Today, it has been 3 years since Someday.

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It Don't Hurt Like It Use To

Every time Lucas thought he was ready to move on and truly get over her something pulls him back in to the regret of losing her to another man. This time, finding out about the birth of her son. He knew she was expecting a baby. It was no secret she was bringing a baby into the world with the man she told him to his face was the love of her life. He will never forget the way her hand rested on her stomach as he walked away from her at the church on her wedding day and the what could of been ran through his head.

"Why do you love torching yourself?"

Lucas looked up, glaring at his best friend as he took a seat next to him at the bar. "I don't love torching myself."

"Yes, you do if you didn't you wouldn't be looking at Maya's Instagram," Zay pointed out.

Lucas rolled his eyes. "It's not that simple Zay."

"Yes it is. You don't open the app and then search her name," he told him as he signal the bartender for a beer.

Lucas swallowed, shaking his head. He remained quiet for a beat, staring down at his phone that now showed a blank screen. "I know she had her baby."

Zay took in a deep breath, knowing the news broke his best friend's heart. "Lucas," he sighed. "I didn't tell you..."

Lucas looked over at his best friend, "I know. I know you and Farkle do everything in your power to protect me when it comes to her."

"We want you happy."

Lucas nodded again. "You know...today was a good day until I saw the news. I tried to prepare myself because I knew it was coming and just like seeing her in her wedding dress...seeing her holding a baby that isn't mine..."

Zay remained quiet as his best friend's heart took yet another heartbreak. "Look man," he began, gently. "I know I tell you this all the time but its time to move on from her. She has a good life with another man who loves her like she loves him and you are long forgotten."

"I know I fucked up, but I was drunk. It was a mistake and I shouldn't be forgotten. I deserved that life with her. I was suppose to be the man she married. I was suppose to be the father of her children. The life she has with Josh should be with me."

Zay slowly nodded, as he took a sip of his beer. "But it's not," he pointed out, raising his eyebrows. "Maya is happy. Really happy and she is really happy with Josh. She is married to Josh and they have a baby together. She chose Josh. She chose to have that life with Josh. Not you. There is no winning her back. She isn't your future. She is your past and it's time to accept it. It's time to forget about her and go on with your life instead of wasting it away."

"So, what you are saying is I should lie and say it's all okay?"

"No, I didn't say that. I'm just saying you are letting your life pass you by. You are stuck on a woman who isn't stuck on you and unfortunately never was. She has moved on in life and got the guy she has always dreamed of and always wanted and I don't like saying this to you but even when she was with you she was stuck on Josh. Look at how long it's been since you loss Maya. How much time has passed. She is married to Josh and just gave birth to her baby with Josh. I know things happened really fast with her and Josh but still look at how much time has gone by and we are still in the same old bar, having the same old conversation since the day you two broke up."

Lucas looked over at Zay as he swallowed his words as they sunk in. As much as he hated to admit Zay was right, he knew he was. It been over a year and half since he loss Maya and with that thought he signal the bartender over for another shot.

XOXOXOXO

Lucas smiled, listening to the brunette sitting across from him tell him all about her job. He couldn't believe how well their date was going. How much he was enjoying this date. How much fun he was having until he heard the laugh he would recognize anywhere. His eyes instantly started to glance around the restaurant and his heart broke when he saw her with her husband and son. He watched as the couple stared lovingly at their son who had to be at least six months now in a highchair as Josh fed their son a taste of a lemon and their son scrunched his face up from the sourness and then he heard her voice adding another break in his heart.

"Josh!" she laughed, playfully scolding as she gave her son a look of sympathy.

"Are you okay?"

Lucas snapped his focus off the blonde and her family at the sound of his date's voice and concern eyes on him as she tried to glance over to see what he was looking at. He forced himself to focus on the woman in front of him and put his best fake smile on. "No, I thought I saw someone I knew but it wasn't. I'm sorry, you were saying?"

Lucas watched her smile and continue talking but once again at the sight of the blonde he felt himself sucked back in. He tried to keep focusing on the words that was coming out of his date's mouth but couldn't. All that was on his mind now was the blonde a few feet away and how soon he could end this date without being rude and get to the bar that had become his second home. He swore he could feel eyes on him as finally got up at his first chance to leave and got out of there.

XOXOXOXO

Lucas happily sipped his coffee, glancing around the little cafe with a smile and a light in his eyes that had been missing. He felt his heart beating faster at the fact that he was waiting for her to come. He still couldn't believe she reached out to him. She was the one to text him. She was the one asking to meet up with him. He had been waiting for this moment since he loss her and finally after all of this the time of waiting. He was finally getting the wish he wished for. She was coming back to him. He couldn't wipe the smile off his face at the fact she wanted to see him. He couldn't remember the last time he was this happy. He took another sip as his eyes landed on her as she walked through the door.

"Hey," he smiled.

"Hey," she greeted back as she took her seat in the booth across from him. "Sorry, I'm late."

"It's no problem," Lucas said, the smile never leaving his face as he leaned in closer.

Maya sat nervously as she took her turn glancing around the cafe. "So, how have you been?" she asked, politely, after ordering a coffee for herself.

"I've been better but I would be lying if I said seeing your text didn't bring a smile to my face."

He watched her eyes shoot up at him and he felt his heart start to tighten at the look behind her eyes and the smile on his face slowly started to fade.

"Lucas," she began, reluctantly. "I think you may have the wrong idea."

He swallowed hard as his eyes landed on her hand as she twisted her wedding ring nervously.

"I didn't text you to reconnect-or at least not the way I think you are thinking or hoping."

Lucas shook his head as he ran his hand over his face and sat back against the booth.

"I'm sorry," Maya apologized.

"You're sorry?" Lucas snapped, harshly.

"Yes, I'm sorry. I should have made it clear in my text but-"

"Why are we are here?" Lucas cut her off. "Why did you text me?"

Maya took in a deep breath, "Zay and Farkle are worried about you."

Lucas rolled his eyes. "Great. You are here out of pity," he grumbled, looking around the cafe before his eyes landed back on her. "Please don't give me that look," he said, shaking his head when he saw her giving him sympathy look. "I don't need your pity."

"Lucas," Maya sighed.

"Maya, I don't need you to feel sorry for me, okay? Or tell me to move on."

"Then what will it take to make you let go of me so you can allow someone else in to your heart?"

Lucas swallowed hard at the girl sitting across from him who had his heart. The girl who he wanted to keep his heart, to own his heart, and for him to keep and own hers. "I don't want anyone else in my heart. You have my heart and I want yours."

Maya sighed, looking away and wiggling in her seat uncomfortably as she felt his gaze on her. "My heart is not up for grabs," she told him gently, glancing back over at him. "I already gave my heart away."

Lucas looked down, defeated, shaking his head.

"I love Josh, Lucas, and he has my heart and I'm not just saying that to break your heart. It's the truth. Josh and Gabriel..."

Lucas felt a pang in his heart at the mention of her husband and son's names.

"I never knew I could love two people the way I love those two," she continued softly, a light in her eyes at the thought of her husband and son. "Those two have my heart. They are my world. They are my everything and more."

Lucas continued to shake his head before bringing a hand to rub his temples. "Does Josh know you are here? Does he know you are meeting me?" he asked, almost as if he was accusing her of doing wrong.

Maya nodded, "He does."

"And he's okay with it? He's okay with you having lunch with an ex-boyfriend?"

Maya nodded again. "Josh knows he has nothing to worry about."

Lucas shook his head, "I need to leave," he said, standing up.

Maya rested a hand on Lucas's arm, stopping him and catching his attention. "Lucas, I want you to be happy. I want you to get to experience what I have with Josh and the love I feel for not only Josh but for Gabriel too. You deserve to meet someone who loves you the way you are suppose to love someone and want to build a life with them. You deserve to fall madly in love and experience what life is about. Let me go and open your heart so someone new can come in and change your world for the better. Let me go."

Lucas stared into her eyes for a moment, "You will always be in my heart. You will always be the one who got a way."

Maya shook her head, "The right person will come a long and you will forget all about me."

"I highly doubt that," he told her before shrugging her hand off of his arm and rushing away from the table. He needed to get out there and get out of there as fast as he could. He rushed out the door only to be stopped as he felt his body run into someone else's.

"I'm sorry," he began to apologize as he steady the person before they could hit the ground. He felt his breathing get stuck in his throat and spark rush through his body as his green eyes met her dark brown eyes. He felt himself captivated by her beauty and a smile came to his face.

XOXOXOXO

"Whoa there buddy," Lucas said at a beanie wearing dark hair little boy who ran out in front of him as he jerked his grocery cart back before it could hit the small child.

"Sorry."

Lucas chuckled at the small boy before a blonde blocked his view.

"Gabriel. Alan. Matthews! What did mommy tell you?"

Lucas froze at the little boy's name and when he got a good look at the little boy's face instantly knowing who the boy belong to. He couldn't help but smile when the small boy looked over at his mother with guilt written all over him.

"I told you if I let you out of the cart you had to stay right next to mommy and you took off running the first chance you got."

"But mommy. Look daddy's favorites."

Lucas watched as the blonde who used to hold his heart bend down to talk to her son at eye level as the young child apologized and said he wanted to get his father his favorite snack. He looked at the young boy to Maya wondering if it had really been that long since he thought of her. The little boy now had to be almost four years old.

"I'm sorry," she looked back to apologize but was shocked at the sight of her ex-boyfriend. "Lucas."

"Hey Maya," Lucas greeted back with a smile before looking down at the small child next to her. "And this must be your little boy-"

"I'm not little. I'm big. Hunter-my baby brother is little. He is at home with my daddy because he's not big like me. He is just a baby. He can't walk or talk or play ball yet. I'm going to have to teach him," he said, proudly. "Right mommy?"

Maya smiled down at her rambling son. "Right. Why don't you go grab just one box of daddy's favorite."

"There mine too," the child snapped, before taking off to grab a box of cookies off the display as the two adults watched him.

"He's gotten big."

Maya nodded, agreeing. "He has. Too fast."

"How are you and Josh doing?" Lucas asked, as he looked over to see Maya smiling watching her son.

"We are doing great," Maya answered, glancing over at Lucas but keeping a watchful eye on her son. "We actually just had another baby boy nine weeks ago," she told him, motioning to her son who already let the cat out of the bag. "So we are still adjusting to having two and not just one and making sure our little Gabe doesn't feel left out or replace while not getting a full night's rest but I wouldn't trade my life for the world."

Lucas smiled, nodding.

"How about you? How are you doing?"

"Great," he answered, honestly. "I just got married two weeks ago."

"I heard," Maya smiled, both knowing Zay couldn't keep a secret. "I'm really happy for you Lucas."

"Thank you," Lucas said, knowing it had been a long hard road for him to get in place where he could actually be happy with someone else beside the blonde standing next to him. It was crazy to think when he walked away from the blonde at the cafe he would crash into the love his life. He watched as the young boy ran back up to his mother, box in hand.

"Got it, mommy."

"I see," Maya beamed down at her son. "I better get going. Josh is home alone with the baby and I know he is going to need me soon and this "big boy" needs to get home," she told him, nodding her head towards her son. "It was nice seeing you again," she said, taking her son's hand into hers.

"You too," her told her, watching the two start to walk away.

"Who was that?"

Lucas heard the voice that made his smile grow bigger. He turned to face his wife. "Just an old friend," he answered, glancing back over at the blonde as she continued her way with her son. He wrapped his arm around the woman who held his heart and pulled her to his side as the two walked off in the opposite direction.

He was happy. He was happy he was got his happier.

I hope you guys enjoy the last and I really do believe this will be the last installment of Happier. Please leave me your final thoughts and if I should continue to posting one shots and other stories here. I need some more feedback so please let me know.