I'm sorry if I caused any confusion by saying "3 years since Someday", what I meant was on the day I posted the first chapter of the story it had been 3 years since Someday. It had nothing to do with the story so I'm sorry if I confused you! I erased it to not confuse people in the future.

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Matter Of Time

Maya hesitantly knocked on her best friend's bedroom door and was surprised to find her up and out of bed. Today was a good day she thought to herself. Riley's parents were correct in saying Riley was up to her old self at the moment after a great session with her therapist. "Hey," she smiled walking into her best friend's room.

Riley returned her smile.

"What are you up to?" Maya asked, sitting down at the bay window.

"Picking out my outfit for school."

Maya's heart stopped for a moment. She swallowed, nervously, "Are you sure you are ready for school?" she asked, carefully, not wanting to set Riley off or make her have a break down. "You know everyone would understand if you didn't go?"

Riley sighed, hanging her shirt up. "Maya, grief goes with you where ever you go. It's no easier being here and looking at his favorite spot on my bed or a gift he gave me than it will be seeing his locker or empty seat at school. I don't want to be home-schooled forever. I want to go back to school."

Maya bit her bottom lip before slowly nodding.

"I have to go back. I want to go back to being a normal teenager. If I keep putting it off the more people are going to look at me as the broken girl who loss her boyfriend. I don't want people to always walk around me like they are walking on eggshells. Yes, I'm hurting and I miss him so much, but I can't keep sitting here. My counselor said I have to get back out into the world and that's what I'm going to do and I know that is what he would want me to do."

Maya nodded again. She heard Riley speak those same words before she had a break down in the middle of the mall and refused to get out of bed or leave her room for a week after it.

"I know it's going to be hard," Riley continued. "I know I have to take it a day at a time. A hour at a time. A minute at a time, heck even a second at a time because I know I can break down at any second but I have to try. Right?"

"Yeah," Maya agreed, reluctantly. She knew Riley couldn't stay in her room and house forever. "But I wouldn't push something if you aren't ready for it. People are going to stare at you at school. His locker is a decorated as a memorial."

"I know."

Maya kept her eyes on her best friend. She didn't know what it was like to be in her position and prayed she never would. She never wanted to lose the person she could picture spending the rest of her life with. Riley and Evan may have been young, but they were only at the beginning of their love story until he tragically passed away. She could see physically and even emotionally her friend was starting to get better. After the death of Evan she was scared she was going to lose her best friend as well. She was scared she was going to get the call Riley had taken herself off the planet like she said she wanted to do so many times straight after his death. It still brought chills down her spine remembering being one of the ones on twenty-four hour watch after finding out Evan was gone. Now, here they were almost three months later and Riley wanted to go back to school and face everyone.

"If I feel like I can't handle it, I'll leave."

Maya nodded. "And I'll leave with you."

Riley gave her a small smile, knowing Maya would always be there and have her back no matter what.

Maya's phone vibrated signaling she had a text message, grabbing both girl's attention. She sighed as she read the text from her mother telling her to come home to welcome Josh.

"I have to go. Your uncle Josh should be getting to house soon."

Riley narrowed her eyes in confused. "My uncle Josh?"

"Yeah, your parents didn't tell you?"

Riley shook her head.

"Well, I'm sure they will or they knew I would."

Riley slowly nodded. "I'm not close to him or anything so I guess maybe they didn't feel the need. What is he doing?"

"He is coming to live with us," Maya revealed, making Riley's eyes widen. "Yeah, Shawn talked about it with me and my mom yesterday morning during breakfast."

"Wow."

Maya nodded, biting her bottom lip. "Do you know anything about him?"

"Not really," Riley answered, sitting down on the edge of her bed. "He never really came around the family except for Christmases and he was always so quiet. He was always off at some baseball camp or at his friends' houses during other holiday events, but I've heard the whispers about how he has been acting out lately so it's not a surprise Grandma and Grandpa are sending him here. From what I know he's bad news so I would stay away from him as much as possible."

Maya nodded, understanding. "I'm going to be nice because I have to live with him and Shawn really wants to help him so I'm just going with it so don't worry about me falling in love with him-although if it were to happen I eventually would be your aunt," she teased.

"Oh God, that would be weird," Riley laughed, shaking her head. "And he's bad news," she reminded her. "You don't want that as a husband and I don't want to see you get hurt because of him."

"Don't worry, I'm not going to date the guy. Let alone fall in love with him," Maya eased. She chose not to mention the fact that she does have a boyfriend at the chance of reminding Riley of her late one and upsetting her. "I was joking. I'm dealing with him because Shawn wants to help him get his life together. Other than that I don't plan on being life long friends with him or anything."

Riley nodded. "Good plan."

Maya smiled, loving that they had a normal conversation even if the conversation was an odd one about her and Riley's uncle. She hated that she had to go. "I better go and get this over with."

"Good luck," Riley waved.

"Thanks I need it." Maya gave her a small smile and was out the door.

XOXOJOSHAYAXOXO

Josh stepped out of the Uber, glancing around the family friendly street and groaned. The suburbs. This is hell he thought to himself. His parents sent him to hell for his punishment. Five months. That's all he has to last. Till the end of the school year. That was five months away then he can go back to New York where he belongs. He just has to behave for five months. That was the deal with his parents. He had to show he changed in the five months then they would allow him to come home.

He started to get his luggage out of the trunk of the car when out the corner of his eye he saw Shawn and his wife coming down the porch stairs in his direction.

"Do you need any help?" Shawn asked.

"No, I think I got it," Josh answered, quietly, not looking over at Shawn or Katy.

"Here let me help," Shawn insisted taking one of his suitcases, knowing Josh was going to struggle.

"Hi, Josh," Katy welcomed with a smile. "We are excited to have you here."

Josh gave her a polite smile and nod. He avoided eye contact as much as possible as the two lead him into their home. They stop in the living room and Josh glanced around their typical suburb nicely decorated home.

Shawn looked over at his wife before turning his attention on the teenage boy in front of him. "Josh, I know this isn't want you want," he began, grabbing Josh's attention. "I know you would rather be in New York doing whatever the hell you want and now you are here in a new home with a set of rules. I was your age once and not to mention a little bit of a rebel. I know how it feels to want to do whatever you want and try to get away with it, but there comes a point where you can go too far and need help. I want to help you get your life back on the right track."

Josh just nodded, pressing his lips together. He turned his attention on the gorgeous blonde teenage girl coming down the stairs. Instantly being there didn't suck so much because there was his fun for the next few months. The two's eyes met only being pulled apart when Shawn spoke again.

"Maya, this is Josh. Josh, this is my daughter, Maya."

Maya gave him a shy smile going to stand next to her mother.

Josh looked over in her direction for a moment before looking away as the four stood in silence.

"Let me show you to your room," Katy offered, hoping to cut some of the awkwardness. "I'm sure you want to get settle in," she continued, giving Shawn a wide eye look and a smile only he could see.

"Actually, Maya, why don't you show Josh to his room," Shawn stopped Katy in place and motioned to his daughter.

Maya looked a little unsure at Shawn to her mother who gave her an encouraging smile as Shawn held out one of Josh's bag.

"Okay," Maya said, taking Josh's bag from Shawn. "Follow me," she told Josh and led him up the stairs.

"And don't forget to show him where the bathroom is," Shawn shouted as the couple watched the teenagers go.

"He is very standoffish right now," Katy muttered to her husband.

"What did you expect?"

"I don't know."

Shawn sighed, rubbing his wife's shoulder. "He will open up soon enough. Right now, he is still pissed he was sent here to live with us away from his friends."

Katy nodded, biting her lip. "You don't think we are getting in over our heads bringing him here, do you? He is a teenage boy and we have a teenage daughter."

"Maya is a good girl," he pointed out. "Who has a boyfriend who she adores if you didn't know," he did his best impression of a teenage girl getting Katy to laugh. "I'll talk to Josh once he is in room and get settles in some. I will lay down the rules to him that we expect him to follow and I will even mention something about Maya but I believe we have nothing to worry about when it comes to the two of them," Shawn comforted his wife. "And hopefully we will be the ones to put Josh on the right track."

Katy gave her husband a hopeful smile, "Let's hope."

XOXOJOSHAYAXOXO

"The bathroom is the first door on the right and your room is the second door on the left."

Josh nodded, looking down the hallway before turning his attention on the blonde in front of him. "So, Gorgeous, which room is your room?"

Maya stopped, turning to glare at the boy. She would be lying to herself if she said Josh wasn't attractive because he was. He was very attractive, but she knew what type of guy he was. "It doesn't matter."

Josh smiled before he pressed his lips together. His eyes never leaving her.

Maya glared at him more as she watched his eyes look her up and down. "You can stop undressing me with your eyes."

Josh chuckled. "You know you are enjoying it or you would have moved instead of standing in front of me and letting me do it."

Maya's mouth dropped opened in disbelief as her cheeks turn a tint of pink. She didn't know who the hell this guy thought he was in her house. "You're an asshole. I'm trying to be nice and show you where the bathroom is and to your room."

"And you like it."

"You think I like you being an asshole?"

"I do."

Maya felt her insides boiled. "Well you're wrong! I did my job. Now you are on your own," she snapped, dropping his bag she was carrying and turning away from him.

Josh smiled, knowing he got to her. "One more thing, Gorgeous, before you go."

Maya stopped in her place, rolling her eyes at the nickname he has seemed to give her. Against her better judgment she turned back to face him and narrowed her eyes in. "And what's that?" she asked, annoyed.

Josh walked over so he was standing extremely close to her. Maya swallowed as her heart betrayed her beating a little faster at his closeness. Her eyes were on him as he bent down and whispered in her ear, "Don't fall in love with me."

Maya pulled back, her eyes wide as Josh smirked at her. His arm brushed her's as he picked up his bag she dropped. She swallowed watching him start to walk away from her. She felt her stomach twist into knots, wondering what the hell was wrong her. Josh has been nothing but an ass since the moment he opened his mouth. She needed to get a grip and knock that cocky smile off of his face. "You don't have to worry about that," she said, clenching her jaw. "It won't happen."

It was Josh's turn to turn around and face her. He stared at her for a moment, "If you say so-"

"I know so."

A huge grin came to Josh's face. "We'll see," he nodded, his blue eyes almost daring her. "But don't forget I told you not to," he said, staring her into her different shade of blue eyes.

Maya chewed on the inside of her gum, shaking her head as he saluted her and walked away. She took in a deep breath, watching him walk down the hall to the spare bedroom next to her bedroom that he would be calling his room for the next couple of months and shutting the door before she walked into her room and shut the door behind her. She steadied her breathing as she leaned back against it. His words repeating in her head. Don't fall in love with me.

"He doesn't have to worry," she breathed out.

She definitely has no plans falling in love with him.

There it is chapter two! I hope you guys liked it. Joshaya has met! Will sparks fly? Or will Maya stick to her plan in not falling in love with him?  Please leave me a review with your thoughts and maybe some predictions.