The Spy And The Criminal (Rucas)

Bruises

Song of the Day: Fireball, by Pitbull and John Ryan

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"I'm going to get some dessert. Maya, would you like to come with me?" Lucas asked.

Riley, Farkle, and Sarah had already gone to bed. Lucas and Maya were sitting at the table, as if they were waiting for one another to speak. Lucas had to talk to Maya, and he had to make sure that they weren't overheard. Maya nodded, and grabbed a pen and pad.

Lucas looked over Maya's shoulder as she furiously scribbled at a piece of paper.

Riley,

Gavin and I went to the local market to get some ice cream, as well as brownie mix and some supplies. We'll be back soon.

Maya <3

"Let's go." Maya said. Lucas grabbed the car keys and they left the cabin. Once in the car, Maya finally spoke again. "You do realise that even if we don't go to the market, if she finds that note, she'll expect ice cream and brownie mix. So whatever we're doing, we have to still go to the market after."

"Yeah, I know. The reason I brought you is because I need you to stop me before I do something stupid." Lucas said, and Maya glanced over at him.

"Why would you do something stupid?" Maya asked, looking at him.

"May, Riley showed me the picture of the boy who got her pregnant. I know him. His name is Isaiah Babineaux. When I moved back to Texas, we became best friends. Right now I want to punch him."

"Does he work with you at the FBI?" Maya asked, and he gave her a look that said, 'really.' "By your look, I'm going to take that as a yes." She paused. "Lucas, what are you going to do?"

Lucas didn't reply, he just gripped the steering wheel tighter. He knew exactly where to go. A couple of hours ago, he had asked Josh for their coordinates. He needed to talk to Zay, right now.

"Lucas, don't do anything you're going to regret." Maya said, once the car stopped. Lucas sighed, before opening the door. Maya heard him mumble something along the lines of "wait here," but she didn't listen, and hopped out of the car with him.

"Hey Lucas." Zay said, opening the back of the van. Before he could start his next sentence, Lucas punched him square in the jaw. Zay grabbed his jaw, only pulling away to see how much blood there was. He looked up at Lucas.

"What the hell dude?" He said.

Josh got out of the van. "Maya?" He questioned. "But you're a target." He finished, and Maya pulled out her badge issued by the CIA.

"I'm working the same case as you Uncle Boing." Maya said.

"Why'd you hit me man?" Zay said. Lucas looked up at Zay, anger in his eyes.

"Remember when you went to New York. You were seventeen, and I begged to tag along, but my parents wouldn't let me. You had a one night stand, didn't you."

"Yeah, I did, okay. What does this have to do with anything?"

"You slept with Riley Matthews. You lied to the director, and you left Riley in New York, pregnant."

"I got a girl pregnant? I mean, I know I have skill, but that's pretty good." Zay said, and Lucas hit him in the stomach. The two boys began to duke it out, throwing punches and kicks. Lucas laid on top of Zay, beating him up.

It took both Josh and Maya's strength to lift Lucas off of Zay.

Zay didn't look as bad as they thought. Just a couple of bruises.

Coughing, Zay spoke. "Riley and my baby, what's it's name?" He asked. Lucas and Maya exchanged a look, and then turned to Josh. He nodded.

"You don't deserve to know, you dick." Maya said.

"Can I see Riley? I want to apologize." Zay said. Maya slapped Zay in the face and walked away, flipping him off. She slammed the car door.

"I will make sure that you never see Riley ever again. And I will make sure you never meet Alice." Lucas said, storming off. He slammed the door getting into the car. Immediately, he turned the key in the ignition, hitting the gas to get out of there as fast as possible.

"Can we go back?" Maya whispered. Lucas turned to look at her like she was crazy. "Lucas, Zay is an asshole. He didn't get the beating that he deserved." Maya finished, but Lucas just kept driving.

"You look like you have a question." Lucas said. "Ask away. I might not answer though."

"Why does Josh look so much like Mr. Matthews. And by Mr. Matthews, I mean..." She said, but Lucas interrupted her mid-sentence.

"Riley's Father. He always did have the greatest lessons." Lucas finished.

"Mr. Matthews wouldn't have wanted us to fight, would he have." Maya said.

"No, he wouldn't." Lucas gulped.

The car slowed down as they pulled into a parking spot. Together, the two walked into the grocery store, and getting one of those small carriages, they started to grab everything they needed.

"What do we tell Riley?" Maya asked.

"We tell her that we got mugged on our way out of the market. We say that I went after him and that I saved you." Lucas answered, and he looked at Maya. "Do you think she'll buy that?"

"Possibly. I'm not sure." Maya said.

Once they arrived back at the cabin, they found Riley sitting at the kitchen table. "I saw your note. Let's make brow..." She paused. "Gavin, Maya, are you okay. What's wrong with your knuckles, you were fighting somebody." She said, holding his knuckles and massaging them.

"We're okay. When we were leaving the market, we were mugged. The guy went after Maya, so I took care of it." Lucas said, and Riley kissed each knuckle, as it would help.

"Well, I guess we can make brownies in the morning before we leave. Alice loves them. I think she'd like to have some when she sees me." Riley said, putting the box in one of the cupboards. "Let's go to bed. We have a long flight, and that's after a very long morning." She said, and she went back to bed.

"You didn't tell her." Maya whispered.

"I couldn't." Lucas whispered back, and Maya walked away.

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