Episode 25

Old faithful

The rest of the week went by without much incident, Say for Chloe continually trying to sneak a peek into the garage to see what David and Ryan were doing to her faithful truck, Each time being shoed away by any of the parents before she even got close, Other than that it was pretty much the two girls curling up together watching films, shopping, chatting and of course attacking each other, Which Max loved every second of, even though Chloe seemed to choose every opportunity to say or do something near there parents that would cause Max to blush, And any time Max went to rewind the moment Chloe was always there to stop her, much to her frustration and everyone else's amusement.

It was Saturday morning when Max woke, The sunlight filtering through the crack in the curtains dancing across the bedspread giving the room a subtle orange glow, Next to her, her blue-haired girlfriend lay, Still sleeping peacefully with her arms draped around her, "It's like she's afraid I'm going to leave or something, It's kinda adorable," she thought to herself as she wriggled herself around to face her girlfriend careful not to wake her, Being this close to her, the temptation was proving too much for the young girl to resist as she leaned in to give the older girl a wake up kiss, To her surprise Chloe kissed back and had her on her back pinned to the bed before she could even blink, their mouths locked together. Chloe broke the kiss, "Morning Girlfriend," she said softly with a smile to match, Max wriggled her arms free from the older girls grip and snaked them around her neck pulling her back down, "I don't think I'm ever gonna get used this," she grinned closing the gap between the two, locking their lips once again, She started letting her mind wonder as the two of them traded kisses, but still managed to hear their parents moving around downstairs, A grin worked it's way onto the younger girls lips as a plan popped into her head and began to develop, "This time Chlo, you're gonna want a rewind," she thought to herself as she pushed her girlfriend off her ending up straddling the bluenette, Biting her lip while giving a teasing wiggle of her hips as she felt herself go a little red.

Chloe raised her eyebrow questioningly, Max let her eyes flick between Chloe's and her lips, Leaning in for a kiss she quickly changed targets giving her girlfriends nipple a playful nip through her nightdress, Causing a very shocked Chloe to let out a yelp as she made a grab for Max who had already leaped off the bed and was halfway across the room heading for the door. Chloe looked at her girlfriend with daggers, "Your a cheat Caulfield," she pouted, "I dunno what you mean," Max replied innocently as she ducked out the door narrowly missing a pillow that hit the doorframe and fell to the floor, Max stuck her head back around the door and poked her tongue out at her pouting girlfriend before disappearing again heading to the bathroom.

After doing her morning bathroom routine including a quick shower, Max casually walked back into her room, Chloe propped herself up on her elbow watching as Max entered the room wearing nothing but a bath towel, Max turned to her dresser feeling herself blush a little, "This could so backfire," she thought to herself feeling an all too familiar burn in her cheeks and her stomach leaped as she thought of what could happen, "no Chloe's already said she won't until I'm ready,...But how will I know," she lingered on the thought for a moment then banished it to a corner to be contemplated at a later date, Right now it was 'Wind up Chloe' time, She casually went through her drawers and wardrobe picking out an outfit to wear for the day, Nothing special just some blue jeans, a pink tank top and underwear, But instead of putting any of it on or taking to the bed like she normally did, She simply piled it on the dresser, With Chloe behind her on the bed she took a sneaky sidewards glance towards Chloe, satisfied she had her girlfriends undivided attention, she reached for the knot holding her towel up feeling a hot blush on her cheeks as she tugged the knot letting the towel fall to the floor.

Chloe's eyes widened, her jaw felt as though it hit the floor as her heart leaped into her throat and her stomach felt like it just took a vacation, "HOLY SHIT," she mouthed, She didn't care that she was gawking, Or that her face felt like it might combust, She swallowed hard, Max, her shy little hippie girlfriend, was stood less than ten feet from her, Butt naked, Ok she had her back to her but.."Holy fuck, where has this come from," she thought to herself gripping the duvet with her fists as she bit her bottom lip, She watched motionless as the brunette got dressed painfully slowly, "She's doing this on purpose," she thought to herself with a smile, "I've created a monster,". After what seemed like an hour or torture Max finished by pulling her pink tank top over her head and pulling it down as she turned the bluenette with a casual expression.

Seeing Chloe like a statue, Red-faced with her mouth open made Max smile internally, "Perfect" she thought as she sauntered over to her DVD shelf grabbing a few films to put into a carry bag to take with them the next day, "You planning on getting dressed, I think ya mom's cooking this morning," she said casually as she glanced at her girlfriend again who still hadn't moved a muscle, Chloe snapped out of her trance-like state, shaking off her obvious blush as she reached over to grab her clothes, "Uh yeah, sorry was just thinking," she shot out abruptly wasting no time getting her bra on under her nightdress and her jeans while remaining under the duvet. "Oh, what about," Max raised a brow smirking to herself but kept her back to Chloe to hide her demeanor, "Oh you know FULL well what I was thinking, But I'll play your game young grasshopper, I can take anything you got," Chloe thought to herself with a grin as she quickly pulled her nightdress off and slipped her white tank top over her head and leaped out of bed fully dressed, "Oh nothing much, Just wondering what our fathers have done to my truck, I swear I heard a grinder yesterday," she replied nonchalantly.

Max chuckled to herself, "Bullshit, I know what you were thinking Ms. Price," she thought to herself as she went to leave the room with the bluenette shrugging, "Maybe they cut the roof off," she said jokingly.

Downstairs the girls made their way into the kitchen, David, Ryan, and Venessa were sat at the table reading various papers and magazines, Joyce was in the kitchen fixing them breakfast, After saying morning to everyone, Chloe set about making herself and Max a coffee before grabbing hers and gulping a mouthful. Max grabbed her coffee and went to walk into the dining room, "So girls what would you like to eat?" Joyce asked over her shoulder, Max looked back over her shoulder seeing Chloe practically inhaling her coffee, "Oh this is too perfect," Max thought with a smirk on her face, "You're daughter," she said instantly cracking into a fit of laughter as Chloe ejected coffee out of her nose, Joyce appeared to freeze to the spot, And Ryan, Venessa, and David attempted to stifle their own fits of laughter.

It had taken Max four rewinds to contain herself enough so she could enjoy the moment, She finally settled for letting out a controlled giggle as everyone else burst into an uncontrolled fit of laughter, everyone accept Chloe who went completely scarlet, frozen in place, holding her mug with one hand as coffee dripped from her chin as she attempted to stifle her choking while giving the brunette daggers, Joyce had collapsed her face into her hands, her laughter causing her whole body to shake.

Sitting down to breakfast, which turned out that everyone ended up having waffles and bacon, Max was busy tucking in passing a quick glance or two at her girlfriend who while not as red as before, still had slightly rosy cheeks and was deliberately trying not to look at her, While their parents were busy making conversation, Max took her free hand under the table while Chloe was busy cutting into her waffle and traced a finger up the bluenette's leg causing her to momentarily freeze before carrying on like nothing was going on. Max casually stabbed the last bit of her waffle taking small bites out of it as she began drawing small circles with her other hand on the inside of Chloe's thigh slowly working her way up, Glancing over she could see Chloe's cheeks getting more chagrin the further up her leg she got and she felt the older girls leg start to twitch, Chloe placed her knife and fork either side of her plate, gripping the handles tightly, her eyes going wide as she inhaled sharply feeling Max's hand brush lightly against the fabric of her crotch, her heart hammering in her chest, she slammed her legs together forcing the brunette to withdraw her hand, She glanced at the brunette with squinted eyes, "Jesus, It's bearly ten and she's got me going," she swallowed hard, "I might actually not be able to take this," she thought to herself feeling a little more than worried as she tried to continue eating without giving the game away. Max popped the last part of her waffle in her mouth smirking, she was loving this little game.

The rest of the day, Max made sure that she was never alone with Chloe, several times resorting to stopping time when she needed the bathroom, And using every opportunity she could find to tease her girlfriend just a little bit more, The two girls were sat cuddled up in the living room on the small armchair watching a comedy with Joyce and Venessa, Chloe had her phone out debating on sending Max a message of surrender, "I've not been able to do anything, It's like she knows..." Chloe closed her eyes and chuckled to herself, "Of course, it's bloody obvious now," she sent her girlfriend a quick message, As Max's phone went off she shot Chloe an accusing look reaching for her phone and checking the message.

Chloe: Cheat

Max: dunno what you mean

Chloe: You been using it

Max: a little maybe :P

Chloe: more like a lot

Chloe: No emoji

Max: Honestly

Max: Only to go to the bathroom

Max: So you can't corner me :P

Chloe: So unfair

Max: experience vs a little pausing

Chloe: still cheating

Max: You love it really

Chloe:...

Max: How bad is it

Chloe: You'll find out later

She felt the arms wrap around her suddenly, pinning her own arms down by her sides, A quick shove from behind and she was pressed against the wall unable to see her assailant, Her heart rate shot up as she felt herself freeze time, But it didn't matter, As long as her assailant didn't let go they weren't frozen, She tried to wriggle free but the bear like grip held her fast, She could feel a warm breath on the back of her neck making the hairs on there stand on end, Her heart pounded as she tried again to wriggle free but it was no use, she knew she had messed up.

"You're so cute when you struggle" Chloe's warm caring voice breathed into her ear sending a shudder of fear and anticipation through her body balling into a knot in the pit of her stomach, "Merci," Max managed to squeak out. Chloe let out a scoff, "I'll consider it," she whispered as she began trailing kisses slowly down the young girls neck, Max let out a gentle moan as she leaned her head back to rest on her girlfriends shoulder residing herself to her fate, She felt one of Chloe's hands slip under her top, The contact with her belly alone was enough to make her feel short of breath, The fact Chloe was lightly tracing her fingers up her stomach, over her bra, drawing small circles on the underside of her breast caused the brunette to gently whimper as she tried to wriggle her arms free, Not that she wanted to be released completely, she just wanted grab...anything, Chloe moved her fingers lightly over the young girl's erect nipple sending a sudden jolt through the young girl causing her legs to buckle from under her, But the older girl held her up easily, Using her other hand she teased her fingers along the quivering brunette waistline, sometimes dipping her fingers slightly under the waistband of her jeans and withdrawing them just as quick causing her to arch her back and involuntarily buck her hips each time letting slip whimpering moans each time, "Chlo," Max managed to force out timidly, Her heart was pounding like a drum in her ears, She didn't need a mirror to know just how much she was blushing, "I think I'm gonna combust," she thought, The coil inside her was wound so tight now, She pressed her thighs together as though trying to release any small amount of pressure she could.

Chloe smiled as she felt her girlfriend squirm under her touch, Payback was a bitch, "Ya wanna know the best part," she breathed into the young girls ear, All Max could manage was a 'mhm' in response as the older girl continued her torturous assault, Running her finger along the top of one of Max's bra cups and sliding it down running the back of her finger directly over her nipple, "Oooh," Max cooed a shudder barrelled through her, "When did that barrier get removed," she thought feeling the girls hand in direct contact, And then realising that she actually didn't care.

"ugh" Max let out a gasp, resting her head on the wall as a dull thud erupted in the back of her skull causing the hallway to spin instantly snapping her out of spell her girlfriend had her under, It only just occurred to her she had been holding a freeze for the last ten minutes as she let things resume, Chloe picked up on the change in her instantly moving to her side, letting a small gasp escape her as she rummaged for a tissue and set about cleaning up the small trickle of red coming from her girlfriends nose, "Er Max," she prodded softly. Max turned her head to face her with a guilty grin, "Sorry, Time stop," she muttered sheepishly, Chloe's eyes went wide, "when," she questioned, a puzzled expression on her face, Max felt her cheeks burn a fresh, "When you err, pinned me," she muttered, Chloe stood there slightly shocked, "You mean, The whole time, you were concentrating on freezing time," she said in a deflated tone, Max let out an amused chuckle gently shaking her head, "Babe, I swear to you, I didn't even know I had done it," she said with grin, "Belive me when you start I turn to gloop, Just in case you hadn't noticed," she added as her girlfriend finished cleaning up the last of the blood. "Good to know I turn you to jelly," Chloe let out a chuckle, "Oh hush, you know full well what you do to me," Max shot back with a grin as she started going downstairs.

"Whoa," Chloe exclaimed as she stared, In the middle of the garage, surrounded by various tools, oily rags and scraps of metal, Stood her old faithful truck, The paintwork had been carefully rubbed down to retain the rusted beat up look but painted with a clear lacquer, A shiny new roll cage bolted to the flatbed with a new military grade looking trunk bolted down behind the cab, The suspension had been raised a little to accommodate a chunky set of all terrain tyres, The number plates, and lights had been fixed as well as four new spotter lamps attached to the beefy rollbar just above the cab, two large rolled up canvases, one either side of the flatbed that formed a cover over the back to either protect whatever or function as a tent, Full service including breaks, oil, and other liquid changes, as well as a new set of speakers and completely re-upholstered interior. It looked like one of those makeovers for a Rat Rod minus the poking out over the top engine, speaking of which the engine had been replaced, Gone was the old two litre, In its place a gutsy three litre now sat, According to David, The mechanic he went to didn't believe the engine made the trip from arcadia to Seattle.

Chloe jumped in the driver's seat followed by Max taking her position in the passenger side, Chloe ran her fingers over the new dark blue interior of the seats, She turned to their parents who were standing next to the truck, "Guy's this is too much, It...must have cost a fortune," she said feeling overwhelmed. David shook his head with a smile, "It didn't cost as much as you think, accept the engine, Most of this stuff we had laying around," he said pointing to the garage rafters at a bunch of old camping equipment and galvanized metal tubes. "Bullshit, You didn't just have speakers, flood lamps and a FREAKING roll cage laying around," Chloe shot back with a grin. Ryan laughed, "Ok ya got us there, That had to be custom, You're truck is the only one of it's kind with that, And the three litre," he held his hand up to his forehead shaking it slightly, "The paperwork for that alone was a pain, But Venessa and Joyce handled that thankfully," Joyce rolled her eyes and sighed, Venessa just shook her head, "I'll never understand why you men find paperwork in general that difficult," she chuckled, Max reached over placing her hand on Chloe's as she looked past her to their parents, "Guess we won't be having that issue," she said cheerily, This got a laugh from all the women while the two men looked at each other and just shook their heads, "Underappreciated," David said in jest, "Important question," Ryan said looking back at Chloe, "Do you like it," he said enthusiastically.

Chloe looked at their parents trying to keep a straight face, "Are you guys kidding, THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING," she finished bouncing in her seat with an ear-splitting grin. "Well it's a unique thing for a unique couple, we wanted you to have something that reflected that," Vanessa said warmly, "ha, Max is the unique one, but seriously this...I don't...OUCH," Chloe was cut off as she felt Max punch her in the arm and scowled at her. Joyce laughed, "Chloe you're just as special as Max, without you, she wouldn't be here," Joyce said with a shrug, "You're kinda her...catalyst," she finished beaming at her, "SEE, now do you believe me." Max interjected caringly. Chloe shrugged her shoulders, "All I do is clean you up, and look after you when you pass out," she replied flatly, "When I'm at my most VULNERABLE, When I NEED you the most," Max replied hotly starting to feel a little frustrated, where was this coming from, "Not always," Chloe snapped back gripping the steering wheel so hard her knuckles were turning white, "oh for fuck sake," Max spat, "Chlo, Not to put too much of a point on it but, YOU WERE DEAD,..That was just as much my own doing, And if you don't stop it,...I'll...take back today," she finished gripping the edge of the seat shaking, "Did I just say that, shit, did I mean it, Yes, it's not her fault, she needs to see that," she thought to herself.

Chloe snapped her head to face Max her eyes wide and jaw clenched, "That's cruel Max," she quipped, "No Chlo, What cruel is watching you beat yourself up over shit you have no control over,...Yeah I get to save you, But only after I have to watch you,..get hurt," Max replied in a low voice as she wiped away a runaway tear, "Remember what you said to me, 'I'm not allowed to feel guilty until I can't fix it' Well...same goes for you, You can't do this till it can't be fixed, Deal?" she finished giving her girlfriend a gentle smile. Chloe rested the side of her head on the steering wheel looking at the brunette with a soft smile, "Deal," she replied reluctantly rolling her eyes. "At least someone can sort you out," Joyce chuckled, Chloe shot her a look, "Don't worry Joyce I'll kick her ass when she needs it," Max replied teasingly as she stretched her neck to look over Chloe's head. "Oh really," Chloe replied playfully as she spun around and launched herself at Max, But she was waiting for it, freezing everything with Chloe bearly an inch from her, Max grinned to herself, she had to admit it still felt odd seeing Chloe frozen like that, But it certainly made this cat and mouse game interesting, She got out of the truck and climbed up the tailgate onto the flatbed and sat herself on the metal storage box behind the cab and let time resume.

Max watched through the rear window as Chloe dove face first into the empty seat slamming her hand on the backrest, "Cheater," she said muffled by the seat, Max just grinned as their parents chuckled, "Here Chloe, why don't you back it on the driveway and I'll show you how to put the cover over the back and we can get you two packed for your trip tomorrow," David said tossing the keys in through the window at Chloe. Chloe sat up catching the keys and jammed them in the ignition and turned the key, The truck roared into life and quickly settled down into a deep idle, Putting it in reverse she hit the gas a little surprised at the grunt as the truck shot backwards causing Max to grab hold of the roll bar to prevent herself getting thrown off.

The rest of the evening was spent with Ryan and David showing the girls how the cover went up, and packing the truck for the next days long trip back to Arcadia Bay, Joyce and Venessa made a big affair of dinner, Chloe had made a joke about it being their last meal as though on death row which got a few laughs, After cleaning up, The girl's spent a few hour's watching some TV with their parents, no one was really paying attention as they were busy chatting about plans, Chloe and Max had agreed to swing by the Price's house and see what the damage was if it was still standing, David and Joyce would be joining the girls at a later date depending on the aforementioned house being livable, Max had, under protest, Let her parents transfer some funds into her account to be used for whatever. Joyce and Vanessa had packed the girls a small hamper with leftovers from dinner, Mostly ham sandwiches, pieces of chicken and other snacks including a mountain of energy bars as per Chloe's suggestion to help Max keep her strength up if she had to push herself at all. Truck all packed it was late when the two girls finally went to bed, Both to tired even worry about getting changed they just curled up in each other drifting off very quickly.

Happy new year everyone, Hope you're not too fat from turkey, mince pie's and drink :D

So episode 24 huh, And back up to what I feel is a respectable length for a chapter,

I hope this came across well, I like to think I have a good imagination but thinking something and writing it down, two very different things. So let me know how it came across, Honestly Any feedback is welcome.

Next Chapter is a small filler (I can rattle it off in a few hours easy), Number 27 the girls will be back in the bay but there is something I want to get done before that (In number 26) so there's that.

Got a bunch of idea's floating around in my head for a little school drama (Nothing major) but I hope one or two of them will be surprising.

As always comments and critique are welcome, seriously guys/gals, Any feedback is great, And thank you to those that are keeping up with the story :D