Love Is Always Stronger •Rucas•

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Topanga P.O.V.
Yesterday I got a phone call from the hospital asking me what to do about Riley's cancer. I honestly am still a little unsure about my decision, but I talked it through with Cory and I think that it is the right one.

I was going up to the hospital to go tell them my answer in person because I wanted to see Riley anyways.

In Riley's Hospital Room

There she was. Beautiful as ever. She was just laying there while I held her hand and the doctor told her about what we had decided to do.

I thought that she would just start breaking down in tears, but I should have known that she would try to be strong and hold back any of the tears that would try to slip out.

"It's okay to cry honey," I soothed her.

"But I'm supposed to be strong," she said. You could hear the struggle in her voice.

"Oh honey come here," I embraced my daughter in a big, comforting hug.
"Let it out."

And then she cried. She cried and cried until she had no more tears left to shed.

"Mommy, I'm scared."

"It will be okay. I believe in you. You're the strongest girl I have ever met in my whole life. You can fight through this."

"Can you call Maya, Farkle and Lucas? I want to talk to them before the procedure."

They had decided to do the procedure before the tumor got any larger. They decided to do it today.

"Of course sweetie. Cory can you call them for me?"

"Yes, I can."

Riley P.O.V.
It didn't take long at all for Lucas to get here since he lives the closest to the hospital. Right now he was sitting next to my hospital bed and we were talking about basic stuff like school, etc.

"So, I've really missed that much work? Wow."

"Yeah" he chuckled. "Um, Riley I have been wanting to talk to you about something for a while now."

"Sure, what is it Lucas?"

"I just wanted to tel-" he was cut off by Maya barging into the room like a maniac.

"I... Ran... All the way... From... My house..." She said in between breaths.

"Why did you do that?"

"Mom... Working... No... Ride..." And with that she plopped down face first onto the bottom of my bed.

"Okaayyy... Anyways, Lucas, what were you trying to say before Maya rudely interrupted?"

"Uh, never mind. Its not that important anyways."

Lucas P.O.V.
But what she didn't know was that I was going to tell her that I still have feelings for her. But, guess it will have to wait.

No P.O.V.
Shortly after Farkle got there and Riley had to tell them all about what was going to happen during the procedure and all that stuff.