Marina/Stefanielle ONE-SHOTS

Bad Day (marina)

| Carina's pov

I was resting on the couch waiting for Maya. She was coming from a 24-hour shift and all I wanted to do was hug her. I should be used to these shifts, but I always missed my wife so much.

Soon enough, I heard the door opening and footsteps getting closer.

"Hi, Bambina!" I greeted her before being able to see her. "I'm in the living room."

As she entered the room, I immediately got up and saw a single tear coming down her cheek, quickly getting closer. "Hey, Bella..." I said, wiping her tear away. "Bambina..., what's wrong?"

"I- I- I can't-..." She tried to reply, blowing up in full sobs. "C- Carina..."

"Shhhh, it's okay, baby girl." I pulled her closer and she instantly buried her face on my neck. "I'm here, tesoro. It's okay, you're okay. Let it out... Shhh... I'm right here, Bambina."

We stood in that position for a while until Maya's sobs subsided. I had no idea what had happened, but I knew I needed to help Maya feel better before we could even talk about it.

"Hey, Bella..." I called softly, caressing her hair. "What about we lie down on the couch, yeah? It's better than standing here."

She nodded weakly into my chest, so I started to pull away a little, but she started crying again.

"Hmmnooo! D- Don't go, please!"

"Bambina, I'm not going anywhere. I'm right here with you, okay?" I asked with my hands on her checks, getting a nod as a reply. "We're just moving to the couch and I'm gonna lie down first so you can lie on top of me, yeah?"

"S- Skin?" She barely let out.

"Yes, baby. We can cuddle with skin, if you want. Come here." I replied, lying down, having Maya on top of me in a second. "Let me help you to get your clothes off."

I slowly got her jacket and t-shirt off and then her jeans.

"Bra..." She said weakly.

"Want me to take your bra off too, Bella?" She nodded and I did as she asked, hearing a sigh of relief as the bra came off. "You're alright. I love you." I assured her, leaving a kiss on her forehead. "Okay, now wait just a second while I take my clothes off too."

I quickly got rid of my pyjamas and undid my bra. Then, I lay down back on the couch and Maya crawled into me immediately, burring herself in my chest. I grabbed the blanket that was in the back of the couch and covered both of us with it, then, I started running my fingers through Maya's hair and drew patterns on her back. She cried softly and we stood there for a while, me holding her and whispering reassuring words.

"Feeling better?" I asked, after a long time.

"A little." She replied softly, still not moving an inch. "Thank you."

"Always, Bambina." I assured, kissing her hair. "Now, wanna tell me what happened to leave you in this state?"

"I- I-..."

"It's okay, Bella. You're safe." I encouraged, understanding how hard it was for her.

"We- We were getting back from a call, and I- I was congratulating everyone and assigning them to do- do s- some tasks in the firehouse, b- but nobody was giving a shit a- about me... I- I tried to get their attention, but- but I couldn't, they would- they wouldn't listen, and so I y- yelled and everyone looked at me and- and Gibson started saying I was a terrible c- captain and- and then-..." Maya broke down in full sobs, unable to continue her explanation.