Josh held his arm up in the air as he bid everyone around him a quick goodbye as he pulled his bag around his shoulder to exit the building. Making his way to his car, he got in and slammed the door shut. Basking in the silence he enjoyed not having to put a smile on his face. He had been back at work for a few weeks now. Going to table reads, rehearsing scenes, and filming. It kept him busy. It gave him something else to focus on instead of his failing marriage and the lack of talking they had done in regards to losing their child not too long ago. Looking up, Josh stared at the roof of his car and sighed before starting the engine and making his way home.

Silence engulfed him as his head remained empty. Driving down the dark roads just outside of the city, Josh followed the curvature of the roads until he rolled up to the gates of the house. Punching in his code, he watched as the gates slowly opened and crept his car in. As he parked, he turned off the engine and hesitated before going inside. Mustering up the strength to go in, he unlocked the door and heard the TV faintly in the other room. Setting his bag down in the hallway, he slipped his shoes off and followed the sound of the TV to the living room where he saw the back of Maya's blonde head. "Hey," he whispered as he walked in and sat down on the sofa next to her. Maya turned her head at the sound of his voice and smiled softly before turning her attention ahead. "So what did you do today?"

"Nothing. Just sat here like I do every day. Waiting for you to come home."

Maya's words were slick and sharp. The slightest hint of resentment sat within them. Josh chose to ignore this, not wanting to pick a fight. Instead he just sighed and stood up from the couch, mumbling something about how he was going to go take a shower. Maya heard him walk away and sighed, running her fingers through her hair. When she originally said that she would come with him down to Atlanta, she didn't realize how much she'd hate it. How much she'd hate being there all day and not knowing what to do with her time. Yes, she came down there so that they could work on their marriage but there was never anytime for that. Between being on set and filming, Josh was always tired and neither one of them seemed to talk about anything outside of the mundane.

Suddenly, the sound of Maya's phone ringing brought her out of her own head. Smiling at the name, she answered it. "Hey Riles."

"Hey honey." Riley's sweet voice melted into Maya's ears. "How are you feeling? I know things have been crazy since you guys moved down there. You settling in alright?"

Maya's gloomy face didn't match the sweet toned faćade she put on for Riley. "Things are great. Josh is busy working, I'm exploring the new house and finding ways to keep busy. I'm even thinking of finding a studio in town to go rehearse at. You know? Just keep my body moving."

Maya could feel Riley's smile through the phone. "That's good. And how about-"

Maya cut her off before she could even mention the baby. "Everything's perfect. Just working through it day by day." Before Riley could press further Maya quickly came up with an excuse to get off the phone. Playing up the anti, she started to giggle and act like Josh was pulling her away. "Sorry, Josh is pulling me away. Talk to you later?"

"Yeah of course, bye."

With a quick press of a button Maya hung up the phone and tossed it to the other side of the sofa. Turning off the TV, she walked upstairs and into her and Josh's bedroom. Taking off her shirt, she tossed it on a chair while she walked around in just her panties, searching for a different shirt to sleep in. At that same time, Josh emerged out of the bathroom and noticed her topless form. His eyes traced up her body before quickly apologizing. "Sorry."

Maya looked up at him, shirt in hand. "Don't be. We are married after all."

Josh just pulled his towel tighter around his waist and walked over to his clothes and started pulling out clothes to wear. "You know I'm off tomorrow right?"

Maya, who had pulled a shirt on, sat on the edge of the bed and combed through her hair. "I didn't realize."

"Maybe we could do something? Go out? Stay in? Talk or something?" Josh proposed as he pulled on a pair of pants, leaving him shirtless for the rest of the night.

"Sure, whatever." Maya mumbled.

"Can you please not do that?" Josh asked in an agitated tone as he turned to face his wife. "I'm trying here. I want to have a real conversation with you. Not whatever the hell we've been doing these past few weeks." Maya looked up at him and said nothing. "I thought you came with me so that we could work on our marriage?"

Maya sighed and stood up. "I did. You're just always busy with work, which isn't your fault by any means, but tomorrow would be your first day off since we've been here. Which is probably great for you since you've been preoccupied. But me? I've been here. In this god forsaken house staring at the walls." Maya spoke with an eerily calm tone. "I've been ready to work on us and our marriage but I feel suffocated here. Stifled, like I can't move or breathe. There's nothing for me in this city Josh! I-"

She sighed and ran her fingers through her hair. "I'm just having a hard time. That's all." Silence fell between them. "I took this time off so that we could get back to us and it's just hard seeing exactly how that is going to happen when we can't even talk about what we just went through and if I'm going to be here losing my mind then I at least want to get something out of it that is beneficial for us."

Josh sighed and stared at his wife. "Then let's talk about it. You had a miscarriage. We lost the baby and now we're here."

Maya shook her head and crossed her arms over her chest. "No Josh, I've told you how I felt but you have yet to talk about how you feel. So just say whatever you're thinking. We're married. We should be able to talk about his."

Josh had given this a lot of thought over the past month and a half. He cried, he felt numb, he saw the bright side, and did it all over again in this sick cycle. He was just trying to figure out what he was allowed to feel. "I don't know what I'm allowed to feel in all of this Maya." Maya frowned in confusion. "I was angry. Just so angry and I for a split second thought-"

Maya bit her tongue and scoffed. "That I willed it to happen right?" Josh remained silent. That was all the confirmation Maya needed. "Go on. Continue."

"Maya-"

"No. I said we should talk and we're talking so go ahead. Finish."

Not sure if he should really continue, Josh went on regardless. "Then I was angry at myself for even thinking that and then I was just sad. I had grown attached to the idea of us being parents and all of a sudden it was just gone. I don't know how to grieve someone that wasn't ever here."

Maya nodded silently and uncrossed her arms. "Well that was a nice talk. I'm going to go get some air."

"Maya-"

"No Josh. Not right now."

Maya's feet pattered against the wood floors as she didn't even make it all the way downstairs. She just sat on the steps and hugged her knees to her chest. She walked away so that she wouldn't say something she'd regret. She was working on being kinder when they disagreed. So she just sat there, calming her mind doing her best to remain civil when she heard his steps behind her. She felt him sit down next to her. "I'm sorry," he apologized. "I should have never even thought, let alone accused you of trying to miscarry. That wasn't right."

"Yeah that was honestly pretty shitty." Maya sighed and leaned back against the other steps. "I mean what happened to us Josh? We used to be so happy, so trusting and now we're accusing each other of the worst and- I don't know." Maya held her head in her hands. "And I know I played a big part in this with the whole Andrew thing but did it push us all the way here?"

Josh shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, but I do know that I don't want you to resent me. So don't feel like you have to stay here. If you do truly feel that bad, I won't keep you here but know that I do want to work on us and I'll try to be more sympathetic towards the fact that you uprooted yourself to be here with me now instead of New York."

Hearing that made Maya feel good. He was recognizing how she felt. She needed to do the same for him. "I'm sorry about earlier too. I didn't mean to be so cold. I'm just having trouble adjusting in the midst of everything. I don't resent you or this place, things are just hard right now." Josh nodded quietly and held out his hand for Maya to hold. Maya smiled softly and intertwined her fingers with his. "I love you," she whispered.

"I love you."

Maya placed her head on his shoulder and they just sat with each other for a moment. Enjoying the peace between them, Josh nudged her head with his shoulder and pulled her chin to his and kissed her softly. Falling deeper into the kiss, Maya cupped his face with her hands. Their lips folded over each other as the kiss grew heavier and heavier. Maya pulled away for a moment to breathe before diving back in. As they kissed she felt Josh's tongue lick her bottom lip, asking for permission to come in. She opened her mouth slightly and felt his tongue slip in, therefore slipping hers into his.

Their kiss grew more and more passionate as Maya moved a hand from his face and started to explore his body. Starting from his shoulders she rubbed her hand over them before moving to his pectoral muscles, loving the firmness of them. Then, tracing down to his abdomen where she could feel the athleticism from his dance days shine through and then finally down to the waist band of his pants. She tugged on them and fit her small hand through the top before grabbing him over his briefs. Pulling away, Josh looked at her with his chest heaving up and down. "Are you sure?" he asked.

Maya bit her lip and looked at him with lust filled eyes. Josh kissed her again as started to tug his pants off, discarding them down the stairs. Maya broke the kiss and went down a step below him, pulling his briefs off. As she flung them away, his penis stood tall, erect and ready. Maya took him in her hand before kissing the tip and soon wrapping her mouth around him. As soon as he felt the wetness of her mouth wrapped around him Josh moaned. He leaned his head back and enjoyed this. It had been a while for them. Since they were last intimate with each other.

Maya bobbed her head up and down, maneuvering in a way only she knew that would drive Josh crazy. She could feel him begin to stiffen and tighten, not wanting him to finish so soon, she stopped and pulled her mouth away. "Not yet," she whispered.

Josh watched as she removed her underwear, throwing it away behind her. Before she could move, Josh pulled her back down towards him, kissing her in the process and whispering against her lips, "Sit on my face baby."

Following his demands, Maya hovered herself over him before gently pressing herself against his face. Josh's tongue traced the folds of her lips before focusing on her clit, making sure she would feel good and finish this evening. As he worked and she got closer and closer to finishing, Maya started to move herself against his face, squealing moaning. He hadn't touched her like that in what felt like ages, so she took advantage of it. "I'm right there Josh," she panted.

Josh swirled his tongue over clit one last time before it sent her right over the edge. He cupped her bottom with his hands as he felt her start to trail off his face. Licking his lips, Maya kissed him and pressed herself against him. Feeling him stiffen again, she looked him deep in his eyes and kissed him again. Taking a moment they each nodded with the other, okay with what was to happen next. "I'm on birth control, so we'll be fine." Maya breathed. Trying to convince herself and him.

Josh rubbed the sides of her arms and kissed her cheek. "We don't have to do this Maya. We've done a lot more than we have recently already."

Maya shook her head. "No, I want to. I want it to be just you and me right now. Nothing else. Just, you, me, and love."

Josh nodded and kissed her softly as Maya rose herself above Josh. Josh held himself and positioned himself at her opening, sliding his tip up and down the slit before Maya lowered herself onto him. Feeling her walls surround him, Josh moaned. "Fuck baby."

Maya sat there for a moment, getting used to the feeling again before she felt Josh grab her hips and move her up and down on himself. Moving steadily, Maya could see Josh's face contort into pleasure as he moved her up and down with his eyes closed. "Harder."

Listening to his wife, Josh gripped her hips tighter and started slamming himself into her. It was hard to do on the steps but he managed just fine. Maya whimpered every time he went in, enjoying the mixture of pleasurable pain. Maya reached a hand down and started to play with herself, bringing her closer to the edge. As she finished again, she tightened against Josh's throbbing penis and fell on top of him as he continued moving inside of her. Just as she finished, Josh felt his balls tighten. Maya's orgasmic whimpers fell into his ears as he held her tight against him as he pumped into her again and again, almost reaching his peak. When he heard Maya whisper into his ears, "Cum inside me baby. Please." That sent him over the edge, finishing deep inside of her as they just lay against each other on the steps, panting and sweaty.

Josh breathlessly lifted Maya's face up and kissed her sloppily. Letting her head fall back down on his chest, he breathed out in relief as he hoped this a step in the right direction. They talked through things right? Added bonus, they were intimate for the first time in months. So that had to mean something, right? All they each could do was try and hope that their efforts would start to bring them back together.