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Chapter Thirteen *Piece of My Heart*

Lucas' mind is hazy as his eyes dart around the room. His vision matches it. It takes him a few moments to remember everything that happened. Riley told him they can't be together. He got into a car accident. He was hanging upside down in his truck and then the rest is blank, just darkness whirling around in his brain.

He moans and groans before the first word out of his mouth comes out. "Riley."

She immediately gets closer to him and runs her hand down the side of his cheek. "I'm right here."

He blinks a few times before his vision completely clears. "You look like an angel. Am I dead?"

Riley blinks back her tears of happiness. "No you are not dead."

A smile stretches across his face before he looks at everyone else in the room. Their faces are reddened and their eyes watery. His mom is crying hysterically. The doctor is standing by the machine in awe. "Am I okay?"

His parents look to the doctor.

"We should run some tests to make sure everything is working okay. But I think you just waking up right now is good news." He tells Lucas before picking up his chart. "I'll give you all a few minutes and then we will run some tests okay?"

Lucas nods his head slowly as he squeezes Riley's hand.

"Can you go tell the others in the waiting room the good news?" Lucas' mom asks as she smiles down at her son. It's a miracle he is awake. She eyes Riley and him holding hands. She is thankful for Riley. She knows his fighting to survive has a lot to do with the girl who loves him dearly.

The doctor nods and walks out of the room.

After Lucas went through his different tests, the friends are all gathered in his room, talking about anything and everything.

Riley is laying with Lucas in his bed, her hand intertwined with his. They haven't talked about what happened before the accident, but at this point Riley wouldn't care if they did. She is just happy to be here with him.

Zay looks at them and smiles to himself. He is beyond glad his best friend is okay and seems to be happy. It's crazy to think that just a little while ago he was crying thinking his best friend was going to be dead. Life can be quite a trickster.

"So what did the doctor say about your results?" Farkle asks, overjoyed with the turn of events.

Lucas, trying not to be distracted by Riley laying with him, smiles at his other best friend. "He said everything seems to be okay. They are going to keep me for a few days so I can recuperate and then I should be able to go home." He squeezes Riley's hand as he says all this. He is hoping all of this means that she is going to be with him. They haven't had a single chance to talk about it. His parents barely want to leave the room, but he understands why. He did almost die, which is a thought he never wants to have again.

Riley squeezes his hand back and lays her head on his broad shoulder. "I'm glad you are okay."

"Me too."

Maya eyes the couple and smiles automatically. This is the way it's supposed to be. She hadn't had a chance to talk to Josh, to tell him she loves him back, with everything that has happened within the day. She gets up from her spot. "I'm going to go for a walk." Not only does she need a much needed conversation with Josh, but Riley and Lucas need to talk about their situation too. "Maybe we all should go for a walk." She hints towards the rest of her friends.

Farkle, understanding what Maya is referring to, gets up and pulls Smackle up with him. "Yeah we will be back to bother you later." He tells Lucas before walking out of the hospital room.

"I'm not really feeling the whole walking thing." Zay says, oblivious.

Maya rolls her eyes and picks him up by his arm. "Let's go."

Zay, surprised by her strength, waves goodbye to Lucas and Riley as he disappears out the doorway.

Maya closes the door and lets go of Zay's arm. "You dummy. They needed some alone time." She walks away then before Zay can say anything. She walks into the waiting room, and sees Josh sitting in the corner chair, his head bowed, looking at his hands. "Hey." She says to him.

Josh's blue eyes meet hers and he gives her a smile. "Hey. How is Lucas?"

Maya walks to the chair beside him and sits down. "He is good. He will be going home in a few days."

"Good." Josh does a side glance. He doesn't know what else to say. Being more than friends with Maya is new to him. Of course he doesn't even know if she wants him back anymore. He has rejected her so many times. Maybe she is done with him.

Maya swiftly takes Josh's hand in hers, making him look at her completely. "I love you too." The words slip out easily, and feel amazing on her tongue. She does love him. She has for a long time.

Josh smiles automatically, hearing her say it gives him a happiness he doesn't think he has ever felt before. "I'm sorry it took me so long to say it. I was begin stupid and stubborn. I'm tired of not taking risks. I'm tired of not having you as mine."

Her heart beat quickens in her chest. "I'm yours now?" She holds back her tears.

Josh nods. "Yeah if you want to be?"

Maya holds back from jumping up and down. "Of course I do."

Josh leans in and places a hand on her blushed cheek. He looks into her eyes, getting lost in the blue that surrounds them. "Good." He whispers before touching his lips against hers.

They stay like that for a long time. Kissing, hand on cheek, smiling in the kisses. They don't care that they are in the waiting room where anyone could walk in at any time. They aren't ashamed to be happy with each other. To finally be together.

Meanwhile, Riley is still laying in the hospital bed with Lucas, their hands still intertwined.

"I was so scared I was going to lose you." She says to him.

Lucas turns slightly so he can look at the beautiful girl beside him. "I'm not going anywhere."

Riley nods and pulls out the letter he sent to Pappy Joe. "You knew the whole time who you wanted." It wasn't a question. She opens up the piece of paper and shows him.

Lucas nods. "How did you get that?"

"Pappy Joe gave it to me. It was the hope I was holding onto. That me and you are supposed to be together and you would come back to me. And you did." Riley sniffles as she says this.

"You were the last face I saw before I blacked out. All I wanted to do was to tell you I love you, that I wasn't going to give up on us. You kept me going Riles. I had to see you again." He lets his own tears fall out. "I love you so much. I want this. I want us more than anything in this world. You have a piece of my heart, and I don't want anyone else to have it."

Riley smiles through her tears. She places both her hands on each side of his face and plants a kiss on his lips. They kiss for a long time, with tears, and smiles. "I love you so much too. I want us too. You have a piece of my heart too cowboy. You are and always will be the guy for me. I've known since middle school that me and you would be together."

Lucas kisses her again before saying, "But what about Maya?"

"I told her I was going to be with you while you were in your coma. It's time I put my own happiness above someone else's." She answers him. "So with that said, I think there is a question you need to ask me." She hints to him.

Lucas places his forehead against hers. His heart beat quickens as he asks, "Riley, will you be my princess?"

Riley giggles, happiness and excitement overflowing inside of her. "Yes I will cowboy."

"Yee haw!" Lucas shouts before kissing his princess again and again and again.

There are moments that in a split second your life changes forever. Before the triangle, Riley and Lucas were confused teenagers, unsure of what to do. It took something to push them to where they are now. After the triangle, that is where their journey really begins.

*THE END*

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