A/N: I am so sorry for making all of you guys wait, but you know, classic stuff, school, exams, Bla Bla Bla. Here's the new chapter of the story, it's a bit longer than the others, hope you like it.
Also, I'll probably be posting a bunch of Joshaya one-shots during Xmas break and The Thundermans too (no thundertwincest, probably just sibling fluff so if you like that show..) so yeah, here goes the story.

Also, if someone could tell me what's up with World meets girl, I dont get what the writers are saying

Josh was sitting on the couch when Maya came in the living room. She didn't say anything. She just stood there and watched him. She thought he looked so beautiful and calm, just sitting there. She almost wanted to draw him again, but couldn't bring herself to look away from him. After a few seconds, Josh felt her presence.

'' Why don't you come over here, Hart.'' He said with a smile in his voice.

Maya replied in a playful way.

''Oh yeah, you want a piece of me Matthews?'' she said, walking toward the couch.

'' Yeah, give it to me.'' He teased.

''Sure you're ready for that? Think you can handle it?'' she said, now behind him. Josh had to rest his head up on the couch so that he could see her in reverse.

'' Oh, I'm ready for it.'' He said in the same playful tone.

Before he realized what happened, Maya had kissed him rapidly on the nose and was smiling at him. He smiled back.

'' What was that?'' he asked.

'' Oh, just a little thing I learned from Farkle…'' she said nonchalantly, going around the sofa.

'' Oh, so Farkle kissed you, huh? I'm starting to think I should be jealous of that guy.'' he said with a laugh.

'' Maybe you should do something about it, then...'' she said, looking at him with a meaningful look.

Josh laughed.

'' What's with you today? You're acting all flirty and seductive. Now, don't take it the wrong way, I REALLY enjoy it, and I would gladly play along, but I don't think I could stop myself if things got too heated. '' he added with a wink. Maya smiled and rolled her eyes.

'' Very funny.'' she said sarcastically, sitting close to him.

''Oh, come on, you know I'm only kidding, sort of… But for real, why are you so excited today?''

'' I don't know, I think I drank too much coffee.''

'' Why'd you drink so much coffee?'' he asked.

'' I didn't want to fall asleep.''

'' But you wouldn't have fallen asleep.'' he said with certainty.

'' How could you know for sure?''

'' I don't know, the last 4 nights we've spent together?''

'' Well, today I was feeling tired.'' she said in a curious voice.

Josh looked at her and thought for a second.

'' Wait, is it because…'' he started.

'' Because what?''

Josh looked like he was deep in his thought for a second. When he looked back at Maya, he had a new determination in his eye.

'' Maya, I'm gonna tell you a story. And at the end of that story, you're going to fall asleep.'' he said confidently, changing his tone completely.

'' Okay..?'' She was confused as to what he meant but decided to go along with it. '' What do I have to do?''

'' You just come over here.'' he said motioning to his lap.

She laid her head on it, making herself comfortable.

'' Alright.'' she said looking at him.

'' You ready?'' he asked. She nodded her head yes. '' Okay, here it goes. Let me take you to another midnight talk...''

'' Once upon a time, there was a little boy, who lived in a lovely home, with a lovely family. He had a sister and two brothers who lived far far away. He rarely got to see them. Next door to him, lived a wise old teacher and his lovely wife. The little boy could always count on the old man to help him when he needed it. One fateful summer, the boy's big brother came to visit with his own family. The little boy loved his sister-in-law and his niece, and he really loved having his big brother around. So when he heard the doorbell, he ran to open it.

'Hi, Joshie! Come give me a hug!' said Topanga.

'I can't give you a hug, you have a big belly now!' laughed the little boy innocently. ' Where's Cory?'

'Right behind me. Why don't you go give him a hand with the bags, huh?' (*in case it wasn't clear, she's pregnant with Auggie, she whispers loudly)

'Okay!'

'Hi Amy' he heard behind him as he was running to the car.

'Hi Cory!' he said excitedly.

'Hey there, little fella! How are you doing!'

'I'm good. Can I help you with the bags?'

' Thanks, buddy, I'm okay. Why don't you go help Riley and her friend out of the car, huh?'

The little boy looked at him with confusion.

'Who's with Riley?'

'Her new friend, Maya. We invited her. Is that okay with you, Joshie?' asked his big brother. The little boy loved that he took the time to ask for his approval.

' Any friend of Riley's is a friend of mine!' Said the boy, smiling at his brother.

'Okay, then. Go help them!'

The boy went to open the door for Riley, who looked like she was confusing pushing and pulling. Her friend was rolling her eyes and saying ' You have to pull the handle, Riley!'

When it opened, Riley stumbled out of the car and rolled on the grass. The boy helped her up. Then he turned back to the car to help the little blonde girl out, but she was already walking toward them when he did. When he looked at her, she said ' What? I can get out of a car alone!'

That's when Riley jumped into the conversation

' HI JOSH, THAT'S MY FRIEND MAYA' she yelled to Josh. Then she turned to Maya. ' THIS IS MY UNCLE JOSH!'

' You can lower your voice Riley.' said Maya with a little laugh. ' We can hear you just fine.'

She was wearing a little jean jacket that made her look tough for a seven-year-old, at least, that's what the boy thought. He greeted her with a smile.

' Hi Maya, it's nice to meet you.'

'Yeah, yeah, enough of that! What do you guys do for fun around here!' she asked.

' I wanna go in the tree house!' exclaimed Riley with a little jump.

' But, Rile…' started the little boy, but it was too late, the girls were already running to the backyard, with cries of joy. The boy could do nothing more than follow them.

When he got there, Riley was halfway up the ladder. Maya was looking at her, cheering. The boy sighed with exasperation ' Riley, why?!'

' What's the matter?' asked Maya. ' Why are you trying to stop her?'

' She can't go in there!'

'Why?'

'She doesn't know how to get down!' he said with exasperation.

As if to prove him right, Riley, who now was in the tree house, looked down at them and said ' Oh oh. HELP! HELP!'

' She does know it's a four-step ladder, right' asked Maya.

The little boy just shrugged with a desperate sigh.

' Don't worry Riley, we're coming for you!' said the boy.

' Don't be scared Riley. Pretend it's a game!' added Maya.

' WHAT SORT OF GAME!'

The little girl and the boy looked at each other and had an idea.

' Riley, pretend you're a princess locked in a tower, okay?' said the boy.

' Yeah, and we're the knights coming to save you!' added the little girl.

' OKAY!' said Riley. Then she started singing. ' Who's gonna save me from my misery?'

' Alright,' said the little boy. ' how do we get her down from there?'

They both looked at the tree house.

'Okay, how about I go up there and help her from the inside, while you stay out here, and help her get down the ladder.' Said the little girl.

' Okay, sounds about right. Let's do this.'

' Milady,' Maya started, 'are you okay? We are here to save you!'

' What's that I hear? My knights in shining armor!' said Riley excited.

' Okay, Princess stand back, we're coming.' said the little boy.

The little blonde girl climbed into the tree house and showed Riley how to get down. ' Don't worry, sir Josh is going to make sure you don't fall.'

Riley hesitantly followed their instructions. Every step was scary, but finally, she touched the ground and Josh and Maya cheered and applauded her.

' All hail Lady Riley!' said Maya.

' Wou-hou!' screamed the little boy.

Riley was euphoric. She twirled and said she was going to tell everyone how she was saved. She ran to the kitchen. Meanwhile, Maya was getting down from the tree herself. Josh offered his hand.

' A little help, milady?' he asked with a smile.

' Why thank you sir.' said the girl with a laugh.

She jumped down, but lost her balance a second and landed into the boy's arms.

' Sorry!' she said quickly.

' It's okay. You can fall in my arms anytime you want.' he said with a little smile.

They looked at each.

' I better go find Riley.' started Maya, looking away.

' Yeah, I'll catch up with you.'

The little boy turned to his neighbor's backyard. Mister Feeny was sitting on his bench, looking at him.

' Have you been watching us this whole time?' asked the little boy.

' Indeed I have Mr. Matthews.'

' So what did you think?'

' You make a good team.'

' What, me and Maya?'

' Yes. You saved little Riley from 'her tower' and worked in perfect sync.'

' So, what does it mean?' asked the boy.

' It could mean a lot of things. It's up to you to figure it out.'

' My brothers told me you gave good advice. What's that?' asked the little boy, confused.

' I'm retired!' said the old man with a smile.

The little boy laughed and ran inside to join the others.''

'' I remember that summer! I had forgotten we saved Riley. That was a pretty cool vacation.'' Maya exclaimed.

'' Yeah, for me too. Even back then you were an amazing friend.'' complimented Josh.

'' Riley was my first real friend. I'd have done anything for her.''

'' I know.''

'' Wait, let me stop you right there.'' Interrupted Maya. '' You said this was another midnight talk!''

'' Will you be patient! I'm building up to it. I have to set the scene, don't I?''

'' I guess. But what does this story have to do with earlier?''

'' You don't remember what happened that night?'' asked Josh.

'' No. And I'm still not sleeping.''

'' You just wait.''

'' Okay, But I need to drink first', she said, getting up.

'' Can you get me one too, please? Thank you!''

She came back with the water and settled herself back on his lap.

'' Okay, I'm ready!'' she said.

'' Alright, it's the good part now.

'' Okay, let's do this. By the way, nice story telling skills! How you refer to yourself in the third person and all...''

'' Thanks, '' he said with a smile, '' now here we go…''

''That night, while everyone was asleep, the little boy went down to the kitchen to get himself a glass of water. He went down the stairs that led to the living room, they were the closest to his bedroom. But when he was passing, he heard sniffles coming from the couch. Intrigued, he went to see what it was. In front of him was Maya, who wiped little tears from her face as soon as she saw him. He approached her carefully and sat next to her. She looked away, not wanting him to see her crying.

'Are you okay?' asked the little boy.

'Yeah, go away.' said Maya in a muffled voice.

' Why are you crying?'

'I'm not crying! I'm...cleaning my eyes.' she said quickly.

' Okay, Why are you cleaning your eyes?'

She stayed silent.

' Okay, you don't have to tell me. I was going to have a glass of water, do you want me to get you one too?'

She didn't reply, she kept looking away.

' Alright, I'll be right back.' said the boy.

He left but came right back with the water, because he was afraid she'd leave. But she was still sitting on the couch, waiting.

' Did you get my water?' she asked, still not looking at him.

He gave her the glass and sat back next to her.

' Why aren't you asleep?' he asked.

' I can't' she replied.

' Why not?'

' I can't tell you.'

' Why?'

' 'Cause it's a secret.' she whispered.

' I can keep a secret.' said the little boy.

Maya didn't reply. The little boy had an idea.

' Okay, how about I tell you a secret?'

The little girl didn't say anything, but shifted her head toward him, interested.

' have to promise me not to tell anyone, okay?'

Maya nodded her head yes.

' Pinky swear.' he said holding out his finger.

'Oh, just tell me already!' hurried Maya.

'And she speaks again, it's a miracle!' said the little boy with a laugh. 'Okay.' he said in a more serious voice. ' I have this fear, you see. Sometimes, I get scared, because I think that my siblings don't love me as much as before.' he said, looking in her eyes.

' No.' she answered categorically.

' What?'

' Joshua Matthews, there is no way your siblings don't love you.

' I didn't say that, I said not as much as before.' he clarified.

' No, you can't say that, you're not allowed to say that.' she said with tears in her eyes. 'This family loves each other, I see it every day.'

Now tears were streaming down her face. Josh quickly got closer and pulled her into a hug.

'Hey, hey, it's okay.' he said stroking her hair in a comforting gesture. 'I'm sorry I said that.' She stayed in his arms, crying silently. ' I know they love me of course. Sometimes, it's just hard not to see them all the time, that's all.' He was still stroking her hair. They stayed like that for a minute before Maya decided to speak.

' I'm sorry I'm crying.'

' It's alright.' assured the little boy.

' I can't tell you how you feel.' she continued.

' Don't worry about it.'

' I just can't take it anymore. It's my mommy and daddy. They're always fighting and I can't do anything to stop it.'

' I don't think you can. They're adults, they'll figure it out.' said the boy in an encouraging manner.

' I don't know. It's getting worse now. I can't sleep at night.'

' They fight at night too?' asked the boy surprised.

' No. My dad isn't even home most nights. I can't sleep because I'm worried. I'm always worried. I'm worried my dad won't be there when the sun rises. I'm worried my mom is gonna cry again. She thinks I don't hear her, but I do. She cries herself to sleep most nights. I can't sleep.'

The little boy just hugged her tighter, so sad for this little girl. He wishes to help, but what can he do. He's just a little boy. They stay in each other's arms like that for a while, not saying anything. Finally, they pulled out of the hug to look at each other, and Maya continued.

' I just don't want anything bad to happen.' she said with a defeated look.

' I know. I can't promise you that. But I can promise you one thing.'

' What?'

' No matter what happens in your life, no matter if it's good or bad, I can promise you, my family and I, we'll always be there for you.'

' Are you sure?' she asked in a hopeful voice.

' I am' replied the little boy.

And to this day, this is still the surest thing the boy had ever said in his entire life.''

'' And that's it! Did you like it?'' asked Josh.

'' I remember it! That year, my dad left.'' said Maya.

'' I know. I'm sorry about that.''

'' I'm not!'' she said, lifting herself up and sitting next to him.

''Oh yeah?''

'' Yeah! I mean sure, it hurt me for a long time, and I've only dealt with it recently, but I'm really happy with what I have now. Shawn is a great dad. My mom is happy. I'm happy. I don't have to worry about it anymore!'' she said with a smile.

Josh only looked at her, waiting for her to realize what he had figured out earlier. Then it hit her.

'' Josh!''

'' Yes?''

'' I'm not worried anymore.''

'' No?'' he smiled.

'' No.'' she said. It was like a big weight had been taken off her shoulders. '' But you knew that, didn't you? That's why you told me this story. You wanted me to realize it.''

Josh only kept smiling. Maya threw her arms around him, which caught him off guard and made him lose his balance. He just laughed and pulled her closer.

'' Oh, Josh, what would I do without you?!''

'' Probably as good as now, but without a handsome face to look at!'' He guessed, playfully.

'' There would still be Lucas…'' she teased him.

'' Ew, do you have to bring him up now, while you're literally on top of me?''

'' Hahahaha, sorry, is that not a good thing to say when you're laying on top of the guy you like?'' she asked in a mock-innocent voice.

'' Not really, no.''

'' Well, I thought it would help, considering we're in your brother's living room in the middle of the night, and I can clearly feel your body responding to my laying on top of you thing.''

'' Yep, okay. Smart move.'' said Josh, a little embarrassed.

Maya kept smiling. She laid her head on Josh's chest. They stayed like that for a minute.

'' I'm only kidding about Lucas. You know you're the only one I see.'' she said, tracing little spirals on his chest with her finger.

'' You're the only one too, Maya. Don't you forget that.''

'' And I thought you wanted me to live my life.'' she said with a little smile.

'' Yeah. But that doesn't mean I'm gonna stop thinking about you. It's always gonna be yo, Maya.''

Maya had closed her eyes, a smile still glued to her lips.

''Maya?''

''Mmh?''

'' I'll stay with you until you wake up.''

'' I know.''