Hey guys, sorry it's been a while since the last chapter. I have school now and I'm taking all honors classes so it might be a while in between chapters so sorry for that in advance. This is my first fan fiction so I'm still trying to figure things out. I just want to say thanks to everyone who has followed or favorited the story. My sister and I are going to share this account so there might be stories about other ships. Just to say it again thanks I really appreciate it! So enjoy this chapter! Love you guys! ~Maddie
HIH CH 3
The next day, Lucas entered the room only to see that the beautiful blonde was already there, sitting down with her head on her desk. "Well looks like someone was up late working tirelessly on our project." He said laying on the thick sarcasm. Maya sat up looking like she got no sleep whatsoever the night before. "Yeah right, you wish Ranger Rick. I was up all night trying to figure out who this girl that you forgot Riles for is." She replies, still in a haze. "Well pint size, you'll never guess because it's just to hard." The cowboy smiled knowing that she would never find out. "Mark my words Huckleberry, I will find this girl and I will give her a piece of my mind!" The short girl stands up stomping. "No one hurts my best friend and gets away with it." At that exact moment, Farkle and the normally smiling brunette walk in with a frown. "Gets away with what Maya?" Riley questioned. Farkle, looking to learn new information as usual, looks confused as well. "Maya don't it'll just hurt her if you tell her." Lucas whispered quietly to the blonde. Maya thought about what would happen if she told Riley the truth, and if she didn't tell her anything. "Oh nothing Riles we were just practicing our presentation, right Huckleberry?" Maya replies know that she should've just told the truth. "Yea, it's gonna be really great. Maya's been working really hard on it." He says, smiling lovingly at the blonde that brightens up his day. "Wow Maya, I'm really proud of you for applying yourself in this project." Says the quirky, turtleneck wearing friend. "Yea good for you Peaches. I know my dad will be really happy about that." She replies smiling proudly at her best friend. At that moment, Maya felt especially guilty for lying to her best friends. She really didn't like it but something in her gut told her not to say anything to Riley.
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After school that day, the tag team of Maya and Lucas go to the Harts to finish up their project. When they entered the apartment, Maya was surprised to see her mom sitting on the couch with a familiar friendly face. "Oh hey honey, I managed to get off work early so Shawn could have dinner here tonight. Is that okay with you?" Maya had a huge smile on her face, "Yaaaaaaaaayyyyy!" She exclaims running over to Shawn and giving him a giant hug. "Hey kiddo, what's up?" The scruffy man asked the elated teen. "Nothing much, just the same old boring stuff. Matthews has doing a project and Huckleberry over here and I have to finish it tonight." For the first time Lucas was actually acknowledged by someone in the room. "Huckleberry?" Both Katy and Shawn asked very confused. "Yea, ole' Ranger Rick here is from Texas" "Hi, I'm Ranger Rick and I'll be here all night." Lucas gestured to both the adults. "Oh no, don't forget about Huckleberry and Bucky McBoing Boing." The short, name calling New Yorker pleaded jokingly. "Ah but you're forgetting Hopalong, short stack." "Call me that again, and you'll be all the way back in Texas, HeHaw." As the exchange happened, both Katy and Shawn have each other a look. Lucas sighs and reaches out to shake their hands, "Hi nice to meet you I'm Lucas." "So Lucas, how long have you and Maya over here been dating?" Shawn questions, asking the question both him and the blondes mother have been asking themselves. "Actually sir,..." Maya starts to break out laughing, "Me and Lucas? Hunter I knew you were funny, but not that funny." Then, the hysterical blonde catches a glimpse of the nerveless Texas boy's face. It was a mix of anxiousness, fear, and relief. Maya thought to herself "Why is Huckleberry getting so nervous about that question? It's not like he..." She stopped right there, she didn't need to ask herself that question because she knew the answer to that...right? The confused blonde gets off the floor from which she was previously lying and drags the tall boy to her room. "Would you excuse us for one minute." Maya said as Lucas fights to get loose from her grip. Once in the room, Maya tells the boy to sit down. At first, Lucas was going to joke around but then he saw the look that she was giving him and continued to sit down on her bed. "What is it Maya, you just got really freaky." Lucas asked kind of scared a little. "Who's the girl?" Maya asked. "What?" He asked, genuinely confused. "Who's the girl that you like from Texas? What's her name? Is she even real?" The blonde questioned frantically. The boy broke out into a sweat, "Maya I told you, you don't know her." "Oh really Lucas, are you sure you don't like someone that's in our class?" Lucas felt trapped. Like he was in a box with no way out. "Well maybe one way." He thought to himself. He looked up at Maya with total love and adoration for the beautiful girl in front of him. Then, he told her. He said the words that every girl, except her, at John Quincy Adams wanted to hear. "Maya Penelope Hart, you're the girl"