*OUTRO*

Dawn

Maggie woke up laying alone, she looked around finding Babe sandwiched between JR and Jamie and Lena gone from her other side, instead laying with Bianca. Everyone had someone, but her. Downcast, she stood up. That's how it always had been. But she didn't want it to stay this way. She realized she had to do something to prevent it from happening.

She heard someone coughing and looked back at the others, Babe was pushing herself up, holding her throat in her hand, gasping for air. "JR!"

JR jerked awake, looking up at her confused, "What?"

"You choked me!" Babe said, rubbing her throat.

"What?" He asked perplexed, but not concerned. Then he spotted Jamie laying just a few feet away, looking worried at his wife. He glared at his form and stood up, not minding Babe further. "I think we should go."

"I, uh...I have breakfast," Bianca offered awkwardly, the two women on the couch having woken up and watched the exchange.

Maggie turned to her, seeing Bianca look in wonder at Lena as if she had expected someone else to lean behind her.

"Morning," Lena smiled, "I took Babe's place, I hope you don't mind."

"Oh, no, no." Bianca shook her head, "It's fine." She looked at her a moment longer and then leaned over, placing a brief kiss to the corner of her mouth.

Maggie shuddered and thought it to be a good idea to excitedly shout out, "So, breakfast!"

They ended up sharing a quiet breakfast, everyone seeming to be lost in their own thoughts.

As Babe asked if they should help Bianca clean up, Maggie quickly made sure to back up Bianca's argument about that not being necessary since Reggie was coming by later, meanwhile declaring that she also could help with the cleaning and in the same breath declining Lena from doing so, too, since she had helped Bianca yesterday already.

Somehow it worked out and they saw everyone out, Jamie whispering a riddle into her ear before leaving, "Maybe you should talk to her."

Maggie grabbed a trash bag from the counter and began dumping plastic cups, pizza cartons and other trash inside, while Bianca watched her overeager work.

"Hey, are you alright?" Bianca asked uncertainly, walking up to her side. "You seemed a little...distracted yesterday and then there were moments you were overly cheery again."

"Oh, yeah, I'm fine," Maggie said distractedly,

Bianca screwed up her mouth, but turned away, her fingers reaching for a cloth on the counter, "Okay."

Maggie sighed deeply and let the trash bag fall, "No, it's not."

Bianca's eyes jumped to her in interest, her eyebrows raising.

Maggie turned to her, looking down on the floor, "You know I love you, right?"

Bianca halted, "Y-yes," where was this going?

"I wanted you to know that before you...go." She glanced up, casualty suddenly slipping into her tone. "I mean, who knows when we're gonna see each other and I'm sure you want to spend some time alone with Lena."

"This is no goodbye Maggie," Bianca said, putting in a laugh to reassure herself that it wasn't. "And Lena isn't going to move in, if that's what you think."

"I know, I know. I just...it is an ending of us. As roommates, and...that sucks."

Bianca nodded and quickly let out what she hadn't had a chance to say before, "I'm sorry that I didn't tell you before. I just..." she sighed, swallowing the 'couldn't'. "You know this move has nothing to do with you, right?"

"Yeah, don't you think you'll get rid of me." Maggie joked, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.

"I would never want that," Bianca said softly, grasping her wrist, squeezing reassuringly.

Maggie looked down at the touch, murmuring, "Good, because I promise I'll never let that happen." She looked up, peering hopeful into Bianca's eyes. "And who knows? Maybe this is a chance, too, you know? For us to...find something new...to our friendship?"

At Bianca's puzzled look, she quickly went on in a light playful voice, "I mean, I can't take you being there, baking me your grandma's cookies for having to study on a Sunday, for granted anymore, which means we might actually have to date again." She smiled until she realized what she had said and corrected awkwardly, "I mean, set dates. To meet."

"Yeah, I'll miss you stuffing me with food and lectures about my health, too." Bianca grinned, ignoring the slip up masterfully before tilting her head and eying Maggie attentively. "But you know you're welcome here any time, right? And don't forget the playdates with Miranda and I."

"I won't." Maggie smiled promising, glancing lovingly down to Bianca's belly.

"So, we're good?" Bianca asked cautiously.

"Of course," Maggie nodded.

Bianca smiled happy and stepped forward, swallowing Maggie up in her arms, the blonde leaning into her, quietly pulling Bianca's sweet apricot scent into her nose and body.

The End

Thanks to everyone who read the story. I hope you enjoyed it. :)