HEY! SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING THAT QUICKLY! I AM OFFICIALLY DONE ALL THE HOLIDAY HOOPLA AT WORK SO IT'S TIME FOR ME TO WISH EVERYONE A MERRY XMAS (IF U CELEBRATE) AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! I'M GOING TO TRY AND FIT IN A CHAPTER OR TWO BEFORE I GO BACK TO WORK, SO ENJOY! :)
As the Halloween weekend drew to an end, the school week began. Emily could hardly focus in class. All she could think about was Maya and the amazing weekend she had with her. She sat through and bared through all her classes then as the bell rang for the end of the day, she rushed to Maya's locker to ask her if she wanted to go for coffee after school. Before she could get to her locker, Alison jumped in.
"Hey Em! How was class?" she asked.
"It was alright! Nothing special, you?" replied Emily.
"That Ezra Fitz is quite the looker".
"Ew! You think so?"
"I know so! I've got to bring my grades down in English so I can have some one on one time with him" giggled Alison.
"Ally!" yelped back Emily as she playfully punched Alison in the arm.
"What?!"
They both giggled.
"So what are you doing tonight? I was thinking you could come over and we could watch a movie or something..." said Alison.
"I'd love to but I already have plans".
"Let me guess...Maya?"
"Yeah..."
"Emily! I still think you need to watch your back with that girl. She's trouble".
"She's perfectly fine Ally! Stop worrying about me. Invite the girls over for a movie night, I'm sure they'd like to join you".
"Yeah but I wanted just you and I to hang out".
"Rain check?"
Alison paused for a while to build tension like she loved to do.
"Fine! But you owe me!"
"I promise!" said Emily as she began to walk away.
"Wait...where are you going?"
"I'm headed to Maya's locker. I've gotta catch her before she leaves".
"Alright, well call me if things change!"
"I will! But I have a feeling they won't!" shouted Emily from halfway down the hallway.
Alison glared at the back of Emily as she walked away. Emily practically ran to Maya's locker just as she was closing it up and heading out the building.
"Maya! Wait up!" yelled Emily.
Maya turned around to see Emily walking towards her, she smiled.
"Emily..."
"How was your first day?"
"It was class".
They both stared at each other and giggled.
"So...I was wondering if you wanted to grab coffee on the way home? My treat".
"Sure! What about your other friends? Don't you normally walk home with them?"
"Yeah but I'm sure they won't mind".
Maya smiled and began to walk towards the front doors of the school, Emily following closely behind.
They walked the long way to the coffee shop so they could talk about Maya's first day at the new school and about their weekend together. Emily kept staring at Maya even when they weren't talking. She was just so happy to be next to her. They arrived at the coffee shop and placed their things down at the table. Maya went to grab her wallet but Emily stopped her.
"I said it was my treat, remember? What would you like?"
"Anything?"
"Anything!"
"Well in that case I'll get a large caramel latte with a Rice Krispie dream".
"Anything else?"
"I was joking Emily! I'll just have a medium coffee".
"Are you sure?"
"Positive!"
Emily smiled and went to order their drinks. Maya sat at the table, staring at Emily and smiling. She too hadn't been this happy in a while. When Emily turned around to bring the drinks back to the table, she saw Maya staring at her and smiling.
"What?"
"What do you mean, what?"
"I mean...is there something on my face or something?"
"Nope! Just taking in your beauty that's all".
Emily sat down and blushed.
"Are you sure you don't need anything else?"
"I'm sure".
They took a few sips of their beverages in silence before Maya piped up.
"So your friend Alison seems to hate me".
"She doesn't hate you! She just doesn't trust you".
"Hmm...even better!"
"No it's not like that! She just has a hard time trusting new people".
"I saw her in the hallway today and I smiled but all I got back was a nice pair of eyes giving me the death stare".
"She gave you the death stare?!"
"Mmmhmm".
"I'll talk to her".
"It's fine! Just let it be, she just seems really jealous".
"Why would she be jealous?"
"I dunno? Maybe she has some sort of secret crush on you".
A flashback ran through Emily's mind. It was of her and Alison alone in Emily's room one night.
"That top looks really nice on you Em".
"Thanks! My dad bought it for me".
"Cute! Just like you".
Emily went in to kiss Alison but Alison ducked away from the kiss.
"Emily! What are you doing?!"
"I thought..."
"Well you thought wrong sweetie! I'm sorry".
"Emily...Emily..." repeated Maya.
Emily shook her head out of the flashback and looked at Maya.
"Sorry! What did you say?"
"I asked if your coffee tasted okay".
"Oh! Yeah it's fine".
"Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yeah! Just a little spaced out from school but that's what this coffee is for right?!" said Emily with a corny grin on her face.
"I guess so..." replied Maya.
They spent the next couple of hours chatting about everything, getting to know each other a lot better. They were comfortable around each other. They knew what to say and what not to say, they listened to each other carefully, they even took turns speaking with no interruptions from either end. They both couldn't get their goofy smiles off each other's faces. A couple of hours passed and it was time to head back to their places for another school day was approaching fast and homework was a must do.
"Should we head back?" asked Maya.
"Yeah! I'll walk you home" replied Emily.
"You don't have to".
"But I want to".
Maya smiled and they both left the coffee shop to head towards Maya's house. They walked side by side and soon their hands were linked together like they'd been dating for months. When they approached Maya's driveway, they took their time heading up to the front porch.
"So I had a good time this evening" said Maya.
"Me too!" replied Emily.
"We should do it again sometime".
Maya giggled.
"What's so funny?"
"You're talking like it's only our first date when really it feels like we've been on more then just one date".
"I guess your right...sorry it's been a while".
"Don't apologize! I think it's cute!"
"Really?"
"Mmmhmm".
"Well I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow?"
"I guess you will".
Maya smiled and slowly let her hand go from Emily's. She lingered hoping for a kiss and sure enough, Emily leaned in and kissed Maya goodnight.
"Goodnight Maya".
"Goodnight Emily.
Maya slowly walked up her front steps then turned back around to see Emily staring at her.
"What?"
"What do you mean, what?"
"I mean, do I have something on my ass or something?"
"Nope! Just making sure you get in the house alright".
Maya smiled and waved goodbye to Emily, Emily waved back just as the door shut behind Maya. Maya pressed her back against the front door and let out a happy sigh. As she did so, Emily was outside, slowly making her way down Maya's driveway with a huge grin on her face.
She felt bad for ditching Alison after school but she needed Alison to realize that things change and she can't always drop everything for her. When she finally made it back home, Emily went straight to bed. She couldn't wait to wake up and see Maya's face again at school tomorrow.