk formed.

Riley shrugged, "What the heck." And after all those years of no contact, the kiss that they shared was still the same as the ones that they've had before-if not, even better. Like summer rain.

"Would you look at that?" Maya smirked as she folds her arms across her chest.

"What?" Farkle asked curiously.

Maya smiled, "She's in her own Hallmark movie. She's in her happily ever after."


The End! Hope you enjoyed this little Holiday two-shot of our favorite couple. And I wish you and your loved ones a Happy Holidays! XOXO