Chloe & Trixie 4 Maze 04
Maze wandered back into her house a little disgruntled, the mark she'd been chasing had proven a little slipperier than most of his ilk; Maze enjoyed the chase as much as the next demon but this hunt was becoming tedious.
She noticed the front door was unlocked as she came though so she called out as she entered, only to find Chloe's mother Penelope poke her head around the kitchen door to welcome her. Maze had met the older woman back when the three of them had moved in together and a couple of times since but this was the first time both of them had been together without the others. Following her nose into the kitchen she found Penelope had been baking; the kitchen was full of delicious smells which set her mouth-watering.
A couple of minutes later she was sitting down across the bench top with a coffee and a slice of fresh-baked carrot cake, having been coaxed into trying it as the older woman put her cup down and looked at Mazikeen.
"I wasn't all that sure when Chloe told me she was moving into a new place, then she told me she had a new roommate" She shrugged. "I was okay with that I guess, I knew you had to be a good person, my daughter wouldn't let anyone near Trixie who wasn't" Maze shrugged even as she kept eating the delicious cake in front of her, how could a boring vegetable taste so good when baked into a cake?
"Then I find out you're a bounty hunter" The woman made an uncertain gesture with her hand as she picked up her cup with the other and continued. "I wasn't sure what to think, but Chloe pointed out you and her do much the same sort of job" Maze snorted at that.
"Mine pays better though" The woman nodded agreeably.
"Anyway, both Chloe and Trixie told me how much they care about you and after hearing all about you and how you've looked out for them, that kind of settled it" Penelope put her cup down and looked straight at Maze. "Thank you for looking after my girls" Maze looked down at her plate, uncertain how she felt being praised for something that she did anyway.
"It's okay, I needed a place to stay too, no biggie" The older woman just smiled a little.
"I might have believed that, until I saw you with them" Her smile widened. "They love you and you, though you don't want to admit it, love them too" Maze tried to play it off even as she felt a little strange at the concept that anyone cared about her.
"Hey, I'm just looking out for my homies, finding good housemates in LA isn't easy y'know"
The older woman just smiled quietly to herself, got up and wandered over to the bench and cut another slice of cake, plating it and carrying it back before sliding it in front of Maze with a grin.
"You just keep telling yourself that Maze, in the meantime, have another slice"
Mazikeen looked down at the delicious slice in front of her and decided getting into an argument with someone who could make something so delicious wasn't all that smart an option.
Anyway the woman was obviously delusional, love was completely out of the question, she was a demon after all; no one loved a demon, that's just the way it was. Penelope just smirked at her.
"Looks like I've now got three girls who love my carrot cake" She winked. "Good thing you're not going anywhere anytime soon then"
With that she took the empty plates and headed back to the sink as Maze was left to shake her head in wonder.