Medical leave (a Mirandy fanfic)

Chapter 11: a weekend just for us II

-"I can hear the wheels turning"- Miranda said as she finished setting the coffee maker and turned around, leaning on the counter - "Tell me what you are thinking" 

-"I'm thinking about... us" - Andy responded, fidgetting with the newspaper on the kitchen isle - "I'm thinking about how much I wanted you to notice me, to like me back, how much I wanted you. And now all that is real... I'm a bit overwhelmed to say the truth. In the good sense, of course" - the brunette smiled at the editor and Miranda approached, taking her hand - 

-"We can take this slowly, there's no need to rush. I don't mind, really..."

-"No! No, I feel like I've lost too much time and I don't want to lose a single moment more" - Andy retorted, squeezing her hand lightly - "What I feel for you, I've never felt this for anyone before" - Andy continued, eyeing their entwined hands - 

-"What do you want to do with us, Andrea?"

-"I want... I don't want to be away from you ever again, Miranda. That day in Paris, I was terrified, terrified of the intensity of my own feelings. I thought that maybe I could save myself if I ran away from you but it was too late, my heart was already yours. To cherish or to shatter. I want a future for us, as long as you let there be an "us"

-"I want nothing more than you, Andrea. I've never been this needy, not with former lovers not even with my husbands. But this will not be easy"

-"I know" - Andy brought Miranda's hand up and kissed it - 

-"People will talk about us, the press will write, we'll be in the eye of the media hurricane for some time"

-"I know" - Andy pecked each of Miranda's fingers - 

-"I'am a difficult woman, Andrea. Sometimes I'll say things I don't really mean but I'll say them anyway and they'll hurt"

-"I know, I work for you" - Andy smiled and placed a kiss on Miranda's open palm - 

-"And you do know I'm almost twice your age and a woman"

-"Miranda, I don't care about your age. I never have" - she kissed her wrist - "And regarding you being a woman... well, let's just say it won't really be a surprise for anyone"

-"Is that why there was no emergency contact listed? The nurse told me so when I arrived at reception the day you broke your arm" -the brunette didn't answer but continued to kiss Miranda's knuckles. The editor cupped her cheek and looked at her in the eyes - "You don't have to tell me"

-"I haven't spoken to my parents since after Paris. When they asked me why Nate left I told them I was in love with a woman. They asked whether it was you and when I said yes, they told me that I should call them again when I had come back to my senses. Lily thought I was cheating on Nate and sided up with him, not surprinsing though she'd always wanted him. And Doug, well he's the only one I miss, he's always been interested in fashion and actually listened to me when talking about work.  Plus, he talked me out of quitting during the first three months working for you"

-"That sounds like I owe him a favour"  - Miranda said playfully and pecked Andy's lips - "You should talk to him"

-"Yeah, I think I should" - the brunette caught the editor lips in a heart-felt kiss, nipping lightly at her bottom lip and soothing it with her tongue - "Mmmmh, you're exquisite, Miranda. I could be kissing you all day long" - she hummed in satisfaction - 

-"You're ridiculous, my darling" - she smiled against Andy's mouth- "Let me pour the coffee and let's move to the den, we'll be more confortable there. Tonight I'll cook something special for us"

-"We'll have to be careful" - Andy said, suddenly forlorn- "And I won't be able to continue to work for you"

-"Very careful, indeed. And no, you won't. In fact, I think you should turn in you two weeks notice as soon as you come back to work"