Joshaya V.S Lucaya

Chapter 15

Josh's POV

"Oh hey there matchmaker!" Maya says cheerfully as she makes her way over to me.

"I'm not a matchmaker. You two matched yourselves a long time ago. I just pushed you to rekindle the flame." I laugh, pulling her into a hug and kissing the top of her head. Her hair smells amazing. Like peaches and cream, coincidentally.

"So where is my other half? She was supposed to meet us here to talk about..." Maya asks as shes cut off by a crazy woman yelling.

"We're here!! Sorry we're late, we kinda got lost." Riley laughs as she sits down. Why does she keep saying we?

"Who's 'we' Riles?" Maya asks her. It's like the girl can read my mind. I smile at her, squeezing her tighter with my arm that's wrapped around her waist. She leans into me, instinctively placing her head against my chest.

"Lucas of course. He's my plus one for the camping trip." My jaw drops as soon as I hear his name, and it remains on the floor the whole time shes talking. Maya is about to lose it. All the sneaking around and pushing I did to get Maya to reconnect with Riley was officially all for nothing. Or so I thought.

"Oh, okay. Sounds good." Maya says nonchalantly as Lucas joins us at the table. I look at her, trying to gauge any type of response she may be attempting to hide, but, there's nothing.

"Hey Huckleberry. How have you been?" Maya asks him, like nothing had ever happened. I know nothing is official between us, but the way he smiles back at her makes me want to rearrange his face.

"I've been alright. Better now." he says as he tips his imaginary cowboy hat in Maya's direction. Okay, that's enough of that.

"So, camping!" I start, so that we can have this conversation and leave. " I was thinking we could leave around 8 in the morning on Thursday. That would get us there around 11. We set up and then make our way to the beach for the afternoon. Sound good?" I manage to get out all in one breath. Riley and Lucas nod and Maya looks up at me, seemingly annoyed.

"I know its early, but you'll be riding with me and you can sleep in the car. You know your neck pillow is always there." I smile at her knowingly. Her face immediately goes from annoyed to bashful.

"You know me so well." She concedes, while smiling, stretching up to kiss my cheek. I think better of it though and turn my face so her lips land on mine. I quickly brush my tongue against her bottom lip and she moans slightly, allowing me entry. She tastes like coffee and happiness. After what seems like not long enough, she pulls away, smiling once again and resting her head on my shoulder.

"So how long have you two been together?" Lucas asks us. We look at each other and even though it's not true, i want to give him some length of time. I want him to know that shes MY girl. But before I can answer, Maya speaks up.

"We're not. But we will be. Someday." She says confidently, moving her hand to the tabletop to hold mine. I smile down at her as a lace my fingers through hers. In that moment, I realize just how in love with her I am.