#but in the end he's still an austin friars boy so

[ranichi17]

They are hugging each other, wild with relief. Gregory says, ‘We thought the king had committed him to some dungeon.’ Cranmer nods, tolerant, amused. ‘Your children love you.’ Richard says, ‘We cannot do without the man in charge.’ — Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

WOLF HALL: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT (2024) | “Light”

[malilimago]

Starry Nights Part 12!

Riley is a nanny who seems to have it all. She’s got an awesome job with an extremely rich family that only needs her a few hours during the week, a loving Fiancé, and wonderful family and friends, but somethings missing. Lucas is a Veterinary Technician in a very similar situation. See what happens when their two world collide on one starry night in December.

Word Count: 2,300

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11

Better off Dead (1985): "First, we have: Frawnch fries…and…Frawnch dressing…and…Frawnch bread…and to drink, Ta-da! Peru.“

Author’s Note: It’s been awhile, but I’m back with part 12!  As always, a shout out to my inspirations!: @iwantyoutochooseme, @whenrileymetlucas, @katdvs and @grizbehr! Y’all are amazing! And to all those who’ve stayed with me THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT! I appreciate it SO MUCH! I HOPE YOU ENJOY!

Part 12: “Pillowtalk" 

Lucas 10:41pm

When we enter the apartment a feeling of relief comes over me. These past few nights have been WEIRD to say the least, so it’s nice being somewhere I’m familiar with. I look to Riley and can tell she’s ready to be done with this evening as well and I don’t blame her. Like I said tonight’s beenWEIRD!

“Well.” We say at the same time. 

“Sorry, go ahead.” I chuckle.

“No, you go first.” She insists.

“I was just going to say, I had a really fun time tonight.”

“You’re such a liar.” She accuses politically. “But, that’s okay.”

“I’m being serious!”

“Fine-” 

“Freaked out, insecure, neurotic and emotional. I’ll take it.” 

Her face brightens as her brows lift. “You’ve seen the Italian Job?”

“Of course, I love movies like that!”

“Me too.” She sings.

I’m just about to ask her what her other favorite films are when-

*Buzz* *Buzz* *Buzz*

I close my eyes and watch my insides cave in on themselves.

This can’t be happening.

“You should get that.” She whispers.

Yup, this is happening. 

I reluctantly do as she says and jam my hand in my pocket to retrieve my stupid, STUPID PHONE! I shake my head as I see who it is and hold it up for Riley to see. She gives me an apologetic smile and encourages me to answer it.

“Hey, Pey.”

She gives me another smile than tiptoes towards the bathroom, my spirit deflating with each step.

“LUCAS?!” Peyton screeches through the earpiece, triggering my younger sibling flinch.  

“Hot damn! Peyton! Where’s the fire?!” I shout back.

“WELL IT SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY THING THAT GETS YOUR ATTENTION! NOW! Christmas!”

I roll my eyes and shuffle towards my room. This is gonna take a while… GREAT.

Riley 11:28pm

I finish up in the bathroom and peek out into the hallway. I can hear Mrs. Hanson’s voice seep through the crack of Lucas’ door. I let out a soft chuckle as I quietly creep back to my room. I slowly lock the door and when I hear the click I let out a silent cheer!

Finally!

I quickly strip down to my undies and dance to my suitcase. I need some much-needed sleep! The past few days have been… Weird.

I take in a deep breath and smile big as I shake out my over-sized sweater with its huge Santa head eating a loaf of bread on it!

It was last year’s Christmas gift to Charlie from Maya. She thought he’d get a kick out of it since he specialized in breads, but he didn’t. In fact, he was deeply offended, which is why I own it now! 

I throw it on then clumsily slip into my awesome calf length tube socks! When I’m finished, I wiggle my freshly warmed toes and let out a tiny giggle.

I’m complete!

I glance over to my pajama bottoms and stick my tongue out at them. I only brought um for Lucas’ sake. Ya know, just to be polite when I walk around at night, but right now I don’t care! I just want to be free and let my legs breathe!

I fall backwards onto my bed, bumping my nightstand as I do. Without warning, an unexpected item falls to the ground creating a loud clanking sound. Of course, I scream bloody murder till I realize it’s just Joey’s baseball bat!

Oh thank goodness!

However, my relief is short lived as another loud noise pierces the air. Lucas!

“RILEY?!” He calls as he pounds on my door. “ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!”

I clutch my chest and with a newly found vigor, reply, “YES!” as I try my best to steady my pounding heart.

“Are you sure?!”

“Yeah!” I reassure him as I rush to the door and open it. “I accidentally-” My jaw comes unhinged as I gawk at Lucas’ shirtless body. Greek Gods do exist! He snaps his fingers, bringing me back to earth.

“You sure you’re okay?” He asks with a concerned expression etched into his gorgeously formed face.

“YEAH!” I reply with a nervous chuckle. “I accidentally knocked over a baseball bat.”

“You play?!”

“No! I was- it was when- I-”

“Long story?” He guesses as he flashes an adorable smile.

“Yeah.” I reply shyly.

WHY IS HE SO CUTE?!

His eyes drop to my chest and I feel my cheeks heat up.

He’s checking me out!

My feminist mind is about to unleash a harsh rant on equality and respect when he says, “Nice sweater.”

SHIT! I totally forgot what I was wearing!

My eyes shift to the floor as I stumble through the explanation of it.

“It was a Christmas mess- GIFT! Christmas gift from Maya to Charlie and he was a prick and tried to throw it away- NOT THAT I THINK HE’S A PRICK per say, just an asshole- JERK!” How I keep sticking my foot in my mouth, I have no clue, but boy do I wish I could stop! “I’m sorry I-”

Hey!” Lucas interjects. “ONE! Stop saying sorry for having an opinion and TWO! You wanna do something crazy?”

“Please!” I squeak.

Riley 1:03am

A silly grin makes its way across my face as Lucas and I tumble to the ground. He must have magical powers or something because it’s been years since I’ve done anything like this!  

“You’re brilliant.” He pants.

“The feelings mutual.” I grunt, propping myself up on my elbows as I do. We look to each other and high five. All of the sudden a feeling of regret comes over me as I think of Auggie.

“My brother would’ve loved this.”  

“My siblings too.” He sighs. “I know!” He states as he sits up.

“Hmm?”

“Let’s dedicate this to them!” 

“That’s a PERFECT IDEA!” I cheer.

He rolls out of the ginormous fort we’ve just finish making and calls for me to follow. When I stand up, he’s nowhere to be found.

“Lucas?” 

 A slight sting takes over my right arm as a puff of feathers explode beside me. I turn to find the culprit sporting a cheeky grin as he holds his pillow at the ready. 

“Lucas!”

“Forgive my rudeness, fair maiden.” He cackles in a horrible yet charming British accent. “But, twas you who suggested we dedicate this mighty fortuitous to our kinsmen!”

“Tis true, but an attack I did not!” I reply with an equally bad British accent.

“Well, Darlin’, that’s how it’s done in the kingdoms down South.” He states in a thick southern drawl. 

“Fighting?” 

“Mmmhmm.” He hums.

“For what?”

“Rule.” He replies with a bow as he tosses the other pillow in front of me. “This Palace needs a ruler before a proper dedication can commence.”

“Then a ruler it shall have.” I retort as I shift my gaze into a glare and pick up the offering.

“TO THE DEATH!” I shriek, quickly striking him in the head.  

“TO THE DEATH!” He repeats as he deflects my feeble attempt and swings his mighty weapon of fluff! 

I barely miss his deadly blow as I fall to the floor and speedily crawl behind the couch. I do my best to regain my bearings, but am cut short when Lucas leaps over my useless cover and shouts. “HA-HA!” 

He lounges for me, but I skillfully doge him once again and race towards the Kitchen. I’m just about to clear the entryway when I feel a cushion knock my balance off. I stumble to the ground, losing my pillow in the process. I watch as it slides across the floor and a feeling of dread creeps in as my eyes dart to Lucas to see if he’s caught my disadvantage.

HE HAS!

I scramble towards it, but he beats me to it and kicks it further away. I quickly jump to my feet and tickle his exposed underarms. He’s so caught off guard that he loses his focus for a split-second, allowing me to snatch his pillow from him!

“HEY!” He laughs. “That’s not fair!”

“All’s fair in love and war!” I quote as I get a good whack at him before running it to the Kitchen. He catches up to me and traps me at the island.

“I see I’ve misjudged your abilities.” He huffs as we circle it.

“That you have!” I state as I book it for the dining room. He’s close behind me, but not for long! I pull the highchair in front of him and laugh as he trips over it. That small distraction gives me enough time to slip back into the hallway. I wait at the end of it making sure he’s still following from that way. When he rounds the corner I quickly flip off the lights and sprint back to the family room where I hide behind the recliner. I peek behind it as he defensively re-enters the room, his eyes peeled for me.

“Can we call a truce?!” He calls out with his awful British accent still intact. “I’m winded!” 

I remain quiet as I position myself right next to him then yell, “NEVER!!!”

I spring out and send the final blow to his stomach! 

His eyes widen as he looks to his stomach than back to me. 

“Riley!” He Wheezes.

I nod with great satisfaction as I watch him fall to his knees. 

“Any last words?”

“Long live Cuddle Bunnies!” He huffs.

“Awww! That’s lovely.” 

He salutes me the dies (tongue out). I salute him back and for a moment, bow my head in reverence of fallen opponent. After a second of mourning I muster all the strength I can and shout, “I’m the QUEEN!” as I make my victory laps around the now “dead” Lucas Friar. He sits up and joins in my celebration!

“All hail, Queen Riley!” He cheers.

I giggle, slightly embarrassed at how serious I got and take a bow before going back into my fort. He tries to follow, but I stop him.

“First, state your loyalty Sir …” I search his eyes for a name and he laughingly replies, “Mortimer Twigglebottomsmythe.”

“WOW! You are definitely from the Southern Kingdoms.” I joke. “So, go ahead. State your loyalty Sir. Mortimer Twigglebottomsmythe of Austin.”

He takes my hand and gazes deeply in my eyes as he replies, “From this day forth my loyalty will forever be to you Queen Riley of Greenwich Village.”

He finishes with a kiss on my hand and I feel my heart pick up speed.

“I guess that will do.” I exhale.

“Will it?” He taunts and I pull my hand back as I stick my tongue out at him. 

He flashes his famous Friar smirk and starts to crawl forward, but I stop him again.

“But I pledged my loyalty?”

“I know. Now you must bow.” I demand coldly.

“But-”

“Bow!”

“How deep do you want it?” He asks with his cheeky smirk still in place.

I gulp hard and shrug. “You may go as deep as your devotion.”

“Okay.”

He sprawls out flat on the floor and my eyes widen because in Mulan that meant a lot of respect?!

“Can I come in now?” He asks, his face still pressed against the rug.

“Oh yes, of course!” I stutter as I help him up. “I’m so sorry! I kind of get carried away with things like this.”

“It’s alright, your highness. I’ve experienced worse.”

“Your sister?”

“ZAY!”

A fit of laughter takes me over as I imagine King Zay forcing everyone to kiss his pinky ring.

“OH MAN! That is worse!”

Lucas 1:54am

Our laughter settle as we resume our positions in the fort. We take a moment to marvel at our work as we try to steady out breathe. This has got to be one of my best. I glance over to her and find she’s already looking at me.

“Hey.”

“Hi.”

The feeling from her room come back and all I want to do is grab her beautiful face and kiss her, but I stop myself. 

“What is it?” She asks as I back away.

“I’ve never been good at hooking up-”

“Is that what you think this is?” She asks, clearly upset by what I’ve just said. 

“NO!” I correct. “Far from it, which is why I can’t kiss you.” Her shoulders slump over and I can tell she still isn’t getting what I’m trying to say, so I rephrase it. “Because if I kiss you now, I’ll never leave.”

“Is that such a bad thing?” She questions as she wiggles into my arms. I breathe in the scent of her hair and feel my body weaken. 

DAMN IT ALL TO HELL! SHE SMELLS LIKE STRAWBERRIES! NEXT YOU’RE GONNA TELL ME SHE LOVES BASKETBALL!

I clinch my jaw as I massage her arm. “Not at all, but we gotta be real about this, Riles. We both have a lot goin’ on right now.” She’s about to cut me off again, but I stop her. “AND I WILL BE DAMNED if I’m the reason you don’t get time to heal!”

“I don’t need time!” She pouts.

“You think that now, but I promise you, you’ll be grateful you had it. I mean look at me! I was given that opportunity and it lead me here to you.”

“But, what if that doesn’t happen for me?” She asks as she leans back to look me in the eyes. “What if this is all we get?”

I lightly brush her cheek and whisper. “Then I am the luckiest man on Earth to have gotten a week in your world.”

A tear falls as she quickly tucks her head back into my chest. I pull her in closer and pray.

Oh, please, PLEASE say she’s wrong! But if not. Thank you for this moment.

I lightly kiss the top of her head and rock her till we both drift off to sleep.

[lostmagic]

CFAU prompt: Lucas finds out Maddie is on Birth Control and immediately assumes she and Ethan are having sex.

(this one made me laugh so I had to do it first lol)

“Riles, you have outdone yourself yet again,” Maya hummed as she stuffed her last forkful of Riley’s famous lasagna into her mouth in ecstasy.

“It’s rude to talk with your mouth full, mommy!” Ellie piped up, sending a disapproving look to her mother.

“She’s not wrong,” Lucas pointed out when his wife looked at him for a defense.

Riley laughed as she gave her plate to Andy who was on clean up duty. “Well thank you Peaches. I’m glad after all these years I still never fail to get a compliment on it.”

“Hey dad,” Maddie elbowed her father who was to her left. “Andy wants to go to this wicked cool light show at the pier and it starts in like, twenty minutes. Is it cool if I go?”

Lucas shrugged. “As long as you’re back by eleven.” He smiled when she squealed in excitement and gave her best friend the thumbs up. Lucas caught Ethan staring at his daughter and his dad alarm went off and started screaming at him to take back his permission. “Wait, is Ethan going too?”

Maddie rolled her eyes, but Ethan spoke before she could sass her father. “Don’t worry Uncle Luke, I’m staying here. I wasn’t invited to girls night.”

Lucas smirked in satisfaction. It wasn’t that he didn’t like Ethan, he had known the kid since before he was born for christ sake! It was just that anyone who dated his daughter had to be treated as the enemy, pseudo family included.

“Alright mom,” Andy interrupted the testosterone battle abruptly. “The dishes are cleared, loaded, and the dishwasher is on. Is it cool if we go now? I don’t want to miss any more than we have to because of traffic.”

Riley nodded and before she could tell the two of them to have fun, the girls were out the door. “Those two are really something.”

Farkle chuckled to himself softly. “They remind me of two other girls when they were that age.”

Riley and Lucas laughed, but Maya wasn’t convinced. “Excuse me, we are the originals! They might be the updated version, but no one can touch what Riley and I have, okay buddy?”

“Calm down mom,” Austin patted her shoulder consolingly. “Everyone knows that you and Aunty Riles will always be the best friends that ever lived.”

“And don’t you forget it.”

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After about ten minutes of speeding down the back roads and listening to music that was much louder than necessary (so that their terrible singing was drowned out of course) Andy and Maddie ended up at the pier with two minutes to spare.

“I can’t wait to see how cool this looks,” Andy buzzed with excitement.

Maddie laughed and nodded in response. “I’m gonna get so many cool pictures, just you wait.” As she reached in her back pocket to grab her phone, panic flooded over her. “Um, Andy?”

“What’s wrong?” Andy turned around in trepidation, sensing the distress in her best friend’s voice.

“I don’t have my phone.”

“What?” Andy’s shriek caused multiple gazes in their direction. “Did you drop it somewhere? We have only gone a few blocks from the car, we can retrace our steps!”

Maddie shook her head. “I would have felt it fall. I think I either left it in the car or back at your house.”

Andy sighed in relief. “That’s not a big deal then, we can just get it after the show.”

Maddie groaned in annoyance. Her phone was like a part of her and being without it for an hour and a half was going to suck, especially at something as cool as this that she wanted to capture and remember for a long time. “You’re right,” she sighed in defeat. “Now let’s go get a pretzel while they start this thing up!”

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Lucas was helping Ellie to tie the elastic of the doll’s hair that he had just helped her braid when he heard an alarm going off from the counter. He felt for his phone in his pocket and looked around to see the four other children on their phones in the Minkus’s living room.

“Hey Maya,” he called to his wife who was currently helping Farkle bake some sort of cake for dessert. Those two in the kitchen together probably wasn’t the best idea, but Riley had a lot of papers to grade upstairs and Lucas just didn’t want to be a part of that mess. “I think your phone is going off.”

“My phone is in here with me doofus,” Maya called back, followed by a loud clang and a not-so-manly shriek from Farkle. “I told you to wait Farkle!”

Lucas rolled his eyes and handed the doll to his daughter. “You know what to do if they start a fire, right kiddo?”

Ellie nodded confidently. “Stop, drop, and roll, then get the heck out of here!”

Lucas laughed and ruffled her hair. He stood up to find the source of the obnoxious sound and found a phone in a golden case on the counter next to an unfinished orange soda can. “Maddie?” He wondered aloud. He turned the phone over to see why the alarm was going off and instantly dropped it in shock. That couldn’t mean what he thought it meant, could it? He took a deep breath and picked the phone back up again, preparing his eyes for what they were about to reread.

“Take Pill”

Lucas felt his body heat with rage and tried to calm himself down and think of a logical explanation. “Maybe it’s just an Advil,” he thought to himself. “Maybe she had a fever and needed to remember to take another pill after the six hours.” He tried very hard to convince himself of this, but when the phone went off again, this time with a new message, that theory was shot.

“BIRTH CONTROL TIME”

He felt like he actually might throw up. Sure, as a sixteen year old Lucas had been ready for some action, but his daughter shouldn’t be! She was far too young to be even thinking about sex, let alone having it!

Having it. Having sex. With her boyfriend. Her boyfriend who was Ethan. Ethan Minkus.

“ETHAN GORDAN MINKUS YOU GET YOUR ASS IN THE DINING ROOM NOW!”

Ellie looked up and saw her father’s angry face, knowing that that was her cue to find her siblings. Ethan passed her, complimenting her doll’s hair on the way by. Ellie shot him a sympathetic look, knowing that the tone of voice her father was using definitely meant he was in big trouble.

“Good luck Ethie,” she patted his elbow twice. “You’re gonna need it.”

Great. Just fucking great. Ethan had two of his three daughters wrapped around his hand. Well technically, Maddie was wrapped around-

“What’s up Uncle Luke?” Ethan asked nervously.

Lucas glared at the boy in front of him using every ounce of self control not to lay his hands on him. “I know for a fact that you’ve received ‘the talk’ young man.”

Ethan’s cheeks heated up and turned red. “Um, yes.”

Lucas cracked his knuckles out of habit and watched as the boy in front of him gulped and shifted uncomfortably. “Are you having sex with my daughter, Minkus?”

“Lucas Tristan Friar!” Maya yelled from the doorway leading to the kitchen. Her face was covered in flour and there was a streak of chocolate on her chin, but the look in her eyes was scarier than Lucas’s. “How dare you ask him that!”

Lucas refused to break eye contact with the boy. “I know the answer to this one boy, so pick your next words very carefully.”

Ethan’s mouth hung open in a mixture of shock and embarrassment. “I- I swear we have never- well I mean I have never- we didn’t-”

“Spit it out son,” Lucas snarled.

“That is enough!” Maya yelled, standing between the two so that Lucas would look at her. “What the hell is wrong with you?”

“This!” Lucas shoved the gold cased phone at his wife. “It’s Maddie’s phone.”

Maya did not even look at the phone. “Why the hell are you snooping through our daughter’s phone? We swore to never be those parents, Lucas.”

“I wasn’t snooping!” He knew he had to defend himself, but they should both be skinning Ethan alive right now! Why was Maya so calm about this? “It was an alarm that kept going off and I just went to shut it off when it said that it was birth control time!”

Maya’s eyes narrowed. “So you automatically assumed that that meant that our daughter was having sex with her boyfriend.” It was not a question, but an accusation.

“Yes!” Lucas threw his hands up in exasperation. “What else was I supposed to think?”

“We are back!” Andy yelled, the sound of the front door slamming behind her.

“It was lame, so we bounced after getting some ice cream,” Maddie added, walking into the dining room to see the current dual going on. “Um, do I even want to know what is happening right now?”

“Madison Anne-”

“Shut the fuck up,” Maya interrupted before Lucas could even yell at their daughter. “You forgot your phone Maddog.”

Maddie nodded, finally seeing the object in her father’s hand. “Yeah, I know. I realized once we got there.” She took in the scene in front of her again and narrowed her eyes. “Why do you have it dad?”

“You had an alarm going off,” he sneered. “Two, actually.”

Maddie sighed in exasperation. “Is he grilling Ethan right now?” She was asking her mother, because Ethan looked too damn scared to answer.

“Yes,” she frowned. “Your darling father here just loves to jump to conclusions, babygirl.”

“I do not think that I am jumping to any unfair conclusions here!” Lucas defended. “The boy still hasn’t given me an answer!”

“I take the birth control for my period dad!” Maddie yelled, shocking her father. “Mom came to the doctor’s with me last month and helped me get on it.”

It was Lucas’s turn to be shocked and embarrassed. “So you’re not… You know…”

“That’s none of your business!” Maya defended her daughter. “You two, beat it. I need to have a chat with the cowboy.”

Maddie rolled her eyes and walked over to Ethan, grabbing his hand and dragging him to the living room where the other kids were listening to the blowout. He was still in slight shock at Lucas’s rage being directed at him and the whole situation was just plain uncomfortable.

“How was I supposed to know?” Lucas defended before Maya could begin her disapproving speech.

“You could have asked her,” Maya glared. “Or maybe just trusted her. Even if they are having sex, which again is not our business, at least you know that they’re doing it safely.”

Lucas sneered at the thought of his daughter having sex with anyone. “She isn’t old enough, Maya!”

This rose an eyebrow. “Do you remember how old I was when you took my virginity?”

“But this is our little girl!”

“She’s not so little anymore, Lucas. It’s time to face it and start to let her meet the world for real.”

[mayafml]

“Baby girl, marriage isn’t easy... It’s hell sometimes and---. I just don’t want you and Lucas ending up like me and your father because you didn’t think it through.” The older blonde sighed as she looked over at her daughter. It was just after the Matthews’ wedding reception and just right after Maya dropped the bomb that and her boyfriend intended to get married as soon as possible. Maya wasn’t expecting her mother to be completely in love with the idea, but she was expecting a little more than than this. “Mom... me and him have been together through hell. Absolute hell the past few years, and I still want him and he still wants me.” She could only explain as her teeth sunk into her bottom lip. The events of the beginning of the year still seemed to haunt her. A baby. A baby was dependent on Maya and her body completely failed the unborn child. She always imagined spending her eighteenth, well, not mourning what could’ve been. Yet, January turned into November before she could blink. “And Lucas is nothing like him... He’s nothing like Josh either. He’s so good, mom. He’s the only person I can ever imagine with being for twenty, thirty, forty, fifty years. If you don’t want to come,  I understand, but I’m flying out to Austin in a few hours and I’ll be back eventually.” There was a pause, a moment of silence between the two. Maya’s blues eyes never left her mother as she watched the woman’s face turn into a smile. “You’ll need a dress.”

“Wait.. so Lucas isn’t riding a bull? You lied?” Riley questioned as if she never had been deceived ever in her life. Zay, Farkle, Riley, Smackle, Topanga, Cory, Shawn, Katy, and her had all piled onto a plane headed towards the lone star state. Everyone, although it was shocking at first, seemed supportive. “Yes, maid of honor.” “I love you, peaches. I’ll make you the prettiest bride ever. “ If she was being honest, Maya was surprised Riley was as happy as she was. Lucas was her ex boyfriend, after all. Yet, it just proved that through it all, a boy could never come between the two. Not ever. As the aircraft inched closer to her soon to be husband’s hometown, the blonde found herself getting nervous with every mile. Could she really go through it? Sure, it would be hard, but they could make it work, right? Only time could tell. 

The clouds in the Austin sky were more than evident as the group arrived at Lucas’ family’s farm. It looked like it was going to possibly rain. The ultimate good luck on your wedding day, she read about all about the night before. She wanted to make sure they were doing everything right. How funny was that. They were possibly the most nontraditional couple ever, but she still wanted some classic aspects among it. Almost immediately, she was engulfed with the large Friar family. It almost looked like a mad house was taking place. Everyone running around, trying to everything wedding-like before the nuptials would take place hours later. She possibly couldn’t thank them enough. This was definitely no easy task. In fact, it seemed almost impossible. If everything ended up looking good, it would be an honest to God miracle. Wandering around the area, Maya stopped by the sheep pen. There was Lucas Friar in the flesh.  She still couldn’t believe they were dating. Let alone planning to spend the rest of forever together. There was absolutely no words that could be used to describe the feeling. “I hope you’re not planning on leaving me for one of these simply gorgeous sheep.” A small chuckle fell from her light pink lips as she crossed her arms over her chest, leaning on the railing. “Because then I’d really have to turn into the ultimate crazy girlfriend.”