"Just Friends"

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The night flew by and I didn't realise it was already 10:30, I went to the bathrooms to check my hair. I opened the doors and saw Maria standing there crying. I made my way over to her and asked what was wrong. All I heard was weeping she buried her head into my chest and wrapped her arms around my waist.

She looked up and spoke "I'm sorry you're seeing me like this, I don't usually cry in front of people" I looked into her green eyes and said "Don't apologise, just let it out" She cried harder. The door opened and she went quiet, it was Emily. "What's going on here?" She asked. Maria looked up at me I nodded "I'm just comforting her" I said.

Emily gave me a suspicious look and stared at Maria "That better be all it is" Maria looked at me and leant in and kissed me. My head was spinning the moment felt so right I kissed her back wanting more. She broke the kiss "I've wanted you since the day I saw you I've wanted to kiss your soft pink lips, to feel you, to make you fell like the most important person in the world" a smile grew upon her face.

I was speechless, I kissed her. We were interrupted by a coughing sound we looked to our left and I realised Emily was still there her mouth shaping an 'o' she stormed out the door. "Shouldn't you go after her, she is your girlfriend anyway" Maria said walking away in a scared tone I turned to her and spoke with denial "She's not my girlfriend, I hardly know her I brought her here as a friend, she's my neighbour"

Maria stared at me with fear in her eyes I walked over to her. I cupped her cheek and leant in to kiss her gently "I'm sorry I reacted like that" she looked down at her shoes "I know you can't be with me but I really like you and I think you're beautiful and you're all I've ever wanted" Maria said. Speechless, but I managed to speak.

"Who said I can't be with you? I like you too" I blushed at her words. She kissed and pushed me into a cubical, she ripped my top off gazing upon my upper chest she kissed me all over I moaned as she went down further. "Oh Danielle you're so tasty" she said with a smirk on her face "Just for you" I said. She stopped, "I'm sorry it's just I've never done this before I." She stuttered i pressed my fingers on her lips and said "don't be just go with it" she continued and gently whispered "I love you" I stopped and drew her attention back to me "you what?" I said looking puzzled "I um nothing I just really like you" I chuckled and kissed her repeatedly but we were interrupted by someone entering the bathroom. We waited until they left and got out she turned around and faced me with her sky blue eyes and kissed my lips leaving me wanting more, I cupped her face and said "I think we've been missing for a while now, we better go back." She smiled with a smirk on her face and said "Ok but I want to talk with you later after our shift is finished ok?" I nodded and kissed her once more. We left the bathrooms and left each other's side, I entered into the kitchen and she went to her tables time flew by and our shift was nearly over everyone was chilling in the kitchen I made my way over and lent over the heat lamp, Maria walked in and landed her eyes onto my ass I smirked as she made her way next to me longing to touch each other our desire was restricted as others were with us Charlotte came over to us and grabbed my waist and spun me around Maria immediately stood up and said "back off" Charlotte's facial expressions showed she was surprised "what you two are a couple now?" I laughed and said "whatever I'm going" Maria grabbed my arm as I turned to face her she mouthed "stay" I got out of her brace and went into the bathrooms. I was hot and bothered and took my top off only having my singlet on, Maria entered as she was crying and looked up and wiped her tears she entered a cubicle and I followed her trying to enter but she locked the door on me. "Baby what's wrong? Is it something I said or did?" I asked in confusion she wouldn't unlock the door and her crying became louder and harder. I wouldn't settle for not being able to comfort her I went into the cubicle next to her and climbed the wall and jumped into hers she was shocked and faced away from me. "Baby you need to tell me what's wrong, I need to know." I cupped her face and faced her towards me and kissed her soft and gently as she cried her tears travelled down my face as she whimpered. I pulled away and looked at her for a few seconds, I wiped her tears off her face and said to her "You're beautiful when you cry" she let out a small smile. I demanded to know what was wrong as she struggled to tell me "Charlotte has taken people that others here have cared about and I don't want her to take you away from me because I care for you." I smiled and kissed her and said "No one is going to take me away from you I won't let it happen and if anyone tried to steal you from me I'll hunt them down." she smiled and kissed me we left the bathrooms and I wiped her tears once more and kissed her forehead she pulled me in for a hug, as we hugged we heard the door open and Charlotte entered. "Aw look at the new couple sharing a warm hug mind if I spread the good news?" She chuckled I turned to Maria as I saw her eyes becoming watery. "Back off Charlotte I actually thought you were a nice chick but apparently not, mind your own fucking business and fuck off." I proclaimed in her face. A smirk grew upon Charlotte face as she made her way over to me and pulled me away from Maria, she pulled me on to her and kissed me asking for entrance as her tongue was forcing its way into my mouth. I pushed her off as I turned around only to see Maria leaving the bathrooms. I opened the door only to hear Charlotte saying "She's like that, I stole her girlfriend once before and I can do it to you, and you'll eventually get bored of her and want me and when you do I'll be here waiting for you, just remember that." I disregarded what she said and chased after Maria I looked what nearly seemed to be everywhere and stopped to think where she could be where no one would probably think she would be. Then it hit me as I made my way over to the chiller and saw her sitting in the corner where it felt like Antartica I could see her goose bumps all over her as it almost looked like her tears could solidify from the cold. I made my way over to her and bent down to talk to her but she faced away from me. I tried to talk but she wouldn't listen she just shut me out, I tried to kiss her, I tried to comfort her, I tried to hug her, I tried to carry her up but nothing. "Why don't you go back to your new found girlfriend Charlotte as you Cleary enjoyed your kiss with her." she said. I was so shocked and angry the tone in my voice was loud and fearful "Are you serious? I don't like Charlotte I didn't enjoy her kiss and I don't want to be with her and I have never looked at her the way I look at you and if I wanted to be with her I would've made a move on her from the start but I didn't because I wanted you and if you can't understand me and if can't won't believe me then I'm sorry." I felt the anger boil inside me as my fists tensed and my jaw clenched. "Then leave" she said. I felt my heart drop from 200 floors onto the cold hard ground and shatter into pieces. "I won't leave without you and I won't leave you until we fix this and I'm not leaving until you let me hold you and I'm certainly not leaving until you stop crying." She turned around and looked at me. "Well then, you'll be waiting for a long time" as she said to me while leaving the chiller. I stood in heartache as she her words replayed in my head, I sat on the floor and felt tears drop down my cold cheeks and dropped my head into my knees. I heard the door open and hoped no one came into the freezer. Andrew opened the door and looked down "Danielle!,whats wrong?" I looked up and spoke "It's personal" he kneeled down and lifted my face up looking at me. "It's Maria isn't it? Look give her a few days and you guys will be fine. Charlotte and her have issues which I don't think anyone can sort out." I was surprised "How did you know?" I asked him. "I saw he crying before so I spoke to her and she said she wants to believe you but she knows how manipulative Charlotte can be, so give her some space and I'm sure you'll be fine." He said I smiled as he helped me up I wiped my tears and shook it off and left the freezer. As I walked out and made my way towards the kitchen Maria was there, I was going to talk to her but I remembered what Andrew had said before so I walked past her. She didn't look at me so I thought she was pissed. My shift was over at 11:30 so I signed off and said bye to everyone and as I left I saw Maria waiting outside in the cold so I made my way over to her and asked her if she needs a ride home but she simply ignored me. "Look I know you won't believe me because you probably don't trust me and because you hate Charlotte but you need to know that i would never cheat on you, I would never break your trust, I would never do something to hurt you, I just want to love you the way you deserve to be loved and if you don't want to talk to me then that's fine but you need to know that I think I'm falling for..." I was cut off as she kissed me passionately and intensely I had missed the feel of her soft smooth luscious lips on mine and I forgot how much I longed to hold her. I carried her into my car and took her back to my place, I carried her up the stairs and laid her down on my bed and started taking her clothes off, she kissed me as I tore her clothes off as I fell on top of her I removed every piece of clothing and gently slipped my fingers in her and slowly started to start a motion she moaned quietly as I kissed her neck and body. She pulled me on top of her as she gazed into my eyes and whispered "I'm sleeping with you tonight" a grin grew upon my face as she made her way over to my closet and put on a top of mine, I made my way over to her and swept her off her feet and carried her downstairs where we made dinner, afterwards we watched a movie I felt her head gently rest on my chest as she fell asleep, I turned the movie off and wrapped a blanket over us and went to sleep.