Chapter 20- Experiences

When Riley woke up the next morning, Maya was not in the room. She looked in the bathroom and noticed that one of the fresh towels was used and the bathroom itself was still steamy. Shawn's keycard was gone, so Riley figured that Maya had gone next door to check on Shawn. She brushed her teeth and quickly dressed to head over there as well. As she placed her hand on the door handle, she noticed a note taped to the door.

'Riley, I am with Shawn in the cafeteria, having breakfast. Come down when you wake up.'

When Riley arrived at the cafeteria, Shawn and Maya were already at a table with their food. Shawn had his head in his hands and Maya's eyes were red and puffy, like she had been crying. When Maya noticed Riley, she quickly wiped away her tears and waved her over. Concerned, Riley slowly sat at the table and looked from Maya to Shawn and back to Maya. Maya smiled, knowingly.

"Shawn and I were just having a conversation about last night." Maya explained. "About how his actions affect not only himself, but our family." Without raising his head, Shawn slowly nodded.

"I know I disappointed you, Maya." He mumbled. "I am truly sorry. I have no excuses." Riley noticed Maya was holding a shiny coin in her hand. Shawn's 1 year chip. Maya placed the coin on the table and reached across the table and grabbing Shawn's hand squeezed it gently. Riley noticed that he had been crying as well. Though Shawn was her uncle, she almost felt that she should not be here in the middle of this obviously private moment. She got up to leave and Maya stopped her.

"Where are you going, Riley?" she asked.

"I thought…you guys…" she stammered, not sure what to say. Maya shook her head.

"You are part of this, too. We are all family." She looked into Riley's eyes. Nodding, Riley sat back down.

Riley remembered how hard it was on the family the first time this happened. Maya had just turned 14. In fact, it was her birthday. Maya had just blown out the candles on her birthday cake and Katy had placed a big gift box on her lap. The tag read 'From: DAD'. Because Katy had been engaged to Shawn for a little while, Maya assumed that it was from Shawn.

"Read who it's from, Maya bug." Katy called out. Maya read the tag.

"It's from Dad." She said, looking at Shawn. Shawn was confused. That was not the gift he had bought her. He started to protest, but didn't get the chance.

"Actually, it's from me." Everyone at the party looked. Appearing at the gate in the backyard, was Kermit, Maya's dad. "Happy birthday, Maya. I hope you like it." Both Katy and Shawn were equally shocked. Shawn looked at Katy and she vehemently shook her head, mouthing the words, 'I did not invite him.' Shawn carefully placed his glass of liquor on the steps of the back porch and stalked across the backyard, to where Kermit had already entered the gate and closed it behind him.

"How dare you show up here, now! After 9 years? Why makes you even think you have the right?" Shawn was inches away from Kermit's face now. Calmly, Kermit took a step back.

"She is my daughter and it's her birthday. I came for-" he stopped suddenly. "Why am I explaining this to you? Who are you?"

"I'm Shawn, the one who has been taking care of your daughter for the past 2 years. The one who is marrying her mother. The one who is gonna knock your lights out if you don't walk back out that gate!" Shawn shouted, getting the attention of all the party guests. Katy had been walking toward the situation, but when Shawn began to yell, she started running.

"Shawn," she demanded, "back off. We can handle this without involving violence." Seeming to agree, Shawn started back toward the party.

"Yeah, that's what I thought, bitch! If I want to visit my daughter on her birthday, I will. You aren't even her father!" Kermit yelled after him. Before Katy could stop him, Shawn turned and violently pushed Kermit to the ground. He jumped on him and punched him square in the nose and then again in the eye. All the while, Riley, Maya, and several other children at the party watched in horror as Shawn pummeled Kermit. It took three fathers at the party to pull Shawn off of Kermit. Katy, with a look of pure radiating anger, gathered up her daughter and went into the house, locking Shawn out. She would not let him back in for a week. And that was after he was arrested and placed in jail for a week, until Katy convinced Kermit to drop the charges. After she allowed him back into the house, Shawn and Katy had a very long talk about how to handle conflicts and she said she would not marry him if he did not stop drinking. He had a couple slip ups but eventually he had made it to a year without a drink.

Having to start over from scratch would be devastating, but Shawn knew that his actions had consequences. He slowly rose from the table and excused himself to go back to the room. He needed rest and he needed to prepare his equipment for tonight's festival.

After he had left, Maya turned to Riley. Riley slowly lowered her menu.

"What?" Riley asked, feigning innocence.

"So, what happened after I left the club?" Maya asked. Riley shrugged.

"Not much. We danced, just hung out. Farkle gave us these little half pills. I think he called them "Love Drug" or "X"?" Riley replied. Maya clapped a hand over her own mouth and her eyes widened.

"Riley!" Maya whisper-shouted. "You took drugs last night?" She closed her eyes and shook her head in disappointment. "I knew I should not have left you there last night." Maya paused. "You said Farkle gave it to you? Our Farkle?" Riley giggled.

"Do you know another Farkle that exists in this world?" Maya thought about that for a minute.

"Fair point. I will give you that. But really? Farkle gave you, well, you know."

"Yeah."

"How was it?" Maya was curious.

"It was…weird. It just made me really sensitive. Like, I could feel colors and everything was so vibrant and clear. I don't think I have ever been so clear-minded. I think I had sex with Lucas. And I'm pretty sure it was magical. There was one point when-" Suddenly, she remembered the whole night, and decided to keep that one part to herself. At least for now.

"What?" Maya replied. "You just, stopped."

"Nothing. I'm just hungry and I need a shower. I smell like a nightclub." Riley smelled her shirt and grimaced.

"Okay, but I want details later. All about you and Lucas." Maya replied. They both laughed and ate breakfast. Afterward, while Riley was showering, because Maya knew how long Riley could shower for, she called Josh to see how he was doing.

"Hey, Josh, how are you?" she asked.

"I'm good. Just got off work. I am so tired." Josh yawned into the phone. "How are you and Little Bean doing?"

"We are good. Bean is always hungry which means I am always hungry. I look like a whale."

"Now Maya," Josh scoffed, "I am sure that is not true. I can't even see you and I am sure you look ravishing." Maya laughed.

"I don't know how ravishing I can look in a pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt. Oh, and wet hair."

"Sounds hot, Maya." Josh replied. "Tell me what else you are wearing."

"I just told you. Sweatpants and a sweatshirt."

"Ok. What about under that?"

"Really, Josh?" Maya whispered. "You want to do that, now?"

"Yeah, why not? Your mom is at work and I am sure Shawn is not sleeping in the same room as you."

"Yeah, but Riley is in the shower, like 10 feet away."

"That's what makes it more exciting, Maya. The anticipation of getting caught."

"Okay. I guess so. I do miss you. So how do we do this?"

Trigger Warning- Sexual Content

"Describe to me what you are doing." Maya could hear him getting comfortable over the phone. She started by taking off her sweatshirt and pants.

"Okay. I am lying in the bed with nothing but bra and panties on. What are you wearing?"

"Nothing. I am completely naked lying in our bed. Close your eyes and I will close mine and we will describe what we will do to each other."

"Okay. First, I will run my hands down the entire length of your body, Josh. I will grab your dick and stroke it until it gets hard. I will put my mouth on it and gently I will suck on you until you are almost there." While she described what she would do, Josh was stroking his penis, imagining it was Maya.

"I will start at your breasts. I will take your beautiful hard nipple and suck on it, and with my other hand, I am rubbing your clit. Can you feel it, Maya?"

"Mmmhmm. I can feel it." She was playing with her clit as he described it to her. She slowly inserted two fingers into her own vagina and described this to Josh.

"I am putting my tongue on your clit right now, Maya. Does that feel good?"

"Uhhhh. Fuck me, Josh." She whispered, still fingering her own clit, imagining it was Josh's tongue.

"I am putting my dick in, right now." He stroked his penis and moaned softly. "I am thrusting in and out."

"Faster, Josh. Harder. Go deeper." Maya's back was arched and she had two fingers going in and out of her vagina, faster and faster, while at the same time, rubbing her clit. "I'm coming, Josh. I'm coming." Biting her lip, she climaxed and caught her breath before picking up the phone.

"Josh, are you still there?"

"Yeah, I just came too." He smiled through the phone. Maya quickly cleaned herself up and got redressed when she heard the water in the shower turn off.

"Riley is out of the shower, now, Josh." Maya whispered. "I will text you later. I love you."

"I love you, too, Maya. I miss you." They hung up the phone and Maya jumped under the covers just as Riley emerged from the bathroom. She looked quizzically at Maya.

"Why is your face all red, Maya?" Riley asked.

"I have no idea, Riley." Maya replied, smirking behind her blanket.