I will never speak to you again ran through his head, he looked at the blonde who was now talking to Zay who was sitting on the couch with her. Maya hasn't said one word to him since his victory.

"are you really not gonna talk to him?" Zay said looking at the blonde seriously she sighed before nodding.

"yes"

"don't do that to him"

"too bad " She said coldly

"Maya"

"Zay" she said with a fake smile, he sighed before getting up

"Don't regret this"

"I don't regret anything" Maya said with a smirk, Zay rolled his eyes and walked away. Lucas took a deep breathe before taking a seat in the spot that Zay occupied before.

"are you really not going to talk to me?" Maya huffed slightly throwing her blonde hair over her shoulder as she looked the other way her face cold and expressionless.

"Maya?" She could hear the uncertainty in his voice, She looked around the room, her expression not wavering before she stood up and walked away from him. He simply watched for the second time as the blonde walked away from walked out the backdoor she needed some air, she needed to think. She sat on the porch and looked up at the sky, Texas really is beautiful she thought. She kinda wish he chased her out but no he wouldn't because she was only Maya, the best friend in the story of Riley and Lucas.

that stupid huckleberry… i hate him. i hate him so much. but i don't i can't…. i like him way too much to hate him.

Maya sighed she was good at hiding her feelings, she was calm and collected, no one could tell if she sad or really happy, she kept the same facade on the tough girl that comes from a tough home. Yet here she broke. I am a terrible friend liking her best friend's Crush, how could I ? why'd we have to sign up for that stupid bull contest...this is all stupid Zay's Fault stupid !stupid!stupid!

"Maya?" RIley's voice interrupted Maya's thoughts and she immediately felt guilty how could she do that to Riley?

"hey Riles" she said with smile on her face. RIley sat next to Maya and wrapped one arm around her

"you okay ?"

"yeah, it's beautiful here, kinda wish i grew up here, with all the open space and stars"

"then you would be a huckleberry too" riley said with a laugh but maya didn't laugh. Maya smile dropped and her Jaw clenched. Riley noticed this and furrowed her eyebrows

"Maya why won't you talk to him?"
"I don't want to"

"but Maya he was trying to fix his name,he was just trying-"

"to be a hero?" Maya spat out finishing Riley's sentence

"Maya why won't you talk to him" Riley repeated

"i don't have to talk to him" Maya said annoyance seeping through her voice

"but maya he's our friend" Maya shook her head

"no he's YOUR friend Riley, all yours"

"Maya if he wasn't your friend you wouldn't have cared so much that he rode the bull, why are you so mad"

"i'm not mad i'm indifferent" Riley sighed. Maya was stubborn no one knew that as well as Riley

"i bet you'll last a week max" Riley said cheerfully handing maya her sketchbook

"you two like each other too much not to talk to each other" Maya froze at Riley's comment but Riley's face didn't give anything away.

Soon later, Farkle proposed that the group did something exciting for the last night in Texas.

"great idea Farkle !" Riley exclaimed

"barbeque!"Pappy Joe exclaimed Maya wasn't really paying attention to the conversation, she was standing near Pappy Joe, Looking out at the horizons and kinda wished she had her paints with her so she could capture the moment. she didn't know what happened but she felt Lucas's warm touch in her arm as he pushed her behind him, Almost instantly, almost protectively As Pappy Joe stood up to threaten Farkle, she stared at his hand on her arm, she shook it off even though she kinda liked it, he looked at her startled at how abruptly she shook his hand off. He looked down at his hand before shoving it in his pocket.

"you know i might stay behind, the view is so nice and I want to capture, paint it, i might never see something like this again" Maya said softly

"but it's our last night here don't you want to spend it as a group?" Lucas asked her, she didn't reply. She looked right passed him, which surprised everyone a little bit, the two were good with eye contact, always being able to find each other's eyes in a crowd.

"they have amazing ribs Hart.. plus what'll you do for dinner?" ZAy asked

"i'm not hungry and i'm pretty sure if i can capture that it'll be more satisfying than food...and i'm sure Pappy Joe won't mind my company for dinner?" Maya asked turning to Pappy joe who nodded, Lucas scoffed looking at her with disbelief. She ignored that

"okay peaches have fun here i'll bring you back a some BBQ" Maya smiled at Riley. But it didn't reach her eyes and Lucas knew that.

the four were sitting at the table going through the ton of food they ordered

"i don't get it why is she so mad?" Farkle asked the other three

"drop it FArkle" Zay said calmly

"why should he?" Lucas said

"cause no one knows what she's thinking so there is no point in trying to figure it out unless she tells us" Zay said

"but it's so unlike her" Riley mused

"doesn't she want him to get better?"

"riley I think to Maya Lucas had nothing to prove, i think to her he was fine just the way he was"

"i wouldn't worry too much Lucas, i'm sure it'll blow over once we go to New York" riley assured lucas with a smile he sighed. The four continued the dinner as if nothing was wrong laughing, dancing, listening to music, eating , having a great time but something was wrong Maya wasn't there.

Over at the house Maya and Pappy joe sat in silence Maya drawing the landscape in front of her, while Pappy Joe watched the blonde girl with her tiny hands creating a masterpiece on her sketchbook

"you're as amazing as Lucas claims you are" Pappy Joe says

"thank you but i'm not that great"
"you should never sell yourself short Maya"

"and you should never oversell yourself too" She replied with a smile. Pappy Joe liked this girl, she was quick and sharp, and very talented.

"Pappy Joe?" maya asked him carefully

"yes?"
"would you really not love Lucas if he didn't go on the bull tonight?"

"no i wouldn't love him any less"
" then why didn't you stop him?"

"because he needed to prove to himself that he could do it Maya, the sheep ruined him"

"well it shouldn't of. he's a great person he doesn't need to constantly prove himself"

Pappy Joe nodded, and he realized the tension between the his grandson and this blonde beauty as his grandson described her, and now he knew what was the cause it.

"so i saw the tension between by grandson and you, it's not his fault you know? if he understood the severity behind your words he would've followed you maya" Maya froze

"I really don't care Pappy Joe, Lucas can do what he wants" Pappy joe almost winced at the way the blonde said his grandson's name, with a lot of hatred, but love was there too underlying her harsh tone.

"Don't break his heart, my grandson he's as good as it gets"

"ha I don't have his heart to break, maybe you should relay that message on to Riley"

"relay what onto Riley?" the brunette asked as the four walked on to the porch

"don't break his heart, he's as good as it gets" Maya repeated with a sarcastic tone rolling her eyes. Lucas followed her action which agitated her even more

"Why would maya break his heart?" Farkle asked looking at Lucas and Pappy Joe puzzled. Lucas shifted uncomfortably

" You never know" Zay said softly

and with that the HighFIve sent the night sleeping underneath the stars, Riley thinking about how great this trip went, Farkle wishing he could spend more time here, Zay wondering what will happen when the gang goes back to New York, Maya wishing she didn't like her best friend, and Lucas still on a high from riding the bull.