Not Letting Go

Chapter 41

After picking up some medication for their sickness, the girls drove down to Kate's favorite place for tea, The Green House. Ths blonde was definitely the bigger fan of the drink, but Max agreed with her girlfriend that this was the best place in town for tea. In the front there was a decently sized green building, but connected to the structure, hidden on the other side was a small, but real green house. Inside it was sectioned off into two areas. The first, closest to the building, gave access to customers to come in and enjoy, while in the back, an employees-only area held plants used for some of their teas. This is what made it popular, especially with the hipster tea snobs.

Max parked the car and got out, swiftly coming around to get the door for Kate. As she came out, the blonde said, "I feel like a dainty flower whenever you do this..." said with some amusement showing in her expression.

"You're definitely beautiful as a flower, but you're way more than just a pretty face," the brunette said, feeling herself sliding into cliché and banal territory, but meaning every word.

"Well, still, you're going to get tired of doing that someday," Kate said, smiling as Max helped her out.

When the blonde was out and the door closed behind her, Max held her girlfriend by her hips and drew her closer, saying, "Tired of treating my heart like she deserves? I don't think so," and leaned in to kiss her.

Kate put her hands up to hold the freckled girl's cheeks as their lips met. She pulled back slightly, resting their foreheads together a moment with her eyes half closed, then went back in for three more kisses that grew in passion, but they didn't let themselves get carried away.

"It's like chips..." Kate said with a sigh.

"Huh? Oh..." Max said, taking a moment to realize what she meant.

"Yeah, one is never enough. I just want more and more..." Kate said as she rubbed their noses together for some Eskimo kisses.

"I love how corny you are sometimes."

"You'll love me even more soon when I'm..." Kate said as her voice trailed off to a whisper in Max's ear.

The brunette only slightly blushed, getting used to Kate's forwardness. Max said, "Even that's corny!"

"You like it..." Kate said with some cockiness.

"I do...I like when you're both..." Max said, sucking in her lower lip for a moment.

"Oh, I know..." Kate said, looking at her girlfriend seductively and leaned in to say, "So, tonight...do you want it husked or unhusked?"

Max's eyes widened and then Kate laughed. The blonde said, "You know I'm kidding, right?"

The freckled girl now smiled as she brushed aside a strand of the blonde's hair behind her ear and trailed her fingers down her jaw to her neck, she said, "I think...you're capable of anything." She was being part playful and part serious.

Kate smiled, understanding her dual meaning and gave Max a sweet kiss. "Don't you forget it," she said after their lips parted and winked. "Now come on, my tea's calling!"

Kate pulled her forward and they walked inside, hand in hand. As the doors closed behind them, the blonde said, "Let's get a water to drink these pills down. I've never done it, but I don't think I'd be a fan of taking DayQuil with a gulp of tea."

"Downing pills with a hot drink does sound pretty gross," Max said, knowing neither would be getting a cold tea.

There was just one person ahead of them, a young college aged woman who was fairly attractive. As the girl dropped a dollar in the tip jar, Max thought how her gaze would usually linger on a cute girl like this one, or even would cause her to give a second glance, wondering what the chances were that the person was gay, not that she would have the nerve to talk to them even if she did know. It didn't matter now though. She had her person, she didn't need to look anymore. Max didn't even have the desire. The only reason she thought about the woman ahead of them for more than a second was because of the confirmation it gave to her of her own contentment. It was an unnecessary affirmation of her commitment to Kate, but it felt good to think about.