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"𝓢orry for being late, sir, our flight was delayed," Lucas informed as he and Karissa walked into Cory's classroom once they flew back to New York. He handed Cory his slip, Karissa doing the same, except she sweetly greeted him with, "Morning, Matthews."
"You went back to Texas again this weekend?" Riley questioned, looking at Lucas longingly as he and Karissa took their seats— After Karissa hugged Jamie, of course. But, as she sat, Jamie turned to Karissa and narrowed her eyes suspiciously. Something was off. Not in a bad way, necessarily, but it was still something.
Lucas nodded, his lips curled up at the corners. "Visited my friends and introduced them to Karissa."
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After some convincing, Phoebe allowed Karissa to go to Texas with Lucas.
Provided Shawn didn't find out, of course.
Phoebe liked Lucas a lot and liked the impact she had on her daughter. Which is why she was okay with Karissa going. Plus, she could see how happy Lucas made her.
The pair landed in Texas Friday night and we're getting picked up by Lucas' Pappy Joe. When they met him at baggage claim, they also saw Lucas' friends, Dylan and Asher.
"Lucas, my boy," Pappy Joe acknowledged before putting his attention on Karissa. "And you must be the girl he's talked non-stop about. Karissa, is it?"
Lucas quickly cleared his throat as his cheeks flushed in embarrassment.
"That's me," Karissa giggled, skipping over the comment as to not not make Lucas uncomfortable. "And I've heard a lot about you too."
"And these are my friends, Dylan and Asher," Lucas introduced the two boys ogling Karissa.
"It's nice to meet you guys," she said kindly.
When the boys uttered incoherent babbles, Lucas apologized for them and steered them away while Karissa and Pappy Joe broke out into conversation.
"Dude," Dylan whispered, nudging Lucas' side. "You told us everything about her, but not the fact she's the prettiest girl on this planet?"
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Turning back in her chair, Riley gazed off, almost dreamily. "He misses his old fr—" That was, until Lucas' words fully registered in her brain.
'Our flight was delayed.'
'Introduced them to Karissa.'
"Wait... y- you both went to Texas? You— You went to Texas together?!" she damn near screeched.
