Not so little anymore

Lying and sneaking

Hola! What up Y'all? Everyone having a good summer? Anyway, hope you enjoy!!

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Josh and Maya had spent the last three weeks sneaking around and just enjoying being together before they had to go back home for Christmas. So far they hadn't been caught by anyone besides Andrew, who was still giving Josh and now Maya a hard time over keeping their relationship a secret.

If you had to ask Maya what these past few weeks had been for her and Josh, she would describe it as pure bliss. It was everything she had dreamed and fantasized about with Josh since she was thirteen years old.

They had been going on dates, sneaking out after curfew to go on late night walks, Josh had even gone the extra mile to pull her into secluded corners and rooms on campus so they could have a make out session in between classes. It had been amazing, a little too amazing.

Now ever since Shawn had married Katy, Maya's life had gotten easier. She had truly opened her heart up to trust and happiness. But the fact that things between her and Josh had been doing nothing but blossoming had put her on edge a little. She wasn't used to having so many great things happen for her without something bad just right around the corner. Maya tried to put these thoughts behind her, but it wasn't easy when all your life the universe just kept throwing things at you again and again.

Right now Maya had her hands in Josh's hair while Josh's hands were running all up and down her back and waist. Their lips were locked together as Josh had Maya pinned up against a desk in a abandoned classroom that wasn't being used that day. This had become routine for the couple.

As Josh was lifting Maya up to sit on the desk, his alarm on his phone went off causing them both to jump up. Without moving one of his hands from underneath Maya's shirt on her back, Josh took his free hand and grabbed his phone to turn off the alarm.

"I'm going to be late for history class." He sighed as he put his phone back into his pocket and returned his hand to join his other one. Maya smiled as she took her arms from around his neck and placed them on his chest. She pushed him a little so she could get off the desk.

"You should go, I have to pack anyway. We're leaving tomorrow and between classes, homework, and you I haven't been able to do anything." Maya teased him. Josh smirked as he leaned down and kissed her some more. He pulled back and tilted his head.

"Andrew is leaving tonight to catch a late flight to Nebraska. You should come stay with me tonight." Josh invited her. Maya's eyebrows raised. Sure she had spent a lot of time with Josh, but they hadn't gone that far.

"That's a big step, dont you think?" She asked him. Josh shrugged his shoulders.

"We don't have to do anything. I just want to spend as much time with you as I can before we have to go back to acting like friends for a full two weeks." Maya sighed as she thought it over.

"I have to pack and finish up some homework, besides what am I going to tell Riley?" She asked him.

"It wont take you thirty minutes to pack, I can help you with your homework, and just get Farkle to cover for you." Maya chuckled.

"Boy, you just got an answer for everything, huh?" She teased him causing that boyish, goofy grin that she loved so much to come up on his face.

"Its part of being so much older." Maya rolled her eyes. "Come on, please?" He asked her. Maya sighed as Josh leaned in and rubbed his nose against her cheek and down to her neck where he nuzzled it and eventually started giving it slight pecs. Maya sighed and pushed him back again.

"I'll see what I can do." She told him causing him to smile and lean in to kiss her. As he went to deepen it, his phone went off again causing him to grown and pull back. "You should get going." She told him. Josh nodded before leaning in one more time to give her one last kiss and then grabbing his stuff. He held his hand out to Maya which she took. Josh opened the door and saw that nobody was in the hallways. He turned back to Maya and gave her one last kiss before they both went their separate ways.

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"What do you mean you're not feeling well?" Riley frowned at her best friend as they were standing in their dorm room. Maya sighed.

"I dont know, I just have a really bad headache and I'm just not feeling too hot." Maya lied. She tried to keep a straight face as she knew that Riley could see right through her.

"Do you need something? I can ask Lucas to take me to pick you up something." Riley said. Maya shook her head.

"I have Tylenol. I just dont want you getting sick if this is something so I'm going to stay somewhere else." Maya told her. Riley narrowed her eyebrows.

"Where? If you go and stay with someone else then you're just going to get them sick." Crap. Maya didnt think about that.

"Well, um." She trailed off not knowing what to say.

"Why dont you stay here, and I'll go stay with Lucas tonight." Riley told her. Maya smiled.

"Yeah! That would probably work better." Maya told her. It wasn't Josh's room but at least they would have privacy for the night. Maya would just have to remember to set an alarm and get Josh out of there early before Riley came back.

"Okay. Then I'll just text him and see if he's okay with that." Riley told her as she kept a curious gaze on Maya. Maya smiled as Riley slowly walked to her phone to text Lucas.

Maya took the opportunity to take her phone out and shoot Josh a text.

Riley didnt buy the whole 'going to stay with someone else' thing. But she did buy me not feeling well. She's going to stay with Lucas tonight. You'll need to come stay here tonight instead of at yours.~ Maya.

Maya looked up to see Riley glancing at her with her eyebrows drawn together as if she was deep in thought. Maya looked down as she felt her phone vibrate.

Or you could wait until she's gone and just come over to mine anyway. She wont be there anyway so how will she know you're gone?~ Josh.

Maya honestly didnt care where they stayed, but she was interested in why Josh wanted it to be at his so badly.

Why cant we just do it over here? Besides, Riley is an early riser. It's most likely that she'll cross paths with you early tomorrow on her way back over here and not think too much about it. I'm supposed to not be feeling well, and I'm not an early riser. It wouldn't make since to her that I'm the one that's out.~ Maya.

Maya thought that was a good enough excuse, and when she thought about it, it was true. Riley would be even more suspicious than she already was to see Maya out so early in the morning instead of Josh. The Matthews were all early risers, it runs in the family.

Sure. Yours it is.~ Josh.

Maya sighed, she could tell that Josh was put off a little at her last text. She was sure they would end up talking about it when he came over.

Maya looked up to see Riley staring at her. Maya gave her a nervous smile. She knew that Riley knew something.

"I'm going to head to Lucas's. Call me if you need anything." She said as she threw her bag over her shoulder. Maya smiled at her and waved goodbye as she left the room. Maya let out a sigh of relief as she sat down on her bed.

She could feel the guilt start to rise in her chest. She hated lying to Riley, and she knows that Riley knows that something is up. She looked way too suspicious.

Taking a deep breath, Maya sent a quick text to Farkle explaining the situation and asking if it came down to it could he cover for her. In which Farkle replied with a quick 'No prob' Maya sighed as she threw her phone down and started to tidy a little before Josh got there.

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I feel like there need to be a couple of chapters in between  Thanksgiving and Christmas break. Anyway, See ya guys soon!