Summer Love

Chapter 8

Lucas's POV

I wake up early, with the sun like I used to do in Texas. Birds are chirping outside our window. Farkle is still sleeping, in his bed on the other side of the room. I tiptoe out so I don't wake him up.

Right outside the room, I bump into Maya. Her hair is messy and she's half asleep, but to me she looks beautiful. Just like always.

"Morning, Lucas," she says sleepily, stretching her arms. Then she realizes I'm actually standing in front of her. "Oh hey, Ranger Rick," she stutters, smoothing her hair.

"Hi, Maya," I reply.

We head out to the kitchen to get breakfast. Riley and Farkle join us. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews are already at the table with Auggie and Ava, eating cheerios and bananas. We sit down.

After breakfast, the four of us go to Riley and Maya's room and play card games for an hour. Right when my stomach is getting hungry, Maya's mom comes in and tells us we've arrived at the Matthews Family's house. I look outside to find 2 smiling grey-haired people who I assume are Mr. Matthews' parents, and of course Josh. Riley and Auggie run out to meet them.

We all climb out of the trailer.

"Hi there, you must be Lucas, the boy Maya's always talki-" Riley's Grandma smiles.

Her Grandpa interrupts. "Welcome, son."

"Nice to meet you," I reply. What was that about?

I say hi to Josh.

We walk towards the house. I nearly bump into a white-haired older man coming down the same path. "Sorry, sir," I begin. Mr. Matthews's eyes grow wide and he stares in astonishment.

"Mr. Feeny?" he asks.

"Hello, Mr. Matthews," the man says. The embrace.

"Shawn! Shawn! It's Feeny!" Mr. Matthews says, jumping up and down.

"Feeny?" Shawn says. "Fe-he-he-heenay?"

Cory stares at him. "Only Eric can do the Feeny call."

"Okay, true," Shawn admits. Mr. Feeny hugs them both again.

"You might not have to wait too long to hear it," Mr. Feeny replies. "Eric is coming later."

Mr. Matthews pulls the four of us, plus Auggie and Ava, over.

"Mr. Feeny, these are my kids, Riley and Auggie, my students Maya, Lucas, and Farkle, and Ava, Auggie's wife."

"Nice to meet you all," Mr. Feeny says. "Children, students, and..." he hesitates. "Wife."

Josh walks over. "Ma says burgers are cooking if anyone's hungry!" As if in response, my stomach growls. Everyone laughs.

"Okay, we've got country boy's answer!" Josh laughs. "Anyone else?" Everyone starts walking to the house. I get up too, but the old man stops me.

He motions for me to sit down.

"Lucas, correct?" he asks. I say yes. He nods.

"I know Maya is Riley's best friend, and I assume the one who resembles Mr. Minkus is, well, another Mr. Minkus," he says. "Tell me about yourself."

"Well," I say, not sure how to begin. "My name is Lucas Friar, I'm from Austin, Texas, and, um, Mr. Matthews is my teacher."

Mr. Feeny nods, slowly. "Riley is your friend, I assume?"

"Yeah," I reply, wondering where this is going.

"But Maya, the blonde one?" he asks. "Is she something more?"

I gape at him. "How did you know?"

He chuckles. "I've been teaching for a long time, and there is always a story like your's."

"But do they ever work out?" I ask. "I mean, we're only teenagers."

He leans forward. "There's a couple I've known for quite some time who met when they were younger than you and Miss Hart are. And, as far as I can see, they're doing just fine."

"Who?" I ask.

"Cory and Topanga," he replies. And with that, he gets up and goes inside.
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A/N: Fe-he-he-heenay!
In the next few chapters Eric and Morgan will show up... who else from BMW do you want to see?