Chapter 2
The women all looked at each other before going over to their respective vehicles
"What are you all doing here? We didn't call you" Maggie asked her guardian
"We thought three hours was plenty for the four of you" she heard the Topkick, Ironhide the weapons specialist, reply
"Well I guess we'll see you later Maggie" Sarah said as they kissed cheeks before Annabelle did.
The front passenger door swung open and the back door, Annabelle climbed into the back while her mother sat in the front. The doors swung shut and Ironhide pulled away honking his horn, Mikaela and Maggie waving after them
"I better go as well, Sam's probably waiting for me" Mikaela said as they kissed cheeks before Mikaela climbed into Bumblebee and they drove off the horn honking as they left.
Maggie climbed into her own vehicle the door swinging closed behind her, she buckled up and the Peterbilt pulled away from the mall. Suddenly Maggie's cell rang; she pulled it out and answered it
"Hello?"
"So who's the unlucky man this time you're going to leave at the altar?" she heard a familiar voice ask her
"Mum" Maggie cried.
As Optimus listened, Maggie had a heated discussion about her fiancé with her mother and the fact that she wasn't going to leave him at the altar and was indeed going to marry him. They had read that over the last twelve years Maggie had attempted to walk down the aisle six times but never succeeded for she ended up leaving the groom at the altar as she ran off. That eventually gave her the title of the "Runaway Bride", Maggie had to put up with it and eventually got used to hearing it from everyone including some of the Autobots, Sam, Mikaela, Sarah and even Will would tease her about it. Optimus remembered back to the last time Maggie had tried and failed to go down the aisle four years ago
*Flashback*
Optimus stood in the airport in his holoform with Mikaela and Sam as they waited for Maggie's flight to get in, she had called him to say she had run again and was upset so she was coming home for a while. Sighing, Optimus wondered why Maggie kept doing this and never understood even when she tried to explain it to him so he gave up on trying to understand and just accepted the fact that she wanted to get married. He felt a tug on his arm and looked down at Mikaela for she was sitting instead of standing
"Her plane's just landed" she said jumping up out of her seat as did Sam and waited, the doors opened and people streamed out.
They didn't have to wait long before they spotted the blonde, Mikaela raced to her and pulled her into a big hug which Maggie returned
"Mik- ca- breathe" Maggie struggled to get out and Mikaela let go of her grinning sheepishly
"Sorry" she said
"That's okay, at least I know you missed me" Maggie said turning to Sam who hugged her
"Hey Mags, welcome home" he said pulling back
"Thanks Sam" she said.
Maggie turned to Optimus and smiled
"Hey Prime" she greeted as she stepped up and hugged him as he hugged her back
"Welcome home darling" he greeted her as they ended the embrace "how was your flight, love?" he asked her as he took her carry-on bag and they headed for the exit
"It was alright I guess but you have no idea how bad I just wanted to be here with you guys" Maggie replied.
Mikaela came and wrapped an arm around Maggie's shoulder and Sam wrapped an arm around Mikaela's
"We missed you too" Sam said
"Yeah, stay here. Don't go back to Washington. We all love you and want you to stay. Besides, Anna's being a brat" Mikaela added
"Of course Annabelle's a spoilt brat, she's a military's daughter" Maggie said and the four friends laughed as they reached the exit heading for the peterbilt, the other three talked about what Maggie had missed since she had stayed in Washington.
The day was fun; they met up with the others, the humans decided to go to the pools to relax, and later at sunset they all decided to play volleyball. Maggie was so happy that she practically forgot the real reason why she came home, forgetting everything just enjoying being with her friends.
That Night
Maggie sat on the couch reading a book in Sam and Mikaela's house where she was spending her time until she had to go back to Washington DC, at the moment the couple were out at a dinner and movie leaving Maggie home. Besides, she told them she didn't want to intrude on the date. She sat there contently on the couch enjoying her book, however, that didn't last long for a minute later the doorbell rang. Placing the bookmark in her book and closing it, Maggie got up and headed for the door wondering who would be stopping by at this hour. Opening the front door, she was surprised to see Optimus on the other side in his holoform
"Hi what are you doing here?" she asked him curiously as she stepped aside to let him in
"I just decided to see how you were" he replied as he heard the door close behind him and Maggie strode past back to the living room.
Optimus followed her and entered seeing her sitting on the couch, he noticed a book lying beside her
"I'm sorry am I bothering you? We can always talk another time" he said
"What? No of course not. I always have time for friends, with you however I have forever" she said grinning.
Optimus laughed as he walked over and sat down next to her, immediately the blonde crawled into his lap and curled up against him as he held her. Over the years since they had met, the two had become very good and close friends though they did have their shouting matches and disagreements over things. They were so close in fact that they were always calling each other endearments like "darling" or "my darling" or "honey" or "sweetheart" or "love" or "my love" those kinds of things. At first, their friends thought it was strange but they eventually got used to it. After a couple of minutes, Optimus decided it was time
"What happened this time, love?" he asked her looking down.
Maggie pulled her head off his chest and looked up
"Way to ruin the moment, dear" she grumbled so he heard her
"Margaret I'm serious" he said sternly and she sighed before moving her head back against his chest, when he used her Christian name it meant it was serious
"I was walking down the aisle and I just…freaked out. I felt so scared, I just ran away. I called Glen and told him I was heading home for a week or two to calm down and see you guys but I promised him I'd come back" Maggie said and then he heard it, the sniffling.
Optimus knew she was crying and held her tightly as she cried, he rubbed her back soothingly but she continued. He then sang softly a lullaby in Cybertronian and that seemed to do the trick, Maggie eventually calmed down emitting small sobs every now and then as she clutched to his shirt. After singing three different Cybertronian lullabies, Optimus noticed that Maggie's breathing had gone back to normal and she was breathing deeply and calmly. When he looked down, he smiled. Maggie was fast asleep.
*End Flashback*
Optimus was brought out of his flashback when he heard Maggie shout "fine" at her mother and slammed her phone shut slamming it down on the seat beside her, Optimus winced
"Something wrong, sweetheart?" he asked cautiously as they arrived at Maggie's house and the Peterbilt came to a stop parking itself
"My mother, she's whining about me and the fact that her daughter has become a Man-Eater" she replied angrily as she kicked the dashboard hard and Optimus yelled in pain.
Maggie groaned, mentally slapping herself for forgetting that her truck was alive and rubbed the dashboard kissing it repetitively in between apologizing
"I'm (kiss) so (kiss) sorry (kiss) baby (kiss) I (kiss) didn't (kiss) mean (kiss) to (kiss) take (kiss) my (kiss) anger (kiss) out (kiss) on (kiss) you" she said.
When Optimus didn't say anything, Maggie grabbed her stuff and hesitantly got out of the cab. The cab door slammed shut and the engine shut off, the truck lowered itself and didn't move after that. The blonde gingerly reached out a hand and placed it on the truck, though the minute she did she felt it flinch under her touch and she immediately removed her hand. Sighing, Maggie turned and headed inside
'Way to go, Madsen. You've hurt and upset him, I'm so stupid' she thought to herself as she collapsed onto the couch in the living room, she felt horrible.
It always seemed to slip her mind that the truck was actually alive and living, it wasn't an ordinary truck and it had feelings. The blonde dropped her head into her hands, groaning. She prayed he wouldn't stay upset at her for too long, she couldn't stand it when he didn't talk to her if they got into a fight and suddenly she realized this was a whole lot worse. Maggie shifted around so she was lying on the couch and closed her eyes, she decided to take a nap.
Getting the strangest feeling of being watched, Maggie opened her eyes only to see Optimus' perfectly solid hologram was sitting on the coffee table watching her silently. Biting down on her lip, she slowly sat up not taking her eyes off of him but had to eventually. She couldn't look at him, she had physically hurt him, taking her anger about her mother out on him and he hadn't even done anything
"Maggie…Maggie…Margaret look at me" he said trying to get her to look at him and when he said her Christian name, she looked back at him
"I'm sorry okay, I'm really sorry. You know how I get, I sometimes carelessly forget that you're actually alive and take my personal anger out on you when I shouldn't" she apologized.
Optimus moved over and sat down beside Maggie, he pulled her to him and she rested her head on his shoulder
"I know you're sorry and I forgive you. I just really wish you would wait until we get home to vent your frustrations" he told her
"I know."
Maggie suddenly grinned, she reached down and poked Optimus in the side. He jumped and turned to glare playfully at the blonde as she jumped up and dashed out of the room, he got up off of the couch and chased after her. Maggie raced up the stairs to her room as fast as she could, she knew Optimus was fast and so he was likely right behind her. Running into her bedroom, she slammed the door shut and leant against it to prevent her friend from opening it. Optimus arrived and tried to open the door, however, found he was unable to as Maggie was leaning against it. He stepped back, grabbing the handle and turning it while ramming into the door. There was a scream and thump when he opened the door, walking into the room he saw Maggie sprawled on the floor groaning.
Laughing, Optimus walked over and straddled the beautiful blonde as she struggled to get up but to no avail. She shrieked with laughter as the bot poked her sides and tickled her, she tried to push him off but he tickled her under her arms and she squealed. The tickling continued for maybe half an hour before Maggie begged for mercy and Optimus stopped. The two remained there on the floor, Prime on top and grinning at each other. Maggie reached up and caressed his cheek, their heads moving closer to the other's without even realizing it and then
"Ahem, what are you doing on top of my fiancée?"
TBC
