Chapter 15: Teasing Moments

Chloe

"Focus! Ready?"

"Hella ready!"

SLAP!

"Ouch!"

"I said: focus!"

"I am focused!"

"No, you're not. Ready?"

"What the…?! Wai…"

SLAP!

"OUCH! What the fuck, dude?!" Chloe blurts out, rubbing her left, reddening cheek with a sour expression.

"If you'd focus…" Max says calmly, but isn't able to finish her sentence.

"I. Am. Focused!" the bluenette yells back.

"Yes, on my chest."

"That's…" Chloe stopped for a moment, her sight glimpsing at Max's breasts and back to her eyes, "…not entirely true." Seeing pure unbelief in her friend's expression she sighs eventually. "Fiiine, I looked at your tits. But how am I supposed to focus if you wear such tight clothes the whole time?" Chloe keeps on complaining, signing at Max's tight, black sport-top.

"Would it be better if I'd take it off?" the younger girl asks seriously, picks up her water bottle and takes a sip.

"Uhm…"

Before Chloe could reply anything, Max grabs the hem of her top and strips it off, revealing her breasts. Immediately the bluenette's jaw drops, words failing to leave her mouth. Luckily it is early morning on Wednesday and they are at the lighthouse, so nobody's around.

"Better? No tight sport-top."

Her body glistening in the morning sun because of the thin layer of sweat that is covering it, Max rests her hands on her hips and gave Chloe a wry smirk.

"D-dude, you have a girlfriend!"

"So?" the black-haired answers back with a shrug, "As long as you don't touch me it'll be fine. Are you able to focus now?"

"No, 'cause right now I'm hella horny!"

"Oh, I know something against that."

With slow steps, Max closes in, still this smirk on her lips. Chloe gulps and her body goes crazy as her still bare chested friend is standing right in front of her. Now entirely focused on Max, the taller girl didn't realize that the smaller girl hid the bottle of water behind her back, now emptying it over her head.

As the cool water runs down her body, Chloe takes a deep inhale before she screams out loud. "HOLY FUCKING SHITBALLS!"

While the bluenette is jumping around, still yelling a barrage of curses, Max laughed out loud.

"Hardyharhar, asshole!" Chloe blurts at the brunette, flipping her off before she wraps her arms around her of coldness shivering body.

"Cooled down enough?"

"F-fuck you!"

Max puts her top back on again, walks towards Chloe and takes her body into an embrace, trying to give her some warmth. "C'mon, Chlo, it was just a prank."

"Y-yeah, g-great prank. I-if I w-wouldn't freeze m-my ass off, I-I'd be laughing r-right now."

"C'mon, I'll treat you for breakfast and a hot chocolate."

"M-make it a h-hot coffee."

"I have a girlfriend, Chlo!"

Kate

Sitting in the cafeteria and humming a song from last night's concert, Kate eats her French Toast and takes a sip from her black tea from time to time while she reads one of her favorite novels.

"Hi, Katie!" chimes Dana's voice as the tall cheerleader takes a place right across the blonde.

"Hey, D!" Kate replies, shifting her attention to her friend with a soft smile.

With a wide grin, Dana leans forward and speaks in a low tone so that nobody would possibly be able to overhear their conversation. "How was your date last night?"

"It was so awesome! The music, the scenery, Max. Everything was just amazing!"

"Sounds great," the brunette comments with a warm smile, before she leans in some more, now a smirk on her lips, "And did you and Max…y'know…after the date?"

"No," the blonde answers, her cheeks slightly blushed and the good mood gone, "We wanted to, but…Victoria caught us when we came back and we didn't wanna risk anything."

"Bummer, but probably a wise choice."

Kate's expression now darkens even more as she recalls hers and Max's encounter with Victoria last night. "I'm actually really afraid of her, Dana. Sometimes, she gives me kind of an evil grin when she looks at me. It feels like I'm a little sheep and she's the big, bad wolf."

"Who? Victoria? Pfft, she's just playing her pathetic psycho games with you, that's all."

"No, she's plotting something, I know it. I…feel it. Last night she warned us that she wants to get even."

"Don't worry, Katie," the tall brunette says reassuringly while she grabs her friend's hand to sooth her, "I and Max will protect you! Anyway, I'm gonna poke the bush in the Vortex Club a bit and try to find out what she's really up to."

Knowing that her back is covered by Dana and Max, new confidence builds up inside Kate, making her smile. Sadly, it's utterly destroyed again by Victoria's bitchy voice.

"Ah, Dana, good that I meet you here coincidently…"

"Yeah, I'm so thrilled, too!" Dana throws in cynically, rolling with her eyes.

"Whateff," Victoria plainly replies with a wave of her hand, like she's trying to swipe away the cheerleader's words, "Actually I was looking for you in order to tell you that you're no longer a member of the Vortex Club."

"WHAT?!" the brunette yells while jumping up as she heard Victoria's nonchalantly spoken words, "You can't do this! I'm the vice president…"

"And I'm THE president!" the blonde interrupts her with an arrogant tone, "Therefor I can call in a meeting and set up a vote to get rid of…how shall I say this…ah, yes, inappropriate persons. I mean, look at you, Dana! Hanging out with the trash of Blackwell Academy and…OMG, your idea of a charity event, oh please. You're just not fitting in."

"But a charity event is what this school and the club's reputation needs, not another drug-related incident at a Vortex party."

"Oh c'mon, Dana," Victoria scoffs, rolling with her eyes, "This stupid cunt brought the drugs to the party, got high and went wild. Shit happens."

"Sexual harassment and drugging people aren't just shit happens, Victoria!"

"I think the Vortex Club should be shut down," Kate says, joining in the argument and earning curious glares from the other two girls, "because it's nothing more than a bunch of bullies and assholes!" She now raises her gaze from her meal to look into Dana's eyes. "I think Victoria's right, you don't fit in there, 'cause you are actually nice and caring. You're not like them."

Suddenly, a finger brushes over Kate's cheek, the owner: Victoria Chase, who gives the Christian girl the same mysterious glare than last night. "Oh little Katie, it's so cute that you try to join our conversation, but it's…"

Before Victoria has been able to even finish her sentence, her hand gets grabbed by Kate and tossed away. With an angry expression, the smaller girl jumps up and stares at her nemesis with piercing daggers. "Don't touch me ever again with your filthy hands or I'll smash my fist right into your ugly face!" Kate yells, making everyone in the cafeteria to look at them.

For the first few moments, Victoria Chase couldn't do anything else than to stare at the smaller blonde with eyes wide open, lacking any words for a backtalk, until her lips formed this evil grin again. "First insults and now threatening me with violence. Tststs." Then she leans in, her words now hissed and venomous, "Remember what I said last night. Soon, you'll be my little bitch, Katie-girl!"

With a devilish snicker the tall blonde leaves, and as soon as she's out of sight, Kate collapses back onto her seat, covers her face with her hands and starts to sob. For her, who has never been bullied that much before, the psychological pressure is just too high.

Dana couldn't even imagine what her friend is going through right now. Though she never experienced bullying herself, the cheerleader had to witness it way too often in her life, but never in such a dimension. What Victoria is doing to poor Kate Marsh borders psycho terror. Threatening and harassing someone until this person falters. Sadly, Dana also knows that neither she nor Max or anybody else could do something about it, because Victoria Chase is the star student of Blackwell Academy: aloof and untouchable.

The only thing Dana could do is to take Kate into a comforting hug and speak soothing words to her.

Victoria

Being the president of the Vortex Club has a lot of advantages, but also comes with a lot of obligations, like organizing a party or to select and announce a new vice president.

Granted, getting rid of Dana has been a lot of fun, but since yesterday's vote, Victoria has also been trying to find a replacement. Alone assembling a list took her hours.

Right now, Victoria sits in the photography lab, gazing at the list of possible candidates on her brand-new iPad while she's waiting for the lesson to begin. A lot of names are already scratched, some still remain. At the moment, the blonde's finger hovers over Nathan's name as Victoria weighs the advantages and disadvantages of making him vice president.

'Nathan's loyal and under my control, yet he's unpredictable and not everyone's favorite, especially after the gun-incident.'

She scratches his name.

'Courtney: loyal, subservient, fucking everyone who promises her some fame. She's good at getting things done, but lacks initiative.'

Scratch.

'Hayden: always high, always fucking some stupid bitches, even on good terms with some teachers and non-members, but also plain stupid like bread.'

Scratch.

'Taylor: smart, good lookin', great in bed and loyal as long as I pretend that I care about her mom. Once, I actually did, but even after her surgery she keeps on annoying me with it, ugh! Yet, I love her decoration ideas for the parties. Hmm…'

Victoria's deep thoughts are merely interrupted as someone sits down right in front of her. She doesn't even need to look to know that it is Max Caulfield who just sat down. The blonde even knows what this is all about, but since she stamps it as unimportant, Victoria chooses to ignore her, even after the black-haired girl clears her throat in order to gain her attention. Only after Max takes away her iPad, smashes it on the floor and stomps on it several times, Victoria has no other choice than to finally give the muscular girl her full awareness. Not only, her new Tablet is now a pile of scrap on the floor, but also hours of hard work has been destroyed in seconds.

Normally, Victoria would've loved to scream and rage, but behaving like an angry little girl wouldn't fit her reputation, therefor she tries to suppress the anger. Her hands and jaw are clenched as she coldly stares at a stern looking Max with agitation and hate.

"Do I have your attention now?" Max asks, holding Victoria glare without showing any impression.

"You're gonna pay for that!" she hisses back.

"Sure, just send me the bill." Max replies dryly with a shrug, making Victoria even more furious.

Everyone in the room is looking at them. Some are enjoying the show, the rest fear that this won't go without some injuries.

"I think you already know what I want, Icky Vicky, and I'm gonna say it one last time: leave Kate alone or you gonna regret it!"

Thinking that she's about to have the upper hand once more, like last night, Victoria snickers with amusement. "Empty threats, that's all you got, Caulfuck. C'mon, threat to beat me up in front of all those potential witnesses."

Still unimpressed, Max sighs deeply, reaches inside her pocket and pulls out her smartphone, showing the blonde the display after typing something. "Is this your Facebook page?"

Victoria doesn't answer; she just crosses her arms and shifts her gaze for one short moment to the display and then back to Max.

Not in need for a confirmation, the black-haired girl takes her phone back, types some more on the display and puts it away. "Now look at it again."

Looking at her with furrowed eyebrows for some time longer, Victoria eventually rolls with her eyes, takes out her own phone and loads her Facebook page. In merely a few seconds her face turns beet-red out of anger as she realizes what Max has done with her page.

Where her relationship status should be saying single, it now says slut. Her entire friend-list is empty and her profile picture was replaced by a picture that has been taken some years ago at a party, showing her totally wasted. But the most shocking thing is a video which is loaded a moment later. In said video Victoria is shown having sex with some guy. Unfortunately, the blonde forgot to turn off the sound of her phone, letting everyone in the room hear her dirty talk.

A minute later, the page is loaded anew and everything is back to normal. Squeezing the phone in her trembling hand, Victoria lifts her sight from the display and looks around the room. All eyes are fixed on her. Some students are just gazing at her shamefully, but some others are giggling and grinning.

"See this as a last warning, Bitchtoria," says Max, showing no judgment or joy in her eyes, "Next time it'll be permanent."

"You hacked my account!" she replies with gritted teeth.

Knowing that to testify in front of all the others isn't a wise choice, so Max only shrugs nonchalantly and stands up. "One little advise, never upload your private porn collection into a cloud, 'cause it could easily get leaked into the Internet."

Once more, Victoria wishes that her gaze could kill. She watches Max as she's leaving the photography lab despite that she's suppose to attend this lesson, too. But then the blonde suddenly realizes that Kate's seat is still empty, too. Normally, Kate never skips classes. So, something must've happened.

'Maybe I went too far this time?' Victoria thinks, but swipes this thought away immediately and focuses on plotting her revenge on Max Caulfield.

Kate

Her hazel eyes are wide open and gazing at Max, who's lying right beside her, in awe. "Y-you really did that?!"

"Yeah," the black-haired girl replies, brushing through her girlfriend's dirty blond hair, "But only for a minute. Though she deserves it tenfold, getting bullied, especially like this, isn't something anyone should ever endure."

"What if, she doesn't back off? Would you do it anyway?"

Max rolls onto her back, staring at the ceiling for some time as she thought about what to do if Victoria wouldn't stop harassing Kate. "I don't know," she eventually says as she gets up and sits at the edge of her bed, "Probably not, but…I just hope that she's finally learned her lesson."

Embracing her girlfriend from behind, Kate plants a kiss on her cheek, rocking her softly with a warm smile. "I trust you to do the right thing! I love you, Max!"

Both girls stay like this for some time. Since the incidents with Victoria the night before and this morning, Kate felt kind of edgy which leaded to a mental breakdown, eventually. Max had stayed with her the entire day, comforting and spoiling her every minute. Though, at first, Kate had been worried to skip all classes, she got used to it pretty soon and found it even necessary in order to avoid Victoria and get the much needed cuddling from Max.

"Y'know, I have an idea to sweeten up the remainder of this shitty day!" Max suddenly speaks to Kate, stands up and gives her a mischievous grin.

"O-okay." the blonde answers with some insecurity, knowing that her girlfriend's ideas always have the tendency to be a bit crazy.

"How about a midnight swim?"

"What?! B-but the ocean's way too cold this time of year, a-and the curfew…"

"Who said something about the ocean? If I recall correctly, Blackwell has a formidable swimming pool with heated water."

"B-but it's closed."

"No obstacle for me. C'mon, Katie!" the black-haired girl urges some more, leans in and gives Kate a long, intimate kiss before she whispers seductively into her ear, "We could make out in the pool and get into mood for…y'know…"

Kate gasps as her heart skips a beat and a hot, yearning sensation builds up in her belly. "O-okay…" she speaks with a whiff, her hands already clammy and shaky.

"Then let's get dressed and bail!"

Knowing that they would've to sneak past the security, Max told Kate to go to her room and put on some dark clothes and sneakers. Only owning the black outfit from the concert, the Christian girl now wears them over her swimsuit. She has just closed the zipper from one of Max's borrowed black hoodies as it knocks softly at her door.

She opens it quietly, gazing at a toothy grinning Max.

"Ready?" she whispers, receiving a nod by Kate.

Very cautious and quietly both girls sneak out of the dormitories, heading for the swimming pool. The entire campus is dipped in darkness which is only punctually broken by the few lanterns here and there. They are just about to pass the main building as the front door opens and a security guard emerges from inside.

Immediately, Max pulls Kate into the shadow of a big tree, pressing her against the trunk tightly. Her heart beets fast and her breathing become shallow upon the rising fear of getting caught. Therefor the small blonde tries to focus on something else to distract herself. And the only thing that comes into her mind is the closeness to Max. Kate shuts her eyes and concentrates on her girlfriend's body. The warmth it radiates and every shape she's able to feel through the layers of fabric. Now her thoughts are going wild, imagining how it would be to touch Max's naked body; to be naked and touched by her. Kate doesn't know why, but somehow the excitement and the situation, this intense mixture of feelings, positive and negative, arouses her. She bites her bottom lip, wraps her arms around the black-haired girl's hips, grabs her butt cheeks and presses her crotch even closer. Additionally she starts to plant wet kisses over her freckled girlfriend's neck.

Soft and quiet moans escape Max's mouth, but instead of giving in to the teasing, she tries to back away a bit. "Dammit, Katie," she whispers, "S-stop it! He's heading our way!"

Brought back into the here-and-now, Kate stops, just resting her head on Max's comforting shoulder. She can hear the heavy steps of the guard now, closing in. Her breathing stops and she closes her eyes as the stomping of the boots quits nearby.

"C'mon, you asshole, move on!" Max curses under her breath, and like it has been an order he finally keeps on walking. The steps are fading in the distance and Kate exhales deeply in relief.

"Damn, Katie, you really went at it!"

"S-sorry! I-I kinda lost it."

Giving her a toothy grin, Max plants another kiss on Kate's lips. "Oh you're so in for some punishment. But first: let's swim! The way's clear now."

Without seeing another guard, Kate and Max keep on moving until they reach the backdoor of the pool, and a minute later, Max has managed to unlock it. The warm, chlorine-smell filled air engulfs them as they enter the pool area. Besides the humming sound of the pump system, everything is quiet and dipped in darkness.

"I'm gonna search some kind of a light switch," says Max, her voice echoing through the building. She gave Kate a peck on the cheek and vanished in the darkness.

Although Kate isn't someone who's afraid of the darkness, she feels kind of edgy. Being all alone in a dark place where you actually aren't allowed to be at this time of night is something entirely different than walking through the nightly hallways of the dorms in need for a toilet.

With a loud clicking sound the first lights turn on, followed by others, one by one, enlightening the clear water and painting magical ripples on the ceiling and walls.

"Found it!" chimes Max's happy voice from the office close by, and a moment later she emerges from the room, only dressed in a black two-piece.

Kate's jaw drops and her entire body goes wild as her girlfriend comes closer with slow steps and a wry smirk. Her muscular body, the tattoo, her small breasts, Kate wants nothing more than to touch everything of it.

"Like what you see?" Max speaks softly, receiving a frantically nodding. Without a warning, the black-haired girl began to unzip Kate's hoodie and slides it off. Then her shirt follows, revealing the upper half of Kate's swimsuit.

Out of nervousness, the Christian girl's breathing becomes shallow and every time she feels one of Max's touches a faint moan escapes her mouth. Eventually, her black jeans are being slid off as well as her boots and socks.

Now both only wearing their swim clothes, Max embraces Kate's neck and plants a long kiss on her lips. And as the blonde feels her girlfriend's warm skin on her own, her heart almost stops beating while the tingling sensation in her belly becomes nearly unbearable, begging her for release.

"Ready?" Max whispers, and though Katie doesn't quite know if she meant swimming or sex, she just gulps and nods.

With a big smirk, Max takes a few steps back, runs towards the pool and jumps, making a water bomb. "Cowabunga!"

Water sprinkles everywhere, letting Kate shriek as she's hit by some cold droplets.

"C'mon, Katie, the water's awesome!"

With a childish smile on her face, Kate backs up a bit, runs and makes a plunge into the pool. As she submerges into the water an inner peace engulfs her mind. The noise of the world fades and is replaced by the streaming sound of her blood. The weight of the world is gone, because she feels weightless. All worries are washed away by the warm water.

Water has always been Kate's element. She loves to swim, though she barely has the chance to do it during semesters. Easily she's able to hold her breath for over a minute, with some practice even longer and additionally she's able move as fast as a fish.

A mischievous thought hits her mind as she reminds herself that Max doesn't know about her affinity for the wet element. Her girlfriend talked about punishment, but what if Kate wanted to prank her instead?

Kate opened her eyes and spots Max's blurry silhouette not far away. With some fast movements she flanks her and approaches the unaware girl from behind. The blonde breaks through the surface with a loud roar like a sea monster, grabs Max's shoulders and pulls the surprised girl underwater.

After some struggling, both emerge from the water again. Gasping and giggling simultaneously.

"Damn, you got me there, Katie. But now prepare for the revenge of Long Max Silver!"

With a battle cry, Max attacks Kate, who, however, splashes some water into her girlfriend's face and swims away with a shriek. For the next moments the laughter, shrieks and giggles of the two girls chime through the building. Until Max takes Kate into a tight hold and both heavy breathing girls gaze at each other with warm smiles.

Softly their lips meet and their tongues swirl around each other. Now quiet moans are breaking the silence. Only reluctantly, Kate allows Max to stop the kissing, but she knows it's worth it after Max unties the strings of her top with a seductive smile and let it swim away.

Once more, Kate's breathing stops as she's staring at her girlfriend's breasts with blushed cheeks. Her mind goes blank and her hand moves on its own, ready to finally feel and explore this part of Max's body. Her fingers were only an inch away as the loud sound of a closing door echoes through the building.

"Shit!" hisses Max, grabs Kate's still raised hand and pulls her to the edge of the pool, catching her bikini top on the way. After leaving the pool she picked up their clothes, but as Kate wants to get dressed as Max stops her. "No time to get dressed, we need to get out, before…"

Max hasn't even finished her sentence as the back entrance opens and a guard enters the building, already scanning the area with a flashlight. Not wasting a second, Max pulls Kate further into the small office and signs her to crawl under the desk.

"Okay, Katie, you stay here and hide, while I try to find us a way out." the black-haired girl says to her now out of nervousness trembling Kate, covering her bare upper body with a shirt.

Entirely trusting her most beloved Max, Kate just nods and receives a kiss in return.

"I'll be back in a jiff!"

Then, Max turns off the lights and silently vanishes into the darkness.

"Someone messed with the lights. Look into the office and find those little punks!" yelled a male voice through the building.

Kate hears the stomping sound of heavy boots approaching the office until it stops and the young girl realizes that a guard was standing right in the middle of the small room, enlightening it with his flashlight. Fearing to be discovered, Kate crawls even deeper under the desk and covers her mouth with one hand to suppress her heavy, shaky breathing.

"There's nobody here!" suddenly shouted the guard, startling the poor blonde so much that tears flowed down her cheeks.

"Then search the locker rooms!" chimed that commanding voice from outside again and, to Kate's relief, the guard left.

After his stomps have faded she waited some more minutes, only hoping that they didn't find Max. Soon, no sound could be heard anymore. The pool is now quiet like the time they came her. Slow and cautiously, Kate left her hiding place and wants to search for her girlfriend as she realizes that someone was standing right in the middle of the room.

Max

"Someone messed with the lights. Look into the office and find those little punks!"

Knowing that Kate should be pretty safe in her hideout, Max leaves the office, always taking care to stay in the shadows and avoid the guards. She knows that the only way to escape this mess is to launch a distraction, but how?

She enters the boy's shower room and, so far, no other guard crossed her way or approached her. But her luck had to run out eventually.

"There's nobody here!"

'Very good, Katie!'

"Then search the locker rooms!"

Quickly, Max moves on, trying to find a place to hide. But as she's about to enter the locker room, another guard comes in from the other side. Fast and silently, she goes back to the toilet stalls, climbs up one of the walls and just lays still at the top. As predicted, one of the guards begins to search every stall and Max just hopes that he wasn't smart enough to look upwards. Her blue eyes follow everyone of his steps until he has reached the last stall, curses under his breath and walks back. She waits for a few minutes, her muscles burning from holding her balance, until there's only silence.

'What the fuck?! Are they gone?' thinks Max, not trusting the peace, 'Better get Kate and bail!'

Slow and cautiously, the black-haired girl climbs down again, landing on her feet without making a sound. She knows that something is wrong and therefore she heads back to the office as quietly as possible. About to enter the showers again, Max spies a movement in the darkness.

'These bastards! It's a fucking trap! I just hope Katie stays where she is and doesn't try anything on her own.'

Using the shadows and every possible cover, the young girl manages to enter the pool area without being seen, checks for some more hidden guards and then enters the office. Max freezes on the spot as she sees a whimpering Kate sitting on the desk. But before she even has the chance to go to her, she's blinded by the bright light of a flashlight, shining directly into her face.

Max

"I always knew you were up to no good. Exactly like the other losers and misfits Chloe hung out with! People like you dragged her down!" says David Madsen while he escorts Max and Kate back to the dorms.

"Yeah," scoffs Max cynically, having one arm draped around Kate's shoulders soothingly, "Treating her like shit, physical abuse and sending her to a boot camp clearly made her a better person. She needs love and friendship; a working family, and not a fucking military asshole who orders her around."

"I…" he pauses for a moment, sighing deeply, "What happened was wrong. I already apologized to Joyce."

"To Joyce?!" Max yells, stopping in her tracks, "What about Chloe? You hit her, not Joyce!"

"I wanted to, but…Chloe lost it again and…"

"You can't blame her for that! You slapped her without any reason!"

"She provoked me!" now he says with gritted teeth.

"Oh boohoo! How old are you, sixteen? You're an adult and have the responsibility to take care of your step-daughter, not to beat her up if she doesn't play by your stupid rules!"

For a moment both, Max and David stare at each other with agitation, until the older man inhales to overcome his anger. "Max, I fought in the war and experienced things that…let me lose it pretty fast. I'm already seeing a doctor and…"

"That's no excuse!" Max responds, pressing Kate closer as negative memories are flooding her mind, "You know what my Mom said every time after she hit me? She told me that it was my fault; that I provoked it and I hate her for that! You're just another asshole who cared shit about Chloe!"

"And where was your care? Chloe never mentioned you and as far as I know, you never even contacted her. You left Chloe alone!"

Hearing such an accusation Max freezes and stares at David, anger dwelling deep inside, ready to erupt. "Y-you have no idea what happened."

"Oh I know," David keeps on pushing, thinking that he has the upper hand now, "You started a new life in your cozy Seattle, leaving Chloe behind, and now you feel bad for yourself and blame everything on others. You cared shit about her!"

About to reach a critical point, Max clenches her hands into fists, ready to beat up David Madsen, the head of Blackwell security. Only Kate's touch and her sweet, yet angry voice, prevents that everything gets worse.

"That's not true! Max is the most caring person I know! She had a very hard time in Seattle, but such an emotionless bastard like you would never understand. Maybe, instead of accusing other people all the time, you should actually listen to their stories, before simply putting a label on them!"

"Figures that you rich brats stick together!"

Before being able to react, Max grabs David by his collar and presses him against a close-by tree. "Listen, you dickless fuck, you know shit about me or Kate or even Chloe. All you do is to harass students to make yourself feel better. I don't give a damn if you report this to Wells or not, but if you give Chloe or anyone else any more shit, I'll…"

Another soft touch on her shoulder let Max hold on with her threat. She released David Madsen from her tight hold and step back, earning a warm smile from her girlfriend, who gets dead-serious again. "I'll file in a complaint that you called me and Max a brat. My Dad knows most members of the local school board and if you continue your misbehavior towards other students, I'll tell him about this."

For some moments the silence of the night fills the campus again as the two girls and David Madsen stare at each other. Then, he turns around and leaves. Kate and Max have won the argument and celebrate it with a long hug.

"You were awesome, Katie!" says Max, planting a soft kiss on her neck.

"Only because you give me strength!"

Not expecting David to return, both girls make their way back to the dorms arm-in-arm, but not too obvious if another guard or even student should show up. And, surprisingly, a security guard stood right in front of the dorms, obviously waiting for them.

"Hi girls, the chief told me I should make sure that you two don't run astray again, go right to your rooms and stay there."

'Dammit, we can't catch a fucking break!' thinks Max, growing frustrated that, once more, they don't have a chance to spend the night together.

With a big sigh and giving Kate a soothingly brush, they head on to their rooms. Under the already annoyed gaze of the guard Kate and Max give each other one last long hug, saying good night.

As soon as Max has opened her door, she turned around one last time, feeling watched, and realized that Victoria's room door is slightly open. In the gap she sees the Queen-Bee's blue eye, staring at her with a devilish grin. Not feeling intimidated, Max just gives her the middle finger and closes her door.

Still frustrated about how the night went down, Max kicks against her punching bag and then lays down on her bed, thinking about what to do next.

Her body still yearned for her girlfriend. All the teasing; the kissing; the romantic moments, everything has been piled up inside and is forming a big knot, waiting for release. For a moment Max thinks about to meditate, but she doesn't want to suppress her feelings anymore like she has done for the last couple of years. The next option would be to masturbate. But to do so seems to her a bit selfish, since Kate is probably feeling the same right now. Or is she? With this uncertainty in her mind and the need to hear her beloved Kate's voice, Max grabbed her phone and dials her number.

Kate & Max via phone

[Kate]: Hi, my love!

[Max]: Hey Katie! Whatcha doing?

[Kate]: Lying in bed, trying to sleep, but… (sighs) I can't! I smell like chlorine and…damn, I want you! It's so unfair!

[Max]: I know, same here. Stupid security assholes!

[Kate]: I still can't believe that the head of our security abuses his step-daughter.

[Max]: Yeah, almost broke him his arm for this. Gosh, I would've loved to bitchslap this idiot!

[Kate]: (giggles) And I would've loved to see this.

[Max]: Nah, I think your way was the best one. However…(sighs) I bet this douchbag's gonna run to Wells first thing in the morning and bawl about my misbehavior.

[Kate]: You think we're gonna be in trouble?

[Max]: Me, yes. You, probably not.

[Kate]: (worried) I-I don't want you to be in trouble!

[Max]: It's okay. Better me, than you. I'm on Wells' shitlist anyway. Still, I'm sorry!

[Kate]: Don't be. Totally worth it!

[Max]: Really?!

[Kate]: I-I finally saw your…uhm…(quietly) boobs. (giggles)

A short pause.

[Max]: You liked them?

[Kate]: Y-yeah.

[Max]: Not too small?

[Kate]: Mh-mh, perfect! Though, I would've loved to touch them.

Another pause and some shuffling from Max's side.

[Max]: You know what I'm just doing?

[Kate]: No.

[Max]: (seductively) I'm entirely naked and imagine you in your swimsuit, how you treat my boobs.

[Kate]: (shyly) Uhm…wh-what…uh…M-Max, I…

[Max]: (moans slightly) I'm so sorry, Katie! I-I can't hold on anymore. I-I need to…

[Kate]: It's okay. I…I understand and…I…I kinda wanna do it, too. Should we…uhm, you know…give each other some privacy?

[Max]: No. Katie, I…I wanna try something, but only if you agree.

[Kate]: O-okay?

[Max]: I want you to close your eyes and I'm gonna guide your hand. It would be like I'm the one doing this. I-if you don't want to or it gets too much, then…

[Kate]: Okay!

[Max]: What are you wearing?

[Kate]: Just my pajama. Sh-should I take it off?

[Max]: No, leave it on! Now touch your neck and then move it slowly down, over your collar and then over your breasts.

[Kate]: (shyly) O-okay… (moaning softly)

[Max]: (whispering) Describe them for me.

[Kate]: Th-they're soft, a-a bit bigger than yours and… (moans a bit louder) god, it feels so good! M-Max?

[Max]: Yeah?

[Kate]: Wh-what are you doing?

[Max]: (giggles softly) I'm teasing my breasts, too. And now… (she hisses in excitement) I'm going deeper, and I…I want you to do the same.

[Kate]: (breathing heavier) Mmmh, oh Max, I…I can't take it any longer! This is…this is too much. I…I need to…I wanna…

[Max]: It's okay, Katie! Move your hand where you want it to be…

[Kate]: (moans in relief) Thank you!

[Max]: Say Katie, are you shaved?

[Kate]: (gasps surprisingly) What?!

[Max]: Sorry, too far?

[Kate]: N-no…I-I mean, I'm not…shaved. D-does it bother you?

[Max]: (giggles) Nope, just needed this for my imagination. Don't worry, I'm really bad when it comes to shaving down there. Last time is six months ago. And right now, I'm brushing my hair aaand…(groans loudly) that's the spot!

[Kate]: (moans loudly) Holy dog!

[Max]: (breathing getting heavier) Are you wet?

[Kate]: Yes…so…wet! I'm…oh Lord…I'm going crazy!

[Max]: Come…come for me, Katie!

[Kate]: Together! I…I wanna…oh shit…I'm gonna…

Both moan loudly in their phones, then a long pause follows, only filled by the two girl's heavy breathings.

[Max]: That…was…so…wowser!

[Kate]: Y-yeah…

[Max]: Never thought that phone-sex could be so good.

[Kate]: Max?

[Max]: Yeah?

[Kate]: I love you and can't wait to feel you on my body for real!

[Max]: I love you too, Katie! Can't wait for it, too!

[Kate]: Damn!

[Max]: Something wrong?

[Kate]: (shyly) I-I think I need some new pants.

[Max]: (giggles) Yup, learned that some time ago. Next time I'm gonna lick you clean.

Silence.

[Max]: Too far?

[Kate]: Can't wait for that, too!

Silence.

[Kate]: (giggles) Gotcha!

[Max]: Who are you and what have you done with my Katie?

[Kate]: (keeps on snickering) Good night, my love!

[Max]: Good night, my Katie!