A/N: While my spring break is almost coming to an end, don't think for one second that I idled my time doing nothing. Guys, I am almost done writing the last two chapters. I honestly don't know what I am going to do afterwards. Sequel? I don't know. As i'm writing this, I already have the first half of chapt. 32 written which is about 2,000 + words. Wish me luck. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and review.

amymayy2003: That would've been a smart idea. But that last part was sort of planned. I wanted Lucas to defend Riley, but that means showing a side of him that she doesn't know of.

Siennese: The second half of the chapter wasn't even supposed to exist. It came to me last minute because I wanted to throw Riley&Lucas off guard. What other way to do that by making Lucas angry? Eight punches was extreme, especially if the guy was out by the second or third punch. Who knows if Lucas envisioned the man as his father? Maybe. Writing the chapter I wanted Riley to really be thrown off by Lucas. First off seeing him punch someone else in an extreme matter, the second taking out a knife from his jacket. It was supposed to scare her.

KillEmWithKindness02: Who does the guy think he is? Lol. He really didn't know what he was up against.

SGIM: It's a mess, we all know. But they'll get through it.

Guest: Yes, updates come every Friday's.

naelacy: Hmmm...so many questions indeed. Lucas and Riley weren't in a sketchy part of town. They were in Central Park. The guy was there at the wrong time. As for who called Lucas at the time; that will be revealed in the next chapters. It'll be in a subtle way. But you'll know. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

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Tyler found himself staring at the many pictures he took when they rode on the Yacht or when they were at the party. The first picture on the collage was taken by Zay. Tyler and Riley had jumped from the Yacht onto the water. The picture was taken once they were in the air and Tyler was in the middle of a backflip while Riley was doing the splits. His eyes moved to the one in the middle, a picture of what seemed to be Maya being pulled back by a strong pair of hands that belonged to him. Seconds before the picture was taken, a slim brunette had passed Maya and uttered the word, "Whore."

Maya was down right ready to pull her by the hair and drag her ass back, but Tyler heard her and did his best to stop Maya. He knew that the one drink he gave her influenced her actions. All he could do was smile. The picture had great lighting and Maya's expression was quite amusing, he had to have Zay take more pictures of them. "I love it," Tyler finally said.

Maya smiled and stared at him once more, "If you don't like the picture of us I can change it-"

"No. It's the best one," he turned his phone off. "I also forgot to tell you we're here."

"Oh. Sorry," Maya said as she sat up.

"Don't worry about it," he chuckled. "Thank you, again, for not only making the collage but for coming. I wouldn't have had this much fun if it wasn't for you."

A short silence fell between them as an Adele song played in the back. Maya didn't know if it was the sway of the music or the way his words came out, but she was compelled to press her lips against his. Once Tyler noticed this movement, he helped pull Maya closer. Soon after, their lips moved to the sway of the song. All Maya could comprehend was that now she was kissing Tyler and regret was far from her mind.

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Maya could hear her heart breaking. Her mind freezing, only concentrating on his choice of words. It was a mistake. "Yeah." She quickly agreed. "I had a feeling I came onto you to strong."

"No, that wasn't at all what I meant. I wanted to kiss you, but when I did..."

It wasn't what you wanted.

"...I realized I had feelings for somebody else."

"Oh," she said softly.

"Chloe I am extremely sorry. I wanted to kiss you but I didn't know if you wanted to kiss me, I should've asked-"

"You're a great guy Tyler. But I think it's safe to say we were caught up in the moment."

He nodded. "I still don't want this to ruin us, though. You're an incredible person Maya. I want to keep you for as long as you stay. Maybe we can hang out? We can go to the movies?"

She shook her head no. "I'm sorry. My mom just came home and we already made plans."

He nodded and looked straight ahead.

"I should go. You probably have places to be."

Maya nodded and stepped out of his car. Once she was about to close the door, she ducked down and stared at him. "You should talk to her. The girl you like, tell her how you feel. Fifty bucks, she feels the same way."

He smiled, "I might just take you up on that bet."

Maya watched him drive away and once she couldn't see his car anymore, she let all the tears fall.

Just another you.

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Maya scoffs. "You're starting to like him."

"Am not."

"Are too," she responds. "And after all this time..." a tear rolls down her cheek, "You know I saw you as my sister. I thought that maybe if you broke his heart it would make our bond stronger, I was wrong."

Riley didn't say anything.

"If you don't like him like you say you do, then start breaking him. It's been a long time, how long does it take Lucas Friar to fall in love?" Maya walked passed Riley and nudged her along the way.

Riley didn't know if she was ready to finally put an end to Lucas. And to be honest with him about the reasons she was with him all this time. Could she do it?

She didn't know.

But instead of asking if she could do it...she should be asking if she would do it.

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Lucas stopped walking once they reached his truck and Riley turned to face him. She leaned her back against the driver's door as Lucas closed the space between them to look at her arm. "Did he do this?"

"It doesn't hurt. I'm fine."

He looked at her and released a guilt filled sigh. "I shouldn't have left you alone-"

"I'm fine, Lucas." her voice was firm and cohere. "Can you just take me home?"

His jaw clenched once more and normally Riley would be attracted to this, but from what had happened before, she didn't want to see him or the guy that had tried to hurt her. He nodded and Riley walked towards the passenger's side of the door, she opened it and hopped in.

As Lucas drove her home, Riley slid her hand into the left pocket of his jacket and pulled out what was in her hands. She couldn't quite see what it was, but as light passed them, Riley's eyes widened.

She looked at him and then back at the object in her hand. Now the only question she could think of was: why the hell did Lucas have a pocket knife in his jacket?

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Dangerous Woman

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"Hey, Riley. It's um...it's Lucas. I just wanted to call and say," he sighed. "I'm sorry, for the way I acted. I didn't mean to scare you I just wanted to protect you. Please, please, please, please call me back. I lo-," he stopped. "I'm sorry."

Lucas ended the call and sighed. He threw the phone on his bed and punched the counter in his bathroom, steam covered his mirror as he'd just gotten out of the shower. He couldn't stand looking at himself, it would only remind him of the look Riley gave him. He ran a hand through his hair and sighed once more. The one relationship he truly cared about is at stake. This was the first time he felt bad for a mistake he made and it wasn't because of his guilt nor the mess that came out of it, but the look Riley gave him.

He knew he was being ignored and he hated it. He wanted to talk to her, to get her alone in a room and talk, that's all, that's all he needed. But he also needed to respect her wishes. He had only called her five times in the past day, but now as night approached, he knew he wasn't gonna sleep easily with the guilt eating inside him. So he accepted Farkle's invitation to a party.

It went well at first, but that was before he started drinking. He drank more than he intended to and the rest of the night seemed to be a blur.

He met and old friend and ran into an ex. The old friend seemed to be Farkle's current best friend and the ex, well, she was still the same annoying ex. She must've mistaken his, "I'm not into you" or "I have a girlfriend" (even though that one was a lie, he hoped it would have an effect. He was wrong.) for "We should have sex" or "Did you bring the marijuana?"

He wasn't in the right state of mind to tell her no, one more word out of her mouth and he would be yelling at her. So Lucas sauntered towards Farkle, "Hey, I should go home. I'm not really feeling it."

Farkle had to hold onto Lucas to prevent him from falling, "Lucas you said you wouldn't drink. You were our DD."

Lucas scoffed, "You're gonna graduate in the top ten and you aren't smart enough to trust me?"

Farkle pinched the bridge of his nose, "I can't drive-"

"I'll drive," his friend offered. "I only drank a beer."

"Great, umm...?"

"Sorrell," the friend answered. "Names Sorrell."

"Good," Lucas was going to shake his hand but he nearly fell from his stance. "Now if I can just find my keys-"

Farkle sighed, "If you tell me you lost them, I swear to God, I will personally-"

"Shh," Lucas shushed. "Relax man. I got this."

He walked back to his place and by a miracle, he managed to make his way up the stairs. "There they are." As he walked towards them, Lucas suddenly felt himself fall onto the couch. What caught him by surprise what that it wasn't on purpose, he was pushed. As he turned to look at the person who did this, he only saw his ex-straddle him.

"Leaving so soon?"

He scoffed, "I have to go, Missy."

"All we need is twenty minutes," she informed. "C'mon. It's nothing we haven't done before."

"You're right. But then again, you were just a lousy lay." He pushed her off and walked down the stairs, nearly tumbling down the remaining three steps, Sorrell took the keys from Lucas' hands. "Yeah, we should go. That was a close one."

"Just lead the way."

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"All right, honey. What's the matter?" Katy asked Riley as she sat next to her. Riley currently looked out Maya's bay window and watched the moon rise. She hadn't been able to leave the room ever since Lucas brought her back from their so-called date.

"I'm fine, Katy," Riley informed.

"No way in hell am I gonna believe that lie. I've known you since you were in diapers, baby girl. You're like a daughter to me, so tell me what's wrong."

Riley smiled and looked down at her hands. "I think I'm making a mistake."

"Care to explain?"

Riley sighed, "I think I'm starting to have feelings for someone."

"That's not so bad," Katy said as she sat down next to her. "I mean you're seventeen. At seventeen I was already...never mind."

"I like Maya's ex."

"The one that broke her heart?"

"Lucas." Riley nodded.

"Honey-"

"I know. He was an asshole to Maya, but he's nowhere near there when I'm with him. He's actually a really nice guy and I don't know if I should tell Maya or if I shouldn't at all..."

"Riley, you need to keep in mind that you're only here for a few more weeks. Is starting a relationship a good idea?"

"I know. But he's a great guy. Just yesterday he saved me from a man in the park that tried to hurt me-"

"What-?"

"And despite his hostile reaction, he wanted to know if I was okay. And to make matters worse, I think he feels the way about me."

"Well, that's some story," Katy sighed. "You're old enough to make your own decisions, don't make the wrong ones. Do you trust him?"

"I don't know anymore."

"Why would that be?"

"Because of what he did yesterday. It was so unlike him. He doesn't even act like it, that's why I was so surprised."

"Why don't you talk to him? I don't think you'll find any answers here." They looked around the room.

"That's what I'm trying to avoid, talking to him."

"You wanna make things right...?"

She nodded, "I don't want to never talk to him again."

"Then give yourself time. When you're ready, you'll talk and he'll listen. If he says everything you want in an apology, he's a keeper."

"Thanks Katy," Riley leaned in to hug her. "I really needed someone to talk to."

"But can you keep this between us? I'm not ready to tell Maya."

She nodded, "Lips are sealed.

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A/N: Not exactly the best chapter but two new characters were revealed. One of them has had mentions and the other, bleh. If the names sounded familiar it's because you've heard them before. Sorrell is Riley's ex and now he's in New York with Farkle. Which is why Farkle knew about Riley and Sorrell, because they know each other. Does that make sense? I hope it does. Missy is Lucas' ex. And you will be hearing a lot of Missy in the next few chapters. Complications in the story is what this is all about. As I said before: the story won't focus on Riley trying to break Lucas. It will focus on their relationship and things trying to get in the way of that. Thank you so much for reading.

P.S I HIGHLY encourage you to watch 13 Reasons Why on Netflix. It's an amazing show that is so important and applies to teenagers. How one lie can ruin someone's reputation. I'm barely on the first episode but if I could recommmend it, hell i'd give you a 10,000%. This show is so amazing. I didn't read the book, but when I heard Selena Gomez speak about it and why she decided to start this series is so authentic. I only started following her steps until after she got out of rehab and it's truly amazing how she is not only able to translate her feelings though music, but though a Netflix series. It's beyond beautiful.

So all I really ask of you is to watch the show. Watch it all. You'll be amazed.