Cordelia had finally gotten Misty up after half pulling her out of the bed and half teasing her out of it. Misty had finally stood in front of her and Cordelia kissed her sweetly, "Get dressed," Misty pouted, "I know, mouse. Please get dressed? For me?" Misty nodded and pressed a kiss to the woman's cheek before grabbing her overnight bag and heading to the bathroom down the hallway, "She's so damned perfect."
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Misty was now sat at lunch with Zoe across from her and Queenie next to her, "Does Maddi even make an attempt ta show up anymore?" Zoe furrowed her eyebrows and shook her head.
"She came last Wednesday," Misty laughed and Queenie rolled her eyes beside her.
"I'm going to go call her ass. It's about time for her to be coming out of her alcohol coma anyway," Misty giggled and watched her friend walk away before looking back to Zoe.
"Can you help me with this algebra shit?" Misty just giggled and nodded before looking down at the notebook that her friend had pushed towards her.
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When the gardening class ended, Misty stood and shoved everything into her backpack before taking her usual seat in the greenhouse. Cordelia reemerged from where she'd stepped into the back room to put something up, "Hey, baby."
Misty looked up and smiled at the woman as she neared her. She reached for her hands and held them in her own as the woman stood in front of her, "Hey, 'Delia," She pulled the hands in hers and Cordelia stepped forward and between her knees. Misty leaned up and pressed a kiss to her cheek before pulling back and grinning. Cordelia leaned down to connect their lips and pulled back with a smile on her face.
"I love doing that," Misty nodded in agreement and leaned up to kiss her again, "And I love it when you do that."
"I love doin' that too."
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Misty had made her way home after school and found her mother in the kitchen. She looked up when the girl walked in and noticed the stitches, "Ya didn't tell whoever about that did ya?" Misty shook her head quickly, "Good," She looked back down at her phone before looking back up to her daughter, "I'm goin' out tonight and your dad had another work thin'. He's gone for the week," Misty sighed internally and nodded to her mother, "Don't mess anythin' up."
Misty watched her get up and grab her keys and purse before she left through the front door. She sighed once she was gone and made her way to her room to put her things down. She flopped down on her back before pulling her phone out and pulling up her new favorite contact. She grinned as she tapped the little call button and held the phone to her ear.
"Hey, mouse. Are you okay?" Misty grinned at the caring in the woman's voice.
"I'm fine. My mom is actually gone for the night and my dad's outta town for the week," She heard Cordelia sigh and smiled wider at the woman. She could hear a meow in the background and laughed, "Tell Rhi that she's gotta wait her turn 'cause you're a very popular person," Cordelia giggled into the phone.
"She wouldn't have to wait her turn if you came over?" Misty bit her lip.
"I dunno. I don't wanna be in your hair all the time."
"Baby, I love having you here. It's up to you though," Misty thought for a minute.
"Are ya sure?"
"I'm positive, darling. Is that a yes?" Misty shifted and bit her lip before grinning.
"I'll be over soon."
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Cordelia pulled the door open and pulled the girl inside. She wrapped her arms around Misty's waist and kicked the door closed with her foot as she leaned in to kiss the girl. Misty smiled and wrapped her arms around the woman's waist and picked her up slightly so she wouldn't have to bend down to kiss her. Cordelia giggled and pulled back smiling.
"I'm sorry I'm so short," Misty shook her head and walked them into the woman's living room.
"I like it," She laughed and Misty sat down on the couch and brought the woman into her lap to hug her again. She felt the woman trail her fingers through her hair and sighed before burying her face in the woman's neck. Cordelia felt her press a kiss into her neck and wrapped her arms more tightly around the girl.
"I like it when you're here, mouse," Misty nodded into her neck.
"Me too, Dee," Cordelia smiled widely at the new nickname and dropped kisses into the girl's hair as she ran her hands over her back, "I love bein' here with ya."
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Misty woke the next morning to something nuzzling into her nose. She opened her eyes and was met with the sight of Rhiannon trying to get some attention. She giggled and sat up before the cat promptly placed herself in the girl's lap and demanded to be petted. Misty heard the shower shut off and looked up when Cordelia stepped out in her bathrobe, "Morning, mouse. I got up a little earlier to shower this morning and I figured you would want to sleep. I see Rhi woke you up anyway."
Misty giggled and held the cat up level with the woman's face, "But I'm so cute, mommy," Cordelia giggled at the high pitched voice the girl had used and took the cat from her. She leaned down to press a kiss to the girl's lips, "Mommy's cute too," Cordelia laughed and pressed a kiss to the end of the girl's nose.
"You're so full of shit," Misty laughed and sat up on her knees to kiss the woman again. She pulled back and shook her head grinning.
"Nah. I don't lie. You're completely adorable," Cordelia felt her smile bloom across her face and cupped Misty's cheeks in both hands.
"Thank you, darling. You're so damn adorable and beautiful," Misty grinned and stood from the bed to wrap her arms around the woman's waist. She hugged her to her and nuzzled her nose into the woman's wet hair, "We should probably get dressed."
"Noooo," Cordelia laughed and pulled back to kiss the girl on the lips.
"Yeeesss," Misty laughed and finally let go of the woman so they could both get dressed.
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Misty walked into her house on Thursday after work. She had ear buds in and music playing as she looked down at her phone. Her attention was quickly caught as she felt someone yank her head hard to the left by a grip on her hair. She let out a cry of pain and dropped her phone causing her ear buds to fall from her ears too.
"Ya shoulda been home an hour ago," She let out another whimper as he pulled on her hair again and felt tears fall down her cheeks.
"Please, daddy! Let me go," She was crying now and he finally shoved her off. She hit her knees and bent forward as she sobbed from the pain in her head, "I'm sorry! I had ta work," He took a step towards her and she flinched away from him.
"You're damn worthless, girl," She scooted farther away from him on her knees, "Ya ain't good for shit," Misty tried to cover her ears and the man wrenched her head back by her hair again so she had to look up at him, "Look at ya. Ya can't do nothin'," She whimpered as she looked up at him, "Ya were a mistake and ya ruined our lives," He yanked hard again and Misty cried out, "You're not even pretty. Ya won't ever amount ta anythin'," He shoved her away and stepped back. Misty rocked back and forth for a moment before standing and moving for the door, "Where do ya think you're goin'?"
"Why the fuck would ya even care?" She left and ran the short distance to Cordelia's. She was still crying heavily as she pushed the gate open and made her way to the front door to ring the doorbell. The door was pulled open only a moment later and the woman looked up with a smile on her face that faded quickly. Misty practically threw herself into the woman's arms and cried into her shoulder.
"Baby," Cordelia pulled her in the house and pushed the door closed. She rubbed her hands up and down the girl's back to soothe her and pressed tender kisses into her hair, "Baby doll, what happened?" Misty was still crying into her shoulder and Cordelia could feel her body shaking in her arms, "Okay, mouse. I'm going to take you upstairs okay? And you can talk to me whenever you feel like you need to," She felt a feeble nod against her shoulder and led the girl upstairs before lying down on the bed beside her.
Cordelia looked at the girl as she moved back into her arms and shushed her soothingly. She pressed kisses into her forehead, "You're okay, sweet heart…. I've got you, mouse; you just let it out… I'm not going anywhere, baby," She slowly heard Misty start to settle down and ran her fingers through the girl's hair. Misty flinched hard as she did and Cordelia let go of her immediately, "Misty?"
The girl pulled back and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. Cordelia looked into bloodshot eyes and felt her heart break for the girl in front of her. Misty took a deep breath, "My dad came home earlier than I was expectin'," Cordelia nodded in understanding and wound her arms back around the girl's waist again, "I didn't know he was there when I walked in and he pulled my hair so hard," Cordelia could feel anger bubbling up in her, "He kept pullin' and pushin' me and sayin' all this awful stuff," Cordelia watched more tears run down the girl's face and kissed them away, "I'm sorry I didn't call first."
"Misty, baby, you are always welcome here. No matter what. I don't care if you bang my door down at three in the morning if you need me or want me okay? I will never care that you are here," Misty nodded, "I'm so sorry that he would be this big of an asshole to you, sweet heart… What did he say?" Misty bit her lip, "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, baby doll."
"I'll tell ya," Cordelia nodded and Misty buried her face back into her neck before answering her, "He said that I was worthless and that I was a mistake that ruined their lives," Cordelia gasped and pulled the girl closer to her in an attempt to keep her anger at bay, "He said that I would never amount ta anythin' and that I was ugly," Cordelia got up from the bed and Misty sat up immediately and wrapped herself around the woman, "No, Dee. Don't go over there," Cordelia could feel her anger boiling at the surface and Misty knew she had to stop her, "Please, baby, don't do this. I'm not goin' back there right now anyway," She felt Cordelia began to relax in her arms, "Do ya care if I stay here this weekend?"
Cordelia turned to face her and her own face softened immediately. She cupped the girl's cheeks in her hands and bent to kiss her tenderly, "You bet your ass you're staying here. I'm not letting you back in that house," Misty finally felt a smile start on her face and hugged the woman to her, "Thank you for coming here, Misty."
"It's the only place I wanted ta be, darlin'."