𝙴𝚕𝚢𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚗 ~ 𝙴𝚕𝚖𝚊𝚡

《𝟹𝟺》

...5 years later...

May 11, 1990
7:30 AM

~ "El?..." Max whispered into the silence of the room, sitting up and looking around with a tired expression before seeing that the sheets on the brunettes side of the bed were empty. She then turned to look at the also empty orange dog bed placed in the corner of the room. She whistled a few times, moving to get off the bed when she heard no response. Yup. They're gone. She thought, mindlessly checking the time before making her way out of the room, the cold tiles of the bathroom floor making a light shiver run down her spine. She looked in the mirror and reached for the brush, starting to comb through her messy morning waves. She didn't know why she did, it always made her hair more puffy than anything else. When she was done in the bathroom, she made her way to the kitchen. It was small, but did it's job well enough. She took her cup off the counter and got a jar out of the cupboard, starting to make her morning coffee before she heard the rattling of keys behind the door. She smiled a little as she added a spoon of sugar into the cup, hearing the door opening and familiar tapping of small paws against the floor a second later. She turned to look to the door, seeing a brunette with shoulder-length hair walking inside.

El walked into the apartment, hanging the dog leash on the rack next to the door before turning to see Max standing in the kitchen. She closed the door and smiled at her while the dog ran up to the redhead and started wiggling around her legs in excitement.

~ "Heyyy- why so exciteeed-" Max chuckled and leaned down to pick the dog up, scratching behind his ear while he attempted to lick her face.
El watched the two with a light smile, walking up to Max after she put the dog down before leaning in and pecking her lips.

~ "Good morning." she smiled, moving her hand to brush some of the redhead's hair behind her ear while the other girl had a lot to do to not blush, just smiling at the other.

~ "Good morning. How was the run?" she asked, noticing the light tint of red in El's cheeks. It was still pretty chilly outside in the mornings. The brunette didn't care much though. She was looking forward to her morning runs no matter the weather or time of the year.

~ "It was okay. Ari was ahead of me most of the time. Putting me in my place." she chuckled, looking at the 8 month old jack russell staring at them from the floor. They weren't planning on getting a dog or any pet really at first, but when Max made the mistake of telling El about the puppies her co-worker was giving out, it was a lost battle for her and she caved sooner than she'd like to admit. A week later, they brought Ari home. Polaris for short. El insisted and Max eventually had to admit that it was a great name, since it had sentimental meaning for the both of them. Now though, she had zero regrets. She loved the dog and she loved her girlfriend. She loved her life.

~ "Oh, yeah?" she asked, looking at the dog too. "Guess he deserves a treat then." she said, seeing the dog's ears perk up when he heard the word 'treat'.

~ "What about me?-" El pouted.

~ "You? What about you?" Max asked jokingly, feeling the brunette tug her closer to her by her shirt gently.

~ "Rude-" El said, getting cut off by Max's lips though. She smiled into the kiss and kissed back until the redhead pulled away and looked at her again.

~ "How abouttt, you go take a shower, i'll make us some breakfast, and then-"

~ "Eggos?"

~ "...Of course" Max chuckled. Some things never change.

El grinned and leaned in to kiss the girl's cheek. "Thank you. I'll be right back." she said before turning around and making her way towards the bathroom. Max just smiled softly and finished making her coffee before opening the freezer and taking out a box of Eggos. She cut the box open and took two out, popping them in the toaster and waiting while taking out their plates. She then started making some scrambled eggs for herself. She was never used to eating breakfast until they moved here, usually just waiting till lunch time, but now, things were different. She never missed breakfast just for the sake of the two of them having it together.

When the Eggos were done, she put them on one of the plates, taking whipped cream out of the fridge and shaking it before pouring some of it on top of the Eggos. That was when Ari made her presence known, whining next to the counter. Max looked at her and raised her eyebrows before pouring some of the whipped cream into her palm and crouching, letting the dog have it.

~ "Here you go." she said before standing up again and putting everything back in it's place.

El came out of the bathroom, seeing Max sitting in the small bay window they basically used instead of a table and a chair for almost every meal. They could both fit in comfortably, that's what mattered.
El took her plate and fork off the counter, joining Max and sitting next to her. The other smiled and took a bite of her eggs while moving to lean into El as they sat there, finishing their food and washing it in the sink after. Max then went to the bedroom, getting dressed for the day and taking her bag and keys to go to work. She stopped in the kitchen where El was feeding Ari, walking up to her and kissing her goodbye.

~ "I'll see you later." she smiled before remembering. "Oh- is the hangout with Beverly still happening today?" she asked, knowing that the brunette was excited about them going together.

~ "Yeah, she said we're meeting at 6." El nodded.

~ "Perfect. I'll be back by 3." she smiled and opened the door to walk out.

~ "Max-"

~ "Yeah?-" she asked, peeking back inside.

~ "I love you." she smiled lightly, seeing the redhead smile too and walk over to her before picking El up by the waist and leaving small pecks on her neck. El chuckled at that before being set back down.

~ "I love you too." She said, before walking back to the door and out of the apartment, a light blush burning on her cheeks.