Peace by Piece-Rucas

Peace by Fun.

Chapter 12

Riley set her phone down with a whirlwind of confusion rushing through her mind. "What's wrong sweetheart?" Lucas shut the door to her office and the brunette let out a light chuckle.

"Just got a call from Charlie apparently he wants Emily this weekend."

His eyes widened, "That's good right?"

She slowly nods her head, "Yeah that's amazing. I want her to have a relationship with her father no matter how much he gets under my skin." She bit her cheek and smirked, "I really am sorry about the other night I wasn't expecting anything like that to happen." The vet lifted her off the leather chair and set her in his lap.

"Don't apologize sweetheart, none of that was your fault. You're just amazing and I can't say I blame him for trying." His lips touched her shoulder when the door swung open.

"RILES!"

"AUGGIE!" The chef jumped out of his lap, "Auggie, hello." Lucas released a light laugh and stood up out of her chair.

"You must be Auggie, I'm Lucas Friar." Her brother and boyfriend shook hands.

"Nice to meet you. How come I didn't know you had a boyfriend Riley?"

She lazily shrugged her shoulders, "You've been busy with school. Either way you met him now, so bye see ya' later." A few seconds later the door opens again, "holy crap. HI MOTHER!" The brunette tousled her hair and sat down, "I feel light headed."

"Who's this Riley?"

Auggie interjects, "this is Lucas. Lucas Friar, Riley's new boy toy."

"Mom, Auggie you're embarrassing me!" Everyone starts to laugh, so she played it off like she was joking but in reality she was focusing on her cheeks, trying to prevent them from going red.

"I'm Topanga." Lucas and Riley's mom shook hands and he flashed a charming debonair smile. The brunette felt butterflies, she loved that smile. Her brown eyes shifted to her mother who was giving her a thumbs up. Yeah I know he's freaking hot, and perfect in every way. Way to point it out mom! She inhaled deeply, "OH MY GOSH! LET'S HAVE LUNCH!"

"NO! Nope, no. No. We don't have to do that." Riley rose from her desk and took Lucas' hand, "we were actually going to do anything else." She grinned feeling his lips touch her forehead, she glanced into his gorgeous emerald eyes and immediately was persuaded, "Fine."

"YAY! Because I've been craving your shrimp. I'll go get us a table." Topanga drug Auggie out of the office and the chef placed her face into the chest of her boyfriend.

"I am so sorry! I didn't know they were coming."

He sweetly stroked her hair and kissed her head again. "Baby I don't mind. I actually thought I'd meet your mom and brother before I met Emily. I want to meet them."

"Ugh, you're too perfect."

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"So you own your own ranch, and you're a veterinarian?" Topanga questioned.

"Uh yes ma'am. Like I told Riley on our first date it cuts back on medical costs. And the ranch was actually my Pappy Joe's it got passed down to me. I am very blessed." Lucas' arm wrapped around Riley's shoulder and she immediately laid her head in the crevice of his arm. "So what do you do Mrs. Matthews?"

Topanga cleared her throat, "Me? I am just a lawyer, no big deal?" Riley's brown eyes rolled.

"She is senior partner at a law firm I forget the name but my mom is one of the best in the city." The brunette felt the need to brag on her because she finished school when Riley was still a little girl. To do all of that and be a mother was something that couldn't be overstated. "And Auggie here is still undecided but he loves working out and what not so I suggested a personal trainer."