Being the sister of Ben McLemore, it was tough for Maya since nearly every single one of her brother's teammates would try to hit on her. She was beautiful, no doubt and it was as if the entire Sacramento Kings roster (except for her brother) would try to ask her out.
Ben absolutely hated that all of the guys liked his sister because he was extremely protective of his younger sister and he knew how bad the guys could be towards other girls. One guy out of all of them seemed to stop at nothing to get Maya to go on one date with him... and that was DeMarcus Cousins.
Unlike the rest of the roster, DeMarcus was an extremely sweet guy to women and he knew how to respect them, even though he wasn't big on dating. Despite that, there was just something about Maya that made him want to ask her on a date. She made him feel some type of way and it seemed to be just her that made him feel like that; almost like a man in love.
Maya on the other hand, did become quite fond of the man. She secretly had a big crush on DeMarcus but she wouldn't even dare tell her brother about that. But she questioned how he still hadn't figured out that his sister was crushing on DeMarcus because she could rarely speak properly when he was around and she always acted "strange" at the mention of him.
After attending another Kings practice, she found herself to come in contact with DeMarcus after the rest of the guys went their own ways once practice was over. "Hey Maya!" He said, smiling as he walked up to the woman.
"Huh? O-Oh uh, hey DeMarcus." Maya said, stuttering slightly and she became nervous, like always.
DeMarcus smiled again, "Listen... do you mind if I ask you something?" He asked.
She nodded, not saying anything to allow him to continue speaking.
"Would you like to go out on a date with me?" He finally asked her, his heart racing since he was extremely nervous.
She felt as if she was imagining this all because she would never expect DeMarcus to one, be nervous to ask her out and two, ask her out on a date in general. "Y-Yeah, that'd be great." She managed to answered, smiling up at him.
"Great! I'll pick you up tonight around 8?" He suggested, earning a nod from her before he leaned down to quickly kiss her on the cheek. "I'll see you tonight!" He said, before the two went their seperate ways.
She spent the rest of the day with a big smile plastered on her face and she absolutely could not wait for her upcoming date. Once she got ready that night, she stared at herself in the mirror. She wore a beautiful red maxi dress with some gold sandals, since he did mention that she didn't need to get too fancy. She quickly sprayed on some of her favorite perfume before heading downstairs to meet up with him once he got there and they made their way to the location of their date.
"You look beautiful, by the way." DeMarcus complimented her, as the two walked along the beach.
Maya smiled, blushing slightly. "Thank you, you look very handsome also." She said, complimenting him as well.
The two continued to make their way through the beach, getting to know each other better as they spoke about their personal lives. They spoke about their interests, dislikes, pet-peeves, favorites, and much more. The two began to feel comfortable around each other and and if they could say anything to each other.
With the two now comfortable around each other, DeMarcus took this as an opportunity to finally admit to her that he had a major liking towards her. "Well, if we are being honest with each other right now... can I admit something to you?" He asked, looking down at their linked hands.
"Sure, go right ahead." She smiled, looking up at him.
He took a deep breath, "Maya, I really like you. And before you cut me off, let me just say that I have never felt this way about anyone. You just seem to make my heart race every time you're around and I just can't help but fall in love with you. You're beautiful, so could you blame me for liking you?" He said.
Maya looked at him in disbelief, "DeMarcus... I'd be stupid if I wasn't honest by saying that I feel the same way about you.." She said, biting her lip.
DeMarcus smiled, leaning down to kiss her on the cheek. "Then... will you give me the priveledge of having you as my girlfriend?" He asked.
She smiled, kissing him on the lips this time. "Absolutely."
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Hope you like it, Maya! ❤️
