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"Left or right?" I asked my dad.
"Right on this upcoming block." he told me. "I can't wait to see the kids. They've probably gotten so big." he said smiling widely.
"We saw them two years ago Dad, doubt they changed that much." I responded to him.
"You don't know that Josh. I mean look at you, two years ago your voice wasn't as deep and I'm pretty sure you were four inches shorter." my mom chimed in.
"She's right you know. Two years is a long time." my dad added. "Oh stop, right here. This is it." He said pointing at a tall apartment building.
"I don't see any parking Alan" my mom said while pouting.
"Don't worry. You two head up. I'll search for parking." I told them as I pulled to the curve to let them out.
"Are you sure Josh?" My mom asked.
"Yeah, go ahead Ma. It's fine." I assured her.
"See you upstairs kid. Second floor." my dad told me as he exited the car along with my mother.
Now to find parking… Noticing a car leaving its space, I made a quick U-turn and slid into the spot with ease. Grabbing my cellphone, I exited the car and made sure it was locked before walking towards the building. I crossed the street and entered the brownstone. I could hear my dad's voice as I walked up the steps.
"Ah wow, look at all these kids. Wasn't that long ago I had kids around the house." Dad huffed out as I entered the apartment.
"Yeah, just this morning wasn't it dad?" I asked him while throwing him the car keys.
"Oh yeah yeah, you." He chuckled while pointing at me.
"JOSHYYYY!" I heard a small little boy yell. I turned to see my nephew Auggie running towards me.
"Auggie! Come here!" I yelled as I picked him up and placed him over my neck. Ma was right. He had gotten huge.
"I love it up here!" he exclaimed causing me to laugh.
I turned to my left and saw Cory walking towards me. "My brother!"
"My brother! How is it possible we're brothers?" he asked while giving me a fist bump.
"Because it's a… SURPRISE!" I yelled turning towards my father causing him to jump back a bit.
"Stop doing that." he shuddered recuperating from the scare.
"Aw, Dad's so proud of himself. He gets into movies for like a quarter now." I teased while slugging my arm around his neck earning a chuckle from everyone.
Jeez this kid was getting heavy. "Off you go Auggie." I said while throwing him onto the sofa in front of me.
"Uncle Josh!" I heard a voice from from my left. I turned to my niece Riley and wait… was that Maya?
"Riley!" I said as I walked toward her with open arms. She was almost my height now. I guess Auggie wasn't the only one who had gotten big.
"Uncle Josh!" I heard Maya say before throwing her arms around me heavily and tightly earning a groan from myself.
"Um, I'm not your Uncle Maya." I awkwardly chuckled.
"Even better." She said into my shirt while still hugging me tightly. I looked over at Riley for help with her small blonde friend.
"Ahem." Riley said while pulling Maya away from me.
I couldn't help but chuckle as Maya reluctantly let go allowing me a better look at her. Just when I thought Auggie and Riley had gotten big, Maya was on a whole other level.
"I-it's been a while." I couldn't help but stutter and nod my head.
"Sure has." She said while smiling.
"Well uh, boy. You grew up gorgeous." I told her as I ruffled the back of my hair with my hand and walked away from the two girls and towards the kitchen. But what I said was true. Maya had definitely grown up gorgeous. Her long blonde hair now framed her face perfectly, and her eyes... Her eyes, wow.
"So Josh, how's school?" I heard Topanga ask dragging me away from my own thoughts.
"Huh? Oh, it's great. I'm a junior so right now we're in that whole 'time to prepare for senior year and think about the colleges you want to go' phase." I told her.
"Really? So where are you thinking about going?" Cory asked sauntering over to us.
"NYU actually." I responded.
"NYU? Following in the family footsteps huh?" Cory said elbowing me in the side gently.
"I think that's a great choice Josh." Topanga added ignoring Cory's teasing.
"Thanks." I chuckled slightly. "I've been working really hard so hopefully it all pays off." I told them sighing.
"I have faith that it will Josh. Don't you worry." Topanga told me with a smile.
"What about those best friends of yours? What are they planning to do?" Cory asked me.
"Jake and Jason? Not too sure honestly. I know Jason was talking about Duke, but Jake is thinking about taking a shot at NYU with me." I told them recalling the conversation I had with my best friends two weeks prior.
"Hey, I remember them. Those were the boys at your birthday party all those years ago." Maya suddenly chipped in.
"Y-yeah. You remember them?" I stuttered slightly. That was so long ago. 8 years to be exact. How could she remember that?
"Of course I do. I had the best time ever that day." She told me smiling.
"I can imagine. Bothering and teasing the birthday boy must've really done it for you." Riley teased her best friend.
"Oh c'mon Riles. I did not bother and tease Josh. I was just having fun. Right Josh?" She asked me.
"Um… I'm gonna have to side with Riley here." I responded ruffling my hair again.
"Oh stop it. All I did was play a few video games. Have a bit of fun on the trampoline… y'know." Maya responded to me.
"Oh yeah trust me I know. I remember trying to chase you out of it." I reminded her.
"Hey, it's not my fault you were so slow." She teased.
"and it's not my fault you were so small and quick. Not to mention you kept chanting-" I started but was cut off by Maya.
"Boing!" She chirped.
"Yeah that. and you're saying you didn't bother me and tease me all day?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"I would hardly consider that bothering and teasing." she said rolling her eyes.
"Oh yeah, and what would you consider it?" I asked her.
"Fun." she smirked causing the room to erupt into laughter.
"I had no idea that happened." Cory said stifling his laughter.
"Oh yeah. Maya definitely left an impression on our boy Josh here. He talked about her non-stop for a week after it happened." my dad decided to add to the conversation. Seriously?
"I did not." I said trying to hide a blush.
"Oh, did you now?" Maya teased me. Great.
I rolled my eyes as she flashed me a smile. Wow. Her eyes were one thing but her smile-
"Yeah, I'm gonna take Maya upstairs now." Riley said breaking the eye contact between Maya and I.
"See you guys in a few." Maya told the group and making eye contact with me one last time before following Riley up the stairs.
"Okay girls, Just be sure to come down when dinner is ready." Topanga called to them as they disappeared.
I walked over to the sofa and plopped down. I felt the seat shift as I looked over and saw Cory beside me.
"So." he said.
"What's up?" I asked him. What was this about?
"What was that over there at the kitchen counter?" He questioned.
"What do you mean?" I asked him genuinely confused.
"You and Maya? What was that about." he asked.
"Oh. I don't know. It was nothing honestly. We were just talking." I answered him.
"Sounded to me like flirting." he teased.
"Cory no. She's like three years younger than me." I told him. Maya was beautiful, but she was way too young for me.
"You'd be surprised at what Maya has been through. It's matured her in ways different from normal girls her age." he told me truthfully.
"Wait you're condoning this?" I questioned.
"I never said that. I just said that I know what Maya has been through." he quickly responded.
"Well, mature or not, she's still 13. Plus she's Riley's best friend…. listen. I-I'm just way too old for her." I told him stuttering slightly.
"Excuses, excuses. But I have yet to hear the one that you're not interested." He told me as he got up and walked away from me.
I was not interested in Maya. No way. I just happened to be a guy with eyes. She's obviously gorgeous. I can think that and not like her right? Right. Plus, regardless of that she is still three years younger than me. How would I look being with a girl so much younger? Cory can say she's mature all she wants. It doesn't change the fact that other people will not know that, but what they will know is that she's three years younger than me. It just wouldn't work.
"Hey Uncle Josh, my mom is sending Maya and I out to grab a few things that she forgot at the grocery store. Do you wanna come?" Riley asked me as she walked past to grab her jacket.
"I didn't forget anything. Your mother just insists that I'll be ruining the holidays without it." Topanga whispered towards us causing me to chuckle.
"Sure, I'll take the girls." I told her.
"Thanks. Call if anything okay?" She told me.
"No problem." I responded as I got up and went to grab my jacket. As I reached for my jacket I felt another hand brush across mine. I looked over and saw Maya standing beside me. "I got it." I told her as I handed her the jacket.
"Thanks." She smiled while taking her jacket from me.
"Ready to go?" Riley asked as she came towards us with the money from Topanga.
"Lead the way." I responded as I held the door for the two girls and watched them link as they sauntered out of the apartment.
Well. Let's see how this goes.
Hey guys! So I know I said I'd be posting every Saturday, but I had gotten the worst case of writer's block while writing this so I had to stop halfway. I also have a Theatre performance opening this week so I've been stressed over that, but I didn't wanna let you guys down! So here it is.
Read and Review. Don't be afraid to let me know what you'd like to see next or give any advice on how to make the story better.
Hint: Next Chapter we meet Lucas. :3
xx Emily