A/N: I normally don't do authors notes at the beginning of a chapter but for this chapter I am going to need you guys to do a lot of inferring and role playing in your head. I want you to imagine this chapter in way you think it should happen because I haven't had a lot of time to write down every little detail and I've kept you on a cliff hanger long enough. Sorry for the long wait and here you go:

"Do you think their still looking?" Maya asked out of the blue.

"I don't know anymore." Lucas admitted. "I mean I'd like to think so, but its been almost a month."

"I just don't want to be stuck out here anymore. I wanna go home." Maya said tearing up. "I miss civilization."

"Me too."

"I mean I thought I'd never say this but I actually miss school!"

Lucas laughed.

The two fell into a comfortable silence as they watched the sunset.

"It's truly beautiful isn't it?" Maya said breaking the silence.

"It is one of two good things about being stuck out here." Lucas said.

"What's the other?" Maya asked.

Lucas grabbed her hand and intertwined their fingers.

"Being out here with you." He said looking at her.

Maya blushed from embarrassment.

She looked back to the sunset and Lucas kissed her on the cheek.

Distant buzzing in the background.

"What's that?" Maya said breaking the moment.

"What's what?"

"Listen." Maya shushed him.

Just then a plane flew over head.

"Oh my god get the flare!" Maya yelled.

Lucas grabbed the flare gun and fired 2 shots into the air. The plane turned around and circled the two teens waving their arms in the air and jumping around hoping to be noticed.

**On the plane ride home.

"What if everything has changed? What if no one remembers who we are?" Maya was freaking out inside.

Lucas couldn't help but smile.

"I don't think anyone could forget you."

"I mean I really don't have anything to go back to. My mom is off doing whatever and Liz has been a-wall for a long time now. I mean there's Missy & Leila but their just friends. I don't have anything to go back to."

"What are you talking about Maya? You have everything to go back to. Missy and Leila are more than just your friends, they're basically your sisters. You 3 are inseparable. And don't forget Momma. She loves you as if you were her own daughter. I am almost sure she'll be happier to see you than me, and I am her own flesh and blood."

"I guess so." Maya muttered.

"Maya there's no reason to be nervous."

"We haven't been around anything normal in a month Lucas."

"So?"

"So what if normal has changed?"

"So what if it has?"

"I don't like change."

"Change is apart of life Maya."

"I wish it wasn't." Maya took a deep breath. "I just… I don't know."

"Maya I'm right here. We're gonna go through this together."

"I hope so."

"Maya why are you doubting everything?"

"We're going back to civilization Lucas! Everything is back to reality. I like how we've rekindled but now we're going home and we have to face the music!"

"What music?"

"The music like the fact that you cheated and that's what tore us apart!"

Lucas fell silent.

"I just don't want anything to come between us anymore. I like who we are, who we've become, but reality is coming into check quick and we haven't even talked about it."

"So let's talk about it."

"What?" Maya said shocked.

"I cheated."

Maya took a deep breath.

"Why?" she asked.

"I was upset. You broke up with me and I was upset."

"So you cheated because of me?"

"No."

"Then why?"

"Because I wanted to forget about you."

"What?"

"If I couldn't have you at all then I didn't want any of the memories that came with being with you."

"So you wanted to erase me?"

"Yes."

"And Ashley Benison was the answer to that. I just don't understand Lucas. Why was remembering what we had so hard?"

"Because I knew that we couldn't have it again!"

Maya fell silent.

"Maya, I know this may be hard to grasp, but you broke my heart too."

Maya looked at him shocked.

"When you broke up with me my heart shattered right there. I couldn't believe that you would be the one to end things. I thought things would never end. Those memories… they just kept replaying in my head. All the good times and little things that made us who we were, were ripped away in less than 2 minutes."

"Lucas I had no idea." Maya said feeling upset with herself.

"I know you didn't." he said.

"So I caused all this? All this pain is my fault." Maya said realizing what she had done.

"No Maya-"

"I did this to us! If it weren't for me and my stupid ways none of this would have ever happened."

"Maya-"

"I'm such a selfish person. I was blaming you this entire time when everything was my fault." Maya said a tear falling from her eye.

"Maya, it's not all your fault. Your not the one who cheated."

"But I'm the reason you cheated!" Maya exclaimed.

"No it's not like that."

"Yes it is!"

"Maya I cheated for my own selfish reasons! That's all on me!"

Maya was so upset with herself. She never realized that she started this whole mess. She couldn't hold it back anymore. All that sadness that she had been burying inside that over flowed and burst right out of her into full blown tears.

"Maya please don't cry." Lucas urged.

Maya couldn't make an coherent words.

Lucas just grabbed her an held on tight. He hated seeing Maya so broken. Deep down he knew it was coming but he had hoped it wouldn't have been so soon. If only they could've just made it home.

Eventually Maya calmed down as the plane neared the airport.

"Look," Lucas broke the silence. "I say we start over, right now. This plane is about to land and we're making our way back into the real world, so why don't we start over right now."

"We can do that?" Maya asked confused.

"If we want. Do you want?"

"I mean I can try."

Lucas smiled.

"Hi, I'm Lucas." he said sticking out his hand.

"Hi, I'm Maya." she said grabbing it and shaking it.

"Would you like to go out sometime?" Lucas asked.

"I would love to." Maya smiled.

**In the airport.

As the two neared the entrance hey could hear the crowd of people excited to see them.

Lucas could see the nerves bouncing off of Maya. He grabbed her hand letting her know she wasn't alone.

The two stepped off the escalator and made their way over to the commotion.

"Maya! Lucas!" They all screamed.

As they got close Zay had broken through the barrier and ran over to Maya. No not in a romantic way but in a god I thought I'd never see my best friend again way.

"Maya!" he said as she gushed into his arms as well.

Lucas couldn't help but smile as he made his way over to his mom.

"I thought I'd never see you two again!" Zay said still holding onto Maya.

Maya was crying again; happy tears this time.

"I don't know what I would do without my best friends!"

"We wouldn't ever let that happen!" Maya finally said releasing the hug to see his face.

Zay wiped her tears and gave her another tight squeeze before letting her move onto the next person… Momma Friar.

"Maya!" she exclaimed scooping her up.

"I am so glad you are okayy!"

The two girls shared a moment as Maya moved down the line.

Missy - Leila - Josh…

Everyone got their chance to relinquish with each Maya and Lucas before he crowd disbanded and the two made their way home.

**Back at Lucas's house.

"It feels weird to be back." Maya admitted.

"Tell me about it." Lucas said coming back into his room from the shower.

"Hey kiddies." Momma Friar said walking into the room.

"Hey Momma."

"I just wanted to check in. See how your both doing?"

"Were both alright." Lucas said looking at Maya.

"Never better." she agreed.

"Well that's good. Luke I was hoping to talk with you a moment?" Momma Friar said.

"Sure." Lucas said following her out of the room.

"Momma I can't follow your rules anymore." Lucas blurted out once they made it to the kitchen.

"I know."

"But you can't kick Maya out. She has nothing and no where to go."

"I'm not."

Lucas looked confused.

"I never not wanted you two to be together and after all this I know you are closer than ever."

"So what are you saying Momma?"

"I'm saying that whatever you two are is fine with me. Just no funny business."

Lucas's face lit up a he hugged his mom.

"Thank you Momma."

"Oh and you and Maya are band from boats and oceans!" she joked.

"Oh believe me, we aren't going on one anytime soon." Lucas smiled back before going back upstairs.

"Momma?" he said turning around before going up the stairs.

"Yes baby?"

"I love you."

She smiled.

"I love you too."

Lucas headed back upstairs to tell Maya that she didn't care anymore, but instead he found her sound asleep on his bed.

He stood in the doorway smiling a minute before joining her.

He carefully pulled the comforter out from under her and climbed in as he covered her with it to.

He snuggled up to her wrapping his arm around her and intertwining their fingers. He gave her a kiss on the head before he drifted off himself.

A/N: Sorry for the long awaited chapter. I got some bad news in real life but everything is worked out and back to normal now. I know this chapter is short and I probably could've written it ten times better, but I lost my drive for the stranded at sea story line when my life got turned upside down temporarily. Trust me, the chapters to come are going to be much better and detailed so you can imagine every little piece of it in your head exactly how I write it! I am also officially sticking to my "update every 3 days" rule now! PROMISE!