Not Letting Go

Chapter 38

Vi coughed and said, "Hey guys, you mind if I invite Steph? I mean, I'm going to do it either way, but I thought I'd ask to be polite. Not sure if she's available though, but we might as well try to get all the backup we can get."

"That's the reason?" Kate asked smiling.

"I can think of another reason..." Max teased.

"For fuck's sake, never mind..."

"Sorry, sorry, yes of course you can invite her," Kate placatingly said.

Vi gave them both an exaggerated look of grumpiness and took out her phone, maintaining her expression a little longer as she texted.

"There," the older girl said. "We'll see. So...I guess we better stop by to get my costume," she said, putting her hand on Max's shoulder. Just then, Vi's phone buzzed.

She checked it, again glancing at them with a playful sour expression in between reading. "Okay, she'll meet us there."

Kate's smile beamed bright and then she ran over to hug Vi.

"Hey, hey, fucking hell, it's nothing to get crazy about...damn affectionate angel," Vi said, relenting to the embrace which the blonde then released.

"Don't either of you dare act weird like this when we see her," Vi said pointing at both of them back and forth.

Max shrugged innocently and Kate smiled and nodded.

"Okay then...so...I guess let's go," Vi said as her playful threatening posture slowly faded.

Max said, "Sure thing. Um, let me get changed first." The brunette looked at her costume considering. "Hmm, I guess I can just put the flannel over my shirt and I'll be good to go." Max started slipping into the red and black long sleeve shirt and then Kate came over to button her up. The freckled girl smiled as her girlfriend took care of her. Lastly, the blonde pulled the beanie over her head. As she placed it, Kate moved her hands down to guide Max's head in for a kiss.

"My babies can't keep their hands off each other. Wait, that sounds wrong. Meh, what the hell," Vi said with a shrug. "I'm going to keep going with it."

"We are like sisters," Kate joked, looking at Max with a wink.

Max rolled her eyes and said, "Ug, Katie, I'm trying to forget about that."

Kate just kept smiling.

"Ha ha, inside joke, whatever," Vi sarcastically said then continued, saying, "Anyways ...save some of that smooching for the festival. I want to see those self righteous heads explode from all the hot macking you two will be doing."

"Vi...That's not why I'm going," Kate protested.

The older girl cocked an eyebrow and said, "Well if you won't do it, I know Steph will, but come on...you're not going to be kissing cute flannel-max over here not even once until you get home?"

"Well..."

"Exactly. And I don't think lil' Maxie over here will be able to keep her hands off you, with you looking all...well...all so...you know. By the time you get home tonight, she'll be wanting to taste that rainbow."

Max and Kate's eyes widened, both then looking away bashfully. Kate turned back to Vi and said, "Okay, so maybe we won't be hiding our...affection, but I'm not going to be all over her just to throw it in their faces...I mean, not anymore..." Kate grew quieter at her admission.

Now it was Vi's turn for her eyes to grow big which matched the large grin on her face. She said, "Sweet miss K, not so angelic all the time are you?"