3rd POV
After what happened down in the basement, the two girls were sitting on the porch of the old fox's home. They were completely silent, wanting nothing more than to just talk, though they didn't know what to say. A few minutes of awkward silence pasts when Mae finally decided to say something.
Mae: Well... that was... fun...
Bea: Uh huh...
Mae: concerned You... alright? Mrs. Miranda did give us lemonade...
Bea: Yeah...
Mae: Do you not like lemonade?
Bea: sighs It's faaaaantastic...
Mae: getting slightly nervous Then what's up?
Bea: Nothing. Just tired. Worked all day.
While the cat wasn't much of a detective, she did know that Bea wasn't telling the complete truth.
Mae: Hm...
She was thinking about how to get Bea to tell her what's on her mind, when Mae noticed something in the distance. Then it came to her.
Bea POV
I looked down to the ground as Mae walked up ahead, probably to wait for me in the car while I think to myself.
I really wanted to tell her that I was thinking about what happened down in the basement. It honestly caused me concern for her when it happened and I was a bit scared. When I heard footsteps, I looked up to see Mae with a swarm of fireflies behind her. My eyes went wide in shock as she let them swarm around her in me and my heart just started racing. A smile grew on my face as I looked towards the cat.
Bea: Wow. Ha ha ha. Are you like a firefly whisperer or something?
Mae: smiling They just like me I guess!
Bea: You're an interesting person, Mae Borowski.
Mae: My granddad said being interesting is all you can hope to be.
Bea: chuckles Well, mission accomplished.
Mae: Woohoo.
The smile only grew wider on my face as I looked at her. I never felt more like me in a long time. Looking down slightly, I continued.
Bea: You know, I have to say this would have been a much less exciting evening if you weren't along for the ride.
Mae was caught by surprise when I said that, her cheeks becoming a dark red color.
Mae: I-I guess I can be good to have around.
Bea: chuckles I mean you can certainly bet the shit out a furnace.
As soon as I said that, I noticed she slightly glanced down a little.
Bea: concerned Hey, you alright?
Mae: ...I-I'm sorry about that Bea. I just kinda lost it and all that hard work you put in fixing the furnace went to waste.
Bea: Hey, it's alright. Honestly, it did kinda scare the crap out of me, but you were only trying to help us get out. If you want my opinion though, you should try channeling that aggression to something useful.
Mae: Dr. Hank said way back I needed to repress it.
Bea: eyes widen "Repress"? Not like "learn to deal with it"?
Mae: He specifically said "repress".
That's why Mae was like that down there! If she just represses her anger rather than dealing with it, of course she's gonna be the equivalent a ticking time bomb.
Bea: slightly angered No offense to your doctor, but he sounds like an idiot and a douchebag.
After a slightly longer awkward silence, I heard Mae sit right next to me. I looked towards her and she had these apologetic-looking eyes and looked to be on the verge of tears.
Mae: I'm sorry...
Mae POV
Those two words escaped my mouth as a couple of tears escaped my eyes. Before Bea could ask what I meant, I continued.
Mae: I'm sorry that you had to give up your dream to help your dad. I'm sorry that you lost your mom. I'm sorry for every bad thing that happened to you... but...
I looked towards Bea, who was shocked to see my tearful eyes. Guess she didn't think I would ever cry now.
Mae: I'm sorry for being the shittiest excuse of a friend! I should have been there for you, but I was so stupid! And because of that...! looks down I lost my best friend...
The moment I said that, I lost it. I started bawling out of control, putting my hands on my face. I wouldn't blame Bea if she didn't want hang out anymore. My emotions were not only whacked, they can be pretty annoying. I deserve it after everything I did to her.
But, then...
She hugged me...
I stopped crying and looked up at her. I felt time slow down and my heartbeat slow down as she looked at me. A caring smile was on her face.
Bea: Mae, you will always be something to me.
Time had slowed even more as the beating of my heart was getting louder. Our faces were inching closer towards each other. We stopped, literally an inch away from each other. I couldn't take it any longer, so I grabbed the side of Bea's face, closed my eyes and pulled her into a kiss.
I could tell she was shocked, but what surprised me was that I felt her kiss me back, wrapping her arms around my waist. I wrapped my arms around her shoulders, pulling her as physically close as I could.
I felt fireworks explode in my heart and all worry left my body. What felt like centuries, or even decades, was just a few minutes as I broke the kiss. I opened my eyes, blushing crazy as Bea was the same. A smile appeared on my face as one grew on hers.
Mae: That was...
Bea: Fun?
Mae: Yeah. Um... do you... uh... wanna go on a date... tomorrow night?
Bea: smiling Alright, you pick the place, I'll drive.
Mae: smiling Deal.
Bea and I, then, watched the fireflies in a comfortable silence. I will never forget this moment for a long time.