A/N: I just wanted to give a shout out to Audrey because I listened to her 9-1-1 playlist while I wrote this, and I even used a song in this fanfic from that exact playlist, so bless you Audrey.

Day 2: First Kiss

Title: Wanting More

Maddie crossed her arms and groaned as she rested her head against the back of the couch.

She silently scolded herself for not taking the chance to kiss Chimney when he was actually at her apartment.

And now he was back at his, and she was left all alone at hers and her thoughts just wouldn't stop.

She had been wanting to kiss Chimney for a while, but she hadn't worked up the courage to make a move.

But when Chimney had been over, kissing him was the only thing she could think about. She almost did kiss him after he had hugged her, but she had backed away at the last second. That had made things awkward for a few seconds because Chimney had caught onto what was happening, but he didn't make a big deal out of it. Maddie was so thankful for that too.

She just hoped Chimney didn't think she backed away because she didn't want to kiss him; that wasn't it at all. Her anxiety yelled at her to back away even though she didn't want to.

She knew that Chimney liked her, and she was almost positive that he knew that she liked him too.

Maddie wanted to cross that imaginary line with Chimney. She felt like she was ready.

Kissing him was just one small step of many that they would take if their relationship moved forward. Even though Maddie was nervous, she was also excited too… excited because Chimney would support her and go her speed at every step.

Maddie groaned again.

She wish she would've taken that chance to kiss him.

She sighed as she picked up the remote and began to surf through the channels. Nothing seemed to catch her eye, and that wasn't helping the thoughts that swarmed through her head.

Images of Chimney's face entered her mind. His eyes. His lips. His smile... that one smile she could pick out from all the rest, the one that was for her and only her.

Maddie tried to imagine what it would be like to kiss him. She had spent a lot of time staring at his lips lately, and she just knew that he was a good kisser. Of course, she didn't know that from experience, but Chimney was good at everything. Kissing was definitely something he was good at.

Maddie also knew that kissing him would be quite the experience. If he would kiss her like he always touched her… so tenderly… then she was positive that she would be in love with the idea of kissing him too.

An idea ran popped into Maddie's mind, and she shrugged it off at first because it was crazy.

She wasn't going to go to Chimney's apartment just to kiss him. Besides, they were going to see each other again very soon, and she could just kiss him then.

But then again, Maddie knew her thoughts were only going to annoy her more if she just put it off.

So, maybe driving all the way over to Chimney's apartment was exactly what she was going to do.

The best thing about it all was that Maddie actually had a car to drive to his place. Eddie had picked Buck up for work earlier that afternoon, so his truck was just sitting outside. He had already told her that she could borrow it whenever she wanted, so Maddie was going to finally take him up on his offer.

Maddie stood up and grabbed her phone off the table beside the couch. She sent Buck a quick text to let him know she was going to borrow his truck and was going to Chimney's. Within about ten seconds, he had answered and just sent a "thumbs up" emoji.

She walked over to the table and grabbed Buck's keys. She made sure she locked up everything up nice and tight before she headed over to his truck.

Once Maddie was in his truck, she began to wonder if she she should text Chimney and let him know she was coming over. After of thinking it over a little, she decided against texting him. Besides, she knew he was going to be home anyway because he told her that was where he was going.

Maddie started the truck, and as soon as she did, music blasted through the speakers and she jumped. She immediately twisted the knob to zero and her heart was about to beat out of her chest.

"Jesus, Buck," she said. "Who doesn't turn down their music before they get out of the car?"

Maddie sat there for a minute or so until her heart began to beat normally again. She shook her head and laughed a little before she began to drive.

About fifteen minutes later, she was stopped at a red light and Maddie began to eye the radio again. It had been a long time since she had actually listened to the radio and sang along.

She placed her hand on the knob and turned it up a little. At Last by Etta James was playing.

Maddie began to smile; that was one of the first songs she had learned to sing. It was actually really hard for her to sing at first, but as she got older, the song only got easier.

She turned up the volume and began to sing along as the light turned green.

A minute or so later, she was at another red light and Maddie had really begun to sing along so loud that she could barely even hear the radio.

There were cars lined up next to Maddie, but she didn't care how silly she looked as she sang. She was having so much fun, and she realized how much she missed doing simple things like that.

"You smile, you smile, oh and then the spell was cast," she sang, hitting every high note perfectly.

And that line right there was just enough for Chimney's smile to enter Maddie's thoughts again.

The line turned green, and the song was over shortly after.

Maddie also realized that she was only a couple minutes away from Chimney's apartment. In fact, it was so close, she could see the apartment complex just right down the road.

And soon, Maddie was in the parking lot, and she quickly found a parking space. Before she turned the truck off, she turned down the radio.

"See, Buck? This is how you turn down a radio before you get out of the car," she said as she was getting out of the truck.

Maddie made her way into the apartment building and there were people crowded around the elevator, so she just decided to take the stairs. Chimney only lived on the second floor, so it wasn't like she had to walk up a lot of stairs.

The more stairs she climbed, the more nervous she got. She knew she was overthinking, and she tried to come up with answers for every concern and question that her brain came up with.

"What if you wasted all your time coming over here? What if Chimney isn't even home?" The little voice in her head asked.

No. No. Chimney was definitely home. He had told her that was exactly where he was going.

"What if Chimney doesn't want to kiss you?" The voice asked again.

Maddie let out a breath. She didn't know if he wanted to for sure, but the way Chimney looked at her… she felt that kissing her was exactly what Chimney wanted to do.

"What if you're just going to screw everything up?" It asked.

Maddie bit the inside of her cheek. That was always a possibility; but even if there was the small chance that Chimney truly didn't want to kiss her, then she was sure that he wouldn't make a big deal out of it. Chimney wasn't that guy. She knew that he would continue being her friend either way.

What if Chimney doesn't like you?" The annoying voice asked.

Maddie laughed a little. Her brain was definitely crossing the line with that one. Chimney definitely liked her. He adored her. She was his best friend. Maddie was even convinced that he had feelings for her too.

Once Maddie climbed up the steps, she slowly made her way to his apartment.

208.

Maddie was right in front of his door. A long, wide piece of wood was the only thing between her and Chimney.

She tried to imagine what he was doing. He was most likely sitting on the couch watching one of the billion movies that he loved.

Maddie imagined him smiling whenever he found something funny.

She took a deep breath. She couldn't just stand out there and daydream all day.

Maddie raised her right hand and knocked on the door. After standing there for a good fifteen seconds, she had wondered if she had knocked too softly.

She was about to knock again when Chimney opened the door.

Maddie looked him over and he was wearing a black sweater and blue pajama pants. His hair was wet. He had just gotten out of the shower.

He tilted his head in confusion. "Maddie? Is everything okay?"

God. She realized she really should've told him that she was coming. He was worried.

She smiled. "Yeah, everything's fine. I just wanted to see you."

Chimney immediately relaxed and he started to grin. "Come in."

Maddie walked in, but she stopped just a couple feet or so behind Chimney as he shut the door.

"So, uh, did you really-" Chimney began to say, but he turned around and stopped talking when he saw how close Maddie was to him.

"Miss me that much?" He finally got out as his back hit the door.

Maddie knew that it was originally supposed to be a joke, but he had barely whispered the last part of his question.

She shrugged and gave him a smile. "Maybe I did."

They were standing so close, and they never did that unless they hugged. And even then, they never stood too close for long.

"Maddie…" Chimney whispered.

Standing so close to her was obviously affecting him because he bit his bottom lip and Maddie had never seen him do that before.

She grabbed his hand and looked at it while she spoke.

"I really want to try something."

A part of her expected him to speak, but the other part of her knew that he was waiting for her to continue. She looked up at him and he had a questioning look on his face.

"I almost did it before you left my house, but I got a little nervous," she admitted.

Chimney knew exactly what she was talking about because his eyes widened.

"Maddie, if you're not ready for this, then don't do it. The last thing I want is for you to do something that you're not ready for."

"I'm okay. I want this," she said.

"Are you sure?" He asked.

Maddie moved even closer to him and their heads were only inches apart. Her eyes moved from his eyes to his lips before she nodded.

"I want to be more than just your friend, Chim," she admitted.

Chimney let out a breath and began to stare at her lips.

"I want to do this. I want to cross that line with you. I just really want you."

"Then, I'm yours, Maddie."

She slowly moved her head to close the small gap between them. Her lips touched his and she felt butterflies in her stomach as she let her lips linger for a few seconds.

She was right; Chimney's lips really were soft.

Maddie finally pulled away from him and she realized that she was still holding his hand. He moved forward and started to massage her hand with his thumb.

He slowly raised his other hand and rested it against her cheek. His eyes moved to her lips again.

"Can I-" He began to ask, but Maddie interrupted him.

She already knew what he was asking.

"Please," she said as she nodded.

Chimney lowered his head and kissed Maddie again. He let his lips linger longer than Maddie had during their first kiss.

When they pulled away, they were both out of breath.

Chimney chuckled nervously. "So, you didn't really come over to see me… you just came over for my lips, right?" He teased.

Maddie lowered her head and blushed. 'Yes… no… I mean, I kind of came for both," she said before she laughed.

Chimney grinned. "I'm kidding… so are you gonna stay for a while or are you just gonna kiss and run?"

Maddie smiled and shook her head. "I can stay for a bit. What are we gonna do?"

"Uh," Chimney began as he looked over his apartment. "I didn't know you were coming, so I don't really have anything planned. We can watch tv or a movie… maybe order some food if we get hungry?"

"We could just watch tv… and make out?" Maddie suggested.

Chimney cleared his throat and looked at her with a surprised expression. "Or that. We could definitely do that."

Maddie made her way over to the couch and Chimney followed her. They sat down and they started kissing again even before they got the tv turned on.

And Maddie was definitely fine with that.

Maddie even realized she was right about another thing a little while later; Chimney was definitely an amazing kisser… even better than she had imagined.