7 Months Later
“Hey babe,” Maya called as she unlocked Riley’s apartment. Riley had given her a key a month ago since ‘You’re practically here all the time anyway’. “I got you some Chinese food, pork dumplings, extra pork, fried and drenched in soy sauce, just the way you like them.”
Maya walked in, dumped the containers on the kitchen counter and looked around the room. Riley had had to bail on their plans earlier because she was cramming for an exam that she had the next day, so Maya decided to surprise her girlfriend and give her a break.
Getting no response, she walked over towards Riley’s bedroom. Her apartment was small, just a one bedroom with a tiny kitchen and bathroom, but Riley had barely used the kitchen since she moved in so it didn’t really bother her all that much.
As she approached the door to Riley’s bedroom, she heard muffled Tom Odell coming through. Like her, Riley was the kind of person who couldn’t study without music, however their preferences varied. Riley would listen to Tom Odell non stop while she studied, Maya would listen to classical instrumental pieces. She even had an entire spotify playlist dedicated to Bach, not that she would admit it.
Maya opened the door a crack, only to see her girlfriend passed out on her bed, snoring quietly amongst a pile of books. She looked so peaceful that Maya didn’t have the heart to wake her.
Giving a small chuckle, she walked over and turned the music off on Riley’s iPod. Moving over to the bed, she cleared the books that surrounded her girlfriend, placing them on her bedside table. She then re positioned Riley, careful not to wake her, so that her head was on the pillow and pulled her duvet over her.
Walking back out to the kitchen, she grabbed the containers of food she had brought and put them in the fridge for later. Grabbing a glass from the cupboard, she was just getting some water from the tap when she felt two familiar arms snake around her waist.
“Hey you.” Riley said, placing a kiss to her neck.
“Hey babe,” Maya said back, turning so that the two of them were face to face. Wrapping her arms around the brunette, she placed a lingering kiss on her girlfriend’s lips. “I didn’t mean to wake you.”
“It’s okay, I didn’t even mean to go to sleep.” Riley laughed. “Sorry I had to bail on dinner, I’ve been stressing out about this stupid ‘History of Brecht’ exam for like a week.”
“You've been working hard,” Maya says, letting Riley crowd her back against the bench, “You're going to do fine, Honey.” As she felt her back hit the cool marble counter, her face grew into a smirk. “Now, I can think of something to help you de-stress a little.” She winks, inching her lips closer towards Riley’s.
“Oh really?” Riley says, and she lasts about five seconds before she starts laughing, resting her forehead against Maya's shoulder.
“Yes really,” Maya says, reaching up to brush the hair back from Riley's face when she lifts her head to look at her, “Stop laughing and come here.”
Riley leans into Maya and her smile does something to her, leaves her with an easy sense of happiness and belonging that she’s only recently become familiar with.
Maya moves one of her hands into Riley's hair and tugs her forwards the rest of the way until their noses bump. Her lips are soft and they taste like the watermelon chapstick that Riley likes to buy in bulk and Maya pulls back and runs her thumb across her lips. Riley's arms move from where they're bracketing Maya's hips and she fiddles with the necklace she got Maya for her birthday.
“Babe…”
“Yes beautiful?”
Riley pauses for a moment, the her voice drops slightly.
“Move in with me.”
Maya doesn't respond for a second, and worry starts to seep into Riley's gut. Did Maya not want to move in? Did she over step by asking her to?
Then the blonde is kissing her and all her worry fades away. All she feels is soft lips on hers. Maya’s hands travel to her waist, closing the space between them until their bodies are pressed together.
One hand tangled in blonde waves, the other wrapped around her girlfriend's neck, Riley kisses her back. It's slow and sure and she feels Maya seeping into every inch of her skin. Maya’s hands are on her back, pulling her in so close that it almost seems that they have become one person.
Maya pulls back slightly, pressing light kisses onto Riley’s lips. She rests her forehead on the brunette’s and cups her chin with her hand.
“So… Was that a yes?” Riley smirked.
“Of course you dork.” Maya laughed and kissed her girlfriend. She took the brunette’s hand in hers and slowly leads her towards Riley’s bedroom door.