All I Want for Christmas - Marina

Chapter 21: Maya

"It has been so long, why haven't you said anything to her yet?" Vic asks.

"Guys, we are on a call. We can talk about this later."

"Correction, we are on our way back to the station from a call so we should talk about it now," Travis argues.

"What's there to say? She asked for space so I'm giving her space."

"Okay but how long does that entail?" Andy asks.

"Well if it was me asking for a space, I would need like a month." Vic's jaw drops.

"Maya, you are always on the extreme side of things. Most people ask for space to cool down and then are fine after a day tops." There is no way Carina wanted me to contact her after only one day.

*

We get to the station, and I shower quickly and get into bed. I feel exhausted from working this past week. I purposely keep taking extra shifts so I can be distracted from the urge to message Carina. I open my phone and go back to our old messages again. I've spent so much time rereading them. I then open the photo Mason took of us kissing, and then quickly lock my phone.

I hear a knock on the door to my office, and I get up to answer it. It's Andrew. I feel nervous again. Is he going to tell me off for hurting his sister? I open the door and let him in.

"Hey Maya," he says giving me a hug. I've noticed that both DeLucas greet everyone with a hug.

"Hi Andrew," I smile. It's nice to see him. I wonder if it's okay for me to ask how's Carina doing. "What made you stop by?"

"Carina told me everything," he says. Here it comes. "Maya, my sister is very stubborn when she's upset. I know you two got into a fight, and I know she has every right to be upset as well. However, when Carina asks for space, never actually listen to her." Huh. That is not where I was expecting this to go.

"What do you mean don't listen to her?" I ask unbelievably confused.

"As in, if Carina asks for space, she wants to see you put in an effort to makeup for whatever it is you did. Don't give her space because she'll simmer in her anger and let it eat at her until she's even more angry." Well that's fantastic because she has been simmering for the past 7 days.

"How is she doing?" I finally ask what I've been wondering for so long.

"From what I've heard, she's miserable. She puts on a brave front for me, but I have my connections in the hospital," he winks making me instantly notice the facial features him and Carina share. She does the exact same thing. I begin to genuinely smile after what feels like forever.

"Okay, I'll reach out to her." The sentence excites me more than anyone else.

"Thank you, Maya," Andrew smiles. "I should get going to the hospital."

"Of course and is it okay if I message you if I need your help at all? Your sister has quite the temper, and I may need backup," I joke making him laugh.

"I know exactly what you're talking about. Feel free to reach out whenever!" He leaves and I catch Vic and Travis spying from the corner.

"I see you two," I say unenthusiastically. The two of them start speedwalking to my office, joint at the hip.

"How come you never talk to us like that?" Travis asks.

"Like what?"

"You're all rainbows and sunshine when you talk about Carina. I wonder what you're like when you're actually with her," Vic says. I try to stifle a smile.