I'm not exactly sure how many parts this story will be. This was originally suppose to be a one-shot & so far, I have 3 chapters. I usually write the whole story before submitting the first chapter, but this time I'm writing as I go. So bear with me.

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Part 2

"Peaches?" Riley called, Maya spun around. "Happy new year."

Maya forced a smile, before walking out of sight. She stood there for a few moments, eavesdropping on their conversation.

She heard Lucas sighed. "Why would you lie to me?"

"Because, I wanted Maya to have a chance to figure out how she felt." Riley said.

"That didn't mean you had to give me mix signals." He said. "You made me think you saw me as your brother…do you know how that felt?"

Maya shut her eyes. "Trust me, Lucas. I know how you felt." Riley said.

"Were you ever gonna tell me the truth?" he asked.

"Eventually, yes. I told Farkle I needed some time, for me, you & Maya." she explained. "He gave me until midnight tonight."

"How long has Farkle known?" he asked.

"Since we got back from Texas." she admitted. Maya shook her head.

"All of this could've been avoided if you were just honest, Riley. Everything's a mess right now." he sighed.

"How do you feel about me, Lucas?" Riley asked. Maya held her breath.

"I like you, Riley. I do." he said. Maya closed her eyes, trying to control her emotions.

"& how do you feel about Maya?" she asked.

It was quiet for a few seconds. Maya wished she could see his face. "I'm still not sure about that." he admitted. "I do care about her, a lot. I want her to be happy."

"But, how does she make you feel?" Riley asked again. "You can tell me, Lucas. I want to help you figure this out."

"She's fun to be around. She makes me laugh, even when she's making fun of me." he admitted, a small smile appeared on Maya's face. "She's one of the only people who doesn't expect me to be Mr. Perfect. Which, makes me feel a lot better."

"I never expected you to be Mr. Perfect." she defended.

"You kinda do." Lucas said.

"Name one time!" Riley scoffed.

"When you found out about who I use to be, you didn't talk to me for a week." he explained.

"Well, that's because…because-"

"You thought I was Mr. Perfect." he said. Maya heard her sigh. "It's okay, Riley. I made all of you believe that's who I was."

"Tell me more about Maya." she said, changing the subject.

"Why?" Maya whispered quietly.

"I think she's beautiful." he said. Maya bit her lip.

"Blonde Beauty." Riley muttered, as Maya heard her sit on the bench. "That's how you described her to Zay."

"I don't even know when things changed." he admitted, joining Riley on the bench. "When I moved here, you were the only girl I was thinking about. Then, suddenly, I was thinking about Maya, too."

It was quiet for a few moments. That's when she decides to leave. She darted to the elevator & hit the lobby button before the doors closed. She slid down on the floor & let the tears spill from her eyes. She wiped them away as the elevator came to a halt. She stood up quickly & made her way out of the building.

She began walking, no destination in mind. That was, until she ended up outside of the Minkus home 10 minutes later.

She sat down on the front steps, debating what to do. She didn't really want to talk to Farkle, or hear his reasons for what he did.

"Maya?" her head shot up. Farkle was standing right in front of her. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm not really sure." she admitted. "I left Riley's & just started walking. I ended up here."

"What happened?" he asked, taking a seat next to her.

"Nothing. I left." she said. "They're probably still talking on the roof, though."

"I don't understand, why'd you leave?" he asked.

"Because, I know what's gonna happen next." Maya sighed, standing. "Lucas will pick Riley over me…just like you did."

"Maya-"

"You said you did the right thing, but for who?" she began. "Did you even consider how that news would affect me?"

"Of course I did." he said, standing. "But Riley was lying to everyone. Isn't it better that we know the truth now?"

"You didn't really care about the truth when it was me who was lying about how I felt." Maya pointed out. "You & Riley are one in the same. You both spill secrets that are none of your business."

"This secret Riley was keeping involved my friends. So, yes, it was my business." he corrected her. "Isn't it better we know the truth now, then a few months from now when you could've been dating Lucas?"

Maya shook her head. "I told her he wasn't interested. I told her that he didn't want to go out with me, but she didn't listen to me."

"We don't know what Lucas feels." Farkle said.

"Yes we do." she said. "I didn't leave immediately. I stayed & listened to them. I know it was wrong, but I just couldn't help myself."

"And…"

"He likes her. Simple as that." she said.

"What did he say about you?" he asked, knowing theres more.

"He didn't say anything about me." she answered too quickly.

"Maya, what did he say about you?" he asked again.

Maya looked at him & shrugged. "He said he's not sure."

Maya shook her head. "But, that doesn't matter. Because, now that Lucas knows the truth, he'll ask Riley out & they'll live happily ever after. & where does that leave me?" Farkle stared at her.

"Maya…I'm sorry you think I picked Riley over you. I never intended to do that." he said. "If the roles were switched, & I knew how you felt months ago, I would've done the same for you."

"I'm not mad at you, Farkle." Maya shook her head.

"I wouldn't blame you if you were." he reassured her. "Are you gonna be okay?"

She sighed. "We're just gonna have to wait & see what happens." She stuck her hands in her jacket pocket. "Bye, Farkle."

"Goodnight, Maya." he said, giving her a small smile as she turned & went on her way.

Riley entered her apartment, seeing both her parents still sitting at the kitchen table. "Hey, Honey. Where's Maya?" Topanga asked, standing up.

Riley shook her head. "She went home. She didn't feel like sleeping over."

Topanga raised an eyebrow, walking towards her daughter. "Everything okay? You seem upset."

Riley smiled. "I lied about my feelings & now everyone knows." she admitted.

This caught Cory's attention. He stood up from the table & joined his wife & daughter the Bay window. "Riley, what did I tell you about Feelings?"

"That they can tear apart friendships & growth." she answered. "I was just trying to protect Maya."

"Lying about how you feel is never the right thing to do." Topanga said. "Even when you think it's for a good reason."

"But, sometimes acting on them isn't the right thing, either." Cory added.

Riley raised an eyebrow. "So, what is the right thing to do?"

"That's why feelings are complicated, you never know the difference between right & wrong." Cory said.

"So, how will I know?" she asked.

"When the time comes, you'll know." he said, smiling. He kissed his daughter on the forehead before standing up with his wife.

Riley bid them goodnight, before entering her room. She checked her phone, seeing an unread message.

Farkle: I hope you know I did the right thing. Even if you can't see it now, you will. Happy new year. Let me know what happens.

Riley sighed, not answering. She couldn't bring herself to explain the aftermath of the bomb he dropped. She quickly changed, turned off the lights & crawled into bed.

Before going to sleep, she decided to make a call. But, all she got was their voicemail.

"Hi, it's me…but you already knew that. I'm sorry for everything that happened tonight, & I hope that you don't hold anything against me. I don't want you to hate me…I thought I did the right thing by lying to everyone, but, my father just showed me otherwise. I want to talk to you about it. Call me when you get this."

She put her phone down on the nightstand & let her thoughts keep her from falling asleep for another hour.