Prompt: Stef is jealous of Lena's new assistant.
"Officer?" Stef stopped in her tracks and turned, searching for the source of the voice addressing her. "Can I help you?" The polite but stern voice was coming from a young woman behind the reception desk.
"You're new," Stef stated, walking back the few steps to the desk. She extended her hand over the desk to greet the other woman. Her long hair was a rich auburn, her skin perfectly sun-kissed. She looked up at Stef with bright blue eyes framed by long, thick eyelashes. Even sitting Stef could tell she was quite petite and she couldn't help but think that her pale yellow top was a bit low cut for working at a school.
"Yeah, I'm Maggie. I'm the new receptionist." Her hand was dainty in contrast to Stef's, the fingernails at the ends of her long fingers painted a glittering pink.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Stef-"
"Maggie, could you make thirty copies of this and put one in each of the mail boxes of the middle school teachers?" Lena hurried around the corner, a stack of files in one hand and a single sheet of paper waving from the other. She set the paper in front of Maggie before looking up, surprise sweeping across her face. "Oh hi, Stef." She walked around the desk and pecked Stef on the cheek. "Thanks Maggie."
"What's up?" Lena asked, closing the door behind her after leading Stef back to her office.
"Oh I was just dropping this off on my way to work." She held up a small packet of papers. "It's Jude's book report. He left it at home and Callie called and asked if I'd bring it for him. You'll make sure he gets it this morning?" She set the report on Lena's desk.
"Of course," Lena said, smiling. "Thanks for dropping it off. I'd hate for him to miss points on an assignment that he worked so hard on." Stef was perched on the edge of her desk and Lena closed the distance between them. She kissed her again, more affectionately now that they were in private.
"So your new receptionist…"
"Maggie? She's great! A really hard worker and so organized," Lena gushed. "I've never seen the office run so smoothly."
"I didn't know you were getting another receptionist."
"I didn't tell you? We had to replace Cooper. He moved out to Nevada. Last Friday was his last day." She leaned around Stef to set her files on the desk.
"Aw really? I liked him, too!" Stef said, disappointed.
"Me too. But Maggie is phenomenal."
"Hmm." Stef shrugged.
"What?"
"I don't know. She just seems a little young to be running the office by herself."
"I think she's almost thirty."
"Really? She barely looks eighteen."
"I know. I thought she was a student when I first met her." Lena chuckled.
"She's pretty," Stef said, trying to sound casual.
"You think so?"
"You don't?" Her eyebrows arched in disbelief.
"Yeah, I guess. I mean, I just didn't really notice." She looked at her wife, confused. "Why?" Stef shrugged again and dropped her gaze to the floor.
A knowing smile spread across Lena's face. "Honey, are you… are you jealous?"
"What? No. Why would I be jealous?" She shook her head in denial and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Oh my god. You are!" Lena covered her mouth, trying to contain the laughter bubbling up in her throat. A blush bloomed in Stef's cheeks and she looked back down at the floor, smiling bashfully.
"Okay, maybe a little," she admitted, looking back up at Lena. "I know it's ridiculous. It's just… she's very pretty and I'm suddenly aware of the fact that I've had to start highlighting my hair to cover the gray ones. Not to mention the fact that I've breastfed a child." Stef chuckled, looking down at her chest. "My god, did you see those? It's like they're immune to gravity!"
Lena smiled as she wrapped her arms around Stef's waist, leaning against her. "You are absolutely adorable."
Stef let out a burst of laughter, surprised at her wife's reaction. "What makes you say that?"
"The fact that you think she has anything to offer that you don't have a hundred times over." A warmth spread over Stef as Lena kissed her tenderly; leisurely with a familiarity that came only with weaving two lives together for so long.
Reluctantly, Stef broke their embrace. "I have to get to work, love." Lena took a step back and Stef shifted her weight back onto the floor.
"Alright. I'll see you when you get home tonight. Will you stop and pick up milk on your way home?"
"Of course. Love you."
"I love you, too." Stef gave Lena another quick kiss before walking out into the main office. On her way out she stopped in front of the reception desk.
"It was nice to meet you, Maggie. I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to properly introduce myself earlier." She looked her directly in the eye and smiled boldly as she spoke. "I'm Stef Adams-Foster. I'm Lena's wife."
