REVELATION

(Maureen POV)

These past five weeks with Joanne have been amazing. The only thing we ever disagree on is who is paying for dinner, or what movie to watch. Believe it or not, we still haven't had sex. We were both pretty caught up in everything at first, but quickly realized that we could really mess everything up. So we cooled down a bit. We still see each other nearly everyday, whether we stay in, visit at work, or spend the night out.

Last night, Joanne took me to a movie and this little Italian restaurant. After dinner we came back to my place, turned on some music, and just sat on my couch cuddling. There were occasional stolen glances when the other wasn't looking, and a few shared kisses. But for the most part, we just sat there holding each other, eventually falling asleep. I woke up two hours later. It was 1:00 in the morning; luckily it was Saturday so neither one of us would have to work. I stood and carefully woke Joanne, just enough so she could walk.

"Joanne, honey, come on. Let's go get in bed."

"Mmm," was all I got for a response. I almost had to carry her down the hallway to my room. I helped her change into a pair of shorts and tank top of mine. She crawled into bed while I changed and turned off the light. I climbed into bed next to Joanne and scooted over next to her. She curled up next to me, intertwined our legs, laid her head on my chest and was instantly asleep. I kissed her forehead, wrapped my arms around her tightly, and was quickly asleep myself.

"Hi baby," Joanne kissed my forehead when she saw me start to stir.

"Mm…hi" I managed to get out through a yawn.

"How did you sleep?" she asked, now running her hands through my sleep tangled hair.

"Great. And you?"

"Excellent. I'm quite fond of waking up in your arms." She smiled and kissed me. I smiled and stretched, yawning yet again.

"Mmm. I have to go take a shower. Care to join me?" I asked cautiously. We could be naked and not do anything. We have self-control, don't we? We've made it five weeks after all. Joanne smiled at me and climbed out of bed, and headed towards the bathroom. I heard her start the water and soon saw her face around the corner.

"You coming, baby? This is supposed to be your shower, you know." She smiled at me, winked, and retreated back into the already brewing steam. I stood and walked into the bathroom, somewhat grateful that she was already in the shower. It seemed to me, for some odd reason, that if we undressed each other, we'd get carried away easier. I stepped into the shower and nearly slipped on my ass. Joanne was facing me with her head tilted back and her eyes closed, rinsing out her hair. Now, this was not the first time I'd seen her topless. It was, however, the first time I'd seen her topless with water pouring down her toned body. It was like a vision. I just stood there watching her until she opened her eyes. She looked at me for a minute, blinking the water out of her eyes, then smiled. "See something you like?" she asked, wiggling her eyebrows suggestively.

"Uh…ah…I…" was all I could get out. She stepped closer to me and kissed me. After a bit of a make out session, we washed each other and climbed out of the shower. Drying off, we redressed and went to my kitchen looking for something suitable for breakfast. While I was digging through the cupboards, Joanne came up behind me and wrapped her arms around my waist. What she said next kinda shocked me.

"Baby, I want you to meet my parents. I've told them all about you and they're dying to meet you. Please, baby?" Then she pulled out her secret weapon. She started nibbling on my ear. Ah. That always gets me. I can't refuse her anything when she does that. She smiled when she heard me moan. "Is that a yes?" I just nodded. She thanked me and ran to call her parents, telling them to be at her place tomorrow night at 7:00. Now, I'm nervous. I've never been formally introduced to parents before. Plus, parents make me nervous. I feel like they're constantly judging me. Sizing me up to see if I'm good enough.

(Joanne POV)

My parents are going to be here any minute and I'm totally stressing out. I really think my parents are going to love Maureen. On the off chance that I might be wrong, I'm staying with her anyway. I don't care what they think. I love her. Whoa. That thought was like a revelation almost. I'd thought about it before, but that was while analyzing my feelings. That was different. This was like defending her almost. Just then, the object of my affection walked into the kitchen, looking stunning with a glass of wine in her right hand.

"You ok, Pookie?" she asked, approaching me. I wrapped my arms around her waist and kissed her gently on those gorgeous red lips. I pulled away and looked her straight in the eyes.

"I love you," I said bluntly, yet quietly. She flashed me the most radiant smile as a tear rolled down her cheek.

"I love you too." She pulled me closer and kissed me sweetly. As she pulled away, she rested her forehead against mine, but not for long. There was soon a knock on the door announcing my parents' arrival.

A/N: I don't really care for this chapter a whole lot. It was kinda rushed and I pretty much just had to cut to the chase and pass time. The next chapter will be better, I promise. Sorry. Please review.