peaches n' huckleberry

dear huckleberry

prompt: person A and person B were pen pals as children and they meet again when they're adults.

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"How do you like your coffee?"

His bare back was turned to her and she watched as his muscles rippled in time with his movements.

"Just black, please." Maya awkwardly fidgeted in her seat.

It was the first time she stayed the night. Usually, she or he would leave to avoid any weird moments in the morning—but Maya was too spent and exhausted the night before to get going, and Lucas didn't mind her staying.

Just now, she was getting a better look of his apartment. There were some photo frames and little trinkets on the fireplace, and a few pictures hanging on the walls.

The two barely knew each other, only knowing each other as a friend of a friend. They would go to the same parties, get drunk and end up having sex in one of their apartments.

It immediately turned into a strictly physical relationship—sort of like an acquaintances with benefits type of situation. Whenever one had a bad date, or just a shitty day in general, they'd hit the other up.

Other than the mind blowing sex, they never had an actual conversation—them being too drunk and horny to get to know each other.

"Here," Lucas placed the mug on the counter in front of her.

"Thanks." Maya gave him a tight-lipped smile, holding the mug in her hands.

Lucas leaned against the counter, glancing at her. "Are you hungry? I can cook something, if you want."

She shook her head. "I don't want to trouble you."

"You won't be." He shrugged. "I don't have anything to do today, anyway."

Lucas was already preparing the stove, and bringing out the ingredients.

"Oh," she looked down at her cup. "Well, I'd help but I'm a terrible cook."

He glanced at her with a chuckle. "No worries, you can just sit back."

When he started whisking together the pancake batter, Maya couldn't help but dip a finger in and lick it off.

"Hey, that's not allowed." He raised his eyebrows in an attempt to look serious.

She grinned roguishly and took the can of whipped cream, tilting her head back to spray some into her mouth.

"You are an animal." Lucas chuckled, shaking his head at her.

"You would know." Maya shook the can before squirting some more onto her finger.

She reached up and smeared it onto his nose, dragging her finger down until it reached his chin.

Lucas sighed, looking incredulously down at her as she flashed him an innocent smile.

He confiscated the can, only to spray some onto her lips.