Love is for Suckers (Joshaya)

Chapter 6

The next day at school

Maya and Riley were at their lockers. Riley was trying really hard to be patient with her best friend but she couldn't take it anymore

"ok so what happened last night?" she asks excitidley

"um we had dinner at your house with your parents and grandparents" maya answers trying to avoid answering what riley really meant.

Riley just rolls her eyes

"you know what im talking about maya. What happened when my uncle walked you home?"

maya just shrugs "nothing happened riles all he did was walk me home, which reminds me"

she punches riley on the arm

"ow! What was that for?" she asks as she holds her arm

"that's for last night, why did you make him walk me?" she demands

"HEY! He was the one who offered I just agreed" riley pointed out

maya continues to glare at her

"oh come on you cant deny you liked having him walk you" riley teases

She'd be lying if she said she didn't enjoy his company, josh did seem like a good guy but she knew better than to get too close.

The bell rings

"we should get to class" maya says as she begins to walk to their homeroom

"you cant run away from your feelings" riley yells out

"watch me" maya yells back as she turns the corner

riley rolls her eyes and then realizes if she doesn't hurry she"ll be late. She closes her locker and begins to run towards the direction maya went when she reaches the corner she collides with someone and she winds up on the floor.

"oh my gosh im so sorry" says a male voice

riley looks up and realizes the person she bumped into was non other than Lucas Friar.

"are you okay?" he asks her concerned

riley realizes she was still on the floor staring at him

lucas offers his hand. Riley is still in shock but manages to get herself together and takes the hand he is offering

"oh...im..fine" riley stutters

lucas helps get her books from the ground

"thanks" she takes them

"no problem" he smiles "i'm lucas. your riley right?"

riley nods

"your dads mr Matthews the history teacher right? i" he asks

riley nods "that's me"

"we met before right? on the subway?" 

at that  moment riley wishes the ground would open up and swallow her and save her from this embarrassment.

"yea" she says blushing at the memory

"well its nice to finally meet you formally, I mean the last time  you left in quite a hurry" he jokes

"yea, i'm really sorry about that"

"don't worry about it, well gotta get to class see you around riley" he smiles as he begins to make his way to his class.

Riley turns to watch him leave.

" I cant believe that just happened" she says shocked

Later that day as maya and riley are making their way to rileys apartment

"it was amazing Maya, l swear i can still feel his hand in mine" riley says grabbing the hand lucas had held when he helped her up.

maya laughs at her friend "that's great swettie"

they make their way into the apartment

"and I swear at lunch he smiled at me" riley says excitedly

"does my niece have a crush?"

they turn to the kitchen where they see josh sitting there with his laptop. Maya hopes no one else can hear her heart race speed up. 

"hey uncle josh I thought you would be back at your dorm by now" riley tells him as she takes a seat across from him at the kitchen table.

"nope, I have a paper due next week and I focus better without my roommate blasting his stereo" josh explains he turns to the blonde

"hey maya"

"hey" she says as she goes to sit next to riley and tries to avoid josh's stare

"so whats this I hear about a boy? Does riley have a boyfriend?" he teases his niece

riley rolls her eyes "he's not my boyfriend he's just a boy from school" riley explains. Her phone rings "its my mom, ill be right back" she gets up and goes to her room.

Maya panics as she realizes she will be left alone with josh

Josh turns to maya "so who's this guy?" he asks

Maya turns to look at him "uh he's just a guy from our school." She says simply

"what's he like?" he asks. his protective uncle instincts kicking in

"uh not sure never talked to the guy. he transferred here at the beginning of the year" maya explains 

Josh simply nods then looks at the blonde sitting across from him

"so what about you? Any guy in your life?" he asks curiously

"nope"

"I find that hard to believe. you're a very pretty girl" 

she could swear that he was flirting but she tried to convince herself that he was just being polite but she still blushes.

"so what about you?" she asks 

"what about me?" he teases

"any girl in your life?" she asks

"Nope, no girl in my life at the moment" 

"Now i find that hard to believe" she fires back not knowing where this sudden surge of confidence came from.

"why?" he asks 

"i bet all those college girls are all over you"

josh gives a small laugh as he looks down as well 

"i  guess i just  I haven't found the right girl yet" he says as he looks up and has  his eyes on maya

She finally looks him in the eyes and they stay there looking at each other. Until they hear footsteps coming. Riley appears back in the kitchen.

"hey my mom wants me to go pick up dinner" she explains

"uh ill go with you" she stands up and they make their way to the door

"bye maya"

maya turns around to take one last look

"bye josh"