AN: I forget to mention that Bree and Nora are the same person- I forgot to clarify her name is Bree-Nora. Hyphenated. Guess Raven-Symone wouldn't hire her because of her name lol.
They call her Bree. Or Nora. Or Bree-Nora.
Chapter 7
After the wedding had ended, Lucas had helped her get into the car with her long dress.
"Do women have to get these long trails of fabric attached to their wedding dress or is it just because you want the focus taken off your height?" Lucas mumbles as he picked up the trails. She smacked his hands away.
"I'll do it myself…" She grumbled. He immediately dropped the fabric into her hands and watched her hop in. He motioned for her to move up.
"Can't you go the other way around? My wedding dress is going to rip or something," Maya hissed, carefully so the driver couldn't hear. Lucas raised an eyebrow.
"Whatever you say ma'am," He stated, closing the door and entering the other way. All the townspeople were watching and he smiled gallantly and waved as if he was the queen of England. Maya scoffed at him and then turned, waving a sorrowful goodbye at her mother. It was customs not to see the newly married couple until after the first few days of marriage so they could consummate.
Maya's new house seemed to be quite far away as Lucas had muttered, checking his phone and furiously typing away. He seemed busy and so she snatched his phone off him.
"I'll check what's in there buddy so I know you aren't cheating on me the second we get married," Maya stated, looking through his messages and e-mails. He shuffled closer and put his arm around her shoulders.
"I didn't peg you as the caring type," Lucas said, leaning in. She pushed his face away and handed him his phone after reading some long complicated stuff. He took it and typed away, not caring about the proximity.
"With a face like yours I was thinking that you'd be the mistress type… But all it seems is that you're a lawyer for helpless people," Maya mumbled, looking into his screen.
"Can I have a kiss for that then?" He asked, looking up from the screen and into her eyes. She leaned back again and gave him a screw face.
"I thought you were brave, squeezing my cheeks in front of over a hundred people and giving me a slobbery wet kiss," He smirked, a glint in his eye before returning to type away. He abruptly stopped and the car came to a halt too. He got out of the car as the driver knocked on his window and there seemed to be a bit of a commotion. It seems that their home wasn't fully finished.
Maya pulled down the window and listened in on their conversation.
"Frank, what the damn hell is this?" Lucas boomed into the phone. He had his back to her and Maya could feel the wrath from her seat.
"The house was supposed to be finished yesterday. Our business is done as soon as you finish this. You have to finish this all ASAP or so help me!" He yelled into the phone. He slid his phone into his pocket and rubbed his face. He turned around and leaned on the window Maya had just closed. He knocked on the car window. She scrolled the old-fashioned window down.
"I figure that you've heard everything. We're going to my family's house. Brace yourself," He stated eerily calm. He sat in the front seat next to the driver and threw his phone next to her. She asked if she could make a quick call and he nodded, carrying on his friendly conversation with the driver.
All Maya could hear was bleeping down the line until a cheery hello was said.
"Hey Riles," She said, ecstatic. Riley screamed down the line.
"Oh my God Maya I'm so so so so so SOOOOO sorry I couldn't make it today! I wish I could but I'm swamped down and my parent's are currently stranded in Australia because Auggie has been thought to have been a terrorist with his little air gun he snuck into his mini suitcase. That child," Riley stated, shaking her head finally. Maya laughed, sniffling a little. She hated emotions and being emotional but it was one of those moments you just couldn't help but feel a bit riled up.
"Hey what's wrong?" Riley said, sadness evident in her tone. Maya wiped her tears a little with the end of her wedding sleeve, smudging a bit of makeup on it.
"It's just been a long day, that's all and I really wanted to hear your voice," Maya replied. Riley broke off into sniffles herself.
"Riley! We need you on set right now!" Some male yelled in the background.
"You know the rules Matthews! No phones on set," He stated tugging the phone off her, Maya listening to Riley's complaint before the phone being put down on her. She laughed, wiping her face as she used Lucas' front camera. She held the phone up and took a selfie, setting her selfie as his lockscreen and wallpaper. She looked good and she knew it. She locked the phone and handed it back to Lucas when the screen turned dark. He slipped his phone back into his pocket and chatted away with Mr Driver, ignoring her presence completely.
All the in-laws had greeted Maya. Charlie was present, Christopher and their wives Bree-Nora and Missy. Mother Gardner being called Elise and the master of this household being Charles Gardner. Bree-Nora had a little boy latched onto her leg with a head full of thick brown hair and big hazel eyes. Maya waved at the child smiling. He hid behind his mother's leg, his mother Bree pulling a sour look at Maya. She went to greet the heads of the household.
"Welcome to our home Penelope," Elise Gardner said. Bree snorted, Missy and her husband looked confused and Charlie smirked. Maya's face tinged pink a little.
"It's Maya. Penelope is my unused middle name," Maya corrected and stressed. Elise gave her a sharp stare and Lucas nudged her. Missy mouthed something to her.
'Call her ma'am'
"It's Maya Ma'am," Maya said, straightening her posture completely. Elise's glare toned down as she led the family into the kitchen.
"You may proceed to sit down at the family table whilst I show Lucas and his wife to their temporary room," Elise stated. Everyone else sat down at the table, a little chatter going on here and there as Lucas, his mother Elise and his wife Maya walked up the stairs. The driver and Lucas had most of the luggage and Maya picked up a bag.
"This is your room. It's not very big because it's a guest room. Make yourselves at home. You have a choice of coming downstairs for dinner in an hour or going to sleep due to your long day. Nobody will come to the guest wing to disturb you," Elise explained, closing the door. Lucas took off his suit jacket and sat on the bed, loosening his tie.
"What do you want to do?" He asks, focusing on his tie and then gets out his phone. He pulls a face when he sees her as the lock screen. Maya smirked. She pushed her hair back a little.
"I'm going to go change for dinner," she stated, opening her suitcase carefully, not wanting him to accidentally see something embarrassing. She chose a knee-length black skirt and a long sleeved white blouse. She even got out a scrunchie and tied her hair up into a ponytail.
The dinner table got silent as she sat down next to Bree and Charlie's son.
"Hello Aunt Penelope. My name is Andrew. Would you like some of my food?" He asks.
"Uh Maya and it's alright. I can manage getting my own Andy," She states, smiling at him. He smiled back and Bree glares at her. Everybody held hands and started praying.
Everyone had moved onto dessert, Maya getting up to help her mother in law and sister in laws. Missy pinched her butt.
"Where is your husband?" Missy hissed. "Mother looked unhappy since you came down. Alone."
"Don't know, don't care," Maya replied. Missy took the plates from her hand and sighed.
"Honey, Chris says that Lucas is her favourite son. Get him down for dessert and tea at least," Missy says, nudging her to go. Maya rolls her eyes and leaves the kitchen and goes to her room. Lucas seems to be lying on the bed in a plain black shirt and some shorts. He sits up when she comes in, drying his hair.
"Are you not going to come down for dessert and tea?" Maya asked, watching him dry his hair.
"Nah I'm alright. I think I'm just going to sleep," He responded, getting up and putting his towel on the bathroom door. He sat on the bed and she hovered outside. He looked at her, sizing her up.
"Age short-stack?" He asked spontaneously.
"Why?" She asked.
"You look a bit… young," he states, smirking. She frowned at the hidden diss. She saw Lucas shiver a little because of the cold draught coming in behind her so she turned on the lights and closed the door. She sat next to him, taking her slippers off and putting her feet under the covers, making sure to kick him.
"Enlighten me with your age Moses," She says smirking, pushing his legs so they're under the covers too.
"I'm about to hit 30 soon believe it or not," He states.
"Not bad for an old man," She says nudging him and teasing him. He laughs.
"So did you just call me good looking then?" Lucas slyly states. Maya smirks at him, shaking her head.
"I didn't say that at all, I said you aren't bad for an old man," She justified herself. He nudged her and they started laughing a little.
"Aren't you going to come down? Elise really loves you," She stated, unintentionally ruining the mood completely. Lucas' face went into mask-mode just after a few seconds of being decent. He shook his head and went under the covers completely.
"You can sleep here on the bed with me or next door if you want. Switch off the lights when you leave the room please," He mumbles under the covers as Maya gets up. She puts on her slippers and turns off the light, closing the door.
Did Lucas have something against anyone in this household or was he just moody, bi-polar person?