Lover II- ML

279. Stupidly In Love

11:35pm, the night before a 6 and a half hour flight to Dubai; and Mapi was awake with her headphones on and her eyes glued to her PC monitor, her PlayStation controller in hand.

The only time she looked away from the screen was to glance down to her phone propped up on her desk, the screen lit up with a crisp and recent selfie of Kaia on the beach.

Each of her freckles were clear, her green eyes glistened with the sunlight and the fact she was staring right at the camera made it quite easy to get her jawline and cheekbones perfect.

Because for the last three hours, Mapi had been creating her wife on the in-depth character creator in Monster Hunter Wilds.

The game itself was just a new RPG Mapi bought herself on a whim, but she was obsessed with how detailed she could make her character, how she could make a perfect replica of Kaia while also giving her face tattoos and little scars to make her more rugged.

She didn't know what time it was, she was too lost in her own world to notice it was now pitch black outside the window, that Fabian had been asleep for over two hours and Kaia would be wondering why she wasn't joining her in bed.

But Kaia knew Mapi was on her PC, she knew her night owl of a wife was doing one of her favourite things to decompress, so she let her be for now.

Instead, Kaia made sure both her and Mapi had their things packed for tomorrow's flight, she went downstairs and made sure the to-do list for Paloma was stuck to the pantry fridge and then she took one final look in at Fabian asleep before closing the nursery door.

They were only going to Dubai for twenty four hours, to watch Rosa defend her three titles and try to win her fourth tomorrow night.

It was a trip Fabian wouldn't be joining them on since it was no place for a baby. Instead, he was staying at home with Mónica who also agreed to feed the cats, in a place he was comfortable and with someone he played with like a friend.

Neither Mapi nor Kaia were too worried, they would be with Fabian when he woke and he was much safer here than in the middle of Dubai on fight night.

So Kaia made her way down the hallway above the Porte Cochère and towards Mapi's studio over the garage, glancing out the window and down onto the drive where her Porsche was parked.

Damn, she loved that car.

But eventually, she knocks on the doorframe and pushes the ajar door open slightly. Mapi's back was to the door, the screen brightness outlining her dark silhouette and the headphones over her head.

"Gorgeous," Kaia begins as she makes her way into the room, uncrossing her arms to reach for Mapi's shoulder. "It's almost mid-" she stops when she sees what's on the wrap around monitor. "Is that me?"

Mapi flinches when a soft hand is placed on her shoulder, quickly dropping her controller to her lap to take her headphones off. "Holy shit...what time is it?" She blinks to bring herself back to reality.

"Almost midnight." Kaia mindlessly answers, too busy now leaning on the back of Mapi's chair to admire the character onscreen. "Have you been doing this since bath time?"

"Yes." Mapi answers sheepishly, rubbing the back of her neck as she looks back to the screen. "It's not finished yet, I still can't quite get your eyes correct."

"They look pretty good to me." Kaia compliments, picking up Mapi's phone to look at the reference picture. "Maybe make my eyelashes a little thicker."

Mapi nods quickly, shifting through the options to do as told. "And also your hair, I'm not sure which style to go for. Maybe braids? I'll show you a few of the ones I liked."