The hand holding didn't last long since Alex went to buy the both of them a drink. Two beers just to start. When she turned around, Maggie had managed to take over one of the pool tables and was setting up a game.
"You are already winning bonus points, Sawyer." Alex walked up to her and handed her a beer. Maggie winked at her and handed her a pool cue. They continuously teased each other during the game, but at the end Alex sneakily let Maggie win.
"This means you're getting the next round, Danvers." Maggie told her. Alex was happy to, so with two more beers they sat down in a booth.
"So, besides taking way too many shifts at work, what do you do in your free time?" Alex asked.
"I'm actually training to be a cop. I want to be a detective in the future. But I also enjoy reading, watching movies, and hanging out with friends. How about you?" Cop uniforms are so hot, Alex thought. Then she pushed that thought away.
"I'm looking for a job as a part time waitress, tend to do a lot of mixed martial arts, and like hanging out with friends of course." Maggie's eyes lit up.
"You're looking for a waitress job? We're looking for another waitress!" She exclaimed, moving her fingers in excitement. She's so cute.
"Maybe I should apply?" She tilted her head. "Yes, absolutely! I'd love to have more female coworkers, working evenings or nights is such a guy thing. At least according to statistics. I'll give you the address and you can drop by sometime, okay?" Alex agreed to that, and Maggie wrote the address on a paper napkin from the bar. Then she looked at Alex again.
"What do you study?" Maggie asked. Alex, who hadn't been paying attention at all was surprised. She had been thinking about working with Maggie, the teasing and joking they could do together.
"Uh, I study molecular Biology. I know, I know. It's nerdy but I like it." Maggie smiled. She's nerdy and Maggie liked it. A cute, badass nerd.
"So Alex... I like to always ask a couple of LGBT related questions just to see where they stand. Can I do that?" Alex agreed to the gentle interrogation.
"Alright," Maggie sipped her beer.
"How'd you know you weren't straight?" Alex's mind went back to her high school senior year. Her best friend had introduced her to a show featuring a beautiful, smart, sassy detective. Alex had developed a huge crush on the woman, and confessed it to her best friend three episodes in only to find out that she had the same crush. After all, we do travel in packs.
"I knew I wasn't straight two years ago." She replied. Maggie enjoyed the sneaky smile that had appeared on Alex's lips. "Alright not bad. I knew when I was thirteen, so seven years ago." Alex choked on her beer.
"Wow. That is so quick!" She exclaimed. Maggie just smiled.
"Who was the first person you came out to?" An easy question for Alex.
"My best friend. We came out to each other at the same time." She tilted her head and smiled.
"That's actually very cute, Danvers. So how's the LGBT life been treating you?" She asked, taking another sip of her beer.
"I have hardly taken the time to date, if I'm honest. My little sister always reminds me I should put more energy and effort into my romances but I tend to take a hard class over dates." Alex told a big part of the truth. It's not like she could tell Sawyer that she was afraid to get close to someone because of what her future job will entail.
"So what made you decide you did want to go on a date with me?" Pure curiosity in Maggie's voice.
"I don't know," Alex' eyes slid over Maggie's face. Trying to find the trigger that got her to take action.
"Something is different about you. Good different of course, not bad in any way." She stumbled, her words picking up speed.
"Woah, woah!" Maggie took her hand.
"Relax, I get it. There's always a girl that's a bit different, you feel like there's either a life lesson you'll learn, or a happy ending. I'm glad I'm different for you." Maggie stared Alex in the eye with a slight smile. Alex can't help but blush, before averting her eyes and sneakily biting the inside of her cheek. Damn. She hadn't been this nervous around a girl since her coming out. Part of her was afraid of being this vulnerable, part of her was loving it.
As the evening turned into night, the conversation continued, and they talked about everything and nothing. They had a few more beers, before Maggie asked Alex if she wanted to leave.
"You wanna go for a walk? Get some fresh air?" Alex happily accepted the inviting hand and together, they walked through the nearby park.
"I'd never go here alone at night," Maggie spoke.
"Yeah me neither. It's dangerous, being a girl. I'm glad for my MMA training at times like this." Alex squeezed Maggie's hand, who felt reassured.
"Once I'm a cop I'll feel safe in these situations. Until then, I'll just have to have a badass at my side." She slowed them both to a stop, in the middle of a grass field. No danger that wouldn't be seen.
"So Danvers," Maggie had to tilt her face to be able to look Alex in the eyes now.
"Are you a 'no kissing on the first date' kind of gal, or am I home free?"
"Oh Sawyer, you are so home free." Alex smirked. Maggie wasted absolutely no time pulling the redhead closer, and kissing her. And in that moment, Alex wanted to be nowhere else.
They were both sober enough to realise they did not want to ruin their start by ending up in each other's bed already, no matter how tempting. So with a little whining from both of them, they went their separate ways. Already looking forward to their next date. But for Alex, a surprise was waiting in her living room.
