"Hey Andy can I have a quick word" Maya said as she jogged down the stairs to try and catch up with the lieutenant.
Andy stopped where she was at the bottom of the stairs turning to see her captain. "everything alright there captain?" she asked as she started to follow Maya into her office thinking that they had recently started to repair the damage that she had done to relationship and not thinking of anything she had done to annoy the captain. as she came to stand in the captain's office and just waited for her to continue.
"hmm oh yeah everything is fine I just wanted to ask you if wanted to come round or go out to a restaurant with Robert or something?" Maya got out so quickly that the lieutenant was worried that she ran out of air. "since when have to wanted to social with me and my husband outside of shift time" Andy wondering what had caused the sudden change in behaviour. she arched an eyebrow at her captain and waited for and answer know that there was more than was just said.
"It's Erm... Its not odd behavior to ask my best friend to hangout" "not your right except you never ask about Robert or call him Robert for that matter never mind asking about him socially so what is it?" she enthused this time.
Now Andy was getting curious so just stood there with crossed arms waiting for Maya to get to her point learning along time ago not to push too much otherwise she would just run off mentally.
Maya let out a sigh "fine it Carina she wants to met the team but kinda feels awkward with how long we've left it to just met everyone. So I mentioned you and she mentioned Robert with him being your spouse and long story short I have to get you to agree or I'm on the couch and I hate my couch".
Andy just watch her captain through the entire ramble of words getting more and more nervous like she was asking for some thing massive and not just dinner with a family. But then again Maya had never done this before so for her it probably was a massive thing. WAIT did she just say Carina as in the Carina that is practically still a mystery to them all.
As in the Carina that she's had to use to try and get Jack to back off from Maya with her being one taken and two their captain. And the one they had heard the name of but when asked more their captain just goes quiet with this look on her face that none of them can quite place. Making some think well that she didn't really exsist.
"Soooo Carina is it you know; I think I'm the only one in this station maybe the city that doesn't think your making her up and I mean what's it been a year and none of us have met her what gives Maya".
"it just… it just I wanted to protect it everything always doom and gloom around here and shes my world. She finally makes me see more than just work. And after everything with you and Jack and all the other shit. I just didn't want to curse it or break it so I just didn't".
Andy just stared at Maya because like hell this can't be the same girl that she went to the academy with. It wasn't even the same girl that she knew five years ago that woman didn't woman didn't give a dam about anything but the job.
Andy realized how much she's hadn't seen in her friend how she might have misjudged her. Now looking at Maya the woman that she's only ever known as self-assured and confidence that she could see vulnerability for maybe the first time ever and care so wanted to make it abit easier for her.
"Were off this Thursday we could all go. To that new Italian place that down the street from you?" Maya suddenly let out a very loud laught "oh god no we're not going there Carina only looked at the menu and started a whole tirad about how Americans butcher Italian food. I think that lecture lasted 45 minutes and she only looked at the minute then started cooking what seemed like hall the menu. So how about instead you come round movie night with the partners and Carina cooking with alcohol of course if Sullivan is good with that as Carina loves to cook".
Andy slowly nodding having so many more questions but deciding they ca wait. "OK then Thursdays 7 your place? ". Andy said just waiting for a reaction" "our place" Maya filled in.
"HMM what about our place captain?" Andy asked even more confused than before. "no mine and Carina place we live together".
Andy not knowing what to say to any of this just left nodding as she went to find her husband to tell him about the sudden change of plan.
….. Thursday night
"Bella I'm sorry I'm late pregnant mama came in" carina quickly spoke in a rush to get back not realising that she was speaking in her native tongue.
"Babe chill their still hours yet and you did practically everything last night so take a breath and tell me about the mama while you get ready". Maya knowing her girlfriend knew that by getting her talking about work she would carm done quickly.
That and the wine she just pored for her and handing her now with a kiss which might have gone on abit longer than planned but who could blame her.
"Grazie Bella" taking the winr as she quickly started moving round the kitchen doing god knows that to prep for them coming.
Two hours later and dot on seven o'clock their was a knock at the door which as pointless and then Andy being Andy just let her self in. Leaving Robert standing awkwardly at the door. Maya waved him in as he stepped in closing the door behind him.
"SO" Andy started having already walked straight passed Maya and staring straight at Carina. "you're the woman that she's been hiding from us, tell us why is that then?" Andy asked with a mischievous look in her eyes as you could hear her husband sigh from behind her.
And just as Maya was about to answer Carina spoke up "I am what do you call it a firefly no I just came for the sex and it ended up being too good to leave". Having not expected that answer Andy couldn't help the full bellied laugh at the serious look on Carina's face "that how I ended up with Robert" now it was Carina's turn to laugh with both of their partners turning red in the background.
At this point Maya only had one thought what the hell have I done.
"Bella get the drinks, dinner is ready" Maya just nodded and sorted it out while Robert and Andy just shared a look trying not to laugh out loud by how whipped Captain Maya Bishop was by her girlfriend.
"So Carina" Robert Started after dinner had been serviced and everyone had quietly started to eat. He wanting to know more about this rather out there woman that everyone at the station had been placing bets on. "what is it that you actually do; as I'm still trying not to be impressed that your actually real after all of this time"
"ah I look at women's Vaginas and sort their problems out down their" Carina answer with a smirk on her face trying not to laught when the couple started to choke on their drinks that they only jusy took a sip of. "what she means to say is that she's an OBGYN at Grey Sloan" Maya answer with a chuckle having got used to her girlfriend messing with people early on when people judge her for which type of doctor she chose to be.
Finally being able to breath again after several minutes. Robert tried to get the conversation back in track "do you enjoy your work"
"Si I delivered twins earlier, first baby girl very eager second was a breach and decided to wave at the world instead of saying hello. So had to do an emergency c section with a hysterectomy for the mama. But they are all good and the twin girls were born one hour apart"
"what do you mean waving at the world?" Robert asked his mind still not quite catching up from the last comment.
"Si Robert waving, Bambina put her arm where her head was meant to go and would not turn. So c section to save Bambina and mamma" Carina stated so matter of fact that Robert started liking this woman seeing how she was food for Maya, this would probably be feisty relationships at time he would put money on that with these two women.
As she finished explanation. It was Andy's turn to realized why Maya wanted to save this relationship by keeping it away form everything and everyone else, this woman was amazing no wonder Maya was sitting there looking at her like she was the galaxy.
God if she was single would have a try for Carina which was a new thought as she's straight.
With that thought though another one came with it "what are you going to do about Jack? Because sure you know about his infatuation with the captain here in fact it's only got worst since she told everyone she was with you" Carina face just turned into a smirk "show him there's no chance with the captain and he should just step off what is mine as I do not like to share" "back off"
Maya corrected without even thinking about it, finding it incredibly sexy when Carina got protective of her and their relationship, just sitting their smirking they had had this conversation before always boiling down to the same thing. Carina didn't true Jack as far as she could throw him. (which she couldn't even pick him up never mind throw him.)
"ah si Grazie" and for once Andy was kind of scarred for Jack, as looking at Maya right now she and Carina both shared the same determined look upon their faces reflected. She might have only known this woman for an hour but god she already liked her for her never mind all the small thing she could see that she had done for her friend.
The food was finished and drinks were drank as they moved across to the rarely used TV to watch a movie that Maya and Robert had never heard of but Carina and Andy wanted to watch so they just went with it not really caring what they watched.
Maya set her self up on one end and Robert on the other with their women both climbing onto their laps and snuggling down into their favorite places to sit.
Maya started to think about the peace in which this woman had brought into her life don't get her wrong she still her moments. But being able to just be in moment with people these days especially Carina was still new to her and something that she treasured.
The ring that she had hidden away at the station just to make sure it wouldn't be accidentally found. Proving how far she had come in herself even if she wasn't quite ready to ask that question yet.
But knowing that the time was coming for her to ask the question and she was content with that if not bricking it still.
Andy settled down to watch the movie her and Carina has decided upon, she looked over the other side of the couch at the other couple.
She had notice the whole night the easiness in which they had with one another, She could see it the way in which Maya acted or really didn't act would be more precise; she was calm, relaxed and just melted into Carina like she was the only thing that matter in the entire world. This person here wasn't her captain that had been trained for years to only be goal oriented. This wasn't even the same person they saw everyday at the station no this was just Maya.
There was also zero chance that Maya could see the TV; not that it looked like she care or even wanted to watch the TV. As her eyes never moved far from Carina and even when her and Robert was having small talk about god knows what she just smiled the entire time while keeping her eyes only on Carina.
As the Credits started to roll Maya took her eyes away from Carina as she ended up only looking at the movie periodically not sure that she was even aware of what just happened. She didn't mean to just sit and watch her for most of the movie.
But it was the way in which her face would light up at certain parts, or the way in which she mimed the words along with the movie. It was all just perfect in her mind so why watch the movie when Carina was right there. Also the movie was not where as entertaining as watching Carina was.
"we better get moving you guy". Andy stated as she moved off her husband which starting to pack away the night. "leave that Andy we will clean" Carina stated as she her self started to move off of Maya, "you all have shift tomorrow no, go home rest and we will get that coffee sometime, but it better not taste like the normal dish water of that this country calls coffee" she said as she shuddered still not understanding how Americans can called it coffee when it half the time had more sugar and milk content than caffeine.
"They taste good but its proper coffee as toy apparently like to call it" Andy said having not long ago experienced Carina passion on food and drink. Learning that it was true what they said about Italian. They were coffee snobs but also finding it hilarious the distain that was on her friends face when they brought up making coffee. Wondering what they story was there.
Grabbing there thing and heading for the door "see then tomorrow cap" Andy said as she left closing the door behind her and Robert.
"They seem like good people bambina, I like them" Carina said as she started to clear the table and move everything to the kitchen.
"I can't wait to see what your team members are like it should be fun" carina exclaimed with that same smirk on her face.
And dam it she only remembered now she had to do this all over again with people that wouldn't be as nice.
