Marina One Shots

Masterclass

"Grab the eggs" Carina tells Maya sitting across from her on a bar stool. "Do I really have to do this?" Maya asks in a playful, whining voice.

It's one of the first days that they both have the full day off of work since moving in together. Carina decided to teach Maya how to make fresh pasta, and there was no getting out of it.

Maya reaches into the fridge and pulls out a carton of eggs. "Si, we are doing this. Now get over here!" Carina tells her in a stern yet joking manner. "Okay, okay, I'm coming" Maya says as she puts the eggs down next to the other ingredients.

The brunette scans the table to make sure they have everything set up. Then, she looks over at her girlfriend whos mood seems to have shifted. She sounded excited earlier but now she is tense and stressed. "Bambina, this is supposed to be fun" Carina reassures her. "Yeah, I know....I know" the blonde replies, just staring down at the mess of the counter ahead of her. Maya begins to rearrange the items into a cleaner looking pile.

"Bambina" the italian calls out. Maya's head shoots up as she says "Yeah?"

"You have anything on your mind?...."

"No. why?"

"Remember, you promised me that you wouldn't shut down. You promised you would communicate it, if you had something to say"

"Let's just get this done, okay"

"Maya" she says concerned. Then, she walks over to the blonde and places a hand on her back.

"Where do we start?"

"How about we do this another time?"

"No..no..I am all good. Let's do it"

Carina decides to just continue their cooking because she knew whatever Maya was holding in would come out eventually.

The brunette pours some flour on the counter, spilling a little on the ground. The blonde is quick to notice and instantly wipes it up. Carina says, "You know we can clean this up later, right?" She grabs Maya's hand and guides it toward the flour mountain "Make a hole in the center for the eggs."

Maya starts to very tensely and carefully do what Carina said. Noticing her girlfriends body language, Carina says "Relax Bella. Loosen up."

The blonde finishes and rinses off her hands. When she's shaking them off, she accidentally knocks over the bag of flour, spilling it all over the floor. She gasps before running out of kitchen and into the lounge. "Maya!!" Carina calls out.

Carina heads out the kitchen, finding Maya slouching on the couch. She crouches down in front of her and says, "I was only asking before, but now I'm telling you that you don't have a choice. You have to answer me. What is going on with you Bambina?". She places her hands on her girlfriend's.

Maya pauses for a moment before starting, "When I was younger, I used to get so scared of having to cook with my dad. He didn't ask too often, but there was this one time where it was one of his friends birthday's...so he told Mason and me to help him bake some cupcakes. I was so nervous! I spent twenty minutes looking up recipes so that I wouldn't mess a single thing up. And I didn't. We got through the whole process, only getting yelled at for little things, which we were used to. But then, we had to clean up.........I was carrying a lot in my hands, and I dropped all of it. And I just froze....because I knew what was coming. He got up from his chair and told Mason to stand next to him to listen about what my stupidity caused. He scolded me for...a long time...telling me not to waste his food, not to make a mess in his kitchen...Then, I cleaned it up, ran to my room, and immediately bursted out crying. I had to run a lot during my next practices, and I didn't get any extra food or snacks that weren't 'essential for my running'. Let's just say, I never made that mistake again."

The italian doesn't say anything. She simply looks Maya up and down, nods, and then heads back to the kitchen. The blonde sits there for another few seconds before deciding to head to the kitchen herself, "Carina, I know-" as soon as she steps foot in the room, she is covered in a handful of flour Carina threw at her.

Carina starts saying, "Maya, its okay to make a mess" she throws another handful at her girlfriend. "I'm sorry, but I can't do this" the blonde replies as she steps forward, takes the bag from Carina's hands, and walks behind her.

"Oh come on Maya-" She turns around but as soon as she does, Maya throws a handful of flour on her. She is surprised but also so happy that Maya is giving in. "Maya Bishop....did you just trick me?". "Carina Deluca....did you forget that I only win" Maya replies before reaching into the bag to grab another handful. "Give me that!!" Carina stealing the bag.

The couple get into a full battle that ends in them both completely covered in flour, kissing each other. "Ok" the italian says "lets clear off some space and make a little flour..lava rock for the eggs to go inside". Maya reminds her "you mean volcano". "Uh yeah..that" Carina laughs.

A while later, the two women have successfully made pasta, eaten it, cleaned the kitchen, showered, and got into bed. "Carina" the blonde says. "Yes?" the brunette replies.

"There is some..other.. italian food that I want to have tonight"

"What is it?"

Maya raises her eyebrows and Carina quickly realizes that she wasn't talking about a food dish at all.

Carina straddles Maya and lays on a kiss before saying, "I guess I could go for some dessert."