"Stay still, Marley or I'm going to mess it up." Sam groaned as she tried to do Marley's makeup for her date. They were sitting on the floor in the living room. She had already helped her with her hair and now she was doing, more like trying to, her makeup.
"I don't think you're doing this right, Sam." Marley said, trying to stop her head from moving.
"How the hell not? I've done this many times. Now, if you don't stay still, I'm going to really do it wrong." Sam said, grabbing her head and making it stay still applying a bit of force.
Marley sighed loudly. "I'm sorry. I'm just nervous."
Sam kept doing her makeup. "Why are you nervous? It's not like you're going to propose or anything. It's your first date, for Christ sake."
"You know me. I'm always nervous when I go out on dates."
"Because you think too much. You need to relax, everything will be great." Sam grabbed Marley's shoulders and looked at her before letting go, she turned to the coffee table where all the stuff was. "Alright, I'm finished. Now go get dressed."
Marley stood up and walked to her room to get dressed. She grabbed the dress she had picked and went to her bathroom. It was a black floral strapless ruffle front dress. She came out and put a pair of black heels on. She grabbed a black leather jacket and her purse before walking into the living room, ready for when Kitty arrived.
"Look at you. All grown up. I think I'm gonna cry." Sam said pretending to wipe a tear.
Marley rolled her eyes playfully. "Don't be so dramatic, it's not the first time I've gone on a date."
"But is the first time that you are smitten by someone." Sam smirked.
Marley chuckled. "I can't believe you just said 'smitten'"
"Well, the other day I was looking through Urban Dictionary and found really interesting words." Sam said. Marley laughed at her friend.
"Alright, just... don't tell me any of them. Most are nasty words that I would like to erase from my mind."
"Fine, you're so queird." Sam smirked at her.
Marley raised and eyebrow. "I don't wanna know what that is."
"Hey! I'm just trying to distract you because you looked so nervous earlier but now you don't." Sam smiled and raised her hand up innocently.
Marley smiled, she did felt more relaxed now because of her friend. She heard a knock on the door and she started to get nervous again. "Oh god. She's here."
"Don't worry, it will be fine." Sam reassured her. Marley nodded, took a deep breath and walked towards the door slowly. She took a final deep breath before opening the door to find Kitty with her hands behind her back. She smiled at her and Kitty stood there, just looking at her with a smile.
"Hi." Marley whispered.
Kitty brought her hands in front. Marley saw a flower in her left hand. Kitty raised it and gave it to her. "A rose for a beautiful rose." She said and gave her a kiss on the cheek, making Marley blush. "It wasn't too cheesy was it?"
Marley chuckled. "It was, but I liked it."
Kitty sighed in relief."Great. Shall we?" She gestured towards the elevator.
"We shall." Marley agreed, stepping out of the apartment and closing the door behind her. Kitty led her to the car she had once again borrowed from her neighbors and opened the door for Marley before going to her side and getting in herself. Kitty started the car and drove
"So... where are we going?" Marley asked her.
Kitty smirked. "What fun would it be if I told you?" She looked at her for a second before looking back to the road.
Marley pouted. "Not even a hint?"
"Nope, you'll see when we get there." Kitty answered simply. After thirty minutes, Kitty parked the car and helped Marley to get out. They walked to the entrance of the restaurant as Marley looked around, she had never been at that place since she arrived to LA.
They were lead to a table on the outside. There were a few trees with lights hanging from them and you could see the sky, that was starting to get dark and a few stars were appearing.
"How did you find this place?" Marley asked once they had ordered their food.
"I asked my neighbors, they gave me various options so I looked for them and liked this place the most." Kitty answered smiling.
"I like it, you made a good choice."
Soon their food arrived and they engaged conversation while enjoying their meals.
"Okay. I have a proposition for you." Kitty said.
"What proposition?" Marley asked intrigued.
"Since I'm not good with talking with people, I'm a little awkward, you can ask me anything and I have to answer with the truth." Kitty told her.
"Alright." Marley said, nodding.
"Okay, I'll ask you the first question," Marley though for a moment, taking a bite of her food. "What is the worst date you've ever been on?"
Kitty looked surprised, she wasn't expecting that to be the first question. "There was one time, in college, a guy asked me out. I accepted because he looked like a good person. He picked me up in his car that was like so old and full of trash, I didn't say anything though, we went to the drive thru of McDonald's. It was really awkward, we ate in his car in the parking lot. When we finished, he just stared at me and said, I quote 'So, wanna have sex in the back of the car or what?'"
Marley laughed loudly. "Seriously? He said that?"
Kitty laughed too. "Yes! Can you believe it? Of course I said no and I got out of there as fast as I could. I had to walk home and he had chosen like the most far McDonald's in all town."
"Wow, I wasn't expecting that." Marley said. They finished their food soon and decided to share the dessert because they were full. After finished, they left the place. Kitty told Marley it was only the first part of their date. When they got in the car, Kitty looked at her.
"It's going to take an hour to arrive but it will be worth it. Or is it too much? We could do something else if you don't want to be in a car for so long." Kitty had a bit of a panicked look on her face.
Marley chuckled, thinking she looked cute flustered. She took her free hand and gave her a gentle squeeze. "It's not too much. Whatever it is, I will like it."
Kitty smiled at her. "Alright then. Let's get going." She said as she started the car.
The ride wasn't awkward despite the silence they had fallen on. Marley spent most of it looking at Kitty, the blonde sometimes looking at her on red lights and smiling, sometimes winking. That made her blush and look away for a second before looking at her again. Within an hour, Kitty pulled over in the middle of the highway. Marley looked at her confused, but then Kitty pressed a button and the roof in the car started disappearing, allowing them to see the beautiful night sky.
"So, what exactly are we doing here?" Marley asked her, looking around.
"I brought you here because it's the perfect place for stargazing." Kitty said smiling. "I mean, I wanted to do something that wasn't too loud and that we could have some alone time without other people watching. Unless you think this is lame and we could do something else."
Marley shook her head and chuckled at Kitty's nervousness. "No, it's perfect. Just being with you is enough no matter what we are doing." Kitty grabbed her hand and kissed her knuckles. "I've never been stargazing before. From the city is kind of difficult to find a quiet place and well, we don't have a car so it is kind of difficult to find places like this."
"I hope it's not too boring." Kitty told her.
"With you I could never get bored." She got close to her and leaned her head on her shoulder while looking at the sky. Kitty smiled and wrapped her arm around her waist, resting her chin on top of her head.
"Do you hear that?" She asked Marley.
"Hear what?" Marley was confused, for she didn't hear a thing.
"Just listen, carefully." Kitty said quietly. "If you hear closely, you can notice that there are some crickets singing and other kind of animals joining them."
"I can't really tell if they are singing, more like, making senseless noise." Marley said, with a small frown.
Kitty chuckled. "Use your imagination, Mar. There is a whole orchestra, insects and animals singing in the night." Marley listened carefully. She could hear the crickets, and something else, maybe owls? The wind crashing into the leaves of the trees in the distance made a noise that joined the sound of the crickets. She smiled, now she could hear the orchestra of the nature.
"It's amazing." She whispered, she cuddled more into Kitty wrapping an arm around her waist. Kitty smiled and started trailing a path with her fingers gently on her arm. Marley relaxed into the touch and sighed.
"You're amazing." Kitty whispered, making Marley blush and close her eyes.
They stayed like that just enjoying the moment. At one point they saw a shooting star. Marley made a wish silently. That her life would never change because she was so happy how it was, with her girlfriend, her best friend, her job and everything else. She almost fell asleep at one point, Kitty's arm wrapped around her made her feel safe and she started getting sleepy. Her eyes were feeling heavy and Kitty seemed to notice.
"I think it's time I take you home, Mar. It's getting pretty late." Kitty said, caressing her arm gently. Marley nodded slowly and sat up straight in the seat. Kitty closed the roof of the car, started the engine and drove away, stealing a few glances at Marley to see if she had fallen asleep already but the girl was wide awake. Before they knew it, they were in front of Marley's apartment. Kitty got out of the car, went to the other side and offered a hand for Marley, who took it with a smile. They walked to the door hand in hand, Marley opened in but stopped and turned to Kitty letting go of her hand.
"You don't have to go up, I'll be fine on my own."
"What kind of girlfriend would I be if I didn't made sure you arrived at your door safely." Kitty told her, taking her hand again and entering the building. Marley smiled as they walked to the elevator. They arrived at Marley's floor and that's when they let go of their hands reluctantly.
"Thank you for tonight, it was awesome. And thank you for walking with me up here." Marley said sweetly, looking into Kitty's eyes.
Kitty smiled widely. "It was my pleasure. I hope you didn't get bored at any point."
Marley moved her head. "No, like I said before, with you I could never get bored." They gazed into each other's eyes for a moment. Kitty slowly leaned in and kissed her lips gently and slowly. Marley smiled into the kiss and moved her hand to her cheek. It lasted a few seconds before they pulled apart, both with grins on their faces.
"I should go." Kitty said, although that was the last thing either of them wanted.
Marley sighed sadly. "Alright, goodnight Kit-Kat."
Kitty gave her another quick kiss before smiling at her. "Goodnight, Mar."
She walked slowly to the elevator, Marley still outside and looking at her. She got in and winked at her before the doors closed. Marley entered her apartment and saw all the lights were out. Sara was sleeping on the couch so she walked as quietly as she could to her room. She got ready to bed quickly and laid on her bed, she hadn't seen how late it was but her eyes were heavy and she closed them slowly. She fell asleep with a smile on her face.