It was a busy night, there was a game that just finished an hour ago and the diner was flooded with people with their flags and wrist bands.
It was now almost closing time and the diner was thinning out to one or two customers. Caroline's feet hurt badly from walking around in her heels, she groaned and leaned against in against the counter, playing idly with her pen and her chequebook.
"I told you to get rid of those heels, I bet they're killing you." Max smirked as she walked to the blonde.
"I'd rather die that walk around in flats! Imagine the humiliation, Max!" Caroline gasped and pointed her pen at her heels.
"Oh yeah, every single customer that come into the diner look at the waitress's feet to see whether they are wearing heels or flats." Max snorts, chewing her gum in her infamous careless way.
Caroline shook her head, Max wouldn't understand her and her heels. It's what make Caroline Caroline, along with her long blonde hair of course.
"They're like my hair, Max. They are what make me me. They make me comfortable and confident with myself even without my wealth."
"You think you're just your hair and heels?" Max raised her eyebrow but just then the diner's door opened again and a group of four men entered, laughing and joking at each other. The waitresses turned from their conversation to the door and Caroline's heart dropped.
"Oh my god." The blonde gasped and half walked, half ran to the diner in her heels. Max frowned at the blonde's reaction and followed her, ignoring the call for orders behind her.
"Woah, barbie princess, what was that?" Max demanded, Caroline was staring ahead at the dirty wall of the kitchen, but she wasn't listening to Max nor reacting. She was blanked out, as if she was staring into a memory her mind was replaying.
"Caroline?" Max asked and pat Caroline's shoulder, the blonde jumped and snapped at her.
"I'm sorry, what?"
"Are you okay, what just happened?"
"Nothing, it's fine, I'm fine. Max can you take the orders from them, I'm pretty tired." Caroline forced a smile and had to remind herself to breath regularly.
"Sure but I wanna know what's wrong, do we hate the boys out there or what?" Max asked again, slightly worried inside but not showing it on her face.
"Oh yeah..." Caroline said absently and strung her words slowly, as if deciding whether or not to tell Max the truth. "It's just one of them is my ex, when he found out I was broke, he broke up with me through a text and never replied me, no emails no nothing." the blonde shrugged but Max could sense that it wasn't completely the truth, she could still see the far away look in Caroline's eyes.
"Okay..." Max squinted suspiciously and walked back out. She wasn't quite sure if she wanted to asked for the truth but Max could respect that everyone has their own demons and not everybody want to let them out. She was just a little... hurt? that Caroline didn't trust her enough to tell her the truth.
"Hi, may I take your orders?" Max asked and looked at each man subtly, trying to figure out which one is Caroline's ex.
The boys each gave their orders when the man on the left spoke, "Hey what's your name?"
Max covered her name tag and smirked, "Michelle Obama, we're close."
The max smirked arrogantly and Max ain't not stranger with these kind of people. "No really, I'm sure your name is short and unisex with that attitude of yours, it's sexy. Let's bet boys," the man turned to his friends "Do you think these nice tits here with give me a little job later?"
Max snarled as his friends whistled and cheered, she crossed her arms. She's going to take a wild guess and pick this guy as Caroline's ex, because so far she hated him the most.
"So name your price?" The man leaned back and put his arms around the seats, legs wide open..
"Put up your hands." Max said shortly and the man does as he was told.
"What, You want to see if I have poor people calluses?"
"No, I want to see how big your dick is. With the dick that small, you better be rich."
"Oh, burn! " One of his friends yelled while the others laughed, the man sat back and chuckled.
"Give me your number."
"What, so you could break up with me through text and never email me back ever?"
"No, maybe you can send me some nudes. I'll pay you." He continued arrogantly and Max clenched her jaw. Are men always this disgusting? Max rolled her eyes and turned to walk away when he gripped his wrist to turn her back.
"Let her go, William." Caroline's voice suddenly ring out as she walked out from the kitchen, her heels clicking confidently, her head held high and her eyes cold. The man named William let Max go in shock.
"Caroline? Why are you here?" William stood up infront of the blond while Max stood next to them, wary.
"I work here." Caroline crosses her arms, her eyes and face void of emotions, the complete opposite of the way she would look at Max which is always full of adoration and affection.
William laughed as if that was a big joke until he realized Caroline was wearing the same uniform as Max.
"What? Come on, this diner? As a waitress? As a Channing?" William exclaimed but Max suddenly noticed something different with the look on his face, it was no longer playful, arrogant smirk but his eyes have a dangerous spark and glint in them and his smirk seemed to know something nobody else knows.
"Yes, William. As a Channing." Caroline's eyes were cold and she was extremely tense.
William chuckled, "You can come with me, you know."
Max saw Caroline's eyes flicked angrily but the blonde clenched her jaws and leaned forward to his face before whispering, "Maybe when hell freeze over." Caroline leaned back and let out coldly, "Get out, we're close."
"You don't close until 2." William said and suddenly there was a bang on the table. Everyone looked at the cashier, Early moved the clock's hand with the end of the bat.
"My, my, how time does fly!" The old man exclaimed and William's friends all stood up with disappointment groans.
"You sure you don't want to come with me, Caroline? You know I still have a lot of property, thanks to you." William whispered in Caroline's ears and the blonde pushed him away.
"You have no more control on me, Will, not anymore. Now leave." She said coldly and turned on her feet to the kitchen, Max following.
"Thanks again by the way! I love the private pool!" William called out before strutting out.
The diner was finally closed but Caroline was extremely grim, even Max didn't dare to make a joke nor asked Carolime what William meant.
They walked home in an uncomfortable silent, they walked past the road where Caroline kissed Max like she was the only one in the world but the magical feeling yesterday was lost in the tension surrounding the blonde.
Somehow, Max didn't like Caroline like this, she didn't like Caroline sad and just so grim. She nudged Caroline gently and Caroline was startled, extremely high strung. Max looked at the blonde with worried eyes.
"You wanna talk about it?" Max offered and that is a very high offer because Max Black does not do 'talk about your feelings' ever. Caroline smiled weakly and hugged herself, unsure it was a move to feel safe or she was simply cold.
"Maybe when we reached home and I'm more calm, I don't want to accidentally let out my anger and frustration on you." Caroline glanced at Max.
Max frowned more, silently touched that Caroline was protective of her (that Max was very aware of), but Caroline was protecting Max from herself.
"You don't have to protect me, I'm not fragile, I'm not going to break." Max said shortly.
Only because you are already broken.
Both of them thought simultaneously but nobody said it aloud, the truth hung in the air until the moment passed and the words disappeared into the dark alley. Max glanced at Caroline, still worried and curious about the blonde, she looked so alone Max couldn't stand it. She wondered if this was how Caroline felt about her all the time.
It sucks.
It sucks when the person you care the most about is hurting but wouldn't let you in. And they stood so near to you but seemed so alone and afar.
Max cleared her throat and walked closer to Caroline until their shoulders meet, she raised her hand and touched Caroline's folded arms. Caroline looked at her with questioning eyes, Max couldn't say those cheesy words aloud so she just tugged until Caroline's arms unfold and her hands fell to each sides of her body.
Max looked ahead and held her hand. Caroline smiled gratefully and they walked the rest of the way home with their fingers interlaced with each other in silence.
When they finally reached home, they did their nightly routine and Max unconsciously walked to Caroline's bed. Yesterday, they cuddled and slept together in the same position the entire night. Max's body was silently asking for the comfort once more and had walked to the blonde's bed without noticing. Max was surprised for a moment, but decided to let it be.
Caroline was taking extra long in the bathroom, she sure needed the space alone to herself to think. Max thought about how Caroline had been taking care of her these past few days and thought what would Caroline do if she was in her position. Probably some hot chocolate and extra cuddles and soft kisses. Those made Max feel nice and warm and safe and loved.
Max was no expert in this taking care thing, but she wanted to try.
Caroline finally came out and Max was already in her bed, with two mugs of hot chocolate in her hands.
"Aww, Max..."
"I thought you might want this." Max shrugged and passed it to Caroline who climbed in next to her."
"I do, thank you." Caroline smiled and Max smiled back, glad to see the blonde's smile at last. They drank the hot chocolate for a while until Caroline put it on her night stand and fiddled with the blankets. Max put it down too, ready to give Caroline all her attention.
"William and I dated for almost a year, I was naive. I thought he was perfect for me, he was handsome, he was rich and he had a high status."
Max didn't say anything so Caroline continued. "But his family was one of my father's ponzi victim and he started to suspect my father after a few months of us started dating. He did research on my father and I was furious of him, he was my boyfriend and he was against my own father whom I trusted and loved dearly my whole life. I didn't believe whatever words Will said to me."
"Then one day he finally found the evidence and I was crushed, I felt betrayed. My own father was a feud, I wanted to to rush to his office and asked for the truth. But before I could do that, William backmailed me."
"He what?" Max gasped and Caroline took her hand and play with them absently.
"He threatened to send those evidence to the police and I couldn't have that, I couldn't loose my money and even more, my father. He said in return for keeping it a secret, I would give him all my possession before it could be froze by the authority. And in a way, he told me it was a payback for all the money their family lost."
"I was scared for my father, I was ashamed of my father, I felt guilty for the victims, and I was just crushed he would even do this to me and William could do such a thing to me as well. I couldn't think rationally, it's like my entire world just fell apart. You know?"
Max squeezed her hand, "Yeah, I know that feeling."
"So I signed the contract and he promised to keep it under wrapped. But sooner or later, a scheme this big was going to be exposed either way, some other big family reported my father. In less than a month, I lost all of my assets, all my so called friends, my boyfriend and my father. William took over my assets and property, and he dumped me through a text then blocked my number."
"Wow." Was all Max could think of, all these while until the last few days, she thought Caroline was just a rich bimbo, but she was starting to see her in a whole new light. Caroline channing really earned her respect. The blonde before her is the strongest person Max has ever met and she herself used to live on the streets.
"Yup. The entire event just...changed me. And this month had made me grown stronger, it's all thanks to you."
"Me? I didn't do anything."
"You showed me the real world out here, you show me that fairy tales don't exist. There are worst lives out here and you made me want to be stronger so that I could protect not just me, but you as well." Caroline smiled at Max.
Max didn't know what to say, she thought she could shelter the blond from the harsh reality and remained her cheerfulness and hopefulness for her fairytale ending, but in the process of toughening the blonde up in living a poor life, she killed her innocence. Max wasn't sure if it was a good thing or not that Caroline wanted to be strong just so she could protect Max. How can someone be so selfless?
"Fairy tales do exist." Max finally said, it's was Caroline who taught her this, through her actions, through her kisses and cuddles and cheesy words. Like when Caroline kicked Robbie out, or when she saved Max with a freaking horse, or when she kissed Max in the middle of the road, or when she cuddled Max and said sweet things to her.
Those are fucking magical to Max.
Caroline looked at Max in surprise, more so when Max moved to straddle her.
"Max?" Caroline asked, her hands resting on Max's naked hips. The brunnette was wearing a shirt and a panties only.
"I never met someone who actually saved me with a freaking horse, or gave me kisses that made me feel weird things, or gave me tight hugs that made me feel like everything is going to be okay. I didn't know I could be touched so gently but still be scorched, and I didn't know what it's liked to be cared for and loved." Max said it all out, looking right into Caroline's eyes. Max couldn't believe she was saying all of these, she was admitting and confessing her feelings.
And the crazy thing was, she wanted to.
"Until you, Caroline Channing. So fairy tales do exist, because if you are not magic, I don't know what is." Max said, her heart racing and hey eyes showed how vulnerable she was for opening it up to the blonde. She was letting her walls down for the first time ever, was she scared? Hell yeah but she somehow knew she was safe.
"Max, I love you." Caroline whispered, tears rimmed in her eyes. The words were stuck in Max's throat, she couldn't find it in herself to say it back so she took Caroline's face gently in her hands and kissed the blonde with all she had.
Their kiss was soft and passionate, their tongues tangled and all the heat rushed between Max's legs. Caroline's hands slide upwards to cup her heavy breasts, fondling them before squeezing her nipples. Max moaned in her mouth and they broke apart to take off each other's shirt. Caroline started to place kisses down Max's neck before reaching down to lick her erect nipples, one hand continue to rub and squeeze the other nipple.
Max cried out and held Caroline's head to her chest, she could feel Caroline's teeth nibbling her sensitive nipple, she arched her back and moaned out her name. "Caroline! Ahhh!"
Max took Caroline's right hand and directed it to her panties which was soaked by now, her hips had been grinding unconsciously to get some friction. Caroline moaned at the wet touch and rubbed her through her undies.
"More..." Max whimpered and Caroline flipped her onto her back so that the blonde was on top. Caroline continue to plant kisses all over Max's body while she took off the panties.
Caroline gasped at the slippery feelings as she rubbed the swollen clit that was throbbing for attention.
"God, you're so wet, Max."
"Right there, Caroline! Oh fuck!" Max moaned as Caroline applied pressure on her clit, all Max could think off was more, more, more.
"Inside, Caroline. Please." Max begged and pulled Caroline into a desperate kiss. Caroline pulled back and made sure to make eye contact with the brunnette as she slide two fingers into Max's pussy. Max's mouth was wide open into a silent scream as she looked into Caroline's eyes.
"Can you feel me inside, Max?" Caroline asked as she twisted and spread her fingers into Max's tight hole.
Max's thighs were trembling at the intensity and Max gasped out, "Yes! God yes!"
Caroline leaned down and licked Max's ears before breathing out hotly "You're so warm and wet and tight,God. I'm going to make you cum for me."
Max gushed out at those dirty words, that was so hot. She was arching from the bed, moaning and whimpering while Caroline rubbed her insides, touching her as if she was an instrument meant only for her to play.
"Caroline, Caroline..." Max repeated the name like a mantra and Caroline kissed her again. Her fingers pushing into Max while her thumb ran her clit in circles. Caroline did it slowly, she wanted Max to soak in every moment.
"Faster, please. Harder!" Max moaned, she felt like she was going insane with the slow speed. "God, just fuck me!"
"No." Caroline replied and the denial somehow turned Max on more, the built up was so much more insane. She could feel everything.
"I want you to remember this, I want you to feel me inside you." Caroline breathed out and tugged Max's nipples with her teeth and added one more finger at the same time, filling her. Max screamed and thrashed her hips. Caroline focused on her g spot and rubbed, her fingers going just a little faster until there is a slow rhythm.
"FUCK AHHHHHHHHH!!!! YES! OHHH MY GOD!" Max screamed and continue to thrash, her entire body was moving.
"Look at me, Max." Caroline ordered and Max did as she was told, the way Caroline was looking at her was the last draw.
"Caroline I'm cumming!!" Max arched her back but did not break the eye contact. She wanted to squeezed them at the intensity but couldnt do so, as of Caroline was holding her captive.
"Cum for me, Max." One simple order and Max's mouth open for a silent scream as the most powerful orgasm took over her entire body. Everywhere tingled, even the tips of her fingers and toes, she probably made a lot of scratched on Caroline's back.
The orgasm last for almost 7 seconds, and Max's body was still convulsing after that. She collapsed onto the bed, completely spent and Caroline laid next her.
"Oh my fucking god." Max licked her dry lips. She felt like she had just been fucked stupid. "That had to be the most powerful orgasm I ever had, have I been doing it wrong all these time?" Max said looking sideways at Caroline.
"No, you have just been doing it with the wrong person." Caroline smirked.