A Texas Reunion. Rucas. GMW CHOICE AWARD WINNER!

Officer Friar.

Chapter 18

He smiled after hearing those words escape her mouth. He leaned in her ear and whipsered, "Look." Riley turned her head slowly to look at his house.

"COAL! Oh my gosh. Hi baby." Coal was wagging his tail and pawing at the couple, trying to get some love. Lucas walked around the loveseat and gently placed her on the couch.

"Coal, be easy." The lab gently placed his head in Riley's lap and waited for her to pet him.

"Oh my goodness, what is that smell? It smells like-" She was cut off when the green eyed man opened up a pizza box in the dining room.

"I thought you'd be hungry." The entire family started smiling, they hadn't seen Riley this happy in awhile and Lucas was beaming with pride knowing he had made it happen. "And, I figured you would want to watch this," he turned the TV on and Tombstone popped up on the screen, "your favorite movie, while you eat."

Riley threw her hand over her mouth, she couldn't believe everything he'd done. "Sweetie, try not to cry, that will probably hurt your head." Topanga pointed out. Lucas grabbed a plate and passed her a slice of pizza.

"Speaking of, do you have the discharge papers?" I want to look them over before I am on my own. His smile made Riley shiver.

"Yeah," she reached inside of her purse to pull them out. "And here is her medicine." She passed both to him and he pulled himself into the dining room to read them carefully. Topanga turned her attention back to her daughter.

"Riles, have you done the stretches today?"

"Yeah, they are already helping. Still can't move my head but an inch, but that's an inch more than yesterday." She was devouring the pizza and after one delicious bite she stopped and looked at Lucas in the dining room who was studying the paperwork. "Lucas, they don't deliver. Did you go out and get it? You didn't have your truck."

His gorgeous eyes looked up from the paper, "Turns out if I mention your name, anything is possible." This made Maya and Josh laugh, knowing that she went there several times a week. The brunette was elated to be out of the hospital, with her family and friends. She couldn't have imagined her home coming any better. After a half an hour of conversing Lucas finished looking over the discharge paperwork and took a seat next to Riley. "Y'all didn't start the movie?"

"I wanted to wait for you." Riley wasn't looking at him fully, because she couldn't turn her neck. But, he caught a smile before she turned towards the TV.

"Movie night y'all?" He gestured to the family.

"Josh and I are going to head out. But, call me if you need anything peaches, okay?" She kissed her best friend on the cheek, and after taking Josh's hand they exited the home.

"Mr. and Mrs. Matthews?"

"She needs to rest. So, we will leave too. But, what about dinner? Do you have that planned? I don't mind making something and bringing it back by."

"Oh, no thank you Mrs. Matthews. I already have dinner marinating, just waiting to be grilled. But, I will take you up on that tomorrow, since I have to go back to work!" Riley looked at him with sad eyes.

"You go back tomorrow?"

"Unfortunately, yes. But, your mom is coming to stay with you. I have to have some free days for that cruise right?" His grin made the brunette melt and she just smiled, acknowledging what he said. "Would that be okay, for you to cook tomorrow?"

"Absolutely. Chicken and Dumplins?"

"PLEASE!" Riley exclaimed.

"Okay sweetie." Topanga walked to her daughter and kissed her cheek, with Cory right behind her.