"Hey Matthews, who was it? Did they buy that disguise?"

Riley dashed toward the bottle of champagne and chugged it. "It was my real Uncle Josh, do I go with him? He didn't see me but he's just going to wait down there and ask more people about me. Maybe I will go see him, he will take me home and then I sneak back out for your party tonight? Or I can try to convince him I'm fine and let me stay and we can pregame for this party. Or I can just leave him there? Max, help me!"

"Relax, I can send my car to your house to wait for you until you're ready and then you come back and we hang out then. That is if you want to do that, you can just stay here too." Max offered.

"Let's send the car, Josh will totally ruin the mood if I think about him lurking down there but how do I handle it? Should I be like fancy meeting you here or do I just assume he knows and then just go with him –"

Max was laughing, he'd never seen Riley ramble like she was right now. "Just say something like you needed a couple hours off and that you're okay. Tell him as much of the truth as you can, he will appreciate it."

"Okay, Okay." Riley reached up to peck Max on the lips and took the bottle to her mouth once more before going back downstairs.

Riley slowly sauntered over to her uncle and he ran towards her and hugged her.

"Hi Josh"

"What did you do, Riley?" Josh released her from his hug and looked her up and down to see if anything had happened to her, she was smaller than he remembered her, a little exhausted looking but he still held hope that his little niece Riley was still there.

"Nothing, can we just go home?" Riley countered.

"Did he do something to you?" Josh questioned again.

"No." Riley was only above a whisper, she didn't want to attract attention to herself because she planned on being back in the hotel.

"I'm sorry Riley," Josh took her hand and lifted up her sleeve, there were only remnants of cuts now, some scars and he looked to her face. She looked him in the eye, dejected, sad that Maya had told him about that.

She just pulled down her sleeve and walked past him toward the subway, he followed close behind her and realized she was upset. He had no idea what to say to her to make anything better.

When they got onto the subway, Josh sat next to Riley who just looked down at the floor, he decided he would text Maya.

She finally came down, taking her home now. No new cuts on her wrist, she won't talk to me since I asked to see.

"Riley, do you know what you're doing to Maya?" Josh asked.

Riley picked up her head and there was anger in here eyes directed towards Josh, "Nope, why don't you tell me?"

"She's breaking, she broke up with Lucas, she's missing her best friend, we need you back."

Riley's anger broke her. "Are you fucking kidding me Josh? You find out I want to kill myself and you're worried about how Maya feels? I told her before that her and Lucas dating was fine and I meant it. What the fuck did you say to her? You had no idea that there was anything wrong with me until Maya told you about it. You're just like my fucking dad. He cared about what I did to Auggie and him and you care about what I did to Maya and you. The two of you, just leave me alone. I was happy with Max, I can talk to him honestly and he actually cares about what I have to say. You took me away from him just lurking in the lobby like a creep. When we get to my house, you leave me alone and I mean it. No coming inside, no talking to my mother because she doesn't want anything to do with any of the Matthews, don't text me and don't talk to my father about me either because you weren't supposed to know. Talk to Maya if you want, I don't care. And I will talk to her but my business is my fucking business, not yours."

"You want to kill yourself?" Josh caught that.

"Wanted, you know what I mean. I'm not totally cured, obviously." The subway doors opened up and saved Riley. "This is my stop I can go from here."

"No, I will walk you the whole way. I'll keep my distance but I'm making sure you get home." Josh said.

They didn't talk there was a five minute walk spent in silence. Once they got to her apartment, Josh turned to talk to her and she said nothing, didn't face him, and walked inside. She went into her apartment, and yelled out to Topanga.

"Hey mom, I'm grabbing some clothes and heading back over to Maya's!"

No answer. It was 6 o'clock so her mother must have still been working. So she quickly gathered some clothes to sleep in and clothes for tomorrow and headed out the door. Riley had texted Max the address while on the way out of the hotel. His car was waiting for her.

"Excuse me sir, would you be able to stop by my friends house quickly. I just need to see if she is okay." Riley asked.

"Of course, Mr. Sinclair said to do whatever you want to so your wish is my command." The driver answered.

"Here's her address." Riley showed her phone and he drove there, no other questions asked.

Riley walked up to the apartment and buzzed she was let up and knocked on the apartment door.

Maya opened the door, hair messed up, eyes bloodshot. Riley immediately smothered Maya in a hug. Maya didn't reciprocate at first until she did. When they separated Maya went to her couch to sit down and Riley followed.

"You know I didn't want this to happen. You and Lucas are meant to be together. He made you happy and I want you to be happy Maya, it's all I've ever wanted for you." Riley meant it.

"I can't even take that chance, you are my best friend. You are my home, not this building or this couch or this room, it's you and if Lucas even caused the slightest rift in our friendship I won't take that chance."

"But he didn't, you were happy with him and my problems are completely unrelated to Lucas." Riley hesitated but she had to have Maya believe her that Lucas wasn't the problem. "I am getting better with Max's help, the guy from today …" Riley didn't know what to call Max but she wanted Maya to know she was not into Lucas. "I have to ask Maya, did you end up having sex with him?"

Maya looked Riley in the eye and started to sob again. Riley pulled her back into her arms having the answer to the question. Riley tried to comfort Maya. "It's going to be okay, this is only a bump in the road, you can talk to Lucas and tell him that Josh fucked everything up and that I want you both to be happy." Maya sat back up.

Maya finally said something. "Maybe I will but I think I need to be alone right now and we will talk about that boy of yours, he's cute but I do not trust him yet."

"Okay Maya, let me know if you need me. I love you, peaches."

Maya smiled "Love ya pumpkin"

Riley left Maya's and went back down to the car.

"Thank you for waiting sir, can we go to the Waldorf now?"

"Of course mam"

"We in the clear Matthews?"

"We are Maxwell, let's start the party."

"How about I mix some drinks?"

"Please do." Riley smiled.

Max started making them drinks, Riley asked him "So where do your friends think you were?"

"Rehab, they aren't the most thoughtful bunch to have a big Monday night party after I supposedly got clean but they're my friends and they'll do."

Riley laughed "So if they ask did we meet in rehab? What's my poison?"

"I am your poison Matthews." He handed her his concoction and kissed her hard. He held up his drink for them to cheers "To us, recovering addicts."

Riley laughed "To us."

Riley was finishing up getting ready and walked into the bathroom where Max was presumably also getting ready. Riley looked over to Max, his head was just above the sink and he held a rolled hundred-dollar bill in between his nose and the sink with a disappearing line of white at the end of the bill. Max was doing coke.

"Sup Sinclair?"

Max whipped his head back. "Oh god, I don't wanna scare you away. I don't do it a lot. Just a little bit." Riley smiled at him and he held out the rolled up bill as to ask her if she wanted some. "Do you want some?"

So that's it for now sorry it's short but WILL RILEY DO IT? PM me suggestions because I am running out and sorry it took me a while, happy new years!