Author's Note: Throwing it back to as Hilary Duff song with this one! Another amazing song, that you should definitely check out! Now, onto watching Girl Meets Flaws! Eek!

Disclaimer: I don't own Girl Meets World because I'm not Michael Jacobs (sorry all you conspiracists out there)

"Who's that girl?
Where's she from?
No she can't be the one
That you want
That has stolen my world"

-Who's That Girl, Hilary Duff

Riley wasn't sure what it is exactly that made her realize what she'd been missing this entire time.

Maybe it was the way Lucas eagerly volunteered to be her partner in history class; or the way he looked at her when he thought no one was watching, but Riley could no longer deny what was right in front of her.

Lucas had a crush on Maya.

In retrospect, she probably should have seen this a lot sooner. The way Lucas always engaged in Maya's teasing with an equally amused smirk; or the way he picked her first every single time in gym class when it was his turn to be captain. The signs were all around her, she'd just been too obsessed with Lucas to notice.

Muttering angrily to herself, Riley slammed her family's apartment door shut loudly, causing Topanga to look up questioningly.

"Honey, is something wrong?" she asked as Riley flopped face-first into her mother's lap. "And where's Maya? Did you two have a fight?"

Riley only nodded glumly in response.

"What happened?" Topanga asked softly, rubbing Riley's back soothingly.

"Lucas has a crush on Maya," Riley explained sadly.

"Oh," Topanga remarked knowingly, not sounding nearly as surprised as Riley expected her to.

"Wait." Riley sat up slowly and looked at her mother quizzically. "Did you know?"

"No," Topanga said quickly. "But I had my suspicions."

"What?!" Riley asked, shocked.

Topanga smiled apologetically, and reached for her daughter's hand. "I'm a lawyer, sweetie; I notice things other people don't always see. And the way Lucas looks at Maya sometimes–"

"It's like she's his sun on a cloudy day," Riley finished. "That's what I saw today. I guess I inherited another talent from you."

"I'm sorry, sweetie," Topanga replied, squeezing Riley's shoulders comfortingly. "So Lucas told you he likes Maya?"

"Not exactly," Riley remarked with a sigh. "But I can tell. Dad assigned us a new project today, and Lucas asked Maya to be his partner before I could even turn my head around."

"Does Maya know Lucas likes her?" Topanga asked.

Riley averted her eyes to her lap guiltily. "She does now."

Topanga narrowed her eyes. "What do you mean?"

"After school, I asked Maya if we could switch partners," Riley explained slowly. "But she said I'd have to talk to Lucas since they'd already come up with a topic for their project."

"That doesn't sound so bad," Topanga interjected.

"It wasn't," Riley agreed quickly. "But then, I thought maybe she knew how Lucas felt about her, and maybe she liked him too. So I asked her about it, and she got all defensive. And the more defensive she got, the more convinced I was that something was going on."

Topanga opened her mouth to speak, but Riley cut her off quickly. "I know it was wrong, but I was just so angry."

"I understand that," Topanga said gently. "But if you were upset with Lucas, you should have talked to him calmly about what you saw. Instead, you accused Maya of betraying the things she holds most important. She's always been loyal to you, Riley."

"It hurts, Mommy," Riley admitted softly.

"I know, sweetie," Topanga replied, pulling Riley back into her arms. "And I never wanted to see you go through this. But it's called a first crush for a reason; you'll find someone else who will turn your world upside down someday. And I'm sure your father will go just as crazy as he did before."

Riley laughed and swiped away her last remaining tears. "Thanks, Mom."

Topanga smiled and kissed Riley's forehead lovingly. "Of course, sweetheart."

Riley sighed and stood up reluctantly. "I better go call Maya and apologize. She's never going to forgive me."

"I think she will," Topanga smiled encouragingly. "Do you really think Maya likes Lucas?"

"I think she does, but she doesn't know it yet," Riley answered honestly. "But either way, it doesn't matter–Lucas picked her, and he's always going to pick her." She paused and a thoughtful look appeared on her face. "But that might be just what Maya needs. He makes her smile, and laugh, and he keeps her out of more trouble than I ever can. And if that's the case, then I'll be just fine."

Topanga smiled proudly as her daughter headed off to her bedroom happily. She wondered when Riley would notice the other observation Topanga has made about her daughter's quartet.

That Riley had a crush on the one and only Farkle Minkus.

Boy, Cory would have a heart attack over that one. But that was a conversation for a different day.

A/N: Review and let me know what you though! I really like Topanga and Riley's relationship :) Hope I did it justice!