Maya Meets World

Maya Meets Weekend Class

(Just like a weekend class, this is a long one)

Riley woke up to an empty place next to her in bed. She quickly got up, worried about where Maya was. As she walked through the back half of her apartment, she heard noises coming from the kitchen.

"Riley!" Lucas smiled excitedly as Riley walked into the kitchen. He stood up from the barstool he was sitting on, walked over to his girlfriend and kissed her gently. "Good morning."

"Morning, Honey," Maya chirped from over by the stove. "Pancakes?" She asked cheerfully.

Riley looked at Lucas confused. What was happening?

"Did you know she could cook this well?" Lucas asked walking back to his place at the bar, taking another bite of the pancakes Maya made him.

Riley's eyes were still wide, her mouth slightly ajar. "Yeah..." she said slowly, still very confused. "Maya?" She turned her head toward her best friend.

Maya met Riley's eyes and smiled. "Hungry?"

"No... I mean... yes, I am. But, what's going on?"

"What do you mean?" Lucas asked, his mouth full of pancakes.

"You want more, Huckleberry?" Maya asked Lucas, teasing him with a nickname from grade school that somehow stuck throughout the years.

"I do want more." He said assertively holding his plate in Maya's direction.

Riley went and sat next to Lucas, laying her head on his shoulder. "Hey, babe?" She asked sweetly looking up at him through her eyelashes.

"Mhmm?" Lucas asked, with more pancakes in his mouth.

"What are you doing here?" Riley asked with a sweet smile.

Lucas swallowed the bite that was in his mouth with a gulp. "Maya text me," He nodded in her direction. "Said she was making pancakes, and to get over here ASAP."

"And if Ranger Rick can't turn anything down, it's food." Maya added bringing more pancakes over to Lucas, a few on a plate for Riley as well.

"She's right." Lucas concluded, pointing his fork at Maya. "How are these this good?!" He asked in awe after taking another bite.

Maya smiled at Lucas and nodded toward Riley's plate. "Eat." she said as she hopped on the countertop.

"Yeah, but - -"

"Eat." Maya repeated.

Riley held eye contact with her best friend as she took a bite of the freshly made pancakes. Her eyes grew as she tasted the warm delicious breakfast treat.

Maya smiled pleased with herself, crossing one leg over the other, swinging them slightly.

"Maya..." Riley started again. "You know we have to talk about last night..." She said with a slight shake of her head.

Lucas could hear the tone in Riley's voice and he knew this was not a conversation he needed to be a part of. "I'm gonna go..." He said slowly, grabbing his plate with a few more pancakes on it. "Thanks for breakfast, Maya."

Maya nodded silently.

"I'll call you later, Riley," He added kissing the top of her head gently.

Riley closed her eyes as his lips made contact with her once again.

As Lucas made his way out of Riley's apartment, heading back upstairs to where he lived, taking his plate of pancakes with him, Riley quickly tried again with Maya. "Are you okay?" She asked earnestly.