"Riley is upstairs practicing. I wanted her to be busy when you came." He scanned over Maya's face which was currently trying to figure out how he knew that she was at the door.

"I texted him," Josh said to make Maya realize. "when we got out of the taxi" Lucas nodded and then opened the door wider so they could get in quietly.

"So where is our room?" Maya pointed at the luggage. Lucas had already told Josh so Josh took their luggage back.

"Here's some food. I hope you like-" He was cut off as Maya pushed past him to get to the burgers. As Farkle and Lucas were greeting each other and catching up Maya could hear footstep coming down the stairs. She grabbed Farkle and led him back to where Josh was. They could hear Lucas and Riley talking.

"Oh, I thought I heard someone." Maya heard Riley say. Maya took the last bite of her burger and immediately wanted another. "Lucas, why did you cook all these burgers?"

"Well I was feeling hungry and I figured that we could use the break from me cooking everyday, so why not eat leftovers?" He thought it as fast as he said it.

"Oh, okay. Well I'll head back upstairs, if that's okay?" She really wanted him to go with her but it was obviously busy with something, and she was going to find out what. He nodded so she went to the middle of the stairs and tiptoed down to far enough that she could see them but it would be hard for them to see her. She waited until Lucas headed back and then snuck into the closet next to the front door.

"Lucas you have to be quieter, we can't let Riley hear you and ruin the surprise." Riley heard a voice that she couldn't quite place. 'Why can't I think of who it is?' She took her phone out of her pocket and dialed Maya's number.

"Maya who's calling you? We have to start setup!" Lucas saw M "Okay so Huckle- I mean Lucas wanted us to surprise Riley so he won't be there to pick us up." Farkle and Josh looked at her in shock. "What?" She looked down at her stomach, she was five months now and she was getting kind of big.

"It's just I've never heard you call Lucas by his first name more than once or twice." Farkle was now picking up their luggage while Maya and Josh were trying to get a taxi. When Farkle was headed their way when he saw someone who made him think. He thought that she looked familiar but he wasn't sure.

"Hey, excuse me, you remind me of someone. If I may ask, what is your name?" She turned around and smiled.

"Uhh, Isadora, Smakle, and yours?" She knew why he had asked she had the same hunch about him.

"Farkle Minkus, nice to see you again. I would love to catch up but, My friends are waiting in the car. Maya's pregnant and might get mad if I take too long. Here's my number incase you have some free time." He jotted it down and handed it to her. "See you around!" He started to the door dodging people as he went. When he got to the car Maya was not happy, he could tell.

"What took you so long, the conveyer was maybe twenty feet from us!" Farkle knew that he was going to be yelled at but Maya was in one of her 'moods'.

"Sorry I saw an old friend a-and wanted to say hi." Maya now looked intrigued.

"Oh? Who, do I know this friend?" Farkle didn't really want to answer this question so he started to put the luggage in the trunk. "Well?"

After that no one said anything but Josh was heard letting out a breath. The taxi headed off towards Riley's house and Maya just kept staring at Farkle.

"Well if you won't tell me than I'll guess." Farkle looked at Josh who was looking at Maya. "Let's think, you said old friend…" She started to think. "Who would be in Texas for," It hit her like a ton of bricks. "Don't tell me, it was Smakle wasn't it!" Farkle now shifted his gaze to look at Maya.

"So what if it was?" Maya just couldn't wait to tell Riley… wait what if Lucas invited her to surprise Riley? Maybe he was trying to create a New Year's memory, the only person who would be missing to recreate 2016 New Years would be, Charlie!

"Ohhh, Huckleberry is going to get it for this one." Josh touched her shoulder and Maya told them what she thought.

"Lucas wouldn't do that, Maya, because of him he almost lost her to him." Josh tried to reason with her even though he knew it wouldn't do any good. Once Maya had an idea it would take a miracle. She crossed her arms and looked at her stomach.

She started thinking about how it was going to be after she gave birth. She wondered if now was a good time to tell Farkle. He was the only one who didn't know that she was having a boy.

"Maya?" She was pulled out of her thoughts by Farkle. "We're here." He pointed at the house that was behind him. As she looked around she saw Josh unloading the trunk.

"Thanks, would you mind helping me up?" Farkle reached his hand down and pulled her up. She smiled as she walked to the door. She reached for the doorbell as Lucas pulled the door open.

Maya's phone started to ring and Lucas gather Josh and Farkle incase Riley asked for Josh. Maya took the call and Riley started talking.

"Hey Maya what took you so long to pick up? It never takes you that long." Riley knew the answer now but she wanted to hear what her friend would answer.

"Well I was setting up a party for a friend and my phone was on vibrate, sorry. Anyway what's up?" Maya hated to lie to Riley so she kept it to the truth but a few missing details. After a while Riley asked for Josh.

"Yeah he's here let me go get him." She waved Josh over to the other side of the couch and walked there herself. Maya handed Josh the phone and he put it up to his ear.

"Hey what's up Riley?" Josh touched the back of his head like he does when he's nervous.

"Well I was wondering if you guys are going to be here for New Year's?" She was trying to see what he was going to say.

"Um, yeah I think so, why? Is something wrong?" Josh now was concerned because she doesn't usually ask to speak to him about things like his unless she calls his cell.

"It's uh complicated. Are you on speaker?" Josh looked at Maya's phone and turned it off speaker.

"Not anymore, go ahead." Riley took a deep breath.

"It's just that Lucas is acting more secretive and I know he loves me and all but he's not telling me something." She had taken an acting class a year or two ago so this came easily, along with tears. She then realized that she couldn't hear them outside the door.

"Riley we can be on the next plane if you want. Maya and me both." He knew what Lucas was really doing but RIley sounded really upset. "In fact we can start packing now if it would help."

"R-really?" She said between sobs. She wasn't faking anymore she was really crying.

"Yep, it means that I have to hang up now though okay?" He heard Riley say a barely audible yes. "We should be there in a few hours. Call if you need something okay?"

"Okay, b-bye" She hung up. She heard footsteps heading to the back rooms so she opened the closet door and snuck up the stairs. As she reached the door to the dance room she heard the doorbell, and more voices.

"shh, Riley's upstairs. Come on in we're setting up still." Lucas greeted two people at the door. From where Riley was it looked like a guy and a girl. SHe just couldn't see their faces.

"Lucas where is the ball… Lucas why is Charlie here" Riley was already headed to the dance room so she couldn't hear anything but mumbling. As she turned on her music and returned to her dancing she thought about Farkle.

"I wonder how he is… I should probably call him." She said it out loud to try to encourage herself to do it but she shook it off so she could focus.