Two Days Later:
"Lucas. I really like you. I have since you first started coming to school. I've been driving myself crazy holding in my feelings for you. I need to know if you like me or not. So please meet me in Central Park at 4:30 pm November 21st. Follow the trail of flower petals when you get there. Please, please, please meet me there. I need to know if you like me or not.
-Your secret admirer"
Lucas had just read his note.
Who could this be? Should I actually meet them there or is it a trap or a setup or something? I'll just go. Should I? No. Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. That's it I'm going, Lucas thought.
With Maya:
"Maya. I really like you. I have since I first started coming to school. I need to know if you like me, too. It's been driving me crazy not being able to tell you how I really feel about you so, please meet me in Central Park November 21st at 4:30 pm. Follow the trail of Flower petals when you get there. PLEASE come. I need to know if you like me, too.
-your secret admirer."
Should I go? Yeah I'll just go, Maya thought.
The Next Day:
Maya and Lucas were both getting ready to go meet their secret admirers. Actually, each other. It was cold so they both dressed warm.
It was 3:56 when Maya left her house. She wanted to be sure not to be late. It was 3:39 when Lucas left his house. He also wanted to be sure not to be late. He lived further away from Central Park and Maya did. So he had to leave earlier.
Who could my secret admirer be? I hope it's Maya. Though I doubt it would be, Lucas thought.
Who's my secret admirer? It would be awesome if it was Lucas but it can't be. It would still be awesome though, Maya thought.
They were both thinking of all the possibilities of who their secret admirers could be on their way to Central Park.
The flower petals. There they are! Maya thought. She walked into the park and followed the petals until they stopped at a giant rock. The petals went all the way up the rock and then suddenly stopped. Maya sat down and waited for whoever was coming.
Lucas was also following the petals. he entered in a different side of the park. They lead to the same place as Maya's lead to. When Lucas got to the rock, he followed the petals up and saw Maya.
"Maya? What are you doing here?" Lucas asked as he went over to her.
"Lucas?" Maya asked. "Just waiting. Someone told me to meet them here"
"Same here" Lucas said.
"Weird" Maya said, in a confused tone.
They waited there for about 20 minutes in silence. It was 4:51.
"Who are you meeting here?" Maya asked.
"I don't know. I got a note In the mail" Lucas said.
"Same here" Maya replied. "Do you have that note?"
"Yeah, why?" Lucas asked her.
"Can I see it?" Maya asked him. Lucas took it out of his pocket and gave it to her.
"This is the same exact kind of note I got" Maya said after she read it. "And this is totally Riley's handwriting"
"Wait so you're saying that note is from Riley?" Lucas asked confused.
"No I don't think so. If she really did mean this then I don't think she would say she just wanted to be friends with you" Maya said. "There's something bigger going on"
"Can I see your note?" Lucas asked her.
"Yeah here" Maya said as she handed him her note.
"This is Zay's handwriting. I know it." Lucas said after he read it. "I think I know what's going on"
"What's going on, Huckelberry?" Maya asked him.
"They wrote these notes and sent them to us so we would meet up here" Lucas said. "But why?"
"Because of exactly what it says on the note" Maya added.
"Wha do you- oh. I see" Lucas said.
"Yeah..." Maya said.
"So you like me?" Lucas asked after a few minutes.
"I don't know. You like me?" Maya asked.
"I don't know" Lucas said.
"On three we both say yes if we like one another and no if we don't. Got it?" Maya said.
"At the same time?" Lucas asked.
"Yeah" Maya replied. "1, 2, 3!"
"Yes" they both said at the same time.
"Woah" Lucas said.
"Yeah" Maya replied.
"So..." Lucas said awkwardly. "What do we do now?"
"I don't know. What do you wanna do?" Maya asked awkwardly.
"Do you wanna get some hot cocoa or something?" Lucas asked her.
"Are you asking me out THIS time?" Maya asked.
"Uh, I'm not sure if this counts as an official date. But maybe..." Lucas smiled.
"Sure, Ranger Rick. I'll get some Cocoa." Maya replied with a smile.
They walked to a cafe and got some hot chocolates.
"So..." Maya said. "You've really liked me since day one?"
"Yeah" Lucas replied. "You've really liked ME since day one?"
"Yep" Maya replied.
"Why didn't you ever tell me?" Lucas asked.
"You were with Riley. I didn't want to interfere" she replied. "Why didn't you ever tell ME?"
"I was with Riley. I was scared to tell you because I wasn't sure if you liked me back." Lucas replied.
"That's also partially why I didn't tell you" Maya said.
"Why do you call me all those nicknames?" Lucas asked randomly.
"There's a few reasons. They fit you. They annoy you. They're funny.They're clever. And I guess I mostly started using them so people wouldn't figure out I like you" Maya replied.
"Good reasons" Lucas laughed.
"I don't want it to be awkward between us anymore. I want it to go back to the way it was" Maya said.
"I want that, too." Lucas replied.
"Then let's just not be awkward anymore. Let's treat each other how we treated each other before. 'Cause this isn't us. We're not awkward. We're just us. And I need it to go back to that" Maya confessed.
"I do, too. And I need that, too." Lucas replied.
They both smiled and sat there in silence. It wasn't awkward though. It was just silence. They had nothing to talk about.
"So what are we exactly?" Lucas asked.
"What do you mean, cowboy?" Maya asked.
"Well, we know we both like each other. We're kind of on a date. Maybe... So" Lucas said.
"I don't know" Maya said.
"Why don't we wait until we go on a few more dates?" Lucas suggested.
"Yeah. That sounds like a good plan" Maya replied.
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A/N:
Heyyy, guys!
Hope you liked this chapter!
-Did you like that Lucas and Maya finally know they like each other? It took 9 chapters but we're here! Haha
-tell me in the comments what you thought of this chapter! :)
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-guys I'm so excited for Friday. I'm seeing Star Wars! Yassss!!!
-And then literally right after I'm going to a christmas party. So it's gonna be a good day.
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~Jess