A/N: Fluffy chapter incoming!

The rest of the day had been relatively uneventful, in truth. Chloe had dropped Max off at campus, and she'd gone about her day there. Chloe, on the other hand, had spent the rest of her day chilling in her room and watching movies on Netflix, as well as taking a short break with some exercise. She wasn't exactly an exercise-addict, but staying in shape was something she actually cared a bit about.

So after taking a run for about an hour or so around the Bay, Chloe returned home to the shower. The hot water washed over her and took away all concerns she had, replacing them with a single thought – 'I wish Max was with me right now".

After spending way too much time in the showers, as well as rubbing one out thinking about her beloved, Chloe eventually returned to her bed and laptop, trying to enjoy an episode of Blacklist. Trying, and failing hard!
'Damn, this show is booooring. Why did everyone say it's good?!'

Deciding she couldn't take it anymore, she closed down her laptop and picked up her phone to text Max.

[Maaaax! Halp]

In less than a minute, she got a response

-[What's up, Hun?]

[I'm boooooored. God, how do people cope with this?]

Her phone lit up again almost instantly

-[No idea. Can't take another second. Meet up again? My place?]

This time Chloe's face lit up, forcing a huge grin on her.

[Yesplease. Be there in 5]

Chloe immediately get her keys, put on her jacket, and rushed out to her car.

-[Send me a text when ur here. I'll get the door]

Not even 15 minutes passed before Max received another text from Chloe.

[I'm here]

Max could feel her heart skip a beat upon receiving the text message. Finally, she was here. Max dropped her phone on her bed, put on some boots, and almost ran all the way downstairs to the front door. She opened it up, and quickly her eyes locked with Chloe's.

"Finally, you're here". Max opened her arms wide, and Chloe accepted the invitation, rushing over to hug the brunette. "It's good to be here. With you." Chloe sighed, as she stroke and caressed Max's fluffy brown hair.

"Wanna head inside?" Max suggested, feeling the cool air outside gently stinging her torso. Winter was almost here, and it could be felt fairly easily. The temperature dropped a bit day by day, and Christmas tunes had already begun playing on the radio. And TV. And in commercials.

"I mean; I could easily stay with you like this forever. But it's probably warmer and cozier inside" Chloe joked, as she eventually let Max go, and followed her up the staircase.

Being back at Blackwell didn't really have the same 'awesomeness' as it used to have for Chloe. Last time she was here (when there wasn't a party) was when she and Max had sneaked into the school, and then the pool. Boy, the pool. Thinking back, that was actually really awesome.

But everything just felt strange after that. She couldn't help but to think about Rachel. How they'd met. How she loved Rachel…

And now she was dead. Chloe knew it wasn't true, but she couldn't shake the feeling that Rachel's ghost still roamed the school, as well as the grave… scrapyard. The mere thought gave her chills down the spine.

But Chloe was here again. This time, however, she had Max. And she never wanted to let her go.

Eventually they reached Max's floor, and luckily it seemed like nobody was roaming the hallway. With quick strides, Max and Chloe got into Max's room before anyone knew they were ever even there.

"Phew" Max breathed out relieved upon closing the door.

"Not supposed to have visitors over, right? Especially not non-Blackwell visitors?" Chloe smirked.

"Mmm… I mean, I'm definitely not the first one to break the rules, but I might be the first one to break them since October. And that does feel risky" Max explained, looking a bit concerned.

"I get that. I do actually wish I'd gotten caught or something now… Tighter security, you know?"

On some point, Max totally agreed with Chloe – A bit more (or better) security would be good for the school, past events considered. But in no way did she want Chloe to get caught for trespassing.

"All I know is that I'm glad you're here now" Max said as she leaned up to Chloe's lips to kiss them. She had to tiptoe a bit, but she didn't mind. In her head it made everything way cuter. Which it totally did, at least for Chloe.

Both girl's mouths widened into smiles, and the kiss got more or less broken up.
"I'm glad I'm here too. With you" Chloe said, holding Max close.

"So, what do you wanna do?" Max asked. She remembered the reason Chloe came over. Not that she needed a reason, though. Chloe was always welcome at Max's. And vice versa.

"I tried my hand at Blacklist…" Chloe said defeated

"I'm sorry" Max said, giving Chloe a hug. "You shouldn't have to suffer through something like that. Especially alone" Max added, laughing a bit.

"Thanks. Got any suggestions what we should do instead?"

"Well, we could try Netflix and Chill. I've heard that's a thing that couples do" Max suggested

"I've got no experience there, but I'm willing to try some new stuff" Chloe smirked, giving Max yet another kiss. "What should we watch then?"

Giving it a moment's thought, Max remembered a thing she said earlier.

"How about we start watching Battlestar Galactica? I think you'd like it"

"Hopefully I won't like it so much that there won't be any chill" Chloe joked

"I'm sure we'll find time for chill too" Max kissed Chloe one more time, before heading over to her laptop to unplug it and move it and the charger over to the bed. It was already dark outside, and the evening started to creep up on them.

Chloe was faced with a choice, though. She could stay with Max throughout the night, and probably face mom and David in the morning.

Or she could leave before it'd get too late, but that meant they'd have to sleep apart from each other.

It really wasn't too difficult to decide. Consequences was a problem for future-Chloe, anyway. Stripping down to her underwear, Chloe more or less hopped into the bed, and laid down atop the covers, trying to look all sexy and stuff for Max.

"Paint me, Max. Paint me like one of your French girls" she said giggling.

"Maybe later. When you're not all covered up" Max teased as she sat up the laptop in the bed. Turning off the lights, Max stripped down to her underwear as well, and joined Chloe in the bed. A few clicks on the computer, and there they were. Watching Battlestar Galactica. One of Max's many favorite shows of all time, right along with Stargate and Star Trek. She really was a sci-fi geek, wasn't she?

After watching a few episodes, Chloe was actually hooked. The show had great characters, a neat plot, and was generally interesting to watch. A huge part was also that it wasn't very predictable, unlike a certain thing she'd watched earlier that day…

Max and Chloe snuggled throughout the session, which was nice on its own, but eventually they hit a bit of a boring episode, which was the perfect time to get a bit more kissy and touchy. Chloe had her arm draped around Max from the start, but now it started to wander a bit, as Chloe leaned over to kiss Max. She was nice and warm and cozy and cuddly.

Max figured it might be a nice time to do some…"chilling" as well. Besides, she'd have Chloe over any show, any day. Since the laptop was resting on their laps, Max closed the lid and laid it down on the floor, next to the bed, all whilst kissing Chloe. She figured the "Netflix" part of the session was over, anyway. Supporting herself with one arm, Max rolled on top of Chloe, and looked down at the immensely cute bluenette. Well… Bluenette with blonde roots. She still looked hella cute, though.

Max dipped down and kissed Chloe again, this time with a bit more passion. They both enjoyed the kiss, and dragged it out for almost a full minute.
"Are we chilling?" Max asked after breaking the kiss.

"I think we are. Not sure if we're doing it right… But it feels right" Chloe answered, before she leaned her head up to meet Max's lips once again. It did feel hella right in Max's mind too. Eventually their hands started wandering even further, and before long, both girls were lying more or less under the covers, fully naked.

"I love you so much" Max moaned.

"I love you too" Chloe said, kissing Max once again.

It was next morning, and Max's alarm beeped away.

"ughhh" Max groaned, turning it off and turning around to face Chloe. She apparently also woke up from the alarm, because she looked right back at Max with warm, loving eyes.

"Good morning" she said gently with a cute smile.

"Good morning, sweetheart" Max replied, leaning over to kiss Chloe. It was more of a quick but loving peck on the lips, but it felt nice nonetheless.

"Last night was amazing… Battlestar Galactica is hella awesome! The sex was ok too" Chloe joked, causing Max to snort and giggle.

"But for realzies though. Sleeping next to you felt incredibly good. I could actually relax" Chloe explained, and Max felt the same way. Sleeping apart from each other was a real pain. Or, was gonna be a real pain.

"I know what you mean. Sex with you is incredible and all that, but just being near you… Sleeping with one hand around you, guarding you from anything that could hurt you…" Max trailed off. Chloe put her hand around Max's shoulder and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"I know, babe. I know" she said sweetly.

"…Did you just call me 'babe'?" Max asked a bit surprised.

"Maybe… Don't you like it?"

"I love it" Max replied with a kiss on Chloe's forehead. "You're my sweetheart and I'm your babe. I guess that works" she continued, planting another kiss on Chloe's nose.

It felt a bit weird being kissed on the nose, but it felt sweet and cozy, coming from Max. She could get used to this.
The girls stayed in bed for a while, just cuddling and enjoying each other's presence. Eventually, though, Chloe picked up her phone from underneath the pillow to check the time.

"Shit, Max. Shouldn't you get ready for classes?" Chloe asked, a bit surprised at how late it'd gotten already. Well, late… It was approaching 8 AM.

"You know I'd rather stay in bed with you…" Max groaned, snuggling a bit closer to Chloe and holding around her with both hands.

"You should get to classes. I don't want to be the cause of you getting marks or anything, babe". In truth, Chloe could easily stay like this all day, but she really didn't want Max to miss out on classes. Right now, Max was the only one of the two with a specific career future – Photography. For both their sakes, she couldn't give up on it. Not now.

Max sighed, but understood Chloe's concern. "You're right. Though as long as I get to cuddle you later"

"Of course. Call me when you're done with classes and homework stuff, and we'll hang. Then you can cuddle me wherever" Chloe suggested, which made Max's face light up. Yesterday had been tough without Chloe there during classes, but hoping for her to start back up at Blackwell just might be a bit too much to hope for. Right?

A/N2: Hey everyone! Back again with a new chapter.

So, the question that's probably on everyone's minds right now: Will Chloe start back up at Blackwell? Can she even? We'll see.

Is Battlestar Galactica as cool as I portray it to be? Yes. Definitely a gem.

Not sure how busy work will be in the coming days and weeks, but I hope to at least put out two more chapters before Christmas. Hopefully more!

If you have any suggestions, please feed them to me in the comments. I love reading each and every one of them. I just hope you're still enjoying the story thus far :)
Until next time, my friends. Or, until you read the next chapter… Because I will have already posted it in the future… Shit, man. Time is weird.

Bai!