EPILOGUE
Now, you probably expected a happy ending, right?
Well, sometimes that's not always the case.
In the movies & T.V. Shows, everything ends with a happily ever after.
Lucky for Maya & Lucas, she knew that's not how real life works.
They dated for about 2 years.
During their Sophomore year of high school, they both decided to take a break.
To see other people.
Maya went out with a guy name Caiden. He was a douche with rich parents & an unbelievably large ego. They didn't last more than a few months.
While Lucas, met a girl name Maddie. She was sweet & he loved spending time with her. But, one day, he accidentally called her Maya. She helped him realize that he wasn't over the blonde beauty.
The former couple remained close friends & managed not to make things awkward throughout the rest of high school.
It wasn't until the start of their Senior year, that they reconnected.
It was the first party of their last year of high school & they were both wasted. He woke up the next morning naked in her bed.
Things got a little awkward after that.
Until it happened again.
But this time, neither were drunk.
They decided to start fooling around, no strings attached. Kind of like non-exclusive dating.
That lasted 4 months. Then, things got complicated.
Lucas wanted more than a hook up. He wanted to be with her.
Maya, being scared, shut him out completely.
It wasn't until January rolled around that he finally stopped allowing her to shut him out.
So, he asked her to Prom.
She surprisingly said yes.
And they graduated high school together.
& NYU.
They had many curve balls thrown their way over the course of their relationship, but always managed to dodge them.
They were 24 years old when Lucas popped the question. Instead of saying yes, she rolled her pretty eyes & said, "What took you so long, Huckleberry?"
They got married in Central Park in the middle October. They got pregnant a few weeks later.
Lucas became a veterinarian, while Maya taught art to middle school students.
When Pappy Joe passed away, Lucas inherited his home in Texas. They used it as a summer house, where their first son, Joe Friar, was born in July.
And 2 years later, their daughters, Riley & Katy Friar, were born in April.
Their lives were perfect.
And once their kids had grown up & left them, they retired to Texas.
Maya was the first one to pass, peacefully in her sleep one night, at 82 years old.
Then Lucas, at 85.
His kids use to tell him he'd be lost with mama.
Well, they were right about that.
And Maya got that happy ending that she most certainly deserved.
As for Lucas, he got Maya, which was all he ever wanted.