Life's Treasured Moments

Chapter 17

A/N: Didn't get a lot of comments on that last chapter. Maybe cause no Lucas and Maya in it? I hope you enjoy this update. :) 

Maya POV

As soon as I got home I changed out of this dress and into PJ's, took my hair out so that I could brush it, and grabbed my blanket before laying down on the couch. The look on Lucas's face before I left was haunting me. I felt so bad for hurting him but I needed to put my daughter first. I lay on the couch crying about everything and ended up falling asleep for I don't know how long until Riley got home. 

"Wake up?" I heard her say in a tone that I could tell she was more than annoyed. 

"No, let me sleep." I mumbled. 

"Absolutely not. I'm not gonna let you mope around like this." she said before pulling the blanket off me that I was covering up with. 

I opened my eyes up and looked at her before rolling them "Come on Riles at least give me my blanket." I replied. 

Riley covered me up the blanket and sat down beside me. I lay there looking at her waiting for her to speak. 

"What are you thinking?" she said to me. 

"What do you mean what am I thinking?" I asked her. 

"Are you crazy Maya? You have been sad for months because you love Lucas now you get that chance to be with him and you are pushing him away. Why?" she asked me. 

"Yes, I know Riley." I said as I looked up at her with tears in my eyes. "But things are different now. Lucas and I planned on trying to see each other but Maddie ruined that when she showed up at his house this morning and basically let it known in front of our daughter that she and Lucas broke up. Braelynn had literally just asked me yesterday on the way to the mall if Daddy and I could be together. I answered her honestly and said that it wasn't that simple because Daddy was with Maddie. But then everything happened with Cole, then Lucas and I talked, and I find out that he planned on breaking up with her today anyways. We talked about seeing each other but not saying anything to Brae at first because we wanted to see where things without her knowing we were dating then all this happened this morning. It ruined everything." 

At this time I was crying not sobbing but the tears were running down my cheeks. Riley sighed and looked at me with a sad look on her face. I could tell she was starting to understand a bit more. 

"Maya, I understand that you want to protect Braelynn. I want to protect her too and she's not even my child. But there comes a time where you have to put yourself first. She is 8 years old not 5 so I think she could handle all of this. You better than anyone know what she's feeling right now in wanting her parents together." she replied. 

"Exactly, Riley. That's exactly it. I know the pain and suffering of having your parents together only for them to break up due to all the arguing and fighting. I was too young at the time to understand that when it happened with Mom and Dad but now I get it and I'm so thankful my mom ended things but I would never want to put Braelynn through that. I thought I could go about things differently that way if things didn't work at least she wouldn't know." 

"The situation is similar but different, Maya." she replied. 

"No, it's not."I replied. 

"Yes, it is. You grew up with Mommy and Daddy together under one roof from infant to 5 years old. You took it much harder because your parents were already together since birth." she replied. "If you and Lucas tired things but then ended up breaking up because things don't work out I really don't think Braelynn would take it as hard as you did. She might be mine but I know how she is. She's a smart a girl and this shit going on right now is already affecting her." Riley replied.