The best is yet to come

I'm glad you're here

- December 30th 2024 -

"Yeah?" Maya called from inside the office to let whoever knocked on the door in.

Leslie peaked her head inside slightly opening the door.

"Mom? Can I come in?" The girl asked fully dressed in her blue navy uniform. Her voice was a little shy which immeditely made the blonde react.

"Of course. Everything okay?" Maya asked standing from her turning chair to open the door fully and let her daughter in.

"Yeah. Yeah all good." Leslie replied entering to take a seat on the couch.

The Fire Chief sit next to her frowning and placed a hand on her knee waiting for her to speak.

"I wanted to ask you something." The younger firefighter said now looking at her mother.

"I could get used to you doing it." Maya chuckled before getting in fully focused mode.

"Yeah, right? So I...would like to ehm...ask you something." Leslie stuttered suddenly feeling a lot more tense.

"You said that. Shoot." The blonde told her now a little more concerned.

"It's New Year's Eve tomorrow." Maya nodded listening when she stopped again.

"I know. So?" She was trying really hard not to laugh at Leslie's behavior.

"And New Year's Day the day after." The girl procceded making Maya get kind of nervous.

"Really? How come? I didn't know that." The blonde joked making the girl laugh and relax a little. She shifted on the couch before turning fully towards her mother.

"I kind of like Treena." She spoke again nodding and giving Maya one of her best 'I don't know where this is going either' faces.

"And I'm sorry what does it have to do with New Year's Eve or Day exactly?" The blonde was totally confused trying to comprehend what her daughter was trying to say.

"New year means new chances right?" The girl asked making her get even more confused.

"Baby I'm sorry I really don't understand what you're trying to say. Try to speak every sentence that crosses your mind and not just one every ten." The older firefighter chuckled again taking Leslie by her shoulders.

"I would like to...you know just...I mean..." Leslie laughed to herself for the complete incapacity of speaking further. "You know when you kind of like someone and it's been two weeks and New Year's Eve comes you just have to ask the question you know?" She tried to explain but quickly realized she wasn't being clear enough when her mother looked at her frowning and completely in the dark of what she was trying to express.

"You wanna ask her to marry you?" The blonde asked unbelivably confused.

"What?! No mom! God no!" Leslie almost yelled waving her hands towards her mother. "What's the matter with you?" She shook her head laughing.

"Wha- I don't know you said you wanted to ask her 'the question'! What esle should I think?" Maya tried to defend herself laughing along with her daughter.

"To be my girlfriend mom! I want to ask her to be my girlfriend not my wife!" Leslie finally spoke clear enough for her mother to fully understand. Maya immediately stopped laughing and looked deeply in her green eyes.

"You do?" She questioned.

"I do. But...I'm not sure how to you know..." She gestured a little, reminding Maya of Carina. "I've never been with a girl mom." She finally spit it out.