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CHAPTER 23 - TENSION

>>> MADDIE'S HOUSE <<<

To say Maddie was a little surprised to find her girlfriend standing at her doorstep in tears was a bit of an understatement. Poor Bea couldn't hold in her emotions and just cried as Maddie held onto her. After standing in the doorway for several minutes Maddie managed to move them both into her bedroom. She sat Beatriz down on her bed and quickly got her a glass of water and a tissue.

"What happened?" Maddie asked full of concern.

"Everything." Beatriz mumbled.

"Ok...what does that mean exactly?" She asked as she sat down next to her.

Beatriz sighed and grabbed Maddie's hand in her own and entwined their fingers.

"Please don't get mad at me." She mumbled.

Maddie's stomach dropped that did not sound good...not at all.

"What happened Bea?" She asked again.

"I...everything is so messed up. My mom told us last night that apparently when she was 16, she had a baby and gave it up for adoption and now she's come back looking for her and we had no idea about any of this. She's kept this from all of us...well except for my Ma and my Aunts." Beatriz rambled.

"Ok...that's...wow...um...I don't know what to say to that."

"Me either...I just feel like my mom is this completely different person to who I thought she was." Beatriz replied.

"Ok I get that but...why did you tell me not to get mad at you? Why would that make me mad?" Maddie asked.

Beatriz briefly looked up at her girlfriend then quickly looked away.

"I...I went to go see...Jhoana and we talked about it and then I..She....We kissed." She hesitantly replied.

Beatriz felt Maddie's hand stiffen in her own then she felt her hand slip away. Maddie quickly stood up and walked over to her desk with her back-facing Beatriz. Beatriz was about to say something when Maddie spun around not at all looking happy.

"I knew there was something there. I knew she liked you." She said with a hint of anger and jealousy.

"I'm sorry." Beatriz replied looking extremely remorseful.

"Do you like her?" Maddie asked.

"I love you." Beatriz replied.

"That's not what I asked."

"Maddie it doesn't matter because I love you, I want to be with you." Beatriz replied.

"It does matter Bea and the fact that you keep avoiding the question just proves to me that you do like her...maybe even love her I mean I've seen the way you look at her sometimes when you think no one is watching. At first it didn't bother me as much but that was before I started to think there was actually something between the two of you."

Beatriz was a little shocked at that she had no idea that she still did that.

"Just tell me the truth Beatriz." Maddie pleaded.

"I...I do-did...I loved her, she was my best friend and the first girl I ever loved but she...she didn't love me back and so I moved on. I found you and I love you."

"Then why did you kiss her?"

"I don't know...I mean...I was upset about my mom and I don't know she just kissed me and I-"

"Wait so she kissed you first?" Maddie interrupted.

"Well...yeah but-"

"So, she took advantage of you." Maddie interrupted again.