Us Against All Odds (En)

self defense

When things start to go wrong, they quickly go from bad to worse.

Nicholas Sparks

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- "Do you want to talk about it?" asked the brunette after about ten minutes

- "not immediately" answered she the drowsy voice.

The firefighter had fallen asleep in the arms of her wife, thus, the hand holding his collar. This day had been exhausting morally for her.

-Come desideri amore mio, abbiamo tutta la vita" [As you wish my love, we have the whole life].

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Maya had woken up about an hour later, still in the same position with her head on her wife's heart.

-"I'm sorry I fell asleep."

-"don't apologize bambina, having you in my arms is one of my favorite things in the world"

- "thank you for being there for me"

- "I always will be... Are you hungry?" It was already after one o'clock.

- "a little bit yes"

- "do you want some french toast?"

- "ummmm grilled cheese?"

- "whatever you want bambina" she kissed the top of her head and stood up.

Maya then followed Carina's gaze as she went to the kitchen to prepare some food.

-"He's not doubting himself" she said after a 'hmm' between laughter and incomprehension, her chin resting on her clasped hands on the arm of the couch, lying on her stomach.

- "Lane?"

- "He thought I was coming to... Like, apologize."

-"Scusarsi per cosa?" [Apologize for what?]

- "because he was in jail 'because' of me. He wanted me to recant, to blame it all on Charles and to split the money when he got out of jail"

- "he saw the Madonna himself"

- "so I let him finish his tirade, then I told him the truth. You should have seen his face, I never saw him so angry I think... And yet God knows I've seen a thousand sides to this angry man... he must have been regretting accepting my visit..."

Carina cooked while looking at her wife, smiling at her with pride for what she had done. The Italian had some of her hair pulled up into buns while the rest fell down her back, a somewhat loose shirt that fell off one of her shoulders, blue pants. "...You look so beautiful."

Carina had just smiled at her, as if she had just said the stupidest thing in the world but found it adorable at the same time.

- "and he left?"

- "no, I kept talking talking talking, telling him what was on my mind and he threatened me"

- "oh he threatened you? And the guards didn't do anything?"

- "they came closer because he raised his voice."

- "was there a window?"

- "yes"

- "and you kept your cool?"

- "strangely... Yes, the whole time I was talking I was very calm, I think you could see the hatred I had for him. But I wanted to go through with it... Until the moment when..."