Not Letting Go

Chapter 31

Now and then, Siri interrupted the song to give instructions. During one of those moments, Kate teased, "I can't believe we need Siri to get to your own house."

Max gave her a playful grumpy face and said, "I never drove it myself! My parents took me here forever ago and sure, I looked out the window, but I wasn't exactly keeping track of where we were."

"I guess that'll teach you to pay attention."

"Probably not."

Kate giggled.

After a minute the blonde said, "Actually, can we stop soon? My bladder has reached it's limit."

"You make it sound so scientific."

"You don't want an explosion from this lab."

Max smiled. "Okay, I'll take the next exit." They were just outside Seattle and would soon be at the Caulfield home. Max thought it was actually a great time for a break. She guessed they both might need a moment to compose themselves before arriving.

The brunette had not been holding Kate's hand for a while now, so she took it and intertwined their fingers. Holding hands for hours was not as doable as they first thought. Max missed feeling her touch though and was going to get a little time in before they got out.

A sign confirmed that there was gas coming up, which meant there were restrooms. Max took the exit and soon was parked. The brunette filled up while Kate was gone doing her business. When she came back, the blonde went right up to Max and put her arms around her girlfriend. The brunette looked around, then back to Kate, confused at her public display of affection. Kate just smiled.

"W-what are you doing?"

"I told you Em...I know what I want." Kate brought her hands down to hook her fingers through Max's belt loops and pulled the brunette's lower half close against herself. Max automatically put her hands to the small of her girlfriend's waist to help keep their bodies close. Kate leaned in to almost whisper in her ear, "And I'm not afraid to show how I feel about you. We're safe out here and after Sunday, we'll be like this everywhere, even at home."

"Mmm Katie...I..." Max murmured, feeling overtaken by the blonde's confident affection.

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry, but...I used to think you could only be cute when you tried being tough, but now...when you're so...commanding...so uh...in control...it's sexy as hell..."

"Oh, really?" Kate smiled pleasingly with some cockiness.

"I guess it has been for a while now. I'm putty in your hands, Katie."

Kate's smile only became more pleased, but did not seem surprised at all.

Max pulled back her upper half and looked at Kate. "Oh god, you already knew it..."

"I think, that I know what you like..." She leaned back in and used one hand to pull Max back into her before whispering, "...what you will like..." then lightly nibbled once on her ear.

Max's knees buckled. "Mmm!" They grabbed onto each other to keep the brunette standing. The freckled girl's face was flush with embarassment. She still smiled and said, "You keep doing that to me...I think something's wrong with my legs."

Kate giggled. "Sure," she said with a smirk.

A man was filling up his gas tank two spots ahead of them and was staring. When Max turned and saw him looking, she turned back away and fought the urge to pull away from Kate. She had been hiding her true self for years and so it was hard not to revert back to her previous instincts. Max was still able to stay latched on to her girlfriend. Kate's gaze wandered a moment until she figured out where Max's reaction came from. The man had looked back to his car when Max spotted him, but he glanced back again, just as the blonde looked too. Kate also first had the impulse to remove herself from the freckled girl and pretend they weren't doing anything, but a fierceness, that came from all that she had gone though, pushed her to instead fight back, to not hide.