Before He Cheats


Hey everyone! If you read my story "Backsliding" then you've already read this but if don't then this is brand new for you and it could be read alone or you can check out "Backsliding" to get more. This was the very first GMW thing I've ever written and still one of my favorites. 

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"Who the hell is at the door at almost one in the morning?"

Maya groaned as she listened to her fiance curse the person at the door, cuddling further into his bare-chest before her eyes shot opened, "Oh my God! Riley!" she snapped, trying to get out of his grip. "Get off of me," she ordered, getting out of bed as fast as her body would let her.

"Gorgeous."

"Yeah?" she asked, aggravated he was even attempting to slowing her down to getting to her best friend.

"Clothes," he pointed out, stopping her in her tracks.

"Oh," she frowned, before slipping on one of his t-shirts and grabbing her robe as she muttered something about her damn pregnancy brain as he grinned watching her leave their bedroom before getting back as comfortable as he could without her in their bed.

Maya quickly navigated herself through their living room and to the front door, wrapping the robe around her body due to dreadful coldness of winter. Her heart dropped at the sight of her best friend once she opened the door. "Oh no."

"I'm sorry-"

"Don't apologize," Maya cut her off, motioning for her to come in from the freezing cold. One look at her best friend and she knew exactly why she was here in the middle of a freezing cold winter night. "It's true."

Riley nodded, trying to fight back more of her tears.

"Aww, honey," Maya tried to comforted, opening her arms for her distraught friend to walk in to. "That asshole! Who the hell-"

"Maya, Language," Riley sniffed.

Maya stopped herself from continuing to rant at the look on her best friend's face and knew Riley needed her to be supportive and not going off at what will hopefully be her ex-boyfriend. "Do you want to talk?" she asked as the two walked into the living room and taking a seat on the couch.

"No. Yes. I don't know," Riley struggled, looking straight ahead. "I just want to know why. Why would he do this to me? I gave him my heart-you know what," she began, before getting up and walking into the kitchen. Maya tried to get a look at what Riley was doing but it didn't take long for her to come back with a shot glass and a bottle of vodka.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Maya asked, looking at her best friend with worried eyes.

"A good idea? No. What I need? Yes," Riley answered, pouring her shot and quickly downing it before repeating the action two more times.

"Okay," Maya pressed her lips together, watching her best friend with wide eyes. "I think you should slow down," she suggested, knowing her best friend wasn't the best when it came to handling her alcohol.

"We were suppose to be happy," Riley ignored her best friend's words, pouring another shot. "I thought we were happy. Yes, we had problems but what couple doesn't?" she asked, staring at the shot she just poured.

Maya reached over taking her hand into her's giving it a small squeeze. The two remained quiet both loss in their thoughts. One wondering what she did wrong while the other wondered how she was going to help her best friend get through this heartbreak.

"I so wish you weren't pregnant so you could drink with me because I need someone to get drunk with," Riley broke the silence after what had to be a good ten minutes of silence.

Maya gave her a sympathetic look before forcing a small smile.

"I mean I'm happy for you-"

Maya gave her another small smile, knowing the alcohol was starting to sink in. "I know you are."

"Even if he was a surprise...a shock...a..."

Maya chuckled at her friend. Boy, were her words true because finding out she was pregnant was the last thing on her to do list but she wouldn't change it for the world. She was more than excited to meet her son. She rested her hand on her small bump. "Yeah, he definitely was a surprise-"

"But now your boring-"

"What?" Maya snapped, appalled. "I'm far from boring."

"You can't do this," Riley countered, holding up her shot she poured not too long ago and consuming it before slamming the glass onto the table.

Maya pouted. "I can, but I can't at this moment because," she motioned at her growing bump.

"Boring," Riley sang causing Maya to roll her eyes. "You know what?"

"I don't know if I want to," Maya muttered, scared of what was going to come out of Riley's mouth.

"I'm going to make him pay."

Maya raised her eyebrows, "And how exactly are you going to do that?"

"His brand spanking new red truck that he bought himself for Christmas and loves more than anything in the world."

Maya shook her head, not understanding.

"I'm going to destroy it."

Maya's mouth dropped opened. "I don't think that's a good idea."

"Because you're boring now. All you want to do is stay at home and sleep."

"I'm not boring-would you stop saying that? I'm pregnant that's why I like sleeping. There is a difference. This baby takes everything out of me."

Riley gave her a huge wide smile, letting out a huge breath. "I gotta go," she told her after pausing for a moment and standing up a little wobbly.

"Wait! No! You can't go."

"No you can't go because you have to stay here. I can go and I'm going to go because he broke my heart so I'm going to break his truck."

"I think this is a bad idea."

"Of course you do because you're becoming a mom and you're going to be such a great mom. I don't doubt that for one moment and since you are about to be an amazing mom and you are against it that's why it's a fantastic idea."

"Riles."

"Peaches."

Maya sighed, not sure what she should do but she knew she couldn't let her best friend leave her place.

"Maya you're my best friend, and I know if you weren't settle down and pregnant you would go with me like I would go with you-"

"I can't let you go."

"Then I guess you are going to have to come with because I'm going. One more crazy adventure before baby?"

XOX0X0X

Maya waltz into her bedroom, turning on the light not caring about waking her sleeping fiance. She needed to be quick before Riley left without her.

"What are you doing?" she heard her fiance yawn as she went through their closet grabbing the first warm outfit she could still fit in and slipping it on.

"Going to destroy Huckleberry's truck with Riles."

"Have fun-wait! What?" Josh asked, sitting up fast.

"Gotta go, love you. Bye," Maya hurried, rushing over and giving him a quick kiss.

"Maya, no," he snapped, grabbing her arm before she was out of reach. "Are you crazy? You are five months pregnant."

"I have to," she sighed, staring into his loving eyes. "She's my best friend and she would do it with me if you did me wrong."

"First, I'm never going to do you wrong so you never have to worry about that. Second, I don't think Riley would destroy my car with you, she would talk you out of it like I'm going to talk you out of it like you should have talk her out it."

"I did, Josh, but she wouldn't listen to me and then she called me boring because you knocked me up and this is going to be our last adventure before our son comes."

Josh stared at his fiance. "I can't let you destroy Lucas's truck."

"You can't?" Maya challenged, crossing her arms.

XOXOXOX

"It's cold as hell out here."

"Hell's hot," Riley countered, causing Josh to look annoyed as she practice swinging the bat.

"This is a bad idea. Cory is going to kill me," he muttered under his breath.

"You know you didn't have to come," Maya cut in.

"What kind of guy would I be to let my niece and my five months pregnant fiance go destroy a truck by themselves?" Josh asked, breathing into his hands before pulling his beanie down a little more over his ears.

"I don't know, the kind that waits around the phone for us to call to come and bail us out of jail?"

Josh rolled his eyes as the two followed Riley into the thankfully pretty empty garage most likely due to the cold January night. "That's what Cory is for," he told her, getting a small smile before lacing their fingers together.

"Look how beautiful it is sitting over there all by itself."

Both Maya and Josh looked at each other before looking at Riley.

"You know, Riles, you don't have to do this. We can go and get back in the car and leave," Josh offered.

"Oh no, I'm doing this and before I do," she stopped herself taking her phone out of her pocket.

"What are you doing?" Josh asked, nervously, already regretting that he didn't try a little harder to convince his niece that this is a bad idea and she needs to sleep off her alcohol.

"Facetiming the bastard," Riley grinned as her uncle and best friend's eyes went wide.

"I don't know if that's a good idea," Maya tried to get out a little too late as she listened to her best friend greet the guy who hurt her on the other line.

"Hey Babe," Riley smiled into the camera.

"Hey, look I can't talk right now it's last call-"

"Oh I know," Riley cut him. "But I thought you would want to see this," she told him before flipping the camera over to show him his prized possession.

"Why are you showing me my truck? Why are you in the-"

"Take a good look at it," she cut him off again, walking around the red truck. "Did you get a good look at it?" she asked, watching his eyes narrow in confusion before flipping it back around so he could look at his truck. "Maya, sweetie, could you be a doll?" she asked, looking over her shoulder at her friend so she knew to come and take a hold of her phone before walking in the view for Lucas to be able to see her with the wooden bat in her hand.

"Riley. what are you doing?" Lucas screamed into his phone.

Riley smiled huge into the camera before lifting the bat up and slamming it on to the front right headlight with the sound of it shattering echoing throughout the garage along with Lucas's begging her to stop from the phone.

"Did hear that? That's for breaking heart by cheating on me repeatedly with that bleached-blonde tramp who comes into your bar!" she shouted pointing the bat at the phone before hitting it on the hood and tossing it off to the side. "And you know, Lucas" she continued as she dug her key into the side of his truck dragging it across the door. "You really should lock your car up," she told him, opening the door. "Because now, I think these pretty black leather seats need my marking on them starting with an R and ending with a Y."

"Lucas I think you seen enough," Maya said into the camera and hanging up as Josh ran to Riley's side.

"Whoa Riley! No carving your name into the seat that's evidence," Josh said, taking the pocket knife that she was struggling to open out of her hand. "I think that's enough. You got your point across. How about we get out of here before the cops come? The last thing I need is to get arrest along with my niece and my pregnant fiance. Both Shawn and Cory will kill me."

Riley stepped aside, taking a look at what she did as both Maya and Josh waited for Riley to make the next move.

"Do you feel better?" Maya asked, walking up next to Riley and placing a hand on her shoulder when Riley did nothing but just stared off at the truck in front of her.

She shook her head. Both Maya and Josh wrapped their arms around Riley. "Let's get out of here."

The three turned when they heard footsteps coming from behind him.

"What did you do to my truck?!" Lucas gasped, his head in his hands as he looked at his truck. "Riley! Why would you do this?"

Riley looked over at her now ex-boyfriend, watching him run over and examine the key mark she left. She slowly walked up to him and whispered in his ear. "Maybe next time you'll think before you cheat."

XOXOXOX

"So what are the chances the cops are going to show up at our door?" Josh asked as the three walked into his and Maya's home after putting up with a little fight with Riley that she didn't need to be alone tonight and to spend the night over at their place.

"He's not going to call the cops," Riley assured, taking a seat on the couch. "He knows he had it coming," she told him, looking over at her tired looking uncle and even more tired looking pregnant best friend. "You two should go to bed. I'll be fine."

Maya sighed, taking a seat next to her best friend. "You're not fine. You just did some damaged to what I hope will stay your ex-boyfriend's new truck that he loves more than anything and you've been on the quiet side since."

"She's right," Josh agreed, sitting on the other side of Riley and wrapping his arm around her.

"It sucks because I wanted it to work," Riley admitted, softly, trying to keep her strength and not cry. "I gave it my all. I gave him try after try. My heart shouldn't feel like this."

"It's understandable to be hurt," Josh eased, giving her shoulder a squeeze.

"Riley," Maya began, gently, taking Riley's hand into her. She glanced at Josh, giving him a small smile, thankful she had him in her life before turning her attention on her best friend. "You deserve better than Lucas and you need to know that. This thing with Lucas went on way too long. You haven't been happy in a long time and you deserve to be. You deserve someone who loves you like you love him, who makes you the happiest person in the world not the most miserable, who is there for you through thick and thin, who has your back no matter what, who when things get tough is there to help you pick up the pieces. Someone to share the beauty that life is. Lucas isn't that. He wasn't there for you. He made you miserable not happy. He didn't love you like he should have. You deserve better. You have to know that."

"I do," Riley promised. "I promise tonight is the ending of my six year relationship with Lucas because next time he cheats it's not going to be on me and I know it's going to be hard but I can get over him and move on. It's just right now it hurts but it just takes time, right?"

Josh nodded, "Yeah, it won't hurt as much as it does right now and eventually the pain will go away."

Riley nodded, remaining quiet for a moment. "Thank you guys for being here with me but Josh please take Maya up to bed because we both know she is more than exhausted and needs her sleep. Don't worry, I know where the blankets are and the remote to the tv is."

Both Maya and Josh chuckled, before Josh stood up, kissing Riley's cheek and holding out his hands for Maya and helping her up off the couch before three said their final goodnights.

Riley watched the couple go before grabbing a blanket and pillows and getting comfortable on the couch. She sighed thinking about how awful her life had really been the last several months with Lucas. Ever since she started getting suspicion of him cheating. This was it. She was really through. She was shutting the door on Lucas and walking through a new door fill of new dreams and hopes.

XOXOXOX

Six Months Later:

"I don't think I'm going to give him back," Riley awed. "No, I don't, because you are the cutest smartest baby in the whole wide world," she cooed at the dark hair newborn in her arms. "Yes, you are."

"You say that every time you hold him."

"One time it might actually be true so don't test me," Riley grinned as she held the newborn baby against her chest, gently patting his back. "He needs to stay small forever. He is already growing to fast for my liking,"

"I know, tell me about it," Maya agreed, pouting out her lips as she watched Riley with her son from her seat at the kitchen island. "I can't believe he is already about to be eight weeks. I don't want him to grow up."

"Don't worry we can have more," Josh yelled over his shoulder, as he shut the oven.

"Easy there, Boing," Maya rolled her eyes. "You aren't the one who has to carry them and then give birth to them."

Josh shrugged, point taken, "True, but I can assure you there will be more."

Riley looked at Maya hopeful.

Maya shook her head disbelief, but love for her family evident in her eyes. "Yes, there will be more but not until this one is at least potty trained."

"Told ya," Josh smirked, walking over to wrap his arms around Maya from behind.

Maya playfully rolled her eyes, leaning back in Josh's embrace. "Anyway, so tell me more about this guy coming over for dinner?" she asked, changing the subject.

"Yeah, who's your boyfriend? And do I need to have a talk with him?" Josh questioned, going in to protective uncle mode.

"He's not my boyfriend. We are just friends who are exploring the possibility of a relationship. Right, now we are taking things slow and seeing what happens. Trust me both of you guys will like him-"

Riley was cut off by the doorbell going off. "And that's him," she grinned. "And I'll get the door," she told them, before Maya could get out of her seat. She carefully handed Josh his son before quickly going over and answering the door. She looked back at the two standing not too far watching her before opening the door.

Maya's mouth dropped open before looking her shoulder at Josh and mouthing to him.

"Farkle?"

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