Through Thick And Thin

ONLY YOU part 1

"Is everyone ready to go?" Cordelia came to a halt in the middle of the stairs, overlooking the girls. They looked up at her and gaped. Especially Misty gaped. Cordelia was dressed in a form fitting nude dress with a jewel neckline, silver embroidery, and beaded pearls. Her hair was in loose curls and she carried a nude purse. She looked absolutely gorgeous. Madison whistled, and Cordelia blushed, but tried to ignore her as she descended the rest of the stairs. Misty couldn't help but stare at the beauty who'd just emerged from her bedroom. 

"Look at the swamp bitch. She's positively spellbound by her. Having a crush much, swampy?" Madison laughed condescendingly behind her. She heard a thump and an "ow" when Zoe drove her elbow into Madison's ribcage. Misty suppressed a slight chuckle. Cordelia had noticed the fuss and walked closer to Misty to keep an eye on the two girls behind her. Misty smiled and wanted desperately to compliment her. 

"Miss Cordelia, you look stunningly-gorgeous! Um, I- I mean, eh, ya look very pretty. Um...", Misty both stuttered and swallowed her words in the company of the older witch. Madison burst out in a fit of uncontrolled laughter, and Misty blushed furiously. She wanted to slap herself across the face for being so damn nervous. Madison continued to laugh, and Misty's face felt as hot as boiling water, and surely looked as red as a tomato. Fantastic, Misty. Really smooth. Luckily, Cordelia completely ignored Madison and instead smiled widely at Misty. 

"Thank you, Misty! You look stunningly-gorgeous yourself." Cordelia really meant what she said to the girl. The wild blonde was dressed in a navy blue bohemian gown with open back and an empire neckline. She wore a pair of her old boots with it, but somehow Cordelia thought it was a perfect combination nonetheless. Misty blushed even more, if that was possible, at the compliment, but managed to thank her without further embarrassment. When the rest of the girls were ready to go, Cordelia led them all out to the sidewalk where three cabs stood waiting. Cordelia, Misty, Madison and Nan climbed into the first cab. Zoe, Kyle, Queenie and Marie Laveau climbed into the second. And last came Fiona, Myrtle and Spalding. 

"So, how's the crush on 'Miss Cordelia' working out for you, huh, swampy? Do you love her?" Madison spoke quietly as Cordelia talked with the driver. Misty was pressed between Madison and Nan in the backseat, which was far from enjoyable. Misty wanted to ignore her, but Madison just kept going. "Have you kissed her yet? Or are you afraid? Aww, the little swamp queen is afraid of rejection. How sad", Madison sniggered loudly, and Misty was in danger of completely losing it. One more remark and she would... "Do you want to fuck her? On the desk in her office? Ooh, is that your dream, huh? Wouldn't it just-" Misty had had enough. She grasped Madison's shoulders and pushed her violently against the window. 

"You shut your goddamn mouth, Madison! Or, I swear to God, I will kick that skinny little-" She didn't have time to finish her sentence before Nan quickly pulled her back down in her seat with a scolding look. Cordelia had noticed the chaos in the backseat, and was now turned towards the two blondes with an angry expression on her face. 

"If you two can't even sit beside one another without starting a goddamn nuclear war, I'll kick you both out! Good luck finding your way to the party in the middle of the night. Now shut up, both of you", Cordelia hissed and sat back down in her seat. Misty turned away from Madison with a sour expression on her face, and started staring out on the road ahead of them to get some distraction.

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Cordelia smiled and took another sip of her drink. Misty's heart fluttered wildly in her chest when Cordelia placed a hand on top of hers. They had been sitting at the bar for some time now, sharing stories and drinking wine together. Both of them had needed to cool down, and it was Misty who had found Cordelia sitting alone at the bar first. 

"So, how do you like the coven so far? I hope you're comfortable with us", Cordelia asked out of loss for anything else to say. She simultaneously leaned a bit forward, putting a hand innocently on Misty's thigh. Both witches felt a spark igniting that they wondered if the other could feel too. Cordelia was so radiant and gorgeous that Misty could hardly keep her cool. Her perfume filled Misty's nostrils and overwhelmed her senses completely. She quickly excused herself to go to the restroom before doing anything stupid like kissing the other woman, for instance. Cordelia was left dumbfounded, wondering if she had said something wrong. She suddenly started worrying if she had gone too far with her attraction to the swamp witch. What if she felt uncomfortable? It was never the intention of Cordelia to make Misty feel uncomfortable. She bit her lip, lost in thoughts, when a blonde girl suddenly stood in front of her. Cordelia looked up and noticed a smug Madison. The music had changed from an upbeat song to a slow romantic tune in the background. Cordelia observed several couples swinging slowly on the dance floor. She wondered when Misty would return, and if she'd possibly say yes to dance with her. If only...  

"Earth calling Cordelia. Anyone home?" Cordelia's eyes snapped in the direction of the blonde actress confused. Her face looked like a question mark. "I asked you if you wanted to dance, Cordy." Cordelia immediately felt a blush spreading on her cheeks. "I don't know... I'm kind of tired actually, sorry", she said apologetically. Truth is, she didn't want to dance with Madison. The only person Cordelia could even think of at the moment was Misty. "I get it. You want the swamp queen, we know. Gee, it was just a friendly offer, I wasn't planning on anything. We all know you and Misty are fucking each other anyway, so..." "Madison! We are not... fucking", Cordelia was positively sure she looked like a tomato by now. What was this girl thinking of? "Then prove it. Prove that your girlfriend won't be jealous if you dance with me", Madison said smirking, reaching out an elegant hand to Cordelia. "Fine. And she's not my girlfriend", said Cordelia and marched determinedly out on the dance floor, ignoring Madison's hand completely. 

The two started swinging slowly to the music, Cordelia with a defiant look on her face and a triumphant Madison who always made sure to be facing in the direction of the restrooms. They went on like that for a little while, Madison's hands resting uncomfortably on Cordelia's hips and Cordelia keeping as much distance as possible between them, until the actress spotted a wild haired blonde rounding the corner. The swamp witch noticed them almost immediately and froze in her tracks. Madison smiled nonchalantly in her direction while grabbing Cordelia's butt and placing intimate kisses on her neck. Misty stood unmovable for a couple seconds, just observing the two as her heart cracked behind her ribs, before sprinting through the crowd and out on the streets, her dress billowing out behind her. Meanwhile, in Madison's arms, Cordelia fought hard to escape the iron grip around her. 

"Madison, what the hell are you doing?!" Cordelia hissed discreetly, finally breaking free from Madison's intimate embrace. Madison, who'd recognized her victory in Misty's devastated eyes, just smiled satisfied and wandered off, hips swinging slightly as she walked. Cordelia was left dumbstruck, wondering about what just happened. Why would Madison do that? Surely she wasn't interested in her. Besides, Cordelia was definitely not interested in her. She wiped her neck with the back of her hand, disgusted. Then, shaking her head, she decided to see if she could find Misty, who'd been gone far too long for Cordelia's liking. 

"Misty? Well, I saw her 'bout 10 minutes ago. She ran out and took the first taxi home. That girl looked pretty damn heartbroken 'bout something..." Queenie was oddly the first person Cordelia had spoken to that could form a coherent sentence of Misty's whereabouts. "Well, why didn't you tell me? Or hunt her down, or something?" Cordelia looked perplexed to the human voodoo doll in front of her. If she'd known something had happened to Misty she wouldn't have had to spend 10 minutes going around looking like a fool for yelling out her name over and over again. "I ain't got time for no hunting 'round! Besides, that bitch is emotional all the damn time. It ain't no rarity", Queenie snorted before turning around to continue her conversation with Marie Laveau. Cordelia just rolled her eyes, and started to walk towards the exit, pondering on Queenie's words. 

As she wondered what had happened to Misty, a cold, heavy lump formed in the pit of her stomach. What if it was something serious? She reached the street, and waved for a taxi. As she sat down in the passenger seat, she prayed to God Misty was okay. She couldn't handle it if something was to happen to the beautiful blonde.