Small bump • rucas

N I N E|SKYLINE

JUNE 7 months

KIND OF PROOF READ BUT FORGIVE ME 

R I L E Y.

I sit perched on the green chair watching the rain fall around me, rocking every so slightly I hear the fireplace creak along to the sounds of its quiet uptown. Could it be any more tranquil, the answer is no, it could not be. It's the first time in forever that I actually got Lucas off my back, which was new since we were newly graduated. Yes you heard that correctly I graduated from high school even with my bubba being hella annoying and making finals very hard, I even managed to get into the course I wanted in college, nursing at nyu. Due to the circumstances though I am having a gap year, I can't wait to start school though and have my dream job and be with my baby and Lucas. Speaking of Lucas he also got into college at nyu and will be studying law enforcement and Maya will be studying art at Fordham in the bronx. Sadly the distance wasn't so kind with Farkle and Smackle who will sadly both be going to Harvard for law courses, and of course Zay doesn't know and doesn't care just yet.

The familiar sound of footsteps on the stairs pulls me out of my trance and I move my head towards the source, expecting to see a needy Lucas I jump slightly at the fact that was not him but a very different and almost unfamiliar figure, someone I hadn't seen or wanted to see in a long time.

'What are you doing here.' I peer looking down and showing interest in the chipped paint on the railing, I didn't want to see him, he was family but family never treat you like that and dump your best friend.

'I came to see you, I bought your favourite ice cream and the box set of how i met your mother.' He uttered looking down, I could hear the shame and disappointment in his voice and for some reason I knew that wasn't for me.

'Thankyou Josh but I haven't spoken to you in months. Surely that's not what you came over for.' I pestered lightly laughing at his efforts of forgiveness, I guess he doesn't know me that well if he thinks it's that hard to get me to forgive him.

'No no its not.' he sighed, I gestured for him to sit down on the chair across from me and he accepted slowly moving towards the chair and sitting down, he stared over the fire escape for a minute before sighing again and looking at me.

'Riley I'm sorry. I was stressed when Maya told me and I just couldn't see my baby niece so grown up. I know it's inexcusable but thats some reasoning. I would love it if you would forgive me and let me back in your life, I realised you'll be the perfect mum and the baby will love you. I miss being in your life.' Josh sulked, his head resting on his hand as he averted his gaze, ok this guy seriously thinks I'm not gonna forgive him. I placed my two fingers under his chin and pulled his head up to look at me.

'Don't be silly Josh, of course I forgive you. It was a shock I don't expect everybody to take it well. You're only human you reacted like any person would, you saw where you went wrong. How could I possibly stay mad at you.' I watched the sadness wash off Josh's face and turn into a look of relief. I myself was beaming my smile spread across my face as I was pulled into his chest.

'Now did I hear you say box set how I met your mother and ice cream.' I chuckle before racing inside.

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'How could you possibly think that, I so wish she had got pregnant with Barney.' I howl biting my strawberry cheesecake ice cream.

'Yeah but if she had've got pregnant barney never would've proposed like that cute way, Ted wouldn't have met the mother, Barney and Robin might not have even ended together. Everything would've just been stuffed up it works better if we just forget the last episode and everything works out perfectly.' Josh countermanded changing it to the next episode.  I just nodded my head I mean he was kind of correct but fan girling is a career and I do not back down on my OTP beliefs.