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Maya Bishop is in her junior year of high school. She is one of the fastest runners on her track team and has won numerous medals, her life revolved around running. She spent so much time running that she didn’t have a dating life. Several guys have asked her on dates, but she always turned them down, telling them she had to focus on running. The truth is that she isn’t interested in boys, she liked girls. She was born different than the others and was conscientious of her body. She was born Intersex, but never shared it with anyone. She didn’t feel people would accept her for being that way.Maya is sitting in science class when the teacher enters the room with a beautiful tall brunette girl. Maya sits up in her seat when she sees them enter the room, to get a better look at the beautiful girl. ‘Holy fuck, she’s gorgeous’ Maya said to herself.“Class, we have a new student joining us today. I want you all to welcome Carina Deluca to the class. Carina, you can go sit at the desk in front of Maya. Maya, would you help Carina get settled and answer any questions she may have?” The teacher said.Maya nods her head, unable to speak, being left speechless from the girl’s beauty. “Hi, I’m…I’m…I’m Maya.” Maya stammered over her words.“Hi, I’m Carina Deluca.” Carina smiled, saying the words in the most beautiful accent Maya has ever heard. Carina is looking into the most beautiful blue eyes she’s ever seen.“I love your accent, where are you from?” Maya asked smiling, her cheeks turning red.“I’m Italian, we just moved here from Italy. I love your blue eyes, they’re the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen.” Carina smiled, looking in Maya’s eyes.“Thank you.” Maya said her cheeks full on red from embarrassment.“Ok class, I have a new science project for you, and you will need to do it in pairs, so find a partner and let me know who you’re partnering with.” The teacher said.Carina turned in her seat towards Maya, “Would you be my partner, since I don’t know anyone in here yet?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.Maya felt like her heart was going to beat out of her chest as Carina spoke to her. “Ye..Yes, I’ll be your partner.” Maya stumbled over her words, smiling sheepishly.“Great, now we just have to figure out a schedule to meet up to work on the project.” Carina said smiling widely. “Can we meet up at lunch to discuss it?”“Yeah, sure.” Maya smiled. Maya couldn’t concentrate on anything the teacher was saying the rest of the class, totally distracted by Carina’s beauty and she smelled amazing. Maya kept taking deep breaths just to get a whiff of the perfume Carina was wearing.Maya is walking to her truck when Carina notices her, running up to her. “Hey, are we still meeting up to talk about the project?” Carina asked smiling.“Yeah, I’m just going to run to get something to eat really quick.” Maya said smiling.“Do you mind if I come with you?” Carina asked.“No, I’ll get the door for you.” Maya said, opening the door for Carina.“I like your truck, it’s blue just like your eyes.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Thank you, I bought it with the money I made working on my grandpa’s ranch. I help him out in the evenings and on weekends.” Maya said.“What kind of ranch does he have?” Carina asked curiously.“He has a cattle ranch and some horses.” Maya replied.“I’ve never seen a real cattle ranch. Can you ride the horses?” Carina said attentively.“Yeah, the horses are really gentle and I love riding them. Maybe you can come with me sometime and see the ranch and ride a horse.” Maya said, not making eye contact with Carina.“Yes, I’d love to! I’ve never ridden a horse before, so you’ll have to teach me how.” Carina smiled.“It’s not that hard, the important thing is to not be scared and to hold on tightly to the reins. If you’re afraid, the horse will sense it. I can definitely teach you how to ride.” Maya smiled shyly.“Great, it’s a date then.” Carina smiled.“What?” Maya said with a look of surprise on her face.“I didn’t mean it like a date, date. I just mean I’ll make a note of it in my phone.” Carina quickly said.“Oh, ok.” Maya said nervously.“I’ve never been on a real date anyway, so I wouldn’t know how to date.” Carina said laughing.“What? A girl as beautiful as you have never been on a date?” Maya said turning red at her own words.“You think I’m beautiful?” Carina asked smiling. “Nope, I never met anyone I wanted to date. I had friends I went to the movies and stuff with, but never dated. What about you? I bet you get asked on dates all the time.” Carina said smiling.“Umm, yes, I think you are very beautiful. Nope, I’ve never dated anyone either. I don’t really have time for dating, with track practice and working on the ranch.” Maya responded, her hands tightly holding the steering wheel, eyes forward on the road.“Are you going to have any time to work on the project with me? I mean, with your busy schedule are you going to be able to find the time for it?” Carina asked.“I’ll find the time; I just have to rearrange a few things.” Maya replied.“When do you want to start working on it then? Maybe you can come to my house, and we can work on it there.” Carina said.“Ok, when do you want to start? I can be available whenever you want except, I can’t miss track practice, my coach doesn’t take any excuses for missing except death.” Maya laughed.“How about tomorrow after your practice?” Carina asked.“Yeah, I can make that happen.” Maya smiled.After school, Maya is walking to her truck when she sees Carina walking with a guy, they’re laughing and talking as they get in a very nice Porsche. Who is that guy and what’s he doing with Carina? I’ve never seen him around here before, Maya was thinking to herself. Maya is watching closely as they drive off, Carina waving to her, Maya waving back.The next day in class Carina turns in her chair facing Maya, “Hi, are we still on for today?” Carina asked.“Yeah, but practice will be longer because I have a race this weekend. I should be finished by 7:00 if that’s not too late.” Maya replied.“That’s perfect, we usually have dinner around that time so you can eat with us. My Mamma is the best cook in the world, you’ll love eating her lasagna.” Carina said smiling.“Ok, I love lasagna, so I’ll be looking forward to it.” Maya responded.As Maya is getting in her truck during lunch, Carina approaches her, “Hey, do you mind if I go to lunch with you again?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“No, that’s fine.” Maya replied, opening the door for Carina.They decided to go to McDonald’s, Maya ordered a salad and water, Carina decided to order the same thing. Maya takes out her wallet to pay for their lunches. “Maya, you don’t have to buy my lunch, I have money.” Carina said.“No, I want to, don’t worry about it.” Maya said smiling.“Well, thank you, I’ll repay you with amazing lasagna at my house tonight.” Carina smiled.Maya chuckled, “Ok, deal.”Maya is at track practice when she notices Carina watching from the bleachers. “Bishop, what are you doing? I’ve called your name 3 times already!” The coach yelled.“Sorry coach, I was distracted.” Maya said looking up at Carina, who waved at her.“I can see that. Is she a friend of yours? I can see why you were distracted.” The coach said smiling at Maya.“Yeah, sort of, we’re in the same class and are working on a project together.” Maya replied.“She’s pretty, but you need to get your head in the game, we have a big competition coming up and you must be prepared for it. This could determine if you make it to state or not, and I know you can do it. You’re the best in the state so don’t let anyone or anything distract you. It could lead to a lot of college offers for you.” The coach said, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder, looking her in the eyes.“Yes, sir, I’ll be fully prepared.” Maya replied.After practice Maya was walking to her truck when Carina approached her. “Hey, you’re really good, and so fast. I forgot to give you my address so you can come over.” Carina said handing Maya a piece of paper with her address on it.“I need to run home and shower before coming over. As you can see and probably smell, I’m sweaty from practice.” Maya said pointing to all the sweat on her shirts, smiling.“Yeah, you are very sweaty right now.” Carina said looking at all the sweat on Maya’s body, smiling. “We need to exchange numbers, so I don’t have to stalk you at practice anymore.” Carina laughed.“Yes, right. I don’t know why I didn’t think of that earlier.” Maya said, taking out her phone and handing it to Carina. Carina takes the phone, typing her number in it, then calling her phone to have Maya’s number, before handing it back to Maya. Maya looks at her phone noticing Carina typed in her contact as ‘beautiful Italian’, causing Maya to smile. “So, what did you type my contact in your phone as?” Maya asked, smiling shyly at Carina. Carina shows Maya her phone where she has typed her contact as ‘beautiful blue eyes’. Maya looks at Carina, they both share a wide smile. “I guess I’ll see you in a little while, beautiful Italian.” Maya said smiling as she got inside her truck.“I guess so, beautiful blue eyes.” Carina said smiling as she walked away.As soon as Maya gets home, she runs upstairs to the shower, stripping down naked rapidly, jumping in the shower. Maya can’t stop thinking about Carina, how beautiful she is and how hot her body is. Maya shakes her head, trying to stop thinking about Carina, before she gets herself in a predicament. Maya dresses quickly, running down the stairs, about to head out the door. “Maya, where are you going?” Maya’s mom Katherine asked.“I’m going to a friend’s house to work on my project for science.” Maya responded.“What about dinner? You haven’t eaten yet.” Katherine asked.“I’ve been invited to eat dinner at her house. I won’t be out late.” Maya replied, walking out the door.Maya knocks on the door, shifting from foot to foot nervously waiting for someone to open the door. Carina opens the door smiling, “Come in.”Maya steps inside, Carina closing the door behind her. An older woman walks in the room, “Maya, this is my Mamma, Lucia, Mamma this is Maya, we’re going to be in my room working on a project for science.” Carina said smiling.“Nice to meet you Mrs.Deluca.” Maya said extending her hand.“I’m Italian, I don’t do handshakes, I only do hugs.” Lucia said embracing Maya in a soft hug, her accent as beautiful as Carina’s.“Yes ma’am.” Maya said smiling, hugging her back.“Come on, let’s go to my room.” Carina said, taking Maya’s hand, leading her upstairs.As they enter Carina’s room, Maya notices all the Italian memorabilia all around her room. Carina sits on her bed, patting a spot for Maya to sit. Maya nervously approaches the bed, sitting down slowly. “Where do you want to start?” Carina asked smiling.“What?” Maya asked unsure of what Carina was asking.“Let’s start by talking a little first, you know, get to know each other better. That way we can relax and focus on the project better.” Carina said.“Ok, what do you want to talk about? Tell me about why you came to America.” Maya asked.“My father is bipolar, and he was abusive to us, not physically but mentally and emotionally, so my mother was offered a job at a hospital here and took it to get us away from him.” Carina explained. “Have you lived here all your life?” Carina asked.“Yeah, I was born and raised here. My family has lived here all the way back to my great great grandfather. The ranch has been handed down from generation to generation, so we just stayed here.” Maya replied. “I can’t really see myself living anywhere else.”“So, what do you want to do when you graduate next year?” Carina asked.“I’ll probably just help my grandpa work on the ranch. He’s not in as good of health anymore and needs help taking care of it. I love working with him and learning about ranching and stuff. He’s taught me how to operate all the equipment and how to take care of the animals.” Maya replied. “What about you, what do you want to do when you graduate this year?” Maya asked.“I’m going to college to become a doctor. My father is a doctor, and my mamma is a nurse, so healthcare is in my blood.” Carina chuckled.“What kind of doctor do you want to be?” Maya asked curiously.“I haven’t fully decided yet. I would like to be an OB/GYN and maybe also a trauma doctor. My father works in trauma and loves it, he says there’s always excitement in that department. I like exciting things and I think delivering babies would be exciting as well.” Carina said smiling as she talked about delivering babies.“That sounds like a lot of college to me.” Maya laughed.“It is, but it’ll be worth it in the long run.” Carina said. “What do you think you would do if you didn’t work on the ranch?” Carina asked.“I don’t know, I’ve never thought of anything else besides working on the ranch. I’ll think about it and get back to you.” Maya chuckled.“When are you taking me to ride horses at your ranch? I’m really looking forward to it.” Carina asked, leaning closer to Maya.“Umm, when would you like to go?” Maya said gulping because of the closeness of Carina to her.“Well, how about this weekend, after your competition?” Carina asked smiling.“Ok.” Maya said unable to form more than one word.Carina’s mom walks in the room to let them know dinner is ready. Maya and Carina walk downstairs, sitting at the table as a young guy joins them, the same guy Maya saw Carina with. “Andrea, did you wash your hands?” Lucia asked.“Yes, mamma.” Andrea replied.“Andrea, this is my friend Maya, we’re working on a project for school together.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Hi.” Maya said nervously.“Hi, you can call me Andrew, only my family calls me Andrea.” Andrea said smiling at Maya.Lucia dishes up everyone’s plates, Carina passing them to everyone. Maya takes a bite of the lasagna, moaning without realizing it, everyone looks at her. “I’m sorry, this is just so delicious, I’ve never had lasagna this good before.” Maya quickly said, turning red from embarrassment.“That’s fine, I like when my guests enjoy my cooking.” Lucia said smiling at Maya.Carina walked Maya to her truck as she was leaving her home, “I had a good time talking with you tonight. We didn’t get anything done on the project though.” Carina chuckled.“I had a good time too. We have plenty of time to get the project done, we can meet up again to work on it.” Maya said smiling, looking down at her feet.“I’ll see you tomorrow.” Carina smiled, leaning in to hug Maya.Maya hugs Carina back, loving the feeling of Carina in her arms. “Yeah, I’ll see you at school. Thank your mom again for the wonderful lasagna.” Maya said smiling as she got in the truck. Carina turned to leave, Maya watching her walk away. “Damn she is so fucking sexy!” Maya said to herself.Maya and Carina ate lunch together every day this week, talking and learning more about each other. It’s the day of Maya’s track meet and she’s on the field stretching, when she hears, “Maya!” She looks up to see Carina in the stands waving at her, and waves back, smiling widely. Her coach approaches her, “Get your head on track, Bishop, she’ll be waiting when it’s over.” The coach said smiling.“Yes, sir, I’m ready.” Maya responded with a smile.Maya came in first place on every event she had entered, winning 4 medals for the day. Maya is walking towards the locker room when she sees Carina, “Hi.” Maya said smiling.“Hi, you were amazing out there, I didn’t realize how good you actually are.” Carina said hugging her.“Thanks, I work hard. I’m actually good at a lot of things.” Maya smiled. “Do you still want to go ride horses later?” Maya asked.“Definitely, I’ve been looking forward to it all week. What time are you picking me up?” Carina asked.“Give me an hour to shower and change and I’ll come pick you up.” Maya smiled.As Maya knocked on the door, Lucia answered it, “Come in Maya, Carina is just about ready. She wasn’t sure what to wear to ride a horse and has changed several times.” Lucia said laughing.“She just needs to wear long pants and shoes, no heels or sandals.” Maya responded smiling. “Thank you again for the lasagna.”“You’re quite welcome. I hope to see you for dinner more often, I love when people actually enjoy my food.” Lucia smiled.Carina walks down the stairs in a pair of nicely fitting jeans and tennis shoes, Maya’s mouth goes dry seeing how hot she looks in the jeans. “Is this ok for riding horses?” Carina asked.“It’s perfect.” Maya said smiling. “Are you ready to go?” Maya asked.Maya opened the door for Carina, helping her inside the truck. Maya kept looking at Carina with a sparkle in her eyes, and Carina noticed it. “I’m excited about going to the ranch. Does your grandpa know you’re bringing me to ride horses?” Carina asked curiously.“Yeah, I told him I was bringing a friend with me today, he’s excited to meet you. I’ve never taken anyone out there except my best friend Andy.” Maya replied.“Oh, is Andy a guy friend of yours?” Carina asked, feeling a twang of jealousy rising inside.Maya chuckles, “No, Andy is a girl who I grew up with, she use to live next door to us, but they moved to a different area a couple of years ago. She goes to a different school now, so we don’t see each other much anymore.” Maya responded. “Plus, she’s usually hanging out with her boyfriend Ryan. They’re practically stuck together like glue.” Maya chuckled.“Because they’re in love.” Carina smiled.“I guess, but I don’t know anything about love yet.” Maya smiled.“You’ve never been in love before?” Carina asked.“Nope, how can I fall in love when I don’t even have time to date?” Maya chuckled.“Maybe you should make time to date then. Your person could be right under your nose, and you wouldn’t know it.” Carina said looking out the window.“I guess I should, but I’m not interested in dating anyone right now.” Maya responded.“Oh, I understand, I’m not interested in dating anyone right now either.” Carina said, knowing she was lying because she wanted to date Maya so badly.“That’s why we make perfect friends, we both have a lot in common that way.” Maya said, knowing she wanted to date Carina but doesn’t know the first thing about dating or relationships, since she’s never done either.“Yeah, perfect friends.” Carina said disappointed, looking out the window.“Are you ok?” Maya asked, noticing the tone in Carina’s voice.“Yeah, I’m fine, just excited and a bit nervous about riding a horse.” Carina smiled.“You’ll be fine, I won’t let anything happen to you.” Maya smiled.As they pulled up at the ranch, Maya’s grandpa came out to greet them. “Hey kiddo, who’s your pretty little friend?” Her grandpa asked smiling.“Grandpa, this is Carina, the girl I told you about. We’re going to ride horses and I’m going to show her around the ranch.” Maya said hugging her grandpa.“You’re prettier than a newborn filly in springtime.” Her grandpa said smiling at Carina.“Thank you. I’m excited to be here.” Carina said smiling.“Take her around the ranch and let her see what we do around here all day.” Her grandpa said, patting Maya on the back.“What do you want to do first? We can ride horses first or I can show you around and ride horses later.” Maya said smiling.“How about you show me around first, it’s so beautiful here.” Carina said looking around at all the tall trees and flowers.“Ok, how about we go feed some baby calves together?” Maya asked.“I’ve never done that before, is it hard to do?” Carina asked.“No, you just make a bottle for them, then feed it to them.” Maya smiled.They went into the barn where the baby calves were, Carina smiling and petting them. “Watch this.” Maya said holding out her finger, the calf sucking it.Carina laughed, “Let me try it.” Carina stuck her finger out and the baby calf latched on quickly sucking her finger, Carina giggling. “That feels weird.” Carina smiled.Maya shows Carina how to make the bottles for the calves, handing one to Carina. “Just hold it up to them and they’ll do the rest.” Maya said, holding up a bottle for the calf to suck on. Carina held hers up and a baby calf sucked all the milk down quickly, Carina loving the whole experience.“That was fun, what else can we do.” Carina asked excitedly.“I can take you out on the 4-wheeler and show you more of the ranch. There’s some very pretty places I like to go to think and just enjoy nature and the stars.” Maya said.“Let’s do it, I’ve never been on a 4-wheeler before.” Carina said excitedly.They walked over to the 4-wheeler, Maya climbing on first, helping Carina get on behind her. “You have to hold on tightly, so you don’t fall off or something.” Maya said.“The only thing there is to hold on to is you.” Carina said wrapping her arms around Maya. Carina was happy she was behind Maya so she couldn’t see the huge grin on her face.“That’s fine, just hold on tight.” Maya said, looking forward, not letting Carina see the smile on her face. “Here we go.” Maya said hitting the throttle, Carina hanging on for dear life.Maya took her to a water crossing on the property, stopping before entering the water. “You’ll get wet if we cross it. Do we cross it or not?” Maya asked smiling.“Absolutely, I’m not afraid of getting wet, besides I want the full experience of being on a ranch.” Carina smiled.Maya hit the throttle, the water shooting up, hitting them everywhere. Carina is laughing as the water completely soaks her. Maya stops at a shaded area that she likes to go to sometimes. Carina gets off first, wringing out her hair. As Maya starts to get off, she notices Carina’s wet shirt that is showing her hard nipples through it, causing her to fall getting off the 4-wheeler. “Are you ok?” Carina asked, giggling, as she helped her up.“Yeah, I just slipped getting off.” Maya said not looking at Carina.“This is beautiful, I love the way the trees are almost shaped into a heart.” Carina said.“My grandpa made it that way for my grandma. She would come out here and sit for hours just enjoying nature.” Maya said, looking around.“Where’s your grandma now?” Carina asked.“She’s in the house, she’s not in very good health anymore. I’ll introduce you to her when we get back. Be ready to answer a million questions because she holds the record for the most questions asked.” Maya said laughing.“I’m soaking wet.” Carina laughed.“I told you we would get wet going through the water, but you insisted.” Maya chuckled.“I loved it, I want to come out here again.” Carina said smiling.“I can arrange that for you.” Maya smiled. “We should get back before it gets dark, grandpa will worry about us out here on the 4-wheeler without any lights.” Maya said helping Carina back on.“I didn’t realize we’ve been out here so long. It’s going to be too late to ride horses now, isn’t it?” Carina asked disappointedly.“Yeah, but we can come back another time for that.” Maya smiled.As they got back to the house Maya took Carina inside to introduce her to her Grandma. “Nana, where are you? I’m betting you’re in the kitchen baking something.” Maya said walking to the kitchen, seeing her grandma, she calls Nana, taking a pie out of the oven.“Hi, Maya, who’s your friend? Your grandpa told me you brought a beautiful young lady with you.” Nana said smiling.“Nana, this is Carina, Carina this is my Nana.” Maya said smiling.“Come here and give me a hug.” Nana said, grabbing Carina, pulling her in for a tight hug.“Hi, thank you for allowing me to come to your ranch, it’s nice to meet you.” Carina said towering over the short older woman.“Darlin’ you’re welcome here anytime. Would you like a piece of pie? I just baked a fresh peach pie and I know it’s your favorite Maya.” Nana said smiling at Maya.“You know I never can turn down your peach pie.” Maya smiled, hugging her Nana.“I like your accent Carina, where are you from?” Nana asked.“I’m originally from Italy, we just moved here this year.” Carina replied.“You’re the first friend besides Andy, Maya has brought to the ranch. She doesn’t like to share it with people, so you must be pretty special to her.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“Nana, I don’t bring people out here because I like to enjoy being here by myself, working and helping grandpa.” Maya quickly said.“Sure, if you say so.” Nana said giggling.Carina and Maya both turned red from embarrassment from what Nana said. They ate the pie as Nana pounded Carina with a million questions about Italy, her family, and herself. As they prepared to leave, Nana hugged Carina whispering in her ear, “You come back anytime you want, and be patient with Maya, she doesn’t let people get too close to her, but I can tell she really likes you.” Nana winked at Carina as she released her from the hug.“Yes ma’am, I will and thank you so much for the pie and letting me visit your ranch.” Carina smiled. Maya was watching the interaction between her Nana and Carina, wondering what she was whispering to Carina.As Maya was driving them back to town Maya really wanted to know what her Nana said to Carina. “What was Nana saying to you before we left?” Maya asked, curiosity getting to her.“Huh?” Carina asked smiling.“When Nana was hugging you, I saw her whispering in your ear.” Maya said.“Oh, she was telling me to come back anytime I wanted to. I love your Nana, she’s so sweet.” Carina responded.“That’s it?” Maya asked looking confused.“Pretty much.” Carina replied, looking out the window.Maya’s phone rings and Andy’s name pops up on her screen. “Hey Andy, what’s up? I have a friend with me and you’re on speaker.” Maya said.“I need you to come and help me. I had a flat tire and can’t get the lug nuts off and Ryan is out of town this weekend.” Andy said.“Ok, send me the address and I’ll be there soon, I just left the ranch, so it’ll be a few minutes.” Maya replied hanging up the phone. “Do I need to take you home first?” Maya asked.“No, we can go help your friend first.” Carina said, wanting to meet Maya’s friend Andy.Maya pulls up behind Andy’s car, getting out, “Hey, where’s your lug wrench?” Maya asked.“It’s on the lug nut that won’t budge!” Andy replied angrily.Carina got out of truck standing beside Maya, “Oh, Andy this is Carina, Carina this is Andy.” Maya said.“Hi, did Maya take you to the ranch with her?” Andy asked looking confused.“Yes, we had a great time. The ranch is beautiful and I got to feed the calves.” Carina responded smiling wide.“Hmm, Maya doesn’t usually take people out there, she must really like you.” Andy said, looking Carina up and down. “You’re tall and beautiful so I can see why she would like you though.” Andy chuckled.“I can hear you, Andy!” Maya shouted, loosening the lug nuts.“I know, that’s why I said it.” Andy laughed.“Shut up or I’ll put these nuts on here so tight you’ll never get them off.” Maya said.“Ok, I’m shutting up.” Andy said, throwing her hands in the air.As Maya pulled up to Carina’s house she opened the door for her, helping her out of the truck. “I had a great time with you today.” Maya said, walking Carina to the door.“Me too, I can’t wait to do it again.” Carina said smiling.“Well, I guess I better go now.” Maya said about to turn around, when Carina wrapped her arms around Maya hugging her tightly.“What are you doing tomorrow?” Carina asked smiling.“I’m going back to the ranch to help grandpa repair some fence the cows have knocked down. Would you like to come with me? You can visit with Nana while we repair the fence, it shouldn’t take that long. We can ride the horses afterwards if you want.” Maya said speaking fast.“Yes, I’d love to!” Carina said excitedly smiling big.“Ok, but you’ll have to get up early. We like to get work done before it gets too hot.” Maya said smiling.“What time is early?” Carina asked.“I’ll be here around 6:00 in the morning to pick you up if you’re going. Don’t worry about eating breakfast, Nana will have a feast prepared for us.” Maya smiled.Carina loves to sleep late on the weekends, but she will gladly give that up for the chance to spend more time at the ranch with Maya. “Ok, I’ll be ready when you get here then.” Carina said smiling.“Ok, well, I’ll see you tomorrow then.” Maya said smiling.When Maya got home, she took a quick shower and got into bed, reading a text message Carina had sent her while she was showering. “Thank you again for taking me to the ranch. I really enjoyed spending the day there with you.” Carina’s message read.Carina is laying in bed staring at her phone, wondering if Maya is going to respond to her text, when a message from her pops up, “Thank you for coming with me, I enjoyed spending the day with you as well. Good night, beautiful Italian, I’ll see you in the morning.” Maya’s text read.“Buona Notte, Beautiful blue eyes.” Carina typed smiling.

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Maya messages Carina to let her know she’s on the way to pick her up. Carina woke up extra early to dress and be ready when Maya got there. Carina is sitting on the front porch as Maya pulls in her driveway, exiting to open the door for Carina, helping her inside. “Good morning.” Maya said smiling.“Good morning. I’m excited to be going back to the ranch today. I hope we get to ride the horses this time.” Carina said giggling with excitement.“I’ll make sure we get to ride today, just for you.” Maya said, getting in the driver’s seat smiling at Carina.“Thank you, Bella.” Carina smiled.“What did you just call me?” Maya laughed, looking curiously at Carina.“Oh, I called you Bella, it’s beautiful in Italian. It’s not anything bad, I promise.” Carina said giggling.“You’re welcome, beautiful.” Maya replied, her cheeks turning red.“I love it when your cheeks turn so red.” Carina smiled flirtatiously at Maya.“I’m glad someone does.” Maya chuckled nervously.When they reach the ranch, they go inside to see that Nana had prepared a huge breakfast for them, with pancakes, waffles, eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, and gravy. “You’ve outdone yourself this time.” Maya said hugging her Nana.“I know how your grandpa thinks breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and since you’ve brought a guest, I wanted to make sure I prepared something she would eat.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“I’m not a picky eater, and there’s plenty of food here, I really enjoy.” Carina smiled.“Nana, Carina is going to stay with your while we go repair the fence by the hay meadow.” Maya said to Nana.“I can help you clean the kitchen and do anything else you need.” Carina smiled.“You need to hang on to this one, she offered to help with the cleaning, that’s a sign of a good wife.” Nana said smiling at Maya.Maya instantly turned red, “Maybe she doesn’t want to ever get married.” Maya said.“No, I plan on getting married someday, when the right person comes along.” Carina quickly responded.“I don’t plan on ever getting married.” Maya said putting her dish on the counter.“You never know Maya, if the right person comes along, you’ll change your mind real quick. I wasn’t planning on getting married when I met your grandpa, but he swept me off my feet with his blue eyes and charming smile.” Nana said smiling at Maya.“I don’t think that’ll ever happen to me. I’m going to go help grandpa, I’ll be back as soon as we’re finished.” Maya said sounding sad.Carina noticed the change in Maya’s demeanor when they talked about marriage. Why wouldn’t Maya want to get married and have a family someday? Carina was thinking to herself.“Don’t let what Maya said affect you. She’s had a lot of struggles in the past and doesn’t let anyone close enough to fall in love with. I don’t know how much you know about Maya, but I think you might be the one who can help her get over her insecurities. As far as I know she’s never even dated anyone. She’s a bit of a loner and spends most of her time either practicing her running or out here working on the ranch. Whatever you do, don’t let her push you away. If she tries to, it’s because you’re getting too close to her, and she really likes you. She’s a great girl who loves her family and this ranch, and who is one of the hardest workers we’ve ever had.”“What kind of insecurities does she have? Maybe I can help her work through them.” Carina asked curiously.“It’s not my place to talk about, Maya will have to tell you when she’s ready, but whatever you do, don’t push her to talk about something if she doesn’t want to or she’ll shut down completely. That’s the best advice I can give you, if you care for her as much as I think you do, and I can tell for certain that she truly cares for you.” Nana said smiling at Carina, holding her hand in hers.“Yes ma’am, I’ll definitely remember that, and I really do care about her. She’s the first person I met when I got to school and it’s like I had this instant connection to her. I can’t explain it, but when I looked in those beautiful blue eyes, I got lost in them.” Carina smiled giggling. “I can tell there’s something special about her.”“Maya is a very special girl, she’s unlike any other you’ve ever met. She loves deeply and she would give her life for those she cares about.” Nana smiled, patting Carina on the arm. “Now, let’s get this mess cleaned up before they come in for lunch starving.” Nana chuckled.“Thank you for all the advice and information. I can’t wait to get to know more about her and hopefully help her any way possible.” Carina said getting up to take the dishes to the sink.“You have to break down her wall brick by brick, that’s the only way she’ll ever let you in, and please don’t ever break her heart.” Nana said, handing Carina an apron to put on.“I have no intentions of ever hurting her in any way. I really like her a lot, like a lot a lot.” Carina giggled.“I can see that with the way you look at her and she looks at you. You two are a very adorable couple.” Nana said smiling.“A couple?” Carina asked looking confused.“I wasn’t born yesterday; I can tell you like Maya as more than just a friend.” Nana chuckled.“Yes, but I don’t think Maya is the same as I am.” Carina said.“You would have to ask her that, but you might be surprised.” Nana smiled.“Oh, ok.” Carina responded not knowing what else to say. Is Maya into girls as well? Maybe that’s why she doesn’t date, Carina said to herself.At 11:00 on the dot, Maya and her grandpa walked in the house, both filthy from repairing the fence. “You two need showers, you are filthy and smell bad. Did you lay down in the dirt and roll around or what?” Nana asked smiling at them.“No, but somebody kept teasing me and decided to wrestle with me and threw me in a huge mess or cow poop.” Maya said looking at her grandpa.“You should’ve been stronger kiddo.” Grandpa said laughing.“I am stronger, I just didn’t want to hurt you.” Maya said flexing her muscles. Smiling at her grandpa.“Ok you two, get cleaned up now. Carina, can you help me set the table for lunch?” Nana said.Maya comes in the kitchen looking and smelling much better, Carina taking a big whiff or her cologne. “Hi, did you enjoy your time with Nana?” Maya asked smiling at Carina.“Yes, it was very interesting. I learned a lot from her.” Carina said smiling mischievously.“You did, did you? Did she tell you all kinds of stories about the stupid stuff I did as a child?” Maya chuckled.“Maybe, but you’ll never know.” Carina smiled.“I bet I could tickle it out of you if I wanted to.” Maya smiled.“No, you can’t because I’m not ticklish.” Carina said, although she is very ticklish.“We’ll see about that someday.” Maya smiled.After lunch Maya took Carina to the stables to saddle the horses for their ride. Carina is watching Maya throw the saddle on the horse’s back like it was nothing, her muscles showing in the tank top she was wearing. Carina had to look away to catch her breath, because Maya looked so hot in that shirt.“Ok, I’m going to help you get on since you’ve never ridden a horse before. Put your foot in the stirrup, hold on to the saddle horn and pull yourself up, I’ll give you a boost to help you.” Maya said.Carina did just as Maya told her but couldn’t pull herself up enough, so Maya put her hands on Carina’s sides pushing her up on the horse. “I did it! Well, with a little help from you.” Carina giggled.“You did great for your first time; a lot of people can’t even get their foot in the stirrup.” Maya chuckled, climbing on the horse she had for herself. “Walk beside me and hold on to the reins.” Maya instructed Carina.“Go.” Carina said to the horse, but it didn’t budge. “Go, now.” Carina said a little louder.Maya burst out laughing, “That’s not how you get him to go, you have to nudge him with your foot like this.” Maya said lightly nudging the side of the horse with her foot, the horse moving.“You forgot to tell me that part.” Carina smiled, nudging her horse, it finally moving beside Maya’s horse.“You also need to pull back on the reins when you want him to stop.” Maya said laughing.“That’s important to know!” Carina said loudly, sounding afraid.“Are you ok? If you’re afraid the horse will know and not listen to you.” Maya said.“No, it’s just this is my first time and I’m afraid of doing something wrong.” Carina said.“You’re doing great, just walk him beside me and he’ll be fine, and you have to relax.” Maya smiled.“There’s a lot to riding a horse, I thought you just sat on it and it did everything on it’s own.” Carina said seriously.“It’s actually very pleasurable and relaxing once you get the hang of it.” Maya said smiling.“You’re going to have to give me lots of lessons for me to be good at it.” Carina smiled.“I’ll give you all the lessons you want.” Maya replied smiling.They rode for several hours before returning to the stables, unsaddling the horses, watering them down and feeding them. “I think I’m going to be a bit sore tomorrow.” Carina chuckled. “Sitting like that all day has to make you sore the next day.” Carina said rubbing her legs.“You’ll definitely be sore tomorrow because you’re not use to it, but once you’ve ridden several times, it doesn’t make you sore anymore.” Maya responded chuckling.They went inside to get a drink and wash their hands, Nana and grandpa were sitting at the table drinking coffee. “Why don’t you take Carina to your special spot and show her how beautiful the stars are at night there?” Grandpa suggested smiling.“I guess we could do that, if you want.” Maya said to Carina.“I’d love to see your special spot, if you’re ok showing it to me.” Carina smiled.“Make sure you put a couple bales of hay in the back and a blanket to sit on so you can get the full effect.” Grandpa said to Maya, smiling mischievously.“Ok. Nana, where’s the blanket I like to use?” Maya asked, glaring at her grandpa.“It’s in the hall closet, where it usually is.” Nana said pointing to the hall closet.Maya retrieves the blanket, walking back to where Carina is. “Are you ready? We can take some drinks and something to eat out there.” Maya asked Carina, Carina nodding affirmatively.“I already packed you some drinks and something to eat in the cooler.” Nana said smiling, Maya looking at her annoyed.“Thank you, Nana, I’ll bring the blanket back next time I come out here.” Maya said, putting her hand on Carina’s back to walk out the door.“Come back soon Carina, you’re always welcome here.” Nana said smiling.“Thank you, I’ll definitely take you up on that.” Carina smiled to Nana.“Give us a hug before you leave.” Grandpa said smiling.Maya walked to give them a hug, “Not you…Carina.” They said in unison.“Ok then.” Maya said gesturing for Carina to go hug her grandparents.Carina hugged both before walking out the door with Maya. “I’m sorry, they’re a bit much sometimes.” Maya said to Carina.“Don’t apologize, I love your grandparents, they remind me of mine.” Carina smiled.“Yeah, they’re pretty amazing, even if they get a kick out of messing with me.” Maya chuckled, putting the cooler and blanket in the truck. “I have to pull over to the barn to get some hay really quick.” Maya said, driving her truck to the barn. “Stay here, it’ll just take a second.” Maya said getting out of the truck throwing 4 heavy bales of hay in the back of her truck like it was nothing. Carina watching her every move.They reach Maya’s special spot, Maya sets the cooler with the drinks and food on the tailgate of her truck, placing the blanket neatly on the bales of hay so Carina wouldn’t get hay in her hair. Maya helps Carina climb in the back of her truck, Carina sitting on the blanket, as Maya hands her a drink and sandwich Nana had made for them. “It’s so beautiful out here. I can see why this is your special spot. Look at the sun setting over the mountains. I have to get a picture of this, I’ve never seen anything like it.” Carina said taking out her phone snapping pictures of the sunset and sneaking a picture of Maya when she wasn’t paying attention, at least that’s what she thought.“Did you just take a picture of me?” Maya asked smiling.“Maybe.” Carina smiled.“At least let me be looking at the camera when you do and not my backside bending over.” Maya chuckled.“Then get over here so I can take a picture of both of us watching the sunset.” Carina said, motioning for Maya to sit beside her. Maya sits beside her as Carina takes a picture of them, Maya smiling her sheepish grin, Carina smiling big.“Let me see it.” Maya said reaching for Carina’s phone, Carina pulling away from her.“Nu uh.” Carina giggled, laying down on the blanket, holding her phone tightly to her chest.“You do know I’m much stronger than you and can take it from you if I really wanted to.” Maya smiled.“You can try it, but you won’t succeed.” Carina said chuckling.“Oh yeah.” Maya said, pouncing on Carina tickling her until she let go of the phone.“That’s not fair, you didn’t use your strength to get it, you tickled me.” Carina said laughing.“I thought you said you weren’t ticklish?” Maya said looking deep in Carina’s eyes.“I may have lied, just a little bit.” Carina laughed.When Maya realized she was still laying on Carina she jumped up quickly, moving to beside her. “I’m sorry, I didn’t realize I was literally laying on you like that.” Maya said in embarrassment.“It’s ok, we were just goofing around.” Carina said, trying to ease Maya’s mind, rubbing her back.“Yeah, I forgot I’m so much stronger than you are though.” Maya said chuckling, trying to ease Carina.“Ok, we’ve already established that you’re much stronger than me, you don’t have to keep reminding me.” Carina laughed.“Look, the stars are starting to come out.” Maya said pointing to the sky.“Wow, that’s amazing. Look, there’s the big dipper.” Carina said pointing to the sky.“No, that’s the little dipper, the big dipper is over there, see the difference?” Maya said pointing to the big dipper.“Yeah, I see it now.” Carina said leaning towards Maya, their hands touching.Carina is looking around the sky, Maya looks down to see Carina’s hand almost on top of hers, leaning closer to Carina. “Isn’t this the most beautiful thing ever.” Carina asked looking around the sky.“Yes, it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.” Maya said looking at Carina.Carina turned to see Maya staring at her, “You’re not even looking at the sky.” Carina smiled.“No, I’m not, I’m looking at something even more beautiful.” Maya said, unsure of where she got the nerve to say it.Carina leans in close to Maya, their lips almost touching. “I think you’re flirting with me.” Carina smiled.“I don’t know the first thing about flirting, I’m just stating facts.” Maya smiled.“Well, for someone who doesn’t know how to flirt, you’re doing a very good job.” Carina chuckled.Maya wants to kiss Carina so badly, but she’s never really kissed a girl before and panics. “I need to go use the bathroom; I’ll be right back.” Maya said jumping down from the truck, going behind some trees. What the hell are you doing, you can’t kiss her, no matter how much you want to, Maya says to herself.A few minutes later Maya returns, laying beside Carina on the blanket. “Are you ok?” Carina out sounding concerned.“Yes, I just drank too much water today.” Maya said, knowing she’s lying.“Let’s just lay here and look at the stars a little longer before we have to go.” Carina said leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Ok, whatever you want.” Maya said.“Maya, I need to tell you something, but I don’t know how you’ll react.” Carina said in a serious tone.“You can tell me anything, that’s what friends are for.” Maya said.“I’m afraid it might change our friendship or something.” Carina said tears in her eyes.“Hey, nothing is going to make me stop being friends with you, unless you tell me you murdered someone and you’re actually in a witness protection program or something.” Maya chuckled, trying to ease the tension for Carina.“No, it’s nothing like that. I’m just going to say it and we can talk about it if you want.” Carina said wiping the tears from her eyes.“Ok, I’m listening.” Maya said, taking her hand, rubbing it.“I like both girls and boys, but mostly girls.” Carina blurted out.“Ok… is that all?” Maya asked looking confused.“Yes, isn’t that enough?” Carina asked looking seriously at Maya.“Yes, but that’s no big deal to me. To tell the truth and I’ve never told anyone besides Andy, my parents, and grandparents this, I only like girls.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“Oh, thank God, I was afraid you wouldn’t want to be friends anymore if I told you. So, you like only girls huh?” Carina asked smiling.“Yes.” Maya smiled.“Does that include me?” Carina smiled, tilting her head sideways.“Of course it does, you’re a girl, aren’t you?” Maya said laughing.“Yes, but do you actually like, like me?” Carina asked.“Maybe.” Maya smiled sheepishly.“Good, because I really like you too.” Carina said smiling.“Oh, that’s good to know. Would you like to maybe go on an actual date sometimes?” Maya asked looking at her hands.“Yes, I’d love to go on my first date with you.” Carina smiled shaking her head.“Well, be forewarned, I’ve never dated before so I don’t know exactly what it entails.” Maya chuckled.“That’s ok, I’ve never dated either, so we’ll figure it out together.” Carina smiled.“Ok, how about Friday night after practice?” Maya asked smiling wide.“It’s a date.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Is there anything special you’d like to do on this date so I can attempt to plan it?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes.“It doesn’t matter as long as it’s with you.” Carina smiled.“Ok, then I’ll plan something for our official first date.” Maya smiled. “It’s getting late, and we have school tomorrow, I better get you home before you get in trouble.” Maya said, helping Carina down from the truck.Maya drove Carina home, opening the truck door for her, walking her to the door. “I had a great time tonight. I’ll see you tomorrow for lunch.” Maya said smiling like a cheshire cat.“Me too, I always enjoy spending time with you. I’ll see you at lunch.” Carina said wrapping her arms around Maya hugging her tighter than before, Maya reciprocating.“Good night, beautiful.” Maya said walking to her truck.“Good night, Bella.” Carina shouted back.

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The next day at school Maya notices 2 guys standing by Carina’s locker, talking to her and not letting her leave when she was trying to. Maya approaches them, “Hey, Carina, is everything ok?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Everything’s fine here Bishop, move along.” One of the boys said.“I’m not talking to you; I’m talking to Carina.” Maya sternly said to the boy.“Maybe she doesn’t want you talking to her.” The other boy said.“And maybe she doesn’t want you two bothering her.” Maya said, getting in the boy’s face.“Whoa, back off Bishop, if you know what’s good for you.” The boy said.“Yeah, and what are you going to do if I don’t?” Maya asked doubling her fist.“I’ll show you.” The boy said before he threw a punch at Maya, Maya ducking, hitting him in the stomach hard, the boy doubling over to the ground.“If you come anywhere near her again, I’ll do much worse than that. Come on Carina.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand.“I’m glad you showed up when you did, they were being very pushy.” Carina said looking at Maya.“Yeah, they’re jocks from the football team, they’re always hitting on girls. They just use them for sex then throw them away. They always try to hit on new girls first, and you’re still technically new. I’ll make sure they don’t bother you again.” Maya said, holding Carina’s hand as she walked her to class.“My hero, my knight in shining armor to my rescue.” Carina chuckled.“I don’t know about all that, but I wasn’t just going to stand back and let them bother you like that.” Maya said angrily.“I’ll see you at lunch.” Carina said walking into class.At lunch the 2 guys were waiting beside Maya’s truck, when she went outside. “Hey, Bishop, we have a score to settle.” The guy Maya punched said.“Oh yeah, what score is that?” Maya asked standing in front of the guy.Carina and Andrew saw the guys and Maya standing by her truck. “Oh no, come on Andrea.” Carina said walking fast towards Maya’s truck.“What’s going on?” Andrew asked Carina.“Maya got into it earlier when those guys were bothering me, and she punched one. It looks like they’re about to start fighting her again.” Carina said, approaching the truck.“Hey, Maya, what’s going on?” Andrew said standing beside her.“These guys think we have a score to settle from earlier.” Maya said looking the guy she punched earlier in the eyes.“Oh yeah, well it doesn’t look like a fair fight if it’s 2 on 1. I’ll back you up if they both try something.” Andrew said standing in front of the other guy.“Who do you think you are? This isn’t any of your business, you need to back off.” The guy said to Andrew.“Actually, this is my business, you were bothering my sister earlier so that makes it my business.” Andrew said, in the guy’s face.“Look we don’t have a problem with you, our issue is with Bishop.” The guy said to Andrew.“Well, Bishop is my friend and if you want to fight a girl then that makes you weak and I’m not going to stand here and watch some guys beat on a girl.” Andrew said angrily.“I can handle myself, one on one. Who wants to go first?” Maya asked looking at both guys.“I will.” The guy Maya punched earlier said throwing a punch at Maya hitting her shoulder as she ducked. Maya lunged at the guy knocking him to the ground, landing on top of him, punching him repeatedly in the face, blood coming from his mouth and nose.“Stop, he’s had enough!” The other guy shouted.“Maya, stop, you’re hurting him.” Carina yelled.Hearing Carina’s voice, Maya stopped punching the guy, getting up and helping him up. “Are we good here now?” Maya asked the guy.“Yes, we’re good. You throw one hell of a punch for a girl.” The guy said wiping the blood from his nose and mouth.“Yes, I do, and there’s plenty more where that came from. Like I told you both before, if you come anywhere near Carina again, you’ll get worse than what you just got.” Maya said straightening her shirt.“No, we won’t bother her again, it’s all good.” The other guy said helping his injured friend walk away.“Damn, you have one hell of a punch!” Andrew chuckled.“My grandpa taught me how to fight when I was little because I kept getting bullied in school.” Maya said, turning to Carina. “Are you ok?” Maya asked.“I’m fine, are you ok?” Carina asked looking at Maya.“Yeah, they won’t bother you anymore.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand.“Let me see your hand, you were punching him pretty hard.” Carina said looking at Maya’s bruised hand. “We need to get some ice on that quick.” Carina said.“I will, don’t worry about it, it doesn’t hurt…much.” Maya chuckled.When Maya got to practice the coach called out to her, “Bishop, come here!” the coach yelled.Maya ran up to him, “Yes sir.” She said.“I heard you got in a fight with a couple of the football guys.” The coach said looking at Maya.“Yes sir, they were bothering one of the girls in the hallway and wouldn’t let her go to class.” Maya explained.“I also heard you kicked one of their asses.” The coach smiled.“You could say that.” Maya said.“You know I don’t condone fighting, but since you were taking up for another girl against 2 guys, I’m not going to suspend you from the team.” The coach said smiling.“Thank you, sir.” Maya said, trying hard not to smile.“We need you for the track meet this Saturday so try to not get into anymore fights, are we clear?” The coach asked.“Yes, sir, we’re clear.” Maya responded.“Now get out there and warm up.” The coach said.Later that evening at dinner, Andrew was telling his mom about what happened at school. “Maya punched the guy so hard; he was bleeding from his mouth and nose, it was awesome.” Andrew said smiling.“Carina are you ok?” Lucia asked.“I’m fine, Maya took care of the situation, and it won’t happen again.” Carina smiled.“You’re lucky to have a friend like Maya who will stand up against 2 bullies for you. I liked her before, but I like her even more now. You both know I don’t like fighting unless it’s the only option, and it sounds like Maya didn’t have any other choice.” Lucia said.“She didn’t start it, they did.” Carina said taking up for Maya.“I get that, and I’m not upset about it. Like I said, she didn’t have any other choice. I’ll have to thank her for looking out for you the next time I see her. I think I’ll make her a lasagna, since she likes it so much. You invite her over to dinner tomorrow night after her practice and I’ll make it for her.” Lucia said smiling at Carina.“Yes ma’am.” Carina smiled.After dinner, cleaning the kitchen and showering, Carina is laying in her bed when she gets a message from Maya. “Hey beautiful, I just wanted to check on you and see how you’re doing after today.” Maya’s message said.“I’m doing fine. How’s your hand?” Carina asked in her message.“It’s a little bruised and sore, but it’s fine.” Maya messaged“Andrea told my mamma about what happened, and she wanted me to invite you over for dinner tomorrow night after your practice.” Carina messaged.“I’m afraid to come over, she may be mad or upset with me for fighting.” Maya messaged.“No, quite the opposite, she appreciates you taking up for me. The dinner is her way of thanking you.” Carina messaged.“Oh, ok, then yes, I’d love to come to dinner tomorrow night.” Maya messaged with a smiley face.“I’ll let her know in the morning. We need to get some sleep. Good night, Bella.” Carina messaged, sending a heart, smiley face and hug emoji.“Good night, beautiful.” Maya messaged with a heart, smiley face, and hug emoji as well.Maya goes to dinner the next night at Carina’s, Lucia making the lasagna Maya likes so much as a thank you for helping Carina when she was being bullied.Maya is getting nervous about her date with Carina coming up in 2 days and decides to ask her grandpa for advice. “Hey Grandpa, I have my first date this Friday and I don’t know the first thing about dating, I need some advice on how to plan a date.” Maya said to her grandpa.“Well, when I was dating you Nana, I would bring her flowers, take her out to a nice dinner and maybe a movie or a nice drive if it wasn’t late. We would go to a place called lookout point and do a little smooching.” Her grandpa said with a smile.“It’s our first date, neither of us have ever been on a date and I don’t think taking her somewhere to smooch is proper for a first date.” Maya chuckled.“Is this date with Carina?” Grandpa asked smiling.“Yes, and I want to make it special for her.” Maya answered.“Well, good for you, it’s about time you started dating and you couldn’t have picked a more beautiful girl. I honestly think Carina is going to feel special no matter where you take her, she really likes you.” Grandpa smiled.“What kind of flowers do I buy her?” Maya asked.“First you find out her favorite flower, and that’s what you buy for her.” Grandpa responded.“Yeah, right, I’ll see if I can find that out first.” Maya said.“You know as much as Carina likes the ranch, you could always plan a date here. Have your Nana fix something nice and take her out to your favorite spot for dinner and whatever your young people do.” Grandpa said.“I don’t know, I’ll think about it.” Maya said.“Well, since it’s your first date, don’t try to kiss her unless she gives you the signals that she wants you to.” Grandpa said smiling.“What signals? How would I know if she wanted me to kiss her?” Maya asked nervously.“Trust me, you’ll know if she wants you to kiss her or not.” Grandpa chuckled.“But I’ve never kissed a girl before, I don’t know how to kiss.” Maya said panicking.“Calm down kiddo, there’s nothing to it, let nature lead the way for you, you’ll be just fine.” Grandpa said, rubbing Maya’s back.“Ok, let nature lead me, got it. What if I’m a bad kisser?” Maya asked panicking again.“Maya, you’re worrying about too much, just go with the flow as you kids say.” Grandpa said.As Maya is heading home, she calls Andy, “Hey, I have my first date this Friday and I asked Grandpa for advice, but he wasn’t much help. I need your help planning a date for Carina.” Maya said speaking fast.“Whoa, slow down. Did you just say you have a date with Carina?” Andy asked, shocked to hear Maya is actually going on a date.“Yes, this Friday and I don’t have anything planned yet.” Maya said in a panicky voice.“Ok, I can help you plan something. How about dinner and a movie or something?” Andy suggested.“I want to plan something special for her, since it’s her first date as well.” Maya responded.“So, we have 2 virgin daters going on their first date together.” Andy chuckled.“Yes, now shut up and help me.” Maya sternly said.“Oh, I know what you can do. Call that expensive restaurant you need reservations to get into and take her there. That would definitely qualify as special because not just anyone can afford that place.” Andy suggested.“Yes, I’ll call and see if I can get a reservation right now. Thanks Andy!” Maya said hanging up the phone, immediately calling the restaurant to make reservations. “Ok, the restaurant is taken care of, now I just need to find out her favorite flower.” Maya said to herself.Later that evening while they were talking on the phone, Maya casually brought up all the pretty flowers on the ranch, asking Carina if she had a favorite flower. After thinking about it Carina said she likes peonies, Maya does a fist pump in the air after successfully getting the information she needed to make their date special.It’s Friday and Maya is getting nervous about her date tonight. Thankfully the coach had a short practice, telling everyone to get plenty of rest and be there early for the track meet. Maya rushes to the flower shop buying a huge bouquet of peonies for Carina, then rushing home to prepare for her date. Maya comes down the stairs in a pair of grey Henley pants and a white Henley shirt with a grey sports jacket. “Wow, you look amazing.” Katherine said looking at Maya.“Thanks Mom, I’m nervous.” Maya said wringing he hands.“Maya, just relax and be yourself, Carina already likes you so just be you.” Katherine smiled rubbing Maya’s arm.“Right, just be myself, got it.” Maya said trying to convince herself she had nothing to be nervous about.Maya knocked on Carina’s door, Lucia answered. “Maya, you look very pretty tonight.” Lucia said smiling. “Carina will be down in a minute; it’s taken her all evening to get ready.” Lucia laughed.Carina walks down the stairs and Maya’s mouth dropped to the floor; Carina looked even more beautiful in a black off the shoulder dress that showed all her gorgeous curves. Maya swallowed hard, as Carina approached her. “Hi, you look beautiful.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Umm, these are for you.” Maya said, handing Carina the flowers, her hand shaking from nerves. “You look so gorgeous tonight.” Maya smiled looking in Carina’s eyes.“Thank you, these are beautiful.” Carina said, smiling as she smelt the flowers.“I’ll put them in some water for you.” Lucia said taking the flowers from Carina.“Are you ready to go?” Maya asked smiling.“Yes, let’s go on our first date.” Carina smiled taking Maya’s hand.When they pulled up to the restaurant, Carina’s eyes almost popped out of her head. “Wow, this is fancy. Don’t you need reservations to eat here?” Carina asked.“Yes, and I made one for us.” Maya smiled proudly.“Maya this place is so expensive, we can just go to McDonald’s or something.” Carina said.“No, I am not taking you to McDonald’s for our first date. Now come on, before they give our reservation away.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand.They walked hand in hand into the restaurant, “I have a reservation for Maya Bishop.” Mays proudly said smiling at Carina.“Yes, right this way.” The hostess said as she led them to a nice table with a view of the Space Needle, a pianist playing nice dinner music.“Wow, this is even nicer on the inside.” Carina said smiling.“Only the best for you, beautiful.” Maya smiled sweetly at Carina.“Stop flirting, I’m already on a date with you.” Carina chuckled.“I wish we were old enough to drink wine or champagne.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“But unfortunately, we’re in America and not Italy.” Carina chuckled.“How old do you have to be to drink in Italy?” Maya asked.“Legally, eighteen, but most kids start drinking wine with dinner around 16. You can get alcohol in many regions of Italy at 16, but it’s not legal.” Carina explained.“Wow, I could imagine how it would be if we could get alcohol at 16 here. There would be a lot of alcohol consumed.” Maya laughed.“Mamma lets me and Andrea drink wine with dinner sometimes. I like a nice white wine myself, but Andrea usually drinks red wine.” Carina said.“I drink a beer with grandpa sometimes when Nana’s not around. Nana isn’t one for drinking alcohol, she gets on to grandpa for buying it.” Maya chuckled.“They have lasagna, are you going to order it?” Carina asked looking at the menu.“No way, their lasagna couldn’t begin to compare to your Mamma’s.” Maya chuckled.“Probably not.” Carina smiled.“I don’t know what to order, the only Italian dishes I know are spaghetti and lasagna.” Maya laughed looking at the menu.“Would you like me to order for you?” Carina asked.“Yes, please.” Maya said shutting the menu.The server approaches their table asking for their order. “We’ll take the Cotoletta alla Milanese, and the Italian shrimp and scallop risotto.” Carina said in her strong Italian accent.“Yes, ma’am.” The server replied.“I have no idea what you just ordered but I’m trusting you.” Maya laughed.“You’ll like both dishes, I like to share, unless you’re someone who doesn’t share her food.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I’ll share anything you want.” Maya said smiling, holding Carina’s hand.“I told you; you don’t have to flirt with me anymore.” Carina smiled, leaning close to Maya.“Maybe I like flirting with you. I mean I’m just learning how to do it.” Maya smiled leaning closer to Carina, looking in her eyes.“I can’t believe you never flirted with anyone before, you’re way too good at it.” Carina chuckled.“Because you give me a lot to flirt with.” Maya smiled.The server brought their food just as they were leaning even closer to each other, so close they could have kissed right there. “This looks so good.” Maya said looking at her food.“It’s incredible but wait until you taste my risotto.” Carina said giving Maya a bite.Maya takes a bite, moaning when she tastes it. “That is amazing.” Maya said.“Do you always moan when you taste something you like?” Carina asked giggling.“I guess so.” Maya laughed.After dinner the server approached them again asking if they wanted dessert. “I don’t think I could eat another bite.” Maya said rubbing her stomach.“I would like the tiramisu please.” Carina said smiling. “You’ve got to at least try a bite of it.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I honestly don’t know if I can, I’m so full already.” Maya giggled.“Just one small bite.” Carina said leaning close to Maya.“Ok, but just one bite.” Maya said smiling. “I have a track meet tomorrow and I can’t eat too much the night before or I’ll get sick.” Maya said.“I’m coming to your meet tomorrow with Mamma and Andrea. We’re going to be your personal cheering section.” Carina smiled.“You’ll see Nana, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, and my brother Mason there. I’ll have to introduce you to them. Well, not Nana and Grandpa, but everyone else.” Maya said.“You never told me you have a brother. How old is he?” Carina asked.“He’s younger than me, he’s 14 and a pain in my butt.” Maya laughed.“Most younger brothers are.” Carina laughed.The server brings the tiramisu, “Here, just one small bite.” Carina said feeding Maya a bite on her spoon.“Mmmm, that’s delicious. We definitely have to come back here just for that.” Maya said smiling.“I told you it was good.” Carina smiled while eating the tiramisu. “I’m going to need a to go box for this, is so rich and I can’t eat it all at one sitting.” Carina said, laying her fork down.“Can I have the check please?” Maya asked the server.When the server brings the check to her, Maya takes out a hundred-dollar bill laying it on the tray with the check. “Maya, that’s a hundred-dollar bill!” Carina said shockingly.“I know, I’m paying the check.” Maya said standing up, offering her hand to Carina.“Thank you for the dinner.” Carina said smiling at Maya as she took her hand.“I have one more thing for us before our date ends.” Maya said smiling at Carina as she helped her in the truck.“I hope it’s not as expensive as the restaurant.” Carina chuckled.“It doesn’t cost a thing, just time to get there.” Maya smiled.As they turned on the road to the ranch Carina got excited. “We’re going to the ranch. Are we going to go look at the stars again?” Carina asked smiling.“Maybe.” Maya smiled.“This is the best first date ever.” Carina said smiling.“Because you don’t have anything to compare it to.” Maya chuckled.“I don’t need to compare it to anything, I’m with you and that’s makes it the best first date.” Carina smiled coyly at Maya.Maya still had the blanket from their last trip to her favorite spot in the truck, so she placed it in the back of the truck for them to lay on and look at the stars. Maya helped Carina in the truck, climbing in beside her, putting her arm around her. “I hope you’ll consider going on another date with me.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Just say when.” Carina responded leaning into Maya.“How about tomorrow night after the meet?” Maya asked.“Won’t you be tired, from running all day?” Carina asked.“Not too tired to spend time with you. We can come to the ranch and swim in the pool or go swimming in the creek on the back side of the ranch.” Maya said.“I noticed the pool but didn’t know if anyone ever used it.” Carina said. “I’ve never been swimming in a creek though, so that sounds like fun.”“It’s another one of my favorite spots. It’s secluded and quiet, and nobody around to mess with you.” Maya said.“Look, there’s the big dipper, I actually found it this time.” Carina smiled pointing to the sky.“Good job, you’re getting really good at this.” Maya hugged her close to her body.They laid there staring at the stars, pointing out different constellations and talking. Carina had her head on Maya’s chest, Maya holding her tightly.“Maya, we should probably go home, since you have your meet tomorrow morning.” Carina said looking at her phone.“Just a few more minutes, I don’t want this date to end.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Me neither, this has been the best day of my life.” Carina said smiling.“Mine too.” Maya said leaning closer to Carina as a coyote howled scaring Carina.“What was that?” Carina asked sitting up straight.“It’s just a coyote, it won’t bother you as long as you don’t bother it.” Maya chuckled.“I’ve never seen or heard one, but I don’t like them.” Carina said snuggling closer to Maya.“Ok, we’ll leave then.” Maya said, getting out of the back of the truck helping Carina down.Carina is clinging to Maya like a frightened child. “I’m getting in on your side.” Carina said sliding in the driver’s side of the truck, Maya getting in after her. Carina didn’t move to the passenger’s side, she stayed in the middle close to Maya, but Maya didn’t mind at all. Carina put her hand on Maya’s knee, causing a reaction in places Maya didn’t want to be reacting.When they reached Carina’s home, Maya got out first, Carina sliding out behind her. Maya walked her to the door, holding her hand. “I had a great night with you, I can’t wait for tomorrow night so I can take you on another date.” Maya said smiling at Carina, her arms around her waist.“Me too. I’ll see you at the meet tomorrow.” Carina said looking in Maya’s eyes.“Ok, I’ll see you tomorrow.” Maya said hugging Carina tightly. “Good night, beautiful.” Maya said as she walked away.“Good night, Bella.” Carina said, walking in the door.As Maya gets in her truck she adjusts her pants, having gotten hard from Carina’s hand on her knee. “Thank God for compression shorts.” Maya said as she unbuttoned her pants to ease the discomfort. “If I would have kissed her, it would have been really bad for us.” Maya said looking at her crotch. “You really need to learn to behave around her, I can only take so many cold showers.” Maya said frowning at her hardened dick.

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The next morning Maya is stretching and warming up on the track when she hears a familiar voice from the stands shout, ‘Bella’, she looks up to see Carina waving at her, she smiles and waves back. She looks around the stands seeing her Grandpa, Mom, Dad, and Mason, waving at them.Maya runs faster than she ever has and wins 4 first place medals. Carina comes on the track afterwards, wrapping her arms around Maya congratulating her on her wins. Maya’s family approaches them, “Great job kiddo.” Grandpa said hugging Maya. “Hi Carina, it’s nice to see you again.” He said hugging Carina.“It’s nice to see you again too.” Carina smiles“Carina, this is my mom, Katherine, my dad, Lane, and my brother Mason, everyone this is my friend Carina.” Maya said smiling at Carina, Carina giving her an odd look.“It’s nice to meet you.” Katherine said smiling.“How long have you known Maya?” Lane asked, smiling at Carina.“We just met when I moved here from Italy a month ago.” Carina smiled.Mason stands beside Maya, “Damn, she’s smoking hot!” Mason whispers to Maya.“Shut up!” Maya whispered back, elbowing him.“Great job today, we’ll see you at home.” Lane said to Maya as they walked away.“My mamma and Andrea came to watch you compete. My mamma was the super loud voice you probably heard cheering for you, not as loud as I was though.” Carina laughed.“I need to go home and get cleaned up for our date tonight, I’ll pick you up in about 2 hours.” Maya smiled.“I better get home and start getting ready then.” Carina smiled, hugging Maya before she walked away.“Look at that ass!” Mason said.“If you don’t shut up, I’m going to hurt you!” Maya said shoving Mason.“Ok, I’m just saying she’s got a hot body, you can’t blame a guy for looking. It’s not like she’s your girlfriend or anything.” Mason said, shoving Maya back.“I know but she’s a lady and deserves respect.” Maya said angrily.“Ok, dude chill.” Mason said. “Let’s get home, I’m starving.”“I should make you walk home after the rude comments.” Maya said, glaring at Mason.“I’m sorry.” Mason said apologetically.“I have another date with Carina tonight.” Maya smiled.“Whoa, get it Maya!” Mason chuckled, bumping shoulders with Maya.“It’s not like that, we haven’t even kissed yet.” Maya said, shaking her head.“What? Why not? If I was dating her, I’d definitely be kissing all over her body.” Mason said, rubbing his hands up and down his body.“That’s because you’re a perv, and don’t respect girls.” Maya said sternly.“No, that’s because I love me some lip action.” Mason laughed.“Whatever, get in the truck.” Maya said shaking her head.Maya rushed home taking a shower and getting dressed for her date with Carina, thinking about their previous date. “You better behave yourself tonight, Carina doesn’t know about you yet and I’m not sure when or how I should tell her.” Maya said tucking her dick in her compression shorts.Maya picks Carina up and she’s wearing shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals with her bathing suit underneath. Maya is wearing swimming trunks, a tank top, and flip flops. “Where’s your bathing suit? I thought we were going swimming tonight.” Carina asked.“I like to wear swimming trunks because they’re more comfortable, and I don’t like feeling like my ass is showing for everyone to see.” Maya laughed.“Oh, maybe I shouldn’t have worn a bathing suit then.” Carina said feeling awkward.“No, you look amazing, I just can’t seem to find bathing suit bottoms that are comfortable for me.” Maya smiled. “Do you want to swim in the pool or go to the creek?”“I want to swim in the creek because I’ve never done it, and I want my first time to be with you.” Carina smiled.“Me too.” Maya said referring to a different first time than Carina was.“Can I scoot over beside you?” Carina asked smiling.“Umm, yes of course.” Maya smiled.Carina scooted close to Maya, placing her hand on Maya’s knee. Maya gulped and flinched when Carina’s hand touched her knee. Maya put her hand on Carina’s knee, driving with one hand, drawing small circles on Carina’s knee with her finger. “You’re a good driver, how long have you been driving?” Carina asked.“I’ve been driving since I was 7 years old. Grandpa thought since I was big enough to see over the dashboard, that I should learn to drive, plus he taught me to drive the tractors first. We would go out in the pasture, and he’d have me drive all around it until I got good enough to drive on the road.” Maya laughed.“That sounds like fun. You’re really close to your Nana and Grandpa huh?” Carina asked.“I’ve always been close to them. I was the first grandchild, and they took care of me when I was a baby while mom and dad worked. I’d spend a lot of time with them and learned how to run the ranch from Grandpa. Nana always did the cooking and cleaning while we worked with the animals and did chores. I wouldn’t trade my childhood with them for anything. Grandpa is planning on me taking over the ranch when he’s not able to anymore. My dad doesn’t like being at the ranch, since he had to work on it so much when he was a kid so he doesn’t want to keep it going if something happens to Grandpa. I love the ranch and want to hopefully pass it down to my child someday.” Maya said smiling with joy in her eyes.“How do you plan on passing it down to your child if you don’t ever intend to get married?” Carina asked looking confused.“I don’t know, maybe I’ll adopt or something. You don’t have to be married to have a child, you can always find a surrogate or something.” Maya explained.“So, you don’t want to give birth then?” Carina questioned.“I absolutely have no intentions of ever giving birth.” Maya laughed.“Well, I intend to give birth someday. I would like to have at least 2, or maybe 3 children.” Carina firmly said.“I think one is enough for me. I know what it’s like to have a sibling and they’re a pain in the ass.” Maya laughed.“Yes but…think about how lonely you would be if you were an only child.” Carina said.“I don’t think I would be lonely at all. I’d be too busy enjoying not having to share my things and put up with them.” Maya laughed.“I can’t imagine my life without Andrea in it. We argue sometimes, but we genuinely love each other.” Carina said sadly.“I love Mason, even though he gets on my last nerve so often.” Maya chuckled. “I guess you’re right, I probably would have been a little lonely without him.”“Yay, I finally won you over!” Carina chuckled clapping her hands.“Won me over?” Maya asked confused.“Yes, now you admit that just having one child can be lonely, so you have to at least have 2.” Carina said holding up 2 fingers, laughing.“Ok, if I ever have kids, I’ll have 2 so they won’t be lonely.” Maya laughed.When they arrive at the ranch Maya’s Grandpa is outside, “Hey kiddo.” Grandpa said.“Hey Grandpa, we’re going swimming at the creek for a while. I’m taking the side by side if you’re not going to be using it.” Maya said.“Take whatever you want. Your Nana just made a batch of chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, and oatmeal raisin. Make sure you take Carina inside to get some.” Grandpa said smiling at Carina.“You have got to taste Nana’s cookies, they’re the best.” Maya smiled, taking Carina’s hand, walking in the house. “Hi Nana.” Maya smiled hugging Nana.“How did you know I was making cookies? You always manage to show up every time I bake cookies.” Nana laughed.“I can smell your cookies baking all the way to town.” Maya laughed.“That’s a lie but it’s ok.” Nana said poking Maya in the stomach. “Hi Carina, it’s nice to see you again. Make sure Maya shares the cookies with you.”“We’re going swimming at the creek; do you mind if I take some cookies with us?” Maya asked.“Take all you want so Grandpa doesn’t eat so many. I’ll make you some sandwiches to take with you and something to drink since it’s so hot outside.” Nana said getting the ingredients out of the refrigerator to make sandwiches.“I’ll grab the cooler to put some ice and drinks in while you are making the sandwiches.” Maya said walking to where the cooler is.“How was your first date with Maya last night?” Nana asked smiling.“It was amazing, we went to a fancy restaurant, then came out here to look at the stars, it was a perfect date.” Carina smiled, her eyes sparkling.“You like her even more now.” Nana smiled.“Yes, if that’s even possible.” Carina smiled.“I’m happy to see her finally dating and giving relationships a chance. I can tell by the way she looks at you that she’s falling hard for you.” Nana smiled.“I’m falling hard for her too. I’ve never felt this way about anyone.” Carina said.“Both of you just need to be careful, so neither of you get hurt.” Nana said.“We’re still just friends and nothing else.” Carina said.“Keep telling yourself that, but you’re more than just friends. Andy is just a friend, but you are far more than just a friend.” Nana smiled, holding Carina’s hand, Carina wrapping her arms around her, hugging her tightly.“Thank you, ma’am.” Carina smiled.“Enough of the ma’am stuff, call me Nana, everyone else does.” Nana smiled.“Yes Nana.” Carina smiled.Maya walks inside with the cooler, “Ok, let’s fill this up and go swimming!” Maya said excitedly. “I need to grab Grandpa’s pistol in case we see a snake.” Maya said to Nana.“It’s in the hall closet, on the top shelf.” Nana said.“Wait, there’s snakes where we’re going swimming?” Carina asked with fear in her voice.“There might be, but Maya will shoot it if you see one. She’s an excellent shot, she goes to shooting competitions sometimes. She’s actually the best we’ve ever seen.” Nana explained to Carina.“But snakes bite and they can kill you.” Carina said fearfully.“The chances of seeing a snake are very slim, but Maya is taking a gun just in case. We haven’t seen any snakes there for quite some time. I promise, Maya won’t let anything happen to you.” Nana smiled, rubbing Carina’s back.“What’s wrong?” Maya asked, seeing Carina with tears in her eyes.“Carina is worried about possibly seeing a snake at the creek.” Nana explained.“I doubt we’ll see one, but it’s better to be cautious and carry a gun with us. Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you.” Maya said holding Carina’s hand.“That’s what I just told her, now you two go have fun.” Nana smiled.Maya and Carina finally made it to the creek, Carina carefully got out of the side by side, looking around for snakes. “Are you sure it’s safe to go swimming here?” Carina asked.“I’ve swam here for years and have only seen one snake the whole time, I promise it’s safe.” Maya said, leading Carina to the water. “Wait here, I’m going to dive off the cliff over there.” Maya said pointing to a high cliff on the edge of the huge creek.“That looks dangerous, won’t you get hurt?” Carina asked worriedly.“No, it’s super deep where I’m jumping in at. I do it every time I swim here.” Maya smiled.Carina is standing on the bank of the creek as Maya jumps off the cliff, watching and waiting for her to come up. Suddenly, Maya pops out of the water only 10 feet from her, scaring her. “What the hell Maya? You scared the shit out of me!” Carina screamed.Maya is laughing, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you, I was showing you how long I can stay under water.”“Ok, I forgive you, now come and help me in the water so no snakes get me.” Carina chuckled.Maya goes over to Carina, picking her up and carrying her in the water. Carina is looking everywhere to make sure there aren’t any snakes, hanging on tightly to Maya. “Are you going to swim or just hold on to me the whole time?” Maya asked laughing.“I haven’t decided yet.” Carina giggled.After a few minutes, Carina finally relaxes enough to swim, deciding to dunk Maya under water several times, laughing hysterically. “If you don’t stop dunking me, I’m going to get you back.” Maya laughed.“Oh yeah, what are you going to do about it?” Carina laughed, dunking Maya again.“Ok, you asked for it.” Maya laughed, grabbing Carina and throwing her over her shoulder into the water, Carina going under.Carina pops out of the water behind Maya, jumping on her back, pushing her under the water. “That’s for dunking me.” Carina laughed.Maya notices a stick floating on the water and decides to play a trick on Carina, “Snake!” Maya yelled acting afraid. Carina jumps in Maya’s arms, her knee hitting Maya between her legs, hitting her directly on her dick, Maya yells in pain, unable to breath.“Are you ok? Did I knee you in the stomach?” Carina asked concerned.Maya is unable to speak, holding her crotch under the water, bent over in pain. Carina is rubbing her back, not sure what to do. “Maya, are you ok?” Carina asked again, able to see Maya is in some sort of pain.“Just give me a minute.” Maya says when she’s finally able to speak.“Did I hit you in your stomach and knock your breath out?” Carina asked concerned.“Something like that.” Maya said through gritted teeth, still in pain.“Maybe we should get out.” Carina said walking to the bank of the creek, Maya slowly walking behind her.When Maya got out of the water she kneels on the ground, her hand between her legs, breathing hard. “Where did I hit you?” Carina asked, trying to figure out why Maya was holding her hand between her legs.“Right between my legs.” Maya said still sounding out of breath.“Really, and it hurt that bad? It’s not like you have a dick or anything.” Carina chuckled, thinking Maya was messing with her again.Maya looks at Carina, her face beet red, taking deep breaths. “Come on Maya, you’re messing with me again. I’ve been hit between the legs before and it doesn’t hurt as bad as you’re acting.” Carina laughed.“I promise you; I am not acting; I really does hurt this bad.” Maya said glaring at Carina, getting upset that she thought Maya was acting.“Well, that’s just weird, I’ve been hit there several times and it hurt nothing like you’re acting.” Carina said, glaring back at Maya. “I’m sorry for hitting you, but I don’t believe it hurt as bad as you’re acting. You can just take me home now; I’m not having fun anymore.” Carina said, drying off with a towel as she walked to where her clothes were.“No, just give me a minute please.” Maya said.“No, I’m ready to go home. You’re literally acting like you’re dying or something and I already feel bad about it, so stop trying to make me feel worse.” Carina said, tears in her eyes as she was putting her shorts on.“No, wait. I’m not trying to make you feel bad.” Maya said standing up.“Well, it sure seems like it with the display you just put on.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“Fuck, ok. Look, there’s something I need to tell you, but I just can’t right now. Can you please trust that I’ll tell you when I’m ready?” Maya asked, holding Carina’s hands.“Maya, I do trust you completely, more than I’ve ever trusted anyone. You know you can tell me anything right?” Carina said looking in Maya’s eyes.“Yes, I know, but this is something that I don’t talk about to anyone. I promise, I’ll tell you when I can talk about it with you.” Maya said hugging Carina.“You know nothing you tell me will change how I feel about you.” Carina said, looking into Maya’s eyes.“I really hope not.” Maya said, with tears in her eyes.“Is it really that bad?” Carina asked, seeing the tears in Maya’s eyes.“Some people think so.” Maya said.“Ok, I’ll trust you to tell me when you’re ready then.” Carina said hugging Maya.“Thank you.” Maya smiled.“Can I ask why you’re bringing this up now?” Carina asked cautiously.“You’ll understand everything, when I tell you.” Maya replied.They ate the food Nana had packed for them and drank the water, while they talked about their science project, Maya avoided talking about what happened earlier. As they were packing up to leave, Carina turned to Maya wrapping her arms around her, “I really am sorry for hurting you earlier.” Carina said, hugging Maya.“It’s ok, you didn’t do it on purpose…or did you?” Maya laughed.“Stupida.” Carina laughed, hitting Maya on the arm.“I don’t need to know Italian to figure that one out.” Maya laughed.Maya took Carina home, walking her to the door. “I had a good time, all things considered.” Maya said smiling.“I always have a good time with you.” Carina smiled wrapping her arms around Maya.“I better go, it’s getting late.” Maya said, leaning in to kiss Carina on the cheek.“Wow, I got a kiss from you. I’ll never wash that cheek again.” Carina said, placing her hand on her cheek dramatically.“Shut up.” Maya laughed, starting to walk away.“Wait!” Carina said, grabbing Maya leaning in and kissing her on the cheek as well.Maya imitates Carina, holding her cheek, “I’ll never wash that cheek again.”“Good night, Bella.” Carina chuckled.“Good night, beautiful.” Maya smiled.In science class on Monday the teacher introduced another new student to the class. “Class, this is Nikki Hart and she’s new to this school. Maya, can you show her around and make sure she finds all her classes?” the teacher asked.“Am I the welcoming committee now?” Maya asked laughing.“No, but I trust you to ensure she is shown where everything is.” The teacher laughed.“Ok, I’ll do it.” Maya chuckled.Carina glared at Maya; she was not happy with Maya showing another girl around at all. “Will I still see you at lunch?” Carina asked in a snarky tone.“Of course, we always eat lunch together.” Maya answered, not sure what Carina seemed upset about.“Is this seat taken?” Nikki asked sitting at the desk next to Maya.“No, you can sit there. I’m Maya.” Maya said smiling.“I’m Nikki, but you already know that.” Nikki giggled. “Has anyone ever told you, you have the bluest eyes ever?” Nikki asked leaning towards Maya, looking in her eyes.“Yes, I told her that my first day here.” Carina rudely said, glaring at Nikki.After class, Carina rushed out without saying anything to Maya. Maya waited for Nikki so she could show her where her next class was, which happened to be the same as Maya’s. Carina is standing in the hallway when she sees Maya walking down the hall with Nikki, Nikki has her arm on Maya’s back, and they’re both laughing. Carina is fuming seeing that and slams he locker door, walking in the opposite direction as them.Maya is waiting at her truck for Carina to go to lunch with her but she doesn’t show up, so she messaged her. “Hey, I’m waiting for you so we can go to lunch.” Maya wrote.“I’m not having lunch today.” Carina responded.“Ok, do you want me to bring something back for you?” Maya wrote.“I said, I’m not having lunch today, maybe you can get Nikki to go with you instead.” Carina responded.“Did I do something wrong?” Maya wrote, but Carina never responded.Nikki approached her truck, “Hey, where are you going for lunch?” Nikki asked smiling at Maya“I’m going to McDonalds.” Maya responded.“Can I come with you?” Nikki asked.“Sure, jump in.” Maya replied.When they got back to school, Carina saw Nikki getting out of Maya’s truck and was furious. Maya noticed Carina and started walking towards her, Carina turning away and walking quickly inside the school.Maya tried repeatedly to call and message Carina, but she wouldn’t answer her calls or texts. After practice Maya had to go to the ranch to help her grandpa with a sick cow. When Maya arrived at the ranch her grandpa noticed Maya’s demeaner was off. “What’s going on kiddo?” Grandpa asked.“Nothing, I just had a bad day.” Maya replied.“Are you sure that’s all? You look like a sad puppy. Something going on with you and Carina?” Grandpa asked knowing Maya seemed sad about something.“I don’t know what’s going on with Carina, I’ve tried to call her and text her but she’s not responding to either. I think I’ve done something to upset her, but I don’t know what it was.” Maya said running her hand through her hair.“Did you disagree on something with her or have an argument?” Grandpa asked looking concerned for Maya.“No, we’ve barely talked today, and she didn’t even go to lunch with me. We’ve gone to lunch together every day since she started school. I don’t know what happened. We seemed fine this morning, but after class she rushed out and hasn’t talked much since.” Maya said sounding sad.“Did anything happen in class that could have upset her?” Grandpa asked.“No, class was normal. The only thing that was different than any other day is that we got a new student.” Maya said.“My advice would be to keep trying but give her some space. Women don’t like to be pushed into talking if they don’t want to. Maybe go by her house when you go home and see if she’ll talk to you face to face.” Grandpa said.“I really like her a lot and I don’t want to lose her.” Maya said as tears ran down her cheeks.“I know kiddo, I can see it in the way you look at her. Let me tell you, first loves are the hardest.” Grandpa said, putting his arm around Maya’s shoulder.“I said I like her a lot, not that I’m in love with her.” Maya said frowning at her grandpa.“You don’t have to say it to feel it.” Grandpa smiled, looking at Maya.Maya decided to take her grandpa’s advice, going by Carina’s house on her way home. Maya knocks on the door, Lucia answers. “Hi, may I please speak to Carina?” Maya asked.“Of course, come in and I’ll get her.” Lucia said walking up the stairs.Maya is standing just inside the door when Carina walks down the stairs. “What are you doing here?” Carina asked rudely.“I really need to talk to you; can we go outside to talk?” Maya asked nervously.“I don’t feel like talking to you right now.” Carina replied.“Carina, stop being rude to Maya and go talk to her.” Lucia firmly said.“Fine.” Carina said, walking out the door, Maya following close behind.“Did I do something wrong?” Maya asked looking down.“What do you think?” Carina rudely said.“I think I did, but I don’t know what I did to upset you.” Maya said sounding sad.“Oh, you know quite well what you did.” Carina shouted at Maya.“No, I really don’t, but whatever I did, I’m sorry.” Maya said apologetically.“I’m not going to play games with you.” Carina shouted, turning to walk in the house.“Carina, please…just tell me what I did so I can fix it. I don’t want to lose you and our friendship.” Maya said with tears in her eyes.Carina looked at Maya seeing the tears, “You were flirting with Nikki right in front of me and then you went to lunch with her.” Carina yelled.“I would never flirt with her, and she asked me if she could ride to lunch with me, so I just gave her a ride, that’s all, I promise. I don’t like her, if that’s what you’re afraid of.” Maya said as a tear ran down her cheek.“Then why were you flirting in the hallway with her? I saw her with her arm on your back and you were laughing.” Carina angrily said.“I was showing her to class, that’s all, and as far as her arm on my back, I don’t even remember that. I would never do anything to hurt you. Carina, I like you a lot and I would never disrespect you like that.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hands in hers.“I like you a lot too and that’s why it bothered me so much. I don’t like her; I can already tell she likes you and she’s going to cause problems for us. I mean, look, she already has.” Carina said.“It doesn't matter if she likes me or not, because you’re the only girl I like. I won’t talk to her anymore or anything, just please don’t be mad at me anymore, I can’t stand not talking to you.” Maya said pleadingly.“Ok, but I’m telling you, she likes you, she was flirting with you right in front of me.” Carina said.“You know I’m new to all this flirting, dating, and relationship stuff so I didn’t even realize she was flirting. I only have eyes for you, you’re the only girl I want flirting with me.” Maya said smiling.“I better be the only girl you flirt with too!” Carina firmly said.“I promise I will never knowingly flirt with any other girl but you, even though I suck at flirting.” Maya laughed.“You’re actually quite good at it.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Are we ok now?” Maya asked cocking her head to the side, smiling at Carina.“Yes, we’re ok.” Carina smiled wrapping her arms around Maya.“I’ve missed hugging you and holding your hand. I hate not being able to talk to you and spending time with you. Grandpa even knew something was wrong, because he said I looked sad.” Maya smiled.“I missed hugging you and holding your hand too. I know I should have talked to you sooner, but if you haven’t noticed I have a bit of a temper, it’s an Italian thing.” Carina laughed.“I’ll do my best to never anger you again, because it’s a bit scary.” Maya laughed. “I need to get home before Mom starts calling wondering where I’m at. I’ll see you tomorrow. Good night, beautiful.” Maya smiled, leaning in to kiss Carina’s cheek.“Good night, Bella.” Carina smiled returning a kiss to Maya’s cheek.When Maya got home, she heard weird noises coming from Mason’s room. She knocked on his door, but he didn’t answer, so she slowly opened it and was taken aback by what she saw. “Mason, what are you doing?” She asked with wide eyes.

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FIRST KISSWhen Maya got home, she heard weird noises coming from Mason’s room. She knocked on his door, but he didn’t answer, so she slowly opened it and was taken aback by what she saw. “Mason, what are you doing?” She asked with wide eyes.“Shhh, you’ll wake up Mom and Dad.” Mason said. “Come in and shut the door.”Maya walked inside his room, shutting the door behind her. “Are you doing what I think you’re doing?” Maya asked with a shocked look on her face.“If you’re thinking I’m watching porn, then you’d be correct.” Mason said smiling.“If Mom and Dad catch you watching porn again, they’ll take your phone away from you and not give it back for a very long time.” Maya said.“Aw come on Maya, are you telling me you’ve never watched porn?” Mason smiled.“NO! I have never watched porn!” Maya sternly said.“Then you don’t know what you’re missing.” Mason chuckled. “You can learn a lot watching it. I’m planning on having sex with a girl and I’m getting a lot of pointers on how to please her and the best ways to have sex. It’s educational to watch and I want to make sure I know what the hell I’m doing.” Mason giggles.“Really? You’re younger than me and you’re already going to start having sex? You need to think long and hard about that. You should be in love with whoever you chose to lose your virginity to. Don’t just do it because other guys are. Is anyone pressuring you or teasing you about it?” Maya asked concerned.“I am younger than you and I’ve already done more with girls than you have, you need to get in the game Maya.” Mason laughed.“What do you mean you’ve already done stuff with girls? Are you already having sex?” Maya asked with a shocked look on her face.“No, but I’m going to. I’ve kissed girls and felt them up, even fingered a girl once.” Mason chuckled.“You better not let Mom and Dad know that they’ll ground you for life. I’ve kissed a girl before, I just kissed Carina a little while ago.” Maya said looking proud of herself.“Yeah, right. Where on the hand?” Mason laughed.“No, for your information it was on the cheek, I’m being respectful.” Maya said.“You may be being respectful, but we both know you haven’t kissed her on the lips yet because you’re afraid to.” Mason said.“I’m not afraid to kiss her, I just want to take things slow since she’s the first person I’ve ever dated.” Maya said defending herself.“Maya, girls like to kiss, it lets them know you really like them.” Mason said.“Ugh, ok, I admit it, I am afraid to kiss Carina. I’ve never kissed anyone like that before and I’m not sure how to.” Maya said defeated.“That’s why you should watch porn! It shows you how to kiss and do anything else you want to do. You should watch it sometimes; you can learn a lot.” Mason smiled. “Haven’t you ever jerked off? It’s so much better when you do it watching porn.” Mason said.“No! I have never jerked off; I just take a cold shower instead.” Maya said sounding sincere.“Seriously? Maybe you should try it sometime and you won’t always be wound so tight.” Mason suggested.“I’m not wound tight, I’m just a serious person who doesn’t mess with childish things.” Maya defended herself.“That’s because you’ve never blown a load, or else you wouldn’t think it is so childish. Come on, everyone with a dick jerks off…except you apparently.” Mason said rolling his eyes at Maya. “Haven’t you ever gotten a hard on around Carina, because I sure have, she’s fucking hot.”Maya pounced on Mason hitting him in the stomach, knocking the breath out of him. “Don’t you ever talk about Carina like that again, or I’ll do much worse to you next time!” Maya said through gritted teeth.“Ok, I’m sorry, get off me.” Mason said trying to catch his breath.“I mean it, if I ever hear you saying anything about her again, I will hurt you, and tell Mom and Dad that you’re watching porn on your phone… AND are having sex!” Maya said, leaving the room.When Maya got into bed, she looked at her phone thinking about what Mason had said about learning how to kiss and do stuff watching porn. Maya got out of bed and locked her door, before pulling up some porn on her phone, watching it with her mouth wide open at what she was seeing. “Oh my God!” Maya said to herself. “How is that even possible?” Maya asked herself, looking at the porn. Maya felt her dick getting hard and clicked out of the porn fast. “I need to think about something else.” Maya said talking to herself.When Maya saw Carina at school the next day, she felt guilty for looking at porn on her phone. She tried avoiding eye contact with Carina, feeling that Carina would know she did something she shouldn’t have. Carina can sense something is wrong with Maya but doesn’t say anything.At lunch Maya is quieter than usual feeling ashamed of herself. “Maya, are you ok?” Carina asked.“Yeah, I’m fine.” Maya half-heartedly said.“You’re not talking much, and it seems like something is bothering you. Are you still upset about me getting upset yesterday?” Carina asked.“No, we discussed everything and we’re all good now.” Maya replied.“Then will you please tell me what’s bothering you? Did I do something wrong, or do you not like me anymore?” Carina asked sounding sad.“No, you haven’t done anything wrong, and I still like you very much. I did something stupid and I’m ashamed of myself for it.” Maya said looking down.Carina takes Maya’s hand in hers and lifts her head to look in her eyes. “Whatever it is, you can tell me so I can help you. I’m here for you no matter what, and I’ve done things I’m ashamed of myself. Maybe if you tell me about it, you’ll feel better.” Carina smiled lovingly.“I don’t think I can, it’s bad, really bad, and you probably won’t like me anymore if I tell you.” Maya said with tears in her eyes.“I promise nothing you tell me will change the way I feel about you.” Carina said smiling lovingly. “Please, trust me and let me help you deal with whatever it is.”“Ok, but I can’t look at you when I tell you, I’m too ashamed.” Maya said looking guilty.“How about if I turn my back to you and you tell me?” Carina suggested.“How about we both turn our backs and I tell you?” Maya replied.“Ok.” Carina said, turning her back to Maya.Maya shakes her head and turns her back to Carina. “When I got home last night, I caught Mason looking at porn on his phone.” Maya said swallowing hard.“Is that it? That’s nothing for you to be ashamed of.” Carina said, with her back still turned.“No, there’s more. I went to my bedroom and ended up looking at some of it myself. I know, it was wrong and I’m so ashamed of myself for it.” Maya said so fast it took a minute for Carina to process what she said.Carina burst out laughing, “Is that all? You have nothing to be ashamed about, Andrea looks at porn on his phone all the time. I’ll never understand why Americans are so prude when it comes to sex.” Carina said.“Carina, I was looking at other men and women having sex on my phone! I feel like I disrespected you for doing that, and I’m ashamed of myself for it.” Maya said.“I don’t feel disrespected for you watching porn, I would be disrespected if you acted out what you saw with another girl though. It’s normal for young people to watch porn, I’ve seen it before.” Carina said nonchalantly.“What? You’re telling me you’ve watched porn before?” Maya asked surprised.“Yes, I’ve watched porn before, when I caught Andrea watching it. I was curious as to what he found so enjoyable about it.” Carina stated.“Oh, ok. So, you’re not mad or upset with me for watching it?” Maya asked.“Nope, not at all. I don’t care if you watch porn, it’s your choice if you want to watch it or not.” Carina said turning towards Maya. “Look at me.”Maya slowly turned around looking at Carina. “I’m sorry.” Maya said.“Don’t apologize for being curious about sex. Girls have needs too.” Carina smiled.“What do you mean?” Maya asked confused.“I’m just saying, it’s just as ok for girls to watch porn as boys. Girls have sexual needs and fantasies just like boys. I may have fantasized a little about you.” Carina said turning red.“Really? You’ve had fantasies about me?” Maya asked smiling, turning bright red.“Yes, I’ve fantasized about you kissing me and how it would be to have my first real kiss with you.” Carina smiled.“Oh, ok.” Maya smiled.“Haven’t you had fantasies about me?” Carina asked.“Yeah, I’ve fantasized about having my first real kiss with you as well.” Maya smiled blushing.“See, there’s nothing wrong with it.” Carina smiled.“I feel much better now.” Maya said letting out a breath she didn’t realize she was holding.“Can you promise me something, and I’ll promise you the same thing? Promise me you’ll talk to me if something is bothering you, or I’ve done something to anger or upset you.” Carina said, taking Maya’s hands in hers.“Yes, I can promise you that.” Maya smiled, looking in Carina’s eyes.“Ok, let’s hug it out now.” Carina smiled, wrapping her arms around Maya’s neck hugging her tightly.Maya is at practice when the coach informs the team that there will be an auction at school on Friday, and that each team member will be auctioned off for 1hour to whoever bids the highest. The event is to raise much needed funds for the track team. “What are we supposed to be doing for the hour we’re being auctioned for?” Maya asked curiously.“Whatever the person who bid on you wants, whether it’s doing their chores or homework for them.” The coach answered.“I already have enough chores and homework to keep up with myself.” Maya laughed.“Come on Bishop, a little extra work won’t hurt you. Besides, it’s only for an hour, I’m sure you can spare an hour for the team. Everyone must do it as a team player.” The coach replied, smiling.“No problem, coach.” Maya said.Maya calls Carina after practice, “Hey, Carina.”“Hey, are you finished with practice?” Carina asked.“Yeah, I’m headed home to take a much-needed shower.” Maya chuckled.“Do you want to come over for dinner? Mamma is making your favorite lasagna tonight.” Carina said.“Yes! You know I can’t turn down her lasagna. I’ll be over as soon as I clean up.” Maya said, ending the call.Everyone is sitting at the dinner table eating, when Carina’s mamma started talking about some work she’s needing done in her yard. “I can do it for you.” Maya said.“That’s nice of you to offer, but I know you already have so much on your plate. I couldn’t ask you to help, plus I don’t think I can afford you.” Lucia chuckled.“Just have Carina or Andrew bid on me for an hour of work on Friday, and I’ll help with whatever you need.” Maya suggested.“Bid on you? What are you talking about?” Lucia asked.“Yeah, on Friday the entire track team is going to be auctioned off for one hour, to do whatever the highest bidder wants or needs.” Maya said.“What do you mean whatever the highest bidder wants or needs?” Carina asked, looking annoyed.“You know, to do their homework, chores, or whatever they want.” Maya said.“Why is the track team doing this auction?” Lucia asked.“It’s to raise funds for the track team, to buy equipment and stuff.” Maya responded.“That’s a wonderful thing to do. I’m sure the school doesn’t have many funds for the track team, they seem to always focus on football.” Lucia stated.“Yes ma’am, the football team gets three times as much in their budget as we do.” Maya said.“I hope you raise a lot of money then.” Lucia smiled.Carina wasn’t liking the thought of anyone bidding on Maya, and she was frustrated. “I think it’s degrading to be auctioning a person off. Do you have a choice, or is the coach making you do it?” Carina asked.“We’re doing it as a team, everyone is taking part in it.” Maya explained.“Well, I don’t like it.” Carina firmly stated.Maya not picking up on Carina’s frustration says, “Then I guess you’ll just have to bid on me then.”“I just might do it.” Carina said sarcasticly.Maya noticed Carina’s frustration after that statement and quickly changed the subject. “Carina told me you want to go to the ranch sometime.” Maya said to Lucia.“Yes, I’d love to go see the ranch. The way Carina talks about it makes it sound beautiful and exciting. I’ve never been to a cattle ranch before.” Lucia said excitedly.“I can take you this weekend, if you don’t have to work.” Maya said smiling.“As a matter of fact, I’m off all weekend, and I’d love to go.” Lucia smiled.As Maya was leaving, Carina walked outside with her. “Thank you for inviting me to dinner. You know how much I love your mom’s lasagna.” Maya said smiling.“That’s why I asked her to make lasagna tonight, because I wanted to see you.” Carina smiled.“Well, thank you for asking her to make it, but if you want to see me all you have to do is say so.” Maya smiled, wrapping her arms around Carina.“I’ll remember that next time.” Carina smiled wrapping her arms around Maya’s neck.“I really should be getting home.” Maya smiled.“I’m not stopping you.” Carina said smiling wide.“Good night, beautiful.” Maya said hugging Carina, kissing her cheek.“Good night, Bella.” Carina said returning a kiss on Maya’s cheek.It’s Friday and the auction has started, the first track member was auctioned off for $50, the next member went for $30. It’s Maya’s turn to be bid on, Carina bids $20 to start things off, Nikki bids $40, and Carina is furious. Carina whispers in Andrew's ear then bids $60, shooting a nasty look at Nikki. Nikki digs in her wallet, then bids $70, and Carina is fuming. Carina raised her hand bidding $100, glaring at Nikki, who then bid $120, Carina looks at Maya who looks like a deer caught in headlights, raises her hand bidding $200, finally winning the bid for Maya, smirking at Nikki.“Wow, Maya, I didn’t realize you were so popular.” The coach laughed.“Me neither.” Maya chuckled nervously.The track team raised more money than ever before, thanks to Carina’s bid. Maya walks up to Carina, “Thanks for bidding on me, but you can have an hour of me anytime you want for free.” Maya chuckled.“Do you actually think I’d let Nikki win you for an hour? I told you she likes you and she would have ulterior motives for bidding on you. I just bid to keep her nasty hands off you, since you can’t even recognize when someone is flirting with you.” Carina sternly said.“Ok, I get it, and thank you for helping the team. What do you want me to do for you for an hour then?” Maya asked in a serious tone.“I don’t know yet; I need to think about it.” Carina hastily said.“I’ll do anything you want me to.” Maya smiled.“Oh, I know you will because I just paid $200 for you.” Carina smiled flirtatiously.“Are you trying to flirt with me?” Maya asked grinning.“If you don’t know, then I must not be doing it right.” Carina chuckled.“I’ll be by to pick you up around 6:00 to go to the ranch.” Maya said walking away.“I’ll be ready and waiting.” Carina smiled.When Maya pulled up in Carina’s driveway, she came running out of the house, and jumped in Maya’s truck before Maya could even open the door for her, sliding next to Maya. “Wow, someone is anxious to go to the ranch today.” Maya laughed.“I’m just excited to see Nana and your grandpa…and maybe some stars later.” Carina said smiling, tilting her head to the side.“Oh, so you’re not excited to see me or spend time with me huh?” Maya asked laughing.“I’m always excited to see and spend time with you. I’m just excited to possibly go look at the stars with you later.” Carina smiled acting shy, placing her hand on Maya’s knee.“Ok, I’ll make sure we go see the stars then.” Maya smiled, putting her arm around Carina.“What do you have to help your grandpa with today?” Carina asked.“We need to do some work on a couple of the tractors. We’ll be changing the fluids in one and changing the battery in the other. It shouldn’t take long at all. Do you need to be home by a certain time?” Maya asked curiously.“Mamma won’t be home until around 1:00, so I need to be home before her.” Carina said smiling.“I’ll make sure to get you home before her then. We definitely don’t want to make her mad or upset. Does she know you’re coming to the ranch with me tonight? Is she still wanting me to take her there tomorrow?” Maya asked.“Yes, she knows I’m going to the ranch with you and she’s excited about you taking her there tomorrow. She hasn’t stopped talking about it and asking me questions since you told her you’d take her.” Carina said smiling. “I’m starting to think she might like you more than me now.” Carina chuckled.“What’s not to like about me?” Maya said smirking.“I don’t know yet, but I’m watching to find out.” Carina laughed.When they arrived at the ranch Nana had dinner prepared for everyone. As usual she had made a huge feast with fried chicken, mashed potatoes, country gravy, squash, green beans, homemade bread, and salad.After dinner Maya went outside to help her grandpa, while Carina helped Nana clean up. “I sure do enjoy having you around, you’re such a good helper around here. I’m use to having to do everything by myself.” Nana chuckled.“I don’t mind cleaning, but I don’t enjoy cooking much. I like for other people to do all the cooking and I’ll do all the cleaning.” Carina laughed.“Well, if you ever want to get married, you better learn to enjoy cooking because you will be doing a lot of it.” Nana chuckled.“I do plan on getting married and having a family someday, but I’m going to college first.” Carina said.“That’s smart, going to college before marrying. What do you plan on studying in college?” Nana asked.“I’m going to be a doctor, either an OB/GYN or a trauma doctor, or maybe both. I’ve been taking college courses online for the past 3 years, so I already have a big head start on becoming a doctor. I’ll only need to complete one more year of studies after I graduate, before I can apply for an internship, probably in Italy since it’s easier to get into their internship programs there.” Carina proudly said.“You sure are an ambitious young lady, I like that. I can see you being anything you set your mind to, you’re very smart and you’ll go far.” Nana said winking at Carina.“Thank you, I study a lot and try really hard.” Carina smiled.“Does Maya know about your plans?” Nana asked curiously.“Yes, she knows I plan on going to college and becoming a doctor, we’ve talked about it.” Carina responded.“Does she know you plan on going to Italy for your internship?” Nana asked.“We haven’t discussed an internship, or where I’d be going yet.” Carina replied.“Well, I know she will miss you if you go back to Italy. You should probably tell her about your plans, so she has time to process it.” Nana said lovingly.“I’m going to miss her too. I’m hoping maybe she will join me after she graduates next year, if I get an internship in Italy. There are some programs here, but they’re extremely hard to get into.” Carina explained.“It might be something worth looking into though. I believe Maya is planning on working here after she graduates, since all this will one day be hers.” Nana explained.“Yeah, she told me she would probably work on the ranch after graduation. I wouldn’t ask her to do anything she didn’t want to do.” Carina said looking concerned about her conversation with Nana.Maya and her grandpa walked in the kitchen with grease all over their hands. “Let me give you a hug.” Maya said smiling as she walked toward Carina showing her her filthy hands.“Don’t you dare come near me with those dirty hands.” Carina chuckled, moving away from Maya, Nana and grandpa laughing at them.“Ok, let me wash up and we’ll go look at the stars.” Maya laughed walking to the sink to wash and dry her hands. “Ok, all clean.” Maya smiled holding her hands up for Carina to see. “You ready to go now?” Maya asked.“Yes.” Carina smiled, turning to Nana. “Thank you for dinner and the nice chat. I’ll see you tomorrow.” Carina said hugging Nana, then grandpa.“Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I’m bringing Carina’s mom out here tomorrow. She’s never seen a cattle ranch and wants to check it out.” Maya said to Nana.“Are you bringing her for breakfast?” Nana asked.“I can if you want me to.” Maya responded.“Of course, you know how I love to cook for new people, who usually compliment me on my cooking.” Nana smiled.“Then we’ll be here for breakfast in the morning.” Maya smiled, hugging Nana. “Let’s go, if you want me to have you home before your mom.” Maya said to Carina.“I’m ready, let’s go see some stars.” Carina said, taking Maya’s hand.When they got to their favorite spot, Maya laid the blanket in the bed of her truck, helping Carina climb up. Maya laid down first, laying her arm out for Carina to lay on it, Maya holding her close. “I could fall asleep like this.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“You better not or you won’t be home before your mom.” Maya laughed.“I’m not, I’m just saying I could.” Carina chuckled.“I like holding you like this.” Maya said smiling. “Have you figured out what you want me to do for your $200 bid?” Maya asked.“I know what I want you to do, but I’m afraid to ask.” Carina said, burying her face in the crook of Maya’s neck.“Why are you afraid to ask? Is it something bad, like beating someone up or killing them?” Maya asked laughing.“No, it’s nothing bad, it’s just something I’ve been wanting you to do for a while now.” Carina said.“Then just ask me and if I can do it, I will.” Maya chuckled.“Oh, you definitely can do it, but I’m not sure you want to.” Carina said softly.“Hmm, I can’t figure it out, so you have to tell me, if you want me to do it.” Maya said looking confused.“I…want…you… to…kiss… me…on…the…lips.” Carina slowly said, burying her head deeper in the crook or Maya’s neck.“Oh…I wasn’t expecting that.” Maya said nervously. “I told you I’ve never really kissed anyone and I’m probably not any good at it.” Maya said swallowing hard.“I know, and I haven’t either so we would be each other’s first kiss.” Carina said her head still in Maya’s neck. “We have to start with someone so why not each other?” Carina asked.“I see your point.” Maya said moving to lay on her side facing Carina.Carina looked in Maya’s eyes, waiting for her to make a move. Maya cupped Carina’s cheek with her free hand, slowly leaning in and gently placing a kiss on Carina’s lips. It was a soft sweet quick kiss, but it was enough for both to enjoy. “Wow, I thought you said you weren’t a good kisser.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Was it ok?” Maya asked smiling.“Yes, do it again.” Carina said pulling Maya close to her.Maya leaned in again placing a gentle kiss on Carina’s lips, causing a small moan from Carina. Maya pulled away, feeling her dick getting hard, rolled on her back quickly, looking at the stars. “Did you not enjoy the kiss?” Carina asked, confused, as to why Maya stopped kissing her and rolled away from her.“Oh, I enjoyed it, maybe a little too much.” Maya said, her breathing quickened.Hearing how hard Maya was breathing, Carina figured out what Maya was talking about, when she said she enjoyed it too much. “Ohhh.” Carina said, leaning back on Maya’s arm."So, is that all you wanted me to do for your $200? Because if it is, I would have done that for free.” Maya laughed.“Then why didn’t you already?” Carina chuckled.“Because I was afraid, I wouldn’t be good at it, and you would be disappointed. I’ve been wanting to kiss you for a while.” Maya smiled at Carina.“Well, I think you’re a very good kisser, although I don’t have anything to compare it to.” Carina giggled.“You’re a good kisser too, even though I don’t have anything to compare it to.” Maya smiled looking at Carina.“I hope you’ll kiss me more now.” Carina said rubbing her finger across Maya’s lips.“Trust me, I will be kissing you a lot now.” Maya smiled, rubbing Carina’s back.“You can kiss me anytime you want.” Carina smiled.“And you can kiss me anytime you want.” Maya said smiling back.“Really?” Carina asked sitting up on her elbows.“Yes, really.” Maya laughed. “We should get you home if you don’t want your mom arriving before you.” Maya said sitting up.Maya helped Carina down from the truck, folded the blanket and opened the door for Carina. As Carina was getting in the truck, she turned towards Maya pulling her in for another kiss. “I just wanted one more kiss before we left.” Carina smiled, getting in the truck.Maya walked Carina to the door of her house, wrapping her arms around Carina. “I’ll be here at 7:00 to pick you and your mom up to go to the ranch. I had a fantastic time tonight.” Maya smiled.“We’ll be ready. I had a wonderful time tonight.” Carina said, moving closer to Maya.“Can I kiss you again?” Maya asked smiling.“You can kiss me all you want; you don’t have to ask.” Carina said smiling.Maya leaned in cupping Carina’s cheeks, kissing her softly on the lips longer than earlier. Carina grabbed Maya behind the neck holding her lips to hers, causing Carina to let out another small moan. Being so close to Carina and kissing her was making Maya’s dick get hard quick. Maya pulled back, putting distance between her body and Carina’s. “I need to get home, and you need to get inside before your mom gets here.” Maya said squirming but smiling.“Ok, good night, Bella.” Carina said smiling.“Good night, beautiful.” Maya smiled, walking away. When Maya got inside her truck, she had to unbutton and unzip her pants because her dick was rock hard and very painful. “Fuck, I need a very cold shower right now.” Maya said out loud, wiping sweat from her forehead.

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When Maya got home, she quickly jumped in the shower turning it to the coldest setting, leaning her back against the wall, so the water would run down her stomach to her dick. Maya was in severe pain; she can’t remember ever being this hard. She stayed in the shower until her dick finally softened, after she stopped thinking about kissing Carina and how amazing it felt. Maya got in bed and decided to look at videos on how to French kiss a girl. She was being very attentive to the videos, watching where to put her hands and how to use her tongue for the kiss. Maya went downstairs, cutting an orange in half, taking it to her bedroom, poked her finger in the middle of the orange, pretending it was Carina’s mouth and began using her tongue to kiss the orange. After a few minutes she determined an orange wasn’t the best thing to practice on and gave up, throwing the orange in the trash. “I’m never going to learn how to use my tongue for kissing.” Maya groaned, getting into bed frustrated.The next morning, she picked up Carina and Lucia to go to the ranch. Lucia was excited, asking Maya a lot of questions about what they were going to be doing and seeing on the ranch. Maya told her they would see the cattle, the horses, and go for a ride on the property to see the land and how beautiful it is. When they arrived at the ranch, Maya opened the door for Lucia, helping her out of the truck. “Come on, Nana has breakfast ready for us and I’m sure it’s a feast.” Maya laughed, taking Carina’s hand.“Nana is Maya’s grandmother, who cooks like she’s feeding an entire town.” Carina said to her mother laughing.“Good, I’m hungry.” Lucia smiled.Maya walked them into the kitchen, “Nana, grandpa, this is Lucia, Carina’s mother.” Maya smiled.“Nice to meet you.” Nana said hugging Lucia. “Maya and Carina call me Nana, but you can call me Kate, it’s short for Kathleen.”“Nice to meet you, Carina has told me so many wonderful things about you.” Lucia said smiling.“Nice to meet you Lucia, my name is Michael, but you can call me Mike.” Grandpa said smiling and tipping his hat to her.“Nice to meet you, Carina adores you and Kate. Thank you so much for allowing her to spend so much time here, she loves this place.” Lucia said smiling.“We love when Carina comes out here with Maya, she’s welcome anytime she wants to come.” Grandpa said.“I love having Carina visit us, she’s such a helpful young lady and very beautiful, I can see where she gets her beauty from.” Nana smiled.“Thank you for the compliment, but Carina if far more beautiful than I could ever be.” Lucia smiled looking at Carina, causing her to blush.“Ok, let’s sit down and eat before everything gets cold.” Nana smiled.When Lucia looked at all the food, she was taken aback to see scrambled eggs, fried eggs, poached eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, waffles, pancakes, homemade biscuits, and country grave. “My goodness, are you sure you’re not Italian? This is a feast like we Italians cook when we have guests for dinner.” Lucia laughed.“To be honest, I don’t think we are Italian, but wouldn’t be surprised if some of our ancestors were with how much we love Italian food, and always cook so much.” Nana chuckled.“I’ll have to cook for you sometime, Maya loves my lasagna.” Lucia said smiling at Maya.“Oh my God, no offense Nana, but Lucia makes the best lasagna I’ve ever eaten, it’s slap your mama good.” Maya laughed.“Really, then I’ll have to take you up on your offer to cook for us sometime then.” Nana chuckled.“You pick the day and I’ll cook for you.” Lucia smiled.“Maybe we could swap some recipes. Do you like to bake?” Nana asked.“Yes, but I prefer cooking instead. I leave most of the baking to Carina, she’s actually a good baker, when she does cook.” Lucia chuckled.“Mamma! I cook sometimes, but I prefer your cooking better.” Carina said.“I do most of the cooking and Carina cleans up afterwards. I like that arrangement, because true Italian cooking can be a bit messy.” Lucia chuckled.“Carina always helps clean up after eating here. None of Maya’s other friends ever help, they just eat and run off.” Nana said.“Maya, we need to go doctor a sick calf if you’re finished eating.” Grandpa said looking at Maya.“Yes sir.” Maya said to grandpa. “Are you going to be ok here while I help grandpa?” Maya asked Carina.“We’ll be fine, I’ll help Nana clean up and then show Mamma the horses if you’re not done helping grandpa.” Carina said smiling.Without thinking, Maya kissed Carina on the cheek, everyone looking at her, shocked to see it. Maya looked up to see everyone staring at her, and instantly turned red when she realized what she had just done in front of everyone, Carina red as well. “I’m sorry.” May whispered to Carina.“It’s ok.” Carina whispered back smiling.Maya started walking to the door, “Are you coming grandpa?” Maya said not looking back.“I’m right behind you, kiddo.” Grandpa chuckled, following Maya outside.Nana and Lucia are staring at Carina, “What? Do I have food on my face or something?” Carina asked in a serious tone, wiping her mouth with the napkin.“No, I’m just shocked to see Maya being affectionate with you, or anyone for that matter.” Nana said.“I’m even more shocked to see anyone kiss you, even if it was just on the cheek.” Lucia laughed.“Stop, we’re just friends.” Carina said taking her dishes to the sink.Nana and Lucia chuckled, “Keep telling yourself that, but I already told you that you and Maya are more than “just friends.” Nana said using air quotes.“I don’t know who they think they’re fooling, I’ve seen the way they look at each other, they’re much more than just friends.” Lucia chuckled.“Can you stop teasing me, we’re not girlfriends or anything. It was just a friendly kiss on the cheek, that’s all, nothing more.” Carina said, getting annoyed.Nana walked over to Carina putting her arm around her, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you.” Nana said.“I’m not upset Nana, it’s just that it really wasn’t a big deal, and Mamma is making it sound like a make-out session or something.” Carina said, hugging Nana.“I just made a simple comment on Maya kissing your cheek, I thought it was very sweet.” Lucia said, defending herself. “Why don’t you go outside and watch Maya and Mike doctor the calf, and I’ll stay here and help Kate clean up.” Lucia smiled.“Are you sure? I don’t mind helping clean up.” Carina asked.“We’re sure, now go see what Mike and Maya are doing to that poor calf.” Nana said patting Carina on the back.As soon as Maya and grandpa stepped outside, grandpa grabbed Maya’s arm turning her around, “What was that kiss on Carina’s cheek about? Is she your girlfriend now?” Grandpa asked.“No, we’re just friends, that’s all. Now are we going to take care of the calf or not?” Maya said getting angry.“It’s ok if you want to be more than just friends, there’s nothing wrong with it, and you know how we feel about Carina.” Grandpa said trying to calm Maya down.“I know, but I’m telling you we’re just friends, good friends, but just friends.” Maya said.“Do you realize you just said friends 3 times in that sentence? Who are you trying to convince you’re just friends, yourself or me?” Grandpa asked.“I don’t know, I can’t think straight when I’m around her anymore. I would love to be more than friends, but I don’t know how to be more.” Maya said frustrated.“Oh, kiddo, you got it bad for her. You just have to relax and let nature take over, and everything will come naturally for you. Your problem is you have to have a plan for everything, and you can’t plan feelings, they come naturally. Plus, you overthink everything, wanting everything to be perfect, and let me tell you, there is no such thing as perfect love. Love comes with many problems and issues; you just have to be willing to put everything into that love and be willing to make compromises for each other. I can tell you without a doubt, that Carina is crazy about you, so you need to decide if you’re going to let your fears stop you from experiencing what could be the love of your life. Ask yourself if she’s worth taking a chance on and risking possibly getting hurt. Once you can answer that question, you’ll know what you need to do. You’ll either jump in with both feet, or you’ll need to walk away so you don’t hurt her. Personally, I think Carina is worth the risk, or possibly getting hurt, because I don’t think she would ever intentionally hurt you in any form, way, or fashion.” Grandpa said, with his hand on Maya’s shoulder.“I’m afraid I like her more than she likes me though. What if I tell her I want to be more than friends, but she doesn’t? I don’t want to think about how much that would hurt me. You know she’s the first girl I’ve ever let even begin to get close to me because of my condition. What if we become more than friends, and I tell her about being intersex, and she doesn’t want anything to do with me then? I want to tell her everything, be totally honest with her, but I don’t know how to do it without losing her.” Maya said with tears in her eyes.“Why don’t you start by being honest with her about your condition, before you decide whether or not you tell her you want to take your friendship to a new level? The 2 major keys to all relationships are communication and honesty. If you can’t have open honest communication with someone, you don’t need to be in a relationship with them, because it definitely won’t work. Your Nana and I have always been open and honest with our communicating, and we’ve been married for 42 years, that’s proof it works, that and a lot of compromising on both our parts. You know how hard headed and stubborn your Nana can be, and boy can she get jealous if she thinks another woman is even looking in my direction, and don’t get me started on her temper.” Grandpa said.“Yeah, Carina kind of reminds me of Nana, she has a bit of a temper, and I think she got jealous of another girl in my school because I was showing her around, but that’s because the teacher told me to.” Maya said.“I see it too, Carina reminds me of your Nana, maybe that’s why I like her so much.” Grandpa laughed. “I’m willing to bet, the day she wouldn’t talk to you was because of the girl you were showing around school.” Grandpa chuckled.“Yes, it was, she accused me of letting the girl flirt with me, because she supposedly put her arm on my back, but I didn’t even realize she had. I suck at picking up signals for flirting, although Carina accuses me of flirting with her a lot and I can tell when she’s flirting with me.” Maya chuckled.“See, she flirts with you, that’s a definite sign she likes you a lot, you don’t flirt with anyone unless you like them. I’m telling you, you need to talk to her and be honest about your condition and let her know how you feel about her, before you miss your chance, because Carina is the type of girl a lot of guys and girls look for.” Grandpa firmly said.“Ok, I’ll find a way to open up about my condition and be honest with her about everything. Are you going to be there for me, if she breaks my heart?” Maya asked, looking at grandpa.“I’ll always be here for you, no matter what. I’ll support you when you need it, and I’ll tell you when you’re wrong about something, just like I always have.” Grandpa said patting Maya on the shoulder. “Now let’s get this calf doctored before he dies.”Maya is holding the calf down on the ground when Carina walks up. “Maya, what are you doing to that poor calf?” Carina asked, shocked to see how Maya had the calf.“She’s holding it so I can give it a shot, this is how you have to doctor a sick calf, she’s not hurting it.” Grandpa chuckled.“Oh, thank God, I thought…never mind what I thought. What’s wrong with it?” Carina asked compassionately, kneeling down, rubbing the calf’s head.“He has scours, otherwise known as diarrhea, but this shot will make him better.” Grandpa said as he gave the calf the shot, the calf flailing around trying to get out of Maya’s grip, scaring Carina, causing her to fall backwards.Maya and Grandpa laughed, seeing Carina falling backwards, right into a pile of cow poop. “Ewww, that’s cow shit, isn’t it?” Carina said as Grandpa offered his hand to help her up.“I’m afraid so, you’re going to smell pretty bad for the rest of the day.” Grandpa laughed.“Don’t listen to him, he’s messing with you. I have some clothes in the house you can change into. Come on, I’ll show you where they are so you can get cleaned up.” Maya chuckled.“That wasn’t funny, Grandpa.” Carina said smiling at him.“Aw, come on, it was a little funny, you’re smiling.” Grandpa smiled.“Ok, maybe just a little.” Carina chuckled, holding up 2 fingers showing a small amount.Maya and Carina walked in the house, Nana immediately smelling the cow poop. “Maya take off your boots, you have cow shit on them, because I smell it.” Nana said, pointing to the rubber boots Maya had on.Maya chuckled, “That’s not me, Nana, that’s Carina, she fell into a pile of it.”“What? How did you fall in cow poop Carina?” Lucia asked.“You don’t want to know. Can I please clean up, this smell is getting to me.” Carina asked looking at Maya.Maya nods her head, “Nana are my extra clothes still in my bedroom upstairs?” Maya asked Nana.“Yes, there’s some in the chest, and some hanging in the closet.” Nana responded.Maya takes Carina to her room, letting her pick out what clothes she wanted to wear, Carina picking out one of Maya’s old track team t-shirts. “Come on, you can clean up in Nana’s bathroom.” Maya said, leading her to Nana’s bathroom, Maya turning to walk away.“Wait, I need your help getting this shirt off without getting this in my hair.” Carina said, looking at Maya.Maya gulped hard, “I can get your mom to help you.” Maya quickly said.“No, you’re here, so you can help me. I have a bra on underneath, besides we’re both girls so I don’t have anything you don’t.” Carina laughed.Maya thinks to herself, you most certainly have something I don’t. “O...Ok, yeah, I can help.” Maya said stuttering a bit.Carina started lifting her shirt up, Maya trying to look anywhere but at Carina. “Maya, I need you to roll my shirt up, and help me lift it over my head.” Carina said.“Yeah, right.” Maya said, rolling Carina’s shirt up, slowly helping her lift it over her head. Maya started to walk out again.“Wait, I need you to wash my back for me. I don’t want to smell like calf shit all day.” Carina said handing Maya a soaped washcloth.Maya takes the cloth, carefully wiping Carina’s back, making sure she got her entire back. As Maya is washing Carina’s back, she feels her dick getting hard in her pants, turning sideways so Carina couldn’t see. “I got all of it, you should be good now. I need to go use the bathroom.” Maya said turning to leave.“Why don’t you just use this one? It’s only you and me, unless you’re one of those people who can’t pee if someone’s in the room with you.” Carina said.“Yes, that’s it, I can’t go if anyone’s in the bathroom with me. I’ll be right back.” Maya said practically running out of the bathroom while Carina is putting her t-shirt on. Maya ran in the bathroom, wetting a washcloth with cold water, wiping her face first, then unbuttoning her pants, taking her dick out holding the cold rag on it to make it go down. After several times putting the cold cloth on her dick, it finally went soft, Maya letting out a deep sigh in relief.Maya goes downstairs where everyone is sitting at the table drinking coffee. “What took you so long?” Carina asked.“Umm, I was on the phone with Andy, her and Ryan are fighting again.” Maya said, thinking fast of an excuse.“Have you met Andy yet?” Nana asked Carina.“No, not yet.” Carina responded.“Maya, why haven’t you introduced Carina to your best friend yet? Are you afraid Andy will tell Carina all your secrets?” Nana laughed, not meaning anything by it, Maya taking it the wrong way.“No, I am not afraid of Andy telling her anything, I just haven’t had a chance to introduce them yet!” Maya said angrily, Nana, Carina, and Lucia looking at her, seeing Maya was angry by what Nana said.“I’m sorry, Maya, I didn’t mean anything by it.” Nana said, realizing what Maya was actually upset about.Maya just glared at Nana, still angry at the remark she made. “Lucia, are you ready to see the ranch?” Maya asked, smiling at Lucia.“Yes, if you’re finished helping Mike, I’d love for you to show me around.” Lucia said forcing a smile not to upset Maya.“Grandpa, I’m taking the side by side to show Lucia around.” Maya said.“Why don’t you take the ranch truck, it’ll be more comfortable for Lucia, plus it has air conditioning? Also, take some drinks in the cooler in case you get thirsty.” Grandpa said.“Yeah, that’s a good idea, are the keys in it?” Maya asked, filling the cooler with water and sodas.“Yep, they’re under the visor where we always keep them.” Grandpa replied.Maya carried the cooler to the ranch truck, placing it in the back, opening the door for Lucia, helping her climb in the lifted 4X4 GMC truck. Maya walked to the driver’s side opening the door for Carina, lifting her to help her inside the truck. When Maya got in the driver’s seat, Carina automatically put her hand on Maya’s knee like she always does, Maya smiling at her. Lucia is watching the interaction between them, smiling, thinking, right, you’re just friends. Lucia began laughing, looking out the window.Maya and Carina look at Lucia, “What are you laughing at?” Carina asked.“Oh, just something funny I remembered one of the nurses telling me at work.” Lucia replied.“Care to share it, so we can laugh too?” Carina asked,“No, it’s not something I can share with you.” Lucia chuckled.As they’re driving around the ranch, Lucia is taking pictures with her phone, commenting on how beautiful it is on the ranch. Maya put her arm around Carina, holding her close while driving, not realizing what she had done. Lucia noticing every move they made towards each other, smiling widely.“Maya, can you stop here so I can get out and take a close-up picture of those beautiful flowers?” Lucia asked, pointing to some beautiful red and purple flowers in the prairie.“Yeah, hang on, I’ll help you down.” Maya said.“No, I can get down, but you’ll have to help me back up.” Lucia said, opening the door and jumping out.When Lucia was far enough away from the truck, Maya turned to Carina, “I’m sorry I lost my temper with Nana earlier. She just knows how to push my buttons without even trying.” Maya said looking guilty.“It’s ok, but do you have any secrets you’re not telling me?” Carina asked, looking serious.“Not really secrets, but there are some things I haven’t talked with you about. Remember when I told you there’s something I need to tell you, but I just can’t right now? That’s the only thing I haven’t told you yet. I’m working on being able to talk to you about it though, I just need you to trust that I will when I’m ready.” Maya explained, looking into Carina’s eyes.Carina can see a fear in Maya’s eyes, that whatever it is Maya is having a hard time talking about, is something serious and has Maya afraid to talk about. “Ok, I trust you, and that you will tell me whatever it is when you feel ready. But, like I told you before, nothing you tell me is going to change the way I feel about you.” Carina said, placing a soft kiss on Maya’s lips, Lucia witnessing the whole thing, unbeknownst to them. “I’ve been wanting to do that all day.” Carina said smiling.“Me too, I could kiss you all night.” Maya smiled, turning red.“Then why are you turning red?” Carina asked chuckling.“Because I get nervous around you, and you just have that effect on me.” Maya smiled, leaning in to kiss Carina again.“Maya, can you help me back in the truck?” Lucia asked, after witnessing Maya kiss Carina this time.“Yes, ma’am.” Maya said moving away from Carina quickly, jumping out of the truck to help Lucia inside.“Are you ready to head back to the house now?” Maya asked Lucia.“Yes, I think I’d love another cup of Kate’s coffee. It’s about as close to Italian as I’ve had since moving here.” Lucia said.“I think the brand she buys is actually Italian.” Maya said.“Really…I’ll have to ask her where she buys it from.” Lucia stated.“I can tell you that, she buys it on Amazon, because no stores around here carry it. She buys a lot of stuff on Amazon. She’s on a first name basis with the delivery guy and is always making cookies or cakes for him.” Maya chuckled.When they got back to the house, Lucia went inside while Carina asked Maya to go look at the horse, she’s taken a liking to, Carina refers to it as her horse since riding it.Lucia goes into the kitchen, seeing Kate and Mike sitting at the table drinking coffee. “Can I get a cup of that coffee?” Lucia asked, smiling mischievously at Kate.“Sure, help yourself.” Kate responded.“Where’s Maya and Carina?” Mike asked.“They went to look at some horse Carina says is hers since she rode it.” Lucia laughed.“Yes, she fell in love with it as soon as she rode it. I told Maya, I’m giving it to Carina for Christmas this year.” Mike said smiling.“She doesn’t have any place to keep a horse!” Lucia exclaimed.“She’ll keep it here for as long as she wants. That girl is very special to us, and we’d do anything for her, and my favorite granddaughter is quite smitten with her.” Mike smiled.“They say they’re just friends but let me tell you what I just witnessed, when they didn’t know I was looking.” Lucia said leaning close to them, them leaning close to Lucia, just waiting to hear her speak. “Maya stopped to let me take a picture of some flowers, they stayed inside the truck, and I saw Carina kiss Maya on the lips and a few minutes later, I saw Maya kissing Carina on the lips. Friends my ass!” Lucia said bursting out laughing, Mike and Nana laughing with her.“I can’t believe Maya finally found the nerve to kiss her. That’s my girl!” Mike said pumping his fist in the air.“Mike, stop it, that’s Carina’s mother.” Kate said, pointing to Lucia.“And that’s my girl!” Lucia laughed pumping her fist in the air, all of them laughing.“Who’s your girl?” Carina asked walking in the kitchen with Maya.“You are dear.” Lucia said, shocked to see them. “You’re my smart and beautiful girl.” Lucia said, trying to cover her tracks.“Are you in here bragging about me again? I told you to stop doing that.” Carina said annoyed.“She’s just stating the truth, hun.” Kate said smiling. “You are a very smart and beautiful young lady.”“So, are you two going to go look at the stars tonight?” Mike asked looking at Maya.“Yes, please!” Carina said looking at Maya.“What about your mom?” Maya asked.“Don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine right here drinking coffee and chatting with Kate, if that’s ok with you Kate.” Lucia said, looking at Kate.“I would love the company, we can sit in the swing outside, have a glass of wine if you’d like, and watch the beautiful sunset later.” Kate responded.“I’d love to do that... see everything is all settled, you two go look at the stars.” Lucia said, winking at Kate, causing Kate to smile and wink back.“Yes, go look at the stars for as long as you’d like, we’ll be fine right here.” Kate said, winking at Lucia.>

“I’m beginning to think they’re trying to get rid of us.” Maya said chuckling.“Sure, seems like it.” Carina chuckled. “Let’s go so we’ll get there as the stars start coming out.” Carina said, taking Maya’s hand in her walking to the door.“Wait.” Maya said, stopping before they walked out of the kitchen. “What time do you want me to take you home, so I can make sure we’re back in time?” Maya asked Lucia.“No particular time, I’m off tomorrow so I can sleep in, just don’t stay out all night though.” Lucia laughed.“Yes ma’am, I’ll have her back at a decent time.” Maya said respectfully.“Oh, don’t rush, enjoy yourselves.” Lucia said before saying under her breath for only Kate to hear, “but not too much.” Causing a small laugh from Kate.“Trust me when I say, you don’t have to worry about Maya having too much fun with Carina. She never dated or even liked a girl before Carina, and she’s a very shy girl. I assure you, she will be very respectful to Carina.” Kate said smiling.Maya opened the driver’s door, helping Carina inside the truck, getting in beside her, Carina putting her hand on Maya’s knee, Maya doing the same to Carina. Before Maya drove off she looked around to see if anyone had come outside or could see them, when she didn’t see anyone, she leaned over, placing a soft kiss on Carina’s lips. “Now I’m ready to go look at the stars.” Maya smiled, driving away.When they reached their star gazing spot, Maya laid the blanket in the bed of the truck, laying on her back on it, her arm out for Carina to lay on. Carina laid on her side putting her head on Maya’s shoulder, and her arm on Maya’s stomach. They laid there for a few minutes in silence before Carina started to speak, “Maya, I’m afraid.”Maya sits up a little, turning on her side, “What are you afraid of? There aren’t any snakes or coyotes around here.” Maya said reassuringly.“No, I’m not afraid of that. I’m afraid I like you more than you like me.” Carina said with fear in her voice.“Are you serious? I’m afraid I might like you more than you like me.” Maya said looking into Carina’s eyes.“I don’t think that’s possible, because I think about you all the time, I go to bed thinking about you, and wake up thinking about you. I know, it’s pathetic, but I can’t help it, all I want to do is be around you and when I’m not, I’m sad.” Carina said choking up.“Carina, I feel the same way, I can’t stop thinking about you. You’re literally all I think about anymore. I have a hard time concentrating on school and track, because all I can do is think about you, and wonder if you’re missing me as much as I’m missing you. Now, that’s what’s pathetic.” Maya chuckled.“It’s not pathetic, it’s sweet.” Carina said, brushing her nose against Maya’s cheek.“Can we try something?” Maya asked nervously.Carina leans her head back to look in Maya’s eyes. “What are you wanting to try?” Carina asked hesitantly.“Umm, can we.” Maya clears her throat, swallowing hard. “Umm, can I try to kiss you, like really kiss you, like with a tongue kiss you?” Maya asked, looking away from Carina.“We can try, but I’ve never done it before and might not be good at it.” Carina said, looking down.“I haven’t either, so I might be even worse than you.” Maya nervously laughed.“Ok, so we’ll try it and see how we do.” Carina said, still looking down.“Ok, we’ll just try it, we won’t know how good or bad we are until we try it.” Maya said, getting more nervous by the second.Carina looked up, looking deep into Maya’s eyes, waiting for Maya to make a move. Maya placed her hand on Carina’s cheek, leaning in slowly, placing a soft kiss on her lips before swiping her tongue across Carina’s lips, Carina opening her mouths to allow Maya’s tongue inside. As soon as their tongues made contact, it was like electricity shot through their bodies, both moaning in unison. Maya continued kissing Carina, her tongue exploring every inch of Carina’s mouth, until it became necessary to break the kiss for air. “Wow, that was amazing.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Yeah, that’s even better than the other kisses.” Maya smiled looking in Carina’s eyes. “We should kiss like that more often.” Maya smiled.“I agree, kiss me like that again.” Carina said leaning into Maya.Maya caressed Carina’s cheek, pulling her in to kiss her again. Carina pushes her body closer to Maya as Maya is kissing her deeply, their tongues playing with each other. Carina throws her leg over Maya holding her close to her body, the close contact making Maya’s dick to start getting hard quickly. Maya breaks the kiss, scooting her body away from Carina, breathing hard. “Fuck, we can’t kiss like that very much.” Maya said out of breath.“I know, it’s so good though.” Carina said, trying to catch her breath.“Yeah, and you’re an amazing kisser. Are you sure you haven’t done that before, you’re so good at it?” Maya smiled at Carina.“I promise that was my first time. Maybe I was so good, because you’re such a great kisser. Maybe it wasn’t your first time after all.” Carina chuckled.“Trust me when I say, that was the first time I’ve ever kissed anyone like that. I was so nervous to kiss you, and I have never liked anyone, or even thought about kissing someone until I met you. You make me want to try all the new things.” Maya chuckled. “Did that kiss show you how much I do like you though?” Maya asked nervously.“Yes, I have no doubts about how much you like me now. Did my kiss back show you how much I like you?” Carina asked hesitantly.“Yes, and you definitely like me as much as I like you.” Maya smiled.“Can we kiss again now?” Carina asked.Maya was still semi hard, but she wanted to kiss Carina again so badly. “Yes, but we can’t kiss for too long.” Maya said leaning in to kiss Carina again. As Maya slipped her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, Carina grabbed the back of Maya’s neck holding her hard against her lips, Maya moaning feeling herself getting hard again, tries to break the kiss but Carina has a tight hold on her and is not stopping the kiss. Maya moves her bottom half away from Carina, shifting her body so she’s laying on her stomach, so Carina won’t feel her now fully erect penis. Carina moans in Maya’s mouth, arousing Maya even more, Maya moaning in Carina’s mouth, Carina kisses Maya until she is out of breath.“I’m sorry, but I didn’t want the kiss to end, it was so good.” Carina said apologetically.“That’s ok, I just got a cramp and had to move.” Maya said, breathing hard. “I think we should stop for now though.” Maya smiled.“Yeah, kissing like that could get us in a lot of trouble.” Carina smiled.“It definitely could.” Maya laughed, thinking about how she was already in trouble with a hard on.“I know you haven’t ever kissed anyone, but have you done other stuff with anyone?” Carina asked.“No, I’ve only kissed you and that’s it. I’m still a virgin if that’s what you’re wondering.” Maya smiled.“Yeah, I was curious about that, I’m a virgin too. I’m waiting until I fall in love with the right person, because I don’t believe in casual sex like all these other teenagers do. I want my first time to be special with the person I’m in love with and hope to marry someday.” Carina said, looking deeply into Maya’s eyes.“I know what you mean, guys nowadays sleep with every girl they can just to add another number to their list of fucks. I want my first time to be with someone I love and can’t imagine my life without them in it. I don’t believe in casual sex or hook ups neither. I feel like that’s disrespectful to girls when guys use them just for sex.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s back.“Some girls are just as bad as the boys though. I had a friend in Italy that slept with every girl she dated, or else she would break up with them if they wouldn’t have sex with her. She was a numbers girl, you know, just in it to add a number to her list of conquests. She focused mainly on virgins, because she felt they were a challenge to sleep with. She would go around bragging about taking a girl’s virginity, like she had won a medal or something. She was disgusting, that’s why we stopped being friends, she had no respect for girls.” Carina said angrily.“Did she ever try to get you to have sex with her?” Maya asked, half afraid of what Carina’s answer may be.“She tried everything to get me to have sex with her, but I knew her pattern and how she treated girls, so I shut her down really quick, and stopped being her friend. Besides, I didn’t like her that way neither.” Carina responded. “Have you ever had a girl try to get you to have sex with her?” Carina asked curiously.“No, and if they had I would’ve shut them down immediately, because I would have to love them, and I’ve never loved anyone like that.” Maya replied.“So, we’re both virgins, never been kissed, or dated until we met each other. I find that a nice way to start a relationship…I mean friendship.” Carina said, covering her face in embarrassment.“Hey, it’s ok, we’re a friendship exploring whether we may want to start a relationship someday, there’s nothing wrong with that. You should never be ashamed or embarrassed to say anything to me. I want you to share how you feel or what you’re thinking with me, always.” Maya said, moving Carina’s hands from her face.“As much as I hate to say this, we should get back to the house and take Mamma home. She worked late last night, and I know she’s tired.” Carina smiled, getting up, folding the blanket as Maya jumped down from the truck, holding her hand out to help Carina down.As Maya opened the door to let Carina inside, she pulled Carina against her body, kissing her deeply, but not for long, because she didn’t want to get hard again. “I just wanted one more kiss before we leave here.” Maya said smiling as she helped Carina in the truck.“Like I told you already, you can kiss me anytime you want, especially if it’s going to be one of those kisses.” Carina smiled as she leaned against Maya’s shoulder.When they got back to the house Lucia and Kate were sitting in the swing outside talking. “Are you ready to go?” Carina asked Lucia.“Did you have a good time looking at the stars?” Lucia asked with a smirk on her face.“We had a wonderful time looking at the stars tonight, they seemed to be even brighter for some reason.” Maya said smiling at Carina, Carina lightly elbowing Maya.“It was so nice meeting you Kate. I’m expecting you to come over for dinner soon.” Lucia smiled hugging Kate.“It was nice meeting you as well. You are welcome to come back anytime, and I’m going to be taking you up on that dinner.” Kate said smiling at Lucia.“Looks like your mom and Nana are new BFF’s.” Maya said to Carina smiling.“Good, that means I get to spend more time here.” Carina said winking at Maya.When they arrived at Carina’s house, Maya opened the door, helping Lucia out of her truck, Carina walking beside her holding her hand. “Thank you for taking me to the ranch, I had a wonderful time, and I just love Kate and Mike. I can see why Carina talks about them and the ranch so much.” Lucia said, smiling as she walked inside the house, leaving Maya and Carina alone outside.“Thank you for everything, I had an amazing time tonight.” Carina smiled, wrapping her arms around Maya’s neck. “Oh, no! I forgot to get my dirty shirt out of Nana’s bathroom.” Carina said looking horrified.Maya put her hands around Carina’s waist, “Don’t worry about it, Nana will wash it for you, and it’ll be there next time we go.” Maya smiled, leaning her forehead against Carina’s.“I hope it didn’t smell up her bathroom.” Carina chuckled.“She has plenty of candles and air freshener if it did.” Maya laughed.“I better let you get home, so you don’t get in trouble.” Carina said smiling as she moved closer to Maya.“Ok.” Maya smiled, as she leaned in kissing Carina hard on the lips, causing Carina to moan in her mouth, Maya breaking the kiss when she feels her dick twitch in her pants. “Good night, beautiful.” Maya smiled, releasing Carina waist.“Good night, Bella.” Carina smiled, taking her hands from around Maya’s neck, very slowly, not wanting to let go.

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On her way home from Carina’s, Maya’s phone rings, she sees Mason’s picture pop up on her screen and answers, “What’s up, Mason?” Maya asked.“I need you to come pick me up.” Mason replied.“Where are you?” Maya asked.“I’m at Emma’s.” Mason responded.“Who is Emma and where does she live?” Maya asked.“She’s my girlfriend. I’ll message you the address.” Mason responded.“Ok, I’ll be there in a few minutes.” Maya replied, ending the call.When Maya arrived at the address Mason sent her, Mason was waiting outside for her. Mason gets in the truck smiling ear to ear. “What’s wrong with you?” Maya asked.“Nothing, I’m just happy.” Mason replied, trying to cover the smile on his face.“Have you been drinking or something?” Maya asked, knowing something was up with Mason.“Nope, I wasn’t drinking, I was doing other stuff.” Mason said with a mischievous grin.“Mason Lane Bishop, you either tell me what’s got you smiling like that or get out and walk.” Maya said, stopping the truck.“Ok, I’ll tell you, just get me home before Mom or Dad discover I’m out after curfew. I was watching movies with Emma since her parents are gone for the weekend, and we ended up having sex.” Mason said smiling.“You didn’t!” Maya shouted, shocked by what he said.“Oh, we definitely did, twice.” Mason said holding up 2 fingers.“Shut the fuck up! I can’t believe you right now!” Maya shouted.“Why can’t you believe me? I told you I was going to have sex and I did. I must say it was awesome, and I can’t wait to do it again and again.” Mason said rubbing his crotch.“You’re only 14! Do you love this girl?” Maya asked in a serious tone.“I wouldn’t say I love her, but I really do like her a lot.” Mason responded“Sex isn’t something you should have with someone unless you love them. Does she love you?” Maya asked.“I don’t know, but what does it matter, if we both wanted it to happen? That’s what most boyfriends and girlfriends do. I had sex before you did.” Mason said laughing.“That’s because I’m waiting to have sex with someone I love, not just do it because everyone else is. You better hope Mom and Dad don’t find out you’re having sex.” Maya sternly said.“They won’t unless you tell them, because I’m not going to.” Mason said in a worried voice.“I’m definitely not telling them. You’re a pain in my ass sometimes but I don’t want you to get killed.” Maya chuckled.“You should try it sometime. I’m telling you, there’s nothing that feels better than blowing a load inside a girl’s pussy, especially if you make her cum first.” Mason smiled.“Mason, you shouldn’t be talking like that about a girl you care about, it’s disrespectful.” Maya scolded him.“I’m not talking about Emma; I’m talking about the amazing feeling of having sex. I’m telling you, blowing a load with a pussy is so much better than with your hand. Oh, wait, you’ve never done that either.” Mason laughed.“Ok, that’s enough. We definitely have different viewpoints on having sex with someone. You do you, and I’ll do me.” Maya said.“I’m not doing me anymore, since I can have pussy now.” Mason laughed.“You’re disgusting, just shut up!” Maya shouted angrily.“I think you’re just mad because I had sex before you.” Masons shouted getting angry.“I don’t care if you fuck every girl in school, just be respectful to the girl about it!” Maya shouted angrily.“You’re weird, and a fucking prude! If you ever had sex, you would know what I’m talking about, but you haven’t even jerked off, so you can’t understand!” Mason shouted.“So, I’m weird because I don’t want to have sex with just any girl, but someone I’m in love with and because I’m not jerking off every night like you do? That’s the most idiotic thing you’ve ever said.” Maya shouted.“No, you’re weird because you have a dick, bigger than mine, I might add, and you’re not even using it for the purpose it’s intended for!” Mason shouted angrily.“First off, how do you know how big my dick is or isn’t? Secondly, dicks aren’t just used for sex!” Maya shouted, getting angrier.“Because I remember when we were younger and took baths together, and your dick was much bigger than mine then and I know it’s grown since. If dicks aren’t just for sex, then what are they for?” Mason asked in a smug tone.“We were practically babies then; besides it doesn’t matter who has the biggest dick, what matters is the way you’re disrespecting girls with yours. Dicks are for using the bathroom and reproducing, but you don’t have to have sex to reproduce, you can always use a surrogate.” Maya explained. “We just need to agree to disagree on this topic.”“Agreed! I’m not going to let you steal my joy of finally having sex, twice tonight. If you choose not to that’s fine, but don’t berate me for my choice to have sex.” Mason said.“I’m not berating you; I’m just asking you to be more respectful about it.” Maya said, calming down. “Would you want someone talking about Mom, or even me, the way you’ve talked about having sex with a girl?” Maya asked.“Eww, no! Ok, I get it, I will be more respectful from now on. I’m telling you though, that once you have sex with someone, it’s going to blow your mind, and you’re going to want to do it as often as possible.” Mason said.“I believe you, it’s just…I’m not in a relationship or in love with someone so much that I want to take it to that level.” Maya responded.“Trust me, you will be someday, and you’ll see I’m right.” Mason chuckled.Maya chuckled, “Ok, and if you’re right, I’ll let you know you are.”“I’m just going to sit back and wait for that to happen.” Mason laughed.“You’ll be waiting a long time.” Maya laughed.As they pulled up in the driveway, they noticed a light on in the house, meaning one of their parents was awake. “Shit, fuck, I’m in big trouble!” Mason said panicking.“Don’t panic yet, they could have left a light on for me, knowing it would be late when I got home tonight.” Maya said in a calming voice.As they walked into the house, Katherine was sitting on the couch. “You’re late, Mason, you were supposed to be home an hour ago. I’ve been calling your phone, but you didn’t answer.” Katherine said in a stern tone.“It’s my fault, he called me to pick him up, but I lost track of time at Carina’s and was late to get him.” Maya said, Mason looking at her in shock.“Well, you’re lucky your Dad didn’t wake up or both of you would be in trouble, you know how he is about your curfew Mason.” Katherine said pointing a finger at Mason.“Yes, ma’am, I’m sorry for being out past curfew.” Mason said very apologetically.“I’m not going to say anything to Lane, but don’t let it happen again, or you’ll be grounded and lose your phone for a month. Understood?” Katherine firmly said.“Yes ma’am, understood. Can I go to my room now?” Mason asked cautiously, Katherine nodding her head affirmatively.Maya and Mason are walking upstairs, “Thanks for covering for me. You’re not so bad after all.” Mason smiled, shoving Maya by her shoulder.“You owe me!” Maya smiled.“About earlier, I heard everything you said, and I will be more respectful from now on. It’s just, I was on a high from having sex for the first time, and it felt like you we’re trying to take that excitement away from me. I’m sorry for the things I said to you.” Mason said, lowering his head feeling ashamed.“We both got heated, but it’s all good now, you’re my baby brother, and I’m still protective of you and don’t want you to do something that could affect the rest of your life at such a young age.” Maya responded.When Maya got in her room, she was thinking about how Mason was talking about having sex, and how mind blowing it is, so she pulled up a porn website on her phone and started watching it, not feeling guilty this time, because Carina said it was ok for her to do it. As Maya felt her dick getting hard, she reached down and rubbed it, and boy did that feel good. Maya stopped rubbing herself as her dick got harder, afraid she wouldn’t be able to stop in time. Maya felt embarrassed for touching herself like that and took a cold shower to soften her dick. Maya couldn’t stop thinking about her kiss with Carina and kept getting hard, frustrating her so much she barely slept that night.When Maya got to the ranch the next morning, she was sluggish and tired from lack of sleep and grandpa could tell something was off with her. “Are you ok kiddo, you look tired this morning?” Grandpa asked concerned for Maya.“I didn’t sleep well last night; I have a lot on my mind.” Maya replied.“You want to talk about it, maybe I can help?” Grandpa asked.“NO! I mean no, I’ll be ok.” Maya answered, not wanting to tell Grandpa that all she could think about was kissing Carina and it made her get an erection.“Ok, but you know you can talk to me about anything, and it stays between us.” Grandpa said, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder.“I know, thanks Grandpa.” Maya said smiling.“Where’s Carina today? I figured you would bring her with you.” Grandpa asked.“She’s studying for a test she has for one of her college classes.” Maya responded.“Too bad, I enjoy having her around.” Grandpa smiled.“Me too.” Maya said smiling.“Have you thought anymore about what we talked about?” Grandpa asked.“Yeah, I’m just trying to figure out what to say, when I tell her I’m intersex. If she’s into girls, she probably won’t like me anymore, since I have a penis and not a vagina.” Maya said sounding sad.“I don’t think Carina likes you for what’s in your pants, but what’s in your heart. She strikes me as a girl who looks at someone’s heart and character, instead of their body parts.” Grandpa said.“Yeah, but I’m just afraid of how she’s going to react when she finds out I have a penis. I think it’s going to change everything for us, and I think I may be falling in love with her.” Maya said, getting tears in her eyes.“Oh, kiddo.” Grandpa said, hugging Maya. “I can tell by the way you act around her, and look at her, that you are already in love with her. You look and act the same way I did, when I fell in love with your Nana, and it’s the best feeling in the world. Just give her a chance to process everything when you tell her, and don’t keep putting it off or you both could get hurt. I think she’s going to be more upset for you waiting so long to tell her, than the fact that you’re intersex. Waiting to tell her is worse than not telling her now. I know it’s going to be a difficult conversation for you, but it’s one you must have with her, just rip the band aid off and tell her before deeper feelings get more involved, if they haven’t already.” Grandpa said lovingly to Maya.“I know and I will. We have a date next weekend and I’ll figure out how to tell her then. You’re right, it’s not fair to her to keep something like this from her. How did you get so smart?” Maya asked smiling.“Years of practice and learning, and a lot of mistakes with your Nana. I learned a long time ago that keeping something important like this, from someone you care about, can be detrimental to your relationship. I think you want your first relationship to be with Carina. Am I right?” Grandpa asked smiling, looking at Maya.“You’re right, but I can’t ask her to be my girlfriend, until I tell her about my condition, and she might not want to be after I tell her. I’m scared as shit, but I have to do it. If I lose her because of it, then I guess she’s not the girl for me after all, but I’m really hoping I don’t lose her.” Maya said wiping a tear that had fallen down her cheek.“Either way, you know what it’s like to date and fall in love now, and sometimes it hurts, and it hurts so bad you feel like you’ll never get over it, but you do. Your Nana wasn’t my first love, my first love broke my heart badly, but then I met your Nana, and fell even more in love with her, so just because you may get hurt, doesn’t mean you won’t ever find the love of your life.” Grandpa said smiling, hugging Maya tightly. “I’ll be here for you and support you if you need me after you talk to her.”When Maya was driving home her phone rang and she saw it was Carina, so she answered it, “Hey beautiful, how’s your studying going?” Maya asked, happy about Carina calling her.“I’m finished for the night. I was calling to see if you wanted to come over for a bit?” Carina asked, happy to hear Maya’s voice.“I need to get some homework done for tomorrow. Can I take a raincheck?” Maya responded.“Of course, text me before you go to bed though.” Carina said in a sweet voice.“Don’t I always?” Maya responded giggling.“Yes, but I was just reminding you, in case you forgot.” Carina said giggling.Maya tried to do her homework, unable to concentrate on it, because she was thinking about the conversation she had with her grandpa and the one she needed to have with Carina. Maya took a shower, trying to clear her mind so she could focus on her homework. Maya was finally able to concentrate enough to complete her homework and got in bed, texting Carina. “Good night, beautiful. I’ll see you tomorrow.” Maya wrote, sending a smile, hug, and heart emojis.“Good night, Bella. Can’t wait to see you tomorrow.” Carina wrote back, sending a smile, hug, and two heart emojis.Maya looked at the message, “Oh my beautiful Carina, I am in love with you, and I’m afraid I’m going to lose you.” Maya said to herself, wiping a tear from her eye.The next day at school Maya smiled when she saw Carina walk in the classroom. “Hey, beautiful.” Maya said smiling.“Hey, Bella.” Carina responded smiling.“I finished my part of the project this weekend.” Maya said smiling.“I still have a little bit of work to do, but mostly studied for my college exam this weekend, when I wasn’t with you.” Carina smiled flirtatiously.“Are you saying it’s my fault your part of the project isn’t completed?” Maya chuckled.“Nevah!” Carina said laughing.The rest of the week Maya and Carina only saw each other during class and at lunch, because Carina was studying for her college exam, and Maya was busy helping her grandpa on the ranch. It’s the night of their date and Maya is nervous about the conversation she was planning on having Carina tonight.When Maya picked Carina up, she could tell Maya seemed nervous, but couldn’t figure out why. “Where are we going tonight?” Carina asked smiling, when she got in the truck.“Nana has fixed us a nice dinner for us to take to our favorite spot and look at stars. How does that sound to you? I can change plans if you don’t want to do that.” Maya spoke fast.“That’s sounds amazing, you know I love looking at the stars with you.” Carina said smiling as she leaned her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Great, that’s what we’ll do then.” Maya said, kissing the top of Carina’s head.“I wonder what she cooked for us. Knowing Nana, it’s probably a feast of some sort.” Carina chuckled.“Probably, she doesn’t know how to cook just a little bit.” Maya laughed. “What time do you have to be home?” Maya asked.“Mamma said I had to be home no later than 1:00, she’s giving us an extra hour, after I begged her mercilessly.” Carina laughed.“So, you wore her down huh?” Maya asked chuckling.“Yes, because I want to spend as much time with you as possible.” Carina smiled looking at Maya.“Me too.” Maya smiled.When they entered the kitchen, Nana had a cute picnic basket with food already packed in it along with the cooler full of drinks. “Wow, this looks amazing. Thank you, Nana.” Carina said smiling as she hugged Nana.“You’re welcome, have a great time looking at the stars.” Nana said with a smirk.“Hey, kiddo, can I talk to you for a minute?” Grandpa said to Maya in a serious tone.“Yeah, you want to step outside?” Maya asked, pointing outside.Grandpa nodded affirmatively, following Maya outside where Carina couldn’t hear them. “I just wanted to check on you and see how you’re doing? Are you still planning on telling Carina about your condition tonight?” Grandpa asked, placing his arm around Maya.“I’m nervous as hell, but I am going to tell her tonight. If we come back early, you’ll know it didn’t go well.” Maya said nervously, sounding afraid.“I’ll be waiting up in case you need to talk or anything.” Grandpa said hugging Maya. “I’m proud of you, and I know this will be difficult, but you can do it.”“Thanks. We better get going now.” Maya said walking back inside.“You ready to go?” Maya asked Carina.“Yes!” Carina responded smiling. “I’ll see you guys later.” Carina said to Nana and Grandpa.When they left Nana turned to Grandpa, “What’s going on with Maya?” Nana asked looking concerned.“She’s telling Carina about her condition tonight, and she’s nervous and afraid of how she’s going to react.” Grandpa replied.“Well, I hope Carina is the type of girl I think she is, and she’s understanding about it. It’s not Maya’s fault she was born that way, and she shouldn’t be punished or scrutinized for it.” Nana sadly said, wiping her face.“I hope so too. Maya is going to be devastated if Carina breaks off their friendship because of it.” Grandpa said, rubbing the back of his neck.Maya was fidgeting all the way to their private spot. Carina is concerned about the way Maya is acting and starts having all kinds of bad thoughts going through her mind. Is Maya acting this way because she’s ending things with her? Or, has she found someone else she likes more than her, are just a few of the thoughts going through Carina’s mind right now. Maya didn’t kiss her at all when she picked her up, so it must be something bad, Carina was thinking.When they got to their spot, Maya helped Carina out of the truck, laying the blanket in the bed of her truck, helping Carina climb up in the back. Maya opens the basket Nana had prepared for them, taking out all the food, and handing Carina something to drink. “Look at all this food! I told you Nana would cook a feast for us.” Carina chuckled.“Yeah.” Maya responded nervously.Carina fixed her a plate with food, Maya just looking at the food. “Aren’t you going to eat something?” Carina asked curiously.“Yeah.” Maya said taking a piece of fried chicken out of the container, taking a small bite of it.“Nana makes the best fried chicken I’ve ever had.” Carina said taking a bite of chicken.“Nana is the best cook, aside from your mom’s cooking, of course.” Maya said smiling.“Oh, I forgot, I was supposed to ask Nana and Grandpa if they wanted to come to dinner this week. Mamma told me several times when I was getting ready to make sure I asked them, and I still forgot. Do you see the effect you have one me, making me forget things.” Carina asked laughing.“It’s ok, we can stop by on our way out, so you can ask them.” Maya responded. “I need to take Nana’s basket back anyway.”“Don’t let me forget again.” Carina laughed.“I won’t.” Maya chuckled.Carina ate all the food on her plate, while Maya had to force herself to eat just one piece of chicken, Carina noticing Maya wasn’t eating. “Are you feeling, ok? You usually eat a lot more than you have.” Carina asked, looking at Maya concernedly.“Yeah, I just have a lot on my mind tonight.” Maya said, nervously rubbing her hands together.“Do you want to talk about it?” Carina asked, taking Maya’s hand, rubbing the back of it. “I can tell something is bothering you.” Carina said, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Yes, I need to talk to you about something, and it’s going to be difficult to discuss with you.” Maya said, looking anywhere but at Carina.“Is there anything I can do to make it easier for you?” Carina asked in almost a whisper.“No, it’s something I should have told you sooner, but I’ve been afraid to.” Maya said, finally looking at Carina.“Is it what you asked me to trust that you would tell me when you were ready?” Carina asked, looking afraid of what Maya might tell her.“Yes, and I don’t have a choice but to tell you now. I can’t keep putting it off, it has to be done.” Maya said, looking up at the sky.“Ok.” Carina said, getting more worried about what Maya was going to tell her. “Do you want me to turn my back to you like when you told me you watched porn?” Carina asked, trying to figure out a way to make it easier for Maya. “I can see you struggling right now, and I want to do something to help you.” Carina said, starting to turn her back on Maya.“No, I need to see your face when I tell you what I have to say.” Maya said, reaching to stop Carina from turning around.“Ok, whatever you need me to do, I’ll do for you.” Carina said, caressing Maya’s cheek.“I just need you to listen and hear me out. Can you do that for me?” Maya asked as tears started forming in her eyes.“Yes, I won’t say a word until you’ve finished.” Carina said, looking into Maya’s eyes seeing the tears.Maya takes both Carina’s hands in hers, looking her in the eyes. “Carina, I like you more than you can imagine. What I’m about to tell you could change things for us. If you don’t want to be friends with me anymore, or ever talk or see me again, I’ll understand. It won’t be easy, but I’ll respect your decision.” Maya said. Maya took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. “I have a condition that makes me different from other girls and boys. It’s a condition I was born with and have lived with all my life. I am a female in every way that matters, but there are some things about me that aren’t feminine. Man, this is harder than I thought.” Maya said, removing her sweating hands from Carina’s, wiping them on her shorts, then taking Carina’s hands back in hers. Carina is listening attentively, not missing a word Maya was saying. “I was born with a condition called intersex. It means I have both male and female anatomy. As you can see, I have breasts, very large breasts, but what you can't see, what I also have is, I…I also…have…a penis.” Maya said shaking from nervousness as she said it. Maya is looking at Carina, who is looking at her with shock on her face. “You can talk now, if you want.” Maya said hesitantly.“I…I…” Carina stuttered.To be continued…

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Maya takes both Carina’s hands in hers, looking her in the eyes. “Carina, I like you more than you can imagine. What I’m about to tell you could change things for us. If you don’t want to be friends with me anymore, or ever talk or see me again, I’ll understand. It won’t be easy, but I’ll respect your decision.” Maya said. Maya took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. “I have a condition that makes me different from other girls and boys. It’s a condition I was born with and have lived with all my life. I am a female in every way that matters, but there are some things about me that aren’t feminine. Man, this is harder than I thought.” Maya said, removing her sweating hands from Carina’s, wiping them on her shorts, then taking Carina’s hands back in hers. Carina is listening attentively, not missing a word Maya was saying. “I was born with a condition called intersex. It means I have both male and female anatomy. As you can see, I have breasts, very large breasts, but what you can’t see, what I also have is, I…I also…have…a penis.” Maya said shaking from nervousness as she said it. Maya is looking at Carina, who is looking at her with shock on her face. “You can talk now, if you want.” Maya said hesitantly.“I…I…” Carina stuttered and swallowed hard. “Maya, I’m not sure I understand. I know I’m studying to become a doctor, but I’ve never heard of a condition called intersex. So, what you’re telling me is that you have breasts, but you also have a penis?” Carina finally said, after a few minutes.“Yes, I have breasts like a female and a penis like a male, I don’t have a vagina or anything like that.” Maya explained.“This is a lot to for me to process right now.” Carina said, placing her hand on her forehead.“I understand, and if you want me to take you home now, I will.” Maya said looking at Carina.“No, I don’t want you to take me home yet. We need to discuss this more first.” Carina said looking at Maya.“Ok, whatever you want, we’ll do.” Maya said.“So, you were born this way, and there was nothing doctors could do for you?” Carina asked, trying to understand.“When I was born everyone thought I was a normal boy, but when I hit puberty, my body started changing and I grew breast, so Mom took me to a doctor who diagnosed me as intersex. I always knew something was different about me, because I always felt like a girl, but had a penis. The doctor told my mom that they could do surgery to remove my breast and I could live as a boy, but I didn’t want that because I identified more as a girl, than a boy.” Maya explained.“So what name was put on your birth certificate when you were born, since they thought you were a boy?” Carina asked curiously.“Initially my birth name was Michael, after my grandpa, but I had it changed to Maya since I identify as a female. My parents and grandparents were very supportive of my decision and paid to have it changed. Nobody knows about my condition except my parents, grandparents, Mason, and Andy,…and now you know as well. Part of the reason I worked so much on the ranch, and never dated or anything, is because I was afraid of how people would react when they knew about it. I never allowed anyone to get close enough to me to have to tell them, until you came along, and I liked you the minute I saw you walk into the classroom. I know I should have told you sooner, but I was afraid to. I understand if this changes your feelings about me.” Maya said looking down.“Can I ask you questions about your condition?” Carina hesitantly asked.“You can ask me anything and I’ll be open and honest with you.” Maya said looking at Carina.“Do you have normal breast, like most girls have, or do they look different?” Carina asked nervously.“They’re normal breast just like any other girls.” Maya quickly answered.“What about…um… what about there?” Carina asked nervously, pointing to Maya’s crotch.“Yes, I have a normal penis just like any other boys, except I don’t have a lot of hair like most guys. Oh, and I have normal testicles as well.” Maya said feeling more relaxed the more they talked about it.“Interesting.” Carina said, wrinkling her eyebrows thinking hard. “Now I see why you said you never wanted to give birth to a child. Speaking of giving birth, can you have children, not give birth, but you know, do you have sperm?” Carina asked, her cheeks turning red from embarrassment.Maya smiled, looking at Carina’s red cheeks. “Yes, I have sperm, but I don’t actually know if I can have children or not, I’ve never had my sperm tested. I guess I should have that done though, in case I ever decide to have sex.” Maya said, turning red herself now.“Yes, you should definitely get tested, to know if you can ever have children or not. Most girls want to have children someday and that’s important to know if you get in a serious relationship.” Carina said in a serious tone.“Ok, I’ll have mom set up an appointment for me to have that done. I wonder how they test someone’s sperm.” Maya said, thinking hard.“I know that answer, because Andrea had to have it done after he had the mumps, and the doctors thought it had made him sterile.” Carina responded.“So, how do they test it, and are there any needles involved, because I hate needles.” Maya chuckled.Carina cleared her throat, “No, there aren’t any needles involved, but you have to give them a sample in a cup for them to test.” Carina said, unable to look at Maya.“How am I supposed to do that? They’re the ones who are supposed to take the sample, not me, I’m not a doctor.” Maya chuckled.“Umm…ok…so, you have to go in a room by yourself, and bring the sample out to them, once you’re finished.” Carina said, hoping Maya understood.“Ok, but how do I get the sample for them, if I’m in a room by myself? This isn’t making sense to me.” Maya said rubbing her temples.“Ahhhh!” Carina said, getting frustrated that Maya didn’t know what she was talking about.“What’s wrong? You sound like you’re frustrated with me or something. I’m asking because you said you knew the answer and I’m not understanding your answer. I’ll stop asking then.” Maya said, getting frustrated as well.“Do you really not understand what I’m trying to tell you?” Carina asked in a surprised tone.“No, I don’t have a clue as to what you’re talking about, a room by myself and I’m supposed to get a sample for them when I don’t know how to do it.” Maya said sounding frustrated.“Ok, then I’m going to be blunt, but don’t look at me!” Carina said, pointing at Maya.“Ok, I’ll turn sideways so I’m not looking at you.” Maya said turning sideways.“You have to go in a room by yourself and you know…jerk yourself off into a cup. There, I’ve explained it for you.” Carina said, throwing her hands in the air.“What? I’ve never done that before! Yeah, I’m not doing that, I just won’t find out if I can have children or not.” Maya said flabbergasted, shaking her head no.“Maya, you have to, if you ever intend to start having sex with anyone. It’s not fair to your partner to not know if they can become pregnant by you or not.” Carina said, raising her voice.“Then, I just won’t ever have sex with anyone.” Maya said nonchalantly.“Are you being serious right now? That is the most selfish thing I’ve heard you say.” Carina said sounding angry.“Yes, I’m being very serious. And how am I being selfish by not ever having sex with someone?” Maya asked, getting angry.“What if we start a real relationship, and maybe want to get married someday? Are we just never going to have sex then? I told you I want to have children someday, and I can’t do that by myself. Or are you just expecting me to accept having a sexless marriage, and no children if we were to marry?” Carina asked raising her voice to Maya.“No, I’m not asking you to accept anything but my condition right now!” Maya said, raising her voice.“I’m trying to, but you’re not making it easy for me. You’re talking total nonsense about never having sex or children, and if that’s how you feel then we need to go our separate ways now, before I fall deeper in love with you!” Carina blurted out.“What? You love me?” Maya asked, looking shocked.“Yes, Maya I am so in love with you it hurts.” Carina said as tears rolled down her cheeks.“I love you too.” Maya said smiling, wiping Carina’s tears away.“Then why won’t you get tested?” Carina asked, as tears still flowed from her eyes.“I will for you, but what if the test say I can’t have children, what then?” Maya asked looking sad, afraid of Carina’s answer.“We’ll figure it out together. Just please get the test done as soon as possible.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s cheek.“Ok, I’ll have mom set me up an appointment to get it done.” Maya said, looking lovingly at Carina.“Is there anything else I should know about you?” Carina asked, squinting her eyes at Maya.“Nope, you know everything about me now.” Maya said smiling. “So, does what I’ve told you change anything about us, or how you feel about me?” Maya asked nervously.“I just told you I’m deeply in love with you, so no, this doesn’t change anything about us or my feelings for you. It actually makes me kind of special.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Special? How does my condition make you special?” Maya asked looking confused.“Because with your condition, I get the best of both worlds. I get a girl with breast, and a penis, what more could I ask for?” Carina said smiling, leaning close to Maya. “This way we can have children of our own, without using a sperm donor or anything. That is, if we were to get married someday.” Carina smiled.“Oh, I see now. You want to use my dick to have children with.” Maya laughed.“No, I want all of you, which includes a dick to have children with.” Carina laughed.“But you like girls and I don’t have a vagina. You’ve never had sex with neither so you may not like dicks.” Maya said panicking.“Maya, calm down. I like you for who you are, not for what you have between your legs. It doesn’t matter to me that you don’t have a vagina and I don’t know if I even like sex period, whether with a dick or a vagina.” Carina said lovingly, holding Maya’s face in her hands.“Mason had sex with his new girlfriend.” Maya blurted out.“What? He’s only 14! When did that happen?” Carina asked, looking shocked.“He called after I left your house last weekend asking me to pick him up and he told me when he got in the truck. We had a pretty heated argument about it too.” Maya said, recalling her talk with Mason.“What were you arguing about? It’s his choice to have sex or not, even at 14.” Carina said, defending Mason.“He was being disrespectful to his girlfriend, talking about blowing his load twice inside her you know what, and I got upset with him about it and I told him so. I don’t care if he has sex, I just want him to be respectful about it.” Maya said.“That would’ve made me angry as well. Good for you saying that to him. I’m proud of you for standing up for his girlfriend like that.” Carina said smiling.“So, we’re all good, right? You’re not kicking me to the curb or anything.” Maya asked smiling, leaning in close to Carina.“You can’t get rid of me that easy.” Carina chuckled.“Good. Now I have one more thing to ask you.” Maya said smiling, looking deep into Carina’s eyes.“Oh, Lord, what now?” Carina asked, laughing.Maya took a deep breath in, slowly letting it out. “Carina Deluca, will you be my girlfriend? I promise to be good to you, treat you the way you deserve to be treated, be completely open and honest with you, and continue to love you for as long as you’ll have me.” Maya asked smiling, looking at Carina’s eyes for a response.“Maya Bishop, I would love to be your girlfriend, and I promise you the same things you promise me. Now are you going to kiss me or not?” Carina said smiling, leaning closer to Maya, their lips almost touching.“Oh, I’m going to kiss you alright.” Maya said smiling as she placed her hands on Carina’s cheek, kissing her deeper than she ever has, tongues fighting each other as they continued kissing. Carina moaned in Maya’s mouth and Maya felt her dick getting hard hearing it but continued kissing Carina anyway. Carina was first to break the kiss needing air. “I’ve been wanting to do that ever since I picked you up.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Then why didn’t you?” Carina asked smiling.“Because I wasn’t sure how tonight would go, and I didn’t think it would be fair to kiss you before I talked to you about my condition, in case you didn’t want to see me anymore.” Maya explained.“Did you really think I would just walk away from you because of your condition? I don’t care about that; I care about you.” Carina said smiling, holding Maya’s face in her hands.“I honestly didn’t know what you would do. Andy is the only other person besides family that I’ve told, and that is only because she’s been my best friend since we were little, and I wanted her to know why I went from being a boy to being a girl. She was amazing about it, just like you have been. I really need to plan something for all of us. Maybe we can go on a double date with her and Ryan sometimes.” Maya said smiling.“Ok, I’d love to do that. Have you talked to her about me?” Carina asked, tilting her head sideways, smiling at Maya.“She’s the one who helped me plan our first date. The restaurant was all her idea, so you have her to thank for that.” Maya smiled.“I will, next time I see her.” Carina smiled.“Are we going to look at the stars tonight or what?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I vote for or what.” Carina chuckled, laying down on the blanket.Maya laid down next to Carina, looking into her eyes. “Ok, so what exactly is your or what?” Maya asked smiling.“More kisses.” Carina said smiling biting her bottom lip.“That, I can do.” Maya smiled leaning down to capture Carina’s lips and kissing her deeply, Carina grabbing Maya behind the neck, holding her close to her body. Maya shifted when she felt her dick getting hard, moving her lower body away from Carina. Maya broke the kiss, needing air, looking into Carina’s eyes. “You are the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.” Maya said smiling.“You’re the biggest flirt I’ve ever met and you’re so good at it.” Carina chuckled. “I could look into your blue eyes all day and never get bored.” Carina smiled, staring deeply into Maya’s eyes.“I’m beginning to think you only love me for my blue eyes, it’s a good thing I have them.” Maya chuckled.“You figured me out.” Carina laughed.“I’m going to marry you someday.” Maya said in a serious tone.“Ok, but not until you get tested.” Carina smiled.Maya laid her head down facing Carina, “I don’t want to take you home tonight.” Maya said smiling. “But I know I have to, because if your mom’s temper is anything like yours, I don’t want to see it.” Maya laughed.“Mine is much worse than hers, although she does have a bad temper as well.” Carina laughed.“One more kiss, then we have to go.” Maya said smiling, leaning in to kiss Carina, her tongue dancing with Carina’s, Carina deepening the kiss, leaning her body against Maya’s, her hands in Maya’s hair. Maya feels her dick getting harder as the kiss continues, moaning in Carina’s mouth, causing a moan from Carina. Maya breaks the kiss, breathing hard, “We should stop.” Maya said, trying to catch her breath.“Yeah.” Carina said, breathing hard as she sat up. “We have to be careful kissing like that, it does things to me.” Carina said, squirming in her shorts.“I know, it does things to me too.” Maya said, adjusting her shorts.Carina looks at Maya adjusting her shorts. “Oh.” Carina said wide eyed. “I heard that can be painful for a guy, is it painful for you too?” Carina asked in a serious tone.Maya looked at Carina shocked to hear her ask that question. “Umm, yeah it can be very painful. It’s a good thing I wear compression shorts, or in this case, it’s a bad thing.” Maya said, fidgeting on the blanket.“What do compression shorts do for you?” Carina asked, looking serious.“Umm, they…they hide it, so people can’t see I have a dick in my pants.” Maya said, remembering she promised to be open and honest with Carina.“That sounds so painful!” Carina said loudly.“It is, and right now, it’s even more painful. I’ll be right back.” Maya said climbing down from the truck, going behind a tree, unbuttoning her pants to relieve the pressure on her hardened dick.Carina gathers everything up, folds the blanket, and is sitting on the tailgate waiting for Maya to return. Several minutes later Maya returns to help Carina down from the truck. “Are you ok now?” Carina asked in a concerned tone.“Yeah.” Maya responded, opening the door for Carina.“Can I give you a quick peck on the lips, or would that be a bad thing for you?” Carina asked, being serious.Maya chuckled, leaning in to give Carina a peck on the lips. “The little kisses like that don’t bother me, it’s the really good kisses that affect me.” Maya explained.“I think all of your kisses are good though.” Carina said smiling, as Maya helped her in the truck.“I think yours are too, but some affect me more than others.” Maya laughed.When they got back to Maya’s grandparents, they were both still awake, waiting to see if Maya may need them after talking to Carina. Maya and Carina walked in laughing and holding hands. Nana and Grandpa smiled when they saw them, knowing things must have gone well for them. “Did you two have a good time tonight?” Grandpa asked, smiling at them.“We did. We talked for a while and…I asked Carina to be my girlfriend and she said yes.” Maya said smiling widely, Carina smiling just as wide.“Well, congratulations kiddo, congratulations Carina.” Grandpa said, hugging both.“It’s about damn time. I was sick of hearing you say you were just friends.” Nana said laughing.“Nana, did you just say a bad word?” Carina asked looking shocked.“Yes, I say bad words when I’m trying to make a point sometimes.” Nana laughed.“Or when she’s really angry at grandpa.” Maya laughed.“Maya Kathleen Bishop, you could have kept that to yourself.” Nana said sternly.“Yes ma’am, sorry.” Maya laughed.“You got the full name from Nana, that can’t be good for you.” Carina said laughing.“No, that’s her way of warning someone, she’s about to get really angry.” Maya chuckled. “I have to get Carina home now; I’ll see you tomorrow.” Maya said to her grandparents.“Give us a hug before you leave.” Nana said hugging Carina then Maya. “I’m so happy for both of you, you are the cutest couple.” Nana said, smiling at them.“Thanks Nana.” They said in unison, laughing about it.As Maya walked Carina to her door, she wrapped her arms around Carina. “I had the best time with you tonight.” Maya said smiling, her forehead against Carina’s.“Me too…we’re girlfriends now.” Carina smiled.“We are. I love you so much.” Maya said looking into Carina’s eyes.“I love you too, so so much.” Carina replied, looking into Maya’s eyes.Maya leaned in holding Carina’s face in her hands, kissing Carina deeply on the lips, Carina holding Maya tightly against her body. Maya felt her dick getting hard again, breaking the kiss, taking a deep breath. “Fuck.” Maya said bending over.“Again?” Carina asked, trying not to chuckle.Maya nods her head affirmatively, staying bent over. Carina rubs her back to comfort her. Lucia pulls up in the driveway while Carina is rubbing Maya’s back, walking up to them. “Maya are you ok?” Lucia asked.Carina didn’t want Maya to get embarrassed and answered for her, “She ate something that didn’t agree with her tonight.”“I have some medicine in the house I can give you for an upset stomach. Come inside and I’ll get it for you.” Lucia said, turning to open the door.Maya looks at Carina, with fear and panic in her eyes. “She’s going home now, to take some medicine she has for it.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“Oh, ok then. Good night, Maya.” Lucia said, closing the door.Maya let out a breath she didn’t realize she was holding, “Thank you!” Maya said smiling, as she raised up from her crouched over position.“You’re welcome.” Carina smiled.“I need to go home and take a very cold shower now.” Maya chuckled.“Oh, ok then, good night, Bella.” Carina smiled.“Good night, beautiful. I’d kiss you again, but that wouldn’t be wise for me.” Maya laughed, causing Carina to laugh as well.

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Maya has a big track meet coming up to qualify for the state championship and a gun competition to qualify for nationals. She’s been so busy practicing this week for both events, that she hasn’t been able to spend time with Carina, except at school and through texts and phone calls. Maya is really missing Carina and invites her to go with her to the ranch, where Grandpa has a shooting range, he had set up for her when she was younger. Although Carina doesn’t know anything about guns and has never shot one, she wants to go, just to spend time with Maya. Maya hands Carina noise reducing headphones to wear while she’s shooting, to protect her ears.“Can you see the targets out there?” Maya asked, pointing to targets in the field.“I can see some of them, but what are the white things way out there?” Carina asked, pointing way out in the field.“Those are targets too. I need to be able to hit a targets bullseye from up to 1,000 yards away if I want to compete in nationals.” Maya explained.“That’s a long distance! Can you do that?” Carina asked wide eyed.“I can with this high-powered scope Grandpa got me from one of his Navy Seal buddies, who was a sniper.” Maya said smiling, pointing out the scope to Carina.“That’s very impressive, I’ve never shot a gun before, is it hard to do?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“Shooting a gun isn’t hard, you need to always remember safety first, and know how to aim at what you’re wanting to shoot. I can help you shoot a smaller caliber gun if you want. The one I’m going to be shooting with kicks back hard and it can hurt your shoulder if you don’t hold it tight enough.” Maya explained, smiling because Carina seemed interested in learning about shooting guns.“I’d like to try it once, just so I can say I did it.” Carina said smiling.“Ok, when we get back to the house, I’ll get Nana’s 22 for you to shoot since it’s your first time. It doesn’t kick at all, and it’ll be easier for you to handle.” Maya smiled. “Now put your headphones on, I’m about to start shooting. Here, you can look at the targets through these binoculars.” Maya said, handing her binoculars.Carina put the headphones on, taking the binoculars from Maya, looking through them as Maya began firing the weapon. “You hit it!” Carina shouted excitedly. “Now try the other one.” Carina said, pointing to a target farther away. Maya takes aim at the next target, firing the weapon once she’s got her sights on the spot she wants to hit. “You hit that one too!” Carina shouted, jumping up and down excitedly.“I’m starting to think you didn’t think I could hit the targets.” Maya chuckled.“No, I’m just excited to watch you actually hit them.” Carina giggled.Maya hit all her targets and was about to shoot at the last one which was 1,000 yards away. Carina is looking through the binoculars, trying to find the next target, but is unable to. “I can’t find the target.” Carina said, frustrated.“Look straight past the target I just shot, and you’ll see a tiny speck of white way out there in the distance, that’s the target I’ll be shooting at.” Maya explained.“I think I found it, but how are you going to be able to shoot something that far?” Carina asked, looking confused.“I’ll find it in my scope, then aim and shoot. This is what is known as a sniper rifle, like the one Chris Kyle used.” Maya explained.“Who’s Chris Kyle?” Carina asked.“He was the best sniper the military ever had. He has more kills than any other sniper in the history of the Navy Seals, with more than 160 confirmed kills. Haven’t you ever watched American Sniper? It’s a true story about him, and it’s a great movie.” Maya said, speaking excitedly about Chris Kyle.“No, I don’t usually watch war movies, I like romantic or comedy movies.” Carina smiled.“You’re such a girl.” Maya chuckled.“Yes, but you love me, and wouldn’t want me any other way.” Carina smiled, looking flirtatiously at Maya.“I can’t argue with that.” Maya said smiling at Carina. “Now let me hit this last target and we’ll leave.”“Would you like a kiss for good luck?” Carina said smiling, walking towards Maya.“I would, but I’m afraid it will distract me from my target. I’ll take one after I hit this target.” Maya smiled.“But what if you miss it? Do I still get a kiss?” Carina asked, tilting her head to the side.“Yes, but I’m not going to miss it, just keep looking through those binoculars.” Maya chuckled. Carina was looking through the binoculars as Maya fired the weapon, but Carina didn’t see Maya hit the target.“Aww, I’m sorry, you missed it.” Carina chuckled.“You think so? Get in the truck and we’ll go see whether I missed or not.” Maya said smiling.They got out of the truck when they reached the target, Maya showed Carina exactly where she hit it. “You see that hole right there, that’s where I just hit it.” Maya chuckled, pointing to the spot the bullet went through.“Wow, you did hit it! You’re a great shot! How long have you been shooting guns?” Carina asked.“I shot my first gun when I was 7. Grandpa took me hunting with him and let me shoot his gun, which knocked me on my ass, because I wasn’t holding it tight enough against my shoulder. He laughed about that for days, but I was mad at him for not telling me to hold it tighter so it wouldn’t knock me down.” Maya laughed. “Do you still want to shoot a gun?”“Yes, I’d like to try it just once though, and I don’t want to shoot something that’s going to knock me on my ass neither.” Carina laughed.“The one you’ll be shooting doesn’t kick at all, you’ll do fine.” Maya laughed.When they walked into the house, Nana was cooking in the kitchen and grandpa was sitting in his favorite chair watching a western. “Hey kiddo, how did you do today? Did you hit all your targets?” Grandpa asked.“Don’t I always.” Maya said with a smirk.“Are you going to qualify for nationals this year? You’ve qualified 3 years in a row now. You should win it all this year, if you don’t get sick again like last year.” Grandpa said.“I don’t think I’ll have any issues qualifying, but it depends on how good my competition is. They’re only letting the top 10 go to nationals this year though. I’ll definitely have to bring my A game.” Maya responded. “Carina wants to shoot a gun, so I was going to let her shoot Nana’s since it doesn’t kick.” Maya said walking out of the room to get Nana’s gun.“Have you ever shot a gun before?” Grandpa asked Carina.“No, but I want to at least shoot just one time, so I can say I did it. I don’t know if I’ll like shooting one or not.” Carina said, shrugging her shoulders.“Maya’s been shooting guns since she was 7 and fell in love with it right away. I bought her first rifle for her that year for Christmas. She would go through so many boxes of ammo in one day shooting guns. Most kids spend their money on video games, but Maya spent hers on ammo or something for one of her guns.” Grandpa laughed.Maya walked back into the room holding a small rifle in her hand. “You ready to go shoot this gun now?” Maya asked, holding up the small rifle.“Absolutely.” Carina said smiling.When they got outside, Maya showed Carina where the safety is on the gun, telling her to never take it off safety until you’re ready to fire the weapon. Carina is listening very attentively as Maya is giving her instructions and a safety lesson on handling a weapon. “Ok, now hold the weapon up to your shoulder like you saw me doing, and look through the scope to find your target, once you’ve found where you want to shoot, take the safety off, find your target again, and when you’re ready pull the trigger.” Maya explained, showing Carina everything to do as she was talking.“What is my target?” Carina asked, looking through the scope.“You see the can on top of the fence post over there?” Maya asked, pointing to where the can was.“Yes.” Carina responded.“Just look through the scope for it, and once you find it in the scope, take the safety off and shoot at it.” Maya explained.Carina looks through the scope for a few seconds. “I see it.” Carina said, slowly taking the safety off, looking through the scope again, firing the gun. “Did I hit it?” Carina asked excitedly, putting the safety back on.“Let’s go see.” Maya chuckled taking Carina’s hand and walking to the can. Maya points to a nick at the top of the can, “You hit it, but just barely. Not too bad for your first time shooting a weapon.” Maya smiled, hugging Carina.“I’m almost as good as you.” Carina laughed.“Sure.” Maya laughed. “Do you want to go for a swim or something before you have to be home?” Maya asked, wanting to spend more time with Carina.“I would love to, but I don’t have my bathing suit with me.” Carina said disappointed.“It’s ok, I have some clothes you can wear in the house. You don’t need a bathing suit to go swimming in the creek.” Maya said smiling.“Let’s go swimming then.” Carina smiled, taking Maya’s hand as they walked into the house.“How was shooting your first weapon?” Grandpa asked.“I hit my target, just a little, but I still hit it.” Carina said, smiling proudly.“That’s really good for your first time. You might be a natural at it, like Maya.” Grandpa said.Maya takes Carina’s hand, “Come on, I’ll get you something to swim in.” Maya said, leading Carina upstairs to her room. “This drawer has shorts and t-shirts in it, pick out whatever you want to wear.” Maya said, opening the drawer. Carina picked out a pair of shorts and t-shirt, Maya doing the same after Carina was finished. “I’m going to go change in the bathroom, you can change in here.” Maya said, walking to the door.After they were changed, Carina walked downstairs in Maya’s clothes. “I like wearing your clothes, it makes me feel closer to you.” Carina said smiling.“I like you wearing my clothes too, that way you’ll leave your smell on them for me. I like the perfume you wear a lot.” Maya said smiling at Carina mischievously.“I like your cologne too. You remind me of Abercrombie and Fitch.” Carina said, leaning to smell Maya’s neck.“That’s because that’s where I bought this cologne from, it’s called Fierce.” Maya chuckled.“I’ll have to remember that.” Carina said, flirtatiously.When they got to the creek, they ran into the water holding hands, splashing around. “Are you going to jump off the cliff again?” Carina asked.“Do you want me to?” Maya asked smiling.“You can if you want.” Carina responded.“I would rather stay here with you.” Maya said smiling, as she pulled Carina against her.“Me too.” Carina smiled wrapping her arms around Maya’s neck. “You never gave me my kiss from the shooting range.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s neck.“I didn’t, did I.” Maya smiled, leaning in, capturing Carina’s lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, tasting Carina on her tongue. Carina runs her hands down Maya’s back slowly until she reaches her waist, pulling her tightly against her body. Maya moans in Carina’s mouth, feeling her dick getting hard from the kiss and Carina’s hands on her. Carina wraps her legs around Maya, their crotches making contact, moaning in Maya’s mouth. Maya feels her dick getting harder but doesn’t pull away from Carina this time. Carina can feel Maya’s hardened dick against her, in just the right spot to make Carina feel things she’s never experienced. Maya places her hands on Carina’s butt, pushing her tighter against her dick, moaning from the pleasure she was experiencing.Carina is first to break the kiss, breathing hard, needing air. “Wow, kissing you gets better every time we kiss. I like being this close to you.” Carina smiled, laying her head in the crook of Maya’s neck.“I like having you this close.” Maya said, lightly squeezing Carina’s butt.“Did you just squeeze my butt?” Carina asked smiling, as she looked into Maya’s eyes.“Maybe, is that a problem for you?” Maya asked smiling.“No, I just wanted to make sure it was your hands and not something else squeezing my ass.” Carina chuckled, reaching her hands down to Maya’s butt, giving it a gentle squeeze.“You definitely just squeezed my ass.” Maya laughed.“I did…do you have a problem with it? If you can squeeze my ass, then I can squeeze yours.” Carina giggled.“Nope, no problem at all, in fact, you can squeeze my ass or anything else as much as you want.” Maya said smiling, flirtatiously.“Oh, I can, can I. Does that include this?” Carina said, gently squeezing Maya’s breast.Maya was shocked, but excited at the same time. “Fuck yes, you can squeeze my boobs anytime you want, but turn about fair play.” Maya said gently squeezing Carina’s boob.Carina flinched, feeling Maya’s hand on her boob. “Oh my God! I wasn’t expecting that.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder, trapping Maya’s hand on her boob.Maya slowly rubbed her thumb across Carina’s breast, causing a loud moan from her. “Fuck, that feels too good.” Carina said breathing hard in Maya’s ear.“You have my hand trapped against your boob. If you want me to move it, you need to give me space to move it.” Maya said, continuing to rub Carina’s breast.“Ok.” Carina said breathing hard, slowly allowing space for Maya to move her hand.“Maybe we should get out now, before we both get into more trouble than we’re already in.” Maya said, walking towards the creek bank, holding Carina in her arms. Maya sat Carina on the tailgate of her truck, handing her a towel to dry off.“What is it about this creek that always seems to get us in trouble?” Carina laughed.“Grandpa always said it is a magical creek because this is where he proposed to Nana.” Maya said smiling.“Oh no!” Carina shouted, holding her hand over her mouth.“What’s wrong?” Maya asked looking confused.“I just realized the last time we were here, and I hit you between your legs, why it hurt you so badly. I’m so sorry for giving you a hard time about it, thinking you were just acting that way to make me feel bad. I feel even worse now, knowing why it hurt so badly.” Carina said taking Maya’s hand, squeezing softly.“It’s ok, I should have told you sooner.” Maya smiled.“Do you want me to kiss it, to apologize for hurting it so badly?” Carina asked laughing.“Don’t tempt me.” Maya laughed.“Have you really never…you know… with it?” Carina asked curiously, glancing at Maya’s crotch.“Nope, never, I just take a very cold shower.” Maya chuckled.“Why not do what all the other guys do to relieve the pain? It’s a normal thing for guys to do, and there’s nothing wrong with it, Andrea does it.” Carina said nonchalantly.“I don’t know, I just feel weird about it.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck.“It’s a part of your body that can bring you immense pleasure, there’s nothing to feel weird about.” Carina said.“How do you know all this stuff?” Maya asked, looking curiously at Carina.“I learned it from an anatomy class I took in college, I had to take that class if I plan on being an OB/GYN.” Carina responded.“So, what part of a woman’s body can bring her immense pleasure then?” Maya asked in a serious tone.“It’s the part most guys can’t seem to find on a girl, it’s the clitoris.” Carina laughed.“The what, and why can’t guys find it?” Maya asked, intrigued by what Carina was saying.“The clitoris, it’s the most sensitive part of the vulva and can produce the most intense sexual response in the female body.” Carina explained.“Is the vulva the same as a vagina?” Maya asked.“No, it’s part of the vagina but they’re 2 separate parts.” Carina chuckled.“Hmm, interesting.” Maya said, slowly shaking her head.“Have you never seen a vagina before?” Carina asked.“I saw one for a few minutes when I watched porn, but I’ve never seen one in real life. How would I see one if I’ve never had sex?” Maya asked in a serious tone. “Have you seen a dick before?” Maya asked.“I thought you might have seen one in a book or something, like in a sex education class. The only dick I have ever seen, except in my anatomy class, is Andrea’s, when he was a baby, and I didn’t pay any attention to it. All I remember about his is that it was teeny tiny.” Carina laughed, holding up 2 fingers about 2 inches apart.“That is teeny tiny.” Maya laughed. “Our school doesn’t offer sex ed, and I wouldn’t take it if it did.” Maya laughed.“I’ve learned a lot about sex in college. It was an interesting class, all the girls got embarrassed, while the boys made a lot of jokes about it.” Carina said rolling her eyes. “In order for me to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology, I have to learn everything there is about sex, birth, diseases, and the female body.” Carina explained.“That makes sense. I don’t think I’m going to college after I graduate, I’m planning on working on the ranch. Grandpa can’t work like he used to and since he’s planning on passing it down to me, I feel a sense of responsibility to work on it.” Maya said. “We should head back and get changed into dry clothes.” Maya said helping Carina down from the truck.When they arrived back at the house, there was a man getting a horse out of the back of a horse trailer, Grandpa helping the man. “Hey kiddo, can you give me a hand over here?” Grandpa asked when Maya got out of her truck.“Sure.” Maya said walking towards them, holding Carina’s hand.“Joe wants to breed this mare with the stud horse, and I need you to help with it. The stud is easier for you to handle than me.” Grandpa said.“Ok.” Maya responded. “Do you want to go inside and get changed while I help Grandpa?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Can I watch? I’ve never seen that before.” Carina asked, Grandpa, Maya, and the man looking surprised by her question.“Umm, yeah, I guess so.” Maya said nervously. Grandpa and the man were leading the mare to the stable where the stud horse is. Maya, pulled Carina aside, “Do you understand what we’re about to do?” Maya whispered to Carina.“Yes, your stud is going to breed the man’s horse. I’ve never seen it done and want to watch it in case I need it for college. Do you not want me to watch it?” Carina asked curiously.“I was just making sure you understand what you’re about to see, in case it’s not what you think it is. You can watch if you want to, but it may embarrass you.” Maya said.“I’m Italian, I don’t get embarrassed as easily as you Americans do.” Carina chuckled.“Ok, then come on.” Maya said, leading Carina to where the stud horse is neighing loudly.“Why is that horse so loud?” Maya asked hearing the stud horse.“Because he can smell the female horse is in season and wants to breed her.” Maya whispered.“What does ‘in season’ mean?” Carina asked curiously.“Have you ever heard of a dog being in heat? It’s the same as that except we say in season for horses.” Maya explained.“Oh, so the mare is horny for the stud.” Carina laughed.“That’s another way of saying it. Stay here out of the way, a stud horse can get out of control easily when he’s trying to get to the mare.” Maya said, showing Carina where to stand, far away from the horses, but not so far, she can’t see what’s about to happen.“Maya, are you sure you want Carina to see this?” Grandpa whispered to Maya.“No, I don’t want her to see it, but she wants to, so I’m not going to tell her she can’t.” Maya responded, putting a lead rope on the stud. Maya led the stud out of the stall, his very long dick visible, leading it to where the mare was. The stud horse was neighing louder, trying to get away from Maya. Maya positioned the stud horse behind the mare, the stud jumping on the mare’s back, shoving his large hard dick inside the mare, humping her quickly 3 times before falling off her, his dick spilling some of the semen on the ground.Carina is watching, amazed at how long the stud’s dick is, as he shoves it inside the mare, breeding her. Carina puts her hand over her mouth, not believing what she was seeing, turns around and walks out of the stables, into the house changing into dry clothes. Maya leads the stud back to his stall, getting him settled down, then walking inside the house to change.After Carina changes, she goes into the kitchen where Nana is, sits down in a chair, not saying a word. “Are you ok?” Nana asked, concerned about Carina not saying anything.“I just saw a stud horse breed a mare in the stables.” Carina said with wide eyes.“Ohhh. You shouldn’t have seen that. I’m going to have a talk with Maya about it, she shouldn’t have taken you to see that.” Nana said, getting angry.“It’s not her fault, I asked to watch, but it wasn’t anything like I expected.” Carina said, shaking her head.“What were you expecting?” Nana asked.“I don’t know, but it wasn’t that.” Carina said.Maya walked into the kitchen, seeing Carina looking shaken up. “I wondered where you went. I turned around and you were gone. Are you ok?” Maya asked, looking concerned.“Yeah, that was not what I was expecting, and it caught me by surprise.” Carina answered.“That’s why I didn’t want you to watch. It freaked me out the first time I saw it too.” Maya said, trying to make Carina feel better, rubbing her back. “Are you ready for me to take you home?” Maya asked.Carina nodded, getting up to hug Nana, “Bye Nana.”“Bye, Carina. I hope they didn’t traumatize you too badly.” Nana said, hugging her.“I’ll be fine, I’m still processing it.” Carina giggled, trying to ease Nana, knowing she felt bad for her seeing that.As Maya was driving Carina home, she was quiet for a few minutes before saying, “Well, now I can say I saw a horse get bred.” Carina chuckled nervously.“I’m sorry, I really shouldn’t have let you see that.” Maya said apologetically.“No, I wanted to see it, but I wasn’t expecting what I saw.” Carina said.“You said you learned a lot about sex in college though.” Maya said looking confused.“Yes, sex between humans, not horses. I wasn’t expecting the stud to be so mean to the mare. He just pounced on her, shoved his dick inside her, very large and long dick, I might add, and was finished in less than 30 seconds. That looked very painful for the mare. It wasn’t fair to her for the way the stud treated her.” Carina said in a serious, but angry tone.“The mare wasn’t complaining.” Maya laughed, trying to joke about it.“Do you think that’s how a female should be treated during sex? There was no foreplay or anything for her, it was all about the stud getting what he wanted.” Carina angrily said, glaring at Maya.“NO! I was just joking, trying to lighten the mood.” Maya responded.“Well, there was nothing funny about what I saw tonight. I feel horrible for the mare, no female whether human or not should be treated like that. I can’t believe Grandpa…and you, putting that mare through such a cruel thing.” Carina angrily said.“You’re blowing this out of proportion. They’re horses and that’s their way of breeding. It’s been the same way since the beginning of time. It’s called nature.” Maya said angrily back to Carina.“So, you think it’s ok for the way the mare was treated by the stud?” Carina angrily said, raising her voice.“I’m just saying it’s part of nature. What would you prefer us to do? Give the stud a class on how to treat a mare when breeding her?” Maya sarcastically said in an angry tone.“Now you’re just making fun of me for how I feel about it. You know what, just stop talking.” Carina said, moving to the passenger’s side of the truck.“I’m not making fun of you. Are you seriously angry at me for something nature intended?” Maya said angrily. Carina just looked out the window, not responding to Maya.When Maya pulled up in Carina’s driveway, Carina quickly jumped out of the truck walking fast, Maya following behind her. “Slow down and I’ll walk you to the door.” Maya said rushing to catch up with Carina. “You’re the fast track star, not me, it’s not my fault if you can’t keep up.” Carina sarcastically said, heading for the door.“I don’t understand why you’re so angry at me, I did nothing wrong.” Maya said loudly.“Just go home, I don’t want to talk to you anymore tonight.” Carina said, turning around, pointing her finger towards Maya’s truck.“Fine, I will. I don’t want to talk to you either.” Maya said, turning around and walking to her truck. Maya watched Carina get inside safely, before she backed out of the driveway. Maya called Andy, “Hey, I just had a fight with Carina over something stupid.” Maya said to Andy.“What did you do?” Andy asked.“Why do you automatically think I did something? I didn’t do anything at all. She asked to watch the stud breed a mare, and I let her, and she freaked the hell out about it.” Maya said.“Maya she’s a city girl, she doesn’t understand stuff like that. You shouldn’t have let her see something like that.” Andy replied.“She asked to watch in case she needed it for college later. What was I supposed to do, tell her no that she can’t watch, even if it helped her with college?” Maya said angrily.“You should have strongly recommended that she not watch. What upset her so much about it?” Andy asked.“She was upset because she didn’t feel the stud treated the mare properly, when he bred her. She said something about foreplay, and how it was cruel the way the stud just pounced on her and shoved his dick inside. That’s fucking nature for them.” Maya angrily said.“You and I know that, but she’s never been on a ranch, and doesn’t know how cattle and horses’ work. You and I both freaked out the first time we saw it too.” Andy said.“Yes, but I was only 7 the first time I saw it, you were 10, and she’s 17, huge age difference between her age and ours.” Maya said.“Yes, but didn’t you tell me she is going to college to become an OB/GYN?” Andy asked.“Yeah, she wants to be either that or a trauma surgeon, or both. What does that have to do with any of this?” Maya asked.“She’s studying to become a woman doctor and is learning about treating them for birthing a child, and other sexual things. She’s going to be an advocate for females, so she probably felt bad for the mare and how the stud treated her, and it made her angry, so she took it out on you. She was probably shocked by what she was seeing another female, even though a horse, was going through being bred, and she couldn’t do anything about it. It makes sense to me, that she would feel bad for not being able to help the mare out, not understanding they were doing what’s in their nature to do.” Andy said.“She commented something about the stud not doing foreplay, before shoving his dick inside the mare. I don’t understand the big deal about it.” Maya said.“Oh, my stupid, uneducated best friend, there’s a very big deal about it. Do you really not know anything about having sex with a girl? You need to start watching porn or do research on the internet about having sex with girls, because if you don’t, you’re really going to fuck up big time when you do start having sex. You don’t want to be like the stud, just pounce on the girl and shove your dick inside her vagina, that’s the worst thing you could do to her. Foreplay is a very integral part of sex, and it should be done for more than 5 seconds. You’ll need to think with your brain and not your dick.” Andy said.“I admit I don’t know much about sex, but I never needed to. I don’t know a lot about the female body, except they have a vagina, and I don’t. Carina told me a little bit about something called a cristolis or something like that, but I still don’t understand what she was talking about.” Maya said.“Do you mean clitoris, because I’ve never heard of a cristolis.” Andy laughed.“Yeah, I think that’s it. She was saying something about it being the thing where the most pleasure is for a girl, or something like that.” Maya said.“You definitely need to watch porn or go online and do research about sex and the female anatomy. Especially since you’re in a relationship now, because things can get carried away quickly and before you know it, you’re naked, having sex.” Andy chuckled.“We’re not planning on having sex, we’re both virgins.” Maya said annoyed with Andy.“Maya, you don’t need to plan to have sex, it just happens sometimes because you both get horny and want it to happen.” Andy laughed.“We’re not like that, we stop when things start heating up.” Maya said.“You might do that now, but I’m telling you, there will be a time when you don’t want to stop and end up having sex. That’s how it happened with me and Ryan.” Andy said.“Too much information, Andy!” Maya exclaimed.“I’m just trying to prepare you, because it will happen, and if you’re not prepared, and don’t know what the hell you’re doing, it could be really bad for Carina, and I don’t think you’d want that for her.” Andy said sympathetically.“What do you mean bad for Carina, like I wouldn’t be good at it or something?” Maya asked trying to understand.“Go online and look up sex for a female virgin, and read everything you can about it, and you’ll understand what I’m talking about. And for God’s sake, if you do have sex with her, don’t act like the fucking stud horse did tonight with the mare.” Andy said frustrated.“I got it Andy; I need to do research in case something happens between me and Carina. You can stop repeating yourself now. This is why I don’t know if I ever want to have sex with anyone, it’s complicated.” Maya said annoyed at Andy.“If you ever have sex, you’ll understand why so many people like it and do it as often as possible, and it’s not complicated if you know what you’re doing.” Andy chuckled.“I’m home and going to bed now. I’ll talk to you later.” Maya said.“Do the research!” Andy yelled as Maya was ending the call.Maya stayed up so late reading everything she could find on the things Andy talked about, that she fell asleep with her phone in her hand, only waking up when her alarm went off on her phone. Maya was already sitting in her seat when Carina walked into class, sitting down in front of Maya not acknowledging her. Maya passed Carina a note saying, “Can we please talk at lunch?” Carina just nodded affirmatively to Maya in response to her note.Maya was sitting in her truck when Carina walked out of school. Walking towards her, Maya got out to open the door for Carina, helping her get into the truck. “Is there anything you’re wanting for lunch today?” Maya asked.“Starbucks, I need coffee, I didn’t ger much sleep last night.” Carina replied.“I understand, I didn’t either.” Maya responded.They both ordered venti-size coffees and sandwiches, sitting in the school parking lot eating and drinking, neither saying much. After finishing lunch, Maya turned towards Carina. “I talked with Andy after I left your house last night, and she gave me some advice and helped me understand why you got so upset yesterday. I’m sorry for upsetting you, and not being more understanding. I’m a total idiot, for not trying harder to persuade you not to see that. I’ve seen it so many times that it doesn’t affect me anymore, I’ve grown immune to it. You’ve never been on a ranch or seen anything like it and I should have taken how that could affect you into consideration.” Maya said humbling herself to Carina.“I talked to Mamma last night, and she made me see that I might have overreacted to the whole thing. Like you said, I’ve never been around horses, or any other farm animals, so I don’t know anything about them, and definitely not their mating habits. I was taken aback by the way the stud horse treated the mare horse, it made me think of the way some guys have treated girls that I know, and it bothered me…a lot. To me the stud acted just like some guys my friends told me about, how they don’t care about the girl or her feelings at all, but just used her for sex. One of my friends told me about her experience of losing her virginity to her boyfriend, and it was the worst thing she’d ever experienced. She said he didn’t care whether she enjoyed it or not, as long as he did, and I found that selfish on his part. When I decide to lose my virginity, I want it to be special, because I will be in love with the person, and I don’t want the person I choose to not take my feelings into consideration. It’s supposed to be a loving, intimate moment between 2 people that love each other. I believe both partners should take each other’s feelings into consideration, not just one sided. Most guys don’t know the first thing about a woman’s body, except that she has breasts and a vagina. Some guys just want to get in a girls panties and please themselves as fast as they can, because sex is all about their needs, not the girls.” Carina stated, getting angry.“I can understand you feeling that way, but not all guys are like that. There are some who care about the girl’s needs more than their own. I’ll admit that at our age, most guys are exactly like you described, in it for themselves. I’m the first to admit I don’t know a lot about the female body, but I’m trying to learn. Being born intersex puts me at a disadvantage, because I have breasts I know a lot about, but I don’t have a vagina, and know practically nothing about them, except babies come out of them. I can tell you anything you want to know about a penis though.” Maya chuckled.“At least you’re trying to learn, most guys don’t even attempt to understand the female anatomy. I’m sorry I got so upset with you; it wasn’t your fault the stud horse was an asshole to the mare horse.” Carina finally smiled.“I stayed up late reading about the female anatomy, to better understand what you were talking about. I learned some things, but I still need to learn a lot more. I’m in love with a female, so I should know her body better, especially one as hot and sexy as yours.” Maya smiled flirtatiously.“Maya Bishop, you’re flirting with me.” Carina smiled, tilting her head.“I’m just stating facts.” Maya smiled. “Would you like to go look at the stars with me tonight?” Maya asked smiling wide.“Maybe, let me think about it.” Carina said smiling, placing her finger on her chin like she was thinking. “I’ve thought about it, and I’d love to.” Carina smiled, leaning over to kiss Maya on the cheek.“Huh oh, we’re back to kissing on the cheek. You must still be upset with me.” Maya chuckled.“No, but we have to get to class, and I won’t be able to concentrate if you kiss me.” Carina laughed.“Ohhhh, good point, I wouldn’t be able to neither, because all I’d be thinking about is how amazing it felt to kiss you again.” Maya laughed.“You can kiss me all you want tonight.” Carina smiled flirtatiously, getting out of the truck.“I’ll pick you up after practice.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand walking, walking towards the school.“I’ll be ready.” Carina said smiling.When Maya got to practice, there was a note from the coach, saying it was cancelled. Maya was excited about getting to see Carina sooner, calling to tell her about practice being cancelled, and that she would be by to pick her up earlier than planned. Carina told Maya she had to finish her homework and shower, which would take about an hour, before she could leave for the ranch. Maya took a quick shower and was sitting at her computer looking up more information on female anatomy, wanting to understand it better. Maya was so enthralled by what she was reading, that she didn’t hear the text notification on her phone. It was only when her phone began ringing that Maya realized she was so engrossed in reading that she didn’t notice Carina’s text messages. Maya quickly answered her phone when Carina’s picture showed up on her screen. “Hey, sorry, I didn’t hear my phone when you texted me. Are you ready to go to the ranch?” Maya asked.“Yes, I’ll be waiting outside.” Carina replied.As Maya was on the way to pick up Carina, she kept thinking about what she has learned in just a short amount of time, on female anatomy. She had no clue about some of the things she had read about and was grateful to Andy for telling her to do the research. Maya was smiling widely when Carina got in her truck, not just from the excitement of seeing her, but from what she’s learning as well. She wants to be a good partner for Carina in every way, including if things ever reach the intimate level between them. “Are you as excited to go look at the stars as I am?” Maya asked, smiling like a kid waiting to open presents on Christmas.“I’m always excited to be with you.” Carina said smiling, placing her head on Maya’s shoulder, and her hand on Maya’s knee.When they got to their special place, Carina laid the blanket on the ground instead of in the back of the truck. “I want to lay on the ground to look at the stars tonight.” Carina said smiling, as she sat down, reaching her hand out to Maya.Maya laid down beside Carina, holding her arm out for Carina to lay on her chest like usual. Carina snuggled into Maya’s chest, placing a leg over Maya’s groin area. Maya swallowed hard, feeling how close Carina’s leg was to her dick. “I uh, I was on my computer when you text me, that’s why I didn’t hear my phone.” Maya explained.Carina raised up looking at Maya, “Were you watching porn again?” Carina chuckled.“No, but I did see some interesting stuff on it.” Maya chuckled.“What did you see?” Carina asked in a serious tone.“Just some pictures.” Maya answered nervously.“What kind of pictures? You’re being very evasive right now.” Carina chuckled, leaning close to Maya, staring in her eyes. “You promised to be open and honest with me.” Carina said.“I’m embarrassed to tell you.” Maya said, pulling Carina to her so she could bury her head in Carina’s neck.“You said you weren’t looking at porn, so what’s so embarrassing about what you were looking at?” Carina asked, moving Maya to look in her eyes.“I was looking at some female anatomy pictures, very detailed pictures.” Maya said, looking anywhere but at Carina.“Oh…well did you learn anything about it?” Carina asked seriously.“Yeah, I learned a lot.” Maya chuckled.“Ok.” Carina responded, not sure what to say.“I want to learn everything I can about your body, because I love you and want to be a good partner to you.” Maya said.“That is so sweet that you want to learn about my body. I love you too and want to be a good partner for you.” Carina smiled, looking at Maya.“Does that mean you’re learning about my body too?” Maya chuckled.“I already know more than you realize from college classes.” Carina laughed.“Then maybe you need to teach me, because there’s still a lot I don’t even know about my body.” Maya laughed.“You would be too distracting for me to teach.” Carina laughed.“Oh, yeah. Why? Is it because I’d do this?” Maya asked, attacking Carina’s lips, kissing her deeply and hard. Carina rolled to her back, holding Maya tightly against her body, their lips never losing contact. Maya placed a leg over Carina’s thighs, her hand on Carina’s waist, her thumb stroking that area. Carina moans in Maya’s mouth, Maya slowly trailing her hand up Carina’s waist to rest just below her breast, causing Carina to moan loudly. Maya breaks the kiss needing air, “Are you ok?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.Carina swallowed hard before nodding her head affirmatively. After catching her breath, Carina pulled Maya down to her, kissing her hard, her tongue exploring Maya’s mouth, one hand behind Maya’s neck, holding her tightly against her body, the other on Maya’s hip, her thumb rubbing Maya’s hip. Maya moans in Carina’s mouth, feeling her hand close enough to touch her hardened dick if she wanted to, and Maya was praying she would. Maya gets brave, moving her hand further up Carina’s side, until the heel of her hand was on Carina’s breast, Carina breaking the kiss, gasping when she feels Maya’s hand make contact with her breast. Carina moves Maya’s lips to her neck; Maya taking the opportunity to kiss and lightly suck on it. Maya finds Carina’s pulse point she had read about earlier, and began licking, kissing, and sucking there, Carina moaning loudly. Maya slowly moves her hand to palm Carina’s breast, “Cazzo.” Carina said, breathing hard, enjoying the feeling of Maya’s hand on her.Maya raised up looking at Carina, “What does that mean?” Maya asked, worried she had done something wrong. “Do you want to stop?” Maya asked, concern in her eyes.Carina just pulled Maya in kissing her hard. Maya took that as a sign Carina didn’t want to stop, and as the kiss continued, Maya rubbed her thumb softly across Carina’s clothed breasts, but could feel she definitely wasn’t wearing a bra, because her nipples were hard. Maya rubbed circles around Carina’s nipple with her thumb, Carina pushing her chest hard against Maya’s hand. Carina shifted her body, so she was on her side facing Maya, their bodies pressing hard against each other. Maya moaned when her hardened dick made contact with Carina’s pubic area. Carina moved her hand from Maya’s hip to her ass, pulling her tightly against her. Maya moved her hand that was on Carina’s breast down to the hem of her shirt, slowly moving it underneath, softly rubbing her waist. Maya’s very slowly moves her hips against Carina’s pubic area, causing a moan from Carina. Maya begins to start humping Carina’s pubic are lightly, but enough to make them both moan. Carina breaks the kiss looking at Maya, “Are you ok?” Carina asked, knowing it had to be painful for Maya.“Yes.” Maya whispered, her forehead against Carina’s. Carina smiled, moving Maya’s lips back to her neck, tilting her head to give her more access. Maya attacks Carina’s neck, kissing, licking and sucking hard on her pulse point, Carina moaning loudly, moved her hand under Maya’s shirt, up to just below her sports bra, rubbing her thumb across the base of her breast. “Fuck.” Maya said, feeling Carina’s hand so close to her breast.“What’s wrong?” Carina asked in a whisper, next to Maya’s ear.“Nothing, that just feels so damn good.” Maya replied, breathing hard, kissing and sucking on Carina’s neck some more.Carina smiled, feeling good about bringing Maya pleasure, but Maya couldn’t see her smiling. Maya moved her mouth back to Carina’s, kissing her deeply, her hips thrusting against Carina’s pubic area, a little faster and harder. Carina breaks the kiss, gasping at the feeling of Maya’s dick so close to her pussy, Carina moving her hips to match Maya’s, resuming the kiss. Carina slides her hand under Maya’s sports bra, rubbing her thumb against her hard nipple, causing a loud moan from Maya. Maya slowly moves her hand up Carina’s waist, lightly squeezing her breast, while she rubs her thumb across her nipple. “Cazzo, dio mio.” Carina said, arching her back, breathing hard. Carina can feel the wetness that has now accumulated between her legs.Maya looks in Carina’s eyes, seeing what she thought was a look of panic, “I think we should stop.” Maya whispered.Carina, unable to speak, just nods her head agreeing with Maya, knowing that if things continue, they could end up doing something neither of them are ready for. Maya slowly pulled her hand out of Carina’s shirt, Carina doing the same with her hand. Maya rolls to her back, Carina laying her head on Maya’s shoulder. “I’m sorry, if I made you feel uncomfortable.” Maya said in a hushed voice.Carina raised up on her elbow, looking into Maya’s eyes. “You didn’t make me feel uncomfortable at all, quite the opposite. I felt things I’ve never felt before tonight. The only reason I agreed with you about stopping is because I was afraid of something happening that we’re not ready for. You did absolutely nothing wrong, I promise.” Carina smiled, softly kissing Maya on the lips.“Ok, but I never want you to feel uncomfortable, or feel pushed into doing something you don’t want.” Maya softly said, rubbing her hand on Carina’s cheek.“I’ll tell you if I feel uncomfortable, or that you’re pushing me to do something I don’t want to do. But…I want you to do the same if I make you uncomfortable or anything.” Carina said smiling, placing another soft kiss on Maya’s lips.“I don’t think there’s anything you can do to make me feel uncomfortable, except me being in the predicament I’m in right now.” Maya chuckled. “I need to use the bathroom.” Maya said, standing up, adjusting her shorts as she walked away.Carina folded the blanket and was standing by the driver’s door when Maya came back. Maya closed the tailgate and opened the door for Carina to climb inside. “We didn’t look at many stars tonight.” Maya laughed, putting her arm around Carina.“Just means we have to come back to make up for it.” Carina laughed, kissing Maya’s shoulder.“I’m game if you are.” Maya chuckled. “We can come back after my track meet on Saturday if you want.” Maya said looking at Carina.“Yes, and good luck at your track meet, even though I know you don’t need it, because you’re the best runner.” Carina said smiling.Maya walked Carina to her door, “I had a great time tonight.” Maya said smiling as she wrapped her arms around Carina’s neck.“I had an even better night.” Carina chuckled, placing her hands on Maya’s waist. Maya gave Carina a soft kiss on the lips.“Good night, Beautiful.” Maya said smiling.“Good night, Bella.” Carina said smiling as well.

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The next day Carina comes into class wearing a short sleeve turtleneck and jeans. Maya smiles seeing her, but Carina just squints her eyes at Maya looking annoyed with her. When Carina sits down Maya taps her shoulder. “Hey, what’s wrong, you seem mad or something?” Maya asked.Carina turns around glaring at Maya, “I’m not mad, but look at what you did.” Carina said, pulling her turtleneck down to reveal a very large, purple hickey on her neck.“I did that?” Maya asked, shocked, pointing to the hickey.“Yes, and the only way I could hide it from people, is to wear this very hot shirt.” Carina said, pointing at the shirt.“I’m sorry, I didn’t realize I was doing that. At least now we know I’m good at giving hickeys.” Maya chuckled.“You’re good at a lot of things…maybe too good.” Carina smiled, wiggling her eyebrows at Maya.“Stop flirting, we’re in class.” Maya chuckled.It’s the day of the track meet and all of Maya’s friends and family are there including Andy and Ryan. Maya is pacing the sidelines, untying and retying her track shoes several times, which is something she does when she’s nervous about a track meet. Her grandpa is watching closely, as Maya begins rubbing her stomach, a sure sign she’s feeling nauseous from the nerves. “Maya’s nervous about running today.” Grandpa leaned over to tell Nana, Carina sitting behind, overhearing him.“I’ll be right back.” Carina says to her Mamma who is sitting beside her. Carina makes her way down the bleachers to the railing where Maya is on the field. “Maya.” Carina shouted to get her attention.Maya looks up hearing Carina calling her name, seeing her by the railing. Carina motions for Maya to come over and she does. “You got this Bella, you’re the best and fastest runner in the whole state, maybe even world.” Carina said smiling at her, holding Maya’s face in her hands. “You just do your best and we’re all proud of you no matter what. I love you.” Carina said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Maya’s lips.“I love you too. People are looking at us.” Maya giggled, turning red with embarrassment.“So what, I can give my girlfriend a kiss for luck if I want to.” Carina smiled. “I’ll give you a special prize if you win today, when we go look at the stars later.” Carina smiled flirtatiously.“What kind of prize?” Maya smiled, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Win, and you’ll find out.” Carina chuckled.“What if I don’t win?” Maya asked, tilting her head to the side, smiling at Carina.“You will, because you want this prize.” Carina smiled flirtatiously, walking away, turning back to laugh, seeing Maya standing at the railing with her mouth wide open. Maya ran to where the coach was standing with the rest of the team, she was smiling and looking excited to get the races started.When Carina returned to her seat behind Grandpa, he turned around, “What did you say to her? She looks calm as a cucumber now.” Grandpa asked, giving Carina a look of suspicion.“I just told her good luck, and that she is the best in the state, if not the world and we would be proud of her no matter what.” Carina said smiling with a little shrug of her shoulders.“Then what was the kiss about? Yeah, we all saw that.” Lucia asked laughing, causing everyone else to laugh.“It was just a tiny peck for good luck, that’s all.” Carina replied blushing.Maya won every race she competed in, qualifying for state championships. Everyone commented on how well she ran, that she had run better than ever. Maya won several medals that day and was very happy with her performance. Everyone was waiting for Maya after the meet, congratulating her, hugging her, and telling her how proud they were of her. “Everyone is invited to the ranch for barbecue to celebrate Maya’s big win today.” Grandpa said smiling.“We’d love to come.” Lucia said smiling.“We’ll be there.” Lane responded.“Me and Ryan are coming, I never miss an opportunity for barbecue at the ranch.” Andy laughed.What Maya didn’t know is that Grandpa just knew she would win big today and had already planned a huge celebration for her. He had invited all the ranch hands and their families that work on their property, along with some friends that have known Maya since she was a baby. Maya went home to shower before going to the ranch, Carina waited to ride with Maya, everyone else went on to the ranch.When Maya pulled up to the ranch, she was greeted with a huge banner saying, ‘Congratulations Maya we’re proud of you’ and a whole slew of people. When Maya got out of the truck several of the ranch hands along with other friends congratulated and hugged her. Maya was overwhelmed with what she was seeing and got tears in her eyes. There were about 30 or more people there, including several of her grandpa’s friends, who brought musical instruments to play for her and the guests. Maya walked over to her grandpa, “I thought it was just going to be family and a few friends here, I didn’t realize you invited half of Seattle.” Maya laughed.“They ARE family and wanted to celebrate with you. They’re all proud of you and consider you one of their own.” Grandpa smiled, hugging Maya.“Thanks grandpa, but don’t you think it’s a bit much?” Maya laughed.“Nothing is too much for you kiddo.” Grandpa smiled. “Now go introduce your beautiful girlfriend to everyone.” Grandpa said, patting Maya on her back.Maya looked around for Carina, finding her standing with Nana, Lucia, and some other women. Maya approached them smiling at Carina. “Maya it’s so good to see you again.” One of the women said, hugging her.“It’s nice to see you again too.” Maya smiled.“I still remember that little girl who would always play in the mud with her trucks while Kate and I were canning. Kate would tell you to stay out of the mud, but you would get so filthy, all we could see was the white of your eyes.” The woman said laughing.“Yes ma’am, I remember how Nana would always threaten to skin my hide too.” Maya laughed, looking at Nana.“I was introducing Lucia and Carina to the ladies; Lucia wants to join our quilting circle and learn how to quilt with us.” Nana smiled, looking at Lucia.“I’m fascinated with Kate’s quilts and want to try my hand at it. I will never be as good as she is, but still want to learn about quilting.” Lucia smiled.“It’s more of a gossiping circle, but you will enjoy it.” Maya laughed.“Maya, we do not gossip, we catch up on what’s going on in other people's lives.” Nana chuckled, knowing full well, they do indeed gossip.“Whatever you say, Nana.” Maya laughed. “Come on, I want to introduce you to some people.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand in hers.They walked over to where a group of the ranch hands were standing, helping with the barbecue. “Hey guys, I’d like to introduce you to my girlfriend Carina.” Maya smiled.The men all removed their hats, shaking Carina’s hand, telling her it was nice to meet her and how beautiful she is. “How did you manage to catch such a beautiful girl?” The ranch hand whose name is Jose asked Maya. Jose and his family have lived and worked on the ranch for as long as Maya can remember, and Jose was one of the hardest working men Maya has ever met, and very loyal and dedicated to her grandpa and the ranch.“I caught her with my wit and charm.” Maya laughed.“What happened to ‘I’m never dating or getting married; I just want to spend the rest of my life working on the ranch?” Jose asked, chuckling.“You know how it is; you meet someone who changes your mind about what you really want and need to be happy.” Maya laughed.“Good answer, or you could have been in trouble with Carina.” Jose laughed.Maya and Carina were getting drinks out of the large cooler filled with, beer, water, wine, and sodas, when a young man a little older than Maya approached them. “Hey Maya, congratulations.” He said smiling.“Thanks Josh.” Maya replied. Josh is Jose’s son, who was born and raised on the ranch and has worked there full time since graduating a year ago.“Who’s this beauty?” Josh asked, smiling at Carina.“This is my girlfriend, Carina.” Maya said, placing her hand on Carina’s back.“Lucky you.” Josh smiled to Maya. “Maybe you’ll loan her to me for a dance later.” Josh said, smiling.“That’s up to Carina, I don’t tell her what she can and can’t do.” Maya said.“Do you like to dance?” Josh asked Carina.“Yes, I love to dance.” Carina finally spoke, and her accent took Josh by surprise.“I love your accent, where are you from?” Josh asked smiling.“Italy, we just moved her at the beginning of the school year.” Carina said smiling.“The Italian language is very similar to Spanish.” Josh smiled. “Alguien te ha dicho alguna vez que eres la chica mas hermosa que han visto?” (Has anyone ever told you you’re the most beautiful girl they’ve ever seen?) Jose asked, smiling at Carina, Maya wondering what he is saying.“Si, Maya.” Carina responded, smiling at Maya.“Lastima que no te conocí antes.” Josh smiled. (Too bad I didn’t meet you sooner)“Non avrebbe importanza se lo avessi fatto.” Carina said. (It wouldn’t matter if you had.)“Eres luchadora, me gustan las chicas luchadoras.” Josh smiled. “You’re feisty, I like a girl who’s feisty.”“Forse un giorno ne traverai uno tuo.” Carina smirked. (Maybe you’ll find one of your own someday.)“I have no idea what you are saying to each other.” Maya chuckled.“Just getting to know Carina better.” Josh said smiling at Carina.Carina glared at Josh, “Didn’t you want to introduce me to someone else?” Carina said to Maya.“Yeah, let’s go see if we can find them. See you later Josh.” Maya smiled, taking Carina’s hand in hers.Carina had poured a glass of wine from the bottle in the cooler, Maya had grabbed a bottle of water. As they were walking away from Josh, Carina downed the glass of wine in one drink. “I need another glass of wine. Is there any in the house?” Carina asked, showing Maya her empty cup.“Yeah, come on, we’ll get you a refill.” Maya said, taking Carina into the house. “Wait here, I’ll grab a bottle from the wine cooler.” Maya said, walking to where the wine cooler is.Lucia walked in the house, needing to use the bathroom, seeing Carina standing in the kitchen alone. “What are you doing in here by yourself? Where’s Maya?” Lucia asked, looking concerned.“We came in to get more wine. I already drank the one I had.” Carina said, showing Lucia the empty cup. “Maya went to get a bottle out of the wine cooler.”Maya walked in carrying 2 bottles of wine, holding them up to Carina, “Red or white?” Maya asked, showing Carina the wine.“White please.” Carina replied.“I’ll have a glass of that as well, but I have to use the bathroom first.” Lucia chuckled, walking away quickly.Maya opened the wine filling Carina’s glass with the white wine. “Do you like white better than red?” Maya asked, handing Carina her glass.“It depends on what I’m eating, but if I’m just having a glass of wine, I prefer white. Do you have a preference on white or red?” Carina asked, taking a drink of her wine.“I’ve never drank wine, only beer, so I don’t know.” Maya replied.“Here, taste this and then open the red and taste it, and you’ll see which one you like the best.” Carina said, handing the glass to Maya.Maya took a small drink from the glass, “Not bad, kind of sweet though.” Maya said, handing the glass back to Carina. Maya opened the red wine pouring a small amount in a cup, drinking it. “I think I like the white better, but this one is good too.” Maya said, putting the empty glass on the counter.“Where’s that wine I asked you to pour me?” Lucia asked smiling at Maya.“Here you go, just for you.” Maya smiled, handing Lucia the glass of wine she had poured for her.Lucia took a drink of the wine, “Mmmm, that’s so good. That’s Italian wine, I’d know it anywhere, let me see the bottle.” Lucia said, reaching for the bottle, reading the label. “Maya this is a very expensive bottle of wine! Are we supposed to be drinking this? It’s a $700 bottle of wine!” Lucia shouted.“It was in the wine cooler, so I figured it would be ok to drink it.” Maya said.Nana walked into the kitchen hearing Lucia shout from outside. “What’s going on, I heard shouting outside.” Nana asked, looking concerned.“Kate, I’m so sorry but Maya gave us a bottle of your very expensive Italian wine. I didn’t see the label until it was already opened, and I had taken a drink. I’m more than happy to replace it, but you’ll have to tell me where you bought it.” Lucia said, looking apologetically.“Don’t apologize for drinking it, I bought it for just that purpose, except I was going to save it for when we come to your house for dinner. I got it off Amazon, I can just order another bottle, especially if you’re enjoying it. I don’t know a lot about Italian wines, but it said it was one of the best online.” Kate said smiling at Lucia.“It is one of the best, but it’s also very expensive. You don’t need to bring such an expensive bottle when you come for dinner, that’s too much.” Lucia said.“I’m not going to bring some cheap wine to your house, when you’re so gracious to invite us for dinner. That’s not how we do things here.” Nana smiled.“Have you tasted it? Once you’ve had a glass of this, you won’t want to drink anything else, nothing compares to it.” Lucia chuckled.“No, I haven’t. Maya pour me a glass of wine please.” Nana said, sitting down at the table. Maya poured a glass of white wine, handing it to Nana, Nana taking a drink. “My God! That is the best wine I’ve ever tasted, and I’ve tasted a lot.” Nana laughed.“I told you, now you’ll never want to drink any other wine.” Lucia laughed.“I think we should stay in here and drink our wine, I don’t want to share this with everyone. I bought it for you, so you and I will drink it together.” Nana laughed.“Carina has a glass of it as well.” Lucia chuckled.“Why didn’t you tell me you drank wine? You could have been drinking with me this whole time.” Nana laughed.“I usually only drink it at home with Mamma.” Carina chuckled.“What are you drinking Maya?” Nana asked looking at Maya.“Just water.” Maya said, holding her bottle of water up for Nana to see.“Nonsense, pour yourself a glass of this fine wine and celebrate. This is your big day, and you deserve to celebrate with us.” Nana smiled.“But mom and dad are here.” Maya said.“So, I’m telling you to drink a glass of wine, if you want, with us so we can celebrate your going to state. If they have a problem with it, I’ll deal with them.” Nana sternly said.“I have to drive Carina home later; I shouldn’t be drinking.” Maya said.“I can drive Carina home with me, drink a glass of wine if you want.” Lucia smiled.“I still have to drive myself home later though.” Maya said.“Stay in your room here tonight if you want. Carina can stay in the guest room if she doesn’t want to go home with Lucia later. That is, if that’s ok with you, Lucia.” Nana said smiling.“I don’t mind, I know Carina is in good hands here.” Lucia smiled.“There, it’s all settled. Now are you going to join us in a glass of wine to celebrate or not?” Nana asked smiling at Maya.“I’ll have a half of a glass, but that’s it, because we’re supposed to go look at the stars later.” Maya said smiling at Carina, while pouring some wine into a glass.They sat at the table drinking their wine, Maya only drinking the half of a glass she had poured, Carina drinking another full glass, making it her third, Nana and Lucia drinking the entire bottle of red, talking about their childhoods and telling stories about Maya and Carina growing up. Carina’s cheeks were red from drinking the wine, and she was all giggly, from being tipsy.The music started playing outside and Carina wanted to go listen to it. Maya was holding Carina’s hand, Carina leaning on Maya for support, being a little tipsy, as they walked to where the guys were playing, a small dance floor set up for anyone who wanted to dance. “Dance with me.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Ok, but I’m not that good at it.” Maya chuckled, leading Carina on the dance floor.Carina put her arms around Maya’s neck, Maya put her arms around Carina’s waist, swaying to the music. Carina leaned her head on Maya’s neck, “I still owe you that surprise I told you about earlier.” Carina whispered in Maya’s ear.“Oh, yeah, I almost forgot.” Maya chuckled, lying because she is looking forward to whatever surprise Carina has planned for her.“You didn’t forget.” Carina laughed.“So, when do I get this surprise?” Maya asked, whispering in Carina’s ear.“When we go look at the stars.” Carina whispered, biting softly on Maya’s earlobe.“Then I’m ready to go now.” Maya said smiling, as she led Carina off the dance floor.“What about your guests?” Carina asked giggling.“They’re slowly leaving, and some will be here as long as there’s alcohol still left. It’ll be hours before most of the ranch hands leave, because they’ll stay to clean up for Grandpa. These parties go way into the night, if we wait for everyone to leave, then it’ll be morning before we can go look at the stars, and there won’t be any.” Maya laughed.“I need to let Mamma know where I’m going, so she doesn’t look for me and can’t find me.” Carina said, walking towards the house.When they entered the house, they heard Nana and Lucia laughing hysterically. “What are you laughing at?” Maya asked, smiling, she could see that both ladies were feeling real good from drinking all that wine.“Kate just told me about the time you took your diaper off in the middle of the store, because you wanted to wear big people underpants. She said she almost got banned from the store for your indecent exposure.” Lucia said, throwing her head back laughing.“Nana, stop telling embarrassing stories about me, please!” Maya said groaning.“I think it’s cute, you were a streaker.” Carina laughed.“Anyway, we came in here to tell you we’re going to look at the stars.” Maya said.“That’s really code for they’re going to go smooching.” Nana laughed, looking at Lucia.“Awww, young love. I remember those days; I did a little smooching myself.” Lucia laughed.“Mamma, I think you might have drunk too much wine tonight. Are you sure you will be able to drive home?” Carina asked, worried about Lucia being a little drunk.“She’s staying here tonight; she’s sharing one of the guest rooms with you, and Andrew is staying in the other guest room. We planned it before our third bottle of wine.” Nana laughed, speaking to Carina. “She’s making her famous French toast for breakfast in the morning. You two have fun looking at the stars.” Nana laughed.“Do you want me back by a certain time?” Carina asked Lucia.“No, you’re in good hands with Maya and you’ll still be on the ranch. Just go enjoy the stars.” Lucia laughed.Carina rolled her eyes at Lucia, knowing what she was actually saying about enjoying the stars. “Let’s go, they’re clearly drunk.” Carina chuckled, taking Maya’s hand, walking out.When they walked outside Grandpa was walking in the house. “Hey kiddo, where are you going?” He asked Maya.“We’re going to look at the stars. I should warn you before you go in there, that Nana and Lucia have drunk 3 bottles of wine and are lit up.” Maya laughed.“Well, it’s a celebration, so people are going to get ‘lit up’ as you say.” Grandpa smiled. “I might be a little drunk myself, after all the whiskey I drank tonight.” Grandpa laughed. “Come here for a second.” Grandpa said, pulling Maya aside where Carina couldn’t hear him speak. “I know you’re going smooching with Carina, so don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.” Grandpa laughed.“Grandpa, we don’t do that!” Maya loudly said, shaking her head at Grandpa.“Right, and I don’t either…wait, I actually don’t do that anymore. I used to be able to do it all night, now it takes me all night to do it.” Grandpa burst out laughing.“Grandpa, I need to go, Carina is waiting for me.” Maya said, wanting to get away as soon as possible.“Ok, have fun kiddo.” Grandpa laughed, hitting Maya on the back.Maya took Carina’s hand walking fast, “Let’s get out of here quick, before someone else embarrasses me tonight.” Maya said.“What did Grandpa say to embarrass you?” Carina chuckled.“You don’t want to know.” Maya chuckled.When they got to their spot to look at the stars, Maya laid the blanket in the bed of her truck, laying down, holding her arm out for Carina to lay on her chest like she always does. “The stars look so bright and beautiful tonight.” Maya said smiling, looking at the stars.“They’re still not as beautiful as you are though.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya.“Are you flirting with me again?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes, what are you going to do about it?” Carina smiled, looking at Maya.“It depends, are you going to tell me what my surprise is?” Maya asked, looking at Carina smiling.“It’s not something you tell, it’s something to show.” Carina said, grinning flirtatiously.“Ohhh, then are you going to show me?” Maya asked, smiling widely.“Later…right now, I want to kiss you.” Carina smiled, leaning in to kiss Maya hard and deeply, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth dominating the kiss.Maya holds Carina tightly against her body, savoring the taste of Carina’s tongue inside her mouth, tasting the remnants of the wine Carina drank earlier. Carina shifted her body, almost laying fully on top of Maya, Maya wrapping her arms around Carina’s waist holding her tightly. Carina breaks the kiss, needing air, looking into Maya’s eyes smiling. Maya pulls Carina back down, attacking her lips, kissing her with all the feeling she felt for Carina. It was a hard deep kiss but filled with so much love and desire. Carina moans in Maya’s mouth already feeling the wetness starting to grow in her panties, and Maya’s dick getting hard against her leg she placed across her pubic area. Carina shifts her body, not breaking the kiss, to pull Maya on her body, Maya now laying almost completely on top of her. Maya moans at the change in position, feeling her semi hard dick almost in contact with where Carina’s pussy is inside her shorts. Carina breaks the kiss, looking Maya in the eyes smiling, “Do you want your surprise now?” Carina asked.Maya swallowed hard, getting nervous about what her surprise is, “Yeah.” Maya responded in a whisper. Carina raised up just enough to lift her shirt up to expose her bare breasts. Maya’s eyes widened when she saw Carina’s breasts, she had never seen breasts except hers, and on the little bit of porn she saw.“Holy fuck.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina’s breasts, then at Carina.“You like them?” Carina asked smiling.“I love them, they’re beautiful.” Maya smiled.“They’re your surprise, to do with as you wish.” Carina smiled.“Best surprise ever!” Maya chuckled, leaning down to kiss Carina with passion and desire, her dick getting harder after seeing Carina’s breasts. The kiss seemed to be going on forever, Maya getting harder each second. Carina breaks the kiss needing air, moving Maya’s mouth to her neck, she loves when Maya kisses and sucks on her neck, even if it means she’ll have a hickey afterwards. Carina turned her head to give Maya better access to kiss her neck, Maya finding Carina’s sweet spot, causing a moan from Carina.Carina spreads her legs, pulling Maya fully on her body, Maya now laying between Carina’s legs. “Fuck.” Maya said when her clothed hard dick made contact with where she knows Carina’s pussy is, just beneath the shorts. Maya resumed kissing and sucking on Carina’s neck, slowly moving one hand to Carina’s breast, rubbing her thumb across Carina’s hardened nipple, eliciting a loud moan out of Carina.Maya trailed kisses down Carina’s neck to her collar bone, sucking and kissing it, leaving a hickey there, Carina moaning, her fingernails scraping up and down Maya’s back through her shirt. Maya trailed kisses down to just above Carina’s breast, her thumb still rubbing Carina’s nipple. Maya looks at Carina as if to ask permission before she went further, Carina understanding the look, nods yes. Maya smiles, leaning down to place kisses on Carina’s breast, slowly making her way with her mouth to Carina’s nipple, Maya softly licked her tongue across the nipple, Carina gasping at the feeling. Maya wrapped her mouth around Carina’s nipple, softly sucking and flicking her tongue across it, Carina moaning loudly, holding Maya’s mouth on her breast. “Dio mio, Cazzo.” Carina said, breathing hard. Carina could feel the wetness growing in her panties, bucked her hips up into Maya, feeling her hard dick right where Carina wanted to feel it. Carina moans, slowly moving her hips against Maya’s dick, Maya moaning feeling Carina rubbing against her dick.“Fuck, that feels so good.” Maya said, releasing Carina’s nipple, moving to the other one, beginning to softly suck and flick her tongue across it. Maya was so hard, it was becoming very painful for her, and slowly started to move her hips to meet Carina’s movements. Carina moaned feeling Maya’s hips moving with hers, giving her pleasure she’s never experienced before. Carina has never masturbated or anything, so this was a whole new experience for her, and boy was she enjoying this new feeling.“Cazzo, this feels good.” Carina said breathing hard, moving her hips faster, causing Maya to pick up the pace of her hips to match Carina’s. “I think I’m about to cum, this feels too good.” Carina said, placing her hands on Maya’s ass, squeezing and pushing it against her body. Maya trailed her hand down to Carina’s hip, holding it tightly, moving her hips faster, feeling her orgasm growing.“I think I’m about to cum too.” Maya said, releasing Carina’s nipple, burying her face in Carina’s neck. Maya slightly moved her body up Carina’s, giving her a better angle to thrust her hips into Carina’s clothed pussy, feeling the head of her dick, hitting in the perfect spot for Carina.After a few more thrusts of their hips, “Cazzo, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhhhhh!” Carina shouted, as her orgasm overtook her body, her pussy convulsing and squeezing together, Carina thrusting her hips wildly against Maya. Maya thrusts her hips hard against Carina, Maya feeling a tightening in her groin, before she felt her orgasm hit.“Fuck, fuck, fuck!” Maya shouted thrusting her hips until every last drop of cum had shot from her dick, collapsing on top of Carina, breathing hard against her neck. They laid in each other’s arms for a few more minutes, trying to catch their breath, exchanging soft kisses, Maya on Carina’s neck, Carina on Maya’s shoulder.Carina lifted Maya’s head to look into her eyes, “Hi.” Carina smiled.“Hi.” Maya responded smiling, leaning to place a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“That was amazing.” Carina said smiling.“It was the most amazing thing ever.” Maya responded, smiling.“I wonder if actual sex is that amazing.” Carina said looking at Maya.“I don’t know, but if it is, I could be in big trouble.” Maya chuckled.“You and me both.” Carina said laughing.“Thank you for the surprise.” Maya said smiling at Carina, caressing her cheek.“Thank you, for what you did with your surprise.” Carina smiled, blushing.“I think I had my first real orgasm.” Maya said laughing.“Me too.” Carina chuckled.“Mason was right, it is incredible.” Maya chuckled.“I think we should get to the house now; I need a shower.” Carina said laughing.“Me too, and it doesn’t have to be a cold one this time.” Maya said laughing, as she moved off Carina’s body.“Stupida.” Carina said smacking Maya on the arm.“I feel like I need to come up with a surprise for you, but I can’t top the one you gave me.” Maya chuckled.“I’m sure you can think of something.” Carina smiled, looking at Maya’s crotch.Maya swallowed hard, seeing where Carina was looking, she’s never shown herself to anyone except doctors. Maya quickly got out of the truck to help Carina down.When they got back to the house everyone was already in bed. Maya showed Carina which room she would be sleeping in, and gave her some of her clothes to sleep in. “I’d give you clean underwear, but all I have are boxer briefs.” Maya chuckled.“That’s ok, I can wear them for tonight.” Carina responded, knowing her panties were soaked with her arousal and cum.“Really?” Maya asked looking at Carina strangely.“Yeah, it’s just for one night, I don’t mind, unless you don’t want me wearing your underwear.” Carina giggled.“I don’t mind at all; I’ve just never heard of a girl wearing boys’ underwear.” Maya chuckled, handing Carina a pair of her underwear.“I’m going to shower and go to bed. I had an amazing time tonight.” Carina said smiling.“I did too. I’m going to shower and go to bed as well; Nana and Grandpa will be up before the chickens in the morning and they’re not always quiet.” Maya chuckled. “Good night, Beautiful.” Maya said, placing a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“Good night, Bella.” Carina smiled.

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The next morning when Lucia wakes up, she notices Carina is wearing a pair of boxers, and has hickeys on her neck. “Carina, wake up right now!” Lucia said loudly.“What’s wrong?” Carina asked, sitting up quickly, startled by Lucia’s loud voice.“Why are you wearing boys’ underwear? And why do you have hickeys on your neck? Are you and Maya having sex?” Lucia asked rapidly firing the questions to Carina, Carina still half asleep trying to process the questions.Carina touches her neck, swallowing hard before responding, “I borrowed the boxers from Maya for after I showered last night. The hickeys…well…Maya put them on my neck, and NO, we are not having sex, I’m still a virgin.” Carina said, nervously playing with her fingers.“I trust that you are telling me the truth, but if you become sexually active with anyone, talk to me first, so we can make sure you’re protected from pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease. You have plans and dreams, and I don’t want to see the same thing happen to you, that happened to me. I understand you and Maya care deeply for each other, and things happen when we’re not planning for them to. There’s nothing wrong with being affectionate with your girlfriend or boyfriend, but you must be careful when you do. I was young once and I know things can escalate quickly, I just want you to be prepared for it. Maya is your first girlfriend, and everything is new and exciting for you, but please take things slow and don’t do anything you aren’t ready and prepared for. Please come and talk to me if you feel things are going in the direction that could lead to sex or if you have any questions or concerns. I’m not naïve, I know young people are having sex these days, much younger than I was when I had sex for the first time. I’m here to listen, and I won’t judge you.” Lucia said lovingly to Carina, rubbing her arm.“Mamma, I promise you we’re not having sex, and aren’t planning on it. We’ve just kissed, that’s all.” Carina said, knowing she just lied to her Mamma, but wasn’t about to tell her about what happened between her and Maya last night. She felt that was private and should stay between them. She hasn’t told her Mamma that Maya is intersex and has a penis yet. She needed to speak with Maya first before she said anything to her Mamma.“I trust you, and I trust Maya, I believe you. I was just shocked to see you with hickeys on your neck for the first time. At least we don’t have to worry about you getting pregnant by Maya, and that eases my mind.” Lucia said, hugging Carina.“Thank you. I told you that I’m saving myself for the person I fall in love with and want to spend the rest of my life with, and that’s still the case.” Carina said smiling at her Mamma.“Ok, now let’s get downstairs and make my famous French toast for everyone. Go wake up Andrea and tell him to get ready for breakfast.” Lucia said, walking out of the room.As Carina was walking to Andrea’s room, Maya’s bedroom door opened, “Good morning.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Good morning.” Carina said smiling back. “I have to wake Andrea for breakfast then I’ll be downstairs.” Carina smiled, walking away.Maya stood there for a minute looking at Carina’s butt as she walked away, shaking her head to get that beautiful image out of her head. Maya walks downstairs with a huge smile on her face. “Good morning, kiddo. By the smile on your face, I’d say you had a good night last night.” Grandpa said smiling.“Grandpa, be quiet, Carina’s mom is just in the kitchen.” Maya said in a whisper.“So, you did have a good night then.” Grandpa chuckled, talking low.“It’s always a good night when I spend time with Carina.” Maya said smiling.“Jose and Josh are coming by later to finish cleaning up from last night, and I need your help later, if you’re available.” Grandpa smiled.“Yes, I can help you with whatever you need after breakfast, Lucia is making French toast and it’s supposed to be really good.” Maya said, walking with Grandpa to the kitchen.“Good morning, Maya.” Lucia said, with a smirk on her face.“Good morning.” Maya said, curious as to why Lucia was smirking.“From the looks of Carina’s neck, it seems you had a good time last night.” Lucia said, eyeing Maya, causing Grandpa to choke on his coffee.Maya looked at Grandpa with fear on her face, Grandpa just shrugging. “I told you they were going to smooch.” Nana said, giggling.“They were definitely as you say, smooching. Wait until you see Carina’s neck, there was a lot of smooching going on.” Lucia chuckled.“I need to use the bathroom.” Maya said, rushing out of the room, running upstairs. Carina is walking towards Maya, “Come here.” Maya said, pointing to her bedroom. Maya pulled Carina into her bedroom quickly shutting the door behind her. “They know what happened last night!” Maya said panicking, running her fingers through her hair.“No, they don’t, they just know we kissed. Mamma asked me about the hickeys, and I told her you put them there and that we are not having sex. She asked me if we were and I told her no, because we’re not. She said she believes me and that she trusts us. Unless you start acting weird and panicking that’s all they’ll know.” Carina said, holding Maya’s hands.“Why do I feel so guilty now?” Maya asked, throwing her head back.“There’s nothing to feel guilty about, we didn’t do anything we both didn’t want to have happen.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“But the more I think about it, the more guilty I feel, because you drank 3 glasses of wine, and you were a little tipsy last night. I shouldn’t have let things get carried away like that, I feel like I took advantage of you.” Maya said, tears forming in her eyes.“Maya, you did not take advantage of me. Yes, I did drink 3 glasses of wine and I was feeling really good, but I still had the mental and physical capacity to stop you at any time. Don’t feel guilty about what happened, it was a beautiful moment between us, and I don’t regret any of it.” Carina said, holding Maya’s face in her hands, leaning in to place a soft kiss on her lips.“I don’t regret anything either.” Maya smiled. “I’m warning you though, be prepared for a lot of teasing from everyone.” Maya chuckled.“I can handle it, because I’m not ashamed of what happened, and I’m not as prudish as you are when it comes to talking about sex.” Carina chuckled.“Who said anything about talking about sex? They’re teasing me about the hickeys on your neck.” Maya said, frowning.“But they THINK we had sex, and we know we didn’t, so it doesn’t bother me.” Carina said, shrugging her shoulders.When Carina walked into the kitchen, everyone was looking at her. “Maya did a real number on your neck last night.” Nana laughed, pointing to Carina’s neck.“Yeah, she’s really good at it.” Carina smiled. Maya planted her face in her hands, embarrassed by Carina’s comment, everyone laughing at her.“Don’t be embarrassed, we’ve all had a hickey or two in our lives.” Nana laughed, patting Maya on the back.“Can everyone just stop talking about it, please?” Maya asked pleadingly. “I’m hungry and want to be able to eat my breakfast.”“By the looks of Carina’s neck, you ate plenty last night.” Lucia said laughing.“Mamma, would you please leave her alone, she’s already embarrassed enough.” Carina asked sternly.“Ok, I’m sorry Maya.” Lucia said in a serious tone, Maya just shaking her head. “For all the teasing you’ve had to endure this morning, I’m giving you the first plate of French toast.” Lucia said, placing the plate in front of Maya.Maya takes a big bite of the French toast, moaning loudly, “Oh my God, that’s the best French toast I’ve ever had!” Maya said licking her lips.“Even better than mine?” Nana asked.“I’m sorry, but yes, it’s even better than yours.” Maya said, smiling.“Well, if it’s better than mine, I’ve got to taste it for myself.” Nana said taking a plate with the toast on it, taking a bite. “She’s not lying, it is better than mine! I need your recipe.” Nana said smiling at Lucia.“I’ll give it to you when you finally come to my house for dinner.” Lucia said, smiling at Nana.“When you’ve finished eating, meet me in the barn.” Grandpa said to Maya.“Yes, sir.” Maya responded.“What’s going on in the barn?” Carina asked.“I’m not sure, he just said he needs my help with something.” Maya replied.After everyone had finished eating, Nana, Lucia, and Carina cleaned the kitchen. “We can get this; you can go do something else if you’d like.” Nana said to Carina smiling.“I think I’ll go see my horse for a bit. I want to brush him and make sure he remembers me.” Carina said smiling.Maya, her grandpa, Jose, and Josh were all in the barn. “I need you to start on the addition to the barn we talked about.” Grandpa said to Jose.“Yes, boss, we can get started on it as soon as we’ve finished replacing the fencing in the north pasture. We should be finished in about a week or so.” Jose responded.“Come with me and I’ll tell you about what we’re planning on doing with the addition.” Grandpa said to Maya, as they walked away.Jose and Josh were putting things away from the party last night when Josh spotted Carina walking to the stables. “I’ll be right back.” Josh said to Jose.Carina walked inside the stable where ‘her’ horse was, taking the brush from the table just outside the stable, brushing and talking to him. “I hope you haven’t already forgotten me.” Carina said to the horse, while petting his nose.“Nobody could ever forget you.” Josh said, smiling at Carina, as he walked inside the stable.“What are you doing here?” Carina asked, annoyed to see him.“I saw you come in here and wanted to talk to you without Maya interrupting.” Josh said, walking closer to Carina.“First of all, Maya wasn’t interrupting, and I don’t really to talk with you right now, I’m brushing my horse.” Carina said with a tone of sarcasm in her voice.“Then I’ll do all the talking, and you can just listen. You’re way too beautiful for someone like Maya, you deserve a real man like me.” Josh said moving closer to Carina.“I don’t want a man like you, I want to be with Maya.” Carina said, getting angry.“Aw, come on, let me show you what you’re missing out on.” Jose said with a wicked smile on his face.“I don’t want you to show me anything. You need to leave. NOW!” Carina angrily said.Josh grabbed Carina, pinning her in the corner of the stable. “Just one kiss and you’ll melt in my arms. I’ll have you like putty in my hands, then I’ll have you in my bed later.” Josh said, holding Carina tightly against the wall.“If you don’t let go of me right now, you’ll regret it! Now let me go!” Carina shouted, trying to get out of Josh’s grip.Grandpa was telling Maya about the plans for the barn, when she heard Carina’s voice coming from the stable sounding upset about something. Maya took off running to the stable and saw Josh with Carina pinned against the wall, Carina trying to get him off her. Maya rushed in, pulling Josh away from Carina, punching him in the face, Josh falling to the ground. Maya jumped on Josh, punching him repeatedly in the face, Josh trying to block her punches. Grandpa came in to see Maya pummeling Josh. Grandpa pulled Maya off Josh, as Jose walked in to see what the commotion was about.“Maya, that’s enough!” Grandpa said, holding Maya back.“Let go, that son of a bitch laid his hands on Carina, and I’m going to fucking kill him!” Maya shouted, trying to get away from her grandpa.“Is this true Josh?” Jose asked.“No, she was wanting a kiss, so I was just about to kiss her when Maya came in and started beating on me. She’s jealous that Carina likes me instead of her.” Josh said, spitting blood on the ground by Maya.“You fucking liar! I’m going to kill you with my bare hands!” Maya shouted, getting out of her grandpa’s grip, pouncing on Josh again, knocking him on the ground, punching him.Grandpa and Jose, are trying to pull Maya off Josh, “Maya, that’s enough, stop!” Grandpa shouted, pulling Maya off Josh again.“He’s lying, I didn’t want a kiss, he tried to force himself on me.” Carina shouted with tears streaming down her face.“Maya, take care of Carina, I’ll take care of this.” Grandpa said.Maya rushed to Carina, wrapping her arms around her. “Are you ok? He didn’t hurt you, did he?” Maya asked, wiping the tears off Carina’s face.“I’m ok, he didn’t hurt me, but he would have if you hadn’t showed up.” Carina said, bursting into tears.“Come on, let’s go inside.” Maya said, picking Carina up. “Get off this ranch and don’t ever come back. If you do, I WILL kill you!” Maya said to Josh as she carried Carina out of the stables.Carina buried her head in Maya’s neck crying hard as Maya carried her inside the house. “What happened?” Nana asked with a look of concern on her face.“Tesoro, cosa e successo che ti ha sconvolto cosi tanto?” Lucia asked, rubbing Carina’s back. (Darling, what happened to upset you so badly?)
“Uno degli operai mi ha messo le mani addosso, e stato terribile. Avevo tanta paura Mamma.” Carina said through sobs. (One of the workers put his hand on me, it was awful. I was so scared, Mamma.)“Dove si trova? Lo uccidero!” Lucia shouted. ( Where is he? I will kill him.) “Stai bene? Ti ha costretto?” Lucia asked, holding Carina’s face in her hands. (Are you okay? Did he force himself on you?)“No, Maya e arrivata prima che potesse farlo.” Carina said, shaking hre head negatively. (No, Maya showed up before he could.)“Can someone tell me what’s going on? I don’t speak or understand Italian.” Nana asked, with a worried look on her face.Maya looked at Carina, asking for permission to tell Nana what happened with just the look in her eyes, Carina nodding yes. “That piece of shit Josh, put his hands on Carina in the stables.” Maya said, holding Carina tightly in her arms.“I never did like that boy! I’m going to have him fired immediately and he’s never to come back here again! Someone needs to teach him a lesson about putting his hands on girls, especially my Carina!” Nana shouted, anger in her voice.“I did, I beat his ass for putting his hands on her. It took Grandpa and Jose to pull me off him.” Maya said, sounding proud of herself for beating Josh.“It’s a good thing you showed up when you did, there’s no telling what he might have done to Carina. Thank you, for protecting her from that beast.” Lucia said, hugging Maya.“I wish I would have gotten there sooner; I could have stopped it.” Maya said, angry with herself.“Let’s get you cleaned up.” Lucia said to Carina.Maya put Carina down, “I’ll be right here when you’re finished, if you want to talk or anything.” Maya said, holding Carina’s hands.“I want to go home. I need to take a shower and wash his dirty hands off me.” Carina said, getting angry.“Come on Tesoro, I’ll take you home.” Lucia said, putting her hand around Carina.Andrea and Mason walked into the kitchen, seeing everyone upset. “What’s going on?” Andrea asked, looking at Carina’s tear-stained face. Andrea goes up to Maya, getting in her face. “Did you upset my sister?” Andrea asked Maya shouting at her.“No, Maya saved your sister. Some guy put his hands on her and Maya stopped him. Maya did nothing wrong; she did everything right.” Lucia said smiling at Maya.“Who was it? I’ll beat his ass myself!” Mason shouted.“It was Josh, but Maya already took care of it.” Nana replied to Mason.“Come on Andrew, let’s teach this guy a lesson about putting his hands on Carina!” Mason shouted, as he and Andrew started walking away angrily.“Andrea, stop right where you are!” Lucia shouted.“Mason, you too, get back here right now!” Nana shouted.“Maya already beat the hell out of him, and grandpa will take care of it.” Nana said to Mason. “Carina, darling, I’m so sorry this happened to you. Lucia, I’m so sorry this happened, I hope you can forgive us for Carina getting hurt here. I can assure you, nothing like this will ever happen again.” Nana said, very apologetically.“Kate, none of this is your fault, it’s the boy who puts his hands on my daughter’s fault. There’s nothing to forgive you for.” Lucia said, hugging Kate.Grandpa walked into the kitchen, “Carina, are you ok?” Grandpa asked, Carina nodding her head yes. “I’m so sorry this happened to you. Josh has been fired and he’s not allowed on any part of this property again. Do you want to press charges on him? I’ll call the police chief myself, he’s a good friend of mine.” Grandpa said.“No, I just want to go home and take a shower. Mamma, can we go now?” Carina asked, looking at Lucia.“Of course, whatever you want. Thank you for a wonderful evening, Kate.” Lucia said smiling, looking at Kate.“Please let me know how she’s doing later, and call if you need anything.” Nana said hugging Kate.“Is it ok if I walk out with you?” Maya asked, looking at Carina, Carina just nodding yes. Maya walked with them to their car, keeping some distance between her and Carina, not wanting to do anything wrong or to upset her. “Text or call me later and let me know how you’re doing please.” Maya said, helping Carina get in the car.“I will. Bye, Maya.” Carina said talking low, not looking at Maya.“Bye, I love you.” Maya whispered to Carina, Carina just smiling at her.Maya walked back inside the kitchen; you could see the anger on her face. “I swear, if Josh steps foot on this property or goes anywhere near Carina again, I will kill him!” Maya shouted, then knocked a chair over.“You need to calm down kiddo, Carina is going to need you to be strong for her now. She just went through something very traumatic for a girl, and she’s going to need you there to lean on and support her.” Grandpa said, holding Maya in his arms.“I will support her any way she needs me to, I’m just so mad at Josh, and myself for not getting to her quicker.” Maya angrily said, tears running down her cheeks now.“None of this is your fault, you got to her, and you prevented something awful from happening to her. Don’t blame yourself for any of this. If there’s anyone to blame, it’s me for allowing him to continue working here after the other trouble he’s caused, and Josh for putting his hands on Carina.” Grandpa said sounding angry at himself.“This is nobody’s fault but Josh’s, he’s the one who caused all this. Both of you stop blaming yourselves.” Nana said, hugging Grandpa and Maya.“I should have fired him after he took off to California in the ranch truck. I didn’t because Jose has been with me so long and he’s very loyal and dedicated to me and this ranch. Jose is kicking Josh out of the house telling him he could never come back. Jose is very upset about Josh’s actions and apologized profusely for it, he even offered to leave the ranch himself. I told him he isn’t responsible for Josh’s actions, and I don’t want him to leave unless he doesn’t want to work here anymore.” Grandpa explained.“We’ve never had any issues with Jose, he shouldn’t quit his job because of Josh. Jose is like an uncle to me; I’d hate to see him go.” Maya said.“He’s not quitting, but he is carrying a lot of guilt right now.” Grandpa said, running his fingers through his hair.“I’ll talk to Jose and tell him I don’t blame him for any of this and let him know I still want him to work her as well.” Maya said.“I think that’s a good idea, he’s worried you’re upset and blame him.” Grandpa said.“I need to go home if you don’t need anymore of my help around here. My head is spinning, and I really need to be home in case Carina needs me.” Maya said, wiping tears from her eyes.“You go home and let us know if you hear from Carina later. Let us know if she needs anything, or if you do.” Grandpa said, hugging Maya, wiping tears from her eyes.“Come on Mason, let’s go.” Maya said, looking at Mason.When Maya and Mason got in the car, Mason turned to Maya, “Are you sure you can drive us home? I don’t think you should be driving right now, you’re too upset about Carina.”“How else will we get home if I don’t drive us?” Maya asked, wiping a tear from her eyes.“I can drive us; nobody has to know.” Mason said, putting his hand on Maya’s shoulder. “You know I’m a good driver because you taught me how to drive.” Mason said smiling at Maya.“Ok, you can drive, but don’t tell Mom and Dad, I let you.” Maya said switching places with Mason.“I can’t believe you’re actually letting me drive your precious truck! You don’t let anyone drive your baby blue, as you like to call it.” Mason chuckled as he started the truck.“I’m only letting you because I can’t focus on anything but Carina right now. This will be the first and last time you drive baby blue.” Maya said smiling at Mason.“At least I got you to smile.” Mason said smiling at Maya. As they were driving home, Maya was quiet. “I see what you were talking about, with respecting girls. I promise you; I would never do anything like that to a girl. I may shoot my mouth off about sometimes, but I would never disrespect a girl that way. I hope Carina is going to be ok.” Mason said.“I hope she’s ok too. I want to fix this, but I don’t know how. I’ve never experienced anything like this, and I don’t know anyone who has. I feel totally helpless right now.” Maya said crying again.“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you.” Mason said.“You haven’t upset me; this whole situation is what’s upset me. Now you see why it’s so important to be respectful to girls. You know about consent, right? You know that a girl has the right to change her mind at any time. It doesn’t matter if you’re already engaged in sex, if she says stop, you stop what you’re doing immediately. Consent is the most important thing, and you need to remember that.” Maya explained to Mason.“I know about consent, and will always stop if she changes her mind, even if I’m about to blow my load.” Mason chuckled, trying to lighten the mood.“Mason, consent is nothing to joke about.” Maya angrily said.“I know…I was just trying to make you laugh and lighten the mood. I’m sorry, it’s nothing to be joking about. Me and my stupid mouth.” Mason said.“I just want you to take it seriously. With everything that just happened, this isn’t the right time to try to make jokes.” Maya said, looking at her hand she hit Josh with repeatedly.“I’m really sorry Maya. It was stupid of me to say that. How’s your hand? It’s starting to swell and bruise. What are you going to tell Mom and Dad about it?” Mason asked, looking at Maya’s hand.“My hand hurts like a mother fucker, but it’s worth it. I’m going to tell them the truth, that I was protecting Carina from Josh.” Maya said, rubbing her hand.“I wish Nana wouldn’t have stopped me and Andrew. I would have finished what you started. I really like Carina. You’re so much happier since she came here, and I can tell you two really care about each other. Have you finally found your first love? Is my sister in love?” Mason asked smiling at Maya.“Yes, but not only is she my first love, but I intend on her being my only love.” Maya said smiling widely.“Being in love looks good on you. I hope I can find a girl to look at me and care about me as much as Carina does you.” Mason said smiling.“Thanks, it feels good to be in love too. I can’t imagine my life without her in it.” Maya smiled.“Are you already thinking about marrying her?” Mason asked looking shocked.“Not only am I thinking about marrying her, but I’m also buying a promise ring for her for Christmas.” Maya said smiling.“Did you guys have sex last night like everyone thinks?” Mason asked looking surprised.“NO! We did not have sex! We just kissed and made out a little, that’s all.” Maya replied, raising her voice.“Is all you’ve done with Carina is kissing?” Mason asked looking suspiciously at Maya.“I’m not answering that, what we do or don’t do is between me and Carina.” Maya answered, looking out the window, afraid Mason would see the smile on her face.“It’s not! I know you Maya, and you’d tell me if all you’ve done is kissed. Holy fuck! My sister is growing up.” Mason laughed.“What do you mean I’m growing up? I’m older than you and act much older too!” Maya laughed.“I’m saying, you’re finally trying things with a girl, so you’re growing up.” Mason said.“One, I didn’t say I was doing anything besides kiss, and two it doesn’t make you a grown up to be doing anything with a girl or having sex. You’re proof of that.” Maya laughed.“Hey, I take offense to that.” Mason chuckled.“It’s the truth.” Maya chuckled.“I just want you to know I’m here for you if you need anything. If you need someone to talk to, you can talk to me, and I won’t say a word to anyone. I’m sorry you’re going through this and am here to help however you need me. You’re bossy and get on my nerves sometimes, but you’re also the best sister I could ask for, I love you Maya, even though I don’t tell you enough.” Mason said, in a loving and caring voice.“Thanks, Mason. You get on my nerves sometimes too, but you’re still my awesome, although annoying little brother, and I love you too.” Maya said smiling at Mason.“Ok, that’s enough of the mushy stuff for now.” Mason laughed.When Maya got home, she went on the internet looking for ways she could help Carina with what she’s going through. Reading articles about women who have gotten assaulted and ways they coped with it. She read about how some women don’t want to be touched or left alone for a period of time after being assaulted and made a mental note of it. She doesn’t want to do anything that could cause Carina any more harm than she’s already going through. Maya gets a notification on her phone that she has a text message from Carina. Maya opens the text to see Carina’s message. “I told you I would text you so I’m texting to let you know I’m about to go to bed. I took a shower earlier and tried to eat dinner, but it made me nauseous. This day has been a lot for me, I’m exhausted, and just want to sleep. Good night, Bella.” Carina wrote.“If you need anything, just let me know. I’ll see you at school tomorrow. Good night beautiful.” Maya replied.

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The next day at school Carina doesn’t show up in class and Maya is concerned about her. Maya sends a message to Carina, “Are you ok? You weren’t in school today and I’m worried about you. Do you need anything?”“I’m ok. I didn’t sleep well, and Mamma let me stay home today. I don’t need anything at the moment. I missed seeing you today.” Carina replied.“I missed you too. I can come by and see you after practice, if you want.” Maya messaged.“Yes, I would like that.” Carina responded.Maya is on her way to her truck for lunch when Mason runs up to her. “Where’s Carina? You usually have lunch with her.” Mason asked.“She stayed home today. I’m going to see her after practice. You want to go to lunch with me?” Maya asked.“Sure, why not.” Mason replied.As they approached Maya’s truck, there’s a police car with two officers by her truck. “Maya Bishop?” One officer asked.“Yes, what’s going on?” Maya asked confused.“You’re under arrest for assault and battery on Josh Aguero. Put your hands behind your back.” The officer said. Maya turning around with her hands behind her back, while the officer placed handcuffs on her.“What do I do Maya?” Mason asked panicking.“Call Grandpa and tell him what’s going on.” Maya answered, getting in the police car. “Can I give my brother my phone?” Maya asked the officer, he shook his head yes, handing the phone to Mason.“I’m calling Grandpa, then I’ll call Mom and Dad to let them know what happened.” Mason said, placing a call to Grandpa.“Message Carina and let her know I’m not going to be able to come by tonight.” Maya said, as the officer shut the door.As soon as Grandpa answered the phone call from Mason, “Grandpa, they just arrested Maya. You need to do something.” Mason said panicking.“Why was Maya arrested?” Grandpa asked.“For beating up Josh. They just handcuffed her and took her away in a police car. You’ve got to do something to help her.” Mason said, no sobbing hard on the phone.“I’ll take care of it, just go home and let your mom and dad know what happened. I’m heading to the police station now. I’ll fix everything, don’t panic.” Grandpa said, trying to ease Mason.Mason uses Maya’s phone to message Carina, “This is Mason, Maya won’t be able to come to your house tonight, she just got arrested.” Mason wrote.Maya’s phone immediately began to ring, it was Carina, “What do you mean she got arrested? For what?” Carina said in a panic.“Two police officers just arrested her for beating Josh. They handcuffed her and everything!” Mason shouted panicking.“Oh my God! She didn’t do anything wrong; she was defending me!” Carina shouted.“I know, but apparently, they don’t. I called Grandpa and he’s on his way to the police station now. He said he would fix it.” Mason explained.“Call me immediately, if you hear anything else!” Carina shouted.“I will, I have to find a ride home now.” Mason said.“Mamma is on her way to pick up Andrea, I’ll have her give you a ride home.” Carina replied.Carina calls her Mamma telling her what happened with Maya, and that Mason needs a ride home. Lucia takes Mason home, then rushes home to be with Carina, who is very upset. Lucia walked inside her home to find Carina sitting on the couch sobbing hard. “Tesoro, it’s going to be ok. Maya didn’t do anything wrong; this has to be a misunderstanding.” Lucia said to Carina.“This is all my fault.” Carina said through sobs.Lucia wraps her arms around Carina, “None of this is your fault, it’s all that boy’s fault for putting his hands on you. Don’t think for one second any of this is your fault, Maya wouldn’t want that either.”“I should have tried harder to get away from him, then Maya wouldn’t have gotten arrested.” Carina sobbed.“You tried your hardest, he was much stronger than you. You did everything right.” Lucia said, rubbing Carina’s back.Grandpa walks in the police station asking to speak to the police chief. After making a call to his office she is escorted to it. The police chief opens the door, “Mike, to what do I owe this unexpected visit?” The chief asked.“Maya was just arrested for assault and battery and is here now. I want to know why she was arrested for defending a girl against the bastard that placed his hands on the girl and was trying to force himself on her!” Grandpa shouted, getting in the chief’s face.“Whoa! I don’t know anything about this. Sit down and let me make some calls, I’ll get to the bottom of this.” The chief said, backing away from Grandpa.“You better, or else you’ll have a lawsuit against this department like none other you’ve ever seen! I know we’re friends, good friends at that, but we’re talking about my granddaughter!” Grandpa shouted, still fuming with anger.“There’s not need for that, just give me a few minutes to sort this out.” The chief said, picking up the phone. After several calls to different people, the chief asked for Maya to be brought to his office.Maya is escorted to the police chief’s office, with handcuffs on. When Grandpa sees her in handcuffs, he’s even more angered. “Get those damn handcuffs off her now!” Grandpa shouted to the chief.“Take the cuffs off, she’ll be fine in here.” The chief said to the officer who escorted Maya to his office, the officer taking the cuffs off.Grandpa embraces Maya in a tight hug, “Everything will be taken care of. I’ll have you out of here in a little while. Are you ok?” Grandpa asked, looking Maya over for injuries.“I’m fine, Grandpa. I just want out of here as soon as possible.” Maya responded.“Apparently a Josh Aguero filed a complaint against you for assault and battery and wants to press charges against you. He’s claiming you caught him and some girl you like in an intimate situation and lost it and beat him up. He has some serious injuries.” The chief stated.“That’s a lie! He put his hands on my girlfriend and was trying to force himself on her! If I hadn’t shown up when I did, who knows what would have happened!” Maya shouted at the police chief angrily.“Did your girlfriend file a complaint against him for it?” The police chief asked.“No, she just wanted to go home and try to forget about it.” Maya responded.“We’re going to need her to file a complaint against him, otherwise all we have is his complaint to go off.” The police chief said.“No, I’m not going to put her through anymore than she’s already been.” Maya said shaking her head emphatically.“Maya, I understand how you feel, but that’s the only way we can fight this. If she files a complaint against him, I guarantee you, he will drop the charges against you, because he will be arrested for assault himself.” The police officer stated.“I won’t ask her to do that. I’ll just stay arrested and take my chances.” Maya said.“Maya, you need to at least let Carina know what’s going on and give her the choice of making a complaint or not.” Grandpa said, holding Maya’s arm.“I can’t put her through that. I won’t put her through that!” Maya sternly said.“If you don’t talk to her, then I will, because she deserves to know what’s going on since it involves her. She’s going to be more upset about you keeping this from her." Grandpa said with a firm voice.“I don’t have my phone; I gave it to Mason when they arrested me.” Maya replied.“I’ll call Mason and get Carina’s number from him, and you can use my phone to call her.” Grandpa said, calling Mason for Carina’s number.After Mason gave Grandpa Carina’s number, he handed his phone to Maya. Maya took the phone from him, calling Carina, “Hi, it’s me.” Maya said when Carina answered.“Maya, where are you? Mason said you got arrested for beating up Josh and were taken away in a police car.” Carina said, sounding very upset.“I’m at the police station with Grandpa and the police chief. Can you come here so I can talk to you? I don’t want to do this over the phone.” Maya said sounding sad.“Yes, I’ll get Mamma to come with me.” Carina said, hanging up the phone.A little while later Carina and Lucia are escorted to the police chief’s office, Maya and Carina immediately embracing when they see each other. “Are you ok?” Carina asked tears streaming down her face now.“I’m ok, are you ok?” Maya asked, wiping tears from Carina.“I’m better now that I’ve seen you.” Carina said, smiling through her tears.“We need to talk.” Maya said in a serious tone.“Ok.” Carina said looking concerned.“We’ll step outside and give you some privacy.” The police chief said to Maya, walking out of the office with Grandpa and Lucia.“What’s going on?” Carina asked, holding Maya’s hands.“Josh is pressing charges against me for defending you by beating his ass.” Maya said angrily.“He’s the one who put his hands on me! If he hadn’t done that, then none of this would have happened!” Carina shouted angrily.“I know, but he’s telling them that I caught you two in an intimate moment and got mad because I like you and beat him up for it.” Maya said, her face beet red from anger.“But that’s not true! He put his hands on me, I told him to stop, but he wouldn’t. He was trying to force me to do something I didn’t want to do! This is so messed up! We need to do something, what can we do to fight this?” Carina asked.“That’s why I asked you to come here. The police chief said if you filed a complaint against Josh for placing his hands on you and trying to force you to do something, then Josh would have to drop the charges against me because he would be arrested for assault also. I’m not going to ask you to do that, because you’ve already been through enough.” Maya explained.“I’ll do it! Just tell me who I need to talk to. I’m not going to let him get away with this! I won’t allow you to be punished for something he did. I love you and I’ll do whatever it takes to get you out of this mess.” Carina said, cupping Maya’s face.“Carina, you don’t have to do that. I love you and I don’t want to see you go through it. I will take my chances in court.” Maya said, leaning her forehead against Carina’s.“I want to do it. You don’t mess with a Deluca and get away with it!” Carina shouted, angrily.“Are you sure? There’s no guarantee he’ll drop the charges against me even if you do this.” Maya said.“I’m positive.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.Maya opened the door telling everyone to come back inside the office. “Carina said she wants to file a complaint against Josh and press charges.” Maya said to the police chief.“I’ll get an officer up here to take the complaint.” The chief said.“Do I have to go back to a cell now?” Maya asked the chief.“Not yet. I’m going to have a detective call Josh and ask him to come in. That way, once Carina files her complaint, we can arrest him, and see if he still wants to press charges against you. I’m willing to bet my entire career that he will drop the charges immediately.” The chief said smiling at Maya.“I hope so, or this will all be for nothing.” Maya said.“No, it won’t, because Josh has more to lose than anyone here. He’s looking at possibly being a convicted felon for sexual assault and would have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.” The police chief said.“I’m going to call Jose and tell him what’s going on. Maybe he can talk some sense into Josh.” Grandpa said, walking out.“Hopefully he will be able to.” Maya responded.Grandpa came back shortly, “I spoke with Jose and he’s on his way here to talk to Josh.” Grandpa said to Maya.Carina filled out the paperwork to file the complaint against Josh, Lucia and Maya on each side of her, supporting her. An officer came in the office to inform the police chief that Josh had arrived. The chief instructed the officer to arrest him for sexual assault, handcuff him, and bring him to his office. Jose showed up shortly after that and was escorted to the chief’s office. A short time later, the officer brought Josh to the police chief’s office in handcuffs. Josh looked around the office seeing everyone there, “What the fuck are you doing here?” Josh asked Maya, anger in his voice.“I had her brought here, we all need to have a little chat, sit down.” The police chief said, pointing to a chair.“No, I don’t have anything to say to these people. Dad, what are you doing here?” Josh asked, seeing Jose standing behind Grandpa.“I’m here to talk some sense into you. Why did you press charges against Maya when you’re the one who did wrong? You put your hands on that girl and now you’re angry because she didn’t respond to your advances, and you got your butt beat by a girl! I’m so disappointed in you, you’re a disgrace to this family!” Jose shouted, in anger, spit flying out of his mouth when he spoke.“Look at me! Look at what she did to my face, and my body. I have 3 cracked ribs because of her! How can you take their side against me, your own son? I understand loyalty, but your loyalty should be to your family first, not some old man and his worthless piece of shit granddaughter!” Josh shouted at his dad.“You don’t even know the definition of loyalty! Boss has been more loyal to me and treats me better than you ever have. Everything you have is because of him and you should be grateful for it. He didn’t have to give me a job, I barely spoke English when I came here, but he gave me a chance and helped me when nobody else would, for that I am eternally grateful!” Jose shouted at Josh. “Do you understand what you’ve done? You have been arrested for sexual assault and if you push this, I will testify against you, and you will spend time in jail and have to register as a sex offender for the rest of your life! Nobody will ever hire you, is that what you want?” Jose asked, looking sternly at Josh.“You would testify against your own son?” Josh asked, looking at Jose.“Yes, because what you did was wrong. I will always defend you if you’re in the right, but I will not defend you when you’re in the wrong. You were raised better, you know your actions against Ms.Carina were wrong.” Jose said.“She wanted it, and if Maya hadn’t shown up when she did, none of this would be happening.” Josh said.“NO! That is a lie! I told you repeatedly to get your hands off me and to let me go! If Maya hadn’t come in when she did, I don’t want to think about what you might have tried to do to me!” Carina shouted, standing up to get in Josh’s face, Maya and Lucia trying to hold her back.“Come on, you prance around the ranch in your little shorts and half shirt looking like a slut, so I was just trying to give you what you were asking for in that outfit. We both know you wanted something to happen, don’t pretend to be some goody little virgin who’s never had sex before now.” Josh shouted, laughing.“It doesn’t matter what my daughter is wearing, it doesn’t give you the right to put your hands on her! And for the record, the shorts she was wearing weren’t even short at all they went almost to her knee, and she was wearing one of Maya’s t-shirts, not some half shirt! You were just angry because she rejected you and wanted Maya instead. Don’t you ever call my daughter a slut, she’s still a virgin!” Lucia shouted angrily.“Mamma!” Carina shouted, embarrassed by Lucia’s words.“I’m sorry Tesoro, but he called you a slut and I won’t stand for that.” Lucia said, still fuming.“Ok, everyone needs to calm down now.” The police chief said, looking around the room at them. “Josh, we can make all this go away, if you just drop the charges against Maya and Carina drops the charges against you.” The police chief said looking at Josh.“Will you drop the charges against me if I agree to drop them against Maya?” Josh asked, looking at Carina.“Yes, but you better never let me hear of you putting your hands on another girl.” Carina said, leaning towards him.“I wasn’t going to do anything besides kiss you. I would never force a girl to have sex with me, I don’t have to. I’m sorry if you think I was going to do more than a kiss. My dad is right, I was raised better and didn’t have any right to try to kiss you without your permission.” Josh said, lowering his head in shame. “I was mad, because Maya has everything, a nice truck, a grandpa that loves her, and a grandmother who worships the ground she walks on, not including the ranch she’ll take over someday. I’ve never had much, and I was jealous of her. I’ll drop the charges against Maya.” Josh said.“I’ll get the paperwork started for both of you to be released.” The police chief said.“Can I get these handcuffs off now; they’re hurting my wrists.” Josh asked the chief.“Not yet, I’m sending you back downstairs so you can be released when the paperwork is completed.” The chief said. “Take him to a holding cell for now.” The chief said to the officer that was in the room.As the officer approached Josh, he turned to Maya’s grandpa, “I’m sorry Mr.Bishop, don’t take my actions out on my dad please.” Josh said in a pleading voice to grandpa.“Thank you for the apology, but I have no intentions of taking anything out on Jose. He’s the most loyal and dedicated worker I’ve ever had, and he has a job on the ranch for as long as he pleases. What I told you still stands; you are never allowed on the ranch again.” Grandpa said to Josh.“Yes, sir, I understand, I promise I won’t be.” Josh said as he turned to leave.Grandpa turned to the police chief, extending his hand, “Thank you for all your help. You need to come to the ranch for dinner and we’ll ride the horses around the ranch. I’ve made several changes since the last time you were there.” Grandpa smiled.“You’re welcome, that’s what friends do for each other. I’ll be taking you up on that offer. My wife is dying for more of Kate’s cooking and I haven’t ridden a horse since last time I was there, which was the big barbecue when I was running for reelection.” The chief smiled, shaking Grandpa’s hand.“Thank you, sir.” Maya said, shaking the chief’s hand.“Are you still competing with your outstanding shooting skills?” The chief asked Maya.“Yes, sir, I’m going to nationals next week.” Maya proudly said smiling.“Well, I wish you luck, and if you’re ever interested in a job in law enforcement, come see me, we could use someone with your shooting skills on our swat team.” The chief said, smiling at Maya.“Thank you, but I plan on working the ranch after I graduate.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa.“It’s going to be hers someday, so she might as well take over after she graduates.” Grandpa smiled, patting Maya on the back.An officer came in the office carrying papers, handing them to the chief, who looks them over, then turns to Maya, “You’re free to go, I have all the paperwork releasing you. If you ever find yourself in a predicament like this again, tell the officers to call me immediately. I don’t want your grandpa to be mad at me like he was today. He’s frightening when he’s mad.” The chief chuckled.“Yes, sir.” Maya said, smiling.“I’m only frightening when anyone messes with my family.” Grandpa said smiling.“Let’s get out of here, I still have time to make practice.” Maya said, walking towards the door.“Are you still coming by after practice?” Carina asked Maya.“Do you still want me to?” Maya asked.“Yes.” Carina said smiling.“Then I’ll be by later.” Maya said smiling at Carina, before turning to Grandpa, “I need you to take me to get my truck, it’s still at school.” Maya said to Grandpa.“Ok, hug your girl bye, so we can go.” Grandpa said, pointing to Carina.Maya hugged Carina and Lucia, before walking away with Grandpa. When they were in Grandpa’s truck Maya turned to him, “Thank you for helping me today. I didn’t know what to do besides call you.” Maya said.“No problem kiddo, I’m just glad it all turned out the way it did. You can always call me no matter what. I’ll always be here to help you, if I can.” Grandpa responded.“Do Mom and Dad know what happened?” Maya asked, looking worried.“Yes, they wanted to come down here, but I told them I would take care of it and for them not to come.” Grandpa said.“I’m going to be in so much trouble when I get home. I might have to move in with you and Nana after tonight.” Maya chuckled.“You’re not in any trouble with anyone. They know the whole story and understand what happened wasn’t your fault. They’re on your side kiddo.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.Maya was a few minutes late for practice, the coach calling her over when he saw her. “Bishop you’re late. It’s not like you to be late, where were you?” Coach asked.“I was detained.” Maya chuckled.“Detained? Who were you detained by your pretty girlfriend?” Coach chuckled.“The police had me detained.” Maya replied, explaining everything to the coach.“Wow! I can’t believe that happened, that’s crazy. I’m proud of you for beating the guy’s ass that laid his hands on your girlfriend though. We need more people like you in this world.” Coach said.After practice Maya rushed home to take a shower before heading to Carina’s. Maya messaged Carina letting her know she was on her way to her house; Carina opened the door as Maya was about to knock. “Come in, Mamma made lasagna for you tonight.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I can smell it; it smells so good and I’m starving.” Maya said smiling.“Maya, it’s good to see you again, without it being at a police station.” Lucia chuckled.“How long until the lasagna will be ready, Maya said she’s starving.” Carina asked her Mamma.“It should be finished in about 5 more minutes. I made a huge one so you can take some home with you.” Lucia said smiling at Maya.Maya ate a large portion of lasagna, a big salad, and 3 slices of garlic bread. “You weren’t joking when you said you were starving.” Carina chuckled, looking at Maya.“I haven’t eaten since this morning, and I only had a protein shake then.” Maya smiled.“Why didn’t you eat lunch?” Carina asked.“Because you weren’t there to eat with me.” Maya said smiling.“Maya! You have to eat whether I’m there or not. What are you going to do when I graduate, just not eat lunch?” Carina asked, in a serious tone.“I’ll be lost when you graduate and won’t feel like eating lunch.” Maya chuckled.“I’m serious, you better eat whether or not I’m there from now on.” Carina said sternly.“Ok, I will, I promise.” Maya said smiling.“Do you want to watch a movie or something?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Is it going to be another rom com?” Maya asked chuckling.“You can choose the movie tonight.” Carina said smiling.“I choose Forrest Gump then.” Maya chuckled.“Ok, I’ve never seen it.” Carina said.“How could you have never seen Forrest Gump? It’s the best Tom Hanks movie ever made.” Maya said, looking surprised.“I’ve just never watched it; I like romance and comedies better.” Carina said.“Forrest Gump has some very funny scenes in it and it has a little romance too.” Maya said.Maya sat on the couch with her arm on the back of it, Carina sat down next to her, with her feet on the coffee table, her head against Maya’s arm that was on the back of the couch. Maya wanted to put her arm around Carina and snuggle her but didn’t because of what Carina just went through. Maya was keeping some distance between them to make sure Carina felt comfortable. Maya was reflecting on what she had been reading about being assaulted, and what some people go through afterwards, and wanted to give Carina total control so she wouldn’t feel uncomfortable around Maya. Neither of them moving from their positions, the entire movie.As the movie ended Maya turned to Carina, “I need to get home, it’s getting late, and we have school tomorrow.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Ok, I’ll walk you out.” Carina said, rising from the couch.When they walked outside, Maya was shuffling her feet because she was nervous, and wasn’t sure what to do. Carina, seeing the nervousness in Maya, was taken aback by her demeanor. “I’ll see you in class tomorrow.” Maya said, looking at her feet.“Ok, I’ll see you tomorrow.” Carina responded.“Good night, beautiful.” Maya said, turning to walk to her truck.“Good night, Bella.” Carina said, watching Maya walk away.When Carina walked back inside, Lucia saw a look of sadness on Carina’s face. “What’s wrong?” Lucia asked Carina.“Something is going on with Maya.” Carina responded.“Do you want to talk about it?” Lucia asked.“I don’t know what’s going on with her. She is being distant, and she didn’t hug me or kiss me goodnight and she always has.” Carina said, tears in her eyes.“She’s been through a lot today, maybe she’s just tired or upset about everything that happened. Give her some space, she’ll be back to the Maya you know and love before you know it.” Lucia said smiling at Carina.“I hope so, I feel like she’s back to where we were when we were just friends. She didn’t hold my hand or put her arm around me the entire movie. She’s always been affectionate towards me.” Carina said, wiping the tears from her eyes.“Tesoro, you’ve both been through a lot these past 2 days. It’s a lot for young people to deal with and everyone handles situations differently. You know Maya has always been a somewhat reserved person, and this is probably her way of handling things. I promise she’ll be fine, just be patient and give her time.” Lucia said, smiling at Carina.“Ok, I will give her all the time she needs and be here for her.” Carina said smiling. “I’m going to bed, I’m exhausted, this day has been a lot.” Carina said hugging her Mamma.“Good night, Tesoro.” Lucia said smiling.“Good night, Mamma.” Carina said smiling back.

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It’s the day of the National Shooting Competition and Maya is waiting for her turn to shoot. Grandpa, Nana, Mason, Carina, and Andrew are all there to cheer her on, Lucia has to work this weekend so she couldn’t make it. Maya’s mom and dad are out of town for a convention they must attend for work. Maya and Carina haven’t spent much time together the past 2 weeks except for at school, because of practice for Maya, and mid-term college exams Carina has to study for. When they do spend time together, Maya is still being distant in Carina’s eyes, Maya giving Carina space to help her through the trauma she experienced. They’ve only shared a few brief hugs since the incident, always initiated by Carina. Carina is watching Maya on the field; Maya is fidgety and looking nervous, so Carina sends her a message. “You got this, you’re the best shooter here. I know, because I’ve seen your shooting. I’m proud of you no matter what, just try your best. You’ve made it this far, now go finish it. I’ll be the first to hug you when you win today. I love you!” Carina wrote.Maya hears her phone ding, signaling a message, and looks at her phone to see the message from Carina. She reads it, then looks up in the stands to find Carina, and smiles and waves at her. Maya sends a quick message back to Carina, “I’ll be waiting for your hug. I love you too!” Maya wrote.Carina’s phone dings, she looks at it to see the message from Maya and smiles big, Nana looking at her. “Must be a text from Maya to make you smile that big.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“Yes, I messaged her wishing her good luck and that I love her, and she messaged back she loves me too.” Carina said, still smiling big.“You’re the best thing to ever happen to her. She’s a totally different person since meeting you. I can already see you two getting married someday.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“You really think so?” Carina asked with an odd look on her face.“You don’t? Maya is crazy about you; I can totally see her proposing to you someday. Is something going on I don’t know about?” Nana asked looking concerned.“I don’t know, she’s just been sort of distant lately. I feel like there’s something going on with her, and she’s not telling me about it.” Carina said, looking sad.“Have you asked her what’s going on? Maybe she doesn’t realize she’s being distant, so you need to talk to her about it.” Nana said.“No, I haven’t said anything to her, because Mamma said she probably needs some space with everything that happened.” Carina replied.“Maya does tend to withdraw when things happen, Lucia may be right, but I still think you should talk about how you’re feeling with her. Communication is the key to a healthy relationship.” Nana said smiling.“I’m afraid she may want to break up with me or something. She never holds my hand anymore and the few times we’ve hugged it’s because I hugged her first. I’m starting to feel like I’m making her do something she doesn’t want to do.” Carina said.“Well, I know Maya and if she’s being distant, there’s a reason for it. I agree with Kate, you need to talk to Maya and ask her what’s going on. Otherwise, you’re going to drive yourself crazy with all sorts of thoughts and scenarios.” Grandpa said, overhearing the conversation.“Ok, I’ll try to talk to her tonight if she’ll talk to me.” Carina said.At that time, “Next up is Maya Bishop, she’s the daughter of Lane and Katherine Bishop from Seattle and is ranked #1 in the country. She will need to shoot a score of 286 to win the national championship. Good luck Maya Bishop.” The announcer said over the loudspeaker.Maya approaches the first set of targets, in a standing position, aiming her rifle at the targets, firing, and hitting all targets perfectly. She moves to the next set of targets kneeling on one knee, firing, and hitting all targets perfectly. She moved to the next set of targets, laying on her stomach, firing and hitting all targets perfectly. Maya receives the first perfect score ever at the competition and is awarded a huge trophy and a check for $25,000. Several men approach Maya after the competition, some in military uniforms, talking to her about her marksmanship skills and making several offers to her for after she graduates next year. Grandpa is watching closely as the men gather around Maya, seeing the Army, Marines, and Navy uniformed men chatting with Maya. The men hand cards to Maya and walk away after speaking with her. Maya makes her way to where they’re sitting, Carina quickly hugging her before anyone else can. “You won, you’re the champion in all of America!” Carina shouted, smiling big.“I’m so proud of you kiddo, I knew you could do it.” Grandpa said smiling as he hugged Maya.“That was impressive!” Andrew said smiling.“Great job Maya!” Mason said smiling, hugging Maya.“You did it my sweet girl! Come to the ranch and I’ll cook you whatever you want for dinner.” Nana said smiling as she hugged Maya.“I want one of Grandpa’s grilled ribeye steaks, with a baked potato, and grilled asparagus.” Maya said smiling at her grandpa.“Everyone load up, we’re heading to the ranch for grilled steaks tonight.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“Carina, you and Andrew will be joining us for steaks at the ranch, right?” Nana asked looking at Carina. Carina looked at Nana, not responding.“Please, please, please, you know how much I love steak!” Andrew pleaded with Carina, his hands in a pleading position.“I do know how much you love steak.” Carina chuckled, looking at Andrew. “I guess we’re going to the ranch.” Carina smiled, looking at Grandpa.Maya noticed Carina’s hesitation leaning close to her, “You don’t have to come if you don’t want to.” Maya whispers so only Carina can hear.“It’s fine, I want to try one of Grandpa’s grilled steaks you’re always talking about. Besides, I’ve only tasted Nana’s cooking, now I get to taste Grandpa’s as well.” Carina said smiling. “Maybe after dinner, we can go look at the stars. We haven’t done that in a while.” Carina whispered to Maya where nobody could hear.“Yeah, that’s fine, if that’s what you want to do.” Maya reluctantly said.Carina had driven her car so Mason and Andrew rode with her, Nana and Grandpa in their truck, and Maya riding alone in her truck. Maya calls Andy on the way to the ranch, Andy answering on the second ring. “How did you do? Did you win anything?” Andy asked before Maya could even say hello.“I’m the national champion! I won a huge trophy that’s taking up half the seat in my truck and a check for $25,000!” Maya said excitedly.“Wow! That’s a lot of money! What are you going to do with all that money? You could give some to your best friend if you want.” Andy chuckled.“I’m definitely buying you new tires for your car! I don’t want to keep having to change your flats for you.” Maya laughed.“Maya, you don’t have to do that. I was just joking with you.” Andy said, surprised to hear Maya’s comment.“I know, but I want to do it for you. Your Camaro hasn’t had new tires since you bought it. You talk about how much you love your car, but you don’t even buy it new shoes.” Maya laughed.“Ok, I’ll let you buy them, but only if you let me pay you back.” Andy firmly said.“We’ll talk about it later. I need to talk to you about something. We’re going to the ranch; Grandpa is grilling steaks for us, and I think Carina wants to go look at the stars later.” Maya said sounding panicky.“Ok, so what’s the problem with that?” Andy asked sounding confused.“Well…when we go look at stars, we always end up kissing and stuff.” Maya responded.“So, what’s wrong with that?” Andy asked.“With what happened to Carina, I don’t know if it’s a good idea to be looking at stars right now.” Maya said, sounding fearful.“If Carina doesn’t want anything to happen, it won’t, because you’re respectful. Just follow her lead, let her decide what she’s comfortable with.” Andy said.“I just don’t want her to think we have to kiss and stuff because we’re looking at the stars. I’m afraid she might push herself into doing something she’s not ready for yet.” Maya said.“I don’t think Carina is like that. She’s a strong person, who doesn’t let anyone dictate what she does and doesn’t do. She won’t let anyone push her into something she doesn’t want to do. You love and respect each other too much for anything like that. It sounds to me like you’re more afraid of what you might do than what she might do. Are you afraid to kiss her now?” Andy asked.“I’m trying to be respectful and keep a distance to give her time to feel comfortable with me. I don’t want her to feel like I won’t like her if we don’t kiss or anything. I read that people who have been assaulted sometimes need space afterwards, and don’t want any physical contact with people. I’m trying to be supportive to her needs, mine don’t matter right now.” Maya said.“I get that, just keep being patient with her, and let her be the one in control of things. She probably feels like she didn’t have control over what happened to her and wants that control back. I can understand her feeling that way, it’s horrible when a woman doesn’t feel like she has control over her own body.” Andy explained.“I’ll just keep some distance between us, so I’m not tempted to do something stupid. Thanks, Andy.” Maya said, ending the call.When they all arrived at the ranch, Carina went inside with Nana to help her prepare the potatoes and asparagus to cook. Maya went upstairs to take a shower, because she got dirty while shooting. Grandpa, Mason, and Andrew were outside getting the grill started to cook the steaks. “How long will it be before the steaks are ready?” Mason asked Grandpa.“They’ll be ready in about an hour to an hour and a half.” Grandpa answered.“Come on Andrew, we can go swimming in the pool while the steaks are being grilled.” Mason said to Andrew.“I don’t have anything to swim in.” Andrew stated.“You can borrow some of Maya’s swim trunks.” Mason said.“Why would Maya have boys swim trunks?” Andrew asked chuckling.Maya had to think quickly, not remembering Andrew doesn’t know about Maya being intersex. “She likes the way they fit better; she doesn’t like the bottoms of regular bikinis. She said they don’t cover her ass enough.” Mason said laughing.“She’s right, bikini bottoms don’t cover any girl’s ass enough, but I’ll never complain about it.” Andrew laughed.“Me neither.” Mason laughed.Maya was coming downstairs as Mason and Andrew walked inside the house. “Hey, can Andrew borrow a pair of your swim trunks? We want to go swimming while the steaks cook.” Mason asked Maya.Maya had a look of terror on her face after Mason asked about her swim trunks. Maya was panicking thinking Mason had told Andrew about her being intersex. Mason saw the fear in Maya’s eyes, so he helped her out. “I told Andrew how you wear swim trunks because you don’t like the way regular bikini bottoms don’t cover your big ass.” Mason said chuckling.“Oh…ok. Sure, he can borrow whatever he needs. And stop saying I have a big ass!” Maya yelled as Mason and Andrew ran up the stairs.“That’s because you do!” Mason yelled back laughing.“I swear, I’m going to kill him someday Nana.” Maya said to Nana who was listening to the exchange between her and Mason.“No, you won’t, you love him too much.” Nana laughed.“I’m going to go help Grandpa with the steaks.” Maya said, turning to walk out the door.“See, that’s what I’m saying about her being distant.” Carina said to Nana.“Then just talk to her later, find out what’s going on with her. That’s the best advice I can give you. If you can’t communicate, then this relationship won’t work.” Nana said, holding Carina’s hands in hers.“I asked her if we could go look at the stars later. I’m going to try to talk to her then.” Carina smiled.“You mean, if you’re not too busy smooching with her, you’ll try talking to her.” Nana laughed.“We haven’t even kissed since the night of the big celebration for her. You don’t need to worry about any smooching tonight.” Carina said, looking annoyed.“Oh, that’s not good. Something is definitely going on with her if she doesn’t kiss you anymore. Don’t get upset with me for asking, but is that skanky girl still sniffing after her? You know, the one who tried to outbid you for her.” Nana asked, looking concerned.“I don’t think Nikki is trying to get with her anymore, but at this point, I don’t know anything that’s going on with Maya except track and shooting practice. She’ll be done with track practice after this week since the state finals is Saturday, and she finished shooting practice yesterday.” Carina responded.“What do you talk about with her now?” Nana asked looking confused.“We mostly talk about school or how our day went, but that’s about it. We don’t talk about anything we use to talk about.” Carina said, tears forming in her eyes.“I didn’t mean to upset you.” Nana said pulling Carina in for a hug. “You need to talk to her tonight, for your own piece of mind. And if for some ridiculous reason Maya breaks up with you, nothing will change between us. You are always welcome here, and I will still love you like my own granddaughter.” Nana said smiling.“Thanks, Nana. I will always have a special place in my heart for you and grandpa. I just hope she doesn’t want to break up, I will be so heartbroken if she does.” Carina said as the tears rolled down her cheeks.“She’d be stupid to break up with you. Now, go wash your face, and smile that beautiful smile you have, so we can go check to see if they’re ready for the potatoes and asparagus.” Nana said smiling at Carina, wiping the tears from her cheeks.Maya is outside with grandpa at the grill, talking about the competition today when Nana and Carina come outside with food for the grill. “I was just about to send Maya in to get that.” Grandpa said smiling, taking the food from Nana, placing a kiss on her cheek. “I only married you, because you can read my mind from anywhere.” Grandpa said smiling at Nana.“You old charmer you.” Nana said chuckling, Maya and Carina watching the interaction between them, smiling.“Is Grandpa where you get your charm from?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“No, I’m nothing like him.” Maya chuckled.“I don’t know, you’re pretty charming.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously.“Would you two like to be alone?” Grandpa said laughing.“Grandpa!” Maya shouted shocked by Grandpa’s question. “No, we do not want to be alone, thank you very much.” Maya snapped at Grandpa.“I’m just messing with you kiddo, no need to get upset about it.” Grandpa said, softly elbowing Maya in the arm.“Well don’t do that please.” Maya said.Grandpa was watching how Maya was being all defensive and got bent out of shape about something she would normally laugh at. He looked at Nana with a questioning look, Nana just shrugging her arms.Carina is shocked to see the interaction between Maya and her grandpa. “I’m going to go check on Andrea and Mason and make sure they haven’t drowned each other.” Carina said half-heartedly laughing.When Carina walked away Grandpa took the opportunity to speak to Maya. “What’s going on? You’re not acting like yourself today. Is it something those men said to you at the competition today?” Grandpa asked.“Nothing is going on with me. I’m just tired from all the practicing between track and shooting, I haven’t had any time to relax, and I just want to eat a steak and relax tonight. Those men were talking to me about possibly joining the military, and be a sniper, or joining Navy Seals, or Delta Force, but I told them I’m going to be running the ranch when I graduate. They gave me their cards in case I changed my mind. One told me I could go in as a commissioned officer if I joined the Army. They tell you anything to get you to join nowadays, even I know I can’t join as an officer right out of school.” Maya chuckled.“You can join as an officer with a recommendation from someone like a Governor or Senator. It’s up to the department of that military branch if they want to accept the recommendation or not. I saw it happen once, and it’s a prestigious honor to be recommended by someone like that. If someone told you that, they’ve probably been told about your marksmanship skills and have something specific in mind they want you to join for.” Grandpa explained.“It doesn’t matter, because I’m staying right here and working on the ranch. They could offer me a million dollars to join, and I still wouldn’t do it.” Maya said in a serious tone.“I love how much you love this ranch just like I do. That’s why I’m leaving it to you, I know you’ll take care of it and keep it going, passing it down to your child. Your dad hated this place and couldn’t wait to get off this ranch. I never understood it, but that’s how he feels. Sometimes I wish we would have been able to have more children, but then I think about you. You’re so much like me, we have the same morals and values, and family is the most important thing to us. I’m so proud to have an amazing granddaughter like you, I’m also very lucky.” Grandpa said smiling.“Nana always tells me, ‘you’re just like your grandpa’, and I always say thanks, even though I’m not sure she means it in a good way.” Maya said laughing.“Go round everyone up, this food is ready.” Grandpa said, taking the food off the grill.After everyone finished eating, Carina started cleaning up. “Mason, you and Andrew are helping clean up tonight. Carina does it every time she comes here and deserves a break.” Nana said, winking at Carina. “Go look at the stars with Maya, and for God’s sake talk to her.” Nana whispered to Carina.Carina walked over to where Maya was standing, “You want to go look at the stars now?” Carina quietly asked Maya.“We can if you still want to, but I can’t be out too late because Mason is with me.” Maya responded.“Ok, we won’t be out too long.” Carina said smiling.Maya opened the truck door for Carina, carefully helping her inside, making sure she didn’t put her hands anywhere that would make Carina uncomfortable. Maya got in after Carina, starting the truck, keeping both hands on the steering wheel. Carina gently placed her hand on Maya’s knee like she normally does, Maya continuing to keep her hands on the wheel. Carina moves her hand away, after Maya doesn’t respond by putting her hand around Carina like she normally would.When they got to their spot, Maya laid the blanket in the back like she normally does, then helped Carina climb in the back of the truck. Maya climbs in after Carina, sitting a little distance away from her, not laying down like she normally does, for Carina to lay on her arm. Maya is fidgeting, acting nervous about being out there with Carina, and Carina notices it.“Maya, we need to talk.” Carina said, looking down.Maya’s heart sank, it’s usually not good when someone says, ‘we need to talk’, and she’s thinking the worse right now, Carina is about to break up with her. “Ok, what would you like to talk about?” Maya asked, swallowing hard.“I need to know what’s going on with you.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“What do you mean?” Maya asked looking confused.“Something is wrong, and I need you to tell me what it is. Do you want to break up with me?” Carina asked, tears forming in her eyes.“Absolutely not, whatever gave you that idea?” Maya asked confused as to why Carina would think that.“You’ve just been acting strange lately; you’ve been…distant and I don’t know why, except that maybe you don’t love me anymore and want break up.” Carina said, as a tear rolled down her cheek.“I do love you very much. I’ve just been trying to give you space, with everything that happened, I’ve been trying to respect some boundaries, which I don’t even know what they are.” Maya said, wiping the tear from Carina’s cheek.“I can understand that, but I feel like you’ve been pushing me away. You don’t hold my hand, hug me, or kiss me anymore and I miss that. I like doing all of that with you. I feel like every time I try to hug you, you pull away or hug really quick and move away from me.” Carina said, as another tear rolled down her cheek.“I’m sorry you feel that way. I want to do all of that with you, but I didn’t want to overstep or make you feel uncomfortable around me. I read that after someone is assaulted, they usually want distance and don’t like being touched anymore. I didn’t know how to help you, so I went online and read a bunch of articles about it. I was trying to help you, not hurt you.” Maya said, tears forming in her eyes now.“Not everyone is like that though. I want that physical contact with you, because you make me feel safe. I know when I’m in your arms, nothing or nobody will hurt me. I promise I’m ok, and it’s ok for you to be affectionate with me. I need that affection right now, to show me you still love me and want me, and that what happened, isn’t going to affect us and our relationship. If he had done more than just try to kiss me, it would have been different, but he didn’t, and I’ve been able to move past it. I want you to move past it too and give me back my Maya who is funny, loving, and affectionate towards me. Do you think you can do that, move past it and move on with our relationship?” Carina asked, wiping a tear that had rolled down Maya’s cheek away.“I can do whatever you need me to do. I’ll help you any way you need me to. I love you so much and I can’t imagine my life without you in it. I will never break up with you, if you want to get rid of me, you’re out of luck because you’re stuck with me for life.” Maya said smiling.“For life huh? Is that your way of proposing, because if it is, you suck at it.” Carina asked laughing.“No, when I propose to you, it’ll be so special and amazing, because that’s how you are and what you deserve.” Maya said smiling.“Can you do something for me?” Carina asked, tilting her head.“I can do everything for you. What would you like for me to do?” Maya asked smiling.“Will you kiss me? It can be just a little one, it doesn’t have to be like you use to kiss me.” Carina was saying, when Maya leaned over, placing one hand on Carina’s cheek as she kissed her with more love than she ever has, Carina slipping her tongue in Maya’s mouth, exploring it like she’s never had her tongue inside. Maya starts to move like she’s about to break the kiss when Carina grabs the back of her neck, holding her there, kissing her until breath is needed and breaks the kiss. “Thank you, I needed that.” Carina said smiling.“You have no idea how much I’ve missed kissing you.” Maya said, caressing Carina’s cheek.“Yes, I do, because I’ve missed you kissing me too.” Carina said, running her fingers through Maya’s hair.“I’ll kiss you all you want, anytime you want, all you have to do is ask.” Maya said, leaning in to kiss Carina hard on the lips, eliciting a small moan from Carina.When Maya broke the kiss for air, Carina smiled at her. “Wow! That was even better than the last one.” Carina chuckled. “Are we ok now?” Carina asked in a serious tone.“We’re good as far as I’m concerned. But I want you to promise me that if I ever do anything you’re not comfortable with, or don’t want me to do, you’ll tell me.” Maya said in a serious tone, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I promise, but you must promise me the same. I think I have less self-control than you do.” Carina laughed.“Ok, I promise, but I doubt you’ll ever do anything I would be uncomfortable with. You have no idea how much self-control I have to use sometimes. I mean, look at how fucking sexy you are.” Maya said, leaning back to look Carina’s body up and down. “I’ve had more cold showers since meeting you than I’ve taken my entire life.” Maya chuckled.“I know, I’ve had to take a few myself.” Carina laughed.“Really?” Maya asked, with a shocked look on her face.“Yes, really, you’re hot and fucking sexy yourself. I’ve had dreams about you and don’t even get me started on the fantasies.” Carina laughed. “Care to share some of these fantasies with me? I might be able to make them a reality for you.” Maya said with a flirtatious look.“No! I can’t tell you about them because you might think differently about me.” Carina said smiling, tilting her head to the side.“I’ll tell you some of mine if you’ll tell me some of yours.” Maya said smiling, leaning in close to Carina.“You have fantasies about me?” Carina asked, blushing.“Oh, I definitely do. Some very naughty fantasies at that.” Maya said smiling, her cheeks turning red like Carina’s.“Maya Bishop, you naughty girl.” Carina said, throwing her head back laughing hard.“Hey, you have fantasies too. Are you telling me your fantasies aren’t a bit naughty as well?” Maya asked, laughing.“No, I can’t say that. They may or may not be a little naughty.” Carina chuckled.“I’m definitely going to need a cold shower tonight now.” Maya laughed.“Have you ever thought about us, you know?” Carina asked, blushing, looking at her hands in her lap.“It depends on what you know you’re asking about.” Maya said grinning.“You know, something we’ve never done with anyone.” Carina said quietly, playing with her fingers.“Ohhhhh, you’re asking if I’ve ever thought about having sex with you. I’ve wondered what it would be like if we ever did, but I don’t sit around thinking about having sex with you if that’s what you’re wondering. I know neither of us are anywhere near ready for that in our relationship. We still have a lot to learn about each other and grow our relationship more before we could even begin to discuss that, and it will be a long discussion, because it’s not just something you do just to be doing it.” Maya said, looking serious.“I wonder the same thing. I’m curious as to why people put so much emphasis on it and do it with any and everybody. I can’t understand having sex with just anyone, I only want to have sex with someone I’m totally in love with and see spending the rest of my life with. It should be more of a sacred thing you share with your spouse or girlfriend, or boyfriend. I may even wait until I’m married to have sex.” Carina said.“I think people put more emphasis on it, as to the enjoyment they get from it and that’s why they sleep with just anyone. They don’t really love the person they’re sleeping with; they just want the gratification from it.” Maya said, reaching for Carina’s hand, kissing her palm.“I agree. But now I’m wondering just how good this gratification they get from it is.” Carina said laughing.“I don’t have a clue, but Mason says it’s the most amazing experience he’s ever had.” Maya said shrugging her shoulders.“Hmm, that’s interesting, because I’ve had some amazing experiences, without having sex.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Me too.” Maya said smiling back. “Is there anything else you wanted to talk about, because I’m going to need to get Mason home pretty quick.” Maya asked.“Nope, we talked about what I wanted to, and everything is perfect again.” Carina said smiling at Maya, pulling her in, kissing her with a lot of passion, eliciting a moan from Maya this time.When the kiss ended, Maya squirmed a bit, her dick had started getting hard with that kiss. “Fuck, I have to get home and get that cold shower quickly, after that kiss. The things you do to me.” Maya said laughing.“What do I do to you?” Carina asked, trying to look innocent.“You know.” Maya said, adjusting her pants.“Oh, that.” Carina laughed.“Yeah, that. Poor rooster has had a hard time since I met you.” Maya said laughing.“Rooster? Who’s rooster?” Carina asked looking confused.“No who is rooster, but what is rooster.” Maya chuckled. “Rooster is what I call it because another word for rooster is cock.” Maya laughed.“Really? I did not know that.” Carina laughed. “I can’t believe you named your penis.” Carina laughed harder.“You don’t have a nickname for your…you know?” Maya asked, pointing to Carina’s crotch.“You mean my vagina? No, I just called it my kitten. I don’t think I need to tell you how I came up with that.” Carina laughed throwing her head back.“No, I get it.” Maya laughed.“You haven’t yet.” Carina said laughing harder.“Carina! I can’t believe you said that!” Maya said laughing.“Well, it’s true.” Carina said still laughing.“Come on, we need to go, you’re not helping my situation right now.” Maya said laughing, as she helped Carina out of the truck. They laughed all the way back to the house, Maya had her arm around Carina, Carina laying her head on Maya’s shoulder. They walked into the house holding hands, big smiles on their faces, Nana and Grandpa smiling when they saw them.“Looks like the stars were bright tonight.” Grandpa said smiling at them.“They were more beautiful than ever.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Carina, can you help me with something in the kitchen really quick?” Nana asked, looking at Carina.“Yes ma’am.” Carina replied, following Nana in the kitchen.When they entered the kitchen, Nana turned to Carina. “I take it by the smiles on both your faces you, talked with Maya and everything is worked out now.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“Yes, everything is wonderful and perfect again.” Carina said smiling, as she hugged Nana. “Thank you for the advice for me to talk to her, I was afraid to, but I was going crazy not knowing anything.”“Like I’ve told you several times already, communication is the key to a healthy and lasting relationship. Without open communication, no relationship will survive.” Nana said, cupping Carina’s face in her hands.“Yes ma’am.” Carina smiled.“Mason, Andrew, come on, we need to get you guys home!” Maya shouted.“Why didn’t you just walk upstairs and get them? You probably woke up the rooster and chickens with that shouting.” Nana said sternly.Maya and Carina looked at each other, bursting out laughing when Nana mentioned rooster. “If she only knew rooster has already waken up.” Carina whispered in Maya’s ear, Maya laughing harder.Maya walked Carina to her car, giving her a soft kiss on the lips before opening the door for her. “I’m glad we talked tonight. Good night, beautiful.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Me too. Good night, Bella.” Carina said, smiling as she got inside her car.Maya got in her truck, smiling from ear to ear. “Someone had a good night.” Mason said smiling at Maya.“Yeah, Carina and I talked and worked some things out, so everything is great again.” Maya said smiling.“Is all you did is talk? You didn’t do any smooching as Nana calls it, or anything else?” Mason asked laughing.“We just kissed a few times but that was it. We had a lot to discuss tonight.” Maya chuckled, reflecting on some of their conversation.“You guys are boring.” Mason chuckled.“Yeah, I guess we would be to you, since you’re having sex already.” Maya laughed.“Just means I got better moves than you.” Mason laughed.“Whatever you want to tell yourself.” Maya laughed.“I’m just messing with you; I know you and Carina are doing things the way I should have. If it helps any, I haven’t had sex with Emma since that time you picked me up. I’m taking your advice and being more respectful. I want a relationship with a girl like you have with Carina. You’re my new relationship goals.” Mason laughed.“I’m proud of you Mason. You’re growing up.” Maya said smiling at Mason.“I want to be more like you, you know what you want, and will do whatever it takes to achieve it. I don’t have a clue what I want to do when I graduate. I’m thinking about going to college, but I may just stay here in case you need help on the ranch.” Mason said.“I can take care of the ranch; you go to college and make something of yourself. You’re too talented to be working on the ranch with me.” Maya said.“What are you talking about? You’re the most talented person I know. You’re going to state in track, which you will probably win, and you are the national champion in shooting today.” Mason said, looking at Maya.“But I can’t get a paying job running track and shooting targets all day. The ranch is my passion, I love working on it and taking care of the animals. It’s the only life I’ve ever wanted. You have so many options for yourself, you’re a talented artist, you love law enforcement, and you already know how to work on cars and actually make them run.” Maya chuckled.“Are you trying to get rid of me or something?” Mason asked laughing.“No, I just want you to realize your potential, that’s all.” Maya said smiling.

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Maya had a busy week, between practicing late hours for today’s state championships in track, and working on the ranch, she barely found time to sleep, but made sure to spend time talking or texting with Carina. Lucia made her a huge lasagna for dinner last night, since the coach had a short practice to allow the team time to rest up for today’s competition. Lucia and Carina made sure Maya went home at a reasonable hour so she could get a good night’s sleep. Everyone is there to watch and support Maya. Grandpa, Nana, Katherine, Lane, and Lucia are sitting in the stands, Mason, Carina, Andrew, Andy and Ryan are sitting behind them with signs reading “Go Maya” “Maya is our champion” and “Maya Bishop #1”. Carina, Andy, and Lucia made the signs for the competition to show their support for Maya. Maya looked up in the stands, seeing the signs, she waved and smiled at them, and blew Carina a kiss. Nana was teasing Carina that the kiss was intended for her not Carina, Carina laughing about it.When Maya was warming up, it appeared that she had injured her ankle, because she sat down taking off her shoe and sock, rubbing it. The coach came over to check on her, examining her ankle and taping it up. Maya walked around for a few minutes, appearing to be ok now. Grandpa was watching intently at Maya, concerned about her ankle. “I think Maya injured her ankle, I watched the coach wrapping it, I hope she’s going to be able to run on it.” Grandpa said to Nana, speaking low.“Oh no! I hope she’s ok. She will be devastated if she can’t run. She’s been training so hard and looking forward to today all year.” Nana said, concerned for Maya.“Maya will run, even if her ankle is injured. She’s not going to let anything keep her out of this race, she just needs to stay focused on the race and not her ankle.” Lane said, overhearing the conversation.“How is she supposed to compete with an injury? She needs more than to just focus on a race, she needs to be well. How do you expect her to focus when she’s injured?” Nana asked, frustrated with Lane’s comment.“I don’t expect her to do anything, except try her best. You know how stubborn she is and she’s not one to let an injury keep her from competing for a championship she’s determined to win. I would go down there and pull her from the race right now, but she wouldn’t want that. If she focuses on the race and not her ankle, she’ll be able to achieve her goal. I don’t want her competing on an injury no more than you do.” Lane explained.“We’ll all be here to support her no matter how she does today.” Grandpa said, smiling at them.Maya is entered in the 100 meters and 10,000 meters events, but Maya is more focused on the longer race. This is the first year she’s competed in the 10,000 meters race and wants to win it more than any other race she’s won. The competition is the toughest in this event, and Maya always loves to run against the best competitors, which she will be running against the state champion from last year. As the races are about to begin, Maya runs over to the stands where her family and friends are sitting, motioning for Carina to come to the railing. Carina walks down to meet Maya at the railing, smiling wide at Maya. “I need a kiss for good luck.” Maya said smiling at Carina.Carina bends over the railing placing a soft kiss on Maya’s lips. “Good luck, I love you.” Carina said smiling.“Thanks, I love you too.” Maya said smiling as she started jogging backwards away from the railing.Carina returned to her seat, smiling a big toothy smile. “We saw that kiss, was it for good luck?” Grandpa asked chuckling.“Maybe.” Carina replied, giggling.“It’s good to see things back to normal for you two. I love seeing my best friend happy and not acting like a lost puppy.” Andy laughed.“We’re better than ever. I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.” Carina said smiling at Andy.“Awww, that’s so sweet.” Andy said smiling.It’s time for the 100 meters race, Maya is lined up in the middle lane, the gun goes off and Maya shoots out of her lane like a bullet, leaving the other runners behind. Maya won the race, setting a new state record time of 11.02 seconds, the crowd was cheering loudly as she crossed the finish line. Maya’s picture is displayed on the huge screen, the words state champion and new state record holder underneath it. Maya looks in the stands to see the signs being waved and everyone jumping up and down, cheering for her. Maya raises her hands in victory, smiling at her family, blowing kisses to them.“You sure couldn’t tell she has an injured ankle on that run.” Nana said smiling at Grandpa.“No, she’s focused and in the zone for this competition, her determination is like none I’ve ever seen.” Grandpa said smiling.Maya has a break until her next competition and walks to where her family and friends are sitting. “Great job kiddo!” Grandpa said hugging Maya.“You left everyone at the starting line.” Lane said chuckling.“Wow, that was fast. I knew you were fast, but not that fast.” Lucia said smiling, hugging Maya.“I knew you could do it.” Andy said smiling, patting Maya on the back.“I never doubted you’d win.” Carina said smiling at Maya, hugging her tightly.“I need to grab some Gatorade to drink before my next race. Do you want to come with me?” Maya asked smiling, looking at Carina.“Yes.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s hand. “That was incredible to watch.” Carina said.“I just heard the gun go off and took off running as fast as I could. I never imagined setting a new state record.” Maya chuckled.“You almost were a blur running.” Carina laughed.“I’ve never run that fast before. It must’ve been the kiss you gave me that boosted my speed.” Maya laughed.“Then I’ll give you a kiss before your next race, for stamina to run that far.” Carina laughed.“The other runners better be worried then.” Maya chuckled.“Are you nervous about the race?” Carina asked in a serious tone.“Maybe a little, but I want to win that race more than anything. I don’t care about my time as long as I win. I’ll be running against the state champion from last year, and they’re good, and fast.” Maya said looking serious.“Just do your best, that’s all you can do.” Carina said.“I’m going to give it everything I got. I’ve trained too hard and too long not to win.” Maya said.“I’ll give you 3 kisses if you win.” Carina said smiling, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Three huh? How did you come up with that number?” Maya asked chuckling.“It’s the number you’re wearing today, stupida.” Carina said laughing, pointing to Maya’s number on her track shirt.“Oh, yeah, right.” Maya said laughing, looking down at her shirt.“Maybe we can go look at the stars if you win today?” Carina said smiling flirtatiously.“Then I better win.” Maya said smiling at Carina. “I have to get back on the field before coach starts yelling at me.” Maya said, walking Carina back towards the entrance to the stands.“I’ll see you after you win your race.” Carina said smiling, leaning in to give Maya a hard kiss on the lips.“Kiss me like that again, and I’ll be able to run all the way to New York without stopping.” Maya chuckled. Carina leaned in placing another hard kiss on Maya’s lips. “Thank you, I feel my stamina growing more and more.” Maya chuckled.“Good luck!” Carina shouted as Maya was walking towards the field.Maya’s final race is about to start, she’s at the starting line with the other runners. The reigning state champion is lined up next to her, glaring at Maya, trying to intimidate her, but Maya isn’t fazed by it. Maya is focused on the track as the gun goes off, the state champion takes off setting a fast pace, Maya is 3 runners behind, setting her own pace. Midway through the race the state champions pace has slowed a bit, several runners falling to the back of the pack, Maya has moved up to behind the state champion, letting him set the pace, seeing he appears to be slowing down and running out of energy. Maya is conserving her speed and energy for a final push at the end towards the finish line.Everyone in the stands has been talking about this race being the best to watch, with Maya being ranked second in state, competing against the number one ranked runner. With 3 laps to go, the state champion slowed significantly, Maya passing them, running in first place, picking up her pace, while the other runners fell further behind. The crowd goes wild as Maya moves to first place, cheering loudly for her. Maya feeds off the crowd’s cheers picking up her pace, leaving the other runners even further behind. As Maya begins her final lap, she takes off running even faster, heading for the finish line, no runners anywhere near her, this is her race to win now. Maya rounds the final turn, the finish line in sight, turns on the jets, running fast towards it. The crowd is going crazy as Maya nears the finish line, they’re chanting her name, Maya crosses the line, falling on the track, exhausted from the race. Maya’s family and friends are jumping up and down, hugging each other, Grandpa, Nana, and Carina have tears running down their faces. The coach and her team ran to Maya, picking her up, hugging and congratulating her for the win. Maya is shown on the huge screen, with state champion and new state record under her picture and name. The crowd is in an uproar when they see the screen, shouting, whistling, and blowing air horns.Everyone makes their way to the field, running towards Maya, who is laying on the ground from exhaustion. Maya is soaked in sweat, but Carina falls beside her, placing a kiss on her lips, Maya is so exhausted she can barely kiss back. People from the newspaper and local news were taking pictures of Maya, trying to ask her questions but Maya is so spent she can barely talk. The coach is hugging her family and friends, telling them how great Maya was and how she’s the best athlete he’s ever seen.Maya tries to stand up but can’t, so Mason and Andrew get on each side of her, helping her to her feet, keeping their arms around her to hold her up. Maya is so spent, she can’t even walk, Mason and Andrew help her to her truck, Maya is unable to drive so Carina offers to drive her truck to the ranch. Carina is nervous about driving Maya’s truck, because Maya doesn’t allow anyone to drive it, it’s her prize possession, she worked hard to buy on her own, paying cash for it. Grandpa has asked everyone to come to the ranch for a small celebration for Maya, with steaks for everyone. Maya is slumped over on the seat, snoring softly as Carina is driving to the ranch.Mason and Andrew help Maya into the house, Nana ran a bath for Maya knowing she didn’t have the energy to stand up long enough for a shower. Maya managed to get her clothes off by herself, climbed in the bathtub and soaked for almost an hour, until she heard a knock on the door. “Who is it?” Maya said in a low voice, still unable to speak clearly.“It’s me, Bella. I’m just checking on you, and letting you know the food is almost ready. You need to eat something to get your energy back.” Carina said in a soft voice.“Thanks, I’ll be out in a few minutes. Can you bring me some clothes from my room? I don’t have anything to wear in here.” Maya asked.“Yes, I’ll go get them.” Carina responded, walking to Maya’s room. Carina picks out a pair of boxers, sports bra, sweatpants, and t-shirt. “I have you some clothes.” Carina said on the other side of the door.“Open the door slightly and set them on the counter.” Maya said. Carina opens the door just enough to get her hand inside with the clothes, placing them on the counter, keeping her eyes closed just in case. Maya is out of the bath with a towel around her, and peaks her head out the door at Carina, standing there with her eyes closed. “You can open your eyes; I have a towel around me.” Maya chuckled.Carina opened her eyes to see the smile on Maya’s face. “I had them closed just in case you were naked or something.” Carina said, her face red with embarrassment.“I am naked, I just have a towel hiding it.” Maya laughed.“Stupida.” Carina chuckled, smiling at Maya. “Do you need any help getting dressed?” Carina asked flirtatiously, Maya now turning red.“No, I think I can handle it, thanks for the offer though.” Maya said smiling. “You can wait to help me down the stairs though, I don’t have much energy yet.”“Ok, I’ll wait right here for you.” Carina said, closing the door.Carina helped Maya downstairs, holding her arm around her waist, Maya’s arm around Carina’s neck. “There’s our champion!” Grandpa shouted looking at Maya.“I’m one exhausted champion right now.” Maya chuckled.“We’re all so proud of you. You left everything you had on that track today, and it showed.” Lane said smiling, hugging Maya.“Thanks Dad, it was the hardest race I’ve ever competed in. I don’t think I want to do that again.” Maya said, leaning back in the chair.Everyone sat down to eat, Nana filling a plate for Maya, handing it to her. “I don’t think I have the energy to eat and I’m starving.” Maya said, looking at the food on her plate.“I’ll help you.” Carina said, putting some food on her fork, feeding it to Maya.“Mmmm, that’s so good. Great job on the steaks Grandpa, you grilled mine perfectly.” Maya said smiling at grandpa.“I’ve grilled enough for you to know exactly how you like your steak.” Grandpa chuckled.“I made a special dessert for you.” Lucia said smiling at Maya.“I love dessert. What did you make?” Maya asked, smiling at Lucia.“Carina told me how much you enjoyed the tiramisu when you took her to dinner at that nice restaurant, so I made one for you.” Lucia said smiling.“I’ve never had it, but it looks delicious.” Nana said smiling.“It is delicious. When did you find time to made tiramisu, was I in the bath that long?” Maya asked laughing.“I made it last night; I knew you would win today.” Lucia said smiling at Maya.Carina fed Maya her food, Maya eating everything on her plate. After eating everyone is sitting at the table talking about the race and Maya holding the records in 4 events now with her times today. “Hey, we need to go in the living room to watch the news. The news crew said you would be on the sports portion tonight.” Grandpa said, rising from his chair.“Do you need any help?” Andrew asked, looking at Maya, as he got up from his chair.“Go ahead, I’ll help her.” Carina said, smiling. Carina stood up, helping Maya out of her chair, putting her arm around Maya’s waist, helping her to the living room.Everyone is watching the tv when the sports portion of the news comes on. “We have a story about an incredible young runner who won the state championship in 2 events, and breaking the state time records for both.” The sportscaster said. They show footage of Maya crossing the finish line, then switch to her laying on the ground in sheer exhaustion. “Maya Bishop, a junior from our local school is laying on the ground, exhausted, leaving it all on the track, her family and friends gathered around her, after winning and breaking the time record for the 10,000 meters event. We asked Maya how she felt about her win and breaking the record, but all she could manage to say was ‘tired’. Maya’s coach said he’s never seen a more talented athlete than her. I spoke with her grandfather who informed me that just a few weeks ago, Maya competed in the national shooting championship and won, setting a record for a perfect score. Maya is the youngest person to ever win that championship. Congratulations Maya Bishop.” The sportscaster said.“Wow, she sounds like a very talented young lady.” The lady news reporter said, smiling.Everyone is clapping and smiling when the report ends. “I wasn’t expecting that. I can’t believe when they asked me a question about the race, all I said was tired.” Maya said, placing her face in her hands.“You were exhausted after the race. Mason and Andrew had to help you to your truck.” Carina said, placing her hand on Maya’s back.“Wait! Where’s my truck?” Maya asked, starting to panic.“It’s outside, Carina drove you here in it.” Grandpa said.“You drove my truck?” Maya asked with furrowed eyebrows, looking at Carina.“Yes, but don’t be mad, you were in no shape to drive. You slept the whole way here, even snoring lightly.” Carina said, defending her actions.“I’m not mad, I’m just surprised you drove it. I don’t let anyone drive my truck, but I’ll make an exception for you.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Thank God, I was afraid you would be angry at me.” Carina said smiling, placing her hand on her chest.Maya kept yawning, so Carina told her to go upstairs and take a nap, before they go look at stars later. Carina helped Maya upstairs, Maya laid on the bed, “Can you lay with me for a few minutes?” Maya asked smiling.“Yeah, but not for long, or they’ll think we’re doing something up here.” Carina said laughing, laying down beside Maya, Maya putting her arm under Carina’s head, holding her close to her, Carina laying her head on Maya’s chest. It was only a few minutes before Carina heard light snoring coming from Maya. Carina closed her eyes, listening to Maya’s heart beating in her chest. She was going to lay there for a few minutes to make sure Maya was fully asleep before she got up.Lucia and Nana were finishing up cleaning the kitchen, “Where’s Carina?” Lucia asked, looking around.“She helped Maya upstairs to take a nap, but that was quite a while ago.” Nana said, with furrowed eyebrows.“Maybe we should go check on them, to make sure everything is ok.” Lucia said.“You mean to make sure they’re not doing something they shouldn’t be.” Nana chuckled.“That too.” Lucia chuckled, as her and Nana walked up the stairs, stopping outside Maya’s bedroom door. “I don’t hear anything.” Lucia whispered to Nana.“I hear Maya snoring.” Nana chuckled.Lucia opened the door slowly, to see Maya and Carina lying on the bed, both sleeping. Lucia turned to Nana smiling, “They look so cute together.” Lucia said.“Poor Maya, she wore herself out today. They make a cute couple; I’m glad Maya has someone like Carina in her life.” Nana said smiling.“I’m happy Carina has someone like Maya in hers. I need to wake Carina up and take her home. She’s been studying until all hours of the night for her college exams.” Lucia said walking softly towards the bed, tapping Carina on the arm to wake her up. “Carina, wake up, we’re about to leave.” Lucia whispered when Carina opened her eyes.“What time is it?” Carina asked, looking around the room.“It’s almost 10:00 pm, we need to get you home and to bed.” Lucia whispered to Carina.“We were going to look at the stars tonight.” Carina whispered to her Mamma.“Honey, I don’t think Maya is going to be waking up for hours. You can look at stars some other time.” Nana whispered to Carina.“Ok.” Carina said gently getting out of Maya’s embrace, trying to not wake her up. Carina leaned down to place a soft kiss on Maya’s forehead, Maya stirring and turning over to her side.“She’ll probably sleep all night, as exhausted as she is.” Nana said walking down the stairs with Lucia and Carina.“Andrea, we’re leaving.” Lucia said, looking at Andrea.“Can I stay here with Mason? We’re playing a game on his PlayStation.” Andrea asked, looking at Lucia.“No, you have homework to do, and need to clean your room, like I’ve been telling you to.” Lucia sternly said.Maya slept all night, not waking up until 9:15 the next morning, looking around for Carina. She went downstairs to see Nana cleaning, “Where did everyone go?” Maya asked, looking around.“They all went home last night; you were so exhausted you slept for almost 12 hours.” Nana replied.“Aw, man. I bet Carina is mad at me, we were supposed to go look at stars last night.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck.“She’s not mad, she saw how exhausted you were. She was so tired she fell asleep with you, Lucia had to wake her up to leave.” Nana said.“Is Lucia mad about her falling asleep with me in my bed?” Maya asked, with a worried look on her face.“No, she thought you looked cute, all cuddled up together sleeping.” Nana said smiling.“That’s good.” Maya said, sighing in relief. “I need to call Carina and let her know I slept all night.” Maya said, taking out her phone, calling Carina.“Good morning, Bella.” Carina said in a cheerful voice.“Good morning, beautiful. You’re not going to believe this, but I slept all night and just woke up a few minutes ago.” Maya said chuckling.“Nana said you’d probably sleep for hours. You were exhausted and needed the rest though.” Carina said.“I don’t remember ever being so tired before. I slept through us going to look at stars last night, I hope you’re not upset with me.” Maya said, worry in her voice.“No, we can look at the stars anytime, you needed the rest.” Carina said.“I’ll make it up to you, I promise.” Maya said.“Just how do you plan on doing that?” Carina asked with a small giggle.“I’ll figure something out.” Maya chuckled.“I’ll be waiting to see what you come up with.” Carina chuckled.“Thanksgiving is in 2 weeks; do you and your family want to spend it here with my family? Nana goes all out for the holidays, if you think she cooks a lot now, just wait until you see her feast for Thanksgiving.” Maya laughed.“Hold on, I’ll ask Mamma really quick.” Carina said. Maya could hear Carina asking her Mamma about Thanksgiving before she returned to talk on the phone. “Mamma said we’d love to, and what can she bring for it?” Carina said sounding excited.“Tell her to call Nana about that, I wouldn’t know how to answer.” Maya chuckled.“I need to go help Mamma with some cleaning. I’ll talk to you later.” Carina said.“Ok, I’m going to go see what grandpa is working on today. I’ll talk with you later. I love you.” Maya said.“I love you too.” Carina said as they ended the call.

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Everyone gathers at the ranch for Thanksgiving including Andy and Ryan who show up for dinner. Lucia prepared a lasagna, knowing how much Maya loves it, Tiramisu, stuffed and fried green olives, butternut squash ravioli with white wine sauce, and Sicilian arancini. Nana has prepared the traditional turkey and stuffing with all the sides and her famous homemade rolls. Between Lucia and Nana, there’s enough food prepared to feed a village. Everyone gathers at the huge dining table, telling something they’re thankful for, before filling their plates with food. After dinner Nana, Lucia, and Katherine clean the kitchen while the others watch football. Carina and Andy offered to help clean, but Nana sent them away to spend time with the others.“Let’s go outside and make smores.” Mason said excitedly.“What are smores?” Andrew asked.“It’s the most amazing thing you’ll ever eat.” Mason said smiling. “Who wants to go make smores with us?” Mason asked, looking around the room.“I definitely want to!” Andy said, rising from where she was sitting by Ryan on the couch.“I’ve never had smores, I’d like to watch.” Carina said, looking at Maya who was sitting beside her on the couch.“Ok, if you want some smores follow us.” Maya said smiling as she took Carina’s hand walking outside.All the younger people are sitting around the fire pit, some roasting marshmallows for their smores, the others chatting. Mason makes a smores handing the first to Carina. “Here, you get to be first since you’ve never tried one.” Mason said smiling at Carina.“I don’t think I can eat all of it, but I want to try it.” Carina said, taking the smores from Mason, biting into it, marshmallow getting all over her mouth and lips.“Let me help you with that.” Maya said smiling, leaning in to lick the marshmallow off Carina’s mouth and lips, everyone staring at them.“Get it Maya!” Andy shouted, laughing, everyone laughing with her.“Shut up!” Maya said smiling, as she licked her own lips.“Have you taken Carina to your house on the north side of the ranch yet?” Andy asked curiously.“You have a house on the ranch?” Carina asked looking shocked.“No, I haven’t shown it to her yet.” Maya smiled answering Andy. “And yeah, I have a little house that Grandpa had built for me, for after I graduate.“Since we’re out of school all week, we should all spend a few days there. I would be a lot of fun.” Andy said excitedly.“I want to see your house.” Andrew said, with wide eyes.“Me too.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I haven’t been out there since we went there last year. It would have to be cleaned before we can stay there.” Maya said looking at Andy.“I’ll help clean it.” Andy said, raising her hand.“Me too.” Carina said smiling, raising her hand.“Everyone ask to make sure you can go and if you can, I’ll have it cleaned and we’ll all go spend a few days there.” Maya said smiling.“Be right back!” Andrew shouted, running into the house.“He must really need to pee.” Mason said laughing, watching Andrew running.“Just texted my mom, count me in.” Andy said smiling.“Count me in too.” Ryan said smiling at Andy.Andrew comes running back, smiling wide. “We can go to your house. I just asked Mamma and she said it was ok, as long as we be careful.” Andrew said high fiving Mason.“Did you really just ask Mamma or are you making that up?” Carina asked, squinting her eyes at Andrew.“Go ask her yourself if you don’t believe me.” Andrew said shrugging his shoulders.“Come with me to make sure he’s not making something up.” Carina turned to Maya and spoke.Maya and Carina walked inside the kitchen, to see Nana, Katherine, and Lucia sitting at the table drinking a glass of wine, chatting. “Mamma, did you tell Andrea we could go to Maya’s ranch house for a few days?” Carina asked, looking at her Mamma.“Yes, he said everyone was going, and wanted to know if you and him could go with them. Kate said it’s on the north part of the ranch, so since you won’t be leaving the ranch, I’m ok with it. Unless you’re not wanting to go?” Lucia said, looking at Carina.“No, I want to go, I was just making sure Andrea actually asked you about it.” Carina said, excitedly.“You’ll have a wonderful time there. It’s so peaceful and quiet, and the stars are even prettier there.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“Do you think you could have someone clean it up tomorrow for me? I’m sure it’s all dusty and stuff since I haven’t been out there since last year.” Maya asked, looking at Nana.“I’ll have Rosa go by and clean what needs to be clean. I can have her stock it with groceries, if you’ll make a list for her.” Nana said smiling at Maya.“You better take a lot because Andrea is a big eater.” Lucia laughed.Maya takes a notepad and pen out of a drawer in the kitchen. “I’ll go ask everyone what they want to eat while we’re out there. I’ll bring the list back in a little bit.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand as they walked away. “I can’t believe your Mamma is letting you go to my house with me for a few days.” Maya said smiling.“Why not, she trusts you’ll take care of me and Andrea and not let anything happen to us?” Carina smiled.“I don’t know. I’m just a little surprised she’s letting you stay out all night with me for a few days.” Maya said shrugging her shoulders.“It’s not like we’re going there alone, everyone else will be there with us.” Carina chuckled.“Ok guys, everything is set. We’ll be leaving for my house the day after tomorrow. Nana is sending Rosa out to clean it tomorrow and needs a list of groceries for her to pick up and stock the house with. What is everyone wanting to eat while we’re there?” Maya asked the group when she got back to the firepit.“I need stuff for breakfast, I definitely can’t miss it, or I’ll be cranky all day.” Andrea said laughing.“I can make Mamma’s French toast for everyone one day.” Carina said smiling.“I’ll make breakfast burritos one day.” Andy said, raising her hand.“Here, write down everything you need for the French toast, and what Andy needs for breakfast burritos.” Maya said, handing Carina the notepad and pen. “We have breakfast taken care of, now what do we want for dinner?” Maya asked.“I say we have sandwiches and soup for lunch. We need snacks while we’re there so make sure you get potato chips and popcorn and chocolate; we can’t forget chocolate.” Andy said chuckling.“I can make spaghetti for dinner one night.” Carina said.“Yes, write down what you need for it, and don’t forget the garlic bread. We can have salad with it, write down the stuff for salad.” Maya said looking at Carina.“How about burgers one night, we can grill them on your fancy grill you got for Christmas last year.” Andy said smiling at Maya.“Ok, burgers it is then. Make sure you write for her to get enough lettuce for salad and burgers.” Maya said to Carina.“We have a lot of food on this list, but no drinks. What do you want me to put down for drinks?” Carina asked looking at Maya.“Beer!” Mason shouted.“We’re not old enough to buy beer.” Maya said laughing.“I can bring beer if you want me to.” Ryan said looking at Maya.“Yes, we want you to!” Mason and Andy said in unison, laughing about it.“That’s fine with me.” Maya said, shrugging.“If they’re bringing beer, I’m bringing wine.” Carina said smiling.“You’re not old enough to purchase wine.” Maya said laughing.“No, but Mamma will let me bring a bottle if I ask her.” Carina said smiling“Ask Grandpa if we can take a bottle of his whiskey. He’ll do it if you ask him.” Mason said smiling.“I’ll ask him, but don’t hold your breath.” Maya chuckled. “Make sure you put bottled water, sodas, and juice on the list.” Maya said to Carina.“And milk, for breakfast, in case someone wants cereal. I put cereal on the list already.” Carina said smiling.“Is there anything else anyone can think of before I give Nana the list for Rosa?” Maya asked looking at everyone around the fire pit.“Is there shampoo and soap to shower with?” Carina asked.“Yes, but if you have a particular one you want put it on the list.” Maya responded.“Put band aids on that list, Maya always manages to get a boo boo when we go there.” Andy said laughing.“Can you put condoms on that list?” Andy asked laughing.“NO! Bring your own if you’re going to be needing them, and not in any of my beds!” Maya said laughing.“I have some I can bring you.” Mason chuckled.“Mason, shut up! Everyone focus for a minute, stop talking about condoms and think about anything else you may want out there.” Maya said, getting annoyed.“I think we have everything we’ll need already on the list.” Carina said, handing Maya the list.“I’m going to take this list to Nana, I’ll be right back.” Maya said, turning to walk away.“I think I pissed my sister off, talking about condoms.” Mason chuckled, when Maya was out of earshot.“You and me both.” Andy laughed.“Probably because she doesn’t need them, so she gets embarrassed when people talk about it.” Andrew said, causing everyone to get very quiet.“You’re probably right, Maya gets embarrassed when anyone talks about sex anyway.” Mason quickly said, trying to cover for Maya.“I think she should consider herself lucky she’s a girl and doesn’t have to always carry one in her wallet, leaving a ring on it letting everyone know what’s inside.” Andrew said laughing, everyone fake laughing with him.Maya walked in the kitchen with the list in her hand, “Nana can I talk to you a minute?” Maya said pointing out of the kitchen.Nana gets up following Maya down the hallway. “Is that your grocery list?” Nana asked pointing to the paper in Maya’s hand.“Yes, but I want you to get something that’s not on the list for Carina.” Maya said looking serious.“Ok, what do you need me to get for her?” Nana asked listening closely to Maya.“Will you have Rosa buy a bottle of that wine Carina likes so much. It’s the expensive Italian one that we opened by accident.” Maya said in a low voice.“Yes, which one did she prefer the red or white wine?” Nana asked in a whisper.“I’m not sure, can you buy both, that way we’ll get the right one. I’ll give you the money for it, since it’s so expensive.” Maya whispered.“Don’t worry about the money, it’s for Carina.” Nana smiled, whispering to Maya.“Thanks Nana, don’t let anyone know you’re buying it for her, I want it to be a surprise.” Maya said smiling.“Is there anything not on the list you want me to get for you?” Nana asked with a questioning grin.“Nothing I can think of. What’s that grin for?” Maya asked suspiciously.“I don’t see a certain item on the list you may need at your house, so I’m asking if you want me to get them for you?” Nana said in a serious tone.“What’s not on the list, I may need?” Maya asked looking at the list.“For God’s sake Maya…condoms!” Nana whisper shouted.“Nana! No! We’re not doing that!” Maya whisper shouted, looking at Nana shocked, her face beet red from embarrassment.“Ok, I was just checking. No reason to get upset.” Nana whispered, giving Maya a nasty look.“What’s with everyone talking about condoms tonight? We’re not going out there to have an orgy or anything.” Maya said frustrated.“Nobody said you were I’m just looking out for you in case you might need them.” Nana whisper shouted to Maya hitting her on the arm.“Just have Rosa get what’s on the list and anything else she can think of we might need, but not condoms!” Maya whisper shouted, walking away from Nana.Maya was mumbling to herself when she got back to the firepit, Carina hearing her can tell she was aggravated about something. “What’s the matter?” Carina asked, when Maya sat down beside her.“Nothing, it’s just Nana being Nana.” Maya chuckled. “Ok everyone, we’re meeting here the day after tomorrow at 9:00 am, to leave for the house. If you’re not here on time, you’ll be left behind.” Maya said laughing.“Does that include Carina?” Andy asked laughing.“No, we’ll give her an extra 5 minutes before we leave without her.” Maya said laughing.“Stupida!” Carina shouted, smiling at Maya, hitting her on the arm.“This is going to be so much fun! I can’t wait to go back there!” Andy said excitedly. Maya and Mason are first to show up at the ranch, waiting for everyone to arrive so they can leave for her house. They go inside the house to wait for everyone to show up. “Hi Nana, did Rosa get everything for the house?” Maya asked smiling.“Yes, she got everything on the list, plus a few items you didn’t on it have to go with what she could tell you were planning on cooking. I also had her buy the other 2 items we talked about, I had her put them in your bedroom closet at the house.” Nana said smiling at Maya.“Thanks Nana, you’re the best.” Maya said smiling, hugging Nana.“I know, and don’t you forget it.” Nana chuckled. “You’re taking a gun just in case you need it right?” Nana asked looking seriously at Maya.“I’m going to get one to put in my truck now.” Maya said walking to the gun safe.“Hey kiddo, getting ready for your trip to your house?” Grandpa asked smiling at Maya.“Yes, I’m taking one of your guns, just in case we need it.” Maya said taking a gun out of the safe. “Hey Grandpa, umm…can we have a bottle of your whiskey to take with us?” Maya asked, looking at the gun, not wanting to make eye contact when she asked him.“Sure, but drink responsibly. Which one would you like?” Grandpa asked, opening the liquor cabinet next to the gun safe.“How about the one you and I drank some of that time after we finished the hay?” Maya asked, looking inside the liquor cabinet.“That’s this one, here’s a brand-new bottle of it you can take with you.” Grandpa said, handing Maya a large bottle of whiskey.“Thanks Grandpa. This stays between us, right?” Maya asked smiling.“I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Grandpa winked, smiling at Maya.“Andy and Ryan just pulled up!” Mason shouted from the living room.“Shit! I’ve got to sneak this whiskey past Nana without her seeing it.” Maya said in a panicky voice.“I’ll distract her while you sneak out.” Grandpa said smiling. “Wait here a minute, I’ll ask her to help me look for something in our bedroom.”Maya was hiding the whiskey behind her back waiting for Grandpa to distract Nana. “Kate, can you help me in the bedroom?” Grandpa shouted.“Yeah.” Nana shouted back.Maya could hear Nana walking towards her bedroom, and ran out to her truck, quickly putting the whiskey behind her seat along with the gun she was taking. Andy, Ryan, and Mason saw her run out of the house but didn’t know what she was running for, so they went outside as she closed the truck door.“What was that all about?” Andy asked laughing.“I needed to put something in my truck before Nana could see what it was.” Maya said smiling.“What was it?” Andy asked curiously.“You’ll see when we get to the house.” Maya said smiling mischievously.“Here comes Carina and Andrew!” Mason shouted excitedly, jumping up and down.Carina parked her car next to Andy’s Camaro, Andrew jumping out quickly. “Everyone’s here, let’s go.” Andrew shouted excitedly, high fiving Mason.“He’s been excited ever since we talked about going to your house. Mamma said we couldn’t leave fast enough this morning, because Andrea was getting on her nerves talking about it.” Carina said laughing.Maya walked up to Carina wrapping her arms around her, placing a soft kiss on her lips. “Is Andrew the only one excited about spending 2 days and nights at my house?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“No, I’m excited about it too, it’s just he goes overboard with excitement sometimes.” Carina said laughing.“Everyone load up!” Maya shouted. “Ryan you’re driving the ranch truck since it has a back seat, with Andy, Mason, and Andrew.” Maya said, tossing him the keys.Maya put Carina’s bag in the back of her truck with hers and Masons, which were already there. Everyone else put their bags in the back of the ranch truck Ryan is driving. Maya helped Carina get into her truck, getting in after her. Everyone else climbed in the ranch truck, waiting for instructions from Maya. “Just follow me, the road gets rough in a few places.” Maya yelled out her window to Ryan who was just behind her.“How long does it take to get there?” Carina asked, her hand on Maya’s knee, Maya’s hand on hers.“It’s about 30 to 40 minutes depending on the road. Since I haven’t been there in so long, I don’t know how rough the roads are. In the winter they’re rough because of the weather.” Maya answered.“Tell me more about your house.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“What do you want to know?” Maya asked smiling.“How big is it? What’s it like?” Carina asked.“It’s a 3 bedroom, with the master bedroom downstairs and the other 2 rooms upstairs. It has 3 bathrooms, a full one in the master bedroom that is really big and nice, a full bathroom upstairs for the 2 bedrooms to share, and one downstairs so they don’t have to use the one in the master bedroom. I don’t like anyone using my bathroom. A fairly decent sized kitchen with a breakfast nook, a nice living room, a separate dining area, and a wrap around porch. Oh, and a laundry room with a washer, dryer, and freezer. There’s also a huge pantry in the laundry room. Grandpa drew up the plans himself and asked me what I thought about them, I told him I liked them thinking he was building another ranch house for the workers. He brought me out here when it was completed and handed me the keys to it, telling me it was for me.” Maya said smiling widely.“Wow, that’s amazing. Have you and grandpa always been so close?” Carina asked curiously.“I’ve always been close to him and Nana, they practically raised me until I was around 7. I would always cry when mom or dad made me go home with them. If I would’ve had my way about it, I would’ve lived with them.” Maya said smiling.“Mason doesn’t seem as close to them as you are.” Carina said.“No, he’s not, he likes the city better. He’s more like dad, likes the big city and the rush of things. I like the peace and quiet of the ranch, where a person can actually hear themselves think.” Maya chuckled.“I like how quiet it is on the ranch too, not always hearing the sirens and people living so close to each other.” Carina smiled.“I have a surprise waiting for you at my house.” Maya said smiling mischievously.“What is it?” Carina asked excitedly.“If I told you, it wouldn’t be a surprise.” Maya replied laughing.“Can I have a clue then?” Carina asked smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“It’s waiting for you in my bedroom.” Maya responded smiling.“Whoa! That could be a lot of things.” Carina said laughing. “Is it something I want or like?” Carina asked squinting her eyes.“It’s something you’re going to like.” Maya said wiggling her eyebrows.“Stop it.” Carina said laughing, hitting Maya lightly on the chest.“We’re almost to the house, it’s just over that ridge.” Maya said smiling pointing to the ridge by her house.Carina sat up tall in the truck, trying to look over the ridge, even though it was impossible to. “I don’t see it.” Carina said looking around.“You will in about 1 minute, keep looking to the right.” Maya said smiling.When the house was in Carina’s sight, she got excited, “I see it, I see it!” Carina said excitedly, hugging Maya’s arm.They pulled up to the house, everyone getting out of the trucks looking around. “This is just as gorgeous as I remember.” Andy said smiling.“I love your house, it’s so cute and homey.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Everyone grab your bags, I’ll unlock the door for us.” Maya said grabbing hers and Carinas bags. Maya unlocked the door, allowing Carina first to go inside.“Wow, this is even nicer than you described.” Carina said smiling, looking around the house.“Where do you want us to put our bags?” Andrew asked, once inside the house.“You and Mason have the second room upstairs, put your bags in there.” Maya explained, pointing upstairs. Mason and Andrew ran upstairs with their bags.“Do me and Ryan get my usual room?” Andy asked smiling.“Yeah, that’s why I gave them the other room. I know how much you like “your room”. Maya said smiling, doing air quotes with her fingers.“It is my room and don’t you forget it.” Andy said walking up the stairs with Ryan carrying their bags.“Where’s my room?” Carina asked smiling flirtatiously.“You get my room; I’ll sleep on the couch.” Maya said pointing towards her room.“I’m not taking your room and you sleep on the couch; this is your house. You can either share the room with me, or I’m sleeping on the couch.” Carina said crossing her arms, looking annoyed.“I’m sorry, I wasn’t trying to upset you. I didn’t know if you’d want to share a room with me or not. I didn’t know if you’d feel comfortable doing that.” Maya said, looking into Carina’s eyes. “I want you to feel comfortable while you’re here, that’s all. I should’ve asked you before I said anything.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hands in hers.“I’m comfortable around you. I want to share your room with you, but only if you’re ok with it.” Carina said, leaning her forehead against Maya’s.“What about Andrew? What’s he going to think if we share a room? What if he tells your Mamma?” Maya asked, looking nervous.“I can promise you Andrea isn’t going to say anything to anyone. He knows if he does, he’s never going anywhere with me again.” Carina chuckled.“Ok, I’ll share my room with you. Do you want to go see it?” Maya asked smiling, taking Carina’s hand leading her to the bedroom.When Maya opened her bedroom door, Carina walked inside, looking around. The first thing she noticed was the queen-size bed decorated with a dark blue comforter set and a lot of pillows on it. “This is nice.” Carina said walking around the room. Carina started to open the closet door to look inside but Maya stopped her.“Don’t look in there, it’s a bit of a mess.” Maya said placing her hand on the door so Carina couldn’t open it and see the wine she bought for her. “Let me show you the bathroom.” Maya said, leading Carina to it, opening the door.Carina looked inside the bathroom at the huge jacuzzi tub. “That bathtub is big enough to swim in.” Carina said laughing.“Not quite, but close.” Maya said laughing. “Look at my shower, it’s my favorite thing in here.” Maya said leading Carina to the huge, tiled shower, with a place to sit if you want to, big enough for 4 people to fit in it.“Your shower is almost as big as your tub.” Carina said laughing. “Why do you have such a big shower?” Carina asked looking at Maya curiously.“I just like it that way, more room to move around.” Maya said shrugging her shoulders.“I like big things too.” Carina said nonchalantly, Maya letting out a little chuckle. “What’s funny about me liking big things?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Nothing, I’m glad we have that in common.” Maya said smiling, trying not to chuckle again.“Let’s go see where everyone is, I’m getting hungry, I didn’t have breakfast because Andrea was in a rush to get to the ranch, afraid you’d leave us.” Carina said laughing.Mason and Andrew were in their room playing video games, Ryan and Andy unpacking their things in their room. “You guys want something to eat? Carina’s hungry so she’s making something to eat.” Maya asked everyone.They all went downstairs, looking at all the groceries Rosa bought for them. Carina got everything out of the refrigerator to make sandwiches with. “I’ll be right back, I left something in the truck.” Ryan said, walking to the door.“Crap, I did too, I’ll come with you.” Maya said following Ryan outside.Ryan carried a case of beer in the house, Maya carrying the bottle of whiskey Grandpa gave her and the gun she brought. “Beer!” Andrew shouted, taking one out of the case.“No way! Grandpa gave you a bottle of whiskey!” Mason shouted, looking shocked.“Yes, but you’re not allowed to drink any! You can drink the beer if you want, but don’t touch this whiskey!” Maya sternly said to Mason.“I’m fine with that, I don’t really like whiskey anyway. Beer is my drink of choice.” Mason said taking a beer out of the case.“Andrea, pace yourself with the beer.” Carina sternly said to Andrew.“Come with me, I have something for you.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand, leading her to the bedroom.“I’ve already seen your bedroom, what do you have for me in there?” Carina asked smiling seductively.“You’ll see.” Maya said opening the closet door, pulling 2 bottles of the expensive Italian wine out of it.“Oh my God! How did you get that? You’re not old enough to purchase liquor!” Carina said surprised, taking the bottles of wine from Maya.“I asked Nana to get it for you.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Thank you, Nana, and thank you.” Carina said, placing a hard kiss on Maya’s lips.“If I had known you’d kiss me like that, I would’ve bought it sooner.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“If you’re good, I’ll give you more kisses like that tonight.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“I’ll be on my best behavior.” Maya responded smiling widely.“Everyone come on, let’s play a game or something.” Andy shouted.“Let’s walk down to the creek Maya told us about first, then we can play beer pong with Mason and Andrew later.” Ryan said laughing.They spent an hour at the creek, then Maya took them down a path that led to an old abandoned mine, where outlaws hid out years ago. They spent about 2 hours exploring the mine and the rest of the property. Maya showed them the old cabin that her great grandfather built when he first bought the property.“You should renovate it and make it a little place for guests or something. I really like it; I’d stay in it myself.” Carina said smiling.“I don’t know if grandpa would be willing to do anything with it, he has a lot of memories there.” Maya said smiling. “We should get back to the house before it starts getting dark.” Maya said to everyone.“I’m ready for beer pong!” Mason shouted excitedly.“Me too, I’ve never played.” Andrew shouted.It was just starting to get dark when they got back to the house. It’s starting to get cold outside so Maya brought in wood for the fireplace. “Are you going to build a fire?” Carina asked excitedly.“Yeah, we have heat, but I enjoy looking at the fireplace when it’s cold outside.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Let’s set up for beer pong while Maya builds a fire.” Andy said, getting the stuff to play.They choose teams of 2 for beer pong, Andy and Ryan on a team, Maya and Carina on a team, and Mason and Andrew on a team. “Who goes first?” Andrew asked, taking a ping pong ball out of the box they were in.“Youngest players go first.” Andy said smiling.Mason goes first to show Andrew how to play but misses. Andrew tries next, but his ball goes off the side of the table. Maya goes and lands her ball in a cup, choosing Andrew to drink the beer in it. Andrew chugs the beer, smiling when he sets the cup down empty. Both Ryan and Andy land balls in cups choosing Mason to drink its contents. After playing for a few hours, Andrew and Mason are very tipsy, laughing and giggling at everything. Carina is laughing at Andrew for being tipsy, because she’s never seen him that way. Maya and Andy are laughing at Mason for being tipsy, never having seen him that way. Mason and Andrew get bored with the game and decide to go upstairs to play video games.Maya had opened a bottle of wine for Carina, while her, Andy and Ryan had a glass of coke and whiskey. They chose a movie to watch while drinking and Maya filled Carina’s glass twice during the movie and made Andy and Ryan another drink with coke and whiskey. When the movie ended Andy and Ryan decided to go to bed, feeling tipsy from their drinks. Maya and Carina straightened up the living room, taking the glasses to the kitchen, and wiping the counters off.“I think I’m going to bed too, I’m a little tipsy myself.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I’m not tired yet, I’ll just sit out here and watch a movie so you can sleep.” Maya said, smiling at Carina, turning to walk to the living room, Carina grabbing her hand stopping her.“I didn’t say anything about sleeping.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.Maya swallowed hard, “Ok.” Was all she could say, seeing the smile on Carina’s face.“I want you to come with me so you can hold me. I want to cuddle with you.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Yeah, ok, I can do that.” Maya said nervously, as Carina took her hand leading her to the bedroom.“I’m going to change into something to sleep in.” Carina said smiling as she walked into Maya’s bathroom.Maya was sitting on her bed when Carina opened the door to come out of the bathroom, wearing a t-shirt and a pair of shorts. Maya swallowed hard when Carina started walking towards the bed. “I’ll change now.” Maya said rushing to the bathroom, taking off her pants and compression shorts, putting on a pair of gym shorts and t-shirt. Maya took a deep breath, letting it out slowly, before she opened the bathroom door.Carina smiled when Maya walked out of the bathroom with shorts and a t-shirt on. “Is that what your normally wear to bed?” Carina asked smiling.Maya clears her throat from nervousness, “No, I usually just sleep in boxers and my sports bra.” Maya said, standing just outside the bathroom door. “Is that what you normally wear to bed?” Maya asked, looking nervous.“No, I usually sleep in just my panties and a t-shirt. You can sleep in just your boxers and sports bra if you’d be more comfortable. I see Andrea in his boxers all the time, it doesn’t bother me.” Carina said smiling.“Ok, and you can sleep in just your panties and t-shirt if you’d be more comfortable too.” Maya said, trying to swallow but her mouth was dry. “I need some water.” Maya said going back inside the bathroom, taking a cup beside the sink, filling it with water, drinking in all in one drink. When she walked back out, Carina wasn’t in the bedroom. Maya opened the bedroom door looking for her, as Carina walked in with 2 bottles of water, handing them to Maya. “Thank you.” Maya said, taking the water from Carina.“Which side of the bed do you normally sleep on?” Carina asked standing at the foot of the bed.“It doesn't matter, you choose which side you want.” Maya said, walking towards the bed slowly.“I like the side closest to the bathroom.” Carina said, taking all the pillows but 2 off the bed.“Ok, I can sleep on the other side then.” Maya said slowly walking to the other side.Carina took off her shorts, laying in bed with just the t-shirt and panties. Maya’s mouth dropped when she saw Carina’s sexy panties. “Are you ok? You said I could sleep this way.” Carina asked looking curiously at Maya.“Yep, I’m fine.” Maya said, taking off her t-shirt and shorts, climbing into bed quickly, getting under the covers.“I like your boxers.” Carina said smiling.“Thank you.” Maya said staring at the ceiling.“Is it ok if I turn off the lights now?” Carina asked, reaching for the switch on the lamp by the bed.“Yes, go ahead.” Maya said, thankful for Carina wanting the lights off so she couldn’t see Maya blushing.“Aren’t you going to cuddle me?” Carina asked, scooting closer to Maya.“Sure, come here.” Maya said, laying her arm out for Carina to lay on her chest, wrapping it around Carina.“I could lay in your arms forever.” Carina said kissing Maya’s shoulder.“I could hold you like this forever.” Maya said kissing the top of Carina’s head.“I still owe you 3 kisses for winning the championship the other day.” Carina said.“Yes, you do. I almost forgot about that.” Maya chuckled nervously.“Would you like them now.” Carina asked softly in a whisper, raising her head toward Maya.“Yes.” Maya whispered, leaning down, to capture Carina’s lips, kissing her hard, swiping her tongue across her lips asking permission for entry, Carina opening her mouth, their tongues fighting for dominance. Carina moved her body up to have a better angle while kissing Maya, running her fingers through Maya’s hair. The kiss was long and hard, savoring the taste of each other’s mouth. Carina broke the kiss needing air.“That’s one.” Carina chuckled, moving to lay on her side.“It was a good one.” Maya chuckled, shifting to her side, facing Carina.“The second one will be even better.” Carina said, placing her hand behind Maya’s neck, pulling her closer, attacking her lips like she hadn’t eaten in days, shoving her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, kissing her with passion and desire. Maya moaned in Carina’s mouth, feeling her dick getting hard, pulling Carina against her body. Carina moaned when her body made contact with Maya’s, feeling her semi hard dick against her pelvic bone. Carina trailed her hand down Maya’s side, placing it on Maya’s hip, rubbing circles with her thumb on it. Maya trailed her hand down Carina’s waist to her hip, squeezing hard.Maya briefly broke the kiss, looking into Carina’s eyes, making sure she wasn’t uncomfortable with Maya’s hand on her, Carina smiling, pulling her in for another kiss. Maya moved her hand to the hem of Carina’s shirt, slowly moving it underneath, towards her breast, causing a moan from Carina. Carina rolled onto her back, pulling Maya with her, never breaking the kiss. Maya crept her hand to Carina’s breast, gently squeezing it, and rubbing her thumb across her hardened nipple causing Carina to break the kiss, with a gasp. Maya looked at Carina, “Are you ok?” Maya asked whispering, concerned for her, Carina smiling and shaking her head yes. Carina pulled Maya back down kissing her, Maya continued to rub across Carina’s nipple, Carina moaning in her mouth.Carina broke the kiss, sitting up, Maya was concerned she did something wrong, until Carina took off her shirt, throwing it on the floor. “It was in the way.” Carina said, attacking Maya’s lips again, kissing her hard, exploring the inside of her mouth with her tongue. Maya puts her hand on Carina’s bare waist, just above her breast, slowly moving to her nipple again, rubbing her thumb across it, Carina moaning in her mouth. Carina breaks the kiss, breathing hard, moving Maya’s lips to her neck, where she likes Maya to kiss and suck on her neck. Maya kisses and sucks Carina’s sweet spot, Carina moaning loudly, Maya trails her kisses down to Carina’s collarbone, licking lightly across it, before moving her kisses down to Carina’s breast, looking at Carina for permission, Carina nodding in approval. Maya licks around Carina’s breast to her nipple, licking her tongue across it several times, the gently sucks it into her mouth, twirling her tongue around it, Carina moaning loudly. Maya moved to the other breast giving it the same attention.Carina trailed her hand down Maya’s body to just above her boxers, causing a moan from Maya. Maya feels her now rock-hard dick, twitching as Carina’s hand stopped just about her boxers. Carina slowly moved her hand down the front of Maya’s boxers, stopping when she made contact with Maya’s dick, Maya gasping when Carina’s hand was on her dick. “Fuck.” Maya said, burying her head in against Carina.“Are you ok?” Carina asked looking at Maya, whose face she can see from the moon shining through the window. Maya nods in approval, attacking Carina’s lips kissing her hard, trailing her hand down Carina’s stomach to the top of her panties, breaking the kiss to look in Carina’s eyes for approval. Carina nods in approval, so Maya slowly trailed her hand down Carina’s panties to between her legs, feeling wetness there, Maya slowly moved her hand to the waistband of Carina’s panties, slowly moving her hand inside to her folds, feeling the wetness there, Carina moans in Maya’s mouth, feeling Maya’s fingers on her pussy, Maya moved her hand to where she believed Carina’s clit was, slowly rubbing it gently, Carina arching her back, gasping in Maya’s mouth.“Is this, ok?” Maya asked, looking at Carina, her nodding in approval. Maya kissed Carina’s neck, rubbing her finger against her clit, Carina moaning loudly.Carina moved her hand slowly inside Maya’s boxers, to the tip of her dick, feeling the precum leaking from it, slowly rubbing her thumb across it as she continued to move her hand further down, trying to wrap her hand around Maya’s dick, surprised her hand barely fit around it, wondering how big Maya’s dick is. Carina slowly moved her hand down Maya’s dick, trying to find where the base of it is, beginning to think she was never going to reach its base. Carina finally reached the base of it, and slowly moved her hand back up to its head, trying to gauge just how big Maya is. Carina does this a few times, trying to gauge its length and girth, Maya moaning loudly as she does it.Maya rubs harder on Carina’s clit, Carina moaning loudly as she feels the same feeling building inside her she felt the night she showed Maya her breasts. Maya moved her mouth down to Carina’s nipple, sucking and twirling her tongue around it as she continued to rub Carina’s clit. “Dio mio, Cazzo.” Carina said, raising her hips against Maya’s hand. Maya remembers Carina said those exact words before reaching an orgasm before and starts rubbing faster on Carina’s clit, while sucking harder on her breast, trying to bring her to orgasm. “I’m going to cum.” Carina said breathing hard, thrusting her hips wildly. Maya rubs faster on Carina’s clit, looking at Carina. “Ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhh, ahhhhhhhhh.” Carina screamed as she felt her pussy spasm and convulsing as her orgasm hit. Maya continued rubbing Carina’s clit, until she felt Carina’s orgasm had ended, because Carina became limp in her arms.“Are you ok?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina. Carina couldn’t speak, still trying to catch her breath, nodded yes.When Carina caught her breath, she smiled at Maya, “Your turn.” Carina said smiling, as she began stroking Maya’s dick, wrapping her hand around it, moving her hand up and down on it, rubbing her thumb across the tip, gathering precum before moving her hand back down. Maya is moaning loudly, slowly thrusting her hips against Carina’s hand. “Does this feel good?” Carina asked looking at Maya, Maya just nods her head yes, Carina squeezes Maya’s dick tighter, causing a gasp from Maya.“Fuck.” Maya said, thrusting her hips faster, Carina begins moving her and up and down Maya’s dick faster, making sure to rub her thumb across the tip to gather precum. Maya’s breathing harder the more Carina strokes her dick, Carina listening to her breathing, increases the speed of her hand. “I’m going to cum.” Maya said through gritted teeth. Carina squeezes a little harder, stroking Maya’s dick faster. After a few more strokes, Maya feels the tightening in her groin, “Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuuuuckk.” Maya shouted as ropes of cum shoot from her dick, Maya thrusting her hips, slow shallow thrusts, until all the cum is shot from her dick, Maya breathing hard, her body relaxing after her orgasm.Carina removed her hand from Maya’s boxers, cum all over it. “I need a tissue or something.” Carina said chuckling.“Fuck, I’m sorry.” Maya said getting out of bed, bringing Carina a wet washcloth from the bathroom, wiping Carina’s hand for her. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean for that to happen. This is so embarrassing.” Maya said, covering her face, with her hands.“Hey, it’s ok. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about, we’re learning things together. I need to change my panties now.” Carina chuckled, pulling Maya in for a hug.“I definitely need to change my boxers.” Maya said laughing.“See, we can laugh about it, we don’t have to be embarrassed about anything between us.” Carina said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Maya’s lips.“I’m going in the closet to change my underwear; you can change in the bathroom.” Maya said, grabbing a fresh pair of boxers from her bag, walking in the closet.Carina grabbed clean panties from her bag, changing in the bathroom. She walked out to see Maya lying in bed, holding her arm out for Carina to lay on her chest. Carina crawled into bed, snuggling up to Maya. “I hope they didn’t hear us.” Carina said chuckling.“They shouldn’t have, their upstairs. That’s part of the reason I wanted the master bedroom down here away from everyone.” Maya chuckled.“So, you were planning on having sex with someone in this room?” Carina asked looking seriously at Maya.“No, I wanted privacy and away from anyone that might want to have sex upstairs. I guarantee you Andy and Ryan had sex, if they’re not still doing it.” Maya said laughing.“I didn’t know Andy is having sex with Ryan! Why didn’t you tell me this?” Carina asked, shocked.“You never asked me, and it never came up. I don’t talk about my best friend’s sex life.” Maya chuckled.“I’m sleepy now.” Carina said yawning.“Me too, let’s go to sleep. Just hit me if I start snoring.” Maya chuckled. “Good night, beautiful. I love you.” Maya said, kissing the top of Carina’s head.“Good night, Bella. I love you too.” Carina said, kissing Maya’s shoulder.

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Maya’s ranch houseCarina wakes up first this morning with Maya spooning her, Maya’s hand cupping Carina’s bare breast, and her hardened dick pressed in her ass. Maya has her nose nuzzled into Carina’s neck, light snoring coming from her. Carina is afraid to move because she doesn’t want to wake Maya but needs to get up to prepare French toast for breakfast. “Bambina.” Carina says in a whisper, turning her body towards Maya. Maya stirs a bit before slightly opening her eyes, smiling at Carina.“Did you call me a bimbo?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“No, I called you Bambina, it means baby in Italian.” Carina said chuckling.Maya chuckled, hugging Carina tightly, realizing her hand is on Carina’s breast. “Oh shit!” Maya exclaimed, moving her hand away from Carina’s breast quickly. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to do that.” Maya said in a nervous voice.Carina chuckled, leaning in to put a soft kiss on Maya’s lips. “It’s ok, I’m not complaining. I need to get up so I can cook breakfast before everyone wakes up.” Carina said, snuggling into Maya’s neck.“Ok, I’m just going to lay here for a minute. I’ll come to help you in a few minutes, I need to use the restroom first.” Maya said beginning to squirm, trying to move her dick away from Carina’s ass.“Do you know where my shirt is?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“No, I just saw you throw it on the floor on your side of the bed.” Maya said chuckling.Carina leaned over to look on the floor beside the bed, “Here it is.” Carina said smiling, picking up the shirt, putting it on. “I couldn’t go out there without a shirt on, that would have been difficult to explain.” Carina said chuckling, leaning over to place a soft kiss on Maya’s lips.“Andy wouldn’t have stopped teasing me about it if you did, because there’s no explanation she would accept.” Maya said laughing.Carina lays beside Maya, looking into her eyes smiling, “I had a great time last night.”“Me too. I’m so lucky to have you as my girlfriend.” Maya said smiling, cupping Carina’s chin, kissing her softly on the lips.Caring gets off the bed, “I’m going to the bathroom, then I’m going to start breakfast. I’ll see you in the kitchen.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Ok, let me go to the bathroom and get dressed, then I’ll be out to help you.” Maya said smiling.“Would you like some help?” Carina asked smiling mischievously.“No, I think I can do it by myself.” Maya said smiling, her cheeks blushing.Carina walks out of the bedroom giggling, Andy looking at her. “What’s so funny?” Andy asked smiling at Carina.“Nothing, I was just messing with Maya.” Carina said smiling, walking towards the kitchen, Andy following her.“Messing with Maya how?” Andy asked with a ornery smile.“I was just teasing her about something.” Carina said laughing.“You’re in an awfully good mood this morning. Did something happen with you and Maya last night?” Andy asked smirking.“Depends on what you’re asking. If you’re asking if we had sex, the answer is no. But…something else might have happened between us last night.” Carina said with a naughty smile.“Oooooo, do tell.” Andy said, leaning on her elbows, her hands on her chin.“No, you tell what you and Ryan did first.” Carina said smiling nervously.“We had mind blowing sex.” Andy said smiling wide.Carina picks up a banana, peeling it back a little, taking a big bite, smiling at Andy. “I’m still not going to tell you.” Carina said, blushing.“Wait, is that what you did?” Andy asked with a look of surprise on her face.“Is what what we did?” Carina asked looking confused, taking another bite of the banana.“That!” Andy said, pointing to the banana.Carina realizes what Andy is asking, choking on the bite of banana in her mouth, her eyes wide in shock. “NO! I’ve never even seen it!” Carina said loudly, coughing from getting choked.“Why not? Won’t she let you see it?” Andy asked with a look of curiosity on her face.“I don’t know, I haven’t asked to see it. I need to start breakfast, Maya will be out here to help me in a minute, can we change the subject?” Carina asked, turning to open the refrigerator.Maya walks into the kitchen as Carina is speaking. “See what?” Maya asked, looking curiously at Andy.“Carina wants to see your…” Andy started speaking, when Carina put her hand on Andy’s mouth stopping her from speaking.“I want to see your hot tub.” Carina said, thinking of something to say quickly.“Oh, I can show it to you after breakfast.” Maya said smiling, looking at Andy, knowing that’s not what they were talking about.Carina removed her hand from Andy’s mouth glaring at her, Andy laughing. “Carina wants to get in your hot tub later.” Andy said smiling mischievously.“We can all get in it this evening when it’s cold outside.” Maya said, looking at Carina continuing to glare at Andy.“Are you going to help me with breakfast or not?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“Just tell me what you want me to do.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“So, Maya, how did you sleep last night?” Andy asked, smiling at Maya.“Ummm…I slept well, how did you sleep? Your bed still as comfortable as you say it is?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“I slept wonderfully, and yes my bed is still as comfortable as it always is.” Andy said smiling at Maya.“Good morning, I woke up and you weren’t in bed with me.” Ryan said smiling, kissing Andy on the lips.“I woke up early, and didn’t want to wake you, so I just came downstairs so I wouldn’t disturb you.” Andy said smiling, wrapping her arms around Ryan.“I’m surprised you woke up early, after last night.” Ryan said smiling at Andy, hugging her tightly.“You didn’t wear me out that much.” Andy said laughing.“Ok guys, we get it, you had sex last night. Can we focus on breakfast now?” Maya said sounding annoyed.“Someone sound grumpy this morning.” Ryan said laughing, looking at Maya.“That’s because she didn’t get any last night.” Andy said laughing.Maya gave Andy a dirty look, “How would you know?” Maya said, getting angry.“I have my ways.” Andy said smiling, looking at Carina.Maya turned to look at Carina, whose face was red from embarrassment, Carina looked at Maya, waiting for her to say something. Maya walked out of the kitchen, heading to her room. “See what you did!” Carina said angrily glaring at Andy, walking out of the kitchen.“I’m sorry, I was just teasing.” Andy said, looking apologetically.Carina slowly opened the bedroom door, looking around the room for Maya, not seeing her. Maya walks out of the bathroom, looking at Carina. “Are you upset with me?” Carina asked, walking closer to Maya.“No, I’m upset with Andy, she never knows when to keep her mouth shut. I walked out before I said something I might regret.” Maya said, smiling at Carina. “I’m sure Andy was probably giving you shit about last night too.”“Yeah, she was trying to find out if anything happened between us.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“What did you tell her?” Maya asked, looking curious.“I told her we didn’t have sex, if that’s what she’s asking.” Carina said smiling.“It’s none of her business what we do or do not do.” Maya said angrily.“I know, she was just being nosey.” Carina said smiling, wrapping her arms around Maya. “Can we just let it go, and get back to having fun again? I don’t want anyone upset or arguing. We’re supposed to be spending time together having fun, not fighting.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Of course, whatever you want.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina softly on the lips.“Now, let’s go finish breakfast, I’m starving, I worked up and appetite last night.” Carina smiled, looking at Maya, taking her hand, leading her to the kitchen.“Maya, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you.” Andy said, hugging Maya.“I know, you were just being you…annoying.” Maya said giggling.“I may be annoying, but you wouldn’t have me any other way.” Andy said smiling, hitting Maya on the arm.“Where’s breakfast, I’m starving?” Andrew asked, walking into the kitchen.“It’s almost ready, where’s Mason?” Maya asked, looking at Andrew.“He’s still asleep. Someone kept us awake all night with the noises coming from their room.” Andrew said, giving Andy and Ryan evil looks.“That was Ryan, he doesn’t know how to be quiet.” Andy said laughing at Ryan.“Me…I’m not the one who was making all the noise, you were. Oh, Ryan, that’s it, right there, yes, oh, deeper, harder, faster.” Ryan said imitating Andy, everyone busting out laughing, Andy turning red from embarrassment.“Well, you won’t hear any of that tonight!” Andy said angrily, walking out of the kitchen.“Someone’s in trouble.” Andrew said laughing, looking at Ryan.“Do you want me to go talk to her or are you going to?” Maya asked, chuckling.“I’m going.” Ryan said, sighing as he got up from his seat.“Now she knows how it feels to be teased.” Carina said laughing.“Who pissed off Andy? She just went in her room and slammed the door.” Mason asked, walking into the kitchen.“Ryan.” They all said in unison, laughing about it.“He must not know to never piss her off.” Mason laughed. “I pissed her off once, and that was enough for me, I’ll never do that again. Andy is scary as fuck when she gets mad, must be a Latino thing.” Mason chuckled.“You haven’t seen mad, until you’ve seen an angry Italian female. Mamma and Carina scare the shit out of me when they’re mad. Now that’s scary to be around.” Andrew said laughing, looking at Carina.“I can’t believe that about Carina, she’s so sweet and nice. I can’t imagine her angry about anything.” Mason said smiling at Carina.“Thank you, Mason.” Carina said smiling at Mason.“Are you flirting with my girlfriend?” Mason asked chuckling, looking at Mason.“NO! I already have a girlfriend. I just think Carina is too sweet to get angry, that’s all.” Mason said, getting defensive.“I’m just joking with you, little brother.” Maya said, patting Mason on the back, chuckling.“What are we doing today? It looks like it’s about to rain.” Andrew asked, looking out the window.“The forecast isn’t calling for rain, it’s just supposed to be cloudy and overcast today. We’re grilling burgers this evening, and there’s stuff for smores if you want to make some later.” Maya responded.“Can me and Andrew go for a ride on the 4-wheelers after breakfast? He’s never been on one, and I thought now is a good time to teach him how to drive one.” Mason asked, looking at Maya.“I don’t know if that’s a good idea, since he’d never driven one. I don’t want him to get injured under my care.” Maya said in a serious tone.“Aww, come on Maya, let me drive one. I promise to be careful and not get injured.” Andrew asked, pleading with her.“What do you think Carina, should I let him drive a 4-wheeler?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I think he’ll be ok if you show him how to drive it, and I mean you, not Mason showing him.” Carina said sternly.“Ok, I’ll show you how to drive it after you’ve eaten breakfast.” Maya said smiling at Andrew.“Thank you, Maya, you’re the best girlfriend Carina’s ever had.” Andrew said excitedly, smiling at Maya.“I’m the only girlfriend she’s ever had, or am I?” Maya said smiling, squinting her eyes, looking at Carina.“Yes, you are the only girlfriend I’ve ever had and ever want to have.” Carina said smiling, placing a quick kiss on Maya’s lips.“Ewww, that’s just gross.” Andrew said, wrinkling his nose.“It’s not gross. It’s no different than what you do with your girlfriend, in fact you do a lot more than that with her.” Carina said chuckling, smiling at Andrew.“You’re just jealous because you haven’t yet.” Andrew said laughing, looking at Carina.“If you want to drive the 4-wheeler, I suggest you shut up right now.” Maya said, leaning close to Andrew.“I’m shutting up.” Andrew said, making the zipping motion on his lips.Ryan and Andy come into the kitchen holding hands and smiling. “Is that French toast ready yet?” Andy asked, looking around the kitchen.“Yes, it’s on the counter by the stove.” Carina said, pointing by the stove.Andy plates some French toast, pouring syrup on it, before taking a bite. “Oh my God! That’s the best French toast, I’ve ever eaten!” Andy said, shoving another bite in her mouth.“I said the same thing the first time I ate it. I could eat this every day.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“We’re finished eating, can you show me how to drive the 4-wheeler now.” Andrew asked excitedly.“Put your dishes by the sink first, then we’ll go outside so I can show you.” Maya said, pointing to Andrew’s plate and a glass of orange juice.“I want to go on the 4-wheelers.” Andy said.“I only have 2 out here, so if you can get them to share one, you and Ryan can ride the other one.” Maya said to Andy.“If they’re all going, I want to go.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I only have 2 here, but we can go in the side by side if you want.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I want to. Let me clean this mess really quick, and I’ll get ready to go.” Carina said, walking to the sink with her dirty dishes.“I’ll help so you’ll get finished quicker.” Andy said, running the dish water to wash the dishes in.“I’ll get the 4-wheelers and side by side out of the barn out back. Come on Mason, you can help me.” Maya said looking at Mason.“Can I help?” Andrew asked smiling at Maya. Maya shaking her head yes, walking to the door, Andrew and Mason following her.Andy is washing the dishes, while Carina is putting stuff back in the refrigerator, and wiping down the counters and table. “Hey Carina, I just want to apologize for earlier. I didn’t mean to upset you or Maya. I push things too far when I’m joking around sometimes, and I did it today.” Andy said, looking at Carina.“It’s ok, I know you didn’t do it intentionally. It’s just that Maya and I are very private about certain things, and don’t discuss them with other people. It doesn’t bother me as much as it does Maya when people tease us, she gets upset easily when anyone teases me about anything. She’s quite protective when it comes to me, and I actually like that she’s that way.” Carina said smiling at Andy.“Maya has always been protective of the people she loves, including me.” Andy said smiling.“We’re finished, let’s go for that ride now.” Carina said smiling, walking towards the door.“You better take a jacket; it gets cold riding around this time of year.” Andy said, grabbing her jacket off the coat rack by the door.“Right, I’ll grab one for Maya too.” Carina said, walking to the bedroom.They went riding all over the property, going through mudholes, slinging mud everywhere, getting covered in it. Andrew was laughing hard, when Mason went through a mudhole with water in it, drenching Andy and Ryan. Maya went through a bigger mudhole, slinging mud all over Andrew and Mason, Carina laughing hard. When they got back to the house everyone was wet and muddy, needing showers. “Mason, grab the water hose and clean off the 4-wheelers and side by side, then put them back in the barn and make sure you lock it.” Maya said looking at Mason.“Ok. Andrew, grab the other hose and help me clean this mess.” Mason said chuckling, looking at Andrew.“I’m going to take a shower.” Andy said, taking a big glob of mud out of her hair.“I’ll shower with you to save water.” Ryan said smiling at Andy.“I need a shower also; I have a ton of mud in my hair.” Carina said laughing, squeezing mud out of her hair.“I’ll take one after you, it’s going to take you a while to get all that mud out of your hair.” Maya said chuckling, looking at Carina.“It was so much fun though; I want to do that again sometime.” Carina said laughing.“Maybe we can all come out here again soon.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Or…maybe just you and I can come out here by ourselves.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“That could be arranged too….but will your mamma let you come out here with me alone?” Maya asked smiling.“I think so, she trusts you, and she trusts me, so I don’t see why not.” Carina said smiling.“Just let me know when you want to come back then.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand, walking inside the house.“Can you show me where the towels are?” Carina asked, walking into the bathroom.“They’re in this cabinet.” Maya said opening a cabinet, handing Carina 2 towels, one for her body, one for her hair.“I would ask you to shower with me, but I don’t think that’s a good idea right now.” Carina said, giggling, looking at Maya.“I agree.” Maya said smiling, placing a quick kiss on Carina’s lips. “Let me know if you need anything else.” Maya said, walking out the door.Maya walked outside to check on Mason and Andrew, making sure they’re doing a good job, she doesn’t like her stuff dirty, especially her truck which she washes once a week. “You guys did a great job!” Maya said looking at the clean vehicles.“I know how particular you are about cleaning your vehicles.” Mason said smiling at Maya. “When is dinner, I’m starving?” Mason asked, rubbing his stomach.“I swear, if it’s not you, it’s Andrew yelling, “I’m starving” all the time.” Maya said laughing. “I’m grilling burgers after I clean up, Carina is using my shower now.” Maya said.“Let’s grab a beer before dinner.” Mason said to Andrew, walking towards the house.“Whoa! Do not go in my house with those muddy shoes, and do not sit on my furniture and get it all muddy either.” Maya sternly said, looking at Andrew and Mason.“Then grab us a beer and we’ll drink it out here.” Mason said to Maya.Maya brought Andrew and Mason each a beer, a glass of whiskey in her hand. “Here.” Maya said handing them the beers. “I love sitting outside here, it’s so peaceful and quiet.” Maya said, sitting in a chair on her porch, taking a drink of the whiskey.“Are you drinking that straight?” Mason asked, looking shocked at Maya.“Yeah, I like it this way. Me and Grandpa take shots together sometimes.” Maya said, looking at the whiskey, smiling when she talks about grandpa.“I want to try a shot later.” Mason said excitedly.“Me too.” Andrew said smiling.“Ok, I’ll let you each do one shot later but that’s it, it’s not wise to mix beer and whiskey. I did that once and got really sick, it was no fun.” Maya said smiling, taking another drink of whiskey.“There you are.” Carina said smiling, when she walked outside, her hair up in a towel.“There’s a blow dryer in the drawer underneath the sink if you want to use it.” Maya said looking at Carina.“I’ll blow dry it while you’re in the shower. I hurried up so you can get all that mud off you.” Carina said smiling, pointing to the mud all over Maya.“I’ll lay it on the bed for you, before I get in the shower. Watch these two, don’t let them in my house with all that mud on them.” Maya said pointing to Andrew and Mason. Maya went in the bathroom, getting the blow dryer for Carina, laying it on the bed for her, chugged the glass of whiskey and took a shower.When Maya went to the kitchen after showering, Andy and Carina were cutting the vegetables for the burgers. “You look so much better.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I feel better too. Where’s Ryan?” Maya asked looking at Andy.“He’s outside turning on the grill, to heat it up for the burgers.” Andy replied.“I’ll go see if he needs any help, unless you guys need help.” Maya said looking at Andy and Carina.“No, we’re just about finished here.” Andy replied.“I’m going to fix something to drink first. Do you think Ryan’s wants something to drink?” Maya asked Andy, filling her glass with more whiskey.“He might want a beer or a glass of whiskey, just take him a glass of whiskey, if he doesn’t want it, you can drink it.” Andy responded.Maya grabbed a beer out of the refrigerator, and filled a glass of whiskey, taking both to Ryan. “Do you want a beer or whiskey?” Maya asked, holding up both for Ryan to choose.“I’ll take the beer for now; I know better than to drink whiskey on an empty stomach.” Ryan said taking the beer from Maya, opening it to take a drink.“What’s happens to you if you drink whiskey on an empty stomach?” Maya asked with a questioning look.“It makes me drunk faster.” Ryan said laughing.“It doesn’t affect me.” Maya said, taking a big drink of whiskey.“This is heated enough; I’m going to grab the burgers.” Ryan said, turning to walk inside the house, returning with a tray of burgers to be grilled, handing them to Maya.After the burgers were grilled, Maya took them inside, everyone preparing their burger how they liked to eat it. When everyone was finished eating, Carina and Andy began cleaning the kitchen. “Can me and Andrew have a shot of whiskey now?” Mason asked, smiling at Maya.“Yes, I’ll fix it for you.” Maya said, pouring 3 shot glasses full of whiskey, handing one to Mason and Andrew each, keeping the third for herself. “Let’s see who can chug theirs the fastest without making a face.” Maya asked smiling at them.“I got this.” Mason said in a cocky tone.“Ryan, tell us when to go.” Maya said smiling at Ryan.“On your mark…get set…go!” Ryan said smiling, watching Maya down the whiskey like it was water, not even flinching, Mason downed his, making a face, Andrew drank his slowly, seeing the look on Andrew’s face.“That shit burns going down! How were you able to down it like that?” Mason asked, taking a big drink of water.“I’m not a pussy like you.” Maya said laughing at Mason.“Maya!” Carina shouted, shocked to hear Maya’s words.“Oops, sorry, I mean wimp like you.” Maya said laughing.“How much whiskey have you drank tonight?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“I don’t know, I haven’t been counting.” Maya said giggling.“I’ve seen her drink 4 glasses full.” Ryan said laughing.“Yep, Maya’s tipsy.” Andy said laughing.“I’m not tipsy, I’m just feeling really good.” Maya said giggling, everyone laughing at her. “How many glasses of wine have you had tonight?” Maya asked giggling, looking at Carina.“This is my third glass.” Carina said giggling.“Crap, they’re both tipsy.” Andy said laughing, everyone laughing with her.“I’m not tipsy, I just feel good, like Maya.” Carina said giggling.“Are we getting in the hot tub tonight or not?” Andy asked, smiling at Maya.“Fuck, yeah, everyone get changed and meet at the hot tub.” Maya said giggling, running to her bedroom, Carina running behind her.“Maya is definitely tipsy.” Andy said laughing, when Maya and Carina ran out of the kitchen.“Carina is too.” Ryan said laughing, looking at Andy.“You can change in the bathroom; I’ll change in the closet.” Maya said smiling at Carina, as she walked to the closet with swim trunks in her hand.“Ok, I bet I can beat you.” Carina said smiling, rushing to the bathroom.“I know you can, you beat me last night.” Maya said laughing, referring to the hand job Carina gave her last night.“Maya!” Carina shouted, laughing.Maya, Carina, Andy and Ryan are in the hot tub, Mason and Andrew deciding to drink beer and play video games inside. Maya is sipping on a glass of whiskey, Carina a glass of wine, Andy and Ryan whiskey and coke for each of them. “Christmas will be here before we know it, and I haven’t even started shopping yet.” Andy said, taking a drink.“I love shopping for Christmas, it’s my favorite holiday.” Carina said smiling, sipping her wine.“I hate shopping for presents, I don’t mind giving them, I just hate the shopping part.” Maya said giggling, sipping her whiskey.“You never have liked shopping, you usually have me do it for you.” Andy said laughing, looking at Maya.“Not this year, I have something I’m shopping for myself.” Maya said smiling.“What is it?” Andy asked, looking at Maya.“I’m not telling, I can’t tell you.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“It must be something for you.” Andy said smiling at Carina.“I already have your gift.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“You’re the only gift I need.” Maya said smiling at Carina, placing a kiss on her lips.“You guys are so cute.” Andy said smiling at them“When are you going to put a ring on Andy’s finger? You guys have been dating for almost 2 years already.” Maya asked smiling, looking at Ryan.“Someday. When are you putting a ring on Carina’s finger?” Ryan asked chuckling.“I bet I do it before you put one on Andy’s.” Maya said smiling at Ryan.“What is this, a pissing contest?” Andy asked laughing.“No, I’m just stating facts.” Maya said laughing.“My skin is pruning, I’m going inside. I’m ready to go to bed anyway.” Andy said yawning, getting out of the hot tub.“I think we should all go inside; it’s getting cold out here.” Carina said, getting out of the hot tub, Maya and Ryan getting out after her.“Thanks for opening the hot tub for us, Maya.” Andy said.“No problem.” Maya said giggling.“I’m going to dry off and go to bed, I’ll see you in the morning.” Andy said walking inside.“I’m right behind you.” Ryan said, following Andy up the stairs.“I’m going to put these glasses in the kitchen, then dry off and get ready for bed myself.” Carina said giggling, walking to the kitchen.“I’ll help you.” Maya said giggling, following Carina.Carina placed the glasses on the counter by the sink, Maya walked up behind her, wrapping her arms around Carina, moving her hair out of the way, kissing her on the neck. “What are you doing?” Carina asked giggling.“I’m giving you a kiss on the neck; I know how much you like it.” Maya said giggling, turning Carina around, placing a hard kiss on her lips.“I’m going to go dry off and go to bed.” Carina said giggling, looking at Maya seductively.“Fuck me!” Maya said giggling, seeing the look on Carina’s face.“Not yet.” Carina said laughing, walking towards the bedroom.“I didn’t mean it like that.” Maya said laughing, following closely behind Carina, looking at her ass.Carina dried off and changed in the bathroom while Maya dried off and changed in the closet. Maya was lying in bed smiling when Carina walked out of the bathroom. “What are you smiling for?” Carina asked giggling, walking to the bed.“I’m smiling because you’re beautiful and I’m happy.” Maya said smiling, holding the comforter up for Carina to climb into bed.“I’m happy too, I’ve enjoyed spending this time with you.” Carina said smiling, snuggling up to Maya.“Turn off the lights.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear. Carina rolled over turning off the lights by the bed, snuggling back into Maya. “Do you want to smooch a little tonight?” Maya asked giggling.“You sound like Nana saying that.” Carina said laughing. “And yes, I want to smooch…a lot tonight.” Carina said smiling at Maya, raising up on her elbow, kissing Maya hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, their tongues fighting for dominance, but Maya quickly wins, rolling Carina on her back, holding her tightly against her body.Maya feels her dick getting hard from just one kiss, rubbing her hand up and down Carina’s side. Carina grabs the back of Maya’s neck, holding her so she can’t break the kiss, Maya moaning, feeling her dick getting harder. Carina breaks the kiss, breathing hard, needing air, Maya moves her mouth to Carina’s neck, kissing and sucking on her pulse point, eliciting a moan from Carina, Carina feels the wetness gathering in her panties. “I love when you do that.” Carina said, running her fingernails up and down Maya’s back.“I love doing it.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes. Carina pulled Maya down, kissing her passionately, Maya moaning, feeling her dick rock hard. “Fuck.” Maya said in almost a whisper, when Carina broke the kiss for air.“What’s wrong?” Carina asked, looking at Maya, whose eyes are closed tightly.Maya reaches for Carina’s hand, moving it slowly down her body to her hardened dick. “That’s what’s wrong.” Maya giggled.“Oh.” Carina said giggling nervously. “I’m sorry, I’m not ready to have sex yet.” Carina quietly said, nervousness in her voice.“I know, I’m not either. It just gets that way when I kiss you like that.” Maya said smiling.“Do you want me to stop kissing you?” Carina asked, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Absolutely not!” Maya responded quickly; her eyes wide. Maya smiled, leaning down to kiss and suck on Carina’s neck, right where she likes it, Carina moaning loudly. Maya moved her hand to the hem of Carina’s shirt, slowly sliding her hand underneath, moving it up he body to her breast, rubbing her thumb across her hardened nipple.“Wait.” Carina said sitting up, taking her shirt off, throwing it on the floor, Maya smiling at her. “It was in the way.” Carina said smiling at Maya, gently tugging on Maya’s sports bra. “Take this off.” Carina whispered, smiling at Maya.“Umm…ok.” Maya said, swallowing hard, raising up to take her sports bra off, throwing it on the floor.“Dio mio!” Carina said smiling, seeing Maya’s breast for the first time, gently squeezing her breast, Maya moaning at the contact. Carina rubs her thumb across Maya’s hardened nipple, leaning in placing soft kisses all over her breast, before taking her nipple in her mouth, flicking her tongue on it.“Fuck! That feels so fucking good.” Maya said, breathing hard.Carina continues sucking Maya’s nipple, before moving to her other nipple giving it the same attention, Maya holding Carina’s mouth against her breast. Carina releases Maya’s nipple with a loud pop, moving up to look into Maya’s eyes smiling, “I wanted you to feel what I feel when you do that to me.”Maya flips Carina to her back, attacking her neck, sucking hard on her pulse point, before moving to her breast, wrapping her mouth around Carina’s nipple sucking and twirling her tongue around it, Carina moaning, arching her back against Maya’s mouth. Maya moves to Carina’s other nipple giving it the same attention. Maya suddenly releases Carina’s nipple, looking in her eyes. “Can I try something?” Maya asked smiling.“Only if you let me see your dick first.” Carina giggled.“You want to see my dick?” Maya asked, looking puzzled.“Yeah, I’ve never seen one in real life, just in pictures or in porn.” Carina said giggling.“I’ve never shown it to anyone besides doctors. What if you’re disappointed when you see it?” Maya asked in a serious tone.“You’ve already let me feel it, so now I want to see it, I’m not going to be disappointed, because it’s a part of you and I love everything about you.” Carina said lovingly, smiling at Maya.“Ok, but then you have to trust me and let me try something, and if you don’t like it, I’ll stop. Deal?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Deal.” Carina said smiling.“I can’t believe I’m about to show you my dick. Are you sure you want to see it?” Maya asked curiously.“Yes, now are you going to show me or not?” Carina asked giggling.“Ok.” Maya said reaching down to pull her boxers down enough to release her dick, holding it up in her hand, pulling the comforter down to expose it to Carina.Carina looks down to see Maya’s huge, hardened dick, gasping when she sees how big it is. “Cazzo! That thing is huge!” Carina shouted, staring at Maya’s dick.“It’s not that big.” Maya said, looking down at her dick.“Maya, that thing is huge! I’ve seen some in pictures and porn, and yours is much bigger.” Carina said, swallowing hard.“I don’t know, I’ve never looked at other people’s dick before.” Maya said giggling nervously.“Believe me when I say it’s the biggest dick I’ve ever seen, even though I haven’t seen a lot. There’s no way we could have sex with that, even if we wanted to.” Carina said, placing her hand on her forehead.“Why not?” Maya asked, with a puzzled look on her face.“Because.” Carina said swallowing hard. “Because…it would never fit.” Carina said shaking her head.“Seriously?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Yes…seriously.” Carina said, shaking her head, looking into Maya’s eyes.“I thought that vaginas…you know…stretch. I mean how does a whole baby come out of there if they don’t stretch?” Maya asked, furrowing her eyebrows.“That’s a good point. I’m going to have to do some research about it.” Carina said giggling.“Are you done staring at my dick?” Maya asked giggling.“Yeah, and I’m not disappointed, just surprised it’s so…big!” Carina said giggling. Maya pulled her boxers back up, tucking her dick inside them.“Now it’s my turn.” Maya said smiling at Carina, pushing her on her back.“What are you about to do?” Carina asked giggling.“You’ll see, just relax. Stop me if I do anything you don’t like.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s lips, kissing down her body, stopping to lick her belly button, Carina giggling when she does it. Maya continues kissing down Carina’s body to just above her panties, Maya looks at Carina, seeing if she’s showing any signs of discomfort. When she doesn’t see any discomfort, she moves her body to lay between Carina’s legs, placing her hands on the sides of Carina’s panties waist band, slowly pulling them down, looking at Carina, who is smiling at her. Maya pulls Carina panties down her legs, kissing everywhere her panties touch along the way, Carina gasping and moaning with every kiss. Maya pulls the panties off her feet, slowly kissing up Carina’s legs, until she reaches her destination. Maya looks at Carina who is still smiling at her, Maya taps Carina’s leg for her to spread wider, Carina spreads her legs wider, Maya moves her hands to Carinas folds feeling the wetness, spreading them open, Maya leans down kissing what she believes from the pictures she saw, is Carina’s clit, causing Carina to moan loudly, gasping as her mouth made contact.“Dio mio, Cazzo!” Carina shouted, breathing hard. Maya licked from Carina’s entrance to her clit, kissing and sucking it, Carina bucking her hips up, grabbing the comforter with her hands, moaning loudly. Maya looks at Carina making sure she’s ok with what she’s doing, Carina smiling at her. Maya licks up Carina’s wetness, running her tongue through Carina’s folds to her entrance, sticking her tongue inside Carina’s pussy. “Cazzo!” Carina shouted, reaching down, holding onto Maya’s head, moaning loudly, thrusting her hips against Maya’s tongue, Maya thrusting her tongue in and out of Carina’s pussy. Maya moved one hand to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles on it. “Dio mio, I’m going to cum!” Carina shouted, thrusting her hips faster against Maya’s tongue, Maya trying to move her tongue in rhythm to Carina’s hips.Maya rubbed circles around Carina’s clit harder and faster, while thrusting her tongue in rhythm to Carina’s hips. “Ahhhhhh, ahhhhhh, Cazzoooo! Ahhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, squeezing Maya’s head between her legs, Maya continuing to thrust her tongue in and out of Carina’s pussy, while rubbing her clit. Carina, feeling her pussy spasming and tightening around Maya’s tongue, arches her back, thrusting her hips wildly riding out her orgasm, collapsing when it’s over, panting and breathing hard, her body soaked in sweat.Maya looks at Carina as she collapsed on the bed, looking spent from exhaustion, Maya licking up all the juices from Carina’s pussy, before moving to lay beside Carina, holding her tightly, rubbing her back. When Carina’s breathing shallows, Maya looks into her eyes, “Are you ok?” Maya asked, with a look of concern on her face.“More than ok, that was incredible! Where did you learn that?” Carina asked smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Ummm…p…porn.” Maya said, covering her face with her hand.“I guess it does pay off to watch porn.” Carina said giggling.“Was it ok? Did I do it right?” Maya asked, her hand still covering her face.Carina reaches to pull Maya’s hand from her face. “Like I said, that was incredible. I’m assuming you did it right because that was fantastico!” Carina said with a huge smile on her face.“Good, because I wanted to repay your surprise for me with one of my own for you.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Actually, I got 2 surprises from you tonight. First one, was you showing me Rooster, and the second is what you just did.” Carina said smiling and giggling.“And I got to see your kitten.” Maya said giggling.“We’re definitely either very tipsy, or drunk, because we were both very bold tonight.” Carina said laughing.“Definitely!” Maya said laughing. “I can’t believe I showed you my dick.” Maya said giggling.“You did and I’m not disappointed one bit, it’s beautiful…and very big!” Carina said smiling.Maya had a look of disappointment on her face and Carina noticed it. “What’s wrong?” Carina asked with a look of concern.“I’m thinking about what you said, about how it wouldn’t fit, so we will never be able to have sex or children.” Maya said sadly.“I’m going to do some research on it, don’t think that way, until I can read more about it. You have a valid point, if a baby can come out of there, and babies are much bigger than your dick, then there must be a way for it to fit. The only thing I need to figure out, is how. I want to have sex with you someday, when we’re both ready, and I definitely want to have children with you, so we just have to figure something out.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I’ll do research too, I’m actually really good at it now. Maybe between the both of us we can figure it out.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I’m tired, you wore me out.” Carina said chuckling.“I’m sorry, I won’t do it again.” Maya said smiling.“No, no, no, I’m not complaining, you can definitely do that again.” Carina said smiling.“Oh, I can, can I?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes, just not tonight, I don’t have enough energy.” Carina chuckled.“I can’t wait to do that again, you taste delicious.” Maya said smiling.“Stupida.” Carina said smiling, hitting Maya on the shoulder. “Kiss me so we can go to sleep.” Carina said looking at Maya.Maya leaned down kissing Carina hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth to taste just how delicious she is. “Good night, beautiful.” Maya said smiling at Carina.Carina licks her lips, “I do taste good. Good night, Bella.” Carina said smiling at Maya.

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The next morning Carina woke up to see Maya awake, her head propped up on her elbow, Maya smiling at her. “Good morning.” Maya said smiling.“Good morning. Were you watching me sleep? I could feel someone staring at me.” Carina said smiling.“Yes, you looked so beautiful and peaceful sleeping.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to place a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“I look a mess in the morning.” Carina said, hiding her face with her hands.“A beautiful mess then.” Maya said, moving Carina’s hands from her face.“I owe you an apology.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya.“What do you owe me an apology for?” Maya asked with a puzzled look on her face.“For…um…you know…I left you…you could say…hanging last night.” Carina said blushing.“Hanging? What do you mean?” Maya asked still looking puzzled.“You know…hanging.” Carina said, pointing to Maya’s dick.“Ohhh.” Maya said, giggling, her cheeks turning red. “It’s ok. It went away.” Maya said, placing a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“Yeah, but it still wasn’t fair to you.” Carina said, looking in Maya’s eyes, cupping her chin, softly kissing her lips.“It’s ok, last night was about my surprise for you.” Maya said smiling, leaning her forehead against Carina’s.“I’ll make it up to you tonight.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously.“Tonight, can’t get here soon enough.” Maya said laughing.“I smell something cooking, I bet it’s Andy making breakfast burritos. I’m starving this morning; I worked up an appetite last night.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Me too, let’s get dressed so we can get something to eat.” Maya said smiling, reaching to the floor to get her sports bra she removed last night.“Wait, dress slowly so I can enjoy the view.” Carina said laughing.“You’re something else.” Maya chuckled, putting her sports bra on.“Yes, but you love me.” Carina said smiling, reaching for her t-shirt on the floor.“Wait, go slowly so I can enjoy the view now.” Maya said laughing, watching Carina put on her t-shirt very slowly. When Carina got her shirt on, Maya pounced on her, causing her to fall to her back on the bed, Maya attacking her neck, sucking and biting on it.Carina is giggling, trying to push Maya away from her neck, there’s a knock on the bedroom door. “Make it quick, breakfast is ready!” Andy yelled from outside the door.“Maya won’t let me get up!” Carina yelled, laughing, Maya placing her hand on Carina’s mouth to keep her from speaking more.“Now, Andy’s going to think we were doing something. Don’t give her anything to tease us about, she already has enough.” Maya said laughing, removing her hand from Carina’s mouth.“Let’s finish getting dressed so we can go eat.” Carina said, tapping Maya’s arm.Carina grabbed a pair of shorts, putting them on. “Aren’t you going to get dressed so we can eat?” Carina asked smiling, because Maya was still laying on the bed with the comforter up to her waist.“Yes, I’ll be out in a minute, I just need to use the restroom real quick.” Maya said, not moving.“I’ll wait on you then.” Carina said, sitting back down on the bed.“No, go ahead, you’re starving, I’ll be there in a minute.” Maya said.“It’s ok, I can wait, I’m not going to starve to death.” Carina said giggling.“Carina, go get something to eat, I’ll be out in a minute.” Maya said looking serious.“Why can’t I wait….ohhhh.” Carina said, her eyes wide when she realized Maya had morning wood and didn’t want her to see it.Maya, realizing Carina figured out why she wouldn’t get up, fell back on the bed, covering her face in embarrassment. “I can’t help it.” Maya said through her hands covering her face.“It’s ok, don’t be embarrassed.” Carina said lovingly, hugging Maya. “I’ll wait in the kitchen for you.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the top of her head.“Thank you.” Maya said, still covering her face.Carina walked into the kitchen with a big smile on her face. “Good morning, this smells delicious, I’m starving this morning.” Carina said, taking a whiff of the food Andy had prepared.“Good morning, grab a plate and make yourself a burrito.” Andy said smiling at Carina.Maya walked into the kitchen, making herself a breakfast burrito, sitting by Carina, who is eating the one she made for herself. Maya took a bite, smiling at Carina. “Isn’t it delicious?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“It tastes good, but not as delicious as you.” Maya whispered to Carina smiling, wiggling her eyebrows.“Maya!” Carina shouted, shocked to hear Maya’s statement, hitting her on the arm.“What did my sister do now?” Mason asked, walking into the kitchen as Carina shouted and hit Maya’s arm.“You don’t want to know.” Maya said laughing, looking at Mason.“What are we doing our last day here?” Mason asked, looking at Maya.“What do you want to do?” Maya asked.“Can me and Andrew go riding on the 4-wheelers again?” Mason asked.“Yeah, but you’ll have to put gas in them first. There’s a full gas can in the barn to fill them up with.” Maya responded, taking a bite of her burrito.“What are we doing today?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“What do you want to do?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I just want to stay inside and watch a movie, maybe play a game or something. It’s too cold outside for me.” Carina replied.“I’m with Carina, it’s too cold outside for me too.” Andy said.“I’ll build a fire in the fireplace, and we can stay inside then. I’m fine with not going out today.” Maya said, standing up, to go outside for firewood.“I’ll help bring in firewood.” Ryan said, following Maya outside.Once Ryan and Maya were outside, “So what’s got you all smiles today? You look guilty of something.” Andy said, smiling at Carina.“Nothing.” Carina said, tilting her head on her shoulder, smiling like a cheshire cat.“You didn’t!” Andy shouted, eyes wide with shock.“NO! We didn’t do what you’re thinking!” Carina shouted, hitting Andy on the arm.“Ok, but you did something.” Andy said chuckling, looking curiously at Carina.“We just smooched a little, as Nana would say.” Carina said giggling.“You’re forgetting I know Nana, and what her definition of smooching is.” Andy said laughing.“Ok, stop talking before they come back with the firewood.” Carina said smiling, her cheeks turning red.After dinner that evening Mason and Andrew were playing video games upstairs, while the rest were watching movies and having drinks downstairs. “I’m bored watching movies, let’s do something else.” Andy said, sighing loudly.“What do you want to do?” Maya asked, smiling at Andy.“Let’s play truth or dare.” Andy said smiling mischievously.“That can be dangerous playing with you.” Maya laughed, looking at Andy.“Aw, come on, it’ll be fun.” Andy said smiling.“I’m game.” Carina said.“You actually want to play truth or dare?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Sure, I’ve never really played it.” Carina said shrugging her shoulder.“Great, I’ll go first.” Andy said smiling. “Maya, truth or dare?”“Dare, I’m not afraid of you.” Maya said laughing.“I dare you to give Carina a kiss, with tongue, for one full minute, I’ll time it.” Andy said smiling, sitting up to pull the timer app up on her phone.“That’s easy.” Maya said, cupping Carina’s face in her hands, kissing her, slipping her tongue inside her mouth.Andy is smiling, timing them on her phone. “Aww, you’re so cute. Your time is up.” Andy said smiling at them.“Andy, truth or dare?” Maya said smiling mischievously.“I’ll take the dare.” Andy said smiling.“Give Ryan a lap dance.” Maya said laughing.“That’s too easy.” Andy said smiling, climbing on Ryan’s lap, moving her body seductively all over him, Ryan smiling.“Carina, truth or dare?” Andy said smiling at her.“Truth, I have nothing to hide.” Carina said nonchalantly.“Did you and Maya do more than just kiss last night?” Andy asked smiling, because she was sure they had.Carina starts turning red, Maya looking at her waiting to see how she responded. “Can I change to dare?” Carina asked smiling, looking at her fingers.“Nope, you chose truth, so you have to tell the truth.” Andy said smiling wickedly.Carina turns to look at Maya for approval before speaking, Maya shrugs her shoulders. “Yes, but that’s all I’m saying!” Carina said smiling, burying her face in Maya’s chest, Andy and Ryan laughing. Carina looked at Andy, with a mischievous smile, “Truth or dare, Andy?”“I’ll take truth this time.” Andy said shrugging.Carina wanted to get back at Andy for embarrassing her. “Is Ryan the only guy you’ve had sex with?” Carina asked with narrowed eyes, smiling.Andy is surprised by Carina’s question; she opens her mouth wide in shock. “This game is stupid; I don’t want to play anymore.” Andy said, standing up quickly, walking towards the kitchen.“Wait, you haven’t answered the question.” Ryan said with his arms folded, with a serious look on his face.“I’m not going to neither!” Andy angrily shouted, walking into the kitchen.“Huh oh, she’s mad.” Carina said, getting up to check on Andy. Carina walked into the kitchen, to see Andy crying. Carina walked up to her, embracing her in a gentle hug. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you.” Carina said, hugging Andy.“I’m not upset with you; I’m upset with myself.” Andy said wiping her tears. “I screwed up last year, and Ryan doesn’t know about it. We had broken up and I started dating another guy, and we ended up having sex, just once though, because Ryan and I got back together. I’m afraid if he finds out, he’ll break up with me for good.” Andy said, sobbing again.“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked that question. I was just trying to embarrass you like you did me. It was stupid and childish and now you’re hurt by it.” Carina said wiping a tear that had escaped her own eyes.“Hey, you don’t have anything to be sorry for, I’m the one who fucked up, not you. This is all on me, it’s my fault, not yours.” Andy said, wiping her tears, hugging Carina.“I still feel bad though.” Carina said looking sad.“There’s something you can do to cheer me up.” Andy said with a mischievous smile on her face.“What is it?” Carina asked, looking at Andy with narrowed eyes.“You can tell me what happened between you and Maya last night.” Andy said chuckling.“Nooooo!” Carina said smiling, turning bright red, Andy busting out laughing.“Ok, I’ll leave you alone about it…for now.” Andy said laughing.“Are you ok now?” Carina asked.“Yeah, I’m ok.” Andy said wiping her face with a paper towel.“Can I give you some advice?” Carina asked with a serious look on her face.“Sure, I could use some right now.” Andy said, sitting down in a chair.“I think you need to be honest with Ryan and tell him about what happened while you were broken up. I know if it were Maya I would want to know. Yes, it would hurt to hear it, but I don’t want any secrets between us. I can see how much Ryan loves you and he’ll forgive you, if you’re just honest with him. Nana tells me all the time that communication is the key to a healthy and lasting relationship. If I hadn’t taken her advice when I did, things would probably still be a little rocky with me and Maya. You love Ryan and he loves you, there’s nothing you can’t work through.” Carina said, holding Andy’s hand smiling at her.“I know…he deserves to know. I need to find the courage to have that difficult conversation with him. I’ll wait until we get home and try to talk to him tomorrow night. I don’t want to ruin our last night here.” Andy said.“Let’s drink some drinks, relax, and have some fun since we have to go home tomorrow.” Carina said smiling, getting up to pour another glass of wine.“Yes, that’s what I need, another strong drink.” Andy said laughing, pouring whiskey and coke in a glass. “Have you ever done a shot of Maya’s whiskey she brought?” Andy asked, holding up the whiskey bottle.“No, I usually just drink wine, but I’ll do one shot with you, if it’ll make you happy.” Carina said smiling.Andy poured 2 shot glasses full of whiskey, handing Carina one. Maya and Ryan walked in to see them holding the shots of whiskey. “Are we doing shots now?” Maya asked laughing.“Andy wanted me to do a shot of whiskey with her since I’ve never done it.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Let me and Ryan fix a shot for us first, then we’ll all take a shot together.” Maya said smiling, taking 2 shot glasses out of the cabinet, filling them up with whiskey.“We need to do a toast or something.” Ryan said holding the shot of whiskey.“To a great memorable weekend with family and friends.” Maya said holding her glass up, everyone clanking them together, downing the shot.“That burns!” Carina said, taking a gulp of wine from her glass.“It’s whiskey, what did you expect.” Ryan said laughing at Carina.“I didn’t expect it to burn that bad, I think it fried my tonsils.” Carina said laughing.“I’m doing another shot, who’s with me?” Andy asked, pouring more whiskey in her glass.“I’ll do another shot.” Maya said, holding her glass out for Andy to fill it with whiskey.“Not me!” Carina said, backing away from them.“I’ll do it.” Ryan said holding his glass out for Andy to fill.Andy had several more shots after that, getting very tipsy, laughing and dancing around the kitchen. “Come on Carina, dance with me.” Andy said, grabbing Carina’s hand pulling her from her chair. Andy and Carina were dancing all over the kitchen, Ryan and Maya laughing at them as they had a bit of a dance off, Andy dancing salsa, Carina dancing ballet. Andy tried dancing ballet like Carina, but couldn’t do it, Carina danced salsa like she had been doing it for years. “Damn Carina, if you fuck as good as you dance, Maya’s in big trouble when you guys start fucking.” Andy said, throwing her head back laughing, Maya, Ryan and Carina laughing with her.“I wouldn’t say trouble.” Ryan said laughing, looking at Maya, clanking their whiskey glasses together.“I wouldn’t either.” Maya whispered, watching Carina’s hips moving as she danced.Andy pulled up ‘Naughty Girl’ by Beyonce on her phone, playing it, pulling Ryan up to dance with her. Carina grabbed Maya’s hand pulling her up to dance with her, watching Andy dance very seductively with Ryan. Carina pulled Maya close to her body, placing her leg between Maya’s leg, moving her body seductive against Maya’s. Maya swallowed hard, feeling her dick getting hard from Carina’s dance moves.“Carina, you can’t be dancing like that.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear.“Why not, I like to dance.” Carina responded smiling at Maya.“Because it’s not helping me any right now.” Maya said, trying to move away from Carina.“Just dance this one dance with me, please.” Carina said, pouting with her bottom lip sticking out.“Ok, but just this one dance, no more.” Maya said, groaning.The more Carina danced against Maya, the harder her dick got. When the song ended, Maya had a full erection. Carina tried to move away from Maya, but Maya grabbed Carina, turning her back towards her, not letting her move. “Whatever you do, don’t move without me behind you.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear.“Why not? I want to sit down.” Carina said, starting to move, Maya holding her tightly around the waist, shoved her hips forward, her hardened dick hitting Carina’s ass. “Ohhh.” Carina said, when Maya’s dick made contact with her ass.Andy and Ryan stopped dancing when the song ended, laughing and sitting down in the kitchen chairs. “Sit down, let’s play a card game.” Andy said looking at Maya and Carina.“I don’t feel like playing cards tonight. I’m tired and about to go to bed.” Carina said, fake yawning.“We should get to bed too; we have to get up early in the morning.” Ryan said looking at Andy.“You guys are no fun.” Andy said pouting, taking a drink of her whiskey and coke.“We played truth or dare like you wanted, had shots of whiskey with you, and danced. What do you mean we’re no fun?” Ryan asked chuckling.“Everyone have 2 more shots with me, then we’ll all go to bed.” Andy said, pouring whiskey into shot glasses.“Count me out, my throat still burns from the one I had earlier.” Carina said, rubbing her throat.“Me and Ryan will do 2 shots with you, but that’s it, after that everyone goes to bed.” Maya said giggling, holding Carina’s waist. Carina turned her head to see Maya smiling as she winked at Carina.Andy handed Ryan and Maya 2 shot glasses filled with whiskey. “You have to drink one right after the other and whoever downs theirs first is the shot champion.” Andy said smiling.“Dio mio.” Carina said, knowing competitive Maya would down hers quickly, just to win.“Tell us when to go.” Andy said looking at Carina.“On your mark….get set….GO!” Carina shouted, Maya downing both hers before Ryan and Andy could finish their first one.“I win! I’m the shot champion!” Maya said laughing, hugging Carina, kissing the side of her head. “Now everyone go to bed!” Maya said, moving a little away from Carina so she could walk. Maya walked closely behind Carina until they reached the bedroom. “Fuck!” Maya said frowning, putting her hand on her dick.“Is it really that painful?” Carina asked sympathetically.“You have no idea.” Maya said with a pained look on her face, lightly rubbing her dick through her pants.“I’m sorry.” Carina said, cupping Maya’s face, looking in her eyes, kissing her softly on the lips.“You can’t help that you’re so damn sexy.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“You think I’m sexy?” Carina asked, smirking at Maya.“I’ve told you I think you’re sexy before, don’t you remember it?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“Yes, I just wanted to hear you say it again.” Carina said giggling.“You like when I tell you how fucking sexy you are?” Maya asked smiling at Carina.“Yes.” Carina said smiling widely at Maya.“How about I show you instead?” Maya said, smiling seductively.“Yes, let me get changed for bed, and you can show me anything you want.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya hard on the lips.“Ok.” Maya said, unable to speak more after the kiss. Carina turned to walk in the bathroom, Maya undressed quickly, laying in bed waiting for Carina to come out of the bathroom.Carina opened the bathroom door sticking her head out, “You can come brush your teeth now.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“Fuck, I almost forgot to brush my teeth, what’s this woman doing to me?” Maya said to herself, with a light chuckle.Carina is standing at the sink brushing her teeth, when Maya walks in, looking at Carina’s long legs smiling. Maya’s brushing her teeth, looking at Carina in the mirror when she bends over to spit in the sink, her t-shirt rising just enough for Maya to see her sexy lacy red panties. Maya starts brushing her teeth faster, wanting to hurry up and get in bed with Carina. Carina is putting lotion on her arms, when Maya spits in the sink turning to Carina. “All done, let’s go to bed now.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand leading her to the bed, Carina giggling.“How much whiskey did you drink tonight? You’re giggly like you were last night, which makes me think you’re tipsy again.” Carina said laughing.“Enough, for what I have planned with you.” Maya said smiling, pulling the comforter back for Carina to climb into bed.Carina climbed into bed, pulling the comforter over her, Maya diving across her to the other side of the bed, both giggling. “Yep, you’re tipsy.” Carina said smiling and giggling.“How much wine did you have? You’re pretty giggly yourself.” Maya asked giggling, pulling Carina against her body.“I think 3 or 4 glasses of wine and 1 shot of whiskey, which my throat still hasn’t recovered from.” Carina said giggling, snuggling up to Maya.“The lights.” Maya said, moving her arm from around Carina, who reached over to turn off the lights by the bed.“I don’t want to go home tomorrow; I want to stay here longer with you.” Carina said, snuggling up to Maya.“I don’t want to go home either. I guess we just have to make the most of tonight.” Maya said giggling, rolling Carina on her back, attacking her lips, kissing hard, slipping her tongue inside, teasing Carina’s tongue with hers. Carina ran her hands lightly up and down Maya’s back, to her ass gently squeezing it.“Did you just squeeze my ass?” Maya asked giggling, looking into Carina’s eyes, Carina smiling, nodding yes. “You naughty girl.” Maya said smiling referencing Beyonce’s song.“You haven’t seen naughty yet.” Carina giggled smiling, squeezing Maya’s ass hard, pressing Maya’s hips against her.“Holy fuck!” Maya said, feeling her dick getting hard again. Maya attacked Carina’s neck on her sweet spot, Carina moaning when Maya began kissing and sucking there. Maya licked and lightly bit on Carina’s earlobe, “What are we going to try tonight?” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear.“What do you have in mind?” Carina whispered back.“Let’s get naked.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear.Carina’s eyes went real big hearing what Maya had whispered to her. Carina swallowed hard, “Really?” Carina whispered, making sure Maya wasn’t joking.“Yes, I want to feel all of you against my body.” Maya whispered in her ear, then moved her mouth to kiss and suck Carina’s neck where she knew always got a reaction from her.“O….ok.” Carina whispered nervously.Maya sat up taking off her sports bra, throwing it on the floor, then pulled her boxers off, throwing them next to her sports bra. Carina watched as Maya took off her bra throwing it on the floor, and took off her t-shirt, throwing it where Maya had thrown hers, Carina took off her panties, throwing them on the floor beside her. Once they were both naked, Maya slowly moved closer to Carina, her now semi hard dick, against Carina’s hip. Carina pulled Maya down, kissing her hard, shoving her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, tasting the toothpaste Maya uses. The kiss was so sensual, both started moaning, hands roaming over each other’s body. Maya moved, pressing her naked body against Carina’s, Carina shifting her body, so Maya’s bare breast made contact with hers.“Dio mio.” Carina said, breaking the kiss, breathing hard. Maya moved her mouth to Carina’s collarbone, kissing and sucking, sure to leave a mark, slowly moving her mouth to Carina’s hardened nipple, flicking her tongue across it before sucking it into her mouth, twirling her tongue around it. Carina gasped, “Cazzo.” Carina said, grabbing the back of Maya’s head, holding her mouth against her breast, her other hand gently squeezing Maya’s breast.Maya slowly trailed her hand down Carina’s body, to her folds, feeling a large amount of wetness there, Maya slid her finger up Carina’s fold to her clit, rubbing circles around it. Carina gasped, breathing hard, spread her legs wider to give Maya better access. Maya slid her finger to Carina’s entrance, gently pressing on it, while using her thumb to continue rubbing circles on her clit. Maya rubs her finger up and down Carina’s folds, gathering wetness on it, moving her finger slowly down to Carina’s entrance, slowing pushing it inside Carina, barely getting inside when Carina flinched. Maya pulled her finger out slowly, looking at Carina, “Did that hurt?” Maya asked whispering.“Yeah, a little.” Carina responded, looking at the ceiling.“I’m sorry.” Maya whispered, slowly moving her finger back to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles on it, Maya kissing and sucking Carina’s sweet spot, trying to get her to relax from tensing up, when Maya tried pushing her finger inside Carina’s pussy. Carina’s body relaxes, her breathing becoming hard again, Maya applies more pressure to Carina’s clit while she’s rubbing circles on it.Carina pulls Maya’s hand away from her clit, shifting her body to be under Maya, Maya laying fully on top of Carina, her dick against Carina’s pussy. Maya looks at Carina, confusion on her face. “I wanted to feel all of you against me.” Carina whispered, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Ok.” Maya whispered, laying totally still, her hardened dick twitching on its own against Carina’s pussy, Carina moaning loudly. “I’m sorry, it’s doing that on its own.” Maya whispered, her forehead against Carina’s, looking in each other’s eyes.“It’s ok, it feels good.” Carina whispered, smiling.“What now?” Maya asked in a whispered voice, smiling at Carina.“I don’t know, maybe try rubbing it up and down, but don’t push it inside me. I’m not ready for us to have sex yet.” Carina whispered, raising her finger up to Maya.“I won’t.” Maya whispered smiling, kissing Carina tenderly on the lips, slipping her tongue inside, softly playing with Carina’s tongue with hers, Carina moaning in her mouth. Maya slowly, moved her hand down Carina’s body to her dick, grabbing the base of it, lightly rubbing it up and down Carina’s folds to her clit, rubbing it across her clit, Carina gasping, throwing her head towards the ceiling, her hips bucking up at the contact, tightly gripping Maya’s biceps. “Are you ok?” Maya whispered, stopping the movements of her dick against Carina’s folds.Carina looks into Maya’s eyes smiling, “Yes, it felt so good it caught me off guard, I wasn’t expecting that.” Carina whispered, smiling at Maya.“What were you expecting?” Maya asked whispering, looking confused.“I don’t know, just not for it to feel that good.” Carina whispered smiling at Maya.“I know, I wasn’t expecting it to feel this good either.” Maya whispered, smiling back at Carina. “Do you want me to stop?” Maya asked whispering, looking at Carina.“NO!” Carina whisper shouted, smiling at Maya, causing a light giggle from her.Maya kissed Carina tenderly like before, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, lightly rubbing it across Carina’s tongue. Maya starts slowly rubbing her dick up and down Carina’s folds to her clit again, Carina moaning in her mouth. Carina slowly starts thrusting her hips, trying to push harder against Maya’s dick. “I can’t feel you the way I want.” Carina whispered in Maya’s ear, Maya with her head on Carina’s shoulder.“What do you need me to do?” Maya whispered in Carina’s neck.“Let me think a second.” Carina whispered, trailing her fingernails along Maya’s back, Maya laying totally still, not knowing what to do. “I think I have it.” Carina whispered, pulling Maya’s head up to look in her eyes.“Ok, what do I need to do?” Maya whispered, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Put your legs on both sides of mine.” Carina whispered, Maya looking at her with a puzzled look.“Ok.” Maya whispered, moving one leg over Carina’s, then moving the other over her other leg, Carina squeezing her legs together. “Now what?” Maya asked whispering, smiling at Carina.“Put it between my legs now.” Carina whispered.“How?” Maya asked whispering, confused as to what Carina was telling her to do.“Like this.” Carina whispered, reaching down, grabbing Maya’s dick, pushing it between her legs, where it was flush against her pussy, pointing down towards the bed, causing Maya to gasp when her dick made contact with Carina’s pussy.“Fuck!” Maya whisper shouted, looking at the ceiling, placing her hands beside Carina’s head, holding her weight up.“Is this hurting you?” Carina asked whispering, concern in her voice.“NO, quite the opposite.” Maya whispered, smiling at Carina.“Now, kiss me.” Carina whispered, grabbing Maya behind the neck, pulling her down to kiss her, Maya leaning down on her elbows beside Carina’s head, not wanting to put all her weight on Carina. Maya starts off soft and slow kissing Carina, Carina quickly deepening the kiss, moaning in Maya’s mouth, moving her hips up and down Maya’s long hardened dick between her legs, Maya starts moving her hips to match Carina’s.Maya breaks the kiss needing air, breathing hard. Carina moves Maya’s head to her neck, Maya kisses and sucks Carina’s pulse point, Carina moaning louder, her hips moving faster. “Faster.” Carina whispered, Maya moving her hips faster trying to match Carina’s. “Dio mio, Cazzo!” Carina whisper shouted. The only noises heard are the slight creak of the bed, and the wetness sounds from their sexes. “I…I think I’m about to cum.” Carina whispered close to Maya’s ear, holding Maya tightly against her body.Maya started moving her hips faster, chasing her own orgasm. “Fuck, I’m going to cum.” Maya whispered, that feeling growing in her groin.Carina moved her hips wildly against Maya’s, hearing their bodies slapping together. “Ahhhhhh, ahhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy spasming and the tightening of her cervix.Maya started moving her hips fiercely, when she felt the tightening in her groin, “Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuuuuucckkk, I’m cumming!” Maya shouted as ropes of cum shot from her dick, Maya shallow thrusting her hips hard, until she’s emptied her dick of all the cum. Maya collapsed on Carina’s body panting and breathing hard against her neck, Carina holding her tightly, breathing hard as well.Carina’s breathing evened out before Maya’s. “That was even more incredible than last night.” Carina whispered, rubbing Maya’s neck and back.“Yeah, it was.” Maya said still out of breath. Maya went to move off Carina, but Carina held her there.“Don’t move yet.” Carina whispered, next to Maya’s ear.“Carina?” Maya whispered.“Yeah.” Carina whispered.“Why are we still whispering?” Maya asked giggling.“I don’t know.” Carina responded giggling.Maya rose up smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes, softly kissing her on the lips. “I love you so much.” Maya said smiling, looking deep into Carina’s eyes.“I love you so much too.” Carina said smiling, leaning Maya’s forehead against hers.“I’m going to have to change the sheets before we can go to sleep.” Maya said giggling.“I know…you made a mess.” Carina said laughing.“I hate to tell you this, but it’s not all mine.” Maya said laughing.“It’s worth changing the sheets over.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Can I move now?” Maya asked smiling.“Yes.” Carina said smiling, letting go of Maya’s neck, Maya moving to lay beside her.“My side isn’t wet.” Maya said giggling.“Because your mess is on my side.” Carina said giggling. “By the way, you’re welcome.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“For what?” Maya asked looking confused.“That was my payback for leaving you hanging last night.” Carina said chuckling.“If that’s the kind of payback I get, then leave me hanging more often.” Maya said laughing.“Stupida.” Carina said laughing, smacking Maya on the shoulder.“Turn on the lights so I can change the sheets.” Maya said, moving to get out of bed.“Maya we’re naked!” Carina shouted, looking surprised at Maya.“I know, so?” Maya asked smiling at Maya. “It’s not like you haven’t already seen me completely naked, and I’ve seen you naked already too.” Maya said laughing, pulling on the comforter, to take it off the bed, Carina holding onto it tightly.“Yes, but that was with the lights off!” Carina shouted, glaring at Maya.“You’re beautiful with or without the lights on, now would you please turn the lights on so I can change the sheets.” Maya said smiling.“Ok, but don’t stare at my body!” Carina said, reaching to turn the lights on.“Thank you, now get up so I can take these sheets off.” Maya said smiling, trying not to look at Carina’s body.Carina got up slowly, keeping her eyes on Maya, Maya looking away smiling. “I’m watching you.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“I’m not looking at your sexy, beautiful body.” Maya said laughing.“Do you want to get clean sheets out of the closet, or do you want me to? I might accidentally see your body if I do it.” Maya said giggling.“You can do it since I don’t know where they are while I take these off.” Carina said, pulling the comforter off the bed. “Wow!” Carina said, causing Maya to turn around and look.“What?” Maya asked, looking at Carina staring at the bed.“You made a huge mess on the bed!” Carina said, pointing to a huge wet spot on the bed.“That’s not all mine!” Maya said laughing, looking at the bed.“Well, most of it is.” Carina said laughing, looking at Maya, who was now looking at Carina’s naked body. “Maya! I told you not to look!” Carina shouted, using her hands to try to cover her body.“I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it, you’re standing right in front of me.” Maya said giggling, walking towards Carina, moving Carina’s hands away from her body. “Carina, your body is so fucking sexy, and beautiful, you have nothing to be embarrassed about.” Maya said smiling lovingly, pushing a strand of Carina’s hair behind her ear. “I could stare at your body all day.” Maya said smiling, cupping Carina’s face, kissing her softy on the lips.“Well…just don’t tell anyone you’ve seen me naked!” Carina sternly said, pointing her finger at Maya.“Trust me, I won’t.” Maya said smiling. “You don’t tell anyone you’ve seen me naked either.” Maya said cocking an eyebrow up.“I won’t. I don’t want anyone wanting to see your humongous, talented dick.” Carina said smiling.“It’s not humongous!” Maya said giggling.They’re laying in bed cuddled up together after changing the sheets. “I can’t believe how far we’ve come just these past few days.” Carina said, playing with Maya’s arm.“I can’t either. We got embarrassed just talking about sex, now we’re doing everything but. I think it’s the alcohol’s fault.” Maya said chuckling.“What do you mean? Are you saying if we hadn’t been drinking these past few days, none of what happened would’ve happened?” Carina said looking up at Maya.“No, I’m saying the alcohol was liquid encouragement to try things. I’m not regretting anything we’ve done here.” Maya said smiling at Carina. “I hope you don’t have any regrets either.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“I don’t regret anything about these past few days here.” Carina said smiling, raising up to place a soft kiss on Maya’s lips.“Good, because if you did, I would feel really bad and guilty.” Maya said smiling.“I wanted everything that happened, to happen. If I didn’t, I would have told you and stopped things from happening.” Carina said, lightly scratching Maya’s head.“Me too. I feel like we’ve gotten so much closer here.” Maya said smiling.“Yeah, in more ways than one.” Carina said laughing.“We should try to get some sleep, we have to get up early, and I need to wash my sheets before we leave. I definitely don’t want Rosa to find them, when she comes out to clean, after we leave tomorrow.” Maya said laughing.“Oh God no!” Carina said, shaking her head.“Good night, beautiful.” Maya said kissing the top of Carina’s head.“Good night, Bella.” Carina said, kissing Maya’s shoulder.

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The next morning Maya is awakened by the sound of Carina getting sick in the bathroom. Maya goes into the bathroom to see Carina with her head in the toilet throwing up. “What’s wrong? What can I do the help?” Maya asked, rubbing Carina’s back, while holding her hair out of the way for her.“Can you get me a cold wet washcloth?” Carina asked, still hovering over the toilet.Maya gets a cold cloth for Carina, wiping her face and forehead with it. “Did you eat something that upset your stomach?” Maya asked, sympathetically.“No, I woke up with a migraine this morning.” Carina said, with her eyes closed tightly. “I always get sick when I have one.”“I think I need to take you home, so you can take some medicine for it.” Maya said, kissing Carina on her forehead.“What about everyone else?” Carina asked, tears streaming down her cheeks.“Don’t worry about them. I’ll wake Andy up and let her know what’s going on and to lock up when they leave. Let’s just get you home so you’ll feel better.” Maya said, talking low, not wanting to make Carina’s migraine hurt worse.“I need to pack my stuff first.” Carina said.“I’ll take care of it or have Andy do it for us. I think we should just get you home as soon as possible. Do you get migraines very often?” Maya asked with concern in her voice.“I only get them right before my periods start, which are not regular, so I end up with a migraine.” Carina explained.“Oh, I didn’t know a period could cause migraines.” Maya said, with a look of curiosity on her face.“They don’t if you have regular periods, but mine aren’t. Sometimes, I go for a few months without having one, then when I do, it’s the period from hell. Mamma wants me to start taking birth control to regulate my periods. I hate taking medicine, so I fought her on it, but now I’m ready to try anything to keep from having migraines.” Carina said, Maya helping her to the bed.“Just lay here and I’ll go talk to Andy, then I’ll come back and help you get dressed so I can take you home.” Maya said, kissing Carina on top of her head.Maya went upstairs waking Andy up to let her know what was going on with Carina. Andy assures Maya she’ll take care of the house and for Maya to just focus on Carina. Maya goes back downstairs to help Carina get dressed, then warms up her truck so Carina wouldn’t get cold on the ride home. Maya carries Carina to the truck, helping her inside, Carina laying over in the seat, with the cold cloth on her head.When Maya got to Carina’s house, Lucia opened the door to see Maya holding Carina in her arms. “What happened?” Lucia asked, a look of concern on her face.“She woke up with a migraine this morning, so I brought her home, the rest of them are still at my house, but they’ll be home later. I’ll make sure Andrew gets home when they get back to the ranch.” Maya said.“Can you take her upstairs for me? I’ll grab her migraine medication and bring it up with some water for her to take it with.” Lucia asked, walking towards the kitchen.Maya carried Carina upstairs, gently placing her on the bed, covering her up with a blanket. Maya laid down beside Carina, gently rubbing her back. Lucia brought the medication and water in for Carina to take. Maya helps Carina sit up to take the medication, supporting her back for her.“This is the worst migraine ever.” Carina said, sobbing. “I’m tired of getting them, I’m ready to start taking birth control if it means I never have another migraine.” Carina said, leaning against Maya, Maya wiping her tears.“Ok, I’ll set up an appointment for you to start taking them. I should be able to get you in this week to see the gynecologist at the hospital.” Lucia said, wiping Carina’s face with the washcloth.“I’m going to go so you can get some rest. I’ll be back to check on you when I bring Andrew home later.” Maya said, kissing Carina on top of her head.“What about my car? I need someone to drive my car home for me.” Carina asked, lying down.“I can have Andy drive it home for you, if that’s ok with you.” Maya said.“Yes, that’s fine, the keys are in my purse.” Carina responded.Maya leaned down next to Carina’s ear, “I love you, let me know if you need anything.” Maya whispered.“I love you too.” Carina whispered.Lucia is smiling at both of them as they tell each other ‘I love you’. “You are the cutest couple ever.” Lucia said, smiling widely.“Thank you.” Maya said blushing. “I’m going to head back to the ranch and see if everyone’s back yet. I’ll bring Andrew and Carina’s car back later. Please let me know if she needs anything.” Maya said, smiling at Lucia.“I will. Thank you for bringing her home. I’m happy to hear she’s finally going to start birth control to help with her periods and these horrible migraines. Do you have a difficult time with your periods?” Lucia asked, looking at Maya.Maya thinks fast, not sure how to answer the question. “No, I’ve never had any issues with periods.” Maya said, thinking she’s not lying to Lucia because she’s never had a period to have an issue with.“Well, you’re one of the lucky ones then.” Lucia responded, patting Maya on the shoulder.Maya brings Andrew home and goes inside to check on Carina. “How was your time at Maya’s house?” Lucia asked, looking at Andrew.“It was a blast, I learned how to drive a 4-wheeler.” Andrew responded excitedly, handing his dirty laundry to Lucia.“Is that why your clothes are full of mud?” Lucia asked, pulling out clothes with mud all over them.“Yeah, we went mudding, that’s where you drive through mud on a 4-wheeler.” Andrew said, smiling.“It’s going to take several washings to get all this mud out of these clothes.” Lucia chuckled; happy they had a good time.“How is Carina feeling?” Maya asked, looking at Lucia.“She’s been asleep most of the day. The migraine medication knocks her out for several hours, even all night sometimes.” Lucia replied.“I won’t disturb her then, please let her know I came by to check on her, if she wakes up.” Maya said smiling, walking towards the door. “Oh, and Andy drove her car home for her, here’s the keys.” Maya said, handing Lucia the keys.Lucia set Carina up an appointment the following week to get started on birth control pills. Maya had an appointment the same day to have her sperm tested. As Maya is walking down the hallway to her doctor’s office, she sees Carina and Lucia walking towards her. “Hey, what are you doing here? Are you ok?” Carina asked, looking concerned at Maya.“Yes, I’m fine, just here for an appointment.” Maya responded, hoping Carina didn’t ask her what the appointment was for.“Me too, I’m hoping to be able to get started on birth control today.” Carina said, smiling at Maya. “I don’t want anymore migraines like the last one.”“That migraine was pretty bad, hopefully they can get you taken care of, so you don’t have anymore.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Is Katherine here with you?” Lucia asked, looking around for Maya’s mom.“No, I wanted to come by myself, she has to work today. I come to my appointments by myself all the time.” Maya said, smiling nervously at Lucia, hoping she doesn’t inquire anymore about her appointment.“I’ll call you later and tell you how it goes.” Carina said smiling, placing a light kiss on Maya’s cheek.“Please do.” Maya said smiling, returning a kiss to Carina’s cheek.The doctor gave Maya a specimen cup and lead her to a room to collect the specimen from. Maya walks in the room, locking the door behind her, looking around at all the porn magazines and videos. “I don’t think I can do this.” Maya said aloud to herself. Maya is startled when her phone begins ringing in her pocket. She takes the phone out to see Carina’s picture pop up on the screen, answering. “Hey, how did your appointment go?” Maya asked, with nervousness in her voice.“It went well, the doctor was really nice and gave me a prescription for birth control pills. She said a lot of young people get migraines when they don’t have regular periods.” Carina explained.“That’s nice.” Maya said, distracted by the room she was in.“How did your appointment go?” Carina asked, with concern in her voice, hearing the nervousness of Maya’s voice.“I’m still here. I don’t know if I can do this.” Maya said, starting to panic.“You don’t know if you can do what?” Carina asked, not knowing what Maya’s appointment was for.“You know….give them a sample of my sperm for them to test it.” Maya said, panicking and starting to hyperventilate.“I didn’t know that’s what your appointment was for. Where are you?” Carina asked, hearing Maya panicking.“I’m in a room with magazines and videos filled with porn!” Maya shouted, breathing fast.“Maya, listen to me. You’re having a panic attack. You need to take slow deep breaths with me. Breath in….breath out.” Carina said, trying to calm Maya down, having her take several breaths with her. After several breaths with Carina, Maya started calming down, her breathing becoming normal.“Thanks, I feel better now.” Maya said, after calming down. “I still don’t think I can do this though.” Maya said.“Yes, you can, I believe in you. You can do anything you set your mind to. You need to just think about it as, finding out if we would be able to have a family someday. I want a family with you, nobody else.” Carina said, trying to hype Maya up and give her the confidence to go through with it.“I want a family with you too, but this isn’t easy for me to do. What if I do this and we find out I can’t have kids? I don’t know if I could handle that, I would be letting you down.” Maya said, with a shaky voice as tears started to build in her eyes.“Maya, you won’t be letting me down in any way. If for some reason you’re unable to have children, we have other options. Don’t put that stress on yourself right now. Whatever the outcome, we’ll get through it together, because we love each other.” Carina said, in a soft soothing voice.“I don’t think I can do what is needed to produce a sample, I’ve never done anything like that before.” Maya said, starting to panic again.“If you don’t want to do it, then don’t. We’ll figure out something else, I don’t want you stressing yourself out for me.” Carina said, in a loving voice.“I’m doing this for us, not just you. There is no other way to find out whether or not I can have children, except for this test. I have to figure out a way to get this done, for us.” Maya said, sounding better.“Is there anything I can do to help you get through this?” Carina asked, in a serious tone.“Not unless you can come and do this for me.” Maya said laughing.“I would if I could, but unfortunately, I can’t. What if maybe you think it’s my hand on you when you get the sample?” Carina said in a seductive voice.“If you keep talking like that, and I pretend you are doing this to me, I can do this, no problem.” Maya said, laughing nervously.“I can stay on the phone with you while you do it, if you want me to.” Carina said with a giggle.“No, I don’t think that will be necessary, Rooster has reared his head, just listening to your sexy voice.” Maya said chuckling.“I’ll let you go so you can ‘handle’ things.” Carina said laughing, when she put a lot of emphasis on ‘handle’.“Ok, I’ll call you later.” Maya said, beginning to breath hard as she unzipped her pants, taking out her dick, stroking it, thinking of Carina’s naked body at the ranch house. A few minutes later, Maya had achieved her goal, she had an almost full cup of sperm to be tested. Maya walked to the area where she was told to leave the sample, looked around to see if anyone was looking, quickly placing the specimen cup on the shelf, walking away fast.Maya gets in her truck, starting to leave the hospital, calling Carina. “Hey, are you finished with your appointment?” Carina asked.“Yes, I did it! I left them a lot of my sample.” Maya said laughing.“Good job, Bambina! I knew you could do it, I’m so proud of you!” Carina said, with excitement in her voice.“I hope I never have to do that again. That was the most embarrassing I’ve ever done.” Maya said laughing. “Did you get your prescription filled?” Maya asked, turning serious.“Yeah, I start taking them Sunday, since it’s the first Sunday after starting my period. I really hope they work like they’re supposed to.” Carina said, sighing.“They will, you have to remain positive about it.” Maya said, trying to cheer Carina up.“I am, it’s just that I’ve been dealing with irregular periods for so many years, that it’s hard to be positive about something that might or might not work.” Carina said.“I know, but they’re going to work and you’re not going to get anymore migraines.” Maya said, cheerfully.“Right, they’re going to work!” Carina said, trying to sound cheerful for Maya.“I have to go; I’ve arrived at my destination.” Maya said, excitement in her voice.“Where are you?” Carina asked, curiously.“I can’t tell you, it’s a secret. You’ll find out later, say around Christmas.” Maya said laughing.“Oh, so you’re buying me a Christmas present. Do I get a hint?” Carina asked, sounding very curious.“Nope, no hints will be given for this present.” Maya said laughing.“Then I’m not giving you any hints about yours either.” Carina said laughing.“Unlike you, I can wait until Christmas to see what my present is.” Maya said laughing.“Fine.” Carina said giggling.“I’ll talk to you later. I love you.” Maya said, before hanging up the phone.“I love you too.” Carina responded, ending the call.Maya went inside the jewelry store, picking out and ordering Carina’s Christmas present. Maya is excited about her choice and can’t wait to give it to Carina, knowing she has no idea what the present is. When Maya gets to the ranch, she shows Nana a picture of what she just purchased Carina for Christmas. “Maya, that’s beautiful! She’s going to love it! I can’t wait to see her face when she opens it.” Nana said smiling widely.“I’m sorry Nana, but you won’t be seeing her face when she opens it. I’m planning a surprise for when I give it to her.” Maya said smiling, hugging Nana.“Then make sure you take a lot of pictures for me.” Nana said smiling.A week later when Maya gets home from school, she sees an envelope from the hospital, on the counter. Maya picks up the envelope, looking it over, decides to call Carina. “Hi, I wasn’t expecting you to call this early, I thought you were going to the ranch after school.” Carina said, surprised Maya is calling her.“I am, I just came home to change clothes first. I got an envelope from the hospital in the mail today. I think it may be my test results, and I’m afraid to open it.” Maya said, fear in her voice.“Do you want me to open it for you, or with you?” Carina asked, her voice shaky.“Yes, can I come by on the way to the ranch and we open it together? Whatever is in the envelope affects you as well, so we should do it together.” Maya said sounding nervous.“Of course, just come by after you’ve changed. I’ll wait outside for you.” Carina said.When Maya pulls up in Carina’s driveway, she goes out to Maya’s truck, getting inside. Maya hands her the envelope, “You open it, I don’t think I can.” Maya said, her hands shaking.Carina takes the envelope from Maya, “Ok, but first, I have something to say.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s hands in hers. “No matter what these test results are, it doesn't change anything for me. I love you whether you can have children or not and I’m going to continue to love you for the rest of my life.” Carina said smiling at Maya, kissing her hands.“It won’t change anything for me either, I’ll love you till the day I die.” Maya said smiling.Carina opens the envelope slowly, taking out the papers inside, reading over them. Maya is staring at Carina as she continues to look at the papers. Carina looks up at Maya, tears in her eyes. “I can’t have children.” Maya said seeing the tears in Carina’s eyes, tears forming in her eyes now.“Just the opposite, you can have children, WE can have children!” Carina shouted smiling, tears streaming down her face.“Really?” Maya asked, tears rolling down her cheeks.“Yes! Look for yourself!” Carina shouted, showing Maya the results.Maya looks at the results not understanding any of it. “Where does it say I can have children?” Maya asked, looking at the papers.“Look here, these numbers are the results of your sperm, and these numbers show the normal range they should be. All your numbers are quite higher than the normal range, therefore you are quite fertile.” Carina said laughing.“How do you know how to read this?” Maya asked, looking at the numbers.“One of my classes in college showed us sample test results and explained how to read them. You can be excited now.” Carina said laughing, wrapping her arms around Maya.“Woo fucking hoo!” Maya shouted laughing with joy, hugging Carina tightly. “I honestly didn’t think I would be able to have children with my condition. That’s part of the reason I never imagined myself getting married.” Maya said smiling.Lucia pulls in the driveway returning home from work, seeing Maya and Carina smiling and hugging in Maya’s truck. “What has you both looking so happy today?” Lucia asked, opening Maya’s truck door.“Maya got some great news today and came by to share it with me.” Carina said smiling widely, anticipating her mamma’s next question, “But Maya isn’t ready to share it with everyone yet.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Well, congratulations Maya, whatever this great news is.” Lucia said smiling at Maya.“Thank you.” Maya responded smiling widely.Lucia walked towards the house, “Thanks. I didn’t know what to say.” Maya said chuckling.“I know, your face looked like you had seen a ghost.” Carina said laughing.“I have to get to the ranch; grandpa is waiting on me.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina in for a soft kiss. “I love you so much and can’t wait to have children with you. Actually, that’s a lie, I can wait to have children with you, after you’ve completed college, and become an amazing doctor, and we are financially stable enough for children.” Maya said chuckling.“I like that plan.” Carina said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Maya’s lips.Over the next few weeks Carina and Maya spent every possible minute together, shopping for presents for Christmas, going to dinner, and watching movies. They haven’t been able to look at the stars for a while because of the weather being so rainy and cold. Maya and Carina are having dinner at the ranch with Nana and grandpa tonight, Nana asking Maya to bring Carina out since she hasn’t seen her for several weeks.“I’m so happy to see you, Carina.” Nana said smiling, hugging her.“I’m happy to see you too.” Carina said smiling, hugging Nana.“What about me?” Grandpa asked, holding out his arms for a hug from Carina.“Grandpa! I’ve missed seeing you too, and your teasing.” Carina said smiling, hugging him.As they were eating dinner the subject of Christmas came up. “Carina, does your family have plans for Christmas? We would love to have you all celebrate with us, like at Thanksgiving.” Nana asked, smiling.“I’m not sure, mamma hasn’t said anything about any plans yet. I would love to spend it here; I’ll talk to her later and have her call you.” Carina said smiling, sounding excited.“You have to come out for Christmas, because I already have your gift ready for you.” Grandpa said smiling, with a smirk on his face.“I already have yours too.” Carina said smugly.“You’re going to love what I got you.” Grandpa said smiling widely.“He’s had your present for months, I’m surprised he hasn’t given it to you already, he’s so excited about it.” Nana said laughing.“Maya, don’t forget what I asked you to do for me after Christmas.” Grandpa said, winking at Maya.“Don’t worry, I’m not going to forget.” Maya said smiling at grandpa, winking back at him.“What are you two up to? I know that look Mike, you’re up to something.” Nana said smiling, narrowing her eyes and Grandpa.“Nothing.” Maya and Grandpa said in unison, laughing when they did.“They’re definitely up to something Carina, you just wait and see.” Nana said laughing, looking at Carina, causing her to laugh.As Maya was taking Carina home, Carina was curious as to what Maya and Grandpa had up their sleeve. “So, can you tell me what you and Grandpa are up to?” Carina asked, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.“I’ll tell you, but you can’t tell Nana. Grandpa planned a cruise for Nana and is giving it to her for Christmas. They’re leaving two days after Christmas and he wants me to stay at the ranch for the week they’ll be gone, to look out for the animals and make sure things are getting taken care of as they should be. He doesn’t want to leave the house unoccupied while he’s gone, with all the weapons he has inside.” Maya explained, smiling.“Nana is going to be so surprised! I think Grandpa should probably give Nana that gift early so she has plenty of time to pack for the cruise. Women always take a long time to pack for a trip, especially a weeklong one.” Carina said chuckling.“He’s giving her two days to pack, isn’t that enough?” Maya asked laughing.“You’ve clearly never been on a vacation with women. It takes weeks to figure out what we want to take, and we have to shop for it also.” Carina said laughing.“I’ll make a note of that in case I ever want to take you on a trip.” Maya said laughing.“Stupia!” Carina said giggling, hitting Maya on the arm. Carina’s phone began ringing, Andy’s name popping up on Maya’s dash. “Hello.” Carina said answering the call.“Carina, where are you? I need to talk to you, it’s urgent!” Andy said panicking, her voice being heard through Maya’s truck speakers.“I’m with Maya, she’s taking me home now. What’s wrong?” Carina asked, hearing the panic in Andy’s voice.“Andy, where are you?” Maya asked, concerned for Andy.“I need you both to meet me at the park as soon as possible.” Andy said, now sobbing on the phone.“Ok, we’re on our way, we’ll be there in a few minutes.” Maya said, trying to reassure Andy.Andy climbed into Maya’s truck, sobbing hard, Carina wrapping her arms around Andy, hugging her. “Andy, what’s going on, you’re scaring me.” Maya asked, rubbing Andy’s back.“I…I…I…th…think…I’m….pregnant.” Andy stuttered, sobbing hard on Carina’s shoulder.“You think, or you know you’re pregnant?” Maya asked, rubbing Andy’s arm.“Think. My period is late.” Andy said, wiping her tears.“Ok, so we need to get a pregnancy test and find out.” Carina said, looking at Andy. “We can do the test at my house, there’s a drug store up the road where we can buy the test.” Carina said, wiping Andy’s tears.“Leave your car here, I’ll bring you back to it later. Let’s get the tests and do this now, so you’ll know one way or the other.” Maya said, pulling away from the park.When Maya pulled in the parking lot at the drug store, Carina offered to go inside to buy the tests for Andy, Maya handing Carina her card to buy them with. Carina comes out with a bag, with several different brands of pregnancy tests. “I wasn’t sure which one is more accurate, so I bought several. We can do all of them at once and see what they all say.” Carina said, looking through the bag.When they arrived at Carina’s house, her Mamma wasn’t home because she was working a night shift. They all went to Carina’s bedroom; Andy went into the bathroom taking all the tests with her. Andrew is in his room playing video games, oblivious as to what is happening. Andy comes out of the bathroom, sitting on Carina’s bed, her hands shaking. “How long do we have to wait?” Maya asked, rubbing the back of her neck.“The box said five minutes.” Andy said with a shaky voice.“Does Ryan know you might be pregnant?” Maya asked, looking at Andy.“No, I haven’t told him yet. I want to wait until I know for sure. There’s no reason to get him upset until I know for sure. Maya, my period is three weeks late, I’m never late.” Andy said, tears streaming down her face.“Ok, we’ll just wait for the test results, then decide what we need to do.” Maya said, wiping Andy’s tears. “I’m here for you no matter what.” Maya said, hugging Andy.“We’ll both be here for you; you won’t be alone in this.” Carina said, hugging Andy.The alarm Andy set on her phone goes off, signifying the results should be ready. “I’m afraid to look, Maya can you look for me?” Andy asked, looking pleadingly at Maya.“I’m not good at looking at results, but Carina is.” Maya responded.“Carina, would you look at them for me, please.” Andy asked, leaning on Carina’s shoulder.“Of course, I’ll look for you.” Carina said, hugging Andy, getting up to go into the bathroom. Maya and Andy are sitting together on the bed, holding hands, as Carina walks out of the bathroom, holding the tests. “Andy, you’re pregnant.” Carina said, kneeling on the floor in front of Andy, holding her and Maya’s hands.“Oh fuck!” Maya said, her eyes wide.“Are you sure?” Andy asked, praying Carina misread the results.“Look for yourself, they’re all positive.” Carina said, showing Andy the tests.“What do I do?” Andy asked, looking at Maya.“You have to tell Ryan, then you both need to tell your dad.” Maya said, rubbing Andy’s back.“Ryan is going to flip out! He still has two years of college to complete for his degree so he can become a police officer.” Andy said, standing up, walking around the room, nervously.“He can still go to college; he’ll just need to find a job on the side to help take care of you and the baby.” Maya said, trying to comfort Andy.“It’s going to be so hard for him to go to college and have a full-time job.” Andy said, pacing back and forth.“If I were in Ryan’s shoes, I’d quit school altogether and work full time on the ranch to provide for my child.” Maya said, in a matter-of-fact tone.“That’s crazy, you’re only a junior in high school. You still have a year to go before you graduate, that’s just nonsense.” Carina said, sounding annoyed.“It’s not crazy, it’s taking care of your responsibilities.” Maya said, frowning at Carina.“Why are you arguing? This is me, not Carina who’s pregnant!” Andy said shouting.“We’re not arguing, we’re just stating our opinions. I’m sorry.” Maya said, standing up to hug Andy.“What am I going to do? I still have a year before I graduate from high school and you know my dad, he’s going to kill me. I won’t be surprised if he kicked me out of the house for this.” Andy said, pacing the floor again.“Do you want to keep the baby?” Carina asked, looking at Andy.“What choice do I have, I’m fucking pregnant?” Andy asked, glaring at Carina.“You have other options, you can have an abortion if you don’t want a baby right now, or you can give it up for adoption.” Carina explained.“NO!” Andy and Maya said in unison.“I’m not having an abortion and I’m not giving it up. I just need to figure something out. It’s my fault I’m in this predicament, and I won’t walk away from my responsibility.” Andy said, shaking her head no.“Whatever you decide, we’ll back and support your decision. You need to talk to Ryan and see how he feels about it, and together decide what you both want to do. It’s his child too, and he should be able to share his opinion with you. Ryan’s a great guy, and he’s so in love with you, he’ll be there for you. He’s not going to let you go through this alone.” Maya said, hugging Andy.“You’re right. I need you to take me back to my car so I can go tell him.” Andy said, walking towards the door.“Here, take these tests with you to show him the results, he may want to see them.” Maya said, putting the tests in the bag from the store, handing it to Andy. “Go get in the truck, I’ll be there in a minute.” Maya said, handing Andy the keys as she walks out the door.“That was a shock.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“Yes, it was. Andy is going to need all the support she can get right now.” Maya said, rubbing her forehead.“And we’ll give it to her.” Carina said smiling, walking towards Maya.“I just can’t believe my best friend is pregnant, I’m going to be an aunt.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina in close to her. “I’m going to spoil this baby rotten. I hope she has a boy, because if she has a girl, Nana will try to steal it from her.” Maya said laughing.“I think Nana is the type who wouldn’t care what it is as long as it’s healthy. She’ll probably try to steal it no matter what.” Carina said chuckling.“That’s true, she loves babies, and she thinks of Andy as another granddaughter, although I am her favorite.” Maya said smiling smugly.“You are definitely her favorite, hers and grandpa’s both.” Carina said smiling.“I need to get Andy back to her car so she can inform Ryan he’s going to be a Daddy.” Maya said smiling, placing a gently kiss on Carina’s lips.“You sure do seem excited about Andy’s baby.” Carina said chuckling.“I am! I love babies, I just never thought I’d have any until you came along, now it’s exciting to think about.” Maya said smiling.“Andy’s baby is going to be spoiled rotten by Aunt Maya and Zia Carina.” Carina said giggling.“I’ll see you tomorrow. Good night, beautiful.” Maya said smiling, giving Carina a final kiss before walking out the door.“Good night, Bella.” Carina said smiling.

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When Maya got home from Carina’s last night, she went online doing research about first time sexual intercourse for a virgin. She researched about first times for a female, looking for ways to make the experience more comfortable and pleasurable for Carina. After Carina’s comment about Maya not being able to fit, Maya looked for articles about if that was an actual possibility. Maya is shocked and amazed by some of the articles she’s reading, getting embarrassed reading some of the articles. Mason comes into Maya’s room seeing her engrossed in her computer. “Hey, what are you looking at that has your undivided attention?” Mason asked laughing.Maya shuts her computer quickly, turning to see Mason standing in the doorway. “I’m just doing some research for a class.” Maya said, blushing.“What kind of class that has your face so red? You can admit it if you’re watching porn, I’m not going to say anything.” Mason said smiling.“It’s for a science class, I wasn’t looking at porn! Is that all you think about?” Maya asked, getting annoyed at Mason.“Pretty much, ever since I started having sex.” Mason said chuckling.“You need a new hobby.” Maya said grinning.“There’s no better hobby than sex. You’ll agree with me if you ever start having sex.” Mason said laughing.“Whatever. What are you doing in my room anyway?” Maya asked.“I wanted to ask you if you could take me and Emma to the movies this Friday. I’m taking her on our first real date, and I don’t want mom or dad driving us.” Mason said smiling.“Sure, I’ll drop you off and pick you up. I’ll be glad when you’re old enough to get a license.” Maya said smiling.“Are you going to let me borrow your truck when I do?” Mason asked, smiling at Maya.“In your dreams, you know I don’t let anyone drive Baby Blue.” Maya said laughing.“You let me drive it once, and you let Carina drive it.” Mason said smiling at Maya.“That was your first and last time you’ll drive my truck. As far as Carina, she can drive it anytime she wants.” Maya said smiling.“You got it bad for her if you’re willing to let her drive your truck anytime.” Mason said laughing. “I’m happy for you, you’re a whole different person since Carina came along. I like this Maya so much better.” Mason said, smiling.“I have it really bad for her, she’s a one in a million, for sure.” Maya said smiling thinking about Carina.“Do you think you’ll really marry her someday?” Mason asked.“I’m planning on it.” Maya responded smiling widely.“Carina wouldn’t be a bad person to have as a sister-in-law, I approve.” Mason said grinning.“Thanks for the approval, even though I don’t need it.” Maya chuckled. “Now get out of my room so I can get back to my research.” Maya said, throwing a pillow at Mason.“Ok, I’ll let you get back to watching porn.” Mason said laughing, walking out the door.“I’m not watching porn!” Maya shouted as the door closed.Maya read for several hours, every bit of information she could find, taking notes, wanting to make sure she was prepared, if and when she had sex with Carina.Meanwhile, Carina is on her computer doing her own research. Her main subject was to figure out if it was possible for Maya to be able to fit if they decided to have sex. Carina was impressed to learn several things she hasn’t been taught in any of her studies to become an OB/GYN. She also did research on the best techniques to give a good blow job, in case she ever decided to try it with Maya. As Carina is watching a video on giving blow jobs, she feels her cheeks burning from embarrassment. She realizes how late it has gotten and closes her computer, needing sleep for school the next day. She goes to bed smiling, thinking about everything she learned on the internet, for her first time having sex with Maya.Maya and Carina are both dragging the next day at school from staying up so late with their research. “I’m so tired today.” Carina said, yawning.“Me too, I didn’t get much sleep last night.” Maya said yawning.“I’m tired because I was on my computer late doing some….research.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Oh, research huh?” Maya said smiling at Carina. “Did you find what you were looking for?” Maya asked, with a questioning look.“Yes, I learned quite a few things.” Carina said, smiling mischievously at Maya.“I learned a lot myself.” Maya said smiling.“So, you were doing research as well.” Carina said chuckling.“Maybe.” Maya responded chuckling.“I have to study this weekend for mid term finals, if I want to pass my classes. What are you doing this weekend?” Carina asked, trying to change the subject.“I’m taking Mason and Emma to the movies. Mason is finally taking Emma on their real first date and doesn’t want mom or dad driving them. I’m helping grandpa work some cows this weekend.” Maya responded.“What do you mean work cows?” Carina asked with a confused look.“We give them worm medicine, tag their ears with numbered tags to keep track of how many we have, then we turn the bulls into steers.” Maya said smiling.“How do you turn bulls into steers?” Carina asked, looking confused.“Well, we um…we cut their balls out so they’re not fertile anymore.” Maya explained, turning red.“That sounds horrible, and painful! Why would you do something like that? Would you want someone to do that to you?” Carina asked, appalled to hear that.“Because it improves the tenderness and marbling of beef, which makes it more marketable. Marbling is considered the main factor that affects the eating quality of beef, it can impact its flavor, juiciness, and overall taste. We only do it to the cattle we plan on selling to distributors of beef. Occasionally, we’ll keep a few to butcher for our own use. The beef you eat at the ranch is always from some of our own cattle.” Maya explained. “And for the answer to your other question, no I absolutely would not like for someone to do that to me.” Maya said chuckling.“So, you do it for the money, because you get more when you sell them for the beef?” Carina asked, frowning.“Yes, we sell a lot of our beef to McDonald’s, Burger King, and even In-N-Out. That’s why I only buy burgers from those restaurants, because I know it’s real beef and it could be from some of our own cattle.” Maya said smiling proudly.“I may not ever eat another burger from any of those places again.” Carina said, doing a shimmy shake of her shoulders.“The steaks and burgers you’ve eaten at the ranch are from our cattle. You never would have known if I hadn’t just told you.” Maya said laughing.“That’s true, and I really love the steaks and burgers at the ranch. I have a lot to learn if I’m going to be living on a ranch someday.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Don’t worry, I’ll teach you everything you need to know about living on a ranch. Nana was just like you when she married grandpa, she cried the first time she watched grandpa working the cattle. She thought he was hurting the poor baby calves.” Maya said laughing.“I’m with Nana, I think it hurst the baby calves.” Carina said smiling.“I don’t think you should ever watch it being done; it would probably traumatize you for life.” Maya said laughing.“I’m going to have to toughen up, for life on the ranch.” Carina said smiling.“Naw, you can just take care of the house and I’ll take care of the ranch. That’s how Nana and grandpa have always done it, and it works for them.” Maya said smiling.“Well, I’m not going to be one of those barefoot and pregnant all the time wives.” Carina said laughing.“Nobody said you would be, besides we already discussed only having 2 or 3 children. After that, one of us can get fixed so we won’t have anymore.” Maya said chuckling.“I think if I carry the babies for 9 months, you should be the one to get fixed.” Carina said chuckling.“We’ll discuss it when that time comes.” Maya said laughing.“Here we are talking about living on the ranch, getting married, and having children, and we still haven’t even had sex yet.” Carina said laughing.“I think we’re missing a very important aspect in our plan.” Maya said laughing.“I agree.” Carina said laughing.“I have to get to the ranch; I’ll call you later.” Maya said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.It’s the week of Christmas, Maya picked up Carina’s gift earlier and took it to the ranch to show Nana. “Maya, it’s even more beautiful than the picture. Carina is going to absolutely love it. Don’t forget to take pictures for me when you give it to her.” Nana said, looking at the gift smiling. “You paid a hefty price for that thing!” Nana said, smiling at Maya.“You can’t even imagine, but she’s worth every penny it cost.” Maya said smiling.“I know how much you save money though. You’re probably the richest kid in your entire school. How many other kids at your school bought and paid cash for their own brand-new truck? I can tell you the answer to that, none of them did. You’ve always been very smart with your money.” Nana said smiling at Maya.“I never had a reason to spend it until now, so I just put it in the bank.” Maya said smiling.“What are you saving up for now?” Nana asked curiosity on her face.“I’m saving for my future with Carina, I plan on marrying her after I graduate.” Maya said smiling widely.“Won’t she still be in college when you graduate?” Nana asked.“Yes, but I’ll be working on the ranch, making enough money to support us while she continues her education.” Maya said smiling.“Have you discussed these plans with Carina?” Nana asked, looking concerned, thinking about the conversation she had with Carina about her planning on going to college in Italy.“Not yet, we still have a year and a half before I graduate. I haven’t even asked her to marry me yet. I’ll know when it’s the right time to ask her and I’m going to make it very special when I do.” Maya said smiling.“I think you should talk to Carina and ask her what her plans are for after graduation, you both need to be on the same page with your plans.” Nana said, looking concerned.“Do you think Carina wouldn’t want to marry me?” Maya asked, starting to panic.“I don’t know, that’s for Carina to answer. I know she loves you and you love her, but other than that, I can’t answer that question.” Nana said, looking serious.“We’ve discussed marriage and having children someday so surely that means she wants to marry me.” Maya said, looking confused.“That how it sounds to me, but just be sure to discuss future plans with her. She may want to marry you but wants to wait until she completes college first.” Nana said, smiling, trying to calm Maya.“That would make sense.” Maya said, smiling.“I’m happy her family will be joining us for Christmas this year. Is Andy going to come like she normally does? Tell her to be sure to bring Ryan if she comes.” Nana said smiling.“Yes, she’s coming and bringing Ryan. She has a huge surprise for you.” Maya said smiling mischievously.“This is going to be the best Christmas ever. You know how I love having family and friends here to celebrate the holidays with. I’ve bought so many presents there’s no more room under the tree for anymore.” Nana said laughing.“Yes, it is!” Maya said smiling, thinking about what grandpa got Nana and what she bought Carina for Christmas.________________________________________________________________________It’s Christmas Eve and Maya has a surprise planned for Carina. She’s taking her to the expensive restaurant she took her to for their first date. She called and made reservations and gave them specific instructions on how she wanted things. Carina doesn’t know where Maya is taking her. All Maya told her was that it was a surprise and for Carina to dress nicely.Maya takes longer than usual getting dressed for their date, changing ties 6 times before settling on the perfect one for the occasion. Maya makes sure to put on the cologne that Carina likes so much, puts on her sports coat, walking downstairs. “Wow! You look amazing, even for my sister.” Mason said smiling, looking at how sharp Maya was dressed.“You look beautiful!” Katherine said smiling, hugging Maya.“Thanks guys. I need to go pick Carina up now, wish me luck!” Maya said smiling, walking out the door.“Maya looks sharp tonight. I hope everything goes as she plans.” Katherine said, as the door burst open, Maya running up the stairs.“I forgot Carina’s present!” Maya shouted, Katherine and Mason laughing at her. Maya comes back downstairs holding Carina’s gift in her hand. “I can’t forget this!” Maya chuckled walking out the door.“I think she’s just a tad bit nervous.” Mason said laughing.“She’s never done anything like this, so I expected her to be nervous.” Katherine laughed.Maya rings the doorbell and Lucia opens the door, seeing Maya all dressed up. “Wow, you’re looking fancy tonight.” Lucia said smiling. “Come in, Carina is almost ready.” Lucia said.A few minutes later, Carina walks down the stairs, wearing a very nice cocktail-like red dress, her hair and make-up perfect. “Wow! You look so beautiful!” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s cheek.“You look beautiful yourself.” Carina said smiling, looking Maya up and down.“Are you ready to go?” Maya asked, holding out her arm for Carina to take.“Wait! I need pictures of you two! Kate told me to make sure to take a lot of pictures of the two of you all dressed up.” Lucia said, grabbing her phone to take pictures. After taking several pictures, Maya walked Carina to the truck, helping her inside.“Can you tell me where we’re going now?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Not yet, it’ll ruin the surprise.” Maya said, shaking her head no, and smiling.When Maya pulled up to the restaurant, Carina squealed with excitement. “You’re taking me to my favorite restaurant! Thank you, Bambina, I love this surprise so much!” Carina said, smiling, wrapping her arms around Maya, kissing all over her face.“Ok, I get it, you’re happy and excited, but you have to stop kissing me so we can go inside.” Maya said laughing.Maya walked up to the hostess stand, “I have a reservation for Bishop.” Maya said to the host, smiling.“Right this way Ms.Bishop, we have you’re table ready.” The host said, leading them to a table with several bouquets of peonies, candlelight, and a bottle of sparkling apple cider, since they weren’t old enough to drink alcohol.“Wow! This is nice! You thought of everything. I’m very impressed, you’re such a charmer.” Carina said smiling at Maya, Maya pulling out the chair for Carina.“This isn’t everything, I may have a few more surprises for you.” Maya said, smiling mischievously at Carina.“If they’re anything like this, I’m going to love them.” Carina said chuckling.Maya poured each of them a flute glass of sparkling cider, “I would have gotten wine or champagne, but they wouldn’t let me since I’m not old enough to buy it.” Maya said smiling, handing Carina a glass of cider.They ordered their food and when it was brought to the table, Carina ate most of hers, but Maya didn’t eat much, because she was so nervous. Maya ordered a tiramisu for Carina, knowing how much she liked it, Carina deciding to have it to go because she was already full. Maya motioned for something behind Carina, Carina thinking Maya was asking for the check. A gentleman started playing the piano as the host brought Maya a microphone. Carina has a look of surprise and curiosity on her face as Maya begins singing to her, ‘Make You Feel My Love’ by Adele. Carina has never heard Maya sing besides from along with the radio, and she’s blown away by Maya’s amazing voice. Maya takes Carina’s hand, looking deep into her eyes, Carina tearing up as Maya continues to sing. When the song ended, Maya wiped the tears that had fallen from Carina’s eyes, the entire restaurant applauding.Maya reached into her pocket pulling out a small box, opening it to reveal a beautiful gold ring with 2 heart shaped diamonds on it, surrounded by smaller diamonds. “Carina Deluca, I have loved you since the moment you stepped into the science classroom. I’m giving you this promise ring as a symbol of my love and commitment to you. I promise to remain faithful and loyal to you and our relationship. I plan to someday replace this promise ring with an engagement ring, followed by a wedding ring. I will love you for as long as there is breath in my body. You’re the only one for me, and I thank God everyday for allowing me the honor of knowing you, loving you, and sharing my life with you. Carina Deluca, will you accept this ring as a pledge and commitment to me as I pledge my commitment to you?” Maya said, smiling, tears streaming down her face, the entire restaurant quiet, watching the interaction.Carina cups Maya’s face, kissing her on the lips, “Yes, I will accept it and pledge my love and commitment to you and our relationship. I have loved you since the first time I looked into your gorgeous deep blue eyes.” Carina said smiling, wiping the tears from Maya’s eyes, the restaurant erupting in applause.The host returned to the table bringing Maya’s phone back to her. “I got the video you wanted, and the photographer took several pictures for you. He said to tell you, he would have the photos ready for you to pick up tomorrow.” The host said smiling. “Congratulations, you make an adorable couple. The manager said to let you know, your entire dinner is on him.” The host said smiling, walking away from the table.“I wasn’t expecting the manager to do that.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“I wasn’t expecting any of what happened tonight.” Carina laughed, smiling at Maya.“I need to get you home. The restaurant is closing soon, and I still have presents to wrap. Tomorrow is going to be a long day, with lots of laughs, presents, and good food.” Maya said laughing.“Are you still picking me up to go to the ranch with you?” Carina asked smiling.“Yes, I’ll be by at 9:00 in the morning. I was going to say 8:00 but I know how much you like your sleep.” Maya said laughing.“I’m Italian, we like to stay up late and sleep late the next day.” Carina said laughing.When Maya walked Carina to the door at her house, Lucia opened the door. “Let me see it!” Lucia shouted excitedly, grabbing Carina’s hand, looking at the ring. “Oh my God! That’s even more beautiful than Kate described.” Lucia said, looking at the ring from every angle.“I should have known; Nana couldn’t keep it a secret.” Maya said laughing. “I almost forgot, look inside the ring, I had it engraved.” Maya said, looking at the ring.Carina took off the ring, looking at the engraving inside, ‘Maya loves Carina forever’. Carina and Lucia have tears streaming down their cheeks after reading the engraving. “Carina loves Maya forever too.” Carina said smiling, wiping her tears, wrapping her arms around Maya, hugging her tightly.“I’m going in the house to give you some privacy and get a tissue to wipe my tears. Maya, you outdid yourself this time, great job.” Lucia said smiling, hugging Maya.“I’m so happy and excited, I don’t know how I’ll be able to sleep any tonight. I can’t wait to spend Christmas with you and everyone else.” Carina said smiling widely.“I’m excited about our first Christmas together as a couple. I never thought I’d have something like this.” Maya said smiling, looking deep into Carina’s eyes.“I better get inside now, or I might not let you leave.” Carina said laughing.“I don’t want to leave, but I have to go home and wrap gifts for tomorrow.” Maya said smiling, leaning in, placing a sweet tender kiss on Carina’s lips. “Tomorrow is just the first of many Christmases we’ll be spending together.” Maya said smiling.“Another first to mark off our list.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously.“Good night, beautiful. I love you.” Maya said smiling.“Good night, Bella. I love you more.” Carina said smiling.When Maya walked in the door to her house, Katherine and Mason were standing there waiting for her. “So…what happened? Did Carina like the ring? Did she cry, I bet she cried.” Katherine rapidly asked.Maya chuckled, “I gave her the ring, she loved it, and yes she cried, we both did.” Maya responded, smiling.“All right Maya!” Mason shouted, smiling, high fiving Maya.“I need to get upstairs and finish wrapping presents for tomorrow.” Maya said smiling, singing as she walked upstairs.“Maya’s really happy, she doesn’t normally sing in front of anyone.” Mason said, looking shocked to hear Maya singing.“I know…and she has such a beautiful voice.” Katherine said smiling.The next morning Maya picked up Carina at precisely 9:00 to head to the ranch for Christmas. “Good morning, how did you sleep last night?” Maya asked Carina, helping her get inside the truck.“I didn’t sleep much, but I’m not tired at all. I’m too excited for today.” Carina said smiling, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.“I didn’t either, I was too excited about spending today with you and getting to see your face when you see some of your gifts.” Maya said smiling.“Mamma is bringing the gifts I bought for everyone with her, there’s not enough room in your truck for all of them.” Carina said laughing.“Mom is bringing the rest of mine, but I already have several at the ranch.” Maya said smiling.“I hope everyone likes the gifts I got for them.” Carina said.“They’ll love anything from you, because they love you.” Maya said smiling at Carina.When they arrived at the ranch Nana was waiting at the door for Carina, wanting to see her hand with the ring on it. “It looks even more beautiful on your finger.” Nana said smiling, hugging Carina.“There’s my favorite granddaughter and granddaughter to be.” Grandpa said smiling, hugging Carina then Maya.“Grandpa, is everything all set?” Maya asked smiling.“Yes.” Grandpa said winking at Maya.When everyone arrived, the women were helping in the kitchen, the men sitting in the living room talking about weather and how cold it’s supposed to get. Andy approaches Nana, “Nana, can I talk to you in private for a minute?” Andy asked, sounding serious, Maya and Carina share a look, knowing what Andy is about to tell Nana.“Of course, dear, come into my bedroom so no one will disturb us.” Nana said, taking Andy’s hand leading her to the bedroom, closing the door behind them.“How do you think that’s going to go?” Carina asked whispering to Maya.“It’ll be fine, Nana loves Andy, she’ll be supportive. She may give Ryan a lecture, but she’ll be ok with Andy about it.” Maya said smiling whispering to Carina.A few minutes later Andy and Nana walked back in the kitchen, “You sit down and relax, we have enough help already.” Nana said smiling widely at Andy, kissing the top of her head.Maya makes eye contact with Andy, Andy smiling, giving her a thumbs up. “See, I told you everything would be fine.” Maya said smiling whispering to Carina.As everyone sat down for dinner, Nana raised her glass of wine, “I’d like to make a toast, I’m so grateful for each and every one of you, and I’m happy we could all share this holiday together. This year has brought many changes to our family. We’ve made new friends, we’ve found love, and our family is expanding. To friends and family and sharing many more Christmases together.” Nana said, wiping tears from her eyes.“To friends and family!” Everyone shouted, raising their glasses, clanking them together.After dinner, everyone is gathered in the living room opening presents. There were serious gifts, gag gifts, and gifts that made some cry. “I have one last gift for you my Katie bug.” Grandpa said smiling, handing Nana a package.“You’ve already gotten me so much, what more is there to give?” Nana said giggling.“This is something you’ve been wanting for a long time.” Grandpa said smiling at Nana.Nana took the lid off the box, seeing 2 boarding passes for a weeklong cruise. “Oh my God, you didn’t!” Nana shouted smiling, jumping up to hug grandpa and kissing him on the lips.“Get it Grandpa!” Mason shouted laughing, Maya hitting him on the arm.“When do we leave?” Nana asked smiling, looking at Grandpa.“The day after tomorrow, so you only have 2 days to pack.” Grandpa said chuckling.“What about the ranch? Who’s going to look out for the animals and ranch, to make sure things are taken care of?” Nana asked looking confused.“It’s already taken care of, Maya will be staying here, looking out for things while we’re gone.” Grandpa said smiling, looking at Maya.“Thank you, Maya, you have no idea how much this means to me.” Nana said, tears rolling down her cheeks as she hugged Maya.“Now, there’s one more gift for you, Carina, but it’s outside. It is too big to get in the house and Nana would kill me if I tried.” Grandpa said, holding out his hand for Carina to take.Carina takes Grandpa’s hand and turns to look at Maya who’s smiling from ear to ear. Maya walks behind them as they make their way to the stables where the horses are kept. Grandpa leads Carina to the stall where her favorite horse is, and the one Carina claims is hers. “Merry Christmas Carina, he’s all yours.” Grandpa said smiling, pointing to the horse.“What? Is he really mine? You’re giving me him for Christmas?” Carina asked smiling, tears streaming down her face.“Yes, I know how much you love him, and you claim him as yours anyway, I’m just making it official.” Grandpa said smiling, wiping Carina’s tears.Carina jumps into Grandpa’s arms, hugging him tightly, kissing all over his cheek. “Thank you, thank you, thank you, I love you so much! This is the best present ever, well besides the ring Maya gave me last night.” Carina said excitedly, laughing.“There’s one more gift for you. Maya, you’re up.” Grandpa said, moving out of the way.Maya takes Carina’s hand leading her to the tack room which is where they keep the saddles and equipment for riding. “Close your eyes and don’t open them until I tell you.” Maya said smiling, making sure Carina’s eyes were closed. Maya leads Carina inside the room, “Ok, you can open them now.” Maya said.Carina opened her eyes to see a new saddle with everything she needs for the horse Grandpa gave her. “Is this all mine?” Carina asked excitedly, her eyes wide with wonder.“Yes, I wanted you to have your own personal saddle and tack for your horse. Do you like it?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“This Christmas just keeps getting better and better! I love it, Maya! Thank you, thank you, thank you, I love you!” Carina shouted smiling, wrapping her arms around Maya, kissing her hard on the lips.“Would you two like some privacy?” Grandpa asked laughing, seeing Carina kissing Maya.“No, I have to go tell Mamma and bring her out to see my horse, MY HORSE!” Caria shouted excitedly, running towards the house.“We did good kiddo.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya, hugging her.“Yes, we did.” Maya responded, smiling at Grandpa.Nana, Lucia, Katherine, and Carina are sitting at the kitchen table drinking a glass of wine, talking about Nana’s cruise. Maya walks in sitting next to Carina. “Grandpa really surprised you this year.” Maya said smiling at Nana.“He sure did. I was beginning to think he’d never take me on a cruise.” Nana said smiling. “Thank you for giving up your week off from school to stay here and take care of things for us. You’re going to get pretty bored being here by yourself.” Nana said with a chuckle.“It’s ok, I’ll figure something out.” Maya said.“Why don’t you stay here with her?” Lucia asked, looking at Carina.“I will if she wants me to, and you’ll let me.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Of course I’d love for you to stay here with me.” Maya said excitedly, smiling widely.“Then it’s all settled, unless you have a problem with Carina staying here.” Lucia said, looking at Kate.“I don’t have any problem with it, someone’s going to need to cook for Maya or she’ll starve because she won’t cook for herself.” Nana said chuckling.Maya and Carina look at each other smiling from ear to ear. “I guess you’ll be staying here to cook and take care of me so I can take care of the ranch for them.” Maya said, winking at Carina.“The sacrifices I make for you.” Carina said laughing.“Yes, you poor thing.” Maya said laughing.Maya was driving Carina home, “I can’t believe Mamma is letting me stay a whole week with you on the ranch.” Carina said smiling, shaking her head in disbelief.“Well, believe it, I heard it with my own two ears. I need to go back tomorrow to make a list of groceries we may need for the week. Is there anything you want me to buy for you to cook for us?” Maya asked.“How about I come with you, and we’ll see what’s there and what we’ll need to buy? We can decide what we want to eat this week, and make sure we have all the ingredients for it or buy what we need.” Carina said.“Sounds like a good plan, I’ll never turn down the opportunity to spend time with you.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Well, you’re about to be stuck with me for a whole week, you might get tired of me after a few days.” Carina said laughing.“Never!” Maya said emphatically, laughing.“Should I drive my car to the ranch, in case I need to go to town or something?” Carina asked.“No, you can drive my truck if you need to go somewhere.” Maya answered quickly.“I thought you didn’t let people drive you truck?” Carina asked smiling.“You’re not people, you’re the love of my life, and I share everything with you.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina’s hand.Maya and Carina are at the ranch the next day. “Carina, thank goodness you’re here, I need help packing and figuring out what to take.” Nana said sounding almost panicked.“I’ll help you Nana, but first we’re going to figure out what groceries we need to buy for the week. Let me help Maya with that, then I’ll help you with whatever you need.” Carina said smiling at Nana.“You don’t need any meat unless you want something besides beef. You will need bacon and sausage for breakfast though. You should probably buy eggs and bread, so you can make French toast for Maya one day. I have plenty of canned vegetables, but if you want fresh ones, you’ll need to buy some. If you want any snacks you’ll need to get them as well, I had to cut back on buying so many snacks because Mike’s blood sugar has been high, and I don’t want him to get diabetes.” Nana explained, looking through her cabinets.“We’ll definitely need snacks, because Maya likes her sweets.” Carina said laughing.“That girl has always had a sweet tooth. I thought she might outgrow it, but apparently not.” Nana said laughing.“I have the grocery list finished, now let’s get you packed for your cruise. What time are you leaving tomorrow?” Carina asked, walking with Nana to her bedroom.“We’re leaving here around noon. We have to board the ship by 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. We want to board early so we can get settled in the cabin before we set sail. You and Maya should come to the pier to see us off, then come out to the ranch afterwards.” Nana said excitedly, smiling at Carina.“Ok, I’ll tell Maya and we’ll see you off. I hope you have a great time on your cruise. You’ll have to tell me all about it when you get back and take lots of pictures.” Carina said smiling.“I’m going to take so many pictures, you’ll get sick looking at them.” Nana said laughing. “Don’t let Maya try to cook, last time she did she almost burned down the house.” Nana said laughing. “Although, she was only 5 at the time.” Nana said smiling.“You’ll have to tell me that story someday.” Carina said smiling at Nana.“Take care of Maya and make her take breaks and eat! I swear, when she gets to working on something, she’s so focused on it that she forgets to eat, and boy is she cranky when she hasn’t eaten. What is it your young people say about someone who is hungry and cranky?” Nana asked, looking puzzled.“We say they’re hangry. It’s like being hungry and angry at the same time.” Carina said laughing.“That’s it, that’s what Maya gets, hangry.” Nana said chuckling.“I’ll make sure she eats and doesn’t get hangry.” Carina said giggling.“I already watered the plants today, but they’re going to need to be watered again in a few days. There’s laundry detergent in the laundry room cabinet if you need to wash clothes, along with dryer sheets. Let me see, what else do I need to tell you about? Oh, yes, there’s 2 bottles of the Italian wine you like in the wine cooler if you want a glass of wine. Maya knows where the code for the wine cooler and gun safe are if you need anything from them. You should have everything you’ll need here already, except for your clothes for the week. I’m happy you’re staying here with Maya, so I don’t have to be worrying about her on the cruise. I appreciate you giving up your Christmas break to stay here with her. I wasn’t happy with the idea of her being here alone. There’s so much that can happen on a ranch, people get hurt all the time working them. Several years ago, a neighbor got hurt working on a piece of machinery and was trapped underneath it for hours, by the time they found him he was already dead. I worry about Mike every time he works on any piece of equipment without Maya. Don’t let Maya work on any piece of equipment without you there!” Nana explained everything to Carina while packing her suitcases. “Just a few more items to pack and I’m all ready to go. Thank you for helping me.” Nana said smiling.“I didn’t do anything besides fold a few things. All I did was sit here and listen to you scare me to death about Maya possibly getting hurt.” Carina said chuckling.“I didn’t mean to scare you, I just wanted to make sure you know what NOT to let Maya do alone. She’s so independent and thinks she can do everything on her own, stubborn just like her grandpa.” Nana said, shaking her head in disbelief.“I promise, I’ll look after her and take really good care of her. She’ll be in one piece when you get back. You just enjoy your trip and come home safely.” Carina said smiling, hugging Nana.“I have no doubts you’ll take good care of her; you love her too much to let anything happen to her if you can prevent it.” Nana said smiling. “Make sure you find time to spend together, don’t let Maya work the entire time and neglect you.” Nana firmly said, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Yes ma’am, I’ll make her spend time with me whether she wants to or not.” Carina said laughing, stomping her foot.“You may have to go all Italian on her a time or two.” Nana said laughing.“Sounds like Maya has told you about my Italian temper.” Carina said laughing.“Yes, she did, and it scares the hell out of her.” Nana said laughing.“I’m not that bad.” Carina said smiling, tilting her head.Maya walked in the room seeing Nana and Carina smiling. “We need to go so we can get the groceries for this week.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“We don’t have a lot to buy, most of the stuff we’ll need is here. We can wait and pick it up on our way out here tomorrow.” Carina said. “Oh, and Nana wants us to come and see them off at the pier tomorrow.” Carina said smiling at Nana.“Ok, we’ll come and see you off, buy the groceries we need, then come to the ranch. How many orders did you bark at Carina?” Maya asked laughing.“All of them.” Nana said laughing.“Let me guess, make sure the plants get watered, make sure Maya eats, and don’t let Maya get hurt. Did I miss anything?” Maya asked laughing, hugging Nana.“Nope, you guessed correctly.” Nana said smiling, kissing Maya on the cheek. “Oh, there is one other thing.” Nana said holding Maya’s chin in her hand. “Carina is a classy lady, so treat her as such.” Nana said sternly.“I always do.” Maya said smiling, kissing Nana on top of the head.“She really does.” Carina said smiling at Nana.“Well, she better, or else, and Maya knows what the else entails! I’ll tan her hide with a hickory switch. Carina doesn’t need to be messing in cow shit and getting all dirty helping you feed the animals.” Nana said smiling.“I know Nana.” Maya said sounding annoyed. “Can we leave now?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Yes, Nana is all packed and ready for her cruise.” Carina said smiling at Nana, hugging her. “I’ll see you at the pier tomorrow, you better wave at me.” Carina said, pointing her finger at Nana.“I’ll wave at you but not Maya.” Nana said laughing looking at Maya.“That proves what I’ve been saying, they love you more than me.” Maya said laughing, pointing to Carina.

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When Maya wakes up the next morning she goes for a run, takes a shower, and calls Carina to clarify their plans for the day. “Good morning.” Maya said in a cheery voice.“Good morning.” Carina replied, sounding half asleep.“Did I wake you?” Maya asked, knowing by the sound of Carina’s voice she probably had.“Yes, but I need to get up anyway. I have a few errands to get done before going to the ranch later.” Carina said, with a hint of excitement in her voice.“Do you want me to take you to run errands?” Maya asked.“NO!” Carina shouted, surprised by Maya’s question. “I mean, no, I can drive myself. Thank you for offering.” Carina said in a calmer voice.“Ok, I’m going to clean my truck then.” Maya said, chuckling.“What is there to clean? Your truck is spotless as always.” Carina asked laughing.“I saw some dust on the dashboard earlier. You know I can’t stand a speck of dust on my truck.” Maya responded laughing.“Your truck is cleaner than your body.” Carina said laughing.“Are you saying I don’t take enough showers? I’ll have you know; I shower every morning and every night.” Maya said laughing.“I know, I’m just teasing you. Are we still going to see Nana and Grandpa off at the pier later?” Carina asked chuckling.“Yes, I’ll come pick you up around 2:00 and we’ll go see them off, buy what groceries we need, then head to the ranch. Will you be finished with your errands by then?” Maya asked.“Yeah, I’m going to take a shower and go run them when I get off the phone with you.” Carina said.“Then I’ll let you go, so you can get ready.” Maya said, ending the call.Maya was cleaning her truck when Mason walked up. “Hey Maya, can I talk to you for a minute?” Mason asked, sounding down.“Sure, what’s up?” Maya asked, continuing to clean.“Emma is mad at me, and I don’t know what to do.” Mason asked, rubbing his neck.“Why is she mad at you?” Maya asked, looking at Mason.“Well…I’ve been trying to take things slow with her, because I really like her a lot and this other girl was flirting with me, and Emma saw it. Now she thinks I like the other girl because I slowed things with her. I slowed things because I want a real relationship with her, not just a relationship about sex. I’m trying to be more respectful and build a relationship like you and Carina.” Mason said, with tears in his eyes.“Have you talked to her and explained all that to her?” Maya asked, looking at Mason.“No, you know I’m not good at stuff like that. I’m always the goofball, not someone who expresses their feelings and gets all mushy.” Mason said.“Mason, the number one key to any relationship is communication. You need to tell Emma how you’re feeling and why you’ve slowed things down. She’s not a mind reader, she needs you to verbally tell her everything. One thing I know about girls is they tend to jump to the wrong conclusions unless you tell them otherwise. I can see why Emma would think you might like this other girl. You don’t have to be mushy, just tell her you like her a lot and want to build a real relationship with her. Also, buy her some flowers as an apology, when you talk to her, and do it face to face so she can see you’re being honest with her.” Maya said, placing her hand on Mason’s arm.“Ok, I’ll go by later and talk to her, if she’ll talk to me. I can’t take any flowers because I’m broke from buying Christmas gifts for everyone.” Mason said chuckling.Maya pulled out her wallet, handing Mason a hundred-dollar bill. “Here, buy her flowers with this, consider it my contribution to you building your relationship with Emma.” Maya said smiling.“Thanks Maya, have I told you you’re my favorite sister?” Mason said laughing.“I’m your only sister.” Maya said laughing, punching Mason in the arm.“That’s why you’re my favorite.” Mason said laughing as he walked away.Maya picked Carina up and headed to the pier to see Nana and Grandpa off on their cruise. They’re standing on the pier looking at the ship, trying to find Nana and Grandpa on it. “I don’t see them.” Carina said, looking at the ship.“I don’t either. I’ll call and let them know we’re here.” Maya said, taking out her phone.“Maya, is everything ok?” Nana asked, sounding concerned when she answered the phone.“Everything is fine, we’re on the pier and we don’t see you on the ship.” Maya said.“We’re walking to the deck now; we’ll be there in a few minutes.” Nana replied excitedly.“We’re on the pier, about the middle of the ship.” Maya responded.“Carina, Maya.” Nana yelled from the ship.“There they are!” Carina shouted, seeing Nana and Grandpa waving at them.“I see them.” Maya said smiling, waving at Nana and Grandpa.“I need to take a picture!” Carina shouted, pulling out her phone, taking several pictures. “Awww, look at them, they’re so cute.” Carina said smiling, showing Maya the pictures, she took.“Look at the smile on Nana’s face. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her smile so big.” Maya said looking at the pictures.“She’s so excited about their trip. I’m happy for her, finally going on the cruise she’s always wanted.” Carina said smiling, waving at Nana and Grandpa.“We’ll be hearing about it for months. She’ll bring back gifts for everyone, including the mailman.” Maya said laughing.“That’s ok, we’ll listen to every story over and over again if we have to.” Carina said laughing.“We need to go; we still need to buy groceries and get to the ranch. I need to feed the animals before dark.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand, waving one last time to Nana and Grandpa.Maya is pushing the shopping cart around the store as Carina picks out items, putting them inside it. “This is like being married, buying groceries together.” Carina said chuckling.“It will be, someday.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I’m getting a few things that aren’t on the list.” Carina said smiling, picking up strawberries and chocolate.“That’s fine, get whatever you want.” Maya said smiling.When they got to the register to check out, Maya pulled out her wallet to pay for the groceries. “Maya, let me pay for the groceries, you’re always paying for everything.” Carina said smiling.“No, they’re for the ranch, and you’re my guest for the week.” Maya said smiling, handing the cashier her card.“Oh, I’m just your guest huh?” Carina said smiling.“No, you’re way more than just a guest.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the cheek.“You guys are adorable.” The cashier said smiling, seeing the exchange between them.“Thank you, she’s, my girlfriend.” Maya said smiling, putting her arm around Carina.Maya helps Carina carry the groceries inside the house. “Do you want me to help you put these up?” Maya asked, pointing to the bags of groceries.“No, I can do it, you need to go feed the animals.” Carina said smiling, giving Maya a quick kiss on the lips.“It’ll take about 2 hours to get them all fed and taken care of. What time do you want to have dinner?” Maya asked.“It’ll take about that long to prepare dinner, so we can eat after you’ve finished.” Carina said smiling.“I’ll bring in our luggage, then go feed the animals.” Maya said walking out.Carina is putting up the groceries when Maya walked in with the luggage. “What do you have in here, a dead body or something?” Maya asked laughing, pointing to Carina’s luggage.“I wanted to make sure I brought enough for the week.” Carina said chuckling.“Where do you want me to put your luggage?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Put them wherever you put yours. We’re sharing a room, aren’t we?” Carina said smiling flirtatiously.“Yeah…sure.” Maya said, stuttering.“Unless you don’t want to share a room with me?” Carina asked, looking sad.“No, I want to share my room with you. I just didn’t want to assume you would be. I want you to feel comfortable while you’re here.” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina, kissing her softly on the lips.“Good, because I want to share your room with you. I can fall asleep and wake up in your arms, and that’s my favorite thing to do.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“Then I’ll go put these in OUR room.” Maya said smiling, putting a lot of emphasis on our.“Thank you!” Carina said smiling, watching Maya carry the luggage upstairs, her muscles very evident.Maya is taking care of the animals when her phone rings. She looked at it, seeing it was Ryan calling her and answering it. “Hey Ryan, what’s up?” Maya asked.“Maya, it’s Andy, she’s been in an accident and they’re taking her by ambulance to the hospital.” Ryan said talking fast.“What happened?” Maya asked in a panic.“A truck ran a red light and hit her. She’s unconscious and hurt, but I don’t know how bad yet. I’m heading to the hospital now.” Ryan said talking fast, fear in his voice.“Ok, I’ll be there as quickly as I can. I’m at the ranch so it’ll take me a while.” Maya said, panic and fear in her voice.Maya ended the call, running into the house. “Carina! We have to go to the hospital!” Maya shouted.Carina runs out of the kitchen, looking Maya up and down for injuries. “Why? What happened?” Carina asked fear and panic in her voice and on her face.“It’s Andy. Ryan called me saying she’s been in an accident, unconscious, and is being taken by ambulance to the hospital. We need to go, now!” Maya said grabbing Carina’s hand, turning to walk out.“Hold on, I have to turn the stove and oven off!” Carina said running to the kitchen.When they were running to the truck, “Maya let me drive, you’re too upset.” Carina said, concern in her voice.“No, I’m ok, I have to get to Andy.” Maya said, practically pushing Carina into the truck. Maya started her truck, peeling out of the driveway, gravel flying everywhere.Maya is speeding down the highway, passing vehicles like they’re stopped. “Maya, slow down!” Carina shouted, holding on tightly.“I can’t, I need to get to Andy!” Maya shouted, fear in her voice.“I know that, but don’t kill us in the process!” Carina shouted.“You’re right, I’m sorry.” Maya said, slowing down.“I know you’re worried and afraid, but you need to pull yourself together for Andy.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s neck.“She’s my best friend, I don’t know what I’ll do if she isn’t ok.” Maya said, tears falling from her eyes.“Mamma is working at the hospital today. I’ll call her and see if she can find out anything about Andy.” Carina said, taking out her phone to call her Mamma.“Carina, is everything ok?” Lucia said answering the phone, knowing Carina doesn’t call her at work unless it’s important.“Mamma, Andy is on the way to the hospital, she’s been in an accident. Can you find out how she is for Maya?” Carina asked.“Yes, I’ll go to the emergency room right now. I’ll let you know if I find out anything.” Lucia said ending the call.“I’m glad your Mamma is working today. She knows Andy and she’ll make sure they take care of her.” Maya said, sounding relieved.Maya and Carina ran through the emergency room doors, seeing Lucia talking to Ryan. “Have you heard anything about Andy?” Maya asked, fear in her voice.“They’re working on her now. She has a broken arm and she’s in and out of consciousness. She has a cut on her head that could be causing some of her issues. They’re bringing a neurologist in to evaluate her now.” Lucia said, holding Maya’s hand.“Is she going to be, ok?” Maya asked, with tears in her eyes.“I think so, but we’ll know more after the neurologist completes his exam on her.” Lucia said, hugging Maya.“What about the baby?” Ryan asked, looking at Lucia.“I don’t know, there’s an OB in with her now.” Lucia said, rubbing Ryan’s arm. “I’m going back in there with her, she recognizes me.” Lucia said, turning to go back inside the room.“Do you need anything?” Maya asked, sitting beside Ryan, putting her arm around him.“I just need Andy and the baby to be ok.” Ryan said, sobbing on Maya’s shoulder.“They will be, we need to stay positive. It’s Andy, and you know how stubborn she is, she’s a fighter.” Maya said, trying to reassure Ryan.A little while later a doctor walked out of the room with Lucia following behind him. Lucia looked at Carina with a sad look on her face. “Is any of Andy Herrera’s family here?” The doctor asked.“I’m her boyfriend and father of her baby.” Ryan said standing up quickly.“I’m sorry but I can only give information to a family member.” The doctor said.“I’m her sister!” Maya said quickly, stepping towards the doctor.“Your sister has a broken arm, 3 cracked ribs, a concussion, and a cut on her head that requires sutures. The impact of the accident on her lower abdomen has caused her to lose her baby. I’m sorry for your loss. You may go see her now if you would like. She’s still a little groggy but she’s able to talk.” The doctor said.“Does she know about the baby?” Maya asked, her voice breaking.“Yes, the OB just informed her about the baby. Have someone page me if you need anything. I’ll be here to answer any questions you may have.” The doctor said.“Andy must be devastated right now. I have to go in there!” Ryan said, walking towards the door. “Maya, you should come in with me.” Ryan said, turning to look at Maya.“Ok.” Maya said, wiping her eyes, taking Carina’s hand, walking in the room with Ryan.“Andy, we’re all here with you.” Ryan said, approaching the bed, taking Andy’s hand. Andy was crying, her hand over her eyes.“Andy, I’m here.” Maya said, holding back tears, rubbing Andy’s head.“I lost the baby.” Andy said, sobbing hard.“We know, and we’re here for you. I’m so sorry Andy.” Maya said, tears rolling down her cheeks, hugging Andy.“I need to take her to get her arm set and a cast put on now. It should only take about 30 minutes; you can wait for her here if you’d like. They’re releasing her in a few hours.” The nurse said.“We’ll be right here when you’re finished, we’re not going anywhere.” Ryan said, placing a kiss on Andy’s lips as the nurse wheeled her out of the room.When the door shut, Ryan hugged Maya, both sobbing hard, Carina wrapping her arms around both, sobbing as well. “We have to remains strong for Andy; she’s going to need us more than ever.” Maya said, looking in Ryan’s eyes.“We will be. We have to pull it together before she gets back.” Ryan said, wiping his tears.“We’ll lean on each other for support, to help Andy. We can’t break down in front of her now matter what.” Maya said.“Does her dad know what happened?” Carina asked, looking at Ryan.“I tried calling him, but he didn’t answer. I should probably try again.” Ryan said taking out his phone.Ryan contacts Andy’s dad informing him of the accident and Andy’s injuries. Andy’s dad showed up a short time later, “Where’s Andrea?” Mr. Herrera asked, seeing Ryan and Maya waiting outside Andy’s door.“She’s inside with Carina. She’s very upset about the baby and wanted a few minutes with Carina.” Ryan responded.“I’m here now so you all can leave.” Mr. Herrera said in a stern voice.“We’re not going anywhere!” Ryan said, getting angry.“Don’t you think you’ve caused enough damage to my daughter?” Mr. Herrera yelled at Ryan.“Mr. Herrera, I realize you’re upset, but Andy needs her friends and family right now. She’s going to need all the support she can get to get through this difficult time.” Maya said calmly, looking at Andy’s father.“She wouldn’t be going through all this if he knew how to keep his damn dick in his pants!” Mr. Herrera shouted, pointing to Ryan.“None of this is helping Andy right now! You two get your shit together before coming in to see Andy!” Maya shouted angrily at both of them, walking into Andy’s room.“What’s going on out there?” Andy asked, looking at Maya.“Your dad is here. He’s scared and worried about you. He’s talking with Ryan now.” Maya said, sitting on the bed next to Andy.“It sounded more like they were arguing.” Andy said, with a frown on her face.“They both just love you so much, and they’re concerned about you.” Maya said fake smiling.Andy’s father walked into the room, hugging Andy tightly. “Mija, I’m here.” Mr. Herrera said.“Dad, I lost the baby.” Andy said bursting into tears.“I know Mija, we’ll get through this together. Look, you have all your friends and me here for you.” Mr. Herrera said smiling.“I want to go home.” Andy said, sobbing hard.“Ok, I’ll take you home in as soon as they release you.” Mr. Herrera said, hugging Andy, wiping the tears from her eyes.“I’ll go ask Mamma if she knows when Andy can go home.” Carina said, walking towards the door. Carina walked out the door to see her Mamma standing at the nurse’s desk. “Mamma, do you know when Andy can go home? She’s asking to go home.” Carina asked, looking at her Mamma.“I’m getting her paperwork to be released now. How is Maya doing?” Lucia asked, with sadness in her eyes.“She’s staying strong for Andy right now, but I can see how hard it is for her.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“Let me know if she needs anything, or if there’s anything I can do for her.” Lucia said, tucking Carina’s hair behind her ears. “You’re going to have to be there for her this week, she’s going to need to talk and share her feelings with you.”“I will be.” Carina said with a small smile.Lucia and Carina walked into Andy’s room together. “I have your discharge papers with the instructions for you to follow. It’s very important that you follow the instructions so you can heal faster.” Lucia said firmly but smiling at Andy.“I’ll make sure she does.” Ryan said smiling.“We’ll all make sure she does.” Mr. Herrera said smiling at Andy.Carina helped Andy get dressed because of her broke arm. “I’m sorry I ruined your week with Maya.” Andy said.“You didn’t ruin anything; we have the whole week to spend together.” Carina said smiling at Andy.“I can’t believe you two are going to be alone at the ranch for a whole week.” Andy said chuckling.“Me either.” Carina said smiling.“I would tell you to not do anything I wouldn’t, but it would be no use.” Andy said laughing. “So, is this the week you take your relationship to a whole new level?” Andy asked, smiling mischievously at Carina.“You’re already getting back to your old self, teasing me like that.” Carina said laughing.“Well, you haven’t answered my question yet.” Andy said smiling at Carina.“And…I’m not going to neither.” Carina said laughing.“Sounds like you haven’t made up your mind yet.” Andy said, giving Carina a sideways look.“I’ll know when the time is right.” Carina said smiling.After walking out of the hospital with Andy, Maya and Carina got into Maya’s truck, heading back to the ranch. Maya was quiet the whole drive, and Carina could see she didn’t feel like talking so she remained quiet as well. When they arrived at the ranch, Carina went inside to finish preparing dinner while Maya finished taking care of the animals. When dinner was fully prepared, Carina messaged Maya letting her know. Maya walked inside the house a few minutes later, taking off her dirty boots by the back door where they’re kept.“Something smells delicious!” Maya said smiling, smelling the air.“It’s baked ziti, I hope you like it.” Carina said smiling, hugging Maya.“If it tastes as good as it smells, I’m going to love it.” Maya said smiling, placing a light kiss on Carina’s lips.“Would you like a beer or glass of wine with dinner?” Carina asked, walking to the refrigerator.“Not tonight, maybe tomorrow night for dinner.” Maya said, looking sad.“Are you thinking about Andy?” Carina asked, rubbing Maya’s back.“Yeah, my heart breaks for her. I wish there was something I could do for her.” Maya said, tears forming in her eyes.“We just need to be here for her and support her. It’s going to take time for her to get over such a terrible loss.” Carina said, hugging Maya’s head against her body.“Let’s eat before everything gets cold.” Maya said, wiping her tears.They were quiet during dinner, Maya just eating and making minimal small talk, telling Carina how delicious the food was. “I’m going to clean the kitchen while you take a shower.” Carina said smiling, carrying the dishes to the sink.“I can help you if you’d like. You did all the cooking so I could help with the cleaning.” Maya said, carrying dishes to the sink.“No, I have this, you just go take a shower and relax, today has been a lot for you.” Carina said, placing a kiss on Maya’s lips.“I’m going to call and check on Andy first.” Maya said, taking out her phone.When Maya comes downstairs after showering, Carina is sitting on the couch watching a movie. Maya sits beside Carina on the couch, “What are you watching?” Maya asked, placing her arm around Carina.“I don’t know, I just turned on the tv and this was on.” Carina said, snuggling up to Maya.“Find something for us to watch.” Maya said smiling.“How about Friends? I really like that show.” Carina said smiling, switching the channel to a Friends episode.“That’s fine, I haven’t watched it much.” Maya said, leaning back on the couch.After a few episodes of Friends, Carina hears light snoring coming from Maya. “Maya, wake up and go to bed.” Carina softly said, rubbing Maya’s face.“I’m not sleeping.” Maya said, sitting up, opening her eyes wide.“You were snoring.” Carina said chuckling.“I’m sorry.” Maya said, rubbing her eyes.“It’s ok, lets get you to bed.” Carina said smiling, standing up and taking Maya’s hand, leading her upstairs to the bedroom.“I’m going to change for bed.” Carina said, walking into the bathroom.Maya takes off her shirt and jeans, crawling into bed in just her boxers and sports bra. Carina comes out of the bathroom, wearing a t-shirt and panties, to see Maya sound asleep, lightly snoring already. Carina climbs into bed, snuggling up to Maya, kissing her on the cheek. “Good night, Bella.” Carina whispers.

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When Maya wakes up the next morning, she opens her eyes to see Carina sleeping soundly, snuggled up to her. Maya smiles, placing a soft kiss on Carina’s head, before slowly slipping out of bed, putting on her jogging outfit and going on a run. When Maya returns from her morning run, she peaks in the bedroom, seeing Carina still sleeping. Maya dresses in her work clothes and goes outside to do some work. A few hours later Maya goes inside to get something to eat for breakfast, walking into the kitchen to see Carina drinking coffee, while cooking.“Good morning sleepy head.” Maya said smiling, walking up behind Carina, wrapping her arms around Carina’s waist, kissing her on the neck.Carina jumps, startled by Maya because she didn’t hear her come into the house. “Maya! You scared the shit out of me!” Carina shouted, slapping Maya on the arm that was around her waist.“Ouch! I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.” Maya said laughing, rubbing her arm where Carina hit her.“I woke up and you weren’t there. What time did you wake up this morning?” Carina asked smiling, wrapping her arms around Maya’s neck.“I woke up at the usual time I do here, 5:00 am.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s lips.“Why so early? That’s against the law.” Carina said smiling.“That’s the time Grandpa always gets up, so I get up to help him. I went for a run first, then worked on a few things that needed attention in the barn.” Maya said smiling, holding Carina tightly.“I don’t like waking up alone.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Ok, I’ll wake you up when I do tomorrow morning then.” Maya said smiling, with a smirk on her face.“Don’t you dare! Especially if you wake up before the sun. I need my sleep, or I’ll get cranky, I am Italian after all.” Carina said smiling, flipping her hair to the side.“I definitely don’t want you cranky, so I’ll just let you sleep then.” Maya said chuckling.“Are you hungry. I’m making your favorite breakfast, French toast?” Carina asked smiling, pointing to the French toast ready to be cooked in the bowl.“I am very hungry.” Maya said smiling, kissing, licking, and biting Carina on the neck.“Maya, stop! I need to cook the French toast before it gets too soggy in the bowl.” Carina said smiling and laughing, pulling Maya away from her neck.“Ok…for now.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“What are you working on today?” Carina asked, while cooking the French toast.“I have a few things I need to finish taking care of in the barn, feed the animals, and I need to take some hay to the north part of the property for the cows this winter. It will take me until late in the evening to haul the hay where I need it to be. I’m going to take lunch with me and eat it in the tractor.” Maya explained.“What time do you think you’ll be back for dinner, so I know when to have it prepared?” Carina asked, taking a drink of her coffee.“I should be back by 7:00 or shortly thereafter. What are you cooking for dinner?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“You’ll just have to wait and see, but it’s something you will like.” Carina said smiling mischievously. “You’re not going to be working on any machinery, are you?” Carina asked, looking concerned.“No, I’ll just be using the tractor. Why?” Maya asked, looking confused.“Just curious.” Carina said smiling, not wanting to tell Maya that Nana told her to watch Maya if she worked on any of the machinery.“I’ll just be hooking the hay hauler up behind the tractor and go to the pasture where we keep the hay, load it on the hay hauler, and move it to the north part of the ranch. It’s not hard at all, just time consuming, loading and unloading the hay.” Maya explained.“Ok, just be careful out there by yourself.” Carina said, preparing something for Maya to take for lunch.“I always am, safety first, as Grandpa always says.” Maya said smiling. “What are you going to be doing while I move the hay?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I’m going to clean the kitchen, sweep and mop this floor, and clean your bathroom. I would like to ride my horse for a while, if you’ll saddle him for me.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya.“How about I show you how to saddle him, so you can do it yourself whenever you want to ride him?” Maya said smiling.“That works too.” Carina said chuckling.“I’ll show you after we eat, my stomach is growling.” Maya said laughing.After breakfast Maya gives Carina a lesson on saddling her horse, showing her how to put the bridle on properly so it doesn’t hurt the horse’s teeth, and making sure she cinched the saddle up tightly, so it won’t fall off while she’s riding. After Carina’s third attempt she got the bit in her horses mouth correctly, and found which notch she needed to tighten the saddle up to.“That’s really good for a beginner.” Maya said smiling, praising Carina for her skills.“I’m a quick learner.” Carina said laughing.“I see that, it only took you 3 attempts to get it on properly.” Maya said laughing.“How many attempts did it take you?” Carina asked smirking.“One.” Maya said laughing.“That’s because you grew up on a ranch, I grew up in the city, in Italy I might add.” Carina said laughing.“Seriously, you did a great job. You’re going to make a good ranch hand after all.” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina, kissing her on the cheek.“Is that all I get for doing a great job?” Carina asked pouting, placing her hands on her hips.“I’m sorry, come here.” Maya said smiling, cupping Carina’s face, kissing her hard on the lips.“That’s more like it.” Carina said smiling.“There’s more where that came from, but you have to wait until later, I have work to do.” Maya said smiling flirtatiously.“Later can’t get her soon enough.” Carina said smiling. “I’m going back in the house to clean, so you can work, and hopefully get back sooner.” Carina said, walking towards the house, swaying her hips seductively.Maya watched Carina walking away, staring at her ass. “Fuck me.” Maya said under her breath.As Maya is hauling the hay to the north part of the property, a belt slips off the engine of the tractor, causing it to not be able to drive. Maya steps down from the tractor, taking the tools she needed to make the repairs out of the toolbox on the back of the tractor. Maya runs into one complication after another while trying to make the repairs. She’s in the middle of the property and can’t contact anyone to help her. After struggling for several hours, she finally gets the belt back on and the tractor is working again. She made it to the north part of the property as it started getting dark, unloading the hay as quickly as possible. It was after 9:00 when she placed the last bale of hay on the ground, and she told Carina she would be home for dinner much earlier.Maya doesn’t make it back to the house until almost 11:00 seeing Carina standing outside watching for her. Maya parked the tractor in the barn and walked towards the house, not seeing Carina standing outside anymore. Maya walked inside the house to the kitchen, where Carina is standing with one hand on the countertop and the other on her hip. “Where have you been? You told me you would be back around 7:00! I’ve been worrying about you! I didn’t know if you were out there injured or dead!” Carina shouted at Maya.“I’m sorry, a belt came off the tractor and it took me several hours to repair it.” Maya said, showing Carina her greasy dirty hands.“Do you have any idea how frightened I was?” Carina said, tears running down her cheeks.“I’m really sorry.” Maya said, wiping Carina’s tears.“Why didn’t you call me and let me know you were going to be late?” Carina asked, tears still falling from her eyes.“I would have, but I didn’t have signal where I was. I’m sorry you were frightened.” Maya said, wrapping her arms around Carina, holding her tightly.“I’m going with you next time.” Carina said, pointing in Maya’s face.“Ok.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s arms.“Dinner has been ready for hours. Do you want something to eat?” Carina asked, getting a plate out of the cupboard.“Yes, I’m starving, I didn’t have a chance to eat my lunch.” Maya said, looking at the food on the stove. “I need to wash my hands first.” Maya said, walking upstairs.“Giuro che la uccidero se mai lo fara di nuevo!” Carina said to herself. (I swear I will kill her if she ever does that again.)“Are you talking to me?” Maya asked, stopping on the stairs when she heard Carina talking.“NO! Go wash your hands and come to eat.” Carina yelled back, plating food for Maya to eat.Maya sat down to eat, taking a bite of the chicken Carina had prepared for dinner, “I’m sorry you were frightened and now you’re upset with me. I had no control over what happened. I repaired it as quickly as I could, took the hay where it needed to be and came straight home. Things like this happen all the time on the ranch, you learn to adapt to it.” Maya said, looking at Carina for a reaction.“I know it wasn’t your fault, I was just frightened that something had happened to you. Nana told me how someone can get hurt easily on the ranch and my mind automatically went to you being injured when you didn’t show up on time.” Carina said, tears forming in her eyes.“That’s why I usually go with Grandpa when he is working on the other parts of the ranch. We always try to do things in pairs, in case someone gets injured. I don’t have any other work to do that will have me working away from the house alone.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand. “I will be working with Jose tomorrow, repairing the fencing around the hay where I placed it today.” Maya said, wiping a tear that had fallen from Carina’s eye.“Will you be home at a reasonable hour for dinner tomorrow?” Carina asked, wiping her eyes.“I will make sure to be home at whatever time you want me to be.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I’ll have dinner prepared at 7:00 tomorrow night, don’t be late again.” Carina said pointing her finger at Maya.“I won’t be late, I promise.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina’s hand. “Let’s finish eating, I need to get to bed, because Jose will be here at 5:00 in the morning.” Maya said smiling, eating her dinner.“Don’t wake me up when you get up.” Carina said glaring at Maya.“I wouldn’t dream of it.” Maya said chuckling.After dinner Maya took a much-needed shower while Carina cleaned the kitchen. Maya went into the kitchen after showering as Carina had finished cleaning. “I’m exhausted, let’s go to bed.” Maya said yawning, taking Carina’s hand, leading her to the bedroom.Maya flopped down on the bed, “I’m so tired I may sleep with my clothes on.” Maya said chuckling.“At least take off your pants so you’ll be comfortable. I’m going to change for bed.” Carina said, walking into the bathroom, seeing Maya’s dirty clothes on the floor, picking them up and placing them in the clothes hamper. When Carina walked out of the bathroom, Maya was laying on the bed with her pants half off, sleeping. “You must be tired; you didn’t even get your pants off.” Carina said in a low voice, smiling at Maya. Carina took Maya’s pants the rest of the way off, placing her legs on the bed, covering her up. “Good night, Bella.” Carina whispered, kissing Maya’s forehead.The next morning Maya woke up with Carina’s arm across her stomach. Maya smiled seeing Carina sleeping next to her. Maya slowly removed Carina’s hand from her stomach, then got out of bed quietly, dressing before kissing Carina lightly on her head. “I love you so much.” Maya whispered, smiling at a sleeping Carina.Maya went downstairs to make a smoothie for breakfast, leaving Carina a note telling her Jose would be there for lunch. When Jose arrived, Maya left with him to go work on the fencing surrounding the hay.Carina woke up to an empty bed again, groaning when she went downstairs to make coffee and something to eat for breakfast. Carina read Maya’s note, drank 2 cups of coffee and ate breakfast. Carina decided on making an Italian soup for lunch with it being cold outside.Maya walked in the door shouting, “Honey, I’m home.” Jose followed her laughing.“Something smells good.” Jose said smiling as he took a deep smell of what was cooking.“Carina is an amazing cook. I don’t know what she’s prepared for lunch, but I guarantee, it’s good.” Maya said smiling, walking into the kitchen.“Hi Ms. Carina.” Jose said smiling when he saw her.“Hi, Jose, it’s good to see you again. I hope you’re hungry because I made a huge pot of Italian soup.” Carina said smiling, walking to Maya. “Hi.” Carina said smiling at Maya, kissing her on the cheek.“Hi.” Maya said smiling, placing a quick kiss on Carina’s lips.“I’ll get the bowls for your soup.” Carina said, taking 3 bowls out of the cupboard, filling them with soup, handing them to Maya and Jose.“Thank you, Ms. Carina, this smells so good.” Jose said smiling at Carina.“Wait until you taste it, it’s my Nonna’s recipe.” Carina said smiling, sitting down to eat.Maya takes a spoonful of the soup, eating it. “Oh my God, that’s so delicious. You’ll have to make this more often, especially when it’s cold outside.” Maya said smiling, dipping her bread into the soup.“It is very delicious; you’ll have to share your recipe with my wife.” Jose said smiling, eating the soup.“I’ll copy it down for you.” Carina said smiling proudly.Jose at 2 full bowls of Carina’s soup and 3 rolls, telling Carina multiple times how good the soup was. “We need to get back to work.” Maya said, standing up, putting her dish in the sink.“Thank you for the wonderful lunch, Ms. Carina, my wife would have made me eat a sandwich, and your soup is so much better.” Jose said chuckling.“You’re welcome, Jose, I’m glad you enjoyed it.” Carina said, smiling at Jose.“I’ll wait for you in the truck.” Jose said to Maya turning to leave the kitchen.“Make sure Maya is home for dinner by 7:00, Jose.” Carina yelled as Jose was walking out.“Yes ma’am.” Jose yelled back.“I promise, I’ll be home for dinner tonight. You do realize Jose works for me, and I’m the one who tells him what to do, not the other way around.” Maya said laughing, pulling Carina against her body, kissing her on the lips.“Yes, but he likes me, and my soup and he’ll do it for me.” Carina said laughing, kissing Maya hard on the lips. “There’s more where that came from.” Carina said smiling.“I’ll be home early for more of that.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips before walking out.Maya got home early, walking in the door, to the smell of lasagna coming from the kitchen. Maya walked in the kitchen as Carina was chopping vegetables for a salad. “Mmmm, I know that smell, that’s lasagna.” Maya said smiling, walking towards Carina, putting her arms out for a hug.“Nu huh, shower first.” Carina said smiling, backing away from Maya.“Seriously?” Maya asked, with a look of surprise on her face.“Yes, shower first, kiss after.” Carina said smiling, holding the knife up.“How long before dinner will be ready?” Maya asked, looking in the oven.“About thirty minutes, enough time for you to shower before dinner.” Carina said, returning to chopping vegetables.Maya ran up the stairs to shower, while Carina finished preparing dinner. Maya came downstairs after showering, sneaking up behind Carina, who was putting the dressing on the salad. Maya slowly wrapped her arms around Carina’s waist, kissing her softly on the neck. “You smell much better.” Carina said smiling, turning to look at Maya, placing a light kiss on her lips.“I feel much better too.” Maya said chuckling.“Sit, I’ll get you something to drink. What would you like?” Carina asked.“I’ll take a beer tonight.” Maya said smiling.“Good, because I’m having a glass of wine with dinner.” Carina said smiling, handing Maya the beer.“You can drink even if I don’t.” Maya said smiling.“I know, I just don’t like to drink by myself.” Carina responded.Carina took the lasagna out of the oven, placing some on a plate, handing it to Maya along with a salad. “Mmmm, this smells soooo good.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to take a whiff of the lasagna.“It’s not Mamma’s, so I hope you will still like it.” Carina said smiling, placing some lasagna on a plate for herself.“I like everything you’ve cooked for me, I’m sure I’ll like this as well.” Maya said smiling, taking a bite of the lasagna. “Mmmm, this may even be better than your Mamma’s, but don’t tell her I said that.” Maya said chuckling.“I’m glad you like it. I was worried because of how much you like Mamma’s.” Carina said smiling, taking a bite of lasagna.“What did you do today?” Maya asked, eating her dinner.“Not much, I cleaned the kitchen, watered the plants, did some dusting in the living room, and cleaned the laundry room. I see what Nana meant by it can be lonely and boring here by yourself.” Carina said, taking a drink of wine.“I’m sorry if you felt lonely or bored today.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand.“No, I was fine. I’m just saying if I had to do it every day, it could get lonely. I would need a dog or something to keep me company.” Carina said smiling.“You want a dog?” Maya asked with curiosity.“Yes, I would like to have a dog someday, when I have my own house.” Carina said shaking her head, smiling.“Then I will get you whatever dog you want, when you get your own house.” Maya said smiling.“I’m going to hold you against that.” Carina said smiling.“It’s you’re going to hold me to that, not against that.” Maya said chuckling.“Your stupid American idioms.” Carina said shaking her head.Maya finished her dinner, pushing her plate aside. “Thank you for the delicious dinner.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“You’re welcome, I’m glad you liked it.” Carina said smiling, leaning to kiss Maya on the lips.“Do you want me to help you clean up tonight?” Maya asked smiling.“No, you worked much harder than I did today, I’ll take care of it.” Carina said smiling, getting up to carry the dishes to the sink. “Would you like another beer?” Carina asked, seeing Maya had finished the one she had.“No, I need to go to the barn to check on a sick calf in a minute.” Maya said, stretching her arms, rubbing her stomach.Carina walked over to Maya, straddling her lap, wrapping her arms around her neck, kissing her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth. Maya wrapped her arms around Carina holding her tightly against her body, kissing Carina just as hard, her tongue fighting Carina’s for dominance. Carina breaks the kiss, “Don’t take to long with that calf.” Carina said smiling seductively.“I won’t.” Maya said smiling, breathing hard, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I’m going to clean the kitchen, while you take care of the calf.” Carina said smiling, as she got off Maya’s lap, glancing to see Maya’s semi hard dick in her sweatpants.Maya stands up, adjusting her pants, before walking out, Carina smiling at the effect her kiss had on Maya.When Maya walked back inside the house after checking on the calf, she walked into the kitchen to see Carina drying her hands, smiling at her. Carina walked over to Maya putting her arms around her neck. “How is the calf?” Carina asked smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“It’s still sick, but I gave it a shot like Grandpa told me to. It should be fine in a few days.” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina’s waist.“Good. I think we should go to bed early tonight, since you’ve been getting up so early and working so late.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s hand leading her upstairs to the bedroom. “I’m going to change for bed, and you better not fall asleep on me tonight.” Carina said smiling seductively, looking into Maya’s eyes.Maya swallowed hard, “I won’t, I’ll be awake when you come out.” Maya said smiling, her cheeks turning red from the thoughts going through her mind.“You better be, or you’ll miss the surprise I have for you.” Carina whispered in Maya’s ear.“Ok.” Maya whispered, unable to say more.Maya took off her sweatpants and shirt, climbing into bed, leaning against the headboard, to ensure she wouldn’t fall asleep. The bathroom door slowly opened, Maya leaning forward trying to see Carina. Carina walked out of the bathroom, wearing a very sexy lacy set of red lingerie. Maya’s eyes widened in surprise when she saw Carina, her dick getting hard immediately. “Holy fuck.” Maya said in a low voice, staring at Carina as she walked towards the bed.“Do you like it?” Carina asked smiling, climbing into bed, looking at Maya.“I love it! Where did you get that?” Maya asked smiling, looking Carina up and down.“I bought it at Victoria’s Secret when I ran errands before coming out here the other day.” Carina said smiling, staring at Maya’s reaction.“You’re already so sexy, but fuck, this makes you even sexier.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina towards her.“See what you miss out on when you fall asleep so quick?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“I may never sleep again if it means getting to see you in this.” Maya said smiling, attacking Carina’s lips, kissing her hard, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, taking dominance over the kiss immediately. Maya kisses her long and hard until they both need air, Maya breaking the kiss, breathing hard.“Turn off the lights.” Carina said smiling.Maya reached up to turn the lights on her nightstand off, the moonlight being the only light shining in the bedroom. “You are so beautiful and sexy.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina hard on her lips again, Carina holding the back of Maya’s neck holding her mouth against hers kissing with passion. Maya moans as her dick gets harder the longer the kiss goes on. Maya trails her hand up and down Carina’s body, making sure she doesn’t leave an inch untouched, Carina moaning in Maya’s mouth. Carina breaks the kiss breathing hard, needing air, moving Maya’s mouth to her neck. Maya kisses Carina’s neck, moving her mouth to Carina’s sweet spot, gently biting and sucking on it.“Oh, Maya.” Carina moans, getting aroused by Maya’s kisses and sucking on her favorite spot. Maya is encouraged by Carina’s moan and moved to the other side of her neck, finding its sweet spot, gently biting and sucking on it, sure to leave a mark this time. Maya kisses down Carina’s neck to her collarbone, biting and sucking on it. “Dio mio.” Carina said, pushing Maya’s head further down to her breast. Maya kisses Carina’s breast through the lingerie, then licks her nipple through it. “Cazzo.” Carina said, raising up, taking off the lingerie, throwing it on the floor. Carina grabbed the back of Maya’s neck, pulling her down, kissing her hard, with passion, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, moaning. Carina breaks the kiss, moving Maya’s mouth to her neck, moaning as Maya licks then sucks her pulse point before moving her mouth to Carina’s hardened nipple, wrapping her mouth around it, sucking and flicking her tongue across it, Carina moaning.Maya moved her mouth to the other nipple, sucking and twirling her tongue around it, Carina moaning, holding Maya’s mouth against her breast. Maya slowly trails her hand down Carina’s stomach, between her legs, feeling the wetness of her panties. Maya moves her hand under Carina’s panties, rubbing circles around her clit, then sliding them down to her folds, rubbing them through the slick wetness. “Off.” Carina said, raising her hips for Maya to take off her panties. Maya let go of Carina’s nipple with a pop, raising up, hooking her fingers in the sides of Carina’s panties, slowly pulling them down her legs and off, throwing them on the floor. Maya kisses up Carina’s legs to her thighs, licking and sucking hard enough to leave a mark, before moving her mouth to Carina’s folds, licking from her entrance to her clit, sucking hard, flicking her tongue across it. Carina bucks her hips up, as Maya reached her clit, sucking on it. “Ohhh, Cazzo!” Carina said breathing hard, grabbing Maya’s head pushing her to her folds, Maya licking and sucking there, pushing her tongue inside Carina, tongue fucking her, while using her finger to rub circles on Carina’s clit. “I’m about to cum!” Carina shouted, thrusting her hips against Maya’s tongue. Maya rubbed harder on Carina’s clit, holding her hips down, shoving her tongue in and out of Carina as hard and fast as she could. “Ahhhhhh, ahhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, thrusting her hips wildly as Maya continued rubbing hard on her clit, Carina feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s tongue. Carina goes limp as her orgasm ends, Maya licking up the remnants of the orgasm, slowly moving up Carina’s body, kissing her hard, shoving her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, Carina tasting herself on Maya’s tongue.“I love tasting you.” Maya whispered, kissing Carina’s neck.“I love when you taste me.” Carina said through ragged breath, smiling at Maya.Maya held Carina tightly, letting her catch her breath from the incredible orgasm, rubbing her arm soothingly. “Maya.” Carina said in a low voice, when she caught her breath.“Yeah.” Maya responded, speaking low.“I’m ready.” Carina said in a whisper.“You just caught your breath; you can’t be ready for that again.” Maya said speaking low, lightly chuckling.“Not that.” Carina said smiling, rising up to look in Maya’s eyes.“Then what?” Maya asked confused, looking in Carina’s eyes.“I’m ready to have sex with you.” Carina said in a whisper, smiling at Maya.“You’re what?” Maya asked, not sure she heard correctly.“I’m ready to have sex with you, if you’re ready too.” Carina said smiling.“Are you sure?” Maya asked in a serious tone, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I’m positive, but only if you’re ready.” Carina said, looking serious.“I’ve been ready, I just didn’t say anything, because I didn’t want you to feel pressured or anything.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to place a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“I’ve been ready, but I was afraid.” Carina said, looking at the ceiling.“What are you afraid of?” Maya asked, looking deep into Carina’s eyes, softly caressing her cheek.Carina looks up at the ceiling, “It’s embarrassing.” Carina said, pulling Maya’s head into the crook of her neck, holding her tightly. “Don’t look at me while I tell you what I’m afraid of.” Carina said, Maya shaking her head as if to say ok. “I’m afraid of several things, like what if you won’t fit, how bad it’s going to hurt, and what if I’m not good at it.” Carina said, her voice shaky from nervousness.“Can I look now?” Maya asked, Carina releasing her hold on her to let her move. Maya raised up, looking into Carina’s eyes. “If I won’t fit, we’ll stop, if it hurts, we will stop, and as far and you not being good at it, I worry about that too. It will be both of our first times and we’re learning together; we’ll take things slow and if we’re not good at it, we’ll practice until we are.” Maya said with a light laugh.“Thank you, I feel better now.” Carina said smiling at Maya. “I should have known you’re answer to not being good at it would be to practice until we were.” Carina said laughing.“Practice makes perfect, and I want everything perfect for you. We do have one problem though.” Maya said with a serious look at Carina.“What problem is that?” Carina asked, looking concerned.“I’m not prepared. I didn’t know you’d be ready to have sex this week, so I don’t have any condoms, I haven’t even bought any yet.” Maya said frowning in frustration.“That’s not a problem, I’m on the pill. Besides, I want to feel all of you our first time together, I don’t even want a condom between us.” Carina said smiling.“Are you sure?” Maya asked with a questioning look.“I’m positive, we can use them later if it will make you feel better.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya’s cheek.“Then, I’m sure, if, you’re sure.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.Carina pulls Maya down to her body, kissing her hard, with passion and desire, trying to show Maya how sure she is. Carina trails her hand to the hem of Maya’s sports bra, tugging on it. Maya raises up, taking off her sports bra, throwing it on the floor. Maya smiles, as she kisses Carina hard, slipping her tongue in Carina’s mouth, holding her body tightly against her. Carina trailed her hand down Maya’s stomach, to her boxers, “Off.” Carina whispered, breaking the kiss. Maya sat up quickly removing her boxers, throwing them on the floor, smiling as she attacked Carina’s lips, kissing her hard, with passion and desire, Carina moans in Maya’s mouth as she trailed her hand down to Maya’s dick, stroking it up and down, gathering precum at the tip, Maya moaning.Carina started stroking Maya’s dick faster, gathering more precum each time.
“Mmmm, fuck!” Maya said moaning, breaking the kiss, burying her face in Carina’s neck. “If you don’t stop, you’ll make me cum.” Maya whispered by Carina’s ear, Carina stopping the stroking. Maya kissed and sucked on Carina’s neck, where she knew drew the most moans from Carina. Maya trailed her hand down Carina’s stomach, to her folds, feeling the wetness gathering there, moving her finger to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles on it, causing Carina to moan loudly.Carina pulls Maya on top of her body, spreading her legs for Maya to lay between them, feeling Maya’s dick against her pussy, gasping and moaning loudly. “Dio mio, Cazzo.” Carina said, grabbing Maya’s ass, holding her tightly against her pussy.Maya moans as her dick made contact with Carina’s pussy, her dick twitching, “Fuck.” Maya said, breathing hard on Carina’s neck. Maya rose from Carina’s neck, kissing her hard, shoving her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, exploring every inch of it, Carina moaning in Maya’s mouth, causing Maya to moan. Maya slowly moves her hips, her dick rubbing against Carina’s folds, and the slick wetness.Carina breaks the kiss, looking into Maya’s eyes, “Are you ok?” Carina asked.“Yes. Are you ok? We can stop anytime you want.” Maya said, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I’m ok, horny but ok.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I know how you feel.” Maya said chuckling. “Are you ready to try this?” Maya asked, looking at Carina for any hesitation.“Yes, but go slow.” Carina said in a whisper, pulling Maya down to kiss her, slipping her tongue in Maya’s mouth, holding her tightly behind the neck. Maya trailed her hand down Carina’s body, raising her hips to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it up and down Carina’s fold, gathering the slick wetness on it, Carina moaning loudly.Maya lines her dick up at Carina’s entrance. “Are you ready?” Maya asked, looking in Carina’s eyes for approval, Carina nodding yes. Maya slowly started pushing the head of her dick inside Carina, looking at Carina for any signs of discomfort. Carina, pulling her down, kissing her, hard, moaning in Maya’s mouth. Maya pushed the entire head inside Carina, stopping to give Carina time to adjust. Carina breaks the kiss smiling, looking into Maya eyes, nodding her head for Maya to continue. Maya bends down, kissing Carina as she slowly pushes further inside her, stopping when Carina flinched a little. “Are you ok? Do you want me to stop?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Don’t stop, just give me a minute.” Carina said smiling, rubbing her hands up and down Maya’s back, trying to get her to relax. Maya smiled, leaning down to kiss Carina’s neck, sucking her sweet spot, causing a loud moan from Carina. “You can move now.” Carina whispered in Maya’s ear, breathing hard. Maya slowly started pushing her dick further inside Carina, until she reached some resistance, Carina flinching and gasping. “Fuck!” Carina said, breathing hard, burying her head in Maya’s shoulder, squeezing her arms tightly around Maya.Maya feeling and hearing Carina’s reaction, stopped, “Am I hurting you?” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear.“A little.” Carina whispered, breathing hard.“Look at me.” Maya said, moving to look in Carina’s eyes. “Do you want to stop?” Maya asked, her forehead against Carina’s, both looking in the other’s eyes. “I don’t want to hurt you; we can stop anytime you want.” Maya said, looking concerned.“It’s going to hurt some, until you break my hymen.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s arms where she was squeezing so tightly.“Break what? I’m not going to break anything; we’re stopping right now.” Maya said, moving to pull out of Carina, Carina holding her tightly, so she isn’t able to pull out.“Maya, you have to break my hymen, that’s what makes me a virgin.” Carina said in a serious tone.“I did a lot of research, and I don’t remember anything about a hymen!” Maya said sternly.“Haven’t you ever heard a guy talking about popping a girls cherry?” Carina asked, trying not to laugh.“Yes, but what does that have to do with a hymen?” Maya asked, looking serious.“It’s the same thing, hymen is the medical term for it.” Carina said smiling, pressing her lips together tightly so she wouldn’t laugh.“Oh, well why didn’t you just say that? I thought you were talking about me breaking something, like a bone.” Maya said, laughing at herself.“Oh, my sweet innocent Maya, you have a lot to learn.” Carina said laughing with Maya.“It’s my first time, cut me some slack.” Maya said giggling.“Kiss me.” Carina said smiling, Maya leaning down to kiss her hard, shoving her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, kissing her with so much love and desire, Carina moaning in her mouth. Carina breaks the kiss, looking at Maya, “Are you ok now?” Carina asked smiling.“Yes.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina’s neck, finding her sweet spot, licking, kissing, and sucking on it, Carina moaning loudly. Carina reached her hand down to Maya’s ass, squeezing it, Maya taking that as her sign to try to push further inside Carina. Maya pulls out a little, pushing back inside slowly, reaching resistance again. “It won’t go any further.” Maya whispered against Carina’s neck.“This is the part where you have to break my cherry, but do it slowly, it’s going to hurt.” Carina whispered to Maya.“I don’t want to hurt you.” Maya whispered.“It’s ok. It’ll only hurt for a minute, then it’ll feel really good.” Carina whispered, trying to get Maya to relax.“Ok but tell me if you want me to stop.” Maya whispered, starting to suck Carina’s sweet spot, causing a loud moan from Carina. Maya kept sucking on Carina’s neck, slowing pulling her dick out of Carina, before slowly pushing back inside her, reaching the resistance again, pushing her dick harder against the resistance, Carina tensing up.“Fuck! Keep going, whatever you do don’t stop.” Carina said breathing hard, burying her head in Maya’s neck, squeezing her arms tightly around Maya’s neck, gritting her teeth. As Maya pushes her dick harder into Carina, Carina feels the moment Maya breaks her cherry, the pain easing up. Carina takes deep breaths, not realizing she was holding her breath. “Fuck, that hurt!” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“Do you want to stop? Are you ok?” Maya asked, looking at Carina, wiping her tears.“I’m ok, it hurt like hell for a minute, but it’s better now, we’re not stopping, we got through the worst part, the rest should be better.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I love you.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina softly, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, Carina deepening the kiss, rubbing Maya’s back, trying to get her to relax. Maya moans in Carina’s mouth, slowly pushing her dick further inside Carina, causing a moan from Carina.Carina breaks the kiss, looking at Maya, “How much more is there?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.Maya looks down at her dick, looking back at Carina, “I’m a little over halfway inside you.” Maya responded.“That’s all? How fucking big are you anyway?” Carina asked, her eyes wide in surprise.“I don’t know, I’ve never taken a ruler and measured it.” Maya said chuckling.“We’re measuring it tomorrow.” Carina said in a serious tone.“Ok.” Maya said laughing, leaning down, kissing and sucking on the other side of Carina’s neck, finding her pulse point, sucking it, causing a loud moan from Carina. Maya remembers something she read when doing research, slowly moving her hand down to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles on it, Carina gasping, bucking her hips up, pushing Maya’s dick further inside her. Maya smiles against Carina’s neck, proud of herself for remembering this, continues rubbing circles on Carina’s clit, slowly pushing her dick further inside Carina, until their hips are pressed against each other, as Maya has fully entered Carina. “I’m in!” Maya said smiling at Carina proudly.“Thank God! I was beginning to think you were never going to get it all in there.” Carina said laughing. Maya moved her mouth down to Carina’s hardened nipple, licking and flicking her tongue across it before taking it in her mouth sucking and twirling her tongue around it. Carina gasping and moaning, holding Maya’s head against her breast. Maya slowly pulls her dick out of Carina, before slowly pushing back inside, Carina moaning loudly. Maya starts thrusting her hips at a slow rhythm, pushing deep inside Carina. “Faster.” Carina said, breathing hard. Maya thrusts faster, pushing deeper into Carina, Carina moving her hips in rhythm to Maya’s. “I’m about to cum.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips faster, Maya thrusting faster trying to keep rhythm with Carina.“Fuck!” Maya said, feeling her own orgasm approaching, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper into Carina.“Ahhhhhh, ahhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhh, Cazzo! I’m cumming! I’m cumming! Carina shouts, thrusting her hips wildly as her pussy contracts and tightens around Maya’s dick, as her orgasm hits hard.Maya is thrusting her hips at a relentless pace, pushing harder and deeper into Carina, feeling Carina’s pussy contracting and tightening around her dick. “Fuck! I’m cumming! Fuck, fuck, fuuuuckkk!” Maya shouts feeling the tingling in her balls and the tightening in her groin as ropes of cum shoot out from her dick, painting the inside of Carina’s pussy white, Maya thrusts deep, holding it, then slowly shallow thrusting, until she empties all her cum inside Carina, collapsing on Carina’s body, panting and breathing hard.Maya and Carina lay there holding each other, trying to catch their breath, coming down from their orgasms. “That was amazing!” Carina said, still catching her breath.“Yes, it was.” Maya responds, still breathing hard, kissing Carina softly on her shoulder.After they catch their breath, Maya slowly pulls her dick out of Carina, Carina groaning when she pulls out. Maya moved to lay beside Carina, Carina snuggling into Maya. “I love you.” Carina said, kissing Maya’s shoulder.“I love you too.” Maya said kissing the top of Carina’s head.“We’re not virgins anymore.” Carina said chuckling.“No, we’re definitely not.” Maya said smiling. “Are you ok?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I’m great, are you ok?” Carina asked smiling looking at Maya.“I’ve never been better.” Maya said smiling. Carina moves to get out of the bed, “Where are you going?” Maya asked, looking concerned.“I have to pee; I think you were poking my bladder.” Carina said laughing.“I’m sorry.” Maya said laughing.After using the bathroom, Carina climbed into bed snuggling up to Maya. “What time are you getting up in the morning?” Carina asked.“I was planning on getting up at 5:00, but I think I’ll sleep in with you.” Maya said smiling.“Yay! I don’t have to wake up to an empty bed again.” Carina said smiling at Maya.Carina saw Maya yawning, “Are you ready to get some sleep?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I can stay awake longer if you want me to.” Maya said smiling.“No, you’re tired and I’m a little tired after what we just did.” Carina said chuckling.“Me too.” Maya said laughing.“Good night, Bella.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on Maya’s shoulder.“Good night, Babe.” Maya said smiling, kissing the top of Carina’s head.

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Carina wakes up with a full bladder and Maya spooning her, Maya’s morning wood poking her in the ass. Carina tries to carefully move to get out of bed without waking Maya, but when she tried to move, Maya tightens her arm around Carina. Unable to get out of Maya’s firm hold on her, she has no other choice but to wake Maya. “Maya.” Carina says in a soft voice not wanting to startle Maya.“Hmm.” Maya responded, holding Carina tightly against her body.“I need to use the bathroom.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s arm that was around her.Maya opens her eyes, smiling at Carina. “Ok.”“You have to let me go so I can get up.” Carina said with a light chuckle.“But I don’t want to.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the neck.“If you don’t, you’re going to have to change the sheets, because I really need to pee.” Carina said laughing.“Ok but come back to bed afterwards.” Maya said smiling, releasing her hold on Carina.Maya watched as Carina got out of bed, gingerly walking to the bathroom. When Carina got back to bed, she groaned as if in pain. “Are you ok?” Maya asked, looking concerned.“Yeah, why?” Carina responded, looking confused as to Maya’s question.“You were walking kind of weird, like your legs were hurting or something, and you groaned when you got back in bed.” Maya responded; her eyebrows furrowed with concern.“I’m a little sore today.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Did you overdo it yesterday? I know Nana gets sore after doing too much around the house sometimes.” Maya asked, kissing Carina’s shoulder.“No…that’s not why I’m a little sore today.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Then why are you sore?” Maya asked with a concerned look.“Ummm…last nights activities left me a little sore today.” Carina said smiling, her cheeks turning red.“Last nights activities?” Maya asked, looking confused. “Ohhhhh, right…last nights activities.” Maya said smiling, once she realized what Carina was talking about. “I’m sorry.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the cheek.“I’m not, it was worth it.” Carina said smiling, turning to face Maya.“Last night was amazing.” Maya said smiling, rubbing Carina’s arm.“It was very amazing.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“I can’t wait to do that again.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina hard on the lips.“I know…your dick was poking me in my ass this morning.” Carina said laughing.“I’m sorry. Rooster is an early riser.” Maya said laughing.“Where’s a ruler or tape measure?” Carina asked, sitting up, looking around the room.“What? What do you want that for?” Maya asked, a look of confusion on her face.“I meant what I said last night, I want to measure your dick. I know you’re big and I want to know just how big.” Carina said laughing, reaching down to grab Maya’s dick.“You were serious about that?” Maya asked laughing. “I thought you were just kidding. There’s a ruler in my desk over there.” Maya said smiling, pointing to her desk in the corner.Carina jumped out of bed, gingerly walking to the desk, opening the drawer to find a ruler. “Here it is!” Carina shouted smiling, holding up the ruler. “Whip it out, I’m going to measure it.” Carina said chuckling, sitting on the bed next to Maya.“This is embarrassing.” Maya said smiling, turning red, pulling the comforter down to expose her erect penis.“Hold it up while I measure it.” Carina said smiling, lifting Maya’s penis for her to hold it up. Maya holds her penis up while Carina places the ruler against it. “Maya! No wonder I’m sore today! Your dick is 9 and a half inches long!” Carina yelled; her eyes widened in surprise.“Really? I knew I was probably bigger than normal, but not that much bigger.” Maya said chuckling, looking at the ruler against her dick.“Yes, really! I’m impressed it actually fit in my vagina!” Carina said laughing, falling backwards on the bed.“It took a while, but eventually I got it all in there.” Maya said laughing, pulling Carina against her.“Of course, it’s my luck to choose the biggest dick in the world to lose my virginity to.” Carina said laughing.“Well, if it makes you feel any better, it was a very snug fit. I felt like my dick was in a vise.” Maya said laughing.“That sounds painful, aren’t you a little sore today?” Carina asked, with a serious look on her face.“A little, but it’s definitely worth it.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“I’m sorry.” Carina said smiling, moving her hand to gently rub Maya’s dick.“Keep doing that, and I’ll need a repeat of last night and you already said you’re sore.” Maya said chuckling, kissing Carina’s neck.“I’m going to take a shower and see if that will help with the soreness.” Carina said smiling, moving to get out of bed.“The coach always has me put ice on my sore muscles, and it helps with the soreness.” Maya said with a serious look.“This is something totally different.” Carina said laughing, walking towards the bathroom.“Need any help with your shower?” Maya asked smiling, wiggling her eyebrows.“No, I’m afraid if I let you shower with me, I’d end up even more sore than I already am.” Carina said laughing.“I’ll make coffee and start breakfast while you shower then.” Maya said getting out of bed.Maya got dressed and went downstairs to make coffee and breakfast for Carina. When Carina walked into the kitchen, Maya had her coffee prepared just the way she likes it, a plate with fruit, eggs, bacon, and a croissant on it.“Your breakfast is served Madam.” Maya said smiling, holding the chair for Carina.“Wow, you did all this by yourself without burning the kitchen down, Nana would be impressed.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Shut up! I can cook a few things.” Maya said laughing.“What are you working on today?” Carina asked, taking a bit of fruit.“I need to go help Jose move some cattle to a different pasture. He’s probably wondering where I am since it’s past 9:00 and I’m already 4 hours behind.” Maya said with a giggle.“You can tell him it’s my fault you’re running late this morning.” Carina said with a mischievous grin.“No, I’ll just tell him I overslept. He doesn’t need to know why I’m late. It’s none of his business anyway, I’m the boss.” Maya said chuckling.“What if he asks why you overslept?” Carina asked, with one eyebrow raised.“I’ll tell him because you’re insatiable and couldn’t keep your hands off me then.” Maya said laughing.“Maya! You definitely better not tell him that!” Carina said, her voice raised.“I’m not, I just wanted to see your reaction.” Maya said laughing.“What time do you think you’ll be finished, so I know what time to have dinner prepared?” Carina asked, taking her plate to the sink.“Since we’re getting a late start, it’ll probably be late when I get back. I’m guessing probably around 7:00 or later. We’re moving them on horseback, so it’ll take longer.” Maya explained, taking her dish to the sink.“I’ll fix a lunch for you and one for Jose to take. Make sure you eat this time.” Carina said in a serious tone, pointing her finger at Maya’s face.“Yes, ma’am.” Maya said smiling, leaning in to capture Carina’s lips in a heated kiss.“Don’t start anything you can’t finish.” Carina said smiling, when the kiss ended.“Oh, I can finish it.” Maya said smiling, patting Carina on the ass.“Well, I can’t.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Right, you’re sore.” Maya said, stepping back from Carina.“Go move cows so you can get back here quicker.” Carina said smiling, reaching down to pat Maya’s dick.“That’s just mean.” Maya said laughing, moving Carina’s hand away from her dick.“I’m sorry.” Carina said laughing with a smirk on her face.“No, you’re not.” Maya said laughing. “What are you planning to do today?” Maya asked, finishing her coffee, putting the mug in the sink.“I’m going to clean this mess up first, then I have some laundry to do.” Carina said, pointing to the mess Maya made preparing breakfast.“You should take it easy today.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“There isn’t much to do anyway, Nana keeps this house spotless.” Carina said smiling.“Because she’s either cooking or cleaning from the time she gets up until she goes to bed.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I need to get going, I’m sure Jose is waiting for me. I’ll see you for dinner.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Be careful.” Carina said smiling, watching Maya walk out the door.When Maya got to the stables, Jose was there and already had the horses saddled and ready to ride. “Good morning, Jose.” Maya said smiling.“Good morning, Maya.” Jose replied, smiling.“Sorry for keeping you waiting. I overslept this morning.” Maya said, her cheeks turning red from embarrassment, knowing she was lying to Jose.“No problem, I already fed the animals, and everything is ready to go move the cattle.” Jose said, climbing on a horse.“Let’s get going then.” Maya said climbing on her horse.“How is Ms. Carina this morning?” Jose asked, smiling at Maya.“She’s good.” Maya said smiling.“You are one very lucky girl to have a girlfriend like Ms. Carina. She’s kind, an amazing cook, very sweet, and very beautiful. I was beginning to think you would never have a girlfriend, and live on the ranch alone, working all the time.” Jose said smiling. “It felt like the ranch was your girlfriend with as much time as you spend here.” Jose said with a chuckle.“Are you crushing on my girlfriend?” Maya asked laughing.“No, but you better now let her go, she’s not someone you let slip away.” Jose said smiling.“I have no intentions of ever letting her go, I plan on marrying her after I graduate next year.” Maya said smiling widely.“What? Our little Maya is talking about marriage. Who are you and what have you done with Maya?” Jose asked, laughing.“Little Maya has grown up a lot this year. I’ve experienced things I never imagined experiencing and have found the love of my life in the process.” Maya said with a broad smile on her face.“I’m happy for you. I expect to get an invitation to the wedding when you marry Ms. Carina.” Jose said smiling.“Of course, I wouldn’t want it any other way. You are part of my family, and I want all my friends and family to be there.” Maya said, smiling.After several hours of riding her horse, Maya started squirming in the saddle, Jose noticing. “Are you ok?” Jose asked, looking concerned.“Yeah, it’s just been a while since I’ve been on a horse this long and I forgot how uncomfortable it can get.” Maya said with a chuckle, not wanting to tell Jose about last night’s activities that left her a little sore today.“You need to start riding more often.” Jose said laughing.“I’m hoping to be able to do just that.” Maya said smiling, actually referring to hoping to repeat last night’s activities with Carina. “Let’s get these last few cattle moved and go home. I’m ready to see my girlfriend and eat her delicious dinner.” Maya said smiling.“I’ll take care of the horses, and animals, you go see Ms. Carina.” Jose said smiling when they returned to the stables.“Thank you, Jose, I appreciate that.” Maya said smiling, giving Jose a light pat on the back.“No problem, tell Ms. Carina hello for me.” Jose said smiling, leading the horses to the stalls to unsaddle them.“I will, thanks again.” Maya said smiling, turning to walk towards the house.Maya walked into the house, smelling something delicious cooking. “Honey, I’m home.” Maya said walking into the kitchen, to see Carina getting something out of the oven.“Hi, Bambina.” Carina said smiling.Maya walked over to Carina, placing a small kiss on her lips. Carina crinkled her nose, “You smell like horse, you need a shower.” Carina said, backing away from Maya.“I’m heading upstairs to take one now.” Maya said walking towards the stairs, when there’s a knock on the door.“Who’s that?” Carina asked, with a confused look on her face.“I don’t know.” Maya said walking to the door, opening it to see Jose standing there.“The truck won’t start again.” Jose said, looking frustrated.“Hi, Jose.” Carina said, smiling at Jose.“Hi, Ms. Carina, I’m sorry to interrupt your dinner.” Jose said smiling.“Don’t worry about it.” Carina said smiling.“I’ll let you take the other ranch truck tonight and we’ll work on the truck tomorrow. Come inside while I get you the keys.” Maya said, walking towards the room where the safe is with all the keys to the vehicles and equipment are kept.“How are you doing?” Carina asked, smiling at Jose.“I’m good, how are you?” Jose asked, smiling at Carina.“I’m good. I hope Maya didn’t work you too hard today.” Carina said.“No, we had an easy day, just riding the horses and moving the cattle. The hardest part is having to sit in a saddle all day.” Jose said with a chuckle.“That doesn’t sound very comfortable.” Carina said chuckling.“It’s not, just ask Maya.” Jose said laughing.“Here’s the keys, just come by in the morning and we’ll see if we can get figure out how to get the truck running again.” Maya said, handing Jose the keys to the ranch truck.“Boss said the engine needs to be pulled and the head gaskets replaced. It also needs a new carburetor, oil change, and new brakes. I told him I could do it, but he told me it’s too much for one man to do, and he hasn’t had the time to help.” Jose said explaining the issues to Maya.“I’ll help then, we’ll start on it tomorrow.” Maya said, walking Jose to the door.“Sounds good. What time do you want me here in the morning?” Jose asked, looking at Maya.Maya turned around looking at Carina who was smiling. “Be here at 9:00 and we’ll start on it.” Maya said smiling.“Bye, Ms. Carina.” Jose said smiling, waving at Carina.“Bye, Jose.” Carina said smiling, waving at Jose.Maya turned around shaking her head smiling at Carina. “What’s that smile for?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“I think Jose has a bit of a crush on you.” Maya said with a chuckle.“He’s got good taste.” Carina said smiling, flipping her hair.“I can’t argue with that.” Maya said smiling, walking towards the stairs.“Go take your shower, dinner will be ready in 15 minutes.” Carina said smiling, slapping Maya on the ass.Carina’s phone rings while Maya is in the shower, Carina looked at it to see it was her Mamma calling. “Ciao, Mamma.” Carina said in a cheery voice.“Ciao, Tesoro. I’m just calling to see how things are going there.” Lucia said sounding happy to hear Carina’s voice.“Things are going great. Maya works a lot but that’s just part of living on the ranch. She gets up at 5:00 am and doesn’t get back until around 7:00 pm. I see why Nana was concerned about Maya staying here by herself. If I wasn’t here to cook for her, she probably wouldn’t eat, all she does is work and sleep.” Carina said.“What are you doing while she works all day? That sounds like it could be boring and lonely like Kate said. I can come visit you tomorrow since it’s my day off.” Lucia said.“I’m finding things to keep me busy. I prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner, clean the kitchen, and any other cleaning that I can find that needs to be done. Kate is a spotless housekeeper so it’s hard to find anything needing cleaning.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Are you getting up at 5:00 am to cook breakfast for Maya? That’s not like you to get up that early, you like your sleep, especially in the mornings.” Lucia said chuckling.“No, she gets up and does some work then comes in later for breakfast. I’m not getting up that early, I would be cranky all day if I did that.” Carina said laughing.“Does she come in your room and wake you up for breakfast when she’s ready to eat?” Lucia asked.“No, I’m usually already up and preparing it for her.” Carina said, choosing her words carefully so she isn’t lying to her Mamma, she’s not going to let her know they’re sleeping in the same bed.“I can’t believe you’re not sleeping until noon like you usually do.” Lucia said laughing.“You can’t sleep late when you live on a ranch. There are animals to be fed and chores that need to be done. I would prefer to sleep until noon, but that’s not possible here.” Carina said laughing.Maya comes into the kitchen with just a towel around her, Carina smiling when she sees her. “I need to go, Maya just got out of the shower and is ready to eat dinner. Are you coming for a visit tomorrow?” Carina asked but was being distracted by Maya in just a towel.Maya walks up to Carina, wrapping her arms around Carina, kissing her softly on the neck. “I’ll see you tomorrow, Mamma.” Carina said smiling, so Maya would know it was her Mamma on the phone.Maya steps back, looking like she just got caught doing something she shouldn’t be. Carina ends the call, standing up, walking over to Maya, pulling the towel from around her waist, only to see Maya had on a pair of shorts underneath. “I thought you were naked under the towel.” Carina said sounding disappointed.“I knew you would think that, that’s why I did it.” Maya said laughing.“That was a mean thing to do.” Carina said smiling, smacking Maya on the arm.“Now you know how I felt this morning, when you were touching my dick while I was trying to leave for work.” Maya said laughing.“Fair enough.” Carina said smiling.“Is dinner ready? I’m starving.” Maya asked, hugging Carina.“Yes, sit down and I’ll make you a plate. Did you eat your lunch I prepared you today?” Carina asked, looking side eye at Maya.“No, we worked through lunch since we got a late start this morning.” Maya said smiling.“Maya, you need to eat lunch. You can’t go all day without eating, that’s not good for you to do that.” Carina said sounding annoyed.“I wanted to hurry up and get home to you.” Maya said, grabbing Carina, pulling her down on her lap, kissing her neck, where Carina likes for her to kiss her.“That’s sweet, but you need to eat.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya’s mouth away from her neck.“Ok, I’ll do better.” Maya said smiling, leaning in to kiss Carina’s neck, Carina holding her neck so Maya can’t get to it.“Eat!” Carina said, getting off Maya’s lap.“I was trying to, but you moved away.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Carina with a smirk.“Maya!” Carina yelled, smacking Maya on the arm.“Ok, I’ll eat now then. I need to get to bed early anyway, since I’m going to help Jose work on the truck tomorrow.” Maya said smiling, taking a bite of food.“Mamma is coming out for a visit tomorrow. She called to see how things are going here.” Carina said smiling.“Did she think they would be going bad or something?” Maya asked with a look of confusion.“I think she actually called being nosy about what we’re doing here.” Carina said laughing.Maya started coughing, choking on her food. “You didn’t say anything about last night, did you?” Maya asked with a frightened look on her face.“NO!” Carina yelled. “That’s between us, and nobody else. If she knew what happened last night, she would make me come home.” Carina said, shaking her head in disbelief.“Thank God! I didn’t want her coming out here to kill me or something.” Maya said laughing.“She wouldn’t kill you; she would kill me.” Carina said laughing.“That was an amazing dinner.” Maya said smiling, carrying her dishes to the sink, taking a beer out of the refrigerator, opening it.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling, carrying her dishes to the sink.“Do you want me to help you clean up?” Maya asked, taking a drink of beer.“No, I got it. Just sit and enjoy your beer while I’m cleaning up.” Carina said smiling, starting to wash the dishes.Maya is watching Carina moving around the kitchen cleaning, drinking her beer. As Carina is drying her hands after washing dishes, Maya sneaks up behind her, wrapping her arms around Carina, kissing her neck. Carina smiles, holding the back of Maya’s head as she kisses on her neck. “I know what you’re doing.” Carina said laughing.“What am I doing? I’m just kissing your neck.” Maya said smiling.“Yes, but in the spot, you know I really like for you to kiss me.” Carina said smiling.“Guilty.” Maya said laughing. “I’m going to bed, care to join me?” Maya asked smiling flirtatiously, wiggling her eyebrows.“Lead the way.” Carina said smiling seductively.“I’ll do one better.” Maya said picking Carina up, carrying her upstairs, laying her on the bed, kissing her hard on the lips.“I need to change for bed.” Carina said as Maya moved her kisses to Carina’s neck.“Why, they’re just going to come off when you get into bed?” Maya asked smiling into Carina’s neck as she kept kissing and sucking on her neck.“Good point.” Carina said breathing hard, as Maya continued kissing and sucking on her neck. “Let me at least get undressed first.” Carina said, trying to push Maya off her.Maya stands up, helping Carina up from the bed. Carina starts undressing quickly, clothes being thrown everywhere. Maya takes off her clothes quickly climbing into bed, holding the comforter up for Carina to get into bed, with a big toothy smile on her face. Carina giggled seeing the smile on Maya’s face, getting into bed, and snuggling close to Maya. Maya leans over, capturing Carina’s lips in a deep passionate kiss, shoving her tongue in Carina’s mouth, their tongues fighting for dominance. Carina grabs the back of Maya’s head, holding her firmly against her mouth, kissing with passion and desire. Maya slowly pushed Carina’s back against the bed, laying half her body on top of Carina. Carina breaks the kiss needing air, breathing hard, moves Maya’s mouth to her neck.Maya smiles into Carina’s neck, knowing what Carina was wanting her to do, and starts lightly biting and sucking on Carina’s sweet spot, eliciting moans from her. Maya slowly trailed her hand down to Carina’s nipple, rubbing her thumb across it, softly squeezing it, Carina moaning loudly. Maya kisses down Carina’s neck to her collarbone, leaving a mark before moving further down to her hardened nipple, sucking it into her mouth, twirling and flicking her tongue on it, Carina raising her chest to push further into Maya’s mouth, moaning loudly. Maya trails her hand down Carina’s waist to her hip, lightly squeezing it before moving her hand to Carina’s folds, feeling the slick wetness that had already began to gather there. Maya looked into Carina’s eyes smiling, “Are you still sore?” Maya asked, before moving her hand any further.“A little, but don’t stop.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya in for a deep hard kiss, moaning in Maya’s mouth. Maya moved her finger to Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing inside her, being careful to not cause any discomfort for Carina. Maya breaks the kiss, moving her mouth to Carina’s other nipple, sucking it into her mouth, twirling and flicking her tongue on it, while slowly pushing her finger further inside Carina, using her thumb to rub circles on Carina’s clit. Carina gasps, when Maya’s thumb begins rubbing her clit, thrusting her hips up pushing Maya’s finger all the way inside her, moaning loudly. Maya slowly begins thrusting her finger in and out of Carina, rubbing circles on her clit. Carina gasps, thrusting her hips faster against Maya’s finger inside her, Maya picking up her pace to match Carina. “Dio mio, I’m going to cum.” Carina said breathing hard.Maya released Carina’s nipple, moving her mouth to Carina’s clit, sucking it into her mouth, flicking and twirling her tongue around it, Carina moaning loudly. “Cum for me Babe.” Maya said, sucking hard on Carina’s clit, thrusting her finger hard and deep into Carina, feeling her walls tightening around her finger.“Cazzo!” Carina shouted, thrusting her hips wildly as her orgasm hit her hard, “Ahhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulse and tighten around Maya’s finger that was still thrusting inside her. Maya feeling Carina tighten around her finger, thrust as fast and deep as she could making Carina’s orgasm last longer. Carina collapses on the bed, her body limp from the orgasm. Maya slowly pulled her finger out of Carina, kissing her clit one last time, before slowly moving up Carina’s body, holding her tightly as she recovers from her orgasm. Maya is rubbing Carina’s head soothingly, kissing her softly on the side of her head. “Oh my God, that was intense.” Carina said after catching her breath.“Are you ok?” Maya asked softly, looking into Carina’s eyes. “I didn’t hurt you, did I?”“I’m ok. That was incredible, no you didn’t hurt me at all.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya hard on the lips. Carina trailed her hand down to Maya’s hardened dick, softly stroking it, Maya moaning in Carina’s mouth. Carina pushed Maya on her back, kissing her neck, finding Maya’s pulse point, biting and sucking on it, leaving a mark, before moving her kisses down Maya’s body to her hardened nipple, sucking it into her mouth, flicking her tongue across it, Maya moaning loudly. Carina moved to Maya’s other nipple giving it the same attention, before kissing down Maya’s body to her dick, flicking her tongue across the head, Maya bucking her hips, moaning loudly as Carina’s tongue made contact with her dick.“Fuck!” Maya shouted, as Carina began licking and flicking her tongue across the head of Maya’s dick, tasting the precum. Carina placed her mouth around the head of Maya’s dick, lightly sucking on it, Maya gasping, feeling Carina’s mouth around her dick. Maya bucked her hips up pushing her dick further inside Carina’s mouth. Carina stroked Maya’s dick with her hand, while sucking on it, slowly taking as much as she could in her mouth. Carina starts bobbing her head up and down Maya’s dick, sucking harder, making sure to run her tongue across the tip each time, tasting more of the precum. Maya grabbed Carina’s head, slowly thrusting her hips into Carina’s mouth, Carina sucking harder. Maya thrusts her hips harder, pushing further inside Carina’s mouth, causing Carina to gag. “Fuck, I’m sorry.” Maya said, removing her hand from Carina’s head. Carina nods, taking Maya’s hand in hers while continuing to suck Maya’s dick. “I’m about to cum.” Maya said breathing hard, Carina stroking faster on Maya’s dick, sucking more into her mouth. “Babe, I’m about to cum!” Maya shouted, trying to give Carina enough time to remover he mouth from her dick before she came inside it. Maya is trying to keep from cumming inside Carina’s mouth, moving her other hand down to pull Carina away from her dick, Carina slapping her hand away, continuing to suck and stroke Maya’s dick.Maya feels the tingling in her groin, her balls tightening as her orgasm is rapidly approaching. Carina takes more of Maya’s dick in her mouth, sending Maya over the edge. “Fuck…fuck…fuck…I’m cumming.” Maya shouted as ropes of cum shoot from her dick inside Carina’s mouth, Maya shallow thrusts inside Carina’s mouth until she has emptied all the cum inside Carina’s mouth, collapsing on the bed, breathing hard. Carina continued sucking until she was sure Maya had emptied her load, swallowing every drop, before releasing Maya’s dick, slowly moving up her body, placing soft kisses on her chest and shoulder. Maya catches her breath, smiling at Carina, “Holy fuck! That was the most incredible thing ever.” Maya said, looking into Carina’s eyes. “Where did you learn that?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Same place you did, porn.” Carina said with a chuckle smiling at Maya. “Did I do a good job?” Carina asked looking into Maya’s eyes.“You were fantastic!” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina hard on the lips, shoving her tongue in her mouth, tasting herself on Carina’s tongue. Maya breaks the kiss, licking her lips, “You taste so much better.” Maya said smiling.“Stupida.” Carina said smiling at Maya, hitting her on the shoulder. Carina could feel Maya’s still hardened dick against her leg she had across Maya’s body. “You’re still hard.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I know, I can feel it. What should we do about it?” Maya asked smiling mischievously at Carina.“You could go take a cold shower….or.” Carina said rolling on her back, pulling Maya on top of her, Maya laying between Carina’s legs.“I like or better.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina hard and deep on her lips, slipping her tongue inside, exploring her mouth. Carina broke the kiss needing air, Maya moving her mouth to Carina’s favorite spot on her neck, biting and sucking, causing Carina to moan. Maya moved her hand down her body to Carina’s folds, feeling the slick wetness gathered there. “Are you ready?” Maya asked smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Yes, but go slow, I’m still a little sore.” Carina said smiling.“Tell me if it hurts, or you want me to stop.” Maya said smiling, placing her forehead against Carina’s, Carina nodding. Maya moved her hand to the base of her dick, rubbing up and down Carina’s folds, gathering the slick wetness on it before lining it up at Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing inside. Carina gasps, feeling Maya’s dick entering her, stretching her to make room for it. “Are you ok?” Maya asked, stopping, with a look of concern on her face.“Yes, it’s just you’re so big and it’s stretching things a little.” Carina said smiling.“You’re so tight, your pussy has a vice grip around my dick.” Maya said smiling, with a little chuckle.“Is that hurting you?” Carina asked, looking concerned.“No, it feels amazing. I don’t think I’ll last long though.” Maya said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“I don’t think I will either.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya in for a deep hard kiss, shoving her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, dominating the kiss.Maya slowly pushed more of her dick inside Carina, moaning loudly inside Carina’s mouth. Maya moved her mouth to Carina’s neck, kissing and sucking her pulse point, while trailing her hand down Carina’s body to her clit, slowly rubbing circles around it, while pushing her dick further inside Carina, causing loud moans from her. Maya pushed the last bit of her dick inside Carina, stopping to give her time to adjust.Carina is holding Maya tightly, her arms around Maya’s waist. “Cazzo, you are so fucking big. I feel full with your dick inside me.” Carina said, breathing hard. “Don’t just lay there, move.” Carina said, moving her hips to get Maya to start moving hers.Maya smiled, slowly moving her dick in and out of Carina, pulling all the way out, only leaving the head inside, before pushing back inside her. “Fuck, you feel so good.” Maya said smiling, moving to the other side of Carina’s neck, sucking and kissing her pulse point, Carina moaning loudly, moving her hips faster.Maya thrusts her hips faster, pushing deeper inside Carina. “Harder.” Carina said breathing hard, scraping her fingernails along Maya’s back.“I don’t want to hurt you.” Maya whispered next to Carina’s ear.“I’ll tell you if it does.” Carina said breathing hard, bucking her hips harder against Maya’s hips.Maya pulled out, leaving only the head inside, thrusting hard into Carina, Carina gasping, tightening her grip on Maya’s waist. Maya thrusted in and out of Carina several times, Carina moaning loudly. Maya thrusted faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina, looking into her eyes for any discomfort. “Fuck, this feels so good, I love how tight you are.” Maya said, thrusting in and out of Carina.“I’m getting close.” Carina said panting and breathing hard, holding Maya’s waist tightly, burying her face in Maya’s shoulder.“I’m close too.” Maya said, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina. Maya feels the tingling in her groin and the tightening in her balls. “I need you to cum for me, Babe.” Maya said thrusting at a relentless pace, chasing her orgasm. Maya moved her hand back down to Carina’s clit, rubbing it hard, while thrusting inside Carina.“Ahhhhhhh, fuck….I’m cumming, Mayaaaaaa, ahhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, as her pussy began convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick as her orgasm hit her.“Ohh, fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck…I’m cumming Babe!” Maya yelled, thrusting deep, holding it there as ropes of cum shoot out of her dick. Maya thrust deep shallow thrusts as the ropes of cum continue to shoot from her dick, painting the inside of Carina’s pussy white, until she has emptied all her cum inside Carina, both of them collapsing on the bed, spent from their orgasms.Carina is holding Maya around her waist, both breathing and panting hard. Maya has her head buried in Carina’s neck, trying to catch her breath, both sweating profusely. “I need a shower.” Carina said after catching her breath.“Me too, want to take one together? You know, conserve water for the environment.” Maya asked smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Are you sure that’s the only reason you want to shower together?” Carina asked with a chuckle.“No, but if that’s how I can get you to shower with me, then yes.” Maya said laughing.“Ok, we can shower together…for the environment.” Carina said laughing.“I’m going to pull out now.” Maya said, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina, Carina groaning when Maya pulled out.“I have a feeling I’m going to be even more sore tomorrow.” Carina said with a chuckle, smiling at Maya.“I told you to tell me if I was hurting you.” Maya said looking concerned.“It didn’t hurt, it was just stretching me, besides I’m the one who told you to go harder.” Carina said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Maya’s lips.“So, it’s your fault if you’re more sore tomorrow, because I was just doing as I was told.” Maya said laughing.“I take responsibility for telling you harder, but it’s your fault you have such a big dick and are good at using it.” Carina said laughing, climbing out of bed, walking to the bathroom. “Are you coming or not?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“I just did.” Maya said smiling with a smirk, getting out of bed, walking to the bathroom.“Stupida.” Carina said with a chuckle, hitting Maya on the arm.As they were showering together, Maya couldn’t keep her hands off Carina, rubbing all over her body. Carina turned facing the water, washing the soap off her body, Maya standing behind her, with her hardened dick in her hand. Carina turned to see Maya with her hardened dick in her hand. “How do you get so hard so fast?” Carina asked smiling, looking at Maya’s dick.“You just have that effect on me.” Maya said smiling, slowly stroking her dick.“I know I’m going to regret this tomorrow, but let’s take care of that.” Carina said smiling, moving her hand to Maya’s dick, stroking it a few times.Maya reached her hand down to Carina’s folds, feeling the wet slick gathered there. “Turn around.” Maya said smiling, turning Carina around so her back was facing her. “Bend over a little and put your hands on the wall for balance.” Maya said, lightly pushing Carina over. When Carina was in the position Maya wanted, Maya rubbed her dick through Carina’s folds, gathering the slick wetness on it. “Are you ready?” Maya asked, leaning on Carina’s back, placing a soft kiss on her shoulder.“I think so.” Carina said, not sure what Maya was about to do.Maya placed her dick at Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing inside her, Maya’s hands on each side of Carina’s hips, continuing to slowly push inside until she had fully entered her. Carina gasped, feeling full of Maya’s dick inside her again. “Are you ok?” Maya asked, hearing Carina gasp.“Yes, I just feel full inside.” Carina responded, breathing hard.Maya started slowly thrusting inside Carina, moaning loudly and the new feeling in this position. “Fuck, this is so good.” Maya said panting, thrusting faster inside Carina. Maya is holding Carina’s hip as she begins thrusting faster and harder inside Carina. “Fuck, you’re so tight. Is every pussy this tight?” Maya asked breathing hard, thrusting deep inside Carina.“I don’t know, I’ve never been inside one.” Carina responded, breathing hard, lightly chuckling.“Is this ok for you?” Maya asked concerned if it was uncomfortable for Carina to be in this position.“It’s perfect for me.” Carina said, thrusting her hips back to meet Maya’s thrusts, moaning loudly.Maya looked down to see her dick moving in and out of Carina, moaning loudly, thrusting harder and deeper. Maya pushes Carina’s hips down with each thrust, pushing deeper inside her, Carina moaning loudly, thrusting her hips faster against Maya’s dick. “I’m close.” Carina said, thrusting her hips faster, pushing down harder on Maya’s dick. Maya moved her hand to Carina’s clit rubbing hard on it. “Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, ramming her hips hard against Maya’s dick, feeling her pussy convulse and tighten around it, her body going limp when her orgasm ends.“I’m about to cum.” Maya said thrusting harder, faster, and deeper into Carina as Carina’s pussy convulses and tightens around her dick. Maya thrusts deep into Carina, holding her dick deep inside as she feels the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening, shooting ropes of cum inside Carina. “Fuck, fuck, fuuuuckkk!” Maya screams and thrusts hard shallow thrusts until she has emptied all the cum inside Carina, breathing hard against Carina’s back. Maya kisses up Carina’s back, “I’m going to pull out now.” Maya said still catching her breath, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina, holding her tightly around the waist.“We have to do that again.” Carina said smiling, as she catches her breath.“Ok, but not now, I’m spent.” Maya said with a chuckle, still breathing hard.“I didn’t mean now, Stupida.” Carina said, reaching around to smack Maya’s arm. “I can’t go anymore tonight.” Carina said, shaking her head.“Me either, you wore me out.” Maya said laughing.“Oh, I wore you out huh?” Carina said laughing, turning around to look at Maya. “I was just going to shower and go to sleep. You’re the one who started this with your big hard dick.” Carina said laughing, grabbing Maya’s dick.“Yes, but you could have said no. It’s not my fault you love this big hard dick.” Maya said laughing, pointing to her dick.“It’s your fault for being able to use it so well.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya softly on the lips.“Ok, it’s my fault. Let’s finish our shower and get some sleep. Jose will be here early for me to help with the truck.” Maya said, moving under the water, rinsing off.After they were back in bed, Carina is snuggled up to Maya. “Is it just me, or is it getting better each time?” Carina asked smiling, looking at Maya.“It’s definitely getting better each time. We just need to keep practicing, the more we practice, the better it will be.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“But no more practice tonight.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Ok, but we can practice more tomorrow night.” Maya said chuckling.“We may not feel like practicing tomorrow night.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I assure you; I will always feel like practicing this with you, anytime you want to practice.” Maya said laughing, looking at Carina.“Have you turned into a horny teenager?” Carina asked laughing.“No, I’ve always been one around you.” Maya said smiling, placing a light kiss on Carina’s lips. “Let’s get some sleep. Good night, Babe.” Maya said smiling, kissing the top of Carina’s head.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said kissing Maya’s shoulder.

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Maya is awakened the next morning by the buzzing of her phone. She carefully reached for it, looking at it to see a message from Jose, saying he is outside ready to start working on repairing the truck. Maya slowly untangles her body from Carina, getting out of bed, putting on clothes, before leaning down to place a soft kiss on Carina’s head.Maya walked outside to see Jose standing by the truck they were going to be working on. “Good morning, Maya.” Jose said smiling at Maya.“Good morning, Jose. Let’s see if we can get this truck running today.” Maya said smiling.“The mosquitos must have been pretty big to leave such a huge mark on your neck like that.” Jose said smiling and chuckling, pointing to the huge hickey on Maya’s neck.“Shut up!” Maya said smiling, her cheeks turning red from embarrassment.“You can’t expect me not to tease you a little bit about it. I’ve never seen you with a hickey before. Our Maya is growing up.” Jose said laughing.“Yeah, well, that’s how life works, we all grow up.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I hope I didn’t interrupt anything, sending you the message.” Jose said smiling mischievously.“No, you didn’t interrupt anything except my sleeping.” Maya said smiling, stretching and yawning.“Looks like you’re still tired. Did you stay up late with Ms. Carina?” Jose asked, smiling widely.“I refuse to answer on the grounds of incriminating myself.” Maya said laughing, turning red.“It’s ok, your young experiencing love for the first time.” Jose said smiling, patting Maya on the back.“It’s the most wonderful feeling in the world.” Maya said smiling. “Let’s get to work so we can get this truck running properly.” Maya said.Carina awakens to an empty bed, looking around for Maya. Carina gets out of bed, puts on a robe, and walks downstairs to start the coffee. Carina goes upstairs to get dressed, looking out the window to see Maya and Jose standing by the truck talking. Carina walked outside to where Maya and Jose were. “Good morning, Jose.” Carina said, smiling at Jose.“There really were some big mosquitos out last night. Good morning, Ms. Carina.” Jose said chuckling, seeing the huge hickey on Carina’s neck.“What mosquitos?” Carina asked, looking puzzled.“He’s teasing you about your neck. You need to put some makeup on it before your Mamma shows up.” Maya said chuckling, pointing to the hickey on Carina’s neck.“Oh shit!” Carina shouted, grabbing her neck, running back inside the house.“Ms. Carina can sure run fast.” Jose said laughing, watching Carina running to the house.“I never saw her run until now, but she sure is fast.” Maya said laughing.Carina runs up the stairs to the bathroom, grabbing her makeup, putting a copious amount on her neck to cover the huge hickey Maya had left there. “Cazzo, if Mamma sees this, she will kill me!” Carina said to herself, rubbing the makeup in. As Carina is covering the hickey, she thinks about last night, smiling as she remembers everything that transpired between her and Maya. “Wow! I had 3 orgasms in one night! I wonder what my brain looks like when I orgasm?” Carina said, looking curiously at her head. After concealing the hickey, Carina went downstairs making herself a cup of coffee, getting out the ingredients to make French toast for breakfast, making sure to get enough to include Jose. Carina walked outside where Maya and Jose were working on the truck. “Breakfast is ready. Both of you wash up and come inside to eat, I made French toast.” Carina said smiling, turning to walk back inside.“You’re in for a treat, Carina makes the best French toast you’ve ever tasted.” Maya said smiling at Jose, wiping her hands on a rag. “Come on, let’s wash up so we can eat.” Maya said smiling at Jose, motioning for him to come with her.“I’ve never had French toast, but if Ms. Carina made it, it’ll be delicious.” Jose said smiling, following Maya inside the house.Carina prepared a plate for Jose and Maya, setting them on the table, along with a cup of coffee and orange juice. Maya walked up to Carina, placing a quick kiss on the lips before sitting down to eat. Jose sits down looking at the French toast on his plate, taking a drink of the coffee. “I’ve never had French toast before.” Jose said, cutting the French toast, slowly taking a bite, moaning loudly as he tasted it. “That is so good!” Jose said, taking another bite.“I can’t believe you’ve never had French toast.” Carina said, smiling at Jose.“I don’t think my wife knows how to make it.” Jose said, still shoveling the food in his mouth, savoring every bite of it.“I can give her the recipe, it’s not hard to make.” Carina said smiling.“Yes, please, I want this every morning for breakfast from now on.” Jose said smiling, eating the last bite of his food.“Did you not have breakfast this morning?” Maya asked because of how fast Jose ate the French toast.“I had a breakfast burrito, but this was much better.” Jose said smiling at Maya.“You better not let Rosa hear you say that.” Maya said laughing, taking a bite of food.“I won’t, but it’s the truth.” Jose said laughing. “Thank you for the delicious breakfast, Ms. Carina.” Jose said smiling at Carina.“You’re welcome, I’ll have to make it again for you sometime.” Carina said, smiling at Jose.“I see you took care of the mosquito bite on your neck.” Jose said smiling, pointing at Carina’s neck. “You should probably take care of Maya’s if Ms. Lucia is coming out here.” Jose said smiling, pointing to Maya’s neck.“Fuck! I didn’t think about that!” Maya shouted, getting up from the table quickly, running up the stairs, to use some of Carina’s makeup to cover the hickey.“I think she’s afraid of Ms. Lucia.” Jose said laughing, watching Maya run up the stairs.“We both are. You’ve never seen Mamma angry, and she’s very scary when she gets Italian angry.” Carina said, her eyes wide.“What is Italian angry?” Jose asked, with a confused look on his face.“Something you never want to experience from an Italian woman.” Maya said returning to the kitchen. “It’s the scariest thing you’ll ever encounter. I’d rather face a black bear than an angry Italian woman.” Maya said with a chuckle.“That scary? I will make sure to never anger Ms. Carina or Ms. Lucia then.” Jose said looking serious.“What time is your Mamma coming for a visit? I will be in the barn with Jose working on the truck. We need to pull the engine to make some repairs and the only place to do that is in the barn, so I won’t see when she arrives.” Maya said.“She didn’t say, but I’m guessing around lunchtime. I’ll prepare lunch for everyone and come get you when it’s ready.” Carina said, taking her dishes to the sink.“Ok. Let’s go Jose, this truck won’t fix itself.” Maya said taking her dishes to the sink. “I’ll see you at lunch.” Maya said, placing a quick kiss on Carina’s lips.“Thanks again for the delicious breakfast.” Jose said taking his dishes to the sink, hugging Carina.“You’re welcome, I’ll see you both at lunch.” Carina said smiling.When they walked outside, Maya turned to Jose smiling, “I saw that hug, I knew you had a crush on my girlfriend.” Maya said smiling, lightly patting Jose on the back.“I’m old enough to be her father, but she is so sweet and beautiful. I hugged her as a thank you for breakfast.” Jose said with a chuckle. “Right.” Maya said laughing.Maya and Jose pulled the engine, using the pulley in the barn to lift it out of the truck and hold it up off the ground. They’re replacing the parts of the engine that aren’t working properly, writing down all the new parts they’re going to need.Carina is in the kitchen starting to prepare lunch when her Mamma walks in the door. “Hello.” Lucia said, opening the door.“Ciao Mamma, I’m in the kitchen.” Carina yelled.“Look at you preparing a nice lunch for Maya. You’re going to make a very good wife someday, but not too early, you must go to college first.” Lucia said smiling, hugging Carina.“I know, I have no plans to marry anyone until I complete college.” Carina said smiling. “Is Andrea with you?” Carina asked looking around.“Yes, he’s somewhere outside.” Lucia said pointing outside.“You want some coffee? We can sit and chat while lunch is cooking.” Carina asked, taking a coffee mug out of the cupboard.“I’d love some. I have missed you this week. It’s so quiet without you around.” Lucia said, taking a drink of coffee.“I’ve missed you too.” Carina said smiling.“You look so happy here. I take it you’re enjoying yourself being here with Maya.” Lucia said smiling.“I am happier than I’ve ever been. I don’t get to see Maya as much as I would like, because there is so much work for her to do, so we make the most of the time we do get to spend together.” Carina said smiling widely.“What have you two been doing when spending time together?” Lucia asked smiling.“We watch a movie or talk about our day, what she worked on and what I did around the house. She falls asleep early so there isn’t much time to do anything else.” Carina said, trying to give an answer Lucia would approve of.“That sounds nice, communication is key to a healthy, happy relationship. If you can’t communicate about even the littlest of things, it’s hard to communicate about the bigger issues.” Lucia said, drinking her coffee.“We communicate together very well. Maya has been opening up more to me about things she never liked talking about. She’s slowly letting down the walls she built around herself growing up.” Carina said smiling.“That’s wonderful to hear. I love seeing you two together.” Lucia said smiling.Andrew walks inside the barn to see Maya and Jose covered in grease working on the truck. “What are you working on?” Andrew asked, looking at the engine they were working on.“Hi, Andrew, I didn’t see you walk up.” Maya said smiling at Andrew. “We’re replacing some parts on this engine, so it’ll run properly. It’s been needing repairs for a while, but Grandpa didn’t have the time to do it, so we’re going to repair it as a surprise for him.” Maya said, loosening some bolts on the engine.“Hi, Andrew.” Jose said smiling at Andrew.“Hi, Jose.” Andrew said, walking closer to get a better look, tripping over a part they had taken off the engine, falling against the side of the engine, causing it to fall on him.“Andrew!” Maya shouted, moving to his side. “Jose, help me get this engine off Andrew!” Maya shouted, pulling the chain connected to the pulley to raise the engine off Andrew. “Andrew, can you hear me?” Maya said, touching his arm. “Jose, go inside and get Lucia!” Maya shouted, wiping blood from Andrew’s face.Jose runs inside the house, “Ms. Lucia, Ms. Carina, come quickly!” Jose shouted, grabbing their arms pulling them with him.“What’s wrong Jose?” Carina asked, fear in her voice.“It’s Andrew, the engine fell on him.” Jose said, running to the barn.“Oh my God!” Lucia shouted, running quickly to the barn, Carina running ahead of her.Carina runs inside the barn to see Maya next to an unconscious Andrew lying on the ground, blood coming from his head. “What happened?” Carina asked, rushing to Andrew’s side, rubbing his head lightly.“He tripped over one of the parts and fell into the engine, causing it to fall on him.” Maya said talking fast.“Andrea!” Lucia shouted, seeing him lying motionless and unconscious on the ground. “Call an ambulance!” Lucia shouted to Jose, running to Andrew’s side. “Andrea it’s Mamma, can you hear me? Andrea, can you open your eyes for me?” Lucia asked, looking Andrew’s body over for injuries. “I need a clean cloth to wipe the blood from his head to see how bad the cut is.” Lucia said, looking at Maya.Maya runs inside the house getting a wet and a dry clean cloth, running them back to Lucia. “Here.” Maya said handing Lucia the cloths. “Is he going to be ok?” Maya asked, running her hands through her hair.“I don’t know. Where’s the ambulance?” Lucia shouted, looking at Maya.“I’ll call them again and check.” Maya said, taking out her phone to call for the ambulance. “They should be here in a few minutes.” Maya said, ending the call.“What was Andrea doing in here messing with an engine? He doesn’t know anything about them, he had no business around one.” Lucia shouted, looking at Maya, then Jose.“He had just walked in while we were working on it, asking questions and tripped over one of the parts we had taken off and fell against it, causing it to fall on him.” Maya said talking fast, her hands in her hair. They hear the sirens from the ambulance. “I’m going to show them where we are.” Maya said, running out of the barn.Maya returned to the barn with the EMT’s, pushing a gurney with their medical equipment on it. “Lucia, what happened?” One of the EMT’s that recognized Lucia asked.“The engine fell on him, it’s my son Andrea.” Lucia said, moving away for the EMT’s to help Andrew.Maya walks to stand beside a sobbing Carina, “Are you ok?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“No, I’m not ok, my brother is lying unconscious because an engine fell on him!” Carina shouted at Maya.“I’m so sorry.” Maya said, hugging Carina tightly, making sure her greasy hands didn’t make contact with Carina’s clothes.“We need to get him to the hospital now. Radio ahead and let them know we’re bringing in the patient and it’s Lucia Deluca’s son. Tell them to have neurology and a trauma team waiting for us.” One EMT said to the other.“I’m going with you!” Lucia said, walking out with the EMT’s pushing Andrew on the gurney to the ambulance.“We’ll be right behind you!” Maya shouted, running to the house to wash her hands, Carina following closely behind.Carina runs upstairs, grabbing her purse and coat, running downstairs to turn off the oven and stove. Maya dries her hands, grabbing her keys and coat, taking Carina’s hand, leading her to the truck. “Jose, keep an eye on things until we get back.” Maya shouted at Jose who was standing outside, distraught by what had happened.“I’ll take care of everything, just go. Let me know how Andrew is doing.” Jose said, wiping tears from his eyes.Maya is driving them to the hospital, her arm around Carina, who is sobbing on her shoulder. “He’s going to be ok, Carina. He has to be.” Maya said, kissing the top of Carina’s head.“I hope so, I can’t lose my baby brother.” Carina said, sobbing harder.When they pulled up to the emergency room the ambulance that brought Andrew was pulling away. They ran inside, to see Lucia standing by the nurse’s station, several nurses comforting her. “Mamma, is Andrea ok?” Carina asked, fear in her eyes.“I don’t know yet, they’re in the trauma room working on him now. He was still unconscious when we got here. That’s not good Carina.” Lucia said, falling into Carina’s arms sobbing.“But the doctors are working on him, they know how to treat him. We have to remain positive, for Andrea.” Carina said, wiping her tears, trying to stay strong for her Mamma.“Lucia, go into the nurse’s lounge and we’ll let you know as soon as we hear anything.” One of the nurses said to Lucia, hugging her.Lucia leads Carina and Maya to the nurse’s lounge, sobbing on Carina’s shoulder. Lucia sits on the couch, Carina next to her, holding her Mamma tightly. “Would you like something to drink?” Maya asked, squatting down in front of Lucia, taking her hand.“Water.” Lucia said, barely able to speak.Maya takes a bottle of water out of the refrigerator in the lounge, opening it, handing it to Lucia. “Is there anything else I can get or do for you?” Maya asked, rubbing Lucia’s back.“NO! You’ve done enough! Andrea is in that room injured right now because of you!” Lucia shouted, looking angrily at Maya.Maya steps back away from Lucia, “I’m sorry, I never intended for anyone to get hurt, especially not Andrew.” Maya said, her voice breaking. “I’m going to step outside and give you some privacy.” Maya said walking out the door, falling to her knees, tears running down her face.“Maya!” Katherine shouted, seeing Maya on the floor sobbing.“Mom!” Maya said standing up, wrapping her arms around her mom, sobbing hard on her shoulder.“Jose called me, and said you needed me at the hospital, that Andrew got injured at the ranch. What happened?” Katherine asked, rubbing Maya’s back.Jose and I were working on an engine in the barn and Andrew was trying to get a closer look at what we were doing. He tripped over one of the parts we had taken off, falling into the engine, causing it to fall on him. I should have made him leave; he shouldn’t have been in there while we were working on the engine. This is all my fault.” Maya said, crying harder on Katherine’s shoulder.“Maya this was not your fault, it was an accident. It’s nobody’s fault, accidents happen all the time on the ranch, you know that.” Katherine said, holding Maya tightly.“Lucia blames me, and she has every right to. I know better than anyone that things like this happen on the ranch. I should have been more careful with Andrew. It is my fault.” Maya said sobbing hard, holding on tightly to Katherine.“Maya, you listen to me! None of this is your fault, it was an accident. Lucia is just upset and worried about Andrew, once she finds out how he’s doing she’ll think differently.” Katherine said, holding Maya’s face in her hands, looking into her eyes.“Mamma, you can’t blame Maya for this. It was an accident; Andrea shouldn’t have been in there while they were working on the engine.” Carina said, speaking softly to her Mamma.“Are you saying this is Andrea’s fault that he got hurt?” Lucia asked, glaring at Carina.“No, Mamma, I’m saying it was an accident. It isn’t anyone's fault it happened.” Carina said, wiping Lucia’s tears.“You’re taking up for Maya against your own brother. If Maya hadn’t let Andrea near that engine, none of this would have happened.” Lucia said, pulling away from Carina.“I’m not taking anyone’s side, it was an accident, there isn’t sides to take.” Carina said, getting frustrated.“Just get out! I want to be alone right now!” Lucia shouted, pointing to the door.“Ok, I’ll leave you, but I’m not leaving this hospital until I find out how Andrea is.” Carina said, walking out the door.Maya sees Carina walk out of the nurse’s lounge, dropping to the floor sobbing. Maya and Katherine rushed to Carina, Maya sitting beside her on the floor, holding her tightly, Carina burying her head in Maya’s neck sobbing hard. “Is there anything I can get you Carina?” Katherine asked, sitting on the floor beside Carina, rubbing her back.“Can you find out something about my brother?” Carina asked through her sobs.“I’ll go ask someone for you.” Katherine said, standing up, walking to the nurse’s station.Several doctors come out of the trauma room, looking around for Lucia, a nurse telling them she’s in the nurse’s lounge. The doctors approach the door to the lounge, Carina and Maya rising from the floor. “We’re looking for Lucia.” The doctor said.“That’s my Mamma, she’s in there.” Carina said pointing to the nurse’s lounge door.The doctor opened the door walking inside, Carina taking Maya’s hand to walk inside with her. “I think I should stay out here.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“I need you with me.” Carina said, squeezing Maya’s hand, Maya following Carina inside.“Lucia, your son has a serious cut on his head, 2 broken ribs, and a broken arm. They’re taking him for an MRI and CT scan to check his head injury. He is still unconscious and that is very concerning. We won’t know the extent of his head injury until we get the results from the tests. Would you like to see him before they take him for the scans?” The doctor said, holding Lucia’s hand.“Yes, please.” Lucia said standing up, walking out the door with the doctors, never looking at Carina.“Do you want to go see Andrew?” Maya asked, holding Carina tightly.“Yes, but I’m not going to right now. Mamma is upset and saying hurtful things and I don’t need to be around her right now.” Carina said, with anger in her voice.“Ok, we’ll do whatever you want. I need to call Jose and let him know about Andrew, he was pretty shaken up himself.” Maya said, walking Carina out of the lounge to where Katherine was standing by a waiting room. “Mom, can you sit with Carina while I call Jose to let him know about Andrew?” Maya asked, looking at Katherine.“Of course, what did you find out about Andrew?” Katherine asked, putting an arm around Carina.“I’ll tell you, but let’s sit down first.” Carina responded, moving to sit in a chair.Maya called Jose to let him know about Andrew, asking him to stay at the ranch house to keep an eye on it while they were at the hospital waiting for further information on Andrew. Jose reassured Maya that he would take care of everything at the ranch and for her to just focus on helping Carina and Andrew.Maya is sitting by Carina, holding her close to her body, nobody saying anything. “Maya, how’s Andrew?” Mason asked, running into the waiting room, Lane following behind him.Maya filled Mason in on what they knew about Andrew and what had happened to him. “We’re waiting for the results from the scans now. We’ll know more once they’re completed.” Maya said, hugging a distraught Mason.“Nothing can happen to Andrew, he’s my best friend.” Mason said, with tears in his eyes.“Mason, let’s go for a walk.” Lane said, putting his arm around Mason, walking to the door.“I’ve never seen Mason so upset before.” Katherine said, tears in her eyes.“Me either, I didn’t realize how close him and Andrew had become.” Maya said, wiping a tear from Katherine’s eye.“Mason is all Andrew talks about, ever since we went to your ranch house.” Carina said.“Looks like the feeling is mutual.” Maya said smiling.“Andrew said they’re best friends, and that Mason is the best friend he’s ever had.” Carina said smiling.“Mason needs a good friend like Andrew. I’m happy to hear they’re such close friends.” Maya said smiling.Mason and Lane return to the waiting room. “Any news on Andrew?” Mason asked, sitting beside Maya.“Nothing yet.” Maya responded, patting Mason on the back.Carina notices the doctors talking to Lucia outside the trauma room Andrew is in, standing up quickly, pulling Maya by the hand as she walked to where the doctors were talking to Lucia.“Andrew has a serious brain injury that has caused swelling and pressure to build up inside his brain. We need to take him to surgery to relieve the pressure and hopefully reduce the swelling. He has a large subdural hematoma that the neurosurgeon is going to drain, to relieve the swelling and pressure. They’re prepping him for surgery now.” The doctor said.“Can I see him?” Carina asked, looking at the doctor.“Yes, but you’ll have to make it quick. We need to get him to surgery as soon as possible.” The doctor responded, looking at Carina.Carina took Maya’s hand, walking into the room, to see Andrew lying in the bed still unconscious, monitors hooked up to him. Carina walked over to the bed, taking Andrew’s hand. “I’m here Andrea, I’m not going anywhere. I’ll be here when you get back and don’t give the doctors a hard time during your surgery.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Andrew’s hand. Maya stood behind Carina, her hands on Carina’s shoulders, looking at Andrew and all the machines hooked up to him.Lucia walked into the room, “Can I have a minute alone with my son before they take him to surgery, please?” Lucia asked in a stern voice.“Of course.” Maya said, putting her arm around Carina’s waist, walking out of the room.“How’s Andrew? What did the doctors say?” Mason asked, talking fast.“He has a serious brain injury and they’re taking him to surgery now.” Maya said, hugging Mason.“But he’s going to be ok, right?” Mason asked, looking into Maya’s eyes.“We hope so.” Maya responded, squeezing Mason’s arm.Lucia walked out of Andrew’s room as they were taking him to surgery. Carina rushed over to Andrew, kissing him on the forehead. “Ti amo fratellino.” Carina said, rubbing Andrew’s head.“The surgery is going to take several hours. I recommend you getting some rest while he’s in surgery.” The neurosurgeon said, looking at Lucia.“I’m going to rest in one of the on-call rooms. You can find me there to update me on his surgery.” Lucia said, kissing Andrew’s head before they wheeled him away to surgery. “You should go home and get some rest. The surgery is going to take several hours, and Andrea is going to need us when he’s out of surgery.” Lucia said, looking at Carina.“I’m not going anywhere.” Carina said sternly to her mother.“Carina, I have enough to worry about with Andrea, please go home and rest so I don’t have to be worrying about you too!” Lucia said, raising her voice.“Carina, go to the ranch with Maya and get some rest. You won’t be any good to Andrew if you’re exhausted.” Katherine said, in a soft voice, holding Carina’s hand.“Mom is right Carina; Andrew is going to need all of us while he’s recovering.” Mason said, hugging Carina.“Maya, take Carina home and make sure she gets some rest. You can come back in the morning after you’ve rested.” Lane said, looking at Maya.“Carina let’s go home so you can get a good night’s sleep. I’ll bring you back first thing in the morning.” Maya said, hugging Carina tightly.“Ok, you’re all right, I won’t be any good to Andrea this way.” Carina said, hugging everyone, before taking Maya’s hand walking towards the door.“Let us know if you need anything.” Lane said, hugging Maya.“I want to come to the ranch with you.” Mason said, looking at Maya.Maya looked at Carina for approval, Carina nodding her head. “Ok, you can come with us.” Maya said, putting her arm around Mason.They walked inside the house, into the kitchen, to see Jose and his wife Rosa sitting at the table drinking coffee. When Rosa saw Maya she rushed to her hugging her tightly, then hugging Carina. “I’m so sorry about your brother.” Rosa said, looking at Carina. “I finished what you were preparing so you can eat something.” Rosa said, pointing to the food Carina had started for lunch, now ready to eat.“Thank you, Rosa.” Carina said, hugging her.Rosa dished up food for all of them, sitting it in front of them. “What can I get you to drink?” Rosa asked, looking at each of them.“I need a large glass of white wine.” Carina said, sighing loudly, rubbing her forehead.“I’ll take a beer.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck.“I’ll have a bottle of water.” Mason said, taking a bite of food.After finishing her dinner, and Rosa cleaning up while Carina took a shower, Maya filled Jose in on what was going on with Andrew, then gave him instructions on what he needed him to do on the ranch tomorrow. “Rosa and I will be back in the morning to prepare breakfast, and I’ll take care of everything with the ranch.” Jose said, putting his arm around Rosa walking towards the door.Carina walked downstairs wearing a bathrobe, sitting on Maya’s lap, resting her head on Maya’s shoulder. “I’m going to bed, are you coming?” Carina asked, yawning.Mason looked at Maya with wide eyes, not believing what he was hearing. “Are you two sharing a room…and a bed?” Mason asked, a look of shock on his face.Maya looked like she just saw a ghost, Carina quickly realizing she forgot Mason was there with them. “I want to sleep in Maya’s room tonight because I don’t want to be alone. Is that ok with you or would you feel uncomfortable with us sharing a bed?” Carina asked, with a sad look on her face.“No, that’s fine with me. I understand you not wanting to be alone, I’m worried about Andrew myself. If I had someone to sleep beside me tonight, I sure would. I was just caught off guard for a second, I’m sorry for what I was thinking.” Mason said, feeling bad for thinking otherwise about them.“It’s fine, no need to apologize.” Maya said, not wanting Mason to feel bad about something that he was actually correct about.“I’m going to bed; this day has been too much for me.” Mason said, walking upstairs.“I’m sorry, I almost gave us away to Mason.” Carina said, burying her head in Maya’s neck.“It’s ok, quick thinking on your part, because I couldn’t speak.” Maya said with a chuckle. “Let’s get you to bed, you have a long day ahead of you tomorrow.” Maya said standing up with Carina in her arms, carrying her bridal style up the stairs to her bedroom, laying her on the bed.“Make sure you lock the door before you get into bed.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Yes, right.” Maya said, moving quickly to lock her bedroom door.Carina sat up removing her bathrobe, completely naked underneath. Maya swallowed hard seeing Carina’s naked body. “Take off all your clothes, I need to feel you holding me tonight.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.Maya strips down naked, climbing into bed next to Carina, pulling her tightly against her body. Maya immediately feels her dick getting hard, scoots her bottom half away from Carina so she won’t feel it. “I know you’re getting hard.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I’m sorry, I can’t help it when I’m this close to you, especially being completely naked.” Maya said with a chuckle.“It’s ok, scoot back close to me, it doesn’t bother me. I need to feel you as close to me as possible tonight. I need to feel you with me so I can sleep.” Carina said, snuggling closer to Maya.“Ok, but I’m not responsible for Rooster’s actions tonight.” Maya said chuckling.“I’m sorry bambina. I’m just so worried about Andrea that I can’t even think about sex right now.” Carina said, looking into Maya’s eyes, placing a soft kiss on her lips.“Hey, you don’t need to apologize to me for anything. I don’t expect you to feel like having sex tonight. If you’re thinking you owe me an apology for Rooster, you don’t, because he has a mind of his own and gets excited every time he sees you.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina softly on the lips.“You’re not upset with me for not feeling like having sex with you tonight?” Carina asked, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Not in the least. You’ve had a terrible day and I’m happy just holding you in my arms tonight. To be honest, sex never crossed my mind tonight.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I’ll make it up to you.” Carina said smiling, laying her head on Maya’s chest.“Maybe you can wear that sexy red lacy lingerie for me again sometime.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Deal.” Carina said, with a big yawn.“Good night, Babe. I love you. Wake me up if you need anything.” Maya said kissing the top of Carina’s head.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the chest.

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Maya is awakened by the smell of coffee and bacon coming from downstairs. She reached for her phone to see what time it was, moving slowly not to awaken Carina. Maya moves to get out of bed, Carina stirring, feeling Maya moving next to her. “Where are you going?” Carina asked, opening her eyes to see Maya putting on her boxers.“I’m just going downstairs, go back to sleep.” Maya said smiling, leaning over to kiss Carina on the lips.“No, come back to bed, I need some cuddles this morning.” Carina said smiling, holding onto Maya’s neck after kissing her.“Ok.” Maya said, getting back into bed, pulling Carina against her body. “How are you feeling this morning?” Maya asked, rubbing Carina’s arm.“I’m worried about Andrea; I didn’t sleep well last night.” Carina said sighing loudly.“I know, I felt you moving around all night, you were very restless.” Maya said, kissing Carina on top of her head. “What time do you want to go back to the hospital?" Maya asked.“I’m going to get up and take a shower first, then we can head to the hospital. I need coffee before I can function this morning.” Carina said, rubbing her eyes and yawning.“I’ll bring you some coffee while you get ready for a shower. I’ll see if Mason’s is up yet, if not, I’ll wake him, so he’ll be ready to leave when we are.” Maya said, kissing Carina’s head before getting out of bed.“I’m going to call Mamma and see if she knows how Andrea is this morning.” Carina said, reaching for her phone. “Ouch, I’m even more sore today and we didn’t do anything last night.” Carina said with a little chuckle.“Maybe you’ll feel better after a shower.” Maya said smiling, biting her bottom lip so she wouldn’t laugh.“I sure hope so.” Carina said groaning, moving slowly to get out of bed.Maya dressed and went downstairs to get Carina’s coffee. “Good morning, Maya, breakfast is almost ready.” Rosa said smiling.“Good morning, Rosa. Breakfast smells so good. I’m just going to take Carina some coffee, then I’ll be back to eat. Thank you for preparing breakfast for us.” Maya said smiling, hugging Rosa.Maya goes back upstairs with a cup of coffee for Carina, stopping by Mason’s room to see if he’s awake. Maya lightly knocked on the door, “Mason, wake up, we’re leaving for the hospital after breakfast.” Maya yelled, walking away, towards her bedroom. Maya walked into her bedroom, hearing the shower running, she walked in the bathroom to see Carina in the shower. “Here’s your coffee.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina’s naked body in the shower.Carina opened the shower door to see Maya leaning against the wall smiling. “Can you hand me my coffee?” Carina said smiling, reaching her hand out for the coffee.“What will you give me for it?” Maya asked smiling, wiggling her eyebrows.“I’ll give you a kiss, now please hand me the coffee.” Carina said smiling.“I’ll take it.” Maya said smiling, handing Carina the coffee. Maya leaned in for Carina to give her a kiss, but Carina took the cup of coffee and quickly shut the shower door. “Hey! You forgot my kiss.” Maya said laughing.“No, I didn’t, I didn’t say when I’d give you a kiss, just that I would.” Carina said laughing.“Oh, I see how it is. You just wait, I’ll get you back for that.” Maya said laughing.“Maya, are you in here?” Mason shouted in Maya’s bedroom.“Fuck!” Maya shouted, opening the door to see Mason standing in her room. “I brought Carina a cup of coffee, she didn’t sleep well last night.” Maya said, looking at the floor.“Is Carina in the shower?” Mason asked smiling.“Yes, she just got in there.” Maya said, walking towards the door. “Rosa has breakfast ready, let’s go eat.”“Wait! You were in the bathroom with Carina while she is in the shower! Did you see her naked?” Mason asked, his eyes wide, Maya looking at him like a deer caught in headlights. “You did, didn’t you! I knew it, you and Carina have been sharing a room and bed together! Go Maya!” Mason said smiling, raising his hand for a high five.“I will not confirm or deny your statements, but don’t you dare say anything to anyone! I will hurt you so bad, if you do, do you understand me?” Maya said, glaring at Mason.“I won’t say a word, my lips are sealed.” Mason said smiling, running his fingers across his mouth. “So, have you and Carina done the dirty deed yet?” Mason asked smiling. “Never mind, that’s a dumb question, obviously you have if you’re sharing a bed. Do you need some of my condoms?” Mason asked with a chuckle.“Mason, I swear if you don’t shut up right now, I’m going to kill you!” Maya shouted, putting him in a headlock.“Ok, ok, I’m sorry! Let me go before you actually do kill me.” Mason said, acting like he couldn’t breathe.Maya released Mason, “Look, Carina has enough going on with Andrew right now, she doesn’t need your immature ass, teasing her about something so private. Keep your fucking comments to yourself from now on.” Maya said, punching Mason in the arm.“I will, I won’t say anything to upset Carina. I’m worried about Andrew too. I’m sorry for teasing you, I’m just shocked about it, that’s all.” Mason said smiling.“Just go eat breakfast so we can leave for the hospital.” Maya said, pointing downstairs.“Aren’t you eating breakfast this morning?” Mason asked, walking downstairs.“I’ll be down in a few minutes with Carina.” Maya responded.After Carina got dressed, she walked downstairs holding hands with Maya, to see Mason already eating, smiling at her. “Good morning, Carina.” Mason said smiling widely.“Good morning, Mason.” Carina said smiling, sitting at the table beside Maya.“Have you heard anything about how Andrew is doing today?” Mason asked, a look of worry on his face.“No, I tried to call Mamma, but she didn’t answer.” Carina responded, rubbing her forehead.Rosa dished up food for Maya and Carina, placing their plates in front of them. “Would you like some more coffee?” Rosa asked Carina.“Yes please.” Carina responded, handing Rosa her cup.Carina just moved the food around on her plate, not eating anything, Maya noticed. “Carina, you need to try to eat something.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s back.“I don’t feel like eating right now.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“Ok, we can get you something when you’re ready to eat then.” Maya said, kissing her on the side of her head.When they arrived at the hospital, they found out what room Andrew was in and went to his room, slowly opening the door. Lucia was sitting in a chair beside Andrew’s bed, holding his hand. “How is Andrea doing this morning? How did the surgery go?” Carina asked, standing next to Lucia.“The surgery went well, he woke up a little while ago, but is still groggy from the anesthesia. He will be sleeping for quite a while, but he should be ok.” Lucia said smiling.“That’s wonderful news!” Carina said loudly, waking Andrew up.“Please stop yelling, I have a headache.” Andrew said, groaning.“I’m sorry, I’m just so happy you’re going to be ok.” Carina said smiling, taking Andrew’s hand. “Maya and Mason are here to see you.” Carina said smiling reaching for Maya’s hand.“Hey Andrew, I’m so sorry you got hurt. I should have been paying better attention.” Maya said, sounding sad.“Hey Andrew, hurry up and get well so I can kick you ass at Halo.” Mason said with a chuckle.“It’s not your fault Maya, I’m the one who should have been paying attention.” Andrew said, looking at Maya. “You’ll never be able to beat me at Halo.” Andrew said smiling at Mason.“How long does he have to stay in the hospital?” Carina asked, looking at Lucia.“He’ll be here for at least a week, if not more. Brain injuries take time to fully heal, even months sometimes.” Lucia said.“Is there anything we can do for Andrew or you?” Maya asked, putting her hand on Lucia’s shoulder.“No, just take care of Carina, and make sure she’s eating and taking care of herself, because she has a tendency to not eat when she’s worried or upset.” Lucia said, giving Carina a stern look.“Yes ma’am, I’ll take good care of her and make sure she’s eating and taking care of herself.” Maya said smiling.“She’s in good hands with Maya. You don’t have to worry about Carina, Maya will make sure she’s taken care of in every way possible.” Mason said smiling and winking at Maya, Maya glaring at him.“I appreciate you coming by, but Andrea needs to rest, and he won’t as long as you’re here. Go home and I’ll keep you posted on him. Carina, I can tell by looking at you that you probably didn’t eat this morning, and barely got any rest last night. Maya, take Carina back to the ranch and make her eat and rest, I don’t want to have to be worrying about her too. I’ll message you later with an update on Andrea, now get going.” Lucia said, waving them away.“Yes ma’am, I’ll make sure she eats as soon as we get back to the ranch, then I’ll make her get some rest.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“You’ll call me if anything changes right?” Carina asked, hugging her Mamma.“Yes, Tesoro, I’ll call you if I need to.” Lucia said smiling at Carina.“Mason, I’m going to drop you off at the house then we’ll head to the ranch.” Maya said, after they got in her truck to leave the hospital.“No, I want to go back to the ranch. I can help Jose take care of things while you take care of Carina. You heard Lucia, you’re supposed to be taking care of Carina, not anything else. Let me do this for you.” Mason said, with a serious tone in his voice.Maya looked at Carina, who shrugged her shoulders, “Ok, you can go to the ranch with us, but you’re going to need to help Jose with the chores, while I help Carina.” Maya said in a stern voice.“I promise, I’ll help Jose with everything.” Mason said smiling.“We still need to get the truck we were working on running. Do you think you can help Jose with that?” Maya asked, looking at Mason.“I can try, but I don’t know much about mechanical stuff.” Mason said, shrugging his shoulders.When they arrived at the ranch Jose was standing outside. “Hi, Jose, I’m going to be your helper for the day.” Mason said smiling at Jose.“Oh brother, I’ve seen how you help.” Jose said laughing.“Aw, come on, I’m not that bad.” Mason said laughing.“Mason, fill Jose in about Andrew while I get Carina something to eat and make sure she gets some rest. I’ll be out to help with the truck in a little while.” Maya said, walking Carina inside the house.Rosa was in the kitchen starting to prepare lunch. “Maya, I wasn’t expecting you home so soon. Is everything ok with Mr. Andrew?” Rosa asked, a look of concern on her face.“Yes, he’s doing much better. He needed to rest so we left so he could. Carina needs to eat something before she lays down to rest herself.” Maya said looking at Rosa.“I can make something for her. What would you like to eat Ms. Carina?” Rosa asked, smiling at Carina.“I think I can eat a grilled cheese sandwich and maybe some of the leftover soup I made the other day.” Carina said smiling.Maya sat beside Carina with her arm around her. “Are you ok? You haven’t said much since we left the hospital.” Maya asked, kissing the side of Carina’s head.“I’m fine, just relieved to know Andrea is going to be ok. I didn’t realize how tired I am until I heard he is going to be ok, now I feel like I haven’t slept in weeks. You must be tired too since I kept you up all night tossing and turning.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“I’m fine. I’m just concerned about you not eating and resting. After you eat, I’m going to put you to bed, then I’ll go help Jose work on the truck while you’re resting.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Will you lay with me until I fall asleep? I’m sure it isn’t going to take long with how exhausted I am.” Carina asked, looking at Maya with puppy dog eyes.“You know I can’t say no to you when you look at me like that. Of course, I’ll lay with you and hold you until you fall asleep.” Maya said smiling, hugging Carina tightly.After eating, Maya carried Carina upstairs, gently laying her on the bed. “Lock the door.” Carina said, beginning to undress.“Ok.” Maya said with a confused look on her face, walking to the door, locking it, turning around to see Carina pulling off her pants and panties.“I sleep better naked now.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya who had a look of surprise on her face.“Even for just a nap?” Maya asked, with furrowed eyebrows.“Yes, now take off your clothes and get into bed with me.” Carina said in a serious tone.Maya takes off all her clothes except her boxers, starting to climb into bed. “Those too.” Carina said pointing to Maya’s boxers.Maya takes off her boxers climbing into bed, Carina cuddling up to her before she completely got into bed. “You’re really needing cuddles right now aren’t you.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina tightly against her body.“I just feel safe and that nothing can happen when I’m in your arms. The skin-on-skin contact is like a comforting blanket for me.” Carina said, placing her leg across Maya’s pelvic area, her leg making contact with Maya’s dick.“I can understand that, but your leg laying on my dick isn’t helping me much.” Maya said laughing.Carina reached down, lightly patting Maya’s dick, “Down Rooster, I need some rest.” Carina said with a chuckle.Maya felt her dick twitch as Carina’s hand made contact with it, causing it to start getting hard. “You can’t do that and expect him not to react.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Are you serious? I just barely touched it.” Carina said smiling, feeling Maya’s dick getting hard under her leg.“Yeah, well, that’s all it takes because you’re so damn sexy.” Maya said laughing.“Do you want me to move my leg?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“No, you just lay whatever way you want, he’ll go away in a little while, once he realizes he’s wasting his time.” Maya said laughing.“Maybe later, after I’ve had some rest, he won’t be wasting his time, if that happens again.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“Oh, I can assure you, that will happen again.” Maya said laughing. “You need to get some rest now.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina’s cheek.“I can barely keep my eyes open.” Carina said yawning big. Carina closed her eyes and was fast asleep a few minutes later, Maya waited a few minutes to make sure Carina was fully asleep before getting out of bed.Maya got dressed and went downstairs to see Rosa having lunch prepared. “That smells so good. I’ll go get Jose and Mason to come in for lunch.” Maya said smiling, walking out of the house. Maya went to the barn to see Jose working on the engine, Mason asking a million questions, handing Jose tools. “Rosa has lunch prepared for us.” Maya said.“Is Carina getting some rest?” Mason asked, walking to the house with Maya.“Yes, she fell asleep quick. She’ll probably be sleeping for several hours as tired as she is.” Maya said.“That’s good, she looked tired and worried earlier. Now that she knows Andrew is going to be ok, she should be able to rest better.” Mason said smiling.After eating lunch, Maya went upstairs to check on Carina who was still sound asleep. Maya went outside to help Jose work on the engine, while she had Mason take care of the other chores that needed to be done. “We’re going to need to go to town for the parts to repair this truck. Write down everything we need, and we can go pick them up while Carina is resting.” Maya said looking at Jose. “I’m going to go wash this grease off my hands while you’re doing that, then I’ll be ready to go.” Maya said walking towards the house.When Maya walked into the kitchen Rosa was doing some cleaning, “Maya, Carina woke up a little while ago, looking for you. I told her you were outside working on the truck with Jose.” Rosa said.“Did she go back upstairs?” Maya asked walking toward the stairs, Rosa shaking her head yes. Maya slowly opened her bedroom door, to see Carina asleep in bed, cuddled up to her pillow. Maya smiled, shutting the door quietly, to not wake Carina. Maya went into the hall bathroom washing the grease off her hands before going downstairs. “She’s sleeping now. If she wakes up before we get back, tell her I had to go to town for parts for the truck we’re working on. I shouldn’t be gone very long.” Maya said to Rosa, walking out the door.When Maya got back from town, she went into the kitchen to see Carina sitting at the table in a bathrobe, drinking coffee. “You’re back.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“How long have you been awake? I checked on you before I left, and you were sleeping.” Maya asked, kissing Carina on the lips.“Not long, maybe 10 minutes. I missed you.” Carina said pouting.“I’m sorry, I was helping Jose work on the truck, and we had to go to town to get parts to repair it.” Maya said, hugging Carina, kissing her on the lips.“Do you still have a lot of work to do?” Carina asked, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“We just need to put the new parts on it, and we’ll be finished.” Maya said, rubbing the back of Carina’s head.“I’m going to get dressed and help Rosa prepare dinner. She’s teaching me how to make homemade tortillas.” Carina said smiling, walking towards the stairs.“Oh, I know you’ll enjoy that.” Maya said smiling. “We’ll be in the barn putting the new parts on the truck, just let us know when dinner is ready, and we’ll come to eat. Are you making that Mexican dish I like so much? It smells so good.” Maya asked smiling at Rosa.“Si.” Rosa said smiling at Maya.“Don’t let Carina do too much, she’s still pretty tired.” Maya said looking at Rosa.“I’m only going to let her help with the tortillas, because she wants to learn how to make them.” Rosa said smiling, crossing her heart.Maya and Jose are replacing a part on the truck, when Carina comes to the barn to let them know dinner is ready. Maya and Jose wash up before going into the kitchen for dinner. Maya sits next to Carina, kissing her on the lips, “Did Rosa teach you how to make the tortillas?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“She tried, but I didn’t do very well.” Carina said with a chuckle.Rosa dishes up food for all of them, placing it on the table in front of them. “What would you like to drink?” Rosa asked, placing a plate in front of Carina.“I would like a tall glass of white wine please.” Carina responded, taking a bite of food.“I’ll just grab a beer out of the refrigerator.” Maya said, taking a beer out of the refrigerator, opening it.“Can I have a beer?” Mason asked looking at Maya.“Just one.” Maya said, holding up 1 finger.“Yes!” Mason said, running to the refrigerator, getting a beer out, opening in and taking a huge drink.When Rosa sat the large glass of wine in front of Carina, she picked it up, drinking half the glass at once, Maya looking at her. “I needed that.” Carina said smiling, sitting the glass down.Carina ended up drinking 2 large glasses of wine with her dinner, Maya drank a beer with her dinner and is now drinking a small glass of whiskey, sitting next to Carina on the couch watching a movie with her and Mason. Carina lays her head on Maya’s shoulder, placing a blanket on their lap. Mason is sitting in Grandpa’s chair watching the interaction between Maya and Carina more than the movie, smiling at them. “I’m getting sleepy, I’m going to bed. Can I sleep in your room with you again?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya, Mason busting out laughing.Carina is looking at Mason with a confused look on her face, trying to figure out what he’s laughing at. “He knows.” Maya smiled whispering close to Carina’s ear.“Knows what?” Carina asked, looking puzzled.“He knows you’ve been sleeping in my bed with me.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear.“No! How?” Carina asked, her eyes widened in shock.“He figured it out.” Maya whispered smiling at Carina.“Fuck! That’s not good!” Carina shouted, looking at Maya.“Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me.” Mason said smiling at Carina. Mason pulls his wallet out of his pocket, taking something out of it.“You promise?” Carina asked, giving Mason a glaring look.“Yes, I promise. Maya would literally kill me if I said anything to anyone. I’m not saying anything, not even to Andrew.” Mason said smiling at Carina.“Especially not Andrea, or Mamma!” Carina said with a stern look, pointing her finger at Mason.“He knows not to say anything, it’s ok.” Maya said smiling, standing up. “Come on, let’s get you to bed.” Maya said holding her hand out to Carina.Carina stands up taking Maya’s hand, Mason stands up, hugging Carina. “Good night, Carina, I hope you sleep better tonight.” Mason said smiling, extending his hand to Maya to shake. “Good night, Maya.”“Good night, Mason.” Maya said smiling, shaking Mason’s hand as he hugged her with his other arm, whispering in her ear.“Put this in your pocket and don’t let Carina see it.” Mason said smiling, leaving something in Maya’s hand when he shook it.Maya looked at him confused, putting the item in her pocket without looking at it, not knowing what it was. “Ok.” Maya said, walking towards the stairs with Carina.When they entered the bedroom, Carina turned to Maya, “What did Mason give you that he doesn’t want me to see?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“How do you know he gave me anything?” Maya asked smiling.“I heard him, he doesn’t whisper quietly enough.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I don’t know what it was.” Maya said, feeling in her pocket, pulling out her hand with a condom in it. “What the fuck!” Maya said, looking shocked.Carina busted out laughing, seeing the expression on Maya’s face. “I can’t believe your little brother gave YOU a condom.” Carina said, holding her stomach laughing hard.“It’s not funny! This is so embarrassing. I can’t believe he did that.” Maya said, burying her face in her hands, her face bright red.“It is a little funny.” Carina said smiling, biting her lip to keep from laughing, seeing how embarrassed Maya was. “Did you not tell him I’m on birth control?” Carina asked, rubbing Maya’s head.“NO! I didn’t tell him anything, he figured it out on his own. I’m not going to tell my brother that you’re on birth control, it’s not any of his business.” Maya said in a firm voice.“Ok, just calm down, it’s not that big of a deal.” Carina said, wrapping her arms around Maya, hugging her. “So, are we going to put that to use or what?’ Carina asked smiling, lifting Maya’s head to kiss her on the lips.“I thought you were sleepy?” Maya asked smiling, kissing Carina on the neck.“I’m not sleepy, I just wanted to get you alone so I could do this.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya hard on the lips, slipping her tongue in her mouth, dominating the kiss, Maya moaning in her mouth.“I like when you do that.” Maya said smiling, walking backwards toward the bed, pulling Carina with her.“What else do you like?” Carina asked smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“I like when we’re both naked in bed together, and I get to taste you.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s shirt off, throwing it on the floor.“Mmmm, I like that too.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s shirt off, pushing her down on the bed.“Someone’s aggressive tonight.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina on top of her.“We only have 2 more nights together and I want to make the best of it.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the neck.“I like how you think.” Maya said smiling, unhooking Carina’s bra, throwing it on the floor.Carina stood up, taking off her pants and panties together. “You have too many clothes on for what I have planned.” Carina said smiling, unbuttoning Maya’s pants, pulling them off with her boxers.Maya sat up enough to take off her sports bra, pulling Carina on top of her, rolling her over on her back. “Wait, I need to lock the door.” Maya said, running to lock the door.Carina pulled back the covers, laying underneath them, holding them up for Maya to lay beside her. “Turn off the lights.” Carina said smiling, pointing to the light switch by the bed.Maya got into bed, pulling Carina against her body, kissing her hard, slipping her tongue in her mouth, their tongues fighting for dominance, Carina moaned loudly in Maya’s mouth. Maya breaks the kiss needing air. “You have to be quiet; Mason is just down the hall.” Maya whispered to Carina.“I’ll try, but I can’t promise anything, especially when you do that thing with your tongue.” Carina said smiling, with a little chuckle.“I guess I can’t do that tonight then.” Maya said grinning at Carina.“Oh, yes you can.” Carina said with a chuckle, pulling Maya down, kissing her hard, running her hands up and down her back. Maya slipped her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, exploring every inch of it, trailing her hand down to her hardened nipple, squeezing it lightly with 2 fingers, Carina moaning loudly.Maya moved her mouth to Carina’s neck, kissing and sucking the spot Carina liked the most, Carina moaning loudly, moving her hands to Maya’s ass, squeezing gently, Maya moaning. Maya kissed down Carina’s neck to her breast, lightly massaging it while wrapping her mouth around the nipple, sucking and twirling her tongue around it, Carina gasping. Maya trailed her other hand down Carina’s stomach to her folds, feeling the slick wetness already gathered there. Maya let go of Carina’s nipple with a pop. “You’re already so wet.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Your kisses make me that way.” Carina said smiling, moving Maya’s mouth to her other breast. Maya wrapped her mouth around Carina’s nipple sucking and flicking her tongue across it, rubbing her hand through Carina’s folds to her clit, rubbing circles around it. “Cazzo!” Carina said, bucking her hips up into Maya’s hand. Maya kissed down Carina’s body to her folds, flattening her tongue, licking from Carina’s entrance to her clit, sucking and flicking her tongue across it. “Dio mio, Maya!” Carina said breathing hard, thrusting her hips against Maya’s mouth.Maya moved her finger to Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing inside her, sucking harder on her clit. Carina moans, breathing hard and panting, thrusting her hips, Maya pushing her finger in and out of Carina faster. Maya pulled her finger out, adding another finger, slowly pushing both inside Carina. “Oh fuck!” Carina said thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s fingers, Maya sucking harder on Carina’s clit. “I’m going to cum.” Carina said, breathing hard, bucking her hips wildly, feeling her orgasm building. “Maya! I’m going to cum!” Carina shouted, Maya reaching up to put her other hand on Carina’s mouth, trying to keep her quiet, Carina grabbed Maya’s pillow, putting it over her mouth. “Ahhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhh, Maaayaaaa, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted into the pillow as she felt her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s fingers, Maya still pumping them in and out of Carina as best she could with her pussy squeezing them, sucking on Carina’s clit to extend her orgasm. Carina’s body relaxed as her orgasm subsided, breathing hard, removing the pillow from her mouth so she could try to catch her breath.Maya slowly pulled her fingers out of Carina, kissing up her body to her neck. Maya raised up on her elbows, removing her upper body weight against Carina to help her catch her breath easier. Carina rubbed Maya’s arms as she caught her breath, “Hi.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“Hi.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya down, kissing her hard, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, trailing her hand down to Maya’s hardened dick, stroking it and rubbing her thumb across the tip, collecting the precum on her hand, Maya moaning in Carina’s mouth.“Are you trying to make me cum already?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“No, I’m just making sure you’re hard enough.” Carina said smiling.“Oh, I’m more than hard enough.” Maya said chuckling. “Let me grab the condom.” Maya said reaching on the nightstand for the condom Mason gave her. Maya tore the package open with her teeth, taking the condom out of the wrapper. “Oh my God!” Maya said, looking at the condom.“What’s wrong?” Carina asked, sounding concerned.Maya busted out laughing hard, laying on her back, putting the pillow over her head. Carina rose up looking at Maya, trying to figure out what she was laughing at. “Maya, what’s so funny?” Carina asked, moving the pillow off Maya’s head.“Look!” Maya said laughing, holding up the condom for Carina to see it, Carina busting out laughing too.“Only Mason would have glow in the dark condoms.” Carina said laughing hard, holding her stomach.“Not only that, but I also don’t think this little thing is going to fit me.” Maya said laughing, holding up the snug size condom. “I definitely don’t have a snug size dick, I’m more of a magnum size.” Maya said still laughing.“Poor Mason.” Carina said laughing. “Just try it and see what happens, that way you’ll know for sure what size to buy.” Carina said still laughing.“I don’t think it’ll even fit around the head.” Maya said sitting up, placing the condom on the tip of her dick, trying to roll it down, but it definitely was way too small. Maya fell backwards on the bed, laughing, holding up the very small condom. “I shouldn’t be laughing so hard, but this is some funny shit.” Maya said, wiping tears from her eyes from laughing so hard.“I’m never going to be able to look at Mason without thinking about this.” Carina said laughing, wiping her eyes. “Doesn’t he know how….huge your dick is?” Carina asked smiling, looking at Maya.“How would he know that? It’s not like we have ever compared the sizes of our dicks or anything.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I wonder why he’s so small…and you’re so huge?” Carina asked, furrowing her eyebrows.“I guess because I was born first, I got the biggest dick.” Maya said chuckling.“I heard size doesn’t matter, but I think I would disagree with that after seeing yours, and now having a guess about Mason’s size.” Carina said smiling.“Are you thinking about my brother’s dick while you’re naked in bed with me?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“NO! It’s just that with the condom being so little, it’s an indication of the size of his. I only think about your dick when I’m in bed with you.” Carina said smiling, reaching down to grab Maya’s dick.“Good, because mine is the only dick I ever want you to see or come in contact with. It’s only for you, it belongs to you now.” Maya said smiling, rolling Carina on her back, laying between her legs. “This belongs to me.” Maya said, cupping Carina’s pussy with her hand. “And this belongs to you.” Maya said placing Carina’s hand on her dick.“I like that.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya down, kissing her hard, stroking Maya’s dick that had began to soften when they were laughing. Maya thrust her hips in the hand that Carina was stroking her with, moaning in her mouth. Maya trailed her hand down Carina’s stomach to her folds feeling the slick wetness there, moving her kisses to Carina’s neck, kissing and sucking her pulse point, Carina moaning in her mouth. “Maya, I need you inside me.” Carina whispered in Maya’s ear.“Are you ready?” Maya asked looking into Carina’s eyes, Carina nodding yes. Maya reached down grabbing the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, gathering the slick wetness on it, lining it up with Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing her dick inside Carina. “Fuck, you feel even tighter tonight.” Maya said, pushing further inside Carina until she was completely inside her. “You feel so good around my dick.” Maya said, kissing and sucking Carina’s neck.“You feel so good inside me.” Carina said, breathing hard.“Wrap your legs around me.” Maya said, grabbing Carina’s legs behind her knee, putting them around her waist, Carina gasping at the change in angle. “Is this hurting you?” Maya asked, hearing Carina gasp.“Oh God no, it feels amazing, you’re even deeper inside me this way.” Carina said, panting in Maya’s ear.“Tell me if I do something that hurts you.” Maya said, slowly pulling out of Carina just leaving the tip inside, slowly pushing deep inside Carina, moaning loudly. Maya did this several times before she pulled out just leaving the tip inside, ramming her dick hard and deep inside Carina, Carina moaning and gasping.“Oh fuck! Do that again.” Carina said, moving her hips to get Maya to move.Maya pulled out leaving just the tip inside, ramming hard and deep inside Carina several times, picking up the pace each time. Maya raised up, placing her hands on each side of Carina’s head, thrusting harder and deeper inside her, Carina moaning, throwing her head towards the ceiling. “Faster.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips faster, squeezing her legs tighter around Maya. Maya started thrusting her hips faster, harder and deeper inside Carina, pounding her pussy relentlessly. Carina grabbed Maya’s biceps, holding on tightly, thrusting her hips hard against Maya’s hips, the sound of their bodies slapping together and the wetness between them being heard. “I’m going to cum.” Carina said panting hard, pulling Maya down to her body, wrapping her arms around her neck, burying her face in Maya’s shoulder.“Cum for me Babe. I want to feel you cum all over my dick inside you.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear, thrusting her hips fast, hard, and deep inside Carina, causing the bed to creak under them. “I’m about to cum. I need you to cum for me.” Maya said panting and breathing hard in Carina’s ear, the bed creaking so loud Mason was sure to hear them.“Ahhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck, I’m cumming!” Carina screamed in Maya’s shoulder, trying to muffle her screams, feeling her pussy spasm and tightening around Maya’s dick, Maya thrusting faster and deeper, feeling Carina’s pussy tighten around her dick.“Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuckkkkk, I’m cumming Babe!” Maya shouted in Carina’s neck feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening as ropes of cum shoot from her dick, Maya thrusting shallow deep thrusts, until all the cum is emptied inside Carina, Maya collapsing against Carina’s body, panting and breathing hard, Carina breathing hard and panting in Maya’s ear.Once their breathing is back to normal, Maya kisses Carina softly on her lips. “That was the incredible, different, but incredible.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Different how?” Maya asked smiling.“The way your dick was hitting inside me was different, like you were hitting a different spot this time, but it was incredible. I think you might have found my g-spot.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Then we’ll have to do it that way more often.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“I like trying different things with you. That way we can find out what we like and don’t like.” Carina said smiling, holding Maya’s face in hands, kissing her on the lips.“I think we may have broken my bed.” Maya said laughing.“You get to explain how it got broken to Nana if it is.” Carina said laughing.“I’ll fix it before she gets home if it’s broken.” Maya said laughing. “I’m going to pull out now.” Maya said starting to pull her dick out of Carina.“No, wait, I want to feel it go soft first.” Carina said with a chuckle.“That could take a while because it’s still quite hard. I could go again if you wanted to.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I thought dicks were supposed to go soft after the cum.” Carina said with furrowed eyebrows.“I don’t know about anyone else’s dick but mine doesn’t do that for some reason.” Maya said smiling.“Ok, you can pull out now, I need to pee.” Carina said, softly hitting Maya’s arm.Maya slowly pulled out of Carina causing her to groan. “Why do you always groan when I pull out?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Because I feel so full when your dick is inside me, then so empty when you pull it out. I didn’t realize I groaned though.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“That makes sense.” Maya said smiling.“I’ll be back, I really need to pee.” Carina said smiling, jumping out of bed quickly walking to the bathroom.When Carina climbed back into bed, she snuggled up to Maya. “I’m thirsty, will you bring me a bottle of water?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“Yes, let me put some clothes on.” Maya said getting out of bed.“Just put on the bathrobe.” Carina said, handing Maya the robe that was on the floor.Maya put on the bathrobe, walking downstairs to the kitchen, getting 2 bottles of water out of the refrigerator. Maya walks upstairs as the hall bathroom door opens, Mason walking out. “Hey, Maya.” Mason said smiling widely.“Hey, Mason, Carina is thirsty.” Maya said holding up the bottles of water.“I bet she is after that workout.” Mason said laughing.“Shut up!” Maya said, hitting Mason on the side of his head.“Oww, that hurt!” Mason said rubbing his head.“I’ll hurt you worse if you don’t shut up!” Maya said, taking a step towards him.“Ok, but it’s not like you guys were being quiet. I hope you didn’t break your bed.” Mason said laughing, turning to run before Maya could hit him again.Maya walked into her room, handing Carina a bottle of water. “Who were you talking to?” Carina asked, taking a drink of water.“Mason, he was being a smart mouth.” Maya said, drinking half the bottle of water in one drink.“What was he saying?” Carina asked, looking at Maya frowning, looking annoyed.“He was teasing me about what was going on in here.” Maya said, sounding frustrated.“Next time he starts teasing you, tease him about his little dick.” Carina said laughing.“I will, I bet that will shut him up.” Maya said laughing.“Let’s get some sleep, you wore me out tonight.” Carina said smiling, cuddling up to Maya.“I plan on wearing you out tomorrow night too.” Maya said smiling kissing Carina on top of her head.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said yawning.“Good night, Babe.” Maya said yawning as well.

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GOOD MORNINGCarina awakens the next morning, stretching, looking over to see Maya laying on her back, her arms crossed over her head, sleeping. Carina lightly kisses Maya on the cheek, but Maya doesn’t even stir a little. Carina smiles mischievously, thinking of a better way to awaken Maya, she reached down to feel Maya’s morning erection. Carina slowly slips under the comforter to between Maya’s legs, taking her dick in her hand, lightly licking around the head, before wrapping her mouth around it, sucking lightly. Maya awakens when she feels the warmness on her dick, lifting the comforter to see Carina with her dick in her mouth. “Good morning.” Maya said smiling at Carina.Carina releases Maya’s dick from her mouth, smiling at Maya as she moved up her body, kissing her hard on the lips. “Good morning.” Carina said smiling.Maya wrapped her arms around Carina holding her tightly against her body. “Someone woke up in a good mood this morning.” Maya said smiling, with a little chuckle.“Yes, and very horny.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya hard, shoving her tongue inside her mouth, dominating the kiss.“What do you want to do about that?” Maya asked smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Since you’re already hard, we shouldn’t waste it.” Carina said smiling, reaching down to grab Maya’s dick, rubbing it through her folds.Maya feels the slick wetness between Carina’s legs coating her dick. “Fuck, you’re already so wet for me.” Maya said smiling, lightly thrusting her hips in Carina’s hand.Maya moved to try to roll Carina on her back, “I’m in charge here.” Carina said smiling, pushing Maya back down on her back, Maya smiling at her. Carina raised her hips enough to place the head of Maya’s dick at her entrance, slowly pushing just the head inside. Carina slowly slid further onto Maya’s dick, Maya moaning loudly. Carina leaned down, cupping Maya’s face, kissing her with passion, slowly sliding further on Maya’s dick until it was fully inside her. Carina raised up smiling, placing her hands on Maya’s shoulders, slowly began to bounce on Maya’s dick.“Fuck!” Maya shouted, breathing hard, feeling deeper inside Carina than she ever had felt before. “Babe, I’m not going to last long.” Maya said, reaching down to hold onto Carina’s waist, while Carina bounced up and down on Maya’s dick. Maya looked down watching her dick appear and disappear as Carina began bouncing faster on her. Maya moved her hand between Carina’s hip bones, above her pelvis, feeling her dick inside Carina. “I can feel my dick inside you.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Really?” Carina asked, stopping her movements, to place her hand where Maya’s was, feeling Maya’s dick inside her, through her skin. “Oh my God! I feel it too, you’re so deep.” Carina said smiling, rubbing her hand to feel Maya’s dick better.“If you keep doing that, I’m definitely not going to last long.” Maya said with a slight chuckle.Carina began bouncing on Maya’s dick again, moaning loudly, feeling Maya’s dick deeper than ever before. Maya thrusts her hips in rhythm to Carina’s hips, meeting her at every thrust. Carina bounces faster, her breasts bouncing, Maya moving her hands to hold Carina’s breast, raising up to take a nipple in her mouth, sucking and swirling her tongue around it. “Dio mio, that feels so good. I’m close.” Carina said, holding tightly to Maya’s shoulders, bouncing faster and harder on Maya’s dick.“Fuck, I’m close, I need you to cum for me.” Maya said, reaching down with one had to rub circles on Carina’s clit, while sucking and swirling her tongue around her other nipple.Carina is bouncing at a relentless pace, getting tired, sweating profusely. Carina stops bouncing, grinding her hips against Maya, breathing hard, chasing her orgasm. Maya thrusts hard and deep inside Carina, feeling the tingling in her groin beginning, her balls getting tight, rubbing harder on Carina’s clit, sending her over the edge. “Ahhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming, don’t stop, I’m cumming.” Carina shouted, wrapping her arms around Maya, pushing down hard on Maya’s dick, as her pully spasms and tightens around Maya’s dick.“Fuck! I’m cumming, Babe, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuckkk! Maya yelled, shallow thrusting her dick deep inside Carina, as she shoots ropes of cum inside her pussy, until she has emptied all her cum. Carina collapses in Maya’s arms as her orgasm subsides, Maya falling back on the bed, holding Carina tightly, both breathing and panting hard.Carina slowly lifted her hips, moving off Maya’s dick, laying beside Maya, both sweating profusely. “Are you upset with me for waking you up this morning?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“Fuck no, you can wake me up like this every morning.” Maya said with a chuckle. “I need a shower now though.” Maya said smiling, wiping sweat from her face.“Me too, come on, we’ll shower together, to save water.” Carina said with a chuckle, climbing out of bed, walking to the bathroom, Maya following closely behind her.When they were getting in the shower, they could smell fresh coffee and bacon cooking downstairs. “Smells like Rosa is cooking breakfast for us. I really need some coffee this morning.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina’s naked body.“I need coffee and food; I worked up an appetite this morning.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“You want to go again?” Maya asked smiling, moving closer to Carina, gently squeezing her breast.“I would, but I need to call Mamma and check on Andrea.” Carina said smiling, rinsing shampoo out of her hair. “But…this is our last night here together so and I plan to make the most of it tonight.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.“I’m taking Mason home later. I want to spend our last night together with just us.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina softly on the lips.“I like the sound of that.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya’s lips, softly biting her bottom lip.“I have a few things I need to get finished before Grandpa comes home tomorrow, but after that, I’m all yours for the rest of the evening.” Maya said smiling, getting out of the shower, drying off her body.Maya and Carina got dressed, walking downstairs together, to see Mason sitting at the table eating already. Mason looks at them smiling mischievously, before taking a drink of his orange juice. Carina looked at Mason and burst out laughing, Maya laughing as well. “Did you guys…sleep well?” Mason asked smiling, looking from Carina to Maya, winking at her.“Yes, we did actually.” Carina said still laughing.“What’s so funny? Do I have food on my face or something?” Mason asked smiling, wiping his mouth.“No, we’re just laughing at a ‘little something’ else.” Carina said laughing harder, Maya lightly elbowing her, trying to get her to stop laughing.“Carina, get some coffee.” Maya said smiling, trying to distract her so she would stop laughing.Mason placed his dishes in the sink, having finished eating before Maya and Carina came downstairs. “You guys are tripping this morning.” Mason said with a chuckle, shaking his head, walking upstairs.Carina sat down next to Maya with her coffee, wiping tears from her eyes from laughing so hard. “I’m sorry, but as soon as I saw Mason, I thought about last night and the little condom and just lost it.” Carina said smiling, taking a drink of coffee.“I knew that’s why you were laughing, that’s what made me laugh with you. I’ve never seen you laugh that hard before.” Maya said smiling.“He thinks you used the condom he gave you. You should tell him the only thing that would fit on you is your big toe.” Carina said bursting out laughing again.“Carina! I’m not telling him anything!” Maya said, her eyes wide in shock at Carina’s words.“I’m just kidding.” Carina said laughing, leaning into Maya.“I’m going to go help Jose finish working on the truck. Thank you for breakfast, Rosa.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the forehead, turning to hug Rosa. “Do you want to go by the hospital to visit Andrew when I take Mason home later?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I don’t know yet. I tried calling Mamma, but she didn’t answer, so I sent her a message. I’ll let you know when we take Mason home.” Carina responded, carrying her dishes to the sink.Maya is working on the truck with Jose when Andy showed up at the ranch. “Hey Maya, I heard about Andrew and wanted to come and check on Carina.” Andy said, with concern on her face.“She’s inside the house, you can go see for yourself.” Maya said smiling.Andy walked inside the house looking for Carina. “Carina, it’s Andy, where are you?” Andy yelled, looking around the living room.Carina walked into the living room, wrapping her arms around Andy. “Hi, I was in the kitchen cooking lunch. Would you like something to drink? Lunch is almost ready; you can eat with us.”“Whatever it is sure smells good.” Andy said smiling, smelling the aroma coming from the kitchen.“I’m making baked ziti, salad, and homemade bread.” Carina said smiling proudly.“I’m definitely staying for lunch.” Andy said with a little giggle. “I heard about Andrew and wanted to come and see how you’re doing.” Andy said, sitting at the kitchen bar.“I talked to Mamma earlier and she said he’s doing better but needs a lot of rest to heal. I was going to visit him, but Mamma doesn’t want him to have visitors yet, because he’s still very weak. How are you doing?” Carina asked lovingly, taking Andy’s hand.“I’m doing ok. It’s going to take time to fully recover emotionally but physically I’m doing great. Ryan and I are going to counseling together to help us heal from the loss and it’s been good for us. We’ve grown even closer than we were before everything happened. How are you and Maya doing? You’ve been out here alone all week with her. Are you ready to kill her yet?” Andy asked laughing.“We’re doing fantastico! This has been the best week of my life; we’ve gotten closer as well.” Carina said smiling, her cheeks turning a dark shade of red.“Why are you blushing? NO! You didn’t!” Andy said, her eyes wide in surprise and shock, covering her mouth.“Didn’t what?” Carina asked smiling, trying to feign ignorance.“You and Maya had sex! I can see it all over your face!” Andy said smiling, standing up, wrapping her arms around Carina, hugging her tightly. “I need details! How was it? Was it anything like you expected?” Andy asked, smiling at Carina mischievously.“Is it really that evident on my face?” Carina asked smiling, rubbing her cheeks.“Yes, and if you don’t want anyone else to know you better fix your face quick! Now give me the details!” Andy said laughing.“It is great, and even better than I expected. We weren’t planning to have sex, but one thing led to another, and we ended up having sex.” Carina said laughing, holding her cheeks she could feel the heat coming from.“Wait! You said it ‘is’ great, not ‘was’ great. Does that mean you’ve had sex more than once?” Andy asked smiling, leaning in close to Carina.“Yes, but you can’t let Maya know I said anything to you about it, she might get upset with me.” Carina said smiling but holding up a finger to say be quiet.“My best friend is no longer a virgin, she’s growing up.” Andy said with a chuckle. “I bet Maya was more nervous than you were, she would get embarrassed when I just said the word sex in front of her.” Andy said laughing.“We were both nervous at first, but Maya was so patient and gentle with me. She asked me several times if I was sure I was ready, making sure I wasn’t saying something I didn’t really mean or want. She made it even more special for both of us. I’m glad she was my first, because I don’t know if anyone else would have treated me the way she did.” Carina said smiling, her eyes sparkling with love and admiration for Maya.“Wow! Most guys usually rush things just so they can hurry up and fuck you.” Andy said laughing. “I’m curious about something that I’ve been curious about since finding out Maya is intersex. Does Maya have a normal penis, or does it look weird? I’m guessing she’s probably small since she’s intersex though.” Andy asked, with a look of curiosity on her face.“Andy! I can’t believe you’ve been curious about Maya’s dick!” Carina said loudly, shaking her head in disbelief. “But to answer your question, yes it looks like a normal penis, and she is definitely not small by any means.” Carina said smiling, her eyes wide in astonishment thinking about how big Maya’s dick is.“Just how big is she?” Andy asked, her eyes wide with wonder.“All I’m saying is, it was a bit of a challenge for me the first time we had sex.” Carina said smiling, looking anywhere but at Andy.“Yeah but, any dick is going to seem like a challenge for your first time. I thought Ryan had a big dick the first time I saw it, but I’ve seen bigger now.” Andy said laughing.“Well, I measured Maya’s and trust me, it’s big!” Carina said, her eyes wide.“You measured her dick?” Andy said, throwing her head back, laughing hard.“Yes, I did. I wanted to know just how big she is and let me tell you, she’s big!” Carina said, her eyes wide, holding up her fingers in an exaggerating measure to Andy.“Carina, that’s like a foot and a half, no way Maya is that big!” Andy said, holding her hand over her mouth in disbelief.“No, she’s not that big, I was exaggerating, just showing you what I mean by big.” Carina said laughing.“Oh, thank God! I don’t think you’d still be able to walk if she was that big.” Andy said laughing hard.“I did have a little trouble walking for a few days afterwards.” Carina said laughing, her cheeks turning red again.“Damn! Come on, tell me how big she is, I promise I won’t tell her you told me.” Andy said smiling, holding her hands in a pleading manner.“If you say anything to her, I will kill you!” Carina said in a very serious tone, pointing a finger at Andy. “She’s a little over 9 inches and thick too!” Carina said, holding up her hands in a measuring manner.“No fucking way! Ryan is no where near that big, he’s only 6 inches, if that.” Andy said laughing. “I figured since Maya is intersex and short that she would have a smaller dick. Proves you can’t go off someone’s height as to what size dick they have.” Andy said laughing.“She’s even bigger than Mason.” Carina said laughing.“How would you know that?” Andy asked, a look of shock on her face.“Mason gave Maya one of his condoms and it was so small, it wouldn’t even fit the head of her dick. We laughed so hard we had tears in our eyes. Now every time I look at Mason, I think about it and start laughing.” Carina said laughing hard.“Why did Mason give Maya a condom? Does he know you and Maya are having sex? Did Maya not have any condoms? “Please tell me you guys are using protection!” Andy asked, looking confused.“Mason figured it out, so he gave Maya one of his size small condoms, and Maya is clearly a magnum size condom person. No, Maya didn’t have any condoms, because we weren’t planning on anything happening, and yes, we’re using protection, I’m on the pill.” Carina said smiling.“Make sure you take your pill every day, because if you miss even one, like I did, you can get pregnant. When did you start taking birth control, you weren’t on it at Maya’s ranch house?” Andy asked, a look of curiosity on her face.“After I got the migraine at the ranch house, Mamma took me to a doctor to start me on them to regulate my periods and stop the migraines.” Carina explained. “Would you like a glass of wine or something?” Carina asked standing up to get the wine out of the refrigerator.“I’ll take a small glass; I have to drive home later.” Andy said, taking 2 wine glasses out of the cabinet, setting them on the counter where Carina opened the wine.“Would you mind giving Mason a ride home when you leave? This is our last night together and we want to spend it alone.” Carina asked smiling, her cheeks blushing, pouring wine into the glasses.“Yes, I’ll take Mason home, so you and Maya can have sex all over the house if you want.” Andy said laughing, picking up the glass of wine, clinking it against Carina’s.“We don’t have sex all over the house, we’ve only had sex in her bedroom.” Carina said with a chuckle. “Oh, and the shower once.” Carina said laughing.“The shower! Ryan and I haven’t even had sex in the shower yet!” Andy said laughing hard.The oven timer goes off, signaling the baked ziti is ready to be taken out. “Will you go let Maya and the guys know lunch is ready, and to come and eat while it’s hot please?” Carina said, taking the dish out of the oven.“Sure.” Andy said smiling, getting up from the table.“And don’t act weird in front of Maya or she’ll know something is up with you!” Carina shouted, as Andy walked out of the kitchen.Everyone comes inside, washing up for lunch, sitting around the table. “Did you get the truck repaired yet?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“We just put on the last replacement part and we’re going to take it for a drive to see how it’s running after lunch.” Maya responded, taking a bite of her food. “This is delicious, what is it?” Maya asked, wiping her mouth.“It’s baked ziti, I’m glad you like it.” Carina said smiling.“It’s delicious Ms. Carina, you’ll have to share the recipe with Rosa. Speaking of her, where is she?” Jose asked, looking around.“I told her she could go home. She’s done so much for us already and I can cook and clean now. I need to get this house cleaned before Nana gets home tomorrow.” Carina said smiling. “I’ll give you the recipe for this and the French toast you wanted. I’m glad you like my cooking.” Carina said, smiling at Jose.“I’m going to be coming to your house for dinner when you and Maya get married.” Mason said smiling, taking a huge bite of his food.“Before I forget, I’m taking you home when I leave later, Maya and Carina want to spend their last night here alone.” Andy said with a chuckle.Maya looks at Carina with a look of shock on her face, Carina mouths ‘I’m sorry’ to Maya, looking guilty, Maya shakes her head, taking another bite of food. After everyone had finished eating, Jose walked outside after thanking Carina for lunch, Mason following behind him. Maya takes her dishes to the sink, where Carina is standing, running the water to do the dishes. Maya kissed Carina on the cheek, turning to walk out, Carina grabbed Maya’s hand, leading her out of the kitchen, so they could be alone.“I’m sorry about what Andy said. Are you upset with me?” Carina asked, holding Maya’s hands.“No, I was just surprised by it. I should have known Andy couldn’t go a day without saying or doing something to try to embarrass me.” Maya said smiling, cupping Carina’s face, kissing her on the lips.“Do you have much work left to do? I want to spend as much time with you as possible before we leave tomorrow.” Carina asked smiling, wrapping her arms around Maya, hugging her tightly, kissing her on the lips.“No, I had Mason do the chores and a few other things so we could finish the truck and be done for the day. I want to spend as much time as possible with you too.” Maya said smiling, placing one last kiss on Carina’s lips, before turning to walk out the door.A little while later, Mason, Maya, and Jose come inside the house finished with work for the day. “I wanted to tell you goodbye since I won’t see you before you leave tomorrow and thank you for all the delicious food you cooked for me this week.” Jose said smiling, hugging Carina.“Goodbye, Jose. You’re welcome, I enjoyed cooking for you this week. Here, I wrote down the recipes for the baked ziti, and French toast for Rosa to cook for you. Thank you for all your help this week, we really do appreciate it.” Carina said smiling, handing Jose the paper she had written the recipes on.“Mason, go grab your stuff so we can leave. I need to get home because I have a date with Ryan tonight.” Andy said, looking at Mason.Mason starts up the stairs but stops. “Hey, Maya, can you help me with something really quick?” Mason asked, looking at Maya.“Sure.” Maya said, walking up the stairs with Mason, following him inside his room.“I don’t need any help. Do you need any more of my condoms?” Mason asked smiling at Maya.Maya bites her bottom lip to keep from laughing. “No, I’m good.” Maya said smiling, biting her lip harder, turning to walk out of the bedroom.Maya walked down the stairs, looked at Carina, and burst out laughing. “What’s so funny?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“I’ll tell you later.” Maya said laughing.Mason came down the stairs, walking up to Carina. “Thank you for letting me stay here with you guys.” Mason said smiling, hugging Carina.“You’re welcome, but this isn’t my house, and you were upset about Andrea just as much as I was. Thank you for being such a good friend to him.” Carina said smiling.“Mason, go start the car for me so it’ll warm up.” Andy said, handing Mason her car keys.“See you at home tomorrow, Maya.” Mason said smiling, walking out the door.“Goodbye, Carina, call me if you need anything, and keep me posted about Andrew please.” Andy said smiling, hugging Carina, then turning to Maya. “Goodbye, Maya, take care of Carina, and be safe.” Andy said smiling mischievously. “You’re really growing up this year.” Andy said smiling, hugging Maya.“I do take care of Carina, and I’m always safe.” Maya said smiling.“I know but, be extra ‘safe’ with Carina.” Andy said smiling, putting a lot of emphasis on ‘safe’.“Andy!” Carina shouted, glaring at Andy.“I didn’t say anything, I just told Maya to be extra ‘safe’ with you.” Andy said laughing, walking out the door.“What was that about?” Maya asked, looking confused at Carina.“Just Andy, being Andy.” Carina said smiling, turning to walk into the kitchen. “What were you laughing at when you came downstairs earlier?” Carina asked, filling her glass with wine.“Mason asked if I needed more of his condoms.” Maya said, bursting out laughing again.“NO!” Carina said, looking surprised. “What did you tell him?” Carina asked, with a look of curiosity on her face.“I just said ‘no, that I’m good.” Maya said smiling, wiping the tears from her face from laughing so hard.“Andy knows.” Carina said quickly, looking at Maya’s response.“Andy knows what?” Maya asked, looking confused.“Andy knows we had sex; she saw it on my face.” Carina said, burying her face in her hands.“NO!” Maya shouted, bending over, burying her face in her hands. “Please tell me you’re joking.” Maya said, looking at Carina pleadingly.“I didn’t tell her, she figured it out, but no, I’m not joking.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“Hey, it’s ok.” Maya said, wrapping her arms around Carina. “Just be prepared, because she’ going to be teasing both of us about it now.” Maya said, with a chuckle.“You’re not upset with me?” Carina asked, looking in Maya’s eyes, a tear rolling down her cheek.“No, I’m not upset with you at all. Andy probably baited you into telling her, she’s really good at that.” Maya said smiling, wiping the tear from Carina’s cheek.“She said she saw it on my face, and I was thinking about it, so it is possible.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya softly on the lips.“You were thinking about having sex with me?” Maya asked smiling, wiggling her eyebrows, slowly pushing Carina against the counter, kissing her on the neck.“Yes.” Carina said smiling, moving her hair to one side to give Maya better access to her neck. “How about we make use of the hot tub since this is our last night here?” Carina asked smiling, rubbing her hands up and down Maya’s back.“Yes, let’s get changed.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand, leading her upstairs to change.Once they were changed for the hot tub, they walked downstairs, heading outside to the hot tub. “Wait!” Carina said, turning to go into the kitchen, pouring 2 large glasses of white wine. “Now, I’m ready.” Carina said smiling, handing Maya a glass of wine.“Can I have whiskey instead?” Maya asked smiling.“You can have whatever you want. I’ll drink your wine too.” Carina said smiling, taking the glass of wine from Maya. “I’ll be in the hot tub.” Carina said smiling, walking outside.Maya fixed a large glass of whiskey, walking outside to see Carina already in the hot tub, music playing on her phone. “Get in, the water feels so good.” Carina said smiling, extending her hand to Maya.Maya climbed into the hot tub, sitting beside Carina. “Fuck, this water is hot as hell.” Maya said, squirming in the hot tub.“It’s a hot tub, what did you expect?” Carina asked with a chuckle.“I don’t remember it ever being this hot though.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“It’s so hot because you’re in it.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the neck.“No, it’s because you’re in it.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina on her lap.Carina kissed all over Maya’s neck, sucking and biting her pulse point, eliciting a moan from Maya. Maya kissed Carina’s neck, sucking and biting her sweet spot, causing a loud moan from Carina. Carina leaned back, exposing more of her neck to Maya, Maya kissing and sucking all over Carina’s neck. Carina moved her hand to the hem of Maya’s sports bra, tugging on it, to pull it over Maya’s head, Maya raising her arms allowing Carina to take it off. Maya moved her mouth back to Carina’s neck, sucking and biting her pulse point, Carina moaning loudly. Carina moved her hand to Maya’s breast, gently pinching her nipple between her fingers, massaging her other breast. Maya reached behind Carina’s back, untying her bikini top, throwing it on the edge of the hot tub. Maya trailed her hands down Carina’s body, gently squeezing her breasts. Carina, leaned in, capturing Maya’s lips, kissing her hard, swiping her tongue across her lip for access, Maya opening her mouth, twirling her tongue around Carina’s, both moaning loudly. Maya feels her dick getting hard, holding Carina down so her dick rubbed against her pussy through her bathing suit.Carina reached down, feeling Maya’s semi hard dick, reaching inside her shorts, wrapping her hand around it, stroking it up and down, Maya thrusting her hips in Carina’s hand. Maya reached down, untying the sides of Carina’s bottoms, pulling them off her, placing them on the side of the hot tub. Carina moved her hand to the top of Maya’s shorts, sticking her thumbs in the sides pulling them down, Maya raising her hips to allow her to pull them off. Maya pulls Carina closer to her, holding her tightly, Carina grinding her pussy on Maya’s dick, feeling it getting harder. “Fuck.” Maya said, burying her head in Carina’s neck, thrusting her hips against Carina’s pussy. Maya trailed her hand down Carina’s stomach to her folds, feeling the slick wetness there, rubbing circles on her swollen clit.“If you keep doing that, you’re going to make me cum before I want to.” Carina said, breathing hard, pushing her breasts against Maya’s.“When do you want to cum then?” Maya asked, breathing hard, sucking and biting on Carina’s neck.“When you’re inside me.” Carina said, reaching down to grab Maya’s dick, raising her hips, placing the head of Maya’s dick at her entrance, slowly sinking down on it, until it’s fully inside her. “Dio mio.” Carina said, kissing Maya hard on the lips, shoving her tongue inside her mouth, fighting for dominance.“Fuck, you feel so good.” Maya said, breaking the kiss, smiling at Carina.“You feel so good inside me. We should have started having sex a long time ago.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I won’t disagree with that.” Maya said smiling, sucking on Carina’s earlobe, causing a loud moan from her.Carina slowly started bouncing on Maya’s dick, raising her hips, leaving just the head inside, sinking back down slowly, moaning loudly in Maya’s ear. “You’re so big, you fill me so well.” Carina said, breathing hard, bouncing faster on Maya’s dick.“I love filling you with my dick. You’re so tight, it’s like your pussy is hugging my dick.” Maya said, breathing hard on Carina’s neck, Carina moaning, hugging Maya tighter against her.“I’m going to miss you fucking me every night.” Carina said, sucking and biting on Maya’s neck, Maya moaning loudly.“I’m going to miss fucking you every night too. I don’t know how I’m going to be able to sleep without you lying naked in bed with me. I would fuck you every night if it was possible.” Maya said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips to meet Carina’s.“I’m close.” Carina said, breathing hard, bouncing harder on Maya’s dick, water going over the sides of the hot tub.“I love when you cum all over my dick.” Maya said breathing hard, thrusting her hips faster. “I’m about to cum.”“Ahhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzo I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, bouncing wildly on Maya’s dick, feeling her pussy spasm and tighten around Maya’s dick.Maya feels the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, fuck, fuck…fuuuuuuckkk, I’m cumming!” Maya shouted, thrusting hard into Carina, holding her tightly around her dick, shallow thrusting as ropes of cum shoot from her dick, filling Carina’s pussy, continuing shallow thrusts until she empties all her cum inside Carina, collapsing on her shoulder, holding her tightly.They hold each other tightly, until they catch their breath. “I love you so much.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes, placing a soft kiss on her lips.“I love you so much too.” Carina said smiling, placing her forehead against Maya’s, looking into her eyes. “Let’s go inside for round 2.” Carina said smiling, moving to get off Maya’s dick.“Yes!” Maya said smiling, climbing out of the hot tub quickly, holding a bathrobe for Carina to wrap around her, then putting one on herself, picking Carina up. “You carry our drinks, and I’ll carry you.” Maya said smiling, as Carina picked up their drinks.“What time will Nana and Grandpa get back to the pier tomorrow?” Carina asked, as Maya carried her up the stairs.“They’re supposed to be back here at the ranch around 4:00 in the afternoon. Why?” Maya asked smiling.“Because I want to sleep in tomorrow, and I have to strip the bed and wash the sheets before Nana gets home.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Jose is coming by in the morning to take care of the animals for me and do the last few chores that need done before Grandpa gets back. I asked him to do it for me so I can spend more time with you.” Maya said smiling, laying Carina gently on the bed.“Thank you and thank Jose.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya on top of her, kissing her hard on the lips.“Wait.” Maya said smiling, rising up, taking her bathrobe off, moving to remove Carina’s, throwing them on the floor. “Now, where were we?” Maya said smiling, laying on top of Carina, kissing her deeply, slipping her tongue in her mouth, swirling it around Carina’s, like they were dancing together.Carina trailed her hand down Maya’s waist to her dick, wrapping her hand around it. “How are you so hard already?” Carina asked smiling, stroking Maya’s hardened dick.“It never went down from the hot tub.” Maya said with a giggle. “I could have gone again then.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the neck, sucking and biting her sweet spot, Carina moaning. “I want to leave the lights on tonight.” Maya said smiling, kissing her way down Carina’s body, to her breast, licking her nipple before wrapping her mouth around it, sucking and twirling her tongue around it. “God, you’re so beautiful and so fucking sexy.” Maya said, moving her mouth to Carina’s other nipple, sucking and twirling her tongue around it, Carina moaning loudly. Maya kissed down Carina body, to her belly button, kissing and sticking her tongue inside it causing Carina to giggle. “Does that tickle?” Maya asked smiling, looking at Carina, Carina shaking her head yes. Maya kissed down Carina’s body to her folds, flattening her tongue licking from her entrance to her clit, sucking it into her mouth, flicking her tongue across it, Carina gasped, bucking her hips up, Maya smiling, holding Carina’s hips down. Maya moved her mouth to Carina’s folds, slowly opening them with her fingers, licking and sucking, slowly shoving her tongue inside, moving it in and out, Carina moaning loudly, grabbing Maya’s head, moving it back to her clit. Maya smiled, looking at Carina. “Is this where you want my mouth?” Maya asked smiling, Carina shaking her head yes, smiling at Maya. Maya wrapped her mouth around Carina’s clit, sucking hard, flicking her tongue across it, Carina moaning loudly. Maya moved her hand to Carina’s folds, rubbing a finger through the slick wetness, slowly pushing inside Carina, thrusting it in and out of Carina while she sucked her clit, Carina moaning loudly, holding the sheet tightly, feeling her orgasm building.“Maya, I’m going to cum!” Carina shouted, arching her back, throwing her head towards the ceiling, panting hard.“Cum for me baby, cum all over my fingers.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina. Maya thrust her finger faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina’s pussy, while sucking harder on her clit, keeping her eyes on Carina, wanting to see her when she cums.“Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, as her pussy convulsed and tightened around Maya’s finger so tight it was hard for Maya to keep thrusting in and out of Carina. Maya is looking at Carina as she orgasms, smiling at the effect she has on her, sucking her clit until Carina collapsed on the bed, panting hard, her body shaking from the intense orgasm.Maya released Carina’s clit, slowly pulled her finger out of her, moving up her body, holding Carina, rubbing her arm as she came down from her orgasm. Carina opened her eyes, looking at a smiling Maya. “Hi.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the cheek.“Hi.” Carina said smiling, burying her face in Maya’s neck. “That was embarrassing.” Carina said, covering her face.“Why? You should never be embarrassed with me. I think it was beautiful.” Maya said smiling, moving Carina’s hands from her face.“It just was. I like it better when the lights are off, and you can’t see me.” Carina said smiling, not making eye contact with Maya.“You shouldn’t be embarrassed for me to see how much you’re enjoying something like that. I find it beautiful and so sexy. I don’t want us to hide anything thing from each other, including our bodies. Do you know how embarrassing it was for me to show you my dick the first time? I have never been so embarrassed in my life, because I’ve never shown it to anyone besides my doctors, because I was ashamed for anyone to see it. But with you, I want to show you every part of me, including my body.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes, kissing her softly on the lips. “Every inch of my body belongs to you now, because that’s how much I love you and give myself to you.” Maya said smiling.“That’s so sweet. I never thought of it that way. Every inch of my body belongs to you too, because that’s how much I also love you and give myself to you. I may still get embarrassed for a while though.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“That’s ok, if you do get embarrassed, but I will try to make it where you won’t be.” Maya said smiling, rolling Carina on her back. “Now, what were you saying about a round 2?” Maya asked smiling, laying her body on top of Carina.“We just had round 2, but there’s still a round 3 if you’re up for it.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the nose.Maya took Carina’s hand, moving it to her hardened dick. “Does that feel like it’s ready for round 3?” Maya asked chuckling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Definitely.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya deeply and passionately.Maya breaks the kiss, needing air. “Can we try something different tonight?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“What?” Carina asked smiling, a look of curiosity on her face.Maya rose up on her knees smiling at Carina. “Roll over.” Maya said smiling.“If you’re wanting to fuck me in the ass, that is not happening!” Carina said firmly, her eyes widened in shock, looking into Maya’s eyes.“No, I’m not wanting to do that, but that’s an idea for another time.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Then why do you want me to roll over?” Carina asked, looking confused.“Remember how we had sex in the shower the other day? I want to do that again except in bed, but only if you want to. I don’t want you to do anything you’re not comfortable with.” Maya said, with a serious look on her face.“Oh, that was fun. Ok, let’s try it.” Carina said smiling, rolling onto her stomach.“Get on your hands and knees.” Maya said, lifting Carina’s hips off the bed.“Ohhhh, you want to do it doggy style!” Carina said with a chuckle, moving to get on her hands and knees.“Yeah, are you ok with trying it that way?” Maya asked, leaning to look into Carina’s eyes.“Sure, it was fun in the shower, so it should be fun in bed too.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“Yes!” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips. “I have to get you ready first.” Maya said smiling, moving her head between Carina’s legs, licking from her clit to her entrance, tasting the evidence from her previous orgasm. “God, you taste so good.” Maya said, spreading Carina’s folds, licking and sucking, moving one hand to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles around it. Maya shoved her tongue inside Carina, darting in and out of her pussy, while rubbing circles on her clit, causing loud moans from Carina.“Dio mio, Cazzo!” Carina shouted, pushing her hips back against Maya’s tongue inside her.“You like that, Babe?” Maya asked smiling, shoving her tongue back inside Carina’s pussy, moving in and out of her faster, Carina shaking her head yes, moaning loudly. Maya reached down wrapping her hand around her dick, stroking it a few times, rubbing it up and down Carina’s folds, gathering the slick wetness on it, before placing it at Carina’s entrance. “Are you ready?” Maya asked, looking at Carina, Carina shaking her head yes. Maya slowly pushed the head of her dick inside Carina, watching Carina for any signs of discomfort, before pushing more inside her slowly, until she was fully inside her. “Are you ok?” Maya asked.“Yes, you feel so good inside me, like you’re deeper this way.” Carina said, breathing hard.“I feel deeper inside you, it feels amazing. I love the way your pussy hugs my dick so tightly.” Maya said, bending over Carina, placing a kiss on her shoulder. Maya rose up, slowly thrusting her dick in and out of Carina, pulling out, leaving just the head inside, thrusting back inside her, watching her dick slide in and out of Carina. “Fuck, this feels so good.” Maya said, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper, grunting each time, her balls hitting Carina’s pussy.“Faster and harder.” Carina said panting, thrusting her hips back to meet Maya’s.Maya started thrusting faster and harder into Carina, moaning loudly, grunting with each thrust. Maya pulled her dick out, leaving just the head in, ramming it inside Carina, Carina gasping and panting hard. “Yes, do that again.” Carina said, breathing hard.“I don’t want to hurt you.” Maya said, leaning over Carina, kissing her shoulder.“I’ll tell you if it does, but right now it feels so good.” Carina said, panting hard.Maya smiled, grabbing Carina’s ass, pulling her dick out leaving just the head inside, ramming hard and deep inside her, Carina moaning loudly. Maya thrust hard, faster, and deeper, ramming into Carina, watching her dick going in and out of Carina. “I can’t believe how well your pussy fits around my dick, it’s like it was made just for my dick.” Maya said, grunting and breathing hard, ramming deep inside Carina, holding it there a second, before pulling back to ram hard into again.“I’m so close.” Carina said panting, breathing hard, thrusting her hips hard against Maya’s dick, her breast bouncing.Maya leaned over Carina’s back, grabbing her shoulders, pushing her hard against her dick as she rammed harder, and deeper inside her. “You like my dick so deep inside your pussy, when I fuck you hard. I like fucking you hard like this, your pussy clamping down on my dick, not wanting to let it go. You feel so good, when you cum on my dick. Cum on my dick for me Baby.” Maya said grunting, ramming faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina, feeling her own orgasm building.“Ahhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming, you beast!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick, pushing harder against Maya’s dick, Maya still thrusting hard and deep, prolonging Carina’s orgasm.“Fuck, I’m gonna cum.” Maya shouted, feeling Carina’s warm cum on her dick, the tingling in her groin, her balls tightening, thrusting at a relentless pace, ramming so hard and deep into Carina, it causes Carina to fall on her elbows. “Fuck! I’m cumming, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuckkkk.” Maya shouted and rammed hard and deep inside Carina holding it there as ropes of cum shot from dick inside Carina’s pussy, shallow thrusting deep, until she has emptied all the cum inside Carina, collapsing on Carina’s back, breathing hard.Carina caught her breath first, reaching behind her, rubbing Maya’s head, as she was catching her breath. “I love you.” Carina whispered, lightly scratching Maya’s head.“I love you too.” Maya said, still catching her breath, rising up. “I’m going to pull out now.” Maya said, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina, collapsing on the bed beside her, still breathing hard.Carina snuggled up to Maya, rubbing her cheek. “Are you ok?” Carina asked smiling, looking at Maya whose eyes were closed.Maya opened her eyes, smiling at Carina, finally catching her breath. “I’m great. That was very intense, amazing, but intense.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I know.” Carina said laughing, shaking her head. “I like when you talk dirty to me while fucking me.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“I’m just telling you how I’m feeling in the moment.” Maya said smiling, holding Carina tightly against her body.“I’m going to miss this when I go home and even more when I go to college.” Carina said, kissing Maya’s shoulder.“Won’t you be home on the weekends or something? I can come to visit you too if I need to, I’ll just take off for the weekend, Grandpa will understand.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“No, I can’t come home for the weekend, I’ll be in Italy, that’s too far to come home on weekends.” Carina said with a chuckle.“What do you mean you’ll be in Italy?” Maya asked, sitting up in bed, with a look of confusion on her face.“I’m going to college in Italy after I graduate. I’ve already been accepted there.” Carina said sitting up beside Maya.“I knew you were planning on going to college, but I thought it was here in Seattle or closer to home. I didn’t realize you were going to another country for college.” Maya said, rubbing her face, feeling frustrated.“Does that make a difference for us?” Carina asked, looking concerned.“Well, yeah, that means we won’t get to see or talk to each other much. I don’t want to go months without seeing you or talking to you. I don’t think I can do that.” Maya said, tears in her eyes, looking at Carina.“I don’t want to be away from you either, but that’s where the program is for me to become an OB/GYN and I’ve already been accepted into the program. It’s too late to apply for the same program anywhere in the United States. I applied to this program before we moved here and got accepted quickly.” Carina explained, looking at Maya, rubbing her cheek.“Can I come with you?” Maya asked, a tear rolling down her cheek.“Maya, you have another year of school to complete first. I would love for you to come with me, but it’s not possible.” Carina said, wiping the tear from Maya’s cheek.“Then I’ll quit school and come with you. I love you and I don’t want to be without you. I’ll do whatever it takes to be with you.” Maya said, cupping Carina’s face, kissing her on the lips.“No, you are not quitting school!” Carina said firmly, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Why not? I can get a GED later, it’s not big deal.” Maya said, looking serious.“Because it will be your senior year and you have the track team counting on you, as well as the shooting team. Your senior year will be the best year of your entire school life. I’m not letting you quit or give that up.” Carina said sternly, shaking her head.“It’s my life and my senior year. I should be able to decide what I want to do myself.” Maya said, anger in her voice.“I’m going to be so busy with college and this program that I’m not going to have much time for anything else. It would be a waste for you to come with me anyway. We still wouldn’t be able to see each other much, if at all. You need to stay here and finish school. I’ll be home during school breaks, holidays, and all next summer.” Carina said, resting her chin on Maya’s shoulder.“Can we discuss this some other time? We just had amazing sex, and tonight is out last night together. I don’t want to argue with you about this right now.” Maya said, laying down in bed, pulling Carina close to her.“Ok, but we will need to discuss it further. I graduate in 5 months and will be leaving for Italy in 7 months, so we need to figure things out soon.” Carina said, snuggling up to Maya.“We will, just not tonight or tomorrow. I need time to process everything anyway.” Maya said, rubbing her eyes.“I love you.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya softly on the lips.“I love you so much, that’s why this is so hard for me right now.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina softly on the lips, holding her tightly against her body.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the chest.“Good night, Babe.” Maya said, kissing Carina on top of the head, sighing deeply.

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Carina falls asleep quickly, cuddled up to Maya, who is wide awake, staring at the ceiling, reflecting on her conversation with Carina earlier. Unable to sleep, Maya slowly gets out of bed, quietly walking downstairs to Grandpa’s office, a bottle of whiskey in her hand. Maya sits at the computer, looking for colleges in the United States that offered the program that Carina needed to obtain her medical degree to become an OB/GYN. After several hours of research, she decided to look for a way to graduate early so she could follow Carina to Italy. The thought of being without Carina for so many years is more than she can bare, and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to be with her.Carina wakes up needing to use the restroom, noticing Maya is not in bed next to her. Carina goes into the restroom thinking Maya might be in there, but she isn’t. Carina puts the bathrobe on and proceeds to walk downstairs looking for Maya. She goes into the kitchen first, thinking maybe she needed a drink, but Maya wasn’t there, so she goes down the hallway noticing the light on in the office. She slowly opened the door, seeing Maya sitting at the desk, looking at the computer but couldn’t see what she was looking at. “Hey.” Carina said, slowly approaching Maya. Maya turned around quickly, startled to hear Carina’s voice behind her.“Hey.” Maya said, reaching her hand out to Carina.“I woke up and you weren’t in bed, so I came to find you.” Carina said, sitting on Maya’s lap.“I’m sorry, I couldn’t sleep so I decided to do some research on the computer.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina lightly on the lips.“What are you researching at this hour?” Carina asked, with a slight chuckle.“I was trying to find a college for you to attend in the States, so you won’t have to go to Italy.” Maya said, laying her head against Carina’s chest.“I can’t go to college in the States though. If I switched colleges now, I would have to start over, and it would take another 8 years before I would obtain my medical degree.” Carina said, holding Maya tightly against her chest.“Why would you have to start over? Couldn’t you just transfer your college credits to a different one here in the States?” Maya asked, with a confused look on her face.“No, the colleges in the States won’t accept my credits from the college in Italy, so the only way I would be able to obtain a degree would be to start over and I’ve already worked too hard to have to start over now. Plus, that’s a lot of money I would need to come up with to start over now.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s back soothingly.“That’s fucked up! It shouldn’t matter where you have your credits from as long as you have them. There must be a way for you to stay here for college. I’m going to keep doing research until I find a way for you to not need to go to Italy for your studies.” Maya said, shifting her body to start doing more research on the computer.“Maya, there isn’t any other options for me, I must go to Italy or start over, that’s the only options there are. I already looked into a way to be able to stay here but there isn’t any.” Carina said, taking Maya’s hands in hers, looking into her eyes. “This is our last night together before we have to go home, so come back to bed and hold me in your arms.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“I can’t bear the thought of you being so far away from me for so long. If I can’t find a way for you to attend college here, then I’ll find a way for me to come with you. I love you, and I’m not going to be away from you for so long.” Maya said, her eyes filling with tears. “Come on, let’s get back to bed and enjoy the rest of our night together.” Maya said, wiping her eyes, taking Carina’s hand, leading her upstairs to the bedroom.Carina snuggles up to Maya, her head on Maya’s chest. “I don’t want to be away from you either, but I’m doing this for us, so we can have a better life if we do decide to marry someday. I love you, and I’m going to love you for the rest of my life, no matter where I am.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the chest.“Not ‘if’ but ‘when’ we decide to marry, because I AM going to marry you.” Maya said, kissing the top of Carina’s head.Maya woke up before Carina, she is spooning Carina, her morning wood very evident. Maya lightly kisses Carina on the shoulder, trailing kisses down her arm, causing Carina to stir. Carina opened her eyes, turning her head to see Maya smiling at her. “Good morning.” Carina said smiling, reaching her hand to Maya’s neck pulling her in for a kiss.“Good morning.” Maya said smiling, moving her kisses to Carina’s neck.“Someone woke up in a good mood this morning.” Carina said with a chuckle, pushing her butt back against Maya’s hardened dick.“I’m always in a good mood when I’m with you.” Maya said smiling, lightly biting and sucking on Carina’s sweet spot.“Mmmm.” Carina moaned, reaching behind her to wrap her hand around Maya’s dick, slowly stroking it up and down.Maya trailed her hand down Carina’s waist to her butt, softly squeezing before moving her hand to Carina’s folds, feeling the slick wetness already gathered there. “You’re already so wet for me.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear, rubbing her fingers through Carina’s folds.“Are you going to do anything about it?” Carina asked, with a chuckle, stroking Maya’s dick faster.Maya lifted Carina’s leg, placing it over hers, slowly reaching down to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds collecting the slick wetness on it. Maya placed her dick at Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing inside her, until she had fully entered her. “Fuck.” Maya said next to Carina’s ear, already breathing hard. “This is going to be quick.” Maya said with a light chuckle.“It won’t take me long either.” Carina said, holding Maya behind the neck, grinding her hips against Maya’s.Maya slowly pulled back, leaving just the head in, pushing slowly back inside her, trying to keep from blowing her load too quickly. Maya reached her hand to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles around it, causing a loud moan from Carina. Maya started thrusting faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina, panting hard in her ear. “You feel even tighter in this position. I love the way your pussy hugs my dick.” Maya said, panting hard.“Faster.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s thrusts. Maya thrusts faster, their body slapping together, the bed squeaking, are the only sounds they could hear. “Harder.” Carina said, thrusting her hips hard against Maya’s. Maya moved her hand to Carina’s waist, holding her tightly and she rammed her dick hard in and out of Carina, causing her to moan louder. Maya pulled her dick out just leaving the head inside, ramming so hard into Carina, it pushed her up in the bed, Carina gasping, and moaning loudly. “Just like that.” Carina said, breathing hard, holding Maya tightly against her body. Maya continued ramming her dick hard into Carina, causing Carina to moan and thrust her hips hard against Maya, trying to match her movements. “I’m going to cum.” Carina said, breathing hard.“Cum for me. Cum all over my dick. I love your warm cum on my dick.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear, thrusting her dick hard into Carina. “Fuck! I need you to cum now.” Maya said, pounding her dick hard into Carina at a relentless pace. “I’m going to cum.” Maya said, feeling her groin beginning to tingle, her balls tightening.“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzo, I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulse and tightening around Maya’s dick, thrusting her hips hard against Maya’s.Maya thrusts deep inside Carina, holding her dick inside her, as ropes of cum shoot from her dick. “Fuck! Fuck, fuck, I’m cumming, Fuuuuuuckkk.” Maya shouted, quick shallow thrusting inside Carina as ropes of cum continue to shoot from her dick, until she had emptied her load inside Carina, collapsing on Carina’s back.Carina catches her breath first, turning her head to smile at Maya. “Now that’s a great way to wake up and start the day.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Yes, it is, I wish we could start our day that way every day.” Maya said with a chuckle. “Maybe once we’re married, we can start our days like that.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Agree.” Carina said smiling.“I’m going to pull out now.” Maya said, moving to pull her dick out of Carina.“Wait, I want to feel you inside me a little longer, since I don’t know when I’ll be able to again.” Carina said, pushing her hips back against Maya so she couldn’t pull out.“Ok, but I don’t think I’ll be able to go very long without having you like this again. My dick is very attached to your pussy after this week.” Maya said laughing.“Stupida.” Carina said laughing, smacking Maya on the arm. “My pussy is very attached to having your dick inside it as well. I guess we’ll be looking at a lot of stars now.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“I’ll look at the stars anytime you want if this is what will happen.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I need to get up and shower because I have a lot to get done before Nana and Grandpa get home.” Carina said, moving to get out of the bed.“What do you need to do? I can help you so we can spend time together.” Maya asked, getting out of bed.“I need to wash these sheets we made another mess on for one, make breakfast, clean the kitchen, and make sure everything is like Nana left it.” Carina said smiling.“I’ll change the sheets, put the dirty ones in the wash, and start breakfast while you shower, then I’ll shower.” Maya said, starting to strip the sheets off the bed.While Maya is cooking breakfast, she gets a message from Nana saying they would be home earlier than expected. They weren’t supposed to return home until around 4:00 but now they would be home around 2:00. Carina walked in the kitchen as Maya was responding to Nana’s message. “Nana and Grandpa will be home sooner than we expected, we need to get everything finished before they get here.” Maya said, sounding panicked.“What time will they be home?” Carina asked, taking Maya’s hands, trying to calm her.“Around 2:00, which means we only have 4 hours to get everything done before they get here.” Maya said, moving around the kitchen in a rush.“Maya, calm down! We have plenty of time before they get here. Let’s eat breakfast and then we can do what needs to be done.” Carina said smiling, cupping Maya’s face in her hands, kissing her softly on the lips.“Ok, let’s eat, then I’ll shower really fast and help you.” Maya said sitting down quickly, taking a drink of orange juice, eating fast.“Maya! Slow down, you’re going to choke!” Carina shouted, grabbing Maya’s hand before she could shove more food in her already full mouth. “Why are you panicking?” Carina asked, rubbing Maya’s hand.“What if they figure out what we’ve been doing this week? I don’t want them to know we’ve been fucking our brains out, while they were gone and trusted us to take care of everything.” Maya said, running her hand through her hair.“They won’t know unless you tell them, and I wouldn’t say we’ve been fucking our brains out.” Carina said laughing.“Carina, we’ve had a lot of sex this week, what else would you say?” Maya asked, looking like she had been caught doing something she shouldn’t.“I say we’ve just gotten to know each other on a more intimate level. We’ve furthered our relationship, that’s all. You make it sound like all we did this week is fuck and nothing else.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya softly on the lips.“Yes, that does sound better, I’m calmer now.” Maya said smiling.“Now, slowly finish your breakfast and go shower while I clean the kitchen.” Carina said smiling.After showering Maya comes downstairs to see Carina putting the sheets in the dryer. “What do you need me to help with?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Nothing, all I need to do is mop the kitchen floor and everything will be ready for Nana when she gets here.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“Ok, I’ll go see if Jose needs help with anything while you’re doing that.” Maya said, turning to walk outside.Maya goes outside to find Jose with a cow in one of the stalls trying to birth a calf. “How long has she been trying to give birth?” Maya asked, bending down to rub the cow’s neck.“Too long, we need to get this calf out now or we could lose both of them.” Jose responded.“I’ll grab some towels from the house.” Maya said, rising on her feet to run inside the house, right through Carina’s wet floor.“Maya! I just mopped there!” Carina shouted angrily.“I’m sorry, but I need towels to help deliver a calf.” Maya shouted, running to grab towels.“I want to see!” Carina shouted, throwing the mop down, running outside with Maya.Maya returned to the stall with the towels in her hands, wrapping one around each of the calf’s legs that were halfway out of the calf. “Ok, Jose, get on that leg and I’ll get this one and when she has the next contraction we pull as hard as we can to try to get this calf out.” Maya said, pointing at the calf’s legs.“What can I do?” Carina asked, watching intently.“Nothing, stand back in case the cow gets up.” Maya said, getting a good grip on the calf’s leg. On the next contraction Maya and Jose pull as hard as they can pulling the calf a little further out of the cow. “A few more pulls like that and we’ll be able to deliver the calf.” Maya said, looking at Jose.Carina is watching the cow, waiting for her next contraction, seeing the cow beginning another contraction, Carina shouted, “Pull! Pull! Pull hard!” Maya and Jose pulled as hard as they could pulling the calf halfway out of the cow, stopping when the contraction ends. “Good job!” Carina shouted, clapping for them. “This is so exciting! Just a few more contractions and you’ll have your baby.” Carina said in a loving voice to the cow.Maya and Jose looked at each other smiling. “You’re going to make a great OB.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I know.” Carina said smiling proudly. The cow has another contraction, Carina yelling for them to pull again, watching as more of the calf comes out of the cow. “One more contraction and the baby should be out. You’re doing such a good job mamma.” Carina said smiling at the cow.On the next contraction Jose and Maya were able to pull the calf completely out of the cow. The calf is lifeless, so Maya wraps her mouth around its nose, breathing air into it several times, before the calf starts to breath on its own. “There you go baby, keep breathing for us.” Maya said smiling, wiping the calf down.“Wow! That was the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen! You just saved the baby calf!” Carina shouted, wrapping her arms around Maya, kissing her hard on the lips. “Where did you learn to do that?” Carina asked, smiling proudly at Maya.“Grandpa taught me everything about pulling a calf and helping it to breathe for the first time if it wasn’t. This isn’t the first time I’ve done this.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Great job, Maya!” Jose said smiling high fiving Maya.“Thanks.” Maya said smiling, standing up, covered in the cow and calf’s blood. “I need another shower.” Maya said laughing, looking at her dirty clothes.“There you are.” Grandpa said smiling, walking in the stall.“Grandpa!” Carina shouted, hugging him tightly. “You should have seen it, Maya was amazing! She delivered a calf, then gave it mouth to mouth to get it to breathe. It was incredible!” Carina shouted excitedly. “Oh shit!” Carina shouted, running out of the stall towards the house.“What was that about?” Grandpa asked, a look of confusion on his face.“I don’t know, but I’m sure I’ll find out.” Maya said laughing.Carina ran inside the house to the kitchen, seeing Nana picking the mop up off the floor. “I’m so sorry! I was mopping the floor and Maya came in saying there was a cow having a baby in the stall and I wanted to see it.” Carina said excitedly.“It’s ok. Everything looks so nice; you did a wonderful job taking care of things for me.” Nana said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina hugging her tightly.“I enjoyed doing it for you. How was your trip?” Carina asked smiling, sitting down at the table with Nana.“It was amazing, I could have stayed another week.” Nana said with a chuckle.The timer on the dryer goes off signaling the sheets are dry. “Umm, I need to get some stuff out of the dryer.” Carina said smiling nervously, walking to the dryer, opening it up to take the sheets out.“I can do that later.” Nana said smiling, looking at Carina.“No, I want to do it.” Carina said, wrapping her arms around the sheets, rushing upstairs.“I’m going to strip the sheets off both beds anyway, unless you’ve already changed the sheets in both of the rooms you all slept in.” Nana said smiling.Carina rushed inside Maya’s room folding and putting up the sheets quickly. Carina went downstairs to see Nana sitting at the table drinking a cup of coffee. “Everything is taken care of.” Carina said smiling, sitting down next to Nana.“How did everything go while we were away? Any problems or anything I need to know about?” Nana asked, smiling at Carina.“Everything went pretty well, except Andrea got hurt when the engine fell on him. He’s still in the hospital but should be released tomorrow.” Carina said, pouring herself a cup of coffee.“Oh no! Maya should have let us know. How bad was it? Is he going to be, ok?” Nana asked, with a worried look on her face, rubbing Carina’s arm.“Yes, he’s going to be fine, but it was scary at first.” Carina said, rubbing her forehead.Maya walked inside with Grandpa, to see Nana and Carina sitting at the table drinking coffee. “Hi Nana!” Maya said smiling at her. “I would give you a hug but I’m a little dirty right now.” Maya said with a chuckle, pointing to her dirty clothes.“Carina told me you had to help deliver a calf today. She also told me about Andrea. Why didn’t you notify us when he got injured?” Nana asked, with a stern look on her face.“You were on your trip, and you couldn’t have done anymore than we were doing. Lucia didn’t want visitors at the hospital so Andrew could rest and heal anyway.” Maya explained.“Well, we’re going to go to the hospital and visit Andrew and tell Lucia that we’re paying all the medical bills since he was hurt on our property.” Nana said, looking at Grandpa.“Of course, Kate, we’ll take care of anything they need or any bills from his injury. That’s why we pay so much for insurance so we might as well use it.” Grandpa said smiling at Nana.“I’m going to shower; I feel dirty and gross.” Maya said smiling, walking towards the stairs.“Look at this place, it’s even cleaner than when you’re here.” Grandpa said smiling, looking around the house. “We may need to hire Carina to come out and clean for us.”“It’s not as clean as Nana gets it, but I did my best.” Carina said smiling at Nana. “I’m going to go upstairs and finish getting my things together.” Carina said smiling, walking up the stairs.“Is it just me, or do they look guilty of something?” Grandpa asked smiling, sitting next to Nana.“They’re clearly guilty of something, but I don’t know what….yet.” Nana said with a chuckle, taking a drink of coffee.“Well, they did a great job taking care of things around here. Jose said Maya stepped up and took care of things like she was a real boss. They even got the old ranch truck repaired and running better than ever.” Grandpa said smiling proudly. “The ranch will be in good hands when Maya takes over.” Grandpa said smiling at Nana.“She loves this ranch as much, if not more than you do.” Nana said smiling, taking Grandpa’s hand, kissing it.Maya gets out of the shower with just a towel around her, walking into the bedroom to see Carina scrambling to put her clothes in the bag quickly. “What’s are you doing?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“I forgot to pack everything before they got here. If Nana sees my things in your room, she’ll know I slept in here with you and we don’t want that. Now hurry up and get dressed and distract them while I finish packing.” Carina said, throwing a pair of boxers at Maya.“Oh fuck! Grab me a shirt while I’m putting some pants on.” Maya said, putting on her boxers and pants quickly.“Here, put a bra on first!” Carina said, throwing Maya a sports bra, then shirt.Maya dressed quickly, running downstairs to see Nana and Grandpa sitting at the table drinking coffee, smiling at her. “So how was your trip?” Maya asked nervously, seeing the odd smile on their faces.“It was great, we got to see a lot of different places and brought a lot of gifts back for everyone. How was your week here alone with Carina?” Nana asked smiling mischievously at Maya.“It was nice, she took care of everything inside the house, while I took care of the ranch business.” Maya responded, not making eye contact with either of them.“That’s good, anything exciting happen while we were away, besides Andrew getting injured?” Nana asked, still smiling mischievously.“No…no…nothing else exciting happened.” Maya said shaking her head, looking at her feet.“If you say so.” Nana said with a light chuckle.“Leave her alone Kate, she already said nothing exciting happened.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“I’m going to go see if Carina needs any help.” Maya said, running up the stairs.“Something definitely happened.” Grandpa said smiling at Nana.“I think I know what it is too.” Nana said smiling, taking a drink of coffee.“Me too.” Grandpa said smiling, kissing Nana on the cheek.Maya ran inside her room looking frightened, shutting the door behind her. “I think they know!” Maya said, her eyes widened in shock.“How?” Carina asked, her eyes widened, running her hand through her hair.“I don’t know, but they know something because of the way they were grilling me about anything exciting happening while they were away. Let’s just act normal like nothing happened and maybe they will let it go.” Maya said, walking around the room, her hand flailing.“If you go down there acting like that, they’ll know something happened for sure! Pull it together, unless you want them to know we had sex in their home while they were away!” Carina said, grabbing Maya, speaking firmly to her.“Right! I just need to pull it together and act like everything is just fine.” Maya said, straightening her shirt, running her hand through her hair.“Take my bag to my car for me please.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya softly on the lips.“Are you leaving now?” Maya asked, starting to panic again.“Not yet, but soon. I’m afraid if I stay very long Nana will figure it out and I really don’t want that.” Carina said, shaking her head.“Me either, I’ll leave when you do. That way they can’t grill me anymore after you leave. We need to stay together until we leave though.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand, walking out the bedroom door, to see Nana standing in the hallway. “I’m just going to carry Carina’s bag to her car for her.” Maya said speaking fast, walking down the stairs.“Are you leaving already?” Nana asked, smiling mischievously at Carina.“Not yet, but soon. I need to get home and do a few things before Andrea is released tomorrow.” Carina responded, unable to look Nana in the eye.“You know you can tell me anything right?” Nana asked smiling, lifting Carina’s face to look in her eyes.“Yes, ma’am.” Carina said smiling nervously.“Would you like to share anything with me now?” Nana asked, smiling at Carina.“Nope…nothing I can think of. I need to make sure Maya put my bag in the car.” Carina said, turning to walk rapidly down the stairs.Nana walked into the kitchen to see Grandpa pouring another cup of coffee. “I think our little Maya took a big step this week.” Nana said smiling at Grandpa.“Really? Why do you think that?” Grandpa asked, taking a drink of coffee.“I just saw Maya and Carina coming out of Maya’s bedroom and Maya was carrying Carina’s bag. I believe they shared a room AND bed this week. You need to have a talk with Maya and make sure if something is happening that she’s being…safe.” Nana said smiling, taking Grandpa’s coffee from him, taking a drink of it.“I’m sure Maya already knows about being…safe.” Grandpa said with a slight chuckle.“Talk to her anyway!” Nana said with a stern voice.“Ok, if it’ll make you happy.” Grandpa said taking his coffee back from Nana, kissing her cheek.Maya and Carina walked into the kitchen as Grandpa kissed Nana’s cheek. “Hey, get a room!” Maya said laughing.“We had one for a whole week.” Grandpa said laughing.“Too much information, Grandpa.” Maya said laughing.“You started it.” Grandpa said smiling, hitting Maya on the arm. “I need you to come to the barn with me for a minute.” Grandpa said, putting his arm around Maya, leading her out the door.“Is Maya in trouble?” Carina asked, looking concerned.“No, he just wants to talk to her about something.” Nana said, not looking at Carina.Grandpa leads Maya to the barn where the saddles are kept, leaning against the wall. “Your Nana wants me to talk to you about safety.” Grandpa said smiling.“What do you mean? Is this because Andrew got hurt here?” Maya asked, thinking there’s a long lecture coming about safety.“No…Nana thinks something happened between you and Carina this week and wants to make sure you’re being…safe.” Grandpa said, rubbing the back of his neck.“Oh, Ohhhhh.” Maya said when she realized what Grandpa was talking about. “I already know about being safe.” Maya said, turning to walk out the door.“Hold on!” Grandpa shouted. “Look, I was your age once and I know how things can happen. All I’m saying is if something is happening between you two for you to be safe. You’re both too young to be saddled with a child right now.” Grandpa said with a stern voice.“I know that! Nobody is pregnant or getting pregnant. That’s all I’m saying on the subject.” Maya said angrily, walking away.“I’m not trying to upset you. I just want to make sure you’re being safe and using some sort of precautions if something is happening. I trust you and know you’re too smart to not be safe. Carina has plans to attend college and the last thing either of you need is a child right now.” Grandpa explained, holding Maya’s arm.“Whether something is or isn’t happening between Carina and I isn’t anyone’s business, and I don’t appreciate you and Nana butting into my personal life. Now just drop it before I get even more angry than I already am.” Maya said angrily, pulling away from Grandpa.“Ok, I’m sorry. We just love you both and don’t want to see anything ruin either of your plans. I won’t bring it up again.” Grandpa said, moving away from Maya with his hands up.“Thank you. Now I’m going to get Carina and go home.” Maya said, angrily walking away.Maya walked inside the kitchen; her face red from anger. “What’s wrong?” Carina asked, seeing Maya’s face.“Let’s go.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand, leading her out of the kitchen.“Bye, Nana.” Carina yelled walking out the door.“Bye Carina, bye Maya.” Nana yelled from the kitchen.Maya walked Carina to her car opening the door for her. “Maya, what is wrong? I can see you’re angry.” Carina said getting in her car.“Grandpa pissed me off.” Maya said angrily, running her hand through her hair.“What did he do?” Carina asked, looking concerned.“He was asking if I was being safe, if something is happening between us and it made me mad.” Maya said, fuming with anger.“I don’t think he was asking to upset or anger you.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s arm.“It doesn’t matter, it’s none of his business anyway. I’m sick and tired of everyone always butting into my personal business.” Maya said, stomping her foot on the ground.“I get that, but I don’t think he was trying to butt into your personal business. He’s just concerned about you, making sure if something is happening between us, which it is, that we’re being careful.” Carina said smiling.“So should I have just said that something is happening between us but you’re on the pill so don’t worry?” Maya asked, getting frustrated at Carina.“No, just don’t say anything. We know we’re being safe and that’s all that matters.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya down to kiss her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, causing a moan from Maya.“If you keep kissing me like that, we’ll need to go look at the stars.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I don’t know how I’m going to be able to sleep tonight without you next to me.” Carina said smiling, rubbing her nose against Maya’s.“Maybe I can sneak in your window.” Maya said laughing.“I wish.” Carina said laughing.“Call me later and let me know how Andrew is doing please.” Maya said, placing a quick kiss on Carina’s lips.“I will. I love you.” Carina said smiling, rubbing her thumb on Maya’s cheek.“I love you too.” Maya said, kissing the palm of Carina’s hand.That night Carina is lying in bed unable to sleep, she places pillows in bed beside her pretending they’re Maya, snuggling them close to her body. She begins to think about the week with Maya next to her, holding her close after having sex with her. She can feel the wetness gathering in her underwear. “Fuck!” Carina said, sitting up, burying her face in her hands.Meanwhile Maya is tossing and turning in bed unable to sleep without Carina next to her. Maya bunched up the comforter next to her, holding it close to her body, pretending it was Carina, feeling her dick getting hard. “Fuck, this isn’t working.” Maya said, rolling on her back staring at the ceiling.Carina decided to facetime Maya, needing to see her before she could sleep. Maya hears her phone ringing, looking to see it’s Carina calling her, answers it. “Hi.” Maya said smiling.“Hi, I can’t sleep.” Carina said looking sad.“Me either and I’ve tried everything.” Maya said frustrated.“I cuddled up to extra pillows but that just made things worse.” Carina said, rubbing her forehead.“Tell me about it, I tried cuddling with the comforter and it just made my dick hard.” Maya said with a chuckle, placing her arm on her forehead.“Really? If it makes you feel any better, I’m very wet right now thinking about you.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“That actually makes it worse. I can’t stop thinking about holding you in my arms, tasting you and burying my dick inside that sweet pussy of yours.” Maya said smiling, her face turning red.“Let me see how hard your dick is.” Carina asked, smiling seductively.Maya reached inside her boxers, pulling her dick out, turning her phone around for Carina to see it standing fully erect. “That’s how hard my dick gets just thinking about you.” Maya said smiling. “Now let me see how wet you are.” Maya said gesturing to Carina’s pussy.Carina pulled her panties down, spreading her legs wide, pointing the camera where Maya could see the wetness gathered between her legs. “This is how wet I get thinking about your dick buried so deep inside me.” Carina said smiling seductively.“Fuck! I’m going to have to take a real cold shower.” Maya said, slowly stroking her dick without realizing it.“What are you doing?” Carina asked smiling, seeing Maya’s hand moving up and down.“Fuck! I was stroking my dick without realizing it.” Maya said with a laugh, moving her hand away from her dick.“That’s ok, you can touch yourself if you want.” Carina said smiling mischievously.“No, it’s yours, for only you to touch.” Maya said smiling mischievously. “You better not be touching my pussy either.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I’m not, but I wish you were here to.” Carina said, laying on her back, showing Maya her breasts.“Carina, you can’t be doing that! I’ll never get to sleep now. We’re going to go look at the stars tomorrow night.” Maya said chuckling.“Sounds perfect, I can’t wait.” Carina said smiling wide. “I’m going to take a cold shower now, so maybe I can sleep afterwards.” Carina said smiling, taking her clothes off, walking to the bathroom.“You’re mean! I definitely need a cold shower now, after seeing you naked like that.” Maya said laughing.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said smiling, showing Maya her completely naked body one last time.“Good night, Babe.” Maya said chuckling, ending the call.

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Andrew is released from the hospital the next day; Lucia goes back to work, so Carina is left to make sure Andrew is taking his medication and not overexerting himself. Carina must cancel her plans to go look at the stars with Maya and is not happy about it. School starts back after the holiday break so Maya and Carina are going to be extra busy with their studies. Carina opted to take an extra one-month long college course for extra credit which means she’s going to be even busier than usual.Grandpa is ill with the flu, so Maya is working long hours on the ranch to help until he is well. Maya and Carina have only been able to see each other at school with their busy schedules and they’re frustrated about it. It has been 2 weeks since they left the ranch and have only been able to exchange a few kisses here and there. Maya is driving home from the ranch when her phone begins to ring, she looks at it to see it’s Carina and answers it immediately.“Hi Babe.” Maya said with joy in her voice.“Hi Bambina. I wanted to hear your voice; I miss you so much.” Carina said with sadness in her voice.“I miss you too.” Maya said sighing deeply. “I really want to see you and spend time with you. I miss holding you and kissing you, and just being with you.” Maya said with disappointment in her voice.“I feel the same way. How is Grandpa feeling?” Carina asked with sadness in her voice.“He’s feeling much better now and is doing more around the ranch. He doesn’t have a lot of his strength back yet though.” Maya responded.“That’s wonderful news!” Carina said with happiness in her voice. “When do you think we might be able to spend some time together? I really want to spend time with you.” Carina asked, sounding sad.“Well, I can take off a little early tomorrow if you want to maybe go see the stars or something.” Maya said smiling, sounding excited.“Yes! I definitely want to go see the stars with you.” Carina shouted excitedly. “I’m excited! I can’t wait to spend time alone with you.” Carina said with a giggle.“It’s a date then. I’ll go to the ranch early in the morning and get everything done quickly, so I can pick you up after I go home and shower. I’ll call you on my way home, so you have time to get ready. I can’t wait to see you and look at the stars.” Maya said with a mischievous giggle.“Are you going to try to get in my panties?” Carina asked with a giggle.“Definitely.” Maya said laughing.“Good, because I’ll definitely be getting in yours.” Carina said laughing.“Ok, we have to change the subject because you’re making my dick hard and I’m driving.” Maya said laughing.“Save it for tomorrow night.” Carina said in a seductive voice.“Trust me, it’ll be hard for sure tomorrow night.” Maya said laughing.“I love you and I’ll see you tomorrow.” Carina said excitedly.“I love you too and I can’t wait.” Maya said with excitement in her voice.Maya’s alarm goes off at 4:00 am wanting to get an early start at the ranch so she can spend as much time with Carina as possible. When Maya reached the ranch, Nana was in the kitchen cooking breakfast. “Good morning, Nana.” Maya said smiling, kissing Nana on the cheek.“Good morning, Maya. You’re here early this morning.” Nana said smiling. “Have you had breakfast yet?” Nana asked, pouring Maya a cup of coffee.“No, I just came straight here, so I can get the chores finished early because I have a date with Carina tonight.” Maya said smiling.“I haven’t seen Carina since returning home from the trip. Is everything ok with you two?” Nana asked, looking concerned.“Yes, we’re fine. It’s just with me helping out here and Carina taking another college course for extra credit, we haven’t been able to spend any time together. This is our first date since staying here for the week.” Maya said with a hint of annoyance in her voice.“Maya, it’s important to find time for each other when you’re in a relationship. I appreciate you helping here at the ranch, but not at the expense of your relationship with Carina. I hope you have a nice date planned for both of you.” Nana said smiling, caressing Maya’s cheek.“We’re going to go look at the stars and just spend quality time with each other to reconnect.” Maya said smiling.“It’s going to be so cold outside tonight. Do you think looking at the stars is a good idea for a date?” Nana asked, looking concerned.“We’ll take some extra blankets and if we get cold, we can get inside the truck and warm up.” Maya said smiling.“I’ll make some of my famous hot chocolate you like so much then.” Nana said smiling at Maya.“That would be perfect.” Maya said smiling, hugging Nana. “Where’s Grandpa? He should be down for breakfast already.” Maya asked, looking around.“I let him sleep in a little longer this morning, he’s still recovering from being ill.” Nana said, patting Maya’s hand, before taking plates out of the cupboard, dishing up breakfast for them.“Ok, I’ll eat, then get a head start so he won’t be trying to do so much.” Maya said, taking a bite of her food.“Thank you, Maya. I don’t know what we would do without you. This ranch is going to be in perfect hands when you take over.” Nana said smiling, rubbing Maya’s arm lovingly.“You are family, and I love you and will always be here to help any way I can.” Maya said smiling.Maya finished eating quickly and went outside to start on the chores. About an hour later Grandpa came outside to see Maya already had all the animals taken care of and was working on replacing some old board on the corral. “Are you running a race or something?” Grandpa asked with a laugh.“Grandpa! I didn’t see you walk up.” Maya said sounding startled. “I’m getting the chores finished as quickly as possible because I have a date with Carina tonight.” Maya said smiling a huge toothy smile.“Oh, I see.” Grandpa said with a chuckle. “How are things going with you two?” Grandpa asked smiling at Maya.“Things are good, we just haven’t had much time to spend together lately, with me helping here and her taking a college class.” Maya said, pulling a rotten board away from the corral.“Well, let’s get this corral taken care of so you can get to your date with Carina.” Grandpa said smiling, handing Maya a new board to place on the corral.“Have you ever considered replacing this old wood corral with a metal one? It would be better, and you won’t have to worry about replacing rotten boards anymore.” Maya asked in a serious tone.“No, I’ve always liked the look of a wooden corral better, it looks more like a real ranch this way.” Grandpa said, sounding annoyed.“I get that, but it would save money in the long run, on wood and labor.” Maya said, trying to explain her point of view.“I’m not replacing the corral with a metal one, so just drop it.” Grandpa said sounding angry. “I helped my father and Grandpa build this corral when I was a young boy, and I will never replace it with a metal one.” Grandpa said angrily.“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset or anger you.” Maya said, rubbing Grandpa’s arm.“There are a few things on this ranch that I helped build with my father before he passed away and I will never replace them. It’s not about the money, it’s about the memories of sharing that time with him that I won’t let go.” Grandpa said, wiping a tear from his eye. “I was so young when he died, so I don’t have very many memories of him, and I cherish each and every one of them. I’m sorry for getting so upset but that’s a very touching subject for me. I wanted Lane to feel about working on the ranch with me the way I felt about working here with my father, but he didn’t, he resented me for it. You’re like me, you love this ranch, and you enjoy working here with me and learning about ranching, that’s why I’m comfortable with leaving the ranch to you. My one and only request is that you keep this corral as it is and reflect back on the thought that it was built 4 generations ago by your family’s own hands. Come with me, I want to show you something I’ve never shown you.” Grandpa said gesturing for Maya to follow him. Grandpa walks up to a board on the corral with the initials MB + CB. “That is your great grandfather and great grandmother’s initials. Grandpa carved that on there when we finished this corral and it’s one board I will never replace.” Grandpa said smiling, rubbing his hand across the initials.“What names do the initials stand for? I’m sure I’ve been told before, but I don’t remember.’ Maya asked, feeling the initials.“MB stands for Malcolm Bishop and CB stands for Caroline Bishop. Isn’t it a bit ironic that those would be the same initials for you and Carina if you were to ever marry?” Grandpa asked smiling, hugging Maya tightly.“Wow! I didn’t think of that. And just so you know, it WILL be our initials WHEN we get married.” Maya said smiling, hugging Grandpa.“I hope you do marry her someday; we already love her like family, so make it official. I’m assuming I’ll be invited to the wedding.” Grandpa said smiling.“I would marry her today if I could. I’ve never loved anyone the way I love her, she’s my whole world.” Maya said smiling wide, her eyes sparkling with happiness. “Of course you’re invited to the wedding, I couldn’t get married to anyone, especially not Carina, without you and Nana there.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa.“Good! I’ll bring the whiskey.” Grandpa said laughing.“Deal.” Maya said laughing with Grandpa.“I wish I could find a way to preserve this board with their initials on it. With the years of weather and just being old, this board is about to see its last day.” Grandpa said choking up.“I’ll do some research and see what I can find to possibly preserve it for you.” Maya said, hugging her Grandpa.“I don’t care how much it costs, if you find a way to do that, I’ll pay whatever the cost is. It’s a part of our family and I want to keep if forever if possible.” Grandpa said with a serious tone, rubbing his hand over it one last time before walking away. “Let’s get these chores finished so you can take that beautiful girlfriend of yours on a date.” Grandpa said smiling, hitting Maya on the back.Grandpa told Maya he had to make an important phone call and stepped away for a few minutes, returning with a huge smile on his face. A little while later, Jose pulled up in the ranch truck with more boards, nails, and a hammer. “Thanks for coming Jose. Maya has an important date with Carina tonight and needs to leave early, so I need you to help me finish replacing these boards so she can go ahead and leave now.” Grandpa said smiling.“Seriously?” Maya asked smiling wide.“Yes, now get out of here and tell Carina hello for me.” Grandpa said smiling, patting Maya on the back.“You can tell her yourself; we’re coming here later to go look at the stars tonight.” Maya said smiling, taking her work gloves off.“Isn’t it too cold to be looking at the stars at night?” Grandpa asked smiling mischievously.“We’re taking extra blankets and Nana is making hot chocolate for us to take. Don’t start with me Grandpa, I know that look.” Maya said with a chuckle, pointing her finger at Grandpa.“Just be…safe.” Grandpa said with a chuckle, winking at Maya.“I always am.” Maya said chuckling, shrugging her shoulders.Maya turned to quickly run to her truck, jumping inside to head home for a shower, calling Carina to tell her she would pick her up in about an hour. After showering, Maya called Carina to let her know she was on the way to pick her up for their date. When Maya pulled in Carina’s driveway, she was waiting outside and ran to the truck, excited to see Maya. Maya got out of the truck to let Carina climb inside, but Carina wrapped her arms around Maya’s neck pulling her in for a hard kiss on the lips. “I’ve been looking forward to doing that all day. Now, let’s go look at the stars.” Carina said smiling, climbing inside Maya’s truck.When they got to the ranch, they went inside the kitchen to see Nana pouring hot chocolate into a thermos for them with 2 cups for them to drink out of. “Just in time, the hot chocolate is ready. All you need to do is grab the extra blankets and you’re all set to look at stars.” Nana said smiling, handing Carina the thermos, while Maya turned to get the extra blankets for them.“Thank you for the hot chocolate and blankets, Nana.” Carina said smiling, hugging Nana.“Carina! It’s good to see you again.” Grandpa said walking into the kitchen, hugging Carina.“It’s good to see you too. How are you feeling?” Carina asked smiling.“I’m getting stronger every day. You can’t keep this old rancher down for long.” Grandpa said with a chuckle, flexing his muscles.“Let’s go before he goes into his bodybuilding poses that he likes to do to show off his muscles, even though mine are bigger than his.” Maya said laughing, flexing her muscles, before taking Carina’s hand.“Hey kiddo!” Grandpa yelled, Maya turning around to look at him. “Have fun and be safe looking at the stars.” Grandpa said smiling, winking at Maya.Maya shot him a dirty look, turning to walk out the door. “What was that about?” Carina asked, seeing the wink from Grandpa, and Maya giving him a dirty look.“Grandpa being Grandpa.” Maya said shaking her head in disbelief.“Ok, let’s go see the stars now!” Carina said smiling, running to the truck, Maya running beside her.When they got to their spot, Maya placed a blanket in the bed of the truck, with 2 extra for them to cover up with so they wouldn’t get cold. Maya helped Carina climb into the back of the truck, Maya lying on the blanket for Carina to lay in her arms. Carina laid down beside Maya cuddling up in her arms, placing the blankets on them for warmth. “It’s not as cold as I thought it would be.” Carina said, snuggling up to Maya.“That’s because we still have our clothes on.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Hopefully, not for long.” Carina said smiling seductively, leaning down to capture Maya’s lips in a very heated kiss, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, kissing with passion and desire. Carina broke the kiss, smiling at Maya. “I’ve missed being with you like this so much it physically hurts.” Carina said smiling, running her hands over Maya’s body.“I know, I’ve had to take a lot of cold showers these past few weeks. I’ve had some very painful erections, thinking about your sexy body.” Maya said smiling, turning Carina on her back, capturing her lips in a fiery kiss filled with desire, her hand trailing down Carina’s body to her center, squeezing lightly. Carina trailed her hand down Maya’s body, feeling her semi erect dick in her pants, palming it through her pants. “Fuck!” Maya said, breaking the kiss, thrusting her hips in Carina’s hand.Maya trailed her hand to the hem of Carina’s shirt, slipping her hand inside, slowly moving it to her breast, discovering Carina isn’t wearing a bra tonight. “No bra?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“No, I didn’t want to waste any time.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya down, kissing her hard, her hand rubbing up and down Maya’s dick, causing a moan from Maya. Carina moved her hand to the top of Maya’s sweatpants, slipping her hand inside, slowly moving down to her dick, wrapping her hand around it, stroking it slowly, feeling it harden in her hand.Maya moved her kisses to Carina’s neck, finding her sweet spot, biting and sucking on it hard enough to leave a mark, Carina moaning loudly. Carina strokes Maya’s dick faster, rubbing her thumb across the tip, collecting the precum with each stroke. “If you keep doing that, you’re going to make me cum quick.” Maya said breathing hard, burying her head in Carina’s neck. Carina pulled her hand away from Maya’s dick, slipping it under Maya’s shirt to her breast, squeezing lightly, rubbing her thumb across her hardened nipple. Maya pulled Carina’s top off over her head, throwing it to the side, before kissing and sucking her pulse point on her neck, trailing her hand to her hardened nipple, rolling it between her fingers. Maya kissed down Carina’s neck to her collarbone, sucking and leaving a mark there, before slowly moving her mouth to her nipple, flicking her tongue across the nipple a few times before wrapping her mouth around it, sucking and swirling her tongue around it, eliciting loud moans from Carina.“Dio mio.” Carina said breathing hard, pulling her hand from Maya’s shirt, reaching down to unbutton her pants, pushing them down her legs. Maya released Carina nipple, sitting up to take Carina’s pants completely off, pushing her sweatpants down and off her feet, laying between Carina’s spread legs. Maya trailed her hand down to Carina’s folds feeling the copious amount of slick wetness gathered there.“Fuck, you’re so wet already.” Maya said moaning, rubbing her hand through Carina’s folds, slowly pushing a finger inside.“No, I need more.” Carina said, breathing hard, removing Maya’s finger from inside her.“What do you need?” Maya asked smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I need you inside me…now!” Carina said, capturing Maya’s lips in a passionate kiss, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, holding the back of her neck to keep her mouth attached to her own.Maya reached down, grabbing the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, gathering the slick wetness on it before placing it at Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing inside her hot wet pussy, causing loud moans from both. “Fuck, I forgot how tight you are.” Maya said breathing hard, slowly pushing her dick further inside Carina’s pussy. Maya stopped halfway inside Carina, breathing hard.“What’s wrong?” Carina asked, looking at Maya, who had her eyes shut tightly, her face very red.“I have to go slow or I’ll cum before I even get inside you.” Maya said, breathing hard, trying to calm herself.“It’s ok, if you need to cum, then cum. We have enough time to go more rounds.” Carina said smiling, rubbing her nose against Maya’s.Maya chuckled, slowly pushing her dick further inside Carina until she fully enters her. “I’m in!” Maya said excitedly, smiling at Carina.“I know, I can feel you.” Carina said with a little chuckle.“I’m afraid if I move, I’m going to cum quickly.” Maya said, burying her face in Carina’s neck.“It’s ok, you’ll still be hard even if you cum.” Carina said with a giggle, remembering Maya stayed hard for more than one round.“Right.” Maya said raising her head to look into Carina’s eyes, smiling widely, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina leaving just the head inside, thrusting quickly inside her, attacking her lips in a hot steamy kiss, thrusting faster, harder and deeper, the longer the kiss went on. “I’m going to cum. Are you close?” Maya asked, breaking the kiss, pressing her forehead against Carina’s, looking into her eyes, thrusting faster.“Not yet, but cum if you need to.” Carina said smiling, running her hands down Maya’s back. Maya reached them, finding Carina’s clit, rubbing circles on it. “Cazzo, Maya!” Carina said breathing hard, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s thrusts.“I’m not cumming until you do.” Maya said grunting and panting, thrusting harder and deeper inside Carina, rubbing harder on her clit. “I’ve missed fucking you, your pussy milking all the cum out of my dick. You like my big hard dick fucking you, don’t you?” Maya asked, knowing how much Carina liked when she talked this way to her.“I’ve missed you fucking me and emptying your cum inside me. I love your big hard dick fucking my pussy. Your dick is the only one I ever want inside my pussy.” Carina said, knowing what Maya was doing, deciding to talk the same way to Maya to get a reaction.“Yeah, you like when I fuck your pussy hard and deep with my dick.” Maya said, catching on to what Carina was doing, thrusting harder, deeper, and faster inside Carina, rubbing harder on her clit.“Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck! I’m cumming, you’re a beast!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy spasm and tighten around Maya’s dick, thrusting her hips wildly against Maya.“Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuckkkk, I’m cumming.” Maya shouted, feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening as Carina’s pussy tightens around her dick, ropes of cum shooting from her dick, Maya quickly shallow thrusting inside Carina deeply, as ropes and ropes of cum shoot out of her dick until she has emptied all the cum inside Carina’s pussy, collapsing on Carina’s body, burying her head in Carina’s neck, panting and breathing hard.Carina’s body relaxed as her orgasm subsided, she’s holding Maya tightly against her body, rubbing Maya’s neck and back of her head lightly. “I missed that, that was incredible.” Carina said, breathing hard.“Me too, it was very incredible.” Maya said breathing hard in Carina’s neck.After catching her breath, Carina started to lightly chuckle. Maya raised her head to look into Carina’s eyes, smiling at her. “What are you laughing at?” Maya asked with a curious smile.Carina squeezed her pussy around Maya’s still hard dick. “See, I told you your dick would still be hard.” Carina said with a slight chuckle.“Shut up.” Maya said chuckling, slowly moving to pull her dick out of Carina, laying beside her.“Ready for round 2?” Carina asked smiling, rising to straddle Maya’s lap.“Always, but I want you on your hands and knees.” Maya said rising to sit up, kissing Carina on the lips.“I have a better idea.” Carina said smiling mischievously.“Ohhh, what’s your idea then?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I’m going to show you just how flexible I am.” Carina said smiling, moving off Maya’s lap to lay beside her, lifting her legs in the air.“I’m going to like this.” Maya said smiling, moving on her knees in front of Carina’s legs, placing one on each shoulder, slowly rubbing her dick through Carina’s folds before placing it at her entrance. “Are you ready?” Maya asked smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes, Carina smiling, nodding in approval. Maya slowly pushed her dick inside Carina, not stopping until she fully entered her.“Fuck, you feel deeper this way.” Carina said, throwing her head back towards the sky.“Are you ok?” Maya asked, concerned for Carina’s comfort.“Yes, but go slow.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Ok, but tell me if I’m hurting you or need to stop.” Maya said, slowly pulling her dick out, just leaving the head inside, before slowly entering her again. Maya is looking at Carina for any signs of discomfort, slowly moving in and out of her. Carina pulls her legs from Maya’s shoulders, bending them and resting them against her chest. “Fuck, you are flexible.” Maya said with a chuckle, slowly moving in and out of Carina.“I took dancing lessons growing up.” Carina said smiling at Maya. “You can go faster now.”Maya thrusted faster, hearing the wetness sounds their bodies were making, watching her dick slide in and out of Carina. Carina spread her legs apart, looking where Maya was looking to see Maya’s dick appear and disappear between her legs. Maya thrusted faster, harder, and deeper, looking at Carina for any signs of discomfort, Carina moaning loudly. Maya leaned forward, her hands behind Carina’s legs holding them up, her dick at a different angle inside Carina, causing both to moan. “Fuck, this feels so good.” Maya said, bending down to capture Carina’s lips in a hard deep kiss, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, Carina moaning loudly. Carina spread her legs wider, pulling Maya closer to her body, moving her hips in rhythm to Maya’s thrusts.“Dio mio, Cazzo.” Carina said moaning loudly, wrapping her arms around Maya’s neck, holding her tightly against her body. “Harder.” Carina said breathing hard, feeling Maya’s pelvic bone rubbing against her clit.Maya started thrusting so hard, it was pushing Carina further up, so Maya grabbed Carina’s shoulders holding her in place as she continued thrusting faster, harder, and deeper inside her pussy, both moaning loudly. “I’m close.” Maya said, panting hard, thrusting at a relentless pace.“I’m going to cum.” Carina said panting in Maya’s ear, holding her tightly, thrusting her hips wildly against Maya, feeling Maya’s pelvic bone rubbing harder against her clit. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzo, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, thrusting her hips hard against Maya’s, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick, Maya pounding hard and deep, extending Carina’s orgasm.Maya feels the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, fuck…I’m cumming…fuuuuuuuckkkkk!” Maya said throwing her head back, as ropes of cum shot from her dick coating Carina inside her pussy. Maya thrusted quick shallow thrusts as rope after rope of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied all her cum inside Carina, collapsing against Carina’s body, breathing hard next to her neck.Carina holds Maya tightly, softly rubbing her hands up and down her back, both breathing hard, exhausted after their orgasms. After catching their breath, Maya looked at Carina smiling. “It’s a good thing you’re on the pill, otherwise I would have definitely put a baby in you tonight.” Maya said with a chuckle. “I just unloaded 2 weeks’ worth of cum inside you.” Maya said smiling.“Oh fuck!” Carina said, sitting up quickly, knocking Maya’s dick out of her pussy, a look of fear on her face.“What’s wrong?” Maya asked, seeing the look on Carina’s face. “Did you forget to take your pill or something?” Maya asked, starting to panic, placing her hand on her forehead.“No.” Carina said, rubbing her hands on her face.“Then what is it?” Maya asked, rubbing Carina’s shoulder lightly.“I just realized something.” Carina said, looking down.“What? Carina, talk to me, you’re starting to scare me a little here.” Maya said, rubbing her hand down her face.“I…I haven’t had my period this month. Where’s my phone, get my phone!” Carina shouted, looking around for her phone.“Hang on, it’s in the truck.” Maya said jumping down from the truck, grabbing Carina’s phone out of the truck, handing it to Carina.Carina pulls up an app on her phone, but Maya doesn’t know what the app is. Carina looked at the app intently, before dropping her phone, and burying her face in her hands. Maya unsure of what’s going on and is trying to support Carina by holding her close, softly rubbing her shoulders. Maya kisses the side of Carina’s head, pulling Carina closer to her body, wrapping a blanket around her. “Maya.” Carina finally said, moving to look into Maya’s eyes, Carina’s eyes filled with tears.“I’m here.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“I’m late.” Carina said before bursting into tears, falling into Maya’s arms.“Ok. How late?” Maya asked trying to stay calm for Carina even though she was scared as fuck inside.“Almost a week.” Carina said through sobs.“But you said your periods are late sometimes, right?” Maya asked, looking for a reason other than what she was thinking.“Yes, but they haven’t been since I started taking the pill.” Carina said crying hard on Maya’s shoulder.“Ok, have you been taking them like you should be?” Maya asked, thinking maybe Carina missed one and didn’t realize it.“Yes, I take one every morning before breakfast, I haven’t missed even one.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“Ok, so what are possible reasons you could be late?” Maya asked, hoping there were more reasons besides Carina being pregnant.“I don’t know, I can’t think right now.” Carina said, shaking in Maya’s arms. “I’m scared, what if I’m pregnant?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I don’t know.” Maya said, rubbing her forehead. “Let’s not worry about that until we know something for sure. If you are pregnant, we’ll discuss it and figure things out together.” Maya said, kissing the side of Carina’s head.“I can’t have a baby right now. I have college and things I want to do before even thinking about having children.” Carina said, rubbing her hands across her face.“So, what then? Are you saying if you are pregnant, you’re not going to keep it?” Maya asked, her eyebrows furrowed as she looked at Carina.“I don’t know. I just know I don’t want a baby right now.” Carina said, shaking her head rapidly.“But if you are pregnant, it’s my baby too, and I don’t think I could give it up.” Maya said, tears filling her eyes.“There’s a chance I’m not even pregnant. We should wait until we know something for sure before we even discuss anything.” Carina said, reaching for her shirt, putting it on.“Right, we need to go buy a lot of pregnancy tests like we did for Andy and test every one of them.” Maya said, reaching for her boxers and pants, quickly putting them on.“Hurry up and get dressed so we can get to the pharmacy before they close!” Carina said, putting her clothes on quickly.“I’m dressed, let’s go.” Maya said, grabbing the blankets and throwing them inside her truck, helping Carina inside, and tearing out of there like she was racing in the Indy 500.Nana and Grandpa are sitting outside by the firepit when Maya comes speeding by their house, not stopping. “What the hell?” Grandpa said, watching Maya speed past them doing God knows what speed.“Something must’ve happened, I’m going to call Maya.” Nana said, reaching for her phone, calling Maya’s number.Maya’s phone begins to ring, Maya looking at the dashboard to see it’s Nana calling her, answers it. “Hello.” Maya said, trying to sound calm.“Maya, what the hell are you driving so fast for? Did something happen?” Nana asked, anger and fear in her voice.“I’m sorry, I didn’t realize I was driving so fast. No…no…nothing happened.” Maya said stuttering, trying to remain calm.“You sped by the house like a lightning bolt through the sky, and that’s not like you. I can tell something is wrong from your voice, but if you don’t want to tell me, I’m not going to push you. Me and Grandpa are here if you need us.” Nana said before ending the call.“Fuck! Nana knows something is wrong, I’m not good at lying to her or anyone else I care about.” Maya said, placing her hand on her forehead.“You can’t tell her until we know something ourselves.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s arm.“I know, I just don’t like lying to her.” Maya said feeling guilty about lying to Nana.They pull up to the pharmacy and are the only vehicle in the parking lot. “You go inside and buy them; I don’t want anyone to see me buy them.” Carina said, shaking her head.“Me? Why me? I don’t want anyone to see me buy them either.” Maya said, her eyes wide.“You bought Andy’s for her, so you can buy these for us.” Carina said sternly.“You’re right, ok, I’ll go inside to buy them, stay here.” Maya said, getting out of the truck.“That’s my plan!” Carina said with a chuckle.Maya goes inside the store, looking around to see if there was anyone she knows in there. Maya quickly walked to the aisle where the pregnancy tests are kept and picked up the same ones she purchased for Andy, quickly walking to the check out to pay for the tests. “I hope you get the results you’re wanting.” The store clerk asked with a smile.“Thank you.” Maya said, forcing a smile in return. Maya paid for the tests, quickly exiting the store, running to her truck, opening the door, throwing the bag with the tests inside before jumping inside. “I bought the same ones we got for Andy.” Maya said, watching Carina open the bag to look inside.“Good, those were accurate.” Carina said, shaking her head nervously.“Where do we go so you can take them?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“We can go to my house; Mamma is working tonight, and Andrea is probably in his room playing video games.” Carin said.“Ok, we’re going to your house then.” Maya said, nervousness in her voice.When they walked inside Carina’s house Andrew was in the living room watching a movie, talking on his phone. “Hi Andrew.” Maya said, trying to act normal.“I thought you guys had a date tonight.” Andrew responded.“We’re still on it.” Carina said smiling. “We’re going to watch a movie in my room.” Carina said walking up the stairs to her room, opening the door, pulling Maya inside quickly, before shutting and locking the door.“Ouch, you almost shut my hand in the door.” Maya said, grabbing her hand.“I’m sorry, I just want to get this over with before Andrea starts asking questions.” Carina said, opening the bag, taking the tests out to read them.“Just take all of them like Andy did.” Maya said, opening the packages with the tests inside them.“I’m going to.” Carina said snapping at Maya, taking the tests from her hands, walking in the bathroom, closing the door.Maya is pacing around Carina’s room for what seemed like hours before Carina walked out of the bathroom. “How long do we have to wait?” Maya asked, rubbing the back of her neck.“Some will be ready in 5 minutes, and a few are 10 minutes.” Carina said, running her fingers through her hair.“Let’s talk while we’re waiting on them.” Maya said sitting beside Carina on the bed.“Ok, what do we talk about?” Carina asked, wringing her hands in her lap.“I know you said you don’t want a baby right now and that’s ok. But if you are pregnant, I’m willing to take it and raise it myself.” Maya said, her eyes filling with tears.“Maya, you still have another year of high school to complete, and don’t need to be trying to raise a child while going to school.” Carina said, feeling the tears starting to form in her eyes.“I’ll quit school if I have to, but I can’t just turn my back on my child and give it away.” Maya said, a tear rolling down her cheek.“I know how important family is to you, but a baby would change everything for both of us. Your senior year should be the best of all your school years, and you should be able to enjoy it without having to care for a baby.” Carina said, holding Maya’s face in her hands, looking deeply into her eyes.“What if we got married then? I could finish school and work on the ranch afterwards, we could make this work.” Maya said wiping a tear from her eyes.“What about college? I want to finish college and become a doctor, and I can’t do that and be married, raising a child. It wouldn’t work for us to do that.” Carina said, a tear rolling down her cheek.“Then what do you suggest we do? I’m not giving up my child to anyone.” Maya said, getting angry.“I don’t know. We don’t even know if I’m pregnant or not yet. There’s no reason to discuss this any further until we know something for certain. I can’t even think clearly right now, and you’re grilling me with questions I can’t give you an answer to. Let’s just sit here and wait for the results.” Carina said, sounding angry.“Fine, but I’m making it clear that I won’t give up my child.” Maya said, crossing her arms, looking straight ahead.“I heard you already!” Carina said angrily, moving away from Maya.“How much longer?” Maya asked, not looking at Carina.“Twenty seconds.” Carina said, after picking up her phone to look at it.Maya stood up, pacing around the room, waiting for Carina’s phone to notify them the tests were completed. Maya walked over to Carina’s bedroom door, tapping her fingers on it as Carina’s phone went off signaling the tests were ready. “They’re finished.” Maya said, looking at Carina with fear on her face.“I know, come on, we’re doing this together. If I am pregnant, we did that together so, we’re doing this together also.” Carina said, motioning for Maya to go inside the bathroom with her.“Right, ok.” Maya said, walking slowly to the bathroom with Carina.“Hold my hand.” Carina said, reaching her hand out to Maya, Maya taking her hand in hers.“Before we look, I want you to know I love you no matter what.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I love you too.” Carina said smiling back.“Ok, on three we look together.” Maya said, taking a deep breath. “One…two…three.” Maya said, squeezing Carina’s hand as they looked at each of the test results. “So, you’re……To be continued…..

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“Before we look, I want you to know I love you no matter what.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I love you too.” Carina said smiling back.“Ok, on three we look together.” Maya said, taking a deep breath. “One…two…three.” Maya said, squeezing Carina’s hand as they looked at each of the test results. “So, you’re not pregnant.” Maya said, still staring at the test results.“No...I’m not, thank God!” Carina said, letting go of a breath she didn’t realize she was holding.“Ok, great.” Maya said in a monotone voice, walking out of the bathroom.“I don’t think I’ve ever been so scared in my life.” Carina said, throwing herself on her bed.“I could tell.” Maya said, rubbing her face.“Maybe my period is late because of everything that’s been going on with Andrea and college. I’ve been under a lot of stress lately, so maybe that’s the cause.” Carina said, sitting up to look at Maya.“Maybe. I don’t know anything about periods, except women supposedly have one every month.” Maya said, shrugging her shoulders.“Be thankful you don’t have to deal with them.” Carina said with a light chuckle.“Yeah, I guess.” Maya said, standing up. “I’m going to go home now; I’ll see you at school on Monday.” Maya said, walking towards the door to leave.“Will I see you tomorrow?” Carina asked, standing up, walking towards Maya.“Probably not, I have a lot of work to do at the ranch tomorrow.” Maya said, looking at her feet.“Ok, can I have a kiss before you leave?” Carina asked smiling, cupping Maya’s cheeks, leaning in for a kiss.“Sure.” Maya said, giving Carina a quick peck on the lips before walking out of the room.“Maya.” Carina said, following closely behind her.“Yeah.” Maya said, continuing to walk down the stairs.“Are you ok?” Carina asked, catching up to Maya, grabbing her arm to stop her.“Yes, I’m fine. I’m just tired and want to get a shower and some sleep. I got up early today so I could leave early for our date and I’m really tired.” Maya said, turning to walk out the door.“Ok, I love you.” Carina said, as Maya walked out the door.“Love you too.” Maya said, continuing to walk towards her truck.Carina shut the door, sensing something was wrong with Maya but wasn’t sure what it was. Carina went to her room, picking up her phone to call Maya, concerned about her, but Maya didn’t answer her call. Carina throws her phone on her bed and goes to the bathroom to take a shower. Carina sends Maya a message asking her to call before she goes to bed, before she got into the shower.As Maya was driving home, she decided to make a quick stop first. She went back to the same pharmacy she had purchased the pregnancy tests at earlier and picked up a pack of magnum condoms. When she reached the check out counter the same cashier was still there. “Did you get the results you wanted earlier?” The young cashier asked with a smile.“Sort of, but I’m not going through that again.” Maya said, taking out her wallet to pay for the condoms.“I don’t blame you, there’s nothing scarier than being pregnant if you’re not ready for a baby.” The cashier said, with a loud sigh.“I guess.” Maya said, shrugging her shoulders, taking the package and walking out of the store.When Maya got home, she went straight to her room, throwing the bag on her bed, falling on her bed, rubbing her face, as tears started streaming down her face. “Get it together Maya, you should be happy right now.” Maya said to herself, wiping her eyes, before heading to the shower.The next morning Maya went to the ranch early, unable to sleep much last night. When Maya walked inside the kitchen Nana was preparing breakfast, Grandpa sitting at the table drinking a cup of coffee. “You’re early again. I wasn’t expecting you until later, I figured you had a late night with Carina and would sleep in.” Grandpa said, looking at Maya curiously.“No, I took her home when we left here, then went home to get a shower and sleep since I got up so early yesterday.” Maya said, sounding down.“What’s wrong kiddo?” Grandpa asked, sensing something was wrong with Maya.“Nothing.” Maya said, shaking her head.“It’s me kiddo, I can tell something is wrong. Did you and Carina have and argument or something last night?” Grandpa asked, seeing the sadness on Maya’s face.“Not really.” Maya said, getting up to pour a cup of coffee for herself.“Do you want to talk about whatever is bothering you then?” Grandpa asked, taking a drink of coffee.“No, it’s fine.” Maya said, sitting down to begin eating the food Nana had prepared for her.“You know you can always talk to us if something is bothering you.” Nana said, sitting down at the table beside Maya.“I know, thank you.” Maya said, taking a bite of food.After finishing her breakfast, Maya walked out the door to begin the chores that needed to be done that morning. “Something is definitely wrong with Maya this morning.” Nana said, looking at Grandpa.“Yes, but if she doesn’t want to talk about it, we can’t make her. She’ll talk to us when she’s ready, we need to just give her space for now. I think it has something to do with Carina though.” Grandpa said, pouring another cup of coffee.“Maybe she’s upset because Carina will be graduating in a few months, then she’ll be leaving for college in Italy. I’m sure she’s probably devastated about being so far away from Carina for so long.” Nana said, wiping her forehead.“I would be devastated if I had to be away from you for more than a day, I can’t imagine how Maya must be feeling right now.” Grandpa said smiling, taking Nana’s hand in her, lightly kissing it.“You old charmer.” Nana said with a chuckle.“That’s how I won you over.” Grandpa said smiling, standing up, kissing the top of Nana’s head, before walking to leave the kitchen.“Let me know if you find out anything from Maya.” Nana yelled, as Grandpa was walking outside.Grandpa walked to the barn where Maya had just finished feeding and watering the horses. “We have 8 baby calves we need to treat for pneumonia this morning.” Grandpa said, showing Maya the needles with the medication for the calves.“All 8 of them have pneumonia?” Maya asked, looking surprised to hear there were so many sick.“Yes, and if we don’t stay on top of it, we could lose all of them.” Grandpa said, walking to the stalls where the calves were being held.“I’ll hold them down while you give them the shots.” Maya said, moving to grab a calf and laying it on its side, holding it down for Grandpa to give it the shot. Maya’s phone begins to ring, she glances down to see it’s Carina but doesn’t answer it. A little later as they continued to treat the calves, Maya’s phone begins to ring again, she glanced down to see it’s Carina again, but still doesn’t answer it.“Who keeps calling you?” Grandpa asked, looking curiously at Maya.“It’s Carina.” Maya said, grabbing another calf, turning it on its side for Grandpa to give it the shot.“Why didn’t you answer it? I don’t mind waiting for you to take her call. What if it’s something important?” Grandpa asked, looking confused as to why Maya isn’t answering Carina’s calls.“I didn’t answer it because I’m busy, now give this calf the fucking shot!” Maya said angrily.“Whoa! Did you forget who you’re speaking to?” Grandpa said in a very stern voice, giving the calf the shot.“I’m sorry, but I can’t just drop everything every time she calls me. I would never get any work done if I did!” Maya shouted, sounding very annoyed.“That’s enough! You need to calm down right now! I don’t know what’s going on with you two, but I will not have you speaking to me in that tone!” Grandpa said in an angry tone, grabbing Maya by the arms, looking her in the eyes.“Nothing is going on and even if it was, it’s none of your fucking business!” Maya shouted, pulling away from Grandpa’s grasp, walking away.“Maya! You come back here right now!” Grandpa yelled, walking towards Maya.“NO! Just leave me alone!” Maya shouted, running to her truck, jumping inside before Grandpa could reach her, driving away quickly.Grandpa walked inside the house, his face red from anger. “What’s wrong?” Nana asked, seeing the anger on his face.“You would not believe the way Maya just spoke to me.” Grandpa said angrily, taking a bottle of water out of the refrigerator.“How did she speak to you?” Nana asked, sitting at the table.“She was yelling and being very disrespectful to me. She has never spoken to me that way before.” Grandpa said, slamming the bottle of water on the table.“That doesn’t sound like Maya at all. Something is clearly bothering her for her to act that way. You know she worships the ground you walk on and would never disrespect you intentionally.” Nana said, rubbing Grandpa’s arm soothingly.“It has to be something with her and Carina, because Carina called several times and Maya didn’t answer her calls. I wish she would talk to me; she would always talk to me in the past whenever anything was bothering her.” Grandpa said, furrowing his eyebrows with worry.“Yes, but that was before she fell in love with Carina. She doesn’t talk to either of us about things anymore, and if we ask her about it, she feels like we’re butting in. We just need to give her some space for now.” Nana said, holding Grandpa’s hand lovingly. “She’s so much like you, she holds her feelings and emotions in and doesn’t want to share them with anyone, trying to be so strong, and not show weakness.” Nana said smiling.“We always got along because we are so much alike though. We could tell what the other was thinking without saying a word. Now, I can’t tell anything about what she’s thinking or feeling.” Grandpa said, with tears in his eyes.“She’s growing up, becoming her own person. It doesn’t mean she doesn’t still worship you or not love you anymore. That girl would give her life for either of us, and we both know that. She’s just going through a difficult time and feels she needs to figure things out on her own.” Nana said, wiping the tear that had fallen down Grandpa’s cheek.“I know, it’s just hard watching her grow up and become so independent. I miss the little girl who never let me out of her sight when she was here, even as annoying as she was.” Grandpa said with a light laugh.Maya is driving down the road, not sure where she is going, when her phone rings and it’s Carina again. This time Maya decided to answer it. “Hello!” Maya said in a harsh voice.“Maya! Where have you been? I’ve been trying to call you and you’re not answering.” Carina asked, sounding annoyed.“I’ve been working, like I always am.” Maya said angrily.“Why are you mad?” Carina asked, hearing the anger in Maya’s voice.“Because everyone won’t just leave me the fuck alone!” Maya said, raising her voice angrily.“Who is everyone? Me? Am I a part of everyone?” Carina asked, getting angry.“I just want to be left alone right now!” Maya said, raising her voice angrily.“Fine! Then just be alone!” Carina yelled angrily, ending the call.When Maya went to hang up her phone, she took her eyes off the road for just a second, looking back to see a car full of children pulling out in front of her. Maya hit her brakes and swerved to miss the car, running off the road and flipping her truck several times before it came to a stop upside down. The car full of children with a woman driver stopped immediately, several other vehicles stopping as well. “I didn’t see her.” The woman driver said to a man who had stopped to help.“Call 911, tell them we need an ambulance now!” The man said, running to Maya’s truck, looking inside to see Maya unconscious, slumped over in an awkward position. “I need some help over here!” The man shouted as 2 other men ran to help.“Ay dios mio!” (Oh my God) A Hispanic man shouted as he reached the truck. “I know her, it’s my boss’s granddaughter, her name is Maya Bishop.” The Hispanic man said, looking inside to see Maya’s body in a contorted position, unconscious. “Maya, it’s Jose, can you hear me?” Jose asked, reaching inside the truck, feeling for a pulse on Maya’s neck.“I’m so sorry, I didn’t see her when I pulled out.” The woman driver said, as tears streamed down her face.“Did you call for an ambulance like I told you to?” The other man asked the woman driver.“Yes, they’re on the way. What can I do to help?” The woman asked, sobbing hard.“Go to my truck and bring the blanket that’s in the backseat to me.” Jose said, pointing to his truck. “I need to notify my boss, but I’m not leaving her.” Jose said, rubbing Maya’s head softly. “Maya, open your eyes for me please.” Jose said in a pleading voice, his eyes filling with tears.“I hear the ambulance coming now.” The other man said, looking at Jose who was clearly very upset. “They’ll get her the help she needs.” The man said, placing his hand on Jose’s shoulder.“What do we have here?” The paramedic asked, approaching Maya’s truck.“Her name is Maya Bishop, she’s my boss’s, Michael Bishop’s granddaughter. You’ve got to help her; you can’t let her die.” Jose said, tears streaming down his face.A police officer approached Jose asking for any information on how the accident occurred and Maya’s information to notify the next of kin. Jose filled the officer in on what he had seen, how the car pulled out in front of Maya, how she swerved to miss them, and her truck flipping several times. “I will notify her family myself.” Jose said to the officer, wiping tears from his face. “It will be better for them to hear this from me.”After the ambulance left with Maya inside, Jose rushed to the ranch, not wanting to deliver this news over the phone. Jose rushed inside the house, running to the kitchen, to see Nana and Grandpa sitting at the table. “Jose, what’s wrong?” Grandpa asked, seeing Jose’s red eyes from crying so hard.“Boss…it’s…it’s…Maya.” Jose said bursting into tears.“What? What’s wrong with Maya?” Grandpa asked, standing up quickly, grabbing Jose’s arms.“She’s been in an accident. It’s bad boss, really bad.” Jose said, sobbing hard.“Where is she?” Grandpa asked, Nana standing beside him now, rubbing Jose’s back, her eyes filled with tears.“She’s in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.” Jose said, trying to compose himself.“Let’s go Kate.” Grandpa said, taking Nana’s hand, running out the door.“We need to call Lane and Katherine.” Nana said, wiping tears from her eyes, reaching for her phone to place the call.“Oh my God!” Grandpa shouted, driving up to the accident scene, seeing Maya’s truck all mangled and upside down off the side of the road.“Is that supposed to be Maya’s truck?” Nana asked, her eyes wide, looking at the wreckage.“Yes, and you need to start praying now. It will be a miracle if she survives that.” Grandpa said, wiping tears from his face.“Lane and Katherine are on the way to the hospital now. I started praying the minute Jose said Maya was in an accident and haven’t stopped.” Nana said, holding her hands in the prayer position.When the ambulance arrived at the hospital there were several doctors and nurses waiting outside for them. One of the doctors opened the ambulance door to see an EMT performing CPR on Maya. “We’re going to need to move quick, everyone be ready.” The doctor shouted, stepping inside the ambulance.“Oh no!” A nurse shouted, covering her mouth with her hand, when she saw Maya inside the ambulance being worked on. “I know this patient! She’s my daughter’s girlfriend, her name is Maya Bishop!” Lucia shouted, as tears fell from her eyes. “We have to save her!” Lucia shouted, climbing inside the ambulance. “Maya, it’s Lucia, you have to fight, we can’t lose you, Carina can’t live without you.” Lucia said, standing at Maya’s head as they got her heartbeat back.“Let’s move people!” The doctor shouted, pushing the gurney out of the ambulance.Nana and Grandpa pulled up to the emergency room as they unloaded Maya from the ambulance, running inside with her on the gurney. Nana sees Lucia standing by the door, tears streaming down her face. “Lucia! Can you tell me anything about Maya?” Nana asked, running up to Lucia.“No, she just arrived here. It’s bad Kate, really bad.” Lucia said, wrapping her arms around Nana, hugging her tightly, crying on her shoulder.“Let’s go inside so we’re not blocking the door.” Grandpa said, putting his arm around both women.“I need neurology, ortho, and cardio paged immediately.” The attending doctor shouted, placing a breathing tube down Maya’s throat. “I need x-ray here now and call for an MRI machine and CT scan to be ready when we stabilize her. Can anyone tell me about the accident?” The doctor shouted.“It was a one car accident; she was driving a truck occupied by just her and it rolled several times before coming to a stop upside down. She was unconscious when we arrived on the scene and was pinned in the vehicle for approximately 20 minutes before she could be extricated from the vehicle. She was wearing her seatbelt, or she would have been thrown from the vehicle. Passersby who stopped after the accident said she was unconscious when they got to her, but she had a pulse. Her heart stopped twice on the way to the hospital, but we got it restarted. Her name is Maya Bishop, 17 years old, student at the local school. She was the state champion in track this year, she ran track with my son. I didn’t recognize her until I was given her name.” The EMT stated, wiping his face, a look of concern on his face.“Ok, thank you. Has the family been notified in case we need more information?” The doctor asked, listening to Maya’s lungs.“Lucia is in the waiting room with some of her family now.” One of the nurses responded.“Go see if you can find out her blood type and if she’s allergic to any medications.” The doctor said to the nurse.The nurse walked into the waiting room to see Lucia sitting next to an older man and woman. “Lucia, are these Maya’s family?” The nurse asked, pointing to Nana and Grandpa.“Yes, this is her grandparents. Can you tell us anything about Maya?” Lucia asked, standing up.“We just placed a breathing tube in her and the doctor has paged neuro, cardio, and ortho stat. The doctor wants to know Maya’s blood type and if she’s allergic to any medications.” The nurse said, looking at Nana and Grandpa.“I don’t know of any allergies to medications, but her blood type is A+.” Nana answered, rubbing her hands together nervously.“I can give blood if she needs it.” Grandpa said quickly.“That won’t be necessary.” The nurse said, looking at Grandpa.“Mom, Dad, where’s Maya?” Lane asked, running up to them.“They’re working on her now.” Grandpa said, wrapping his arms around Lane, hugging him tightly.“I’m going to go see if they’ll let me in the room where they’re working on her.” Lucia said, hugging Nana, before turning to walk away.“Lucia, have you notified Carina?” Nana asked, as Lucia was walking away.“Not yet. I don’t know how to tell her about Maya.” Lucia said, tears forming in her eyes again as she walked away.Lucia entered the room where they were working on Maya as ortho was looking at the injuries on Maya’s legs. “This leg has multiple fractures and she’s going to need surgery to repair them.” The ortho doctor said.“That’s going to have to wait for now. We need to wait for neuro and cardio to assess her first. There’s no telling the extent of her internal injuries until we can take her for an MRI and CT scan.” The doctor said, listening to Maya’s heart. “Lucia, I think you should wait outside with the family.” The doctor said, in a gentle voice.“Ok. Please let us know as soon as you find anything out.” Lucia said as she walked out the door, headed back to the waiting room.“Were you able to find out anything?” Lane asked as soon as Lucia entered the room.“She has multiple fractures to one of her legs that will require surgery but they’re waiting for neuro and cardio to assess her first.” Lucia responded, taking Lane’s hand in hers. “I’m going to go home to let Carina know what’s happened to Maya. I can’t tell her something like this over the phone.” Lucia said, shaking her head.“Let her come here and be with us if she wants to.” Nana said, hugging Lucia.“I don’t think I’d be able to keep her away otherwise.” Lucia said smiling.“Someone needs to notify Andy, she’s like a sister to Maya and would want to know.” Grandpa said, looking at Nana.“I’ll call her now.” Nana said, walking away to place the call.Lucia walked in the door to her home, wiping tears from her eyes. “Mamma, what are you doing home? I thought you had to work today?” Andrew said, seeing Lucia walk through the door.“I was at work but needed to come home. Where is Carina?” Lucia asked, a look of worry and concern on her face.“She’s in her room. Apparently, her and Maya are arguing or something because I heard them yelling on the phone earlier. She is not in a good mood right now.” Andrew said with a chuckle.“I’m about to make it even worse.” Lucia said, wiping her hand across her forehead.“Why? Did something happen?” Andrew asked, a look of concern on his face.“Yes, it’s Maya. Come upstairs with me, your sister is going to need us.” Lucia said, taking Andrew’s hand, walking upstairs together. Lucia knocked on Carina’s bedroom door.“Go away Andrea! I told you I want to be left alone!” Carina shouted angrily.“Carina, it’s me. Can I come in?” Lucia asked, slowly opening the door.“I thought you were at work?” Carina asked, looking confused at Lucia.“I was, but I needed to come home to talk to you about something.” Lucia said, sitting on the bed beside Carina, taking her hand.“Did I do something wrong?” Carina asked, knowing the look on Lucia’s face isn’t her usual look.“No. There’s no easy way to tell you this so I’m going to just tell you.” Lucia said, putting her arm around Carina. “Tesoro, Maya has been in an accident and she’s at the hospital now.” Lucia choked out as the tears began to roll down her cheeks again.“What kind of accident?” Carina asked, standing up quickly, tears filling her eyes.“An auto accident. A woman in a car full of children pulled out in front of Maya and she swerved to miss them, rolling her truck several times.” Lucia said standing up to wrap her arms around Carina, hugging her tightly.“Where’s Mason?” Andrew asked, a look of fear on his face.“I’m not sure. Lane, Katherine, Mike, and Kate are at the hospital now. I didn’t want to tell you this over the phone.” Lucia said, wiping tears from her eyes.“I need to call Mason!” Andrew said, running out of the room.“How bad is she?” Carina asked, sobbing hard on Lucia’s shoulder.“We don’t know yet. She had multiple fractures to one of her legs and will require surgery, and they were waiting for neuro and cardio to assess her when I left the hospital.” Lucia responded, rubbing Carina’s back.“I need to go to the hospital.” Carina said, reaching for her keys and purse.“No, Carina, you can’t drive. I’ll drive you to the hospital myself.” Lucia said, taking Carina’s hands in hers.“I called Mason, he is at Emma’s house and didn’t know. Can we pick him up on the way to the hospital?” Andrew asked, running into the room.“Of course, tell him we’re on the way.” Lucia said, taking Carina’s hand, walking out of the room.“We were arguing on the phone earlier.” Carina said, sobbing hard. “What if she’s not ok? The last thing I said to her was awful.” Carina said, sobbing into her hands as Lucia led her out of the house to her car.“She knows how much you love her and that’s all that matters. She’s going to be fine; we need to remain positive until we hear otherwise.” Lucia said, helping Carina get into the car.When they arrived at the hospital, Andy was sitting in the waiting room with everyone. “Carina!” Andy shouted, running to Carina, wrapping her arms around her, sobbing on her shoulder.“Have the doctors told you anything about Maya yet?” Lucia asked, sitting in the chair beside Nana.“We saw more doctors going in the room, but nobody has told us anything.” Nana said, shaking her head.“I’m going to see if I can find out something.” Lucia said standing up to walk out of the room.“Carina, come and sit by me.” Nana said, reaching out her hand to Carina.“She has to be ok.” Carina said bursting into tears on Nana’s shoulder.Lucia walked in the room where Maya was being treated to see the neuro and cardio doctors talking with the attending doctor. “I’m sorry for coming in here but her family needs some sort of update.” Lucia said, walking next to the doctors.“She has a significant brain injury that will require surgery, a cardiac contusion, a collapsed lung, and multiple fractures to her left leg that will require surgery. We are prepping her for surgery now. I suggest you bring the family members in to see her before we take her to surgery.” The attending doctor said, placing his hand on Lucia’s shoulder.“Ok, I’ll bring them in here now.” Lucia said, fighting back the tears, knowing by the looks on the doctor’s faces that Maya might not make it through surgery.Lucia takes a moment to compose herself before walking in the waiting room. “They are prepping Maya for surgery now, but I can take you in to see her for a few minutes.” Lucia said, trying to be in nurse mode and remain strong for everyone.“Can I see her?” Carina asked, standing up quickly, walking to her mamma’s side.“Yes, anyone that wants to see her can.” Lucia said, not making eye contact with anyone.Everyone walked in the room with Lucia, Carina rushing to Maya’s side, taking her hand, “Bambina, I’m here. I love you so much.” Carina said, sobbing hard on Maya’s hand.“These are Maya’s family members. I thought it would be better if you explained everything about Maya’s condition to them in case they have questions.” Lucia said, introducing the doctors to everyone.The doctors explained everything that is going on with Maya and what their plan is to treat her. The neurologist explained Maya’s brain injury to them and what he will be doing during surgery, while the orthopedic surgeon worked to repair Maya’s leg. The cardiologist explained the cardio contusion to them and that she is going to just observe her for now. One of the nurses handed Nana a bag with Maya’s belongings in it before they wheeled Maya out to surgery. Everyone took turns kissing Maya on the head or hand as they began wheeling her down the hallway. As the doors shut on the elevator that Maya was wheeled into, everyone burst into tears, hugging and crying on each other’s shoulders.“Dad, you and Mom need to go home and get some rest, Maya is going to be in surgery for several hours and you can’t do anything here. I need you to take Mason with you, because I don’t want him staying alone tonight. I’ll call you if I hear anything or she comes out of surgery.” Lane said, hugging Nana and Grandpa.“I don’t want to leave while Maya is in surgery.” Grandpa said, shaking his head.“I know Dad, but I’ll be here with Katherine and there’s nothing we can do but wait. I’ll feel better if you’ll take mom home and come back in the morning. The doctor said this kind of surgery will take around 12-14 hours depending on what they see when they get in there. At least go home and rest for a bit and come back later if you can’t wait and come back in the morning. I can’t be worrying about you and Mom on top of worrying about Maya.” Lane said in a pleading way.“Ok, but you call the minute you hear anything and let me know if she gets out of surgery before we get back here.” Grandpa said in a firm voice, pointing his finger at Lane.“Can I stay at Andrew’s tonight?” Mason asked, looking at Lane.“That’s up to Lucia.” Lane responded, looking at Lucia.“Yes, of course.” Lucia said smiling.“I want to stay here.” Carina said, looking at Lucia.“No, you are not staying here, I have to go back to work, and I can’t try to work and worry about you at the same time.” Lucia said shaking her head.“Would you like to come to the ranch with us?” Nana asked, rubbing Carina’s back. “That way if we hear anything you’ll be there with us and can come back to the hospital when we do.” Nana said smiling, hugging Carina lightly.“Yes. Mamma, can I at least go to the ranch with Nana and Grandpa?” Carina asked, wiping the tears from her cheeks.“Yes, that’s fine.” Lucia replied, smiling at Carina.“I’ll be at my house if you hear or need anything.” Andy said smiling, hugging Carina tightly.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling at Andy.“Let’s go ladies.” Grandpa said, putting an arm around each of them.When they got back to the ranch they walked inside, to see Rosa in the kitchen preparing something for them to eat and Jose sitting at the table drinking a cup of coffee. “How is Maya?” Jose asked, standing up as soon as he saw them walk inside.“She’s in surgery now to repair her leg and a brain injury.” Grandpa answered, sitting down at the table, sighing heavily.“I already took care of the animals and chores. Would you like a cup of coffee?” Jose asked, reaching for a coffee cup.“No, I need something much stronger tonight. Would you bring my good whiskey from the safe?” Grandpa asked, looking at Jose.“Yes, boss.” Jose turned to walk out of the kitchen.“I need a glass of wine myself.” Nana said, sitting at the table.“Would you like white or red Mrs. Kate?” Jose asked, looking at Nana.“Carina, which would you prefer? I’m sure you could use a glass of wine yourself.” Nana asked, looking at Carina.“White please.” Carina said, looking at Jose.Jose brought the whiskey and wine to the kitchen, pouring a glass of whiskey for Grandpa and a glass each of wine for Carina and Nana, placing them on the table in front of them. “Have a glass of whiskey with me tonight, Jose.” Grandpa said, pointing to the bottle of whiskey.“I need to get up early and won’t want to if I drink whiskey with you boss.” Jose said with a chuckle.“We do tend to drink too much when we drink together.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“I left the bag with Maya’s belongings in the truck.” Nana said, rubbing her forehead.“I’ll get them for you.” Jose said, walking out of the kitchen.Jose brought the bag inside, handing it to Nana. “I’m going to wash her clothes and put her wallet and other things in her room.” Nana said walking to the laundry room with the bag. As Nana was pulling Maya’s clothes out of the bag, she saw all the blood on them and began to cry.Carina heard Nana crying and went to check on her. “Are you ok?” Carina asked, placing her hand on Nana’s arm.“Look at all this blood on her clothes.” Nana said, holding up Maya’s shirt soaked in blood, placing it in the washing machine, reaching down to pick up her jeans when a box of condoms fell out of the bag. Carina’s eyes widened in shock seeing the condoms, and Nana looked at Carina, her eyes widened in surprise. “Are these Maya’s?” Nana asked, holding up the box of condoms, looking at Carina.“I don’t know, I’ve never seen them before.” Carina responded, shaking her head, not lying because she didn’t know Maya had them.“Why would Maya have these then?” Nana asked, looking confused.“I don’t know, but I promise, I did not know she had them.” Carina said, holding up her hands in defense.“Carina, are you and Maya having sex? I need to be honest and tell you that I have suspected it since returning from my trip.” Nana asked, with a serious look on her face.Carina looked down, not able to look Nana in the eyes. “Yes.” Carina replied in almost a whisper.“Then these condoms ARE Maya’s. You don’t need to lie to me, I was young once myself.” Nana said, taking Carina’s hand, lifting her chin with her other hand, to look into Carina’s eyes.“I promise, I’m not lying to you. I’m on the pill and we’ve never used condoms. I honestly don’t know where they came from.” Carina said, tears running down her cheeks.“Ok, I believe you, but you really should use these even though you are on the pill.” Nana said, handing Carina the box of condoms.“Yes ma’am.” Carina said, taking the box of condoms from Nana. “I’m just going to put these in Maya’s room.” Carina said, turning to walk up the stairs rapidly.As Carina walked into Maya’s room, she looked at the box of condoms, trying to figure out where they came from. “What the fuck, Maya?” Carina asked, staring at the box for a few more minutes, before she put them in the nightstand drawer.“Dinner is ready!” Nana yelled up the stairs to Carina.“I’ll be there in a minute.” Carina yelled back.After eating dinner everyone decided to get some sleep so they could get up early to go back to the hospital. Carina asked to sleep in Maya’s room to feel closer to her, snuggling up in her bed, smelling Maya on the sheets and pillows. Carina cuddles up to several pillows falling asleep quickly, exhausted from the bad day she just experienced.Carina hears a phone ringing and answers it. “Hello.” Carina said, half asleep.“I’m calling from Grey Sloan hospital. You need to come to the hospital immediately, it’s Maya Bishop.” The voice said.“I’m on my way.” Carina said jumping out of bed, rushing to the hospital with Nana and Grandpa.When they got to the hospital Lane and Katherine were in the waiting room crying loudly. “Where’s Maya?” Carina asked, seeing the pain on their faces.“She’s in the room. You need to go in and tell her goodbye.” Lane said through sobs.“No!” Carina said, sobbing hard as she ran inside the room to see Maya lying in the bed, several machines hooked up to her to help her breathe and keep her heart beating. “Maya, I’m here.” Carina said, taking Maya’s hand, wiping the tears from her eyes. “I need you to open your eyes for me, Bambina. I need to see your beautiful blues eyes.” Carina said, wiping Maya’s cheek softly with her hand.“Carina, she can’t open her eyes for you. Maya is being kept alive by the machines. You need to tell her goodbye.” Lucia said, wiping the tears from Carina’s eyes.“We were going to get married after I became a doctor and have a family together. Maya wouldn’t leave me like this, she loves me too much to do this to me.” Carina said sobbing hard, tears streaming down her face. “Maya, I need you to wake up, you can’t leave me this way. I love you, Bambina, I wish the tests had been positive and I was carrying your baby.” Carina said, sobbing on Maya’s chest.“Tesoro, we need to leave now, they’re going to be turning off the machines and you don’t need to be in here for that.” Lucia said, rubbing Carina’s arms.“NO! I am not going anywhere this time, and you can’t make me.” Carina said, pulling away from Lucia.“Ok, but I’m staying in here with you.” Lucia said, wrapping her arms around Carina.Nana and Grandpa walked inside the room, to stand by Maya’s bed, Nana taking her hand while Grandpa stroked her head. “Goodbye kiddo. I love you.” Grandpa said, kissing Maya’s head, as tears streamed down his face.“Goodbye my sweet Maya. I’ll make sure Carina is taken care of for you. I love you.” Nana said, tears streaming down her face as she kissed Maya’s hand.“They’re turning off the machines now.” Lucia said, with tears streaming down her face.“No, wait!” Carina said, looking at Maya. “I will love you forever, Bambina.” Carina said, giving Maya one last kiss on the lips.“We’re starting now.” The nurse said as she turned off the first machine, turning to turn off the next one, leaving just the heart monitor on.Carina is staring at Maya as she takes her last breath from the machine, listening to the slow beeping from the heart monitor until it gives one final beep from Maya’s heart. “She’s gone!” Carina’s wails can be heard down the hallway. “Nooooooo, Maya, don’t leave me! I don’t want to live without you!” Carina screams, holding Maya tightly against her body.

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Carina is holding Maya tightly, unable to let her go, sobbing hard on Maya’s chest. Someone is trying to pull her away from Maya, but Carina shoves them away. “Let me go! I can’t leave her!” Carina shouted, removing the hands on her.“Carina, wake up.” Nana said, softly shaking Carina.Carina opened her eyes to see Nana standing over her, rubbing her head softly. “Nana!” Carina shouted, wrapping her arms around Nana, hugging her tightly.“I’m here, I have you.” Nana said, hugging Carina tightly, rubbing her back.“It was horrible. I need to see Maya.” Carina said, sobbing hard on Nana’s shoulder.“You were screaming, so I came to check on you. Were you having a nightmare?” Nana said, rocking Carina in her arms.“It was awful. They couldn’t save her; she died in my arms.” Carina said sobbing hard, soaking Nana’s nightgown with her tears.“Maya isn’t dead, she’s still in surgery. Everything will be ok. We just need to remain positive.” Nana said, looking into Carina’s eyes.“It felt so real, I could feel her in my arms as she took her last breath.” Carina said, rubbing her arms.“I’m so sorry, I know that had to be terrible for you. Do you think you can get back to sleep now? I’ll stay with you until you fall asleep.” Nana said, sitting on the bed beside Carina, rubbing her head soothingly. “Maya is strong and very tenacious, she won’t give up without a fight, and we both know how competitive she is.” Nana said, smiling at Carina.“I’ll try, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to sleep after that nightmare.” Carina said, lying against Nana.“Just close your eyes and rest then. I’m not going anywhere; I’ll be right here when you wake up.” Nana said, holding Carina tightly, kissing the top of her head.“Thank you.” Carina said, snuggling closer to Nana, yawning big.“You’re a part of our family and we love you.” Nana said, leaning her head against Carina’s.Grandpa walked into the room to see Nana in bed with Carina, her arm around Carina as they both slept. “Kate, wake up.” Grandpa said in a whisper, gently shaking Nana’s arm, trying to not wake Carina.Nana opened her eyes to see Grandpa standing over here smiling. “What time is it?” Nana asked, looking around the room.“It’s a little after 5:00, we need to get ready to go back to the hospital.” Grandpa responded, looking at his watch. “How did you end up in here?” Grandpa asked, smiling at Nana.“Carina had a nightmare and was screaming, so I came to check on her and stayed with her to make her feel better. She was clutching the pillows tightly, I’m assuming she thought they were Maya, and it took a while to get her to wake up. It had to have been a very horrible nightmare, because she said she held Maya as she took her last breath. I can’t imagine the fear she must have felt.” Nana said, gently rubbing Carina’s head.“Poor girl.” Grandpa said, leaning over to rub Carina’s cheek softly.“I’ll make some breakfast, then come back to wake her up. She needs to sleep as long as possible. She was so restless all night and I know she will feel exhausted today.” Nana said, slowly moving to get out of bed, trying not to wake Carina.“Nana.” Carina said, opening her eyes to see Nana getting out of bed.“I’m here, I’m going to make us some breakfast before we need to leave for the hospital. You stay here and rest, I’ll let you know when breakfast is ready.” Nana said, leaning down to kiss Carina on her forehead.“I’m awake. Do I have enough time to take a shower before breakfast will be ready?” Carina asked, rubbing her eyes, trying to fully awaken.“Yes, take a shower and come down when you’re ready.” Nana said smiling, walking towards the door.Carina took a shower, forgetting she didn’t have any clean clothes at the ranch, she decided to wear some of Maya’s clothes. Carina put on a pair of Maya’s boxers and a sports bra, looking through the closet before finding a pair of sweats and sweatshirt to wear. Carina smiled when she looked at herself in the mirror, thinking about wearing Maya’s clothes, feeling close to her. Carina walked into the kitchen as Nana was setting the table for breakfast. “Good morning, Carina. How do you feel after a shower?” Nana asked, smiling at Carina.“I feel much better now, thank you.” Carina responded smiling, hugging Maya’s sweatshirt against her body.“You look so cute in Maya’s clothes.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“Good morning, Carina. You stole my bed buddy last night.” Grandpa said with a light chuckle.“I’m sorry, I had a horrible nightmare. I’m glad Nana woke me up when she did, I don’t think I would have survived much more of it.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“No, it’s ok. I was just giving you a hard time. Kate is a great cuddler and I don’t mind sharing.” Grandpa said smiling, leaning down to place a kiss on top of Carina’s head.“He’s usually asleep before his head hits the pillow, snoring so loudly the neighbors complain about him.” Nana said laughing.“So that’s where Maya gets her snoring from.” Carina said, squinting her eyes at Grandpa.“How would you know Maya snores?” Grandpa asked with a mischievous grin.“Mike, leave her alone, she had a rough night.” Nana said, smacking Grandpa on the arm with the hand towel she was holding.“Let’s just say, I’ve heard her snore a time or two.” Carina said smiling and winking at Grandpa.“You two are a mess.” Nana said with a chuckle.“And just when did you hear Maya snoring this time or two?” Grandpa asked, smiling mischievously at Carina.“That’s for me to know and you not to find out.” Carina said throwing her head back laughing hard.“Way to go Maya.” Grandpa said laughing, holding up his coffee cup as if to cheers Maya.“You two need to stop picking at each other and eat so we can get to the hospital.” Nana said with a chuckle, handing them each a plate with food on it.“It was just getting good.” Grandpa said laughing, picking up his fork to eat.“I clearly would have won that battle though.” Carina said smiling, taking a bite of her food.“You may win the battle, but you can never win the war.” Grandpa said smiling, pointing his fork at Carina.“I feel like I’m eating breakfast with two children.” Nana said chuckling, taking a bite of food.Jose and Rosa walked into the kitchen, to see everyone eating. “I came to prepare breakfast for you, but it looks like I’m late.” Rosa said smiling at Nana.“We got up early so we can get back to the hospital to see how Maya is doing.” Nana said, moving to take her dishes to the sink.“I’ll clean up here, you just go be with Maya, and tell her we’re praying for a speedy recovery, and I’ll make her favorite dish when she’s able to eat.” Rosa said smiling, taking the rest of the dishes to the sink.“I’m going to take care of things around her while you’re at the hospital with Maya.” Jose said, looking at Grandpa.“Thank you, Jose. I don’t know what we would do without you and Rosa.” Grandpa said, patting Jose on the back.“Please let us know how Maya is doing and if we can do anything for any of you.” Jose said, putting his hand on Grandpa’s back.When they return to the hospital, Lane and Katherine are sitting in the waiting room. “Any news on Maya yet?” Nana asked, sitting beside Lane.“They came out earlier and told us she was doing well in surgery and should be out in an hour or so.” Lane said, stretching his arms over his head.“Why don’t you two go get some rest, we’ll be here and let you know as soon as she’s out of surgery and how she’s doing.” Grandpa said, looking at Lane. “I know you didn’t get any sleep last night and you’re both exhausted.”“I definitely could use some sleep; I didn’t sleep at all last night. This hospital is one busy place.” Lane said, rubbing his face in his hands.“I hate to leave, but I’m so exhausted and I want to be rested when I get to see Maya.” Katherine said, standing up, stretching her arms and legs.“We’ll call you the minute she’s out of surgery.” Grandpa said, hugging Katherine tightly.“Would anyone like some coffee this morning?” Lucia asked, carrying in a tray with several cups of coffee on it.“I’ll take some.” Grandpa said, reaching for a coffee. “Thank you, Lucia.”“I have already had 4 cups this morning, but I’ll never turn down coffee.” Nana said smiling, taking a cup from the tray.“None for me, thank you.” Carina said, shaking her head.“How are you doing? Did you get any rest last night?” Lucia asked, sitting beside Carina, hugging her lightly.“I’m ok. I had a horrible nightmare last night, but Nana stayed with me.” Carina said, smiling at Nana.“Whose clothes are you wearing? I’ve never seen you in those before.” Lucia asked, looking at the clothes Carina is wearing.“They’re Maya’s clothes, I didn’t have any of my own at the ranch, so I borrowed some of hers.” Carina said smiling, as she rubbed her hand on the sweatshirt.“Is anyone here with the Maya Bishop family?” The doctor asked, upon entering the waiting room.“We’re her family.” Grandpa said, standing up.“Maya is out of surgery and in recovery. The surgery went very well, and she should be able to have visitors once she’s out of recovery. She’s still in critical condition and will be moved to ICU once she’s out of recovery. We had to place 6 screws in her injured leg, and it will be a while before she will be able to use that leg. We’ll be monitoring her closely for any swelling on the brain. If that occurs, we may have to take her back to surgery to try to reduce the swelling. We’ve placed a shunt in her brain to try to reduce the swelling and hopefully that will be successful, but we have to wait and see. Some patients do well and don’t require a second surgery, and that is what we’re hopeful for.” The doctor explained, using hand gestures while explaining everything.“Will the fractures in her leg affect her running? She is the state champion in track this year and loves running.” Grandpa asked, with a look of concern on his face.“It shouldn’t affect her running track, if she doesn’t push her recovery. It’s going to take several months before she will be able to run on that leg and if she tries to run on it too soon, it could cause more damage.” The doctor explained, putting a lot of emphasis on Maya not pushing her recovery.“I’ll make sure she doesn’t do anything she isn’t supposed to and takes her recovery seriously.” Grandpa said in a stern voice.“If you have anymore questions, just have someone page me. That is one very strong, determined girl you have. Not many people could go through what she went through and come out like she has. She a quite remarkable young lady.” The doctor said smiling at Grandpa.“She’s one of a kind.” Grandpa said smiling proudly. “Thank you for everything you’ve done for my granddaughter.” Grandpa said smiling, shaking the doctor’s hand.Everyone sits down, breathing a sigh of relief, to know that Maya is out of surgery and doing well. “I think I’m going to be sick.” Carina said, standing up quickly, running out of the room.“Carina?” Lucia said, walking into the bathroom.“I’m in here.” Carina said, throwing up in the bathroom stall.“Oh, Tesoro.” Lucia said, reaching down to hold Carina’s hair while she was vomiting in the toilet. “I know, this is so overwhelming for you to go through something like this. I’m here and so is Maya’s family, and we’re all going to help you get through this.” Lucia said, rubbing Carina’s back.“I love Maya so much and I was so scared.” Carina said, bursting into tears.“I know, Tesoro.” Lucia said, wrapping her arms around Carina, holding her against her body. “I’m going to get a wet cloth for you.” Lucia said, moving to wet a cloth at the sink, before wiping Carina’s forehead and face with it.“How long will she need to be in recovery before I can see her? I really need to see her and know that she’s ok.” Carina asked, clinging to Lucia, crying on her shoulder.“She should be in recovery for a few hours before they move her to a room in ICU. I can go see if they’ll let me in recovery to see her, if it will make you feel better.” Lucia said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Yes, please.” Carina said, a small smile appearing on her face.“Let’s get you back to the waiting room, then I’ll see what I can do.” Lucia said, helping Carina up off the floor.As Carina stood up, her eyes widened, and she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. “Oh no!” Carina said, sitting down quickly.“What’s wrong, Tesoro?” Lucia asked, bending down to look at Carina.“I think I just started my period.” Carina said, bursting into tears.“That’s ok, I’ll take you home and bring you back when you’re ready.” Lucia said, smiling at Carina.“I swear, I can’t catch a break.” Carina said angrily, stomping her foot on the floor.“Aren’t you using the app to track your periods like I showed you?” Lucia asked, looking concerned.“Yes, but I should have already started, and it would be over with by now.” Carina said sounding frustrated.“You’ve been under a lot of stress lately and it can throw your period off track. At least you know you’re not pregnant.” Lucia said with a chuckle, trying to make a joke about it.“I know I’m not pregnant!” Carina said, snapping at Lucia.“I do too, I was just trying to make you laugh. I’m sorry, now is not the time for my stupid jokes.” Lucia said, rubbing her hand down her face.“Take me home, I need another shower and more clean clothes.” Carina said, standing up to leave the bathroom.“Go to my car, and I’ll let Kate know what’s going on.” Lucia said, handing Carina the keys to her car.When Carina returned to the hospital, Andy and Ryan were in the waiting room with Nana and Grandpa. “Hi, Carina. How are you doing?” Andy asked, standing up to hug Carina.“I’m ok.” Carina said, sighing loudly as she sat beside Andy. “Have they said anymore about Maya?” Carina asked, looking at Nana.“Nothing yet, I guess she’s still in recovery.” Nana said, looking at her watch.Carina’s phone begins to ring, she looks down to see it’s Andrew calling her and answers it. “Hello.” Carina said.“Where are you? Mason and I want to come back to the hospital but need a ride.” Andrew asked.“I’m at the hospital, waiting for Maya to get out of recovery. I don’t have any way to come and bring you here.” Carina explained.“We can go get them and bring them here.” Ryan said, overhearing the conversation.“Ryan and Andy are coming to get you, be ready when they get there!” Carina said in a stern voice.“We’ll be waiting outside for them.” Andrew said, before ending the call.“Thank you, Ryan.” Carina said, ending the call.Carina sat in the chair beside Nana with her knees bent and feet on the chair. “Are you ok?” Nana asked, whispering to Carina.“I’m cramping really bad right now.” Carina said, rubbing her lower abdomen.“I have some Tylenol in my purse.” Nana said, opening her purse to take out the Tylenol, opening the bottle, taking out 2 pills for Carina.“Mike, can you get Carina some water?” Nana asked, turning to Grandpa.“Yes.” Grandpa said, walking to the water dispenser, getting a cup full of water for Carina. “Here you go.” Grandpa said, handing Carina the water.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling, taking the water from Grandpa, putting the Tylenol in her mouth before drinking the water.“I have a headache too.” Grandpa said, rubbing his temples.Nana and Carina looked at each other and smiled. “I wish that’s all it was.” Carina said in a whisper to Nana.“Sometimes it sucks to be a woman.” Nana said, patting Carina on the knee.“Damn Eve and that apple.” Carina said in a frustrated tone.“Yes, but they do make a great pie.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“I hate apple pie.” Carina said, shaking her head.“Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, Maya is out of recovery and can have visitors now, but only 2 at a time.” The nurse said walking into the waiting room.Grandpa looked at Carina, seeing the disappointed look on her face. “You and Kate go first.” Grandpa said, placing his hand on Carina’s lower back.“Are you sure?” Carina asked, her eyes filled with tears.“I’m positive, you go ahead. I’m sure Maya would rather have you there than anyone else right now.” Grandpa said, kissing Carina’s cheek softly.“Thank you!” Carina shouted, wrapping her arms around Grandpa’s neck hugging him tightly.“Come on dear, let’s go see our girl.” Nana said smiling, taking Carina’s hand as they walked out of the room.When they entered Maya’s room in ICU there were several monitors hooked up to her with a lot of wires placed on her body. “Can we touch her?” Carina asked, looking at the nurse that was in Maya’s room.“Yes, just be careful with the wires.” The nurse replied with a smile.Carina sat in a chair on one side of the bed while Nana sat in a chair on the other side, both taking one of Maya’s hands. “Hi, Bambina. I’m here, and so is Nana.” Carina said, wiping a tear from her face.“Maya Kathleen Bishop, you scared the shit out of us. Grandpa is in the waiting room; your mom and dad are getting some rest because they stayed here last night while you were in surgery. Mason and Andrew are on the way, Andy and Ryan went to bring them here to see you. They’re only allowing 2 visitors at a time in here and Grandpa let Carina come in his place. He said you’d prefer to have her in here with you, probably because she’s so much prettier than him.” Nana said, with a slight chuckle.“Maya, I hope you can hear us. I love you so much, I was so afraid when I heard you were in an accident. You have to be ok because we have plans to get married, have a family, and live on the ranch, that you love so much. I’m beginning to think you may love the ranch more than me.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Trust me when I say, she doesn’t love the ranch or anyone else more than she loves you.” Nana said, smiling at Carina.“Is Nana right Bambina? Do you love me more than the ranch or anyone else because I love you more than anything or anyone.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“How long do you think it will be before she wakes up?” Nana asked the nurse in Maya’s room.“It can vary, but she was under anesthesia for a long time, and it will take a while for it to get out of her system. She’ll be out of it for quite a long time, maybe even until tomorrow. It’s all quite normal for the patient to not awaken until the next day or so. She’s doing quite well, considering all she’s been through. My daughter goes to school with her and was quite upset when she heard about Maya’s accident.” The nurse said.“Oh, who is your daughter? I go to the same school as Maya.” Carina asked, looking at the nurse.“Her name is Nikki, and she said she has a class with Maya and that they’re good friends.” The nurse said smiling.“I know your daughter, I’m in the same class with her and Maya.” Carina said, a hint of annoyance in her voice.“What is your name? I’ll tell her I saw you here with Maya.” The nurse said smiling at Carina.“Tell her Carina Deluca will be staying with Maya until she recovers.” Carina said in a somewhat snarky tone, Nana looking at Carina, hearing the tone in Carina’s voice.“I will, I’m sure she will be happy to hear Maya has a friend visiting her.” The nurse said smiling at Carina.“I’m sure she’ll be tickled red.” Carina said, smirking at the nurse.“It’s tickled pink, not red.” The nurse said with a chuckle.“Whatever, just tell her I said I’ll be helping with Maya’s recovery.” Carina said, rolling her eyes at the nurse.“Carina, are you ok?” Nana asked in a whisper when the nurse stepped out of the room.“I can’t stand her daughter! She is trouble and tried to cause issues for me and Maya.” Carina said, her face red with anger.“I see a bit of jealousy coming from you. You have no reason to be jealous of anyone, Maya loves you and only you. Don’t let some floozy upset you, you’re better than that.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“I know, but she gets under my skin, and I can’t help it.” Carina said, shaking her head.“I’m going to step out and let Mike come in to visit Maya. Please try to remain calm and don’t let anyone upset you.” Nana said, pointing her finger at Carina.“I will, I promise, Nikki isn’t worth getting upset over.” Carina said, waving her hand in an I don’t care manner.“That’s my girl.” Nana said smiling, blowing a kiss at Carina.When Nana leaves the room, Carina scoots closer to Maya. “I slept in your bed last night. I cuddled your pillows and inhaled the scent of you on the sheets so I could sleep. I miss you so much. I miss hearing your voice, seeing your beautiful blue eyes, and hearing your laugh. I don’t want to be without you ever again for any period of time. Speaking of periods, I started mine today, so the tests were correct, I’m not pregnant.” Carina said, with a chuckle.“Did you think you were pregnant?” Grandpa asked, walking quietly into the room, Carina not noticing him enter.“Grandpa!” Carina said, her eyes wide in shock, looking up to see Grandpa standing just inside the door.“Carina, did you think you were pregnant?” Grandpa asked, stepping closer to the bed.“I…we…Grandpa, you can’t say anything to anyone. Um…my period was a few days late and I wasn’t sure if I was pregnant or not.” Carina said, looking down at her hand in Maya’s.“I won’t say a word! I have to be honest though, Kate and I suspected something was going on with you and Maya when we got back from our trip.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“Mamma doesn’t know about Maya’s condition and would be very upset if she knew about us. I’m not pregnant though, we took several tests and all of them were negative. That’s the real reason we left the ranch in such a hurry the other night, we were on our way to the pharmacy to buy the tests.” Carina explained, looking at Grandpa with tears in her eyes.“I promise, I won’t say a word to anyone. It’s not my place to tell and Maya would be very upset with me if I did, and she’s already so upset with me. That explains why she was in such a bad mood at the ranch before the accident. We had a huge argument and Maya left in a hurry, it’s probably the reason she was in the accident. Maya is such a great driver and very cautious, something had to have been distracting her when she had the accident.” Grandpa said, putting his chin in his hand. “This is all my fault. If I hadn’t pushed her to talk to me, she wouldn’t have gotten so upset and had the accident.” Grandpa said, slamming his fist on his leg, angry at himself.“No Grandpa, you can’t blame yourself for the accident. If it’s anyone’s fault, it’s mine. I’m the one who called her while she was driving and yelled at her before hanging up on her. She deserves better than that, she’s always so caring, giving, and patient with me and I blew up at her for no reason.” Carina said, wiping the tears from her face.“It’s definitely not your fault, hell, it’s neither of our faults, it’s the woman who pulled out in front of her who is responsible for the accident. I know Maya, and I’m sure when she saw the children in that vehicle, she did everything possible to prevent from hitting them and this is what happened to her for it.” Grandpa said, taking Maya’s hand, kissing it softly. “Maya has a huge soft spot in her heart for children. I remember one of the ranch hands’ wife had a baby and when they brought it to the house for us to see it, Maya held the baby the whole time they were there, rocking it, feeding it, and even changing it’s diaper. She is going to make a great mom someday, and I can’t wait to see it.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“We have discussed getting married after college and having a family. I’m not sure how many children she’s wanting though. We should discuss that in case she wants a ridiculous number of babies.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Knowing Maya, the way I do and seeing how she is around children, be prepared because I’m sure she’s going to want a house full.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“Lord, I hope not.” Carina said chuckling. “I’m ok with having a few children, but not a house full, that wouldn’t leave much time for my job.” Carina said chuckling.“Kate and I would have had a house full had we been able to, but God only blessed us with Lane. Kate lost 6 babies before she was able to carry Lane, and he was born 2 months early. I wanted a little girl so badly, but it wasn’t in the cards for us. I think that’s why I’m so close to Maya, she’s the daughter I never had, and she’s always been a grandpa’s girl.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“Maya adores you so much. Her face lights up when she talks about you. I couldn’t wait to meet you; with the way Maya always spoke so highly of you. After meeting you myself, I can see why she adores you so much. You’re one very special person to both of us.” Carina said smiling, reaching to touch Grandpa’s hand tenderly.“That’s so kind of you. You’re both very special to me as well. You’re the best thing that has happened to Maya and I’m so thankful she has you in her life. I can see you getting married and raising a family on the ranch someday. Not too soon though, you need to complete your college first to become the greatest doctor this hospital has ever seen.” Grandpa said smiling proudly at Carina.“I hope I don’t disappoint you.” Carina said smiling at Grandpa.“You could never disappoint me.” Grandpa said smiling warmly at Carina. “I should probably go so someone else can come in to see Maya.” Grandpa said standing up.“I should stop hogging her myself, but I hate to leave her.” Carina said, standing up.“No, you stay right where you are. Maya would want you here more than anyone and if anyone has an issue with that, they can deal with me.” Grandpa said, motioning for Carina to sit back down.“But I’m sure Lane and Katherine want to spend time with her as well.” Carina said, sitting back down slowly.“They’ll see her, one at a time.” Grandpa said smiling, turning to walk out the door.When Grandpa walked out the door, Carina leaned close to Maya’s ear. “Did you hear all that? Grandpa knows what we’ve been doing and about the pregnancy scare, but he promises not to say anything. You were right, he is the coolest Grandpa ever.” Carina said smiling, placing a light kiss on Maya’s cheek. “You know…if you’ll wake up, I’ll give you a real kiss on the lips.” Carina said with a small giggle, rubbing her nose against Maya’s.“Hey, get a room.” Andy said laughing when she walked in to see Carina rubbing her nose against Maya’s.“We do have a room; everyone keeps interrupting us.” Carina said with a giggle.“Should I guard the door to give you some privacy?” Andy asked laughing, pointing to the door.“No, it’s ok, we can wait.” Carina said smiling at Andy.“I hope so, I don’t think the staff would appreciate you having sex with one of their patients in ICU.” Andy said laughing.“Shut up!” Carina said laughing, pointing her finger at Andy.“Now you sound like Maya.” Andy said chuckling.“I guess she’s rubbing off on me.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Is she rubbing off on you or in you?” Andy asked, smiling mischievously at Carina.“Andy! Seriously, is sex all you think about?” Carina asked chuckling.“It’s not all I think about, but it’s in the top three with food and sleep.” Andy said laughing. “I’m willing to bet it’s in your top three as well.” Andy said chuckling.“It’s actually in the top two for me.” Carina said with a giggle, turning red from embarrassment.“Way to go Maya!” Andy said smiling, holding up Maya’s hand to give her a high five.“You are something else.” Carina said chuckling, shaking her head at Andy.“Yes, but you love me.” Andy said, giving Carina a cheeky grin.“Yes, we do, don’t we Bambina.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Did they say how long she would be out?” Andy asked, in a serious tone.“No, just that it would be a while, maybe even a day or so. I wish she would wake up, so she knows I’m here with her.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s cheek lightly.“She knows you’re here; she can feel your presence, I just know it.” Andy said smiling at Carina.“I hope so. I love her so much Andy.” Carina said, wiping a tear from her eyes.“I know, I can see it in the way you look at her and how you act around her. You two have a love that is so deep and powerful. It’s like love radiates from you two.” Andy said, smiling at Carina.“I don’t know how I’m going to be able to be away from her for so long when I go to college. I’m so used to seeing and talking to her everyday and once I go to college, I’ll be so busy with my studies and the program that I’ll barely have time to eat and sleep. I don’t know how college is going to affect our relationship, and it scares me.” Carina said, looking at Andy with fear in her eyes.“If anyone can make it work, it’s you and Maya. Yes, it’s going to be difficult for both of you, but your love is so strong, it can withstand anything.” Andy said smiling, placing her hand on Carina’s.“I sure hope so. I can’t imagine my life without Maya in it.” Carina said, looking at Maya, caressing her cheek.“You won’t have to; she’ll always be in your life.” Andy said smiling at Carina. “I should go and let someone else visit Maya.” Andy said standing up to leave. “You call me if you need anything.” Andy said sternly to Carina, Carina smiling and shaking her head.A nurse comes into Maya’s room, washing her hands thoroughly. “I’m sorry, but you’ll have to leave while we do some tests on her.” The nurse said to Carina.“What kind of tests?” Carina asked, looking concerned.“Just some routine tests we do with a patient who has undergone the brain surgery she had. Someone will come and get you when you can come back in.” The nurse said smiling reassuringly to Carina.Carina walked into the waiting room to see Lane, Katherine, Mason, Andrew, Andy, Ryan, Nana, Grandpa, and some people she didn’t recognize all talking. “Why aren’t you in with Maya?” Grandpa asked, seeing Carina walk in the room.“They made me leave so they can do some tests on her. The nurse said it’s routine test they do on patients like Maya who’s had brain surgery.” Carina explained, sitting beside Nana.“Are they going to let us visit when they’re finished with the tests?” Katherine asked, looking at Carina.“Yes, the nurse said someone would be out to get us when we can visit her again.” Carina said, rubbing her eyes.“How are you feeling? Do you need more Tylenol?” Nana asked whispering in Carina’s ear.“I’m just tired, this has been a long few days. I don’t need any more Tylenol right now, thank you.” Carina said, smiling at Nana.“Let me know if you do. Try to rest while they’re running the tests.” Nana said, putting Carina’s head on her shoulder.“Do you remember that time Maya decided she wanted to be a cowboy and ride bulls?” A man Carina didn’t know asked Grandpa, with a chuckle.“Yes, she saddled up that poor ‘bull’ doing everything she could think of to get it to buck but all it would do is moo at her. She was so mad, she told me to get rid of that bull because it didn’t know how to buck. I didn’t have the heart to tell her it was a heifer and not a bull.” Grandpa said laughing hard.“What about the time we were castrating the bulls and a steer got in the chute, and she couldn’t find it’s balls and said it was a deformed calf.” The other man said laughing hard.“She was feeling around under that calf for a good thirty minutes before we finally told her it was a steer and that we had already castrated it. She was so mad at us, she cussed you out for a solid 10 minutes.” Grandpa said laughing with the other man.“My favorite has to be when we told her that the milk we feed the baby calves tastes like vanilla ice cream and she actually tried drinking it. She’s probably still mad at me for that one.” The other man said laughing hard.“You guys were so mean to her when she was younger and didn’t know better. You played more tricks on her than a magician does during his routine.” Nana said chuckling. “The worst part, is that she would laugh right along with you once she got over being mad.”“She got me good that time she tied the green paint to the top of the door and when I opened it, it spilled all over me and I had green hair for weeks.” The man said laughing hard.“She waits until you least expect it and gets you back twice as bad as you got her.” Grandpa said laughing.“As soon as I heard about her accident, I had to come here. That girl has a special place in my heart. There isn’t anyone like Maya Bishop.” The man said smiling, doing his impression of the way Maya says her name so bold and demanding.“She would be so happy to see you here. She talks about you often, with fond memories.” Grandpa said smiling at the man.“You may go back in to visit Maya now.” The nurse that asked Carina to leave said to her.“You and Lane go in to see her, I’ve been in there more than anyone.” Carina said smiling at Katherine.“I won’t be long; I know you want to get back in there with her.” Katherine said smiling, hugging Carina lovingly.Lucia walked in the waiting room, seeing an exhausted Carina sitting with her head on Nana’s shoulder. “I came to take you and Andrea home, so you can get some rest, you have school tomorrow.” Lucia said, sitting in the chair beside Carina.“I don’t want to go home; I want to stay here with Maya.” Carina said, her eyes filled with tears.“You can’t stay here; you need to go to school tomorrow. Maya wouldn’t want you to miss school to be here while she’s sleeping. You can come back after school tomorrow, but you must go to school.” Lucia said in a firm voice.“Carina, Lucia is right, you need to go home and get some rest and go to school tomorrow. I’m going to stay with Maya tonight and if she wakes up or anything changes, you’ll be the first person I call.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“If she wakes up, will you tell her I was here, but Mamma made me leave and that I love her and will see her after school tomorrow?” Carina asked, looking at Nana.“Of course, I’ll tell her everything just like you said it.” Nana said smiling, hugging Carina.“If she wakes up and wants to talk to me, you call me no matter what time it is.” Carina said sternly to Nana.“Yes ma’am.” Nana said smiling, kissing Carina on her forehead.“Can I at least wait a few minutes and see her before I leave?” Carina asked, wiping tears from her eyes.“Yes, but I’m going back there with you, so you don’t stay for hours.” Lucia said firmly to Carina.“I’ll go ask Lane and Katherine to come out for a minute so you can go in.” Grandpa said, standing up to leave the room.Carina and Lucia went into Maya’s room, Lucia looking at all the machines, checking the stats on them to see how Maya was doing. “She’s doing quite well.” Lucia said, sitting in the chair beside Maya’s bed.“Mamma is making me go home to rest and go to school tomorrow, but I’ll be back as soon as school is out. I love you and hopefully you’ll be awake when I come to see you tomorrow.” Carina said, kissing Maya’s forehead, cheek, and rubbing her nose against Maya’s. “Don’t give the nurses and doctors any trouble tonight, and no flirting with the pretty nurses either.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I doubt she’ll give anyone trouble or flirt with any nurses tonight. She’ll probably be out until late tomorrow evening.” Lucia said with a slight chuckle.“Well, just in case she wakes up before I get back here.” Carina said in a serious tone.“Tesoro, you don’t have to worry about Maya flirting with anyone but you, she only has eyes for you.” Lucia said smiling at Carina.“You better keep it that way too.” Carina said smiling, placing a tender kiss on Maya’s cheek.“Let’s get you home.” Lucia said, reaching her hand out for Carina to take.“Are you working tomorrow?” Carina asked, looking at Lucia.“Yes, and before you ask, yes I will come by to see Maya and check on her for you and let you know if anything changes.” Lucia said smiling, knowing what Carina would ask once she said she was working.“You better, or I’ll be very angry with you. I’m talking angry Italian woman angry too.” Carina said, pointing her finger at Lucia.“Not angry Italian woman angry!” Lucia said smiling at Carina.When Carina got home, she ate a few bites of dinner before showering and getting into bed. She reached for her phone, looking at her screen picture of Maya. “Good night, Bambina. I love you and I’ll see you tomorrow.” Carina said smiling at the picture.

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When Carina woke up this morning the first thing she did was message Nana to check on Maya. Nana responded with a message stating there were no changes since last night in Maya. Carina went to school but was having difficulties focusing on the classes and her studies. When Carina was walking to her locker before her last class of the day, Maya’s track coach approached her asking about Maya’s condition and if she needed anything. Carina burst into tears, crying on the coach’s shoulder, telling him about how serious Maya’s condition is and that she can’t focus on class because all she wanted was to just be with Maya. The coach told Carina to leave school and that he would inform her teacher of what was going on with Maya. Carina left school immediately, heading straight to the hospital to see Maya.When Carina got to the hospital, she went directly to Maya’s room to see Grandpa and Katherine sitting by Maya’s bed, Maya still sleeping. Grandpa looked up to see Carina standing in the doorway, looking at Maya. “You go be with Maya, I’ve been here all day, it’s your turn now.” Grandpa said smiling, giving Carina a hug.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling. Carina went to sit in the chair beside Maya’s bed, taking her hand, smiling at her with love in her eyes.“You really do love my daughter.” Katherine said smiling at Carina.“So so much.” Carina said smiling at Katherine.“I’m going to get some coffee; I’ll give you some time alone with her.” Katherine said smiling, as she rose from her chair to walk out the door.“Hi Bambina, I’m here.” Carina said smiling, softly rubbing Maya’s cheek. “Today was horrible at school, all I could think about was you and wanting to be here with you. Your coach told me to leave before the last class and offered to cover for me so I could come to see you. I like your coach more and more every day. Everyone was asking about you, even the teachers. They’re all praying for you and want you to get well so you can come back to school. The teachers said for you to not worry about falling behind, that they will work with you and help you when you’re to return to school. The entire school is talking about you, and some are calling you a hero for avoiding the car full of children. Several asked if they could come to visit you but I told them you aren’t allowed visitors yet. I know technically you are allowed two visitors at a time, but I don’t want to share you with any of them right now. I wish you would wake up so I can see those beautiful blue eyes, that caused me to fall in love with you immediately.” Carina said smiling, softly rubbing Maya’s head. “I love you so much, and I only want to spend every minute with you. You are my whole world, and I can’t imagine spending one day without seeing you or talking to you. I’m reconsidering going to Italy for college, because I don’t want to be so far away from you. We can discuss that once you’re healed and can have a conversation with me.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s shoulder.Carina felt a light squeeze on her hand from Maya. “Bambina, did you just squeeze my hand?” Carina said excitedly, leaning in closer to Maya. “Squeeze my hand if you can hear me.” Carina said, looking down at their entwined hands, feeling a light squeeze. “That’s it Bambina, squeeze my hand.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the cheek. “Can you open your eyes for me?” Carina asked, moving closer to Maya so their heads were mere inches apart. Carina is staring at Maya’s closed eyes, waiting for any response but not receiving any. “That’s ok, you don’t need to open them if you’re too tired.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya’s cheek again, Maya squeezing her hand harder. “Oh, you like when I kiss your cheek.” Carina said with a chuckle.A nurse walked in to check Maya’s vitals, the monitors, and replace the IV bags that were filled with the medications Maya was receiving for her injuries. “She squeezed my hand.” Carina said excitedly to the nurse.“That’s a great sign. That could mean that she’s trying to wake up.” The nurse said smiling at Carina. “Keep talking to her and let her know you’re here. Sometimes that’s all they need to wake up, is to know someone is here with them.” The nurse said, lightly patting Carina on the back.“Maya, I’m here and I’m not going anywhere until you wake up. Mamma made me go to school today, and she’ll try to make me go tomorrow, but I’m not going back until you show me your beautiful blue eyes.” Carina said, with a light chuckle. “You need to wake up because I don’t want to have an angry Italian mother on my hands.” Carina said with a giggle, rubbing Maya’s head.Lucia walked into Maya’s room seeing Carina sitting beside Maya. “Carina what are you doing here? You should be in class right now.” Lucia said in a firm voice.“Maya’s coach told me to leave before my last class, because I was upset and couldn’t focus on school, so I left and came to be with Maya. She squeezed my hand Mamma!” Carina said excitedly, smiling at Lucia.“That’s great! That means she’s trying to wake up.” Lucia said smiling, walking over to Carina, hugging her tightly.“She’s squeezed it several times now. All we need now is for her to wake up.” Carina said smiling, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Does Kate and Mike know she squeezed your hand?” Lucia asked, smiling at Carina.“No, Grandpa left so I could be here with Maya, and I don’t think Nana is back. She stayed with Maya last night so she’s probably at home getting some rest.” Carina said, softly rubbing Maya’s arm.“I’m going to let them know she squeezed your hand. They may want to be here with her, and if they do, you need to allow them to be here. I know you don’t want to leave her side, but they are her family and care about her too.” Lucia said smiling, softly rubbing Carina’s head.“I know. I’ll step out if they want to be in here. I just don’t get to spend much time with her, and I hate not being able to stay with her. What if she wakes up and I’m not here?” Carina asked, tears filling her eyes.“I’m sure they will let you come in here if she wakes up. They’re not going to keep you away from her. They all know how much you care about each other, and they’ll let you come in as soon as she wakes up if you’re not here.” Lucia said smiling, softly rubbing Carina’s back.“I’ll stay with her until someone comes in to see her.” Carina said smiling at Lucia.Grandpa walked into the room smiling widely. “Lucia told us Maya squeezed your hand!” Grandpa said excitedly, sitting in the chair beside Maya taking her hand in his. “Hey kiddo, it’s Grandpa, can you squeeze my hand for me?” Grandpa asked smiling at Maya, feeling a light squeeze on his hand. “She squeezed my hand.” Grandpa said smiling at Carina, tears rolling down his cheeks. “That’s it kiddo! You’re coming back to us. Nana is on the way here now, so I’m going to need you to squeeze her hand when she gets here, or she’ll be jealous and say you love me more than her. Which we both know you do, but we don’t need her to know that.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“She’s going to wake up soon Grandpa.” Carina said smiling widely, looking at Grandpa.“Of course she is, I never doubted she wouldn’t. She’s Maya Bishop and she’s a fighter, like her Grandpa.” Grandpa said smiling, looking at Maya.Katherine came rushing into the room. “Lucia said she squeezed Carina’s hand.” Katherine said smiling widely.“Not only did she squeeze Carina’s hand, but she squeezed mine as well. Our girl is coming back to us.” Grandpa said smiling, hugging Katherine.“I’ll step out so you can stay in her with her.” Carina said, rising from her chair, walking towards the door.“Carina?” Katherine said as Carina started to walk out the door.“Yes.” Carina said, turning around to look at Katherine.“Don’t go far, I’m sure yours is the first face Maya will want to see when she wakes up.” Katherine said smiling lovingly at Carina.“I’m not, I’ll be in the waiting room.” Carina said smiling.“You’re right you know; Carina is the first face Maya will want to see when she wakes up and we need to make sure she is.” Grandpa said, looking at Katherine.“And we’ll find a way to make sure that happens.” Katherine said smiling at Maya.When Carina got to the waiting room Nana was sitting in a chair talking to Lucia. “Carina, Lucia just told me, Maya squeezed your hand.” Nana said smiling, hugging Carina tightly.“Yes, she did, and it was the most wonderful thing.” Carina said smiling.“That means she’s trying to wake up. Why aren’t you in there with her?” Nana asked, a look of confusion on her face.“Grandpa and Katherine are in with her now.” Carina said smiling. “I’m going to get something to drink. Would you like some coffee or something else to drink?” Carina asked, looking at Nana.“No, thank you.” Nana replied, smiling at Carina.Carina went to the hospital cafeteria to get something to drink. As she was paying for her drink, she noticed Nikki sitting at a table with her mother, she had recognized from the previous night. Nikki looked up to make eye contact with Carina. Nikki approached Carina as she was walking out of the cafeteria. “Hey, Carina, how is Maya doing?” Nikki asked, looking at Carina.“She’s doing the same, except she squeezed my hand earlier.” Carina said smiling at Nikki.“That’s great, right? That means she’s going to be ok.” Nikki said smiling.“Yes, it’s a good sign, but she still has a long way to go to recover. What are you doing here?” Carina asked, looking at Nikki with a look of confusion.“I came by to see my mom and wanted to check on Maya and see how she is doing. Everyone at school is concerned about her and I wanted to see if I could find out how she’s doing so I could tell them.” Nikki said, in an almost defensive tone.“She can’t have any visitors yet, only family.” Carina said, in an annoyed tone.“I’m not here to see her, I just wanted to see how she is doing. I know you and I aren’t friends, but I do consider Maya a friend, and care about how she’s doing. I’m not here to cause any problems for you, or her. I know you’re her girlfriend and I’m dating someone now and am only a friend to Maya.” Nikki said, trying to ease the discomfort in Carina’s tone.“Well, she’s still in ICU and not awake yet, so nothing has really changed. I need to get back to her now.” Carina said, walking away quickly.When Carina got back to the waiting room Nana could tell Carina seemed upset about something. “Are you ok?” Nana asked, a look of concern on her face.“I’m fine, I just ran into Nikki in the cafeteria, and she makes my blood boil. She claimed she was her to see her mom and find out how Maya is doing, but I’m not buying her story.” Carina said, getting angry.“Carina, we discussed this last night. You need to stop letting her get to you. Maya loves you and only you, stop giving that girl another thought. You’re Maya’s girlfriend, and the one she plans to marry and have a family with one day, not her.” Nana said smiling, leaning her head against Carina’s.“I know, but I can’t help but get angry when she’s such a phony person, pretending she’s Maya’s friend, when she’s clearly not.” Carina said angrily, taking a drink from her cup.“You Italians sure are a jealous bunch.” Nana said with a chuckle.“We are, and you better not mess with an angry jealous Italian woman.” Carina said laughing.“I’ll remember that.” Nana said laughing with Carina.Later that evening Andy brings dinner she had prepared for them to the hospital for everyone to eat. “I heard Maya squeezed your hand today.” Andy said smiling widely at Carina.“She did!” Carina said excitedly, smiling at Andy.“Why aren’t you in with her now?” Andy asked, furrowing her eyebrows.“I just came out a few minutes ago so Lane could see her. This food looks delicious, I’m starving.” Carina said, placing some of the food on a plate Andy had brought for them.“I figured nobody had eaten yet, so I decided to cook for everyone. I know how much you like my enchiladas, so I made them for you.” Andy said smiling, handing Carina a fork to eat with.“I love your enchiladas, and this rice is incredible.” Carina said, taking a bite of the rice Andy had prepared.“It’s still not as good as your lasagna or French toast though.” Andy said with a chuckle.“I’ll cook some for you when Maya is able to eat. I can’t make lasagna and Maya is not able to eat any.” Carina said smiling, taking a bite of food.“No, you can’t, she would be angry at both of us if you did that.” Andy said laughing.“If your lasagna is as good as Lucia’s, I want some as well.” Grandpa said smiling at Carina, overhearing the conversation.“Me too.” Nana said, smiling at Carina.“When Maya is able to eat, I’ll cook lasagna for all of you.” Carina said smiling proudly.Lane enters the waiting room smiling at Carina. “You can go back now if you want. I need to go home and get some work done for tomorrow.” Lane said smiling, hugging Nana and Grandpa, before walking out of the waiting room.“Do you want to go see Maya?” Carina asked, looking at Andy.“Yes, but she can only have two visitors at a time, so you go, and I’ll wait here.” Andy said smiling at Carina, placing her hand on her shoulder.“Ok, I’ll tell Katherine you’re here to see Maya. She’ll probably come out so you can go see her.” Carina said smiling, hugging Andy.When Carina told Katherine that Andy was in the waiting room to see Maya, Katherine left the room so Andy could come in. Carina sat in the chair beside Maya, taking her hand in hers. “I’m back Bambina. Andy cooked her famous enchiladas and rice and brought it for us to eat. I wish you were awake so you could eat some with us. It was delicious, but not as good as my lasagna, which I’ll be preparing for everyone once you’re able to eat.” Carina said smiling at Maya, Maya squeezing her hand. “You want me to cook my lasagna for you?” Carina asked smiling at Maya, Maya squeezing her hand again. “You have to wake up first, then I’ll prepare my lasagna for you.” Carina said with a chuckle, Maya’s eyes fluttering like she’s trying to open them. “Bambina, can you open your eyes for me?” Carina asked, leaning closer to Maya, looking at her closed eyes as they fluttered slightly.Andy walked into the room, to see Carina leaning close to Maya talking to her. “How’s she doing?” Andy asked, sitting in a chair beside Maya’s bed, taking her hand.“I think she’s trying to open her eyes!” Carina said excitedly, smiling at Andy.“Really? That great!” Andy said excitedly, leaning closer to Maya, staring at her closed eyes.“Bambina, can you try to open your eyes again. Just take it slowly and maybe you can open them.” Carina said, staring intently at Maya’s eyes as they fluttered slightly. “It’s ok, you don’t have to open them if you’re not able to.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Maya’s head.“I saw that! She’s trying to open her eyes for you.” Andy shouted excitedly, smiling widely. “I’m going to go tell everyone she just did that.” Andy said, jumping from her seat, running out of the room.“You’re doing so good Bambina. You just rest and you can open your eyes when you’re able to. I’ll be right here, when you wake up.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the cheek, Maya leaning her head into the kiss. “You like when I kiss your cheek, huh?” Carina asked, with a giggle, kissing Maya’s cheek again, Maya leaning into the kiss. “Well, when you wake up, I’ll give you a real kiss on the lips, as many kisses as you want.” Carina said with a chuckle, Maya squeezing her hand harder.Nana, Grandpa, and Katherine all come running into the room, looking at Maya then Carina. “Is it true? Did Maya really try to open her eyes?” Katherine asked smiling at Carina, as tears rolled down her cheeks.“Yes, her eyes fluttered like she was trying to open them for us twice. She’s going to wake up soon, I just know it.” Carina said smiling, wiping a tear from her eyes.The nurse came in to see everyone in the room at the same time. “What’s going on?” The nurse asked, looking concerned.“She tried opening her eyes for me.” Carina said excitedly, smiling at the nurse. “Not only that, but she leaned into me as I kissed her on the cheek and squeezed my hand hard.” Carina said excitedly, smiling at Maya, wiping tears from her face.“That’s a good sign. I need to notify the doctor and let him know what she’s doing. I’ll need everyone to leave the room so he can do some tests on her though.” The nurse said smiling.“Can I please stay; in case she wakes up?” Carina asked, tears rolling down her cheeks.The nurse looked at everyone else who shook their heads yes at the nurse. “Ok, but if the doctor asks you to leave then you’ll need to leave while he is checking her.” The nurse said smiling at Carina.“We’ll be in the waiting room. Have someone get us when the doctor is finished.” Grandpa said to the nurse.The doctor came in to check Maya’s eyes and her neurological functions, smiling after he completed his exam. “She’s doing great and trying to wake up. It shouldn’t be much longer until she’s awake. Whatever you’re doing, keep doing it and she’ll wake up for you.” The doctor said, smiling at Carina.“I’ve just been talking to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek, and she leaned into the kiss both times I kissed her, and she squeezed my hand hard the last time.” Carina said excitedly, smiling at the doctor.“That’s good, she knows you’re here and wants to wake up for you. Keep talking to her, but don’t excite her if she wakes up. She’s going to be confused about where she is and what’s going on. We need her to remain as calm as possible for now. She has a long recovery ahead of her and it’s going to be difficult for her.” The doctor said in a serious tone.“Ok, thank you.” Carina said smiling at the doctor.“Page me if there are anymore changes or she wakes up.” The doctor said to the nurse before leaving the room.“You’re doing a wonderful job.” The nurse said smiling at Carina. “I’m going to let the rest of the family know they can come in now.” The nurse said, before walking out of the door.“Did you hear that? You’re doing great and you’re going to wake up soon. I’m doing a wonderful job too.” Carina said with a chuckle, taking Maya’s hand in hers. “I hope you know how much I love you.” Carina said smiling at Maya, Maya squeezing her hand hard. “So, you do know huh?” Carina said with a giggle, Maya squeezing her hand again.Nana walked into the room, sitting in the chair beside Maya’s bed, taking her hand. “The doctor said she will be waking up soon.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“Yes, and I’m going to be right here when she does.” Carina said smiling, stroking Maya’s cheek.“You know Lucia isn’t going to let you stay here until she wakes up.” Nana said, with a look of sadness on her face.“I’m not giving her a say in it. I’m almost 18 and I can make my own decisions. I’m staying with Maya whether Mamma likes it or not. I’m not leaving her side until she wakes up.” Carina said in a stern voice.“What about school? You need to go to school so you will be able to graduate in a few months and go to college in Italy.” Nana said, a look of concern on her face.“I’ll have Andrea bring my assignments from my teachers, so I won’t get behind. I have enough credits to graduate already, and I’m not sure what I’m going to do about Italy now.” Carina explained, rubbing Maya’s arm.“Carina, you need to go to college if you plan to become a doctor. If you’re reconsidering going to Italy for college because of Maya’s accident then you need to reconsider that because Maya wouldn’t want you to give up your dream because of her accident.” Nana said, in a serious tone.“I don’t think I can leave Maya for that long. I can’t imagine not being able to see and talk to her every day. I’ll just have to figure something else out, because I am not leaving her, especially when she’s going to need me more than ever.” Carina said, shaking her head.“I understand that, but Maya wouldn’t want that for you. You need to wait until she wakes up and can have that conversation with you. Don’t make any rash decisions without discussing this with her.” Nana said.“I won’t decide on anything without discussing it with Maya first. Whatever I decide will affect her life as well and she has say in it also.” Carina said.“That’s good, you’re in this relationship together and need to make sure you listen to each other when you discuss it. You know we’re all here to help Maya heal and will do everything she needs us to do for her. She won’t be going through this alone, if you do decide to go to college in Italy.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“Yes, I know that, but I just don’t want to leave her after everything she’s been through. I’m afraid if I leave her something else will happen to her and I’ll be in another country and won’t be able to get here when I’m needed.” Carina said, tears filling her eyes.“If anything were to happen to Maya, we will make sure you’re able to get back here to her. You can’t live your life in fear of what could happen, bad things happen to people every day, no matter where you are. We were on our trip when Andrew was injured at the ranch, and even if we were here, doesn’t mean we could have prevented it. You have to live life one day at a time and enjoy the time you have to be with the ones you love. Maya will be right here waiting, when you’ve completed college and become a doctor. You’re worth waiting for and Maya knows that.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“I just need to focus on Maya waking up and being ok right now. I can’t think about college and whether or not I’m going while she’s going through so much.” Carina said.“I’m going to step out and give you some time alone with Maya. I think you need to be alone with her for a while.” Nana said smiling at Carina.When Nana walked out of the room, Carina leaned in close to Maya, rubbing her cheek. “Don’t worry Bambina, I’m not going anywhere without you.” Carina said smiling at Maya, Maya slightly fluttering her eyes. “Are you trying to open your eyes again?” Carina asked, looking at Maya’s closed eyes, Maya squeezing her hand hard. “It’s ok if you can’t open them. I’ll be right here when you do.” Carina said lovingly.Maya slowly opened her eyes, blinking slowly, trying to focus on Carina’s face in front of her. “Hi.” Carina said smiling at Maya, a tear rolling down her cheek.Maya looked around the room, a look of confusion on her face, then at Carina. “You’re in the hospital, you were in an accident.” Carina said speaking softly to Maya, rubbing her cheek.Maya started fighting the breathing tube that was in her throat, trying to pull it out. “No, Bambina, that’s helping you breathe.” Carina said, holding Maya’s hands down so she couldn’t pull at the tube. “Nurse!” Carina shouted, looking for a nurse.The nurse comes rushing into the room, to see Maya with her eyes open. “You finally decided to wake up.” The nurse said smiling at Maya. “I’ll call the doctor and see if we can’t remove the breathing tube since you’re awake.” The nurse said smiling at Maya then Carina. “Don’t let her pull on the tube while I call the doctor, I’ll be right back.” The nurse said, looking at Carina, before rushing out of the room.“Hang on until the doctor comes to check to see if they can remove the tube. I’ll be right here with you; I’m not going anywhere.” Carina said smiling at Maya. “You’re going to be ok now. Everyone is in the waiting room, waiting for you to wake up and now you have.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Maya’s cheek.Maya winces as if in pain and Carina notices it. “Are you hurting somewhere?” Carina asked, looking concerned at Maya, Maya squeezing her hand. “The doctor will be here in a minute, and I’ll tell him you’re in pain. He will give you something to make you more comfortable. Just focus on me and squeezing my hand if you’re in pain.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s cheek softly.“Look at who finally decided to wake up.” The doctor said smiling at Maya.“She’s in pain, she squeezed my hand when I asked her if she is in pain.” Carina said, moving to let the doctor check Maya.“I’ll give her something for the pain. It’s expected with the brain surgery she went through.” The doctor said, looking at Carina. “I’m going to be shining a bright light in your eyes and have you follow my commands.” The doctor said shining the light in Maya’s eyes. “Good, you’re doing good Maya. Now I need you to squeeze my hand.” The doctor said, taking Maya’s hand in hers. “Good” the doctor said when Maya squeezed his hand. “Follow my finger.” The doctor said, moving his finger up, down, then side to side as Maya’s eyes followed his finger. “Very good! We’re going to take the breathing tube out and see how you do. You’re trying to breathe over the tube now, so you should do just fine.” The doctor said smiling at Maya. “I’m going to need you to step out while we remove her breathing tube.” The doctor said looking at Carina, Maya shaking her head no. “She’ll be just outside and can come back as soon as we take it out” The doctor said looking at Maya.“I’ll be right back Bambina.” Carina said smiling at Maya, before she walked outside the room, waiting in the hallway. Lucia walked up to see Carina standing in the hallway.“Why are you out here?” Lucia asked, looking surprised to see Carina in the hallway.“Maya is awake!” Carina said smiling, tears rolling down her cheeks as she hugged Lucia tightly. “They’re removing the breathing tube now, so I had to step out for them to do that.” Carina said smiling widely.“Dio mio! That’s wonderful news! Does Kate and Mike know she’s awake?” Lucia asked, smiling at Carina.“No, she just woke up a few minutes ago and the doctor came to check on her. I was in there with her and didn’t want to leave.” Carina said, pointing to the room.“I’ll let them know she’s awake. This is the best news we could have received today. I’m so happy for her, and for you.” Lucia said smiling, hugging Carina tightly, before she walked away quickly to deliver the good news to everyone.“You can come back in now.” The nurse said smiling at Carina.Carina rushed inside, sitting in the chair beside Maya’s bed. “I told you I’d be back.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Hi.” Maya said in a whisper, smiling at Carina.“Hi.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“What happened?” Maya asked in a whisper, a look of confusion on her face.“You were in a bad accident and had to have surgery. You’ve been out for 2 days.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Maya’s cheek.“Kiss.” Maya said in a whisper, smiling at Carina.“You want a kiss?” Carina asked smiling, leaning down to kiss Maya softly on the lips.Maya moaned, feeling Carina’s lips touch hers. “Wow.” Maya said in a whisper, smiling at Carina.“Bambina, you can’t be moaning when I kiss you. You know what that does to me.” Carina said laughing.“Sorry.” Maya said in a whisper, smiling at Carina.“You’re awake!” Grandpa said excitedly, rushing to Maya’s side, smiling widely, Maya smiling back at him.“How are you feeling?” Nana asked, smiling at Maya.“Hurt.” Maya said grimacing in pain.“Maya, can you tell me where you’re feeling pain at?” The nurse asked, looking at Maya.“Head.” Maya said grimacing in pain.“You had major brain surgery and will have some discomfort for several days. I’m going to give you something for the pain now.” The nurse said, pushing a shot of medication in the IV in Maya’s hand. “You should feel some relief in a few minutes. Let me know when you’re experiencing pain so I can give you something for it ok?” The nurse asked looking at Maya, Maya nodding lightly yes at the nurse.“It’s so good to see you awake.” Katherine said smiling at Maya, wiping tears from her eyes.“What….kind…accident?” Maya asked in a whisper, talking slowly.“A car full of children pulled out in front of you and you swerved to prevent hitting them, running off the road in your truck.” Grandpa responded.“Truck.” Maya whispered, looking at Grandpa.“You want to know about your truck?” Grandpa asked, with a sad look on his face, Maya shaking her head yes. “You shouldn’t worry about your truck now; you just need to focus on getting well.” Grandpa said smiling, not wanting to tell Maya her truck was totaled in the accident, knowing how much that truck meant to Maya.“Truck.” Maya said in a whisper, frowning at Grandpa.“Your truck was damaged badly.” Grandpa said, not able to look at Maya.“Children.” Maya said in a whisper, a look of concern on her face.“The children are fine, you swerved in time and were able to prevent yourself from hitting the car. Everyone in the other car is fine, thanks to you.” Grandpa said smiling proudly at Maya.“Good.” Maya said in a whisper, shaking her head. Maya reached her hand out for Carina to take it. Carina took Maya’s hand, sitting in the chair beside Maya’s bed, smiling at her.“I think Maya wants to be alone with Carina. Let’s give these two lovebirds some privacy.” Grandpa said smiling, winking at Maya, Maya smiling back at him.Maya watched as everyone left the room, leaving her alone with Carina. Maya turned to look at Carina. “I…love…you.” Maya said in a whisper smiling at Carina.“I love you too.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I’m…sorry.” Maya said in a whisper, looking sadly at Carina.“Hey, this wasn’t your fault, the car pulled out in front of you.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s cheek.“No…sorry…for…mad.” Maya said in a whisper, trying to put words together to speak.“I don’t understand what you’re trying to say.” Carina said, looking into Maya’s eyes.Maya has a look of frustration on her face, unable to find the words to say what she’s wanting to say. “Getting…mad…at…you.” Maya said in a whisper, trying to get the words to make sense to Carina.“Are you trying to apologize for our argument before your accident?” Carina asked, a look of confusion on her face.“Yes.” Maya said in a whisper, tears filling her eyes.“Oh, Bambina, you shouldn’t be worrying about that right now. Besides, I’m the one who should be apologizing to you for hanging up on you. You just focus on getting better so I can make you lasagna, and we can go look at the stars together.” Carina said smiling mischievously at Maya.“Ok.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“You should know that Nana found a box of condoms in your belongings they gave her from when you were brought here.” Carina said with a chuckle.“No!” Maya said in a whisper, her eyes widened in surprise.“Yes, she did, and she asked me about them. I told her I didn’t know anything about them, which wasn’t a lie.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Fuck.” Maya said in a whisper, a look of frustration on her face.“It’s ok, but she knows everything now. I couldn’t lie to her when she asked me if we had sex. She said she wouldn’t say anything to anyone though.” Carina said smiling at Maya. “You should know that Grandpa knows as well. He heard me talking to you about thinking I was pregnant and asked me about it, so I had to tell him the truth. By the way he said, ‘way to go Maya’.” Carina said laughing, causing a small laugh from Maya.“Grandpa…awesome.” Maya said in a whisper, smiling widely.“I stayed at the ranch with Nana and Grandpa the night you had your accident and were in surgery all night. They have been so good to me and have been there for me through all this.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Kiss.” Maya said in a whisper, smiling at Carina.“Ok, but you can’t be moaning when I kiss you.” Carina said with a giggle, before leaning down to kiss Maya softly on the lips.“More.” Maya said in a whisper, smiling at Carina.“That’s enough for now, you’re not supposed to get excited.” Carina said smiling at Maya.Maya groaned loudly, frustrated that Carina wouldn’t kiss her again. “Not…fair.” Maya said in a whisper, frowning at Carina.“I’ll give you all the kisses you want once you’re well enough for them.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Mmmm.” Maya moaned, smiling at Carina.“Bambina, I told you not to be moaning like that.” Carina said chuckling. “Mmmmm.” Maya moaned again, smiling at Carina.“Stupida.” Carina said smiling, softly hitting Maya on the arm.“Carina, your Mamma is wanting to talk to you in the waiting room.” Katherine said, walking into the room.“I’ll be right back.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the cheek, moving to walk away, Maya holding her hand tightly so she can’t leave.“No…kiss.” Maya said in a whisper, smiling at Carina.Carina looked at Katherine who was smiling at her. “You heard her, give her a kiss.” Katherine said with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“Don’t you dare.” Carina said smiling, squinting her eyes at Maya, leaning down to kiss Maya softly on the lips. “I’ll be back in a minute.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at Maya, who was smiling at her.When Carina walked into the waiting room, Lucia was talking to Nana. “Katherine said you wanted to talk to me.” Carina said, approaching her Mamma.“It’s getting late, and you need to go home so you can get ready for school tomorrow.” Lucia said standing up.“I’m not going home; I’m staying here with Maya tonight.” Carina said, crossing her arms, ready for a fight with her Mamma.“Carina, you have school tomorrow, you can’t stay here tonight. You can come back after school tomorrow. Now get your things and let’s go.” Lucia said in a stern voice.“I told you; I’m not going home tonight; I’m staying here with Maya. You can go home if you want, but I’m not going with you.” Carina said in a firm voice.“What about school? Are you planning on not going back to school until Maya is released from the hospital? Because if you are, you could be here for a very long time, maybe even months.” Lucia said, in a stern voice, getting angry.“I will have Andrea bring my assignments and do them here. I already have enough credits to graduate, even if I didn’t go back to school for the rest of the year.” Carina said, raising her voice.“Lucia, I’ll be here with Carina. I’ll make sure she does her assignments and is taken care of. You don’t have to worry about any of that with me here.” Nana said, smiling at Lucia, placing her hand on her back.“Fine, but you better do your assignments when Andrea brings them to you.” Lucia said sternly, pointing her finger at Carina.“I always do.” Carina said in a snarky tone.“Do you need any money?” Lucia asked, taking her wallet out of her purse.“No, I have money.” Carina responded. “I’m going back to be with Maya now.” Carina said, turning to walk away.“Don’t worry about her, I’ll make sure she’s doing what she should be. They’re young and in love, you can’t expect them to not want to be together in such a scary and difficult situation.” Nana said, looking at Lucia.“I know, I was young and in love once and look what it got me. I’m living in another country, raising two children on my own without any support from their father, except an occasional check.” Lucia said, sighing deeply.“But Carina and Maya aren’t you, so we have to let them be together and support their relationship for however long it may last. It may only last a short time, or it could be a forever thing. We don’t know whether they’ll even be together next year, so let them enjoy this time together. I will say that I think they’re in it for the long haul and I will support them every step of the way.” Nana said smiling at Lucia.“I can see them possibly marrying someday, but only after Carina finishes college and becomes a doctor.” Lucia said firmly.“I see them marrying and raising a family together, and yes, only after Carina becomes a doctor.” Nana said smiling at Lucia.“Adoption and in vitro fertilization are very expensive so they will definitely need to wait until Carina becomes a doctor to afford either of those options to have a family.” Lucia said, looking at Nana.“They’re not even married yet and here we are talking about children.” Nana said with a nervous laugh, remembering Lucia doesn’t know about Maya’s condition yet.“That’s years down the road.” Lucia said chuckling. “I need to get home and check on Andrea, but I’ll see you tomorrow.” Lucia said smiling, hugging Nana, before walking out of the waiting room.“That was awkward.” Nana said, looking at Grandpa.“I was wondering how you were going to get out of that one.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“You weren’t any help.” Nana said, hitting Grandpa on the arm.“What was I supposed to do? Did you want me to tell her that they didn’t need to adopt or whatever that other thing she said is, because Maya has a penis and can have children of her own?” Grandpa said chuckling.“No, it’s not our place to tell Lucia about Maya’s condition. Maya or Carina will tell her when they decide to, not us.” Nana said, looking at Grandpa.“They should probably tell her soon.” Grandpa said, raising his eyebrows at Nana.“Why do you say that? Do you know something I don’t?” Nana asked, a questioning look on her face.“They’re young and in a relationship, things happen to young people like them when they’re in love. Or have you forgotten about when we were young and in love?” Grandpa asked, smiling at Nana mischievously.“No, I haven’t forgotten anything. I’m going to tell you something, but you can’t tell anyone.” Nana said, sitting up to look Grandpa in the eyes.“Sounds serious, what is it?” Grandpa asked, furrowing his eyebrows.“When I was taking Maya’s things out of the bag with her belongings in it after the accident, a box of condoms fell out of the bag.” Nana said, a look of surprise on her face.“Ok, so what? We already suspected there was something going on between the since we got back from the trip.” Grandpa said, shrugging his shoulders.“So what? Now we know for certain something is going on between them. Mike, they are engaging in sexual activities!” Nana exclaimed, looking into Grandpa’s eyes.“Good for them.” Grandpa said smiling at Nana.“Mike! What if Carina gets pregnant or something? Condoms aren’t the best form of protection against pregnancy!” Nana said, speaking firmly, looking at Grandpa.“Yeah, but Carina is also on the pill so they’re being extra careful.” Grandpa said, looking at Nana.“What? How do you know Carina is on the pill?” Nana asked, looking at Grandpa side eyed.“Carina told me she is on the pill when we were in Maya’s room.” Grandpa said. “You can’t tell her I told you though, because I said I wouldn’t tell anyone.” Grandpa said in a firm tone, pointing at Nana.“Why would she tell you something like that?” Nana asked, a look of confusion on her face.“I can’t tell you why, but she did.” Grandpa said with a mischievous smile on his face.“You know something and you’re not telling me.” Nana said, glaring at Grandpa pointing her finger at him.“Maybe.” Grandpa said with a sly smile.“Traitor.” Nana said, with a chuckle.Carina is sitting in the chair beside Maya’s bed holding her hand. Maya keeps nodding off, the effects of the pain medication causing her to be drowsy. “You can go to sleep Bambina. I’ll be here when you wake up.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Kiss.” Maya said smiling before yawning.“No moaning.” Carina said smiling, pointing her finger at Maya before leaning down to kiss Maya softly on the lips.“Good…night.” Maya said in a whisper, smiling at Carina, before closing her eyes.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said smiling at Maya as her eyes closed and she began snoring lightly shortly afterwards.

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It has been three weeks since Maya’s accident and she is being released from the hospital today. Nana and Grandpa are taking Maya to the ranch to recover so someone will always be with her until she is fully recovered and more mobile. Maya will need to wear a cast on her leg for another three weeks until her fractures are fully healed, then she will do physical therapy for several weeks afterwards. Maya is excited about being released and has been awake and dressed to go since 4:00 am this morning. Maya is sitting in a chair beside her bed when Nana and Grandpa walked into the room.“Great, you’re here, let’s go.” Maya said standing up, reaching for the crutches she must use until the cast is removed.“Hold your horse’s kiddo, you haven’t been discharged yet.” Grandpa said, holding up his hand to Maya.“They said I could go home today.” Maya said, groaning as she sat back down.“You are going home, but we have to wait until you’re discharged. They will give you discharge papers with instructions for when you’re released.” Nana explained, hugging Maya’s neck.“Can you go check with someone to see when they’ll bring me the paperwork?” Maya asked, frowning.“I’ll go check with a nurse and see if she knows when you can leave.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“Do you have all your things together to take home with you?” Nana asked, looking around the room.“I don’t have anything to take with me. Mom had to bring me these clothes since mine got messed up in the accident. I’ve been wearing those stupid hospital gowns the entire time I’ve been here.” Maya said sounding annoyed.“I have your room all set up and ready for you. We rearranged your bed so you would be closer to the bathroom and wouldn’t have to move around much on that cast.” Nana said, pointing to Maya’s cast.“I didn’t realize a cast could be so heavy, it feels like I’m wearing weights on one leg.” Maya said with a slight chuckle.“That’s the first bone you’ve ever broken, I don’t know how you survived as long as you have without breaking something with all the crazy stunts you’ve pulled.” Nana said, smiling at Maya.“Come on, I wasn’t that bad.” Maya said, with a smirk.“Really? What about the time you jumped off the second story of the house into the pool? Or how about the time you jumped off the barn into the stack of hay and almost broke your neck? Yes, you were that bad.” Nana said laughing.“Ok, maybe I was.” Maya said laughing with Nana.“Don’t try any crazy stunts with that cast on either.” Nana said, smiling at Maya.“I haven’t done anything crazy or stupid since I was 10 years old. I think my reckless faze is over with, although I do enjoy a bit of danger sometimes.” Maya said with a chuckle.“You’re still a bit of a daredevil and you probably always will be. You’re so much like your grandpa; you both always need some form of excitement every now and then. The only difference between you and him is that you’re still young enough to try the craziness, while he’s too old to be crazy.” Nana said laughing.“It’s the adrenaline rush that we get from it that makes us want to go back for more.” Maya said smiling mischievously at Nana.“We’re here with your discharge papers, let’s bust out of this place.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya, a nurse following behind him.“I need to go over your discharge instructions, then you can go home.” The nurse said smiling at Maya.“She’ll be staying with us, so we’ll make sure she adheres to them.” Nana said in a serious tone.“You’ll need to come back next week to get the staples out of your head where you had surgery. You are not allowed to put any weight on the cast or leg for three weeks. No walking, no running, no jumping, or anything else you may think of on your leg. Basically, you’ll be stuck to either a bed or chair for the next three weeks. You’re still healing from brain surgery, so you shouldn’t get too excited or overexert yourself, because it affects the blood flow to your brain and could cause serious complications. You’re still weak and will need to slowly regain strength in your body. There are some exercises you will need to do to help your brain heal. You may experience some difficulty with balance so make sure you use the crutches to balance yourself. You’re not released to go back to school until the doctor releases you. No physical activities, including exercising, and sex for three weeks or until the doctor clears you to resume these activities. Do you have any questions?” The nurse asked, handing Nana the paper with all the instructions.“Nope, I think you’ve covered everything. I’m going to be bored out of my mind for the next three weeks. The only difference will be that I’m bored at home and not here.” Maya said with a grumble, sighing deeply.“I’ll keep you entertained, I’m always fun to be around.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“Ha ha.” Maya said sarcastically, frowning at Grandpa. “Can I please go home now?” Maya asked, looking at the nurse.“Yes, but you have to ride in the wheelchair out of the hospital.” The nurse said, moving the wheelchair to beside Maya.“Fine, just get me out of here.” Maya said, scooting to sit in the wheelchair.When they arrived at the ranch, there was a huge sign saying, ‘Welcome home, Maya’, and a lot of people outside, clapping and waving at them. “Wow! I wasn’t expecting all this.” Maya said smiling, waving at everyone.“You didn’t think we’d let you come home without some sort of celebration, did you?” Grandpa asked, smiling at Maya.“There’s Carina!” Maya shouted, seeing Carina step out from behind Jose, smiling and waving at Maya.“Everyone who loves you is here, kiddo.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“That’s because I’m so loveable.” Maya said with a chuckle.Carina ran over to the truck when it parked in the driveway, opening the door for Maya. “Welcome home, Bambina!” Carina shouted, leaning in the truck to hug Maya tightly.“Thanks, it’s so good to be out of that hospital. Why aren’t you in school?” Maya asked, a look of surprise on her face.“I wanted to be here when you got home. Mamma let me and Andrea stay home so we could be here when you arrived.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Remind me to thank her for that.” Maya said smiling, climbing out of the truck with Grandpa helping her.“You can do it yourself, she’s in the house with Rosa. Mamma has a surprise for you in the kitchen.” Carina said smiling mischievously.“Should I be worried?” Maya asked laughing.Everyone comes over to hug Maya once she’s out of the truck, being careful not to hug her too tightly. “You look much better than the last time I saw you.” Jose said smiling at Maya.“I feel better too.” Maya said smiling at Jose.Maya walked inside the house to see Rosa and Lucia cooking in the kitchen. “Welcome home, Maya.” Rosa said hugging Maya gently.“I know that smell.” Maya said, taking a deep breath smelling the aroma of the food being cooked. “That’s Lucia’s famous lasagna I love so much.” Maya said smiling at Lucia.“Did you think I would let you come home without making you lasagna after eating that horrible hospital food all this time?” Lucia asked smiling, hugging Maya gently.“To be honest, I wasn’t expecting any of this.” Maya said, her eyes filling with tears, feeling overwhelmed by everything.“Don’t cry Bambina or you’ll make me cry.” Carina said smiling, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.Once everything was prepared, everyone sat down to eat, sharing how grateful they were to have Maya back home, and how well she is healing. “The school is sending a teacher out to help with your schoolwork so you can get caught up.” Katherine said, looking at Maya.“That’s great! I’m so far behind, it’ll probably take until the end of the year to get caught up.” Maya said.“I’ll help you too, so you’ll get caught up quicker.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“You have your own studies, plus college to do, I doubt you’ll have much time to be helping me.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I have my final exam for this college class this week, and I’m not taking anymore college classes this year. After this week, I can help you get completely caught up.” Carina said smiling at Maya.After eating lunch and cleaning up, everyone slowly started to leave so Maya could get some rest. Maya is sitting on the couch, Carina sitting beside her, watching a movie. “Grandpa, what did they do with my truck?” Maya asked, with a sad look on her face, looking at Grandpa.“I had them bring it here and we put it in the barn.” Grandpa said, with a sad tone.“I want to go see it.” Maya said, reaching for her crutches.“I don’t think that’s a good idea, it looks nothing like your truck.” Grandpa said, shaking his head at Maya.“I need to see it, Grandpa, sort of like a closure for me.” Maya said, standing up with her crutches.“Ok, I’ll go out there with you.” Grandpa said, a sad look on his face.“I’ll go too.” Carina said, standing beside Maya.Once they reached the barn, Grandpa turned towards Maya, a look of concern on his face. “Are you sure about this?” Grandpa asked looking at Maya.“Yes, I’m sure.” Maya said shaking her head.Grandpa slowly opened the barn door, to reveal a mangled hunk of blue metal that was once Maya’s truck. Maya looked at her truck, her eyes widened in shock as she realized how badly it was damaged. Maya moved closer to her truck, reaching out to touch it, her eyes filling with tears. “I wasn’t expecting it to be this bad.” Maya said, wiping a tear from her cheek. “How did I survive this?” Maya asked, tears rolling down her cheeks.“Someone was watching over you, it’s a miracle you survived.” Grandpa said, hugging Maya tightly, wiping tears from his own eyes.“Oh my God, Bambina, this is the first time I’ve seen it.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“I know how much you loved your truck, and it can be replaced, but you can’t.” Grandpa said, rubbing Maya’s back.“I guess, I just need to start saving for a new one now.” Maya said, looking down at her feet.“You’ll be receiving money from your insurance company, plus the other driver’s insurance has been in contact with us and is taking care of all your medical bills and sending you money for the accident. You’ll have another truck before you know it.” Grandpa said smiling, lightly hugging Maya.“But it won’t be the same.” Maya said, looking down as she moved to exit the barn.“I’m sorry about your truck.” Carina said, placing her hand on Maya’s back.“It’s just a truck.” Maya said, trying to sound like it’s not that big of a deal.“But it was your truck you worked so hard and saved so long for.” Carina said, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.“You can help me pick out a new one.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Really? I’d love that!” Carina said excitedly, kissing Maya on the cheek.Once they were back inside the house Lucia was sitting in the kitchen drinking a cup of coffee, talking with Nana. “I need to get home and get some cleaning done. Let me know if you need any help or anything with Maya.” Lucia said smiling at Nana.“We’ll be fine, she can’t do that much anyway.” Nana said smiling at Lucia.“Is Andrew going home with me or will you be bringing him home with you?” Lucia asked, looking at Carina.“He needs to go home with you, I’m staying here tonight to help Maya.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Is that ok with you Kate?” Lucia asked, looking at Kate.“Carina is welcome here anytime she wants to stay. I would appreciate the help until we can figure out a routine.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“That’s fine, but you need to come home Sunday evening so you can get ready for school on Monday.” Lucia said in a stern voice to Carina.“Yes ma’am.” Carina said smiling at Lucia, hugging her.Later in the evening Maya and Carina are sitting on the couch watching a movie with Grandpa and Nana, when Maya started to yawn. “Are you getting tired?” Carina asked, seeing Maya yawn.“Yeah, this has been a long day, and I need to take my pain medication so I can go to bed.” Maya said, reaching for her crutches.“I’ll help you upstairs and get your medication for you.” Carina said, standing up, placing her hand on Maya’s back.When they entered Maya’s bedroom, Maya shut the door quickly, turning to cup Carina’s face in her hands, kissing her hard on the lips, swiping her tongue across Carina’s lip asking for entrance, Carina allowing it as their tongues danced together, tasting each other for the first time in weeks. “I’ve been dying to do that all day.” Maya said, breaking the kiss for air.“Wow!” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I’m going to get ready for bed while you get my medication.” Maya said smiling, sitting on the bed, slowly taking her pants off.“I’ll...I’ll…be…right back.” Carina said, swallowing hard, watching Maya undress slowly in front of her.“Hurry back, I’ll be waiting.” Maya said smiling flirtatiously, taking her shirt off slowly.Carina ran down the stairs, filling a glass of water for Maya to take her medication with. “Do you know where Maya’s medication is?” Carina asked Nana who just walked into the kitchen.“It’s right there on the counter, take it to her room in case she needs it during the night.” Nana said, pointing to the bottle of medication on the counter.“Great idea!” Carina said, picking up the bottles of medication.“I’m assuming you’ll be staying in the room with Maya. You need to know that she’s not allowed to engage in any physical activities for the next three weeks, or until the doctor clears her.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“Yes ma’am, if it’s ok with you that I stay in the room with her. If not, I can sleep in the guest room, but I assure you, nothing will happen.” Carina said smiling at Nana.“I believe you, and it’s fine with me if you stay in there with her.” Nana said smiling at Carina. “Knowing Maya the way I do, she would probably just try to sneak in the guest room with you anyway.” Nana said with a chuckle.“I’ll make sure she doesn’t do anything she’s not allowed to.” Carina said, in a serious tone, walking up the stairs.“Lock the door.” Maya said smiling at Carina when she entered the room.“Nana just told me you’re not allowed to engage in any physical activities, so whatever you’re thinking about, forget it.” Carina said smiling, locking the door behind her.“I’m thinking about you naked in this bed next to me, my arms wrapped around you, holding you close to me.” Maya said smiling, lifting the comforter for Carina.“I can do that, but nothing else.” Carina said, in a firm voice, pointing at Maya. “Here, take your medication.” Carina said, handing Maya the pills and water.Maya took the pills and water from Carina, quickly taking them, as Carina started undressing. “Take your clothes off slowly, so I can enjoy the view.” Maay said, laying with her arms behind her head, smiling at Carina.“Maya, stop! You’re going to get both of us in trouble talking and looking at me like that.” Carina said smiling, taking her clothes off slowly, watching Maya look up and down her body.Once Carina was completely naked, she got in bed beside Maya, snuggling close to her. “You feel so good next to me, I’ve missed holding you like this.” Maya said, kissing the top of Carina’s head.“I missed you too, I missed your arms around me, making me feel safe and relaxed.” Carina said, placing a kiss on Maya’s shoulder.Maya scooted down in the bed, so she was eye level with Carina, looking into her eyes. “I love you so much.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth exploring every inch of it, as she trailed her hand down Carina’s arm to her breast, softly squeezing it.Carina pulled back from the kiss. “No, you can’t do that.” Carina said, moving Maya’s hand away from her breast.“I just want a quick feel of what I’ve been missing.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Ok, but just a quick feel and not playing around with them.” Carina said smiling at Maya.Maya moved her hand back to Carina’s breast, softly caressing it and rubbing her thumb across her nipple, eliciting a moan from Carina. “God, you feel so good.” Maya said, kissing Carina’s sweet spot on her neck.“That’s enough touching.” Carina said, breathing hard, moving Maya’s hand away from her breast.“Ok.” Maya said with a giggle. “You can touch me if you want.” Maya said, kissing and sucking on Carina’s sweet spot on her neck, Carina moaning.“Dio mio.” Carina said, slowly trailing her hand down to Maya’s dick, feeling her semi hard erection, slowly rubbing her hand up and down it, causing Maya to moan, and thrust her hips against Carina hand.“My dick has missed you.” Maya said, breathing hard against Carina’s neck. Maya slowly, trailed her hand down to Carina’s folds, running her fingers through the slick wetness that had begun to gather there. “Fuck, you’re already so wet.” Maya said, rubbing her fingers through her fold to her entrance, slowly trying to push a finger inside Carina’s pussy.“Wait, we have to stop.” Carina said breathing hard, moving her hand away from Maya’s dick to remove Maya’s hand from her folds.“It’s been three weeks, I’m so horny.” Maya said groaning in Carina’s neck.“I am too, but we can’t do anything until the doctor clears you.” Carina said, looking into Maya’s eyes. “I want you to heal completely before we have sex again. As much as we enjoy it, it’s not worth hindering your healing process.” Carina said, rubbing her nose against Maya’s.“Ok, but once I’m cleared, we have a lot of catching up to do.” Maya said smiling mischievously at Carina. “I have a whole new box of condoms just waiting to be used.” Maya said with a giggle.“Stupida.” Carina said with a chuckle. “Just how many come in a box anyway?” Carina asked, a look of curiosity on her face.“The one I bought has 24 in it, but we’re not going to use the whole box at once.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I don’t think I could even if I wanted to.” Carina said laughing.“Me neither.” Maya said smiling, with a big yawn.“You’re tired, let’s get some sleep.” Carina said, snuggling closer to Maya.“The pain pills make me sleepy, but they help with the pain, so I need to take them.” Maya said, yawning again.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the shoulder.“Good night, Babe.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the top of her head.During the night Carina feels Maya moving around beside her and wakes up. “What’s wrong?” Carina asked, rising up in bed, looking at Maya.“I need to pee.” Maya said, moving to get out of bed, reaching for her crutches.“Wait, I’ll help you.” Carina said, getting out of bed quickly moving to help Maya out of the bed.“Are you going to hold my dick for me while I pee too?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“I can if you need me to.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Sure, why not.” Maya said smiling, shrugging her shoulders.Carina helped Maya to stand in front of the toilet, reaching down grab Maya’s dick, aiming it at the toilet. “I don’t see why guys can’t hit a hole as big as a toilet when they pee.” Carina said with a chuckle, watching Maya pee in the toilet.“Because they’re lazy, it’s not that hard to do.” Maya said smiling at Carina. “Make sure you shake it twice when I’m done peeing.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Is that good enough?” Carina asked smiling, after helping Maya use the bathroom.“You did a great job; I’ll have to let you help more often.” Maya said smiling, placing a small kiss on Carina’s lips.“Stupida.” Carina said smiling at Maya.When they got back to bed Maya was groaning in pain. “I need another of my pain pills.” Maya said wincing in pain.Carina reached for the bottle, taking out a pill for Maya, handing it to her. “Here.” Carina said, handing Maya the water.“Thank you.” Maya said after taking the pill. Maya kept moving around in bed, unable to get comfortable, her leg hurting her.“Are you ok?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“My leg is really hurting tonight.” Maya said grimacing in pain.“Is there anything I can do for you?” Carina asked, rubbing her head.“No, I just have to wait for the pain meds to kick in.” Maya said, her forehead covered in sweat from the pain.Carina got a cold wet cloth from the bathroom, wiping it across Maya’s forehead where the sweat had gathered. “Are you feeling any better?” Carina asked, a look of concern on her face.“A little.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s head lightly.“I’ll stay awake with you until you fall asleep.” Carina said, softly kissing Maya on the shoulder.“What color should my next truck be?” Maya asked, trying to distract herself from the pain.“I really like the blue that’s on your truck now.” Carina responded.“Me too, I think I’ll try to find another blue one. I’m getting a 4 wheel drive this time though. You can go just about anywhere in it, and there’s still places I want to show you on the ranch.” Maya said, beginning to yawn.“That sounds like a good plan.” Carina said, seeing Maya yawn. “Do you think you can sleep now?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Yeah, let’s try to sleep now.” Maya said, closing her eyes, lightly snoring a few minutes later, Carina smiling, softly kissing her shoulder.Carina woke up needing to pee, quietly getting out of bed, trying to not wake Maya up. When Carina came out of the bathroom, she looked at her phone to see that it was time for Maya to take her medication. Carina nuzzled her nose against Maya’s cheek, lightly kissing her on the lips, Maya stirring but not waking up. “You need to wake up so you can take your medicine.” Carina said, tracing her finger across Maya’s lips, Maya opening her eyes, to see Carina smiling at her.“Good morning.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Good morning.” Carina said smiling, leaning to kiss Maya softly on the lips, Maya grabbing the back of Carina’s head, kissing her deeply, slipping her tongue in her mouth, moaning.“You need to take your medicine.” Carina said, breaking the kiss.“Your kisses are all the medicine I need.” Maya said smiling, trying to pull Carina down for another kiss.“No…you need to take your medication, so your leg doesn’t start hurting you like last night.” Carina said, reaching for the bottle of medication, taking the pills out and handing them to Maya.“You’re mean this morning.” Maya said, taking the medication.“I’m not mean, I just don’t want you to be in pain like you were last night.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the cheek before getting out of bed.“I’m going to need help getting dressed.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Ok, I’ll help you after I’m dressed.” Carina said, putting her clothes on.Maya sat up on the side of the bed, as Carina bent down to help Maya put her boxers on, Maya’s dick at eye level with Carina. Maya smiled, seeing Carina staring at her semi hard dick. “Like what you see?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“It’s right there staring at me.” Carina said with a chuckle, pointing at Maya’s dick.“Rooster wants a kiss from you this morning.” Maya said smiling, holding her dick up to Carina.“Maya! Stop it!” Carina said chuckling, helping Maya pull her boxers up.“Ok, but you’re not fun this morning.” Maya said, falling back on the bed.“Let’s get you dressed, I smell Nana’s cooking and I’m hungry this morning.” Carina said smiling, helping Maya raise up to put her pants on.“Mmmm, the smell of bacon and coffee this morning.” Maya said moaning, taking a deep breath, smelling the aroma in the air.“Yes, and I really need coffee this morning.” Carina said, wiping her eyes.“Me too, let’s go.” Maya said, standing up to take her crutches from Carina.“Good morning.” Nana said when they entered the kitchen. “How did you sleep last night?” Nana asked looking at Maya.“Pretty good, until my leg started hurting and I had to take medication for it.” Maya said, reaching to rub her thigh.“We were awake for about an hour waiting for her pain medication to ease her pain so she could sleep.” Carina said, stretching and yawning.“I woke up needing to pee too, but Carina helped me.” Maya said smiling at Carina, Carina glaring at her.“That’s good, because I don’t think I could help you with that.” Nana said with a chuckle, looking at Carina.“It’s not that hard, you just help her to the bathroom, then wait for her to finish.” Carina said, trying to make it sound like it was no big deal.“Right, that’s all.” Maya said with a giggle, looking at Carina.“Shut up.” Carina said in a whisper, glaring at Maya.“Mike had to run to town this morning so Jose will be here shortly to feed the animals and take care of things for him.” Nana said, sitting down to eat.“What did he need to go to town for?” Maya asked, taking a bite of food.“He needed to go pick something up.” Nana said, taking a drink of coffee.“Did he take the ranch truck? I was going to see if me and Carina could get out and drive around the ranch for a bit. I’ve been couped up in that hospital for three weeks and I need to get outside before I go crazy.” Maya explained, rubbing her hand through her hair.“I think so, but he’ll be back before long. He said he would be back for lunch and wanted me to make chili and cornbread for him. You can take our truck if you’re just wanting to get out of the house for a bit.” Nana said smiling, taking a drink of coffee.“I’m not comfortable driving your truck.” Carina said looking at Nana.“It’s no difference from driving Maya’s truck, you should be fine.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“Please, I really need to get outside.” Maya said, pouting at Carina, giving her puppy dog eyes.“Fine, but if anything happens to their truck, it’s your fault.” Carina said in a serious tone, pointing her finger at Maya.“Deal, let’s go.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips, reaching for her crutches.As they were walking out the door Nana called out to Carina to come into the kitchen for a minute. “Wait right here.” Carina said to Maya before walking into the kitchen. Carina was in the kitchen with Nana, but Maya couldn’t hear what they were talking about. Carina returned shortly smiling at Maya. “Let’s go.” Carina said, opening the door for Maya.“What was that about?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“She needed my help with something. Are we going for a ride or not?” Carina asked smiling, looking at Maya.“Yes, we are.” Maya said smiling, walking on her crutches to the truck. Carina helped Maya inside the truck, before getting in the driver’s seat.Carina and Maya rode around for over an hour, going by Starbucks for coffee. Maya’s leg started hurting so they decided to return to the ranch so Maya could take medication for the pain. When they arrived at the ranch, Carina gave Maya the pain medication, Maya getting sleepy a little while later as the medication kicked in. “Let me help you upstairs so you can rest for a while.” Carina said, seeing Maya yawning.“Ok, I definitely need a nap.” Maya said, reaching for her crutches.Carina helped Maya up the stairs and into bed, Maya falling asleep shortly, lightly snoring. Carina quietly got out of bed and went downstairs to see Nana preparing the chili for Grandpa. “Is Grandpa back yet?” Carina asked, smiling at Nana.“He just called and said he’s on the way.” Nana said smiling, cutting up onions for the chili.“Maya should be asleep for a few hours; she’s snoring so she’s in a deep sleep.” Carina said with a chuckle.“That’s good, that will give us time to set everything up.” Nana said smiling at Carina.When Grandpa got home, he walked into the kitchen looking around for Maya. “Where’s Maya?” Grandpa asked, looking at Carina.“She’s sleeping, her leg was hurting her.” Carina said, pouring Grandpa a cup of coffee.“I’m going to be in the barn helping Jose, let me know when she wakes up.” Grandpa said, taking the coffee outside with him.Carina kept going upstairs to check on Maya so she could help her downstairs when she woke up. Carina is walking up the stairs when Maya’s bedroom door opens, and Maya comes out on her crutches. “I was just coming to see if you were awake.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I just woke up a few minutes ago.” Maya said, moving towards the stairs.“You woke up just in time, the chili is just about done cooking.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the cheek.“It smells delicious, I smell cornbread in the oven.” Maya said, taking a deep breath to smell the cornbread cooking.Carina helped Maya down the stairs and into the kitchen. “I need to let Grandpa know lunch is ready.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“I’ll be right here when you get back.” Maya said with a chuckle.Carina walks into the kitchen with Grandpa, both smiling widely. “You’re finally awake.” Grandpa said, patting Maya on the back.“I just woke up a few minutes ago. The pain medication makes me so sleepy, and I need a nap after taking them.” Maya said.“Mmmm, that chili smells good.” Grandpa said smelling the air.“It tastes as good as it smells, I tasted it while Nana was cooking it.” Carina said smiling at Grandpa.When everyone had finished eating, Nana put all the dishes in the sink, drying her hands on a towel, looking at Grandpa smiling. “Do you feel like walking to the barn with me, there’s something I want to show you?” Grandpa asked smiling at Maya.“Yeah, what do you want to show me?” Maya asked, reaching for her crutches.“You’ll see.” Grandpa said smiling.Grandpa and Maya walked outside, Maya moving slowly because of the crutches, Nana and Carina quietly following a little way behind them. Jose is standing by one of the barn doors, smiling at Grandpa. “Are you ready boss?” Jose asked, looking at Grandpa.“Yes, open the door.” Grandpa said smiling.Jose slowly opened the huge door to reveal a brand new blue 4-wheel drive truck. “That’s a beautiful truck.” Maya said, moving closer to the truck. “I didn’t know you were buying a new truck for the ranch.” Maya said looking at Grandpa.“It’s not for the ranch, it’s for you.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya, handing her the keys, Carina and Nana sneaking from around the corner of the barn to witness it.“No! Seriously?” Maya asked, smiling at Grandpa.“Yes. It’s the same color as your other truck and has all the same features, plus a few more, and it’s 4-wheel drive like you wanted with your other truck.” Grandpa said smiling, handing Maya the title to the truck with her name on it. “I had it special ordered for you so it would be exactly the way you wanted it. It came in yesterday, but you were being released so I couldn’t pick it up until this morning.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“This is too much.” Maya said, tears streaming down her face.“Nothing is too much for you, kiddo.” Grandpa said smiling, hugging Maya tightly.“I’ll pay you back with the money I get from the insurance company.” Maya said, hugging Grandpa tightly, wiping her tears from her face.“No, you won’t, it’s an early graduation present, even though you don’t graduate until next year. You’re going to need transportation to get to and from school and the ranch, so I got it a little early for you.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“Thank you, Grandpa, you’re the best, I love you so much.” Maya said, sobbing hard on Grandpa’s chest.Nana and Carina are wiping tears from their eyes watching the scene between Maya and Grandpa. “Do you want to take it for a ride?” Nana asked, smiling at Maya.“No, I can’t drive yet. Nobody is driving this truck before I do.” Maya said shaking her head, rubbing her hand on the truck.“Huh oh, she’s going to be selfish with this truck like she was with the other one.” Nana said with a chuckle.“I agree with her, she should be the first to drive it, it is her truck after all.” Carina said smiling, walking closer to Maya. “It’s beautiful Bambina, the blue reminds me of your eyes.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s face in her hands, softly kissing her on the lips.“It has a lot more room to look at stars in too.” Grandpa said with a laugh.“I really like the crew cab on it. I can take more people in it now, with the back seat.” Maya said, opening the door to look inside the truck. “Wow, the back seat is huge, I didn’t know it had that much room in the back.” Maya said smiling, looking in the back seat.“We can take Andrea and Mason with us now.” Carina said, looking in the back at all the room.“Yeah, or I can think of other things we can do back here.” Maya whispered so nobody could hear her.“Maya!” Carina shouted, turning red from embarrassment, hitting Maya on the shoulder.“Ouch, that hurt.” Maya said laughing, rubbing her shoulder.“Look at all the stuff it has! It has an actual Bose sound system, heated and air-conditioned seats, and the steering wheel is heated and air-conditioned too!” Maya said smiling, looking at all the equipment the truck had on it. “You even had the windows tinted for me.” Maya said, looking at the windows. “I can’t wait until I’m able to drive again.” Maya said smiling, admiring her new truck.“Did you notice the electric steps that come out when you open the door to make it easier to get inside?” Grandpa asked, pointing at the steps.“No way! That’s so cool! This truck is awesome! I couldn’t have picked out a better truck myself. Thank you so much, Grandpa.” Maya said smiling, moving closer to Grandpa, hugging him tightly. “Thank you, Nana.” Maya said smiling, hugging Nana tightly.“You’re welcome. You deserve it, you’re always helping us out here at the ranch and are always there whenever we need you. We’re happy to do this for you.” Nana said smiling, wiping the tears from her face.“You better not take this for your first drive without me.” Carina said smiling, placing her hand on Maya’s back.“I wouldn’t think of it.” Maya said with a chuckle. “I’ve seen angry Italian Carina before, and she scares me.” Maya said with a chuckle, hugging Carina tightly.“We better get you back inside, it’s cold out here and you’ve been on your feet enough today.” Nana said, motioning for Maya to head to the house.“I’ll go inside in a minute; I just want to look at my truck a little longer.” Maya said smiling, turning towards her truck.“Carina, make her come in before long.” Nana said, pointing to Maya.“Yes ma’am, I will.” Carina responded.“We’ll leave you alone with your new truck.” Grandpa said, turning to leave the barn, Jose following him.“I can’t believe they bought this for me. Do you have any idea how much a truck like this costs? It’s way more than I can afford, that’s for sure.” Maya said smiling at the truck.“It’s because they love you and appreciate you so much.” Carina said smiling.“I have the best grandparent on earth.” Maya said smiling widely.“I can’t disagree with that.” Carina said, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Look at all the room inside it.” Maya said, pointing inside the truck.“It’s definitely a lot more room than your other truck.” Carina said looking inside the truck.“I’m going to miss my old truck, but this one is awesome.” Maya said, looking over at her wrecked truck, not far from her new one.“It was your first truck, and you bought it with your own money. That truck will always be special to you.” Carina said rubbing Maya’s back.“Mason is not going to be happy about this.” Maya said, rubbing her hand across her forehead.“He’ll just have to get over it, you’re the one who is always helping at the ranch and taking care of things when Grandpa and Nana need you to. You shouldn’t worry about Mason not being happy about your new truck. Like they said, you deserve it.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s arm. “Besides, you bought your first truck yourself, so if he wants his own truck, he needs to get a job and save for it like you did.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the shoulder.“You’re right, but I know he’s not going to be happy about it.” Maya said shaking her head, rubbing the back of her neck.“Let’s go inside, I’m getting cold.” Carina said, shivering from the cold, placing her hand on Maya’s back as they walked to the house.When they walked inside the kitchen Nana and Grandpa were sitting at the table drinking coffee. “Maya, sit down, I need to talk to you about a few things.” Grandpa said pointing to a chair.“What’s going on, Grandpa?” Maya asked, seeing the serious look on Grandpa’s face.“Jose told me that Josh is back in town and he’s wanting to work on the ranch again. I’m not going to let him come back unless you say it’s ok with you. Jose has worked for me for years and he’s like family, but I won’t hire Josh back unless you agree to it.” Grandpa said, his tone serious and firm.“NO! I don’t want Josh anywhere near this ranch after what he did to Carina. If he comes back to work here, I refuse to let Carina on this ranch with him around it.” Maya said, her face red with anger, slamming her fist on the table.“I expected that to be your reaction, but I told Jose I would discuss it with you and give him an answer tomorrow. I had to ask because it’s Jose, if it had been anyone else, I wouldn’t have given it a second thought.” Grandpa said in a firm tone.“I have to agree with Maya, I don’t want to be anywhere near Josh after what happened.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s back to calm her down.“And I agree with Maya and Carina.” Nana said, looking at Grandpa.“It’s settled then, Josh will not be working on this ranch.” Grandpa said, in a firm serious tone.“I understand how much Jose means to you, but Grandpa Josh tried to hurt Carina, and I can’t forgive or forget that. I’m sorry, but that’s just how I feel, and nothing is going to change my feelings about Josh.” Maya said, shaking her head.“I understand, but I had to ask because of Jose. I expected your reaction to be just as it was, so I’m not surprised about it. Jose said Josh has changed so I was going to give him another chance, but not at the expense of hurting you or Carina in the process.” Grandpa said, looking lovingly at Maya and Carina.“A leopard doesn’t change it’s stripes.” Carina said, causing everyone to chuckle.“It’s spots babe, not stripes.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the cheek.“Your stupid American idioms.” Carina said with a chuckle, lifting her hands in defeat.“You were close though.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.Maya and Carina are lying in bed, Maya still talking about her new truck, looking through the book that came with it showing all the extras it has on it. “Look, it has wireless charging for my phone.” Maya said, showing Carina the picture in the book.“That’s nice.” Carina said smiling.“It has lane departure warning, forward collision alert, and rear cross traffic alert! I could have used those in my other truck.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Are you going to stay up all night looking at that book?” Carina asked smiling, before yawning big.“No, I’ll put it down now. I can see you’re ready to get some sleep.” Maya said with a chuckle, placing the book on the nightstand by her bed.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling, snuggling up to Maya.“Hey, you forgot to give me my good night kiss.” Maya said, scooting down in bed to be eye level with Carina.“I didn’t forget, you had your nose stuck in that book.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I don’t now.” Maya said smiling, capturing Carina’s lip in a deep heated kiss, moaning loudly as the kiss continued, running her hand down Carina’s back, squeezing her butt.“Bambina, no!” Carina said, breaking the kiss, looking into Maya’s eyes, moving Maya’s hand away from her butt.“I just wanted a little feel.” Maya said smiling mischievously.“That’s what you said last night.” Carina said with a chuckle. “Good night, Bambina.” Carina said smiling, snuggling into Maya’s chest.“This is going to be a very long three weeks. Good night, Babe.” Maya said, sighing deeply, then groaning in frustration.

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Grandpa takes Maya to hopefully get her cast removed and be cleared to return to school. The doctor checked Maya’s eyes first, and everything looked good. He proceeded to check her reflexes and her head where she had the surgery, removing the remaining staples. The neurologist is impressed with how well Maya has healed and is releasing her to return to school. “Am I cleared to resume all physical activities as well?” Maya asked, looking curiously at the doctor.“You may resume moderate physical activities, but you still need to not overexert your body yet. It will be a while before your brain is fully healed so you still need to be cautious with physical activities. You are cleared for light exercising but don’t push yourself. I understand you run track, but I will not clear you to begin running until your next appointment in another month. You will be undergoing physical therapy for your leg and will get all the exercise you need at that time. You had multiple fractures in your leg so it will take several months to fully heal. If you try to run or exercise on that leg before it’s fully healed, you can cause further damage which could result in you not being able to continue running track. From what I understand, you are the number one ranked track star in the state, and if you want to continue ranking at number one, you will do as you have been instructed. Any more questions?” The doctor explained looking at Grandpa and Maya.“So, what physical activities am I cleared to do, if I can’t exercise or run?” Maya asked, a tone of annoyance in her voice.“You can walk, ride a bike, drive, and some light lifting, but nothing over 20 pounds until after you’ve completed the physical therapy for your leg.” The doctor explained.“Is that all of the activities I’m cleared to do?” Maya asked, getting frustrated.“Until you complete the physical therapy, then you will be allowed to begin light exercising and more strenuous activities.” The doctor said, looking at Maya.“What about other physical activities that aren’t strenuous?” Maya asked, turning red from embarrassment, looking at Grandpa as if silently asking for help.“I believe my Maya is trying to ask you if sex would fall into the category of physical activities she is allowed to resume.” Grandpa said with a wink, smiling at Maya.“Yes, you are allowed to resume sexual activities. I forget to tell my younger patients that part.” The doctor said with a light chuckle.“Thank you!” Maya exclaimed, smiling widely.“Now let’s get an x-ray on your leg to see if we can remove the cast today.” The doctor said smiling, walking out the door.“Thank you, Grandpa.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa.“I knew what you were wanting to ask but were too embarrassed to.” Grandpa said smiling, patting Maya on the back. “Let’s get you down to x-ray and see if you can get that cast off.” Grandpa said, handing Maya the crutches.“I’m really hoping they take the cast off so I can take an actual shower and start walking without these crutches.” Maya said smiling.After Maya’s x-ray she was sent into a room to have the cast removed, smiling widely, excited about it being taken off her leg. The orthopedic doctor came in to look at the x-ray and cleared the technician to remove the cast, but instructed Maya to continue to use the crutches until completing physical therapy to regain strength in her leg. “You can put some weight on your leg, but I do not want you walking without the crutches yet.” The orthopedic doctor explained. “If you plan on running track next year, you will follow all my instructions faithfully. I want to come to one of your track meets and see if you’re as good as everyone has been telling me.” The doctor said smiling at Maya.“Yes sir, I will follow every one of your instructions.” Maya said smiling excitedly. Once the cast was removed Maya tried bending her leg, but it was stiff and hard to bend. “I can hardly bend it.” Maya said, with a look of concern on her face.“That’s normal, you haven’t bent it for 6 weeks and your muscles have tightened up, that’s why you need physical therapy to loosen and strengthen the muscles in that leg. Don’t try to force it to bend or you could damage the muscles. Try lightly bending it but as soon as it starts to hurt, stop.” The technician explained.“Will I be able to run as well as I did before the accident?” Maya asked, frowning.“You may be a little slower at first, but once you build up the strength in that leg, you should be as good as you were before the accident. The main thing is to take it slow and give it time to heal completely before you try running again.” The technician explained.Maya sent Carina a picture of her leg without the cast, sending smiling and heart emojis. “Come to the ranch after school so we can take my new truck for a drive!” Maya messaged Carina.“I’ll drop Andrea off at the house, then come to the ranch.” Carina responded in a message, with a smiling emoji and heart.“The first thing I’m doing when I get to the ranch is taking a long shower.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa.“Good because you stink after 6 weeks without one.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“I took baths, I don’t stink.” Maya said smiling.Maya opened the door at the ranch. “Nana, come quick!” Maya shouted, sounding alarmed.“What is…” Nana started to say when she rushed out of the kitchen to see Maya standing without the cast on her leg. “You got your cast off!” Nana exclaimed, smiling at Maya.“I did! Look at my naked leg.” Maya said smiling, holding up her sweatpants leg for Nana to see her leg without the cast.“What did the doctor say? Did he clear you? When do you start physical therapy?” Nana asked rapid firing questions to Maya.“Slow down Nana!” Maya said with a chuckle. “The doctor cleared me for some physical activities and said I’m healing well. I start physical therapy next week. I’m not allowed to put weight on my leg until after physical therapy to build up strength in my muscles.” Maya explained.“What activities did he clear you for?” Nana asked, looking curiously at Maya.“I can walk, but with crutches, ride a bike, which I never do, and drive.” Maya said smiling at Nana.“You’re finally going to be able to drive your new truck!” Nana said smiling, hugging Maya.“Carina is coming here after school and we’re going to take my truck for our first drive together.” Maya said excitedly, smiling at Nana.“Are you going to go look at the stars tonight?” Grandpa asked with a smirk.Maya glared at Grandpa knowing what he was really asking her. “I don’t know, but probably not, since it’s a school night.” Maya said, sounding annoyed at Grandpa.“Just remember to be careful on that leg.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“I’m going to take a shower before Carina gets here.” Maya said, walking towards the stairs.“Did they say anything about her being able to run track again?” Nana asked, a look of concern on her face.“She should be able to run track next year, if she follows their instructions and takes it easy until she gains strength back in her leg. She’s not allowed to run or exercise except for physical therapy.” Grandpa explained.“Thank God, I know how much she loves track and running.” Nana said, sighing heavily in relief.“I was concerned the fractures in her leg might prevent her from ever running track again. The doctor said she might be a little slower at first but that she should be just as good as she has always been. She was happier about being able to resume something other than running though.” Grandpa said, smiling at Nana.“What could she be happier about than being able to run track?” Nana asked, a look of confusion on her face.“A physical activity that includes Carina.” Grandpa said with a mischievous grin on his face.“You mean….Ohhhh.” Nana said, her eyes widened in surprise. “She’s definitely just like you.” Nana said with a chuckle, smacking Grandpa on the arm.“I wasn’t that bad.” Grandpa said laughing.“No…you were worse.” Nana said laughing, pointing her finger at Grandpa.When Maya came back downstairs after showering, she walked into the kitchen to see Carina sitting at the table talking with Nana. “You’re here.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I just got here a few minutes ago.” Carina said smiling, walking to where Maya was, kissing her softly on the lips.“Are you ready to take my new truck for a drive?” Maya asked smiling widely at Carina, holding the key fob in her hand.“Yes! Let’s go!” Carina said excitedly, clapping her hands in excitement.Carina helped Maya climb into the driver’s seat before getting in on the passenger’s side, sliding over to sit beside Maya. “I hope I remember how to drive.” Maya said with a chuckle, starting the truck.“You got this Bambina.” Carina said smiling, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.Maya drove the truck for almost 2 hours, trying every accessory on it, from the radio to the seat heaters and air conditioning. “This truck is awesome!” Maya said smiling.“You’ll never let me drive this one.” Carina said with a chuckle.“You can drive it after we’re married, because then it’ll be yours too.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“That’s years away.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I’ll let you drive it once the new wears off, which should be in a year or so.” Maya said laughing.“Stupida.” Carina said smiling, smacking Maya on the shoulder.“We better get back to the ranch before Nana starts worrying about us. She’s been a bit overprotective since my accident and I don’t want to worry her.” Maya said, turning down the road leading to the ranch.“I was hoping we could go look at the stars tonight.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya, drawing circles on her thigh with her finger.“Yes, we can do that if you want. I just need to go by the house first.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on top of the head.When they got back to the ranch, Grandpa was in his office working on the computer, Nana looking over his shoulder. “How was your drive?” Nana asked smiling at Maya.“It was amazing! It’s going to take some time to get used to all the accessories it has.” Maya said smiling.“I think she pushed every button the truck has.” Carina said with a laugh.“I was just trying to figure out what each button’s function was.” Maya said laughing.“First she burned our butts with the seat heater, then she froze them with the seat air conditioner.” Carina said laughing.“Yeah, but it was fun.” Maya said smiling at Carina. “I’ll be right back, then we’ll go look at the stars.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina softly on the lips.“So…you’re going to look at the stars tonight?” Grandpa said with a smirk.“Carina wants to go look at the stars, so we’re going.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa.“We don’t have to go if you don’t want to.” Carina said looking at Maya.“She wants to.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“Shut up!” Maya said, glaring at Grandpa.“I’ll make some hot chocolate for you to take. It’s pretty cold outside tonight so it can help you stay warm.” Nana said, walking towards the kitchen.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling, following Nana to the kitchen.“Maya!” Grandpa yelled as Maya was walking out of the office.“Yes.” Maya said, turning to look at Grandpa.“Have fun and be careful.” Grandpa said, raising his eyebrows at Maya.“Yes sir.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa.Nana was pouring the hot chocolate into a thermos when Maya walked into the kitchen. “You almost ready?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Don’t forget a blanket.” Nana said, looking at Carina.“Right, there aren’t any in your new truck.” Carina said, looking at Maya as she walked to the closet to grab a blanket.“All set?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina, Carina nodding. “I’ll be back later Nana.” Maya said smiling at Nana.“Goodbye Carina, in case I’m in bed when you get back.” Nana said smiling at Carina.“Goodbye, Nana.” Carina responded, waving at Nana.As Maya was driving to the spot where they look at the stars, Carina looked at Maya smiling. “I’ve been thinking that since you can’t do much work on the ranch, that maybe we could spend the weekend at your ranch house, just the two of us.” Carina said smiling seductively.“That can be arranged. How about this weekend? I can have Rosa shop for us and make sure everything is cleaned.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I already talked to Mamma about it, and she said it was ok with her.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“We can leave as soon as school is out Friday and come back late Sunday. I can’t wait to have you all to myself for the entire weekend, without any cast or restrictions.” Maya said smiling, leaning her head on Carina’s head.“I’ll have my bag packed Thursday night then.” Carina said smiling. “I can’t wait to spend alone time with you for 2 days and nights.” Carina said, trailing her finger up Maya’s thigh.“You can’t be doing that while I’m driving.” Maya said with a chuckle, moving Carina’s hand to her knee.“Why, am I making you hard?” Carina asked smiling, whispering in Maya’s ear.“Not yet, but I will be if you keep doing that.” Maya said with a chuckle.When they got to their spot to look at the stars, Maya started to get out of the truck. “It’s too cold outside, let’s stay in here where it’s warm.” Carina said smiling, grabbing Maya’s arm before she could move to get out of the truck.“Ok, I’ll leave the engine running so it stays warm then.” Maya said smiling, starting the engine again.“Let’s try out your back seat.” Carina said smiling, climbing over the seat to the back.“Ok.” Maya said smiling, slowly moving over the seat to the back, careful not to put weight on her bad leg. “That’s hard to do with one good leg.” Maya said laughing, when she finally got in the back seat. “I can’t believe how much room there is back here.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina close to her.“I know, and it’s comfortable too.” Carina said smiling, snuggling up to Maya. “Are you sure the doctor cleared you for sex?” Carina asked, looking side-eyed at Maya.“Yes, he was asked specifically about sexual activities and cleared me.” Maya said smiling, lifting Carina’s chin to kiss her on the lips.“You asked him if you were cleared for sex?” Carina asked, her eyes widened in surprise.“No, Grandpa asked for me.” Maya said chuckling.“Maya!” Carina exclaimed, with a look of shock on her face.“I was trying to ask but couldn’t, so Grandpa asked for me.” Maya said chuckling, shrugging her shoulders.“We’re not good at keeping it a secret anymore.” Carina said laughing.“I think the only people who don’t know are my parents, unless Nana or Grandpa have said something to them, but I don’t think they would.” Maya said smiling.“My Mamma and Andrea don’t know unless Mason has told Andrea, but Mamma definitely doesn’t know. I haven’t even told her about your condition yet.” Carina said smiling.“I haven’t told a lot of people about my condition yet either. I don’t think it’s any of their business. It’s my body and I don’t ask them about theirs so they shouldn’t ask about mine.” Maya said.“I’m not saying anything to Mamma until you feel ok with me telling her you’re intersex.” Carina said smiling.“I’m not ready for her to know yet, she may look at me differently and I don’t want that. When people find out I’m intersex they look at me like I’m some sort of a monster or weird. That’s why I don’t share that part of my life with many people, only the most important people in my life know about it.” Maya said a hint of sadness in her voice.“I don’t think you’re weird, I think you’re beautiful and have a big, beautiful dick.” Carina said with a chuckle.“That’s the first time anyone has ever referred to my dick as beautiful.” Maya said laughing.“Nobody should be looking at your dick close enough to see how beautiful it is anyway!” Carina said with a chuckle, patting Maya’s dick softly.“You keep doing that and he’s going to want to come out and play.” Maya said chuckling.“Then let him out.” Carina said smiling, attacking Maya’s lips, kissing with passion, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, their tongues dancing with each other.Maya trailed her hand down to the hem of Carina’s shirt, sliding her hand underneath, moving it to her breast, softly squeezing and caressing it. Carina moved her hand to the hem of Maya’s shirt, slipping her hand underneath her shirt to Maya’s breast, softly squeezing it, eliciting a moan from Maya. Maya pulled on Carina’s shirt, lifting it over her head, throwing it on the floor. Maya attacked Carina’s neck, kissing and sucking on her sweet spot, while reaching behind Carina to unhook her bra, throwing it on the floor. Maya moved her hand to Carina’s nipple, rolling it between her fingers, eliciting a moan from Carina. Carina lifted Maya’s shirt over her head and threw it on the floor with her own, quickly removing her sports bra, to throw it on the floor. Maya kissed down Carina neck to her collarbone, leaving a mark there before moving her kisses to Carina’s nipple, licking her tongue across it before wrapping her mouth around Carina’s nipple, sucking and flicking her tongue across it, Carina moaning loudly. “Dio mio, I’ve miss you.” Carina said, breathing hard.“I’ve missed you too.” Maya said, moving to suck and flick her tongue on Carina’s other nipple. Maya trailed her hand down to the button on Carina’s pants, unbuttoning and unzipping them, before slipping her hand inside Carina’s underwear to her folds, feeling the slick wetness already gathered there. “Fuck, you’re so wet.” Maya said, moving her lips to Carina’s kissing her deeply, with pure desire and passion, moaning in her mouth.“Maya, I need you.” Carina said, breaking the kiss, grinding against Maya’s hand. Carina reached down to slide her hand inside Maya’s sweatpants and boxers, slowly stroking her semi hard dick, Maya thrusting her hips in Carina’s hand.“Fuck.” Maya said, breaking the kiss, breathing hard against Carina’s neck. Maya pulled her hand out of Carina’s pants, pushing them down her legs, removing her pants and panties altogether. “Lay down.” Maya said, gently guiding Carina to lay down on the seat.“Take your pants off now.” Carina said, pulling on Maya’s sweats and boxers. Maya reached down, pulling her pants and boxers off in one move, throwing them on the floor. Maya laid between Carina’s legs, slowly rubbing her dick through her folds.“Wait.” Maya said, sitting up to grab her wallet out of her pants, retrieving something from them. “I brought a condom.” Maya said smiling, holding the condom up to Carina.“Good thinking.” Carina said smiling, watching Maya open the wrapper with her teeth, rolling it down on her dick.“This feels weird.” Maya said smiling, making sure the condom was on properly.“Really?” Carina asked smiling, reaching her hand down to feel the condom on Maya’s dick.Maya leaned down, attacking Carina’s lips, kissing her deeply slipping her tongue inside her mouth, exploring every inch of her mouth, slowly rubbing her dick through Carina’s folds, lining it up with her entrance, causing a moan from Carina. “Maya, please.” Carina said, thrusting her hips, trying to push Maya’s dick inside her. Maya slowly started pushing her dick inside Carina until she had fully entered her. Carina wrapped her legs around Maya’s waist, slowly thrusting her hips against Maya. Maya started slowly thrusting deep inside Carina, pulling her dick out until just the head was inside, thrusting hard inside her, Carina moaning loudly. “More.” Carina said breathing hard, wrapping her arms around Maya’s back, holding her tightly against her body.“You want it hard tonight?” Maya asked, thrusting hard and deep inside Carina, her balls hitting against Carina’s butt, Carina moaning loudly. Maya started ramming harder inside Carina burying her dick as deep as she could get it, thrusting faster, as Carina began moaning louder, and breathing harder next to her ear.“Cazzo, I’m close.” Carina said breathing hard, her nails digging into Maya’s back, thrusting her hips wildly trying to keep rhythm with Maya’s.“You like when I fuck you hard and deep. I can feel your pussy tightening around my dick, you’re going to cum on my dick. I’m going to fuck you hard and deep all weekend. I’m going to make you come so many times you can’t keep count. Cum for me, cum all over my dick.” Maya said, knowing how much it turns Carina on more when she talks dirty to her, thrusting her hips harder, deeper, and faster into Carina.“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzo! I’m cumming! I’m cumming, don’t stop!” Carina yelled, as her pussy started convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick as Maya continued fucking her hard and deep, the sound of their bodies slapping together and the wetness between loud. Carina’s hold on Maya’s back relaxed along with her body as she was coming down from the orgasm, breathing hard in Maya’s ear.Maya stopped thrusting to give Carina time to catch her breath and recover from her orgasm, kissing her neck softly. “I love you.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear, softly caressing her head.“I love you too.” Carina responded through ragged breath.Maya held Carina until she was able to catch her breath. “Are you ok?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes, that was intense, but not as intense as it is without the condom. I prefer for you to fuck me without a condom.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I prefer to fuck you without a condom too, but you don’t want to get pregnant so I’m being extra cautious for you.” Maya said smiling, softly kissing Carina on the lips.“I’m on the pill so we don’t really need them, unless you want to wear one.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I prefer not to and won’t if you don’t want me to. It makes my dick feel weird with it on, and it doesn’t feel the same when I’m inside you.” Maya said looking at Carina.“The pill is 99% effective and condoms are 98% effective to prevent pregnancy. I’m willing to risk the one percent chance of getting pregnant and not using the condoms, because it feels so much better without one.” Carina said smiling.“We can discuss it more later. I’m already wearing one, so I’ll keep it on for tonight.” Maya said smiling at Carina. “Can I finish fucking you now? My dick is starting to hurt really bad.” Maya asked smiling.“Yes, fuck me some more.” Carina said smiling, attacking Maya’s lips, kissing her hard, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth fighting for dominance as Maya began thrusting hard and deep inside her again. Maya began thrusting faster, deeper, and harder inside Carina, moaning and panting in Carina’s ear.“Fuck, you feel so good. I’ve missed fucking you.” Maya said thrusting her hips at a relentless pace, burying her dick as deep inside Carina as possible, ramming hard each time, Carina moaning loudly in Maya’s ear.“I’ve missed you fucking me. You fuck me so good. I love feeling your big dick inside my pussy. Fuck me hard and deep with your big dick, make me cum again.” Carina said breathing hard, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s. Maya rams so hard into Carina it pushes Carina further up in the seat. “Yes Maya, just like that.” Carina said, holding Maya tightly by the shoulders, breathing harder in Maya’s ear. Maya is pounding Carina’s pussy hard with her dick, thrusting as deep as she can. “Dio mio, I’m going to cum.” Carina said panting in Maya’s ear, thrusting wildly against Maya.“Cum for me again, cum all over my dick. I’m going to keep fucking you until you cum again. Feel how deep my dick is inside your perfect pussy. You feel so good around my dick. I can hear how wet you are for me.” Maya said, thrusting faster and harder inside Carina, grunting in her ear with each thrust.“Oh Maya, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzo! I’m cumming, fuck, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, throwing her head back towards the ceiling of the truck, thrusting her hips wildly as her pussy started to convulse and tighten around Maya’s dick. Maya kept thrusting until Carina’s body relaxed and she went limp in Maya’s arms, breathing hard in Maya’s ear. “Fuck.” Carina said, through ragged breaths.Maya stopped thrusting, holding Carina as she came down from her orgasm, allowing her time to recover, placing soft kisses on her neck and shoulder. Carina finally caught her breath, smiling at Maya. “You’re still hard.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I am, I haven’t cum yet.” Maya said smiling.“How is that even possible?” Carina asked with a chuckle.“I think it’s because the condom changes the feeling of things so I can last longer.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Carina.“I can’t decide whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing.” Carina said smiling.“If you want me to last longer, I’ll wear a condom, but if you don’t, I won’t.” Maya said smiling.“I’m beginning to think you could go all night with a condom…but I can’t.” Carina said chuckling.“Aw come on, don’t you want to have another orgasm?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“I’ll never turn down another orgasm.” Carina said smiling, attacking Maya’s lips kissing her hard and deep. “Now fuck me some more, so you can cum.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya with desire and passion, thrusting her hips against Maya. Maya began thrusting deep and hard into Carina, panting in her ear.“I’m close.” Maya said, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper into Carina, their body slapping together.“Cum for me Bambina. Ram your big dick inside my pussy hard and deep. My pussy loves when you fuck it hard and deep. You fill me perfectly with your big dick. My pussy was made for you dick, fuck it good Bambina.” Carina said, trying to give Maya a taste of what she feels when Maya talks dirty to her. “That’s it Bambina, fuck me with your big dick, just like that.” Carina said moaning and breathing hard in Maya’s ear.Maya feels the tingling in her groin and the tightening in her balls. “Fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuckkk! I’m cumming, fuck, I’m cumming!” Maya shouted as ropes of cum shot from her dick into the condom, Maya continued deep shallow thrusting until all the cum has shot from her dick, collapsing on Carina, sweat dripping down her back, breathing hard in Carina’s ear.Carina rubbed her fingernails gently up and down Maya’s back, as Maya was breathing hard and panting in her ear, trying to recover from the orgasm. Carina placed soft light kisses on Maya’s shoulder. “I love you.” Carina whispered in Maya’s ear as Maya’s breathing slowed down.“I love you too.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear, still catching her breath. Carina just held Maya until she was able to catch her breath, softly rubbing up and down her back. Once Maya caught her breath, she looks into Carina’s eyes smiling, “Hi.” Maya said.“Hi.” Carina said smiling.“I missed doing that with you.” Maya said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Carina’s lips. “I’m going to pull out now.” Maya said smiling, moving to pull her dick out of Carina, causing a groan from Carina. Maya reached down to pull the condom off, holding it up for Carina to see it. “Look at all the cum I would have emptied inside you if I hadn’t been wearing a condom.” Maya said with a chuckle.“That’s a lot!” Carina said, her eyes widened in surprise, looking at the condom full of Maya’s cum.“I told you I almost filled the cup they gave me for my sperm test.” Maya said laughing.“I thought you were joking, but apparently not.” Carina said, still staring at the condom.“This is gross, hand me that empty bag on the floor so I can throw it away.” Maya said, pointing to where the bag was on the floor of her truck.“Don’t forget to throw the wrapper away too.” Carina said, sitting up to look for where Maya had thrown it. “Hand me some of the tissues from the front seat. Your seat is soaked underneath me.” Carina said with a chuckle.“We’ve officially christened my truck now.” Maya said with a laugh.“We never christened your other truck unless the bed of it counts.” Carina said laughing.“Anywhere in the truck counts. I’m glad Grandpa got this truck with leather seats.” Maya said laughing, wiping down her back seat.“Stupida.” Carina said smiling, smacking Maya on the shoulder.“You’re the first to spill something in my truck.” Maya said laughing.“Yes, but it’s your fault.” Carina said laughing.“It was worth it.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.After Maya and Carina got dressed, they moved back to the front seat. “Maya, I need to ask you something now that you’re better. Why were you upset and wouldn’t talk to me after we found out I wasn’t pregnant?”“Because I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. I had mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I felt relieved because you didn’t want to be pregnant, but on the other hand, I was ready to take on the responsibility if you were.” Maya responded. “Now, I need to ask you a question. What would you have done if you had been pregnant?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I honestly don’t know. I know I don’t want any children until I finish college and become a doctor, but I know how you feel about taking responsibility for our actions. I was torn between keeping it and having an abortion, but I was leaning toward an abortion. I didn’t want to ruin our lives and dreams by bringing a child into this world when we’re not ready for one.” Carina explained, looking at Maya.“I would have been happy to take the child and raise it while you went to college and fulfilled your dream. I could never turn my back on my child, you know family is the most important thing to me. It’s your body and you would have been the one to carry the baby and I understand your point of view, but I would have wanted to keep it. I would have supported whatever decision you made but it wouldn’t have been easy for me. Thankfully we didn’t have to make that decision, because you weren’t pregnant.” Maya responded.“It wouldn’t have been an easy decision for me to make, because the baby would be a part of you and I don’t know if I could have gone through with an abortion, because I would have been giving up a piece of you.” Carina said, looking into Maya’s eyes.“I wanted it because it would have been a part of you and me and a result of our love. I could have handled raising a child on my own, if I would have had to. I have a lot of family that would have stepped up and helped me with raising it while you continued your education. But I wouldn’t want you to have a child you didn’t want because of me and how I felt, that would have been selfish of me to expect you to do something you didn’t want to do just because of me.” Maya said, her eyes filling with tears.“I want to have children with you after we’re married, and I become a doctor. I want everything with you, the life, the love, the marriage, and family.” Carina said smiling, softly kissing Maya on the lips.“I want it all with you too. We need to discuss you going to Italy for college. I think you should go, because it’s your dream and you’ve worked so hard to achieve your dream already. I don’t want you to give up your dream because of me. I will be waiting for you no matter how long it takes you to complete college and become a doctor. I love you and you’re worth waiting for.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I don’t know if I’m still going to Italy for college or not. Your accident changed a lot for me and made me realize what is most important. You’re more important to me than going to college and becoming a doctor. I’m looking into colleges closer to home so I can still see you and spend time with you. I don’t want to be so far away from you, in case something was to happen to you again.” Carina said, wiping a tear from her eyes.“Carina you can’t live your life in fear of something happening to someone you love. We have no control over what’s going to happen in our lives. Accidents happen all the time, that’s why they’re called accidents, because you don’t plan for them to happen, but they still do. I have a fear of something happening to Nana and Grandpa, but I just enjoy every minute I have with them because we never know how much time we have left in this world. We will enjoy the time we have together until it’s time for you to leave for college in Italy if you can’t find one closer to home. I’m still willing to quit school and follow you to Italy if that would make it easier for you.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I’m not going to let you quit school to follow me to Italy. Especially with it being your senior year, the best year of school. Plus, Nana and Grandpa depend on your help with the ranch, you can’t just up and leave them and the ranch to follow me to Italy. I would never allow you to do that. We’ll figure out a solution that works for both of us.”“You’re going to college, one way or another, you’re going to become the doctor you’ve always wanted to be.” Maya said in a firm voice.“We just had amazing sex; can we talk about this later?” Carina asked smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“We can talk about it later, but I’m not changing my mind. You are going to college and become a doctor.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the nose.“Did you miss the amazing sex part?” Carina asked with a chuckle.“No, I heard you and I agree, it was amazing sex, but I just want to make it clear that you’re not giving up your dream.” Maya said smiling, rubbing her nose against Carina’s.“We need to head back now, it’s getting late, and we have school tomorrow.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“It’ll be my first day back since the accident and I’m a little nervous about it.” Maya said.“You’ll be fine, I’ll be there if you need anything.” Carina said, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.When they got back to the house Maya walked Carina to her car. “Text me so I know you made it home safe.” Maya said, opening the door for Carina.“I will. I’ll see you in the morning. Good night, Bambina.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“See you in the morning. Good night, Babe.” Maya said smiling, placing one last kiss on Carina’s lips before shutting her door.

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Maya and Carina made plans to go to Maya’s ranch house for the weekend and have just arrived there. “I can’t believe we have the whole weekend to ourselves.” Carina said smiling, walking into the house.“I know, and we’re going to make the most of it.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina, as she sat their luggage on the floor, wrapping her arms around Carina, kissing her on the lips.“Bambina, we have all weekend for that, but first I want to make us a nice dinner, then have some wine by the fireplace.” Carina said smiling, moving away from Maya.“Or, we can have dinner afterwards.” Maya said with a mischievous smile, walking towards Carina.“Uh huh! Dinner first, that later.” Carina said smiling, holding up a finger to Maya.“Ok, I’ll start a fire while you start dinner, then I’ll come and help you.” Maya said, turning to walk outside to get wood to start a fire in the fireplace.Carina walked into the kitchen, looking to make sure Rosa had gotten everything Carina had asked Nana to give Rosa the list for, wanting to cook a special dinner for Maya. Carina wanted to prepare a dish Maya has never eaten so she decided to cook cannelloni stuffed with vegetables with a red sauce, garlic and rosemary ribeye steak, salad, and garlic bread. Maya gets a fire started in the fireplace before entering the kitchen to see Carina with her hands in a mixture of flour and eggs. “What are you making?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I’m making something you haven’t had before.” Carina said smiling at Maya, continuing to mix the flour and eggs together for the pasta.“What are you making, besides a mess?” Maya asked chuckling, looking at the mess on the counter.“It’s not a mess, it’s a work of art in progress. You’re going to love it.” Carina said smiling, flicking some flour on Maya.“Like I said, a mess.” Maya said laughing, dusting the flour off her shirt.“Get out of my kitchen.” Carina said smiling, holding up her hands covered in the mixture of eggs and flour toward Maya, like she was going to rub it on her face.“Your kitchen? Last time I checked, we aren’t married yet, so this is technically my kitchen.” Maya said smiling, walking backwards away from Carina so she couldn’t put the mixture on her.“Oh Bambina, you are so wrong. What’s yours is mine and what’s mine is yours whether we’re married or not.” Carina said with a mischievous smile on her face, making a quick move towards Maya, Maya turning and running out of the kitchen.“Ok, it’s your kitchen!” Maya yelled from the other room. “I’ll be outside splitting more wood for the fireplace.”“Don’t come back into MY kitchen until I tell you to.” Carina yelled, rolling out the dough for the noodles.Maya had split plenty of wood for the weekend and was carrying it inside for the fireplace. “Something smells delicious!” Maya said smelling the aroma of Carina’s cooking.“It tastes delicious too.” Carina responded.After carrying all the wood inside the house, Maya sat by the fireplace, and placed a few more logs on the fire, knowing how much Carina likes a roaring fire. “Can I come in YOUR kitchen now?” Maya asked chuckling.“Not yet, but soon.” Carina responded.“I’m bored in here by myself.” Maya said in a whine. “We’re supposed to be spending this weekend together, not with you in the kitchen and me in the living room.” Maya said whining some more.“Fine, you can come in here.” Carina replied.Maya walked into the kitchen as Carina was taking the cannelloni out of the oven. “That looks good!” Maya said smiling, her eyes wide in amazement.“You’ll find out in a few minutes.” Carina said smiling, placing the dish on the table.“I like the way you set up the table.” Maya said smiling, looking at the plates, silverware, wine glasses, flowers, and candles on the table. “This is so romantic. You didn’t have to do all this just to get into my pants, I’ll take them off for you right now.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Stupida.” Carina said smiling, smacking Maya on the arm.“I’m kidding, it looks wonderful, thank you.” Maya said smiling, giving Carina a quick kiss on the lips.“You’re welcome, not sit down while I get the wine. Do you want wine or whiskey with dinner?” Carina asked, holding up the bottle of wine in one hand and the bottle of whiskey in the other.“I’ll have a little wine with dinner and whiskey afterwards.” Maya said smiling, holding up the wine glass for Carina to pour the wine into it.“Good choice.” Carina said smiling, pouring the wine into Maya’s glass.“Everything looks amazing! You really did a wonderful job with this dinner.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand in hers, kissing it softly.“I wanted to do something special for you, since you’ve gone through so much recently.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya’s hand back.Maya placed some of the cannelloni on her plate, taking a bite to taste it. “Mmmm, this is so good. What is it?” Maya asked smiling, taking another bite of the cannelloni.“It is cannelloni stuffed with cheese and spinach. I’m glad you like it.” Carina said smiling proudly, taking a bite of the cannelloni. “Mmmm, it is good!” Carina said smiling, taking another bite.“This steak is amazing! What did you season it with?” Maya asked, taking another bite of the steak.“It mainly has rosemary and garlic on it, plus a few other seasonings.” Carina said smiling, watching Maya enjoying her steak.“I’ve never had steak like this before, it’s incredible.” Maya said, eating the steak, smiling at Carina. “You need to share this recipe with Nana, Grandpa would love this.” Maya said smiling, eating her steak.“Nana doesn’t need any of my recipes, she’s already an amazing cook.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Yes, but this is out of this world good!” Maya said, eating her food.When they had finished eating, Maya placed the dirty dishes on the counter by the sink. “Are you ready for dessert?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“No, I couldn’t eat another bite.” Maya said smiling, rubbing her stomach.“Too bad, because dessert didn’t include food.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.“Ohhhh, then yes, I’m always ready for that kind of dessert.” Maya said smiling, slowly walking towards Carina, placing a kiss on her lips.“I need to clean the kitchen before dessert.” Carina said smiling, moving away from Maya.“I’ll help you, so it’ll get clean faster.” Maya said smiling, walking towards the sink.“No, I got this, you go take a shower while I clean up here.” Carina said, walking to the sink.“Are you saying I stink?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“No, but I know you got all sweaty with the wood earlier and need a shower.” Carina said smiling.“Ok, but I’m going to be quick.” Maya said smiling, running towards the bedroom.When Maya walked out of the bedroom, Carina was walking into the living room with a glass of wine and a glass of whiskey. “I poured you a whiskey.” Carina said smiling, handing Maya the glass of whiskey.“Thank you.” Maya said smiling, taking a drink of the whiskey.Carina placed a blanket on the floor in front of the fireplace with several pillows. “Come here.” Carina said smiling, holding out her hand to Maya.“Are we going to have dessert in front of the fireplace?” Maya asked smiling, taking Carina’s hand in hers.“I always wanted to have dessert in front of this fireplace with you.” Carina said with a flirtatious smile, wrapping her arms around Maya kissing her deeply.“Carina Deluca, you are a very naughty girl, and I love it.” Maya said smiling, sitting down on the blanket, pulling Carina down with her.Carina sat on the blanket, facing Maya. “You like naughty Carina?” Carina asked smiling, leaning in to kiss Maya on the neck.“I love naughty Carina.” Maya said smiling, turning her head sideways to give Carina better access to her neck. “But I love her even more, with no clothes on.” Maya said smiling, reaching for the hem of Carina’s shirt, pulling it over her head.“And…I love you more with no clothes on.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya’s shirt over her head. Maya cupped Carina’s face in her hands, kissing her deeply, slipping her tongue inside her mouth fighting her tongue for dominance, easily winning.“We’re going to be having a lot of dessert this weekend.” Maya said smiling, reaching behind Carina to unfasten her bra, letting it fall to the floor. Maya laid Carina on her back on the blanket, attacking her lips with pure desire, kissing her passionately, her hand moving to Carina’s breast, softly squeezing, eliciting a moan from Carina.“I love dessert.” Carina said smiling, already breathing hard as Maya ran her thumb across her hardened nipple.Maya kissed her way to the sweet spot on Carina’s neck, biting and sucking hard, sure to leave a mark. Carina turned her head to give Maya better access to her neck, as Maya trailed her hand down Carina’s body to her pants, unbuttoning her pants, slipping her hand inside to her folds, feeling the slick wetness already gathering between her legs. “You’re so wet already.” Maya said smiling into Carina’s neck, as she continued to kiss and suck on her neck.“That’s the effect you have on me.” Carina said breathing hard, reaching her hand down to Maya’s semi hard dick, squeezing gently through her pants. “You’re already getting hard yourself.” Carina said smiling, rubbing her hand up and down Maya’s dick.“That’s the effect you have on me.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes, kissing her hard on the lips, before trailing her kisses down Carina’s body to her hardened nipple, wrapping her mouth around it, gently sucking and flicking her tongue across it, Carina arching her back to push her nipple further into Maya’s mouth. Maya rubbed her finger on Carina’s clit as she sucked on her nipple, Carina moaning loudly, grinding her hips against Maya’s hand.“No teasing.” Carina said, breathing hard, reaching down to pull on her jeans, trying to pull them off.Maya released Carina’s nipple, raising up smiling at Carina, Maya reached down to pull Carina’s pants the rest of the way off, placing her fingers in the sides of her panties, pulling them slowly off Carina’s body. Maya threw the panties on the floor, smiling at Carina as she picked up one of her legs, kissing her way up her leg to her thigh before picking up the other leg, kissing up to her thigh, before placing them over her shoulder, leaning down to swipe her flattened tongue from Carina’s entrance to her clit, kissing and lightly sucking on it. “You taste better than any dessert ever could.” Maya said, moving her tongue back to Carina’s entrance, licking and sucking her folds, pushing her tongue inside Carina’s pussy, tasting her precum.“Maya.” Carina said, breathing hard, reaching down to hold Maya’s head where she wanted and needed her most, moaning loudly, bucking her hips off the floor.“Relax, I got you Babe.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina’s clit before placing her mouth around it, gently sucking and flicking her tongue over it. Maya trailed her finger to Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing one finger inside, pushing in and out of Carina.Carina arched her back, pushing her hips against Maya’s finger inside her. “More.” Carina said, panting hard, her breathing ragged. Maya slipped another finger inside Carina, pushing in and out of her, sucking harder on her clit. “Dio mio, Cazzo.” Carina said, leaning her head back, her hands gripping the blanket underneath her. “Adoro quando mi succhi il clitoride mentre mi scopi.” (I love when you suck my clit while fucking me.” Carina said, moaning loudly, writhing under Maya.“I love when you speak Italian to me, even though I have no clue what you’re saying, it’s so fucking sexy.” Maya said smiling, looking up to see Carina with her hand in her hair, pure ecstasy on her face. Maya sucked harder on Carina’s clit, pushing her fingers in and out of Carina faster.“Ti amo scoparmi cosi bene.” Carina said breathing hard. (I love when you fuck me so good.) “Vogli oche mi scopi per tutto il fine settimana.” (I want you to fuck me all weekend.Maya is so tuned on by Carina speaking Italian to her, that her dick is now fully erect and beginning to hurt inside her pants, so she has to stop to pull her pants and boxers off to relieve the pain. “Fuck!” Maya said, throwing her pants and boxers on the floor, before resuming her position between Carina’s legs, sucking her clit hard, pushing her fingers back inside Carina.“Ahhh, I’m close.” Carina said, moaning loudly, reaching down to hold Maya’s head on her clit as Maya sucked harder, flicking her tongue across it.“Are you going to cum for me?” Maya asked, ramming her fingers harder inside Carina, feeling Carina’s walls tightening around her fingers, making it harder to thrust them inside her. “God, you’re so fucking tight. You’re about to cum.” Maya said smiling, sucking hard on Carina’s clit.“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy spasm and tighten around Maya’s fingers, thrusting her hips wildly, as Maya sucked hard on her clit, ramming her fingers deep inside Carina to extend her orgasm.Carina’s body relaxed after her orgasm ended, breathing hard, pulling Maya up her body. “That…was…incredible.” Carina said through her heavy breathing, wrapping her arms around Maya, holding her tightly against her body.“You’re welcome.” Maya said with a chuckle, Carina looking at her side eyed, smacking Maya on the arm. “Ouch.” Maya said chuckling, rubbing her arm.“Stupida.” Carina said, her breathing slowing. Carina raised up on her elbows, smiling at Maya, as she pushed Maya on her back, sliding down her body, wrapping her hand around Maya’s dick, licking the tip of it, causing it to twitch at the contact. Carina started stroking Maya’s dick as she placed her mouth around the head of Maya’s dick, sucking lightly, removing her mouth to rub the precum off the tip, rubbing it up and down Maya’s dick.“Fuck!” Maya said, thrusting her dick in Carina’s hand. “That feels so good!” Maya said, starting to breathe hard.“There’s more where that came from.” Carina said smiling, leaning down to place her mouth over the head of Maya’s dick sucking hard as she stroked her dick in her hand. Maya thrusted her hips up to push her dick further inside Carina’s mouth, Carina taking more in her mouth, sucking harder. Carina reached down to Maya’s balls, squeezing them softly, as she took more of Maya’s dick in her mouth, bobbing her head up and down on Maya’s dick, Maya feeling the back of Carina’s throat with her dick.“Ahhh, fuck!” Maya said, thrusting her dick further inside Carina’s mouth, gripping the blanket tightly in her hands.Carina removed her mouth from Maya’s dick, to gently suck on her balls, causing Maya to moan loudly. Carina moved her mouth back to Maya’s dick, taking it as far down her throat as she could, Maya raising up to see Carina with half her dick inside her mouth, trying to not thrust her hips to keep Carina from gagging on her dick. “Just like that.” Maya said, reaching down to hold Carina’s head on her dick, moaning and breathing hard. Carina took more of Maya’s dick down her throat, bobbing her head up and down on Maya’s dick, Maya panting hard, feeling her dick down Carina’s throat. “That’s enough, don’t take anymore, you’ll gag on it.” Maya said, reaching down to pull Carina’s head up so her dick wasn’t so far down her throat, trying to keep Carina from gagging on her dick. Carina slapped Maya’s hand away, glaring at her as she took even more of Maya’s dick in her mouth, sucking and bobbing her head up and down as she used her other hand to fondle her balls. “I’m close.” Maya said breathing hard, throwing her head back, looking up at the ceiling, fighting to not cum yet, enjoying the feeling of her dick so far down Carina’s throat.Carina removed her mouth from Maya’s dick, smiling at Maya. “Cum in my mouth, I want to taste you.” Carina said, before placing her mouth on Maya’s dick, taking her even deeper this time, almost all of Maya’s dick is down her throat.When Maya looked down to see that Carina had taken so much of her dick in her mouth, Maya closed her eyes tightly, feeling the tingling begin in her groin and her balls tightening as ropes and ropes of cum shot out of her dick. “Fuck, fuck, fuck, I’m cumming, fuuuuuuuuckkk.” Maya shouted, feeling the ropes of cum shooting out of her dick, shallow thrusting her dick inside Carina’s mouth as Carina swallowed every drop of Maya’s cum, until Maya had emptied every drop into Carina’s mouth. Maya collapsed, feeling spent from the amazing orgasm, breathing hard, as Carina removed her mouth from Maya’s dick, moving up her body, to place a kiss on her shoulder as she was trying to catch her breath. Maya held Carina tightly, placing kisses on top of her head as she tried to catch her breath. “I can’t believe you just did that.” Maya said, breathing hard, gently rubbing Carina’s head.“What? I’ve given you a blow job before.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Not like that.” Maya said smiling, shaking her head. “I could feel my dick all the way down your throat!” Maya said, surprised Carina could take her so deep down her throat.“I read about how to do that, the key is to relax your jaw and let your dick slide down my throat. I almost got all of it down this time.” Carina said smiling proudly.“You did great!” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“You’re welcome.” Carina said with a smirk, looking at Maya.“Stupida.” Maya said smiling, mimicking Carina’s response to her when she said it earlier.“I take it you enjoyed it.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on Maya’s lips.“Very much.” Maya said smiling, rolling Carina to her back, attacking her lips. “Are you ready for round 2?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I am if you are.” Carina said smiling, reaching down to Maya’s still hard dick.“I’m always ready.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina deeply, slipping her tongue inside her mouth. As the kiss got heated, Maya pulled back suddenly. “Fuck!” Maya said, rolling to her back, placing her hand on her forehead.“What’s wrong?” Carina asked, sitting up to look at Maya.“I was so excited about this weekend, making sure everything was done and perfect for us that I forgot to bring the condoms.” Maya said, frustration in her voice.“That’s ok, I’m still taking the pill, everything will be fine. Besides, I like it better when we don’t use them.” Carina said smiling, leaning down to place a soft kiss on Maya’s lips.“I know, but I also know how much you don’t want to get pregnant, that’s why I keep using them. I can’t go through the possibility of you being pregnant again.” Maya said, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Maya, we had sex for months before we even started using condoms, if I was going to get pregnant, I would have already.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes, as she placed a soft kiss on her lips. “I’m not going all weekend with you fucking me.” Carina said smiling, reaching down to wrap her hand around Maya’s dick, slowly stroking it.“You’re ok with me raw dogging you then?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I don’t know what that means, but if it means you’ll fuck me, then I’m ok with it.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“It means me fucking you without a condom, it’s called raw dogging you.” Maya said laughing, kissing Carina on the lips.“I love when you raw dogging me.” Carina said smiling.“You mean you love when I raw dog you.” Maya said with a chuckle, kissing Carina on the lips.“Whatever, just do it.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya on top of her body, kissing her hard and deeply on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, dominating the kiss.Maya rolled on top of Carina, placing her body between Carina’s legs, kissing her deeply, as Carina spread her legs further to accommodate her better. Maya reached down to feel the slick wetness between Carina’s legs, moaning loudly. Maya gathered some of the wetness on her hand rubbing it on her dick as she rubbed her dick through Carina’s folds, stopping at her entrance. “You ready?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes, Carina nodding yes. Maya slowly pushed her dick inside Carina until she was fully inside her, stopping to give Carina time to adjust to being inside her, kissing her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue in her mouth, both moaning in the other’s mouth. Maya moved her kisses to Carina’s neck, where Carina liked to be kissed when Maya fucked her. “God, you feel so good.” Maya said, slowly thrusting her hips, pulling out enough to leave just the head inside before thrusting back inside her, moaning loudly into Carina’s neck.“Fuck me hard.” Carina said, breathing hard, holding Maya tightly around the waist.“My pleasure.” Maya said smiling into Carina’s neck as she pulled her dick out of Carina, leaving only the head inside before she rammed hard into her, Carina gasping at the feeling. “I’m going to fuck you so deep and hard, that you’ll have trouble walking tomorrow.” Maya said, thrusting harder and deeper inside Carina. Maya thrusted faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina, Carina moaning loudly, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s, rubbing her hands up and down Maya’s back, feeling the sweat on Maya’s body. Maya rose up, placing her hands on each side of Carina’s head. “You want me to fuck you hard, then I’m going to fuck you harder than before.” Maya said, thrusting her hips harder and deeper into Carina, changing the angle her dick hit inside Carina, causing both to moan loudly.“Yes, just like that, don’t stop.” Carina said, grabbing the sides of Maya’s hips, thrusting hard with Maya. “I’m close. I’m going to cum.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting in rhythm to Maya’s hips, feeling her orgasm building inside her body.“You like how deep my dick is inside your pussy don’t you? I can feel the head of my dick hitting so deep inside your beautiful pussy. I love fucking you hard and deep, just like this.” Maya said, thrusting her dick deep inside Carina, holding it for a second before pulling back quickly, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper inside her. “Cum for me Babe, coat my dick with your cum. I love feeling your cum on my dick, it’s so warm and your pussy sucks my dick when you cum. Suck my dick with your pussy for me.” Maya said, looking at Carina with pure ecstasy on her face, Carina unable to keep her eyes open. “Look at me, I want you looking at me when you cum.” Maya said, turning Carina’s head to look at her.“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzo! I’m cumming. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina screamed loudly, as her pussy convulsed and tightented around Maya’s dick, Maya continuing to pound into her relentlessly.“That’s it, cum on my dick.” Maya said, thrusting harder and deeper inside Carina. “I’m close.” Maya said, thrusting to extend Carina’s orgasm as she felt the tingling in her groin, and her balls tightening. “Fuck, I’m cumming. Fuck! Fuck, fuuuuuuuuuuccckkkkkk!” Maya screamed, throwing her head back towards the ceiling as ropes and ropes of cum shot from her dick, coating Carina’s pussy, shallow thrusting deep as ropes of cum continued to shoot from her dick until she had emptied her cum inside Carina’s pussy, collapsing on Carina’s body, breathing hard into her neck. Carina rubbed Maya’s back up and down with one hand, while holding her tightly against her body with the other.After they had both caught their breath, Carina smiled, looking into Maya’s eyes. “That was a big one.” Carina said.“I was beginning to think it was never going to end.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking into Carina’s eyes. “I don’t think I’ve ever had one last so long before.” Maya said smiling. “I’m going to pull out now.” Maya said, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina’s pussy, looking down to see all their combined cum dripping out of Carina. “I think we ruined my blanket.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I’ll wash it tomorrow; we still have time for more dessert.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“You want to go for another round? You must be super horny tonight.” Maya said chuckling, leaning down to kiss Carina on the lips.“I’m going to make the most of our weekend alone with you.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya, laying beside her.“Ok, but I need something to drink first. I think I drained all the cum from my body, so I need to make more.” Maya said with a chuckle, raising up to take a drink of whiskey.“That’s not how it works.” Carina said chuckling, taking a drink of wine.“I know, but I need a minute to recuperate from the last one.” Maya said laughing, drinking the entire glass of whiskey. “I need more whiskey.” Maya said, getting up off the floor with her empty glass.“Can you bring me more wine?” Carina asked smiling, handing Maya her empty glass.Maya went into the kitchen, taking a bottle of water out of the refrigerator, drinking it down quickly, before filling her glass with whiskey and Carina’s with wine, returning to the living room with the glasses and a bottle of water for Carina. “Thought you might need this too.” Maya said, handing Carina the bottle of water and glass of wine.“Yes, thank you.” Carina said smiling, opening the water, drinking half the bottle in one drink.“I can’t believe school is almost over and you’ll be graduating soon.” Maya said, sitting behind Carina, placing her legs on each side of Carina, wrapping her arms around her waist.“Me either, this year went by fast. Prom is next month, and I haven’t picked out a dress for it yet. Do you know what you’re planning on wearing?” Carina asked, rubbing Maya’s arms.“I don’t know yet, probably a nice pair of jeans and t-shirt.” Maya said smiling, behind Carina’s back where Carina couldn’t see her.“Then you’re not going with me.” Carina said before turning around to see Maya smiling widely.“I’m just kidding. What color will your dress be?” Maya asked, kissing Carina on the shoulder after she turned back towards the fireplace.“I don’t know yet, probably white or red.” Carina responded.“I’ll wear something nice for you, maybe a nice suit or something.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina’s other shoulder.“That sounds more like it. I can’t be seen at prom with a slob.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya’s arm that was around her.“You’ll look hotter than me no matter what I wear, I’ll probably look like a slob anyway.” Maya said with a chuckle.“No, you won’t, you’ll look handsome to me in your suit.” Carina said, kissing Maya, arm again.“Have you thought anymore about going to college in Italy, or have you figured out a way to go to college in the states?” Maya asked.“I haven’t figured anything out yet. I know I don’t want to go to college in Italy and be away from you though. I need to figure something out or else come up with something else to do instead of being a doctor.” Carina said, sighing.“Carina, you are not giving up your dream of becoming a doctor because you don’t want to be away from me. You’ve dreamed of being a doctor for so long and you’ve already worked so hard to achieve that dream. I’m not letting you give up your dream like that, it’s not fair to you to give it up because of me. I don’t want you to end up resenting me for you not becoming a doctor, and I’m afraid that’s exactly what would happen. I love you and I hate the thought of you being so far away from me, that’s why I’m looking at trying to take the test early to be able to graduate earlier so I can come to Italy with you. I would need to start next school year here until I can take the test, but as soon as I pass it, I’ll be able to graduate early and be with you in Italy. I think you should go ahead and go to Italy for college and let me join you later, after I’ve completed what I need to so I can graduate early.” Maya explained, smiling at Carina.“How is it possible for you to take a test to graduate early next year?” Carina asked, a look of confusion on her face.“I only need 2 more credit hours to be able to graduate so I can take a test in the two subjects and if I pass them, I’ll have enough credits to graduate. I will receive a diploma as if I were here to graduate at the end of the year. I spoke with the school counselor about it and she’s the one who told me I could try to test early in the classes I still need for the credits to graduate.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“So, you give up your entire senior year and come to Italy, just like that?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Absolutely, I don’t care about my senior year, I care about you and being with you in Italy.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips. “It’s all settled, you will go to Italy for college, and I’ll join you after I pass the tests. Now, can we stop talking and get back to dessert? I’m getting really hungry for more dessert all of a sudden.” Maya said smiling at Carina, kissing her deeply on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth.“Me too.” Carina said smiling, moving to lay down on the blanket.“Wait.” Maya said smiling, grabbing Carina’s arm. “Turn around, on your hands and knees.” Maya said smiling.“Oh, you’re really going to raw dog me this time.” Carina said with a chuckle, getting on her hands and knees.“Yes, but first.” Maya said, leaning down to swipe her tongue through Carina’s folds, from her entrance to her clit, flicking her tongue across it, causing Carina to lunge forward slightly.“Fuck! I wasn’t expecting that.” Carina said with a chuckle, moving back into position.“You need foreplay before I just shove my dick inside your pussy.” Maya said laughing, spreading Carina’s folds, licking up to her clit, gently sucking on it, Carina moaning. Maya sucked on Carina’s clit, flicking her tongue across it, rubbing her fingers through Carina’s folds, feeling the slick wetness gathering there. Maya leaned on Carina’s back, turning her head towards her, placing hard deep hard kiss on her lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, Carina tasting herself on Maya’s tongue, moaning into Maya’s mouth. Maya continued kissing Carina as she stuck one finger inside Carina, pushing in and out of her pussy, Carina moaning and sucking Maya’s tongue inside her mouth. Maya moved down to Carina’s folds, adding another finger inside Carina’s pussy, rubbing her thumb in circles on Carina’s swollen clit. Maya reached a hand under Carina, gently squeezing Carina’s nipple between 2 fingers, Carina moaning loudly.“I need you inside me, now!” Carina said, pushing her hips against Maya’s fingers.Maya removed her fingers from inside Carina, grabbing the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, gathering the slick wetness on it, slowly lining it up to Carina’s entrance. “You ready?” Maya asked, looking at Carina shaking her head yes. Maya slowly, pushed her dick inside Carina until she had fully entered her, leaning over to kiss Carina on the shoulder. “I love you.” Maya said in Carina’s ear.“I love you too, now please fuck me.” Carina said, breathing hard, trying to thrust her hips into Maya.“You’re bossy tonight.” Maya said with a chuckle, as she rose off Carina’s back, grabbing her hips as she slowly pulled her dick out of Carina, slowly watching as her dick disappeared inside Carina’s pussy. “Fuck, I wish you could see what I see right now. My dick fits inside your pussy perfectly. How do you want me to fuck you this time?” Maya said, slowly thrusting inside Carina.“You know how I like it,,,,hard and deep.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips hard against Maya.“Yes ma’am.” Maya said smiling, pulling her dick out of Carina, just leaving the head inside, holding Carina’s hips tightly as she rammed her dick hard and deep inside Carina, Carina gasped loudly. “You like my dick buried deep inside your pussy.” Maya said, thrusting harder and deeper inside Carina. “I feel so deep in this position, I can fuck you all night like this.” Maya said, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina. All that could be heard in the room was the crackling of the fire, the wetness between them, and their bodies slapping together as Maya fucked Carina so fast, hard, and deep, Carina moaning loudly with each thrust. Maya let go of Carina’s hips, leaning on her back as she wrapped her hands around Carina’s body, rolling her nipples between her fingers.“No.” Carina said, removing Maya’s hands from her breast, moving them back to her hips.Maya grabbed Carina’s hips tightly, pushing Carina’s back down as she rammed her dick inside Carina, causing Carina to fall forward on her elbows. “Stay like that.” Maya said, feeling her dick deeper inside Carina, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper, their bodies slapping together. “Fuck, you feel so good.” Maya said, throwing her head back, pounding hard into Carina, both moaning loudly.“I’m close.” Carina said, trying to get on her hands, but unable to because of how hard Maya was pounding into her.“Hold it as long as you can.” Maya said breathing hard, panting like a dog on a really hot day. “I want us to cum together.” Maya said, thrusting harder into Carina, chasing her orgasm.“I can’t.” Carina said, breathing hard feeling her impending orgasm closely approaching. “I need to cum! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, cazzo! I’m cumming, Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, falling forward as her pussy started convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick.Maya held Carina’s hips up as she continued thrusting hard and deep inside her. “Fuck, your pussy is squeezing my dick. I’m going to cum.” Maya shouted, feeling the tingling in her groin and tightening in her balls as ropes of cum shot from her dick. “Fuck, I’m cumming, fuck, fuuuuuuuuuckkkk!” Maya shouted, throwing her head back while shallow deep thrusting inside Carina as ropes of cum shot from her dick inside Carina, painting her inner walls white with her cum, until she had emptied all her cum inside Carina. Maya fell back, her dick coming out of Carina, breathing hard as she laid on her back, her arms stretched out beside her.Carina fell forward when Maya fell back, breathing hard, groaning when Maya’s dick came out of her. They both laid there for a few minutes catching their breath. “Wanna go another round?” Maya asked smiling, laying beside Carina.“I don’t think I can.” Carina said chuckling, kissing Maya softly on the lips.“Thank god, because I know I can’t.” Maya said laughing, hugging Carina tightly.“Then why did you ask me if I wanted to?” Carina asked laughing.“I would have found a way if you wanted to.” Maya said laughing, kissing Carina on the lips. “I can make you cum with my tongue, but my dick is done for the night.” Maya said laughing, reaching down to show Carina her limp dick.“Poor rooster.” Carina said with a chuckle, patting Maya’s limp dick softly.“Rooster won’t be crowing anymore tonight.” Maya said chuckling.“I’m tired after 3 rounds of sex. Let’s go to bed and get some sleep so we can be rested for tomorrow.” Carina said smiling mischievously.“I’m sure rooster will be ready to go again after he’s had some rest.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I’m counting on it.” Carina said smiling, getting up to walk to the bedroom.“I’m going to close up the fireplace, then I’ll join you.” Maya said, moving to shut the doors on the fireplace, making sure all the doors of the house were locked, before entering the bedroom to see Carina snuggled in bed.“Did you already brush your teeth?” Maya asked, walking to the bathroom.“Yes, it doesn’t take me as long as it does you.” Carina said smiling.Maya climbed into bed after brushing her teeth, scooting close to Carina, Carina laying her head on Maya’s chest. “What do you want to do tomorrow?" Maya asked, before yawning big.“I want more dessert tomorrow.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya.“I should have brought some Viagra with me this weekend.” Maya said laughing.“Stupida.” Carina said laughing, smacking Maya on the shoulder.“I’m just kidding.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on top of her head.“I know about Viagra, and I don’t think I ever want you to take that. I couldn’t handle you fucking me for four hours straight.” Carina said laughing.“Does it last that long? That might be fun.” Maya said laughing.“Fun for you maybe, but not for me.” Carina said laughing, kissing Maya on the shoulder.“Ok, no Viagra then.” Maya said chuckling, kissing Carina on top of the head. “Good night, Babe.”“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said, snuggling closer to Maya, yawning big, before closing her eyes.

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One month later it’s prom night and Maya and Carina are excited to be going to prom together. Maya went all out, renting a limousine, ordering a nice black tuxedo, and making reservations at the expensive restaurant she took Carina to on their first date. When Maya arrived at Carina’s house to pick her up for prom, Carina was shocked to see the stretch limousine pull up outside, Maya exiting the vehicle, looking so handsome in her black tux, with a black bow tie.“Wow! Maya, you look very dapper in that tuxedo.” Lucia said smiling, looking at Maya in her tuxedo.“Thank you, I wanted to look good for Carina.” Maya said smiling, running her hands over her tuxedo.“Carina will be down in a minute; she’s putting on the finishing touches.” Lucia said smiling at Maya.“Carina, Maya is here!” Andrew yelled from the bottom of the stairs.“I’m almost ready!” Carina yelled back.“Andrew, stop yelling, Carina knows Maya is here.” Lucia said, hitting Andrew on the arm.A few minutes later, Maya and Lucia are talking at the bottom of the stairs when Maya looks up to see the most beautiful sight she has ever seen. Carina is at the top of the stairs wearing a gorgeous long white gown, her hair flowing beautifully around her. “Wow!” Maya said smiling, her mouth open in surprise seeing how gorgeous Carina looked in her dress. “You look so beautiful.” Maya said smiling, reaching her hand out to help Carina down the stairs.“Thank you. You look so handsome in your tuxedo.” Carina said smiling, running her hand down Maya’s tuxedo.“I got this for you.” Maya said, handing Carina a beautiful corsage with white roses on it to wear on her wrist.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling, holding out her hand for Maya to place the corsage on her wrist.“We should get going, I made reservations at your favorite restaurant.” Maya said smiling, offering Carina her arm.“Not yet! I need pictures first!” Lucia said, reaching for the camera. Lucia took several pictures of Maya and Carina, making a mental note of how they were looking at each other with so much love in their eyes. “Ok, you two go have fun and be careful.” Lucia said smiling, hugging them both.“What time do I need to be home?” Carina asked, looking at Lucia.“You don’t have a curfew tonight. You just go enjoy yourselves, but not too much.” Lucia said smiling, gently squeezing Carina’s arm.Maya opened the door to the limo for Carina, helping her inside, shutting the door after getting in beside Carina. “I’ve never ridden in a limousine before.” Carina said smiling, looking around inside the limo. “This is almost as big as my entire bedroom.” Carina said with a giggle.“I’ve never ridden in one either, but I wanted tonight to be special for you.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on her hand.“Thank you, but just being with you already makes tonight special for me.” Carina said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Maya’s lips.When they arrived at the prom, everyone watched as they got out of the limo, staring at them and smiling. “Wow, Bishop, you clean up well!” someone yelled.When Carina exited the limousine, several guys were staring at her, smiling and whistling. “I know who I’m voting for prom queen for tonight! Damn, she looks so fucking hot in that dress! Bishop is one lucky fuck.” Someone yelled.Maya overheard the comments and took Carina’s hand smiling, walking into the venue where prom was being held, several guys giving her high five and yelling, “Way to go Bishop!”“I know, isn’t she gorgeous tonight?” Maya said, turning to smile at Carina.“You’re very handsome yourself.” Carina said smiling at Maya.Several guys kept asking Carina to dance with them, but she kindly declined, saying all her dances were reserved for Maya. Later in the evening it was time to announce the king and queen of the prom. “We have an unusual thing to have happened this year. Instead of having a king and queen this year, we’ve received votes for 2 queens. The first queen selected is Carina Deluca.” The announcer stated. Everyone clapped, cheered, and some whistled very loudly, Carina blushing hearing her name called. “And the next queen selected is Maya Bishop!” the announcer said. Everyone cheering loudly, clapping, and whistling. “Now it’s time for the queen and queen to come to the dance floor for their royal dance.” The announcer said, signaling for them to come to the dance floor.Maya took Carina’s hand leading her to the dance floor, smiling as she placed her arms around her. The song Perfect by Ed Sheeran played as they began dancing. Maya held Carina close, singing in her ear to the song, smiling and kissing her on the cheek. “I can’t believe they voted for both of us to be queens.” Carina said smiling, holding Maya around the neck, swaying to the music.“Me either, but I’m glad they did because I didn’t want you to dance with anyone else.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I didn’t want to either.” Carina said smiling, placing her forehead against Maya’s looking into her eyes. “I can’t believe I don’t have a curfew tonight. What are we doing after prom?” Carina asked, smiling mischievously at Maya.“I can think of several things we can do.” Maya said, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina, Carina laughing.“Besides that!” Carina said laughing.“Anything you want to do. This is your special night, so you get to choose whatever you want to do, and we’ll do it.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina closer to her body.“How long do we have the limo for?” Carina asked smiling.“As long as we want, I rented it for 12 hours.” Maya replied.“We can do a lot in 12 hours.” Carina said with a chuckle, smiling at Maya flirtatiously.“Are you going to make me wear this suit for 12 hours?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“Definitely not!” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.When the prom had ended, several were going to a hotel where they had rented rooms for the night to continue the after party, inviting Carina and Maya to come with them. “It’s up to Carina, tonight is all about her.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“We can go by for a few minutes if you want.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“It doesn’t matter to me as long as I’m with you.” Maya responded, smiling at Carina as she gave her a soft kiss on the lips.“What if we got our own room?” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.“I like the way you think.” Maya responded, cupping Carina’s face, kissing her on the lips. Maya led Carina to the limo, helping her inside, before leaning over to kiss her hard and deeply on the lips.“Where to Ms. Bishop?” The limo driver asked through the intercom.“Oh, sorry.” Maya said with a chuckle, before giving the driver the name of the hotel where everyone would be.When they arrived at the hotel, several were already there, drinking and partying on a floor that was reserved for the prom goers after party. “Come on Bishop, we have a beer with your name on it!” One guy shouted, putting his arm around Maya’s shoulder, leading her inside the room where there was a vast array of alcohol, including wine and whiskey. Carina followed behind them, laughing at how little Maya looked beside the guy who is one of the football players. The guy led Maya to a large ice chest filled with various brands of beer.Maya looked to see Carina behind her, reaching out to take her hand, before reaching into the ice chest to take out a beer. “They have wine, would you like some?” Maya asked, reaching for a wine bottle to pour Carina a cup of wine.“Yes, please.” Carina said smiling.Maya handed Carina a cup with wine inside, taking a drink of the beer she had gotten out of the ice chest. “These guys are wild! I don’t think we should stay here long.” Maya said laughing, watching a guy being held upside down, drinking from a keg of beer.“I agree, this could get out of hand quickly, besides I have better plans for our after party.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Right, I need to go downstairs and see about getting us a room of our own.” Maya said smiling. “Do you want to go with me or stay here while I get the room?” Maya asked.“I’m not staying here without you!” Carina said her eyes widened, grabbing Maya’s arm as they exited the room.When Maya tried to book a room, the desk clerk told her she wasn’t old enough to book one, that she had to be 18 in order to book a room. “I’m 18, can I book the room?” Carina asked, looking at the clerk.“Yes, but I have to see some ID stating you are in fact 18 before I can book it.” The clerk replied.Carina took her license out of her purse and gave it to the desk clerk. “This is the only time I’m happy you’re a year older than me.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“The only room we have available is the honeymoon suite which costs $400 for one night.” The desk clerk stated, looking at the computer.“We’ll take it.” Maya said smiling, reaching her bank card out to the clerk.“No, Maya! That’s too much and we’re not going to be here for the entire night.” Carina said, taking the bank card from Maya before the clerk could take it from her.“Carina, it’s ok. This is your special night; I want to do this for you.” Maya said smiling, squeezing Carina’s hand she was holding.“You’ve already made this night very special for me. I have another idea.” Carina said smiling, leading Maya out of the hotel, to the limo.As they got into the limo the driver asked them where they wanted to go next. Maya looked at Carina waiting for her to respond. “Take us to my house please.” Carina responded.“Why? Why are we going to your house now? It’s still early and you don’t have a curfew.” Maya asked, frowning at Carina.“Mamma is at work, and I want to change my clothes, then we can go to your house to get your truck and go to your ranch house.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“Like I said earlier, I like the way you think.” Maya said smiling, cupping Carina’s face, kissing her hard on the lips. “I’ll have the driver drop you off and I’ll go get my truck while you’re changing and come pick you up after I change.” Maya said smiling, hugging Carina tightly.“That’s an even better plan.” Carina said smiling, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.When they arrived at Carina’s house, Maya let her out of the limo, kissing her quickly on the lips before getting back inside the limo, telling him to take to her house. Maya walked inside her house to see her mom watching a movie in the living room. “Maya, what are you doing home so early? Did something happen?” Katherine asked, looking curiously at Maya.“No, I’m going to change and go pick up Carina, we’re going to the ranch house for the night.” Maya said trying to not smile and give away her plans for the ranch house.“Oh, ok. Have a great time sweetheart.” Katherine yelled as Maya ran up the stairs.Maya quickly changed her clothes, running back down the stairs. “See you tomorrow, Mom.” Maya yelled as she walked out the door. Maya called Carina to let her know she was on the way to her house. When Maya reached Carina’s house she was waiting outside for Maya, smiling widely as she climbed inside her truck.“I left Mamma a note, telling her I wouldn’t be home until tomorrow and that I’m with you, so she doesn’t worry.” Carina said smiling, scooting closer to Maya in the truck, placing her hand on Maya’s thigh.“I told Mom, I’d see her tomorrow.” Maya said smiling, placing her arm around Carina, pulling her close to her.When they arrived at the ranch house, Maya was trying to unlock the door, but Carina was standing behind Maya, kissing her on the neck, rubbing her body against Maya. Maya kept fumbling with the keys, unable to concentrate on unlocking the door with Carina all over her. “Open the door, Bambina.” Carina whispered seductively in Maya’s ear, sending a shiver down Maya’s spine.“I’m trying, but you’re distracting me.” Maya said with a chuckle, finally getting the key in the lock to open the door. Maya turned around kissing Carina hard and deeply on the lips, lifting her in her arms, shutting the door behind them with her foot. “Lock the door.” Maya said smiling, leaning Carina down to lock the door, before carrying her to the bedroom, laying her down gently on the bed, laying on top of her kissing her deeply on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, kissing her until air was needed.“Take your clothes off.” Carina said, sitting up to remove her clothes quickly, throwing them all over the room. Maya stood up, quickly removing her clothes, throwing them on the floor, before laying down beside Carina.“Did you enjoy your special night?” Maya asked smiling, kissing Carina on the shoulder.“I did, but it’s not over yet.” Carina said smiling, capturing Maya’s lips kissing her hard and deeply, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, fighting for dominance. Maya rolled Carina on her back, laying between her legs as Carina spread her legs to allow Maya to lay between them, moaning loudly.Maya moved her kisses to Carina’s neck finding her sweet spot, biting and sucking hard, sure to leave a mark. “I want you so bad.” Maya said, breathing hard, reaching down to Carina’s folds feeling the slick wetness gathered there. Maya rubbed up and down Carina’s folds to her clit, rubbing circles on it.“I want you inside me.” Carina said, breathing hard, reaching down to grab Maya’s dick, guiding it to her entrance. Maya reached down grabbing the base of her dick, slowly pushing inside Carina, until she had fully entered her.“God, you feel so good. What is your wish tonight my queen?” Maya asked, kissing Carina on the neck.“I want you to fuck me…hard.” Carina said breathing hard, moving her hips against Maya.“Your wish is my command.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina deeply, thrusting her dick hard and deep inside Carina, Carina gasping at the feeling. Maya took Carina’s hands in hers placing them above Carina’s head, thrusting faster, deeper, and harder inside Carina, causing Carina to moan loudly. Maya held Carina’s hands above her head as she trailed her kisses down Carina’s body to her breast, wrapping her mouth around her hardened nipple, sucking and swirling her tongue around it.“Dio mio, Maya.” Carina said, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s, moaning loudly.Maya stopped thrusting inside Carina, pulling her dick out of Carina, raising up to stand beside the bed, grabbing Carina’s legs turning her sideways in the bed. “We’re doing something different tonight.” Maya said smiling, grabbing Carina’s legs, placing them on her shoulders, lining her dick up with Carina’s entrance, ramming inside her quickly, Carina gasping loudly. “You want me to fuck you hard, then that’s what I’m going to do.” Maya said smiling, ramming her dick hard and deep into Carina’s pussy, thrusting faster.“Cazzo!” Carina shouted, as Maya pounded into her, hard. “Yes, just like that.” Carina said breathing hard, grasping the comforter hard.“I know how you like it.” Maya said smiling, leaning over to kiss Carina hard on the lips, gently biting her bottom lip when she pulled away. Maya grabbed Carina’s hips holding her in place as she rammed hard and deep inside her, Carina moaning louder with each thrust.“Cazzo, I’m close!” Carina shouted, feeling her orgasm rapidly approaching.“Cum for me Babe, cum on my dick, the way I like it.” Maya said, breathing hard and grunting with each thrust, watching Carina’s breast bounce with each thrust. Maya reached her hand down to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles on it, causing Carina to squeal. “That’s it, I can feel your pussy getting tighter around my dick.” Maya said, thrusting faster. “I’m close, Babe. I really need you to cum for me.” Maya said thrusting faster, harder and deep, grunting loudly.“Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cummmmmminnnnnngggg!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulse and tightening around Maya’s dick, thrusting her hips wildly.Maya kept pounding into Carina’s pussy, feeling it tighten around her dick. Maya felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuuuuuuckkkk!” Maya shouted, as ropes of cum shot from her dick inside Carina, as she continued shallow quick thrusts, ropes and ropes of cum shooting out of her dick, filling Carina’s pussy, painting the insides white with cum. Maya collapsed forward on Carina, breathing hard, trying to keep her weight off her, but Carina was holding her tightly against her body.Carina was the first to catch her breath, kissing Maya on top of the head. “Wow! That was amazing.” Carina said, rubbing her fingers through Maya’s hair.“Yes, it was.” Maya said, still trying to catch her breath, rubbing Carina’s arm.“Ready for round 2?” Carina asked with a chuckle.“I’m still trying to catch my breath from round one.” Maya said laughing, looking into Carina’s eyes, kissing her on the lips.“You’re out of shape.” Carina said laughing, pulling Maya close to her kissing her hard, on the lips.“No, I’m not, I just need a minute for my dick to catch up with my horniness.” Maya said, laughing, reaching down to feel her semi hard dick.“I bet I could help him catch up.” Carina said smiling, rolling Maya on her back, biting and sucking on Maya’s sweet spot on her neck, eliciting a moan from Maya.“I know you can.” Maya said smiling, looking down to see Carina slowly moving down her body to her breast, taking a nipple in her mouth, sucking and flicking her tongue across it, Maya arching her back. “Fuck!” Maya said, grabbing Carina’s head, holding her against her breast as she continued sucking her nipple. Carina moved her mouth to Maya’s other nipple giving it the same attention, Maya moaning loudly.Carina slowly moved down Maya’s body until she reached her dick, licking from the base to the head, flicking her tongue across the slit, tasting the precum, already leaking from it. “I missed tasting you.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I missed you tasting me.” Maya said, slightly thrusting her hips.Carina took Maya’s dick in her mouth, slowly bobbing her head up and down on it, taking more in her mouth each time. Maya’s dick was rapidly getting harder with each bob of Carina’s head. Carina continued sucking Maya’s dick until she was fully erect, before removing it from her mouth, straddling Maya, lining her dick up with her pussy, slowly sinking down on it until Maya was fully inside her. “I’m in charge this time.” Carina said smiling mischievously at Maya.“Ok, my queen.” Maya said smiling at Carina, reaching down to hold Carina’s hips as she began bouncing on Maya’s dick.Carina placed her hands on Maya’s chest, bouncing up and down on Maya’s dick, looking into Maya’s eyes smiling. “Do you like when I ride your huge dick like this?” Carina asked, bouncing harder on Maya’s dick.“I like everything you do with my dick.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I’m going to fuck you hard, like you do me.” Carina said smiling, bouncing harder on Maya’s dick, grinding against her when Maya’s dick was fully inside her.Maya felt deeper than ever inside Carina, causing her orgasm to rapidly approach. “You’re going to make me cum quickly if you keep doing that.” Maya said breathing hard, looking at Carina.“You gonna cum for me? I want to feel you cum deep inside my pussy. I want to feel your cum shooting inside my pussy, filling me completely.” Carina said smiling, bouncing faster on Maya’s dick, reaching behind her to fondle Maya’s balls.“Fuck!” Maya shouted, feeling the tingle in her groin and her balls tighten. “Fuck, I’m cumming, fuck, fuuuuuuuckkkk!” Maya shouted, throwing her head back towards the ceiling as ropes of cum shot from her dick, grabbing Carina’s hips while she tried to thrust inside Carina, feeling the ropes of cum continue to shoot from her dick until she had emptied all the cum inside Carina.Carina kept bouncing on Maya’s dick chasing her own orgasm. “We’re not done yet.” Carina said smiling, leaning down to kiss Maya on the lips, Maya unable to kiss her back, breathing hard, spent from the orgasm. Carina bounced faster, and harder on Maya’s dick. “I’m close.” Carina said, breathing hard. Maya reached down to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles on it, trying to help Carina reach her orgasm. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck, I’m cumming, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulse and tighten around Maya’s dick, bouncing wildly on Maya’s dick, until she collapsed forward onto Maya.Maya softly rubbed Carina’s back, holding her tightly as she tried catching her breath. Maya caught her breath before Carina, smiling, as she looked at Carina. “Ready for round 3?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“I need a minute.” Carina said, still breathing hard, moving off Maya’s dick, lying beside Maya.Maya rolled on her side facing Carina, rubbing her arm gently. “Take all the time you need; I’m not going anywhere.” Maya said smiling at Carina.When Carina finally caught her breath, she turned on her side facing Maya, smiling at Maya. “Now I’m ready for round 3.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya deeply, until they needed air.“Can we try something different this time?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina mischievously.“What now?” Carina asked, with a chuckle, looking into Maya’s eyes.“I want you to sit on my face so I can eat your pussy until you cum in my mouth.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Seriously?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Yes, just sit on my face and hold on to the headboard while I eat your pussy, you got to taste me earlier so now I want to taste that delicious pussy of yours.” Maya said smiling, rolling onto her back, pulling Carina towards her.“How do you expect to be able to breathe if I’m sitting on your face?” Carina asked in a serious tone.“I’ll manage, just try it.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina closer to her.“Ok but let me know if you can’t breathe.” Carina said, placing her knees on each side of Maya’s head, holding onto the headboard. “Like this?” Carina asked, looking down at Maya.“Yeah, just like that.” Maya said smiling, flattening her tongue, licking from Carina’s entrance to her clit, causing Carina to flinch.“I’m still a little sensitive from just cumming a minute ago.” Carina said smiling down at Maya.“You’re about to cum again.” Maya said smiling, spreading Carina’s folds, licking from her entrance to her clit. Maya slowly licked up and down Carina’s folds, tasting every drop of precum on her pussy, Carina starts grinding on Maya’s tongue.“Oh, Bambina, we should have done this before.” Carina said, starting to breathe hard, moving her hips against Maya’s tongue.“You like this?” Maya asked smiling, looking at Carina.“Very much, maybe too much.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking into Maya’s eyes.Maya continued slowly licking and sucking Carina’s pussy from her entrance to her clit, flicking her tongue across it. Carina began moving her hips faster on Maya’s tongue, moaning loudly. Maya licked from Carina’s entrance to her clit, gently sucking on it, eliciting a gasp from Carina. Maya stuck her tongue inside Carina, thrusting it in and out of her, Carina moaning loudly. Maya placed a finger on Carina’s clit, rubbing circles on it as she continued tongue fucking her, Carina grinding against Maya’s tongue.“Dio mio, Cazzo! I’m going to cum.” Carina said, grinding harder against Maya’s tongue. Maya thrust her tongue faster in and out of Carina, rubbing harder on her clit. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, throwing her head back towards the ceiling, grinding hard against Maya’s tongue as her pussy convulsed and tightened around Maya’s tongue, making it hard for Maya to keep thrusting her tongue inside Carina’s pussy. Maya licked up every drop of Carina’s cum before Carina rolled off Maya’s face, falling backwards on the bed, breathing hard.Maya rose up, leaning over Carina, “We’re not done yet.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to take one of Carina’s nipples in her mouth sucking and flicking her tongues across it.“Wait! I need a minute; I can’t go anymore right now.” Carina said breathing hard, pushing Maya away from her breast.“Ok.” Maya said with a chuckle, rubbing Carina’s cheek softly.Once Carina caught her breath she smiled at Maya, gently rubbing her arm. “That was incredible.” Carina said smiling at Maya. “It was also embarrassingly quick.” Carina said, covering her eyes with her hand.“I can do it again if you’d like.” Maya said smiling, moving down Carina’s body to her center, swiping her tongue through her folds.“I can’t right now. I’m still recovering from the last one.” Carina said, reaching down to remove Maya’s head from her center.“Ok. Tell me when you’re ready for round 3.” Maya said smiling, pressing her hardened dick against Carina’s leg.“You’re insatiable!” Carina said smiling at Maya.“No, you’re plenty satisfying, I just can’t get enough of you. You’ll be graduating and leaving me in 6 weeks so I need to get it while I can.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina softly on the lips.“I don’t want to think about that right now, it’ll make me sad, and I don’t want to be sad tonight.” Carina said, tears welling up in her eyes.“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make you sad.” Maya said, laying her head on Carina’s chest, rubbing her arm.“I just want to spend this night not thinking about anything but you and me and having lots of sex.” Carina said smiling, kissing the top of Maya’s head.“I can help you with that.” Maya said smiling, as she rose up to place a tender kiss on Carina’s lips. “I love you so much.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I love you too.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Are you ready for round 3 yet?” Maya asked smiling at Carina, kissing down Carina’s body to her breast, waiting for Carina’s answer.“I don’t know if I can go again, after those 2 incredible orgasms.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I want to go slow this time and enjoy every minute of it. I want to make love to you this time.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Ok.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya up to kiss her deeply, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, their tongues dancing together. Maya broke the kiss needing air, smiling at Carina, moving her kisses to her neck, biting and sucking Carina’s pulse point. “You know what that does to me.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I do, that’s why I’m doing it.” Maya said chuckling, biting and sucking Carina’s sweet spot. Maya smiled, looking up at Carina, kissing her with more passion than ever, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, exploring every inch of it, memorizing what it feels like to kiss her for when they’re apart. Maya kissed down Carina’s body to her breast, taking a nipple in her mouth gently sucking and flicking her tongue across it, causing Carina to moan loudly. Maya reached her hand to Carina’s folds feeling the slick wetness gathering there, rubbing her fingers through her folds, to her clit, rubbing circles on it.“Oh, Bambina.” Carina said breathing hard, arching her back, holding Maya’s head against her breast. Maya moved her mouth to Carina’s other nipple giving it equal attention, Carina moaning loudly. “Make love to me, Bambina.” Carina said, breathing hard.Maya rose up, smiling at Carina, kissing her deeply. Maya slowly moved on top of Carina, laying between her legs. “Are you ready?” Maya asked smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Yes, I’m ready for you to make love to me.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya hard and deeply.Maya reached down to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, gathering the slick wetness on it before slowly pushing her dick inside Carina until she had fully entered her. Maya broke the kiss, smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes. “I want to lay like this for a minute.” Maya said smiling, memorizing what it feels like to have her dick buried deep inside Carina’s pussy, about to make love to her. Maya kissed Carina softly, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, moaning into her mouth. Maya slowly began thrusting her dick inside Carina, looking into her eyes, giving her a tender smile as she began making love to Carina.Carina smiled at Maya, running her fingers up and down Maya’s back softly. Carina began moving her hips in rhythm to Maya’s, their foreheads together, looking into each other’s eyes, smiling. “Ti amo cosi tanto. Mi manchera sentire il tuo cazzo nel profundo. Sono tuo per sempre. Fai l’amore con me come se fosse la nostra ultima volta.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes. (I love you so much. I’m going to miss feeling your dick deep inside me. I’m yours forever. Make love to me like it’s our last time.)“I don’t have a clue what you just said, but it sounded beautiful.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina deeply. Maya kept slowly thrusting inside Carina, savoring every minute of making love to Carina, smiling, looking deeply into Carina’s eyes. Maya could feel Carina’s pussy getting tighter around her dick and as much as she wanted to thrust harder and deeper inside Carina, she didn’t, wanting to make love to her, to put all her feelings and emotions into it.“I’m getting close.” Carina said smiling at Maya, holding her tightly against her body.“I know, I can feel you getting tighter around my dick.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina deeply, putting all her love into the kiss. Maya slowly thrusts inside Carina, pushing deep inside her, holding it for a second before thrusting again, Carina moaning loudly, burying her head in Maya’s neck. “Look at me, I want you to be looking at me when you cum.” Maya said, moving Carina’s head from her neck, placing her forehead against Carina’s.“Maya, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, as her pussy spasmed and tightened around Maya’s dick, Maya continuing to slowly thrust inside Carina as Carina began bucking her hips wildly against Maya.Feeling Carina’s pussy tightening around her dick, Maya felt the tingle in her groin and her balls begin to tighten. “I’m going to cum.” Maya said, closing her eyes tightly, fighting the urge to thrust faster, deeper, and harder inside Carina. “Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuuckkkkk!” Maya shouted, as she thrust deep inside Carina, holding it there as ropes of cum shot from her dick, shallow thrusting deeply as the ropes of cum continued shooting from her dick until she had emptied all her cum inside Carina, collapsing on Carina, holding her tightly, breathing hard into her neck.Carina held Maya tightly, rubbing her hands up and down her back, both breathing hard. Carina wanted to remember this moment forever. Carina could feel her eyes filling with tears, thinking about having to leave Maya for who knows how long. As the began rolling down her cheeks, Maya could feel them falling on her shoulder.“What’s wrong?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes, wiping the tears from her cheeks.“I don’t want to leave you; I’m going to miss you too much.” Carina said, sobbing hard on Maya’s shoulder.“I know, I don’t want you to leave either, but you need to go to Italy so you can become an amazing doctor and help bring babies into the world. I’m going to miss you too, but we will be together again. Our love is strong enough to overcome any obstacle that gets in our way. I’ll come to Italy as soon as possible, and we’ll be together again.” Maya said smiling, kissing the side of Carina’s head.“Thank you for being so supportive of my dream to become a doctor even though you’re having to sacrifice so much for me.” Carina said, wiping the tears from her cheeks.“I’d sacrifice my life for you if I had to. It wouldn’t be fair to you to give up a dream just so we can be together. We will be together again soon. You’re the love of my life and I would move heaven and earth to be with you. I can’t imagine my life without you in it, except for the time you have to be away from me for college.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to place a gentle kiss on Carina’s lips.“Can you just lay here and hold me?” Carina asked, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Of course.” Maya said, moving off of Carina to lay beside her, pulling her tightly against her body. “I’ll hold you all night and listen to you snore in my ear.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Me snore? You’re the one who snores, not me.” Carina said smiling, smacking Maya on the arm.“I knew that would make you smile.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s head. “Good night, Babe. I love you.”“Good night, Bambina. I love you too.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on Maya’s shoulder.

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It’s Carina’s graduation day and everyone is there to see Carina graduate including Maya’s entire family. Carina was named valedictorian of her class and gave a speech including Nana, Grandma, Maya, and her mamma in it. She thanked them for their support and guidance in her education including her goal to become an OB/GYN and return to Seattle to hopefully work at Grey Sloan. After graduation they all went to the ranch for a surprise celebration for Carina. All the ranch hands, including Jose and Rosa, were there with gifts and to celebrate her achievements. Nana and Grandpa put the celebration together with help from Lucia and Maya, wanting to make it a special day for Carina.Nana gave Carina a beautiful diamond and pearl necklace that her mother had given her years ago. Grandpa gave Carina a very expensive stethoscope with her name on it for her medical program. Maya gave Carina a beautiful diamond bracelet and earrings set. Carina was overwhelmed by all the gifts and love she received that day. When Carina arrived at home that evening, she had an envelope from the program she will be attending in Italy, explaining everything that is expected of her. The letter stated that she would be staying in a dorm next to the hospital and would be working as much as 80-120 hours a week and requires total dedication to the program and her studies. As Carina continued to read the letter, she realized that she wouldn’t have time to spend with Maya when she came to Italy. She began second guessing whether or not she wanted to go to Italy and be away from Maya for 4 years, only seeing her during some holidays.“Tesoro, what is it?” Lucia asked, seeing Carina wiping tears from her face.“Mamma, I got a letter from the program director explaining what is expected of me and how their program works. It says I’ll be working 80-120 hours a week and still need to complete my studies. I won’t be able to spend any time with Maya when she comes to Italy if I attend this program. I’ve always dreamed of becoming a doctor, but I don’t think I can at the expense of not being able to spend time with Maya. I don’t see how I can attend the program and still have time for Maya, it’s just not going to be possible with this schedule. I can’t do this program.” Carina said, sobbing hard on Lucia’s shoulder.“Carina, you can’t give up this opportunity because of Maya. If you love each other, you will find a way to make it work. You’ll be able to see her on holidays and college breaks. You knew this was going to be a difficult program that requires your time and dedication. You need to discuss this with Maya before you make any rash decisions. Don’t give up your dream, Tesoro, you’ll regret it if you do.” Lucia said, cupping Carina’s cheeks, wiping her tears away.“I’ve already made my decision; I’m not going if it means being away from Maya for 4 years. Maya is the most important thing in my life and I’m willing to give up my dream for her, because that’s how much I love her and want to be with her.” Carina said, throwing the letter on the table, running up the stairs to her room.Lucia picked up the letter reading it, placing it back on the table, before grabbing her keys and walking out the door. Lucia reached for her phone as she was driving down the road.Maya is on her way home from the ranch when her phone begins to ring. She looks to see it’s Lucia calling her and answers it. “Hello Lucia.” Maya said.“Maya, we need to talk…it’s about Carina.” Lucia said, with concern in her voice.“Is Carina, ok?” Maya asked, fear in her voice.“Yes, and no. She’s not injured or anything, but there’s something I need to talk to you about concerning her.” Lucia replied.“Ok, where do you want to meet?” Maya asked, worried and concern in her voice.“Meet me at the park by the school.” Lucia responded.“I’ll be there in 10 minutes.” Maya said, ending the call.When Maya arrived at the park, Lucia was sitting on a bench by the swings, watching the children playing. Maya walked up to her, giving her a hug, seeing the worried look on her face. “What is going on with Carina?” Maya asked, sitting beside Lucia.“She received a letter from the director of the program in Italy and now she doesn’t want to attend the program. The letter stated that the schedule would require her to work 80-120 hours a week, on top of having to keep up with her studies. With those hours and her studies, it wouldn’t leave any time for her to spend with you, so she is deciding to not go to Italy. She is willing to give up her dream for you, to stay here and be able to spend time with you. You can’t let her give up her dream, Maya. If you do, she will regret it at some point and she has worked too hard to give up becoming a doctor.” Lucia said, tears forming in her eyes.“That’s a lot for me to process. I didn’t know anything about any of this. I won’t let her give up her dream for me. If she does, she will come to resent me for not fulfilling her dream. I can’t let her give up her dream for me like that. What do I do? I’m taking my tests to graduate early in 2 weeks, but I can postpone that if that would help make her decision easier. What do I tell her? One way or another, she will go to Italy and become a doctor like she’s always wanted. I have a difficult decision to make, and I need to talk to Grandpa first. Thank you for telling me everything. I’ll figure something out, so she doesn’t give up her dream, I promise you that.” Maya said, hugging Lucia, wiping her tears from her cheeks.“Carina can’t know I’ve talked to you about any of this. She will be furious with me if she knew I had told you anything. Promise me you won’t tell her I’ve told you any of this.” Lucia said, pleading with Maya.“I won’t tell her anything we’ve talked about. I appreciate you letting me know everything and it will stay between us, and Grandpa, because I really need his advice right now.” Maya said smiling, hugging Lucia tightly.“She’s planning on discussing the letter with you, but she said she’s already made the decision to not go to Italy. She’s supposed to be leaving in 3 weeks, so we don’t have a lot of time to change her mind.” Lucia said, holding Maya’s hands in hers.“We’ll figure something out, just give me a little time to work on a solution.” Maya said, hugging Lucia before walking away.Maya was driving back to the ranch, when her phone began to ring, she looked down to see it was Carina calling her, taking a deep breath before answering it. “Hey, Babe.” Maya said, trying to sound fine.“Hey, Bambina. Where are you?” Carina asked, sadness in her voice.“I’m heading back to the ranch; I need to talk to Grandpa about something.” Maya responded.“Oh, ok. Can we go do something tomorrow? I want to talk to you about something and don’t want to do it over the phone.” Carina said, holding back her tears so Maya wouldn’t know she was crying.“Yes, we can do whatever you want to do tomorrow. Are you ok?” Maya asked, hearing the sadness in Carina’s voice.“Yes, I’m fine, I just want to talk to you.” Carina responded.“Do you want to go somewhere later and talk? I won’t be at the ranch long and we can talk later if that works for you.” Maya said, knowing Carina was struggling with receiving the letter.“Will it be too late to go to your ranch house for a few days? I just really need to be with you right now.” Carina asked, tears rolling down her cheeks.“Yes, I’ll come to pick you up now, I can talk to Grandpa some other time.” Maya said, hearing Carina sobbing.“I’ll be ready when you get here.” Carina said before ending the call.Carina walked downstairs carrying a small overnight bag. “Where are you going?” Lucia asked, looking at the bag.“I’m going to Maya’s ranch house for a few days so we can discuss the letter. I need to talk to her now, so I can let the director know I won’t be attending the program so they can give my spot to someone else.” Carina said, wiping the tears that had begun to fall from her eyes again.“Carina do not make any hasty decision. You need to discuss everything with Maya before you make any decisions. You need to be totally honest with her about the letter, maybe take it so she can read it herself.” Lucia said, handing the letter to Carina.“I’ve made my decision already; I’m not going to Italy and that’s it.” Carina said, walking out the door.When Maya pulled in Carina’s driveway, Carina was waiting outside with her bag. Maya got out of the truck taking Carina’s bag and placing it in the back seat. Carina got into the truck, sitting beside Maya, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder. “Hey, are you ok? I can tell you’ve been crying.” Maya asked, kissing Carina on top of her head.“Yes, I’m fine. I just wanted to see you and spend time with you. I’ll tell you everything when we get to your house.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the arm.When they arrived at the house, Maya carried their luggage inside, placing them in the bedroom. Carina followed behind Maya, wrapping her arms around her as she put the bags down. “I love you so much.” Carina said, hugging Maya tightly.“I love you too.” Maya said, turning to place a soft kiss on Carina’s lips. “Do you want a glass of wine or something before we talk about whatever you want to talk about?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I’ll take a glass of wine, but I don’t want to talk about it tonight, I just want to be with you.” Carina said, hugging Maya tightly.“Ok. I’ll go pour you a glass of wine and me a tall whiskey.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Make mine a tall glass of wine as well.” Carina said smiling at Maya.Maya handed Carina the glass of wine she had poured for her and sat beside her on the couch. “Do you want to watch a movie or listen to music or something?” Maya asked, putting her arm around Carina, pulling her close to her body.“It doesn’t matter to me; I just want to be here with you.” Carina said, snuggling into Maya’s side.“Do you just need me to hold you?” Maya asked, wrapping both arms around Carina, kissing the top of her head.“Yes, I want you to hold me all night. I just need to be close to you right now.” Carina said, rubbing her hand across Maya’s stomach.“I’ll hold you for however long you want.” Maya said, softly hugging Carina.They sat in silence for a long time, just holding each other, before Carina spoke. “I’m tired after today, it was a lot more than I imagined it would be. Can we go to bed now?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Yes, of course.” Maya said, standing up, taking Carina’s hand, leading her to the bedroom.“Would you bring me another glass of wine please?” Carina asked, as she undressed.“Yes, but only after I watch you undress.” Maya said smiling flirtatiously at Carina, watching her undress and get into bed.“Stupida.” Carina said with a chuckle.Maya returned to the bedroom with another glass of wine and glass of whiskey in one hand and the bottle of wine in the other. “I brought the bottle in case you need more later.” Maya said smiling, handing Carina the glass of wine, sitting the bottle of wine on the nightstand.“Thank you, I may need it after the day I’ve had.” Carina said with a chuckle, drinking half the glass of wine Maya had brought her.“I know what you mean, this has been a long day.” Maya said, taking a huge drink of whiskey.Maya undressed and got into bed next to Carina, both sitting against the headboard. “Did you like my speech today?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“I loved it, you did an amazing job. I was surprised that you mentioned me in it though and Nana cried when you mentioned her, Grandpa smiled bigger than I’ve ever seen him when you mentioned him. They love you so much and are so proud of you. They were telling everyone that you were their granddaughter.” Maya said chuckling.“Really?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Yes, Grandpa turned around and told the people sitting behind us that you were his granddaughter and how proud of you he is.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina. “I’m so proud of you for all your hard work and your many accomplishments. I didn’t know you were going to receive so many awards today.” Maya said smiling proudly at Carina, kissing her on the side of her head.“They’ll be just as proud of you when you graduate.” Carina said smiling. “Are you still taking your tests to graduate early soon?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I’m supposed to be taking them in 3 weeks, but I may postpone it. I don’t know if that’s enough time for me to prepare for the tests.” Maya said, wiping her hand down her face.“You’re so smart Bambina, you’ll do great.” Carina said smiling at Maya. “I can help you study for them.”“Can you take them for me too?” Maya asked, with a little giggle.“No, but I’ll make sure you study, and you’ll do great.” Carina said smiling. “I can be your study buddy.” Carina said laughing, tickling Maya.“Hey, stop before you start something you can’t win.” Maya said laughing, grabbing Carina’s hand that was tickling her.“Baciami.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I have no idea what you’re saying.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Kiss me.” Carina said smiling, grabbing Maya by the neck, pulling her down to kiss her on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, softly playing with her tongue, causing a moan from Maya.Maya broke the kiss needing air. “I hope you know how much I love you.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I do, and I hope you know how much I love you too.” Carina said smiling, leaning her head against Maya’s.Carina drank all the wine in her glass, reaching to pour the remaining wine from the bottle on the nightstand. Maya is watching Carina, knowing Carina is hurting about the letter from Italy being the reason she was drinking so much wine. Maya drank the rest of her second glass of whiskey, feeling a little tipsy, being giggly about everything. “I think I’m a little tipsy from all that whiskey.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I think you are too, but that’s ok because I’m tipsy from all the wine.” Carina said laughing, falling back on the bed, pulling Maya down with her.“Do you want to try to get some sleep?” Maya asked giggling.“Absolutely not, no, no, no, I have other plans first.” Carina said laughing, shaking her finger at Maya.“Ohhhh, so what plans do you have, and do they include me?” Maya asked smiling, leaning over Carina, kissing her shoulder.“All my plans include you.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Do they include me doing this?” Maya asked smiling, kissing Carina on the neck.“Definitely, and so much more…like fucking me all night.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya deeply and hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth fighting for dominance.“That’s a great plan, I’m glad you included me.” Maya said with a laugh, biting and sucking on Carina’s sweet spot on her neck, leaving a mark.“Me too, now stop talking and fuck me.” Carina said, moving Maya’s mouth to hers kissing her with a lot of passion and desire, moving her hand down to Maya’s semi hard dick, stroking it up and down.“Someone’s horny tonight.” Maya said laughing, moving her hand down to Carian’s folds, feeling the slick wetness gathered there. “Fuck, you’re already so wet for me.” Maya said, rubbing her fingers up and down Carina’s folds to her clit, rubbing circles around it.“I’m always horny for your dick.” Carina said, squeezing Maya’s dick harder, stroking faster.Maya kissed down Carina’s neck to her breast, taking a nipple in her mouth, sucking and swirling her tongue around it. Maya pushed two fingers inside Carina’s pussy as she sucked on her nipple, slowing thrusting them in and out of her, causing a loud moan from Carina. Maya sped up the thrusting of her fingers inside Carina, moving her mouth to the other nipple, sucking and twirling her tongue around it. Carina arched her back, holding Maya’s mouth against her breast, bucking her hips against Maya’s fingers. “Dio mio.” Carina said, breathing hard, moving her hips faster. Maya pulled her fingers out of Carina, raising up to kiss her deeply on the mouth, shoving her tongue inside Carina’s dominating the kiss. Carina broke the kiss panting hard, pulling Maya against her neck. “Fuck me, please.” Carina said, pulling Maya on top of her body, spreading her legs wide for Maya to lay between them.“You want me to fuck you?” Maya asked smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Yes please, now.” Carina said, breathing hard, wrapping her legs around Maya.Maya rubbed her dick up and down Carina’s folds, before placing them at her entrance, looking Carina in the eye as she rammed her dick inside Carina, causing a loud gasp from Carina. Maya thrust her dick fast, hard, and deep inside Carina, looking at Carina’s face the entire time. “You love when I fuck you hard like this.” Maya said, pounding harder into Carina, looking at her breast as they bounced, leaning down to take a nipple in her mouth sucking hard on it.“Cazzo, I’m close.” Carina said, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s hips, breathing hard, throwing her head back against the headboard.“We just got started and you’re already about to cum for me.” Maya said, thrusting faster and harder inside Carina, sucking hard on her other nipple.“Yes…ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck, I’m cumming, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina screamed, bucking her hips wildly as she felt her pussy convulse and tighten around Maya’s dick.“That’s it cum for me, I’m going to make you cum again before I do.” Maya said, thrusting hard and deep inside Carina, biting and sucking on her pulse point. Maya rose up, placing her hands beside Carina’s head, getting into the push up position, changing the angle of her dick inside Carina, causing Carina to gasp.Carina is breathing hard after her orgasm, hanging onto Maya’s waist. “I need a minute.” Carina said, squeezing Maya’s waist, her breathing ragged.“No, you don’t, you need to cum again first. If I stop, you won’t cum for me and I want you to cum again before I do.” Maya said, leaning down to capture Carina’s lips in a deep passionate kiss, Carina moaning in her mouth, slowly moving her hips against Maya’s. Maya continued to pound hard and deep into Carina, causing them both to moan loudly. As Maya kept pounding hard and deep into Carina the only noises that could be heard were their moans, the headboard hitting against the wall from Maya fucking Carina so hard, and their bodies slapping together. Carina pulled Maya down to her kissing her deeply, thrusting her hips faster against Maya’s, trying to keep rhythm with her.Carina broke the kiss, panting hard. “I’m going to cum.” Carina said, throwing her head back towards the ceiling, holding Maya’s hips tightly as Maya kept thrusting hard and deep inside her.“Cum for me Babe. I knew you could do it, cum all over my dick.” Maya said, thrusting faster, hard, and deep, Carina’s body bouncing on the bed.“Maaaayyyaaaa! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, thrusting her hips wildly, holding Maya’s hips tightly, as she felt her pussy convulsing and tighten around Maya’s dick.“Yes, Babe, that’s it, cum for me.” Maya said, pounding hard, deep, and fast inside Carina, extending her orgasm.Carina held Maya tightly against her body as Maya continued fucking her hard and deep. “Cazzo! I’m going to cum again!” Carina shouted, feeling another orgasm rapidly building from the friction now against her clit.“Give me one more Babe, cum just one more time for me. I’m close too.” Maya said, thrusting as deep and hard as she could inside Carina, feeling the tingle in her groin and her balls tightening.“I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina yelled, feeling her pussy convulse and tighten around Maya’s dick.“I’m cumming too! Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuuccckkkk!” Maya yelled, thrusting hard and deep inside Carina holding it deep inside her as ropes of cum shot from her dick, shallow thrusting as more ropes of cum shot from her dick, feeling Carina’s pussy tighten around her dick as ropes of cum continued to shoot from her dick, until she had emptied her load inside Carina, collapsing on Carina, breathing hard into her neck.Carina held Maya against her tightly, gently rubbing her fingernails up and down her back, trying to catch her breath. Maya placed soft kisses on Carina’s shoulder as she tried catching her breath. “I can’t believe I just had 3 orgasms.” Carina said laughing.“That shows how good I am at making you cum.” Maya said laughing. “You owe me 2 more orgasms.” Maya said laughing into Carina’s neck.“I wanted to stop after the first one, you’re the one who kept fucking me.” Carina said laughing, lifting Maya’s head from her neck.“Are you complaining that I just gave you 3 orgasms?” Maya asked laughing, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Never!” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya down to kiss her on the lips.“I didn’t think so.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips. “I’m going to pull out now.” Maya said, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina’s pussy, laying beside her.“How did you last so long?” Carian asked chuckling, looking at Maya.“Haven’t you noticed that when I drink, I always last longer? It’s the effects of the alcohol on my dick.” Maya said laughing, pulling Carina closer to her body.“Now that I think of it, yeah, you do last longer when you drink, especially when you drink whiskey.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the shoulder.“I noticed how you always cum quicker after you’ve been drinking.” Maya said with a chuckle, kissing Carina on the head.“Really? I never noticed that before, but I think you’re right.” Carina said laughing, burying her head in Maya’s neck.“Yes, but I love when you cum quick and your pussy squeezes my dick. It’s the most wonderful feeling in the world.” Maya said smiling, hugging Carina closer to her body.“Stupida.” Carina said with a chuckle, smacking Maya on the shoulder.“Are you ready for round 2?” Maya asked laughing.“NO! I can’t go anymore. I had 3 rounds in one tonight, I think you broke me.” Carina said laughing into Maya’s neck.“Aw, come on, just one more round, then we can sleep.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina on the lips.“I’m serious, I can’t go anymore tonight, maybe in the morning but definitely not tonight.” Carina said smiling, moving Maya’s mouth away from her body.“But I’m still horny and my dick is still hard. Here feel it.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand, and placing it on her still hardened dick.“You’re still as hard as you were when you started fucking me!” Carina said, her eyes widened in surprise. “How can you still be so hard after that?”“It’s because of the whiskey.” Maya said laughing, moving Carina’s hand up and down her dick. “Keep doing that and kissing me and it won’t take long.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina down to kiss her deeply.Carina stroked Maya’s dick up and down, moving her kisses down Maya’s body to her breast, taking a nipple in her mouth, sucking and flicking her tongue across it, causing Maya to moan loudly, thrusting her hips in Carina’s hand. “You like that, Bambina?” Carina asked smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes, as she moved her mouth to her other nipple, sucking and flicking her tongue across it.“Fuck yes.” Maya said, grabbing Carina’s head, holding it on her breast as she sucked Maya’s nipple harder. Maya reached down placing her hand over Carina’s hand that was stroking her dick, moving it faster on her dick. “Just like that.” Maya said, thrusting her hips faster in Carina’s hand. Carina kissed up Maya’s body to her neck, biting and sucking Maya’s sweet spot, leaving a mark, causing Maya to moan loudly. “I’m going to cum.” Maya said, thrusting her hips faster in Carina’s hand.“Wait.” Carina said, moving down to place her mouth on Maya’s dick, sucking hard as she stroked faster.Maya felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tighten. “Fuck, I’m cumming! Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuckkk!” Maya shouted as ropes of cum shot from her dick into Carina’s mouth, Carina swallowing every drop of cum as the ropes continued to shoot from Maya’s dick until she had emptied all the cum inside Carina’s mouth. Maya looked down to see Carina remove her mouth from Maya’s dick, wiping the cum from the corners of her mouth, licking her fingers. “Fuck, that’s so sexy.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina up her body, kissing her on the lips, shoving her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, tasting herself on Carina’s tongue.“Do you feel better now?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“Much better.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s lips.“Can we go to sleep now?” Carina asked with a chuckle, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Yes, give me a kiss first.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Good night, Bambina. I love you.” Carina said smiling, snuggling against Maya’s body, laying her head on her chest.“Good night, Babe. I love you too.” Maya said, placing her hand across Carina’s back, holding her against her body.Carina woke up early the next morning, unable to go back to sleep, she quietly got out of bed, putting on a robe before walking into the kitchen, making a cup of coffee. Carina walked over to where her purse was, pulling the letter from the director out, sitting on the couch, reading it again.Maya woke up to an empty bed, looking in the bathroom for Carina, not seeing her there, she put on a robe and walked into the living room to see Carina sitting on the couch with a letter in her hand. “Good morning, Babe.” Maya said kissing Carina on the head as she sat beside her.“Good morning, Bambina.” Carina said, looking at the letter.“What are you reading?” Maya asked, even though she had a good idea of what it was.“It’s a letter from the director of the program in Italy.” Carina said, handing the letter to Maya. “Would you like some coffee?” Carina asked, standing up to go into the kitchen to make Maya a cup of coffee.“Yes, please.” Maya said, taking the letter from Carina, reading over it twice to make sure she wasn’t missing anything.“Here’s your coffee.” Carina said, handing Maya a cup of coffee, sitting beside her on the couch.“According to this letter you’re going to be very busy with the program and keeping up with your studies. It sounds like it’s going to be a very demanding program for you.” Maya said, handing the letter back to Carina.“I’m not going.” Carina said, looking at the letter.“Yes, you are!” Maya said sternly, taking Carina’s hand.“No, I’m not. I’ve already made my decision and I’m not going. I won’t be away from you for 4 years; I can’t do that.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“Carina, this is your dream. You can’t give up your dream so easily. You’ve worked too hard to just throw it all away because of me. I won’t let you do that.” Maya said firmly, wiping the tears from Carina’s face as they rolled down her cheeks.“You’re more important to me than this program. I’ve made my decision and I’m not changing my mind. I love you more than some dumb dream I have of becoming a doctor. I could go to Italy and complete the program and still not become a doctor. It’s not worth being away from you for 4 years, I can’t and won’t do that.” Carina said, standing up, throwing the letter in her purse.“Carina, it’s not a dumb dream! It’s something you’ve dreamed of your entire life, and you can’t give it up just like that. You’re one of the smartest people I know and very determined, so if you complete this program, I have no doubt that you will become a doctor. I’m not going to just sit here and let you throw all that away for me. I’ll be here when you get back, and we’ll still see each other on holidays and breaks.” Maya said, standing up, taking Carina’s hand in hers.“Being here with you is more important to me than having to be away from you for 4 years to become a doctor. I don’t want to just see you at holidays or breaks, I love you too much and that’s not enough for me.” Carina said, tears rolling down her cheeks.“Carina, you’re going to Italy and becoming a doctor. Sometimes we have to make sacrifices for the ones we love, and I’m willing to sacrifice 4 years with you, so you can fulfill your dream. I’m not happy about any of this either, but I love you too much to let you give up your dream. If you give up your dream of becoming a doctor you will resent me later for it, and I don’t want that. You need to go to Italy.” Maya said, releasing Carina’s hands and walking away.“Are you willing to be away from me for 4 years because of a stupid dream I had of becoming a doctor? I can’t believe you’re willing to send me to Italy and not see me or be with me for 4 years. That says a lot to me! I’m willing to give up being a doctor for you and now you’re not even fighting for me to stay here with you. You’re just going to see me get on a plane and leave you here alone for 4 years? I thought you loved me as much as I love you, but maybe I’m wrong, since you’re so willing to just let me go so easily.” Carina shouted, flailing her hands around.“Carina, it’s because I love you so much that I’m willing to be away from you for 4 years for you to fulfill your dream! Do you think this is easy for me? Because let me tell you, there isn’t anything easy about this! The thought of not getting to see you or be with you other than at holidays and breaks is killing me! But I’m willing to sacrifice that for you, so you can fulfill your dream! I can just work on the ranch and go to school this year and you can go to Italy for the program. Your being in Italy and me here isn’t going to change my feelings for you one bit! I love you more than anything or anyone now, and I’m going to continue loving you for the rest of my life, whether you’re here or in Italy!” Maya shouted, hitting the back of the couch.“I already made my decision and I’m not going to Italy.” Carina said, walking into the kitchen, pouring another cup of coffee.“Then you need to reconsider your decision, because I’m not letting you do that, and I’m sure your mamma won’t either!” Maya shouted, throwing her coffee cup in the sink, breaking it.“It’s my decision, not yours and not Mamma’s and I’ve made it, I’m not going to Italy and that’s it! Just take me home!” Carina shouted, walking into the bedroom.“No, that’s not it! This decision affects both of us, and I should have a say in it!” Maya shouted, walking into the bedroom to see Carina getting dressed.“Well, you have no say in it! It’s my decision whether I go to Italy or not, nobody else’s! Now get dressed and take me home, now!” Carina shouted, throwing Maya’s clothes at her.“This discussion isn’t over, by a long shot! I’ll take you home, but we will be discussing this further, so get ready for it!” Maya shouted, putting her clothes on.“I’m not saying another word to you right now, because if I do, I will say something I can’t take back, and I really don’t want to do that! I think we’ve both said enough for today, so don’t talk to me anymore and I won’t talk to you either!” Carina shouted, grabbing her bag, walking out of the room.After Maya got dressed, she walked out of the bedroom with her bag in her hand to see Carina standing by the door with her bag in her hand waiting for Maya. Maya tried to take Carina’s bag from her, but Carina turned away from Maya, opening the door to walk outside to the truck, throwing her bag in the back seat, getting in the passenger’s side, sitting far away from Maya. Maya threw her bag in the back seat, getting inside the driver’s seat, starting the engine, looking at Carina who was looking out the window, wiping tears from her cheeks.When they arrived at Carina’s house, she quickly got out of the truck slamming the door, before grabbing her bag from the back seat, walking quickly into the house, not saying anything to Maya. Maya watched as Carina went inside her house, slamming the door behind her.Maya pulled out of Carina’s driveway, looking in the rearview mirror, hoping Carina would come out to stop her before she got too far away from her house, but she didn’t. Maya drove quickly to the ranch, needing to talk to Grandpa. When Maya arrived at the ranch, she saw Grandpa standing by one of the tractors and walked over to him. “Hey kiddo, what are you doing here today?” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“I need to talk to you.” Maya said, falling into Grandpa’s arms, sobbing hard against his chest.

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When Maya arrived at the ranch, she saw Grandpa standing by one of the tractors and walked over to him. “Hey kiddo, what are you doing here today?” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“I need to talk to you.” Maya said, falling into Grandpa’s arms, sobbing hard against his chest.“Let’s go to my office and talk.” Grandpa said, putting his arm around Maya leading her to the house. When they entered the house Nana saw a distraught Maya with Grandpa’s arm around her. “I’ll be in my office with Maya.” Grandpa said, looking at Nana.When they entered the office, Grandpa sat Maya in the chair and handed her some tissues to wipe her tears away. “Everything is a mess with Carina.” Maya said, wiping her tears as more continued rolling down her cheeks.“What’s going on with you and Carina? Everything seemed fine when she left after the party yesterday. Did you have an argument, or did something happen?” Grandpa asked, sitting in front of Maya, rubbing her arm.“She received a letter from the director of the program in Italy explaining what is expected of her and the grueling schedule she would have. If she goes to Italy she will be so occupied with the program and her studies that it won’t leave any time for us. So, now she is saying she’s not going to go because I can’t go with her, and she doesn’t want us to be apart from each other for that long period of time. We would still see each other on holidays and school breaks but that isn’t enough for her. She is willing to give up her dream to stay here with me and I just can’t allow that to happen. I don’t know what to do. I told her she is going to Italy, and she told me it wasn’t my decision, and that she had already made the decision to not go.” Maya explained, wiping tears from her eyes.“From what I understand, Carina has dreamed of becoming a doctor since she was a little girl. I find it admirable that she is willing to give up her dream for you, but that would be a huge mistake on her part. If she gives up her dream for you, she could end up resenting you for it later and I know you don’t want that. What do you want to have happen? Are you willing to give up Carina so she can fulfill her dream of becoming a doctor?” Grandpa asked, holding Maya’s hands in his.“I want Carina to go to Italy and fulfill her dream. I told her that, but she won’t listen to me. She says she’s already made up her mind and that no one is going to change it. I don’t know what to do, because I’m afraid she will end up resenting me later if she gives this up for me. I don’t want to lose her, but I won’t let her give up her dream either.” Maya said, shaking her head while wiping the tears from her eyes.“You know I don’t talk about my military days much, but there’s something I think you should know. When I was drafted for the war, I could have gotten out of it because I was the only child and son of my parents, but I chose to fulfill my duties and responsibilities to my country. Your Nana and I were dating at the time and had been discussing marriage, so she wasn’t happy about my decision at all. There is a long list of our ancestors who served their country proudly and I wanted to do the same, but your Nana wanted me to choose to stay here with her instead. We were head over heels in love, and it wasn’t an easy decision for me, but it was one I had to make sacrifices for in making that decision. I couldn’t ask your Nana to just wait 3 or 4 years for me to come home if I was able to live through the war, so I broke it off with her before I left for training. It was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make, but it was the right one at the time. I knew that if we loved each other as much as we felt we did, that we would find our way back to each other. There’s an old saying that says, ‘if you love something, set it free, if it comes back to you, it is yours, if it doesn’t, it never was’. I set your Nana free for the years I was away in the military and when I came home, she was dating someone else, but when she saw me, she broke up with him and came back to me, because we still loved each other just as much as the day we broke up. We were married 6 months later and have been together ever since. Sometimes you have to love someone so much, you’re willing to give them up for their own good. I know how much you and Carina love each other and I believe you are meant to be together, but you may have to go through a difficult time before you’re allowed to build a life together. You already know what you need to do, but you’re afraid to do it. I can’t tell you what to do, whatever decision you and Carina make will affect both your lives, so be ready to take responsibility for your decision, no matter how difficult it may be.” Grandpa said, looking into Maya’s tear-filled eyes.“I think I need to break up with her so she will go to Italy, but I don’t know how I’ll get through 4 years without her in my life.” Maya said, sobbing hard on Grandpa’s shoulder.There’s a knock on the office door. “Yes.” Grandpa yelled.Nana slowly opened the door, looking at Grandpa, then a tearful Maya. “There’s a gentleman dressed in military clothing at the door asking for you.” Nana said, pointing to Grandpa.“Who is it?” Grandpa asked, looking confused.“I don’t know, he just said he needed to speak with Colonel Bishop.” Nana responded.“I’ll be right there.” Grandpa said, turning to Maya. “Let me go see what this guy is needing, and I’ll come back.” Grandpa said, patting Maya on the knee. Grandpa walked to the door to see a younger man standing in the doorway, dressed in military dressed blue uniform. Grandpa looked closely at the name on the man’s uniform, smiling widely. “Well, I’ll be damned! Is that you beanpole?” Grandpa asked, shaking the man’s hand.“Yes, Uncle Mike, it’s me, all grown up.” The man said.“Come in!” Grandpa said, stepping aside for the man to enter the house. “How are you doing? How’s your ornery father? I haven’t talked to him in years.” Grandpa said smiling at the man.“I’m doing great sir, as you can see, I’m a Lt.Colonel in the army now.” The man said, pointing to the rank on his uniform. “My father isn’t doing well, he has some serious health issues, but he still speaks of you often. You should give him a call sometime and catch up with him. I know that would lift his spirits and he would love to hear from you.” The man said smiling at Grandpa.“I lost touch with him several years ago and didn’t know how to contact him. I would love to speak with him again. I’m sorry to hear about his health issues.” Grandpa said. “Let me introduce you to my wife Kate. Kate, this is Major Williams’ son I told you about. We always called him Beanpole because he was so skinny. Major Williams was in the same squad as I was in the war. You remember me talking about Willie, that’s what I called Williams back then. We all had nicknames for each other back then. “Grandpa said, as Nana extending her hand for the man to shake.“Yes, I’ve heard a lot about your father. Mike has told me many stories about some of the trouble they would get into together.” Nana said, smacking Grandpa on the stomach, with a smile on her face.“We may need to swap stories sometime, ma’am.” The man said smiling at Nana.“What brings you to Seattle?” Grandpa asked smiling at the man.“Actually sir, I came to speak with you about your granddaughter Maya Bishop.” The man said, looking at Grandpa.“My granddaughter? What are you wanting with Maya?” Grandpa asked, a look of concern and confusion on his face.“We heard about her shooting skills and wanted to discuss them with her.” The man said.“She has the best shooting skills in the country, if not world.” Grandpa said smiling proudly.“Yes sir, we are aware of that. That’s part of the reason I’m here to speak with you and hopefully get the chance to speak with her while I’m here.” The man said.“She’s actually here now, she’s just in my office. Come with me and I’ll introduce you to her.” Grandpa said standing up, leading the man to her office. When Grandpa reached his office, he slowly opened the door to see Maya sitting in his chair, her eyes still red from crying. “Hey kiddo, I have someone here who would like to meet you.” Grandpa said smiling, stepping inside his office, the man following behind him. “Maya this is Lt.Colonel Williams, I served with his father in the war.” Grandpa said, pointing to the man.“It’s nice to meet you, Maya.” The man said, extending his hand for Maya to shake.“It’s nice to meet you too.” Maya said, shaking the man’s hand.“Maya, I’m with the army special forces and I would like to discuss your shooting abilities with you. We’ve seen how good you are at shooting a bullseye at remarkable distances and would like to offer you a position with the special forces. We have some very difficult missions coming up and we need someone with your skills to help us complete these missions. I’m here to offer you a commissioned officer’s position with the special forces team.” The man explained looking at Maya.“I don’t have any college or anything, so how can I be a commissioned officer without it?” Maya asked, looking at the man.“The president can directly commission you as an officer and your governor has highly recommended you for the specific position you will be filling. Your shooting skills are unlike any other we’ve ever seen, and we need someone like you on our team.” The man explained.“I haven’t even graduated yet. I’m supposed to take tests in 3 weeks to be able to graduate early, but I haven’t decided whether or not I’m even going to take the tests now.” Maya explained, looking at the man.“We are fully aware of all this and have no doubts with your grades that you will pass these tests easily. Not only are your shooting skills phenomenal but your very smart as well. We need someone like you on our team, to serve our country and help to keep it safe from terrorists and anyone else who could be a danger to our country.” The man explained, sitting in the chair in front of Maya, looking her in the eye.“I don’t know, this is a lot to process right now.” Maya said, running her hand through her hair. “Grandpa, what do you think about all this?” Maya asked, looking at Grandpa.“I think it’s a great opportunity for you, but I can’t make this decision for you. I know you can do whatever mission you would be assigned to and that you’re capable of anything once you set your mind to it. Not just anyone receives a commission from the president, so this must be something huge that they need your capabilities for. I will support whatever decision you make.” Grandpa said, looking at Maya.“Can I think about it?” Maya asked, looking at the man.“Yes, but we would need you to report for duty as soon as you’ve completed the tests and have received the early diploma for graduation. Your country needs you right now. I hope you will give this a lot of thought and make a decision that is right for you. I’ll leave you my card and will be speaking to you in 3 weeks to hear your decision. I’m looking forward to having you on our team.” The man said smiling, extending his card to Maya.“I’ll give you my decision as soon as I make it whether it’s tomorrow, or 3 weeks.” Maya said, extending her hand for the man to shake.“Thank you.” The man said smiling, shaking Maya’s hand. “It was good seeing you again Uncle Mike.” The man said, hugging Grandpa.“I’ll see you out.” Grandpa said turning to exit the office. “I’ll be right back.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.When Grandpa returned to the office, Maya was looking at the card the man left for her. “This is a lot.” Maya said, holding the card out for Grandpa.“Yes, it’s a huge decision for you to make.” Grandpa said, looking at the card.“Why is everything happening all at once? Carina received the letter from the program and now I have some guy from the military wanting me to join and help my country. My head is spinning right now. Instead of one decision, now I have 2 very huge decisions to make that could affect the rest of my life. I’m even more confused that I was earlier.” Maya said, rubbing her face with her hand.“I can’t answer why everything is happening at once, but God has his own timing for our lives. Sometimes we can’t understand why something is happening, but God has a purpose for it, and we need to trust his timing. Maybe this is a good thing for you. Carina can go to Italy for college for the next 4 years and you can join the military for and keep your mind occupied, so you won’t miss her as much. I’m not trying to tell you what to do, but that is an option for you. If you join the military, you wouldn’t be able to go to Italy either way and Carina wouldn’t want to stay here without you and would probably change her decision about going to Italy. Since you’re the only reason she is deciding not to go to Italy, if you take yourself out of the equation, then she won’t have a reason to not go. This is a way to get her to go to Italy and fulfill her dream, if that’s truly what you want her to do.” Grandpa explained, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder.“You’re right about everything. If I take this offer and join the military, I won’t be here, and she can’t use that as a reason to give up her dream. I don’t want Carian to give up her dream for me, and if this is the only way I can ensure that, then I’ll do it, I’ll take this offer. Besides, the Bishops have a long list of ancestors who also served their country.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa.“Make sure you’re making this decision for the right reasons, don’t do it to just get Carina to go to Italy. The missions these men go on can be very dangerous, and you may have to use your shooting skills to kill someone. You need to make sure you are capable of doing that before you take on this role. I am proud of you no matter what decision you make, and I will give you my full support. Your Nana on the other hand, won’t be happy if you decide to take this offer though. She will still be proud of you, but she wouldn’t like you leaving and going into the military because it can be very dangerous.” Grandpa said, looking at Maya.“What about the ranch? If I take this offer, who will help you on the ranch? You’ve always counted on me taking over for you once I graduated, and if I take this offer, I won’t be able to do that.” Maya asked, rubbing her hands together.“Don’t worry about the ranch, it’ll be here when you return, if you choose to take the offer. I have plenty of people to help me on the ranch and I’ll hire another hand if I need to. You do what is best for you and don’t worry or think about anyone else right now.” Grandpa said, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder.“What if something happens to you or Nana while I’m off somewhere on a mission or something? Will I be able to come home if I needed to?” Maya asked, starting to panic.“If something were to happen to any of us, you will be notified, and they will get you home as soon as possible. You can’t be worrying about us or anything else while you’re on a mission, you must be totally focused on the mission. That’s one of the reasons I think this would be a great opportunity for you, because you wouldn’t have time to miss Carina as much while she is in Italy. You can save all the money you will be receiving from the military and use it to build a life and family when you return.” Grandpa said, rubbing Maya’s back to relax her.“How much does a commissioned officer make in the Army?” Maya asked, looking at Grandpa.“It depends on what rank you are. I would negotiate for a higher rank if I were you and decided to take their offer, like at least a Captain, that way you would be paid close to what you’re shooting skills are actually worth.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“Can I actually negotiate like that?” Maya asked, with a questioning look on her face.“From listening to what was said, they are needing your skills badly and will probably do anything you asked to have you on their team.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“So how much does a Captain make then?” Maya asked, smiling at Grandpa.“Let’s look it up. You should also ask for a signing bonus if you decide to take this offer. They give signing bonuses for some positions in the military and I’m sure they would give you a signing bonus. The bonuses can range anywhere from $5,000 to $50,000, depending on how badly they want you to join the military.” Grandpa said, turning toward the computer on his desk, looking up the military pay scale. “Here it is.” Grandpa said, looking at the pay scale for the military on his computer.“I see it, but I don’t understand it.” Maya said, frowning at the computer.“The base pay for a new Captain is $5,102.10, plus you would receive an allowance for housing which depends on where you are stationed. If you’re stationed out of Seattle it would be an extra $3,579.00 a month. You would also receive an allowance for food which is $316.98 a month. So, your total military pay for the rank of Captain would be $8,998.08 a month. That is the minimum you would receive, however if you went on any missions, you would receive what is called hazardous pay as well as other payments for incidentals. You could receive as much as $20,000 plus a month if you’re on a mission. You would also receive free full medical, dental, and vision while serving in the military. I saved all the money I received while I was away in the military and was able to marry your Nana debt free and take over the ranch when I returned. It could help you put away a nice nest egg for when you decide to get married and start a family. The ranch will be waiting for you when you return and are ready to take over for me.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“I already have all the money I received from competitions, but this would help when I want to start a family and take over the ranch. Are you sure you would be ok if I decided to take this offer? I don’t want to leave you in a bind with the ranch.” Maya asked, with a concerned look on her face.“I’m positive, this ranch will continue to be as if you were here. I won’t let anything happen to it, and I’ll take care of everything and everyone while you’re away, should you decide to take this offer.” Grandpa said smiling, patting Maya on the back.“I think I’m going to accept the offer, if they will meet my demands.” Maya said smiling, sounding authoritative.“We can call Beanpole right now and see what he says if you would like.” Grandpa said, reaching for the card the man left.“Let’s do it.” Maya said smiling, reaching for her phone. Maya placed the call to the number on the card, putting her phone on speaker so Grandpa could listen, and the man answered in a military manner, stating his name and rank. “This is Maya Bishop. I’ve been considering your offer, but I have some stipulations before I will accept your offer.” Maya said, sounding authoritative.“What are your stipulations?” The man asked.“I need to be commissioned as no less than a Captain, and I need a signing bonus before I will be willing to take the offer.” Maya said sternly, smiling at Grandpa, who was giving her a thumbs up.“I’ve been instructed to offer you a rank as high as Major, and a $50,000 signing bonus if you were to accept the offer. Does this mean you will accept the offer since I’m able to meet and exceed your stipulations?” The man asked, sounding excited.Maya looked at Grandpa who was smiling proudly at her, patting her on the back. “Yes, I accept the offer, but I need to take the tests first and I’m going to see if I can take them earlier than 3 weeks.” Maya said, standing up tall, smiling at Grandpa.“Great, I will be contacting you next week with the contract to sign. Welcome to the team, we are lucky to have someone of your caliber joining our team, Major.” The man said, making sure to use Maya’s rank she will receive when signing the contract.“Yes sir, thank you.” Maya said, ending the call. “I did it Grandpa and I’m going to be a Major! How did I do?” Maya asked, smiling a toothy smile at Grandpa.“You did amazing, Major.” Grandpa said smiling, standing up to salute Maya.“You’re going to need to teach me the proper way to salute.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Don’t worry, they will teach you all about saluting, as well as a lot of other things when you go through their training.” Grandpa said laughing at Maya’s attempt to salute back. “Are you sure about this, once you sign the contract, there’s not turning back?” Grandpa asked, giving Maya a serious look.“I’m sure. This way Carina will go to Italy, and I will go serve my country while she’s away, so I hopefully won’t have as much time to miss her.” Maya said, running her hands through her hair. “I need to tell her about all this, but she isn’t speaking to me right now.” Maya said, sounding sad.“Try sending her a message and tell her it’s urgent that you speak with her.” Grandpa suggested, looking at Maya.“I’ll try, but she probably won’t respond.” Maya replied, taking out her phone, messaging Carina. “Don’t say anything to anyone until I’ve had a chance to talk with Carina first.” Maya said, looking at Grandpa.“My lips are sealed.” Grandpa said smiling, running his finger across his lips.A few minutes later, Maya’s phone dinged letting her know she had a message. Maya looked at the message to see it was from Carina and read it. “It’s Carina, she is asking me what is so urgent that I need to speak to her about it.” Maya said, looking at Grandpa with a panicked look on her face.“Tell her you don’t want to discuss it in a message and ask if you can come by to speak with her.” Grandpa responded.Maya quickly sent the reply to Carina, and a minute later she got a response saying she can come by her house. “Carina said I can come by so I’m going to head there now.” Maya said, hugging Grandpa. “Thank you for always being there for me and supporting me.”“I’ll always be here for you kiddo. Good luck with Carina and come back if you need to talk afterwards.” Grandpa said, placing her hands on Maya’s shoulders.“Thanks, I’m going to need all the luck I can get. I may be back later if things go the way I think they will.” Maya said, tears forming in her eyes.“You have this, Major.” Grandpa said smiling, standing up tall.“I’m not a Major yet.” Maya said smiling, turning to walk out the door.When Maya arrived at Carina’s house, she slowly walked to the door and knocked on it. Lucia answered the door, “Hi Maya, come in.” Lucia said smiling, moving to allow Maya to walk inside.“I came to speak with Carina.” Maya said, looking around the house.“She’s in her room, she hasn’t left it since you brought her home this morning.” Lucia said, pointing up the stairs. “You can go up there, but I can’t guarantee she will talk to you or let you in her room.” Lucia said as Maya started to walk up the stairs.“She’s expecting me.” Maya said smiling at Lucia.When Maya reached Carina’s bedroom, she lightly knocked on the door. “Go away Andrea, I don’t want to talk to you right now!” Carina yelled.“It’s not Andrew, it’s me.” Maya replied.Carina opened the door, to see Maya standing there. “Come in.” Carina said, stepping aside to let Maya inside, closing the door behind her. “What do you want to talk about that is so urgent it couldn’t wait?” Carina asked, snapping at Maya.“I’m not here to argue, but there is something I need to tell you before I tell anyone else.” Maya said, watching Carina sit on her bed, Maya sitting on the edge of the bed opposite Carina.“Ok, so tell me then.” Carina said, sitting up, looking angrily at Maya.“A man from the military came to Grandpa’s to speak with me today. He wants me to join the military’s special forces team because of my shooting skills. He offered me the rank of Major and a signing bonus of $50,000 to join. I’m meeting with him next week to sign the contract to accept his offer.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“You can’t be serious!” Carina yelled, looking angrily at Maya. “I’m giving up my dream to become a doctor for you, and you’re just going to join the military and probably be leaving Seattle just like that? Unbelievable! I can’t believe you would make such a huge decision without discussing it with me first!” Carina yelled, standing up, waving her arms all over the place.“I am very serious right now. You can go to Italy and fulfill your dream, and I will be joining the special forces and helping my country.” Maya said, trying to remain calm.“I can’t believe you right now! Is that how little you think of me, that you’re just willing to throw our relationship away so easily and go off to God knows where with the military?” Carina said yelling louder, waving her arms everywhere, stomping her foot.“NO! It’s because I love you so much that I can’t sit back and see you throw your dream away for me that I’m doing this! You didn’t discuss your decision with me before you made it, so don’t get mad at me for making mine without discussing it with you first! I’m not throwing anything away, if we’re meant to be together, we will be, after you’ve completed college, and I fulfill my commitment to the military. I’ve made my decision and there’s nothing you or anyone else can say to change my mind!” Maya shouted, getting angry and standing up.“I don’t even know you right now! You’re not the person I fell in love with. You can’t convince me you’re doing all of this because you love me so much. You will literally be putting your life in danger in the military, especially in the special forces. Do you not watch movies about the special forces or hear of the dangerous situations they are in on a daily basis? It’s like you’re trying to get yourself killed to prove some point or get me to do what you want. This is my life, and I’ll do as I damn well please! If you do this, I’m done, we will be over!” Carina shouted, stepping closer to Maya.“Then I guess we are over.” Maya said in a calm voice, turning to walk to the door, stopping before opening it. “Goodbye Carina, I love you and I always will.” Maya said, opening the door and walking out without looking back at Carina.When Maya closed the door, she heard Carina screaming in Italian, throwing things against the door. As Maya began walking down the stairs, Lucia was walking up them. “What is going on? What is all the screaming about?” Lucia asked, looking at Maya with her head lowered unable to look at Lucia.Maya quickly ran down the stairs and out the door, running to her truck to leave. When Maya got inside her truck, she started the engine and pulled out of the driveway, not sure where she was going, as tears streamed down her face. Maya drove back to the ranch, needing to talk to Grandpa.When Maya arrived at the ranch, Grandpa saw her pull up and opened the door as Maya fell into his arms, sobbing hard. “Come inside, kiddo.” Grandpa said, holding onto Maya.“What is going on?” Nana asked, a look of confusion on her face.“Carina and I just broke up.” Maya said, sobbing hard on Grandpa’s chest.“Oh no!” Nana said, hugging Maya tightly, tears rolling down her cheeks. “Why?” What happened?” Nana asked, gently rubbing Maya’s back.“I can’t talk about it right now.” Maya said, as she continued to sob on Grandpa’s chest as he held her tightly.“This has to be a mistake. You two love each other too much to break up. You’re probably both just upset about something and everything will be fine in a few days.” Nana said, rubbing Maya’s back, trying to make Maya feel better.“Kate, there’s more to it than what you think.” Grandpa said, looking at Nana.“Then someone please tell me what the hell is going on. Maya is extremely upset and tells me her and Carina broke up and that makes no sense to me.” Nana said sounding frustrated.“I’ll talk to you about it later, we just need to be here for Maya right now.” Grandpa sternly said to Nana.“Right, ok. Maya, honey, what do you need Nana to do for you?” Nana asked in a loving tender voice, continuing to rub Maya’s back.“Can you pour me a glass of whiskey?” Maya asked through her sobs.“I’m not…” Nana started to say before Grandpa gave her an angry glaring look, shaking his head yes. “Sure, I’ll bring you glass of whiskey.” Nana said, giving Grandpa a dirty look before turning to walk away.“Do you want to go to my office?” Grandpa asked, rubbing Maya’s back, Maya shaking her head yes. Grandpa led Maya to his office, shutting the door behind them after taking the glass of whiskey from Nana. “Here, take a drink of this.” Grandpa said, handing Maya the glass of whiskey.Maya moved away from Grandpa’s chest, taking the glass of whiskey and drinking half of it down in one gulp. Maya sat in the chair in Grandpa’s office, Grandpa sitting in front of her. “It went as I expected it to go. Carina hates me for sure now.” Maya said, wiping the tears from her eyes.“Carina could never hate you; she loves you too much to ever hate you.” Grandpa said, handing Maya some tissues to wipe the tears from her face.“You weren’t there, you didn’t hear her yelling at me and accusing me of not loving her.” Maya said, tears streaming down her face again.“She’s just upset right now; she’ll feel differently when she calms down. I think I know Carina fairly well and that girl is so in love with you, it’s just the anger and hurt she’s feeling that makes her say those things.” Grandpa said, wiping tears from Maya’s cheeks for her.“I don’t know Grandpa, she’s the one who said if I accepted this offer that it was over between us. I told her I guess we are over then and walked out the door, but not before telling her I love her, and I always will. I need her to know that I do love her, and I will always love her no matter what.” Maya said, sobbing hard on Grandpa’s shoulder again.Meanwhile at Carina’s house, Lucia opened Carina’s door to see her throwing things all over her room, yelling angrily in Italian. “Carina, calm down!” Lucia yelled, grabbing Carina’s hands before she could throw something else. “What is going on? Maya just left and couldn’t even look at me.” Lucia said, taking Carina’s hands, leading her to the bed.“We broke up!” Carina yelled, yanking her hands away from her Mamma.“Broke up? Why did you break up?” Lucia asked, a surprised look on her face.“Because I’m giving up my dream to become a doctor so I can be with her and she just up and joins the military, the special forces no less! She’s throwing our relationship away for the military after the sacrifice I’m making for her and she did it without even discussing it with me first! That’s not how a relationship works! She doesn’t love me like she says, because if she did, she wouldn’t be joining the military and putting her life in danger and leaving me here! She is the most selfish person I’ve ever met! Everything she ever said to me was a lie, I can see it now!” Carina shouted, waving her hand angrily, walking around the room.“I can’t believe Maya would join the military, and definitely not special forces. Does she realize how dangerous of a job they do? They go into danger on a daily basis, and she could be killed.” Lucia said, putting her hand on her forehead.“I know that Mamma! She is literally putting her life in danger to get away from me. That’s not love Mamma!” Carina shouted, looking at Lucia.“So, what are you going to do now? Are you going to just give up your dream and stay here even though she won’t be here?” Lucia asked, looking at Carina.“NO! I will be going to Italy, and I will become a doctor, and I never want to see Maya again! I loved her and I gave up so much for her! I even gave her my virginity, and this is how she treats me!” Carina shouted, throwing a pillow against the door.“You gave her your virginity?” Lucia shouted angrily at Carina.“Yes, I lost my virginity to Maya months ago!” Carina shouted angrily, looking at a very angry Lucia.“Carina, how come you didn’t tell me this sooner? I can’t believe this! So, you’ve been having sex with Maya for months and I knew nothing about it! I trusted you and I trusted Maya, and this is how you repay my trust!” Lucia shouted, waving her arms angrily, standing up next to Carina.“There’s more, but you might want to sit down for what I’m about to tell you.” Carina said in a calmer voice, realizing what she had just told her Mamma.“What else have you kept from me? I thought we had a closer mother daughter relationship than that!” Lucia said, sitting down on the bed, crossing her arms, glaring at Carina. “Well, I’m waiting, tell me what else you’ve been keeping from me.”“There’s no easy way to say this so I’m just going to say it. Maya…Maya…is…intersex.” Carina said, walking backwards away from her Mamma.“What?” Lucia yelled angrily. “Just how is she intersex Carina?” Lucia asked angrily, glaring at Carina.“She has breasts like a woman, but she also has a…penis.” Carina said, moving further away from her Mamma.“Non posso crederci! Fai sesso da mesi con Maya che ha un pene e me lo dici solo adesso? Chi altro lo sa?” Lucia said angrily yelling in Italian. (I can’t believe this! You’ve been having sex with Maya who has a penis for months and you’re just now telling me this? Who else knows about this?)“Si, faccio sesso con Maya che ha un pene, un pene molto grande, aggiungerei, da mesi. Non sono sicuro chi altro lo sappia oltre ad Andy, Mason, e non ti pacera, ma lo sanno anche la nonna el il nonno.” Carina said, rubbing her hands through her hair nervously. (Yes, I’ve been having sex with Maya who has a penis, a very large penis, I might add for months. I’m not sure who else knows besides Andy, Mason, and you’re not going to like it, but Nana and Grandpa also know.)“Kate sa che tu e Maya fate sesso da mesi e non me l’avete detto! Pensavo fossimo amici, ma evidentemente non era cosi se mi nascondeva una cosa del genere!” Lucia yelled, standing up, waving her hands angrily. (Kate knows you and Maya have been having sex for months and didn’t tell me! I thought we were friends but evidently not if she kept something like this from me.)“Nana didn’t tell you because I asked her not to. Don’t blame Nana for this, if you want to blame someone, blame me.” Carina said, tears streaming down her face.“We were friends, Kate should have told me my daughter was doing something that could affect her entire life. Wait, is that the real reason you decided to start taking the pill, because you were planning on having sex with Maya?” Lucia asked angrily, moving towards Carina.“That’s part of the reason, but for my migraines too.” Carina responded, holding up her hands in a defensive manner.“Well, I guess I should be thankful that you were smart enough to protect yourself from pregnancy. Did Maya wear a condom as well, you can’t be too protected from pregnancy?” Lucia said, calming down and sitting on the bed.“Umm, Maya wore a condom a few times but not every time.” Carina said, moving further away from Lucia, waiting for her to explode with anger again.“I raised you better than all this. I’m very disappointed in you right now. I’m glad you’ve decided to go to Italy and fulfill your dream, but this is a lot for me to process right now. I need to get ready for work now.” Lucia said, standing up to walk out of Carina’s bedroom. “Can I trust you to not do anything while I’m at work or do I need to be worrying about you while trying to do my job?” Lucia asked, turning around to look at Carina.“I’m just going to be in my room. I don’t have anywhere to go or anyone to go with anymore.” Carina said, laying down on her bed, placing a pillow on her head, sobbing into it.“You’re making the right decision to go to Italy. No one is worth giving up your dream for no matter how much you love them. Even though I am very much disappointed in you right now, I love you and I’m proud of you for choosing to go to Italy.” Lucia said before shutting the door.Carina pulled the pillow off her face and wiped her tears, throwing the pillow across the room. “I hate you, Maya!” Carina shouted, sobbing hard on the bed.

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It’s been almost 3 weeks since Maya and Carina broke up and they haven’t spoken or messaged each other since. Carina is leaving for Italy tomorrow, but she is going to visit the ranch to say goodbye to Nana and Grandpa before she leaves. Carina calls Nana to ensure Maya isn’t going to be at the ranch so she can visit them before she leaves for Italy. Nana reassures Carina that Maya isn’t working at the ranch today because she is out of town.Carina arrived at the ranch and is in the kitchen talking with Nana. “I couldn’t leave for Italy without saying goodbye to you and Grandpa first.” Carina said smiling, holding Nana’s hand.“I’m so happy to see you. We haven’t seen you or talked with you since what happened between you and Maya. I’m so sorry things went the way they did for you two. I truly thought you were meant for each other and hope that some day you’ll find your way back to each other. True love only happens once in a lifetime, and I have no doubt you are Maya’s one true love.” Nana said, wiping a tear from her eye.“I am still so in love with Maya, but I guess we just aren’t meant to be together. I will always have love in my heart for her and no one will ever be able to replace that love. I thought we would be together forever. I dreamed of us living on the ranch and raising a family together. Now, the only dream I have is to go to Italy and become a doctor.” Carina said, wiping tears that had fallen on her cheeks.“I know Maya still loves you and this isn’t easy for her either. She has been miserable these past few weeks, working from sun up to sundown every day to try to keep herself occupied so she doesn’t think about you so much, but it isn’t helping her. She passed her tests and received her diploma early and will be leaving for training next week. I’m still very angry with Mike for allowing her to join special forces. Maya worships Mike and she is always trying to follow in his footsteps, but this is dangerous and can get her killed. I remember years ago Maya said when she grew up, she was going to join the military, but then she decided she would stay and take over the ranch for Mike. I have no doubts that she only joined because of Mike and needing to get away from here because all the wonderful memories she has shared here with you.” Nana said, placing a stray strand of hair behind Carina’s ear.“I can understand her wanting to be away from here because of the memories because that is a part of why I’m going to Italy. I want more than anything to become a doctor and this way I’ll fulfill my dream of that as well as keeping my mind occupied with the program and studies so that I won’t have a lot of time to think about how much I’ll be missing Maya and all of you as well. You and Grandpa are very important to me and have changed my life and I’ll never forget you. I’ll try to visit when I come home for breaks and holidays. I’m going to miss your amazing cooking, your wisdom, and your hugs.” Carina said, wiping the tears from her eyes.“We are going to miss you too. You are part of our family and whether you are with Maya or not doesn’t change that. You are welcome here anytime and I hope you will continue to stay in touch with us and let us know how college is going for you. I know you’re going to do amazing things with your life and I’m so proud of you. You are an amazing young lady and will go far. Do you know what time your flight is leaving tomorrow?” Nana asked.“I need to be at the airport by noon and my flight leaves at 1:45. I was fortunate enough to get a nonstop flight directly to Italy so that worked out wonderfully for me.” Carina replied.“Who is taking you to the airport? Do you know what flight you will be on and what airline because some of them aren’t the best and you should be flying on the best.” Nana asked, smiling at Carina.“I have decided to have Andy drop me off at the airport, because I don’t want any sad goodbye’s and if Mamma takes me, it will be very sad. I’m on American Airlines flight 1982. I need to tell you that Mamma knows about me and Maya, and that Maya is intersex. I was so angry with Maya that I told Mamma without thinking about it. She was very upset with me and told me she was disappointed that others knew, and I didn’t tell her.” Carina said, running her hand through her hair.“That explains why she isn’t taking my calls or responding to my text messages. I’m sure she is very upset with me for knowing and not telling her, but it wasn’t my place to tell her your personal business. Something like should come from you, not me, when you were ready to share it with her. I’ll give her some space and hopefully she’ll forgive me, and we can still be friends.” Nana said, standing up to pour another cup of coffee.“I’m sure you can still be friends once she calms down, just give her space and she’ll probably reach out to you when she’s ready to discuss it. If anything were to happen to Maya would someone, please notify me? I don’t know what I’ll do if anything were to happen to her, but if it does, I’d still like to know.” Carina said, tears rolling down her cheeks again.“Of course, I’ll let you know, but nothing is going to happen to Maya. We need to keep positive thoughts and say many prayers for her safety while she’s away.” Nana said smiling, patting Carina’s hand she was holding.“Thank you, Nana. I should go now; I still have a few things to do before I leave tomorrow.” Carina said standing up, hugging Nana tightly.“You’re welcome. Please stay in touch. We love you very much and will always be here for you if you ever need anything.” Nana said, hugging Carina tightly, both wiping away tears.“I love you and Grandpa too. I will stay in touch as much as possible with the tough schedule I will have.” Carina said, walking towards the door to leave.Nana opened the door for Carina giving her one last hug. “Goodbye, Carina.” Nana said, sobbing hard on Carina’s shoulder as she hugged her tightly.“Goodbye, Nana.” Carina said, wiping the tears from her eyes as she turned to walk out the door.Grandpa came inside the house shortly after Carina left. “I came to check on you. I know that must have been hard to tell her goodbye.” Grandpa said, wrapping his arms around Nana, hugging her tightly.“It was incredibly hard, and I have to do it again next week when Maya leaves. I swear if anything happens to either one of them, I will never forgive you.” Nana said angrily, wiping the tears from her eyes. “I did find out her flight information for tomorrow though. I feel like I’m going to be betraying Carina, but Maya asked me to try to find out. I’m not sure what Maya is planning to do but she wanted that information.” Nana said, walking away.“I don’t know what she’s planning to do either, but with Maya there’s no telling these days. She is so heartbroken right now and feels lost without Carina. I’m glad she’s leaving for training next week because she will be so busy that she won’t have as much time to miss Carina.” Grandpa said, following Nana into the kitchen, pouring himself a cup of coffee.“I just hope Maya doesn’t do anything that will hurt either of them more than they are already hurting.” Nana said, sitting at the table, taking a drink of coffee.The next day Maya is in her room when her phone begins to ring, she looks down to see it’s Andy calling her. “Hi, Andy.” Maya said answering the call.“Hi, Maya. I am calling to let you know I’m on my way to pick up Carina to drop her off at the airport. Did you find out her flight information?” Andy asked.“Yes, Nana found out for me yesterday when Carina visited her to say goodbye. I just need to see Carina one last time before she leaves for Italy, it may be the last time I ever see her.” Maya said, her voice trembling as she fought back the tears.“I’m so sorry things turned out this way. I thought you and Carina were the real deal. I looked up to you two as relationship goals for me and Ryan. I’m at Carina’s house now, so I’ll talk to you later.” Andy said before ending the call.As soon as the call with Andy ended Maya ran out of the house heading to the airport. Maya walked into the airport and looked at the monitor to find out what gate Carina was leaving from and headed that way. When Maya got to the gate, she saw Carina sitting by herself by the window, looking at her phone. Maya kept her distance, just wanting to see Carina and not disturb her or cause her anymore pain. Maya lowered the baseball cap to cover part of her face so hopefully Carina wouldn’t recognize her as she sat in a seat some distance from Carina, looking at her, taking in all her beauty and memorizing everything about her. As they announced the boarding to begin for Carina’s flight, Maya watched as Carina stood up and began walking towards the gate.Carina looked up to notice Maya standing across the room and stopped in her tracks, just staring at Maya. As their eyes met, they began walking towards each other, never taking their eyes off the other. Once they had reached each other, they just looked into each other’s eyes for a minute before Maya finally broke the silence.“I just needed to see you one last time before you left. I’m so sorry for everything and I still love you and always will.” Maya said as a tear rolled down her cheek.“Now you’ve seen me, but it’s too late.” Carina said, turning to begin walking away from Maya.“Carina!” Maya yelled, trying to get Carina’s attention.Carina stopped and turned to look at Maya, tears streaming down her face. “I love you.” Maya said, tears dripping from her face, people looking at them, some with tears in their eyes now.Carina ran towards Maya, wrapping her arms around her, hugging her tightly before cupping Maya’s face in her hands, kissing her deeply on the lips, before ending the kiss, looking into Maya’s eyes. “I love you too, and I always will.” Carina said before turning to walk towards the gate for her flight. Once at the door to leave the gate area, Carina turned to give Maya a tender smile, and a light wave before turning to walk towards the plane.Maya gave Carina a tender smile and a light wave before walking to the window to watch the plane leave. “Goodbye my love.” Maya said as tears streamed down her face, placing a hand on the window. Maya stayed at the window until Carina’s plane flew out of sight, her heart breaking and tears falling to the floor from her eyes.Mason found out through Andrew that Carina had made it safely to Italy and was at the dorm she would be staying at while attending the program and her studies. Mason relayed the information to Maya, Nana, and Grandpa, knowing they were all worried about Carina making it to Italy safely. Maya stayed at the ranch the following week, keeping to herself most of the time.The day before Maya was to leave for training, Nana and Grandpa planned a huge farewell party for Maya, inviting Andy, Ryan, Lucia, and Andrew. Andy, Ryan, and Andrew showed up, but Lucia declined the invitation still upset about everything that had transpired between Maya and Carina. Andy made the announcement that she had also joined the military and would be training with Maya. Everyone was shocked to hear of Andy joining but understood Andy had probably joined to keep an eye on Maya. Grandpa had pulled all his connections he still had with the military to get Andy into the same training as Maya, so Maya wouldn’t be alone and would have someone Grandpa knew would have Maya’s back.“Why didn’t you tell me you were going to be training with me? How did you manage to get into the same program as me?” Maya asked, with a look of confusion on her face.“Grandpa made it happen for me. You didn’t think I would let you leave without me, did you?” Andy asked smiling, punching Maya on the arm.“That’s awesome! What about Ryan though?” Maya asked, looking at Ryan talking with Nana.“He wasn’t happy about it at first, but he is going to be busy training with the police academy. We’ve decided we need a break, and this is what I need to do for me right now, well, and for my best friend.” Andy said smiling, bumping Maya’s shoulder with hers.“Thanks, Andy. This will be so much better with you there with me, to keep me focused and not thinking about Carina all the time.” Maya said smiling, wiping tears from her cheeks.“I have your back Maya, and I always will.” Andy said smiling, hugging Maya.“And I have yours.” Maya said smiling, hugging Andy back.The next day Grandpa dropped Maya and Andy off at the airport for their flights to training. “You girls take care of each other and watch your backs. It can get ugly out there really quick. I want you both to return together, you’re my girls.” Grandpa said smiling, taking his handkerchief out of his pocket to wipe the tears from his eyes.“We will Grandpa.” Maya said smiling, hugging Grandpa tightly, wiping the tears from her eyes.“I promise to look after Maya for you Grandpa.” Andy said smiling, hugging Grandpa tightly.“Look after each other. Now get going before you miss your plane.” Grandpa said smiling, slapping them on their backs.“I love you, Grandpa.” Maya said smiling as she walked away.“I love you too, kiddo.” Grandpa said smiling, watching Maya and Andy walking away. “Lord, please watch over my girls and keep them safe.” Grandpa said, bowing his head.When Carina arrived at the dorm she would be staying in, she met her roommate, Gabriella, who is also in the program to become a doctor. “So, Carina where are you from?” Gabriella asked, smiling at Carina.“I’m originally from Sicily but have been living in the United States for the past year. Where are you from?” Carina asked smiling, unpacking her clothes from her suitcase.“I’m from everywhere, I never stayed in one place for long.” Gabriella said with a laugh. “Did you leave anyone special behind to come here for the program?” Gabriella asked, watching Carina place her clothes in the drawers that were designated for her.“Yes, I left someone very special behind. She is my first love and the love of my life, but it just didn’t work out for us. She joined the military and will be in special forces.” Carina said, sadness in her voice.“I’m so sorry. I have an amazing girlfriend here and I’m hoping to be able to spend any amount of time with her. We’ve been together for 2 years and I plan on marrying her after I become a doctor.” Gabriella said smiling, pulling out a picture of her girlfriend, showing it to Carina.“She’s pretty, what’s her name?” Carina asked smiling, looking at the picture.“Her name is Vic, and she is American. She moved here with her parents 3 years ago and we’ve been inseparable for the past 2 years.” Gabriella said smiling at the picture. “What about your someone special? Do you have a picture of them?” Gabriella asked smiling, looking at Carina.“I have a ton of pictures of Maya.” Carina said smiling, showing Gabriella a picture of Maya on her phone.“Wow! She’s beautiful! Look at those gorgeous blue eyes! I think they are bluer than the ocean.” Gabriella said smiling, looking at Maya’s picture.“Yes, she is very beautiful, and her blue eyes were the first thing I noticed about her. One look into those blue eyes and I knew I was in big trouble.” Carina said with a chuckle, rubbing her finger across Maya’s picture.“So, what happened with you two? Why did it end for you?” Gabriella asked, looking at a very sad Carina.“We just wanted different things. I was willing to give up my dream of being a doctor for her, but she decided to join the military instead of being with me. We still love each other, but it would never work between us.” Carina said, wiping the tears from her eyes.“That must have broken your heart badly. I’m sorry you’re going through something so difficult. I can see in your eyes how much you love her.” Gabriella said, gently rubbing Carina’s arm.“I’m just going to throw myself into this program and my studies so I can hopefully get through this. I already miss her so much.” Carina said, looking at Maya’s picture.“Let’s get you unpacked and settled in, then order a pizza and watch a movie. My girlfriend will be coming by later though, so you’ve been warned.” Gabriella said smiling, at Carina.“That’s fine, I would like to meet her.” Carina said smiling, hanging clothes in the closet.After getting Carina’s things put away Gabriella ordered a pizza for them. When the pizza arrived, Carina took a slice of pizza and took a huge bite of it. “Mmmm, this pizza is so good, I forgot how incredible real Italian pizza tasted.” Carina said smiling, taking another bite of pizza. After eating one slice of pizza, Carina began feeling nauseous, ending up throwing up the pizza she had eaten.“Are you ok?” Gabriella asked, handing Carina a wet cloth to wipe her face on.“Yeah, I think I’m just overwhelmed and exhausted from all the traveling and getting everything ready to come to Italy.” Carina said, wiping her face.“That can do it, if you’re not taking care of yourself or are pregnant.” Gabriella said laughing.Carina turned white as a sheet, grabbing her phone to look at it. “Cazzo!” Carina yelled, looking at her phone, placing her hand on her forehead.“What? What’s wrong?” Gabriella asked, moving to stand beside Carina, looking at Carina’s phone.“I’m late, my period is late!” Carina shouted, continuing to stare at her phone, panic in her voice.“So what? Periods can be late if you’re stressed or are going through something like you’re going through. It’s not like you can be pregnant if you have a girlfriend. If you had a boyfriend, I would say worry, but since you have a girlfriend, there’s nothing to worry about. Unless…did you cheat on your girlfriend?” Gabriella asked, her eyes widened in shock.“No, I would never cheat on Maya! But there is a chance I could be pregnant by her.” Carina said, looking at Gabriella.“How is that possible, she doesn’t have a penis or a way to get you pregnant?” Gabriella said with a confused look on her face. Carina just stood there staring at Gabriella, when Gabriella’s eyes widened in surprise, and she placed her hand over her mouth. “NO! Is Maya...intersex…does she have a penis?” Gabriella asked, placing her hand on her chest in shock.“Yes, Maya has a penis, a very nice one at that.” Carina said smiling, looking at Gabriella.“I’ve never known anyone who was intersex. I’ve read plenty about it, but never actually met anyone that was or even knew someone who knew someone who was.” Gabriella said, looking shocked, as she sat on the bed, putting her hand on her head.“Me either, until I met Maya.” Carina said, sitting next to Gabriella.“Oh my God! We need to do a pregnancy test right now!” Gabriella said, reaching for her phone. “I’m going to have one delivered and we can do the test here.” Gabriella said, placing the order on her phone.“I can’t be pregnant! That would be the worst thing that could happen to me right now!” Carina said, falling back on the bed, covering her face with her hands.“When was the last time you two were together?” Gabriella asked, looking at Carina.“Weeks ago! We broke up the day after our last night together. I can’t be pregnant; it has to be from all the stress that I’m late.” Carina said, sitting up rubbing her hands together.“I’m sure you’re probably just late because of everything you’ve been going through. I’m studying to be an OB/GYN, and I’ve read a lot about this. There are so many reasons other than being pregnant that could cause your period to be late. Let’s not think about it until after you do the test. I’m sure it will be negative, and we can laugh about it later.” Gabriella said smiling, looking at Carina.“Yeah, I’m sure I’m not pregnant and it’s just because of the stress that my period is late. The bad thing is that when I do start, it’s going to be a horrible one though.” Carina said, leaning her head back to look at the ceiling.A little while later the delivery guy brought the pregnancy tests Gabriella had ordered. She ordered 5 just to make sure none were defective. “Ok, go in the bathroom and do your thing, and we’ll check them when they’re ready.” Gabriella said handing Carina the 5 tests to take.Carina went into the bathroom and took the tests, leaving all 5 on the counter and setting a timer on her phone. Carina came out of the bathroom a few minutes later and sat on her bed with her hands on her knees. “This is stupid, I know I’m not pregnant.” Carina said, looking at Gabriella.“I don’t think so either, but we’ll know for sure in a few minutes.” Gabriella said smiling, looking at Carina.Carina and Gabriella were sitting in silence when there was a knock on the door. “That should be Vic.” Gabriella said smiling, getting up to answer the door.“Hi Babe.” Vic said, kissing Gabriella on the lips, before walking into the room.Hi, I’m Vic, you must be Gabri’s roommate.” Vic said smiling, looking at Carina.“Yes, I’m Carina. It’s nice to meet you.” Carina said smiling at Vic.“Are we going to watch a movie or what?” Vic asked smiling, looking at Gabriella.“Yes, but we’re waiting on something first.” Gabriella said, looking at Carina.“What are we waiting for?” Vic asked with a look of confusion on her face.“We’re waiting for the results of my pregnancy tests on the counter in the bathroom.” Carina responded, pointing to the bathroom.“Oh, fuck! Yes, we need to wait for that.” Vic said sitting next Gabriella as Carina’s timer on her phone went off letting her know the tests were ready.They all jumped, startled by the timer, everyone standing up quickly. “Who’s going to look at it? I can’t do it, I’m too nervous.” Carina said, wringing her hands.“I’m not looking at them, I just met you!” Vic shouted, moving away from everyone to stand in the corner.“I’ll do it.” Gabriella said, slowly walking to the bathroom. A minute later Gabriella came out of the bathroom and looked at Carina.Maya and Andy had finally made it to the place where they would be training for the next 12 weeks before being transferred to another place for further training. Maya and Andy are in the same squad and have been assigned as battle buddies. Everyone in the class is assigned a battle buddy who they have to work and train with daily. Maya and Andy complete the in processing and are assigned to a room together. After putting on their military uniforms they go to the physical training and take the test to see how fit they are. Maya and Andy finish as the top 2 in the class, Maya leaving everyone behind on the 5-mile run, Andy coming in shortly behind her. The instructors are impressed with Maya’s running and physical fitness. Many of the men in the class didn’t do well and will require extra physical training. Maya and Andy have been assigned to ensure the men receive the extra physical training and come up with the exercises for them.The next day they go to the shooting range to qualify with their weapons and Maya is the first to qualify with a perfect 40/40 while Andy got 36/40, making them the top two in that class. Several of the men have been dismissed from the class already for not being physically fit enough and failing to qualify with their weapon. Maya is named squad leader for her squad and must ensure they keep their rooms in order as well as their uniforms. Andy is named as Maya’s assistant squad leader since there are so many in the class. The instructors are impressed with how well Andy and Maya work together without any issues.It's the first weekend after arriving for training and the instructors have given several a 6 hours pass away from their barracks. Maya and Andy decide to go to the officer’s club to see what they have there and check the base out. While at the club they are sitting at a table drinking sodas since they’re not old enough to drink alcohol yet. Two young male officers approach their table offering to buy them a drink. Maya immediately declined the offer while Andy informed them, they weren’t old enough to drink yet and were in training. The two young men were persistent and wanted to sit with them but Maya told them they weren’t welcome to join them. After several minutes the men gave up and walked away.“They were persistent huh?” Andy said with a chuckle, taking a drink of her soda.“I think they were jerks.” Maya said with a scowl.“They were just trying to flirt and get to know us. I don’t think they meant any harm.” Andy said smiling at Maya.“Well, I don’t want anyone to be flirting with me and I don’t want to get to know them or anyone else for that matter.” Maya said getting angry.“Maya, I know you’re hurting because of Carina, I’m hurting too because of Ryan, but we can’t just shut ourselves off to getting to know someone. You or I may meet the actual person we’re meant to be with for the rest of our lives.” Andy said, looking at Maya.“I already found who I was meant to be with, but it didn’t work out, so I don’t want to be with anyone else, ever again.” Maya said looking angrily at Andy.“We should get back to the barracks, we have to study for the test on Monday.” Andy said, knowing Maya was getting upset.Twelve weeks later Maya and Andy are graduating from their training class. Maya finished first in the class in every category, while Andy finished second behind her. Nana and Grandpa flew in to watch them graduate. After graduation Nana and Grandpa took them out to eat at a nice restaurant. “We’re so proud of you girls. I knew my girls would finish first in their class, because they’re the best.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya and Andy.“We are so proud of both of you. You look so handsome in your uniforms. When do you leave for your next training?” Nana asked smiling at Maya and Andy.“We fly out the day after tomorrow for a 6-week training course. If we pass that training course, we will be assigned to a special forces unit and begin going on missions.” Maya said taking a bite of food.“Will you be assigned to the same unit or different units?” Nana asked with a look of worry on her face.“If we both pass the training course, we will be assigned to the same unit.” Andy responded smiling at Nana.“Oh, thank God. I was hoping you would be assigned together so you can look out for each other.” Nana said, letting out a deep sigh.“Major Bishop will be over me since I’m just a captain.” Andy said with a chuckle.“What’s with the Major Bishop crap, I’m still just Maya to you.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Just practicing for when we’re assigned to a unit, and I won’t be allowed to call you Maya anymore.” Andy said with a laugh.“Ha ha, very funny.” Maya said with a chuckle.“She’s right though, you can’t let the others know you knew each other before joining special forces or it could cause issues for both of you.” Grandpa said, with a serious look on his face.“I’ll still just be Maya Bishop from Seattle, Washington, that will never change no matter what rank I am.” Maya said, frowning at Grandpa.“Yes, you will always be that Maya, but you’re also a Major and a lot is expected of you, one of which is being able to lead your squad. In order to do that you will need to treat them equally if you want them to respect you, and you will need their respect for the missions you lead them on. Otherwise, you can encounter a lot of issues you don’t want during missions, if they feel you are showing favoritism to one of the others. You’re an officer in the Army and you will need to act like one.” Grandpa said sternly, looking at Maya.“Yes sir.” Maya said, lowering her head as if in shame.“Look kiddo, I know what you’re capable of, you can be the best damn Major this Army has ever seen but you’re going to have to be tough and act like an officer and lead your team like you did your track team. You were made captain of your track team because they respected you and your leadership. Bring what you learned as captain of your track team to your position as Major and you’ll be great.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“Sir, yes sir, I will do that!” Maya responded in her military voice.“There’s Major Bishop.” Andy said smiling at Maya.“Shut up!” Maya said laughing, looking at Andy.“Andy is right, keep that authoritative military voice when you speak to your team, and they will listen to you.” Grandpa said smiling, taking a drink of the whiskey he had ordered after dinner.“Well, I don’t care what your rank is, you’ll always be my sweet Maya that I know and love.” Nana said smiling, taking Maya’s hand in hers.“And you’ll always be the best sweetest Nana in the world.” Maya said smiling, gently squeezing Nana’s hand. “How are things on the ranch?” Maya asked, looking at Grandpa.“Things are the same, cows, horses, work, and more work.” Grandpa said chuckling.“Has Andrew been to the ranch with Mason?” Maya asked, looking at her empty plate.“Yes, Andrew and Mason stayed the weekend with us just last week.” Nana responded, looking at Maya.“Did Andrew say anything about Carina and how she is doing in Italy?” Maya asked, still looking at her empty plate.“Yes, he said Carina is doing great in the program and that she is busy all the time between her studies and the program. Andrew said she is taking extra classes to get more credits for the program to help her get her degree quicker. She is top in her class at the moment and we’re all so proud of her, we’re proud of all three of you.” Nana said smiling, looking at Maya who still hadn’t looked up from her plate.“That’s wonderful news. I knew she would do well in the program. Do you know if she’s planning on coming home for the holidays?” Maya asked, finally looking up at Nana.“Andrew said she wouldn’t be able to come for the holidays this year because of the program.” Nana responded.“Oh.” Maya said, looking back down at her empty plate.“Have you tried to contact Carina since she left for Italy?” Nana asked, looking at Maya.“No, there’s no point in it.” Maya said, discreetly wiping tears from her eyes, but everyone noticing.“We need to get back to the barracks and finish packing for our flight.” Andy said, knowing Maya needed to get where she could show her emotions.“Let me pay the check and we’ll take you back to the barracks. It was good to get to see you both graduate and spend this time with both of you.” Grandpa said smiling, standing up to go pay the check.“Are you ok?” Andy whispered to Maya, Maya nodding her head yes, but not looking up from the empty plate.Maya and Andy hugged Nana and Grandpa when they dropped them off at the barracks, telling them they loved them and would see them soon.Maya and Andy flew to the next base for their next training camp and were again assigned to the same room. After putting their things away and getting into their physical training uniforms they went to the gym to work out. Maya is on the treadmill running and Andy is lifting weights when some guys walk in trying to talk and flirt with Andy. Maya notices the guys making Andy uncomfortable and approaches them. “What’s going on here?” Maya asked in a firm military voice.“Don’t worry about it shorty, we’re just getting to know this gorgeous girl on the weights.” One of them said smirking at Maya.“Andy, do you want to get to know these losers?” Maya asked in a stern voice, looking at Andy.“No ma’am and I’ve already told them so.” Andy responded looking at Maya.“You heard the lady; she doesn’t want to get to know you so move on.” Maya said sternly, crossing her arms.“Who do you think you are pip squeak? This is a gym for all of us and we can talk to anyone we want.” One guy said, flexing his muscles as he crossed his arms.“I am Major Maya Bishop, and this is Captain Andrea Herrera and we’re in training for special forces. Who the fuck are you idiots?” Maya asked, her face red from anger.“Oh, I’m sorry Major Bishop. I’m Lieutenant Sullivan, also in training for special forces, sir.” Sullivan said, standing at attention.“Well, Lieutenant Sullivan, I suggest you change your attitude if you plan on being a part of the special forces I’m assigned to.” Maya said, standing closer to Sullivan, looking him in the eyes.“Ma’am yes ma’am.” Sullivan said standing at attention in front of Maya.“Now, you and your little buddies need to leave this gym before I make your lives miserable.” Maya said, getting in Sullivan’s face.“Leaving now Major Bishop.” Sullivan said, motioning for his buddies to leave with him.“Wow! That was awesome to watch!” Andy said laughing.“I will not let anyone disrespect any woman in my squad whether I know them or not! I can’t stand guys like Sullivan! I just hope he’s assigned to my squad so I can teach him a lesson on how to treat a lady.” Maya said, wiping the sweat from her face.Six weeks later Maya and Andy had completed their final training to become part of the special forces team. The Lieutenant Colonel that visited Maya at the ranch requested Maya to be placed in his battalion. When Maya heard this, she spoke with him requesting Andy be placed in the same battalion with her. The Lieutenant Colonel made it possible for Andy to be placed in the same battalion as Maya with Maya being in command. Maya and Andy were excited to be in the same battalion and ended up getting a house together at their duty station.Maya is sleeping soundly when her phone begins to ring late in the night. Maya answered the phone recognizing it was her commanding officer. “Major Bishop.” Maya said answering the phone.“Major, we have a mission for your team. I need you to have your team assembled at the barracks in one hour.” Lieutenant Colonel Williams said.“Yes, sir. I’ll have my team ready within the hour.” Maya said, ending the call and going into Andy’s room. “Andy, wake up, we’re going on our first mission.” Maya said excitedly, running back to her room to dress.“Yes!” Andy shouted excitedly, jumping out of bed, putting her clothes on.Within 4 minutes Maya and Andy were out the door headed to the battalion for their first assignment. “Are you nervous?” Andy asked, smiling at Maya.“No, this is what we’ve been training for, I’m fucking excited!” Maya said smiling her big toothy smile.“Me too! I can’t believe we’re going on our first mission. What do you think it will be? It doesn’t matter, we’re going to kill it out there no matter what it is!” Andy said smiling, raising her hand for Maya to high five her.“Fuck yeah!” Maya said excitedly, high fiving Andy.When they got to the battalion barracks Maya began the roll call to make sure everyone was present. Lieutenant Colonel Williams briefed Maya on what the mission was, Maya briefing Andy afterwards. “This is going to be very dangerous so be on alert out there.” Maya said, looking seriously at Andy.“I will be, you do the same.” Andy said, looking at the paperwork they were given for the mission.“Get everyone on the plane and I’ll be there in a minute.” Maya said, turning to walk away from Andy.As Andy was making sure everyone got on the plane, Maya called Grandpa telling him she was going on her first mission and that she was excited but nervous about it. Grandpa told Maya to just stay alert and do her best, that she has what it takes to complete the mission safely and make sure her team comes back. After talking to Grandpa, Maya straightened her uniform, took a deep breath, and walked tall to the plane, confident she would complete the mission, and everyone would come back safely and unharmed.Andy can see Maya with a serious look on her face, one she didn’t have earlier. “Are you ok?” Andy asked, leaning over to whisper to Maya.“I’m great! I called Grandpa to tell him we’re going on our first mission. He said for us to stay alert and do our best and we have what it takes to complete this mission safely. We got this Andy.” Maya said smiling, fist bumping Andy.“We fucking got this, Maya!” Andy said smiling, fist bumping Maya.The mission came off perfectly without a hitch. Maya and Andy rescued a diplomat that was taken prisoner by a militia group and brought him safely back to America. Maya received high praises from her commanding officer and received an award for her accomplishment with the mission. Maya requested Andy receive an award for her assistance with the mission and had the privilege of presenting the award to Andy. Maya called Grandpa telling him what she was allowed to about the mission and how exciting it was and that her and Andy both received awards for the mission. Maya sent Grandpa the award she had received for the mission so he could keep it safe for her.

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Before writing the previous chapters I consulted with my neighbor who is a retired Army general. He told me that it depended on the brain injury that Maya had sustained in the accident as to whether or not she would be allowed to join the military. I explained to him the injury Maya had sustained and he informed me that Maya could still join the military. If he had told me she couldn’t join I never would have written that into this story. My dad served 30 years in the Army and if he were still alive I would have consulted him because he knows the army inside out. I was raised in the military and would NEVER knowingly write or do anything to disrespect the military. I have the utmost respect for everyone who serves or has served. I am doing further research into this matter and if my writing is inaccurate I will first apologize to each of you for that and second, go back and rewrite these chapters to make them accurately portrayed. I sincerely apologize to those who feel disrespected or that I have been disrespectful to the military. I assure you that I would NEVER do such a thing as that. Please allow me the time to do further research into this matter and rectify it if I need to. I write for you, the readers and would never intentionally do anything to upset any of you. I expected some of you to be upset about the breakup and them being apart but definitely wasn’t expecting this. Again I sincerely apologize to those I have upset or offended.

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After making some calls my secretary was able to find out the following information.1. According to a Major who is a surgeon in the military, also my secretary’s relative, he told her and I quote, “depending on the brain injury and if there are any residual effects, an individual could join the military. However, if there are residual effects from the injury, they would NOT be allowed to join.” He also stated that “there are members in the military at the present time who have sustained brain injuries prior to joining the military.” He said any individual that had sustained a prior brain injury would need to undergo testing to see if they were physically and mentally fit to serve.I admit I should have had Maya go through the required testing in the story and messed that up big time.2. Even though I didn’t write about it, Maya had a birthday as well as Carina and Maya is in fact 18 at this point in the story. I know you must be at least 18 to join the military and should have stipulated Maya’s age at the time of her enlistment. Again, my mistake for not clarifying her age upon enlistment.3. The president of the United States can commission anyone to serve at any rank that he chooses. That was verified by one now serving Lieutenant Colonel & a retired General.If you have information to the contrary, please message me and share that information with me. I do not purposely write anything to upset anyone or show any form of disrespect. I’m a proud military brat as well!I don’t take any comments personally because everyone is entitled to their opinion. I appreciate those who have private messaged me stating their opinions and concerns. We’re all adults here, at least I hope no one under 18 is reading this story, and we can communicate as such. The last thing I want is the readers arguing about who’s right and who’s wrong. This story is meant to bring joy not discord to the readers. I have no hard feelings toward anyone who leaves a comment with their honest opinions. I am continually asking for your comments and opinions because I truly want to know them and appreciate everyone of them whether positive or negative.With all that being said, I have not decided if I will be continuing this story or not. I never intended to hurt, upset, or disrespect anyone , but clearly this story is doing just that. For those of you who are hurt, upset, or feel I’ve disrespected you in any way, I am truly sorry.Thank you for reading this story and have a blessed day! ☺️🤗❤️

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Time jump…2 years later.Maya and Andy are at home having a barbecue with the members of their team when Maya’s phone begins to ring. Maya looks at her phone to see it’s her commanding officer and answers it. “Major Bishop.” Maya said answering the call.“Major Bishop, there’s a mission I need a team of your caliber to go on immediately. I need you to have your team assembled at the battalion within an hour.” The commander said.“Yes sir, I’ll have the team assembled within the hour sir.” Maya responded before ending the call. “Ok team, we have a mission to complete. Everyone get their gear together and be at the battalion within 45 minutes.” Maya said, looking at the team present at her home.Andy immediately ran inside the house gathering her gear for the mission while Maya was gathering her gear. They arrived at the battalion within 15 minutes of Maya receiving the call, beating the commander there. The commander briefed Maya on the mission, telling her it was the most dangerous mission he’s ever been a part of, but that Maya’s team is the best and he had all the confidence in Maya that she could lead her team to complete the mission. Maya then briefed Andy, telling her she needed to be extra alert and watch her back with this mission.As soon as the plane landed with Maya and her team on board, they began receiving gunfire. Maya quickly led her team to cover, returning fire at the enemy who was trying to kill them. “Can you see anything?” Andy asked, crouched down beside Maya.“Yeah, the gunfire is coming from the roof of that building over there. I need to get on the roof of the adjacent building to see if I can see how many there are and if I can get a good shot at them. Follow closely behind me and keep your head down.” Maya said, pointing to the building she was talking about. “Sullivan, Matthews, and Romano, cover us while we make it to that building.” Maya said to the members of her team, pointing to the building she was going to try to get to.“Yes, Major Bishop!” Sullivan responded before opening fire on the building where the enemy gunfire was coming from.Maya and Andy ran to the adjacent building climbing the stairs quickly to the roof. Maya and Andy laid down on their stomachs, aiming their weapons at the building where the enemy was firing from. Maya looked through the high-powered scope on her rifle, seeing 3 individuals on the roof firing at her team. “There’s 3 shooters on the roof.” Maya said to Andy.Andy looked through the scope on her rifle at the shooters on the roof. “I got a shot lined up on the shooter on the left.” Andy said to Maya, looking through the scope.“I can take out the other 2 if you can get him.” Maya said, lining up her shot on one of the shooters.“I’m locked and loaded, ready to fire on command.” Andy said, looking through the scope, her finger on the trigger.“I’m just waiting for the 2 guys to stand together again, then I’ll take the shot and take them both out with one shot.” Maya said looking through her scope at the guys waiting for them to get into the position she wanted to take them out, her finger on the trigger.“Wait! There’s a kid on the roof with them!” Andy said, seeing a kid walk into her line of fire.“Can you get a clear shot without endangering the kid?” Maya asked, still looking through her scope.“I don’t know.” Andy said in a panic.“Andy, pull it together! Can you get a fucking clear shot or not?” Maya said in a stern voice.“Ok, I got a clear shot now.” Andy said, looking through her scope.“One more second and I’ll have the shot I need to take out the other 2.” Maya said, looking through her scope as the guys got into the position she needed to take both out with one shot. “I got a clear shot now. Fire when ready.” Maya said waiting for Andy to shoot before she would shoot.“Fuck!” Andy shouted as the kid got in her line of fire again. “The kid is in my line of fire; I can’t take the shot.” Andy said, getting frustrated.“Ok, just keep watching and let me know when you have a clear shot.” Maya said looking through her scope, watching the other 2 guys.“Major Bishop, we have incoming fire behind us.” Sullivan called out on the radio.“Fuck!” Maya shouted, turning her rifle to look through the scope behind where her team were located. “Sullivan, there’s 2 enemies approaching you at 3 o’clock, 3 at 9 o’clock, and 1 directly behind you at midnight. Fire when ready.” Maya said, looking through her scope to see Sullivan and Matthews open fire on 2 of the enemies, while Romano opened fire on the enemy coming directly towards them, with a rocket launcher. “Romano move, he’s going to fire on you!” Maya shouted through the radio.“Can you get a clear shot Major?” Sullivan asked over the radio, still firing at the other enemies approaching them.“Not clear enough to fire my weapon.” Maya responded into the radio on her uniform.“I can take the shot.” Andy said, looking through her scope.“Take the shot.” Maya said, looking at Andy.Andy fired her weapon at the enemy approaching them, hitting him, causing him to fall to the ground. “He’s down.” Andy said, continuing to look through the scope as gunfire rang out around them. “Fuck, they’re shooting at us!” Andy yelled, turning her weapon back towards the building where the shooters had been earlier.“Fire!” Maya yelled, looking through her scope, firing on the enemies on the building adjacent from them, knocking 2 down immediately.“Fuck, there’s the kid again.” Andy said, stopping her firing when she saw the kid running towards one of the men on the roof.“I see him.” Maya said looking through her scope. “If he would move just a little, I can get a clear shot.” Maya said, looking through the scope at the only remaining enemy on the building. The kid moved just enough for Maya to take the shot, knocking the last man to the ground.“Fucking good shot Maya!” Andy yelled, slapping Maya on the back.“Let’s get back to the rest of the team, they’re still getting fired on.” Maya said, as she rose up to run for the stairs.“Right behind you.” Andy said, as she rose up to follow Maya down the stairs. Suddenly there was gunfire hitting all around Maya and Andy. Maya immediately took cover, looking through her scope to see the kid that was on the roof with a weapon in his hand firing at them.“It’s the fucking kid shooting at us!” Maya yelled in the direction she thought Andy had run to.“I’m hit!” Andy yelled into the radio.“No! Andy where are you?” Maya yelled over the radio to Andy.“Over here.” Andy yelled, raising her arm for Maya to see where she was.“Hang on Andy, I’m coming for you.” Maya yelled over the radio, seeing Andy laying wounded on the roof. “Sullivan, Herrera is down, repeat, Herrera is down!” Maya yelled over the radio.“We’re coming Major!” Sullivan yelled over the radio.Maya made her way to Andy, looking at the wound she had sustained in the back. “Hang on Andy, help is on the way. We’ll have you out of here in a minute.” Maya said, applying pressure to Andy’s gunshot wound.“I thought we got them all, where did the shooter come from?” Andy said, her face scrunched up in pain.“The fucking kid shot you!” Maya yelled angrily, cradling Andy in her arms.“Damn, and I was worried about his safety and the little fucker shot me.” Andy said, trying to laugh but in too much pain.“I know. That’s gratitude for you.” Maya said, fake laughing with Andy.“Maya, it hurts!” Andy said wincing in pain.“I know, but hang on, help is coming.” Maya said, looking at Andy. “Sullivan, where the fuck are you guys?” Maya yelled into the radio as Sullivan made it to the roof.“We’re here Major.” Sullivan said running toward them.“Get down, there’s a kid shooting at us on the roof over there.” Maya said, pointing to where the kid had been shooting at them from.“He’s gone Major.” Sullivan said after looking through his scope at the entire roof.“We need to get Herrera out of here quick! Cover me!” Maya said, standing up to pick up Andy, moving towards the stairs.“All the shooters are accounted for.” Sullivan said, turning to help Maya carry Andy down the stairs.“Where’s the fucking medivac? We need to get Andy out of here now!” Maya shouted, looking at the sky for the medivac helicopter.“Here it comes Major.” Sullivan said pointing to the sky where the helicopter was flying.“Help is almost here Andy, just hang on for me.” Maya said, holding Andy in her arms.“Kick their fucking asses when you find them bastards!” Andy said, looking at Maya, wincing in pain.“We will, you just worry about getting that wound taken care of.” Maya said smiling at Andy.“Maya, you’re the best friend I could have ever asked for. Promise me you’ll find Carina and tell her how much you still love her and don’t let her get away again. You belong together.” Andy said looking into Maya’s eyes as a tear rolled down Andy’s cheek.“I promise, but you have to be at the wedding when I marry her.” Maya said, looking into Andy’s eyes, as a tear fell from Maya’s face.“Ok.” Andy said smiling, before losing consciousness.“Andy? Andy, open your eyes for me.” Maya said, looking at Andy, tears falling from her eyes.“Major, the medivac just landed.” Sullivan said, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder. “Let me carry Herrera to the chopper.” Sullivan said, moving to lift Andy off the ground.“No, I’ll carry her to the chopper, just keep me covered.” Maya said, lifting Andy in her arms, running towards the medivac. Maya placed Andy on the helicopter, kissing her hand. “Hang on Andy, I’ll be there as soon as we take care of the mother fuckers!” Maya said, as they closed the door to the helicopter.When Maya walked back to the team, they all looked at her, seeing the anger in her eyes. “Let’s go find these mother fuckers and complete this mission!” Maya angrily said, chambering a bullet in her weapon.“Yes Major!” The entire team shouted.Maya and her team stormed the building where the hostages were being held, taking out everyone in the building totaling 22 enemies. Maya and her team freed the hostages and led them safely to the waiting helicopter. As the 4 hostages got on the helicopter, they each thanked Maya and her team for rescuing them. “Just doing our job.” Maya said smiling to the rescued hostages.Once the helicopter with the hostages took off, Maya and her team headed for their pickup point, where a helicopter was waiting for them. Maya quickly got her team loaded on the helicopter headed to their base camp. Maya tried calling over the radio to obtain information on Andy, but no one knew anything except that she was transported to the nearest hospital. Maya took that as a good sign that Andy was still alive and would be treated by the doctors and be fine. When the helicopter landed at the base camp, Maya found out where Andy had been transported to and immediately took one of the Humvees along with her team to the hospital where Andy was being treated.“I’m Major Bishop and I’m here to check on Captain Andrea Herrera.” Maya said in her military voice at the nurse’s station.“Captain Herrera is in surgery, but you can wait in the waiting area for more information about her. Do you know how we may contact her next of kin?” The nurse asked looking at Maya.“Who did she put down as her next of kin?” Maya asked, looking at the nurse.“Let me look that up.” The nurse said, turning to the computer, clicking several times before looking at Maya. “She has Maya Bishop listed as her next of kin.” The nurse responded, looking at Maya.“That’s me, I’m Major Maya Bishop.” Maya said, talking fast, looking at the nurse.“Captain Herrera sustained a serious gunshot wound to the upper right region of her back. She has lost a lot of blood and is now in surgery. She was unconscious when she arrived here and was taken immediately to surgery. We have our best doctors operating on her now.” The nurse said, looking at Maya.“So, she’s still alive.” Maya said smiling, with joy in her voice.“Yes, but she is in critical condition.” The nurse responded.Maya and the team were all waiting in the area where they were instructed to wait when a doctor came into the room asking for the family of Andrea Herrera. “That’s me, I’m her family, we all are.” Maya said, pointing to the team.“Captain Herrera sustained a serious gunshot to her upper right back. We were able to remove the bullet and stop the internal bleeding, but she is in critical condition. She is being moved to ICU now. I recommend that you contact her family immediately. These next 24 hours are critical, and she might not survive this.” The doctor said looking at Maya.“Ok, I’ll notify her family.” Maya said, turning pale as she listened to what the doctor was telling her.“Major, what do you need us to do?” Sullivan asked, looking at Maya.“Stay here, I need to make a phone call.” Maya said, turning to walk out of the room. Maya went outside, wiping the tears from her eyes as she placed a call.After the second ring the call was answered. “Hey kiddo, how’s it going?” Grandpa said in a cheerful voice.“Grandpa, I need you.” Maya said, breaking down on the phone.“Maya? Maya, what’s going on? Maya, I need you to talk to me.” Grandpa said, fear evident in his voice.“It’s Andy…she’s been shot.” Maya finally got the words out of her mouth.“Oh my God! How bad is it Maya?” Grandpa asked, struggling to keep his voice steady.“It’s really bad…she might not make it.” Maya said, breaking down again.“Ok, Maya, where is she, where are you?” Grandpa asked, his voice trembling.Maya finally composed herself enough to tell Grandpa where they were. “I need you Grandpa.” Maya said, sobbing into the phone.“I’ll book a flight as soon as I hang up. I’m on my way kiddo, I’ll be there as soon as possible. Tell Andy we love her and we’re on the way to her.” Grandpa said choking up on the phone.When Maya ended the call, she took a few minutes to compose herself before rejoining her team. When Maya entered the waiting area Sullivan came over to her, placing his arm around her. “The doctor said you could go see Herrera if you wanted to.” Sullivan said in a gentle voice.“Yes, yes, I want to see her.” Maya said, looking around for a nurse. “I need to know how to get to ICU.” Maya said to the first nurse she saw. After the nurse told Maya how to get to ICU she immediately headed there. When Maya reached Andy’s room, she looked inside to see Andy with several machines hooked up to her and wires placed all over her body. Maya sat in the chair beside Maya’s bed, taking her hand in hers, holding it as she spoke to Andy. “I called Grandpa and he’s catching the first flight here to see you. He will be here as soon as possible. He said to tell you he loves you and he’s on his way to you.” Maya said, wiping tears from her eyes. “You have to be ok, Andy. I can’t afford to lose anyone else I love. I need you to fight like you’ve never fought before.” Maya said, leaning closer to Andy, rubbing her hand. A short time later Maya received a message from Grandpa giving her his flight information for the next day.Maya stayed in Andy’s room all night, while the rest of the team waited in the waiting room outside. The next morning the doctor came into the room to check on Andy and ordered more tests for her. While they took Andy down for another Cat Scan, Maya went to the waiting room to give the team an update on Andy’s condition. “They’ve taken Herrera for another Cat Scan now. She’s still in critical condition and nothing has changed since last night. I need someone to go to the airport to pick un my grandfather who is flying in this morning and bring him back to the hospital.” Maya said, speaking to the team.“I’ll pick up your grandfather and bring him here Major.” Sullilvan said, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder.“Thank you, Sullivan.” Maya said, looking at him. “I need to get back to the room, so I’ll be there when Herrera returns.” Maya said, turning to leave. “You can all go home now; I’ll be here and let you know if there are any changes with Herrera’s condition.” Maya said, turning to speak with the team.“I’m going to go home and shower before I go to the airport to pick up your grandfather. I don’t want to be in this filthy uniform smelling like a goat, when I pick him up. After all, he is a retired Colonel and expects more from other officers, especially your team.” Sullivan said, smelling his uniform, then smiling at Maya.“My Grandpa lives on a cattle ranch, he’s use to smelling cow shit all day, he wouldn’t mind smelling a goat for a change.” Maya said with a chuckle.“We’re all going home to shower, then we’ll be back later. Let us know if you need anything, Major.” Sergeant Matthew said, looking at Maya, a look of sadness on his face.“Yes, you should all go home and get cleaned up, and make sure you get something to eat also.” Maya said, looking at the team.As the team members were leaving Romano approached Maya, tears in his eyes. “If Andy wakes up, will you let her know I was here, and I’ll be back later?” Lieutenant Romano said in a low voice, not wanting others to hear him.“Yes, I’ll let her know the whole team was here and that you’ll all be back later. I know she would appreciate that.” Maya said smiling, patting the Lieutenant on the back.“Thank you, Major.” The Lieutenant said, before walking away.When they brought Andy back to her room, Maya was sitting in a chair waiting for her return. The doctor walked into the room to speak to Maya. “Major, with the injuries Captain Herrera sustained, there’s a possibility she will never regain consciousness. We’ve done everything we can do for her at this time. All we can do now is wait and see if she makes any improvement. I’m sorry Major, but the chances of her recovering from this are less than 10 percent. If there’s anyone who would like to visit her, I am allowing any visitors that are cleared through you.” The doctor said, looking at Maya, shaking her hand before he walked out the door.Maya was so shaken up by what the doctor had just told her that she couldn’t speak, just nodded her head. Maya sat back down in the chair next to Andy, taking her hand, softly caressing it. “These doctors don’t know you like I do, you’re a fighter Andy, and you’re in the fight of your life right now, so fight as hard as you can. I’m right here with you, I’m not going anywhere.” Maya said, choking back the tears that were threatening to escape from her eyes.Maya had fallen asleep in the chair beside Andy’s bed, when she felt someone gently shake her awake. Maya opened her eyes to see Grandpa standing beside her. “Grandpa!” Maya yelled, standing up and wrapping her arms tightly around him, sobbing on his chest.“I’m here kiddo.” Grandpa said, hugging Maya tightly, rubbing her head. “I spoke with Andy’s father, and he said he would be here as soon as he could. He needs to find someone to cover his shifts at the station first. I also spoke with Ryan, but he’s in a relationship with someone right now and didn’t think he would be able to come.” Grandpa said, sitting in a chair beside Maya, next to Andy’s bed. “Have the doctors given you any update on how Andy is doing?” Grandpa asked, rubbing Andy’s arm.“The doctor came in earlier, it’s not good Grandpa. He said Andy only has a 10 percent chance of making it through this. I don’t know what I’ll do if I lose her. I already lost Carina and now I might lose my best friend.” Maya said, wiping the tears from her eyes.“Your Nana sent a message to Lucia, letting her know about Andy. They still haven’t spoken since Carina left for Italy, but Kate is hoping Lucia will let Carina know about Andy, since they were such good friends. I called your parents and told them about Andy. They wanted me to tell you that they love you and are there for you if you need them. Kate is angry with me because I wouldn’t let her come with me, so I will be in the doghouse for a while, when I get home.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“You’ll definitely be in the doghouse when you get home.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa.“I didn’t know what to expect here, so I made the decision to come alone. You know how much Andy means to Kate and she is already so upset about it, and I want to be here for you and if she were here, I would have my hands full with her.” Grandpa said, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Thank you for coming. You were the first person I wanted to talk to when Andy got shot. You’ve always been there for me, and I needed you here now.” Maya said, leaning her head on Grandpa’s shoulder.“You know I’ll always be here for you, no matter where you are.” Grandpa said, kissing Maya on top of the head.“Was Sullivan on time to pick you up at the airport?” Maya asked, looking at Grandpa.“He said he had arrived 45 minutes early, in case my flight landed earlier than it was supposed to. He took good care of me, got my luggage for me and brought me straight here.” Grandpa replied.“I’ll give you the keys to my house and have someone take you there later. You can use my truck to get back and forth to the hospital. My truck is at the battalion, but I’ll have someone take you by to get it.” Maya said, handing her keys to Grandpa.“I’m not going anywhere for a while; I’m staying right here with you.” Grandpa said, placing his arm around Maya. “When was the last time you showered and had something to eat?” Grandpa asked, leaning his head on Maya’s head.“I had a shower 2 days ago before we went on the mission, and I had breakfast yesterday.” Maya responded.“No wonder you smell so bad.” Grandpa said smiling, waving his hand in front of his nose, scrunching up his face. “You need a shower and something to eat. Why don’t you go home, shower and eat, and I’ll stay here with Andy while you do?” Grandpa asked, rubbing Maya’s arm.“I would love a shower, but I don’t think I can eat right now.” Maya said.“Then go home and shower and bring us both something to eat when you come back later. I’ll sit right here next to Andy; I won’t leave this room for anything.” Grandpa said, looking at Maya.“I’ll need to call someone to take me to my truck so I can go home and shower.” Maya said, taking out her phone.“You don’t need to call anyone; your entire team is in the waiting room now. I’m sure one of them will take you to your truck.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“I’ll get one of them to drive me to my truck. The doctor said Andy could have visitors if I cleared them first. I’m going to allow the team to come back here one at a time to see Andy.” Maya said, standing up to walk out of the room. “Call me if anything changes with Andy.” Maya said, walking out of the room.When Maya got home, she quickly showered, and walked into Andy’s room, looking at the picture Andy had of them in their dress uniforms when they graduated from training, on her nightstand beside her bed. Maya picked up the picture, staring at it as a tear fell on the picture. Maya wiped her eyes, before turning and leaving Andy’s room, closing the door behind her.When Maya got back to the hospital, she found Romano sitting by Andy’s bed, holding her hand, speaking Spanish to her. When Romano noticed Maya, he let go of Andy’s hand, standing up quickly. “It’s ok, you don’t need to stop speaking Spanish to her.” Maya said, smiling at Romano.“I was saying a prayer for her in Spanish, hoping she would hear it. I’ve been praying for her since she was shot and I’m not going to stop until she’s better.” Romano said, wiping a tear from his eye.“Andy would appreciate that very much. You’re welcome to come and pray with her anytime you would like.” Maya said smiling at Romano.“Thank you, Major.” Romano said, walking towards the door.“Why don’t you sit with Andy while me and my grandfather eat this dinner, I brought for us.?” Maya asked smiling at Romano.“I would like that very much.” Romano said, sitting back down in the chair by Andy’s bed, speaking Spanish quietly to her.Maya and Grandpa sat down to eat the lasagna Maya had picked up at a local Italian restaurant. “This isn’t anywhere near as good as Lucia’s or Carina’s, but it’ll do.” Maya said, handing Grandpa a fork to eat the lasagna with.“Nobody’s lasagna could ever compare to theirs, especially Carina’s. Kate is always trying to cook some of the dishes Carina gave her the recipe for, but it just isn’t as good as Carina’s, but don’t tell her I said that.” Grandpa said with a chuckle, taking a bite of lasagna.“I know what you mean, I’ve never met anyone who could cook as well as Carina, but don’t tell Nana I said that.” Maya said with a chuckle, taking a bite of lasagna.“I won’t tell if you won’t tell.” Grandpa said laughing, wiping his mouth with a napkin. “So, have you been seeing anyone or dated since Carina left for Italy? It’s been 2 years since she left.” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya.“No, I’m not seeing anyone, and I haven’t dated since Carina. There’s no point in it, because Carina was the love of my life, and no one will even come close to her. I could never love anyone as much as I loved Carina.” Maya said, with sadness in her voice. “Have you heard anything about her or how she’s doing? Do you know if she’s seeing anyone or dating?” Maya asked, looking curiously at Grandpa.“All I know is what Andrew told Mason. Andrew said Carina is busy with her program and studies, but nothing about whether or not she’s dating anyone. He said she’s so busy with her studies that she won’t even be able to come home for the holidays this year. She hasn’t been home since she left for Italy. Lucia went to Italy to visit her for several months the first year she left, and Andrew stayed with Mason while she was gone. I know Lucia has gone to visit her a few times this past year, but Andrew stays with Mason or one of his friends when she goes to Italy.” Grandpa explained, looking at the sadness in Maya’s face. “I know you still love Carina, and you probably will have a place in your heart for her for the rest of your life, but you need to live your life now. It's ok to date someone if you want to, it’s been 2 years, and you deserve some happiness in your life.” Grandpa said, taking a bite of lasagna.“I don’t want to date anyone, I’m happy with my job and team. Besides, I don’t have time for dating anyway. I never know when I’ll be sent on a mission and I can’t promise anyone, I’ll make it back from one. I always do my best to be safe and return from a mission, but they’re dangerous missions and nothing is guaranteed.” Maya said, shrugging her arms. “Can we change the subject now?”“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you.” Grandpa said, gently squeezing Maya’s arm.“I’m not upset, I just don’t like talking about Carina, knowing I’ll never have her in my life again.” Maya said, wiping a tear from her eyes.“Never say never, when it comes to love. I didn’t think I’d ever have your Nana back in my life, but look at us, we’ve been together for almost 50 years.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.Maya stood up, throwing the trash from her dinner in the trash, as alarms started going off on a machine hooked up to Andy. A doctor and several nurses came running into the room, a nurse quickly escorting them out of the room. Maya, Grandpa, and Romano went to the waiting room, waiting to hear about what was going on with Andy. They had been sitting in the waiting room with the rest of the team when a nurse came to get Maya, escorting her back to Andy’s room.When Maya walked inside Andy’s room, she could tell by the look on the doctor’s face that it wasn’t good. “What happened?” Maya asked with fear in her eyes, looking at the doctor.“Major, Captain Herrera has suffered cardiac arrest. We got her back for now, but her heart is so weak from the loss of blood she sustained from the trauma and her organs are shutting down now. I’m sorry Major, but she doesn’t have much time left.” The doctor said, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder.“Can someone please bring my grandpa in here?” Maya asked, fighting back the tears that were threatening to fall from her eyes.When Grandpa walked into the room, Maya was sitting next to Andy, holding her hand, sobbing hard. Grandpa walked over to Maya placing his hands on her shoulders. “What did the doctor say?” Grandpa asked, in a hushed voice.“He said she doesn’t have much time left.” Maya said, sobbing hard, her tears falling on the blanket covering Andy.“Oh, kiddo, I’m so sorry.” Grandpa said, embracing Maya, tears streaming down his face.“I need to let the team know what’s going on with Andy.” Maya said, looking at Grandpa, tears streaming down her face.“I’ll go let them know, you stay here with Andy.” Grandpa said, wiping his tears with his hands.Grandpa had only left the room for a few minutes before the alarms started going off in Andy’s room again, doctors and nurses rushing into the room. As one of the nurses was trying to escort Maya out of the room, she was refusing to leave, but finally left when she saw them begin working on Andy. Maya looked at the flat line on the heart monitor, her heart sinking, and fell to the floor, sobbing uncontrollably. A young nurse sat beside her, holding her in her arms, Maya sobbing in her hands. Maya slowly stood up and the nurse walked her down to the waiting room where everyone looked at Maya, seeing her sobbing as she walked into the room.Grandpa walked over to Maya, putting his arms around her, holding her tightly. “What happened?” Grandpa asked the nurse standing by Maya. The nurse explained what happened and said the doctors were working on Andy, doing everything they could for her.After a while, the doctor that was working on Andy when Maya left the room came into the waiting room. As soon as Maya saw his face she knew it was even worse than before. “Just tell me, just say it!” Maya said, her voice raised in anger.“I’m sorry Major. Despite all our efforts Captain Herrera has passed away. Is there anyone we need to notify for you?” The doctor asked, in his professional doctor’s voice.“NOOOOOOO! NOOOOOOOO! NOOOOOOO!” Maya screamed, hitting Grandpa on the chest as he held her, tears streaming down her face. “Andy! No, Andy! Not Andy! It should have been me!” Maya screamed, throwing her head back, hitting Grandpa as he held her tightly.“That’s it, let it out kiddo, I’ve got you.” Grandpa said, holding Maya tightly, as she continued screaming and sobbing uncontrollably.“Why Grandpa? Why does everyone I love leave me?” Maya asked, as her knees buckled and Grandpa held her to keep her from falling to the floor.“I love you and I haven’t left you and I never will.” Grandpa said, hugging Maya tightly, tears streaming down his face.“What do you need us to do for you Major?” Sullivan asked, placing an arm around Maya.“There’s nothing you can do, there’s nothing anyone can do for me.” Maya said, wiping the tears from her eyes, standing up straight, looking at the team, who were all in tears now. “Everyone needs to go home now; I have some things I’ll need to take care of here.” Maya said, looking at each of her team members.“Yes Major, but please let us know if you need anything.” Sullivan said, before turning to the team, telling them all to go home.Maya and Grandpa walked back to Andy’s room. Maya sat beside Andy, holding her hand, tears streaming down her face. “I’m so sorry Andy, it should have been me, not you. I failed you miserably and I’ll never forgive myself for it. I should have protected you better, this should have never happened to you. I love you so much, you were the sister I never had. Who is going to tell me when I’m wrong and keep me on track when I lose focus now? I’m going to be so lost without you, you were the best, and nobody will ever replace you. I’ll do my best to look out for your dad, and be there if he ever needs anything, just like you would.” Maya said, rubbing her hands through Andy’s hair.“Maya, we need to go now, there’s things the nurses need to do now.” Grandpa said, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder.“I can’t leave Andy, she would never leave me, and I can’t leave her.” Maya said, rubbing Andy’s arm.“Maya, we need to leave now. I know you don’t want to leave Andy, but we need to call her dad and tell him that she has passed away. You owe that to Andy for him to hear it from you and not someone who didn’t even know her and love her the way you do. Plus, we need to call your Nana and there’s plans that will need to be made for Andy to be taken home.” Grandpa said, trying to get Maya to leave Andy’s side.“You’re right, I should be the one to call her dad and let him know she has passed away. I don’t think I can tell Nana though; she loved Andy like her own granddaughter, this is going to be hard for her. Will you help me make the arrangements to have Andy’s body taken home? I’ve never done anything like this before and want to make sure it’s done properly.” Maya said, looking at Andy, rubbing her hand on her head.“I’ll call your Nana and let her know about Andy, and I’ll help you with all the arrangements for her body to be flown home.” Grandpa said, helping Maya out of the chair, putting his arm around her as they walked out the door.“Thank you, Grandpa, I don’t know what I would do without you here with me.” Maya said, leaning her head against Grandpa’s chest.When they arrived at Maya’s house, Andy’s car was in the driveway, and Maya slowly walked past it, gently rubbing her hand along it. “Andy was so excited when she drove this off the showroom floor. This was the first new car she had ever owned, and she paid cash for it. She told me I wouldn’t have to be working on this one, like I always did on her old camaro.” Maya said, smiling at Grandpa. “I’ll need to find a way to get it to her dad for her.”“We’ll take care of everything tomorrow; you need some sleep tonight.” Grandpa said, leading Maya inside her house.When Maya walked inside her house she went directly to Andy’s room, taking the picture of them that was on Andy’s nightstand and placed it on her nightstand next to her bed. “Remember this picture we took at our graduation from the training?” Maya asked, smiling at Grandpa.“Of course I remember it, I’m the one who took the picture for her. I remember she had to tickle you to get you to smile too.” Grandpa said smiling, tickling Maya as he spoke.“I almost forgot that.” Maya said, smiling at the picture.“You need to call Andy’s dad and I’m going to call your Nana and let her know about Andy.” Grandpa said, patting Maya on the knee.“I’m dreading making that call.” Maya said, rubbing her hand down her face.“I know, but it’s something you need to do, for Andy.” Grandpa said, before walking out the door.After making the calls Maya and Grandpa were sitting at the bar in Maya’s kitchen. “I need a drink. Would you like one?” Maya asked, taking two glasses out of the cabinet, before reaching for the whiskey on the counter.“Definitely!” Grandpa replied, reaching for the glass of whiskey Maya had poured.“To Andy.” Maya said, lifting her glass of whiskey to Grandpa.“To Andy.” Grandpa said, lifting his glass of whiskey to Maya, clanking them together before they each took a drink.They sat at the bar drinking the whiskey, neither saying anything. “I should probably try to get some sleep; we have a busy day tomorrow.” Maya said, placing her empty glass in the sink.“You definitely need to get some rest if you can, tomorrow is going to be a hard day for you.” Grandpa said, placing his empty glass next to Maya’s in the sink.“Goodnight, Grandpa.” Maya said, hugging her grandpa before going to her room.“Goodnight, Maya. Come and get me if you need anything.” Grandpa said, hugging Maya.

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As Maya lay in bed her mind kept going back to Andy and what she had promised her. Maya was angry at herself for making such a promise to Andy, but she would have promised Andy anything at that moment to get her to fight to stay alive. Maya’s mind wandered to Carina, wondering if she had been informed of Andy’s passing and how she is handling it. Maya knew Carina and Andy had become close friends and had remained in contact since Carina left for Italy. Andy would try to talk to Maya about Carina for the first few months after Carina left, but Maya never wanted to talk about it because it was so painful for her, so Andy stopped telling Maya about her interactions with Carina. Maya tossed and turned for quite a while before she decided to get up and go into the kitchen for water.Grandpa had heard Maya moving around in the house and got up to check on her. “Hey, kiddo, can’t sleep?” Grandpa asked, walking into the kitchen to see Maya sitting at the bar, drinking a bottle of water.“No, I keep thinking about Andy and the last words we spoke to each other. Andy asked me to promise to find Carina and tell her I still love her and to never let her go again, that we belong together. I fucked up and promised her I would, but there’s no way I can keep that promise and now it’s eating me up.” Maya said, placing her hands on her face.“Hey, it’s ok. Sometimes we make promises that we can’t keep, but that doesn’t make us bad people. Andy was seriously injured, and you were scared, you made that promise in fear, I’m sure Andy wouldn’t hold it against you, if you didn’t keep that promise. Andy loved you like a sister, and she would never make you do anything you weren’t capable of. Andy would forgive you for not keeping that promise.” Grandpa said, rubbing Maya’s back, trying to comfort her.“I would give anything to be able to keep that promise to Andy, but it’s just not possible. I do still love Carina, and I always will, but we’re just not meant to be together. Besides, Carina has probably already found someone else to be with, I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t want someone like her in their life.” Maya said, throwing her empty water bottle in the trash.“Carina is a very beautiful and special young lady, and whoever she ends up with is one lucky individual. From what Andrew has told Mason, I can tell you that Carina is so busy and focused on the program and her studies that she doesn’t have time for anything else. Andrew told Mason that Carina is taking on more classes so she can complete her studies sooner. From what I understand, Carina should only need to complete another year or so to complete her degree and become a doctor. Lucia travels to Italy quite often to see Carina, so I know she is doing well.” Grandpa said, looking at Maya, who is leaning against the counter, with her arms crossed, listening intently to Grandpa speaking about Carina.“I just wish I could have been the lucky one to end up with her. I think about her all the time and wonder if I made the right decision to let her go like that. I was so afraid of her resenting me if she didn’t fulfill her dream of being a doctor that I didn’t take anything else into consideration. I knew I would miss her, but never as much as I actually do. I try to keep my mind occupied, so I won’t think about her as much, but the only time I’m not thinking about her is when I’m on a mission.” Maya said, looking at Grandpa with tears in her eyes.“Maya, you made the decision that you felt was right at the time, you can’t be beating yourself up for that now. I would have made the same decision you made if it were me. You’re both still young and who knows, you may find your way back to each other someday. One thing I’ve learned in all my years on this earth, is to never say never, because when you do, life has a way of making never happen.” Grandpa said, walking over to Maya, placing his arm around her, hugging her close to him. “Now, how about we both try to get some sleep now?” Grandpa asked, kissing Maya on top of her head.“Yeah, I’m exhausted from everything.” Maya said, moving to walk towards her bedroom.When Maya woke up the next morning, she could smell coffee and bacon being cooked, knowing Grandpa was cooking breakfast for them. Maya walked into the kitchen to see Grandpa pouring a cup of coffee. “I’ll take some of that coffee.” Maya said, startling Grandpa who almost spilled his coffee.“Here you go.” Grandpa said, handing Maya the cup of coffee he had initially poured for himself. “I hope you’re hungry because I have prepared a feast for you this morning. The only thing missing is your Nana’s homemade biscuits and gravy.” Grandpa said, smiling at Maya, before turning towards the stove to take the cooked bacon out of the pan.“It smells delicious, but I’m not sure how much I can eat.” Maya said, as Grandpa handed her a plate with food on it.“Just eat what you can, because we have a lot to do today.” Grandpa said, sitting beside Maya with his plate of food.After eating breakfast, Maya took a shower and dressed in her BDU’s. (for those who don’t know, BDU stands for battle dress uniform, that the military wear on a daily basis at work.) When Maya got to work all of her team were already there waiting for her. Maya met with her commander, discussing with him what she wanted to have happen at Andy’s funeral service. The commander assured Maya that the battalion would support her in every way possible. Maya made arrangements to have Andy’s body flown back home to Seattle. When Maya spoke with Andy’s father he asked if Maya would take care of the military side of things while he took care of the funeral arrangements in Seattle, Maya agreeing to help out any way possible. Maya spent the entire day making arrangements for Andy to have full military service for her funeral. The entire team would be the pallbearers for Andy’s service and were all preparing to fly Andy’s body back to Seattle with Maya and Grandpa.Two days later Andy, Grandpa, and the rest of the team were at the airport with Andy’s body, loading it on the plane for the flight to Seattle. When Maya and the team made it to the gate to board the plane, the captain of the flight was there to greet them and escorted them on the plane, moving Maya, Grandpa, and the team to first class for the flight. Maya sat by the window next to Grandpa, looking out the window and occasionally looking at pictures of her and Andy on her phone. Maya put on her headphones, listening to silly videos her and Andy had made over the years on her phone. The flight was somber as the captain of the plane explained to the passengers, they had the honor and privilege of flying home with a team of special forces who were escorting the body of a fallen soldier home.As the plane landed, there were firetrucks with their ladders extended in the air with the American flag on it, along with several police vehicles and some dignitaries on the tarmac as the plane made its way to the gate, they would be exiting the flight from. When the plane came to a stop at the gate, the captain of the plane asked the passengers to remain seated as Maya, Grandpa, and the team exited the plane to help remove Andy’s body from the plane. As Maya, Grandpa, and the team were exiting the plane, it was deafening quiet as the passengers remained seated without any movement at all. Maya looked up to see an older gentleman stand and salute her and the team as they exited the plane, Maya saluting the gentleman back. When Maya and her team made their way to the gate they had arrived at, there were people quietly standing by the gate and several standing at the window looking at the plane that had just landed, knowing they were about to witness the body of a fallen soldier being removed from the plane.Maya and her team made it down to the tarmac to remove Andy’s body from the plane as the Governor, Mayor, and several others were standing close by. The Governor approached Maya, shaking her hand. “If there’s anything you or your team need, just let me know and I will take care of it for you.” The Governor said, looking at Maya.“Thank you, sir.” Maya said, shaking his hand, before making her way to where Andy’s body would be exiting the plane. Maya looked to see a black SUV parked nearby, and Andy’s father exiting the vehicle. Maya walked over to Andy’s dad, embracing him in a hug, no words being exchanged. Maya took Andy’s father’s hand, leading him to the plane where they were about to remove Andy’s body from the plane. Maya saw a hearse making its way towards the plane for Maya and her team to load Andy’s body into it. Maya went in the cargo part of the plane to ensure Andy’s casket was draped properly by the American flag, and that it was presentable for her father to see. Maya exited the cargo area as the casket slowly came out of the cargo area. Maya led Andy’s father over to her casket, as he broke into tears, laying his head on the casket, sobbing hard. Maya had to fight hard to keep the tears in her eyes from escaping, knowing she had to remain strong for Andy’s father and the team. Maya looked up to see all the people standing in the window at the gate they had just come from, many of them wiping tears, some saluting them, small children hugging their parents, as they wept.After loading Andy’s casket in the hearse, Maya escorted Andy’s dad back to the SUV and helped him inside. “Thank you for everything, Maya. I’m so grateful to you and your team for everything you’re doing for my daughter.” Andy’s father said, hugging Maya tightly, wiping tears from his face.“It’s an honor sir. Andy was like a sister to me, and I know she would want me to be the one to take care of things for her, and I wouldn’t want it any other way. Let me know if you need anything, sir.” Maya said, before shutting the door of the SUV.Maya and her team made their way to 2 military vehicles waiting to take them to the hotel they would be staying at for the next several days. Maya made sure her team were settled into their rooms at the hotel and had everything they needed before Grandpa called Mason to pick them up from the hotel. When Maya and Grandpa exited the hotel, Mason was standing by his truck, and immediately ran to Maya, wrapping his arms around her tightly. “I’m so happy to see you. I’m so sorry about Andy, she was like a second sister to me. Mom and Dad are at the ranch waiting for you, and Nana has a huge spread cooked for you.” Mason said, hanging on to Maya as they made their way to his truck.“I’m happy to see you too. Nice truck, where did you get it?” Maya asked, looking over Mason’s truck.“I bought it with the money I have been earning working on the ranch with Grandpa. That’s hard work, I don’t know how you did it every day for so long.” Mason said with a chuckle.“I loved working on the ranch, it wasn’t a job to me.” Maya said smiling at Mason. “So how are things with you and Emma or are you dating someone else now?” Maya asked, wanting to change the subject.“I’m back with Emma now. We broke up for almost a year, but I couldn’t handle her being with anyone else, so I finally won her back. I’m not letting her get away this time.” Mason said smiling at Maya.“My little brother is in love!” Maya said laughing, hitting Mason on the arm.“I’m madly in love with Emma and can’t picture my life without her in it. I plan on asking her to marry me after graduation this year. You will come back for my graduation, won’t you?” Mason asked, looking at Maya with a hint of sadness in his eyes.“I’ll do my best, but I can’t promise anything. I never know when I’m going on a mission, but if I’m not on any mission when you graduate, I will definitely be here for it. I can’t believe how grown up you are now; you’ve grown a foot since I last saw you and it looks like you’ve been working out too.” Maya said, feeling Mason’s bicep muscle.“I might have been working out for a while, I can’t let you have all the muscles in this family.” Mason said smiling at Maya.“You still can’t take me though.” Maya said smiling, punching Mason in the arm.“We’ll see about that.” Mason said laughing, rubbing his arm where Maya had punched him.“It’s nice to see nothing has changed between you two, still competitive as always.” Grandpa said laughing at them.“It’s called sibling rivalry, Grandpa.” Mason said, laughing at Grandpa.As Mason’s truck pulled up at the ranch, Nana came running out to meet them. As soon as Maya stepped out of the truck, Nana wrapped her arms around Maya, breaking down into tears. “I can’t believe she’s gone; our Andy is gone.” Nana said, sobbing hard on Maya’s shoulder, Maya rubbing her back soothingly.“I know Nana, I can’t believe it either.” Maya said, tears rolling down her cheek. Maya looked up to see her mom and dad standing by her, wiping the tears from their eyes.“Maya, I’m so sorry about Andy, she was like another daughter to me.” Katherine said, hugging Maya tightly.“She loved you too Mom.” Maya said, hugging her mom tightly as she cried on Maya’s shoulder.Lane stepped closer to them, embracing them both tightly. “I’m so sorry about Andy, I know this is hard for you and we’re all here for you.” Lane said, placing his head on Maya’s.“Let’s get inside and eat, I’ve prepared all your favorite dishes for you.” Nana said smiling, wrapping her arm around Maya as she led her inside the house.When Maya walked inside the house, she saw Jose and Rosa standing in the living room. “Jose, Rosa!” Maya shouted, running to wrap her arms around both of them, hugging them tightly. “It’s so good to see you both!” Maya said smiling, looking at them with tears in their eyes.“It’s so good to see you too Maya. We’re so sorry about Andy, she was such a joy to be around, and we loved being able to speak Spanish with her.” Jose said, wiping tears from his eyes.“We watched her grow from a little bambina to a grown woman and now she’s gone, and I can’t wrap my head around it.” Rosa said, wiping the tears from her cheeks.“I can’t either, Rosa.” Maya said, wrapping her arms around Rosa, hugging her tightly.“Where’s the rest of your team?” Nana asked, looking at Maya.“They’re at the hotel getting some rest. These past few days have been difficult for them.” Maya responded, looking at Nana.“That’s understandable, but I want you to bring them to the ranch so I can prepare a good homecooked meal for them. They shouldn’t be eating fast food while they’re here, especially with everything they’re going through.” Nana said, looking away, wiping her tears.“I asked them to come here tomorrow after we’ve made the final preparations for Andy’s services.” Maya said, hugging Nana.“Andrew wants to see you too.” Mason said cautiously, not sure what response he would get from Maya.“I would love to see Andrew.” Maya said smiling at Mason.“Good, I’ll let him know and he can come to the ranch tomorrow then.” Mason said smiling, pulling his phone out of his pocket, messaging Andrew.“Now, let’s eat before the food gets any colder.” Nana said smiling, taking Maya’s hand as she led her to the kitchen.After dinner Maya called her team to check on them, making sure they were doing ok at the hotel, and didn’t need anything. Maya told them about coming to the ranch tomorrow for some of Nana’s delicious food and to show them around the ranch. After everyone finally left, Maya and Grandpa had a glass of whiskey while Nana drank a glass of wine. “You look too skinny.” Nana said, taking a drink of wine.“I think she looks great.” Grandpa said, smiling at Maya.“I exercise a lot because I have to be at my best and fit for the missions.” Maya said, taking a drink of whiskey.“Do you know how much longer you plan on being in the military? I worry about you all the time and I’m so afraid of something happening to you like it did to Andy.” Nana said, wiping the tears from her eyes.“I still have 2 years left on my enlistment and I haven’t decided whether or not I’ll be reenlisting yet. I love my team and my job, and we make a difference in the world.” Maya responded, taking a drink of whiskey.“I understand, but your job is so dangerous, and people get killed doing your job.” Nana said, taking a tissue from the box by her chair, wiping her tears.“I know, but someone has to do it, why not me?” Maya responded, getting frustrated.“Kate, I think we need to change the subject, you’re upsetting Maya.” Grandpa said in a stern voice, glaring at her.“I’m sorry Maya. I didn’t mean to upset you, it’s just with what happened to Andy, I’m even more afraid for your safety now. I couldn’t handle it if anything ever happened to you.” Nana said, wiping her tears.“I know Nana, but you have to trust that I will do everything in my power to ensure I come home safely.” Maya said, walking over to Nana, kneeling in front of her, taking Nana’s hands in hers, looking into her eyes.“I trust you, but I don’t trust the idiots you go up against on the missions, they want to kill you.” Nana said, wrapping her arms around Maya, sobbing on her shoulder.“I have a great team that I work with on the missions, and we look out for each other. Maybe after you meet them tomorrow, it will ease your mind a little.” Maya said, rubbing Nana’s back.“You looked exhausted, you should go up to your room and try to get some sleep.” Nana said, cupping Maya’s face, kissing her on the cheek.“I am exhausted, this past week has been a lot for me.” Maya said, standing up, walking over to Grandpa and hugging him. “You need to get some rest also; you have been going nonstop helping me this week.” Maya said, smiling at Grandpa. “Good night, Nana and Grandpa.” Maya said, turning to walk upstairs to her bedroom.“Good night, kiddo.” Grandpa responded.“Good night, Maya.” Nana responded.Grandpa waited to hear Maya’s bedroom door close before turning to Nana. “Kate, Maya is going through a lot right now and doesn’t need to hear about how much you worry about her. She needs us now more than ever and we will be here for her no matter what we’re thinking or feeling. We need to remain strong for her, she is hurting and is putting on a brave front for everyone. I was there with her when Andy died, and she was devastated, blaming herself for Andy’s death, and she doesn’t need to be worrying about anything else right now. Maya needs to be allowed to mourn for Andy without having to deal with how you’re worrying and feel about her job. I’ve met her team, and they were there for Andy and Maya the entire time, they are good people and have a great deal of respect for Maya. Now, just stop questioning her about her job and the military and let her focus on what’s important to her right now, which is Andy’s service.” Grandpa said, in a stern voice, looking at Nana.“You’re right Mike, I need to put my worries and concerns aside for now, and just be here for Maya.” Nana said, patting Grandpa on his hand.When Maya got inside her room, she looked around to see everything was as she left it, with the exception of her military graduation picture on her nightstand. Maya began undressing for bed and opened the drawer on her nightstand to look for a pen to write down a list of everything she needed to do the next day, when she spotted the box of condoms she had bought when she was with Carina. Maya picked up the box of condoms, looking inside to see several still in the box, Maya walked over to the trash can and threw the box of condoms in the trash before getting into bed. As Maya lay in bed she kept thinking of Carina and all the things they had done in her bed. She thought of how soft Carina’s skin was and how she felt in Maya’s arms, and the way their bodies melted together when they had sex. Maya felt her dick getting hard thinking about Carina, so she got out of bed and walked downstairs to get a drink, trying to get her mind off Carina. When Maya got back into bed, her mind wandered back to the thoughts of Carina in her bed. Maya felt her dick fully erect and beginning to hurt, so she took a cold shower, trying to relieve the pain.After showering Maya walked downstairs again, gulping down a large glass of whiskey, trying to dull the pain she was feeling of losing Andy and thinking of Carina. Nana walked downstairs to see Maya drinking whiskey. “Maya, are you ok?” Nana asked, walking over to her.“I’m fine, I just can’t sleep.” Maya responded, pouring more whiskey into the glass.“Do you want to talk, or do you want to be alone right now?” Nana asked, placing her hand on Maya’s lower back.“I keep thinking about Andy…and…Carina.” Maya said, running her hand through her hair.“I think about Carina a lot myself. I wonder how she’s doing and if she’s ok. Lucia hasn’t spoken to me since Carina left for Italy, I only hear what Andrew tells Mason about Carina. I’ve tried reaching out to Lucia, but she never responds to my messages. I know she goes to Italy a lot, but other than that, I don’t know much.” Nana said, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“I made Andy a promise before she died, and I can’t keep it. She asked me to promise her I would find Carina and get her back, because we belong together. I never should have promised her something like that, knowing I couldn’t keep that promise.” Maya said, laying her head on Nana’s.“I can imagine how you’re feeling right now. You’ve lost your best friend, and I know you wish Carina was here with you during this. I did message Lucia and let her know about Andy, but I don’t know if she relayed the information to Carina or not.” Nana said, rubbing Maya’s back.“I hope she let Carina know about Andy. They kept in contact after Carina went to Italy and Andy would try to talk to me about Carina, but I didn’t want to hear about her, because it hurt too much. Now, I wish I would have listened to what Andy had to say about her.” Maya said, wiping the tears from her cheeks.“I think you were right in not talking about Carina if it hurt you so badly. There’s no sense in opening old wounds if you don’t need to.” Nana said, wiping Maya’s tears from her face.“We should try to get some sleep, tomorrow will be here before we know it, and I have a ton of things I need to get taken care of for Andy’s service.” Maya said, hugging Nana.“Ok, but I want you to know, that I’m here for you if you need to talk or anything.” Nana said, kissing Maya on the cheek before she turned to walk upstairs.The next morning Maya called the team to check on them before going downstairs to eat the huge breakfast Nana had prepared of all her favorite dishes. After breakfast Maya showered, putting on her military uniform before walking downstairs to see Nana washing dishes and Grandpa sitting at the table drinking coffee. “Can I borrow your truck to go into town and take care of the final arrangements for Andy’s funeral service?” Maya asked, looking at Grandpa.“Of course, the keys are in the same place they always are.” Grandpa responded with a smile, pointing to where the keys were.“Thank you.” Maya said, picking up the keys. “I’m bringing the team out here later to show them around the ranch and have dinner with us.” Maya said, before turning to walk out the door.“Tell them to bring big appetites, because I’m preparing a feast for them.” Nana said, smiling at Maya.“These men always have big appetites.” Maya said with a chuckle as she walked outside.Maya went by the hotel to pick up the team, who were all dressed in their military uniforms, to go make the final arrangements for Andy’s service. Maya and the team coordinated with the funeral director and Andy’s dad as to how the military part of Andy’s service should be. Andy’s dad thanked Maya and the team for everything they were doing to ensure Andy had the military funeral she deserved. Maya and the team went to the cemetery where Andy would be laid to rest, going through how they would be doing their part of the service for Andy.After completing her list of things, she needed to get done for Andy’s service, Maya took the team to the hotel to change before she took the team to the ranch. When Maya entered the house with her team following behind her, she went into the kitchen to see Nana, Rosa, and her mom preparing the food for dinner with her team. “Everyone, this is the team I work with. This is Captain Sullivan, Lieutenant Matthews, Sergeant First Class Romano, Staff Sergeant Wilson, and Staff Sergeant Warren. Team, the beautiful lady with the red apron is my Nana, the beautiful lady peeling potatoes is my mother, and the beautiful lady at the stove is Rosa.” Maya said, smiling at each of them as she introduced the team to them.“It’s nice to meet all of you.” Nana said, walking over to shake each of their hands.“It’s nice to meet the woman the Major is always talking about that owns her heart.” Sullivan said, smiling at Nana.“I’m pleased to meet all of you. Thank you for looking out for my daughter.” Katherine said, smiling at them.“She’s the one who looks out for us ma’am.” Romano said smiling at Katherine.“I’m going to show the team around the ranch, but we’ll be back in time for dinner.” Maya said, turning to walk out of the kitchen with her team.Maya and her team were at the stables looking at the horses when Grandpa and Jose walked up to them. Maya introduced everyone to Jose, explaining how he has been working on the ranch longer than anyone and was their right-hand man, and married to Rosa who they had met in the kitchen. Jose and Romano began speaking in Spanish and were having a conversation while several of the other team were admiring the beautiful horses and chatting with Grandpa about life on a ranch. Maya looked up to see Andrew walking towards her, a huge smile on his face.“Maya!” Andrew shouted, running to wrap his arms around Maya, lifting her off the ground, spinning her around, hugging her tightly.“Andrew!” Maya shouted, holding onto him tightly as he spun her in circles.“You look great! How have you been? I’ve missed you.” Andrew said, after letting Maya down, looking her up and down.“Thanks, I’ve been doing ok. I missed you too.” Maya said, smiling at Andrew, looking into his eyes. “Is Lucia here with you?” Maya asked, looking behind Andrew.“No, she went to Italy to tell Carina about Andy, she didn’t feel it was right to tell her something like that over the phone.” Andrew said, sadness in his voice. “I’m so sorry to hear about Andy.” Andrew said, hugging Maya.“Yeah, Carina and Andy stayed in contact after Carina left for Italy. I’m sure Carina is going to take the news of Andy’s death hard. I’m glad to know Lucia is telling her in person and will be there with her.” Maya said, sadness in her voice, looking away to fight the tears that were threatening to form in her eyes.“Mason is on his way here with Emma now. They are almost as sickening as you and Carina were when you two dated.” Andrew said with a chuckle, slapping Maya on the arm.“Come on, we weren’t that bad.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Andrew.“Come to think of it, you’re right, you two were much worse than Mason and Emma.” Andrew said, laughing.“Shut up!” Maya said smiling, punching Andrew in the arm.Maya drove the team around the ranch in the ranch truck, showing them all the land and her ranch house Grandpa had built for her. Maya took them inside her house, showing them all the work her and Grandpa had done together on it. Maya showed them the hot tub and the 4-wheelers she had in the shed behind her house. The team wants to come back and spend time on the ranch with Maya, and she promised to bring them back. Maya showed them where she would go swimming and the cliff she would jump off into the water.After spending several hours showing the team around the ranch, Maya returned to the house, seeing Mason’s truck in the driveway. When Maya walked inside the house, she saw Mason and Emma sitting in the kitchen. “Team, this is my annoying little brother Mason, I’ve told you about and I think that’s one of his many girlfriends Emma.” Maya said laughing, looking at Mason glaring at her for the last part of her comment.“Emma is my only girlfriend.” Mason said, kissing Emma on the cheek. “And for the record, Maya is the one who was annoying, not me.” Mason said, punching Maya in the arm. “It’s an honor to meet you.” Mason said, standing up to shake each of their hands.“Where’s dad?” Maya asked, looking around.“He just went to the barn to get Mike for dinner, which is almost ready. Everyone go get washed up while we get this table set for dinner.” Nana said, pointing to Maya and the team.After they had washed up for dinner the team went into the living room to see Maya talking to who they assumed was her dad. “Team this is my dad, Lane Bishop.” Maya said smiling, pointing to her dad.“It’s nice to meet all of you.” Lane said, shaking their hands.Maya pulled Grandpa aside asking him if it would be ok to let her team drive the ranch truck while they were in town, Grandpa saying it would be fine with him. After dinner the team drove the ranch truck back to the hotel, while Maya stayed at the ranch with her family and Andrew talking. Maya watched the interactions between Mason and Emma, seeing how much they cared about each other and began to feel sad. “I think I’m going to try to get some sleep. I didn’t sleep well last night and it’s catching up with me.” Maya said, before hugging everyone and going upstairs to her room.Two days later it was the day of Andy’s service and Maya was having a difficult time getting ready for the service. Maya was shaking so badly that she couldn’t tie her tie properly. Grandpa walked by Maya’s room seeing her struggling with the tie. “Let me help you with that.” Grandpa said, tying Maya’s tie for her. “I know today is going to be very difficult for you, it’s going to be difficult for all of us, but not as much as it will be for you. We’re all here for you and we will get through today together. Lean on us and let us help you through this.” Grandpa said, placing his arm around Maya.“Thank you, I don’t know how I would have gotten this far without you.” Maya said, putting on her uniform jacket. “I need to go check on the team and make sure everything is in order for the service.” Maya said, putting on her cap.“You take the truck, and we’ll meet you at the church.” Grandpa said, hugging Maya before she walked out of the room.Maya met the team at the church going over everything they had to do for Andy’s service. The team were all dressed in their dress blue military uniform for the service, with white gloves to wear on their hands. When the hearse arrived with Andy’s casket, Maya and the team took it inside the church. Maya and the team were seated in the first row on the opposite side that the family would be seated on. Maya and the team sat quietly with their military caps on their lap, looking forward, not turning around for anything. When Maya’s family arrived at the church, they sat closely behind Maya in case she needed them during the services.Everyone stood as the family was escorted inside the church and seated opposite Maya and the team. Maya turned her eyes to see Andy’s dad with his face buried in his hands sobbing hard, a man dressed in his firefighter’s uniform sitting next to him, the other members of his fire station sitting behind him. Maya swallowed hard feeling the lump that had formed in her throat, fighting the tears from forming in her eyes. As the service began, Maya delivered the eulogy and spoke about Andy, the best friend, and Andy the soldier. Romano spoke about Andy and the bond they formed from both being Hispanic and their share pride in their heritage. Romano, had to stop speaking to wipe tears from his eyes as he spoke of his friendship and love he had for Andy.After the service at the church had ended Maya and the team carried Andy’s casket out of the church, Andy’s family following behind them, to the hearse. Maya and the team went to the cemetery and carried Andy’s casket to the grave that had been dug for her. Maya and her team gave a 21-gun salute to Andy before a man played Amazing Grace on the bagpipes, followed by an army solder playing taps on the bugle. Maya and Sullivan carefully folded the flag that draped Andy’s casket, Maya presenting the flag to Andy’s father. As the funeral was coming to a conclusion, Maya turned her head slightly to see Carina standing in the crowd of hundreds of people, their eyes making contact with each other. Maya saw Carina’s eyes as she wiped the tears away from her face. Several people came up to Maya shaking her and the team’s hands, Maya trying to take quick glances in the direction of where she had seen Carina standing. Maya excused herself and began walking in the direction of where she had seen Carina, unable to find her. Maya looked around the cemetery for Carina, but didn’t see her anywhere.“Are you ok?” Grandpa asked, seeing Maya looking around.“Yeah, Carina was here, I saw her standing in the crowd of people.” Maya said, continuing to look around.“I saw her too.” Grandpa said, placing his hand on Maya’s back.“Did you know she was coming to Andy’s funeral?” Maya asked, looking at Grandpa.“No, I didn’t know she would be here, if I had known, I would have told you.” Grandpa responded.“Where’s Andrew?” Maya asked, looking around for Andrew.“He was standing over there a few minutes ago.” Grandpa said, pointing in the direction where he had seen Andrew. “I didn’t see Carina with him though.”“I wonder if she’ll come to see you and Nana before she returns to Italy.” Maya said, looking at Grandpa.“I don’t know, but I hope she does.” Grandpa said smiling, patting Maya on the back.“I need to take care of the team.” Maya said, turning to walk away.When they returned to the ranch several were in the kitchen talking about seeing Carina at the funeral, while Maya was upstairs changing. As Maya was walking downstairs, she heard Mason talking. “Andrew said he didn’t know Carina was coming home for the funeral until she showed up at their house last night.” Mason said.“I’m hoping she comes to visit us before she returns to Italy. I think it would do Maya a lot of good to see Carina with everything she’s been through, and we all know Maya is still in love with her.” Nana said.“I don’t know if it would help Maya or hurt her if she saw Carina right now. She’s hurting from Andy’s death and seeing Carina might bring back more hurt from their breakup.” Katherine said.“I think it should be up to Maya whether or not she sees Carina. If Carina wants to see Maya before she goes back to Italy, she knows where to find Maya. Everyone just stay out of it and let them handle Carina’s being here the way they want.” Grandpa said in a stern voice.As everyone got quiet in the kitchen, Maya continued down the stairs, walking into the kitchen. “I’m going to go check on the team.” Maya said, reaching for the keys to the truck.“Would you like to eat something first?” Nana asked, looking at Maya.“No, I’ll eat when I get back.” Maya said, walking out of the kitchen.Maya got into the truck, her mind thinking back to seeing Carina at the cemetery and how upset she looked. Maya drove to Carina’s house parking up the street from it, seeing the light on in Carina’s room. Maya sat there debating on whether to go up to the door or not. She wanted to see Carina, but what if Carina didn’t want to see her. Maya didn’t want to make things harder for Carina than they already were. Maya began to think that if Carina wanted to see her, she would come to the ranch to see her, knowing that is where she would be staying. Maya started the truck, but before she put it in gear, she saw Carina walk outside. Maya just sat in the truck looking at Carina, as she walked to the car in the driveway, opening the door and getting inside. Maya watched as Carina pulled out of the driveway in the car, slumping over in the seat as the car came towards her, not wanting Carina to see her in the truck.As the car with Carina in it drove by the truck, Maya quickly put the truck in gear and headed back to the ranch, hoping Carina was headed there. Maya had to stop at a red light and lost sight of the car Carina was in. Maya rushed back to the ranch hoping to see the car Carina got into in the driveway.

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When Maya returned to the ranch, she looked around for the car Carina had left her house in but didn’t see it. Maya walked inside the house and into the kitchen seeing everyone but Nana sitting at the table. Maya made something for her to eat as everyone sat quietly at the table, only making small talk. Maya sat down at the table and began eating the food she had prepared. “Where is Nana?” Maya asked, looking at Grandpa.“I’m not sure, she got a call and said she had to run somewhere and left a little while after you.” Grandpa replied.Shortly after Maya left the ranch, Nana’s phone began to ring, Nana looked at it to see it was Carina calling her. Nana walked upstairs to her bedroom to take the call wanting privacy. “Hello.” Nana said, answering the call.“Hello, Nana, it’s Carina.” Carina said in a cheerful voice, happy to hear Nana’s voice.“Carina, it’s so lovely to hear your voice. How are you?” Nana asked, with happiness in her voice.“I’m sad about Andy, but otherwise I’m doing fine. I was wondering if you could meet me for coffee tonight?” Carina said, a hint of sadness in her voice.“Yes, of course, where do you want to meet?” Nana said, in a cheerful voice, smiling widely.“Can you meet me at the coffee shop by the pier?” Carina asked.“Yes, I’ll meet you there in about 15 minutes.” Nana responded before ending the call. Nana walked back downstairs to the kitchen, reaching for her keys.“Where are you going?” Grandpa asked, seeing Nana pick up the keys.“I need to run somewhere for a bit, I’ll be back later.” Nana replied, kissing Grandpa on top of the head before heading out the door.When Nana arrived at the coffee shop, she walked in to see Carina already sitting in a booth with 2 cups of coffee on the table. As Nana approached the booth Carina stood up to hug her. “I have missed you.” Carina said, hugging Nana tightly.“We have missed you terribly. Let me look at you.” Nana said smiling, looking Carina up and down. “You’re too skinny, you need some of my cooking to put some weight on your bones.” Nana said with a chuckle.“I do miss your wonderful cooking. How are you and Grandpa?” Carina asked, sitting down in the booth.“I’m doing well, and Grandpa is still as ornery as ever, but his health is fine. How are you doing?” Nana asked, smiling at Carina.“I’m doing well, I stay busy with the program and my studies though. I’m taking extra classes so I can get my degree earlier. If everything goes well, I should receive my degree in a little over a year. The program is hard though, I’ve been working close to 100 hours a week with it. It’s a great program and I’m learning a lot of information that will help me to become a good doctor.” Carina replied, smiling when she talked about her studies and the program.“That’s wonderful news Carina! Are you still planning on returning to Seattle when you’ve completed your education and the program?” Nana asked smiling, taking a drink of coffee.“I’m not sure yet. I will have several options once I’ve completed everything, and I’ll make my decision then. I asked you here for a reason. I am hoping you will tell me how Maya is doing with Andy’s death. I saw her at the funeral today and I could see the sadness on her face.” Carina said, as tears began forming in her eyes.“Maya is devastated about Andy’s death. She’s putting on a brave front for her team and everyone else, but it’s tearing her up inside. She saw you at the funeral today.” Nana said, taking Carina’s hand in hers.“I know, we made eye contact for a minute. She looked very handsome in her uniform today. Do you know if she’s going to go back after Andy’s funeral or is she staying here in Seattle?” Carina asked, wiping the tears from her eyes.“She will be returning home with her team. She still has 2 years left of her enlistment and hasn’t decided whether or not she will be reenlisting. She loves her job and has a wonderful team she works with. I worry all the time about her because what she does is so dangerous and I’m so afraid of getting a call like I did when Andy was killed.” Nana said, wiping the tears from her eyes.“Hopefully she won’t reenlist and will come home to run the ranch. Do you know if she’s seeing anyone?” Carina asked, biting her bottom lip lightly.“That’s my hope as well. I would love to have her back working on the ranch with Mike. No, she’s not seeing anyone and hasn’t since you two broke up. She said she doesn’t have time and even if she did, she’s still in love with you.” Nana said, smiling at Carina.“I’m still in love with her also, but things just wouldn’t work between us. Between my studies and the program, I wouldn’t have time to see anyone right now either.” Carina said, taking another drink of coffee. “I know we made the right decision to break up with my studies and the program as hectic as they are. My ex-roommate has a girlfriend and had to drop out of the program because she couldn’t handle the program and her relationship. Sometimes I wonder how things would have turned out if I hadn’t gone to Italy but then I remember that Maya joined the military and wouldn’t be here anyway. I would have given up my dream to just sit here and wait for Maya to hopefully return in one piece, if she returned at all.” Carina said, with a bit of frustration in her voice.“Carina, I believe that Maya only joined the military to get away from here and so you would go to Italy and fulfill your dream of becoming a doctor. Maya couldn’t have stayed here without you after your breakup, she would have been miserable. She has a hard time just sleeping in her room now, after everything that happened with you two. She’s hurting Carina, and she will continue to hurt for quite some time. Coming home has been difficult for her, with having to come home to bring Andy’s body here and then you not being here, has been painful for her. Maybe you could just talk to her or see her before you need to return to Italy.” Nana said, wiping the tears from her eyes with a napkin.“I can’t see her or talk to her right now, there’s too much that has happened since the breakup and I couldn’t handle seeing Maya and talking to her. I’m leaving for Italy tomorrow; the program only allowed me time away for Andy’s funeral and I need to get back, so I don’t get behind in the program. I’m working too hard to be able to complete the program and my studies early and the longer I’m away the farther it pushes my completion date back. I have responsibilities in Italy I need to get back to also.” Carina said, drinking the last of her coffee.“I understand, you don’t want all of your hard work to be for nothing. Is it ok with you if I tell Maya I met for coffee with you? I think it would do her some good to know I’ve spoken with you and how you’re doing.” Nana asked smiling, taking Carina’s hand in hers.“Yes, it’s ok if you tell her we met for coffee, but please don’t tell her how I still feel about her. Maya needs to move on with her life and knowing that could hinder her. I’ll always have love for Maya, she was my first love, and you don’t just get over something like that, if you ever do.” Carina said, standing up from the booth.“I won’t tell her how you still feel about her, but I will tell her how you’re doing and how your studies and the program are going for you. You know, Lucia still hasn’t spoken to me since you left for Italy. I miss the friendship we had terribly, but I don’t know what more to do.” Nana said, wiping the tears from her eyes, standing up from the booth.“Mamma is stubborn, and it takes her a while to let things go. Hopefully you’ll be able to get that friendship back someday. I really must go now; my flight is early in the morning. It was so good seeing you again, give Grandpa a hug for me and tell him he better be taking good care of my horse for me.” Carina said with a chuckle, placing her arms around Nana, hugging her tightly.“It was good seeing you too. I hope to see you again soon, not wait 2 years to see you the next time. Mike takes better care of your horse than any other animal on the farm. He spends hours brushing it and talking to it about you. I think he’s afraid to not care for that horse like you did, because he doesn’t want the wrath of an angry Carina if he doesn’t.” Nana said with a chuckle, walking outside with Carina.“I will come home for a visit once I’ve completed my education in Italy and will make a point to come and visit you and Grandpa. Thank you for coming to have coffee with me and the wonderful talk. I miss our talks more than anything. Mamma comes to visit often, but our talks aren’t the same as yours and mine are.” Carina said smiling at Nana.“I’m always here for you if you ever need anything or just to talk. Goodbye, Carina, I love you and you’ll always be a part of my family.” Nana said smiling, hugging Carina before getting into her car.“I love you too and you’ll always be my Nana. Goodbye, Nana.” Carina said, returning Nana’s hug, before wiping the tears from her eyes.When Nana returned to the ranch Maya was already in bed exhausted from the day she had. Everyone had left and Nana sat in her chair in the living room with Grandpa. Grandpa had poured himself a glass of whiskey and brought Nana a glass of wine. “You look like you could use this.” Grandpa said, handing the glass of wine to Nana.“You thought correct.” Nana said, taking the glass of wine from Grandpa, taking a big drink of it.Grandpa is looking at Nana as she drank half the wine in one drink. “That bad huh?” Grandpa asked, smiling at Nana.“You have no idea. The call I received earlier was from Carina. She wanted me to meet her for coffee and we talked for a while. She’s doing really well with the program and her studies and should be finished with it in a little over a year. She hasn’t decided whether she’s returning to Seattle after completing everything. She told me she was going to wait to make that decision after she sees what her options are. She did promise to visit us after she completed her program and studies though.” Nana said smiling, taking another drink of wine.“Did she talk about Maya at all?” Grandpa asked, with a curious look on his face.“Yes, she told me she’s still in love with Maya but doesn’t want her to know. She wants Maya to move on with her life and is afraid if she knows Carina is still in love with her it would hinder her from doing that. She said she couldn’t see or talk to Maya because it would be too painful for her, and it wouldn’t do any good for either of them.” Nana responded, looking at Grandpa.“That makes sense, and I can see how she wouldn’t want to make things more difficult for Maya than they already are. Did Carina say when she will be returning to Italy?” Grandpa asked, taking a drink of whiskey.“She’s flying back to Italy early in the morning. She said she had to get back, because she has responsibilities there.” Nana said, drinking the last of the wine in her glass. “I’m going to bed; this has been a difficult day for all of us.” Nana said, as she rose from her chair heading to the kitchen.“I’ll be up in a few minutes.” Grandpa said, taking another drink of whiskey.The next morning Maya went downstairs to see Nana in the kitchen preparing breakfast. “Good morning, Nana.” Maya said, kissing Nana on the cheek.“Good morning, Maya. When do you need to go back to work?” Nana asked, looking at Maya.“I’m flying back with the team tomorrow morning. We need to get back to work in case a mission comes up.” Maya responded, pouring herself a cup of coffee.“I had coffee with Carina last night.” Nana blurted out, not able to keep it in any longer.“What? Where did you see Carina?” Maya asked, standing up, looking at Nana curiously.“She called me after you left last night and asked me to meet her for coffee. I met her at the coffee shop by the pier and we talked for a while. She looked good, she’s too skinny if you ask me, but she is still as beautiful as ever. Her studies are going well and she’s taking extra classes to complete her studies sooner. She told me that if everything goes well, she will complete her studies and the program in a little over a year.” Nana said, looking at Maya.“Wow, I can’t believe she called you like that. I’m happy to hear her studies and the program are going well for her. Did she say what she’s planning on doing once she’s completed everything? When is she flying back to Italy?” Maya asked, with a curious look on her face.“She hasn’t decided on what she’s going to do after she’s finished in Italy. She’s flying back this morning, if she hasn’t already left to return to Italy. She asked how you are doing with Andy’s death. She is devastated about Andy’s passing and cried when talking about it.” Nana said, pouring a cup of coffee for herself.“Why did she fly back to Italy so soon?” Maya asked, looking at her watch, wondering if Carina had already left.“She said she had responsibilities she needed to get back for.” Nana responded, sitting next to Maya at the table.“I’m sure she had to get back for her studies and the program. I was hoping to possibly get to see her and speak with her before she left, to see how she is handling Andy’s death, but she told you, so that’s good.” Maya said, running her fingers through her hair.“She may be back to Seattle in a little over a year, after she completes everything. She promised to come and visit us when she comes home to visit after completing her studies and program. I told her to not wait 2 years to see me again.” Nana said, smiling at Maya.“I’m glad Carina still feels like she can talk with you and visit you when she’s home. She loves you and Grandpa like family.” Maya said smiling at Nana.“I told her we still love her and consider her family and that she is welcome anytime, and if she needs anything or just to talk, that we’re here for her.” Nana said, taking a drink of coffee.“I think Carina already knows that, but it’s good that you reaffirmed it with her.” Maya said smiling.Maya spent the day with Nana and Grandpa after making sure her team was doing ok and inviting them over for dinner before they flew back tomorrow. Nana invited everyone, including Andrew, over for dinner to tell Maya goodbye before she had to leave to go back to work. Andrew couldn’t make it for dinner but came to see Maya before she left. Andrew told Maya he didn’t know Carina was coming for Andy’s funeral and that he took her to the airport at 5 that morning to catch her flight back to Italy. He hugged Maya and told her to be safe when she went on missions.The next morning Maya and the team boarded their flight back to work, everyone there to see them off, hugging and shaking hands with Maya’s team before they boarded the plane. “I don’t know when I’ll be able to come back for a visit, but I’ll call you every day unless I’m on a mission.” Maya said, hugging Nana tightly, Nana sobbing hard. “Thanks again for everything.” Maya said, hugging Grandpa tightly. “I love all of you!” Maya yelled before walking through the door to get on the plane, wiping the tears from her eyes. One year later Nana is sitting at the table in the kitchen with Grandpa eating dinner when there’s a knock on the door. “Who in the world could that be?” Nana asked, as she rose from her chair in the kitchen, to go answer the door. When Nana opened the door, Carina was standing there. “Carina!” Nana shouted, opening the door to allow Carina to come inside. As soon as Carina stepped inside the house Nana embraced her, hugging her tightly.Grandpa heard Nana yell and came to see what was going on. When Grandpa saw Nana and Carina hugging, he immediately walked over to them, wrapping his arms around both of them. “Oh my God! Is it really you?” Grandpa asked smiling, looking at Carina.“It’s really me, Grandpa.” Carina said smiling at Grandpa.“Come in here, we were just starting to eat dinner. Are you hungry? When did you get home?” Nana asked, speaking fast.“I’ve already eaten, but I would love whatever you prepared for dessert. I got home yesterday and wanted to see you. I promised I would come to visit when I got back here.” Carina said smiling, walking into the kitchen, her arm around Nana and Grandpa.“How are you doing? Are you here to stay or what?” Grandpa asked, smiling at Carina.“I’m doing ok, and I’ll be staying here for a while.” Carina said, her tone changing to one of sadness.“What’s going on? I can tell by how the tone in your voice changed when you spoke just now.” Nana asked, taking Carina’s hand in hers.“I have someone I want you to meet, and they’re very special to me.” Carina said, wiping a tear from her eyes.“Ok, if they’re special to you, that means you care a lot about them. I’m honored to be meeting whoever it is that is so special to you. No matter who it is, it won’t change how we feel about you. Whether you’re with Maya or not, we will always love you and consider you a part of our family.” Grandpa said, moving to sit by Carina, putting his arm around her.“I’m hoping you still feel that way once you meet them. They are my whole world and I love them more than anything or anyone.” Carina said, wiping her tears with a napkin.“Nothing will ever change the way we feel about you. We just want you to be happy, whether that’s with Maya or someone else.” Grandpa said, hugging Carina.“So, when do we get to meet this special someone in your life?” Nana asked, smiling at Carina.“You can meet her now if you’d like.” Carina said smiling at Nana.“Of course, I would love to meet this person who has clearly stolen your heart.” Nana said, hugging Carina.“She’s outside with Andrea, I’ll bring her in. I need to warn you that she’s a bit shy and it takes a while to warm up to people.” Carina said smiling, getting up from the table, walking out of the kitchen.“Maya is going to be heartbroken when she finds out Carina has met someone.” Nana said, rubbing her hand across her forehead.“I know, I was thinking the same thing.” Grandpa said, taking a drink of water.They heard the front door opening and stood up to walk into the living room, to see Carina standing just inside the door with a little girl in her arms. “Nana, Grandpa, I would like for you to meet Katie.” Carina said smiling, looking at the little girl in her arms.“Katie?” Nana said, looking at the little girl. “Hi Katie, I am Carina’s Nana.” Nana said smiling at the little girl.“Hi Katie, I am Carina’s grandpa.” Grandpa said smiling widely, looking at the little girl.“Is this who you wanted to introduce us to?” Nana asked, a look of confusion on her face. “Is this your partners child?” Nana asked, looking at Carina.“Yes, I wanted you to meet Katie. She is not my partner’s child. She is your great granddaughter, she’s mine and Maya’s daughter.” Carina said, looking between Nana and Grandpa for their reactions.“What do you mean she’s yours and Maya’s daughter? You and Maya haven’t seen each other since you left for Italy.” Nana said, her eyes wide with surprise.“I’ll explain it all to you later, but yes, she is mine and Maya’s daughter.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“I can tell by looking at her, she’s definitely Maya’s child, she has her blue eyes.” Grandpa said smiling at Katie.“Oh my, I can see it now, she does have Maya’s eyes.” Nana said, as tears began to form in her eyes.“I named her after you, Nana…and Maya. Her full name is Maya Kathleen, but I call her Katie.” Carina said, bouncing Katie in her arms.“That’s Maya’s name.” Nana said, tears streaming down her face. “Does Maya know about Katie? No, she can’t possibly know, or she would be here now.” Nana said, putting her hands on her cheeks.“Like I said, I will explain everything to you, but now isn’t the time for that. I will explain everything in private, without little ears around.” Carina said, tickling Katies ears, making her laugh.“Right, of course, I understand.” Nana said, smiling at Katie.“How about I take Katie out to see the animals and you ladies can talk?” Grandpa asked, smiling at Katie.“Would you like to go see the animals with Grandpa? There’s baby calves and horses you can go see and maybe Grandpa will let you ride one of the horses, since you like them so much.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“Otay.” Katie said in her little voice, smiling at Carina.“Come on Katie, let’s go look at the animals.” Grandpa said smiling, reaching his arms out to Katie, Katie going to him.“Be a good girl for Grandpa.” Carina said smiling, kissing Katie on the head, before Grandpa walked outside with Katie in his arms.Once Grandpa and Katie had gone outside, Carina and Nana went into the kitchen. “Would you like a glass of wine while we talk?” Nana asked, already walking to get a glass out of the cupboard.“Yes, please.” Carina said smiling, sitting in a chair at the table.Nana handed Carina the glass of wine she had poured for her and sat at the table with a glass she had poured for herself. “It’s just you and me now. Start wherever you want.” Nana said, taking a drink of the wine.“I will just start at the beginning. When I left for Italy, I had no idea I was pregnant with Maya’s child. If I had known before I left, I would have done things differently. I only found out once I arrived in Italy, and ate pizza that didn’t agree with my stomach. I got very sick from the pizza and began vomiting, and my roommate jokingly asked if I could be pregnant. It was only then that I realized that my period was late, so I took several pregnancy tests we purchased from a local pharmacy, and they all turned out positive. I didn’t know what to do, I was in Italy and had nobody to turn to, so I called Mamma and told her that I had just found out I was pregnant. Mamma initially told me to get an abortion, and I considered it briefly, but it was also Maya’s child, and I know how important family is to her, so I couldn’t and didn’t want to do that. When I spoke with Mamma, she told me Maya had already left for the military and that it would be better for Maya if she didn’t know I was pregnant because of her job in the military being so dangerous. Mamma said a distraction like having a child could get Maya injured or even killed with her job. Mamma convinced me that Maya no longer cared about me or she wouldn’t have broken up with me, and at the time everything she said made sense to me. I kept in contact with Andy, but I never told her about the baby. Andy told me how dangerous their job is, and that they never know if they’ll make it home alive from a mission. Andy told me that she had tried to talk to Maya about me, but that Maya would shut her down immediately, saying she didn’t want to discuss me with her. I took that as Maya no longer caring about me and moving on with her life, like Mamma had said. I was so scared and didn’t know how I was going to continue in the program, do my studies, and care for a child at the same time. Mamma came to Italy and contacted her aunt who lives in the same town I am in the program and doing my studies. My aunt offered to help me with the pregnancy and cared for Katie after she was born, so I could continue the program and studies.” Carina explained, wiping tears from her eyes.“If we had known, we could have helped you.” Nana said, taking Carina’s hand in hers.“I know, but Mamma had me convinced that the best thing to do was to put Maya and the rest of the family in the past and build a life for me and Katie. I have been taking extra classes to complete my studies and the program sooner, but I can’t do that now. I have taken a leave from the program because I needed to come back to America for medical treatment for Katie. A few months ago, Katie was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and needs extensive treatment for the disease. One of the treatments she needs is a bone marrow transplant. Mamma, Andrea, and I have recently all been tested, but we are not a match. Her only other option is if Maya or a member of her family is a match for Katie, or if we can find a matched unrelated donor. That’s why I wanted to introduce you to Katie, so you could see her and hopefully get to know her. I never wanted to keep Katie away from any of you, but Mamma had me convinced it would be better for us if you never found out about her.” Carina said, hesitating to take a drink of wine.“Now it makes more sense as to why Lucia never responded to my calls or messages. I thought we were better friends than that, but apparently, I was mistaken.” Nana said, wiping tears from her eyes. “What can we do for Katie and for you? What do you need us to help you with? We will pay for any medical bills or procedures she needs to beat this leukemia.” Nana said, as tears streamed down her face.“I need you to get tested to see if you are possibly a match for Katie. I would also like to get in contact with Maya, but I don’t know if she would be receptive to me or even want anything to do with us. I was hoping that maybe Grandpa could speak with Maya and tell her about Katie and everything that is going on with her health. I’m not asking Maya to be a part of our lives if she doesn’t want to, or for any financial support. I need Maya to be tested to see if she is a match and can help my daughter fight this disease. I will allow any of you that wish to be a part of Katie’s life to do just that. She is still a Bishop, and the Bishop family has as much right to be a part of her life as the Deluca’s. I’m so angry at Mamma for convincing me to keep Katie away from all of you for so long. I never should have listened to Mamma, but I did, and I will accept the consequences of my decisions. I wanted to tell you so badly about Katie when I came home for Andy’s funeral, but Mamma told me that would cause trouble for you and for Maya. I see Maya in Katie, every time I look at her and she is so much like Maya. She is very competitive and so independent, not wanting help with anything, and very stubborn, but she gets that from both of us.” Carina said with a chuckle, wiping tears from her cheeks.“I’m so sorry, you’ve been going through all of this on your own. I know Maya, and she would want to be here, not just for her daughter, but for you as well. I know Mike will be more than happy to speak with Maya on your behalf.” Nana said, tucking a strand of hair behind Carina’s ear. “When will Katie be starting the treatments? I want to be there for her, and you, if you’ll allow me to. We will all support you and help you with whatever you need.” Nana said, hugging Carina.“Katie will be starting chemotherapy next week at Grey Sloan. They have one of the best oncologists in the world practicing there, and Mamma was able to get Katie in for an appointment with him, and he has agreed to take her on as one of his patients. She has a long difficult road ahead of her and I know I’m going to need all the help and support I can get. I understand if you don’t want anything to do with me, but I hope you will be a part of Katie’s life. I shouldn’t have listened to Mamma when I found out I was pregnant, but I was so scared and didn’t know what to do, so I accepted everything Mamma told me would be best for Katie and me. I am so sorry for the decisions I made back then, and I will do everything possible to show you how sorry I truly am. I never stopped loving any of you, including Maya. I am still just as much in love with Maya as I ever was, but I know we could never get back together.” Carina said, wiping her tears with a napkin.“You were young and afraid and made what you were led to believe was the best decision for you and your child. I am not angry with you, I am angry with Lucia for not telling me I had a great granddaughter, knowing how important family is to all of us. You don’t owe me an apology for anything, you did the best you could in a difficult situation. Mike and I speak of you often, and we still love you like our own, and nothing will change that. We’re here for you, always.” Nana said, embracing Carina.“Do you think you could help me find a place for me and Katie to live while she’s going through the treatments? I am so angry with Mamma and don’t want to stay in that house anymore.” Carina said, anger evident in her voice.“I can only imagine how you must be feeling. You and Katie can stay here at the ranch with Mike and me. We have plenty of room, and we would love to have you staying here. It would give us a chance to get to know Katie and also help you both with whatever you may need.” Nana said smiling, looking at Carina.“Are you sure you would want us staying here after not telling you about Katie for so long?” Carina asked, a look of surprise on her face.“I am positive we want you both to stay here. We can’t change the past, but we can change some things now. Stay here at the ranch and give us the chance to get to know Katie and let her get to know us.” Nana said smiling, looking at Carina.“I’m not sure how Mamma is going to react to that, but at this point I don’t really care. I would love for us to stay here and for you to get to know Katie, and her know you.” Carina said smiling, hugging Nana tightly.“Then it’s settled, you and Katie will live here with us and I’m sure Mike will be teaching her all about the ranch like he did Maya. I must warn you though, we are going to spoil Katie rotten, she’s our first great grandchild after all.” Nana said laughing.“I expect you to spoil her, but she has to have boundaries as well.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Of course.” Nana said with a smirk on her face.The front door opened, and Grandpa came bouncing into the kitchen with Katie on his back, acting like a horse, Katie laughing hard. “Mamma, I saw baby talves and hoises in da bawn. Papa said I tould hab my own hoise.” Katie said excitedly, bouncing on Grandpa’s back.“Sounds like you had fun with Grandpa. He gave me my first horse also. He is a very generous man. How would you like to live here on the ranch?” Carina asked, smiling at Katie.Grandpa looked at Nana quizzically, not sure what they had discussed, Nana nodding in approval. “I want to wib here.” Katie said, excitedly.“Ok, but first we need to go home and pack up all our clothes and your toys before we can live here.” Carina said smiling, helping Katie off Grandpa’s back.“Wets go pack!” Katie said excitedly, grabbing Carina’s hand and trying to pull her towards the door.“Wait! You need to tell Grandpa thank you for showing you the animals and give him one of your biggest hugs. Then you need to give Nana a hug and tell her thank you for letting us stay here.” Carina said smiling, kneeling in front of Katie, holding Katie’s hands in hers.“Fank you, Papa.” Katie said smiling, wrapping her arms tightly around his leg, hugging it tightly. Katie then ran to Nana. “Fank you, Nana.” Katie said, climbing on Nana’s lap, hugging her tightly.“You’re welcome, Angel.” Grandpa said smiling, placing his hand on Katie’s back.“You’re welcome, Sweetie.” Nana said, hugging Katie back tightly.“We’re going to head home and start packing so we can move in tomorrow, if that’s ok with both of you.” Carina said smiling, looking first at Grandpa who nodded yes, then looking at Nana, who nodded yes as well. “Then Katie and I will see you tomorrow.” Carina said smiling, hugging Grandpa then Nana before she picked Katie up in her arms and walked out the door.“I wasn’t expecting that.” Grandpa said, sitting down at the table. “Katie is so much like Maya, asking questions about everything and fussing over the animals. She is definitely Maya’s daughter.” Grandpa said smiling, looking at Nana. “So, are you going to fill me in on what you and Carina talked about while we were looking at the animals?” Grandpa asked, looking curiously at Nana.Nana explained everything Carina had told her about finding out she was pregnant after arriving in Italy, Lucia convincing her to forget about them, and Katie’s illness. Nana and Grandpa both shed tears hearing about Katie being so ill. Nana told Grandpa about Carina asking if he could talk to Maya about Katie, because Carina didn’t know how receptive Maya would be to speaking with her.“I’ll talk to Maya, but I’m not doing it over the phone. I will schedule a flight for as soon as possible so I can tell her in person. I think that is the best way to handle this. I wouldn’t want to hear something like that over the phone, and I don’t believe Maya would either.” Grandpa said, wiping tears from his eyes.“Get on your computer and book the earliest flight you can. Maya needs to know about her daughter as soon as possible, because she needs to be tested to see if she’s a possible donor for Katie.” Nana said, with sadness present in her voice.“I’ll get started on booking a flight now.” Grandpa said, as he rose from his chair and walked towards his office.A few minutes later Grandpa walked back into the kitchen to see Nana doing dishes. “My flight leaves at 8:20 in the morning. I need to call Jose and tell him I’ll be away from the ranch for a few days.” Grandpa said, taking out his phone to call Jose.As Nana was packing a bag for Grandpa, he came into the bedroom sitting on the bed. “Do you know what you’re going to say to Maya?” Nana asked, looking at Grandpa.“I’m going to tell her everything you told me earlier. I’m concerned about how she’s going to take the information though. I know Maya, and she is going to be angry and upset about not being told Carina was pregnant with her child and then keeping it from her for so long. I wonder if Katie wasn’t sick, if we would have ever known about her. I can’t understand why Lucia would keep us from our own granddaughter for so long and Maya from her daughter. I considered Lucia a part of our family, and she goes and does something like that? That is unforgiveable in my book, but I will not say anything around Carina or Katie. We are just now getting to be a part of Katie’s life, and I would never do anything to jeopardize that. She is such a sweet precious little angel. She doesn’t know it yet, but she already has me wrapped around her little finger.” Grandpa said smiling, looking at Nana.“No, we can’t say or do anything that could jeopardize our being a part of Katie’s life, no matter how we are feeling about Lucia. Carina is upset and angry with Lucia as well, that’s why she doesn’t want to continue living in the house with her.” Nana said, sitting beside Grandpa on the bed, taking his hand in hers. “I hope Maya understands this wasn’t something Carina wanted to do, but Lucia convinced her it was the best thing to do for her and Katie. I don’t want any animosity between Maya and Carina with Katie’s illness. Katie is going to need both her mother’s as she goes through the treatments. We all need to put our differences aside, and be there for Katie, she’s what’s most important right now.” Nana said, leaning her head on Grandpa’s shoulder.“There will be hard feelings for Maya towards Carina, but she will have to do what’s best for Katie and put those feelings aside for now.” Grandpa said, kissing Nana on top of the head. “Let’s get some sleep, I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow.” Grandpa said, standing up to undress for bed.“Have you let Maya know you’re coming to visit her?” Nana asked, changing into her nightgown.“No, because she will know something is wrong and I don’t want to say anything over the phone. I’m just going to show up and surprise her.” Grandpa said, getting into bed.“Yeah, that’s probably the best way to handle it.” Nana said, getting into bed next to Grandpa. “Good night.” Nana said, kissing Grandpa on the cheek.“Good night.” Grandpa said, kissing the top of Nana’s head.

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The next morning Grandpa boarded the plane, to travel to Maya’s to inform her of everything that had transpired the previous day. Grandpa thought the entire flight about how he was going to tell Maya about Katie. Grandpa asked Carina to send him the most recent picture of Katie for him to show to Maya. When Grandpa received the picture of Katie from Carina, he smiled looking at it, seeing so much of Maya in Katie. When the flight had landed later that evening, Grandpa ordered an Uber and went straight to Maya’s house.Maya just got out of the shower and dressed before going on her phone to order dinner to be delivered when there was a knock on her door. Maya opened the door to see Grandpa standing outside. “Grandpa! What are you doing here? Come in!” Maya said smiling, hugging him then moving to allow Grandpa to enter her home.“I came to see you, kiddo, I had to see you.” Grandpa said smiling, hugging Maya tightly.“It’s good to see you, I’ve missed you. How is Nana? Is everything alright at home?” Maya asked, a look of worry and concern on her face.“Nana is fine. Do you have any of that good whiskey around here?” Grandpa asked, looking towards where Maya kept the alcohol in her house.“I always have the good whiskey ready for visitors.” Maya said with a chuckle, walking to get the whiskey.“Pour us both a glass of it, I don’t like drinking alone anymore.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“You didn’t tell me how things are at home. Is everything ok with the ranch?” Maya asked, looking worried and concerned. “I was about to order dinner to be delivered, would you like something to eat? If I drink this whiskey on an empty stomach, it will be bad for me right now.” Maya said with a chuckle.“The ranch is doing great; Jose and I have been keeping it going for you. We can talk more after we get some food in our stomachs. I’m starving, I hate airport food, so I haven’t eaten since breakfast this morning.” Grandpa said as his stomach growled from hunger.Maya ordered food to be delivered on her phone, then sat down at the bar in her kitchen across from Grandpa. “How is Mom, Dad, and Mason doing?” Maya asked, looking at Grandpa.“They’re all fine, Mason has been helping on the ranch and is still dating Emma. I believe those two will definitely be getting married soon.” Grandpa said, smiling at Maya.“I can’t believe Mason hasn’t asked her yet. He said he was going to ask her after graduation last year.” Maya said, a look of surprise on her face.“He told me he wanted to have enough money saved to make a down payment on a house for them before he asks her to marry him. Mason has grown up to be a very responsible young man. He hardly ever plays his video games anymore. I didn’t think I would ever see the day Mason didn’t have his head buried in video games.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.The food arrived and they sat down to eat, talking about the ranch and everyone back home. After eating dinner, Maya cleaned up the kitchen, throwing away the containers the food came in. “How about we go sit in the living room and drink our whiskey now?” Maya asked smiling, walking to the living room carrying her glass of whiskey, Grandpa following behind her.As Grandpa sat down in a chair, he ran his hand through his hair, which Maya knew was something he did when something was bothering him. “Maya, there’s something I need to talk with you about and it’s going to be hard for you to hear but hear me out before you say anything.” Grandpa said, taking a big drink of whiskey.“Ok, but you’re starting to scare me a bit here.” Maya said, sitting up in her chair, looking at Grandpa with fear and worry on her face.“Carina came to see us yesterday and she wasn’t alone, she brought someone with her.” Grandpa said, taking another drink of whiskey.“She’s met someone. I expected her to meet someone at some point, and I’m ok with it. Did she already complete the program and is a doctor now?” Maya asked, drinking half the glass of whiskey at once.“No, Maya, she hasn’t met anyone. Carina hasn’t completed the program yet; she is taking a leave of absence to take care of some personal issues.” Grandpa said, looking seriously at Maya.“Is that why you came here, to tell me about Carina being back in Seattle? Because if that’s why you flew all this way was just to tell me that, you could have told me over the phone. I’m really ok with Carina moving on with her life. It doesn’t concern me anymore, she’s a beautiful grown woman and anyone would be lucky to have her. I’m happy to see you, but you didn’t need to fly all this way just to tell me that.” Maya said, fidgeting in her chair.“No, Maya, that is not the only reason I came here. There is something I need to tell you and it’s difficult to say. I should start from the beginning and tell you how everything transpired yesterday.” Grandpa said, drinking the rest of the whiskey in his glass, wiping his hand down his face. “Maya we were surprised when Carina showed up at the ranch yesterday. We thought she was still in Italy, so it was a shock when Kate opened the door to see Carina standing there. When Carina came inside, she told us she had someone she wanted to introduce us to, someone very special to her. She walked outside for a minute then returned with a child in her arms. A very adorable little girl, that is such an angel.” Grandpa said smiling proudly, thinking of Katie.“Wow! Carina has a baby. Last time I heard anything about Carina was when I was home for Andy’s funeral and Nana had coffee with her, but Nana said Carina wasn’t seeing anyone then. I guess she met someone when she returned to Italy after Andy’s funeral. That’s…amazing, I’m happy Carina found someone and has moved on with her life.” Maya said, her eyes filling with tears, drinking the last of her whiskey. “I need more whiskey; would you like some also?” Maya asked, reaching for Grandpa’s empty glass.“Yes, I’m going to need it for the rest of what I have to tell you.” Grandpa said, handing Maya the empty glass.Maya returned shortly with their glasses now filled with more whiskey, pouring more than she had previously. “I can’t imagine what else you still need to share with me.” Maya said, sitting in her chair, but not leaning back, sitting on the edge of the chair, listening intently for Grandpa to speak.“Yes, Carina has a child, but she didn’t meet someone after she returned to Italy after Andy’s funeral. Maya, the child is a girl, and her name is Katie, and she is a little over 2 years old. Carina named her after Kate….and…. you. The child is yours, Maya. You have a daughter with Carina, she was pregnant when she left for Italy.” Grandpa said, looking sadly at Maya.“What do you mean? Are you telling me that Carina had a child, my child, and never told me about it? I have a daughter with Carina, that I wasn’t informed about. Are you sure it’s even my child? Grandpa, this is crazy, I can’t believe what you’re telling me right now.” Maya said, standing up, pacing the floor, getting angrier the more she spoke.“When Carina left for Italy, she was pregnant with your child, but she didn’t find out until she was in Italy. Lucia convinced her not to tell you about the pregnancy, that you didn’t care about her, or you wouldn’t have broken up with her. Lucia convinced Carina that the best thing for her to do was to raise the child alone, without your knowledge of it. Lucia also wanted Carina to have an abortion, but Carina didn’t because she knew how important family is to you, plus Carina didn’t say it but she was and is still in love with you. Carina was young and afraid; she was in another country pregnant and alone. I don’t blame Carina for how she handled things, for me, if there’s anyone to blame, it’s Lucia for keeping Katie from you and your family. As far as whether Katie is your child or not, she is most definitely your child. Katie has blue eyes just like yours and she looks like you, except for having dark hair like Carina.” Grandpa said, pausing a moment to take a drink of whiskey. “I have a picture of Katie on my phone if you would like to see it.” Grandpa said, reaching for his phone.“Yes, please.” Maya said, taking the phone from Grandpa. Maya looked at the picture of Katie and smiled a big toothy smile, beaming with joy. “She’s beautiful, just like Carina. She looks like I did when I was a baby.” Maya said, wiping a tear that had escaped from her eye.“She acts like you too. I took her out to see the animals yesterday, and she asked so many questions and loved all the animals, although the horses were her favorite.” Grandpa said smiling, reflecting on his time showing Katie the animals.“I can’t believe Carina would do something like this, keeping my child from me for so long. She knows how important family is to me, to all of us. How could she do something like this? This isn’t the Carina I fell in love with, I don’t know the Carina who would do this to me, to all of us.” Maya said, sounding both angry and hurt. “Why is she telling us this now? If she is wanting financial support for Katie, that’s fine, I will support my child, if she is in fact mine. I want a DNA test done first though. If she would be willing to keep my child away from me for so long, she would be willing to try to pawn a child off as mine for financial support, knowing our family is well off. I can’t believe Carina would allow Lucia to convince her to keep my child away from me. That’s another reason I’m not convinced the child is mine. The last time we were together was prom night, so if the math doesn’t add up, then Katie is definitely not mine. I need to have a DNA test done immediately because if she’s my child, I want to be a part of her life and won’t stop until I’m allowed to be. This is all so wrong on so many levels, Grandpa.” Maya said angrily, pacing around the room.“Maya, there’s more but you might want to sit down for this part.” Grandpa said, pointing to the chair.“I can’t sit down, I’m too fucking angry right now!” Maya shouted angrily.“Ok but brace yourself because this is the hardest part for me to tell you and for you to hear. One of the reasons Carina chose to tell us about Katie now is because Katie is ill, she has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Carina, Lucia, and Andrew have all been tested and none of them are a match. Kate and I along with your parents and Mason are all getting tested to see if any of us are a match for Katie. Maya, you need to be tested as well, as soon as possible.” Grandpa said, tears welling in his eyes.“So, you’re not only telling me I may have a child, but that the child is also ill with leukemia. This is too much to wrap my brain around right now. I need to go for a run.” Maya said, walking to her bedroom.A short time later Maya came out of her room dressed in jogging clothes and shoes. “Maya, go for a run, but we need to talk more when you get back.” Grandpa said, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder.“I don’t know if I can take anymore tonight. My entire world just got turned upside down, and I don’t know what to think right now. I need to process everything you’ve said before I can talk anymore.” Maya said, wiping tears from her face, before walking out the door.Almost 2 hours later, Maya returned to her home, walking past Grandpa who was sitting in the same spot he was in before, without saying anything to him. Maya went directly to her bedroom and showered before returning to the room where Grandpa sat. Maya sat down and looked at Grandpa with sadness in her eyes. “I know this has been a lot for you to hear, but I wasn’t going to tell you this over the phone. I wanted to tell you in person, so I could be here for you, to support you. We’re all here for you, your entire family is here for whatever you need and will support you fully.” Grandpa said, moving to sit closer to Maya.“I need to speak with my commander first thing in the morning and make arrangements to take leave and come home. I need to find out if Katie is my child and be tested to see if I am a match for her. Even if she’s not my child, if I’m a match for her I will still be a donor for her. I can’t imagine what Carina must be going through. I don’t know for sure whether she’s my child or not and it’s devastating for me. A child should never have to go through something like this. I’ll do anything I can for Carina’s child, because I loved her once and I still care about her, but this changes my feelings for her.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck, fighting back tears.“Carina is devastated right now, and she will need your support to get through this. No matter how you two feel about each other now, you still need to be there for your child. You need to put your anger and any ill feelings you may have for Carina aside for now. Right now, your child needs both her parents and she’s what is most important. I’ll be here until you make the necessary arrangements to come home, we can fly back together.” Grandpa said, placing his hand on Maya’s back.“I’ll need to figure out a way to get my truck back home. Maybe I can get it transported home, and we can fly out tomorrow, depending on what my commander says. I still have another year left of my enlistment, but I may be able to get a compassionate discharge, if this is in fact my child, with her being ill with leukemia. I’ll know more after speaking with the commander in the morning. I need to try to get some sleep now, this has been an exhausting evening, mentally, emotionally, and physically.” Maya said, wiping her hand down her face.“Go get some rest and we’ll talk more tomorrow.” Grandpa said, patting Maya on the back.“Good night, Grandpa.” Maya said, standing up before turning to walk to her bedroom.“Good night, kiddo.” Grandpa said, watching Maya walk away.The next morning Maya left earlier than usual for work, wanting to speak to the commander as soon as possible. Maya told her commander that she may have a child she knew nothing about, and that the child is ill. Maya told him she needed to return home to have a DNA test done to determine if in fact the child is hers and that she was going to be tested to see if she is a possible match for the child. The commander listened intently to everything Maya said and informed her to take all the leave she needed to take care of things back home. He also told Maya to keep him posted on what she found out so he could make the needed arrangements for Maya with the military. Maya then informed the team of what she had learned the night before. The team were all shocked to hear Maya may have a child, but gave her their support, all volunteering to be tested if they needed to be.When Maya returned home, she booked her and Grandpa the earliest flight she could to Seattle, wanting to get home and see if she in fact has a daughter. The earliest flight was in 3 hours, so Maya packed quickly and ate lunch before heading to the airport with Grandpa. When they boarded the plane, Grandpa noticed how fidgety Maya was in her seat. “Are you ok?” Grandpa leaned over to quietly ask Maya.“I’m fine. I just want to hurry up and get home to find out if I have a daughter or not. I’m a little nervous about the whole thing, but excited to actually get to see Katie for myself. Did you call Nana and let her know what time we would be arriving so someone can pick us up from the airport when we land?” Maya asked, nervously playing with her seatbelt.“I spoke with Kate while you were packing. Jose will be at the airport to pick us up and take us to the ranch.” Grandpa replied. “There’s one other thing I need to tell you about before we get to the ranch. Carina and Katie will be staying with us at the ranch for a while.” Grandpa said, looking at Maya.“Please tell me that’s the last thing you need to tell me, I can’t take much more.” Maya said, shaking her head.“Yes, I have told you everything now, there’s nothing else to tell you. You’ll be seeing Carina when we get to the ranch. Are you going to be ok seeing her now or do you need time before you see her again?” Grandpa asked, with a questioning look at Maya.“I’ll be fine seeing Carina now. I want to get this over with as quickly as possible, no use in putting off the inevitable.” Maya said with a heavy sigh.“I know it’s going to be hard for you to see her after 3 years, but she is still just as beautiful as ever.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya. “And Katie,…well, that little angel is so precious and already has me wrapped around her tiny finger. She’s so much like you were at that age, you had me wrapped around your finger the minute I laid eyes on you, still do.” Grandpa said smiling, holding up his index finger to Maya.“I’m not going to get attached to her until I find out whether she is mine or not. I would hate to get attached to her only to find out she isn’t mine after all, that would be too much for me to handle.” Maya said, sounding definitive.“You might change your mind once you meet her.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.When they landed in Seattle, Jose was there to meet them, carrying their luggage to the truck for them. Maya looked out the window the entire ride home, never saying anything, Grandpa and Jose talking about a sick cow that needed to be tended to when they got to the ranch.When they arrived at the ranch, Jose carried their luggage inside for them. Maya walked inside to see Nana and Carina were sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee. “You’re here! Welcome home!” Nana shouted, standing up to walk over to Maya, wrapping her arms around her neck tightly.“Yeah, we just got here. Grandpa is in the barn, Jose said there was a sick cow that needs to be taken care of.” Maya said, hugging Nana before looking at Carina. “Hi, Carina.” Maya said, acknowledging Carina’s presence.“Hi, Maya.” Carina responded looking at Maya.Maya started looking around the kitchen, and towards the living room for Katie. “She’s with your Mom and Dad right now. They took her to get more toys to play with here and at their house.” Nana said, knowing Maya was looking around for Katie.“Oh, ok. I’m going to put my things in my room.” Maya said, lifting her luggage, before walking towards the stairs.“Would you like something to eat? We have lasagna Carina made and it’s in the oven so it would be warm when you arrived here.” Nana said smiling, looking at Maya, then Carina.“I’ll eat something in a little while, I want to get settled first.” Maya said, before turning to walk up the stairs.“Should I leave and let Maya have some space before meeting Katie?” Carina asked, running her hand through her hair.“No, she’ll be fine. She’s wanting to meet Katie; I can tell by the way she was looking around a minute ago.” Nana said smiling, taking Carina’s hand in hers.Maya entered her room, looking around at how nothing had changed since she was last there. Maya put her clothes in the drawers and closet, before sitting on the bed, thinking about everything Grandpa had told her the previous day. As Maya sat there, she began thinking about all the time she spent in that room with Carina and began to sob. There was a knock on her door and Maya quickly wiped the tears from her face before opening the door. “Your Mom and Dad just got here with Katie, if you’d like to come down and meet her.” Nana said smiling, reaching her hand out to Maya.“I’ll be down in a minute; I need to use the restroom first.” Maya said, forcing a smile.Maya closed the door and walked into the bathroom, washing her face to try to rid it of the tears that had been running down her face. Maya looked at herself in the mirror, looking for signs that she had been crying. When Maya was pleased with the way she looked she proceeded down the stairs. Maya could hear a little laugh coming from a child as she walked down the stairs. When Maya entered the kitchen, she saw Grandpa with a little girl sitting on his lap, Grandpa tickling the little girl, causing her to laugh hard.When Grandpa noticed Maya standing in the doorway, he stopped tickling the little girl, and sat her down on the floor, the little girl rushing to Carina, climbing on her lap. “Katie, I want you to meet someone.” Carina said smiling, looking at Katie.“Who, Mamma?” Katie asked, looking confused at Carina.Carina stood up with Katie in her arms and walked to where Maya was standing. “Katie, this is Maya, Nana and Grandpa are her grandparents also, just like they’re yours and mine.” Carina said smiling, looking at Katie in her arms.“Hi.” Katie shyly said looking at Maya, laying her head on Carina’s shoulder.“Hi Katie, it’s nice to finally meet you.” Maya said smiling at Katie, before giving Carina a nasty look. Maya stared at Katie’s blue eyes, thinking how much they looked like hers and the big dimple in her chin, just like Maya’s.“Maya, can we talk?” Carina asked, looking at Maya pleadingly.“Not right now.” Maya said glaring at Carina. “I would like to get to know Katie first.” Maya said, tickling Katie like she saw Grandpa doing earlier, making Katie laugh. “I heard you went to get some new toys earlier with….” Maya said, looking at her Mom and Dad for help, not knowing what Katie referred to them as.“Grandma and Grandpa.” Katherine said, smiling at Maya.“Did you go with Grandma and Grandpa to get some new toys?” Maya asked, smiling at Katie, Katie smiling and nodding affirmatively. “How about you show me all your new toys and we can play with them together?” Maya asked, smiling at Katie.“Otay, Mamma put me down.” Katie said smiling, squirming in Carina’s arms for her to put her down.When Carina put Katie down, she took Maya’s hand leading her to where her new toys were still in the bags in the living room. Katie pulled every toy out of the bags, showing them to Maya one by one. Maya helped Katie open the toys she was unable to open on her own. Katie had picked out a tractor with a trailer full of animals, telling Maya what each animal was and what sound they made. Maya was smiling and laughed when Katie made the animal noises, repeating the noises herself for Katie.After playing with Katie and her toys for over an hour, Katie began yawning since it was past her bath and bedtime. “I think someone is getting sleepy.” Maya said, picking Katie up in her arms.“I not sweepy!” Katie said, frowning and crossing her arms as Maya carried her into the kitchen.“Uh oh, someone doesn’t look very happy right now.” Grandpa said, looking at Katie, who still had the frown on her face and arms crossed.“She began yawning and I said she looked sleepy, but she informed me she is not sleepy.” Maya said smiling, looking at Katie.“I not sweepy!” Katie said, looking angrily at Maya.“Ok, I was wrong then, you’re not sleepy.” Maya said chuckling, hugging Katie in her arms.“It’s after her bath and bedtime, she is probably sleepy.” Carina said smiling, with a chuckle. “Come on piccola, you need a bath.” Carina said, reaching for Katie, taking her from Maya’s arms.“NO!” Katie shouted, kicking and screaming at Carina.“Smettila subito!” Carina said, holding Katie tighter in her arms, trying to get her to stop kicking her. (stop that right now)“No, Maya!” Katie said, twisting in Carina’s arms, reaching for Maya.“I can give her a bath for you.” Maya said, reaching for Katie.“Are you sure you don’t mind?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“No, she’s my…..friend.” Maya said, catching herself before saying daughter, taking Katie from Carina. “Come on Katie, let’s get you a bath, you smell like the nasty dirty cows.” Maya said smiling, holding her nose.“Do not!” Katie said, removing Maya’s hand from her nose.“She’s so much like Maya.” Lane said with a chuckle, looking at Katie in Maya’s arms.“Maya my fwiend.” Katie said in her tiny voice, smiling at Maya, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder, causing Maya to smile a big toothy smile.“We are going to take a bath now.” Maya said smiling, walking up the stairs with Katie in her arms.Maya walked downstairs with Katie in her arms, wrapped in a towel. “I didn’t know where her clothes were so I couldn’t get her dressed her for bed.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“Come on Katie, let’s get you in your pajamas.” Carina said, reaching for Katie.“Nana, Maya maked a big mess in da baffroom.” Katie said, looking at Nana.“Tattletale. I thought you agreed it would be our secret.” Maya said smiling, reaching out to tickle Katie before Carina walked up the stairs with her to get dressed for bed, Katie laughing being tickled by Maya.“Sowwy.” Katie said laughing hard, looking at Maya.“I’ll forgive you this time.” Maya said smiling, pointing a finger at Katie.Carina carried Katie upstairs to her room and began dressing her for bed. “Did you have fun playing with Maya and your new toys?” Carina asked smiling, putting on Katie’s pajamas.“Si, Maya fun.” Katie said smiling, putting her pajamas on.“Yes, Maya is fun.” Carina said smiling, thinking about the fun times she had with Maya.After getting Katie’s pajamas on, Carina carried her downstairs to tell everyone good night. Katie told everyone good night and hugged each of them before Carina turned to walk back upstairs. “Tum on Maya.” Katie said, motioning for Maya to come upstairs with them.Maya looked at Carina not sure what to do. “We’re going to read a bedtime story before going to sleep. You’re welcome to join us if you would like.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.When Carina got to the bedroom with Katie, she laid her on the bed, reaching for a book to read to her. Katie scooted to the middle of the bed, Carina laying beside her on one side, Maya on the other. Katie cuddled up to Maya, resting her head on Maya’s chest as Carina began reading the book to her. Within minutes Katie’s eyes slowly closed, falling asleep on Maya’s chest. “What do I do now?” Maya asked quietly, smiling as she looked at Katie sleeping on her chest.Carina smiled, looking at Katie sleeping soundly on Maya’s chest. “I’ll move her for you. Once she’s out, she usually out for the night and nothing can wake her up.” Carina said, gently moving Katie off Maya’s chest.When Carina moved Katie off her chest, Maya kissed Katie softly on the head before leaving the room, leaving Carina alone with Katie. Maya walked downstairs smiling widely. “I’m ready for some of that lasagna now.” Maya said, removing a plate from the cupboard, dishing up some of the lasagna on it.“How far did Carina get into the story before Katie fell asleep?” Nana asked, smiling at Maya.“She only got to page 3, and Katie was out like a light, even though she wasn’t sleepy.” Maya said with a chuckle, taking a big bite of lasagna.“She’s something, isn’t she?” Grandpa asked smiling at Maya, Maya smiling, nodding affirmatively.“She is the most precious child ever.” Nana said smiling. “She’s so much like you were at that age.” Nana said, looking at Maya.“She’s perfect.” Maya said smiling at Nana, before taking another bite of lasagna, Nana and Grandpa smiling at each other.Carina walked into the kitchen and smiled when she saw Maya eating the lasagna she had made for her. “Is my lasagna still good to you?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“It’s fine.” Maya said frowning at Carina.“I think it’s time for us to go to bed, come on Mike.” Nana said, looking at Grandpa.“Yeah, I am tired after that flight, plus I didn’t sleep well last night.” Grandpa said stretching before standing up from the table.“We’ll see you two in the morning.” Nana said, walking towards the stairs with Grandpa.“I’m going to bed as soon as I finish eating.” Maya said, looking at Nana and Grandpa before taking another bite of lasagna.“Maya, we need to talk.” Carina said looking at Maya pleadingly.“Do you think I don’t know that already? We will talk, but only when I’m ready and not so fucking angry with you and your mamma.” Maya said angrily, standing up to place the empty plate in the dishwasher.“Ok, I understand you’re angry, but I need to explain everything to you. I’ll wait until you’re ready to talk.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“I’m taking Katie to have a DNA test done tomorrow and I’m going to have the results expedited. I want to know as soon as possible if she’s my child or not.” Maya said angrily, her face red from anger, glaring at Carina.“You can’t believe I would ever have cheated on you!” Carina said getting angry.“Right now, I don’t know what to believe. You’re clearly not the Carina I fell in love with years ago.” Maya said angrily, turning to walk upstairs.“Maya, I never cheated on you, Katie is your daughter. I have never been with anyone but you, so it’s not even possible for her to be anyone else’s child. You take her for the DNA test tomorrow, and you are going to find out that Katie is 100 percent your child. If you just look at her, you can clearly tell she’s your child, she looks exactly like you except for her dark hair. Why would I name a child that isn’t yours after you and Nana?” Carina said angrily, flailing her arms.“I don’t know, but I want the test done before we go any further.” Maya said angrily, turning to walk upstairs.Carina waited for Maya to get upstairs before going upstairs herself, crawling into bed next to Katie, kissing her on the head. “Buona notte, piccola.” Carina said, before turning off the lamp beside the bed.Maya went into her bedroom still angry from talking to Carina, taking off her clothes and throwing them into the hamper. Maya laid in bed, thinking about Katie and how she could definitely be her daughter and how much they are alike, smiling when thinking of her smile and laughter. Maya picked up her phone looking at the picture of Katie, Grandpa had shared with her, smiling at the picture. “Good night, my sweet Princess.” Maya said smiling, running her finger over Katie’s picture.

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The next morning Maya goes for her usual morning run and returns to hear Katie’s tiny voice coming from the kitchen. When Maya walked into the kitchen she sees Katie standing in a chair next to Nana watching her prepare breakfast. Maya walked over to Katie and kissed her on the head. “Good morning, Princess.” Maya said smiling at Katie.“Hi, Maya.” Katie said smiling, reaching out her arms for Maya to pick her up.“How are you this morning? Are you helping Nana cook breakfast?” Maya asked, taking Katie in her arms.“I fine, I help Nana cook.” Katie said smiling proudly.“Do I hear my little angel this morning?” Grandpa asked smiling, walking into the kitchen.“Papa!” Katie said excitedly, squirming to get out of Maya’s arms.When Maya put Katie down, she ran straight to Grandpa, holding up her arms for him to pick her up. “Hi, Katie! Are you going to help me feed the animals this morning?” Grandpa asked smiling, hugging Katie and kissing her on the cheek.“Yes, pwease!” Katie said excitedly, smiling at Grandpa.“Ok, first we eat, then we feed the animals.” Grandpa said smiling at Katie.“Where is Carina?” Maya asked, looking at Nana.“She’s taking a shower. She said you and her are taking Katie somewhere today.” Nana responded, placing the French toast in the pan to cook.“Yeah, we’re going to get a DNA test done today.” Maya said, looking at Nana.“What? Why? All you need to do is look at that child and you can see she’s definitely yours!” Nana said sounding annoyed and frustrated with Maya.“This is something Maya needs to do for herself. She needs to know there are no doubts about Katie’s paternity. I would probably do the same thing if I were in her position.” Grandpa said, defending Maya to Nana.“I feel like she is my child, but I just need to know 100 percent before moving forward. After spending the day with her yesterday, I see so much of myself in her and I believe she is my child, but I need to know for certain before I get more attached to her.” Maya said, walking over to Nana, placing her hand on her back.“If you feel she’s your child, why are you putting her through getting poked by needles to prove it?” Nana asked, looking confusingly at Maya.“She won’t be getting poked by any needles; they just swab your cheek and send it off to be tested. It’s not like how it used to be when they performed a DNA test, things have advanced since you were a little girl.” Maya said with a chuckle, smiling at Nana.“You have jokes this morning.” Nana said with a chuckle, smacking Maya on the arm.Carina walked into the kitchen to see Katie sitting on Grandpa’s lap at the table, drinking her juice. “Good morning, everyone.” Carina said cheerily, pouring herself a cup of coffee.“I’m going to shower before breakfast so we can leave for the hospital after we eat.” Maya said, turning to walk out of the kitchen.“You better shower quickly, because breakfast is almost ready.” Nana said as Maya was walking away.After eating breakfast Maya was preparing to leave for the hospital when she realized there was no car seat for Katie in Grandpa’s truck. “I’m going to need to get a car seat for Katie to ride in.” Maya said.“We can take my car; it already has her car seat in it.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“You and Katie can take your car; I’ll drive Grandpa’s truck because I have some errands I need to run when we’re finished at the hospital.” Maya replied, picking up the keys to Grandpa’s truck.“Katie and I can take you to run errands when we’re finished at the hospital.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“No, that’s ok, I need to run these errands on my own.” Maya said, picking Katie up to take her to Carina’s car for her. Maya sat Katie in the car seat and was trying to figure out how to buckle Katie into it but couldn't figure it out. After several attempts, Maya got frustrated and gave up, letting Carina do it. Maya watched intently as Carina buckled Katie in the seat, making mental notes on how to do it.“There’s not a lot to it, you just need to make sure it’s placed tightly across her chest in case of an accident.” Carina said, showing Maya how to buckle Katie in the seat properly.“Bye Princess, I’ll see you at the hospital.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on her head.“Bye bye Maya.” Katie said smiling, giving a little wave with her hand.When they arrived at the hospital, they were walking towards the lab for the DNA test when Katie started crying and screaming in Maya’s arms. “No, no, no!” Katie screamed through sobs, holding tightly to Maya.“Hey, what’s wrong Princess?” Maya asked, holding Katie tightly against her body.“Katie has been to this lab several times for blood work, she’s upset because she thinks they are going to be sticking her with a needle. She acts this way every time she sees the lab.” Carina explained, rubbing Katie’s back soothingly.“Hey, Princess, nobody is going to use any needles for the test. They are going to stick a little q-tip looking thing in your cheek and tickle it. I promise it doesn’t hurt and you’re going to laugh so hard.” Maya said smiling, gently pinching Katie’s cheek.“Pwomise?” Katie asked, tears streaming down her face, looking at Maya.“I promise! And, if you’re a good girl, I will buy you a surprise, anything you want.” Maya said smiling, wiping the tears from Katie’s face. “I will go first, that way you can see how it works.” Maya said, poking Katie in the stomach, making her laugh.When they walked into the lab Maya told the receptionist what they were there for. They were escorted to the room where the test would be performed, and Maya sat in the chair she was directed to. When the nurse began swabbing Maya’s cheek, she started laughing, acting like it was very ticklish, causing Katie to laugh.“Maya funny.” Katie said laughing, looking at Carina.“Yes, she is.” Carina said laughing with Katie.“Ok, now it’s your turn Princess. I bet you can’t do it without laughing, because it’s so ticklish when they do it.” Maya said, placing her hand on her cheek, laughing.“I not waff.” Katie said, opening her mouth wide for the nurse to swab her cheek, looking at Maya being goofy in the background making faces, trying to make her laugh. Katie sat very still for the few seconds it took to swab her cheek, never laughing. “I win!” Katie said, smiling at Maya proudly because she didn’t laugh.“Aww man, you did win.” Maya said, looking sad about being beaten by Katie.“It’s otay.” Katie said smiling, patting Maya on her arm.“I’ll win next time though.” Maya said smiling, taking Katie from Carina’s arms.“Nope.” Katie said shaking her head no, smiling at Maya. “I a winner.” Katie said smiling proudly at Maya.“You’re definitely a Bishop with that attitude.” Maya said with a chuckle, rubbing noses with Katie.“I not Bishop, I Deluca.” Katie said smiling at Maya.Maya turned to give Carina a nasty look. “She goes by Deluca.” Carina said, seeing the nasty look Maya was giving her.“If this test says otherwise, that will be changed.” Maya said angrily, glaring at Carina.“We will discuss that when the time comes.” Carina said angrily, glaring back at Maya.“There won’t be anything to discuss if the test says otherwise!” Maya said angrily, raising her voice at Carina.“Maya mad Mamma.” Katie said, looking fearful at Carina.“I’m sorry, Princess, I’m not mad.” Maya said, smiling at Katie, kissing her on the cheek.“You yelled at Mamma; you mad at Mamma?” Katie asked, with a confused look on her face, looking at Maya.“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have yelled at your Mamma.” Maya said, looking sadly at Katie.“Tell Mamma you sowwy.” Katie said, crossing her arms, looking sternly at Maya.“I’m sorry for yelling at you Carina.” Maya said, gritting her teeth, looking at Carina.“You’re forgiven.” Carina said, but it did not sound convincing.“What do you want for your surprise for being such a big, good girl?” Maya asked smiling at Katie.“A gween twactor like Papa.” Katie said excitedly, smiling at Maya.“A green tractor? I’ll see what I can do about that.” Maya said chuckling, smiling at Katie.“Ever since Grandpa took her on the tractor, she’s wanted her own.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.Maya placed Katie in her car seat and succeeded at buckling her into it. “Yay! I did it Katie!” Maya said excitedly, raising her hand for Katie to give her a high five.“Yay, Maya!” Katie said laughing, giving Maya a high five.“Be good for Mamma and Nana, I’ll see you at the ranch later.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the head.“I always good.” Katie said smiling at Maya.“Well, most of the time you’re a good girl, but not always.” Carina said with a chuckle, smiling at Katie.Katie crossed her arms and glared at Carina for her comment, a look of anger on her face. “Now who’s mad?” Maya said laughing, looking at the dirty look Katie was giving Carina.“She’s so much like you!” Carina said, frowning at Maya, walking to get into her car.After running errands Maya returned to the ranch and went into the kitchen looking for Katie. “Where’s Katie?” Maya asked, looking at Nana.“She’s taking a nap; she wasn’t happy when they got home earlier and was acting up, so Carina took her upstairs for a nap.” Nana said, chopping vegetables on the counter.“Has she been napping long? I bought her a surprise and she’s going to love it! I also bought a new car seat for the truck in case we want to take her somewhere.” Maya said smiling, proud of her purchases.“They’ve been upstairs for about an hour or so.” Nana said, washing the vegetables she had chopped.Maya went upstairs and slowly opened the bedroom door where she saw Carina and Katie snuggled together asleep in bed, Katie softly snoring, causing Maya to smile. Maya went into her room and changed to go outside to help Grandpa with working on the ranch. Maya went downstairs after changing and went into the kitchen. “I’ll be outside helping Grandpa, have someone find me when Katie wakes up.” Maya said, looking at Nana.“I think Mike is in the barn with that sick cow he’s been treating for several days. He said he would be waiting for something to be delivered that he had purchased for Katie. I tell you, that little angel has him wrapped around her little finger.” Nana said smiling, looking at Maya.“She has that affect on all of us.” Maya said smiling at Nana.“Have you had a chance to talk to Carina about everything yet?” Nana asked cautiously, looking at Maya for a response.“No, I’m not ready to talk about it yet, I’m still so angry with her!” Maya said sternly, frowning at Nana.“I understand you feeling that way, but there’s Katie to consider. If she is your daughter, and I have not doubt she is, then she needs to know you’re her other mother.” Nana said, looking sternly at Maya.“I know, but I want to wait for the test results before saying anything to Katie about it, if I am in fact her other parent.” Maya said, lowering her head as if in shame, to suggest that Katie might not be her child.“I think you already know what those results are going to tell you, and you’re just being stubborn about it. It’s not Katie’s fault how everything transpired, and she deserves to know about her other mother and family.” Nana said, speaking harshly to Maya.“I know you’re right, but I’m so angry with Carina and Lucia both right now. I’m afraid I’m going to say something that will make things worse than they already are and I don’t want that for my daughter’s sake.” Maya said, rubbing her hands in her hair.“Maya, you just said ‘my daughter’ when referring to Katie. You already believe she’s your daughter or you wouldn’t have said that.” Nana said smiling at Maya.“I’m leaving now.” Maya said, turning to walk away.A little while later Carina came downstairs with Katie in her arms and walked into the kitchen. “Did you have a good nap sweetie?” Nana asked smiling at Katie, Katie nodding affirmatively, rubbing her eyes. “Maya said for someone to find her when Katie woke up. She has some sort of surprise for her.” Nana said smiling at Katie, Katie lifting her head smiling at Nana, when she said Maya had a surprise for her.“Stay in here with Nana and I’ll go find Maya so you can get your surprise.” Carina said, smiling at Katie, placing her in a chair at the table.“I think they’re in the barn.” Nana said, as Carina turned to walk out of the kitchen.When Carina walked inside the barn, she noticed Maya and Grandpa standing by a pony, Maya brushing it. “Katie is going to be so surprised when she sees this pony.” Maya said smiling, continuing to brush the pony’s coat.“She told me she wanted her own horse, so I got her this one. It’s just the right size for her. I still have your saddle from when you were Katie’s age, it’ll be her saddle now.” Grandpa said smiling proudly, rubbing the pony’s nose.“Grandpa, I can’t believe you got Katie a pony! You’re going to spoil her even more than she already is.” Carina said smiling, walking up next to Grandpa, rubbing the pony’s mane.“It’s my right as her Papa to spoil her all I want, besides she’s the only great grandchild I have….for now.” Grandpa said smiling, looking at Maya, Maya shaking her head.“If you’re waiting for more grandchildren from me, you’ll just have to keep waiting, because I don’t want anymore if Katie is my child. Why would I want another child when I would already have the most perfect one already?” Maya asked smiling at Grandpa.“What happened to your arm?” Carina asked, looking at the tape wrapped around Maya’s arm.“I got tested to see if I am a match for the bone marrow transplant after you and Katie left the hospital this morning. I was already there so I went back inside and had it done.” Maya said, removing the tape the nurse placed on her arm after drawing her blood.“Oh, that’s great. Katie is looking for you. Nana told her you bought a surprise for her, and she wanted to see it. Although, I think she’s already going to be surprised when she sees this pony.” Carina said smiling, rubbing the pony’s nose.“Can you bring her out here to see the pony first? I’ll give her the surprise later.” Maya asked, looking at the pony.“Yes, I’ll go get her now.” Carina said, turning to walk away.“Grab the saddle and we’ll put it on before Katie gets out here.” Grandpa said, pointing to the room where Maya’s old saddle from when she was little was.Maya went into the room and brought the saddle, quickly putting it on the pony before Katie would be out there. As Maya finished cinching the saddle on the pony, she heard Carina talking with Katie. Maya rushed outside, seeing Carina and Katie quickly approaching. “Shut your eyes and not peeking.” Maya said smiling at Katie, walking over to take her from Carina, placing a hand on Katie’s eyes so she couldn’t peek.“I tant see!” Katie shouted when Maya put her hand over Katie’s eyes.“You’re not supposed to see yet. You need to keep your eyes closed until I tell you to open them.” Maya said, carrying Katie to where the pony was, stopping when she reached the pony. “Ok, you can open your eyes now.” Maya said, removing her hand from Katie’s eyes.Katie opened her eyes and squealed with excitement when she saw the pony. “A pony!” Katie shouted, squirming in Maya’s arms for her to put her down.Maya put Katie down and she immediately ran to the pony, hugging it. “This is your pony, Angel.” Grandpa said squatting down to eye level with Katie. “You told me you wanted your own horse, so I got this one for you.” Grandpa said smiling at Katie.“Fank you, Papa.” Katie said smiling, tears rolling down her cheeks as she wrapped her arms around Grandpa, kissing him all over his face.“You’re welcome, Angel.” Grandpa said laughing, wiping the slobbers off his face from Katie’s kisses.“Wook Mamma, my bery own pony!” Katie said excitedly, smiling at Carina, pointing to the pony.“I see that! We can ride together now.” Carina said, bending down to hug Katie.“Would you like to ride your pony now?” Maya asked smiling, picking Katie up in her arms.“Si, si, si!” Katie said excitedly, kissing Maya all over her face like she did Grandpa, causing Maya to laugh.“Ok, but I’m going to be walking beside you until you learn how to ride properly. I’ll teach you so you can ride all by yourself.” Maya said, sitting Katie in the saddle on the pony. “This was my saddle when I was your age, but it’s your saddle now.” Maya said smiling, rubbing her hand on the saddle.“Fank you, Maya. I wub you!” Katie said smiling, leaning to hug Maya’s neck, kissing her cheek, forehead, and lips, Maya laughing.“You’re welcome, Princess. I love you too.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie’s cheek.Maya walked the pony around the corral, Katie smiling and talking excitedly. “What’s my pony’s name?” Katie asked, with a questioning look, looking at Maya.“Whatever you want it to be, it’s your pony so you get to name it.” Maya said smiling at Katie.“Wet me tink.” Katie said, tapping her finger on her chin, thinking hard.“You don’t have to name it right now. Think about it for a few days and you’ll come up with the perfect name for your pony.” Maya said smiling, seeing Katie struggling to think.“Otay, me tink bout it.” Katie said smiling, looking at Maya with love in her eyes.“Are you having fun riding your pony?” Maya asked smiling at Katie, although she already knew the answer.“Si, si, bery much.” Katie said smiling at Maya.“I have another surprise for you in the truck. Would you like to go see it?” Maya asked, smiling at Katie.“Siiiii!” Katie shouted excitedly, reaching for Maya to help her down from the pony.“Look at those two. Katie has Maya wrapped around her finger already. I think there’s going to be a competition between Maya and I as to who will spoil Katie the most.” Grandpa said with a chuckle, looking at Maya helping Katie off the pony.“Grandpa, I don’t mind you buying things for Katie, but she needs boundaries, you can’t just buy her everything she wants.” Carina said smiling at Grandpa.“She’s my granddaughter and I’ll buy her whatever I want.” Grandpa said smiling at Carina, giving her a hug.“You’re hopeless.” Carina said with a chuckle, hugging Grandpa.“That, I am.” Grandpa said laughing.“Katie is crazy about Maya. She woke up asking about her this morning and hasn’t stopped talking about her since they played together yesterday. She told me Maya is her best friend now.” Carina said smiling, watching Maya with Katie.“You still love her, don’t you?” Grandpa asked, smiling at Carina.“Very much.” Carina said, wiping a tear from her cheek.“It will all work out for you two, it may take time, but I know Maya, and she will never turn her back on her daughter….or you.” Grandpa said, embracing Carina.“I hope you’re right. I miss her so much.” Carina said, wiping more tears from her cheek.“Just be patient with her and give her time to adjust to things. She’ll come around sooner or later.” Grandpa said smiling at Carina, handing her his handkerchief.“I’m trying, but she can be so infuriating sometimes.” Carina said, frowning hard.“She’s stubborn…like me.” Grandpa said chuckling. “Let’s go see what this surprise Maya bought for Katie is.” Grandpa said, putting his arm around Carina, walking out of the barn.Maya walked over to the truck with Katie, putting her down when they reached the truck. “Ok, you need to close you eyes again, and no peeking.” Maya said smiling at Katie. Katie put her hands over her eyes, trying hard not to peek. Maya took a huge box out of the back of the truck and sat it on the ground, looking to see if Katie was peeking. “Ok, open your eyes!” Maya said excitedly.Katie opened her eyes to see a battery powered John Deere tractor in a box and squealed with excitement. “A twactor like Papa!” Katie shouted, putting her hands on her cheeks.“You said you wanted a tractor like Grandpa’s, and I found this one just like his.” Maya said smiling, bending down to eye level with Katie.“Oh, fank you, fank you, fank you, Maya!” Katie yelled, wrapping her arms around Maya’s neck, hugging her tightly. “I wub you, Maya!” Katie said, a tear rolling down her cheek.“You’re welcome, Princess. I love you too.” Maya said smiling, hugging Katie tightly. “Let’s get this tractor out of the box and charge it up so you can drive it later!” Maya said smiling, opening the box.“Yes!” Katie yelled smiling, bouncing up and down excitedly.Grandpa and Carina walked up just in time to see Katie open her eyes to see the tractor. They both are smiling, and Carina laid her head on Grandpa’s shoulder, seeing the excitement on Katie’s face. “She’s so happy.” Carina said, fighting back the tears.“She’s a child, she deserves to be happy.” Grandpa said smiling at Carina.“These past few years have been hard for us, I’m so happy to see her so excited and happy right now.” Carina said smiling, wiping a tear that had escaped her eyes from her cheek.“We need to take the tractor in the house so we can plug it in to charge so you can ride it later.” Maya said smiling at Katie, lifting the tractor in her arms walking towards the house.“Otay, I help you.” Katie said smiling at Maya, placing her hand on the tractor as Maya carried it to the house.“You’re so strong!” Maya said smiling, seeing Katie’s hand on the tractor.“I know.” Katie said smiling, placing her hand firmer on the tractor as Maya carried it.When they walked inside the house Katie ran into the kitchen, taking Nana by the hand to show her the tractor Maya bought for her. “That tractor is just like Grandpa’s.” Nana said smiling at Katie.“Papa buyed me a pony too!” Katie said smiling, bouncing up and down excitedly.“He did! Wow, you are one very lucky little girl. You got a pony AND a tractor both in the same day!” Nana said matching Katie’s excitement, hugging Katie.“I know!” Katie said smiling, jumping up and down, accidentally knocking a glass figurine off a table in the living room. “I sowwy!” Katie said before bursting into tears.“It’s ok, Princess.” Maya said, picking Katie up, Katie burying her head in Maya’s neck sobbing hard, tears streaming down her cheeks. Maya rubbed Katie’s back soothingly, rocking her in her arms. “Shhhh, it’s ok.” Maya said, holding Katie tightly.“It’s ok Angel.” Grandpa said, rubbing Katie’s back, kissing her on the head. “Nana will have that glass cleaned up in one minute, and everything will be fine.” Grandpa said, in Katie’s ear.Maya walked outside with Katie in her arms, trying to calm her down. Maya took her out to look at the baby calves and helped her feed one, remembering Grandpa telling her how much Katie enjoyed doing that. “Have you let the calf suck your finger yet? It feels funny and tickles a little.” Maya said, sticking out a finger for the calf to suck on it.“I do it.” Katie said smiling, holding out her tiny finger for the calf to suck on, causing Katie to laugh when it did.“You ready to go back inside and see if your tractor is charged enough to ride yet?” Maya asked excitedly, smiling at Katie.“Si!” Katie said smiling, raising her arms for Maya to pick her up. Carina was standing some distance away watching the interaction between Maya and Katie, smiling at them. When Maya picked up Katie in her arms, she turned around to see Carina smiling at them. “Hi, Mamma.” Katie said smiling, seeing Carina smiling at her.“Hi piccola. Did you feed the baby calves?” Carina asked smiling, looking at Katie in Maya’s arms, with her hand around Maya’s neck.“Si! It sucked my pinger.” Katie said smiling, holding up the finger the calf sucked on.“It did! Did it tickle your finger when it sucked on it?” Carina asked, smiling at Katie.“Si, a wot!” Katie said laughing.“I can imagine.” Carina said smiling at Katie.Nana and Grandpa were looking out the window, seeing Maya with Katie in her arms walking towards the house with Carina. “They already look like such a lovely family.” Nana said smiling, leaning her head on Grandpa’s arm.“They will be a family; it’s just going to take time.” Grandpa said smiling, kissing Nana on her head.As they approached the house Nana rushed to sit in her chair while Grandpa rushed to sit in his, not wanting them to know they had been watching them from the window. When they walked inside the house Maya noticed the book Grandpa was supposed to be reading was upside down and smiled at him. Nana was pretending to be messing with her knitting but with crocheting needles and Maya smiled at her, knowing they had been up to something.“Feeling better now Angel?” Grandpa asked, smiling at Katie.“Si.” Katie said looking at Grandpa with a confused look on her face. When Maya put Katie down, she walked over to Grandpa turning the book around for him, so it wasn’t upside down anymore.“Thank you, Angel.” Grandpa said, his cheeks flushed with embarrassment.Maya and Carina looked at each other and smiled, both knowing something was going on with Nana and Grandpa. “Let’s go check on your tractor.” Maya said, smiling at Katie.When they checked the tractor, it was charged enough for Katie to ride it, so Maya took it outside and showed Katie how to use the pedals on it. Katie being the independent type, pushed the pedal making the tractor take off quickly, laughing at Maya as she ran after her. “Wun, Maya!” Katie yelled laughing, watching Maya run after her.“Katie, take your foot off the pedal, and watch where you’re going.” Maya yelled, catching up to Katie, right before she almost ran into a tree. “Katie, you need to be careful and watch where you are going so you don’t run into something, like a tree.” Maya said smiling, seeing the happiness on Katie’s face.“Otay, tum on!” Katie said, pushing down on the pedal, causing the tractor to take off quickly again, Maya running beside her, causing Katie to laugh.After riding for over an hour on the tractor, Carina walked up to where they were pretend filling the tractor with diesel to ride it more. “Nana sent me to tell you both dinner is ready.” Carina said smiling, watching Katie pretending to put diesel in the tractor.“I not hungwy.” Katie said continuing to pretend to fill her tractor with diesel.“You need to eat dinner Katie.” Carina said, looking at Katie.“No, I not hungwy!” Katie angrily said, yelling at Carina.“Maya Kathleen Deluca, you get in the house now and wash your hands for dinner!” Carina said raising her voice, looking at Katie.“No, I won’t!” Katie said, angrily yelling at Carina.“Hey, don’t yell at your Mamma like that young lady.” Maya said sternly, raising her eyebrows at Katie.“Sha up!” Katie said angrily, glaring at Maya.“Katie! You apologize to Maya for telling her to shut up right now! You WILL go inside right now, wash your hands, and eat dinner, then you will take a bath and go to bed without watching cartoon tonight.” Carina said sternly, taking Katie by the hand, leading her to the house.Maya stood there unsure of what to do and shocked to hear Katie tell her to shut up. Maya carried the tractor inside the house and placed it back on the charger so it would be charged for the next time Katie wanted to ride it. While Maya began to plug the tractor into the charger she got an idea. She decided she wouldn’t let Katie ride the tractor again until she apologized to Carina for yelling at her and to her for telling her to shut up.Katie pouted while eating dinner and wouldn’t speak to Carina because she was angry with her for making her get off the tractor. Katie only spoke to Nana and Grandpa but didn’t talk to them much either. “I see someone has their Mamma’s Italian temper.” Maya said smiling, looking at Katie.“My temper? It’s more like your temper she has than mine.” Carina said smiling, looking at Katie then Maya.“Maybe a little.” Maya said smiling, taking a drink of beer.After dinner Maya and Grandpa decided to have a glass of whiskey while Carina bathed Katie and got her ready for bed. Maya and Grandpa were in his office talking about some changes they were thinking about making around the ranch. “Come over here, I want to show you something I’ve been working on.” Grandpa said walking to his drafting table. Grandpa opened a large tube and pulled some plans out of it, laying them on the drafting table for Maya to look at.When Grandpa laid out the plans they were of a beautiful house. “Wow, Grandpa, that’s going to be beautiful!” Maya said smiling, looking at the plans.“It’s the house I’m going to build for you when you’re ready to take over the ranch.” Grandpa said smiling, lifting his glass of whiskey to take a drink.“You already built me a house.” Maya said, looking at Grandpa with a confused look on her face.“That house is for a single person, not someone who has a family.” Grandpa said, looking at the plans.“I am a single person; I don’t have a family.” Maya said looking at Grandpa.“You are single for now, you don’t have a family yet, but you will someday. I was thinking we could give your house to Mason and build this one for you.” Grandpa said, looking at Maya.“I like the house I already have; I don’t need or want another one.” Maya said, taking a big gulp of whiskey.“Well, I’m going to build it anyway, in case you change your mind.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya, taking a drink of his whiskey.“You will just be throwing your money away if you’re building it for me.” Maya said with a chuckle, drinking the last of the whiskey in her glass. “I need more whiskey.” Maya said, turning to pour more into her glass.“I may be, but it will be there for you and your family, when you have one. This is the perfect house to raise Katie in. Look at the playroom, she could play in there for hours with her doll house I’m building for her.” Grandpa said smiling, pointing to the playroom on the floor plans.“She would love that playroom. I would probably never see her the whole time she stayed with me.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at the plans for the playroom.“Look at the master bedroom.” Grandpa said pointing to it on the floor plans.“Holy shit! That closet is bigger than my whole house you built for me.” Maya said chuckling, looking at the plans.“I designed it that big for a woman to have her own area to put on her makeup and do all that girlie stuff. Look at the master bathroom, you’re going to love it.” Grandpa said smiling, pointing to the bathroom.“Grandpa, that tub would be huge enough to swim in! And that shower is big enough for my entire team to fit in!” Maya said laughing, looking at the master bathroom.“Some couples like to take baths and showers together. With this bathroom, there’s plenty of room to bathe or shower together, if you enjoy that kind of thing.” Grandpa said smiling.“Is that the kitchen?” Maya asked excitedly, pointing to the kitchen on the plans. “That’s the biggest kitchen I’ve ever seen! Holy shit, Grandpa!” Maya said, staring at the plans for the kitchen.“Some women like to cook, like your Nana and Carina do, and want the big kitchen with extra ovens for baking. This is a woman’s dream kitchen according to Kate.” Grandpa said smiling.“You should build this house for you and Nana, not me.” Maya said taking a drink of whiskey.Maya and Grandpa went through every rooms floor plan of the house while drinking whiskey. Maya ended up drinking 4 large glasses of whiskey and was getting quite drunk. Grandpa was feeling very tipsy, laughing and telling funny stories about when he was younger and the trouble he would get into with Nana when he would come home from playing poker with friends. Nana and Carina heard all the laughter coming from Grandpa’s office and went to see what they were laughing so much about. “What’s going on in here?” Nana asked smiling, looking at Maya and Grandpa drinking whiskey.“Grandpa was telling me about the time he came home drunk from playing poker with his friends, and you got the broom after him for getting sick in the house, chasing him outside with it, and locking the door so he couldn’t get back inside, and he ended up getting sprayed by a skunk. He said it took almost a week to get the smell off his body.” Maya said laughing, slurring her words.“You didn’t let me back in the house until all the smell was off me. I had to sleep in the barn with the animals for a week.” Grandpa said laughing, slurring his words, clinking his glass of whiskey against Maya’s before they both took a drink of it.“Mike Bishop, you are drunker than Cooter Brown! You need to go to bed, you’re going to feel it tomorrow.” Nana said, walking over to Grandpa.“Ooooooo, you’re in trouble Grandpa!” Maya said laughing, slurring her words.“Maya and I may have drunk a few too many glasses of whiskey, but we’re not drunk, right Maya?” Grandpa asked laughing, pointing to Maya.“I’m not drunk, are you?” Maya asked, throwing her head back laughing hard.“I’m not drunk either.” Grandpa said, slapping his leg, laughing hard.“See Nana, nobody’s drunk. Are you drunk Nana?” Maya asked laughing, pointing to Nana.“Good Lord, you’re both hammered.” Nana said smiling, wiping her hand across her forehead. “No Maya, I am not drunk, I only had a glass of wine with Carina.” Nana said, looking at Maya.“Carina is here? Where is she? I want to talk to her. Remember you can’t tell her I still love her though.” Maya said smiling, putting her finger to her lips for them to keep their secret. “I have a daughter with Carina, Nana. She is the most beautiful little girl, and I love her so much. She’s so beautiful, just like Carina, my Carina.” Maya said smiling, taking a drink of whiskey.Carina is standing in the doorway where Maya can’t see her listening to Maya speaking about Katie and how she still loves her. Carina and Nana exchanged smiles, listening to Maya talking about Carina and Katie. “Yes, Carina is here, she’s standing in the doorway right now.” Nana said smiling, pointing to where Carina was standing.“Hi Carina!” Maya said smiling, moving to get out of the chair, stumbling towards Carina.“Hi Maya.” Carina said smiling, as Maya approached her.“We made a daughter together.” Maya said smiling, leaning against Carina.“Yes, we did.” Carina said smiling, holding onto Maya so she wouldn’t fall.“We make beautiful babies; we should make more.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“We did make a beautiful child.” Carina said, holding Maya by the waist to keep her from falling.“We need to talk. Let’s go to my bedroom and talk.” Maya said, reaching for Carina’s hand.“Maya, you are too drunk to talk right now.” Carina said laughing, holding Maya’s hand.“Ok, we won’t talk then.” Maya said smiling wiggling her eyebrows at Carina. “You may need to help me up the stairs though.” Maya said laughing, holding Carina’s hand tightly. “Good night, Grandpa.” Maya yelled, walking out of the office holding Carina’s hand, Carina holding Maya up with her other hand.“Good night kiddo! Have fun!” Grandpa yelled laughing.“Mike, hush, you’re going to embarrass Carina.” Nana said slapping Grandpa on the arm.“How do you think they made Katie?” Grandpa asked laughing, rubbing his arm where Nana hit him. “You hit like a girl!” Grandpa said laughing, leaning to place a kiss on Nana’s lips.“Come on, let’s get you to bed. Just how much whiskey did you and Maya drink anyway?” Nana asked, helping Grandpa up from his chair.“The whole gallon of whiskey.” Grandpa said laughing, leaning on Nana as she walked him out of the office.“You’re both going to feel it tomorrow.” Nana said, helping Grandpa walk to the stairs.As Carina was helping Maya up the stairs Maya kept stopping and smiled, looking at Carina. “You’re so beautiful, I can’t stop looking at you.” Maya said leaning her forehead against Carina’s.“Come on Maya, we’re almost there, just a few more steps.” Carina said smiling, helping Maya up the last few steps.Carina opened Maya’s bedroom door, letting her go in first. Maya pulled Carina into her room, quickly shutting the door behind her and pinned her against the wall, kissing her hard and deeply on the lips, shoving her tongue in Carina’s mouth. Carina was surprised by Maya’s actions but couldn’t help but kiss her back enjoying kissing Maya again after so long. Maya ran her hands up and down Carina’s sides, slipping her hand under Carina’s shirt. “Maya.” Carina said, trying to remove Maya’s hand from under her shirt.“I missed you.” Maya said, kissing Carina on her neck, biting and sucking her sweet spot, eliciting a moan from Carina.“I missed you too.” Carina said breathing hard, enjoying the feeling of Maya’s arms around her and Maya biting and sucking her sweet spot. “Maya, we need to stop.” Carina said, breathing hard.“I want you Carina, I want all of you.” Maya said, kissing down Carina’s neck.“Dio mio, I want you too.” Carina said, feeling the wetness pooling between her legs.“Let’s have sex like we use to.” Maya said, reaching for the waistband of her pants, sliding her hand inside Carina’s sweats, feeling the wetness between her folds, causing Carina to gasp.“We can’t.” Carina said moaning, feeling Maya’s fingers teasing her clit.“Yes, we can. You’re already wet for me, I feel it.” Maya said, rubbing her finger on Carina’s clit.“As much as I want to have sex with you right now, we can’t, we need to talk first.” Carina said moaning as Maya continued rubbing her clit.“We can talk tomorrow, let’s fuck tonight.” Maya said, grabbing the back of Carina’s neck, kissing her hard and deeply, grinding her fully erect dick against Carina, while rubbing her clit, Carina moaning in her mouth.Carina turned her head to break the kiss. “Maya, you’re going to make me cum.” Carina said breathing hard, grinding her hips against Maya, wanting to stop what was happening but wanting to continue at the same time.“Cum for me like you use to.” Maya said in Carina’s ear before biting and sucking on her neck leaving a mark. “Feel how hard my dick is for you.” Maya said thrusting her hips hard into Carina, pressing her dick against her.Carina could feel her orgasm rapidly approaching. “Maya, wait.” Carina said, moving sideways to get out of Maya’s grasp, causing Maya’s hand to slip out of her sweats.“Hey, I was about to make you cum.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I know, that’s why I had to move.” Carina said breathing hard, running her hand through her hair.“I still can.” Maya said smiling, moving towards Carina.“No, wait.” Carina said, holding up her hands to keep Maya from getting closer to her.“I know you want me to fuck you. I felt how wet your pussy is for my dick.” Maya said smiling, leaning against Carina’s hands.“I want that more than you can imagine, but not like this. I want you to be sober and know what you’re doing when we have sex again. I don’t want to do something you’ll regret in the morning.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“I would never regret fucking you. Please let me fuck you. I haven’t had sex since the last time with you. I love you, let me show you how much I still love you.” Maya said smiling, attempting to take off her shirt.“As much as I want you to fuck me, I can’t. I haven’t had sex since the last time with you and I’m just as horny as you are right now, but we can’t, not like this.” Carina said, wiping a tear from her cheek.“Oh no, you’re crying. Did I hurt you?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Not physically. I’m crying because I still love you too, and I want to have sex with you so badly right now, but we can’t, and it hurts me.” Carina said, wiping the tears from her face.“Ok, I’m sorry.” Maya said, wiping a tear from Carina’s cheek.“Let me help you get into bed so I can go check on Katie.” Carina said, helping Maya to her bed.Maya sat on her bed, looking at Carina as she helped Maya take off her shirt and pants before helping her into bed. “Carina…is Katie really mine? I love her so much already and I couldn’t handle it if she’s not.” Maya said, as a tear rolled down her cheek.“Yes Maya, Katie is your child. She’s our child, we made together and the best gift you’ve ever given me.” Carina said smiling, wiping the tear from Maya’s cheek.“Grandpa is building us a house for our family.” Maya said, as more tears rolled down her cheeks.“Hopefully we’ll live in it as a family one day, you, me, and Katie.” Carina said smiling, pulling the comforter over Maya.“We will, I promise.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina down to her, kissing her hard on the lips.Carina broke the kiss, smiling at Maya. “Good night, Bambina.”“Good night, Babe.” Maya said smiling, closing her eyes and snoring before Carina could pick Maya’s clothes up off the floor and walk out of the room.

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The next morning Nana is in the kitchen preparing breakfast when Katie comes bouncing in, Carina following behind her. “Moining Nana!” Katie said excitedly, smiling as she hugged Nana.“Good morning, Sweetheart.” Nana said smiling, hugging Katie.“Where Papa and Maya?” Katie asked, looking around for them.“They’re still sleeping, they stayed up too late last night.” Nana replied, smiling at Katie.“Good morning, Nana.” Carina said smiling, pouring herself a cup of coffee.“Good morning, Carina.” Nana said smiling, looking at Carina.“Tan I help cook?” Katie asked, pulling a chair next to Nana.“Of course, can you mix the batter for the pancakes for me?” Nana asked smiling, placing the bowl with pancake batter in front of Katie.“Yes!” Katie said excitedly, stirring the pancake batter.“How do you think they’re feeling this morning?” Carina asked smiling, pointing upstairs.“Mike is still sleeping soundly and when I looked in on Maya she was snoring loudly. I’m sure they’re going to be feeling the aftereffects of all the whiskey they drank last night when they wake up.” Nana said with a chuckle.“I’ve never seen Maya that wasted before, she fell asleep and was snoring before I even left her room last night.” Carina said smiling.“How are you feeling about what Maya said last night? She really spilled the beans on how she feels about you.” Nana asked, smiling at Carina.“Honestly, I’m not sure how I feel about it. I’m sure she won’t remember any of what she said or did last night. It gives me hope that we will be able to work through things though, so that’s good.” Carina responded, running her hand through her hair.“Oh, I’m positive neither of them will remember much, if anything from last night. I have never seen Maya drunk before and was shocked to hear her opening up so freely about her feelings for you and Katie. I think things will work out between you two, but it will take time.” Nana said, plating the pancakes.“I am hoping we can work through this and come out stronger from it.” Carina said, taking a drink of coffee.“Hey, Katie, do Nana a favor, and go upstairs and wake Grandpa and Maya and tell them breakfast is ready.” Nana said smiling at Katie.“Are you sure it’s safe for Katie to be doing that?” Carina asked with a chuckle, smiling at Nana.“I’m positive, besides they deserve it after last night.” Nana said with a mischievous grin on her face.“Come on Katie, I’ll help you up the stairs.” Carina said with a chuckle, taking Katie’s hand to help her upstairs.When they got up the stairs, Katie made a beeline for Maya’s bedroom door, opening it quickly and running inside, Carina behind her. “Wake up Maya!” Katie said jumping on Maya who was still in bed asleep, her foot hitting Maya between the legs.“AHHHHHHH, FUCK!” Maya shouted, grabbing her dick Katie had just landed her foot on, very hard.“Katie, be careful!” Carina shouted, reaching for Katie. “Are you ok, Maya?” Carina asked with a concerned look on her face.“NO!!!!! That fucking hurt!” Maya shouted, holding her hand on her dick, writhing in pain.“I sowwy, Maya. I kiss you boo boo.” Katie said, beginning to maneuver her body to where Maya’s hand was on her dick.“NOOOOO!” Maya and Carina shouted in unison, Carina grabbing Katie quickly.“Maya doesn’t want her boo boo kissed.” Carina said, picking Katie up off the bed.“I sowwy.” Katie said bursting into tears.“It’s ok, Princess, it just caught me off guard. I’ll be fine in a few minutes.” Maya said faking a smile at Katie.“Nana told her to come and wake you up.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Of course she did, that’s her punishment for last night.” Maya said, furrowing her eyebrows.“Are you going to be, ok? I know that had to hurt, really bad.” Carina asked, pointing to Maya’s dick with Maya’s hand still on it.“I may never use it again.” Maya said groaning in pain.“Maya hurt.” Katie said, rubbing Maya’s head.“I’ll be ok, I just need some of your kisses to make me all better.” Maya said smiling, lifting Katie on the bed with her, kissing all over her face, causing Katie to laugh.“Come on, we need to go wake Grandpa now and let Maya get dressed.” Carina said smiling, taking Katie’s hand, leading her to the door.Katie went into the bedroom where Grandpa was sleeping and gently crawled up next to him, rubbing his cheek, waking him. “Good morning, Angel.” Grandpa said smiling, wrapping his arm around Katie.“Moining, Papa.” Katie said smiling, kissing Grandpa on the cheek. “I hurt Maya.” Katie said, with a sad look on her face.“How did you hurt Maya?” Grandpa asked, looking confused at Katie.“She um, accidentally hit her in a bad place with her foot.” Carina said, looking at Grandpa.“Oh, no.” Grandpa said, a look of concern on his face.“Yeah, she’s getting dressed now though. Nana said to wake you for breakfast.” Carina said, helping Katie off the bed.“I’ll be down in a minute.” Grandpa said, rubbing his eyes.Katie and Carina went back to the kitchen, to see Nana setting the table for everyone to eat. “How did it go?” Nana asked with a smirk on her face.“Waking Grandpa went well, but waking Maya, not so much.” Carina said, her eyes widened.“Did Maya wake up in a bad mood this morning? Serves her right if she did.” Nana said, pouring juice into the glasses she had set on the table.“She woke up in pain from Katie’s foot hitting her in a very bad place.” Carina said, pointing to between her legs.“Oh, no, is she ok?” Nana asked, a look of concern on her face.“She said she may never use it again.” Carina said with a chuckle.A few minutes later Grandpa came downstairs holding his head. “GOOD MORNING MIKE!” Nana yelled, laughing.“Stop yelling!” Grandpa said grumpily, pouring himself a cup of coffee.“Papa gumpy.” Katie said, looking at Nana.“That’s because he stayed up so late last night.” Nana said, smiling at Katie.“I’m sorry Angel, I’m just tired this morning.” Grandpa said, kissing Katie on her head.“Otay.” Katie said smiling, leaning into Grandpa’s kiss.“I’ll just have coffee this morning.” Grandpa said, pushing the plate Nana had dished up for him away.“Not feeling well this morning? I wonder why. Could it be because of the bottle and a half of whiskey you and Maya drank last night?” Nana asked sarcastically, giving Grandpa a dirty look.“Did we really drink that much whiskey?” Grandpa asked, a look of surprise on his face.“Yes, you did.” Nana said, glaring at him.“How is Maya this morning?” Grandpa asked, looking at Carina.“She hasn’t come downstairs yet, but probably as good as you’re feeling right now.” Carina replied with a chuckle, taking a bite of a pancake.“What about me?” Maya asked, walking into the kitchen, squinting her eyes and holding her head.“GOOD MORNING, MAYA!” Nana yelled, standing close to Maya.“Ouch! Stop yelling, I can hear you perfectly.” Maya said, frowning at Nana, holding her hands over her ears. “I need coffee, lots and lots of coffee.” Maya said, pouring herself a cup of coffee.“I wide twactor?” Katie asked, smiling at Maya.“No, because you haven’t apologized to Mamma for the way you spoke to her yesterday, and you owe me an apology as well. You told me to shut up and that’s not a nice thing to say to anyone, especially an adult.” Maya said in a stern voice, taking a drink of coffee.“Not faiw!” Katie said angrily, crossing her arms and pouting.“I’ll take you to ride your pony after you finish your breakfast.” Grandpa said smiling at Katie.“Fank you, Papa.” Katie said, getting up to go hug Grandpa.“Grandpa, Katie isn’t allowed to ride the tractor or pony until she apologizes to both Carina and I for the way she spoke to us yesterday.” Maya said in a stern voice, looking at Grandpa.“Sorry Angel.” Grandpa said, hugging Katie.“No, I want wide pony!” Katie said stomping her foot on the floor.“Katie, sit down and finish your breakfast right now or you’re going into timeout!” Maya said sternly, glaring at Katie.“NO! You not my Mamma!” Katie shouted, stomping her foot at Maya.“Katie, you do not speak to Maya that way! Now sit down and finish your breakfast.” Carina said sternly, going to pick up Katie, who began screaming and kicking Carina when she tried to pick her up.“Katie! Stop that right now!” Maya said, picking Katie up and holding her tightly in her arms so she couldn’t kick Carina.“Wet me go!” Katie shouted, trying to get out of Maya’s grasp.“Not until you calm down!” Maya said, holding her tightly, Katie bursting into tears.Nana and Grandpa watched as Maya held Katie preventing her from hurting Carina, shocked to see this behavior from her. “Is she not feeling well?” Grandpa asked, looking concerned at Carina.“I’ll get a thermometer and take her temperature.” Carina said, getting up from the table.“She feels a little warm.” Maya said, placing her hand on Katie’s forehead. “Do you feel bad, Princess?” Maya asked, looking at Katie who was still crying.“Yes, bewwy huwt.” Katie said, holding her stomach.Carina walked into the kitchen with the thermometer to check Katie’s temperature.“She said her belly hurts.” Maya said looking at Carina with concern.“Does you stomach hurt, Piccola?” Carina asked as she took Katie’s temp, Katie shaking her head affirmatively. “She has a low-grade fever, but nothing to be concerned about.” Carina said looking at the thermometer.“Mamma.” Katie said, right before vomiting all over Maya.“Katie!” Grandpa shouted, grabbing a towel to catch the vomit Katie was spewing from her mouth, gagging when he got close enough to smell it. “Kate!” Grandpa shouted, looking at Nana pleadingly.“Move, I have this.” Nana said, pushing Grandpa out of the way.“Help!’ Maya said, looking at Nana and Carina.“Let me have her.” Carina said, reaching out for Katie, taking her from Maya.“Oh God, that smells so bad.” Maya said, getting up from the chair, going to the sink, to wash off. “I’m going to need a shower to get this smell off me. Do you need any help with Katie?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“No, I got her. Go take a shower.” Carina responded, rocking Katie in her arms as she cried from vomiting. “It’s ok Piccola, we’ll go take a bath and get you cleaned up.” Carina said, standing up with Katie in her arms.Maya rushed upstairs to shower while Carina took Katie to get a bath. When Maya got out of the shower, she went into the bathroom to check on Katie. “How are you feeling, Princess?” Maya asked, bending down by the bathtub.“Yucky.” Katie said, her eyes were still red from crying.“I’m sorry you don’t feel well. You rest today so you’ll feel better.” Maya said, rubbing Katie’s cheek. “I’m going to town to buy some Pedialyte for Katie. Is there anything else I need to get for her?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I should get a few other things for her. Is it ok if I come with you? I’m sure Nana will watch Katie until we get back from the store.” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Yeah, sure. You know more about this thing than I do and know what to buy for her. I would probably get the wrong stuff anyway. I just know about the Pedialyte because one of the team members had to buy some once for his child.” Maya explained, standing up to leave the bathroom. “I’ll be downstairs when you’re ready to leave.” Maya said, walking out of the bathroom.“I’ll be down in a few minutes, I need to get her dried off and dressed, then I’ll be ready to leave.” Carina said, helping Katie out of the bathtub.When Maya walked back into the kitchen she sat down to drink more of her coffee. “You smell much better now.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“I wasn’t the one who was gagging like you.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Is Carina getting Katie cleaned up?” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya.“She’s getting her dried off and dressed now. We’re going to town to buy some medicines for Katie if Nana doesn’t mind watching Katie while we go.” Maya asked, looking at Nana.“Of course I’ll watch Katie, that shouldn’t even be a question.” Nana said sounding annoyed. “You should eat before you leave.” Nana said, pointing to Maya’s plate, she had dished for her.“Yeah, I’m not really hungry this morning.” Maya said, pushing her plate away.“Funny, neither is your Grandpa. Could it have something to do with all the whiskey you drank last night?” Nana asked, raising her eyebrows at Maya.“How much did we drink last night?” Maya asked, placing her hand on her forehead, looking at Grandpa.“Kate said we drank a bottle and a half, but I don’t remember it.” Grandpa said, taking a drink of coffee.“Oh my God! No wonder I feel like shit this morning.” Maya said with a grimace, holding her head.“Me too.” Grandpa said, holding his head.“Serves you both right, drinking all that whiskey.” Nana said in a snarky tone.Carina came into the kitchen carrying Katie in her arms, Katie with her head on Carina’s shoulder. “Hey, my little Angel, how is Papa’s girl feeling?” Grandpa asked, rubbing Katie’s bath soothingly.“I yucky Papa.” Katie said in a pitiful voice.“How about you come and watch cartoons with Papa while I rock you in my chair?” Grandpa asked, holding his hands out to Katie.“Otay, want rockies.” Katie said, reaching for Grandpa.“Papa will rock you for as long as you want angel.” Grandpa said, kissing Katie on the head.“We should get to town so we can get the medicine for Katie now.” Maya said, placing her coffee up in the sink.“Let me grab my purse.” Carina said, running up the stairs.“Maya don’t be arguing with Carina while you’re in town. I know you aren’t feeling well this morning, but don’t take it out on her.” Nana said in a stern voice looking at Maya.“I’m not planning on arguing with anyone today.” Maya said, wiping her forehead.“Good because dealing with a sick child is hard for a parent.” Nana said, looking at Maya.“I’m ready.” Carina said as she came down the stairs.“Let me grab the keys.” Maya said, turning to take the keys off the counter.When they walked to the truck Maya opened the door for Carina to get in the truck. “Sorry, old habit.” Maya said, before shutting the door.“Thank you.” Carina responded, smiling at Maya.As they were driving into town, there was total silence inside the truck, except for the music coming from the radio. “So, Maya do you remember anything from last night?” Carina asked, looking at her hands in her lap.“No, it’s all a blur. I have never been that drunk in my life, and I don’t plan to ever get that drunk again. I’m feeling it today.” Maya said with a chuckle, rubbing her forehead.“Yeah, you were pretty drunk last night. Nana had to help Grandpa upstairs and into bed. I had to help you as well, you could barely walk.” Carina said with a chuckle, smiling at Maya.“Wow, I don’t remember any of that.” Maya said, scratching her head.“I didn’t think you would.” Carina said, sadness in her voice.“I’m sorry, you had to do that, I shouldn’t have drunk so much.” Maya said, sounding apologetically.“It’s ok, I didn’t mind helping you.” Carina said, looking out the window.As they were in the store picking out medicine for Katie a guy started walking towards them smiling. “Carina! I haven’t seen you since we graduated.” The man said, embracing Carina in a hug.“Casey! How are you?” Carina asked, smiling at him.“I’m great, how are you? You look as beautiful as ever.” Casey said, smiling flirtatiously at Carina.“I’m fine. Thank you for the compliment.” Carina said, smiling at Casey.Maya is watching the interaction between Casey and Carina, a feeling of jealousy taking over. “So, who’s your friend Carina?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Maya this is Casey, we had biology class together in school.” Carina said, smiling as she introduced them.“Last I heard you were in Italy attending med school. Are you back home for good now?” Casey asked, placing his hand on Carina’s arm.“I’ll be here for a while. I still have 6 months of med school to complete before I become a doctor, then I’ll be moving back here to practice medicine.” Carina said, smiling at Casey.“We should get together and catch up. Let me give you my number.” Casey said smiling, giving Carina his number, Maya watching as Carina put his number in her phone.“We definitely need to catch up soon.” Carina said smiling at Casey.“We need to finish getting the medicine for Katie.” Maya said, taking Carina’s arm.“I need to go, but I’ll call you and set up a time to meet.” Carina said smiling, hugging Casey before walking away with Maya.“Let’s finish getting the stuff for Katie. You do remember Katie, our daughter?” Maya said in a snarky tone.“Of course, I remember my child.” Carina shot back in the same snarky tone.“I couldn’t tell with the way you were flirting with that guy.” Maya said in a harsh tone.“I was not flirting with him!” Carina said, gritting her teeth, trying to not get angry.“Oh, you were most definitely flirting with him just as much as he was flirting with you.” Maya said in a harsh tone, walking ahead of Carina.“So, what if we were flirting? I’m not in a relationship with anyone and can flirt as much as I like.” Carina said in an angry tone, reaching for medication for Katie, placing it in the shopping cart.“You’re right you can flirt with whoever you want. Maybe I’ll call Nikki and see if she would like to catch up. I heard she isn’t seeing anyone right now.” Maya said, remembering how jealous Carina was of Nikki in school.“You’re free to call anyone you’d like, just as I am. I think I’ll call Casey later and set up a time to meet up with him.” Carina said, knowing by Maya’s actions she is jealous of Casey.“Fine!” Maya said angrily, looking at Carina.“Fine!” Carina said angrily, crossing her arms, looking at Maya.“Let’s checkout and get home to our sick daughter.” Maya said angrily, pushing the shopping cart to the checkout counter.On the drive home they didn’t speak a word to each other but occasionally gave dirty looks in the other’s direction. When they arrived home, Maya carried the bags with the medications and supplies they needed for Katie inside the house and placed them on the counter before walking away, glaring at Carina.“What was all that about?” Nana asked, seeing the way Maya and Carina were glaring at each other.“We saw someone I went to school with at the store and Maya got jealous.” Carina said with a smile on her face.“Ohhhh, that’s not good.” Nana said, taking the groceries out of the bags.“I don’t understand why she got so jealous, we’re not in a relationship anymore so I should be able to talk to whoever I want.” Carina said, “taking things out of the bags.“You know exactly why, she said it last night, she’s still in love with you.” Nana said, stopping what she was doing to look at Carina.“She doesn’t even remember anything from last night. Besides, she was drunk, so she probably didn’t mean it.” Carina said, placing the Pedialyte in the refrigerator.“Oh, she meant it and you know it.” Nana said sounding frustrated.“Where’s Katie? Did she get sick anymore after we left?” Carina asked, looking towards the living room.“She’s in the living room with Mike, he’s been rocking her and watching cartoons the whole time you were gone. He hasn’t stepped foot out of the house all morning, which is a first for him.” Nana said smiling.“How is my little Princess feeling?” Maya asked smiling, bending down in front of Katie.“We’ve been rocking and watching cartoons since you left. She hasn’t gotten sick again, so that’s a good thing.” Grandpa said smiling, leaning his head on Katie’s.“That’s great! I’ll go see if Jose needs help with anything. I’ll be back to check on you later.” Maya said, kissing Katie on the head.“We’ll be right here, rocking and watching cartoons.” Grandpa said smiling at Katie.“Bye.” Katie said in a soft voice, waving to Maya.“Bye, Princess.” Maya said smiling, waving back at Katie, before walking out the door.“Hey Piccola, you need to try to drink this for your stomach, it’ll make you feel better.” Carina said, walking into the living room, handing Katie a sippy cup with Pedialyte inside. “Can you sit up and take this medicine?” Carina asked, smiling at Katie. Katie sat up just enough to take the medicine before laying back down on Grandpa.“Poor Bambina.” Carina said, kissing Katie on the head. “Where did Maya go?” Carina asked, looking at Grandpa.“She went outside to see if Jose needed any help.” Grandpa responded.Carina walked outside to the barn, looking around for Maya, hearing her voice coming from one of the stalls. Maya saw Carina out of the corner of her eye and began talking to someone on the phone. “Yes, Nikki, I’m back in Seattle, I thought we could meet somewhere and catch up. That’s great, I’ll let you know what day and time I can get away.” Maya said to the person on the phone smiling. After Carina heard Maya talking on the phone, she turned to walk away angrily, stomping her feet as she walked towards the house. “Sorry about that. I was messing with someone who was listening to my call.” Maya said laughing on the phone. “So, have you gotten to go on any exciting missions since I left? How is Romero doing since his promotion?” Maya asked.“Everything is fine here; we haven’t been anywhere since you left. How is your daughter doing? We’re here for you if you need anything.” Sullivan responded on the phone.“She has an upset stomach today. She is the most amazing little girl and has a bit of my temper. She has me and Grandpa wrapped around her tiny little finger.” Maya responded, with a chuckle.“I would pay to see that. The tough and badass Major being putty in a child’s hands has to be something I need to see.” Sullivan said laughing.“Hey, I’m still the tough and badass Major you know!” Maya said laughing. “I just wanted to check on things with the team before I started doing some work on the ranch. Grandpa and I had a little too much whiskey to drink last night and he’s feeling it today.” Maya said laughing. “Tell the team to keep up the good work. I’ll check with you again soon.” Maya said before ending the call.Carina walked inside the house speaking in Italian. “Quella donna e esasprante! Sta parlando con Nikki solo perche e gelaso di Casey! E dopo aver voluto scoparmi ieri será! Incredible!” Carina said angrily, flailing her arms as she spoke, stomping as she walked upstairs. (That woman is infuriating! She’s only talking to Nikki because she’s jealous of Casey! And after wanting to fuck me last night! Unbelievable!)“Do you have any idea what your Mamma just said?” Grandpa asked Katie, looking confused.“Hers mad, she said bad word.” Katie replied.“Oh, so that’s what an angry Italian woman looks like.” Grandpa said with a laugh. “Remind me to never make her angry.” Grandpa said, smiling at Katie.“Otay.” Katie said, snuggling up closer to Grandpa.When Maya went inside the house for lunch, she saw Grandpa and Katie both asleep in his chair, smiling at them and took a picture with her phone. Maya walked into the kitchen to see Nana preparing lunch, Carina cutting vegetables at the counter. “Look at the picture I just got of Katie and Grandpa asleep in his chair.” Maya said smiling, showing Nana the picture she had taken.“That’s so precious, send it to me.” Nana said smiling, looking at the picture on Maya’s phone.“Look Carina.” Maya said smiling, walking to where Carina was cutting the vegetable, showing her the picture on her phone.“Nice picture.” Carina said, glancing at the photo quickly.“Did you even look at it?” Maya asked, frowning at Carina.“Yes, I saw it.” Carina said in an angry tone, giving Maya an angry look.“Oh, you’re still angry from earlier.” Maya said, placing her phone back in her pocket.“No, I’m not angry from earlier! I’m angry about something else!” Carina angrily said, gritting her teeth and waving the knife around.“Be careful with that knife, you could hurt someone!” Maya said stepping back away from Carina.“The only person I want to hurt right now is you! Now get out of here before I say something I’m trying really hard not to.” Carina angrily said, pointing the knife in the direction of the door for Maya to leave.“Fine! I’m leaving!” Maya said, turning to leave the kitchen.“Hold it right there!” Nana said, holding her hand up to stop Maya from leaving after hearing the exchange between her and Carina.“I need to walk away before I say something out of anger to Carina.” Maya responded, moving Nana’s hand away.“No, sit down in that chair right now! Carina, you sit in that chair right now! I’m tired of hearing the bickering between you two and it’s going to stop now!” Nana angrily said, pointing to the chairs for Maya and Carina to sit in.“Nana, this doesn’t concern you!” Maya said in an angry tone, sitting in the chair Nana told her to sit in.“Yes, Maya, this does concern me because it concerns my granddaughter, so it concerns me. You both need to stop all this bickering back and forth and think about how this is affecting your daughter. Did you ever stop to think that maybe the reason Katie is acting out is because she hears how you speak to each other and can feel the tension between you two? That child was an angel until you two started acting like you have been with each other. She’s a very smart little girl and can sense the animosity between you two. She’s probably let it bother her so much that it has made her physically ill. She loves both of you and wants you to get along, but you can’t put your feelings and emotions aside for your own child. Now go somewhere and talk and get everything out of your system and figure out a way to get along for Katie’s sake, because if you don’t, it will keep affecting your child and I will not put up with that. That child is a representation of the love you once had for each other and shouldn’t have to pay for the decisions you both made that is now affecting her life and health. Do not make me have to speak to either of you about this again. And Maya, stop being jealous of Carina speaking to someone she knew in high school, and Carina, stop being jealous of Maya for speaking to someone she knew from high school as well. If you two don’t want to be together and have a relationship, that’s fine, but don’t get jealous when one of you wants to move on and start seeing someone else. And for the love of God, figure out a way to coparent!” Nana angrily said, pointing at Maya and Carina as she spoke, scolding them harshly.“You’re right Nana, we need to figure something out for Katie’s sake.” Maya said, rubbing her hands down her face in shame.“I know I’m right, I always am.” Nana said, standing up from the table.“Maya, can we go somewhere and talk later, if Nana will watch Katie for a little while?” Carina asked, looking defeated at Maya.“I’ll watch Katie for as long as it takes for you two to get your shit together, whether it’s for an hour or days, just get it together for her!” Nana said, hearing Carina speaking to Maya.“Yes, I think we need to talk and come to some sort of understanding for Katie’s sake. I don’t want to punish her for how I feel about how things transpired 3 years ago. I’m going to try to eat something for lunch and finish helping Jose, and we can go somewhere to talk after dinner.” Maya said, standing up from the table to take the stuff out of the refrigerator to make herself a sandwich.“I’ll do that for you, go wash up.” Carina said, taking the ingredients from Maya.“Thank you.” Maya said, turning to walk away.“Now, was that so hard?” Nana asked smiling, hearing the exchange between Maya and Carina.“No ma’am.” Maya responded, knowing Nana was already upset with her making sure to use her manners.“No ma’am.” Carina responded, following Maya’s lead, not wanting to upset Nana any further.When Maya came back downstairs from washing up, Carina was finishing making her sandwich. “What would you like to drink with your sandwich?” Carina asked, sitting the sandwich on the table in front of Maya.“Thank you. Does Nana have any tea made?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I made a fresh pitcher of tea earlier, it’s in the refrigerator.” Nana responded.Carina went to the cupboard taking a glass off the shelf before walking to the refrigerator, taking the pitcher of tea out and pouring some in the glass, sitting it in front of Maya. “Thank you.” Maya said, when Carina sat the glass down.“You’re welcome.” Carina said, walking away to help Nana with the vegetables.“This is so much more like it should be with you two. You both can be civil to each other when you want to be.” Nana said smiling, looking from Carina to Maya.After finishing her lunch, Maya went to check on Katie, seeing her still asleep with Grandpa, smiling at them before walking out the door. Maya worked with Jose until dinnertime, helping him work on the tractor, replacing some parts that were bad on it. “I think we can finish this up tomorrow, let’s call it a day. I have something I need to do after dinner, so I won’t be able to help anymore this evening.” Maya said, wiping the grease off her hands.“Sounds good to me. Tell the boss I hope he feels better tomorrow.” Jose said with a chuckle, knowing why Grandpa was feeling bad because Maya had told him about their drinking too much whiskey last night.“He was asleep in his chair with Katie when I went inside for lunch earlier. Here, let me show you the picture I took of them sleeping.” Maya said smiling, taking her phone out of her pocket, showing Jose the picture.“She is definitely your child, she looks just like you, except she has Carina’s brown hair.” Jose said smiling, looking at the picture. “Boss is crazy about her, always talking about something she said or did. I’ve never seen the boss so soft as he gets with her. It’s nice to see him like that for a change.” Jose said with a laugh.“She’s crazy about him too, she calls him Papa, which I think is adorable and he just melts when she says it.” Maya said smiling, staring at the picture of them. “I better get inside for dinner before Nana gets any angrier at me than she already is.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Aw man, you pissed off Mrs.Kate?” Jose asked, a look of fear on his face. “Yes, earlier today Carina and I both pissed her off and she let us have it! I don’t know the last time I’ve seen her so mad, and I don’t want to see it again. She is scary as fuck when she’s angry!” Maya said, a look of fear on her face.“I know, I’ve seen her angry at Boss before, and it scared me too.” Jose said smiling.When Maya walked inside the house, she saw Grandpa and Katie still sitting in the chair, Grandpa rocking Katie and watching cartoons with her. “Hi Princess, how are you feeling?” Maya asked smiling, rubbing Katie’s cheek.“Yucky.” Katie said, rubbing her stomach.“Are you going to get sick again?” Maya asked, seeing the look on Katie’s face.“Yes.” Katie said, looking at Maya.Maya took Katie from Grandpa and ran towards the bathroom as Katie started vomiting all over her again. “Help, I need some help!” Maya shouted, running with Katie to the bathroom.“What’s wrong?” Carina said, rushing to the bathroom.“Katie is sick again; she’s throwing up everywhere.” Maya yelled from the bathroom, holding Katie’s hair as she vomited in the toilet.“Oh no, my poor Piccola.” Carina said, bending down to rub Katie’s back as she continued vomiting in the toilet.“Mamma.” Katie said as she burst into tears, reaching for Carina.“Mamma’s here.” Carina said, kissing Katie on the head.“Yucky.” Katie said sobbing hard, pointing to her shirt where she had vomited on herself.“It’s ok, Mamma will get you some clean clothes and give you a bath.” Carina said, taking the shirt off Katie.“I’ll be back with clean clothes for her. Can you start a bath for her?” Carina asked standing up, looking at Maya.“Yes, of course.” Maya said, turning on the water in the bathtub, checking the temperature of the water. “I’m so sorry you’re sick. Mamma will give you a bath and make you feel better.” Maya said, taking the rest of Katie’s clothes off for her bath.“Come on, let’s get you a bath and get all this yucky off you.” Carina said, picking Katie up and placing her in the bathtub.Maya turned to leave the bathroom after Carina put Katie in the bathtub. “Maya?” Katie said in her tiny sad voice.“Yes Princess.” Maya said, turning to smile at Katie.“Tay wiff me.” Katie said, looking at Maya with sad puppy dog eyes.“Ok, Princess, I’ll stay right here while Mamma bathes you.” Maya said smiling, closing the lid on the toilet before sitting on it.Maya sat there watching as Carina bathed Katie, never taking her eyes off them. “Can you hand me the conditioner off the counter?” Carina asked, pointing to the conditioner.“Yes, here.” Maya said, handing the bottle of conditioner to Carina.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“You’re welcome.” Maya said smiling at Carina.Katie sat in the tub watching the interaction between Maya and Carina, with a confused look on her face. Katie kept looking between Maya and Carina as if waiting for something to happen. “Are you getting sick again?” Maya asked, seeing the odd look on Katie’s face.“No.” Katie said looking confused as she looked at Maya.“Tell us if you start feeling sick again, so we can help you, so you don’t get it all over you again.” Maya said smiling lovingly at Katie.“Otay.” Katie said, looking at Carina with confusion on her face.“What’s wrong Piccola?” Carina asked, seeing the look on Katie’s face.“Nuffin.” Katie said shaking her head, continuing to look between Maya and Carina.“Are you sure you’re not getting sick again?” Carina asked, concerned by the look on Katie’s face.“I not.” Katie said, looking at Carina.“Ok, let’s get you dried off and into some fresh clean clothes.” Carina said, lifting Katie out of the tub, Maya handing her a towel for Katie. “Thank you.” Carina said, taking the towel from Maya, wrapping it around Katie.“You’re welcome.” Maya responded, watching Carina drying off Katie’s body.“Feel all better now?” Carina asked, smiling at Katie, Katie shaking her head affirmatively.“You smell so much better now.” Maya said smiling, bending down to Katie, smelling her.Katie wanted to go back to Grandpa so he would rock her some more and watch cartoons with her. “There’s my angel.” Grandpa said smiling, holding out his arms for Katie.“She wanted to come back so you could rock her and watch cartoons with her.” Maya said smiling, placing Katie in Grandpa’s lap.“That’s because she’s Papa’s little angel and likes when I rock her in my big chair.” Grandpa said smiling, kissing Katie on the head.“Yes, but she’s my Princess.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the head.After eating dinner Carina started helping Nana clean the kitchen. “I’ll do that, you two need to go talk somewhere like you said you would.” Nana said, pointing to Maya and Carina.“Right, ok. Are you ready to go somewhere so we can talk?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Yes, let me grab my purse.” Carina said, turning to walk out of the kitchen.“Listen, when I say talk, I don’t mean yelling or arguing either. You two are clearly capable of having a civil conversation, because I witnessed it today. You probably won’t agree on some things but agree to disagree and move on from it. Now, go!” Nana said, waving her hands at them.“Yes ma’am.” Maya and Carina said in unison, walking out of the kitchen.“I’m going with Maya for a little while, but I’ll be back to read you a story and put you to bed.” Carina said smiling, leaning to kiss Katie on the head.“Don’t worry about Katie, I know how to read a story and put a child to bed. Besides, she’s staying in our room with us tonight, you just take care of what needs to be taken care of, and we’ll take care of Katie.” Nana said, walking into the living room.“She may get sick during the night; I should be with her in case she does.” Carina said looking at Nana.“I know how to take care of a sick child, I took care of Mason and Maya both when they were little, plus raised a child of my own. Don’t come back until you’ve settled things and have found a solution to this situation.” Nana sternly said, pointing to Maya, Carina, and Katie.“Yes, ma’am.” Carina said, knowing it was no use arguing with Nana.“Let’s go.” Maya said quietly to Carina, knowing Nana was getting frustrated again.When they reached the truck, Maya opened the door for Carina to get in, smiling at her as she closed the door. Maya got on the driver’s side and started the ignition. “Where should we go to talk?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I have been thinking about it all day, I think I have the perfect spot for us to talk.” Maya said smiling at Carina, putting the truck in gear before driving away.

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As Maya turned down the road Carina remembered where that road led to. “Are we going where I think we’re going?” Carina asked smiling, turning her head towards Maya.“Maybe.” Maya responded with a mischievous smile, looking at Carina.When Maya stopped the truck, Carina turned to her smiling. “This is our spot. Look how beautiful the stars are tonight.” Carina said, getting out of the truck.“I wanted to pick a spot that meant something to both of us, you know, some place special.” Maya said smiling, lowering the tailgate of her truck.“This place will always be special to me, it’s our spot.” Carina said as Maya lifted her to sit on the tailgate.“Me too.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Maya, I would like to go first if that’s ok with you.” Carina said, running her hand through her hair.“Yes, that’s fine.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck.“Maya, when I left for Italy, I didn’t know I was pregnant with Katie. If I had known I probably would have done things differently. I only discovered I was pregnant when I ate a slice of pizza and got sick, and my roommate jokingly made a comment about being pregnant. I was so stressed from the breakup, the program, my studies, and everything that was going on that I didn’t realize my period was late until my roommate brought it up. I bought several pregnancy tests from the local pharmacy and immediately took the tests, all being positive. I was scared and didn’t know what to do so I called Mamma and told her I was pregnant with your child. Mamma wanted me to have an abortion because of college and medical school. She said it would be too difficult to properly care for a baby and try to go to college and medical school at the same time. I only thought about having an abortion for about a minute and knew I didn’t want to do that. I know how important family is to you and I could never do that to you. Also, by continuing the pregnancy I would always have a part of you with me by having your child and I wanted that more than anything. When I told Mamma I was going to have the baby she got in contact with a relative, her aunt, that lived in the same town, and she helped me with my pregnancy and was there for me whenever I needed anything. She’s also the one who took care of Katie for me while I went back to college and medical school so I could continue my education. I was going to notify you about being pregnant, but Mamma convinced me that you had already moved on and didn’t care about me anymore.” Carina said, wiping tears from her face, Maya listening intently to Carina speaking.“Carina, I didn’t breakup with you because I didn’t care, I broke up with you so you would go to Italy and fulfill your dream of becoming a doctor. Breaking up with you was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do or have gone through. Lucia convinced me that it was the best thing for you, so you would go to Italy. I didn’t want you to resent me one day for not fulfilling your dream you had for years. I only joined the military because there were too many memories of you, of us around here and I needed to get away to try to heal from the hurt, but even that did ease the pain in my heart. If I had known you were pregnant, I would have dropped everything and been there for you. I would never want you to go through something like that alone. I should have at least had the chance to be there for the birth of my own child. I’m hurt and angry that you would keep my own child from me for almost 3 years knowing how important my family is not only to me, but my entire family. The choices you made not only affected you, but they affected me and my family. We all would have been there for you, and for Katie. Your decision cost me three years of not being a part of my daughter’s life and that hurts.” Maya said, wiping tears from her cheeks, looking at Carina.“I made what I thought were the best decisions for me and Katie at the time. I was so young, scared, and alone and didn’t know what to do, only what Mamma was telling me was the best decision for us. I never knew Mamma had a part of you breaking up with me or I might have made different decisions. I believed everything Mamma was telling me at the time and was convinced that she knew what was best for me and my child. She told me you had a very dangerous job with the military and that if you knew about Katie, it could cost you to become distracted and could get you injured or killed, and I absolutely didn’t want that. I had already lost you, but I didn’t want anything to happen to you because of me. I could never have lived with myself if something happened to you because of me. When Katie started getting sick and had to go through all the tests to diagnose what was making her so ill, I wanted you there with me but knew that was impossible because of you being in the military and possibly in a relationship with someone. I thought you had moved on and didn’t even think about me anymore, so I made the decision not to interfere with your life. It was only when Katie was diagnosed with leukemia that I decided there was no way I could let anything happen to her without you knowing she existed. I almost told Nana about Katie when we met for coffee last year, but Mamma again convinced me you were going through so much already with Andy’s death, that it would hurt you more and disrupt your life to have a child in it at that time. I don’t know why I let her convince me of anything now, it was wrong, and I should have told you the minute the pregnancy tests were positive, but I didn’t, and I have to live with the consequences of my decisions.” Carina said tears flowing down her face, falling to the ground.“Carina, I could have been there for you when you got Katie’s diagnosis of leukemia, I could have supported you and held your hand while you were going through everything. I do have a very dangerous job in the military, but I would have managed even with a child. If anything, it would have made me be more cautious and safer on missions, because I would have a reason to want to make it out alive. I would have someone to come home to, someone who was depending on me coming home for them. I never moved on after we broke up, I couldn’t because I was still in love with you. I put everything into my job and team, I didn’t have time for a relationship even if I wanted one. I haven’t even been on a date since breaking up with you. I could never love anyone the way I loved you. You were my whole world and once I lost you, I gave up on love and ever being in a relationship. You are the only one I ever imagined being with for the rest of my life. You are the only one I ever wanted to marry and have a family with, but you took that away from me by hiding your pregnancy and Katie from me. We could have spent the past 3 years together as a family, but you decided otherwise. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to forgive you for that.” Maya said, jumping off the tailgate, wiping her tears.“I don’t expect you to ever forgive me, what I did was wrong and I’m sorry for that. I will spend the rest of my life trying to earn your forgiveness but will understand if that’s not possible. I never dated or met anyone either. Like you, I only imagined being with you and having a family with you, nobody else. Besides, I didn’t have time for someone with my studies, the program, and raising a child on my own. Mamma came to Italy as often as she could to help with Katie, but it was still very difficult for me. When I received Katie’s diagnosis, all I wanted to do was call you and tell you about her and her illness, but I didn’t. I waited for Mamma, myself, and Andrea to be tested as a possible match, hoping I would be able to give you something positive instead of everything being negative. I feel horrible for the decisions I made and not telling you sooner about Katie, and I’ll spend the rest of my life trying to make it right with you.” Carina said sobbing, watching Maya pace back and forth in front of her.“Wait! Did Andrew know about you being pregnant with my child and that I had a daughter? I know he and Mason talk everyday and Nana would get updates on how you were doing, but never anything about you being pregnant or having my child. Carina, you should have told me the minute you got the leukemia diagnosis so I could have been there for my child. I can’t believe you would ever keep your pregnancy or the fact that I have a child away from me. I thought you loved me as much as I loved you, and I never would have kept something like that away from you. Nobody could have ever convinced me to do that to you, because that’s how much I loved you. I question so much about the relationship we once had and wonder if any of it was real to you. Was your love for me real, was what I thought we had actually what we had, or was I seeing what I wanted to see because I was so in love with you? I thought we had a lasting love that could get through anything as long as we were together, but now I don’t know if any of that was real.” Maya said, pacing back and forth in front of Carina.“What we had WAS real, and we could have made it through anything together had you not broken up with me. I was willing to give up my dream for you, that’s how much I loved you. You broke up with me, remember? You’re the one who walked away from me, what was I supposed to think? I thought you didn’t love me anymore and wanted to move on in your life without me. Yes, I made some horribly wrong decisions, and I totally regret them, but what was I supposed to think after you broke up with me? Everything Mamma said to me at that time made sense because you had broken up with me. Now when I look back on things, I realize how she manipulated me into thinking I was doing the right thing. I should have given you the opportunity to choose whether or not you wanted to be a part of the pregnancy and Katie’s life, but I didn’t and I can’t change that now. I would change so many things if I could and do things differently so you could have known everything. Neither of us can change the past but we can do things differently now. We have a beautiful daughter together and we need to figure out how to make things right for her. We need to come to an agreement on how we want to do things with her moving forward.” Carina said, wiping the tears on her sleeve.“Right now, the only thing that matters is my daughter. I will do whatever it takes to make her happy and feel loved. We need to learn to be more civil with each other no matter how we feel about each other for her sake. I don’t want to be the cause of making my daughter go through even more than she already is with the leukemia. I’m hurt and angry with you, and I can’t just get over that overnight, it’s going to take some time. From now on if there’s an issue we need to discuss or disagree on something, we need to do it in private, away from Katie so it doesn’t upset her to see us argue.” Maya said, sitting down on the tailgate.“I agree, we need to do have discussions or disagreements in private. I will be more civil towards you and try not to let so much bother me. I want to make this work for Katie’s sake, I want her to have the family she deserves.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“And I’ll do the same. We need to take our daughter into consideration from now on and not let petty issues into our lives. That being said, I need to tell you that I saw you out of the corner of my eye in the barn earlier and I wasn’t on the phone with Nikki, but Sullivan who is a member of the team I’m in charge of. I only pretended it was Nikki to make you jealous like you did me flirting with that guy at the store. I don’t have any right to be jealous or get upset if you want to see him or anyone else, I have no right to tell you what to do with your life. I would ask that if you do start seeing someone that you not bring them around Katie for a while to see if you’re going to try to build a relationship with them or not. I don’t want people just coming into her life only to disappear later.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“I don’t want to see Casey or anyone else. I’m only focusing on Katie and getting her through this illness. Katie is my only priority right now. Thank you for telling me it wasn’t Nikki you were talking to earlier, I did get jealous, and I don’t have any right to be either. It is your life to do as you wish, and I have no say in it anymore. Do you really not remember anything from last night when you were so drunk?” Carina asked, giving Maya a questioning look.“No, the last thing I remember was looking at the plans for a house and drinking a lot of whiskey with Grandpa.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Oh.” Carina said, with sadness in her voice.“Why are you wanting to know what I remember? Did I say or do something stupid or should be ashamed of?” Maya asked, with a confused look on her face.“You told me you still love me.” Carina said, looking at Maya for her reaction.“Oh, yeah, I don’t remember that. Anything else?” Maya asked, looking intently at Carina.“Um…yes…you were trying to get me to have sex with you.” Carina said, looking down, unable to make eye contact with Maya.“NO! Seriously? Oh, Carina, I’m so sorry. I never should have done that. We…we…didn’t have sex, did we?” Maya asked, stuttering he words, looking down.“Yes, seriously, but no we did not have sex last night, no matter how much you persisted.” Carina said with a nervous laugh.“Oh, thank God, that would have been a huge mistake.” Maya said, sighing heavily, placing her hand on her chest.“Yeah, huge mistake.” Carina said, faking a laugh.“Is there anything else you would like to discuss or think we need to discuss?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Can we talk about Andy and her death? I was devastated when I heard about her passing. I stayed in contact with her after going to Italy and would ask about how you were doing, but she told me you wouldn’t discuss me with her. I figured that was because you had put me in your past and didn’t think about me anymore.” Carina said, tilting her head to look at Maya.“Andy’s death devastated me; it was the most difficult thing to go through. When Andy got shot, I was with her while waiting for the medivac helicopter and she made me make her a promise before she went unconscious. She never regained consciousness so that was the last thing we said to each other. I miss and think about her all the time. She always had my back on the missions, and I had hers except for that one day.” Maya said, burying her face in her hands, sobbing hard.“Oh, Maya, I’m so sorry.” Carina said, embracing Maya, hugging her tightly as she sobbed. “I think of Andy often and read our messages to remind me of the fun conversations we had when she was alive. She was an amazing friend to me and I couldn’t have asked for a better one. I almost told her about my pregnancy but didn’t want to put her in a position to need to lie to you, although I imagine if I had told her, she would have told you. She loved you like a sister and told me you were the best friend she ever had.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s back as she continued to sob.Carina sat there holding Maya for several minutes as she sobbed hard on Carina’s shoulder. “I’m sorry, that’s the first time I’ve really allowed myself to cry since Andy’s death. I would just keep myself busy, so I didn’t have time to think about it. Andy’s bedroom is still as it was the day we left for that mission. I can’t bring myself to change anything in there. I don’t allow anyone to go into that room, it was Andy’s, and it will always be Andy’s room.” Maya said, wiping the tears from her face.“You need to allow yourself to grieve Andy’s death. I cried for weeks after she passed and still sometimes cry when I think about her. She was an important part of your life and there’s nothing wrong with allowing yourself to grieve for her.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s back.“I think I was afraid to allow myself to grieve for her because I knew if I ever did, I wouldn’t be able to stop crying, like tonight. Thank you for being here with me for that.” Maya said, gently squeezing Carina’s hand.“Of course, I’m here for you Maya and I’ll always be here for you.” Carina said, squeezing Maya’s hand back.“So, what do we do now?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Not what we used to do.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Right!” Maya said chuckling.“Maya,…did you mean what you said last night?" Carina asked, nervously playing with her fingers.“About what?” Maya asked, looking confused.“About still being in love with me?” Carina asked looking at Maya.“Carina, a part of me will always love you. You were my first kiss, my first love, and my first…time. Plus, you gave me a beautiful daughter, so I can’t help but love you for giving me her.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“A part of me will always love you also, for the same reasons.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya. “So, are we friends now?” Carina asked smiling, bumping gently into Maya.“I think we’re more than friends, we’re coparents.” Maya said smiling, leaning towards Carina.“I promise to always be honest with you and never keep anything from you again. I want this to work…for Katie’s sake of course.” Carina said, moving a strand of hair behind her ear.“And I promise to always be honest with you and never keep anything from you also. I want this to work too…for Katie’s sake of course.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“Can we hug it out now?” Carina said smiling, opening her arms for Maya.“Yes.” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina, hugging her tightly for several minutes before letting go. “Um…I guess we should get back and check on our daughter.” Maya said, jumping off the tailgate, helping Carina down.“Nana probably thinks we’ve killed each other by now.” Carina said laughing.“Probably, that’s another reason we should get back.” Maya said laughing, opening the door for Carina. Maya walked around the truck to get in the driver’s seat. “Do you think it would be ok if we took Katie to the zoo as a family? I want her to see us getting along and hopefully help her with whatever she’s going through.” Maya asked, starting the ignition.“I would love that, and I know Katie would because she loves animals, although horses and cows are her favorite since coming to the ranch.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Smart girl, just like her Mommy.” Maya said smiling, glancing at Carina.“She’s so much like you, even more than me.” Carina said smiling, softly smacking Maya on the arm.“Um, Carina, I just thought of something we need to discuss. What do we tell Katie about me being her other mother? I mean, if the test results prove it.” Maya said, looking out the window.“Maya, do you really have any doubts Katie is your child? I admit, I made a lot of bad decisions and choices, but I promise I never cheated on you. Katie is your child, just look at her and you can clearly see she is yours.” Carina said, wiping a tear from her eyes.“I believe she is my child, but I want something on paper saying so. With the DNA test, I’ll have it so nobody could ever try to take her away from me.” Maya said, wiping her hand across her forehead.“I promise nobody will ever try to take her away from you. You’re her mother and will always be a part of her life now. I think we need to tell Katie the truth about who you are, even though she may not fully understand it, she still deserves to know the truth. I want her to know you’re her Mommy, she already loves you so much and knowing that will make her love you even more.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya.“Ok, we will tell her together that I’m her Mommy tomorrow, if she’s feeling better.” Maya said smiling proudly.When they arrived back at the ranch Nana was in the bathroom with Katie who had gotten sick again, cleaning her. Carina went into the bathroom to help Nana take care of Katie, while Maya brought clean pajamas for Katie. “Hey Piccola, let’s get you into some clean pajamas.” Carina said, picking Katie up in her arms.“Sweepy.” Katie said, laying her head on Carina’s shoulder.“Let’s get your pajamas on and Mamma will lay down with you.” Carina said, sitting Katie on the bed, putting the pajamas on her.“Maya.” Katie said, reaching her hand out to Maya.“Yes, Princess.” Maya said smiling, taking Katie’s hand.“Way down wiff me.” Katie said, pulling Maya closer to her.“Ok Princess, I’ll lay down with you.” Maya said smiling, laying down beside Katie after Carina got her dressed.When Maya laid beside Katie, she snuggled up to Maya, laying her head on Maya’s chest. “I wub you.” Katie said, pressing her body closer to Maya.“I love you too Princess.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the head.“Mamma, way down.” Katie said, pointing to the bed where she wanted Carina to lay beside her.Carina laid down beside Katie and smiled at Maya who was smiling at her while rubbing Katie’s head softly. Carina placed her hand over Katie and rested it on Maya’s stomach. Maya looked down to see Carina’s hand on her stomach and smiled. A few minutes later little snores were coming from Katie, so Maya tried to move away from her but when she moved, Katie moaned and snuggled closer to Maya. Maya looked over to see Carina sound asleep and smiled, deciding to stay a little longer to allow Katie to get into a deep sleep before she would try to move again.The next morning when Maya woke up, she was spooning Carina and Katie nowhere in sight. When Maya tried to move away from Carina, it caused Carina to stir and roll over and snuggle up closer to Maya. “Carina.” Maya quietly said.“Hmm?” Carina replied, snuggling closer to Maya.“Carina, I need to get up now.” Maya said in a whisper, looking at Carina snuggled up to her.“What?” Carina asked, opening her eyes to see Maya within inches of her face. “Why are you in here? Where’s Katie?” Carina asked, suddenly sitting up, looking around the room for Katie.“I fell asleep in here last night. Every time I tried to get up, Katie would moan and snuggle closer to me, and you fell asleep and couldn’t help me get out from under her. I don’t know where Katie is, she wasn’t here when I woke up a few minutes ago.” Maya said, stretching her arms.“She’s probably downstairs with Nana. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to fall asleep, I was just so tired I couldn’t keep my eyes open.” Carina said, rubbing her eyes, and stretching.“I smell bacon!” Maya said smiling, getting out of bed. “Are you coming? I’m starving this morning; I wasn’t able to eat much yesterday.” Maya said with a chuckle, pointing downstairs.“I’ll be down in a minute; I need to use the restroom first.” Carina said, getting out of bed, walking to the bathroom.“Do you want me to wait for you?” Maya asked.“No, go ahead.” Carina responded, closing the bathroom door.When Maya walked into the kitchen she saw Katie sitting in Grandpa’s lap playing with his cheeks, both laughing. “Good morning, everyone.” Maya said smiling. “How are you feeling this morning, Princess?” Maya asked smiling, kissing Katie on the head.“Gweat!” Katie said smiling, looking at Maya.“Good morning, Maya. How did you sleep last night?” Nana asked with a smirk on her face, looking at Maya.“I slept good except for the little munchkin that wouldn’t let me get out of her bed to go sleep in mine.” Maya said smiling, tickling Katie, causing her to laugh.“Good morning, everyone.” Carina said smiling. “How’s are you feeling Piccola?” Carina asked, kissing Katie on the cheek.“Gweat!” Katie said smiling, looking at Carina.“How would you like to go to the zoo with Mamma and I today?” Maya asked smiling, pouring a cup of coffee for herself, before pouring one for Carina, handing it to her.“Yes!” Katie said excitedly, getting down from Grandpa’s lap, running to Maya, wrapping her arms around her legs.“Ok, but you need to eat breakfast first and get dressed. I need to eat and take a shower then we will all go to the zoo.” Maya said smiling, lifting Katie in her arms, rubbing her nose against Katie’s.“Huwwy, Nana, I go to zoo.” Katie said, looking at Nana at the stove cooking.“It’s almost ready.” Nana said smiling at Katie.“Maybe I shouldn’t have said anything until after breakfast.” Maya said with a chuckle, smiling at Carina.“She’s going to be excited until we leave now.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at Katie bouncing around the kitchen with excitement.After breakfast Carina took Katie upstairs to get dressed for the zoo. “How did things go last night with Carina? Did you two get everything figured out and come to an understanding?” Nana asked, looking at Maya.“I think so. We’re going to tell Katie I’m her other mother together. We have agreed to make things work for Katie’s sake. We both want our daughter to be happy and feel loved and will do whatever we need to for her to feel that way.” Maya said, getting up to walk upstairs to take a shower and get dressed for the zoo.Katie held both their hands as they walked through the zoo, looking at all the animals. Katie was laughing and smiling the whole time, making the noises of the animals as they saw them. Maya bought Katie several stuffed animals like the ones they saw at the zoo, along with cotton candy and an ice cream. Katie was hyper from all the sugar and kept trying to get away from them to run, so Maya ran along with Katie to burn off some of the energy. After 3 hours at the zoo Katie began to get tired and needing a nap so they decided to go home. On the way home Katie fell asleep in her car seat quickly.“I knew it wouldn’t take long for her to fall asleep.” Carina said smiling, looking at a sleeping Katie in her seat.“I think we wore her out today.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Katie.“She had so much fun today. I’m glad we took her before she has to start her treatments next week.” Carina said, wiping a tear from her eye.“Me too. Are you ok?” Maya asked, reaching for Carina’s hand, gently squeezing it.“Yeah, I’m just thinking about what she’s about to endure with the treatments. It’s going to be horrible to have to watch my child going though that.” Carina said, wiping more tears from her eyes.“Our child.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Right, our child.” Carina said smiling back at Maya.When they arrived at the ranch Maya carried a sleeping Katie inside, laying her in the bed, and covering her with a blanket. Maya took a picture of Katie asleep with her phone and sent it to the team, telling them about taking her to the zoo. Maya walked downstairs to see Nana and Carina sitting at the table drinking coffee. “Katie will probably sleep for a while after all that walking we did at the zoo.” Maya said, smiling at Nana.“Maya, the lab called a little while ago and said the results of the DNA test are ready for you to pick up.” Nana said, taking a drink of coffee.“Oh, ok. I wasn’t expecting them to have the results so soon. I told them to expedite them but wasn’t expecting them back so soon. I guess I should go to the hospital and pick them up then.” Maya said, looking at Nana.“If you want to see what they say.” Nana said, shrugging her shoulders.Maya looked at Carina who was playing with her coffee cup, then at Nana who was staring at her. “Ok, I’m going to the hospital now.” Maya said, turning to walk out of the kitchen.When Maya got to the hospital lab, she was waiting for them to give her the DNA results when she saw Lucia walking towards her. Lucia looked up from the paperwork in her hand to make eye contact with Maya. Maya walked up to Lucia, staring in her eyes. “How long were you planning on keeping my daughter away from me?” Maya asked, her face red with anger.“For as long as it took for Carina to forget about you and move on with her life. She deserves someone who isn’t going to abandon her the minute things get difficult.” Lucia angrily said, glaring at Maya.“I never abandoned her. You’re the one who told me to let her go so she would go to Italy and fulfill her dream of becoming a doctor. Had I known she was pregnant with my child at the time, I never would have let her go like that. I would have taken on my responsibility and been there for her and my child. Because of you, I have missed out on 3 years of my daughter’s life that I can never get back.” Maya said shouting angrily.“It didn’t take much convincing to get you to break up with her though, did it? You practically jumped at the chance to break up with her. Why didn’t you tell me about your condition? You kept that from me knowing full well I would never have let Carina spend time alone with you at your house. I trusted you to look out for her and take care of her and what did you do? You got her pregnant and almost destroyed her chances of becoming a doctor. You didn’t even care enough about her to use protection when you had sex with her. You do know you can get condoms for free at the health clinic, don’t you. Even if you didn’t know that it’s not like you can’t afford a few dollars for a box of condoms. Why are you at my work anyway? Did you just come here to confront me because you know where I live, and you could have just as easily come there.” Lucia said yelling angrily at Maya.“Bishop, here’s your results.” The lab nurse said handing Maya an envelope.“Are you sick? Is everything ok with Katie?” Lucia asked, her tone changing to one of concern.“No, I am not sick, these are the results of the DNA test I had done to verify Katie is in fact my daughter. I want something on paper saying she is so nobody can ever keep me from her again. As far as Katie goes, stay away from her and Carina. They live at the ranch now, with me and my family. I will take care of them now, so leave them alone and don’t try to contact them again.” Maya said yelling angrily at Lucia.“That’s my daughter and granddaughter! I will not stay away from them, and you can’t keep me away from them! Carina is upset with me for now, but I’m her mother and she will get over it and come back home where she belongs when she does. You’ve moved on with your life by joining the military, so let Carina move on with hers as well.” Lucia said yelling angrily at Maya.“Carina is a grown woman and can make her own choices. Unlike you, I don’t tell her what to do or what’s best for her. As far as me joining the military, I only did that to get away from Seattle and all the memories it carries of me and Carina during happier times, before you put yourself in the middle of our relationship. We were happy and talking about a future together until you convinced me to break up with her so she would go to Italy. I never should have let you convince me to do that, because if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have missed out on those years with my daughter. You hurt Carina, my child, and even my Nana who thought of you as one of the family. You single handedly destroyed any future I could have had with Carina and our daughter and for that, I will never forgive you.” Maya said yelling angrily at Lucia.“Who says I want your forgiveness? You will see now that you have a daughter, if she is your daughter, that you will do whatever it takes to protect your child and their happiness. For that, I will never apologize, not to you or anyone else.” Lucia yelled angrily, flailing her arms.“I will never hurt my child the way you have Carina, and I will never allow you to manipulate my child the way you did Carina! Now that I have what I came here for, I’ll be leaving.” Maya said, holding up the envelope with the results to Lucia before turning to walk away.“This isn’t over Maya Bishop!” Lucia yelled as Maya walked away.When Maya returned to the ranch she was still fuming with anger when she walked inside the house. Nana looked at Maya seeing her face red as a beet, knowing she was angry about something. “Maya, what’s wrong?” Nana asked, walking to where Maya was standing with the envelope in her hand.“I ran into Lucia when I was picking up the results.” Maya said, holding up the envelope.“What happened?” Nana asked, seeing the anger on Maya’s face.“She said a bunch of nonsense about doing everything to protect Carina, blah, blah, blah. It was a bunch of bullshit!” Maya said, raising her voice.“Lower your voice, Katie is still sleeping.” Nana said, putting her hand on Maya’s mouth.“Right, sorry.” Maya said, lowering her voice. “Where is Carina?” Maya asked, looking at Nana.“She went to the barn to see her horse.” Nana responded, turning to walk into the kitchen.Maya walked out to the barn to see Carina in the stall with her horse, brushing his mane. “Hey, I got the DNA results.” Maya said, holding up the envelope.“Ok. Did you look at them?” Carina asked, continuing to brush her horse.“No, I thought we could do it together, even though I already know what they’re going to say.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Ok, open them.” Carina said, stopping to walk over by Maya.Maya slowly opened the envelope taking the paper out, looking at it with Carina. Maya looked at Carina and smiled, her eyes filling with tears. “She’s my daughter, I knew it, but it feels different seeing it on paper.” Maya said smiling, wiping her eyes.“Like I told you, I would never cheat on you. I’m glad you have what you needed now.” Carina said, turning to begin brushing her horse again.“Carina, I know you would never cheat on me. I’m sorry and I never should have questioned whether she was mine or not.” Maya said, sounding ashamed.“I agree, but I understand that you were angry at the time, and we say things when we’re angry that we don’t necessarily mean. I’m not mad or upset with you.” Carina said, turning to look at Maya.“I ran into your Mamma at the hospital when I was picking up the results at the lab.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“Great.” Carina said, throwing her head back in frustration.“I understand some things better now. We had a pretty heated exchange and there was a lot of yelling. I may have told her to stay away from you and Katie.” Maya said, looking at the ground.“I can imagine both of you standing in the hospital yelling, you both have horrible tempers. Don’t you mean you did tell her to stay away from us?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Ok, yes, I told her to stay away from both of you. She made me so angry with some of the things she said, and I don’t want that around either of you. I know I should have spoken with you first, but I was angry. I hope you’re not mad at me for telling her that.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“No Maya, I am not mad at you for it. I know how you are when you are angry. Besides I’m sure you said it because you want to protect us from her and her lies and manipulation. I don’t want her anywhere near me or our daughter either. You didn’t do anything wrong.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“So, we’re ok then?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes Maya, we’re fine.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“How about I saddle up your horse and one for me and we go for a ride together?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I would like that very much.” Carina said, smiling shyly at Maya.“Great, I’ll get the saddle.” Maya said smiling, walking away.“I’m going to check on Katie and let Nana know we’re going for a ride while you saddle the horses.” Carina said smiling, skipping away.When Carina returned to the stables Maya had the horses saddled and was waiting on Carina. “Is Katie still asleep?” Maya asked, helping Carina on her horse.“No, she’s playing with play doh in the kitchen with Nana. She has play doh all over the table.” Carina said with a chuckle.“She has Nana wrapped around her little finger just like the rest of us.” Maya said with a laugh.“Because she’s charming like you.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I am a bit of a charmer, aren’t I?” Maya said smiling proudly.“Your charm is what got you me all those years ago. Well, your charm and those gorgeous blue eyes.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“Hey, my charm and blue eyes got me into your panties.” Maya said laughing.“Stupida.” Carina said laughing.“I’ve missed that.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“What? Getting into my panties?” Carina asked with a chuckle.“No, well yes, but that’s not what I was talking about.” Maya said chuckling. “I was talking about you calling me stupida.” Maya said smiling.“Oh, so you do miss getting in my panties then.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“Carina, it’s been 3 years since the last time I was in your panties or anyone else’s for that matter, I miss sex, period.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Me too. When I was pregnant with Katie my hormones were terrible. I had to buy my pink little friend to get me through my pregnancy.” Carina said with a laugh.“What do you mean by pink little friend?” Maya asked with a look of confusion on her face.“I had to buy a vibrator because I was horny all the time and needed relief.” Carina said, turning red from embarrassment.“Oh, did it give you the relief you needed?” Maya asked with a smirk on her face.“It definitely didn’t give me the relief you always did, but it was all I had at the time.” Carina said giggling.“It was too little huh?” Maya asked with a giggle.“Maya!” Carina shouted, hitting Maya on the arm.“I’m right, aren’t I?” Maya said laughing.“Yes, ok, are you happy now? No, my little pink friend was nowhere near as big as your dick!” Carina said laughing.“Yep, I’m happy now.” Maya said laughing.“Hey, a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.” Carina said laughing. “I’m sure you found ways to get relief also, if you haven’t had sex in 3 years.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Yep, it’s called an ice-cold shower.” Maya said laughing, smiling at Carina.“It wasn’t the same as sex though.” Carina said laughing at Maya.“No, it was not.” Maya said laughing with Carina.“You know, we could always help each other with some relief sometimes.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“Maybe.” Maya said smiling flirtatiously back at Carina. “We should change the subject now.” Maya said squirming in her saddle, feeling her dick getting hard.“Why? Having a HARD time in your saddle?” Carina asked with a laugh, looking between Maya’s legs.“Yes. You still have that effect on me.” Maya said smiling, adjusting her dick in her pants.“I could help you with that.” Carina said smiling, pointing to the bulge in Maya’s pants.“Don’t tempt me, like I said, it’s been 3 years.” Maya said laughing.“The offer stands, if you ever want my help.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I’ll remember that.” Maya said smiling at Carina. “We should probably get back to the house, it’s almost time for dinner and Nana will kill us if we’re late.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I’ll race you back.” Carina said smiling, kicking her horse to make it run.“That’s not fair, I wasn’t ready.” Maya yelled, kicking her horse to make it run.When they got back to the stables, Maya helped Carina off her horse. “I had fun riding with you today, we should do that again. Thank you.” Carina said smiling, giving Maya a hug.“I had fun too; we can ride again tomorrow if you’d like. We should take Katie with us; she would like that.” Maya said smiling, uncinching the saddle on Carina’s horse.“We can let her ride her pony between us, and you hold the lead rope.” Carina said smiling, turning to walk away.“Yes, it’s a date.” Maya said smiling at Carina as she walked away.

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The next morning Maya went for her morning run and returned to see Nana and Katie sitting in the kitchen, Katie eating French toast. “Good morning, Princess.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the head.“Moining, Maya.” Katie said smiling at Maya.“Oooooo, French toast, my favorite. Did Mamma make the French toast this morning?” Maya asked, smiling at Katie.“Yes.” Katie said smiling, taking a bite of French toast.“Where is Carina?” Maya asked, looking around.“She went upstairs to get dressed.” Nana responded, taking a drink of coffee.“I’m going to go take a shower really quick, then I’ll come back to eat breakfast.” Maya said, turning to walk up the stairs.“Good morning.” Carina said smiling, seeing Maya walking up the stairs.“Good morning.” Maya said smiling at Carina. “Are we still taking Katie for a ride today?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes, if you would still like to, I know she would be so excited to be able to ride her pony.” Carina said smiling, stepping closer to Maya. “Whew, you need a shower, you smell all sweaty.” Carina said smiling, wrinkling her nose.“That what I’m heading to do now.” Maya said with a chuckle, turning to walk towards her bedroom.After showering Maya went downstairs to eat breakfast. Maya sat next to Katie at the table, kissing her on the head. “Mamma and I have a surprise for you today.” Maya said smiling, gently poking Katie in the stomach.“What is it? What is it?” Katie asked excitedly, bouncing in her chair.“How would you like to go for a ride on your pony with Mamma and I?” Maya asked smiling, leading her forehead against Katie’s.“Yay!” Katie shouted excitedly, clapping her hands.“After I finish eating my breakfast, I’ll saddle up the horses and we can go for a ride and maybe even have a picnic.” Maya said smiling, taking a bite of French toast.“Huwwy, huwwy!” Katie said excitedly, bouncing up and down in the chair.“I’m eating as fast as I can, without getting choked.” Maya said with a chuckle, taking another bite of French toast. “Mmmmm, this is as good as I remember.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Did you think it wouldn’t be? I’m still just as good at a lot of things.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously, winking at Maya.“I don’t doubt that.” Maya said with a chuckle, smiling at Carina.“I’ll pack a picnic basket while you are saddling the horses.” Carina said smiling, getting up to get the picnic basket.“Ok, I’ll go saddle the horses now.” Maya said, placing her dishes on the counter by the sink.“I hep.” Katie said excitedly, jumping down from her chair.“Ok, but you have to stay back while I saddle the horses.” Maya said smiling, picking Katie up into her arms.“Otay. Bye Mamma.” Katie shouted as they walked towards the door.While Maya was putting the saddles on the horses, Katie was asking her a million questions about what Maya was doing and why. Once all the horses were saddled, Maya placed Katie on her pony and led the horses in the direction of where Carina was walking towards them with the picnic basket.“We have sandwiches, vegetables, fruit, cookies, and drinks.” Carina said smiling, holding the basket up for Maya.“Did you leave any groceries in the kitchen for Nana?” Maya asked with a chuckle, smiling at Carina.“Stupida.” Carina said smiling, hitting Maya on the arm.“Ouch! Katie, did you see that, Mamma hit me.” Maya asked, grabbing her arm, pretending it hurt.“Not nice, Mamma.” Katie said frowning at Carina.“I was just playing, I didn’t hit her that hard, but you’re right, it wasn’t nice. I’m sorry for hitting you, Maya. Let me kiss your boo boo and make it all better.” Carina said with a smirk, gently kissing Maya’s arm where she hit her.“I forgive you.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Wets doe!” Katie shouted, wanting to go riding on her pony.“Ok, we’re going. She’s not very patient, is she?” Maya asked chuckling, smiling at Carina.“No, she’s just like someone else I know.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Hey, I’m not that bad.” Maya said with a chuckle, helping Carina on her horse.“Yes, you really are.” Carina said smiling.“Katie, I’m going to be leading your pony for you, and you need to stay between my horse and Mamma’s on your pony.” Maya said with a serious look, looking at Katie.“Otay.” Katie said smiling a toothy smile, exactly like Maya’s toothy smile.As they were riding the horses Maya was telling Katie about the ranch, and her great grandparents who started the ranch, how it’s been in their family for several generations. Katie asked a lot of questions about the ranch and about Maya’s great grandparents. Carina was listening intently, never hearing any of the information Maya was telling Katie before that day. They stopped at the creek where Maya and Carina had gone swimming several years ago, for the picnic.“Remember jumping off that high cliff into the water the first time we came swimming here?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya, handing her a bottle of water.“Yes, and I remember you accidentally hitting me in a very bad spot, taking my breath away. It’s a wonder Katie was even possible after that day.” Maya said with a laugh, looking at Carina.“Oh, yeah, I forgot about that.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I didn’t, it still haunts me to this day.” Maya said with a grin, placing her hand on her dick as if to protect it.“I didn’t know about your condition that day though, remember?” Carina said with a chuckle.“Tan I hab a tookie?” Katie asked, looking at Carina.“Eat the rest of your carrot stick and you can have a cookie.” Carina said smiling, handing Katie the half-eaten carrot stick.“If you’ll eat the rest of the carrot stick, I’ll let you go wading in the creek.” Maya said smiling, leaning closer to Katie.Maya took Katie’s socks and shoes off along with her boots and socks and waded into the water holding Katie’s hand. Carina sat on the bank of the creek smiling, watching Maya and Katie playing in the water, Katie trying to splash Maya and laughing hard about it. “Katie, don’t get your clothes wet, I didn’t bring you anything to change into.” Carina said, seeing Katie playing in the water, almost getting her shirt wet.“Let’s get out of the water and put our socks and shoes back on.” Maya said, lifting Katie out of the water.While Carina was putting Katie’s socks and shoes back on her, Katie started yawning and laid her head on Carina’s chest. “I think someone needs a nap.” Maya said smiling, rubbing Katie’s cheek. “We can stay here for a while so she can take a nap, if you want.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“I think that would be wise, so she doesn’t fall asleep riding the pony and fall off.” Carina said smiling, kissing Katie on top of her head.“We definitely don’t want that to happen.” Maya said with a chuckle.Carina held Katie in her arms, gently rocking her as Katie quickly fell asleep, snoring softly. “She even snores like you.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I don’t snore. I stayed up all night one time to see if I snored, and I didn’t.” Maya said with a laugh.“Stupida.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“How was your pregnancy with Katie?” Maya asked, with a curious look on her face.“I went very well, except for the horrible morning sickness for the first 3 months. I didn’t just get sick in the morning; I would get sick at all hours of the day. Once that had passed, I only had to deal with unpredictable hormones. I could be laughing one minute and crying my eyes out the next. The hormones were the worst, that’s where my pink friend came in.” Carina said with a chuckle.“How was the labor and birth?” Maya asked, listening intently to everything Carina was telling her.“Dio mio, the labor was horrible. I was in labor for 18 hours, but it felt like days. I had decided to not receive any medication for the pain and boy did I regret that. One of the nurses that I knew told me that I kept asking for you when the pain got so bad before giving birth. She had asked me if Maya was a good friend or something because I kept asking for them. The delivery wasn’t that bad though. I only pushed a few times and Katie shot out of me like a bullet.” Carina said laughing.“I wish I could have been there with you.” Maya said, sounding sad, looking down at her hands.“I wish you could have been too. I’m so sorry I didn’t allow you that opportunity.” Carina said, a look of sadness on her face.“What did she look like when she was born?” Maya asked, smiling at a sleeping Katie.“She was beautiful. She had a lot of hair and looked so much like you. The first time I looked into her blue eyes, I cried because they reminded me so much of you. She weighed 7lbs 6ozs and was 19 inches long. The nurses put a bow in her hair because she had so much.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I would like to see all of her baby pictures sometime.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“Of course, but they’re all still in Italy at my aunt’s house. I have a few on my phone you can look at though.” Carina said smiling, pulling up the pictures of Katie on her phone, handing it to Maya.“Ohhh, she was beautiful.” Maya said smiling, looking at a picture of Katie shortly after being born. “What is she eating in this picture?” Maya asked with a laugh looking at a picture of Katie with something orange all over her face.“That was the first time she had carrots, and she got them everywhere, on her, on me, all over the highchair. I had to give her a bath after feeding them to her.” Carina said laughing.“This has to be from her first birthday, with the little cake all over her. She is a bit of a messy eater.” Maya said smiling, looking at the picture of Katie’s first birthday with chocolate frosting all over her face, arms, and in her hair.“Yes, we were cleaning frosting off the walls and kitchen for days. She didn’t get much in her mouth as you can see. I thought I was never going to get all that frosting out of her hair.” Carina said with a laugh.“I have missed so much of her life, so many milestones.” Maya said, wiping tears from her face.“I know,… but you’re here now, and you won’t have to miss anything else.” Carina said, placing her hand on Maya’s.“I won’t miss anything else; I will be here for everything from now on. I just wish I could have shared these moments with her.” Maya said, wiping her eyes.“If I could go back and change things I would, but I can’t, and I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.” Carina said, wiping the tears from her eyes now.“I know, it’s just that I missed out on so much. How old was she when she started walking?” Maya asked, wiping her face on her sleeve.“Well…she skipped walking and went straight to running.” Carina said with a giggle. “She started that at 11 months old and hasn’t slowed down yet.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Katie’s cheek.“What was her first word?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Mamma.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya.“That makes sense, she was with you so much. What about teething? I have heard horror stories about babies teething.” Maya asked.“Teething was horrible! We were up many nights when she was teething. I was so happy when she finally cut her first tooth.” Carina responded.“Did she have a favorite toy or stuffed animal when she was a baby? I had a favorite blanket, that I called my blankie and carried it everywhere I went. Nana still has that blanket put up in her closet. She told me she is saving it for when I get married and have my first child, but I already have my first child, so I guess she’ll have to hold onto it until I have another one.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“She had a little stuffed bear that was mine when I was a baby, and she slept with it every night.” Carina replied. “Do you want more children?” Carina asked with a curious look, looking at Maya.“I don’t know, maybe. I know I don’t want Katie raised as an only child, I want her to have at least one sibling whether it’s from you or me.” Maya responded. “Have you thought about having more children?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Yes, I have, I’ve thought about it a lot. I don’t want Katie to be an only child either and would like to give her a sibling someday. I wanted to have another child before she turned 5, but I don’t think that will happen now.” Carina said, a hint of sadness in her voice.“Why not? She’s not even 3 yet, you have time to find someone and have another child.” Maya said, looking at the creek.“Because, I would only want to have a sibling for Katie with you. I want my children to have both parents the same.” Carina said, looking at Katie.“You would want another child with me?” Maya asked, with a look of surprise.“Yes, I would have as many of your children as you would allow me to. Look at her, we make beautiful children.” Carina said smiling, looking at Katie.“That we do.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Katie. “I might be willing to have another child with you…for Katie.” Maya said rubbing her neck.“Really, you would consider having another child with me?” Carina asked, with a shocked look on her face.“I mean…yeah I would…you know so they could have the same parents, and Katie could have a sibling.” Maya said, still rubbing the back of her neck, nervously fidgeting.“Yes, of course… so they could have the same parents.” Carina said, shaking her head nervously, looking at Maya.“I would want to be a part of everything with another child though. I want to be there during the pregnancy, their birth, and for all their firsts.” Maya said, as if to explain herself.“Absolutely, I wouldn’t want it any other way if we had another child together.” Carina said, shaking her head affirmatively.“We’re not even together anymore and here we are talking about possibly having another child together.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I know, but I wouldn’t want another child with anyone else.” Carina said smiling at Maya. “How would you want me to conceive another child with you if we decided to have one? We could do IVF, IUI, or the way God intended.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya.“I don’t understand the first 2 options or how that works, but I do have some practice in the last one.” Maya said with a laugh, looking at Carina.“So, is the last option the one you would choose for me to conceive another child with you?” Carina asked smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“Well, it’s definitely the cheapest way for sure.” Maya said with a chuckle. “I don’t know though, that might be weird for us.” Maya said, a look of doubt on her face.“Why would it be weird? We’ve had sex before…many times…and it wouldn’t be any different except for not using any form of protection. I mean, that’s how we got Katie after all.” Carina said smiling, pointing to Katie.“I don’t know, it might be awkward to have sex just to make a baby. I’ve only had sex with you, and I loved you, so I don’t know what it would be like to just have sex to make a baby.” Maya said, rubbing her hand down her face, nervously shaking her foot.“I guess it could be awkward if we allowed it to be.” Carina said, shrugging her shoulders.“I had an idea when I got into bed last night. What do you think about you, me, and Katie going to my house for a few days, just the three of us as a family?” Maya asked, a questioning look on her face.“I haven’t been there since the last time we went. I would love that, and I think Katie would as well. When are you wanting to go? Katie starts the treatments next week and we don’t know how she will respond to it.” Carina said.“We could go tomorrow and come back Saturday. That way we could spend some time alone as a family, before she has to go through everything. I want her to see the house and take her on the 4-wheelers and show her more of the ranch.” Maya said smiling.“Ok, but we need to get groceries and supplies for your house, unless you already have it stocked with them.” Carina said.“No, we would need to buy stuff for there. How about we get up in the morning and the three of us go grocery shopping then go to my house? Make sure we get the stuff for smores though, I want to make them with Katie.” Maya said smiling, looking at Katie as she started stirring in Carina’s arms, waking up from her nap.“Let’s make a list of what we want to buy tonight so we don’t forget anything.” Carina said, looking at Katie rubbing her eyes. “Hey, Piccola, did you have a good nap?” Carina asked, kissing Katie on the head, Katie shaking her head affirmatively.Katie reached her hands out to Maya wanting her to take her from Carina. Maya took Katie from Carina’s arms, hugging her and kissing her on the head. “Wide pony.” Katie said, pointing to her pony that was tied up by a tree with the other horses.“Are you ready to ride your pony home? It’s almost time for his dinner and he will start getting hungry.” Maya said smiling, standing up with Katie in her arms.Carina gathered everything up and handed the picnic basket to Maya. Maya sat Katie on her pony, then helped Carina on her horse before getting on hers. “Let’s head back to the house and see what Nana is preparing for dinner.” Maya said, smiling at Katie.“Otay.” Katie said smiling at Maya.When they arrived back at the house, Carina carried Katie inside while Maya took care of the horses. When Katie went into the kitchen, she began to excitedly tell Nana about riding her pony and wading in the creek. “Sounds like you had an exciting day.” Nana said, bending down to pick Katie up, kissing her on the cheek.“Yes, so mush fun!” Katie said excitedly, hugging Nana tightly. “Where Papa?” Katie asked, looking around the room.“He had to go into town to run errands, he’ll be back shortly.” Nana replied, smiling at Katie.“Want Papa.” Katie said pouting, crossing her arms.“I know, but he isn’t here right now.” Nana said smiling, looking at Katie.“Papa will be back soon, and you can tell him all about riding your pony.” Carina said smiling, knowing that’s why Katie wanted Grandpa.“Otay.” Katie said smiling, squirming for Nana to put her down, running to play with her toys.During dinner Katie told Grandpa and Nana about riding her pony and everything she saw on the ride. “Piccola, you need to eat your dinner so you can get a bath and get ready for bed. You had a big day today, and Maya and I have another surprise for you tomorrow, but you have to sleep first.” Carina said smiling, leaning over to whisper in Katie’s ear.“Weally?” Katie asked excitedly, her eyes wide in surprise.“Yes…really…but you have to get a good night’s sleep first, so you’ll be alllll ready for tomorrow.” Maya said smiling, looking at Katie.“I done.” Katie said smiling, pushing her plate away, jumping down from her chair.“That girl sure loves surprises.” Grandpa said with a chuckle, watching Katie running to the stairs.“I’ll give her a bath tonight while you help Nana clean up.” Maya said smiling, getting up to follow Katie up the stairs.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling at Maya.After getting Katie bathed and dressed in her pajamas, Maya carried her downstairs to tell everyone ‘good night’, and Carina took Katie from Maya and carried her upstairs to bed. Maya received a call on her phone from Sullivan and went to her room to take the call while Carina was putting Katie to bed.Maya is lying on her bed reading one of her military manuals when there’s a light knock on her door. “Come in.” Maya said.When the door opened Carina walked inside looking at Maya. “I am going to get in the hot tub for a while. I’m a little sore from all the riding we did today and thought it might help. Would you like to join me?” Carina asked smiling, rubbing the inside of her legs where they were getting sore.“Sure, give me a minute to change.” Maya responded, getting off the bed.“I still need to change, so I’ll meet you in the hot tub.” Carina said, turning to walk out of Maya’s room.After getting changed into her swimming suit she went to get in the hot tub, stopping at the kitchen to take a beer out of the refrigerator first. “Are you going swimming?” Nana asked, seeing Maya in her swimsuit.“No, Carina and I are going in the hot tub for a bit, she’s sore from riding today.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I imagine she is since she hasn’t ridden in so long.” Nana said with a laugh. “I just opened a bottle of the wine she likes if you want to take a glass to her.” Nana said, pointing to the opened bottle of wine on the counter.“Yeah, she would probably like that, we know how much she likes her wine.” Maya said with a chuckle, pouring a glass of wine for Carina.“I’m happy to see you two getting along so well.” Nana said smiling at Maya.“I’m happy too.” Maya said smiling at Nana. “We’re taking Katie to my house tomorrow for a few days to spend time as a family.” Maya said, smiling at Nana, as she turned to walk out of the kitchen.“That’s a wonderful thing to do.” Nana said smiling.Maya was sitting in the hot tub drinking her beer when Carina walked outside. “I brought you a glass of wine. Nana had opened your favorite bottle of wine, and I thought you might like a glass.” Maya said smiling, pointing to the glass of wine on the rim of the hot tub.“Yes, I’d love some, thank you.” Carina said smiling at Maya, slowly taking off the bathrobe to reveal the sexy bikini bathing suit she was wearing underneath.Maya swallowed hard, her eyes widened as she watched Carina take off the robe, seeing the sexy bikini Carina was wearing. Maya couldn’t take her eyes off Carina in that sexy bikini, staring intently, looking up and down her body. “Like what you see?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya, who was staring at her.“Wh…what?” Maya asked stuttering, as Carina slowly got into the hot tub, sitting close to Maya.“I asked if you like what you see?” Carina asked smiling, moving closer to Maya.“Ye…yes.” Maya stuttered, shaking her head rapidly, still staring at Carina. “I’ve never seen you wear that one before. You look so sexy and hot in it.” Maya said, swallowing hard.“I bought it in Italy but haven’t had a chance to wear it until tonight.” Carina said smiling, moving her leg to touch Maya’s leg.“Explains why I haven’t seen it before.” Maya said with a nervous laugh.“Am I making you nervous?” Carina asked smiling, leaning closer to Maya.“Nope, nuh uh.” Maya said shaking her head, knowing she was lying but trying to convince Carina otherwise. “Ummm, did Katie go to sleep easily for you tonight? I’m sorry I didn’t help you with bedtime. Sullivan called and needed my help with an issue at work.” Maya said, taking a huge drink of beer.“She went to sleep before I got to page 4 of the story tonight. She wanted to get to sleep quickly so we could give her the surprise tomorrow.” Carina responded with a chuckle.“Did you start a list of items we need to get for my house yet?” Maya asked, beginning to squirm because her dick was getting hard from seeing Carina in that bikini and sitting so close to her.“I started it but need to add a few things to it. Are you ok?” Carina asked smiling, seeing Maya squirming.“Yep…I’m…fine.” Maya said nervously, adjusting her swim trunks.“Are you sure?” Carina said whispering seductively in Maya’s ear.Maya swallowed hard, feeling Carina’s warm breath against her ear and hearing her sexy voice. “Yes.” Maya said speaking in a whisper, unable to speak louder.Carina placed her hand on Maya’s knee, drawing circles on it. “I’m glad you’re in here with me.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Me…me too.” Maya said stuttering, feeling her dick getting harder.“Do you remember the last time we were in here?” Carina asked close to Maya’s ear.“Ye…yes.” Maya said, squirming and beginning to breathe hard.“We had a lot of fun in here that night.” Carina said, slowly moving her hand up Maya’s leg.“Oh God.” Maya said throwing her head back, feeling Carina’s hand getting closer to her dick.Carina lightly brushed her finger along Maya’s fully erect dick, making Maya jump. “Did I cause this?” Carina asked in a whisper, softly tapping her finger on Maya’s dick.“Uh huh.” Maya said, unable to speak, feeling Carina touching her fully erect dick.“Would you like me to help you with it?” Carina asked in a seductive voice, moving her hand to the waistband of Maya’s swim trunks.“Ummmm.” Maya said, unable to speak, breathing hard.“I can take care of that for you.” Carina whispered close to Maya’s ear, lightly licking her tongue on Maya’s ear.“Fuck.” Maya said in a whisper, turning to capture Carina’s lips in a deep hard kiss, shoving her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, holding her close to her body, moaning. “Wait.” Maya said, breaking the kiss, looking into Carina’s eyes.“What?” Carina asked, a look of confusion on her face.“I haven’t had sex in three years and I’m very horny, you make me horny as fuck, but we shouldn’t do this.” Maya said, looking apologetically at Carina.“Why not? If we both want to, and dio mio, do I want to, why can’t we give each other some…relief? We could just be fuck buddy’s for now, you know, helping each other get some much needed gratification, my pink friend can’t give me and a cold shower can’t give you.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“We could do that?” Maya asked, with a questioning look.“I’m game if you are.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I don’t know if I could do that.” Maya said, shaking her head.“This tells me you could.” Carina said, squeezing Maya’s dick through her swim trunks, causing Maya to gasp.“THAT, gets that way anytime I’m close to you.” Maya said with a nervous chuckle.“Then let me take care of it since I caused it.” Carina said smiling, gently caressing Maya’s dick.“My grandparents are just inside the house, and our daughter is upstairs asleep.” Maya nervously said, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Ok, I’m not going to push you to do something you don’t want to.” Carina said, removing her hand from Maya’s dick.“Oh, I want to, I really really want to, but what if someone walked out here and caught us or Katie wakes up?” Maya asked, with nervousness in her voice.“You’re right, someone could catch us. I’ll just have to use my pink friend again tonight.” Carina said with a chuckle.“You’re still using it?” Maya asked with a look of surprise on her face.“Yes, how else am I going to get some relief? You won’t help me, so that’s my only other option. You make me so horny by just being around you, and thinking about the many times and ways you fucked me soooo good.” Carina said smiling, leaning in close to Maya.“It was good.” Maya said with a nervous laugh.“Don’t you ever think about how good we were together and how great the sex was between us?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“More than I would like to admit.” Maya said with a nervous laugh.“Then think about it and let me know if you decide to be my fuck buddy.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.“Ok, I will.” Maya said swallowing hard. “I think I should get out of here now; I need a very very cold shower.” Maya said with a chuckle, moving to get out of the hot tub.“Can I have another kiss before you get out?” Carina asked, grabbing Maya’s arm as she started moving to get out of the hot tub.“Yes.” Maya said smiling, leaning over to capture Carina’s lips in a hard kiss. Maya broke the kiss, placing her forehead against Carina’s, looking into her eyes. “I’ll be thinking about your offer while I’m in the shower.” Maya said smiling, giving Carina another quick kiss before turning to get out of the hot tub. “Are you going to stay here or go upstairs?” Maya asked, wrapping the towel around her waist.“I’m going to stay a little longer, my legs and vagina are sore from all that riding.” Carina said with a laugh.“I remember making your vagina sore once.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“You are mean!” Carina said with a chuckle, splashing water on Maya.“Just stating facts.” Maya said chuckling, turning to walk inside the house.Maya ran up the stairs to her bedroom, quickly taking off her clothes before getting into the shower, turning only the cold side on. Maya got underneath the water, leaning against the shower head as the cold water ran down her body. Maya couldn’t get the picture of Carina in that bikini out of her head and the cold shower wasn’t helping. “Fuck it.” Maya said breathing hard, reaching down to grab her dick, stoking it up and down, thinking about Carina looking so sexy and hot in the bikini. Maya stroked he dick faster and within a few minutes she felt the tingling in her groin, and her balls tighten. “Fuck…Carina.” Maya said as she shot ropes of cum all over the shower, stroking her dick until she had emptied all her cum in the shower. Maya fell to the floor of the shower breathing hard, letting the water run all over her body. “Wow, I needed that.” Maya said smiling, standing up to continue her shower, cleaning all the cum off her body and the shower.A little while later Carina went upstairs to her bedroom, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, thinking about Maya. She reached into the nightstand, taking out her pink friend before going into the bathroom and getting in the shower. She turned on the vibrator and placed it lightly on her clit, thinking about Maya and how hard her dick was and how good it felt in her hand. Carina felt the pool of wetness between her legs and ran the vibrator through her folds collecting the wetness on it before slowly inserting it into her pussy, moaning as she imagined it being Maya’s dick inside her. Carina rubbed her clit as the vibrator was hitting the perfect spot inside her pussy. A few minutes later, Carina felt her pussy convulsing and tightening around the vibrator, rubbing her clit faster and harder. “Cazzo….Maya.” Carina said breathing hard and panting, continuing to rub her clit, until her orgasm had subsided. Carina sat on the floor of the shower, slowly pulling the vibrator out of her pussy. “Thank you.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at the vibrator. Carina finished showering and cleaned the vibrator, before putting it back in the night stand, getting into bed exhausted from the orgasm she had just experienced, falling asleep quickly with a smile on her face, thinking about Maya.

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The next morning Katie woke up excited about the surprise Maya and Carina had for her today. When Katie got out of bed she ran straight to Maya’s room, opening the door without knocking, running in to jump on the bed, on top of Maya. “Ake up, ake up!” Katie said excitedly, bouncing on Maya.“I’m awake, I’m awake.” Maya said, opening her eyes to see a smiling happy Katie bouncing on her. “Good morning, Princess.” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Katie, kissing all over her face, making Katie laugh.“I’m sorry, she woke up excited about the surprise and ran in here before I could catch her.” Carina said giggling at Maya and Katie.“It’s fine, she’s excited.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Wets go!” Katie said smiling, pulling Maya by the arm.“Let me wake up first and get dressed.” Maya said with a chuckle, sitting up in bed, rubbing her eyes.“Huwwy!” Katie said, pulling on Maya’s arm.“Katie, let’s go down and have breakfast while Maya is getting dressed.” Carina said, picking Katie up in her arms.“Go with Mamma and start eating your breakfast and I’ll be down in a few minutes.” Maya said smiling, getting out of bed, kissing Katie on her head.When Katie and Carina went into the kitchen Nana had breakfast prepared, Grandpa was sitting at the table eating. “Moining.” Katie said smiling, running to Grandpa, crawling in his lap, hugging him.“Good morning, Angel.” Grandpa said, kissing Katie on the cheek.“I dit pwize fwom Mamma and Maya.” Katie said excitedly, clapping her hands.“That sounds exciting.” Grandpa said smiling looking at Katie.“Get in your chair so you can eat before we leave.” Carina said, lifting Katie from Grandpa’s lap, and placing her in her highchair.As soon as Katie finished eating, she ran upstairs to get dressed for her surprise. Katie carried her little backpack with toys in it for the trip. Maya carried their bags to the truck and put Katie in the car seat, Katie talking 100 mph, excitedly, Maya and Carina laughing. When Katie saw they were at the grocery store, she began crying. “What’s wrong Princess?” Maya asked, taking Katie out of her car seat.“Not a pwize.” Katie said, tears streaming down her face.“No, this isn’t your surprise, we need to buy food to eat where I’m taking you for the surprise.” Maya said with a chuckle, consoling Katie.“Otay.” Katie said, wiping the tears from her eyes.“I forgot to tell you that Katie doesn’t like the grocery store because there aren’t any toys here.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“Remind me to never take her grocery shopping again.” Maya said with a laugh.When they got inside the grocery store, Maya decided to try to make it fun for Katie, by racing the shopping cart up and down the aisles, Katie laughing hard. “I thought I was only going shopping with one child, not two.” Carina said laughing at Maya.After putting the grocery items in the cart, they proceeded to the check out counter. The woman checking them out was smiling at Katie and Maya goofing around. “Your daughter looks just like you.” The cashier said.Maya looked at Carina unsure what to say. “Yes, she does, doesn’t she.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Dat my Mamma, not Maya.” Katie said pointing to Carina.“I never would have guessed. She looks just like you.” The cashier said smiling at Maya.After loading all the bags full of groceries in the truck, they began making their way to Maya’s house. Maya was quiet during the drive, her demeanor changed after checking out, and Carina noticed. “Are you ok?” Carina asked, with a concerned look on her face.“Yeah, I just didn’t know what to say back there.” Maya said, a hint of sadness in her voice.“I’m sorry. Are you still ok with talking to Katie tonight about everything?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Yes, I want her to know my actual relationship to her, and not have that happen again. I want to be able to tell people about her.” Maya said, with sadness in her voice.“I want that too; I want everyone to know she is your c.h.i.l.d. also.” Carina said smiling at Maya, spelling child so Katie wouldn’t know what they were talking about.“I’m a little scared as to how she will respond when we tell her though. What if she hates me or thinks I abandoned her years ago?” Maya asked, running her hand through her hair.“It’ll be ok. She already loves you so much and we will explain things to her. She’s so young she won’t understand a lot right now.” Carina said smiling at Maya, reaching over to squeeze Maya’s hand.When they finally arrived at Maya’s house, Katie looked around, not seeing anyone or any other houses in the area. When Maya took Katie out of her car seat and tried to sit her down, Katie clung to Maya. “Scawy.” Katie said, clutching Maya’s neck.“This is my house, it’s not scary, nothing will hurt you here. I will protect you and Mamma, and not let anything happen to either one of you.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the cheek. “Let’s help Mamma put up these groceries and I’ll take you for a ride on the 4-wheeler.” Maya said smiling, lifting the grocery bags out of the truck.“Yes!” Katie said excitedly, clapping her hands.Once inside the house, Maya and Katie helped Carina put up all the groceries, then Maya showed Katie around the house and a room upstairs that Maya told Katie would be her own room when she came to visit Maya there. “We will decorate this room any way you want, with lots of toys and a princess bed, just for you.” Maya said smiling at Katie.“Yay!” Katie said excitedly, jumping up and down.“Are you ready for that 4-wheeler ride, I promised you earlier?” Maya asked smiling, picking Katie up in her arms.“Yes!” Katie yelled, clapping her hands.When Katie and Maya got back downstairs, Carina was in the kitchen washing down the counters from the dust that had collected on them. “I’m going to take Katie for a ride on the 4-wheeler. Would you like to go with us?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“No, I’m going to stay here and clean. It looks like nobody has been here in years with how dusty everything is.” Carina said, taking a spray bottle with cleaner out of the cabinet.“That’s because nobody has been here since the last time you and I were here.” Maya said.“You two have fun and be careful.” Carina said smiling, kissing Katie on the cheek.“Bye, Mamma.” Katie said smiling, kissing Carina on the cheek.Maya and Katie were riding on the 4-wheeler when Maya went over a hill straight into a huge mud hole, mud flying up all over them, covering them in mud, Katie laughing hysterically. “Huh oh, we got muddy.” Maya said laughing, wiping mud off Katie’s face.“Again, again!” Katie shouted excitedly, bouncing on the seat of the 4-wheeler.“Well, we’re already muddy so, we can’t get much muddier.” Maya said with a laugh.Maya and Katie played in the mud for over an hour, getting covered in mud, Katie laughing every time Maya went through the mud. When Maya and Katie decided to go home, they had more mud on them than what was left in the mudhole. Maya opened the door to her house, carrying Katie in her arms. “Honey, we’re home!” Maya yelled laughing, causing Katie to laugh with her.Carina walked out of the kitchen to see Maya standing in the doorway, Katie in her arms, both covered in mud. The only thing recognizable on them were the whites of their eyes and their white teeth as they smiled. “DIO MIO!” Carina yelled; her eyes widened in surprise. “What happened to you two?” Carina asked, walking closer to them, looking at their mud-covered bodies.“We pwayed in mud.” Katie said excitedly, smiling a toothy smile.“Maya! Look at how filthy you both are!” Katie said, running one hand through her hair, placing her other hand on her forehead in disbelief.“It’s nothing a little water can’t take care of.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“You’re cleaning her up!” Carina said in a raised voice, pointing to Katie.“I will. I wish you could have seen her when we were going through the mud. She was smiling and laughing, having so much fun.” Maya said smiling, looking at Katie, who was smiling at Carina.“Good luck getting all that mud out of her hair.” Carina said, turning to walk back into the kitchen.“Come on, let’s get you cleaned up before Mamma kills me.” Maya said with a chuckle, smiling at Katie.As Maya started to walk further inside the house, Carina came out of the kitchen. “Stop!” Carina yelled, holding up her hands. “You are not going through this house with all that mud on you. I’ve been cleaning since you left and don’t want mud all over the floor.” Carina said, looking sternly at Maya.“What do you want us to do then?” Maya asked, giving Carina a questioning look.“Take off those muddy clothes right there, then go get cleaned up.” Carina said, pointing to the spot where they were standing.“You want me to undress in front of Katie?” Maya asked with a look of shock on her face.“Just down to your underwear, unless they’re muddy also.” Carina replied, raising her eyebrows in a questioning manner.“I haven’t checked, but I don’t think they’re muddy.” Maya replied, sitting Katie down to start taking the muddy clothes off her.Carina walked away, returning with a towel in her hand, placing it on the floor. “Place the muddy clothes on this towel, so I can carry them through the house to the laundry room without getting mud everywhere.” Carina said.Maya undressed Katie down to her panties and herself down to her boxers and sports bra, carrying Katie into her bedroom to bathe her. Katie was excited when she saw Maya’s huge whirlpool bathtub in her bathroom, thinking Maya had a pool inside her house. Maya washed Katie’s body and washed her hair 3 times to get all the mud out of it. Maya got Katie out of the bathtub and placed a towel around her, carrying her into the kitchen where Carina was preparing lunch for them. “Would you mind dressing her while I take a shower?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I’m busy preparing something for lunch, you’ll have to dress her yourself.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“But I have all this mud in my hair and don’t want her to get dirty again.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“You should have thought about that before you went through the mud.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Please?” Maya asked, sticking her bottom lip out to pout, giving her puppy dog eyes, causing Katie to laugh.“You know I can’t say no to you when you look at me like that.” Carina said with a chuckle, taking Katie from Maya’s arms.“Thank you, I owe you one.” Maya said smiling, turning to rush to her bathroom for a shower.“Maya is so silly, isn’t she.” Carina said smiling at Katie.“Maya funny.” Katie said laughing.After lunch Katie started yawning, needing to take a nap, so Maya rocked her in the chair and watched a movie with her, as Carina cleaned the kitchen. When Carina walked into the living room after cleaning the kitchen, she saw Maya and Katie both asleep in the chair and grabbed her phone, quickly taking a picture of them.After dinner that evening Maya built a fire in the fireplace to make smores for Katie. After making the first smore, Maya handed it to Katie, and laughed when Katie bit into it, getting marshmallow all over her face, Carina taking a picture on her phone. Maya gave Carina a questioning look, Carina shaking her head affirmatively.“Katie, Mamma and I brought you out here to talk to you about something very important.” Maya said, wiping the marshmallow off Katie’s face. “All children have 2 parents, and you have 2 parents also. Before you were born, Mamma was my girlfriend, and we loved each other very much, so much that you were born out of that love. Mamma went to Italy for school, and you were in her belly. While Mamma was in Italy, I joined the Army and went away to do my job. Mamma is your Mamma, but I am your Mommy also and I love you very much. You are my daughter, just like you are Mamma’s daughter. You are lucky because you get to have 2 mothers that love you very much.” Maya said smiling, watching Katie eating the smore.“I you baby too?” Katie asked, a look of confusion on her face.“Yes, you are my baby too, you’re mine and Mamma’s baby we made from all the love we had for each other.” Maya said smiling, looking at Katie.“You wub Mamma?” Katie asked, looking at Maya.“Um,…yes, I do love Mamma, because she gave me the greatest gift which is you.” Maya said smiling, tapping Katie on the nose.“I wub Mamma too.” Katie said smiling at Carina.“I love you too, Piccola.” Carina said smiling, leaning to kiss Katie on the head.“You wub Maya?” Katie asked, looking at Carina.“I do love Maya, very much, she gave me you.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Do you understand what we’re telling you?” Maya asked, looking at Katie.“Si, you my Mommy and Mamma my Mamma.” Katie said shaking her head affirmatively, licking the chocolate off the smore.“That went better than I thought it would.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Carina.“She’s not old enough to fully understand yet, she will probably have questions about it later.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Tan I tall you Mommy?” Katie asked, looking at Maya.“If you would like to, I would like that very much.” Maya said smiling, her eyes filling with tears.“Otay, Mommy.” Katie said, wiping the chocolate on her hands on her shirt.“I need to use the bathroom.” Maya said as a tear ran down her cheek.“Mommy cwying.” Katie said, seeing the tear on Maya’s cheek.“She’s ok, she just needs a minute.” Carina said smiling, wiping a tear from her eyes.When Maya walked back into the living room, Katie crawled on her lap, hugging her tightly. “Mommy sad?” Katie asked, seeing Maya’s red eyes.“No, Mommy is very happy right now, those were happy tears.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the head.When they were getting Katie dressed for bed, Katie wanted to sleep in Maya’s bed because it was the biggest bed in the house. Maya and Carina laid in bed with Katie, Carina reading her a bedtime story, while Katie snuggled into Maya’s chest. After Katie had fallen asleep Carina helped Maya move Katie so she could get out of bed.Maya walked into the kitchen, taking a beer out of the refrigerator. “Would you like a glass of wine?” Maya asked, pointing to the wine bottle on the counter.“I would love a glass of wine.” Carina said smiling at Maya.Maya poured a glass of wine, handing it to Carina. “What movie do you want to watch tonight?” Maya asked.“Can we watch Friends instead of a movie?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“Haven’t you seen every episode of that show already?” Maya asked with a chuckle, walking with Carina to the living room.“Yes, but I still like watching it, it’s my favorite show.” Carina said smiling, sitting on the couch.“Ok, Friends it is then.” Maya said smiling, grabbing the remote to turn on Friends, sitting on the couch next to Carina.“How are you feeling after talking to Katie?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I feel wonderful. I can’t believe she took it so well and wants to call me Mommy already. I thought we would have to build up to that.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I was a little surprised by that also. She loves you so much already, so she wants to call you Mommy. You better get used to it because she will be saying it a lot, and it will give me a break from hearing Mamma all the time, wanting me to either do something for her or needing something.” Carina said with a laugh.“I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of her calling me Mommy.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“I like that we were able to be so honest with her, telling her she was made from the love we had for each other. I know she doesn’t understand that, but I think it’s good to always be honest with her. I have a feeling that she may be asking a lot of questions later though.” Carina said smiling.“And if she does, we’ll answer them as honestly as possible.” Maya said smiling, taking a drink of her beer.“Where do you see us going from here?” Carina asked, taking a drink of the wine, looking at Maya.“What do you mean?” Maya asked with a look of confusion on her face.“With us, and with Katie. Do we need to come to some sort of visitation arrangement for Katie or how do you want to do the coparenting with her?” Carina asked, looking at the glass of wine.“First, I would like Katie to legally become a Bishop. As far as visitation, we can work something out that works for both of us. I would like to be a part of the important decisions in her life as far as coparenting goes. We need to come to some sort of understanding on how we want her to be raised and what boundaries we need her to have. I’m not good at disciplining her, as you’ve already seen, so I will leave that to you.” Maya said with a chuckle.“No, we will both discipline her when she needs it. This is all still new to you, but once you get the hang of it, you will be able to discipline her better.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I don’t know about that; she already has me wrapped around her little finger.” Maya said with a chuckle.“As far as legally adding Bishop to her name, I don’t have a problem with that. She is your child after all and deserves to have both our names.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I will talk to an attorney and have them get started on adding Bishop to her name then. I want us to be a family, to do things as a family. I want Katie to have 2 parents that love her to spend time with her as a family, not one parent being absent while the other parent spends time with her.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“I want that too, but how would that work on the days when you have visitation with Katie? I would be at my house, and you would be at yours with Katie.” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Right, I didn’t think about that.” Maya said, rubbing her face.“We can just deal with issues as they come up.” Carina said, taking another drink of wine.“What if we all lived in the same house as a family? That way Katie would have both of us living with her and feel more like a family for her.” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“You want us to live together in the same house even though we’re not in a relationship anymore?” Carina asked, a look of surprise on her face.“Yeah, why not? I mean we would be doing it for Katie, and I will do anything for her.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“I don’t think that would work. What happens if you meet someone, or I meet someone, and we want to have a relationship with them?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I’m not looking for a relationship with anyone, I don’t want a relationship, I want to focus on my daughter. As far as you finding someone, we can cross that bridge when we get to it. We can make this work for Katie’s sake.” Maya said, taking a drink of beer.“I’m not looking for a relationship with anyone either. The only person I would ever want to be in a relationship with again, is you.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“You’re the only one I would ever be in a relationship with if I was going to be in one, but we already tried that, and it didn’t work out for us.” Maya said, a tone of sadness in her voice.“It didn’t work out for us because we were young and stubborn and allowed others to interfere with our relationship. If Mamma hadn’t interfered, we would be in a relationship now, maybe even planning a wedding.” Carina said, sounding annoyed and frustrated. “We’ve both grown up and matured more now, things could be different for us this time.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“I can’t be in a relationship with you right now. I still have a lot of hurt and anger from being kept from Katie for so long. I need to work through my feelings and emotions before I can ever consider anything like a relationship with you. It’s not that I don’t still care about you, because I do, but I couldn’t go through that hurt again. You weren’t here to see how bad it was for me to be here without you. This is the first time I’ve been able to come here since we broke up because it was too painful for me. I had a hard time just being at the ranch without you being there. I had Andy let me know when she took you to the airport to leave for Italy because I needed to see you one last time, but it did more harm than good for me. I couldn’t eat, sleep, or function very well after you left. I threw myself into my job to keep my mind occupied so I wouldn’t think about you so much. I couldn’t think about you without falling apart.” Maya said, wiping tears from her face.“Do you think any of it was easy for me? It wasn’t, I got physically ill when you broke up with me. I literally cried so much I got dehydrated from it. I couldn’t eat or sleep either, I was a shell of myself, just going through the motions. I volunteered for extra hours in the program so I wouldn’t constantly be thinking about you and crying, thinking you had moved on with your life while I was pregnant and miserable. I would call or message Andy just to check on you and see how you were doing. I hate the way things ended between us. I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with you, and it was pulled out from under me. I never imagined my life without you in it and have been miserable every day that you weren’t. I still love you Maya just as much if not more than I did back then, and nothing will ever change that. I could never love anyone the way I love you.” Carina said, wiping the tears from her cheeks.“I’ve never thought any of it was easy for you. We were so in love, but we allowed your Mamma to come between us. I never should have let her convince me to break up with you and I’ll regret that until the day I die. I still love you too, but I’m afraid too much has happened that we can’t come back from. You are still the love of my life and I can’t imagine loving anyone the way I still love you. I would love more than anything to be able to build a life with you and our daughter, but I don’t know if that’s possible. The last thing I want to do is try again with you, and for it to not work, and Katie end up being hurt in the process. I need to put our daughter first and do what is best for her.” Maya said, wiping tears from her cheeks.“Wouldn’t it be best for our daughter to have 2 parents who love each other building a family with her? She deserves to be raised in a loving family, and we can give that to her, if we both put the past aside and start over. I’m willing to try again with you and do whatever it takes to make it work. We can make it work if we both put in the effort. I will give up becoming a doctor if that’s what it takes to have you back in my life and build a life with you and our daughter.” Carina said, tears streaming down her face.“I will never let you give up your dream for me. You’ve worked so hard and are so close to obtaining your dream, you would be crazy to give that up now, for me or anyone else. I’m scared to try again, I’m afraid of being hurt and hurting Katie. I want what you want, but I don’t know if I can do it right now. I need time to figure some things out and see if it’s possible for us to make it work between us. I’m willing to put in the effort to make it work if I feel we can. Maybe we could start over slowly and see how that goes, like go on a date or something. We always had a good time when we dated, maybe that’s what we need to do to see if there’s enough still left between us to build on. I know we still love each other, but sometimes love isn’t enough in a relationship. We need to build the trust back between us, because we’ve both hurt each other and lost some trust.” Maya said, moving closer to Carina, rubbing her back.“I would love to go on a date with you again, maybe we could start out by just going to look at the stars.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“You know what happens when we go look at the stars.” Maya said with a chuckle, wiping tears from Carina’s cheek.“Oh, I remember it well.” Carina said wiggling her eyebrows, smiling at Maya.“Carina Deluca, are you trying to get in my boxers?” Maya asked with a laugh.“Yes, is it working?” Carina asked smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“You are really wanting to be fuck buddy’s badly.” Maya said laughing, leaning her head against Carina’s.“Yes, I am. It’s been 3 years, and my pink friend isn’t cutting it for me anymore. I had to use it last night after the hot tub.” Carina said laughing.“Oh, you did huh? Well, to be honest, the cold shower didn’t help me either for I had to jerk off to get relief, my dick was hurting so fucking bad after the hot tub.” Maya said laughing.“I have something way better than your hand that could help you out next time.” Carina said, smiling seductively at Maya.“Oh, I know you do.” Maya said with a chuckle. “It’s getting late, and our daughter will be up early for me to take her for another ride on the 4-wheeler.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“You better not bring her back covered in mud again.” Carina said in a stern voice.“I won’t, I told her I would take her to the creek to go wading and look for frogs. For some reason, she wants a frog as a pet.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Don’t you dare bring a frog back from the creek!” Carina said glaring at Maya.“Ok, I won’t, I’ll figure out something to tell her as to why she can’t have a pet frog. She also wants a puppy, which I think we should get for her with everything she’s about to go through.” Maya said.“I’ll agree to a puppy, but no frogs!” Carina said waving her finger at Maya.“Yes! I told her I would talk to you about getting her a puppy. She’s going to be so excited when she finds out she’s getting a puppy.” Maya said smiling, doing a fist pump. “You should go to bed with Katie, I’m going to sleep on the couch.” Maya said, patting Carina on the leg.“Maya, you can sleep in your bed with us. There’s no reason for you to give up your bed and sleep on the couch. Plus, Katie will be so excited if she wakes up and you’re sleeping in bed with us.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I don’t want to give her the wrong impression if I sleep with you guys.” Maya said.“She’s not even 3 yet, what impression could she possibly get from you sleeping in the same bed with us?” Carina asked with a laugh.“Right, yeah, ok.” Maya said with a chuckle, standing up, reaching her hand out for Carina, walking with her to the bedroom.When they got inside the bedroom, Carina started undressing for bed, Maya just standing there watching. “Why aren’t you undressing for bed?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Is it ok to sleep in my boxers around her? What if she notices something?” Maya quietly asked, pointing at Katie.“Yes, it’s fine to sleep in your boxers, I sleep in the pair I have sometimes. Notices what?” Carina asked, a look of confusion on her face.“Rooster.” Maya said in a whisper, pointing to her dick.“Oh.” Carina said, her eyes widened. “I’ll take her out of the room before you get out of bed.” Carina said smiling, lifting the comforter to get into bed.“That will work.” Maya said smiling, getting undressed, and getting into bed, snuggling up to Katie, kissing her on the head.“Good night, Maya.” Carina said.“Good night, Carina.” Maya said.The next morning Katie woke up early, seeing Maya sleeping in bed with them. “Mamma.” Katie said, patting Carina on the cheeks.“What is it Piccola?” Carina asked, opening her eyes to see Katie staring at her.“Mommy in bed.” Katie said smiling, pointing to Maya.“Yes, Mommy is sleeping in bed with us.” Carina said smiling at Katie.“Mommy.” Katie said, scooting next to Maya, patting her on the cheeks to try to wake her up.“Good morning, Princess.” Maya said smiling, seeing Katie staring at her with a big smile on her face.“Moining.” Katie said smiling, leaning down to hug Maya tightly. “You sweep wiff me.” Katie said smiling, laying her head on Maya’s chest.“I did. Is that ok with you?” Maya asked smiling, kissing Katie on the head, Katie shaking her head hard affirmatively.“Si!” Katie said excitedly.“Let’s go make breakfast for Mommy while she gets dressed.” Carina said, reaching her arms out for Katie.“Otay!” Katie said excitedly, reaching for Carina.After getting dressed Maya went into the kitchen to see Katie stirring the mixture for French toast, Maya leaned over kissing Katie on the head. “Tiss Mamma too.” Katie said smiling, pointing to Carina.“Good morning, Carina.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the cheek.“Good morning, Maya.” Carina said smiling, returning a kiss on Maya’s cheek, both turning to see Katie smiling at them.“Are you excited about going wading in the creek today?” Maya asked smiling, looking at Katie.“Si! Get fwog!” Katie said excitedly.“I talked to Mamma last night and she said we could get a puppy instead.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Carina.“Yes, you can have a puppy, but no frog.” Carina said, waving her finger at Katie.“Yay, fank you Mamma!” Katie said excitedly, running to hug Carina’s legs.“You’re welcome Piccola.” Carina said smiling, bending down to hug Katie.After dinner that evening, they were all sitting on the couch together watching a cartoon, Katie sitting between Maya and Carina, snuggled up to Maya. Carina grabbed her phone taking a picture of them, sending it to Maya’s phone. Katie fell asleep snuggled up to Maya, so Maya carried her to bed, kissing her forehead before leaving the room.Maya and Carina were sitting on the couch watching Friends again. “I’m going to need some whiskey if we’re watching Friends again.” Maya said chuckling, getting up to walk towards the kitchen. “Would you like a glass of wine?” Maya turned to ask Carina before walking into the kitchen.“Yes, please.” Carina responded smiling at Maya.Maya returned from the kitchen with a glass full of whiskey in one hand, a glass of wine in the other, handing the wine to Carina. “Are we really going to watch Friends again?” Maya asked with a chuckle, sitting next to Carina.“It’s funny!” Carina said with a laugh.“It is, but I’ve seen every episode a hundred times already.” Maya said with a chuckle, taking a drink of whiskey.“Me too, and it’s still funny every time.” Carina said with a laugh.Carina drank the glass of wine quickly, wanting another glass. “I’m getting more wine; do you need more whiskey?” Carina asked, rising from the couch.“No, I’m good, I still remember what happened last time I had too much whiskey.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I thought you said you didn’t remember what happened that night.” Carina asked, with a questioning look on her face.“Oh, no, I don’t remember that, I remember how I felt the next day.” Maya said smiling, rubbing her stomach.Carina returned with another glass of wine sitting closer to Maya, Maya looking at her and smiling. “Comfortable?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Very.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.Maya placed her arm on the back of the couch, so Carina took that as an invitation to scoot closer to Maya, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder. Out of instinct Maya kissed Carina on the head. “Sorry.” Maya said, realizing what she had done.“It’s ok, you can kiss me anytime you want.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Really?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Si.” Carina said smiling, biting her bottom lip.“Don’t do that, you know what that does to me.” Maya said smiling, running a finger across Carina’s lips.“Baciami.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I remember that one.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand on Carina’s cheek, before leaning in to kiss her on the lips, swiping her tongue across Carina’s bottom lip before kissing her deeply, tasting the wine Carina had been drinking.Carina shifted on the couch, pushing her body closer to Maya, holding her behind the neck as Maya kissed her, moaning in Maya’s mouth. Maya broke the kiss, pressing her forehead against Carina’s smiling, looking into her eyes. “I’ve missed kissing you like that.” Maya whispered.“I’ve miss everything with you.” Carina said smiling, before capturing Maya’s lips in a kiss full of passion and desire, causing Maya to moan in Carina’s mouth, feeling her dick getting hard.“We should stop.” Maya said breaking the kiss, breathing hard.“Why?” Carina whispered smiling, attacking Maya’s lips again, moving her body to sit on Maya’s lap, holding Maya’s cheeks as she kissed her deeply, Maya’s hands running up and down Carina’s back.Maya broke the kiss, smiling as she looked into Carina’s eyes. “I’m going to need a cold shower if we don’t stop.”“I already need one.” Carina said smiling, leaning down to kiss Maya hard, grinding her hips against Maya, causing Maya to moan loudly, feeling her dick fully erect in her pants.“Carina.” Maya said breathing hard, breaking the kiss. “Katie is in the next room.” Maya said, leaning her forehead on Carina’s shoulder.“I know, but she’s sleeping.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Maya’s arms that were around her.“But she might wake up. She could come out here and see us like this…or even worse.” Maya said her eyes widened, looking at Carina.“She usually sleeps through the night, but if you’re worried about her catching us…you have 2 other bedrooms upstairs.” Carina said smiling, pointing to the rooms upstairs.“I can’t do anything with my daughter around.” Maya said with a shocked look on her face.“Seriously? Maya people have sex all the time with their children around, they just make sure they’re sleeping or occupied first.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“Right, but I don’t think I could anyway.” Maya said, looking away.“This tells me you can.” Carina said smiling, reaching down to palm Maya’s hardened dick through her pants.“No, I mean I could, but I would be distracted, worrying about her hearing us or waking her up.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck.“How can we ever become fuck buddy’s if you won’t fuck me with Katie is in the house?” Carina said with a chuckle.“I don’t know.” Maya said, getting frustrated. “I heard my parents once and it traumatized me for years.” Maya said shaking her head like she was trying to get that out of her head.“Ewww, I can see how that would traumatize you.” Carina said scrunching up her face.“Now do you understand what I’m trying to say?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Yes, I understand, but if we do decide to get back into a relationship, you’re going to have to get over that, because we will be having lots of sex with Katie in the house, she’ll just be sleeping when we do. Unless you want a sexless relationship?” Carina asked, furrowing her eyebrows.“No, that wouldn’t work.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Thank God!” Carina said with a heavy sigh.“I think we should try to get some sleep before our daughter wakes up.” Maya said, patting Carina on her hips.“Ugh, you’re making this very difficult for me.” Carina said frowning, moving off Maya’s lap.“Trust me, it’s just as difficult for me.” Maya said with a laugh, adjusting her pants.“Come on, let’s go to bed.” Carina said, taking Maya’s hand, leading her to the bedroom.Maya got undressed and crawled into bed, snuggling up to Katie. “Good night, Carina.” Maya said.“Good night, Maya.” Carina said.

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Maya, Carina, and Katie are at the hospital for Katie’s first treatment for Leukemia. After getting Katie settled into the room, the doctor comes in to inform Maya and Carina that Katie will need to stay in the hospital for the first week after receiving the treatment. “I thought we would be able to take her home after the treatment?” Maya asked, looking at the doctor.“We admit the patient, especially a child, for a week following their first treatment in case they have complications or get an infection. It’s a common procedure for their first treatment. If all goes well, and she tolerates the treatment, she would be able to go home after receiving future treatments.” The doctor said, explaining the procedure to Maya.“We didn’t come prepared for her to be admitted and staying for a week.” Maya said, running her hand through her hair, with a look of concern on her face. “We didn’t bring any extra clothes or toys or anything for her to be staying here for a week.” Maya said, starting to panic.“Maya, it’s ok, breathe.” Carina said, holding Maya’s arms, looking into her eyes.“Carina, I’m not prepared for this.” Maya said, breathing rapidly, having a panic attack.“Maya, look at me, focus on me.” Carina said, placing her hands on Maya’s face, looking into her eyes. “Breathe with me.” Carina said, taking a deep breath, then slowly blowing it out, Maya doing the same. “That’s it, just keep breathing with me. “Mommy otay?” Katie asked, reaching to hold Maya’s hand.“Mommy’s ok Piccola, she just got a little excited.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“I’m fine, Princess.” Maya said smiling, bending down to eye level with Katie, kissing her on the nose.“Why don’t you go back to the ranch and get some things for us and for Katie, since we’ll be staying here?” Carina asked, holding Maya’s hands, looking into her eyes.“Ok, I’ll go do that and let Nana and Grandpa know what’s going on.” Maya responded.“Mommy, toys.” Katie said excitedly, smiling at Maya.“Yes, Princess, I’ll bring you lots of toys and books for your bedtime story.” Maya said smiling, picking Katie up in her arms. “Mamma is going to stay here with you while I go get you some toys for you and clothes for me and Mamma. I might bring you a surprise if you promise to be a good girl for Mamma.” Maya said smiling, tickling Katie’s belly.“Si, pwize!” Katie said excitedly, laughing when Maya tickled her belly.“I love you and I’ll be back super quick.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the cheek.“I wub you.” Katie said smiling, kissing Maya back. “Tiss Mamma.” Katie said smiling, pulling Carina close to them.“Of course.” Maya said smiling, leaning to kiss Carina on the cheek. “Let me know if you think of anything else I need to bring.” Maya said, looking at Carina, before walking to the door.“Ok, be careful, and hurry back.” Carina said smiling at Maya.Maya rushed home to pack 2 bags for them, making sure to pack some toys and books for Katie. Maya informed Nana and Grandpa that Katie is being admitted for a week, since it’s her first treatment.“My poor Angel.” Grandpa said, wiping a tear from his eye.“She is taking it better than I am, I had a panic attack when they told us.” Maya said, covering her face in shame.“Maya, you need to remain strong for Katie…and for Carina. Your family needs you to be strong for them now. If you feel like it’s getting to you or you’re going to break down, walk away for a few minutes. Katie needs to see 2 strong parents, so she doesn’t get scared or worry.” Grandpa said, hugging Maya. “I know this is hard for you and Carina, but you need to be there for each other now more than ever. You have this kiddo, and we are here to support you.” Grandpa said, kissing Maya on top of the head.“Are we allowed to come and visit her while she’s in the hospital?” Nana asked, wiping the tears from her cheeks.“Yes, Katie would love if you came to visit her, especially you Papa.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa, referring to him by what Katie calls him.“You tell my little angel that Papa loves her, and me and Nana will be up there to visit her and bring her a surprise.” Grandpa said, smiling at Maya then Nana.“I will bake her some of the cookies she likes so much and bring them to her.” Nana said, walking to the cabinets, taking out the ingredients for cookies.“I don’t know if she will be able to eat them. They told us she may get sick from the chemotherapy treatment.” Maya said, looking sadly at Nana.“I’m going to make them and bring them to her anyway, just in case she can eat them.” Nana said, starting to measure the ingredients for the cookies.“I need to get back; I told Katie I would hurry back to her.” Maya said, turning to walk out of the house.“Kiddo.” Grandpa said, stopping Maya before she could walk out the door. “If you need anything, or need to talk, I’m here for you.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya.“Thanks, Grandpa.” Maya said smiling back at him.When Maya returned to the hospital, Katie was receiving her treatment, Carina holding her in the rocking chair that was in her room. “I’m back, and I brought toys and books.” Maya said smiling, bending down to tuck a strand of hair behind Katie’s ear.“Fanks.” Katie said, her demeanor having changed since Maya left.“How is she doing?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“She told me she is feeling yucky a few minutes ago.” Carina said, rubbing Katie’s head.“Are you feeling yucky Princess?” Maya asked in a soft voice, softly rubbing Katie’s arm.“Si.” Katie said, grabbing her stomach before vomiting all over herself and Carina.“I’ll get a washcloth.” Maya said standing up, rushing to grab the washcloth out of the bathroom and wetting it in the sink.“It’s a good thing you brought us a change of clothes.” Carina said, taking the washcloth from Maya, wiping Katie’s face and arms where she threw up on herself.“Let me hold her while you clean yourself up and get a change of clothes for Katie.” Maya said, taking Katie from Carina’s arms, sitting down to rock her.“She has to wear a hospital gown while receiving the treatment.” Carina said, handing Maya a clean gown for Katie.“Can Mommy change the yucky gown for you and put on a clean one?” Maya asked, looking at Katie.“Si.” Katie said in a sickly voice, raising up so Maya could take off the dirty gown and replace it with a clean one.“There, all clean now.” Maya said smiling, after putting a clean gown on Katie.“Fanks.” Katie said, looking at Maya with sad eyes.“How long will she be sick from the treatment?” Maya asked, looking at Carina with sad eyes.“They didn’t say, but probably just today since it’s her first treatment. Her little body isn’t used to all the chemicals that are being pumped into it now, but it’s something she needs to help fight this illness.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“Why don’t you take a break and go get a cup of coffee or something, I’ll be here with her.” Maya said, leaning her head on Katie’s.“Thank you, I just need a few minutes.” Carina said, fighting back the tears.“Take all the time you need.” Maya said softly smiling at Carina.Katie got sick several times that day and the doctor gave her something to ease the nauseousness which finally helped her to stop vomiting. Katie slept well that night and woke up early, wanting Maya to play with her and asking about Nana and Grandpa. Katie was feeling much better, playing and running around the room like normal.Nana and Grandpa came to the hospital to visit Katie. Nana brought Katie’s favorite cookies she had baked for her and Grandpa brought Katie a toy pony with a saddle so Katie could practice learning how to put a saddle on her pony. As Nana and Grandpa were walking down the hallway to Katie’s room they could hear her laughing. “Is that my little angel I hear laughing?” Grandpa asked smiling, peeking in the door.“Papa!” Katie shouted excitedly, running to him, Grandpa picking her up, hugging her tightly.“Hey, what about me? I brought your favorite cookies.” Nana said smiling at Katie, showing her the cookies she had brought.“Nana!” Katie shouted excitedly, reaching for Nana.“Look at the surprise I brought you.” Grandpa said smiling, handing Katie the gift bag with the toy pony inside it.“Mommy, pony!” Katie shouted excitedly, running to Maya to show her the pony.“It looks just like your pony!” Maya said excitedly, smiling at Katie.Maya and Grandpa played with Katie and the pony, showing her how to saddle it correctly to be safe and make sure it was secure on the pony. Carina was sitting with Nana talking about how Katie was doing and how horrible her first treatment was for Katie. “Poor little baby having to go through that.” Nana said, wiping a tear from her eye.“Would you like to get some coffee with me?” Carina asked, seeing Nana getting upset.“Yes, I would love a cup of coffee.” Nana said, standing up.“We’re going to get some coffee, would either of you like anything?” Carina asked, looking at Maya and Grandpa.“No, thank you.” Maya and Grandpa both responded.Carina and Nana were sitting in the hospital cafeteria drinking coffee when Lucia approached the table. “Carina, what are you doing here? Has something happened to Katie?” Lucia asked with a look of concern on her face, looking at Carina, but not looking at Nana.“Katie had her first treatment yesterday.” Carina responded curtly, looking at Lucia.“Hello, Lucia.” Nana said, forcing Lucia to look at her.“Hi.” Lucia said curtly to Nana. “Carina, why didn’t you tell me Katie was starting the treatments yesterday, I could have been here with you?” Lucia asked, looking at Carina.“Because I didn’t want you here with me. Maya and I are here with her, we don’t need or want anything from you.” Carina said, glaring angrily at Lucia.“Carina, Katie is my granddaughter, and you can’t keep me from her.” Lucia said angrily, pointing her finger at Carina.“Actually, Carina and Maya can keep anyone from their daughter, including you.” Nana said, getting angry.“Shut up, Kate, this doesn’t concern you. This is between me and my daughter.” Lucia said angrily, holding her hand up to Nana.Nana stood up so quickly that it knocked the chair she was sitting in over, making a loud bang when it hit the floor. “Who the hell do you think you are telling me to shut up? You kept my granddaughter from me for almost 3 years and from her mother as well. You have no right to talk to me that way after what you have done. I thought we were good friends and considered you a part of my family and that is how you repaid me, by keeping Katie from us. I never would have allowed Maya to do that to you, yet you encouraged Carina to keep her from us, her other family. We had just as much of a right to know about Katie’s existence as you did, yet you didn’t have the decency to inform us about her. Katie is Maya and Carina’s child, and they will determine who has contact with her and who doesn’t. I swear to God, if you do anything to upset or hurt either of them or Katie, I will make your life a living hell. You do not want to push me right now, because you haven’t seen me when I’m really angry and need to protect my family from people like you. I will ruin you and your career at this hospital if you interfere with Maya and her relationship with her daughter. Now, I suggest you leave before I get any angrier than I already am and beat your ass right here.” Nana said shouting, spit flying out of her mouth as she spoke, her face red with anger, as she stood chest to chest with Lucia.“This is why I kept Katie from all of you. You think you’re better than everyone else and think you can throw your money around to get what you want. I thought we were friends as well, but then I found out you kept Maya’s condition from me, knowing I was allowing my daughter to be alone with her, and look at what ended up happening, Carina ended up pregnant, alone in Italy, attending college and raising Katie on her own. Carina and Katie are better off without any of you in their lives. You never would have found out about Katie had she not gotten ill. You need to get off your high horse and stop trying to keep me from my daughter and granddaughter. Your threats don’t scare me, give it your best shot! You should worry about your own family and that freak of a granddaughter you have and let me worry about mine.” Lucia said shouting in Nana’s face.“You fucking bitch!” Nana shouted, before slapping Lucia hard on the face, causing her to fall sideways into the chair.As Lucia started to get up Carina grabbed her. “Stop it Mamma!” Carina shouted.“I suggest you not get up unless you want worse than just a slap across your face.” Nana said, leaning over Lucia.“Nana, sit down, please. Mamma you need to leave…NOW!” Carina said angrily, looking at Lucia.“I’m leaving, but this isn’t the last you’ve heard from me Kate Bishop!” Lucia angrily said, pointing at Nana.“Bring it on, I can handle you.” Nana angrily said, standing up.“Nana, please sit down.” Carina said, reaching for Nana.“Vaffanculo, Kate Bishop!” Lucia shouted, before walking away. (Fuck you, Kate Bishop.)“What did she just say?” Nana asked, looking at Carina.“It doesn’t matter, we need to get back to the room.” Carina said, standing up.“I’m so sorry, Carina. I shouldn’t have lost my temper like that, especially with everything you’re going through.” Nana said, rubbing her forehead in frustration.“She deserved everything you said to her. I’m sorry for ever listening to her and keeping Katie from you and her family for so long. If anyone is to blame, it’s me for listening and believing what she was telling me was best for me and Katie.” Carina said, putting her hands in her hair.“You were young and afraid; you didn’t know any better than to believe what she was telling you. None of us blame you, Carina.” Nana said, taking Carina’s hand in hers.“Thank you, I don’t know what I would do without you and the rest of the family.” Carina said smiling, hugging Nana.“We all love you Carina, and we are here for you and Katie, after all, she is my namesake.” Nana said smiling proudly.When Nana and Carina got back to the room, Maya noticed Carina’s demeanor had changed. Maya walked over to Carina quietly whispering in her ear. “Are you ok?” Maya asked, placing her hand on Carina’s back.“I’ll tell you later.” Carina said, leaning to whisper close to Maya’s ear.As Nana and Grandpa were preparing to leave there was a knock on the door, and Carina looked at Maya with fear in her eyes. Maya walked to the door, opening it slightly to see Andrew standing there. “Hi, Maya, I came to see Katie if that is ok.” Andrew said, looking at Maya.“Hold on a second.” Maya said, closing the door, mouthing ‘it’s Andrew’ to Carina, Carina nodding affirmatively, so Maya opened the door to allow him inside.“Andrew, it’s so nice to see you again.” Nana said smiling, hugging him.“It’s nice to see you too.” Andrew said smiling, hugging Nana back.“Zio dwea!” Katie shouted excitedly, running to Andrew.“How’s my favorite niece?” Andrew asked smiling, picking Katie up into his arms.“I good.” Katie said smiling, hugging Andrew.“We need to get back to the ranch. We will be back to visit you tomorrow, Angel.” Grandpa said smiling, kissing Katie on the head.“Otay, bye bye, Papa.” Katie said smiling, kissing him on the cheek.“Let us know if you need anything. I’m bringing you lunch and dinner tomorrow.” Nana said smiling, hugging Maya, then Carina, turning to kiss Katie on the cheek.“Bye, Nana.” Katie said smiling, kissing Nana on the cheek.“Mamma called and told me Katie was in the hospital for her first treatment, so I came to see how she was doing. I hope you don’t mind me coming.” Andrew said, looking at Carina, then Maya.“You can visit Katie anytime you would like; you had nothing to do with the whole situation. I’m happy you’re not upset with me anymore for not telling you about Katie sooner, but Mamma was afraid you would let it slip to Mason and mess things up. I wanted to tell you about her as soon as I found out I was pregnant, but Mamma stopped me. You are Katie’s uncle and my baby brother, and nothing will ever change that. Katie loves her Zio Drea, and I only want my daughter to be happy and you make her happy. Thank you for coming.” Carina said smiling, hugging Andrew.“I have no hard feelings toward you Andrew, Lucia is the only one I have hard feelings towards. Like Carina said, you’re Katie’s uncle and you make her happy and that’s what matters.” Maya said smiling, reaching her hand out for Andrew to shake it.“If I had known about Katie, I would have told Mason, I hope you believe that.” Andrew said, looking at Maya. “Mamma told me about what happened in the cafeteria earlier. She is furious and said she is going to press assault charges against Kate.” Andrew said, looking at Carina.“What are you talking about? Press charges on Nana for what? They haven’t spoken since before Carina left for Italy.” Maya asked with a look of confusion on her face.“That’s what I told you I would talk to you about later. There was an incident in the cafeteria between Mamma and Nana when we went for coffee.” Carina said, looking at Maya.Carina explained everything that had happened in the cafeteria to Maya, Maya getting furious, her face red with anger hearing Carina speak. “That’s it! If Lucia wants trouble, she’s about to get just that! I will not sit back and let her cause any trouble for Nana! I will get a restraining order against her if I need to! I do not want her anywhere near my daughter, filling her head with a bunch of shit like she did you! I’m going to talk to the chief of this hospital and tell him she isn’t even allowed on this floor while my daughter is here!” Maya angrily said, walking towards the door.“Maya, wait!” Carina shouted, grabbing Maya’s arm to stop her. “We need to be focusing on our daughter right now, not Mamma and Nana. I don’t think Mamma would actually file assault charges against Nana. She should know that if she did that, it would ruin her chances of ever being able to see Katie again. Please, let’s just focus on Katie for now.” Carina said, holding Maya’s face in her hands, looking into her eyes pleadingly.“Ok, you’re right, we should just be focusing on our daughter.” Maya said, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Mommy mad.” Katie said, looking at Andrew who was sitting on the floor next to her, playing with the pony Grandpa brought her.“No, they’re just talking loudly.” Andrew said, smiling at Katie.“Oh.” Katie said, resuming playing with her pony.“Andrea, can you sit with Katie for a minute.” Carina asked, looking at Andrew, Andrew nodding affirmatively.Carina took Maya’s hand leading her out of the room. “Maya, you can’t get so angry like that in front of Katie, it might make her sick again. I know you are angry, and you have every right to be, but you need to control your anger in front of our daughter.” Carina said, holding Maya’s hands.“I know, I’m sorry, it’s just that your Mamma infuriates me. I’ll do better at controlling my temper in front of Katie. I swear though, that if she does anything to cause trouble for Nana, I will lose my shit.” Maya said in a serious tone, looking at Carina.“You’ll need to stand in line, because if she does anything to Nana, I will lose my shit on her myself.” Carina said smiling, giving Maya a soft kiss on the lips.“I should get angry more often if it means I get a kiss from you.” Maya said with a chuckle, smiling at Carina.“Stupida.” Carina said, hitting Maya on the arm. “You can have kisses from me anytime you want them.” Carina said smiling, leaning in to kiss Maya on the lips again.“Once Katie is out of here, how about we plan that date we talked about at my house?” Maya asked smiling, pulling Carina close to her.“Ok, but you better plan something good.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously.“Oh, it’ll be good.” Maya said with a chuckle, opening the door to go back inside the room.“I need to get home; I have a date tonight.” Andrew said smiling at Carina.“So, who is this girl you’re taking on a date?” Carina asked with a smirking smile on her face.“No one you know.” Andrew said with a chuckle. “Bye, Piccola, I’ll see you tomorrow.” Andrew said, kissing Katie on the head.“Bye.” Katie said smiling, waving at him.“I want you both to know I’m here for you and for my niece. Let me know if you need anything or if there’s anything I can do for you.” Andrew said, looking at Maya and Carina.“Grazie, Fratello.” Carina said smiling, hugging Andrew. (Thank you, brother.)Later that evening, Lane and Katherine came to visit Katie, bringing them Katie’s favorite pizza for dinner. Maya pulled Lane aside, telling him about the incident that happened between Nana and Lucia. “Lucia must have really pissed Mom off to make her slap her like that. I will contact our attorney just in case Lucia follows through on the threat of filing charges.” Lane said.“When you speak with him set up a meeting with him for me. I’m going to be adding Bishop to Katie’s name.” Maya said smiling proudly at Lane.“That’s awesome! Nothing could make us happier than to have Katie having the Bishop name.” Lane said smiling, pulling Maya in for a hug. “I am so proud of you, for the way you have stepped up for your daughter.”“She is half Bishop after all.” Maya said smiling proudly.“Mason couldn’t come to visit tonight, but said to tell he would bring Emma with him to visit Katie tomorrow. Let us know if any of you need anything.” Lane said.“Thanks Dad.” Maya said smiling, hugging him.A week later Katie was released from the hospital, and Nana and the family planned a big welcome home party for her with balloons and presents, along with several of her favorite foods including her favorite cake. Mason brought Emma and Andrew brought the new girl he was dating. When Maya carried Katie inside the house everyone shouted surprise, causing Katie to jump in Maya’s arms, then begin laughing when she realized what was going on. “Hi Papa!” Katie shouted excitedly, squirming in Maya’s arms wanting to be put down.Katie ran to Grandpa, jumping in his lap, kissing him all over his face, making him laugh. “I misted you.” Katie said, hugging him tightly around the neck.“You saw me every day you were in the hospital.” Grandpa said laughing.“Wide pony!” Katie said excitedly, smiling at Grandpa.“We will ride pony later. We have lots of surprises for you to open first.” Grandpa said smiling, pointing to a lot of gift bags on the table.“All mine?” Katie asked, her eyes widened in surprise.“Yes Angel, they are all for you.” Grandpa said smiling, placing Katie in a chair at the table where the gift bags were.Later that night after Katie was asleep, Maya was in the kitchen getting a beer out of the refrigerator when Carina came downstairs. “Would you like a glass of wine?” Maya asked, opening the beer.“Yes, please.” Carina responded.“So, I spoke with Nana, and she said she would be happy to watch Katie while we went on a date. I have already made all the plans for a date tomorrow night.” Maya said smiling, handing Carina the glass of wine.“Ok, where are you taking me?” Carina asked smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“You will just have to wait and see.” Maya said smiling, taking a drink of beer.“Can I at least have a clue? I need to know how I should dress for this date.” Carina asked smiling, leaning closer to Maya.“You will look hot not matter what you wear.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Give me just one clue so I know whether to wear jeans or a nice dress.” Carina said smiling, leaning closer to Maya, almost touching noses with her.“Wear a dress, a sexy dress.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“Should I wear one that is easy to take off?” Carina asked smiling seductively at Maya.“You can if you want to.” Maya said smiling, leaning in to give Carina a kiss on the lips.“Cut that out you two, that’s how you got that little angel upstairs.” Grandpa said with a chuckle, pointing upstairs as he walked into the kitchen.“That’s not how we got Katie, there was more to it, much more.” Carina said smiling, looking down at Maya’s dick in her pants.“Carina!” Maya said, her eyes widened in shock, her face red from embarrassment.“What? Grandpa knows we didn’t get Katie by just kissing.” Carina said laughing.“She’s right kiddo, you didn’t get Katie from just a kiss.” Grandpa said laughing.“Oh my God!” Maya said, burying her face in her hands.“What’s going on?” Nana asked, walking into the kitchen to see Grandpa and Carina laughing hard as Maya covered her face with her hands.“We were just talking about how these two got Katie from more than just kissing.” Grandpa said laughing.“Mike!” Nana shouted in shock, hitting Grandpa on the arm.“What? It’s true Nana.” Carina said laughing.“It may be, but he doesn’t need to be talking about it and embarrassing Maya.” Nana said, rubbing Maya’s back lovingly.“Thank you, Nana.” Maya said smiling at her.The next night Maya was sitting at the kitchen table with Katie in her lap, telling Nana and Grandpa about the date she had planned, when Carina walked down the stairs wearing a very sleek and sexy short dress. When Maya looked up to see Carina in the dress her mouth dropped open. “You better close your mouth before something flies in it.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Wow, Carina, you look beautiful.” Grandpa said smiling at Carina.“That dress is gorgeous on you.” Nana said smiling at Carina.All Maya could do was stare at Carina in the dress unable to speak, looking up and down Carina’s body.“Mamma, pwetty.” Katie said smiling, going over to Carina and hugging her legs.“What about you Maya? Do you think I look pretty?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“Ye…Ye…Yes.” Maya said stuttering, continuing to look up and down Carina’s body.“You two get going on your date and don’t worry about Katie. Stay out as late as you like.” Grandpa said smiling, winking at Maya.“We…we should…go.” Maya said, not taking her eyes off Carina as she stood up from the chair and picked up the keys to the truck. “Ready?” Maya asked, offering her hand to Carina, Carina taking her hand.Maya opened the truck door and helped Carina inside, before getting in the driver’s seat. “Where are we going?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“You’ll see when we get there.” Maya said with a smirk. “You look amazing in that dress, it’s like the one you wore on our first date.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Because it is the same dress.” Carina said with a chuckle.When Maya pulled up to where she was taking Carina, Carina’s eyes filled with tears. “Maya, this is where we went on our first date.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I know, I remember that night so well. I was so nervous and wanted it to be special for you.” Maya said smiling, helping Carina out of the truck.“I can’t believe it. I never would have guessed this is where you were taking me.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s hand in hers.“That was our first date then, and this is our first date now, so I wanted to share some of those same memories with you again.” Maya said smiling, walking Carina inside the restaurant.“Reservation for Bishop.” Maya said to the host.“Yes, Ms.Bishop, right this way. Everything is just as you requested.” The host said, leading them to the table.“Maya, this is the same table we had that night.” Carina said smiling, when she saw where the host was seating them.“I know, that’s why I requested it.” Maya said smiling, pulling the chair out for Carina.“You really are bringing back all the memories from that night.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Of course, that was one of the best nights of my life, and I wanted to try to recreate it for us.” Maya said smiling, reaching to take Carina’s hand.“Wow, you did plan a special date for us. Thank you.” Carina said smiling, raising Maya’s hand to kiss it.“Anything for you because you are very special to me.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina’s hand back.“You don’t need to do all this just to get in my panties.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“That’s not why I planned all of this.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Good because I don’t sleep with someone on the first date.” Carina said with a chuckle.“You better not sleep with anyone on any date.” Maya said with a chuckle.“You either.” Carina said smiling at Maya.The waiter came and took their order, both ordering the same dishes they had on their first date. After dinner Maya ordered the tiramisu for Carina and took one bite just like on their first date. Carina and Maya ate and reminisced about their first date, Maya telling Carina about how nervous she was and was afraid of doing something stupid like spilling food on herself. Carina told Maya about changing dresses several times before settling on the one she was wearing that night. Maya paid the check and held Carina’s hand as she led here to the truck, opening the door and helping her inside, leaning in to kiss her before shutting the door.When they pulled down the road to the ranch Carina thought they were going home, but instead Maya turned down the road on the ranch that led to where they looked at the stars. “You really are recreating our first date, even taking me to look at the stars.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Yes, I didn’t want to leave any part of that date out.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Have I told you how amazing you are and how special you make me feel?” Carina asked smiling at Maya.“Not today but thank you.” Maya said with a chuckle.When they got to their spot to look at the stars Maya helped Carina out of the truck, reaching in the backseat to pull out the exact blanket they would use to look at the stars. “You even remembered the blanket.” Carina said smiling, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.Maya laid the blanket in the back of the truck before helping Carina up into the truck. Maya laid down on the blanket and smiled as she held out her arm for Carina to lay on it like she did that night. Carina smiled at her as she lay down on Maya’s arm, looking up at the stars. “Let’s see if I can find the big dipper like I did that night.” Carina said smiling, looking up at the sky. “There it is!” Carina shouted, pointing to the big dipper in the sky.“Wow, that was so much faster than before.” Maya said with a chuckle, hugging Carina to her body.“I had a good teacher.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I had an even better student, and very beautiful and so fucking sexy.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Are you going to kiss me like you did that night also?” Carina asked smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“Absolutely.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand on Carina’s cheek, kissing her hard and deep on the lips, a kiss full of passion and desire, swiping her tongue across Carina’s lips asking for permission before sticking her tongue inside Carina’s mouth exploring every inch of it.Carina placed her hand behind Maya’s neck, kissing her back with just as much passion and desire, causing Maya to moan in her mouth. Carina broke the kiss needing air, placing her forehead against Maya’s. “Wow, that was even better than I remembered.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“It still has the same effect on me.” Maya said smiling, feeling her dick getting hard in her pants.“Me too.” Carina said smiling, feeling the wetness gathering in her panties.“We should probably get home and check on our daughter.” Maya said smiling, sitting up to adjust the front of her jeans.“Got a problem there?” Carina asked with a chuckle, watching Maya adjusting her pants.“Shut up.” Maya said with a chuckle, climbing out of the back of the truck.“You know, I could always help you with that.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya as she helped Carina climb out of the back of the truck.“Nope, it’s still our first date, remember, you don’t sleep with someone on the first date.” Maya said with a chuckle, opening the door for Carina.“I would make an exception for you.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya in for another heated kiss.“No, we didn’t do anything on our first date then, and we’re not going to do anything on this one.” Maya said smiling, before closing the door.“Ugh, you are killing me.” Carina said, when Maya got in the driver’s seat.“I want to do things right this time. We are starting over so I want to take things slow and try to get back what we had back then.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“I understand, I want to do things differently this time also. I want us to get back to where we were before I went to Italy, when we were so in love and made each other feel that love without question. It’s not just you and me now, we have a daughter, and I want to make this work, not only for us, but for her as well. I’ll wait as long as it takes, but I will still try to tempt you.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.“I wouldn’t want it any other way.” Maya said smiling at Carina.When they arrived back at the ranch Maya walked Carina to her bedroom door. “I had a great time tonight.” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina.“I had a wonderful time tonight, thank you for making this night so special and for making me feel special.” Carina said, putting her arms around Maya’s neck.“Does this mean you’ll go on another date with me?” Maya asked smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Maybe, just ask me.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Carina Deluca, would you go on another date with me?” Maya asked smiling, pulling Carina closer to her.“Yes, just say when.” Carina said smiling, before Maya leaned in to kiss her softly on the lips.“Good night, beautiful.” Maya said smiling, after breaking the kiss to look into Carina’s eyes.“Good night, bambina.” Carina said smiling, turning to open the bedroom door.

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FlashbackCarina, Gabrielle, and Vic are waiting for the results of Carina’s pregnancy tests when the timer goes off signaling the tests are completed. They all jumped, startled by the timer, everyone quickly standing up. “Who is going to look at it? I can’t do it, I’m too nervous.” Carina said, wringing her hands.“I’m not looking at it, I just met you!” Vic shouted, moving away from them to stand in a corner.“I’ll do it.” Gabrielle said, slowly walking to the bathroom. A minute later Gabrielle exited the bathroom and looked at Carina, who had now turned white as a ghost from fear. “You might want to sit down for this.” Gabrielle said, walking over to Carina, and helping her sit on the bed.“Just tell me what the tests say.” Carina said, burying her face in her hands.“They all say the same…you are pregnant.” Gabrielle said in almost a whisper, rubbing Carina’s back.“I was hoping my period was just late from all the stress I’ve been under. What am I going to do? I don’t know what to do. I can’t be pregnant; I’m starting the program to become a doctor. It’s a dream I’ve had since I was a little girl, what am I supposed to do now? Do I just give up my dream and have a child to raise on my own?” Carina said starting to panic, pacing back and forth.“Carina, you have options here. You don’t need to have this baby if you don’t want it, you can have an abortion. If that is not an option for you, you can have the baby and give it up for adoption. You don’t need to make any decisions right now. You have time to figure out what you want to do. I know we just met, but I will support whatever decision you make. Are you going to notify Maya and tell her you are pregnant? This baby is as much her responsibility as it is yours.” Gabrielle said, watching Carina pace back and forth in their room.“I need to call my Mamma right now.” Carina said, reaching for her phone.Lucia was working at the hospital when her phone began to ring. She looked at her phone to see it was Carina calling her. “Ciao, Tesoro.” Lucia said in a cheerful voice.“Mamma, ho bisogno del vostro aiuto. Mamma, ho appena scoperta di essere incinta del figlio di Maya.” Carina said, sobbing on the phone. (Mamma, I need your help. Mamma, I just found out I’m pregnant with Maya’s child.)“Che cosa? Come hai potuto permettere che cio accadesse ? Carina, lo sai meglio, hai il controllo delle nascite! Hai dimenticato di prenderli? Ecco perche dovrestri usare andhe il perservativo !” Lucia shouted into the phone, upset by what Carina just told her. (What? How could you allow this to happen? Carina, you know better, you are on birth control! Did you forget to take them? This is why you should use condoms as well!)“Mamma, smettila di urlare! Non it ho chiamato per essere sgridato, ho bisogno del tuo aiuto! Non so cosa fare!” Carina said, sobbing harder on the phone. (Mamma, stop yelling! I didn’t call you to be yelled at, I need your help! I don’t know what to do!”“Carina, abortisci subito! Devi completare i tuoi studi e il programma per diventare medico ! Non puoi crescere un figlio da solo e realizzare il tuo sogno!” Lucia shouted. (Carina, you get an abortion immediately! You have to complete your studies and the program to become a doctor! You can’t raise a child on your own and fulfill your dream!)“NO! Non abortiro! Anche questo e il bambino di Maya e no le faro una cosa del genere! Se non mi aiuto, lo faro da solo!” Carina shouted angrily into the phone.“Verro in Italia e troveremo una soluzione insieme. Non dire niente a nessuno riguardo allá gravidanza.” Lucia said in a calmer voice, trying to calmCarina down. (I’m coming to Italy, and we will figure this out together. Don’t say anything to anyone about being pregnant.)“Ok, grazie, Mamma.” Carina said, her voice calmer. (Ok, thank you, Mamma.)Two days later Lucia arrived in Italy, going straight to Carina’s room. Carina is sitting on her bed reading when there’s a knock on the door, opening it. “Mamma!” Carina shouted, embracing Lucia in a tight hug.“Tesoro!” Lucia shouted, hugging Carina tightly.“Come in, this is my room.” Carina said, pointing around her room.“It’s so small, and no place to try to raise a baby.” Lucia said, looking around the room.“I know, I’ll need to find a bigger place for me and the baby. I haven’t contacted Maya yet and told her about the baby, but I know she will want to help with it.” Carina said, looking at Lucia.“No Carina, you can’t let Maya know about the baby. She has already moved on with her life and has already left for the military. She can’t care for a child with the job she has, it’s very dangerous and she is gone a lot. I have already spoken with my aunt who lives here, and she said you could stay with her during your pregnancy, and she will help you with whatever you need. After the baby is born, you can put it up for adoption and get back to focusing on your studies and the program.” Lucia explained, holding Carina’s hand.“What do you mean Maya has moved on with her life? This is Maya’s baby, and she deserves to know about it. I can’t keep something like this from her, I won’t do that to her, and I’m not putting our child up for adoption!” Carina said, pulling away from Lucia.“Just that, Maya has moved on, she lives elsewhere now and has probably already found someone else. If Maya loved you as much as she said she did, she never would have broken up with you, she would have fought for your relationship. Maya’s job is very dangerous, and the last thing she needs to be a distraction for her is a child. How would you feel if something happened to Maya because she was distracted by thinking about her child? If you aren’t giving up this child for adoption, what are you planning to do? Surely you aren’t thinking of raising this child on your own while attending the program and your studies.” Lucia said, speaking sternly to Carina.“Ok, I won’t say anything to Maya because I couldn’t live with myself if something happened to her because of me or this baby. I’m keeping the baby, and I will raise it myself, I’ll find a way to make it work. You can either help me or leave me to take care of everything myself, it’s your choice. I will not turn my back on this baby, it’s my responsibility and I will take care of it.” Carina said in a firm voice.“Are you only wanting to keep this baby because it’s Maya’s? I know how much you still love her, but this is a bit extreme to turn your life upside down like this.” Lucia said, shaking her head.“Yes, Mamma, I am keeping this baby because it is mine and Maya’s baby. This baby was conceived in love, and I still love Maya. With this baby, I will always have a part of Maya with me.” Carina said, tears falling down her cheeks, placing her hand on her stomach.“Ok, I’ll help you, but the Bishop’s can never find out, or they might try to take the child away from you.” Lucia said, standing up and walking over to Carina.Carina moved in with the aunt and was attending the program and keeping up with her studies despite the horrible morning sickness she was experiencing at all hours of the day. Lucia visited Carina every few months to check on her and make sure she was doing well. Carina is going for an appointment with the OB and was going to find out the gender of the child. As the doctor began performing the ultrasound, Carina was watching the screen, and the doctor was explaining everything she was seeing on the screen.“Are you ready to find out the gender of your baby?” The doctor asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes.” Carina said, a small smile on her face.“You are having a girl.” The doctor said, smiling at Carina.“A girl. Maya, we’re having a girl.” Carina said to herself, smiling wide, wiping tears from her eyes.Carina was in class when she started having pains in her stomach, unsure of what it was. After class was over Carina went home for lunch and told the aunt she wasn’t feeling well and that her stomach was bothering her. The aunt took Carina to the hospital to get checked out to make sure everything was fine with the baby. When Carina arrived at the hospital, they informed her she was in labor and admitted her to the hospital. Once they got Carina in a room and hooked up to the monitors, Carina thought labor wasn’t as bad as she thought it would be.“Would you like something for the pain?” The nurse asked, looking at Carina.“No, I’m fine, it doesn’t hurt that bad.” Carina said smiling, watching the monitors and Friends on the tv in her room.Several hours later the pains began to get more intense, but Carina was determined to not receive any pain medication, opting for a natural childbirth. A nurse stayed in the room with Carina since she didn’t have anyone staying with her, helping her through the labor pains. Carina had been in labor for over 12 hours and the pain was very intense now. The nurse is trying to get Carina to breathe through the labor pains. “This fucking hurts! Stop telling me to fucking breathe! I need Maya, get me Maya!” Carina yelled, almost sounding like a demon had possessed her body.“Ok, who’s Maya? Do you know how I can get in contact with them?” The nurse asked, wiping Carina’s forehead with a wet cloth.“She’s who is responsible for me being in so much fucking pain right now! Get her here for me now! I don’t know where she is, but fucking find her and tell her to get here!” Carina shouted as another pain hit her.“You are about to have this baby; I can’t leave you to get anyone except the doctor.” The nurse said, pressing the button for the doctor to come in to deliver the baby.“I am not having this baby without Maya!” Carina shouted, as the doctor walked into the room.“Carina, your baby is ready to be delivered now. Don’t you want to see your precious baby?” The nurse said, trying to get Carina to start pushing.“I want Maya! Get me Maya!” Carina screamed so loud she was heard down the hallway.“Carina, we don’t have time to get anyone, this baby is ready to be delivered now, and we need you to push so she can meet you. If you refuse to push and deliver this baby, we will need to do a c-section and deliver it for you. This isn’t good for your baby or you right now, so please push for me.” The doctor said.“Ok. I can do this for our child.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“Just give me one good push and this baby will be out.” The doctor said.“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted as she pushed as hard as she could, delivering a baby girl.“Great job! Here’s your baby girl.” The nurse said, laying the baby on Carina’s chest.“Hi, baby girl, I’m your Mamma. You are so beautiful.” Carina said smiling, looking at the baby. The baby opened her eyes briefly, flashing those beautiful blue eyes Carina remembered from the first time she laid eyes on Maya. “You have Maya’s eyes, you look just like her, with my hair.” Carina said sobbing hard, staring into those piercing blue eyes.“Do you have a name for her yet?” The nurse asked, still cleaning the baby.“Yes, her name is Maya Kathleen Deluca.” Carina said smiling at the baby. “I’m going to call her Katie after her great grandmother though.” Carina said smiling, kissing Katie on the head.Once they got Carina and the baby cleaned up, everyone left Carina alone to bond with her baby. Carina held Katie, staring at her, thinking of all the love she had for Maya and how they made such a beautiful baby together. “Oh Maya, I wish you were here. We made a beautiful baby together.” Carina said, tears rolling down her cheeks.When Carina and Katie were discharged from the hospital they went back to the aunt’s house. Lucia arrived the day after they were discharged because that was the earliest flight she could get to Italy. Carina was nursing Katie when Lucia arrived at the house. “Let me see my granddaughter.” Lucia said smiling, rushing over to where Carina sat with Katie. “She’s so beautiful, she looks like you.” Lucia said smiling at the baby.“She looks exactly like Maya but has my hair color.” Carina said smiling at the baby. “She even has Maya’s beautiful blue eyes that I love so much.” Carina said smiling, kissing Katie on her tiny hand.“Carina, you can’t be saying things like that. Someone will figure out she’s Maya’s child and might tell her. You need to be careful who you talk to about her, you can’t let Maya or the Bishop’s learn of her existence.” Lucia said, frowning at Carina.“All anyone would need to do is look at her and they would know she’s Maya’s daughter. I’ve been thinking, and I feel I should tell Maya she has a daughter. I want to tell her about Katie.” Carina said smiling, kissing Katie’s hand.“It’s too late to tell Maya about her now. Maya is doing well with the military and having a child would turn her life upside down. What if you were to tell her about Katie and she didn’t want anything to do with her or you for that matter? You would just be setting yourself up for more heartache. Haven’t you allowed her to hurt you enough already? For God’s sake Carina, she broke up with you and joined the military to get away from you.” Lucia said in an angry tone.“I would be devastated if Maya turned her back on her daughter. You’re right, she broke up with me and left me, she doesn’t love me or want to be with me. I need to just let her go and focus on making a life for me and my daughter.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“You’re not alone, you have me and your family.” Lucia said, hugging Carina. “You’re making the right decision not saying anything to Maya. Didn’t you say you have remained in contact with Andy, and she told you Maya refuses to even speak of you? That should tell you she doesn’t care about you anymore and is moving on with her life. She is probably with someone else now, and finding out she has a child could mess up her relationship, or cause trouble with her job.” Lucia said, wiping Carina’s cheeks where tears had fallen.“She deserves to be happy, and I don’t want to ruin anything for her. I miss her so much and I still love her and always will. Look at this beautiful and amazing gift she gave me.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“Exactly, and if you tell her she has a daughter now, it could cause her to lose whoever she may be in a relationship with and possibly even her career.” Lucia said.“What are you going to do about Andrea? He still talks to Mason and could let it slip to him that I had Maya’s baby.” Carina said, looking at Lucia.“Andrea still doesn’t know anything about you ever being pregnant or giving birth to a daughter. I feel for now, it is better if we don’t tell him anything about Katie.” Lucia said, running her hand through Carina’s hair.“I guess you’re right, because he isn’t good at keeping secrets.” Carina said. Two years later, Katie begins to have medical issues with a fever for no apparent reason, chills, swollen lymph nodes, and persistent fatigue. After being repeatedly diagnosed with a cold or flu, Carina decided to get a second opinion because nothing was helping her child get better. Carina took Katie to a specialist who diagnosed her with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The specialist told Carina that Katie would need a bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy to fight the disease and that all of her family members should be tested for a match.Later that evening Carina had finally stopped crying and was calling her Mamma. “Mamma, Katie is sick, she has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. I need you and Andrea to be tested for a match.” Carina said sobbing on the phone.“Are you sure it’s leukemia? You need to bring her here as quickly as possible. Grey Sloan has the top ranked oncologist in the United States, and he can help her. I’m sending you a plane ticket for you and Katie to come home. Andrea and I will get tested as soon as possible.” Lucia said, sobbing as she spoke with Carina.“Can you set up an appointment for her with this doctor? I’ll start packing for the trip tonight and be there as soon as you send the tickets.” Carina said, sobbing.“Yes, I’ll set up the appointment tomorrow, I’m scheduling you and Katie a flight now.” Lucia said.“Thank you, Mamma.” Carina said, sobbing hard.“I just got a flight booked for you and Katie for tomorrow at 11:00 am, arriving in Seattle at midnight tomorrow night. Get everything packed for you and Katie and I’ll pick you up at the airport tomorrow night.” Lucia said.Carian quickly packed bags for her and Katie, calling the head of the program, explaining everything about Katie’s illness and that she was taking her to the United States for treatment. The head of the program told her she could take a leave of absence from the program to care for Katie and come back to complete it once Katie was well enough.When Carina and Katie arrived at the airport Lucia and Andrew were there to meet them. “Sorella!” Andrew shouted, running to hug Carina.“Fratello!” Carina shouted, hugging Andrew tightly. “I have missed you so much!” Carina said smiling, hugging Andrew.“I missed you too! I found out last night that I have a niece, is this Katie?” Andrew asked, smiling at Katie.“Yes, Andrea this is Katie, Katie this is Zio Andrea.” Carina said smiling at Katie, who was clinging to Carina’s chest.“Hi.” Katie said in a soft voice, looking at Andrew.“She looks just like” Andrew started to say when Lucia cut him off.“Her Mamma, she looks like her Mamma.” Lucia said quickly, glaring at Andrew.“We have a lot of catching up to do Sorella!” Andrew said, giving Carina an almost angry look.“That we do Fratello.” Carina said, shaking her head.After getting Katie to bed Carina, Lucia, and Andrew we sitting in the living room talking about Carina’s pregnancy, the decision to not inform Maya, and the reason Lucia kept it from Andrew.“This is a bunch of bullshit! Maya deserved to know she has a child, theBishop’s deserved to know they have a granddaughter. Mason is my best friend and he’s Katie’s uncle, he deserves to know about her.” Andrew said shouting angrily.“Andrea, we made the best decision for Carina and Katie at the time. It was the best decision then and it is still the best decision not to tell them about Katie now! You are not to tell Mason or anyone else that Katie is Maya’s child!” Lucia said angrily raising her voice at Andrew.“Actually, I’ve made the decision to tell Maya and the Bishop’s about Katie. I never should have let you convince me otherwise when I found out I was pregnant. They have every right to know about Katie, especially now that she is ill. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time now, and I can’t just keep Katie from Maya and her family. It’s not right to do that to them after all they’ve done for me and how much love they have shown me. If Maya doesn’t want anything to do with Katie or me, that’s fine, but I know Nana and Grandpa will want to be a part of Katie’s life no matter what Maya does.” Carina said, looking at Lucia as Lucia’s face turned red from anger.“If you tell them, they may try to take her away from you, is that what you want? Are you willing to risk losing Katie for them? You will be making a huge mistake if you tell them about her.” Lucia said, yelling at Carina.“I’ve made my decision and nothing you say is going to change my mind!” Carina shouted at Lucia, before standing up and walking away.“If you tell them about Katie, then you will need to find somewhere else to stay because I won’t have all that drama and conflict around my granddaughter.” Lucia shouted, causing Carina to stop in her tracks.“I will start looking for a place for my daughter and I to live tomorrow, after I go to the ranch with Katie, to tell Nana and Grandpa about her and find out how to get in contact with Maya!” Carina shouted angrily at Lucia.“Don’t come back here crying when they all turn their backs on you!” Lucia shouted angrily at Carina.“Trust me, I won’t!” Carina shouted, walking up the stairs.The next day Carina was exhausted from the flight and Katie wasn’t feeling well so Carina decided not to go to the ranch, letting Katie rest from the trip. The following day Katie had an appointment with the oncologist at Grey Sloan. He went over Katie’s chart and test results wanting to run a few more tests that day. After running the tests, he discussed the treatment plan with Carina and suggested all family members be tested for a possible match for Katie to receive a bone marrow transplant.Carina, Lucia, and Andrew all got tested to see if they were a match for Katie, but none of them were. Carina had decided to wait until she knew more about Katie’s diagnosis and treatment before going to the ranch to visit Nana and Grandpa to tell them about Katie.Carina woke up early the next morning, unable to sleep because that was the day Andrew was taking her and Katie to the ranch to talk to Nana and Grandpa. Carina was nervous and excited at the same time. She hadn’t seen Nana since Andy’s funeral and Grandpa since she left for Italy. She was nervous as to how they were going to react to finding out about Katie and that she had kept her from them all this time. No matter how they felt about her, she knew they would never turn their backs on Katie because she was a part of their family.As Andrew was driving Katie and Carina to the ranch, Carina was wringing her hands and nervously fidgeting in her seat. “Carina, it’s going to be ok. You know how much they love you; they won’t turn you away. They may be upset at first but explain everything to them and they will understand.” Andrew said, reaching over to gently squeeze Carina’s hand.“I really hope you’re right. I would hate me if I were them though. I have kept their only great grandchild from them, how else could they feel.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“They are the kindest and most loving people I have ever met. You know how important family is to them and they considered you a part of their family, they will be there for you…and for Katie.” Andrew said smiling at Carina.“Will you stay here with Katie while I go inside and talk to them first? If there’s yelling, I don’t want Katie to hear it.” Carina asked, looking at Andrew.“Of course, but I don’t think they’re the type to yell.” Andrew said with a chuckle.“You’ve never seen Nana mad then.” Carina said with a chuckle, getting out of the car.Andrew is sitting in the car playing with Katie when Carina returns to the car. “How did it go?” Andrew asked when Carina opened the car door.“I’m taking Katie inside to meet them now.” Carina said, getting Katie out of her car seat.Andrew waited in the car for Carina and Katie to return, playing on his phone. A while later Carina returns with Katie, smiling and hugging Katie in her arms. “I take it from the smile on your face that everything went well with them.” Andrew said smiling at Carina.“Much better than I anticipated, Grandpa is going to get in contact with Maya and tell her about Katie. They were amazing, just like they have always been. They offered me and Katie the chance to live here with them for now. I need to get home and get our things together to move here tomorrow.” Carina said, after getting inside the car.“Mamma isn’t going to like you and Katie living here with them.” Andrew said, a look of concern on his face.“I don’t care if she likes it or not. I never should have let her convince me to keep Katie from them in the first place. We are moving to the ranch and there’s nothing she can say to change my mind. They have as much of a right to get to know Katie as Mamma does, and I’m going to make that happen.” Carina said in a determined tone.Carina was upstairs getting things together for her and Katie to move to the ranch the next day when Lucia arrived home from work. Andrew is in the living room playing with Katie when Lucia walks inside the house. “Where’s Carina?” Lucia asked, looking at Andrew playing with Katie.“She’s upstairs in her room.” Andrew responded, pointing to the stairs.When Lucia walked into Carina’s room, she saw Carina putting things in bags and boxes. “What are you doing?” Lucia asked, sitting on Carina’s bed, watching her folding clothes to put in the bags.“I’m gathering mine and Katie’s things to move to the ranch with Nana and Grandpa tomorrow.” Carina responded, not looking up but continuing to pack the bags.“You can’t be serious! They will try to control you and everything you do! You can’t subject Katie to that kind of thing, that’s not a healthy environment for her.” Lucia said shouting angrily.“Yes, I am very serious! They are not the ones trying to control me and what I do or do not do! That would be you, who has controlled me ever since I told you I was pregnant, not them. They have been nothing but kind and supportive to me and they want to get to know their granddaughter and I am going to ensure that happens. I’ve kept Katie from them longer than I ever should have because you controlled everything, not me. I have a daughter to consider, an ill daughter, and I am going to do everything in my power to make her happy and do what is best for her, which is to know who her other mother is as well as her other family.” Carina angrily shouted, glaring at Lucia.“So, you’re just going to turn your back on me and Andrea for them? You are so willing to throw us away for people who aren’t even your family! How do you think Maya is going to react when she finds out you kept her child from her? You should prepare yourself, because they will try to take Katie away from you and they have enough money to make it happen!” Lucia shouted angrily, getting in Carina’s face.“I’m not turning my back on anyone! You are the one who is turning your back on me because I chose to tell them about Katie. I don’t know how Maya will react, she will probably be mad as hell for me not telling her about Katie, but I will deal with it. It’s between Maya and I, not you! The Bishop’s aren’t like you, they would never keep Katie from me or try to take her from me. They are the same I remember them to be, kind, loving, and caring people and they have welcomed me with open arms, along with Katie.” Carina said angrily, flailing her arms as she spoke.“You’re going to raise your child with someone who doesn’t love you anymore. You’re just doing this to try to win Maya back, but that will never happen, so get ready to have your heart broken again by that freak!” Lucia shouted angrily, walking to the door.“Don’t you ever speak like that about Maya again! She loved me more than you ever could and I’m your daughter!” Carina shouted, slamming the door in Lucia’s face.Andrew drove Katie and Carina to the ranch the next day helping them get all their things inside the house. “I should get home before Mamma gets any angrier at me for helping you move out.” Andrew said, hugging Carina.“Thank you, Andrea. Call me if you need anything.” Carina said smiling, hugging Andrew tightly.“You do the same. Take care of my favorite niece.” Andrew said smiling, before walking out of the room.Nana was in the kitchen preparing lunch with Katie helping her when Carina came downstairs. “Thank you for letting us stay here.” Carina said smiling at Nana.“You are both family and are welcome to stay here as long as you want.” Nana said smiling, kissing Katie on the head.“Where’s Grandpa?” Carina asked looking at Nana.“Um, he flew out this morning to talk to Maya in person about Katie. He didn’t think it was something he should tell her about over the phone.” Nana said, wiping sweat off her forehead.“I agree with him, this isn’t something she should hear over the phone. I’m scared about how Maya is going to react when she finds out. I already know she is going to hate me more than she already does.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“Maya will be angry, but she could never hate you, she loves you too much to ever hate you.” Nana said, hugging Carina.“I really hope you are right. I am still just as much in love with her as I was 3 years ago, and I will always love her.” Carina said, with a heavy sigh.“I know I’m right, I always am.” Nana said with a smirk.“What’s going to happen if Maya comes here? Do I need to find somewhere else to stay while she’s here?” Carina asked, looking at Nana.“If Maya comes here, she can stay in her room like she always does. No, you don’t need to find anywhere else to stay. This is a big house and it’s plenty big enough for you and Maya to both be living here.” Nana said, pointing around the big house.Carina was sitting in the living room watching cartoons with Katie, Nana sitting in her chair drinking coffee when her phone began to ring. “It’s Mike.” Nana said, getting out of her chair to walk into the other room.Nana came back into the living room a little while later and sat down in her chair, sighing heavily. “Maya is angry, isn’t she?” Carina asked, a look of sadness on her face.“Yes, but we suspected she would be angry. She is making arrangements tomorrow to come home and meet Katie and be here for her treatment.” Nana said.“That’s good, I’m excited, nervous, and afraid to see her again.” Carina said.“Everything will be fine, Maya is a forgiving person and once she meets Katie, she will instantly fall in love with her, and you two can talk and work through things. After all, you do share a beautiful daughter now.” Nana said smiling, looking at Katie.“Thank you, Nana, for everything.” Carina said smiling at Nana.“You’re welcome. We’re here for you, no matter what.” Nana said smiling at Carina.

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Maya and Jose are replacing some fencing when a ranch truck is rapidly approaching them. “That looks like Grandpa driving, something must be wrong.” Maya said, removing the gloves she was wearing to work on the fence.“Boss never drives that fast, something has to be wrong.” Jose said, wiping sweat from his forehead.“Someone is with him; it looks like it’s Carina.” Maya said, looking at the truck speeding towards them.The truck comes to a screeching halt close to them, Carina quickly exiting the truck. “Maya! You’re a match!” Carina yelled excitedly, running into Maya’s arms.“What?” Maya asked, a look of surprise on her face.“You are a match for Katie! The doctor called the house and said the results came back and you are a match for the bone marrow transplant for Katie!” Carina yelled excitedly, tears streaming down her face.“I am? Oh my God, this is the best news ever! I’m a match!” Maya yelled excitedly, picking Carina up and spinning her around in her arms. “What now? What do I need to do now? Do I need to go to the hospital now or what?” Maya asked, almost starting to panic.“They’re setting up the transplant and you need to be at the hospital in the morning for the donation. Maya, our daughter is going to be ok!” Carina shouted excitedly, kissing Maya hard on the lips.“We’re done here Jose; I’m going home to be with my family and celebrate this wonderful news!” Maya said smiling, looking at an excited Jose.“Congratulations Maya! I’m so happy for you and your family!” Jose said smiling, grabbing Maya and lifting her off the ground in a tight hug.“Grandpa, I’m a match! Katie is going to be just fine now!” Maya said, smiling as she was running to hug Grandpa.“I know kiddo, it’s what we’ve been praying for!” Grandpa said, lifting Maya off the ground as he hugged her.“Let’s go home, I want to see my daughter!” Maya said smiling, running to get into the truck with Carina and Grandpa.Nana prepared a feast for dinner to celebrate the good news, inviting Lane, Katherine, Mason, Emma, Andrew, Jose, and Rosa over to celebrate with them. Katie didn’t understand what the celebration was about but enjoyed having everyone there making a fuss over her. “Is it my birfday?” Katie asked, seeing everyone smiling and bringing her gifts in celebration of the good news.“No, Princess, everyone just loves you so much and wanted to celebrate this day with you.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the cheek.After everyone left Carina gave Katie a bath and Maya walked in smiling, just staring at Katie. “Are you ok?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I’ve never been better.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to give Carina a quick kiss on the lips.“Tiss me!” Katie said smiling, leaning towards Maya.“Ok.” Maya said with a chuckle, leaning to kiss Katie on the cheek.“I think someone is jealous.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“I’m going to pick out a book to read for bedtime tonight.” Maya said smiling, walking out of the bathroom.Maya read Katie a book but only got to the 4th page before Katie fell asleep laying on Maya’s arm. Maya laid in bed with Katie for several minutes, before Carina helped her maneuver to get out of bed without waking up Katie.“Are you nervous about tomorrow?” Carina asked, as they walked down the stairs.“No, I’ve been through worse.” Maya said with a laugh.“The doctor said the procedure takes about and hour or two and you will need to stay overnight in the hospital.” Carina explained, pouring a glass of wine.“Having to stay overnight will be the worst part of it.” Maya said frowning.“I will stay with you, so you won’t have to be alone.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya.“No, I’ll be ok, you need to be here with Katie.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.The next morning Carina went to the hospital with Maya and Grandpa while Nana took care of Katie. The doctor informed them that everything went perfectly, and that Maya would be groggy from the anesthesia for a few hours. Carina and Grandpa went into the room where Maya was, Carina sitting in the chair next to the bed, holding Maya’s hand while she slept.Maya opened her eyes to see Carina sitting next to her holding her hand. “Hi beautiful.” Maya said in a groggy voice, smiling at Carina.“Hi, Bambina.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“You’re so beautiful, kiss me.” Maya groggily said, smiling and puckering her lips for a kiss.Carina leaned down to kiss Maya on the lips, Maya grabbing her behind the neck, deepening the kiss, slipping her tongue inside her mouth. Carina broke the kiss, turning red from embarrassment. “Maya, Grandpa is here.” Carina said smiling, pushing away from Maya.“Hi, Grandpa.” Maya groggily said, smiling at Grandpa.“Hi, Kiddo, how are you feeling?” Grandpa asked with a laugh.“I feel gooooooddd!” Maya said in her groggy voice, smiling wide.“You should try to get some rest now.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Maya’s arm.“I’m not tired, wanna get in bed with me? I’ll make it worth it for you.” Maya groggily said, smiling and wiggling her eyebrows at Carina. “I’ll do that thing with my tongue you like.”“NO! You need to sleep now. Don’t say anything else, just sleep.” Carina said, placing her hand over Maya’s mouth to keep her from talking. “Oh my God!” Carina said, burying her red face in her other hand.“She doesn’t know what she’s saying, she’s high on anesthesia. Don’t let it bother you.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.About an hour later Maya wakes up and sees Carina and Grandpa sitting next to her bed. “How did everything go?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“The doctor said everything went perfectly. Katie will need to go through some heave doses of chemotherapy for 5 days then they will do the transplant. How are you feeling?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“I feel fine. I’m still a little sleepy from the anesthesia but I’m not in any pain or anything.” Maya responded.“You were feeling really good earlier.” Grandpa said with a laugh, looking at Maya, Carina covering her face with her hands.“What happened? Did I do something stupid earlier? The last thing I remember was the anesthetist telling me he was giving me something to make me sleep.” Maya said, a look of confusion on her face.“No, everything is fine. You didn’t do anything stupid.” Carina quickly responded, not wanting to talk about what happened.“You just told Carina she was beautiful, that’s all.” Grandpa said, smiling at Carina.“Well, she is beautiful though.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.A week later Katie has the bone marrow transplant after receiving the 5 days of chemotherapy. She will remain in the hospital for at least a month and need to be isolated for about 3 months. Nana and Rosa do a deep cleaning of Carina’s room to ensure it’s safe for Katie when she is allowed to go home. Katie has several visitors while in the hospital and receives many gifts to help make her stay better for her. Maya and Grandpa take Katie’s electric tractor to the hospital for her to ride around the room, after clearing it with the staff. Maya’s team sends a huge bouquet of balloons and candy to Katie along with a huge stuffed bear wearing an army outfit.One month later Katie is doing great after the transplant and is being released to go home but can’t leave home or be out in public and continue to come every week for testing to make sure everything continues going well. A few days after Katie is home, they sit down for dinner when Maya’s phone rings. Maya looks at her phone to see the commander calling her and steps away to take the call. “Major Bishop.” Maya said, answering the phone.“Major, it’s Colonel Williams. I’m sorry to bother you, but we need you and your team for a delicate mission. You will be working with another team because of the nature of the mission requires two teams. I need you to return to base tomorrow, there is a ticket already purchased for you at the airport. You need to be at the airport by 9:00 am tomorrow. I wouldn’t ask you to return, but you and your team have been requested for this specific mission. Once the mission is completed you may return home to be with your family.” Colonel Williams said.“Yes, sir, I understand. I will be at the airport first thing in the morning.” Maya responded without hesitation.“I’ll have Sullivan pick you up at the airport when you arrive tomorrow.” Colonel Williams said, before ending the call.When Maya returned to the table to eat dinner, Grandpa could see something was different with Maya. “Everything ok Kiddo?” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya.“Yeah, I need to go back to the base for a mission in the morning.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck. “I need you to take me to the airport in the morning.” Maya said, looking at Grandpa.“Maya, do you have to go back?” Carina asked, a look of sadness on her face.“Yeah, my team needs me for this mission. I’ll be back after the mission is completed.” Maya said, reaching for Carina’s hand, gently squeezing it.“Is it a dangerous mission?” Carina asked, her eyes filling with tears.“They all have some level of danger; some are more dangerous than others.” Maya said, wiping a tear that had fallen down Carina’s cheek.“I don’t want you to go.” Carina said, tears streaming down her face.“I have to go; my team needs me.” Maya said, wrapping her arms around Carina, holding her tightly.“We need you too.” Carina said, sobbing on Maya’s shoulder.“I know, but Nana and Grandpa will take care of you and Katie until I can come back.” Maya said, gently rubbing Carina’s back.“I’ll take care of Katie tonight so you two can spend some time together before Maya has to leave.” Nana said, wiping tears from her eyes.“Mamma and Nana sad.” Katie said with tears in her eyes looking at Grandpa.“Yes, because your Mommy has to go to work tomorrow for a few days.” Grandpa said, picking up Katie, hugging her.“Mommy!” Katie shouted, tears streaming down her face, reaching for Maya.“It’s ok, Princess, I’ll be back before you can even miss me.” Maya said smiling, taking Katie from Grandpa, holding her close to her.“Pwomise?” Katie said, wiping her eyes.“I promise.” Maya said smiling, wiping tears from Katie’s cheeks.Later that night Maya is in her room packing her bag to leave when Carina walked into her bedroom, sitting on the bed. “Did you mean what you said to Katie about promising to come back?” Carina asked, her eyes filling with tears.“Yes, I promise I will come back to you and Katie.” Maya said, taking Carina’s face in her hands, smiling at her.“I’m scared for you to go. What if something happens to you on this mission?” Carina asked, as a tear rolled down her cheek.“I promise I have an amazing team, and I will do everything in my power to come home safely to you and Katie. I need you to focus on Katie and not be worrying about me while I’m away.” Maya said, sitting beside Carina, placing her arm around her.“Can I stay in here with you tonight? I really need you to hold me before you leave for however long.” Carina asked, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Of course, I’ll hold you for as long as you need me to.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the head.After she finished packing, Maya took a shower before getting into bed, lying next to Carina who was already in her bed. Carina scooted close to Maya and laid her head on Maya’s arm, and her arm across Maya’s stomach. “I’m going to miss you so much.” Carina said, wiping a tear from her cheek.“I’m going to miss you and Katie too.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s hair.“How long do you think you’ll be gone for the mission?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I don’t know, it depends on how things go. Some missions only take a short amount of time, but others take longer. I don’t even know what the mission is yet, I won’t find out until I meet with the commander tomorrow.” Maya explained, looking at Carina.“Please be careful, I couldn’t take it if anything happened to you.” Carina said, kissing Maya on her shoulder.“I am always as careful as I can be.” Maya said, hugging Carina closer to her body.“I love you so much.” Carina said, leaning to kiss Maya hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, kissing with so much passion, love, and desire.“Mmmmm.” Maya said, deepening the kiss, placing her hand on Carina’s cheek. “I love you too.” Maya said, breaking the kiss for air, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I need to be with you tonight.” Carina said, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Carina, I..” Maya started to say when Carina placed her hand over Maya’s mouth.“Don’t say anything, just be with me tonight. I want you to make love to me before you leave.” Carina said, leaning down to capture Maya’s lips, kissing her with pure love and passion, pulling Maya against her body.Maya broke the kiss needing air, looking deeply into Carina’s eyes. “Ok.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina deeply, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, exploring every inch of it, moaning in her mouth.Carina broke the kiss and rose up to take off the shirt she was sleeping in, leaving her in only panties. Carina reached to pull off Maya’s sports bra, and threw it on the floor, before pulling Maya back down to kiss her hard on the lips. Maya broke the kiss needing air and began kissing down Carina’s jawline to her neck, finding Carina’s sweet spot right where she remembered it to be, causing a moan from Carina. Maya began biting and sucking Carina’s sweet spot, slowly trailing her hand to Carina’s hardened nipple, rolling it between her fingers. Maya trailed kisses down Carina’s neck to her collarbone, biting and sucking hard enough to leave a mark before moving the kisses to her nipple. Maya hesitated and looked at Carina smiling, Carina nodded in approval, so Maya placed her mouth on Carina’s nipple, sucking and twirling her tongue around it causing Carina to gasp. “Dio mio.” Carina said, breathing hard. Carina reached down to feel Maya’s semi hard dick and slipped her hand inside the boxers and began stroking up and down.“If you keep doing that, you’ll make me cum.” Maya said, breathing hard as she removed her mouth from Carina’s nipple.“Take them off.” Carina said, reaching for Maya’s boxers, pulling them down.Maya rose up to take off her boxers, throwing them on the floor, before reaching for Carina’s panties, slowly pulling them down her legs and throwing them on the floor. Maya kissed up Carina’s leg to her pussy, inhaling deeply, and swiping her tongue from her entrance to her clit, flicking her tongue across it, causing Carina to buck her hips up against Maya. “Cazzo, Maya!” Carina said panting hard, pulling Maya up to kiss her hard on the lips.“I needed to taste you again, it’s been 3 years.” Maya said, kissing Carina hard on the lips, slowly moving her hand down to Carina’s folds, feeling the slick wetness pooled between her legs. “You’re so wet for me.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the neck, biting and sucking, leaving a mark.“Always.” Carina said panting hard, pulling Maya in for a kiss, kissing hard and deeply. “I need you now.” Carina said breaking the kiss, breathing hard against Maya’s ear.Maya rose up, looking into Carina’s eyes as she reached down to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it through the wetness before lining it up at her entrance. “Are you ready?” Maya asked smiling, leaning her forehead against Carina’s.“Yes, but go slow, it’s been 3 years.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“I will, tell me if it’s hurting you.” Maya said, placing a quick kiss on Carina’s lips, before slowly pushing the head of her dick inside Carina, stopping to let Carina get use to feeling her dick inside her again. Carina smiled at Maya, so Maya slowly pushed more of her dick inside Carina, watching Carina’s face for any signs of discomfort. Carina pulled Maya down kissing her deeply, slipping her tongue inside her mouth fighting for dominance. Maya pushed her dick further inside Carina, causing Carina to slightly flinch. “Are you ok? Am I hurting you?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes.“A little, I forgot how big you are. Give me a minute to adjust to it.” Carina said smiling, rubbing her hands up and down Maya’s back.“Take all the time you need; we will go at your pace. I forgot how tight you are too. I don’t think I’ll last long anyway.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I love you.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I love you too.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“You can move now.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Maya’s arms.Maya slowly pushed her dick further inside Carina, moaning at the feeling of being inside Carina again. “You feel so good.” Maya said, panting hard as she pushed further inside Carina until she had fully entered her. Maya laid her head on Carina’s shoulder, breathing hard. “I’m not going to be able to last long, you feel too good.” Maya said in a whisper next to Carina’s ear.“I know, I won’t last long either.” Carina said in a whisper, breathing hard, holding Maya tightly against her.Maya slowly began thrusting hard and deeply inside Carina, both moaning loudly. “Fuck.” Maya said, as she pulled out only leaving just the head of her dick inside before slowly thrusting inside Carina again.“Harder and faster.” Carina said breathing hard, thrusting her hips to match the rhythm of Maya’s hips.Maya pulled out leaving just the head inside before ramming hard into Carina, thrusting faster and harder, Carina panting and breathing hard in her ear. “Dio mio, Cazzo! I’m close.” Carina said, squeezing Maya’s head tightly.Maya thrusted faster, harder, and deeper, grunting with each thrust. “Fuck, I’m close, I need you to cum.” Maya said, burying her face into Carina’s neck. “I have missed fucking you. I want you to cum all over my dick. Your pussy was made for my dick. I love feeling my dick so deep inside your pussy. You love when I fuck you hard and deep, cum for me.” Maya said, trying to get Carina to cum before she blew her load.“I’ve missed you fucking me, your dick so deep inside me. Make me cum on your dick.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s.Maya reached her hand down to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles on it, causing Carina to gasp. “Cazzo, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulse and tightening around Maya’s dick as her orgasm took over her entire body.“Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuuuuck, I’m cumming!” Maya shouted, feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tighten as ropes of cum shot out of her dick, shallow deep thrusting as ropes and ropes of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied all her cum inside Carina, collapsing on her body.“Wow, that was even better than I remembered.” Carina said, breathing hard, holding Maya, tightly against her body, rubbing her hands up and down Maya’s back.“You’re welcome.” Maya said with a giggle, breathing hard against Carina’s neck.“Stupida.” Carina said with a giggle, hitting Maya on the back.“Oh fuck!” Maya said in a panic, raising up to look at Carina.“What’s wrong?” Carina asked, a look of concern on her face.“I…I forgot the condom.” Maya said, scrunching her face up.“Oh fuck!” Carina said, a look of fear on her face.“What do we do now? I didn’t even think about it, I’m sorry.” Maya said, pulling her dick out of Carina, laying beside her.“I can take a morning after pill tomorrow. I’ll take you to the airport and go by the pharmacy and buy some.” Carina said, smiling at Maya, snuggling close to her body.“Ok, I’ll tell Grandpa you’re taking me to the airport in the morning. Don’t forget to go buy some though.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“The last thing we need right now is another child, I won’t forget to buy any.” Carina said with a chuckle.“When is your period due?” Maya asked.“Let me look on my phone.” Carina responded, reaching for her phone, looking at the period app. “I should start in about a week, but it’s not always on time, I’m usually a few days late.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“Why did you stop taking birth control pills?” Maya asked, rubbing Carina’s arm that was across her stomach.“I wasn’t going to be having sex with anyone, so I didn’t need them anymore.” Carina responded. “I’ll make an appointment with an OB and get put back on them though.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Yeah, we can’t do this again without some form of protection. I threw the box of condoms that were in my drawer away, so I don’t have any either. I didn’t think I would ever have sex again.” Maya said with a chuckle.“You were planning on going the rest of your life without ever having sex again?” Carina asked, raising up on her elbow, looking at Maya.“Yeah, you were the only person I ever wanted to have sex with, and I didn’t think it would ever happen again.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Same.” Carina said, smiling at Maya, before kissing her on the lips.“We should try to get some sleep now.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Ok, good night, Bambina.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the chest.“Good night, Babe.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the top of the head.Maya couldn’t sleep, she tossed and turned for over an hour before she got up and dressed, going downstairs to the kitchen, taking a bottle of water out of the refrigerator.Grandpa walked into the kitchen to see Maya sitting on the bar drinking a bottle of water. “What’s wrong kiddo, can’t sleep?” Grandpa asked, taking a bottle of water out of the refrigerator, opening it and having a drink.“Yeah, I have too much on my mind tonight.” Maya said, rubbing her hand across her forehead.“Do you want to talk about it?” Grandpa asked, standing close to Maya.“Everything is different now, I have a child, a family. I never used to give a mission any thought except to do the mission and try to make it home alive. I have more of a reason to make it through this mission alive. Now I have a family depending on me, and I feel different about this mission. What will happen to Katie and Carina if something happens to me on this mission? I promised them I would come home to them, but I can’t guarantee anything when I go on these missions. I will do everything possible to come home to them, but I keep thinking about Andy and how even though we did everything for her to come home alive, she didn’t.” Maya said, wiping tears from her eyes.“All you can do is your best to be safe and make it home to your family. Don’t be worrying about Katie and Carina, we will take care of them until you return. You need to get in the right head space for this mission, you can’t go into it worrying and being distracted by them. You need to stay focused on the mission and nothing else, to ensure you come back to them. I know how hard it is to be away from your family, but you don’t have any choice right now. Have you thought about whether or not you want to re-enlist or ask for an early discharge? You have several options available to you, but only you can decide what is best for you and your family.”“I am definitely not re-enlisting now that I have a family, with what my job entails. I wouldn’t want to put them through not knowing if I’m coming home or not every time I go on a mission.” Maya said, looking at Grandpa.“Good, then once you’re finished with the military, you can take over the ranch and me and Kate can go on more cruises and vacations.” Grandpa said smiling, clicking his water bottle against Maya’s.“I’m going to discuss my options with my commander after this mission. I want to be here with my family, not hundreds of miles away.” Maya said, taking a drink of water.“Hey, what are you doing down here? I woke up and you weren’t in bed with me.” Carina said, smiling at Maya, as she walked into the kitchen.“I got thirsty and needed something to drink.” Maya said, holding up the bottle of water.“Me too.” Grandpa said smiling, holding up his bottle of water.“Carina is going to take me to the airport in the morning, so you can do whatever needs to be done here.” Maya said, looking at Grandpa.“Ok, well, I’m going back to bed to cuddle with my little angel. She loves to snuggle up to me and sleeps with her head on my chest.” Grandpa said smiling, turning to walk upstairs.“Let’s go back to bed.” Maya said smiling, reaching for Carina’s hand.The next morning Nana prepared a huge breakfast of all of Maya’s favorites, Carina preparing the French toast. “Wow, this is a lot of food.” Maya said with a chuckle looking at all the food Nana and Carina had prepared.“We wanted to make all your favorites before you have to eat that nasty military food for a while.” Nana said smiling, kissing Maya on the cheek.“Moining, Mommy!” Katie said excitedly, reaching out her arms for Maya to pick her up.“Good morning, Princess.” Maya said smiling, picking Katie up and kissing all over her face making her laugh.As Maya was preparing to leave for the airport, Nana began crying and hugged Maya tightly. “Hurry home.” Nana said, wiping tears from her eyes.“I will.” Maya responded.“Be careful kiddo, and don’t worry about anything here, I have things under control.” Grandpa said smiling, hugging Maya.“I will be, I have a family to come home to.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa.“Bye Mommy, bring me a pwize.” Katie said smiling, reaching out her arms for Maya to pick her up, Katie kissing all over Maya’s face, making Maya laugh.“Be good for Mamma, Nana, and Grandpa and I’ll bring you a big surprise.” Maya said smiling, poking Katie in the belly making her giggle.“Otay.” Katie said giggling.As Maya drove to the airport with Carina she stopped at the pharmacy by the airport. “I know you’ll probably be upset when you leave the airport, and you might forget to come by, so I thought we could do it before going to the airport.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“That’s good thinking.” Carina said opening the door to exit the truck.When they reached the airport, Carina began crying before Maya got out of the truck. “Are you sure you’re going to be able to drive back to the ranch?” Maya asked, wiping the tears from Carina’s eyes.“Yes, but I’ll probably sit here for a few minutes before I head back.” Carina said, burying her face in Maya’s chest, sobbing.“I’ll be back before you can even miss me.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the head.“Too late, I already miss you.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“The sooner I leave, the sooner I can get back to you and Katie.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Hurry home to us, we’re going to miss you.” Carina said, hugging Maya tightly.“I’m going you both so much.” Maya said, rubbing her hands up and down Carina’s back.“Please be careful, Bambina.” Carina said, placing her forehead against Maya’s, looking into her eyes.“I always am.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes. “I need to go now, message me when you get back to the ranch and I will message you when I get to the base.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina softly on the lips.“See you soon, I love you.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“See you soon, I love you too.” Maya said, smiling at Carina, before turning to walk away.When Maya reached the base, she met with the commander to be briefed about the mission, before meeting with her team to brief them on the mission and how this would be the most dangerous mission they’ve been on. Maya met with the Major in charge of the team they would be working with, putting together a plan on the best way to handle the mission to ensure the safety of both teams.Both teams met the next morning heading to the airfield to leave on their mission. Maya was feeling uneasy about this mission, knowing how dangerous it was going to be and thinking about ensuring she made it back home to Carina and Katie. Maya’s team can see Maya doesn’t seem as focused as she usually is on a mission. “Hey, Major, are you ok?” Sullivan asked, looking at Maya.“Yeah, just thinking about the mission.” Maya responded, shaking her head. Maya needed to put everything aside from the mission out of her mind so she could focus and be ready when they landed. Maya began focusing on the mission, talking with the other Major about how they were going to handle certain aspects of it to ensure everyone’s safety.When they landed at the designated area for the mission, they got into the armored vehicles that were taking them to the destination where the dignitaries were being held hostage. When they reached their destination, the two teams separated, going in the 2 different directions they were told the dignitaries were being held separately at. Maya’s team made it to the building where 3 of the dignitaries were being held, slowly making their way inside, checking rooms as they entered the building, looking for the dignitaries. Maya’s team saw a door being guarded by 2 armed guards and realized that was the room where the dignitaries were being held. Maya instructed her team on where to go and what to do so they could rescue the dignitaries. Sullivan and Romero lined up shots to take out the guards so they could rescue the dignitaries, Maya giving them the order to take the shots when ready. Sullivan and Romero shot the guards causing them to fall to the ground, before Maya rushed inside the room to see the 3 dignitaries tied up with blindfolds on.“I’m Major Bishop with the army special forces, we’re here to get you out of here and take you home.” Maya said as she began untying the dignitaries.“There are 2 more of us being held in another building.” One of the dignitaries said, rubbing his wrists where the ropes were.“There’s another team rescuing them now. We need to hurry before someone figures out we’re here.” Maya said, reaching for the dignitaries, leading them out of the building, surrounded by her team.Maya and her team got the 3 dignitaries back to the armored vehicle without any incidents or encountering anyone. Maya was looking around for the other team, but they were nowhere in sight. “Where are they? They should have been here by now.” Maya said, looking around.“Major Bishop, we’re taking on fire in the east building, we need back up!” A voice shouted over the radio.“Ok, we’re coming to you!” Maya responded over the radio. “Romero, take them to the safety zone, we’re going to help the other team.” Maya said to Romero before turning to her team. “Let’s go!” Maya shouted to her team, turning to run towards the building where the other team was.When Maya’s team reached the building, they encountered heavy gunfire from inside. Maya’s team returned fire, knocking down several enemies, as they slowly made their way through the building looking for the other team. When Maya’s team reached the other team, 2 of its members were wounded by gunfire. Maya and her team took out the last 3 guards that were guarding a room with the other 2 dignitaries inside. Maya and her team rushed inside the room, untying the dignitaries and quickly taking them out of the building. Maya was in the back making sure all the dignitaries were in front of her and protecting them from any gunfire that may be fired at them. Just before they made it to the armored vehicle gunfire rang out and Maya fell to the ground. Sullivan turned to see Maya lying on the ground, not moving. “Major!” Sullivan shouted, firing his weapon as he approached Maya. The rest of the team covered Sullivan as she ran to Maya, picking her up and carrying her to the vehicle before they quickly drove off.“Major! Major, open your eyes.” Sullivan said, looking at an unconscious Maya.“Where was she shot?” The major of the other team asked, looking at Maya.“I don’t know.” Sullivan said, looking for blood on Maya’s body. “I don’t see anything.” Sullivan said, turning Maya over to look at her back for a wound.Maya opened her eyes, looking at Sullivan. “What happened?” Maya asked, looking confused.“Where are you shot at Major? I can’t find a gunshot wound on you.” Sullivan asked, looking at Maya.“What? I’m shot?” Maya asked, starting to panic.“Here, she’s bleeding from her arm.” One of the other team members said pointing to blood on Maya’s uniform.“I’m fine.” Maya said, trying to sit up.“Stay still, Major.” Sullivan said, pushing Maya back down. “You’ve been shot in the arm.”“I felt something hit me in the back when I was running with the civilians.” Maya said, a look of fear on her face.“Just hang on Major, we’re almost to the medivac helicopter.” Sullivan said, holding Maya’s hand.“Carina and Katie.” Maya said before going unconscious.When Maya woke up, she was in the hospital with several doctors around her. “Welcome back Major.” A doctor said, looking at Maya.“Where am I? Where’s my team?” Maya asked, looking around the room.“You are at the hospital; you’ve been shot but we are going to take care of you. Your team is in the waiting room.” The doctor responded.“How bad?” Maya asked, a look of fear on her face.“You were shot in the arm and lost a lot of blood. If you hadn’t been wearing your flack jacket you would have been injured much worse. We’re going to take care of the wound on your arm now.” The doctor said.“I’m going to be ok.” Maya said, as a tear fell from her eyes.“Yes, Major, you are going to be ok.” The doctor said, smiling at Maya. “We’re taking you to the OR to take care of your arm now.” The doctor said before moving out of the way so they could roll Maya to the operating room.Maya opened her eyes to see her team members sitting in the chairs in her room. “Hey Major, it’s good to see you again.” Sullivan said, smiling at Maya.“How is everyone? Did everyone make it to safety?” Maya asked, looking at Sullivan.“The other team lost 2 guys, but the dignitaries are all safe and, on their way, home now.” Sullivan responded.“Aw man, that sucks. Where is the Major at now?” Maya asked, looking at Sullivan.“He’s debriefing the commander on the mission. I’m supposed to let the commander know when you’re awake.” Sullivan said, reaching for his phone.“What did the doctor say about my arm?” Maya asked, looking at her bandaged arm.“He said you were one lucky mother fucker.” Sullivan said with a laugh. “He said the bullet went through your arm and missed the main artery by a hair, otherwise you would have bled out before we could get you to the hospital. If you hadn’t been wearing your flak jacket you would have been shot in the middle of your back. Like I said, you’re one lucky mother fucker.” Sullivan said with a laugh.“Is the commander coming here?” Maya asked, looking at Sullivan.“He is on his way now.” Sullivan responded.When the commander came into Maya’s room, she asked the team to give her time to speak with him in private. “Major, I hear you and your team saved the other teams lives today. All the dignitaries are safe and singing your praises for rescuing them.” Colonel Williams said smiling at Maya.“Sir, I need to discuss a possible early discharge or know what my options are, if I have any options. I have a family now, and I need to be there for them. I love my job, but I love my family more.” Maya said, sitting up in bed.“I can put the paperwork in to request for a hardship early discharge because of your daughter’s illness. You only have a few months left on your enlistment so you can take all the leave you have saved up until your enlistment ends.” Colonel Williams explained.“But if I just take leave, there’s a possibility I could be called in for another mission and I don’t want to risk that. I don’t think I can go on another mission after this one. I need to be here for my family, and I don’t want to be risking my life anymore.” Maya said, looking at the colonel.“I understand that, that’s why I haven’t married yet. What we do is dangerous, and we’re not guaranteed to make it home. I will do everything I can to help you with an early discharge. With your outstanding record, they are going to hate letting you go, but with your daughter’s illness, there shouldn’t be any issues with it.” Colonel Williams said.“If I didn’t have a family depending on me, I would have considered making this a career, but I do have a family now and need to be with them.” Maya said.“It has been an honor and privilege serving with you Major.” Colonel Williams said, shaking Maya’s hand.“You too, sir.” Maya said smiling, shaking his hand. After the commander left, Maya reached for her phone to call Grandpa.“Hey kiddo.” Grandpa said cheerfully answering the phone.“Hey Grandpa, I’m calling you from the hospital. I got shot in the arm on our mission, but I’m ok. How is everyone doing?” Maya asked.“Oh my God, kiddo! How bad is your arm? Everyone is missing you like crazy but we’re all doing ok.” Grandpa said.“It was a clean shot; it missed the main artery, and they took me to surgery to take care of it. I talked to my commander about getting an early discharge. I don’t want to do this anymore, it’s too dangerous and I have a family I need to be there for. Two of the other team’s members were killed during the mission and all I can think about it how it could have been me or my team members.” Maya said, wiping tears from her eyes.“I’m sorry about the other team’s members. I hope you are able to get the early discharge and come home for good. Carina has been moping around ever since you left, she is miserable without you here. I’m beginning to think she may have a little crush on you.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“I may have a crush on her as well.” Maya said with a laugh.“She’s in the house with Kate and Katie if you want to speak with her.” Grandpa said.“I don’t want her to know I’m in the hospital and have been shot, she will freak out and you don’t want to deal with that.” Maya said with a laugh.“Do you want me to tell her I spoke with you and that you’re ok? She’s so worried about you and having horrible nightmares ever since you left.” Grandpa said.“Yeah, just tell I spoke with you, and I’ll be home soon.” Maya said, before the call ended.A few days later Maya was discharged from the hospital and signed the paperwork the commander had filled out for her request for the early discharge. Maya’s team heard about Maya requesting an early discharge and planned a surprise party for her since she will be leaving to go home in 2 days. The team invited Maya to the officer’s club for drinks under the pretense to celebrate her release from the hospital and to celebrate their completed mission. When Maya arrived at the officer’s club her entire team along with several other officers were there for Maya’s farewell party. Maya received a huge plaque from her team as well as a huge plaque from the battalion for outstanding service and leadership. Maya humbly accepted the plaques and thanked her team as well as the battalion commander. Maya met with the moving company the next morning to have her things shipped to the ranch, leaving Sullivan in charge of making sure things were done correctly.The next morning, Maya loaded her bags into her truck and drove off the base for the last time, heading home to her family. When Maya turned down the road to the ranch, she began smiling, thinking about seeing Carina and Katie. When Maya pulled up in the driveway, Grandpa and Jose were walking towards the barn but stopped and walked over to where Maya had parked. “Welcome home, kiddo.” Grandpa said, hugging Maya tightly.“Be careful.” Maya said, reaching for her bandaged arm.“It’s good to have you back Maya.” Jose said, smiling at Maya.“It’s good to be back.” Maya said, smiling at Jose. “Where’s Carina and Katie?” Maya asked, smiling, looking at Grandpa.“They’re in the kitchen helping Kate with dinner.” Grandpa said smiling.Grandpa and Jose walked into the kitchen side by side, Maya hiding behind them. “I brought you guys something.” Grandpa said, smiling widely.“A puppy?” Katie asked excitedly, jumping up and down.“No, it’s better than a puppy.” Grandpa said smiling, moving aside to show Maya standing behind him.“Mommy!” Katie shouted excitedly, running to Maya, reaching her arms out for her to pick her up.“Bambina!” Carina shouted excitedly, running to Maya, wrapping her arms around her.“Be careful, she has an injured arm.” Grandpa shouted.“Hi.” Maya said, smiling at Carina. “I can’t pick you up Princess, I have a boo boo on my arm.” Maya said smiling, showing Katie the bandage on her arm.“What happened to your arm?” Carina asked, looking at the bandage.“I kind of got shot there.” Maya said, not looking at Carina.“Shot! Oh my God! Why didn’t you call me and tell me you were shot?” Carina yelled, glaring at Maya.“Because it wasn’t that bad, and I didn’t want to worry you.” Maya said, pulling Carina close to her with her good arm.“But you were shot! I could have come out there and taken care of you.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“The hospital took great care of me, you needed to be here with our daughter.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the head.“Do you need to go back once your arm is healed?” Carina asked, a look of worry on her face.“I don’t know yet. We can talk about that later.” Maya said, raising Carina’s head to kiss her on the lips. “Right now, I just want to spend time with my family.” Maya said smiling, looking around the room at her family.“Are you going to hug me?” Nana asked smiling, reaching her arms out to Maya.“Of course.” Maya said smiling, walking over to Nana, hugging her.“Dinner is almost ready, are you hungry?” Nana asked smiling, looking at Maya.“I’m starving, I left at 3:00 am this morning and only stopped for gas, wanting to get home to my family as quickly as possible.” Maya said smiling, rubbing her stomach.“I’ll bring your bags in for you.” Jose said, turning to walk out of the kitchen.After dinner Carina gave Katie a bath and got her dressed for bed. Maya lay in bed next to Katie while Carina read a story to her. Katie fell asleep snuggled up in Maya’s arms, snoring softly. Carina helped maneuver Katie so Maya could get out of bed without hurting her arm.Maya went downstairs with Carina, holding her hand, and walked into the kitchen to see Nana drinking a glass of wine and Grandpa drinking whiskey. “Here, you probably need this.” Grandpa said smiling, handing Maya a glass of whiskey.“You have no idea.” Maya said with a chuckle, taking a huge drink of whiskey.“How is your arm?” Nana asked, pointing to Maya’s arm.“It’s ok, it hurts a little but nothing I can’t handle.” Maya said smiling, taking another huge drink of whiskey.“How long do you need to wear the bandage?” Carina asked, softly rubbing the bandage.“I need to get the sutures out in a week and will probably be able to leave the bandage off then.” Maya responded.“You look exhausted.” Nana said, frowning at Maya.“I am exhausted, it’s been a long 2 weeks and then the long drive today.” Maya said yawning and stretching before rubbing her face with her hand.“Go get some rest, we can talk more tomorrow.” Nana said, looking at Maya.“I’m going to take a shower first; I feel dirty and sweaty from the drive.” Maya said, standing up and hugging Nana before walking towards the stairs, Carina following behind her.“Do you need help with the shower?” Carina asked when they reached Maya’s bedroom.“No, I can do it myself.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“Ok, I’ll see you in the morning then.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips. “Good night, Bambina.”“Good night, Babe.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips before turning to walk into the bathroom.

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Maya has been home for 3 days now but is being distant with everyone. Grandpa noticed the change in Maya and is concerned about her. Maya was working alone in the barn when Grandpa approached her. “Hey Kiddo.” Grandpa said walking up to Maya.“Hey.” Maya said, continuing to work on the barn.“I’m worried about you; you haven’t been yourself since coming home. Is there anything you would like to talk with me about?” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya.“I just need some space right now. I can’t get the last mission out of my mind and feel like there was more I could have done. I should have been more focused and paid better attention to what was going on behind me when I was extracting the dignitaries. I almost got myself killed, along with my entire team. I think I need to go to my house for a few days to be alone. I’m used to having time to process the mission and any mistakes that were made or things we could have done differently.” Maya said, rubbing her hand across her forehead.“If you need time to yourself, then take it, go to your house for a few days. We can take care of things here while you’re gone. I understand what you’re going through because I’ve been through it myself. I was almost killed several times during my time in the army, it’s an experience nobody can understand unless they’ve gone through it. You need time to decompress from all you went through, and you can’t do that and try to be there for everyone else.” Grandpa said, placing his hands in his pockets.“Carina won’t understand why I need to be alone right now, she’ll think I’m going away to get away from her or something worse. I want to be here for her and Katie, but my head isn’t in the right mind space right now. I can’t give them 100 percent of myself and that isn’t fair to them. I need to get my head straight and work through some things so I can be there for them the way they deserve, and I want to be.” Maya said, tears filling her eyes.“I think if you talk to Carina and tell her you need space for a few days, she will understand, she may not like it, but she’ll understand. You need to be honest with her because she’s feeling like you are having second thoughts about being a family with her and Katie. She’s not going to force you to do anything you don’t want to do. Explain to her how you’re feeling and reassure her it’s not her you are needing space from but to have space to process and decompress after that mission.” Grandpa said, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder.“I want to be a family with Carina and Katie more than anything, and I don’t want to do anything to jeopardize that. They are the most important people in my life, and I can’t imagine my life without them in it. I would never walk away from them; they are my whole world. When Sullivan told me I had been shot all I could think about was Andy and that I was going to die and leave Carina to raise our daughter alone. I have never been that scared in my entire life.” Maya said, wiping tears from her eyes.“I know how you felt, it is scary, and you feel like you’re going to be leaving the most precious things in your life alone to care for themselves. I can understand why you thought about Andy, being shot and not knowing how bad it was and if you were going to live or die, thinking the worst like what happened to her. Maya you are going be fine, you didn’t die, so now you need to figure out how to let that mission go and get back to living your life. Look at everything you have in your life, so many of us that love you and want you to be happy.” Grandpa said, wiping tears from Maya’s cheeks.“Those men on the other team shouldn’t have died. I want to be happy, but I keep thinking about those men and their families, what they’re going through right now. What if there was something I or my team could have done differently to prevent them from losing their lives? I need space to work through my thoughts and feelings right now. I’m no good to anyone like this, it’s not fair to any of you.” Maya said, kicking the dirt in anger.“Maya, I know you, and if there had been anything you could have done to prevent their deaths, you would have. Have you spoken with the commander about the final report on the mission? He can help you with this by letting you read the report from the mission so you can read the other Major’s debriefing and see what if anything could have been done differently. When you get to your house, call the commander and your team and let them help you through this. They’re your team, lean on them, and let them help you.” Grandpa said, rubbing Maya’s shoulder.“Ok, I will talk to them. I need to go pack a bag and talk to Carina before leaving for my house.” Maya said, wiping her face with her hands before turning to walk away.Maya walked into the house to see Carina playing on the floor with Katie and her toys. “Hey.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Hey, can we talk, in private?” Maya asked, pointing upstairs.“Yeah, ok.” Carina said, a look of confusion on her face as she walked toward the stairs.“In here.” Maya said, opening her bedroom door, letting Carina walk in ahead of her.“What’s going on?” Carina asked, sitting on Maya’s bed, rubbing her hands together.“I need to go to my house for a few days, I need some space right now.” Maya said pacing the floor, running her hand through her hair.“Ok. I know something is going on with you, you’ve been distant ever since you got home. Is it because of me? Did I do something wrong? Are you regretting what happened between us before you left?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“No, it’s not because of you or anything you did wrong. It’s because of me, I need time to decompress from the mission and get my head straight. I don’t regret anything that happened between us before I left or any other time. I do love you very much and I love our daughter, I just need some time for me right now. I’ll only be gone for a few days, and you know where I’ll be if you or Katie need anything.” Maya said, bending down in front of Carina, taking her hands in hers.“Go and take all the time you need to help you. We will be fine here with Nana and Grandpa and if we are to need you, someone will let you know. I want you to take care of yourself and your needs right now, and hopefully you will come back to us feeling like the old Maya. I love you and I’ll do whatever you need to help you get through whatever you’re going through. I can’t begin to understand how you must be feeling after everything you’ve gone through, but I can be here to support you.” Carina said, leaning her forehead against Maya’s, looking into her eyes.“Thank you.” Maya said, placing a quick kiss on Carina’s lips.“You’re welcome.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.Maya spent 4 days at her house, speaking with her team and the commander, going over every detail of the mission. After speaking with them Maya realized there wasn’t anything she could have done differently to save the other team members’ lives. Maya reflected on allowing herself to be shot, and how close she came to being killed and leaving Carina and Katie. Maya never wanted to be put in that situation again and is hoping her request for the early discharge is granted. When Maya woke up on the 4th day of being at her house, she decided it was time to go home to her family.Grandpa was standing outside the barn talking with Jose when Maya returned home. Maya walked to where they were standing, with her hands in her pockets. “Hi Grandpa.” Maya said looking at him.“Hey, kiddo, how are you doing? Did the time away help you?” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya.“Yes, I’m better now. I spoke with the commander and my team, and they helped me see that there wasn’t anything I could have done differently. I’m back and ready to get on with my life and be happy, with my family.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa.“That’s good to hear, go inside and see your family, they’ve missed you.” Grandpa said smiling, hugging Maya.Maya walked inside the house to see Nana in the kitchen preparing lunch. “Hi Nana.” Maya said, startling Nana.“Maya! You scared me, I didn’t know you were back home.” Nana said, grabbing her chest, smiling at Maya.“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to frighten you.” Maya said, walking over to Nana and giving her a hug. “Where is Carina and Katie?” Maya asked, looking around.“They went into town to get a few things; they should be back soon.” Nana responded.“I’m going to my room to put my things away.” Maya said, turning to walk upstairs.Maya is in her room putting her clothes away, when her door burst open and Katie comes running towards her. “Mommy!” Katie shouted excitedly, wrapping her arms around Maya’s legs.“Hi Princess, I missed you.” Maya said smiling, bending down to hug Katie.“Hi.” Carina said smiling, standing in the doorway.“Hi.” Maya said, smiling at Carina. “I missed you guys.” Maya said, walking over to Carina.“We missed you too.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Can we talk later? Maybe after Katie is asleep, we can talk without any interruptions?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes, definitely.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.After Katie fell asleep Maya and Carina were in the kitchen, Carina poured a glass of wine for herself and a glass of whiskey for Maya. “Let’s sit outside and talk.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand and leading her outside.“Are you sure you want to talk now? I understand if you’re not ready yet.” Carina said, sitting beside Maya on the edge of the pool.“Yes, I want to talk to you about us and our family. When I was shot, all I could think about was that I was going to die and leave you to raise our daughter alone. I kept thinking about Andy and what happened to her, feeling like that was happening to me. I was scared and thought I would never see you or Katie again. Since I’ve been home, I haven’t been able to get the mission out of my head, thinking I could have done things differently and prevented anyone from being killed. When I went to my house, I called my commander and team and went over the mission and reports with them. After speaking with them, I now know there wasn’t anything I or my team could have done differently.” Maya said, placing her feet in the pool.“Oh Maya, I’m so sorry you went through so much.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder, rubbing her arm.“It’s part of the job, but I don’t want to do that anymore. I have a family now, and I want to do everything I can to ensure that I come home to you and Katie every night. I want us, this, and our family.” Maya said, pointing to herself and Carina.“I want that too.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“We still have some things to work through, but I’m willing to put in the work to make us work, to be the family that we always talked about before everything went wrong between us.” Maya said, leaning her head on Carina’s.“I’m willing to put in the work and do whatever it takes to make us work.” Carina said.“I still don’t know if my early discharge will be granted, but I don’t want to go back to the base without you and Katie, if it’s not granted.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“I still need to go back to Italy to finish the program and my studies as well. How are we going to handle everything?” Carina asked, sadly looking at Maya.“You’re definitely going to finish the program, so we will figure something out, together.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“What do we do if you need to go back to the army and I need to go back to Italy? I don’t want to lose you again; I won’t lose you again.” Carina said, tears filling her eyes.“You won’t lose me again; we won’t let that happen. We will figure something out if it comes to that. I just want to focus on continuing to rebuild our relationship and spend time as a family for now.” Maya said smiling at Carina, wiping the tears from her eyes.“I would like that also.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I think we should go on another date and spend time alone.” Maya said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“How about a picnic and maybe go look at the stars after?” Carina asked, smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“Sounds perfect.” Maya said smiling, placing her hands on Carina’s cheeks, kissing her hard and deeply, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth.“I missed that.” Carina said smiling, after breaking the kiss needing air.“Me too.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina hard and deeply again, moaning in Carina’s mouth, feeling her dick getting hard in her pants.“We should stop before things get more heated. I just started taking my birth control pills a week ago and they’re not effective yet.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Oh, you’re back on birth control, that’s even better.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s neck.“Yes, but they’re not effective yet, it takes a month of taking them before they are effective.” Carina said, breathing hard as Maya began kissing and sucking her sweet spot.“I guess that means I need to make a trip to the pharmacy then.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“Exactly, unless you want to risk a pregnancy.” Carina said chuckling, looking at Maya.“No, we don’t need another child right now.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Carina.“Although Katie wouldn’t mind having someone to play with.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Katie will need to wait for that, we need to focus on us for now.” Maya said with a laugh.“But you do still want another child someday, right?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Yes, I think so, just not until our relationship is rebuilt and after we are married.” Maya said, looking in the pool.“What do you mean you think so? I thought you said that you wanted another child for Katie to have a sibling.” Carina asked, a look of confusion on her face.“I mean, I think I want another child, but if we don’t have one, I’m happy with just having Katie.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“I want another child, and I need to know whether you want another one or not because I don’t want it to be an issue for us if we’re going to rebuild our relationship.” Carina said, running her hand through her hair.“I guess what I’m trying to say is, it doesn’t matter to me if we have another child or not, I’ll be happy either way.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“So, you’re fine with having another child then?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Yes, I’m fine if we have another child someday.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Thank God, you scared me for a minute.” Carina said smiling, grabbing her chest.“I would love nothing more than to have another child, or even children with you someday, but not until we are married and financially stable.” Maya said smiling at Carina, placing a gentle kiss on her lips.“Good, because I want more babies with you too.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.A few days later Maya goes to the doctor to have the sutures in her arm removed. The doctor removed the sutures and told Maya her arm is healing perfectly. After her appointment Maya goes by the store to pick up a few things Nana needs. As Maya is pushing the shopping cart down the aisle, she looks up to see someone familiar walking towards her in the opposite direction. “Hello Maya.” The person said, looking at Maya.“Hello, Josh.” Maya said, looking at Josh standing in front of her.“How are you doing? Last I heard you had joined the military.” Josh said.“I’m doing ok. I did join the military but I’m home now. How have you been?” Maya asked, trying to be cordial to Josh.“I’ve been good, just trying to find a decent job since leaving the ranch. I heard Carina went back to Italy for college.” Josh said.“A decent job is hard to find these days. Carina did go back to Italy for college but she’s here now. She’s at the ranch with our daughter now.” Maya said, smiling at Josh.“I hadn’t heard about you and Carina having a child together. It looks like you got the life you always wanted, the ranch, and a family.” Josh said, a hint of anger in his voice.“You could have had it too, if you hadn’t fucked up so badly.” Maya said, with anger in her voice.“I see nothing has changed; you Bishop’s still think you’re better than everyone else. I’ll see you later.” Josh angrily said, glaring at Maya.“Hopefully not.” Maya said with a smirk, looking at Josh.When Maya got back to the ranch she carried the bags of groceries into the kitchen, placing them on the counter. “You’ll never guess who I ran into at the store.” Maya said, looking at Nana as she began putting the groceries away.“Oh Lord, I hope it wasn’t Lucia.” Nana said, throwing her head back looking at the ceiling.“Not Lucia…Josh.” Maya said, looking at Nana with raised eyebrows.“Josh? I thought he had left the state and was somewhere in California with family.” Nana said, a look of confusion on her face.“He may have been, but he’s in Seattle now.” Maya said, placing the carton of milk she had purchased in the refrigerator.“I wonder if Jose and Rosa know he’s back in town.” Nana said, a look of curiosity on her face.“I doubt it, Jose would have said something.” Maya said, shrugging her shoulders. “Where is Carina and Katie?” Maya asked.“Carina is taking a nap with Katie.” Nana responded. “What did the doctor say about your arm?” Nana asked, pointing to Maya’s arm.“He removed the sutures and said it is healing perfectly. I need to still take it easy though and make sure I don’t do anything that could damage it further. I need to wear this bandage for a few more days, then I can take it off.” Maya said, looking at her arm.“That’s good news.” Nana said, smiling at Maya.“Yeah. I’m going to go help Grandpa work on the tractor.” Maya said, before walking away.Maya went outside to where Grandpa was and told him about running into Josh in town. “I’m surprised he’s back.” Grandpa said.“Me too, I thought he would leave here and never come back after everything that happened.” Maya said, taking a wrench from the toolbox.When Carina and Katie wake from their nap they go outside to where Maya and Grandpa are working on the tractor. “I wide pony, Mommy.” Katie said excitedly, running up to Maya.“I told her I would let her ride the pony after her nap.” Carina said, smiling at Maya. “I’m going to ride my horse along side her.”“Do you need help getting the horses saddled?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“No, I had a good teacher who taught me well.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Let me take a look at them before you go, to make sure they’re on tight enough.” Maya said, a look of concern on her face.“Ok.” Carina said with a chuckle, before walking away, holding Katie’s hand.A little while later Carina was walking towards Maya and Grandpa, leading the horses, Katie sitting on her pony. Maya checked the saddles and made sure they were on correctly and were tightened properly. “All set, you did a great job.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I told you I had a great teacher.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Don’t ride too far away from the house.” Maya said, with concern in her voice.“We won’t.” Carina said, getting on the horse.Maya and Grandpa are cleaning up the tools after replacing a part on the tractor when Maya looked up to see Carina riding with Katie on Carina’s horse.“Why isn’t Katie riding her pony?” Maya asked, seeing Katie pouting with her arms crossed.“Because she wasn’t paying attention and fell off her pony, so I made her ride with me until she learns to pay attention.” Carina said with frustration in her voice.“Did she get hurt?” Maya asked, rushing over to check on Katie.“No, she landed on her ass.” Carina said, handing Katie to Maya, before getting down from the horse.“Are you ok, Princess?” Maya asked, kissing Katie on the head.“Angwy!” Katie said, crossing her arms and glaring at Carina.“She’s angry because I wouldn’t let her back on her pony and made her ride with me.” Carina said, glaring at Katie.“You need to stay here with me and Grandpa and let Mamma put up the horses and cool off.” Maya said to Katie, walking with her to where Grandpa was standing.“Prepare yourself now, because those two are going to butt heads when Katie gets older. They both seem to have the Italian temper, and I sure feel sorry for you.” Grandpa said with a laugh, looking at Maya.“I’m not looking forward to the teenage years with this one.” Maya said with a laugh, pointing at Katie.After dinner Carina told Katie she needed to go upstairs for her bath and to get ready for bed. “Mommy do it.” Katie said, still angry with Carina.“I’ll give you a bath tonight and we can put on your cool army pajamas I brought you.” Maya said smiling, picking Katie up and taking her upstairs.Maya prepared the bath the way Katie likes it with a lot of bubbles and toys to play with. “Mamma wasn’t trying to be mean to you today when she made you ride the horse with her. She just didn’t want you to fall off again and possibly get hurt. I told you that you need to always pay attention when you’re riding your pony, so you won’t fall off. You need to apologize to Mamma for getting so upset with her when she was trying to protect you from getting hurt.” Maya said in a loving but firm voice.“Otay Mommy.” Katie said, lowering her head in shame.After getting Katie into her pajamas, Maya carried her downstairs to tell everyone goodnight before going to bed. Maya is reading Katie a story when Carina walked into the room and laid beside Katie. Katie looked at Maya then moved closer to Carina, looking at her. “I sowwy Mamma.” Katie said, laying her head on Carina’s shoulder.Carina looks at Maya with a confused look. “She’s sorry for getting angry at you today. We discussed it in the bath, and I told her you were just trying to keep her from getting hurt.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Thank you Piccola.” Carina said, kissing Katie on the head.Maya and Carina are sitting on the couch watching a movie after Katie falls asleep. “Do you want to go on our picnic tomorrow?” Maya asked, placing her arm around Carina.“Yes. I’ll pack everything for tomorrow evening and we can look at the stars after our picnic.” Carina said smiling, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Is it still a picnic if we’re doing it later in the evening? I always thought picnics are something you do during the day.” Maya asked with a chuckle.“You can have a picnic no matter what time it is.” Carina said smiling, rubbing her shoulder against Maya.The next evening Maya and Carina leave for their picnic, going to the creek close to where they look at the stars. Carina takes the picnic basket out of the truck while Maya places the blanket on the ground for them to sit on. Carina opens the picnic basket, taking everything out of it and placing it on the blanket. “Wait, I forgot something.” Carina said smiling, standing up to walk back to the truck and pull a small cooler out of the back. “This has our drinks in it.” Carina said smiling, placing the cooler on the ground next to the blanket.Maya opened the cooler to see a bottle of wine for Carina and a bottle of whiskey for her along with 2 glasses. “Great choice for drinks.” Maya said smiling, opening the wine for Carina.“I thought you would like it.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“I love it.” Maya said smiling, pouring Carina a glass of wine, handing it to her, before pouring herself a glass of whiskey.“To our second date.” Carina said smiling, clinking her glass against Maya’s.“I’ll drink to that.” Maya said smiling, taking a drink of whiskey.As they sat on the blanket talking, eating, and drinking, it began to cloud up, looking like rain. “Noooooo!” Carina said in frustration, as a raindrop fell from the sky.“Let’s get everything put in the truck before it pours down raining on us.” Maya said, loading everything into her truck.“This isn’t fair, I wanted to go look at the stars with you tonight.” Carina said, sounding frustrated.“Hey, we can still look at the stars, we just need to stay in the truck where it’s dry.” Maya said, reaching for Carina’s hand.“Ok.” Carina said, sticking out her bottom lip to pout.“You look just like our daughter when you pout like that.” Maya said with a laugh.“I’m not pouting, I’m angry because this isn’t the way I planned for our night to go.” Carina said, running her hand though her hair in frustration.“It’s ok, we’re still enjoying getting to spend time together, just us.” Maya said smiling, lifting Carina’s hand to kiss it.“You’re right.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.By the time they reach the area where they look at the stars it is pouring down rain and dark, no stars in the sky. “We aren’t going to be able to see any stars tonight.” Maya said, looking at the sky through her windshield.“Can we just sit here and spend more time together then?” Carina asked, sliding closer to Maya.“Yes.” Maya said smiling, placing her arm around Carina.“I was planning for this night to go so much better than it is, but I’m happy to just be here alone with you.” Carina said smiling, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“What were you planning on happening tonight?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I was planning on laying in the back of the truck, looking at stars with you and maybe a little something happening between us.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.“Oh, is that right?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes.” Carina said smiling, raising up to kiss Maya hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, their tongues fighting for dominance.Maya pulled Carina closer, kissing her deeply, moaning in Carina’s mouth as she felt her dick getting hard in her pants. “Wait.” Maya said breathing hard as she broke the kiss.“What?” Carina asked, a confused look on her face.“I haven’t had a chance to go by the pharmacy yet. I was going to go the other day when I got my sutures out but forgot.” Maya said, rubbing her hand down her face.“Maaayaaa.” Carina said groaning, leaning her head on Maya’s chest.“I know, I’m sorry. I’m frustrated too.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s back.“Nothing about this day is going as I planned for it to.” Carina said, growling and throwing her head back in frustration.“I’m really sorry.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“We can still make out though.” Carina said smiling, leaning against Maya.“Ok, but my dick is already getting hard from just kissing you.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I feel like there’s a river in my panties from kissing you.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“I can take care of that for you.” Maya said smiling, leaning in to kiss Carina hard and deep, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth. As the kiss continued, Maya slid her hand down to the waist of Carina’s pants, unbuttoning and unzipping them, slowly sliding her hand inside Carina’s panties, to her folds, feeling the slick wetness gathered there, Carina moaning loudly as Maya made contact.“Dio mio.” Carina said breathing hard, reaching to pull her pants and panties down to give Maya better access to where she wanted her to be. Carina placed her hand behind Maya’s neck holding her close as she kissed her hard, moaning in Maya’s mouth.Maya rubbed her fingers through Carina’s folds before slipping two inside her thrusting them in and out of Carina’s pussy, while rubbing circles on her clit with her thumb. Carina gasped when Maya’s fingers began thrusting in and out of her pussy, breathing hard as he placed her head in the crook of Maya’s neck. “Does that feel good.” Maya asked, thrusting her fingers faster.“Cazzo, yes. I’m close.” Carina said, breathing hard, moving her hips in rhythm to Maya’s fingers thrusting in her.“Cum for me, cum all over my fingers so I can taste you.” Maya said in a soft sexy voice, into Carina’s ear. Maya thrust her fingers inside Carina, curling them slightly to hit her g-spot, causing Carina to whimper and moan.“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, cazzo, I’m cumming.” Carina shouted, burying her face in the crook of Maya’s shoulder as her pussy convulsed and tightened around Maya’s fingers that were still thrusting inside her.“Are you ok?” Maya asked, kissing Carina on the head when she collapsed on Maya’s shoulder after her orgasm.“Perfect.” Carina said, still trying to catch her breath.Maya held Carina in her arms, rubbing her back until she finally caught her breath. Carina raised her head smiling, looking at Maya. “There you are.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Shut up.” Carina said smiling, her cheeks turning red. “Now, it’s your turn.” Carina said smiling seductively, reaching for the button on Maya’s pants, unbuttoning and unzipping her pants, slipping her hand inside Maya’s boxers, wrapping her hand around Maya’s dick, stroking up and down.“Oh, fuck.” Maya said, throwing her head back against the headrest.Carina began kissing Maya on the neck, finding her pulse point, biting and sucking hard enough to leave a mark. Carina swiped her thumb across the head of Maya’s dick, gathering the precum and rubbing on Maya’s dick as she stroked up and down. Maya moaned loudly and began moving her hips in rhythm to Carina’s strokes, feeling her orgasm rapidly approaching. “I’m close, go faster.” Maya said, reaching down and placing her hand on Carina’s stroking faster on her dick.“I want you to cum in my mouth.” Carina said, bending down to place her mouth around Maya’s dick, sucking hard on the head.“Fuck, I’m going to cum.” Maya said, moving he hips faster, trying to fuck Carina’s mouth. Maya felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tighten. “Fuck, fuck, fuck, I’m cumming!” Maya shouted as she reached down to hold Carina’s mouth on her dick as ropes of cum shot into Carina’s mouth, Maya shallow thrusting in Carina’s mouth as rope after rope of cum shot from her dick, Carina swallowing every drop. Maya collapsed against the seat, breathing hard from the orgasm.Carina licked up the last bit of cum from Maya’s dick before raising up to kiss Maya on the lips, both tasting Maya’s cum on Carina’s tongue. Carina held Maya as she caught her breath after her orgasm, rubbing her arm softly. “Are you ok?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya when she caught her breath.“Better than ever.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Tonight wasn’t a total waste.” Carina said with a laugh.“No, not at all.” Maya said with a laugh, buttoning up her pants. “That was amazing, thank you.” Maya said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling, pulling her pants and panties up. “I guess we should go home now, I need a shower after that.” Carina said with a laugh.“Me too.” Maya said laughing.When they arrived home everyone was already in bed and Maya walked Carina to her bedroom door. “Thank you for a wonderful date.” Maya said smiling at Carina, placing her arms around her waist.“Thank you for a wonderful date.” Carina said, smiling at Maya, placing her arms around Maya’s neck.Maya pulled Carina close and kissed her on the lips, holding her close to her body. “Good night, Babe.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said, smiling at Maya, before turning to walk into her room.

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Almost 3 weeks have passed since Maya and Carina’s second date and Carina is frustrated with not getting to spend time alone with Maya. Carina is planning a surprise for Maya, that will allow them to spend several days alone. Maya has been busy helping Grandpa get things around the ranch ready for winter which is rapidly approaching.Maya and Grandpa get home late for dinner and Nana heats up dinner for them. Katie is already asleep in bed, so Maya hasn’t been able to spend any time with her or Carina all day. After eating dinner, Maya begins walking upstairs to take a shower, Carina following behind her. “Are you going to be working late again tomorrow?” Carina asks, as Maya reached the door to her bedroom.“Probably, we still have a lot to do to get prepared for winter. We need to move some cows to a different pasture and move hay to that pasture for them. I’ll probably be working late the rest of the week. I know I haven’t been able to spend much time with you and Katie, and I’ll make it up to both of you when we’ve finished preparing for winter. I’m sorry, but that’s how it is when you are running a ranch.” Maya said, placing her hands on Carina’s waist, pulling her close.“Don’t apologize, I understand the ranch and animals need to be taken care of for winter. I just miss getting to spend time with you and not seeing you for more than a few minutes here and there. I want to plan something for just us to spend some time alone together.” Carina said, placing her arms around Maya’s neck.“I want that too. You plan whatever you want, and I’ll find a way to make it happen.” Maya said smiling, leaning in to place a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“How about this weekend then? Do you think you can find some time for us this weekend?” Carina asked, looking into Maya’s eyes.“This weekend is going to be busy for us, but I can find some time for us next week. Once we get the cows and hay moved, we can slow down a little.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Ok, I’m going to plan something for next week then. It’ll be sort of a surprise for you.” Carina said smiling mischievously at Maya.“Do I need to make sure to go by the pharmacy before this surprise?” Maya asked smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“No, I’ll take care of everything, you just need to be ready to go when I tell you.” Carina said smiling, leaning in to kiss Maya on the lips.“I can do that.” Maya said smiling at Carina, gently slapping her on the ass.Maya and Grandpa spent the rest of the week and weekend working until late on the ranch, moving cows and hay where they needed them for winter. Carina is planning her surprise for Maya, making sure she has everything needed to make it special for them.The next morning Carina asks Nana to watch Katie while she goes to run a few errands. Carina gets into Maya’s truck to go run errands and finish the plans for their weekend. Carina goes by the store buying supplies for the surprise she’s planning for Maya. Carina pulls up at Maya’s house with the groceries she had bought for them. When Carina put the key in the lock to unlock the door, the door was already unlocked. Carina slowly opened the door, looking inside but not seeing anyone, so she proceeded to carry the groceries inside the house and put them away.After putting all the groceries away Carina walked out the door to leave but was grabbed by someone and pushed back inside the house. Carina is fighting hard, trying to get away from whoever grabbed her. Carina begins screaming loudly and kicking at the person who was holding her from behind. “Scream all you want; nobody will hear you.” The person holding Carina said.“Let me go!” Carina screamed as loudly as she could.“Oh, Carina, I’ll let you go, but you’re not going anywhere.” The person said, slamming Carina down on the couch.Carina landed on the couch face down and rose up quickly to see who had grabbed her. “Josh!” Carina shouted, seeing Josh standing over her.“That’s right, it’s me, the person whose life you destroyed.” Josh said angrily, leaning over Carina.“I didn’t destroy your life; you did with what you tried to do to me.” Carina shouted, trying to rise from the couch, when Josh slapped her so hard it knocked her down.“You better watch that smart mouth of yours or you’ll get worse than that.” Josh shouted, leaning over Carina.“What are you doing here? You’re not allowed on this ranch ever again.” Carina shouted, wiping the blood from her lip where Josh had slapped her.“Nobody tells me where I can and can’t go, especially not the fucking Bishop’s. I put years of my own sweat into this ranch, and I’m as entitled to be here as any of them are.” Josh shouted angrily, reaching for the rope he had to tie Carina up.“What are you going to do to me? I swear if you lay one finger on me, Maya will kill you herself!” Carina shouted angrily, kicking at Josh as he grabbed her hands and held them behind her back, tying them up.“I’m going to do anything I want to you, and nobody will be here to stop me this time. Maya doesn’t know I’m here, so she won’t find me to kill me.” Josh said laughing, pushing Carina back down on the couch.“I have a child, a daughter, she’s with Nana, but will be expecting me home soon.” Carina said, trying to move her hands that were tied up.“I heard you had a daughter with that freak Maya. Why would you want to waste your time with someone like her when you can have a real man like me?” Josh asked with a laugh.“Because Maya is nothing like you, she’s loving and caring and has a heart, unlike you.” Carina said angrily, kicking at Josh.“Maya has you fooled. Do you really think you’re the only girl she’s ever been with? Maya has had more girls riding her dick than you can count on your hands and feet. Don’t tell me you fell for the virgin shit she tried to tell the others, making them think they were her first. You are so naïve if you fell for that bullshit. Maya is a Bishop, she lies and does whatever she needs to do to get what she wants, then throws them away like trash. From what I’ve heard she did the same thing to you; she fucked you then sent you on your way to Italy while she joined the military and fucked a different girl every night.” Josh said laughing in Carina’s face.“No, you’re lying, Maya isn’t like that.” Carina shouted, before spitting in Josh’s face.“You little slut!” Josh said wiping the spit from his face before slapping Carina hard on the face again.“I swear if you do anything to me, if Maya doesn’t kill you, I will.” Carina said, tasting the blood in her mouth.“Stop with the empty threats already. You will be begging me to fuck you before long, and I will fuck you like you’ve never been fucked before, making you shout my name when you cum.” Josh said, reaching down to grab Carina’s face, kissing her on the lips.“You’re a monster!” Carina shouted, wiping her mouth on the couch.“You’ll change your mind about that.” Josh said laughing, grabbing Carina’s legs, sitting on them while he tied them together.“I will never change my mind about you, you’re an evil monster!” Carina shouted, squirming to get out of the ropes.“The more you fight me, the worse it will be for you.” Josh said, leaning over Carina close to her face.“What about your parents? What are they going to think when they find out what you’ve done? Are you really going to hurt them that way, they love you.” Carina said, staring at Josh.“My parents don’t love me. If they loved me, they wouldn’t have thrown me away so easily when you filled their heads with all the lies.” Josh said angrily, shouting at Carina.“Just let me go and nobody ever needs to know about any of this. I promise I won’t say anything if you just let me go and leave and never come back.” Carina said in a calm voice, deciding to try another tactic with Josh.“Your promises aren’t worth anything to me. I know what you will do if I let you go, you will run back to Maya and tell her everything, wanting her to come after me. I have news for you, I’m ready for Maya if she shows up here.” Josh said, showing Carina the gun he had in his waistband.“Josh, nobody needs to get hurt. You need help Josh, let me help you.” Carina said calmly, sitting up on the couch.“Nobody will get hurt, unless you don’t cooperate with me. You will help me with the only thing I need help with now.” Josh said, wiping sweat from his forehead.“I will cooperate with you as long as you don’t try to hurt me. I don’t want anyone to get hurt.” Carina said, looking at Josh.“Thank you for bringing the groceries, I was just about out of food here.” Josh said with a laugh.“I can bring you all the groceries you want if you will let me go. I’ll bring anything you need, just let me go and get home to my daughter, please.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“I can’t do that. You’re staying here with me for now. I wasn’t planning on your showing up here, I had a different plan for getting to you.” Josh said, smiling at Carina.“Why me? You could have a number of other girls.” Carina asked, looking at Josh.“Because you are a strong woman, and I love a challenge. I don’t want some girl that’s easy to get, I want someone who is going to be a challenge. Besides, I can’t let Maya win again, she always wins, with all the money the Bishop’s have, they buy what they want one way or another. They think they are the high and mighty Bishop’s who nobody will go against, because they use their money as a weapon.” Josh angrily said, glaring at Carina.“You know that’s not true, look at how well they take care of Jose and Rosa. They treat them like family and will do anything for them. They’re good people who care about others and help anyone they can. I know Grandpa would help you get the help you need if you just let me go. Josh, think about what you’re doing, you’re holding me here against my will, and that is kidnapping, but if you let me go it won’t be.” Carina said, trying to reason with Josh.“Just shut up! I’m not letting you go; I’m taking you with me when I figure out a new plan. You will never see the Bishop’s or your daughter again. I’m taking you far away from here and nobody will ever find us.” Josh shouted angrily.“If you think I’m going anywhere with you, you’re crazy! I will never leave my daughter and go with you!” Carina shouted angrily at Josh.“You don’t have a choice, you are going with me and leaving your daughter behind with the Bishop’s. Don’t worry, she’s a Bishop and they take care of their own, everyone else be damned.” Josh said laughing. “Get up!” Josh said, grabbing Carina’s arm and pulling her up from the couch.“Where are you taking me?” Carina asked, as Josh drug her over to a chair, shoving her down in it.“I’m going to tie you to this chair so you can’t try to escape while I fix something to eat with all the groceries you were so kind to bring me.” Josh said laughing, tying Carina to the chair. After tying Carina to the chair Josh started walking to the kitchen but stopped. “Where are my manners? Would you like something to eat or drink? After all, you are my guest, so I need to make sure you’re comfortable.” Josh said with a laugh.“The only thing I want is for you to let me go!” Carina angrily shouted.“I’ll prepare something for you, in case you change your mind.” Josh said, leaning down to kiss Carina on the head.“Get the fuck away from me!” Carina shouted, pushing her head away from Josh.“I will…for now.” Josh said with an evil grin, looking at Carina.Maya and Grandpa finish working earlier than they have been and are home in time for dinner. Maya and Grandpa walked into the kitchen to see Katie sitting in her chair eating, Nana preparing a plate for herself. “We finished early today.” Grandpa said, sitting down at the table.“I wasn’t expecting you this early. Did you get all the cows and hay moved for winter?” Nana asked, preparing a plate for Maya and Grandpa.“Yes, thank goodness.” Grandpa said, wiping his forehead on his handkerchief.“Where is Carina?” Maya asked, looking at Nana.“She left to run errands earlier today and hasn’t returned yet.” Nana said, a look of worry on her face.“How long has she been gone?” Maya asked, a look of concern on her face.“Almost 6 hours now.” Nana said, looking at her watch.“I’m going to try to call her and make sure everything is ok.” Maya said, standing up from the table with her phone. Maya called Carina’s number and after several rings it went to voicemail. Maya messaged Carina, asking her to let her know where she is and that she’s ok.Maya walked back into the kitchen, a look of worry on her face. “Were you able to reach Carina?” Grandpa asked, looking concerned.“She didn’t answer, it’s not like her to not answer my calls. I sent her a message, but she hasn’t responded yet.” Maya said, rubbing her hand down her face.“Did she tell you where she was going for the errands?” Grandpa asked, looking concerned at Nana.“No, she just said she needed to run a few errands and asked me to watch Katie for her. I was expecting her back hours ago.” Nana said, her face full of worry.“I don’t like this. This isn’t like Carina leaving for so long and not answering her phone. I’m going to call Andrew and see if he has heard from her.” Maya said calling Andrew’s number on her phone.“Hello.” Andrew said answering the call from Maya.“Hey Andrew, I’m calling to see if you heard from Carina today?” Maya asked, worry evident in her voice.“I spoke with her earlier this morning. Is everything ok?” Andrew asked, hearing the worry in Maya’s voice.“She went to run errands earlier and hasn’t returned home yet. Nana said she’s been gone for over 6 hours, and she isn’t answering her phone or returning my messages. Do you have any idea where she was going for the errands?” Maya asked, her voice shaky with fear.“She said she was going to buy groceries for the surprise she is planning for you two, but that was earlier today. She should have been home by now; this isn’t like Carina. We need to find her.” Andrew said, fear in his voice.“I’ll find her, but I don’t know where to start looking.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck.“I’m coming to help you look for her, I’ll be there in a few minutes.” Andrew said before ending the call.“What did Andrew say? Has he heard from Carina?” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya.“He said he spoke with her earlier and she was going to buy groceries for the surprise she’s planning for us. He doesn’t know where she is either. I’m worried about her, this isn’t like her to leave Katie for this long.” Maya said, pacing back and forth, her hand on her forehead.“Do you have any idea about the surprise she was planning for them?” Grandpa asked with a worried look, looking at Nana.“No, she just asked me if I could watch Katie for a few days while her and Maya spent time together. I don’t know where they were going, just that I would be watching Katie the day after tomorrow for a few days.” Nana said, her eyes filling with tears. “We need to find her, something is wrong.” Nana said, as a tear rolled down her cheek.“Where do you think she might have been planning for you to be going away for a few days?” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya.“I don’t know, the only place I can think of where she would need to buy groceries for is my house, but she doesn’t have a key to get into it.” Maya said, placing her hands on her temples, rubbing them.“Maya, is there a key to your house on your key ring to your truck? Carina took your truck to run errands today.” Nana said, looking at Maya.“Yes, there’s a key to everything on the ranch on my key ring, including my house. That’s where she must be, but why is she taking so long, she should have been back by now if that’s where she went.” Maya said, a look of confusion on her face.“Maybe she had a flat tire, or your truck broke down somewhere between here and your house.” Grandpa said, rising from his chair.“I’m going to go check at my house and see if she’s there or stranded somewhere.” Maya said, reaching for the keys to Grandpa’s truck.“I’m coming with you.” Grandpa said, walking towards Maya.As Grandpa and Maya walked out of the house Andrew’s car pulled up in the driveway, Andrew and Mason got out of it. “I picked up Mason so he could help look for Carina.” Andrew said walking towards Maya and Grandpa.“We’re going to go check my house and see if she went there, get in the truck.” Maya said pointing to the truck.Everyone got into the truck to go check Maya’s house to see if Carina was there, nobody speaking, everyone filled with worry for Carina.Josh is eating a sandwich and drinking the whiskey Carina has brought with the groceries. “I always liked this whiskey.” Josh said, chugging the whole glass before pouring more into the glass.Josh had already drunk half the bottle of whiskey and was getting drunk from it. Carina watched as Josh drank the whiskey, hoping he would pass out and she could try to escape. “I always buy that brand because it’s supposed to be the best.” Carina said, watching Josh drink another glass of whiskey quickly.“It is the best, it’s also very expensive, so thank you for the good stuff.” Josh said smiling, holding the glass up to Carina before drinking the entire glass, slurring when he spoke.“You’re welcome.” Carina said, hoping he would drink more and pass out.“Would you like a glass, or maybe a glass of the wine you brought?” Josh asked, offering Carina the bottle of whiskey.“No, I’m not in the mood for wine tonight.” Carina responded, faking a smile at Josh.“What are you in the mood for then?” Josh asked, smiling at Carina as he poured another glass of whiskey.“I would like some water please.” Carina responded.“I’ll get you some water then.” Josh said smiling, staggering as he walked to the kitchen. “Here you go.” Josh said smiling, trying to hand Carina a bottle of water.“I can’t, my hands are tied.” Carina said, when Josh tried to hand her the water.“My bad, I’ll open it for you.” Josh said, opening the bottle of water and placing it against Carina’s mouth so she could take a drink. As Josh continued holding the bottle to Carina’s lips she began to cough because Josh was pouring too much into her mouth. “Oops, sorry.” Josh said smiling, using his hand to wipe Carina’s mouth. “You are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.” Josh said smiling, rubbing his hand down Carina’s face.Carina turned her head, causing Josh’s hand to fall from her face. “Don’t touch me!” Carina shouted angrily.“I will touch you anytime I want!” Josh shouted, grabbing Carina’s face, and forcing her to look at him. “You need to stop fighting me and make this easier for yourself. I will have you the way I want, and nobody is going to stop me, not you or anyone else!” Josh shouted angrily, gritting his teeth when he spoke.“Don’t you dare do anything to hurt me! I hate you and I will never willingly allow you to touch me!” Carina shouted angrily, turning her face away from Josh, causing him to lose his grip on her.“I’m going to have you Carina, one way or the other. We are going to finish what we started in the barn those years ago. I know you want me as much as I want you so stop playing hard to get.” Josh said, grabbing Carina’s face and kissing her on the lips, Carina biting his lip hard, causing it to bleed. “You fucking bitch!” Josh shouted, slapping Carina across the face so hard it knocked her over in the chair.As the truck approached her house, Maya could see her truck. “She’s here.” Maya said smiling. As Maya turned off the engine and started to get out of the truck, she heard Carina shouting inside the house.“Get away from me!” Carina shouted angrily.“That’s Carina.” Maya said, turning to run towards the house, Grandpa quickly grabbing her to stop her from running into the house.“Maya, someone is in there with her. You can’t just barge in; we need a plan first.” Grandpa said, holding onto Maya.“Right, we don’t know who’s in there or how many people there are. I’m going to move closer and see if I can get a look inside.” Maya said, slowly moving to the side of the house where the living room is. Maya looked inside the window to see Carina tied up to a chair, Josh standing over her. Maya ran back to where Grandpa and the others were.“How many are in there?” Grandpa asked, seeing Maya white from fear.“It’s Josh, he has Carina tied up to a chair.” Maya said, her hands shaking as she held onto Grandpa.“We need to call Jose, he can talk some sense into Josh.” Grandpa said, reaching for his phone calling Jose.“Is Jose coming?” Maya asked when Grandpa ended the call.“Yes, he’ll be here shortly.” Grandpa said, looking at Maya. “Did you see any weapons? Does Josh have any weapons in there?” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya.“I don’t know, I just saw Carina tied up and Josh standing over her. I’ll go look and see if I can see any weapons.” Maya said, turning to walk back to the window, looking through it to see Josh sitting on the couch drinking whiskey. Maya looked at Carina and saw blood on her face and one of her eyes almost swollen shut. Maya walked back to where Grandpa was fuming with anger. “He fucking hurt her!” Maya said angrily.“I’ll kill him!” Andrew said angrily, moving to go towards the house, Mason and Grandpa grabbing him.“Andrew, you can’t just barge in there, we don’t know if he has a weapon, you could get Carina and you both killed.” Grandpa sternly said, shaking Andrew.“Where the fuck is Jose?” Maya asked angrily, looking around.“He’s coming, we need to stay calm.” Grandpa said, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder.“How do you expect me to stay calm when the woman I love, and mother of my child is in that house with a crazy man?” Maya asked with anger in her voice.“Maya, treat this as one of your missions and your mission is to get Carina out of that house safely, without being injured.” Grandpa said, trying to get to Maya’s military side where she’s trained to remain calm and access the situation before making any moves.“Right, this is a mission, and I need to rescue Carina without getting her hurt or killed. We need a plan for this mission, Grandpa.” Maya said in a calm voice, looking at Grandpa.“The plan for now is to see if Jose can get through to Josh and he releases Carina. If that doesn’t work, we will come up with a plan to rescue her ourselves, you and me together.” Grandpa said, pointing to himself and Maya.Jose came flying across the field in a ranch truck, stopping some distance away so nobody inside the house could see him approaching. “I came as soon as I could boss.” Jose said, running up to Grandpa.“Thanks Jose, we need you to talk to Josh and try to get him to release Carina. We don’t know if he has any weapons or not.” Grandpa said, looking at Jose.“I think he might have one of my pistols, I noticed it missing from my gun cabinet the other day.” Jose said, a look of fear on his face.“Ok, then we need to be careful while dealing with him.” Grandpa said looking at Jose. “Maya, move the truck so Josh won’t see it when Jose goes to the door to try to talk to him.” Grandpa said, pointing at the truck.Maya quickly moved the truck out of sight from the house, running back to where Grandpa was talking with Jose. “I’ll see if he will talk to me.” Jose said, slowly walking to the door, knocking on it.“Who the fuck is that? Maybe it’s Maya, looking for you.” Josh said with a laugh, walking towards the door. “Who is it?” Josh yelled through the door.“Josh, it’s me, dad. Can I come inside and talk to you?” Jose responded.“No, what do you want? How did you know I was here?” Josh asked in an angry voice, holding the pistol in his hand.“I just want to talk to you. Your mother and I have missed you. I was checking on a sick cow and saw the lights on, so I decided to stop and make sure everything was ok.” Jose shouted through the door.“Everything is fine, go away, I don’t want to talk to you.” Josh shouted through the door.“Come on Josh, just open the door and talk to me. I haven’t seen you in so long, and I want to see you and talk to you, catch up on what you’ve been doing and how you are.” Jose said, his voice shaking with fear.“You haven’t seen or talked to me in years, why should I talk to you now? Leave or I’ll do something I don’t want to do. I took your pistol and have it in here with me.” Josh said in an angry voice.“You should talk to me because I’m your father and I love you and I’m worried about you. Let’s go to the house and see your mother, she will be so excited to see her son.” Jose said, his voice shaking.“You are not my father anymore, and you sure as hell don’t love me or you wouldn’t have thrown me away for the fucking Bishop’s. I don’t have a mother and father anymore, you’re dead to me.” Josh shouted angrily. “Now go away or I’m going to start shooting!” Josh shouted angrily, cocking the gun.“Ok, I’m leaving, but I’ll be close by if you want to talk.” Jose said, walking away from the door.When Jose walked up to where Grandpa was standing, he fell into Grandpa’s arms sobbing hard. “It’s ok, you tried getting through to him.” Grandpa said holding onto Jose.“He doesn’t even sound like Josh anymore, it’s like he’s gone crazy.” Jose said, sobbing in Grandpa’s arms.“I know, he needs help, and we can get it for him.” Grandpa said, looking at Jose.“Don’t hurt him boss, please don’t hurt him.” Jose said sobbing hard.“We’re not planning on anyone getting hurt.” Grandpa said, looking at Jose.“Grandpa can I speak with you for a minute?” Maya asked, looking at Granpa.“Yes.” Grandpa said, walking over to where Maya and the others were standing.“Do you still carry a rifle under the backseat in your truck?” Maya asked, remembering how Grandpa always carried a weapon in his truck.“Yes, why?” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya.“I have a plan.” Maya said, turning to run to Grandpa’s truck, taking the rifle from under the backseat, running back to where Grandpa was standing.“What’s your plan?” Grandpa asked, looking concerned.“I’m going to get Carina out of there.” Maya said, her face full of determination.“Maya, nobody is getting shot or hurt!” Grandpa said sternly, reaching for the rifle, Maya stepping away from him before he could grab it.“Then you better find a way to get Josh to let Carina go, or I will shoot him.” Maya said, a look of pure anger on her face.“I’m going to try to talk to him first. Nobody needs to get hurt.” Grandpa said, walking to the door, knocking on it.“I said go away, you’re not my father anymore.” Josh yelled, hearing the knock on the door.“Josh, it’s Mike, I’m here to help you.” Grandpa said.“Grandpa!” Carina yelled, hearing his voice.“I’m here Carina, everything is going to be ok.” Grandpa said, trying to calm Carina.“He’s crazy and he has a gun!” Carina yelled.“I told you to shut up!” Josh yelled before striking Carina across the face.“Josh, there’s no reason for anyone to be hurt, just let Carina go and you can leave, I’ll give you enough money to start over anywhere you want.” Grandpa yelled; hearing Josh hit Carina.“Once again, you Bishop’s trying to use your money to get what you want, but it isn’t going to work this time. I can’t be bought like everyone else can. I have all I want in here, and I’m not going to let you or anyone else take her from me. Leave or I’ll shoot your ass!” Josh yelled through the door.“Josh, listen to me, I don’t want anyone to get hurt. Come outside and talk to me or let me inside so we can talk. We can work this out, so nobody gets hurt.” Grandpa yelled through the door.“I told you to leave old man, now fucking leave!” Josh shouted angrily.“I’m not leaving without Carina, let her go and I’ll leave.” Grandpa shouted.“Fuck you, and that freak Maya!” Josh shouted, as he aimed the gun at the door, firing it.“NO!” Carina yelled, hearing the gunshot.“Grandpa!” Maya shouted, running to him as he fell to the ground.“Grandpa!” Mason shouted, moving to run to Grandpa, when Mason and Jose grabbed him.“He shot me.” Grandpa said, looking up at Maya.“Hang on Grandpa, I got you, you’re going to be ok.” Maya said, placing her hand on the wound in his side. “Jose, I need some help!” Maya shouted, looking at Jose.Jose quickly ran to Maya and Grandpa. “I’m here boss, I’m going to get some help for you.” Jose said, helping Maya carry Grandpa to the truck.“Get him to the hospital now!” Maya shouted, slamming the door after placing Grandpa in the truck. “Mason, go with Grandpa and don’t say anything to Nana yet. Call the police and tell them what’s going on.” Maya said looking at Mason.“Don’t do anything stupid Maya, keep your head on straight, it’s a mission.” Grandpa said, as Mason climbed in the truck beside him.“I won’t, Grandpa.” Maya said, reaching for his hand, gently squeezing it.As the truck sped away with Grandpa, Maya walked back to where Andrew was standing. “Is he going to be ok?” Andrew asked, a look of fear on his face.“I don’t know, I hope so.” Maya responded, wiping tears from her eyes.“What do we do now?” Andrew asked, a look of worry and concern on his face.“I’m going to get Carina out of there, and you’re going to stay here, out of the way.” Maya said, her face filled with anger.“Maya, he will shoot you too if you go anywhere near that door.” Andrew said, his eyes widened in fear.“I’m not going near the door, stay here like I said.” Maya said, slowly walking back to the window in the living room, looking inside to see Josh sitting on the couch, drinking whiskey, Carina tied to the chair crying. Maya waved her arm trying to get Carina’s attention to let her know she was there for her.Carina noticed movement around the window and looked over to see Maya, looking at her through the window, with her finger against her lips telling her to be quiet. Carina slightly nods her head then looks back at Josh sitting on the couch. Josh is starting to nod off from drinking so much whiskey about to pass out drunk. Carina is watching as Josh finally appears to have passed out from drinking so much of the whiskey and turns to the window but doesn’t see Maya. Carina heard the door slowly opening and turned to see Maya slowly walking through the door. Maya went over to Carina, quickly untying her from the chair, and picking her up in her arms, before walking backwards out of the house with the rifle pointed at Josh.Once outside Maya ran with Carina in her arms to where Andrew was standing. “Get in the truck.” Maya yelled at Andrew, sitting Carina in the backseat with Andrew. Maya quickly got inside the truck and sped off, meeting the police on the way. Maya stopped and told the police what had happened, and that Josh was passed out on the couch and that he has a weapon in his hand.“How is Grandpa? Is he going to be ok?” Carina asked crying as Andrew held her in his arms.“I don’t know, Jose and Mason took him to the hospital.” Maya said, speeding down the road. Maya took out her phone placing a call to her dad. “Dad, you need to get to the hospital, Grandpa has been shot.” Maya said, her voice shaking from fear.“Shot? Who shot Dad?” Lane asked, over the speaker in the truck.“Josh, but I’ll explain everything later, I’m on the way to the hospital with Carina now.” Maya said ending the call.“We need to call Mamma.” Andrew said, sobbing hard, rubbing Carina’s head softly. Andrew reached for his phone calling Lucia, telling her they are on the way to the hospital with Carina and that Grandpa has been shot.“Oh my God!” Lucia said, yelling into the phone. “I’ll be waiting in the ER when you arrive, I’ll see if I can find out anything about Mike.” Lucia said, before ending the call.When they arrived at the hospital Lucia came running to the truck with other doctors and nurses, bringing a gurney for Carina. “Tesoro, I’m here, we’re going to take care of you.” Lucia said, reaching for Carina’s hand.“Maya.” Carina said, looking at Maya before going unconscious.“I’m here, I’m not going anywhere.” Maya said, hoping Carina could hear her.“What happened?” Lucia asked, wiping tears from her eyes.“Josh kidnapped Carina and shot Grandpa when he tried to get him to let her go.” Maya angrily said, her face red from anger.“They’re getting Mike ready to go to surgery. Where is Kate and Katie?” Lucia asked, her face filled with concern.“Katie is with Nana at the ranch, she doesn’t know about Grandpa yet. I need to tell her before she finds out from someone else.” Maya said wiping her forehead, reaching for her phone to call Nana.“Where is Josh? Is he going to come here and try to hurt someone else?” Lucia asked, starting to panic.“He was passed out on the couch when I got Carina out of the house. The police should have him in custody by now.” Maya said, calling Nana’s number, but she didn’t answer her phone. Maya found Jose and Mason sitting in the waiting room. “Jose, I need you to go to the ranch and bring Nana here, but don’t tell her anything yet. I’ll tell her myself when she gets here. Oh, and I need you to see if Rosa can go to the house to sit with Katie while Nana comes here.” Maya said, looking at Jose.“What do I tell her about why she needs to come to the hospital?” Jose asked, looking at Maya.“Tell her we found Carina and we’re here with her.” Maya said, rubbing her forehead.“Dad and Mom are speaking with the doctors about Grandpa.” Mason said, standing up next to Maya.“They’re here, that’s good.” Maya said, walking out of the room to look for them.“Maya, what the hell happened tonight? Why did Josh shoot Dad?” Lane asked, anger in his voice.Maya explained everything that had happened to them, her eyes filling with tears and her voice shaking, recalling everything. “How is Carina?” Katherine asked, wrapping her arms around Maya, hugging her tightly.“I don’t know, they’re working on her now.” Maya said, wiping tears from her eyes.“Someone needs to tell Mom what’s going on.” Lane said reaching for his phone.“I sent Jose to the ranch to bring her here. She doesn’t know about Grandpa, I told him not to tell her, but to tell her we found Carina and are here with her.” Maya said, looking at Lane.As they were talking the ER doors flew open and several police officers rush in pushing a gurney with Josh on it. Maya watched as one of the officers was sitting on the gurney with Josh doing chest compressions. “Male, approximately 21, gunshot wound to the chest.” The paramedic said, pushing the gurney inside the room.“Josh has been shot.” Katherine said, turning to look at Maya, with a questioning look.“I didn’t shoot him, I promise.” Maya said, knowing that was what her mom was thinking.“Oh, thank God.” Katherine said sighing as she placed her hand on her chest.“I wanted to shoot him, but I promised Grandpa I wouldn’t.” Maya said, looking at Lane then Katherine.“Maya Bishop?” A police officer asked approaching Maya.“Yes.” Maya responded, looking at the officer.“I’ll need you to come to the station and give a statement on what happened tonight.” The officer said.“I will, but I’m not going anywhere tonight. My grandpa is in surgery fighting for his life because that crazy bastard shot him and my girlfriend is in another room being treated for what he did to her.” Maya angrily said, looking at the officer.“I need you to come as soon as possible then.” The officer said, handing Maya his card to contact him.“Contact the police chief and tell him what happened, he’s a good friend of my grandpa’s, he will want to know.” Maya said, putting the card in her pocket.“I’ll contact him immediately.” The officer said, taking out his phone.“What happened when you got to my house?” Maya asked, before the officer could turn to walk away.“He fired at one of our officers when we entered the house, so they returned fire hitting him.” The officer said, looking at Maya.“Tell that officer I said thank you.” Maya said, anger in her voice.A little while later Maya was standing outside the ER when Jose pulled up in the truck with Nana. “Maya, how is Carina?” Nana asked, rushing to Maya.“I don’t know, they’re still working on her.” Maya said, her voice shaking. “Nana, I need you to sit down, I have something I need to tell you about Grandpa.” Maya said, leading Nana to the bench outside the ER.“What has Mike done now? Did he do something to Josh?” Nana asked, a look of fear on her face.“He was trying to get Josh to release Carina and he…shot Grandpa.” Maya said, tears rolling down her face.“He’s been shot? Oh my God, how bad is it?” Nana asked, covering her mouth, as tears rolled down her face.“He’s in surgery now. It’s bad Nana, really bad.” Maya said, hugging Nana and sobbing on her shoulder.Maya took Nana inside the hospital to the waiting room where everyone was sitting waiting on news about Carina and Grandpa. Lucia sat next to Nana, placing her arm around her. “I’m so sorry about Mike.” Lucia said, leaning her head against Nana’s.“I’m sorry about Carina.” Nana said, taking Lucia’s hand in hers.“Jose, I need to speak to you for a minute.” Maya said, leading Jose outside the room. “There isn’t an easy way to say this, but Josh was brought in a little while ago with a gunshot wound.” Maya said, placing her hand on his shoulder.“Did you shoot him?” Jose asked, his eyes filling with tears.“No, he fired at one of the officers, so they returned fire, hitting him.” Maya said, looking into Jose’s eyes.“Where is he? Where is my son?” Jose asked, anger and fear in his voice.“They are working on him now.” Maya responded.“Maya, the doctors are looking for you about Carina.” Mason said, walking up to Maya.“What’s going on with my girlfriend?” Maya asked, looking at the doctors.“She sustained severe blows to her head and has a concussion. She is awake and asking for you now.” The doctor said, before leading Maya to the room Carina was in. “She looks worse than she actually is, so be prepared before you go in there.” The doctor said, before walking away.Maya slowly opened the door to see Carina in the bed, one of her eyes swollen shut, and the other badly bruised, other bruises on her face. Maya sat in the chair next to Carina’s bed and took her hand, seeing the bruises and burn marks from the ropes she was tied up with. Carina opened her one eye to see Maya sitting beside her.“I knew you would come to rescue me.” Carina said, trying to smile at Maya.“Of course I would rescue you, that’s what I was trained to do.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“How is Grandpa?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“He’s in surgery, we don’t know anything yet, we’re all waiting to hear something.” Maya said, her voice was shaky and her eyes filling with tears.“I’m sorry, this is all my fault.” Carina said, a tear rolling down her cheek.“None of this is your fault, Josh caused all of this, not you.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s head softly.“I just wanted to surprise you.” Carina said, tears rolling down her cheek.“I know, it’s ok.” Maya said, wiping the tears from Carina’s cheek.“Where’s Katie?” Carina asked, a look of worry on her face.“Rosa is with her, Nana is in the waiting room with everyone, including your Mamma.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“Oh no!” Carina said, starting to panic.“It’s ok, they’re not fighting or arguing. Your Mamma is actually sitting next to Nana, trying to comfort her.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s head.“Did they get Josh?” Carina asked, a look of fear on her face.“They got him, he can’t hurt you ever again.” Maya responded.“I hope they lock him up and hide the keys.” Carina said.“It’s lock him up and throw away the keys.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Whatever.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Did Josh hurt you anywhere else, besides your face?” Maya asked, with a look of fear, looking at Carina.“No, he didn’t hurt me anywhere else. He kept threatening to, but he didn’t touch me that way.” Carina said, knowing what Maya was actually asking her.“Do you need anything, some water, or something to eat?” Maya asked, kissing Carina’s hand she was holding.“Some water would be nice.” Carina said, trying to sit up in bed.Maya poured some water into the cup and held it for Carina to drink through the straw. “You should try to get some rest; you’ve been through a lot today.” Maya said, kissing Carina’s forehead.“Don’t leave me.” Carina said, tightly squeezing Maya’s hand.“I’m not going anywhere; I’ll be right here beside you when you wake up.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s head.As Carina dozed off, Lucia and Andrew came inside the room, seeing a battered and bruised Carina sleeping. “Oh my God!” Lucia said in shock, covering her mouth, when she saw Carina. “Did Josh do this to her?” Lucia angrily asked.“Yes, but he can’t hurt her anymore.” Maya said, tears filling her eyes.“Where is he? I am going to kill him myself!” Lucia asked, her eyes filled with tears and anger.“He’s here, but he’s been shot. They’re working on him somewhere.” Maya responded, looking at a very angry Lucia.“I hope he dies!” Lucia angrily said.“Mamma, you need to calm down, Carina needs us.” Andrew said, reaching for Lucia’s hands.“Has there been any word on Grandpa?” Maya asked, looking at Lucia.“No, he is still in surgery, and it will probably take several hours to repair the damage.” Lucia responded, a look of sadness on her face.“How is Nana doing?” Maya asked, looking at them.“About as well as can be expected under the circumstances.” Lucia responded.“Maya!” Carina shouted, appearing to be having a nightmare.“I’m here.” Maya said, leaning close to Carina.“Maya, you’re here, you saved me.” Carina said, opening her eyes and smiling at Maya.“I told you; I’m not going anywhere.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina on her forehead. “Your Mamma and Andrew are here also. We’re all here with you and nobody is going to hurt you again. Try to get some sleep and we will be here when you wake up.” Maya said, softly rubbing Carina’s head.“I love you.” Carina said smiling, slowly closing her eyes.“I love you too.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to place another kiss on Carina’s head.“Shouldn’t someone check on Katie and see how she’s doing?” Lucia asked, looking at Maya.“I need to find someone to go be with her at the ranch. I’m sure Rosa wants to come to the hospital to be with Jose and check on Josh, if she’s been informed about him being shot.” Maya said, rubbing her hand down her face.“I can go stay with her while you and Mamma are here with Carina.” Andrew said, looking at Maya.“Thank you, I would appreciate that.” Maya said, softly touching Andrew’s hand.Andrew walked out of the room but came back inside a few minutes later. “Maya, the doctor is speaking with your family about Mike now.” Andrew said walking into the room.“Stay here with Carina, while I go see what’s going on with Grandpa.” Maya said, standing up to walk out of the room.Maya ran to the waiting room, to see a doctor speaking to Nana and her family. “He has suffered significant damage to his liver and kidney. They’re going to need to remove a portion of his liver and try to repair the kidney, if possible, but he may end up losing one of his kidneys. He’s in critical condition, but we’re doing everything we can for him. He will be in surgery for several more hours and I recommend everyone try to get some rest while they can. We will come out to update you again later. If you need anything, let one of the nurses know and they will take care of you.” The doctor explained, looking at Nana.“Thank you for the update.” Nana said, looking at the doctor. “He’s a strong-willed man and a fighter, he will be ok.” Nana said, looking at Lane and Maya, trying to comfort them.

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Maya fell asleep in the chair beside Carina’s bed, holding her hand. Maya feels Carina stirring in bed and opens her eyes to see Carina moving around in bed. “Do you need something?” Maya asked, looking at Carina who had opened the one eye that wasn’t swollen shut.“I need to pee.” Carina said, pushing the covers off her.“Ok, I’ll help you.” Maya said, standing up to help Carina off the bed and into the bathroom.“Stay with me.” Carina said, as Maya had turned to exit the bathroom.“Ok, I won’t leave you.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.After using the restroom, Maya helped Carina get back into bed. “How is Grandpa doing?” Carina asked, looking sadly at Maya.“I think he may still be in surgery; I haven’t heard anything since the doctor updated Nana last night.” Maya said, gently rubbing Carina’s head.“You need to go check and see if they’ve heard anything and check on Nana. I know this is hard for her right now, and she needs you.” Carina said, a look of sadness on her face.“Someone will let me know if they hear anything, I don’t want to leave you.” Maya said, kissing Carina’s hand she was holding.“I’m not going anywhere, and Mamma is in here with me, I’ll be fine while you go check on things.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I know, but I don’t want to leave you right now.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Do it for me, I need to know how Grandpa and Nana are doing. He was shot trying to help me, to get me away from there, I want to know how he’s doing.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“Ok, I’ll be right back.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina on the forehead.Maya quickly walked to the waiting room to see Lane handing Nana a cup of coffee. “Maya, how is Carina doing?” Nana asked, seeing Maya walk into the room.“She got some rest last night and is awake now. Any more updates on Grandpa?” Maya asked, sitting in the chair next to Nana.“The doctor came out a few hours ago and told us they removed part of his liver and couldn’t repair one of his kidneys, so they were going to need to remove it as well. He’s still in surgery, but they should be finished before much longer.” Nana responded, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder. “Would it be ok if I went to see Carina?” Nana asked, looking at Maya.“Yes, of course. Come on, I’ll take you to her room.” Maya said smiling, taking Nana’s hand to walk with her to Carina’s room.Maya slowly opened the door to Carina’s room, sticking her head inside. “I brought you a visitor.” Maya said smiling, opening the door wider to show Nana standing beside her.“Nana!” Carina said, reaching her arms out to Nana.“Oh, my beautiful girl.” Nana said, with tears in her eyes, leaning down to hug Carina. “I’m so sorry for all you’ve been through. If Josh wasn’t already dead, I would kill him myself for doing this to you.” Nana said, with tears rolling down her cheeks.“He died?” Maya asked, a look of surprise on her face, hearing it for the first time.“Yes, he died during surgery last night, I thought you already knew.” Nana said, a look of confusion on her face.“No, I didn’t know he had died, I’ve been in here with Carina all night.” Maya said, looking at Nana, then Carina.“Jose came to tell us about his passing and to check on Mike. Jose was taking Rosa home so they could make the necessary arrangements for Josh. I know Josh did some horrible things, but he was still their child, and they loved him. They are devastated by everything that happened and his passing. No matter how we feel about Josh, Jose is still considered family, and we will all be there for him and Rosa.” Nana said, in a firm voice.“Of course, it’s not their fault for what Josh did. Josh’s actions are his and his alone, I hold no animosity towards them.” Maya said, reaching out to touch Nana’s arm.“Grandpa was shot because of him; he was trying to save me when Josh shot him.” Carina said in an angry tone, looking at Nana.“Mike was shot because of Josh, Jose and Rosa had nothing to do with his actions. Be mad at Josh, but not at Jose and Rosa, they had nothing to do with any of what happened.” Nana said, holding Carina’s hand, looking at her.The doctor came in to see Carina and check out her wounds, and concussion. “How are you feeling today?” The doctor asked, checking Carina’s eyes.“I’m sore and hurt, but I feel ok.” Carina responded.“You will be sore for a while with the injuries you sustained. I’m sending a referral for you to see an ophthalmologist for your injured eye. You will need to set up an appointment with them when the swelling goes down. I’m going to be releasing you today, if you have someone at home who can take care of you and make sure you get plenty of rest and take it easy until the soreness is gone.” The doctor said in a serious tone.“Yes, I’ll take care of her and make sure she does what she’s supposed to do. I won’t let her overdo it and get plenty of rest.” Maya quickly responded.“All right then, I’ll have the nurse prepare your discharge papers.” The doctor said, looking at Carina.“I need clean clothes; I can’t go home like this.” Carina said, pointing to the hospital gown she was wearing.“I’ll call Andrew and have him bring clean clothes to take you home in.” Maya said smiling, reaching for her phone to call Andrew.“What about Katie? I thought he is at the ranch with her?” Carina said, looking at Maya.“He is but he can bring her with him when he brings the clothes.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“But he doesn’t have a car seat, and I don’t want Katie to see me like this.” Carina said, starting to panic.“I’ll have Mason take my truck to Andrew then. Katie is going to see you when we get home so we need to figure out what we’re going to tell her.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck.“Does she know about Grandpa? She is going to be so upset when she finds out he’s been shot, you know how she adores him.” Carina said, starting to panic more.“Carina, it’s ok, breathe. We will figure out what to tell her together.” Maya said, rushing to hold Carina’s face in her hands, looking into her eyes.“I don’t think you should tell her about Mike being shot, just tell her he was injured on the ranch and is in the hospital. She is so young and won’t understand much anyway, there’s no need in upsetting her more than she will be when she sees her Mamma’s injuries.” Nana said, looking at Maya and Carina.“I think Nana is right, we shouldn’t say anything about Grandpa being shot. We can tell her you were injured on the ranch also, since technically you were, so we won’t be lying to her.” Maya said, tucking a strand of Carina’s hair behind her ear.“Ok, I just don’t want to lie to her, I’ve always tried to be honest with her. I agree with you and Nana, now get me some clothes so I can go home and see my piccolo.” Carina said smiling.“I’ll go talk to Mason and give him my truck keys. Do you need anything from the ranch, Nana?” Maya asked, looking at Nana.“Yes, but I’ll send Katherine to pick up a change of clothes for me.” Nana said.Lucia sat in the chair remaining quiet while they were talking, but when Maya left the room, she walked over to Nana, hugging her. “Please let me know if there’s anything you need, or I can do for you.”“Thank you, Lucia, I appreciate that.” Nana said smiling, hugging her back. “I’m going to see if there’s anymore news on Mike. You go home and rest like the doctor said.” Nana said in a firm voice, pointing at Carina.“Yes, ma’am.” Carina said, smiling at Nana as she walked to the door to leave Carina’s room.“That is the strongest woman I’ve ever known.” Lucia said, looking at Carina.“I can’t imagine going through what she is right now. If it was Maya who had been shot, I would be going crazy and inconsolable. She always tries to remain strong for everyone else. I’m happy to see the two of you getting along and not fighting anymore. Is it going to last, or just because of everything going on at the moment?” Carina asked, a questioning look on her face.“I’ve been such an idiot and have so many regrets now. I know I messed up by convincing you to keep Katie from them and I would do things differently if I had it to do all over again. To be honest, I think my problem was that I was jealous of the dynamic of their family, always so bonded and would do anything for each other. They have the family I always wanted, not only for myself, but for you and Andrea as well. I was afraid of losing you and Katie to them, and I let my insecurities get better of me. I was wrong, and I have a lot of apologizing to do, and hopefully can make amends with the entire family.” Lucia said, wiping tears from her eyes.“They are the most forgiving people and will forgive you if you are truly sorry for your actions. They forgave me, and I kept their granddaughter from them for almost 3 years. If they can forgive me for that, they can forgive you too.” Carina said, smiling at Lucia, reaching for her hand.“Oh Tesoro, I really hope you’re right about that. I have missed my friendship with Kate so much, but didn’t want to admit it.” Lucia said, taking Carina’s hand, while wiping the tears from her eyes.“Ok, Mason is going to get clean clothes for you so we can go home.” Maya said, walking through the door to Carina’s room, seeing Lucia crying and holding Carina’s hand.“What’s wrong? Did something happen while I was gone?” Maya asked, looking concerned at Carina.“No, everything is fine.” Carina said smiling at Lucia.“Maya, I owe you so many apologies for so many things. I was wrong about how things were done when Carina found out she was pregnant. She wanted to tell you, but I convinced her not to and convinced her not to contact you when Katie was born. Everything that happened is my fault and mine alone, and for that I am truly sorry. I hope someday you can find it in your heart to forgive me, but if you can’t, I will understand and respect that.” Lucia said, as tears were streaming down her face, as she looked at Maya.“Thank you, Lucia. I appreciate your apology, but it will take some time for me to completely forgive you, but as Carina’s mother, I will try to find a way, for her sake and Katie’s.” Maya responded, looking at Lucia.“I’m going to leave for now, but I will call and check on you later. I’ll make dinner and bring it for you this evening. Make sure you go home and rest like the doctor said.” Lucia said in a stern voice, pointing at Carina.“She’s going to rest; I can promise you that myself.” Maya said, giving Carina a stern look.“So bossy.” Carina said with a chuckle, smiling at Maya.“I’m not bossy, just making sure you follow the doctor’s orders.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Be careful driving home with her and let me know if you need any help with her, she is a bit stubborn.” Lucia said, smiling at Maya.“I can handle her.” Maya said smiling, rolling up her sleeves.“Guys, I’m right here, I can hear you.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at them.A little while later Mason walked into Carina’s room with a bag of clean clothes for Carina. “Andrew picked them out, so if it’s not what you wanted, it’s his fault.” Mason said with a laugh as he sat the bag on the bed.“Thanks Mason.” Maya said, smiling at him.“Katie is excited that you are coming home. Andrew said she’s been going 100 miles an hour since getting up this morning. I think she may have broken him.” Mason said laughing.“She’s always so full of energy first thing in the morning.” Maya said with a laugh.“That’s the Bishop part of her, if it were the Deluca part, she would want to sleep in.” Carina said with a laugh.“She’s got a point; you always get up with a lot of energy yourself.” Mason said with a laugh, hitting Maya on the arm.“What can I say, she is my daughter after all.” Maya said smiling, shrugging her shoulders.“Call me if you need anything, I’ll be here waiting with the rest of the family. I’ll keep you posted on Grandpa; you just focus on Carina.” Mason said, turning to walk out the door.“Help me get dressed so I can go home.” Carina said, taking the clothes out of the bag.As Maya was helping Carina get dressed, she noticed other bruises on her body and the marks on her ankles where the ropes were. “How did you get this bruise on your ribs?” Maya asked, looking at the bruise.“I probably got it when he hit me and knocked me over on the arm of the chair before he tied me up.” Carina said, looking at where the bruise was.“Does it hurt?” Maya asked, a look of sadness on her face.“It’s a little sore but doesn’t hurt.” Carina responded, buttoning her shirt.“Here’s the paperwork for your discharge and a wheelchair to leave in.” The nurse said walking into the room, pushing a wheelchair and handing Carina the paperwork.“I’m well enough to walk.” Carina said standing up.“NO! Get in the wheelchair, you’re not walking anywhere!” Maya said in a stern voice, helping Carina into the wheelchair.When they arrived at the ranch, Maya refused to let Carina walk, carrying her inside the house and sitting her on the couch. Katie was excited to see them until she saw Carina’s face and hid behind Andrew. “It’s ok Piccola, you can come over here.” Carina said smiling, reaching her arms out to Katie.Katie moved further behind Andrew, where they couldn’t see her. “Hey Princess.” Maya said smiling, bending down behind beside Katie.“Mamma hurt.” Katie said, pointing to Carina.“Yes, Mamma has a boo boo on her face, but she’s ok and wants to see you.” Maya said smiling, softly rubbing Katie’s back. “Can I take you to Mamma?” Maya asked smiling, reaching to pick up Katie, and walk to where Carina was sitting on the couch.“Hi Piccola, I missed you.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.Katie buried her face in Maya’s neck, not wanting to look at Carina. Carina’s eyes filled with tears seeing Katie acting like she was afraid. “It’s ok, we can see Mamma later.” Maya said, walking Katie over to Andrew. “I need to get Carina’s things out of the truck, can you hold her for me?” Maya asked, handing Katie to Andrew.After bringing Carina’s things inside, Andrew asked to speak to Maya in the kitchen while Katie was playing with toys in the living room. “If it’s ok with you, I would like to stay here for a few days and help out. Between Carina, Katie, and the ranch, you’re going to have your hands full. Mason is coming later, and we are going to help with the ranch or whatever else you need.” Andrew said.“Thank you, Andrew, you are more than welcome to stay for as long as you like. I will need all the help I can get for a while.” Maya said, hugging Andrew.“Mommy, mamma need dwink.” Katie shouted as she ran into the kitchen.“Ok, let’s get Mamma something to drink and take it to her.” Maya said smiling, lifting Katie into her arms, helping her get a glass from the cabinet to fix Carina something to drink. “I know it’s scary for you to see Mamma with a boo boo, but she’s still the same Mamma who loves you and missed you so much. How about we go take her this drink and you can hand it to her? That would make Mamma so happy right now.” Maya said, smiling at Katie.“Otay.” Katie said, smiling at Maya as they walked over to the couch. “Here Mamma.” Katie said smiling, handing Carina the cup.“Thank you Piccola.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“Pwego.” Katie said smiling, climbing on the couch next to Carina.“What have you been doing with zio drea?” Carina asked, smiling at Katie.Katie told Carina everything she had done with Andrew after getting out of bed, laughing when she told Carina how Andrew spilled the milk all over the table when he fixed her a bowl of cereal for breakfast. Carina sat there smiling as she listened to everything Katie was telling her and hearing Katie’s laugh. Maya and Andrew stood back watching the interaction between Carina and Katie, both smiling widely. “I think she’s going to be ok.” Andrew whispered to Maya.“The doctor said she needs to get plenty of rest and that she would be sore for a while.” Maya said.“I was talking about Katie, but I’m happy to hear that about Carina. Any news on Mike or that bastard Josh?” Andrew asked, frowning when he mentioned Josh.“No word on Grandpa yet, but Josh died last night.” Maya said, looking at Andrew.“Good, because if he hadn’t, I would have killed him myself.” Andrew said with anger in his voice.“You would need to get in line for that. I feel sorry for Jose and Rosa, but I hope he rots in hell.” Maya said with anger in her voice. Maya’s phone began to ring, and she looked to see it was Lane calling. “It’s my Dad, I need to take this. Can you keep an eye on them for me?” Maya asked, walking into the kitchen, answering the call.“How are you feeling Sorella?” Andrew asked, sitting in the chair by the couch.“I’m sore, but I feel ok.” Carina responded.“We were so scared for you last night. Maya was amazing, she kept calm and came up with the plan to rescue you from that bastard.” Andrew said, looking at Carina.“Maya is always amazing.” Carina said, smiling at Andrew.“That’s because you’re head over heels in love with her.” Andrew said with a chuckle.“Guilty.” Carina said with a laugh, as Maya walked back into the living room.“Dad just called and said Grandpa is out of surgery and in recovery. They are going to move him to ICU after that. There were some complications with his surgery and he’s in critical condition. They’re not saying how his chances are but that they are impressed with him making it through the surgery for his age and where he was shot. Nana is trying to be strong for everyone else, not showing her emotions or how she’s really feeling. Dad said she just keeps telling them he’s stubborn and strong and will be ok. I don’t know if she’s trying to convince them or herself of that though." Maya said, wiping her hand down her face."He made it through surgery and that’s a big deal for him. We need to stay positive like Nana and not let her see us worried or stressed. We need to be strong for her, like she’s trying to be for everyone else.” Carina said, reaching for Maya’s hand.“Right, he’s going to be fine, it’s Grandpa and he’s the toughest man I know. We will be strong for Nana and remain positive for her.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand in hers. “Do you need anything?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I would love a bath; I feel grungy from everything that happened.” Carina said, a look of disgust on her face.“I’ll go run you a bath and help you upstairs.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina on her forehead before walking upstairs.“You have her trained well.” Andrew said with a laugh.“Shut up!” Carina said smiling, slapping Andrew on the leg.“Don’t screw this up again.” Andrew said, with a serious look on his face.“I have no intentions to; I’m going to marry her and have lots of babies with her someday.” Carina said, smiling widely.“Good, because no one else could put up with you and your Italian temper.” Andrew said laughing.“Your bath is ready; I’ll carry you upstairs.” Maya said walking over to Carina and picking her up bridal style, carrying her upstairs to the bathroom.“I need help getting undressed now.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“This is cruel and unusual punishment, dressing and undressing you without getting anything from it.” Maya said with a laugh, helping Carina undress.“I’ll give you a kiss, but that’s all I can do right now.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I know, but once you are well, we have a lot of making up to do.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“Oooo, promise?” Carina asked, smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“Absolutely promise.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to place a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“Good thing my birth control pills are effective now then.” Carina said laughing.“I’m still going by the pharmacy, just be extra careful for now.” Maya said with a laugh. “I’m going downstairs, but I’ll be back to check on you in a little while. I love you.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on top of the head after helping her into the bathtub.“I love you too.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.Maya went downstairs to see Lucia walking in the door with food in her hands. “Hi Maya, I brought lasagna, salad, garlic bread, and tiramisu for dinner.” Lucia said smiling, handing Andrew the food.“You remembered how much I love your lasagna?” Maya asked, smiling at Lucia.“Of course I remembered, we still laugh when we talk about you moaning when eating it for the first time.” Lucia said with a chuckle.“Nonna, pway wiff me.” Katie said running up to Lucia.“In a minute, Nonna needs to help Mommy with dinner first.” Lucia said, bending down to hug Katie.“Thank you for cooking all this for us.” Maya said, setting the lasagna on the counter.“You’re welcome. I wanted to ask you and Carina if it would be ok if I took Katie home with me for a few days to help out. I have the next 2 days off and thought I can take her home with me and you could focus on helping Carina.” Lucia said, looking at Maya.“I’ll discuss it with Carina and let you know. She’s upstairs taking a bath, so I’ll talk to her when she is finished.” Maya said, looking at Lucia.“Ok, I’ll just set the table and fix some drinks while she’s bathing.” Lucia said, turning to take the dishes out of the cabinets.“I should probably go check on her now.” Maya said, turning to walk up the stairs and into the bathroom.“Good, I’m ready to get out.” Carina said, sitting up in the bathtub.“Your Mamma is here, she just brought us dinner. She made lasagna and tiramisu.” Maya said smiling.“Wow, she’s really trying to get back on your good side.” Carina said with a laugh.“She asked if she could take Katie home with her for a few days while she’s off work, to help us.” Maya said, helping Carina out of the bathtub.“How do you feel about that?” Carina asked, looking at Maya as she began helping Carina dry off with the towel.“I don’t know, how do you feel about it?” Maya asked, stopping to look at Carina.“Well, it would help us with Katie. I mean, I can’t sleep in bed with her with all these bruises and she doesn’t like sleeping alone yet. Also, if you needed to do some work around here with Grandpa in the hospital, you could if she’s with Mamma. I’m ok with it if you are.” Carina said, reaching for the lotion.“It would help us out, and I could focus on taking care of you without any distractions. Mason and Andrew are going to be staying here for a while to help out on the ranch.” Maya said, putting lotion on Carina’s body.“Then we will let her take Katie home with her for a few days. I wouldn’t mind having you all to myself anyway.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I’m all yours for as long as you’ll have me.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina softly on the shoulder she had just put lotion on.“You can’t be doing that.” Carina said with a giggle, turning her shoulder away from Maya.“What? This?” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina on her other shoulder.“Maya! That’s not fair.” Carina said with a laugh, turning away from Maya.“Now you know how I feel helping you get dressed and undressed.” Maya said with a mischievous laugh.“Dio mio.” Carina said, placing her hand on her forehead.“Come on, dinner is ready.” Maya said smiling, picking Carina up and carrying her downstairs to the kitchen.After dinner Lucia cleaned the kitchen before going upstairs with Maya to pack clothes for Katie to stay with her. “I’m going to get Katie home and bathed so we can get ready for bedtime.” Lucia said, picking Katie up in her arms.“Wait, I need a kiss first.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.Lucia carried Katie over to Carina and bent down for Katie to kiss Carina on the head. “Bye Mamma.” Katie said, smiling and waving at Carina.“Bye Piccola, be good for Nonna.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“Bye Princess.” Maya said smiling, giving Katie a kiss on the cheek.“Bye, Mommy.” Katie said, smiling at Maya.Mason arrived at the ranch later, giving them an update on Grandpa, telling them he was in ICU, and they got to see him for a few minutes. He told them how frail Grandpa looked and nothing like himself. “Nana is staying in the room with him and sent all of us home to get some rest. She’s being the strong one as usual and bossing everyone around.” Mason said with a chuckle.“I’m getting tired, would you help me upstairs?” Carina asked yawning, looking at Maya.“I’m going to bed myself; those hospital chairs aren’t comfortable to sleep in.” Maya said with a chuckle, picking Carina up off the couch. “You guys don’t stay up too late; you need to get up early and take care of the animals.” Maya said to Mason and Andrew before walking upstairs carrying Carina.“Where are you taking me?” Carina asked as Maya walked towards her bedroom.“I’m taking you to your room so you can get some sleep.” Maya said, looking at Carina confused.“I thought I was sleeping in your room with you, in case I need something during the night.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Do you think it’s safe to sleep in bed with me with all the bruises? What if I fling an arm or something and hit you on one of your bruises?” Maya asked, a look of concern on her face.“Maya, once you’re asleep you don’t move an inch, you’re not going to hurt me. I will sleep much better with you beside me.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Ok, my bed it is then.” Maya said with a smile, turning to carry Carina inside her bedroom, gently laying her on the bed.Maya is sleeping soundly when she is awakened by Carina yelling her name. “Maya! Maya!” Carina was yelling in her sleep.“Carina, I’m here.” Maya said, placing her hand on Carina’s arm. “You’re having a nightmare.” Maya said, moving closer to Carina, putting her arm around her.“Maya.” Carina said, opening her eyes to see Maya holding her. “I was having a nightmare and Josh was hurting me. It was awful, I was so scared.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s chest, tears streaming down her face.“I got you, you’re ok. I’m not going to let anyone hurt you ever again. You’re safe with me.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s head, talking softly to her.“Don’t leave me, I need you to hold me.” Carina said, holding Maya tightly against her.“I’m not going anywhere; I’ll hold you for as long as you want.” Maya said, placing a kiss on Carina’s head. “Try to go back to sleep, I’ll be here when you wake up.”The next morning Carina woke up in Maya’s arms and looked up to see Maya’s blue eyes looking at her. “Good morning.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Good morning. How long have you been awake?” Carina asked, stretching her arms and rubbing her eyes.“I woke up around my usual time, 5:00.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Have you just been laying here awake the whole time? It’s almost 9:00 now.” Carina asked, turning to look at the time on her phone.“Yes, I told you I would be here when you woke up and I am.” Maya said smiling, rubbing Carina’s arm that was across her stomach.“Thank you, but you could have gotten out of bed if you wanted, I wasn’t expecting you to just lay here for 4 hours while I slept.” Carina said, playing with Maya’s fingers.“I didn’t just lay here; I messaged Mason and told him what I need him and Andrew to try to get taken care of today. I messaged with a member of my team for a few minutes, along with the commander, checking on my early discharge.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“Are you going to be able to get the early discharge?” Carina asked.“The commander said he hasn’t heard anything about whether it has been approved or not. It can take a month or more to get a response.” Maya explained, moving to get out of bed.“I’m hungry, what’s for breakfast?” Carina asked smiling, watching Maya getting dressed.“Anything you want.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina on top of her head.“I can’t have what I want, so I’ll settle for whatever you make us.” Carina said with a mischievous grin, her eyes slowly looking down Maya’s body.“Get better first and you can have all you want.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand on her dick.As Maya was preparing breakfast for Carina, Mason and Andrew walked inside the kitchen. “There’s a sick calf in the barn, you need to doctor.” Mason said, pouring himself a cup of coffee.“I’ll go check on it when I’m finished preparing breakfast.” Maya responded, cooking bacon in the pan on the stove.Maya and Mason went out to check the sick calf while Andrew stayed inside with Carina. “How did you sleep last night?” Andrew asked, sitting next to Carina while she at the food Maya prepared for her.“I had a horrible nightmare again, about Josh hurting me. I woke Maya up when I was having it, and I think she stayed awake the rest of the night and watched me sleep. I feel bad for keeping her awake like that.” Carina said, looking at Andrew.“Maya loves you and she will do whatever you need to feel safe and get the rest you need.” Andrew said smiling, placing his hand on Carina’s.“I want these nightmares to go away. They are so real, like it’s happening all over again, and I wake up scared.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“Josh is dead, and he can never hurt you again. You are safe now and we’re not going to let anyone hurt you ever again. I’m so sorry you had to go through all that, I wish we would have found you sooner.” Andrew said, wiping tears from Carina’s cheeks.Maya and Mason walked inside the kitchen to see Carina crying; Maya rushed to Carina. “What’s wrong?” Maya asked, bending down in front of Carina.“Nothing, I was just talking with Andrew and got teary eyed, everything is fine.” Carina said smiling, leaning down to softly kiss Maya on the lips.“Are you sure you aren’t in pain or anything?” Maya asked, a look of concern on her face.“I’m sure, Bambina.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Maya’s cheek. “How’s the baby calf?” Carina asked.“We’re going to need to bottle feed him for a while, his mamma isn’t letting him suck anymore. I’m going to prepare a shot for Mason to give it now.” Maya said, moving to prepare a shot for Mason.“Oh, I almost forgot, there’s a letter that the mailman had me sign for. It’s addressed to Carina, and I put it on the table in the living room.” Mason said, taking the prepared shot from Maya, and turning to leave the kitchen.Maya went into the living room to retrieve the letter and took it to Carina. “It’s from Italy.” Maya said, handing Carina the envelope.Carina took the envelope from Maya and read the sender’s information. “It’s from the program director in Italy.” Carina said, opening the letter and reading it, before she sat it on the table and rubbed her hands down her face.“What did it say? Is it bad news?” Maya asked, seeing the look of frustration on Carina’s face.“They told me I will lose my place in the program if I can’t return within the next 6 weeks. I will have to start the entire year over if I don’t go back to complete the program.” Carina said, staring at the letter, tears filling her eyes.“Then you need to go back to Italy and finish the program. You’ve worked to hard to lose your place and have to start the year over.” Maya said, gently rubbing Carina’s back.“I can’t go back now, Katie still has 2 more months of treatment, Grandpa got shot and we don’t know how long it will take him to recover. I need to be here for Katie’s treatments and to help with Grandpa.” Carina said, as tears began to fall from her eyes.“You don’t need to go back immediately; you have 6 weeks. You can be here for the next month of Katie’s treatment, and she can stay here with me and complete the rest while you go back to Italy to complete the program. You said you only have 6 months to complete it, and I can take care of her while you go back. As far as how long it will take Grandpa to heal, we don’t know, but we have enough family to help out until he’s healed. I want you to go to Italy and fulfill your dream of becoming a doctor.” Maya said smiling, wiping tears from Carina’s eyes.“I can’t ask you to go through everything on your own, that’s not fair to you.” Carina said, looking into Maya’s eyes.“You’re not asking me to, I’m telling you that’s what I want to do, so you can become the amazing doctor I know you will be. We will be fine here while you’re gone, we will miss you, but we’ll be ok, and we will call you every night or you can call us if you’re not busy or studying. We can make this work; we are a team.” Maya said smiling, placing a gentle kiss on Carina’s lips.“But we’re trying to rebuild our relationship and I’m afraid if I go to Italy, it will cause more problems for us being so far apart.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“Carina, I love you and I’ll wait however long I need to for us to be together again. I’m not going anywhere, I’ll be right here with our daughter, waiting for you to come home to us.” Maya said smiling, holding Carina’s face in her hands, looking into her eyes.“You promise you will wait for me and not find someone else?” Carina asked smiling, looking at Maya.“There isn’t anyone else for me, only you.” Maya said smiling, gently kissing Carina on the lips.“Can I think about it for a few days before I make a decision?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“You can think about it for however long you need, as long as your answer is yes, you will go back to Italy.” Maya said with a smile, looking at Carina.As they sat down to eat dinner Maya’s phone began to ring, she looked to see it was Nana calling her, and quickly answered the phone. “Hi Nana, is everything ok with Grandpa?” Maya quickly asked, her heart racing, afraid something bad happened to him.“He is doing a little better today. He slept well last night and woke up for a few minutes earlier, asking for you and wanting to know about Carina. I know you have your hands full taking care of Carina and Katie, but is there any way you can come to visit your grandpa for a few minutes so he can see you are ok?” Nana asked, her voice sounding like she was tired and needing rest.“Actually, Lucia brought dinner for us last night and took Katie home with her for a few days while she is off. Mason and Andrew are staying here to help out on the ranch and with Carina. I can probably come to the hospital after dinner for a few minutes while they stay with Carina.” Maya said, looking at Mason and Andrew.“That would be wonderful, even if you can only stay for a few minutes. You know how he worries about you already and with everything that happened, he’s worrying even more about you and Carina both.” Nana said.“Ok, I’ll be there later.” Maya said ending the call.“I want to go with you to see Grandpa.” Carina said when Maya ended the call.“You just got out of the hospital yesterday and you should be resting.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“I know, but I want to go see Grandpa and check on Nana, she sounded so tired on the phone. Please, let me go with you.” Carina said with puppy dog eyes and pouting.“Ugh, you know I can’t say no to you when you do that.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Yes, that’s why I did it.” Carina said with a chuckle.Maya and Carina walked into Grandpa’s room holding hands, Nana looked up to see them walk into the room. “Carina! What are you doing here? You should be home resting and healing.” Nana said, standing up to offer Carina her chair.“I wanted to come and visit Grandpa and check on you.” Carina said, gently hugging Nana.“Kiddo.” Grandpa said in a frail voice, looking at Maya.“Hey Grandpa, how are you doing?” Maya asked smiling, walking closer to Grandpa, taking his hand in hers.“Carina?” Grandpa asked, a look of worry on his face.“Hi Grandpa.” Carina said smiling, moving closer to Grandpa so he could see her.“Did…did…josh…do…that?” Grandpa asked, having trouble speaking, pointing to Carina’s face.“Yes.” Carina responded while shaking her head.“Bastard.” Grandpa said, getting angry, his heart rate going up on the monitor.“Mike, you need to stay calm.” Nana said, moving closer to rub his hand.“I’m going to be ok, just focus on getting well, we miss you at the ranch.” Carina said smiling, placing her hand on the one Maya was holding.“Mason and Andrew are staying at the ranch and helping until you get well. Don’t worry about the ranch, we are taking care of it as if you were there barking orders.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Grandpa.“Good.” Grandpa said, his eyes slowly closing as he fell back asleep.“Thank you both for coming by, I think he needed to see for himself that you’re ok.” Nana said smiling, gently hugging Carina, then hugging Maya.“Do you need anything? Is there anything we can bring you or do for you?” Carina asked, looking at Nana.“No, I have clean clothes here already and the hospital food isn’t that bad.” Nana responded.When Maya and Carina returned to the ranch, Mason and Andrew had already cleaned the kitchen and were playing a video game in the living room. “Thanks for cleaning the kitchen for me.” Maya said to Mason and Andrew.“No problem.” They both responded in unison.“I’m exhausted, can we got to bed now?” Maya asked looking at Carina.“Yes, I’m ready for bed myself.” Carina said, walking towards the stairs. They got into bed and Maya snuggled close to Carina, placing her arm around her waist. “Get some rest, I’ll be right here if you need me.” Maya said, placing a kiss on Carina’s shoulder. “Good night, Babe, I love you.” Maya said, before closing her eyes.“Good night, Bambina, I love you too.” Carina said, closing her eyes.

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Two weeks have passed since the horrible incident and Carina is healing nicely but still has light bruising on her face. Grandpa is making progress in the hospital and the doctors are expecting a full recovery for him. Carina’s nightmares aren’t as bad or as often now. Maya has been sleeping in the bed with Katie and Carina to make Carina feel safe and be close to her in case she needs something. Lucia continues to help with cooking dinners for them and helps with Katie. Mason and Andrew are still staying and helping on the ranch. Nana hasn’t left the hospital since Grandpa was admitted, but Grandpa is making her go home to rest since he is recovering so well.“Nana!” Katie shouted excitedly, rushing to Nana when she walked into the house.“Katie, I have missed you so much!” Nana shouted, picking Katie up in her arms and kissing her cheeks.“Where Papa?” Katie asked smiling, looking out the door for him.“He’s still at the hospital, but he’s feeling so much better.” Nana said, smiling at Katie.“How are you feeling?” Carina asked, hugging Nana.“I feel better now that Mike is doing so well and should make a full recovery. I’m glad to be home to sleep in my own bed and shower in my own bathroom.” Nana said, looking at Carina.“Hi Kate.” Lucia said walking out of the kitchen to see Nana.“Lucia! I didn’t know you were here.” Nana said, surprised to see Lucia.“She’s been cooking and helping out while you were at the hospital.” Carina said, seeing the surprised look on Nana’s face.“I can leave if you want me to.” Lucia said, taking the apron she was wearing off.“No, don’t leave, I just wasn’t expecting to see you here.” Nana said smiling, walking over to where Lucia was standing.“Dinner is almost ready, if you are hungry.” Lucia said, smiling at Nana.“I would love a good homecooked meal, especially if you cooked it.” Nana said smiling, turning to walk into the kitchen.After dinner Lucia and Carina cleaned up the kitchen while Nana went upstairs to take a long hot bath. Nana came back downstairs to see Lucia preparing to leave to go home. Katie was torn between going home with Lucia and staying to see Nana.“How about you go home with your Nonna tonight and when you get home tomorrow, we will make cookies together?” Nana said smiling, seeing the look of confusion on Katie’s face.“Yes!” Katie shouted excitedly, jumping up and down.After Lucia and Katie left, Carina poured a large glass of wine for herself and a whiskey for Maya. “I thought you could use this.” Carina said, handing the glass of whiskey to Maya.“Where’s ours?” Mason asked smiling, pointing to himself and Andrew.“You can pour your own glasses.” Carina said smiling, sitting beside Maya on the couch.“She loves Maya more than me, and I’m her own brother.” Andrew said with a chuckle.Carina drank the glass of wine quickly since it was the first glass she’s had since before the incident, and poured herself another glass. “I didn’t realize how much I missed drinking a glass of wine until now.” Carina said with a chuckle, taking a drink of wine.“I know, I have missed drinking a good glass of whiskey too.” Maya said with a chuckle.Mason and Andrew chose to drink a few beers while playing video games. Nana decided to go to bed early because she was tired from being at the hospital for so long. Maya and Carina are sitting on the couch watching Mason and Andrew playing video games and playfully accusing each other of cheating.“They act like children when they play these video games.” Carina said with a laugh.“It’s like having 3 children around instead of just Katie.” Maya said with a laugh.All of a sudden Carina sat up with a surprised look on her face, looking at Maya. “I just realized; we will have the bed all to ourselves tonight!” Carina said, with a flirtatious smile, looking at Maya.“I get to sleep all night without getting kicked or hit in the face.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Who said anything about sleeping?” Carina whispered seductively in Maya’s ear.“Oooooo, I like the way you’re thinking.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Good, because I think I’m ready for bed, but not to sleep.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.“Let’s go! Good night boys!” Maya said smiling, standing up and throwing Carina over her shoulder before running up the stairs.“Maya! Put me down!” Carina was shouting through her laughter.Maya walked into her bedroom, throwing Carina on the bed, both laughing. “I’ll be right back.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the lips before rushing out of the room.Carina began undressing and was getting into bed when Maya walked back into the room. “Where did you go?” Carina asked with a laugh.“I went to get these for us.” Maya said smiling, placing 2 bottles of water on the nightstand.“Ok, now get undressed and get in this bed with me.” Carina said smiling, lifting the comforter to show her naked underneath.“You’re trying to kill me.” Maya said smiling, quickly taking off her clothes and climbing into bed next to Carina.“Hi.” Carina said smiling, placing her arm around Maya’s neck.“Hi.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina hard on the lips, deepening the kiss and sliding her tongue inside Carina’s mouth. Maya broke the kiss needing air. “Are you sure about this?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Yes.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya down to kiss her hard on the lips, kissing her with so much passion and desire. Maya is returning the kiss with just as much passion and desire, moaning in Carina’s mouth as she feels her dick getting harder with the kiss.“Wait!” Maya said breaking the kiss and looking into Carina’s eyes. “I still haven’t had a chance to go by the pharmacy and buy condoms yet.” Maya said, leaning her forehead against Carina’s.“It’s ok, my birth control pills are effective now. You can buy them later, but tonight you get to raw dog me.” Carina said with a chuckle, causing Maya to laugh.“I like the sound of that, although hearing you say it is a bit funny.” Maya said with a chuckle, leaning down to kiss Carina hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth. Maya slowly trailed her hand down to Carina’s breast, pinching her hardened nipple between her fingers, causing a loud moan from Carina.“Dio mio, this isn’t going to take long.” Carina said breathing hard, moving Maya’s mouth to the spot she likes Maya to kiss and suck on her neck. Maya quickly found Carina’s sweet spot and began biting and sucking on it, leaving a mark, causing Carina to moan loudly and squirm underneath her. Maya smiled against Carina’s neck seeing the effect she is having on Carina. Maya trailed her kisses down Carina’s body, stopping at her collarbone, leaving a mark there before kissing further down to her breast. Maya smiled at Carina before taking a nipple in her mouth sucking as she flicked her tongue across it, causing Carina to squirm more underneath her.“Relax, I’m going to take my time with you.” Maya said smiling, releasing Carina’s nipple to look at Carina.“I can’t relax, it’s been so long, and it feels too good to relax.” Carina said breathing hard and panting, gripping Maya’s arm tightly.Maya leaned down to take Carina’s other nipple in her mouth giving it the same attention as she slowly moved her hand down Carina’s body to her folds, feeling the river of slick wetness already gathered between her legs. Maya slowly moved her fingers up and down Carina’s folds, gathering the slick wetness on them before slowly moving them to her entrance, slowly pushing them inside her. Maya began thrusting 2 fingers in and out of Carina, causing Carina to grip her arm tighter, panting hard. “I’m close.” Carina said, thrusting her hips against Maya’s fingers. Maya began thrusting faster and rubbed her thumb across Carina’s clit, making circles on it. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulse and tighten around Maya’s fingers as she continued to thrust them in and out of Carina’s pussy.“That’s it, cum for me Baby.” Maya said smiling, looking to watch Carina as she orgasmed, continuing to thrust her fingers and rub her clit through her orgasm to cause it to last longer.“Dio mio, that was incredible.” Carina said breathing hard, releasing Maya’s arm and wiping sweat from her forehead.“Catch your breath so we can go for round 2.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the neck.“Ok.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya, and still trying to catch her breath.“I’ve been thinking about us a lot and I want to ask you something. I was planning on taking you on a date first, but I can’t wait any longer.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“What is it?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Carina Deluca, will you be my girlfriend again?” Maya asked smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Yes, yes, a million times yes, I’ll be your girlfriend again.” Carina said smiling, attacking Maya’s lips, kissing her deep and hard, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, fighting for dominance. Carina broke the kiss, smiling as she looked into Maya’s eyes. “Your turn.” Carina said smiling, slowly kissing down Maya’s body, stopping to take a nipple in her mouth, sucking and twirling her tongue around it.“Fuck!” Maya said, throwing her head back towards the ceiling.Carina smiled as she moved to take Maya’s other nipple in her mouth giving it equal attention as the first one before slowly kissing down Maya’s body, stopping at the head of her dick, swiping her tongue across it, causing a loud moan from Maya. Carina kissed down Maya’s dick to her balls, gently biting and sucking on them before moving her kisses back up to the head, slowly wrapping her mouth around it and sucking lightly, tasting the precum. Carina began stroking Maya’s dick up and down in her hand as she took more of Maya’s dick in her mouth, bobbing her head up and down on it. Maya bucked her hips up forcing her dick further down Carina’s throat, causing Carina to slightly gag. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to do that.” Maya said, looking down at Carina.“It’s ok.” Carina said smiling, placing her mouth back on Maya’s dick, taking it deep down her throat, bobbing up and down faster in rhythm to her hand.“I’m going to cum.” Maya said panting and gripping the sheet in both hands, feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuucckkkk, I’m cumming!” Maya shouted as ropes of cum shot from her dick inside Carina’s mouth, Carina swallowing every drop as Maya continued shooting ropes of cum until she had emptied every drop inside Carina’s mouth. Maya was breathing hard, sweat dripping down her face as Carina moved up her body, kissing Maya on the corner of her mouth.“Now, you catch your breath so we can go for round 3.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“It’s going to take a minute.” Maya said with a chuckle, breathing hard.Carina sat up in bed, reaching for the bottled waters on the nightstand, handing one to Maya. Carina opened the bottle in her hand and drank half the bottle in one drink. “I’m glad you thought to bring these.” Carina said smiling, placing the bottle back on the nightstand.“Me too.” Maya said smiling, drinking almost the entire bottle of water, before handing it to Carina to place on the nightstand. “Now, where were we?” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina down on the bed, laying between her legs, causing Carina to laugh.“I’m your girlfriend.” Carina said smiling, running her fingers through Maya’s hair.“You are, and I love you very much.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina on the lips, slipping her tongue inside, kissing her with love and passion.“I love you too, so much.” Carina said smiling, breaking the kiss to look into Maya’s eyes before pulling her in to kiss her on the lips, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, deepening the kiss.Maya slowly moved her hand down to Carina’s folds, feeling the slick wetness. Maya wrapped her hand around the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on it before lining it up at Carina’s entrance. “You ready?” Maya asked smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes, Carina nodded in approval, smiling at Maya. Maya slowly pushed her dick inside Carina until she had fully entered her, stopping to give Carina time to adjust to her dick being inside her.“Oh, Bambina, your dick feels so good inside my pussy.” Carina said smiling, and breathing hard, moving her hips against Maya.“Your pussy feels so good around my dick.” Maya said smiling, slowly pulling her dick out, just leaving the head inside, slowly thrusting back inside her. Maya leaned down kissing Carina as she began thrusting faster inside Carina.“Harder.” Carina said breathing hard, placing her hand behind Maya’s neck and pulling her head to her neck as Maya began kissing, biting, and sucking on Carina’s neck.Maya pulled her dick out just leaving the head inside before thrusting hard into Carina, causing a loud gasp from her. Maya rose up, placing her hands beside Carina’s head, looking into her eyes as she began thrusting harder, faster, and deeper inside Carina. Carina throws her head back towards the ceiling, breathing hard as she reaches down to grab Maya’s hips, holding on as Maya continued to thrust inside her. Carina began thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s, breathing hard as Maya grunted with each thrust. “Fuck, you feel so tight and so good.” Maya said, throwing her head back towards the ceiling, grunting and panting as she thrusted inside Carina.“I’m close.” Carina said, breathing hard, squeezing Maya’s hips tighter.“Cum for me Babe, cum all over my dick. I want to feel your pussy squeezing all the cum out of my dick.” Maya said, laying her head in the crook of Carina’s neck, moving her hands down to grip Carina’s hips as she continued to thrust hard, deep, and fast. The bed began to creak and the headboard began hitting the wall as Maya fucked Carina hard and fast. “I’m going to cum.” Maya said, panting and grunting in Carina’s ear.“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzo, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, her hips thrusting wildly as her pussy began convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick.“Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuucckkkkk, I’m cumming too!” Maya shouted, feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tighten as ropes of cum shot from her dick. Maya continued slow shallow deep thrusts as ropes of cum shot from her dick inside Carina, painting her inside white, until she had emptied all the cum inside Carina, collapsing on her body, breathing hard.As they lay in each other’s arms trying to catch their breath, Maya kissed Carina on the neck as Carina kissed Maya on the shoulder. “Wow!” Carina said smiling, holding Maya tightly against her body.“Wow is an understatement for that.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I could fall asleep like this.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the shoulder.“Seriously?” Maya asked, raising up to look at Carina. “You could fall asleep with my dick still inside you?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“Yes, it’s relaxing.” Carina said with a laugh.“You are so silly.” Maya said with a laugh, moving to pull her dick out of Carina, before laying beside her.“Are you ready for round 4?” Carina asked with a chuckle.“No, but I can be in a few minutes.” Maya said with a laugh.After going 2 more rounds they fell asleep in each other’s arms, exhausted from all the activities. Maya woke up with a hard on spooning Carina. Maya kissed Carina on the shoulder and moved the kisses to Carina’s neck, biting and sucking Carina’s sweet spot. Carina began to stir, reaching her arm around Maya’s neck holding her against her neck. “Someone woke up in a good mood.” Carina said with a giggle.“Someone woke up with a hard on and doesn’t want to waste it.” Maya said smiling, thrusting her hardened dick against Carina’s ass.“Let me go pee first.” Carina said smiling, moving to get out of bed.Maya is laying in bed stroking her dick when she hears Carina in the bathroom. “Noooo, fuck!” Carina shouted angrily.Maya got out of bed and rushed to the bathroom door. “Carina, are you ok?” Maya asked through the door.“No! I just started my fucking period! Of all days it had to be this one. Ugh!” Carina angrily said through the door.“Oh, ok. Do you need anything?” Maya asked.“No, I’ll be out in a minute.” Carina said groaning.Maya began to dress, looking down at her still hard dick. “Sorry rooster.” Maya said before putting her boxers on.Carina came out of the bathroom and put on her clothes, before laying on the bed, rubbing her stomach. “I already have cramps.” Carina said with a look of discomfort on her face.“Do you need a heating pad or ice pack?” Maya asked, standing over Carina.“A heating pad would be great and some Advil or Tylenol.” Carina said, rubbing her stomach, wincing in pain.“I’ll be right back.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina on the forehead.Maya went downstairs to see Nana in the kitchen preparing breakfast. “Good morning, Nana.” Maya said, smiling at Nana.“Good morning. How did you sleep last night?” Nana asked with a mischievous smile.“I slept great. How did you sleep?” Maya asked, smiling at Nana.“I slept good until a noise woke me up. It sounded like someone was banging on the wall in your room.” Nana said smiling mischievously at Maya.“Oh, ummm, sorry about that.” Maya said, her face turning red from embarrassment.“I was young once. I don’t blame you for taking advantage of Katie being gone for the night.” Nana said with a laugh.“Do you know where the heating pad is? Carina isn’t feeling well today and needs it.” Maya asked, pouring a cup of coffee to take to Carina.“I don’t doubt that.” Nana said with a laugh. “There’s a heating pad in the hall closet on the shelf.” Nana said.“No, it’s not from that, she started her period this morning and is cramping.” Maya said, frowning at Nana.“Poor girl can’t catch a break. Take her some Tylenol, it’s in the cabinet.” Nana said, pointing to the cabinet.Maya walked inside her bedroom with the heating pad, Tylenol, a bottle of water, and a cup of coffee. “Here, take these.” Maya said handing Carina the Tylenol.“Please tell me that coffee is for me.” Carina said, taking the Tylenol from Maya along with the water.“Of course, I thought it might help.” Maya said smiling, handing Carina the coffee.“Have I told you how amazing you are lately?” Carina said smiling, taking a drink of coffee, moaning when she drank it.“The heating pad is plugged up and ready for you.” Maya said, handing it to Carina.“Thank you.” Carina said, placing the heating pad on her lower abdomen.“I’m going to be helping Mason and Andrew today, unless you need me to stay with you.” Maya said, sitting beside Carina on the bed.“No, I will probably spend the day right here. I shouldn’t have started my period for another week, and this is going to be a horrible one.” Carina said, laying down in bed.“Ok, but if you need me, just message or call me.” Maya said, placing a kiss on Carina’s lips before leaving the room.“Will you wake up Mason and Andrew and let them know breakfast is ready?” Nana said as Maya started down the stairs.Maya went inside the room to wake Mason and Andrew, but they were being cranky. “Get up and eat breakfast so we can get to work.” Maya said in a stern voice.“We didn’t get much sleep last night because of all the noise coming from your room!” Mason shouted angrily, glaring at Maya.“I didn’t either, but you don’t hear me complaining.” Maya said smiling mischievously at them.“Get out!” Mason shouted, throwing a pillow at Maya.“Ewwww, that was my sister making all that noise!” Andrew said, placing a pillow over his head.“Mine too!” Mason said, falling back on the bed, placing a pillow over his head. “We need to see our girls, maybe have them come out and get in the hot tub or something.” Mason said, pulling the pillow off his head.“Yes, no sense in Maya and Carina having all the fun!” Andrew said smiling, pulling the pillow off his head.Later that evening Mason and Andrew’s girlfriends showed up at the ranch for dinner. “Nana, I invited Emma and Vittoria here for dinner, Vittoria is Andrew’s girlfriend.” Mason said as the girls came inside the house.“Hi Emma, it’s nice to see you.” Nana said smiling, hugging Emma.“It’s nice to see you as well. I’m sorry to hear about Grandpa.” Emma said.“Welcome to the ranch Vittoria, everyone calls me Nana.” Nana said smiling, hugging Vittoria.“Thank you. I’ve heard a lot about you from Andrew, it’s a pleasure to finally meet you.” Vittoria said, smiling at Nana.“I’m Carina, Andrea’s sister.” Carina said smiling, hugging Vittoria.“You’re even more beautiful than I imagined.” Vittoria said, smiling at Carina.“I think she’s beautiful too. I’m Maya, Mason’s sister.” Maya said smiling at Vittoria.“Parli Italiano?” Carina asked, smiling at Vittoria. (Do you speak Italian)“Si, entrambi I miei genitori sono Italiani.” Vittoria responded, smiling at Carina. (yes, both of my parents are Italian.)“Buon lavoro, Fratello.” Carina said, smiling at Andrew. (Good job, brother)“Sapevo che ti sarebbe piaciuta.” Andrew said smiling, walking to stand by Vittoria. (I knew you would like her)“Lo faccio, moltissimo.” Carina said, smiling at Vittoria. (I do, very much)“Looks like you found someone else to speak Italian with.” Maya said smiling, watching Carina smiling and talking with Vittoria.After dinner Carina helped Nana clean the kitchen while Mason and Andrew took the girls outside to get into the hot tub. “Should I keep an eye on them?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“No, leave them alone. You wouldn’t want anyone keeping an eye on you and Carina in the hot tub.” Nana said, frowning at Maya.“I was just kidding.” Maya said with a laugh, taking a beer out of the refrigerator.Maya and Carina are watching a movie on the TV in the living room when Mason comes in. “Do you think it would be ok for the girls to stay here tonight? We were going to drink a few beers and don’t want them driving afterwards.” Mason asked looking at Maya.“I don’t see a problem with it, but you need to ask Nana first.” Maya responded.“Nana said it was ok with her if it’s ok with you.” Mason responded.“It’s ok with me.” Maya said, shrugging her shoulders.“You do realize the bedrooms they will be staying in are next to ours.” Carina said looking at Maya.“So what?” Maya asked, looking confused.“Why do you think they want them to stay all night? They are going to have sex with them.” Carina said, her eyes widened in shock.“So, good for them.” Maya said with a chuckle.“That’s my brother we’re talking about.” Carina said, her eyes wide in surprise.“Carina, they heard us having sex last night. Let them do what they want tonight then we can give them a hard time like they did me this morning.” Maya said with a laugh.“Oh my God! You didn’t tell me they heard us last night!” Carina said, covering her face with her hands.“Nana heard us also.” Maya said with a laugh.“Dio mio, I can’t believe you didn’t tell me.” Carina said, hitting Maya on the arm.“Ouch! I was embarrassed enough for both of us.” Maya said with a laugh, rubbing her arm where Carina hit her.“I need to speak with Andrea and make sure if he’s planning on having sex with Vittoria, he has condoms to wrap it up!” Carina said, moving to get up from the couch.“Carina, you’re not going to say anything to him, he knows to use protection.” Maya said, pulling Carina back down on the couch.“But what if he doesn’t have any with him? You need to go to the pharmacy right now and buy several boxes of condoms.” Carina said in a serious tone, trying to push Maya up from the couch.“No, I’m not going to do that. I know Mason has condoms and he can loan one to Andrew if he needs one.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“Remember the time Mason gave you a condom to use?” Carina asked with raised eyebrows.“Oh, right. I’m still not going to go buy condoms for them.” Maya said with a laugh.“If either of those girls get pregnant tonight, it will be your fault.” Carina said, crossing her arms.“My fault? Both of them know to use protection, so if they don’t, it’s on them, not me.” Maya said in a huffy tone, looking at Carina.“All they’re caring about it getting laid tonight. They’re thinking with their dick, not their head.” Carina said, in an angry tone.“Why are you getting so upset?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Because it’s my brother and he’s not ready to be a father.” Carina said, glaring at Maya.“Andrew isn’t stupid, he knows to be careful. You and your Mamma both talked repeatedly to him about using protection. He’s not going to do anything stupid or unsafe.” Maya said, placing her arm around Carina.“You’re right, I’m sorry for getting upset with you.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“I will forgive you, for a kiss.” Maya said, smiling at Carina, before leaning down to kiss her on the lips.“I’m cramping again, I’m going to bed.” Carina said, getting up from the couch.“I’m coming with you; I didn’t get much sleep last night.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand and leading her upstairs to the bedroom.“I didn’t hear you complaining last night.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“And you never will hear me complain about that.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.Maya and Carina fell asleep quickly after getting into bed and were sleeping soundly when they were awakened by a noise coming from the other room. “No, oh my god!” Carina said, sitting up in bed, looking at the wall where the noise was coming from.“Yes, and she said the same thing.” Maya said laughing.“That’s Andrea and Vittoria, she’s speaking Italian.” Carina said, covering her ears.Maya managed to pull Carina’s hands away from her ears. “She’s almost as loud as you are.” Maya said laughing.“Shut up! I’m not that loud!” Carina said, placing her hands back on her ears. “Tell me when they’re finished so I can uncover my ears and go back to sleep.” Carina said, looking at a laughing Maya. “Bambina, this isn’t funny!” Carina said, glaring at Maya.The activities in the other room went on for a while, keeping Maya and Carina awake. “I really hope we’re not that loud when we have sex.” Maya said, getting frustrated.“Oh God, me too. I will be trying to be quieter from now on.” Carina said.“Good luck with that.” Maya said laughing.“Stupida. You’re loud too!” Carina said, hitting Maya on the shoulder.“Hey, I’m not near as loud as you.” Maya said, rubbing her shoulder.“I can’t help that you fuck me so good that I’m loud!” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya.“We really do need to think about getting our own place, then you can be as loud as you want to be.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“I like that idea.” Carina said smiling, snuggling up to Maya.“I’ll talk to Grandpa when he recovers about building a house for us.” Maya said.“What about the house you already have?” Carina asked.“I can’t live there after what happened to you.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s arm.“You loved that house, don’t let what happened keep you from living there. If you do that then Josh wins, and I’m not going to let him win.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“We can rebuild it closer to here, in case Nana or Grandpa needed us.” Maya said.“Then what will you did with your house?” Carina asked.“I’ll give it to Mason, and he can live there when he gets married.” Maya said, having already given it some thought.“We will be one big happy family, all living on the ranch.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on her shoulder.“And our kids can all play together. We should build a house for Andrew too. That way you would have him close by and his kids can play with Mason’s and ours.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the head.“I love that! I would have everyone I love living here.” Carina said smiling.“We will be one big happy family, all living on the ranch.” Maya said smiling.It’s been a month since the incident, and Grandpa is being discharged from the hospital but has a long recovery ahead of him. Carina is preparing to return to Italy in 2 weeks to complete the last 6 months of the program and her studies. Maya is bringing Grandpa home from the hospital, while Nana and the rest of the family are preparing for a welcome home celebration.When Maya pulls up in the driveway Grandpa notices all the vehicles and smiles. “I love having all my family in one place.” Grandpa said smiling.When Grandpa walked inside the house Katie ran to him. “Papa, I missed you!” Katie shouted, wrapping her arms around his legs.“Hi Angel, I missed you too.” Grandpa said smiling, patting Katie on the back.“Remember what we spoke about earlier, we have to be careful with Grandpa.” Maya said to Katie, bending down to pick her up.“Welcome home Grandpa!” Carina said smiling, rushing to gently hug him.“It’s so good to be home, I didn’t know if I would ever see this place again.” Grandpa said smiling, looking around at everyone.“I knew you would, you’re too stubborn to let a little bullet take you out.” Nana said smiling, kissing Grandpa on the cheek.“That little bullet cost me part of my liver and a kidney.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“Just because your home doesn’t mean you can go back to working on the ranch. Let Maya and the boys take care of things around here while you’re still recovering.” Lane said, helping Grandpa to his favorite chair.“The ranch looks great; you’ve been doing a good job.” Grandpa said, looking at Maya and the boys.Katie walked over to Grandpa trying to climb onto his lap. “Piccola, you can’t sit on Grandpa’s lap yet.” Carina said, moving Katie away from Grandpa.“Put my Angel on my lap, I can hold her all she wants.” Grandpa said, patting his lap.“I wub you.” Katie said snuggling into Grandpa when Carina sat her on his lap.“I love you too Angel.” Grandpa said smiling, placing a kiss on Katie’s head.As everyone was preparing to leave so Grandpa could rest, Katherine asked Maya if she could take Katie home with them for a few days.“I need to discuss it with Carina since she will be leaving in 2 weeks. She may not want Katie going anywhere so she can spend time with her.” Maya said, looking at Katherine.“I thought maybe I could take Katie home with us so you two could spend some time alone before she has to leave for Italy.” Kathrine said with a smile.“Let me talk to Carina really quick, I’ll be right back.” Maya said smiling as she turned to walk away.Maya walked into the kitchen to see Nana, Lucia, and Carina sitting at the table having a glass of wine. “Hey Carina, can I talk to you for a minute?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Sure, what’s up?” Carina said, following Maya out of the room and into the hallway.“Mom wants to take Katie home with them for a few days to give us some time to spend together before you leave.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I’m fine with that if you are.” Carina said smiling, placing her arms around Maya’s neck.“I didn’t know if you wanted her to stay here so you can spend time with her before you leave.” Maya said smiling, placing her hands around Carina’s waist.“I do want to spend time with our daughter, but I also want to spend time alone with you, without her sleeping between us.” Carina said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Maya’s lips.“Ok, she goes home with mom and dad then.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s neck, causing Carina to giggle.Maya walked back into the living room to see Lane sitting on the floor playing with Katie. “What’s the verdict? Do we get to take her with us for a few days?” Lane asked smiling, looking at Katie.“Yes, but only for a few days, so Carina can spend time with her before leaving.” Maya said smiling.“I’ll go pack a bag for her to go home with you.” Carina said, looking at Katherine.“No need, I bought a few things for Katie for when she stays with us.” Katherine said, looking at Carina.“I need to run an errand.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear.“Ok, be careful.” Carina said, a look of confusion on her face.Later that evening Carina was drinking a glass of wine with Nana, when Maya walked into the living room carrying 2 glasses of whiskey, handing one to Grandpa. “Maya! He can’t be drinking whiskey, he just got out of the hospital today!” Nana yelled at Maya.Maya turned to look at Grandpa who was smiling. “I told her to bring me the whiskey, she didn’t do anything wrong.” Grandpa said, taking a drink of whiskey. “That is so good, I have missed drinking this.” Grandpa said smiling, holding up the glass of whiskey.“You almost got me in trouble with Nana.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Grandpa who was laughing.“Nana is right, he shouldn’t be drinking whiskey.” Carina whispered to Maya.“He told me to get it for him, so I did.” Maya said whispering back to Carina.“You should ask Nana before you give him anything else, you don’t want to get on her bad side.” Carina said with a chuckle.“That’s true.” Maya said with a laugh, clinking her glass against Carina’s.“I think I should try to get to bed, it’s been a long day.” Grandpa said, moving to get out of the chair.“Let me help you.” Maya said, rushing to help him out of the chair, and up the stairs to his room.“Thank you, for helping on the ranch and making sure things were taken care of while I was in the hospital. I won’t be able to get back to helping much for a while, but at least I’m here.” Grandpa said, smiling at Maya.“It’s good to have you back home, don’t worry about the ranch, we will take care of everything.” Maya said smiling, gently hugging Grandpa.“Did you get Grandpa settled in his room?” Carina asked, when Maya came back downstairs.“Yes, are you about ready for bed?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes, but I’m not tired.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.“Good, because I’m not either.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.When they entered the room, Maya shut the door quickly and pressed Carina against it, kissing her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, deepening the kiss. Carina placed her hands around Maya’s neck, kissing her back with passion, moaning in her mouth. “I’ve missed kissing you.” Carina said breathing hard, when she broke the kiss for air.“I’ve missed kissing you, holding you, and fucking you.” Maya said breathing hard, biting and sucking on Carina’s neck.“We need to be quiet though, I don’t want them to hear us.” Carina said whispering in Maya’s ear.“You’re the one who needs to be quiet.” Maya said with a chuckle, kissing Carina on the neck.“Shut up.” Carina said with a giggle.Maya picked Carina up and laid her on the bed, lifting her shirt and kissing her body up to her bra, pulling it down to flick her tongue across Carina’s nipple. Carina rose up, taking her shirt and bra off quickly, throwing them on the floor. Maya smiled as she took off her shirt and sports bra, throwing them on the floor with Carina’s. Maya leaned over Carina, kissing her on the lips before kissing down her body to her jeans, slowly unbuttoning, and taking them off. Carina rose up on the bed, reaching for Maya’s jeans, unbuttoning them and pushing them down Maya’s legs, before stepping out of them. Maya leaned over Carina, placing her hands beside Carina’s head, kissing her hard and deep on the lips, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth. Maya broke the kiss and began kissing down Carina’s body, stopping to kiss and suck her nipples before moving further down to her clit, sucking it into her mouth, flicking her tongue on it. Maya slowly moved her mouth to Carina’s folds, flattening her tongue and licking from her entrance to her clit, wrapping her mouth around it to suck and flick her tongue on it.“I love tasting you, you are so delicious.” Maya whispered, moving her tongue down to Carina’s folds, licking up the slick wetness that had gathered there, before licking up to her clit, sucking and twirling her tongue on it, causing Carina to moan loudly.Carina reached her hand down, taking Maya’s head in them and holding Maya’s mouth against her clit. “Dio mio, that feels so good.” Carina said breathing hard, grinding her hips against Maya’s mouth.Maya reached her hand down to Carina’s folds, rubbing her fingers through the slick wetness, before slowly sliding 2 fingers inside Carina, causing her to gasp. Maya began thrusting her fingers in and out of Carina, while sucking on her clit, Carina writhing underneath her. “Cum for me, Baby.” Maya whispered, feeling Carina’s walls starting to tighten around her fingers. Maya began thrusting her fingers faster and harder in and out of Carina, while sucking harder on her clit, causing Carina to moan loudly.“I’m going to cum.” Carina said, panting and thrusting her hips faster against Maya’s fingers and tongue. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzo, I’m cumming, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.” Carina said, as Maya reached up to put her hand on Carina’s mouth to quieten her. Carina felt her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s fingers as the orgasm took over her body, before she collapsed on the bed, breathing hard.“So much for you being quiet.” Maya said with a laugh, pulling her fingers out of Carina and laying beside her.“I tried, but it was too good.” Carina said with a laugh, breathing hard.“Do you want it to be bad?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“Nevah!” Carina said, smiling at Maya, moving closer to her, placing her leg across her body. “Are you ready for round 2?” Carina asked smiling, trailing her hand down to Maya’s hardened dick, stroking it up and down.“Hang on.” Maya said, getting off the bed, reaching for the comforter and pulling it off the bed and placing it on the floor.“What are you doing that for?” Carina asked, looking confused.“This way, the bed won’t be creaking or hitting the wall while I fuck you.” Maya said smiling, laying down on the comforter.“Good thinking.” Carina said smiling, laying next to Maya on the comforter.“Now, we just need to figure a way to keep you quiet.” Maya said with a laugh, leaning to place a kiss on Carina’s lips. Maya broke the kiss, smiling at Carina. “I forgot something.” Maya said, rising from the blanket and reaching into the nightstand. “This is from the errand I ran earlier.” Maya said smiling, holding up the box of condoms.“Maya, I’m on birth control.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I know, but you were on birth control when you left for Italy the first time, and the results are at my parent’s house right now. I’m not knocking you up before you leave this time.” Maya said with a laugh, laying down beside Carina.“Stupida.” Carina said smiling, gently hitting Maya on the arm.“Not stupid, smart.” Maya said laughing, leaning over Carina, placing a hard kiss on her lips, deepening the kiss, and slipping her tongue inside her mouth. Carina spread her legs, guiding Maya to lay between them, kissing her with passion, moaning in her mouth. Maya broke the kiss and began kissing down Carina’s body, taking a hard nipple in her mouth sucking and flicking her tongue across it. Maya slowly trailed her hand down Carina’s body to her folds, feeling the slick wetness there. Maya moved her mouth to Carina’s other nipple giving it the same attention. Carina wrapped her arms around Maya’s back, softly scratching up and down, before grabbing Maya’s butt cheeks and squeezing them, causing Maya to thrust her dick forward, rubbing against Carina’s pussy.“I need you inside me.” Carina said in a whisper, breathing hard.Maya sat up, reaching for the box of condoms and took one out opening it with her teeth, before rolling it down her dick. Maya sat on her knees, lining her dick up with Carina’s entrance, rubbing it up and down, and across her clit. Maya slid her dick down to Carina’s entrance, looking at Carina for permission to continue, Carina smiling and nodding in approval. Maya slowly pushed the head inside Carina, then put her hands around Carina’s legs holding them up and she pushed further inside Carina until she was fully inside her. Maya pulled out leaving just the head of her dick inside, ramming it hard into Carina, causing Carina to gasp loudly. “Cazzo!” Carina said, reaching her arms out to the side gripping the comforter in her hands.“You like that?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina, as she nodded rapidly in approval. “You always like when I fuck you hard.” Maya said smiling, pulling out to ram hard into Carina again, watching her tits move when she rammed into her. Maya leaned over Carina, placing her hands on her waist, holding them there as she began to thrust faster, harder, and deeper into Carina. “You feel so fucking tight like this.” Maya said grunting as she pounded into Carina.“Dio mio.” Carina said, reaching for her hair, running her hand through it as she moaned loudly. “Don’t stop, faster.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s.Maya thrusted faster into Carina, watching as her dick appeared and disappeared in Carina. “Fuck, Babe, I’m not going to last long. I need you to cum for me.” Maya said grunting as she thrusted faster into Carina, looking up to see Carina’s tits bouncing up and down with each thrust.“I’m close.” Carina said panting, and thrusting her hips wildly against Maya.Maya reached down with one hand, rubbing hard on Carina’s clit. “Cum for me. I’m so close, I can’t hold it much longer.” Maya said grunting and panting hard ramming her dick hard and fast into Carina.“Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.” Carina began yelling when she placed the pillow over her head trying to muffle the yell, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick.“Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuucckkkk!” Maya began shouting before she fell on Carina, burying her head in her neck as she felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tighten as ropes of cum shot from her dick, into the condom. Maya continued slow shallow deep thrusts as more ropes of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied all the cum inside the condom, her body going limp on Carina. “Do you think they heard us?” Carina asked breathing hard, removing the pillow from her head.“Probably.” Maya said breathing hard on Carina’s neck.Carina laid still underneath Maya, trying to catch her breath as she gently scratched up and down Maya’s back. Maya slowly pulled her dick out of Carina, taking the condom off and throwing it in the trash. “Wow, that was a lot of cum.” Carina said with a chuckle, after seeing the condom when Maya took it off her dick.“That’s how much cum I leave inside you every time we have sex. That’s a lot of cum, a lot of sperm that could get past your birth control and leave another baby inside you.” Maya said with a laugh.“It only takes one little sperm to get to my egg, and boom, there’s a baby inside me.” Carina said with a laugh.“Exactly, that’s why I will be wrapping it up until we’re ready for another baby.” Maya said with a laugh, leaning down to place a kiss on Carina’s lips.“Agreed, we don’t need another baby right now. It was hard enough to be pregnant with Katie and try to do the program and my studies. I do want another baby once I’ve become a doctor and have established a practice or job somewhere.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“We can discuss having another baby then, but not until.” Maya said looking at Carina.“We need our own place before we have more children though. I don’t want to need to be quiet while we’re making a baby.” Carina said with a laugh, kissing Maya on the shoulder.“I’ll talk to Grandpa about building that house we talked about once he’s recovered. If I talk to him about it now, he will push himself to help with it and he needs to focus on recovering.” Maya said, standing up and placing the comforter back on the bed.“Let’s try to get some sleep now.” Maya said, pulling Carina closer to her body, kissing her on the lips.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the shoulder.“Good night, Babe.” Maya responded.

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Maya was working in the barn when her phone rang, she looked at it to see it was the commander calling it and answered it immediately. After ending the call Maya went to find Carina inside the house. “Hey, Nana, where is Carina?” Maya asked walking into the kitchen.“She’s upstairs putting Katie down for a nap.” Nana responded.Maya ran up the stairs and into the room where Carina was laying down with Katie. “What’s wrong?” Carina asked, when Maya rushed into the room.“Nothing is wrong, everything is great. My commander just called to let me know my early discharge has been approved, all I need to do is sign the paperwork and I will officially be discharged from the Army.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“Does this mean you don’t have to go back to the base or on any more dangerous missions?” Carina asked, her eyes filling with tears.“Yes, I am home for good.” Maya said smiling, walking over to Carina and kissing her on the lips.“That is the best news we’ve had in a long time. I don’t have to be worrying about you when I’m in Italy now. Well, we both know I’ll still be worrying, but not like I would if you had to go on another mission.” Carina said smiling, hugging Maya tightly, kissing her on the lips.“You can go to Italy and focus on the program and your studies; Katie and I will be good here on the ranch.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I wish you and Katie could go with me, but that’s not possible with her treatments, and you need to be here to help on the ranch while Grandpa is recovering.” Carina said, snuggling into Maya’s embrace.“Maybe these six months will go by quickly and we can get you back with us.” Maya said smiling, placing a light kiss on Carina’s forehead.“I’m going to throw myself into the program and studies so I won’t have so much time to miss you more than I already will.” Carina said, wiping a tear from her eyes.“I’m hoping that between caring for the ranch and taking care of Katie that it will help the time pass quickly.” Maya said, wiping a tear from Carina’s cheek.“Let’s make the most of these next two days before I leave for Italy.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“We will.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s head.It’s the night before Carina is to leave for Italy and she is lying in bed with Maya and Katie, snuggled up with them. Katie has been clinging to Carina and not letting her far out of her sight. “This isn’t quite how I expected this night to go, but I wouldn’t change it for anything. I have the two most important people and loves of my life here with me.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I wouldn’t want it any other way either. I have my princess and my queen in my arms and that is the greatest thing ever.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I don’t think Katie should go to the airport with us in the morning. I think it will be too hard for her to watch me leave like that. She’s already having a difficult time with my leaving, and I don’t want to make it any worse than it already is for her.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“I agree with you, she’s going to be sad enough already, we don’t want to make it worse for her.” Maya said, softly rubbing Katie’s head.The next morning Maya drove Carina to the airport and helped carry her bags inside. Maya walked with Carina to the gate where her flight would be leaving from and sat with her until they announced the flight was boarding. Maya walked with Carina to the door, both holding each other’s hand tightly. “No crying.” Carina said smiling, her eyes filling with tears, as she wrapped her arms around Maya’s neck.“I’m trying not to.” Maya said smiling, her eyes filled with tears, as she wrapped her arms around Carina’s waist, hugging her tightly.“I need to get on the plane now, kiss me.” Carina said, taking Maya’s face in her hands and kissing her deeply on the lips.“I love you and I’m going to miss you.” Maya said, as a tear rolled down her cheek.“I love you too, and I’m going to miss you more.” Carina said smiling, wiping tears from her cheeks.Maya stood at the door and watched Carina walk down the hall until she could no longer see her. Maya walked out of the airport and got into her truck, bursting into tears, crying hard for several minutes until she could compose herself enough to drive back to the ranch.Over the next several weeks, Katie clung to Maya not letting her go anywhere without her. Katie spent time with Maya working on the ranch, riding on the tractor and feeding the animals. Maya decided to turn one of the guest rooms into a room for Katie. Maya let Katie pick out the color to paint the room and bought her a cute princess bed to sleep in. Katie decided on pink for her room to match her pink princess bed and comforter.Katie’s room is ready for the first night to sleep alone in it. After bathing Katie, Maya let her pick out the book to read for her bedtime story and laid in bed beside her reading until she fell asleep. Maya quietly got out of bed, kissing Katie on the forehead before leaving the room. Maya went into her own room and went to bed alone for the first time in a long time. It took Maya a while to finally fall asleep and when she woke up the next morning, she felt someone laying beside her. Maya rolled over to see Katie asleep in bed with her and smiled. As Maya was getting out of bed, Katie stirred and looked at her smiling. “Good morning, Princess.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Katie.“Moining Mommy.” Katie said, smiling at Maya.“Did you not like your bed, so you came to sleep with me?” Maya asked smiling, looking at Katie.“Miss Mamma.” Katie said, her eyes filling with tears.“I know, I miss Mamma too.” Maya said, leaning down to pick Katie up in her arms.“Want Mamma home.” Katie said crying on Maya’s shoulder.“I know, but she can’t come home right now. Mamma has to go to school so she can be a doctor and help women have happy healthy babies. You can help me plan a surprise for when Mamma gets home though.” Maya said smiling, looking at Katie.“Otay!” Katie said excitedly, loving any kind of surprise.“You can’t tell Mamma about the surprise though; it has to be our secret.” Maya said smiling, placing a finger on Katie’s lips to keep her quiet.“I not tell Mamma.” Katie said smiling, pretending to zip her lips.Grandpa was recovering nicely and began helping Maya with Carina’s surprise, giving her advice on things. Mason and Andrew were also helping Maya to work on Carina’s surprise so it could be finished before Carina returned from Italy. “Carina is going to be so surprised when she sees this beautiful home you’re building for you guys.” Andrew said smiling, nailing boards together.“What are you going to do with your other home?” Mason asked, carrying boards to where Maya and Andrew were working.“I’m giving it to you.” Maya said, smiling at Mason. “I can’t live there after everything that happened in that house.” Maya said, a look of sadness on her face.“Thank you, Maya! I understand why you wouldn’t want to live there. I promise to take good care of it.” Mason said smiling, hugging Maya.“I thought since you said you are planning on asking Emma to marry you that you would need a place to live, so now you have one.” Maya said smiling, looking at Mason.“I’m not ready for marriage yet, but when I am ready, it will be to Emma.” Mason said smiling. “I want to save more money before getting married and be financially stable.”“Look at Mason, being all responsible. Is that the same Mason that plays video games with me all the time?” Andrew asked with a laugh.“Hey, I can be responsible and still play video games.” Mason said laughing.“I’m proud of you Mason.” Maya said, smiling at Mason.“So, when are you going to ask my sister to marry you, Maya?” Andrew asked, a look of seriousness on his face.“I’m not sharing that with anyone, I already have it planned out as to how I want to do it, and when.” Maya said, smiling mischievously at Andrew.“You do know you need to get my permission to ask her first, since I’m her brother and the only male figure in her life at the moment?” Andrew asked, with a smirk on his face.“Ok, then when I’m ready to ask her to marry me, I will ask for your permission, but not until then.” Maya said, smiling at Andrew.“You already know you have my permission, whenever you decide to ask her.” Andrew said, smiling at Maya. It has been three months since Carina left for Italy, and she’s been busy with the program and studies but has made a point to call Maya and Katie every few days. Katie tells Carina everything she has been doing on the ranch and how Nana is teaching her to cook. Katie told Carina about how big she is now because she has been sleeping in her own bed all night by herself. Maya tells Carina how things are going on the ranch and Grandpa’s recovery is going so well.The next day Katie is in the kitchen with Nana making cookies. Katie tried to climb on the counter by herself to get another bowl out of the cabinet to mix the ingredients in, slipping on the counter and falling with the glass bowl shattering it all over the floor, leaving a huge cut on her head. “Katie!” Nana screamed, rushing to Katie, picking her up from the floor. “Oh my God, you’ve cut yourself!” Nana shouted, placing a towel on the cut on Katie’s head.Grandpa came running into the kitchen to see Nana holding Katie with a towel on her head. “What happened?” Grandpa asked, rushing to Katie.Nana quickly explained what happened to Grandpa, putting pressure on the cut on Katie’s head, trying to control the bleeding. “Get Maya, Katie needs to go to the hospital.” Nana yelled, looking scared and worried.Grandpa ran out of the house to where Maya, Mason, and Andrew were working on the house. “Maya! Katie’s hurt, you need to come inside now!” Grandpa yelled loudly.“Katie’s hurt!” Maya yelled, running towards the house, Mason and Andrew following her.Maya rushed inside the house to see Nana holding Katie and the towel Nana had placed on Katie’s head was soaked in blood, Katie crying. “Mommy!” Katie screamed, reaching for Maya.“Oh my God, I need to get her to the hospital, now!” Maya yelled, taking Katie from Nana and running to the truck with her.“I’ll drive you!” Andrew yelled, following Maya to the truck.When they arrived at the hospital, Maya ran inside carrying Katie in her arms. Lucia was working in the emergency room and saw Maya run inside with Katie, rushing to them. “What happened?” Lucia asked, taking Katie from Maya and laying her on a bed.Maya explained what happened while tears were streaming down her face. “You’ve got to help her!” Maya yelled, looking at Lucia.“The doctors will help her.” Lucia said, placing her hand on Maya’s shoulder.After examining Katie, the doctor told Maya that she needed sutures and that the cut wasn’t as bad as it seemed, that head lacerations tend to bleed heavily. Maya held Katie’s hand as they gave her a light sedation so they could suture the cut on her head. Katie ended up receiving seven sutures for the cut on her head and was still sleeping from the medication they gave her when they left the hospital.Maya carried a sleeping Katie who was covered in blood inside the house and sat in the rocking chair with her. “What did the doctor say? This is all my fault; I should have been watching her more closely.” Nana said, with tears rolling down her cheeks.“She has seven sutures in her head but she’s going to be ok. This isn’t your fault Nana, don’t think like that. Katie knows better than to climb on the counters by herself. It was an accident, and it could have happened with any of us watching her.” Maya said, looking at Nana.“Let me have my angel.” Grandpa said, taking Katie from Maya.“She’s probably going to be sleeping for a while, they gave her something to relax her while they sutured her head.” Maya said, gently rubbing some blood off Katie’s face.“That’s fine, I’ll just sit here and rock her with me.” Grandpa said, gently rubbing Katie’s cheek.Later that evening Maya called Carina telling her about Katie being injured and needing sutures. “I’m coming home!” Carina shouted on the phone.“Carina, she’s going to be fine, you don’t need to come home.” Maya said, trying to calm Carina down.“My child is injured; I should be there with her.” Carina shouted on the phone.“We are taking care of her, there isn’t anything you can do that we aren’t already doing for her. You only have three months left of the program, don’t quit when you’re so close to fulfilling your dream. Stay and finish what you started so once you come home, you never have to leave again.” Maya said, trying to reassure and calm Carina.“I don’t feel right being here for some stupid dream while my child is thousands of miles away from me injured. I’m a mother and I should be there with my child, not here fulfilling some stupid dream. My child is more important to me than becoming a doctor.” Carina said, sobbing on the phone.“Carina, you’re doing this for her, so you can give her the life she deserves. I know how you feel being so far away from her while she’s injured, but please don’t give up your dream now, you’ve worked too hard and gone through so much already to just throw it all away. I’m here with our daughter, and I will take care of her, you just focus on finishing the program and studies so you can come home to us, for good.” Maya said, her voice soft and gentle.“Ok, but call me everyday and let me know how she’s doing. I need to hear from you every day until she’s healed. You need to talk with her about climbing on the counters alone, and that she knows better than to do that.” Carina said, her sobs are easing up.“We will call you every day and I will talk with her about not climbing on the counters again. I love you and I miss you.” Maya said in a loving tone.“I love and miss you both so much.” Carina said, sadness in her voice.Over the next few weeks Katie’s head healed nicely, and she barely had a scar on the top of her head but was proud of it and called it a war wound because that is how Maya would refer to it. Maya told Katie she got into a battle with the glass bowl and the bowl won, leaving her with a war wound. Katie would compare her war wound to Maya’s gunshot scar, saying they were tough soldiers.The past 2 months, Maya, Mason, Andrew, and Grandpa worked long hours on the house for Carina trying to complete it before Carina returned home from Italy. Maya would get up early to do whatever needed to be done on the ranch, then work on the house until late at night. Maya was wearing herself down working so much and it was starting to show. Grandpa and Nana were worried about Maya working so much and so hard between the ranch and her house. “We need to do something before Maya kills herself trying to finish that house before Carina returns home.” Nana said, looking at Grandpa, a look of worry on her face.“I’ll take care of it.” Grandpa said, taking out his phone to make some calls.Two days later Maya is working at her house when she hears Grandpa walking inside talking to someone. Maya goes to see who Grandpa is speaking with and is shocked when she sees members of the team from the military standing in the house. “What are you guys doing here?” Maya asked smiling, walking over to shake their hands.“The colonel called and said you needed some help, so here we are.” Sullivan said smiling, looking at Maya.“But what about work? Who is taking care of things at the base?” Maya asked, a look of confusion on her face.“There are two teams available for any missions that may come up. Now, tell us what you need help with so we can get this built before your lady gets home.” Sullivan said, rolling up his sleeves.“Thanks guys, I can’t believe you’re here.” Maya said smiling, looking at three members of the team.“We’re here to help you, but it comes at a price.” Sullivan said, crossing his arms.“Of course, I’ll pay you whatever you want.” Maya said.“No, we don’t want any money. We want more of your Nana’s good cooking and to meet Katie.” Sullivan said, smiling at Maya.“Too easy.” Maya said smiling, waving her hand at them.After working several hours Maya decided to call it a day and took the team inside the house to introduce them to Katie. Katie was in the kitchen with Nana, when Maya walked in with the team. “Katie, I would like for you to meet some of my friends from the Army.” Maya said smiling, walking over to pick Katie up in her arms. Maya introduced Katie to the team, Katie smiled and waved at them.“She is the spitting image of you Major.” Romano said smiling, looking between Maya and Katie.“I hab dis yike Mommy.” Katie said smiling, pointing to the cleft in her chin.“Yes, I see that, and you also have her deep blue eyes.” Sullivan said smiling, looking into Katie’s eyes.“Show them your war wound you have.” Maya said, smiling at Katie. Katie bent her head down to show the scar on her head, smiling at them.“Wow, you’re a very tough girl, just like your Mommy.” Sullivan said, smiling at Katie.“I hope you guys are hungry because I have prepared all your favorites I could remember.” Nana said smiling, hugging each of them.“Thank you, Mrs. Bishop.” Romano said, smiling at Nana.“It’s the least I can do for all you are doing for Maya.” Nana said smiling, hugging Romano.The team stayed and helped Maya for ten days before they needed to return to base, all promising to come back soon. Between the team and everyone else helping to work on the house, Maya will have it completed before Carina returns home in two weeks.Carina called Maya to let her know when graduation is and that she already had her flight booked to come home the day after. Maya decides to surprise Carina by flying to Italy for her graduation. The doctors won’t clear Katie to travel out of country yet, so Maya’s parents offered to keep Katie with them while Maya goes to Italy. Lucia gave Maya the address to where Carina is staying with her aunt and informed the aunt that Maya is coming to surprise Carina for graduation.Carina and her aunt are eating dinner when there is a knock on the door. “Carina, can you answer the door for me?” The aunt asked.Carina walked over to the door opening it to see Maya standing there smiling at her. “Surprise!” Maya said, grabbing Carina and kissing her on the lips.“Bambina! What are you doing here? Where is Katie?” Carina asked, hugging Maya tightly.“I came to surprise you and watch you graduate. The doctors wouldn’t let Katie travel yet, she’s staying with my parents. Are you going to let me in or make me stand here all night?” Maya asked with a laugh, smiling at Carina.“I can’t believe you’re here! I have missed you so much.” Carina said, moving to let Maya inside, but not letting her go.“I’m here, and I booked us a hotel room for the next two nights. That is, if you want to stay in the hotel with me.” Maya said, smiling flirtatiously at Carina.“Stupida, you know I do.” Carina said, smiling flirtatiously at Maya. “Let me throw some clothes in a bag really quick.” Carina said smiling, moving to walk away.“You won’t be needing them.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina back against her body.“Ohhhhh.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya. “Let me introduce you to my aunt then we can leave.” Carina said smiling, walking to where her aunt stood smiling.After spending a few minutes with Carina’s aunt, they left for the hotel. “Your Mamma told your aunt I was coming to surprise you and gave me the address.” Maya explained, seeing the confusion on Carina’s face as to why her aunt didn’t seem surprised to see Maya at her home.“I love your surprise.” Carina said smiling, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder in the back of the taxi.“There’s more surprises for you when we get home.” Maya said smiling mischievously.“What kind of surprises?” Carina asked, smiling side eyed at Maya.“You will have to wait and see.” Maya said smiling, placing a quick kiss on Carina’s lips.Maya held Carina’s hand as they entered the elevator to their room. Once the doors shut, Maya pinned Carina against the wall and kissed her hard and deeply on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth causing them both to moan. The elevator stopped on the floor where their room was located and Maya took Carina’s hand, running to their room. Carina was kissing Maya on the neck as Maya was trying to quickly unlock the door but was having difficulties. “Carina, I can’t open the door with you kissing me like that.” Maya said, breathing hard.“Open the door, Maya.” Carina said seductively in Maya’s ear.Maya quickly opened the door, pulling Carina inside and shutting the door immediately, pinning Carina against the door, kissing her hard and deeply, slipping her tongue inside her mouth. Maya quickly reached for the hem of Carina’s shirt, pulling it over her head and throwing it. Carina reached down to pull Maya’s shirt over her head and throwing it before she reached for the button on Maya’s jeans, unbuttoning and unzipping them quickly. Maya stepped out of her jeans quickly and pulled Carina’s sweatpants and panties down her legs in one motion. Carina reached down pulling on Maya’s boxers, so Maya quickly pulled her boxers off, her hardened dick slapping against her stomach. “I have missed this.” Carina said, reaching down to stroke Maya’s dick.“And I have missed this.” Maya said, running her fingers through Carina’s folds, feeling the slick wetness. “You’re already so wet for me.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Bed, now!” Carina said, pulling Maya towards the bed, quickly taking her bra off before laying on the bed.Maya quickly pulled her sports bra off and threw it across the room. Carina laid on the bed pulling Maya down on top of her, spreading her legs for Maya to lay between them. “This isn’t going to take long.” Maya said with a chuckle, before leaning down to kiss Carina hard and deep on the lips.Carina broke the kiss, breathing hard. “Don’t tease me, I need you to fuck me now.” Carina said, reaching for Maya’s dick, placing it at her entrance.“I have no intentions of teasing right now.” Maya said smiling, reaching down to grab the base of her dick, slowly pushing inside Carina, both moaning loudly. Maya began kissing, biting, and sucking Carina’s sweet spot on her neck, Carina moaning loudly. Maya pushed her dick further inside Carina until she was fully inside her, remaining motionless.“Maya, move.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips.“I’m afraid if I move, I’m going to cum already.” Maya said, panting against Carina’s neck.“I don’t care, I need to cum.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips wildly.Maya slowly pulled out leaving just the head of her dick inside before pushing back inside Carina. “Oh, fuck.” Maya said, panting against Carina’s ear. “I need you to cum, I’m not going to be able to hold it much longer.” Maya said panting and grunting as she began to thrust faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina.“Dio mio, I’m close.” Carina said, holding Maya tightly against her body, thrusting her hips wildly.Maya reached her hand down quickly rubbing Carina’s clit, thrusting wildly, fighting hard not to cum. “I really need you to cum.” Maya said grunting as she thrusted faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina.“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzo, I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzooooooo!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick.Maya felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuuucckkkk! I’m cummmmmminnnnngggg!” Maya shouted, as ropes of cum shot from her dick inside Carina, painting her walls white, continuing quick, shallow thrusts as ropes of cum kept shooting from her dick until she had emptied all the cum inside Carina, collapsing on Carina’s body, breathing hard.“I think that qualifies as a quickie.” Carina said with a laugh, breathing hard.“I’m sorry, I couldn’t hold it anymore.” Maya said, breathing hard against Carina’s neck.“I’m not complaining.” Carina said with a laugh, trying to catch her breath.“Me either. I hope you’ve been taking your birth control pills, or I just put another baby inside you.” Maya said with a laugh, raising up to smile at Carina.“I have been, we should be ok.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“I brought condoms, but it happened so fast I couldn’t think.” Maya said laughing, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina, laying beside her.“It’s been six months, and I wanted you to fuck me no matter what.” Carina said laughing, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“I think I just shot six months of cum inside you.” Maya said laughing, kissing Carina on the forehead.“I hope you saved some for the next round.” Carina said smiling, moving to lay on top of Maya.“There’s plenty where that came from, but it will take a few minutes.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina to her, kissing her hard and deeply on the lips.Carina trailed her hand down Maya’s body to her dick, wrapping her hand around it. “You’re still a little hard, it shouldn’t take that long.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“It definitely won’t if you keep doing that.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.Carina began stroking Maya’s dick up and down as she leaned down to kiss her hard and deeply on the lips, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth fighting for dominance. Carina felt Maya’s dick getting harder as she continued to stroke it. “I’m going to ride your dick tonight.” Carina said, raising up to line Maya’s hardened dick up at her entrance, slowly lowering herself on it until it was fully inside her, moaning loudly. “I’m glad we don’t need to be quiet tonight because I don’t think I can be.” Carina said as she began to bounce on Maya’s dick, Maya holding onto Carina’s hips.“I have missed you so much. I’ve missed holding you, kissing you, and fucking you. Ride me hard Babe.” Maya said, thrusting her hips into Carina, watching Carina’s tits bounce. Maya reached up to gently squeeze Carina’s breasts, rolling her nipples between her fingers.Carina placed her hands on Maya’s shoulders, bouncing hard on Maya’s dick. “You feel so good inside me. I have missed you fucking me so good. I missed your big hard dick fucking me and making me cum so hard. I want you to fuck me all night, making me cum until I can’t anymore, if that’s possible.” Carina said breathing hard, bouncing faster on Maya’s dick.“I have missed your tight pussy hugging my dick while I fuck you hard and deep, just the way you like. I can’t wait to taste your delicious pussy when you cum in my mouth.” Maya said, grunting as she pushed harder inside Carina, almost bucking her off.Carina continued bouncing hard and fast on Maya’s dick, both their bodies covered in sweat. Maya could see Carina getting tired from riding her dick and sat up to hold Carina, slowly laying her on her back as Maya rose up on her knees, placing her hands beside Carina’s waist as she thrust hard and deep inside Carina. Carina grabbed Maya’s arms holding tightly as Maya continued thrusting faster inside her. “I’m close.” Carina said, panting and breathing hard.“Cum for me Babe, cum all over my dick while I fuck your pussy.” Maya said grunting as she thrusted hard and deep inside Carina. Maya leaned down placing a hard deep kiss on Carina’s lips, continuing to thrust inside her.“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, holding Maya tightly against her body as she felt her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick, collapsing on the bed.“Give me one more.” Maya said, continuing to thrust inside Carina. Maya rose up grabbing Carina’s hips and lifting them as she continued thrusting hard and deep inside Carina, causing a moan from her. “Come on Babe, you can cum one more time for me.” Maya said, pounding into Carina as hard and deeply as she could, Carina’s body bouncing underneath her at every thrust. Maya reached one hand down to Carina’s clit, rubbing hard on it, causing Carina to gasp.“Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, squeezing Maya’s arms hard as she felt her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick.“Yes, that’s it, Babe. Cover my dick in your cum.” Maya said, watching Carina’s face as she orgasmed, continuing to thrust inside Carina. “Can you give me one more?” Maya asked, thrusting hard and deep inside Carina, looking at her.“No, I can’t.” Carina said, breathing hard, her body limp from exhaustion.“Do you want me to stop?” Maya asked, seeing the exhaustion on Carina’s face.“No.” Carina said, trying to catch her breath. “Finish first.” Carina said, wiping sweat from her face.“I’m close Babe.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina on the neck, biting and sucking on her pulse point, causing a moan from Carina. Maya continued to thrust hard and deeply inside Carina, thrusting at a relentless pace. Maya felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, I’m cumming, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuuuuccckkkk!” Maya said as she thrusted deeply inside Carina, holding it as ropes of cum shot from her dick inside Carina, shallow deep thrusting as more ropes of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied all the cum inside Carina, collapsing on the bed beside her.“What was that?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“What?” Maya asked, breathing hard.“What took you so long to cum this time?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I don’t know, I guess it was making more cum to blow inside you.” Maya said with a laugh, breathing hard.“Stupida.” Carina said with a laugh, hitting Maya on the arm.“Are you ready to go again?” Maya asked still breathing hard.“Not like that, you tried to kill me with orgasms.” Carina said with a laugh, kissing Maya on the arm.“Good, because I don’t think I can get hard for a while after that.” Maya said laughing, reaching down to show Carina her soft dick.“Let’s get some sleep, I have graduation tomorrow and need to give my speech.” Carina said smiling, laying on Maya’s chest.“You didn’t tell me you were giving a speech for graduation.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“It’s no big deal. I scored the highest on the medical licensing exam and in the program, so they told me to give a speech. I will get my white coat tomorrow at graduation with my name on it too.” Carina said, smiling proudly.“I’m so proud of you, Babe, that’s amazing! I knew you could do it!” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina hard on the lips.“I couldn’t have done it without you pushing me to fulfill my dream.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“No, it was all you Babe. You worked so hard for so many years to achieve all of it and I’m so proud of you. This was all you and your smart brain.” Maya said with a laugh, kissing Carina on the head.“Now, let’s get some sleep so I don’t look like a zombie in front of all those people when I give my speech.” Carina said smiling, snuggling into Maya’s body.“Good night, Babe. I love you.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss onCarina’s head.“Good night, Bambina. I love you too.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on Maya’s shoulder.

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The next morning Maya woke up to an empty bed and looked around the room for Carina. Once Maya was fully awake, she heard the shower running in the bathroom. Maya smiled thinking of Carina naked in the shower and walked inside the bathroom as Carina turned off the shower to get out. “Good morning.” Carina said smiling, as she reached for the towel to dry off.“Good morning.” Maya said smiling, stepping closer to Carina. “I was just about to join you in the shower.” Maya said, placing a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“Then I got out just in time.” Carina said with a laugh, drying off her body.“You don’t want to shower with me?” Maya asked smiling mischievously at Carina.“I would love to, but I know if we showered together, it would take longer, and I need to be at the coliseum for graduation in an hour. I still need to go back to the house and get my speech and everything for graduation.” Carina said smiling, walking out of the bathroom with the towel around her.“Aw, come on, it won’t take that long.” Maya said smiling, standing behind Carina and thrusting her hardened dick against Carina’s ass. “See, I’m already hard for you.” Maya said with a laugh, kissing Carina on the neck.“Bambina, we can’t right now, I need to get dressed and go to the house to get my things for graduation. I promise I will make it up to you later.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on Maya’s lips.“What am I supposed to do with this then?” Maya asked smiling, holding up her hardened dick.“Take a cold shower, but make it quick, we need to leave soon.” Carina said with a laugh, picking up her clothes to get dressed.“You’re no fun.” Maya said pouting, walking to the bathroom.“I’m sorry, but I will make it up to you.” Carina said smiling, putting on her bra.Maya sat with Carina’s aunt during graduation and smiled proudly when Carina gave her speech. Carina received several awards at graduation and Maya clapped loudly with each one she was awarded.After graduation Carina was talking with Maya when she looked up to seeGabriella walking towards her. “Gabriella!” Carina shouted, running to hug her.“You didn’t think I would miss seeing you graduate, did you?” Gabriella asked smiling.“I didn’t know if you would come or not, but I’m so happy to see you. This is Maya, the girl I told you about, Katie’s other mother.” Carina said smiling, introducing Gabriella to Maya.“You weren’t lying when you said she was so sexy and had the most gorgeous blue eyes.” Gabriella said smiling, leaning in to hug Maya. “It’s nice to meet you, I’ve heard so much about you.” Gabriella said smiling at Maya.“It’s nice to meet you as well.” Maya said smiling at Gabriella.“Where is Vic, is she here with you?” Carina asked, looking at Gabriella.“No, Vic is in the states now. She got accepted into the fire academy in Washington and left three weeks ago.” Gabriella said, a look of sadness on her face.“Where is she attending the fire academy at in Washington? Maybe she’s close to us and we can visit her when we get back home.” Carina asked, looking at Gabriella.“It’s in Seattle and she’ll be there for twelve weeks. I forgot about you living there!” Gabriella said, smiling at Carina.“Are you going to be coming to Seattle to visit Vic?” Carina asked, looking at Gabriella.“Not for a while, I still have another year left in the program since I took off for a year. I was lucky to be allowed back in and don’t want to mess it up this time.” Gabriella said.“I’m happy for you. Let me know if you need any help with the program, the last year is pure hell.” Carina said with a laugh.“I know, and you left some pretty big shoes to fill, that I will never be able to fill even if I tried extra hard. So many of the instructors are talking about you and how impressed they are with how well you did with everything going on. How is my beautiful niece doing? You weren’t kidding when you said she looked just like Maya.” Gabriella said with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“She is doing amazing! She has completed all the treatments and just has to go back for checkups to make sure there’s no more signs of leukemia. You will have to come for a visit once you’re finished with the program.” Carina said smiling. “The only thing Katie got from me is my hair color and maybe my Italian temper.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“I told Vic I would come for a visit during the two-week Christmas break so I will make a point of visiting you then.” Gabriella said smiling, looking at Carina.“I’m going to hold you to that. It was so good seeing you again, but we have a flight to catch in the morning, so I need to finish packing my things.” Carina said smiling, hugging Gabriella.“I’m sure that’s not all you need to do, maybe you’ll be doing that hot blonde later as well.” Gabriella whispered in Carina’s ear, causing Carina to blush.“Gabriella!” Carina said with a laugh, looking at Gabriella.“Take care of Carina and Katie or I will have to hurt you.” Gabriella said with a laugh, hugging Maya.“I always do.” Maya said with a laugh, hugging Gabriella back.“Ciao, Tesoro.” Gabriella said, smiling and waving as she walked away.“Ciao.” Carina said, smiling and waving at Gabriella.“So that was Gabriella.” Maya said smiling. “What did she whisper in your ear that made you blush so much?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I’ll tell you later.” Carina said with a chuckle, her cheeks blushing, thinking about what Gabriella had said to her.They went back to Carina’s aunt’s house to finish packing Carina’s things. Her aunt prepared a huge Italian dinner for them before they left to go back to the hotel. “I thought Nana prepared huge dinners, but your aunt made Nana’s look like a picnic.” Maya said with a chuckle, when they got inside the taxi.“We’re Italian, we do everything big.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I have something big you can do later.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear.“Now you sound like Gabriella.” Carina said with a laugh.“Is that what she whispered in your ear?” Maya asked, smiling.“Yes.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I think I’m going to like Gabriella.” Maya said with a laugh, placing a kiss on Carina’s lips.Carina teased Maya the entire ride to the hotel, gently brushing her hand on Maya’s dick, or blowing in her ear, and kissing on her neck. When they reached the hotel, Maya quickly paid the driver, grabbed Carina’s bags and rushed inside to the elevator. Once the elevator doors closed, Maya pushed Carina against the wall, kissing her hard on the lips, reaching down to cup Carina’s pussy. “You’ve been teasing me the whole ride here, let’s see how much you like being teased.” Maya said smiling, reaching to squeeze Carina’s breast as the elevator stopped on their floor.Maya carried Carina’s luggage inside the room and placed them on the floor. “I need to use the bathroom.” Carina said with a mischievous smile, walking towards the bathroom.Maya took off her shoes and was laying on the bed when the bathroom door opened, and Carina walked out completely naked. “Are you trying to kill me or what?” Maya asked smiling, looking up and down Carina’s body.“No, I’m just getting ready for bed.” Carina said smiling seductively, slowly walking to the bed, climbing on it, never taking her eyes off Maya.“Oh, hold on then.” Maya said smiling mischievously, as she rose from the bed and walked into the bathroom, quickly coming out completely naked. “Two can play that game.” Maya said smiling, walking to the bed, laying down beside Carina.“I’m not playing any game.” Carina said smiling mischievously.“First you tease me all the way here in the taxi, then you come out of the bathroom completely naked.” Maya said with a laugh, as she pulled Carina close to her body, kissing her hard on the lips.“I’m a naughty girl for that, I should be punished.” Carina said biting her finger and smiling at Maya.“If I wasn’t already so fucking hard and horny, I would put you in a timeout like we do Katie.” Maya said laughing, looking into Carina’s eyes.“If you put me in timeout, then you won’t be able to do anything with this.” Carina said smiling, reaching down to grab Maya’s hard dick.“I can think of other ways to punish you.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina hard on the mouth, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth deepening the kiss, as she trailed her hand down to Carina’s folds, rubbing her fingers through the slick wetness. Maya trailed kisses down Carina’s body to her clit, licking and sucking on it before moving to her folds, flattening her tongue and licking from her entrance to her clit, Carina moaning loudly. “I’ve missed tasting you.” Maya said, licking the precum from Carina’s folds. Maya shoved her tongue inside Carina as she used her hand to rub circles on her clit.“Cazzo! Dio mio, this isn’t going to take long.” Carina said panting hard, grabbing Maya’s hair and holding her head against her folds.Maya felt Carina’s pussy tightening around her tongue and withdrew it, knowing Carina was close to orgasm. Maya looked at Carina with a smirk on her face. “It’s no fun to be teased, is it?” Maya asked, looking at a frustrated Carina.“What the fuck? I was about to cum.” Carina said in a frustrated tone.“I know, that’s why I quit. That is your punishment for all the teasing you did to me earlier.” Maya said with a smug look on her face.“No, that is just cruel. Are you not going to give me any orgasms tonight?” Carina asked, smiling seductively at Maya.“I’m going to give you so many orgasms tonight that you’ll be begging me to stop.” Maya said with a laugh.“That’ll never happen.” Carina said with a smirk on her face.“That sounds like a challenge.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to suck and flick her tongue on Carina’s clit, while moving her fingers to Carina’s entrance, slowly thrusting inside her, causing Carina to gasp loudly.“Cazzo!” Carina shouted, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s fingers inside her.Maya began thrusting her fingers in and out of Carina faster and deeper, sucking harder on her clit, feeling Carina’s pussy beginning to tighten around her fingers. “Cum for me.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“Dio mio! Don’t stop!” Carina said panting hard, bucking her hips wildly feeling her orgasm approaching. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s fingers as she continued thrusting inside Carina.“That’s one.” Maya said smiling, licking the cum from Carina’s folds, before moving up to take a hardened nipple in her mouth, sucking and twirling her tongue around it. Maya moved her mouth to the other nipple sucking and twirling her tongue around it causing a moan from Carina. Maya rose up to kiss Carina on the lips before moving her mouth to Carina’s neck, biting and sucking on her sweet spot, Carina moaning loudly. “Time for your second orgasm.” Maya said smiling, reaching down to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on it before lining it up at Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing the head inside. Maya kissed Carina hard and deeply on the lips, as she pushed her dick further inside Carina until she was fully inside her. “Hang on, it’s about to get wild.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“What?” Carina asked smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.Maya pulled her dick out of Carina, leaving only the head inside. Maya smiled at Carina and pushed hard and fast inside Carina, causing her to gasp. “Hang on.” Maya said smiling, thrusting fast, hard, and deeply inside Carina, causing the bed to squeak loudly, and they bounced hard on it.“Fuck!” Carina shouted, grabbing Maya behind the neck holding on tightly as Maya continued pounding into her at a relentless pace. Maya was thrusting so fast that Carina couldn’t even stay in rhythm with her.Maya raised up on her elbows watching Carina’s tits bouncing underneath her, leaning down to take a nipple in her mouth, gently biting it, causing a gasp from Carina. “You always want to be fucked hard so I’m giving you the hardest fuck ever.” Maya said, smiling at Carina, pounding hard and deeply inside her. Maya looked down to see her dick going in and out of Carina, Carina bouncing underneath her on every thrust. “Look at my dick as I fuck you hard.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Oh fuck!” Carina said her eyes widened as she saw Maya’s dick appear and disappear inside her pussy. “I’m close.” Carina said panting hard, holding Maya’s arms tightly.“You like it when I fuck you hard. I’m going to make you cum twice before we’re finished.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina hard and deeply on the lips, thrusting at a relentless pace, sweat dripping down her back.“Cazzo! I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick.“That’s it, cum all over my dick.” Maya said, looking at Carina as she orgasmed. “One more, give me one more.” Maya said continuing to thrust hard and deeply inside Carina. Maya leaned down biting and sucking Carina’s pulse point, causing Carina to moan as she tried catching her breath. “I’m not stopping until you cum one more time for me.” Maya said in Carina’s ear as she continued to thrust hard and deeply inside Carina.“Maya.” Carina said out of breath, holding Maya’s arms tightly as Maya continued fucking her hard.“You want me to stop? Cum for me one more time and I’ll stop.” Maya said grunting in Carina’s ear as she continued thrusting inside her.“Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Fuck!” Carina shouted, squeezing Maya’s arms tighter, throwing her head back as her pussy convulsed and tightened around Maya’s dick, before going limp underneath Maya, breathing hard.“I knew you could do it.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina on the cheek. Maya slowed her thrusting, giving Carina time to catch her breath. “You want me to stop now?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I need a minute.” Carina said, breathing hard, looking at Maya.Maya stopped thrusting and placed a kiss on Carina’s shoulder, rising up on her hands to take her weight off Carina so she could catch her breath more easily. “Are you ok?” Maya asked smiling, looking at an exhausted Carina.“Yes, I just need a minute.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“That’s three, you only have three more to go.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“What do you mean?” Carina asked, a look of confusion on her face.“You’ve had three orgasms, so you only need three more before we quit. That will be one orgasm for each month we’ve been apart.” Maya said with a laugh.“Are you crazy? I can’t have three more orgasms tonight! Especially not after the three I just had. Who is trying to kill who now?” Carina said laughing, looking at Maya.“I told you I would give you so many orgasms you would be begging me to stop.” Maya said with a smug look on her face.“How have you not cum yet?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I was thinking about something else so I wouldn’t cum yet.” Maya said with a laugh.“What were you thinking about while you were fucking me?” Carina asked with an annoyed tone.“I don’t think I should tell you or you might be even more upset than you already are.” Maya said with a laugh.“I’m not upset, I’m annoyed that you were thinking about something else while you had your dick buried inside me. You better not have been thinking about someone else.” Carina said, getting frustrated.“Absolutely not! To be honest, I was thinking about what we need to do when we get back home. I would never think about anyone else whether I’m fucking you or not. There’s no one else I want or love, only you babe. I just wanted to give you as many orgasms as possible so I distracted myself so I wouldn’t cum too soon.” Maya said, laying her forehead against Carina’s looking into her eyes.“Don’t get mad when I try that sometimes.” Carina said with a laugh, kissing Maya on the lips. “Now, let’s take care of you.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya down to bite and suck on her neck, causing a moan from Maya. “No more thinking about the ranch either.” Carina said, biting Maya harder on the neck.“Ouch! I won’t.” Maya said flinching when Carina bit her. “Can I move now?” Maya asked, slowly thrusting inside Carina.“Yes, but I want you to look at me.” Carina said smiling, moving Maya’s head to look at her.“My pleasure, you’re beautiful.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes as she began thrusting faster and harder into Carina.Carina reached down grabbing Maya’s ass and squeezing hard, smiling at Maya. “You like fucking me hard, don’t you? You fuck me so deep I can feel your big dick in my stomach.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya, panting and thrusting faster the more she spoke. “You feel so warm when you cum inside me. I love how your dick feels when you shoot your cum inside my waiting pussy. I want to feel you cum inside me Bambina.” Carina said, speaking seductively to Maya.“Ok.” Maya said panting hard, thrusting fast, hard, and deep inside Carina.“Are you going to cum deep inside my pussy for me? You fuck my pussy so good with your big dick. You feel so good inside me.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya as she grunted and threw her head back, looking at the ceiling.“I’m going to cum.” Maya said, feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening as she thrusted deep inside Carina, holding it there as ropes of cum shot from her dick inside Carina. “Fuck! Fuck, fuuuuuuckkk!” Maya shouted, as she shallow thrusted inside Carina as more ropes of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied all her cum inside Carina, collapsing on Carina’s body, too weak to hold her weight off her anymore.Carina gently rubbed Maya’s back as she caught her breath. “I think we both need a shower now.” Carina said with a chuckle, wiping sweat from Maya’s forehead.“Definitely.” Maya said with a laugh, wiping sweat from her face.After showering and getting into bed, they were snuggled up to each other. “What made you think if you distracted yourself, you would last longer during sex?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I read it somewhere, so I tried it, and it works.” Maya said with a laugh.“Interesting, I will add that to my list of things I want to do a study about.” Carina said.“You have a list of things you want to study as a doctor?” Maya asked, a look of shock on her face.“Yes, in one of my classes they asked us to make a list of things we would like to do a study about. One of the neurology students wants to do a study on the male brain during ejaculation. I want to do a study on the female brain during orgasm.” Carina said.“Wait! Are you being serious right now? How is that supposed to work? Do you have to watch women orgasm or what for this study? If that’s the case, I don’t like that study one bit.” Maya said sounding annoyed.“Yes, I am very serious. Doctors are always doing studies on males and erections but nothing about women. The women will be masturbating in the MRI machine, and it will show their brain activity during orgasm. There was a study done that showed that women who masturbate or have orgasms during labor eases the pain for them.” Carina explained, looking seriously at Maya.“It’s going to be interesting with you as an OB/GYN now.” Maya said with a laugh, looking at Carina. “Let’s get some sleep, we have to be at the airport early and have a long flight ahead of us.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the lips.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on Maya’s shoulder.“Good night, Babe.” Maya said smiling.When they landed at the airport in Seattle, Maya loaded their luggage in her truck and drove them to the ranch, smiling the entire way. When they arrived at the ranch there was a huge sign welcoming home Doctor Carina Deluca and Congratulations on it. Carina wiped tears from her eyes when she saw the sign, smiling widely.Grandpa was standing outside with Katie when they pulled up at the ranch, Katie jumping up and down excitedly. As soon as Maya parked the truck, Katie came running towards them, shouting. “Mamma, Mommy!”“Piccola! I missed you!” Carina shouted as she climbed out of the truck and picked Katie up in her arms, kissing her all over her face.“I missed you too!” Katie said smiling, wiping tears from her eyes. “We have a prize for you.” Katie said smiling at Maya.“What is the surprise?” Carina asked smiling, looking at Katie.“Not yet!” Maya shouted, smiling at Katie. “We will show Mamma her surprise after everyone gets to see her.” Maya said smiling, taking the luggage out of the truck.“Welcome home Carina.” Grandpa said smiling, hugging Carina tightly.“It’s so good to be home. You look great Grandpa.” Carina said smiling, looking at Grandpa.“I always look great.” Grandpa said with a laugh. “You look beautiful as always.” Grandpa said smiling, placing his hand on Carina’s lower back, walking inside the house with her.“Tesoro!” Lucia shouted when she saw Carina walk through the door, running to hug her tightly.“Hi, Mamma.” Carina said smiling, hugging Lucia.“Sorella!” Andrew shouted, rushing to hug Carina. “Welcome home.”“Thank you, Andrea, it’s good to be home.” Carina said smiling, laying her head on his shoulder.Everyone was there to welcome Carina home, including Emma and Vittoria. Nana and Lucia had prepared a huge feast for Carina’s homecoming with a lot of Italian dishes as well as several of Nana’s dishes Carina’s likes. After dinner Maya and Katie asked Carina to go somewhere with them but blindfolded her first. Katie giggled the entire way, excited about showing Carina the house they built for them. When they arrived at the house Maya and Katie got out and opened Carina’s door, helping her out of the truck.“Huwwy!” Katie said excitedly, pulling Carina by the arm.“I’m hurrying, but it’s kind of hard with this blindfold on.” Carina said laughing.Maya stopped when they reached the door. “Wait one second.” Maya said, opening the door. Maya picked Carina up bridal style and carried her inside the house, before putting her down. “I’m going to take the blindfold off now.” Maya said removing the blindfold.Carina slowly opened her eyes, looking around the house. “Whose house are we in?” Carina asked, with a confused look on her face.“Ours, this is our house. I built it for us while you were in Italy.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“This…is….our…house?” Carina asked, a look of surprise on her face.“We builded it for you.” Katie said excitedly, jumping up and down.“Maya!” Carina shouted smiling, wrapping her arms around Maya and kissing her hard and deeply on the lips.“Do you like it? Let me show you around it first.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand and showing her around the house.“I love it, but it needs furniture if we’re going to be living here.” Carina said with a laugh, looking at the empty living room.“I’m leaving that up to you, you can pick out all the furniture for our home.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Come on!” Katie said excitedly, grabbing Carina’s hand and pulling her up the stairs to her bedroom, showing Carina where she helped paint.“You did such a good job painting.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“Now, for the master bedroom.” Maya said smiling, leading Carina to the master bedroom.“Wow! You put a fireplace in here just like I said I wanted!” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“Wait until you see the bathroom.” Maya said smiling, leading Carina to the bathroom.“Oh my God, Maya! That is the biggest tub I’ve ever seen; we can swim in that.” Carina said laughing, looking at the huge bathtub. “We can fit six people in this shower!” Carina said smiling, looking at the huge shower.“Here’s a place for you to do your hair and make-up.” Maya said smiling, showing Carina the area in the bathroom she built specifically for Carina. “Wait until you see your closet.” Maya said smiling, opening the door to the hugest closet Carina had ever seen.“I can’t believe you built all this by yourself.” Carina said smiling, her hands on her cheeks in surprise.“I had help, Mason, Andrew, and Grandpa helped a lot. Even the team from my Army unit came to help me build this for us, for our family. I even built a nursery for whenever we decide to add to our family.” Maya said smiling, leading Carina to the nursery room.“You thought of everything while building this house.” Carina said smiling, looking around the nursery. “How many bedrooms are there?” Carina asked, looking around at the doors in the hallway.“There are five bedrooms, for guests and more children.” Maya answered smiling at Carina.“How many children are you planning on us having?” Carina asked with a laugh.“However many you want…within reason.” Maya said with a laugh.“Can we go shopping for furniture tomorrow?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“I have a lot of work to do on the ranch since I took off to come to Italy, but you can go shopping for furniture whenever you want. I’ll be happy with whatever you want to buy for our house.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s lips.“Thank you, Bambina. This is a beautiful home. I was not expecting this to be my surprise.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“What were you expecting your surprise to be?” Maya asked with a curious look.“I don’t know, but definitely not a new house.” Carina said laughing.“We need to get Katie home and ready for bed, she’s been trying to hide her yawns since we got here.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Katie putting her hand over her mouth so they couldn’t see her yawning.After bathing Katie and getting her pajamas on, Carina went to get a book to read her a bedtime story, but Katie was no longer in her room. Carina began looking around upstairs for Katie but couldn’t find her, so she opened her and Maya’s bedroom door to see Katie laying in bed snuggled up to Maya. “Are you ready to get in your bed so I can read you a bedtime story?” Carina asked, smiling at Katie.“I sweep here.” Katie said smiling, snuggling closer to Maya.Carina looked at Maya, who was smiling exactly like Katie and smiled. “You need to ask Mommy if you can sleep in here.” Carina said smiling mischievously at Maya.“She missed us. She can sleep in here tonight but has to sleep in her own bed tomorrow night.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the top of her head.“I’m definitely going furniture shopping tomorrow.” Carina said with a chuckle, climbing into bed beside Katie.Katie fell asleep quickly and Carina moved to pick Katie up off the bed. “What are you doing?” Maya asked as Carina began picking Katie up.“I’m going to put her in her own bed.” Carina said.“Let her sleep here tonight, she’s already asleep.” Maya said smiling, holding Katie tightly against her.“Maya, we can’t start letting her sleep with us or she’s going to want to all the time. She’s been sleeping in her own bed all this time and should be sleeping there tonight.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“It won’t hurt to let her sleep here for just tonight. She missed us and we just got home, so she should get to sleep here tonight.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I think it’s more like you missed her and want her sleeping here tonight. I missed her too, but we can’t let her start sleeping with us again. We need to set better boundaries for her, especially if we plan on having more children someday.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“Ok, so I have a confession. Katie doesn’t always sleep in her bed; she sometimes sleeps with me.” Maya said, looking down in shame.“How often is sometimes?” Carina asked, with a raised eyebrow, crossing her arms, looking at Maya.“Well….like maybe three or four times a week…but she sleeps in her own room the other nights.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Maya, if we don’t break her from this habit now, she is going to expect to be able to sleep with us whenever she wants. Do you really want to go back to how it was before, when she slept with us every night? That will mean no sexy time for you whenever you want.” Carina said with a grin.“I can do without sexy time tonight, but she sleeps in her own room tomorrow night.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Ok.” Carina said, getting into bed, turning away from Maya.“Good night, Babe.” Maya said.“Good night.” Carina said in a frustrated tone.The next morning Carina was still annoyed with Maya for letting Katie sleep with them. “Nana, would you mind watching Katie while I go furniture shopping today?” Carina asked, pouring a cup of coffee.“She can help me make cookies today.” Nana said smiling, kissing Katie on top of the head.“Good morning.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina on the lips but Carina turned her head, so Maya kissed her on the cheek.“Good moining, Mommy!” Katie said, smiling at Maya.“Can I speak with you for a minute?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I need to get ready to go furniture shopping.” Carina said, getting up to walk upstairs.“What did you do to upset Carina?” Nana asked, with a raised eyebrow, looking at Maya.“I let Katie sleep with us last night and Carina felt like she needed to be sleeping in her own room. It was just for one night and I didn’t see any problem with it.” Maya said with a heavy sigh.“If you start letting her sleep with you again, she’s going to expect it every night. Carina just got home and you two have been apart for six months, I don’t blame Carina for wanting to sleep alone with you. All children should have their own rooms apart from their parents. It’s a hard habit to break once you start letting them sleep with you. You let Katie get away with things Carina never would have if she had been here, and you need to respect Carina’s feelings and opinions now. Carina always has been a stricter parent than you and Katie turned out great.” Nana said, looking at Maya.“I have a hard time telling her no though.” Maya said, lowering her head.“I know, but you need to start telling her no more often or you will have problems with her later. We are all guilty of being too soft with Katie, Mike is the worst of all of us though.” Nana said with a chuckle.“You’re right, I’ll go apologize to Carina now.” Maya said walking up the stairs to her bedroom, opening the door to see Carina getting dressed.“Not now, Maya.” Carina said, holding up her hand.“I came to apologize for last night. I should have backed and supported you about Katie not sleeping with us, and I’m sorry for not doing that.” Maya said, looking sadly at Carina.“I would love for Katie to sleep with us every night but that’s not fair to us or her. She needs to sleep in her own bed since she’s old enough to now. We need our privacy for just us and this bedroom is the only place we can get that. I love her and I missed her badly, but if we start letting her sleep with us, we will never have any privacy for just us.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“I know, and you’re right.” Maya said, walking closer to Carina. “You just got home yesterday; I don’t want to fight with you. Go buy all the furniture for our house so we can start moving in as soon as possible.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the side of her head.“I don’t want to fight with you either, but you need to back me when it comes to disciplining Katie.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“I will from now on. Can we kiss and make up now?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“We can kiss now but make up later.” Carina said smiling sexily at Maya.“She’s definitely sleeping in her own bed tonight.” Maya said with a laugh, kissing Carina on the lips. “I love you, make sure you get a big sturdy bed for us.” Maya said, smiling and wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“Stupida.” Carina said laughing, looking at Maya. “I love you too.”Maya was working with Grandpa on some of the farm equipment, but her phone kept going off with messages from Carina, sending her pictures of furniture she was looking at, asking for Maya’s opinion and if she liked it. Maya was getting frustrated with her phone constantly going off and groaned loudly. “What’s wrong?” Grandpa asked, seeing Maya getting frustrated.“Carina is blowing my phone up with pictures of furniture, asking my opinion and if I like it. I told her to pick out whatever she wants, that it doesn’t matter to me what she buys. We need to get this repaired so we can use it and I don’t have time to keep answering her messages.” Maya said, sounding frustrated and annoyed.“You’ve had six months to be excited about your house. Carina just got home and saw it last night, she’s excited about the two of you having your own home and wants to share that excitement with you. Let her have her excitement about the new home for your family and be excited for her.” Grandpa said.“I’m wrong about everything lately. You’re right, she deserves to have her own excitement about the new house. I can’t wait to get moved into it with my own family.” Maya said, smiling at Grandpa.“I can’t wait for you to move into it either, maybe I can get a good night’s sleep without all that noise coming from your bedroom.” Grandpa said with a laugh.“Hey, it wasn’t noisy in my room last night!” Maya said with a laugh.“Only because Katie was in there with you.” Grandpa said laughing.“Ok, that’s true.” Maya said laughing, turning red from embarrassment.“I know you have six months to catch up on but do me a favor, and don’t try to catch up all in one night. I’m old and need my sleep these days.” Grandpa said laughing.“We will need to go look at a lot of stars then.” Maya said laughing.When Maya walked inside the house that evening, she went into the kitchen to see Carina smiling and excitedly showing Nana pictures of all the furniture she bought. Maya smiled, seeing Carina so happy and excited. “Did you have fun shopping for furniture for our house?” Maya asked smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s lips.“Yes, and they will be delivering part of the furniture tomorrow, but there were some things I had to order and won’t be in until next week.” Carina said, smiling widely.“That’s great, you can show me the pictures of what you picked out later.” Maya said excitedly, smiling at Carina.Later that evening after Carina got Katie dressed in her pajamas Katie ran out of the room and into Maya and Carina’s bedroom, jumping on the bed next to Maya. “Come on Katie, it’s time to go to bed and read a story.” Carina said, looking at Katie.“Sweep here.” Katie said smiling, snuggling up to Maya.“No, you are not sleeping here tonight. You have your own room, and this is mine and Mommy’s room. You need to sleep in your own room, and we will sleep in here.” Carina said in a stern voice.“Mommy!” Katie said, beginning to cry, as she held on tightly to Maya.“Katie, let’s go now.” Carina said, reaching for Katie.“No!” Katie said, pulling away from Carina.“How about I put you to bed and read you a bedtime story?” Maya said, moving to pick Katie up.“No, sweep here.” Katie said, crying and pulling away from Maya.“No, you can’t sleep here tonight. You have to sleep in your own bed in your own room.” Maya said, trying to be stern.“Pwease.” Katie said crying hard, looking at Maya.Maya turned to see Carina with a stern look on her face. “I’m sorry Princess, but you can’t sleep here tonight. Now, come on, let’s get you into your own bed.” Maya said, reaching to pick Katie up.“No, no, no!” Katie said screaming, kicking and slapping at Maya as she tried to pick her up.“That’s enough!” Maya said, raising her voice at Katie. “You are sleeping in your own bed tonight.” Maya said, picking Katie up and taking her kicking and screaming to her own room. “Katie you are a big girl now, and big girls sleep in their own rooms.” Maya said, laying Katie in bed. “I will lay here and read you one story but after that you need to go to sleep.” Maya said laying beside Katie, snuggling up to her, wiping tears from her eyes.“Mommy.” Katie said crying, snuggling up to Maya.“Shhh, it’s ok, Mommy’s here.” Maya said, rubbing Katie’s back as she read her bedtime story. Katie fell asleep quickly and Maya snuck out of bed and into her own bedroom, to see Carina already in bed.“You did great tonight.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Then why do I feel horrible right now.” Maya said groaning and falling on the bed face down.“It’s called parenting.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Maya’s back.“Parenting is hard.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“It can be at times, but you still need to do it.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Show me the pictures of the furniture you picked out for our new home.” Maya said smiling, taking off her shirt and pants, before climbing into bed next to Carina.After looking at the pictures of all the furniture Carina had picked out, Maya went to the bathroom to brush her teeth before bed. When Maya walked out of the bathroom, Carina wasn’t in bed anymore. Maya laid in bed and got comfortable, falling asleep quickly. When Carina walked back into the bedroom, she saw Maya sleeping soundly, and lightly snoring, and placed the bottled waters she had brought from the kitchen on the nightstand. Carina laid next to Maya, kissing her on the forehead. “Good night, Bambina.” Carina whispered, smiling at Maya, before snuggling up to her.

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The next morning Carina was awakened by her phone ringing. She looked at her phone to see it was a call from Grey Sloan hospital and quickly answered it. “Hello.” Carina said in a raspy voice.“Hello, I’m trying to contact Carina Deluca. My name is Dr. Miranda Bailey from Grey Sloan. I am the chief of the hospital and would like to offer you a fellowship in our OB/GYN department. I’ve read all of the recommendations from the instructors in Italy where you completed their medical program. You have been highly recommended for the fellowship and I believe you would be a great asset to that department.” Bailey said in a cheerful voice.“Yes! I would love to do the fellowship at Grey Sloan! It was my first choice since I already live in Seattle and it’s the number one hospital in the state.” Carina said excitedly, smiling widely.“There is one catch though, you would need to start the fellowship immediately and it requires many hours at the hospital. If you feel this is the right fit for you, we would love to have you as part of our team.” Bailey said.“When you say I would need to start immediately, when does that actually mean? Would I need to start tomorrow or when?” Carina asked, running her hand through her hair.“We would need you to start on Monday, which is only 3 days away. I understand you recently returned from Italy, but this fellowship is to begin on Monday. The doctor that was originally selected for the fellowship isn’t able to at this time, so the position became available yesterday. It’s yours now, if you want it.” Bailey said.“Yes, absolutely! I will make the necessary arrangements and be at the hospital first thing Monday morning. Thank you for this great opportunity to work at your hospital.” Carina said excitedly, standing up and dancing around the room.“Come by my office at 8:00 am on Monday and we will complete the paperwork, get your badge, and get you started with the fellowship. Good luck, Dr. Deluca.” Bailey said in a cheerful voice.“Thank you, I won’t let you down.” Carina said excitedly, before ending the call. “I need to tell Maya!” Carina shouted, running out of the room quickly.Carina ran into the kitchen to see Katie sitting at the table eating breakfast with Nana. “Good moining, Mamma.” Katie said, smiling at Carina.“Good morning, Piccola! Where is Mommy?” Carina asked smiling, kissing the top of Katie’s head.“She had breakfast early this morning and is working somewhere on the ranch. Is everything ok?” Nana asked, looking concerned.“Yes! Everything is perfect!” Carina said excitedly, dancing around the kitchen. “I need to go find Mommy!” Carina said smiling, kissing Katie on the cheek, before running out of the house.Grandpa was working in the barn when Carina came running in. “Hey, where’s the fire?” Grandpa asked with a laugh, seeing Carina so excited.“I need to find Maya, where is she?” Carina asked, looking around the barn.“She is working in the north field today. You can try to call her if you need something.” Grandpa responded, placing hay in one of the stalls.“Great! Thanks!” Carina said smiling, running out of the barn. Carina pulled out her phone, calling Maya immediately.Maya is driving the tractor, discing up the field when her phone begins to ring. She looks down to see Carina calling her and answering it immediately. “Hey Babe.” Maya said.“Maya! I got offered a fellowship in the OB/GYN department at Grey Sloan this morning!” Carina shouted excitedly.“That’s wonderful! When do you start?” Maya asked excitedly.“I need to start this Monday. I know it’s short notice but the person who was originally selected had to drop out, so they offered it to me!” Carina said excitedly.“Wow, that soon. Are you going to be able to get everything ready by then?” Maya asked.“I’m ready now! I’m so excited, I didn’t know I would be offered a fellowship so quickly. This is great for us!” Carina said excitedly.“It’s a lot sooner than I expected but we will make it work. I’m so proud of you Babe.” Maya said her voice filled with pride.“I’m proud of me too.” Carina said with a laugh. “Go back to work and we will talk more later.” Carina said.“It will be late when I get home so don’t wait up for me.” Maya said.“Ok, I love you.” Carina said.“I love you too.” Maya said before ending the call.When Maya arrived at home that night, Carina was sleeping soundly. Maya took a quick shower and got into bed next to Carina, kissing her on the head before quickly falling asleep. Maya worked in the north part of the ranch very late the next two nights, not able to spend any time with Katie or Carina.Since Carina was to start her fellowship the next day, Maya made sure to get home early enough to spend time with her and Katie. Maya gave Katie her bath and read a bedtime story to her while Carina took a shower and finished getting everything ready for her first day of the fellowship. After Katie fell asleep Maya went into the bedroom to see Carina going through the closet trying to decide on what to wear for her first day at the hospital. “I don’t know what to wear tomorrow.” Carina said, looking at the clothes in her closet.“It doesn’t matter what you wear, you will be beautiful.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I’m a doctor now and need to dress professionally. I want to make a good first impression.” Carina said, throwing items of clothing on the chair.“They are going to fall in love with you the minute they meet you.” Maya said smiling, undressing for bed.“I sure hope so.” Carina said smiling, watching Maya get into bed. “I don’t know what time I’ll be home tomorrow night, so don’t wait up for me.” Carina said, picking out another outfit from the closet.“That’s ok, I’ll be working late in the field myself.” Maya said, yawning.“I’m going to take a shower now. I think I’ve decided on what to wear tomorrow.” Carina said, laying the outfit on the chair, before walking into the bathroom.When Carina came out of the bathroom, she saw Maya fast asleep, snoring lightly and smiled at Maya. Carina got into bed and snuggled up to Maya, placing her arm around her waist and falling asleep quickly.Maya woke up early and was gone when Carina woke up and began dressing for work. Carina ate breakfast quickly, kissed Katie on the top of her head and headed to the hospital. When Carina arrived at the hospital she went to Bailey’s office, filling out a lot of paperwork, then got her hospital badge with her picture and Dr. Carina Deluca on it along with a white doctor’s coat with her name and department on it. “Let me take you to introduce you to the doctor you will be working with for your fellowship.” Bailey said, walking down the hallway.“I’m excited.” Carina said, smiling widely.“Dr. Carina Deluca, this is Dr. Arizona Robbins and she will be who you will working with.” Bailey said.“It’s nice to meet you, I’ve heard wonderful things about you.” Arizona said offering her hand for Carina to shake.“Thank you, it’s nice to meet you too.” Carina said smiling, shaking Arizona’s hand.Arizona showed Carina around the department and told her about the hospital and how they are one big happy family. Arizona and Carina were eating lunch in Arizona’s office when a lady walked in looking at them. “I thought we were having lunch together today?” the lady asked, looking at Arizona.“I’m sorry, I forgot. This is Dr. Carina Deluca, and she will be doing the fellowship with me. Dr. Deluca, this is my wife Dr. Callie Torres, she’s an orthopedic surgeon here.” Arizona said, introducing them.“Oh great, maybe my wife will get home at a reasonable hour now.” Callie said, smiling at Carina.“Hey, don’t scare her off on her first day.” Arizona said with a laugh.“Be prepared for long hours, even days to be stuck here.” Callie said, looking at Carina.“I’m prepared for anything.” Carina said smiling, looking at Callie.“I’ll pick Sofia up and take her home after work this evening.” Callie said before kissing Arizona on the lips. “It was nice meeting you.” Callie said, smiling at Carina before walking towards the door.“You too.” Carina responded, smiling at Callie.“Sofia is our 4-year-old daughter. I’ve been working very long hours and haven’t had much time for my family. I’m hoping now that you are here, that will change.” Arizona said, smiling at Carina.“Dr. Bailey said there would be long hours with this fellowship. I have an almost 3-year-old daughter myself, but my girlfriend’s grandmother takes care of her while we work.” Carina said smiling at Arizona.“Maybe we can have a playdate with the girls sometimes then.” Arizona said, smiling.“That sounds great, Katie would love someone to play with.” Carina said, smiling.As they were finishing their lunch Arizona’s pager went off. “Let’s go, we’re being called to the pit.” Arizona said running out of the office, Carina running behind her.“What’s the pit?” Carina asked, running behind Arizona.“It’s what we call the emergency room.” Arizona responded, running into the department. “What do we have?” Arizona asked the nurse that was standing by the desk.“Twenty-three-year-old female, 29 weeks pregnant, involved in a motor vehicle accident.” The nurse responded, handing Arizona the chart.Arizona rushed into the room where the patient was, Carina following behind her. After examining the patient Arizona pulled Carina to the side. “She’s in active labor and we won’t be able to stop it with the injuries she’s sustained. We are going to need to do an emergency c-section.” Arizona explained, looking at Carina.Arizona told the nurse and other doctors examining the patient that she needed to go to the OR asap if they wanted to try to save the baby. The doctors came up with the plan on the various surgeries the patient would need. As the patient was being prepared for surgery Arizona and Carina made their way to the OR and began scrubbing for surgery. “We’re going to need to move fast in there so be on your toes and prepared for anything.” Arizona said as she scrubbed for surgery.“Yes, ma’am, I’m ready.” Carina said, scrubbing her hands.After surgery they are sitting in Arizona’s office. Carina hasn’t said a word since the surgery and Arizona was concerned. “Carina, we did everything we could to save the baby, but it was just too small and had too much trauma from the accident.” Arizona said, looking at Carina.“I know, but it is still hard for me.” Carina said, wiping a tear from her cheek.“I know, it’s always hard for me too. We just need to put it behind us and move to the next one. We want to be able to save all of them, but sometimes it’s just not possible no matter what we do. We couldn’t save this baby, but there are many more that we can save. Focus on the ones we can save now.” Arizona said, her voice soft and tender.“They didn’t teach me this in the program, this is the first time I’ve experienced something like this.” Carina said, wiping tears from her face.“I would like to be able to tell you that it gets easier, but it doesn’t. I still remember the first baby and mother I lost to this day.” Arizona said in a soft voice.“I just wasn’t expecting this on my first day.” Carina said, wiping her face with a towel.“We need to go check on another patient who is in active labor now.” Arizona said, walking out of the office, Carina walking beside her. “I’m going to let you take the lead on this one.” Arizona said to Carina, when they reached the room where the laboring mother was.“O…ok.” Carina said, straightening her coat before walking into the room. “I’m Dr. Deluca and I need to examine you and see how much you’ve dilated.” Carina said smiling, sitting on the stool at the foot of the bed. Carina checked the patient, then smiled at Arizona. “She’s fully dilated now.” Carina said, smiling.“Ok.” Arizona said, smiling. “You can start pushing whenever you feel like it.” Arizona said looking at the patient.“I need to push now!” The patient shouted, pushing hard.“I see the head!” Carina shouted, then looked at Arizona.“It’s all yours Dr. Deluca.” Arizona said smiling, standing beside Carina.“Ok, give me one more good push.” Carina said, looking at the patient. “That’s it, push, push, push, push, push.” Carina said as the patient began pushing. “The heads out! Stop pushing!” Carina shouted, reaching for the bulb to clean its mouth and nose. “Ok, give me one more good push just like the last one and you can meet your baby.” Carina said smiling, looking at the patient. “There you go, push, push, push. Great job! Meet your baby boy.” Carina said smiling, laying the baby on the mother’s stomach. “Would you like to cut the cord?” Carina asked, looking at the baby’s father. After the father cut the cord, Carina finished cleaning the patient and put in a few sutures before congratulating the couple and leaving the room.“You did great in there!” Arizona said smiling, patting Carina on the back.“That was incredible! That’s my first delivery here and it was fantastico!” Carina said, smiling widely.“We still have two active labors going on so you will get to do it again.” Arizona said, smiling at Carina.“I’m ready!” Carina said smiling, dancing around the room.“I think you are going to do just fine in the fellowship. Remind me to thank Bailey for choosing you.” Arizona said with a chuckle, watching Carina dancing around the room.“Do we have time to get coffee before we see the next patient?” Carina asked, bouncing around.“I don’t know if you need coffee, with all the energy you already have but we have time to get coffee.” Arizona said laughing. “We are going to be here all night, so if there’s someone you need to let know that I suggest you do it now.” Arizona said, taking the coffee from the barista.“I should call my girlfriend, or maybe just message her since she’s probably working.” Carina said, taking out her phone.“What kind of work does your girlfriend do?” Arizona asked, taking a drink of coffee.“She works on her grandfather’s ranch. We have a house on the ranch also.” Carina said, taking a drink of coffee.“My daughter loves animals, maybe we can bring her out to see them sometimes.” Arizona said, smiling.“There’s mainly cows and horses, but we would love for her to come out to see them.” Carina said, smiling.Maya is on the tractor discing up the field when her phone dings to let her know she had a message. Maya looked at her phone, seeing the message from Carina.“I just delivered my first baby here! We have two more mothers in labor and will be here all night so don’t wait up for me. Give Katie a kiss for me. I love you!” Carina wrote in her message.“Wow! That’s awesome, I’m so proud of you! I’ll be working late myself but will kiss Katie for you. I love you too.” Maya responded. It’s been a month since Carina started the fellowship and she has been spending long hours at the hospital, including weekends. Maya and Carina haven’t seen each other except when they get into bed, but the other one is usually asleep, exhausted from their long day of working. Nana has been taking care of Katie while they are both working. A delivery truck pulled up at the house with a load of furniture for Maya and Carina’s new house. Maya came to the house for them to unload the furniture but wasn’t sure where everything went so, she just guessed and had the guys delivering the furniture put it in various rooms.Maya took out her phone and took pictures of all the furniture that was delivered, sending the photos to Carina along with a message.“The furniture was just delivered, but I wasn’t sure where anything went. Let me know when you have time, and we will move everything to where it goes. I hope you’re having a great day at work. I love and miss you.” Maya wrote.Carina is walking down the hallway to a patient’s room when her phone dings letting her know she has a message. Carina pulled out her phone to see the message and photos from Maya.“Everything looks amazing! I don’t know when I’ll have any time off, but the huge bed goes in our room along with the furniture for it. The canopy bed goes into Katie’s room and the couch and recliners go into the living room. The small dining table goes into the kitchen nook and the big table goes into the formal dining room. The washer and dryer go in the laundry room along with the long table to fold clothes on. The other 2 beds go in the guest rooms for now, it doesn’t matter which rooms though. I love and miss you too.” Carina wrote.Maya heard her phone ding and looked down to see the message from Carina and read it. Maya began moving the furniture to the rooms Carina had told her with the help of Mason and Andrew. “We need a drill and screwdriver to put this stuff together.” Mason said, opening the box with the king size bed in it.“I need to get back to the field and finish before it starts raining. Can you guys put everything together for me?” Maya asked, looking at Andrew and Mason.“We will give it our best shot.” Andrew said smiling, looking at all the furniture that needed to be put together.“Just do what you can for now, I’ll worry about the rest later.” Maya said as she walked out the door.When Maya got home late that night Carina was asleep in bed. Maya took a shower and got in bed, snuggling up to Carina, kissing her on the shoulder. Carina stirred and turned around to see Maya smiling at her. “Hi.” Carina said in a raspy voice, smiling at Maya.“Hi.” Maya said smiling, leaning to kiss Carina on the lips.“I’m exhausted.” Carina said, snuggling up to Maya.“Are you too exhausted for a little fun?” Maya asked smiling, kissing Carina on the neck.“I need to be back at the hospital in three hours, can I have a raincheck.” Carina asked smiling, closing her eyes.Maya groaned and turned onto her back. “Ok.” Maya said heavily sighing.“I’m sorry, but I have only been asleep for about an hour and I’m exhausted.” Carina said, yawning, and looking at Maya.“I said ok.” Maya said in a snarky tone, turning away from Carina.“Maya don’t be like that. You knew I would be working long hours with this fellowship, and you’re working long hours yourself.” Carina said, turning away from Maya.“It’s fine, go to sleep.” Maya said in a hateful tone.“Fine!” Carina said in a frustrated tone, pulling the comforter over her body.Another two weeks have passed, and Maya and Carina still have barely seen each other. Carina has been working long hours at the hospital, having to spend several nights there. Maya finished working in the field but was still working late most evenings. By the time Carina gets home from work, Maya and Katie are already sleeping so she doesn’t get to spend time with them. Maya decides to take a few days off to just spend time with Katie, taking her to the zoo and to her favorite park to play.Christmas is rapidly approaching, and Carina has been working such long hours that she hasn’t had any time to shop. Maya takes Katie shopping for Christmas to pick out presents for everyone. Carina has been ordering gifts for everyone online hoping they arrive in time for Christmas. Maya decided on the perfect gift to give Carina for Christmas and works hard to make it happen for her. While Maya and Katie are shopping for Christmas, they run into someone Maya knew in school.“Maya, how are you?” Nikki asked, looking at Maya and Katie.“I’m good, how are you?” Maya asked.“I’m getting married on Christmas Eve, so I’ve been busy planning wedding stuff.” Nikki said smiling, showing Maya the engagement ring.“That’s wonderful, congratulations.” Maya said smiling.“So, who do you have with you?” Nikki asked, looking at Katie.“This is mine and Carina’s daughter Katie.” Maya said, smiling at Katie.“She’s beautiful. I can see both of you in her.” Nikki said smiling, looking at Katie.“She looks like her Mamma.” Maya said, smiling at Katie. “We need to finish shopping, but it was good to see you.” Maya said, walking away.Later that evening Carina actually got home at a decent hour, able to eat dinner with everyone. Carina looked exhausted so Maya gave Katie a bath and read a bedtime story while Carina laid beside Katie. Carina kept yawning but stayed awake long enough for Katie to fall asleep while Maya read to her.Maya and Carina went into their bedroom and began undressing for bed. “You’ll never guess who we ran into today while we were shopping.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Who?” Carina asked, taking off her pants, looking at Maya.“Nikki.” Maya said smiling, as she took off her pants and began to get into bed.“What? Why didn’t you tell me this earlier?” Carina asked, sounding annoyed.“I didn’t think it was a big deal.” Maya said, hearing the annoyed tone of Carina’s voice.“You run into someone who had a thing for you for years and you didn’t tell me sooner. That’s a big deal for me.” Carina said, getting angry.“That was a long time ago and it doesn’t matter now. Besides she’s getting married now.” Maya said, getting into bed.“I still don’t trust her.” Carina said, pulling the comforter over her body.“That’s fine, but you should trust me.” Maya said sounding annoyed.“I trust you, but I will never trust her.” Carina said, turning away from Maya.“Are you really just going to sleep now?” Maya said with a laugh, moving closer to Carina.“Yes, I am tired and want to sleep.” Carina said in a snarky tone.“Come on, this is the first time in a long time that you’ve gotten home early enough for us to spend any time together. I thought we could have a little fun and make some noise before going to sleep.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the neck, biting and sucking on her pulse point.“You thought wrong, I want to go to sleep.” Carina said, pushing Maya head away from her neck.“Seriously?” Maya asked, looking at Carina. “Carina, it’s been almost 7 weeks since the last time we had sex, and you want to sleep now?” Maya asked, in an angry tone.“Yes, I don’t have the energy for anything but work right now. This fellowship is taking every ounce of energy I have. I’m sorry, but that’s how it has to be for now. I need to stay focused on the fellowship and get every bit of sleep I can when I can.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“Well, I guess I need to figure something else out then because this is getting very painful for me. We probably won’t be able to have anymore children because I am getting blue balls from lack of sex.” Maya said, flopping down on the bed, crossing her arms and sighing heavily.“Look, I know this isn’t easy for you and I’m sorry. This is just part of the sacrifices we must make for me to get through this fellowship. I don’t like it anymore than you do, but I don’t have the energy for anything besides the fellowship right now. This fellowship is taking every ounce of energy I have right now. I promise I will make it up to you, but please understand this won’t be forever.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s arm.“I’m sorry too. I know I’m being selfish, but it’s been 7 weeks without sex and I don’t know how much longer I can go without getting to be with you that way. I promised to support you, and I will, but it isn’t easy for me.” Maya said, sighing heavily.“I know, it’s not easy for anyone who has a partner in a fellowship, but I know we can get through it together because we love each other so much.” Carina said, placing a soft kiss on Maya’s cheek.“It’s just hard, and when I say it’s just hard, that’s exactly what I’m talking about.” Maya said with a laugh, taking Carina’s hand and placing it on her boner.“I’m sorry rooster.” Carina said with a chuckle, gently patting Maya’s boner.“You know, we could have already had sex with all this time we spent arguing.” Maya said with a laugh, pulling Carina against her body.“I’m going to sleep now.” Carina said with a laugh, laying her head on Maya’s chest.“Ugh, good night, Babe.” Maya said, groaning loudly.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said, closing her eyes and falling asleep quickly.Later that week Carina is showing signs of exhaustion and Arizona noticed it. “I think you should take a day or two off and get some rest. You’ve been working long hours for almost two months, not even taking a day off and you need to. If you keep going at this rate, you will burn out quickly and we don’t want that.” Arizona said, looking at Carina. “You are an amazing doctor and are doing a phenomenal job, but you need some time to rest and rejuvenate yourself. Take the next two days off and spend time with your family, rest, and come back ready to go hard again.” Arizona said, smiling at Carina.“But what about all the patients, if I take off?” Carina asked, looking concerned at Arizona.“I took care of them before you got here, and I can take care of them now.” Arizona said with a laugh.“I know, but won’t it look bad for me if I take off during my fellowship?” Carina asked, looking concerned.“Not at all, we expect you to take days off once in a while for your sanity. If you try to work nonstop the entire fellowship, you will burn out and not make it through the fellowship. Taking a few days off doesn’t reflect badly on you at all. Now go home, spend time with your family, and get some rest for when you return back here.” Arizona said, smiling at Carina.“Ok, thank you.” Carina said smiling, hugging Arizona.Carina rushed home and went into Katie’s room to see her sleeping soundly. Carina went across the hall and opened the door to see Maya sleeping in their bed. Carina undressed quickly and got into bed next to Maya, placing kisses all over her face, waking her up. “What the.” Maya said, opening her eyes to see Carina smiling at her. “Hi.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina down for a kiss on the lips.“Hi.” Carina said, smiling at Maya. “Are you awake?” Carina asked with a mischievous grin.“I am now.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Good, wait right here.” Carina said smiling, kissing down Maya’s body to her boxers, pulling them down quickly and throwing them on the floor, before moving back up to kiss Maya hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, their tongues dancing together, causing both to moan.“Don’t start something you can’t finish.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I plan on finishing what I’m starting.” Carina said smiling, placing another hard deep kiss on Maya’s lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth.Maya pulled Carina on top of her body, holding her tightly as she continued kissing her. Maya trailed her hands down Carina’s body to her panties, pulling them down and off her body, throwing them on the floor. “God, I missed you.” Maya said breathing hard, her dick getting harder by the second.“I missed you too.” Carina said breathing hard, raising her head so Maya had access to her neck.Maya knew what Carina was wanting her to do and began biting and sucking on Carina’s sweet spot, causing Carina to moan loudly. Maya flipped Carina onto her back, laying between her legs, rubbing her dick against Carina’s folds, feeling the slick wetness. “You’re already wet for me.” Maya said in Carina’s ear, as she continued biting and sucking on her neck.“What are you going to do about it?” Carina asked, breathing hard and moaning loudly.Maya rose up to look into Carina’s eyes and smiled as she moved her hand down to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on it before lining it up with Carina’s entrance. “This.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes as she slowly pushed her dick inside Carina, causing them both to moan loudly. “This won’t take long.” Maya said with a chuckle when she had fully entered Carina.“Shut up and fuck me already.” Carina said, pulling Maya against her body, gently running her fingernails up and down Maya’s back.“Fuck.” Maya said as she began thrusting in and out of Carina. Maya pulled her dick out of Carina leaving just the head inside, ramming hard into her, causing both to moan loudly. “God, you feel so good.” Maya said grunting as she thrust hard and deep inside Carina.“Faster.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya.Maya thrusted faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina, grunting and moaning loudly. “Fuck, I’m close already.” Maya said panting and grunting as she thrusted faster and deeper inside Carina. “Are you close?” Maya asked, panting hard, as she thrusted faster inside Carina.“Dio mio, yes.” Carina said, thrusting her hips wildly trying to keep rhythm with Maya.I need to think of something to distract me or I will blow my load quickly, Maya said inside her head, thrusting inside Carina. Fuck, this feels so good though. Come on Maya, get it together before you blow too soon. I need to get more feed delivered for the cows. We need to move the bull to the other pasture so we will have more calves this spring. That bull is one lucky bastard getting to fuck all those cows. No Maya, stop thinking about fucking while your dick is buried inside Carina’s pussy. Oh, God, this isn’t working tonight. “I need you to cum for me.” Maya said panting hard, thrusting wildly into Carina.“I’m close.” Carina said breathing hard against Maya’s shoulder, moaning loudly.“Oh, fuck.” Maya said feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, fuck, fuckkkkkkk” Maya shouted as ropes of cum shot from her dick inside Carina, Maya kept shallow thrusting as more ropes of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied her load inside Carina.“Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick as Maya shot cum inside her pussy.“I’m sorry, I held it as long as I could.” Maya said, breathing hard against Carina’s neck.“It’s ok.” Carina said, breathing hard, rubbing Maya’s back softly. “You’re still hard though.” Carina said feeling Maya’s dick still hard inside her.“I know. Want to go again?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“Give me a minute to catch my breath.” Carina said, breathing hard.Maya looked at Carina and smiled. “What time do you need to be back at the hospital?” Maya asked.“I don’t, I’m off for the next two days.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Nice, then we have all night.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the neck and moving the kisses down past her collarbone to her breast, flicking her tongue across Carina’s nipple before wrapping her mouth around it, sucking and flicking her tongue across it, causing a loud moan from Carina.“Dio mio.” Carina said, moaning loudly, feeling Maya’s mouth on her nipple.Maya moved her mouth to Carina’s other nipple sucking and flicking her tongue across it, causing Maya to squirm underneath her, moaning loudly. “I missed every inch of your body.” Maya said, releasing Carina’s nipple and kissing her hard on the lips.“I missed every inch of your dick.” Carina said with a smile, looking into Maya’s eyes.“It missed your pussy too.” Maya said, thrusting her hips to push her dick deep inside Carina, causing her to gasp.“Cazzo!” Carina shouted, reaching down to grab Maya’s ass, squeezing hard.Maya kissed Carina hard and deep on the lips as she began thrusting hard and deep inside Carina, both moaning loudly in the other’s mouth. Maya slowly pulled her dick out of Carina. “Turn over.” Maya said, moving off of Carina.Carina turned over, getting on her hands and knees. Maya lined her dick up with Carina’s entrance, pushing inside her hard, causing Carina to gasp. “Fuck, Maya!” Carina said, as her body lunged forward from how hard Maya rammed her dick inside Carina.“Did I hurt you?” Maya asked, stopping her movements.“No, I just wasn’t prepared for that.” Carina said, breathing hard.“I’m sorry.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina on the shoulder. Maya grabbed Carina’s hips holding tightly as she began thrusting hard and deep inside Carina, grunting loudly. Maya looked down to see her dick appear and disappear inside Carina, moaning loudly. Maya pushed Carina down on the bed, holding her hips up as she thrusted faster inside Carina, causing Carina to moan loudly and panting.“Fuck, you’re so deep.” Carina said panting hard, burying her face in the pillow.“Let me know if I’m hurting you.” Maya said, leaning down next to Carina’s ear. Maya rammed hard inside Carina, holding it and rolling her hips. “I love fucking you like this.” Maya said grunting as she continued thrusting inside Carina. Maya pushed down on Carina’s hips changing the angle she was hitting inside Carina, causing Carina to moan loudly.“Dio mio, I’m close.” Carina said panting hard, biting the pillow.“Cum for me. I want to feel you cumming on my dick. Your pussy squeezing my dick as you cum on it.” Maya said, leaning down on Carina’s back, whispering in her ear.“Ah, Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted into the pillow feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick.“That’s it, cum for me.” Maya said as she kept thrusting inside Carina as she began to cum all over Maya’s dick. Maya leaned down, biting and sucking Carina on the shoulder as she continued thrusting hard and deep inside her. “Give me another one.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear, biting and sucking on her earlobe.“I can’t.” Carina said, panting and breathing hard.“Yes, you can.” Maya said, thrusting hard and deep, biting and sucking on Carina’s sweet spot, causing a moan from her.“Maya.” Carina said, panting and breathing hard.“I got you Babe, you can do it.” Maya said, biting and sucking on Carina’s sweet spot, causing her to moan loudly. Maya reached down to rub Carina’s clit, causing her to lunge forward.“Cazzo!” Carina shouted, feeling Maya rubbing on her clit. “Dio mio!” Carina shouted, feeling another orgasm rapidly approaching.“I can feel your pussy tightening around my dick. You’re going to cum again.” Maya said in Carina’s ear, thrusting hard and deep inside her.“Fuck you!” Carina shouted. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Maya! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick.“I told you you could do it.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear, thrusting hard and deep inside her, feeling Carina’s pussy getting wetter from the orgasm. “Can you give me one more?” Maya asked, panting in Carina’s ear.“NO, I can’t!” Carina shouted, panting hard into the pillow.“You feel so good.” Maya said in Carina’s ear, panting hard. “I could fuck you all night.” Maya said, panting hard as she continued to thrust inside Carina.“Oh, God!” Carina said, breathing hard, her body bouncing underneath Maya.“I’m making up for all the weeks without being able to fuck you.” Maya said panting in Carina’s ear.“Maya, I need a minute.” Carina said in a pleading voice.“I’m close. Can you hang on for another minute?” Maya asked, panting in Carina’s ear, thrusting faster and wildly inside Carina.“Yes.” Carina said, breathing hard, her body limp from exhaustion.Maya kissed Carina on the cheek, thrusting hard and deep, feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “I’m going to cum.” Maya said panting hard, thrusting deep inside Carina, holding it as she felts ropes of cum shooting from her dick inside Carina. “Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuckkkk!” Maya shouted as she deeply shallow thrusted inside Carina as more ropes of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied her load inside Carina. Maya slowly pulled her dick out of Carina, laying beside her, breathing hard, sweat dripping from her body.“I was beginning to think you were never going to cum.” Carina said breathing hard.“I was holding it, trying to make you cum again.” Maya said breathing hard.“You were trying to kill me. I already came three times, and you wanted me to cum again?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Yes.” Maya said, trying to catch her breath.“Like I said, you were trying to kill me with orgasms.” Carina said with a laugh.“Are you complaining?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“No, but I can only take so much.” Carina said with a laugh, snuggling up to Maya.“We have seven weeks to catch up on. I don’t want to go that long without sex again if we can prevent it. You have no idea how painful that is for me.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Carina.“We have two days to catch up, we don’t need to do it all in one night.” Carina said with a laugh, kissing Maya on the shoulder. “You’re all sweaty.” Carina said frowning, wiping sweat off her mouth from where she kissed Maya’s shoulder.“You made me all sweaty. I need a shower now.” Maya said smiling, getting out of bed to go to the bathroom.“I’ll come with you, but we’re just showering.” Carina said smiling, waving her finger at Maya.“You’re safe, he’s dead.” Maya said smiling, pointing at her limp dick.After showering they got into bed, snuggling up together. “I want to take Katie somewhere and do something as a family tomorrow. I haven’t been able to spend time with her and want to make it a special day for her.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s chest.“She’s been wanting to go to the aquarium, we could take her there.” Maya said, kissing Carina on top of the head.“Ok, we will ask her in the morning. I need some sleep now; you wore me out.” Carina said with a laugh, kissing Maya on the chest.“I’m not going to apologize for it either.” Maya said with a laugh. “Good night, Babe, I love you and I’m glad you’re home for a few days.” Maya said, kissing Carina on her head.“I don’t expect you to apologize.” Carina said with a laugh. “Good night, Bambina, I love you too and I’m glad to be home with my girls.” Carina said smiling.

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The next morning Maya awakens to an empty bed, Carina nowhere in the room. Maya rubs her eyes and stretches before getting out of bed to look for Carina. Maya walked into the bathroom to see it completely empty. Maya gets dressed before walking downstairs to see Carina sitting at the table in the kitchen drinking a cup of coffee. “Good morning.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to place a quick kiss on Carina’s lips.“Good morning.” Carina says without a smile but allowing Maya to kiss her.“Moining, Mommy!” Katie said, smiling at Maya.“Good morning, Princess.” Maya said smiling at Katie, before kissing her on top of her head.“Did you have breakfast already?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“No, I’m not hungry this morning.” Carina said in a low tone, sounding upset.“Are you feeling ok?” Maya asked, looking concerned at Carina.“Yes, I’m fine, I’m just not hungry.” Carina said as she rose from the chair with her coffee and walked upstairs.Maya notices Carina seeming to be upset about something and follows her upstairs to their bedroom, closing the door behind her. “What’s wrong? I can see that you are upset about something.” Maya asked, sitting on the bed, while Carina began dressing for the day.“Yes, I am upset. I am upset with you.” Carina said, looking angrily at Maya.“Ok, will you tell me why you are upset with me then? Everything seemed to be fine between us last night and I’ve only been awake for a few minutes this morning, so I don’t have a clue as to why you could be upset with me.” Maya asked, looking confused at Carina.“Everything was not fine between us last night. I felt like you weren’t listening to me and a little bit disrespected by you. I asked you for a minute and you pushed me to continue, I needed a fucking minute!” Carina said, her tone was angry as she spoke louder.“I wasn’t trying to push you to do anything last night. I would never force you to do anything you didn’t want to do. I am sorry for making you feel unheard or disrespected, that was not my intention at all. It had been so long since we’ve had sex, and I was trying to give you as many orgasms as possible. You’re right, I should have stopped and given you a minute, but I thought you would cum quicker if we didn’t stop. I’m an idiot and wasn’t thinking about anything but giving you more orgasms.” Maya said, standing up to walk to Carina, looking into her eyes.“I get that but when I tell you I need a minute, I need a minute, not continue if that’s what you want to do. Sex is between two people, and both should have a say in what happens or doesn’t happen. I love that you want to give me so many orgasms, but there is only so much I can take before I need a minute to recover. That was the second time you didn’t listen to me when we had sex, and I didn’t appreciate it. Communication is crucial in all aspects of a relationship, including sex.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“Carina, I am so sorry, I never want you to feel like you’re not being heard or forced to do something you don’t want to do. I love you and I love having sex with you and I would never want to hurt you in any way. I promise to be a better listener to you and your wants and needs from now on. You know how I have always felt about consent, and now I feel like I pushed you into something without realizing it, and that’s not ok. We should both consent to anything that happens between us, and for not listening to you for your absolute consent, I am truly sorry.” Maya said, her eyes filled with tears, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Sex has always been great between us no matter how many orgasms either of us have. Lately it’s like, you’re pushing me to have as many orgasms as you can, and that takes something out of how special it is between us, and I don’t want that. It’s the same for me as it is with you after you cum, you need a minute, so I give you a minute. I’m just asking for the same courtesy as I show you. I just felt like you pushed me to keep going when I really did need a minute to recover, and I don’t want that to happen anymore. Please, just listen to me and what I’m telling you when we have sex, that’s all I’m asking from you.” Carina said, wiping tears from her cheeks, then wiping tears from Maya’s cheeks.“You’re right, I should have listened to you last night, and every time we have sex. I promise that will never happen again. I will listen to everything you say and give you all the time you want or need. I’m truly sorry for the way I made you feel and will never make you feel that way again.” Maya said, tears rolling down her cheeks.“I know you didn’t intentionally do it; you would never force me to do anything I don’t want to do. But…the last two times we’ve had sex it’s almost like you were on a mission to see how many orgasms you could give me and not listening to me. I don’t care if I have only one orgasm or even none, I just like being that close to you and becoming one with you. The orgasms are incredible, but I don’t need to have multiple orgasms to enjoy sex with you.” Carina said, cupping Maya’s cheeks, looking deeply into her eyes.“I feel like a piece of shit right now. I didn’t listen to you and made you feel disrespected, and that is not right.” Maya said, tears falling from her eyes, down Carina’s hands cupping her cheeks.“I don’t want you to feel that way, I just want you to listen to me from now on so this doesn’t happen again. I love you and I know you always make sure I have an orgasm one way or another but listen when I’m speaking to you during sex. You’re not a bad person for this, I know what you were trying to do and you had good intentions, you just went about it the wrong way.” Carina said, with a loving look on her face, as she softly caressed Maya’s cheeks.“Are we going to be ok?” Maya asked, a look of concern and worry on her face.“As long as you will listen to me, we will be ok.” Carina said with a smile, placing her forehead against Maya’s forehead.“I will, I promise.” Maya said with a smile, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Then we will be fine.” Carina said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Maya’s lips.“Are you ready to try to eat breakfast now?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes, I’ll go eat breakfast with you now.” Carina said smiling, giving Maya a quick kiss on the lips.Later that afternoon Maya was trying to do some work but couldn’t stop thinking about what Carina had said to her. Grandpa noticed that Maya seemed like something was bothering her. “Hey kiddo, are you ok? You seem like you’re in your head right now.” Grandpa asked, a look of concern on his face.“There’s something I need to do. I need to go somewhere for a little while.” Maya said, placing the tools she was working with back where they belong.“Ok, take all the time you need.” Grandpa said, seeing Maya looking upset.“I’ll be back later.” Maya said, before walking away.Maya got into her truck and drove away, heading to one specific place. When Maya returned back at the ranch later, she walked into the house to see Carina playing with Katie. “Hi, Mommy!” Katie shouted when she saw Maya walk inside the door.“Hi, Princess. Can I talk to Mamma for a minute?” Maya asked, smiling at Katie, Katie nodding her head affirmatively. “Can you go see what Nana is doing in the kitchen?” Maya asked, pointing to the kitchen. “It smells like she may be baking some of the cookies you like so much.” Maya said, smiling at Katie. Katie jumped up from the floor, immediately running into the kitchen.“What’s going on?” Carina asked, a look of confusion on her face.“I wanted to ask you if you might like to go look at the stars with me later?” Maya said, smiling at Carina. “I might have a surprise for you.” Maya said, smiling mischievously at Carina.“You know I always like looking at the stars with you.” Carina said with a flirtatious smile, looking at Maya.“Great! As soon as we get Katie bathed and asleep after dinner, we will go then.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to place a quick kiss on Carina’s lips.“Wait!” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya back down for a deeper and harder kiss on the lips.After Katie fell asleep that evening, Maya took Carina’s hand and led her out of the house and to her truck, opening the door for her. “For you, my queen.” Maya said smiling, holding out her hand to help Carina get inside the truck.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s hand and climbing inside the truck. “Did you get a new air freshener for your truck; it smells so good.” Carina asked, taking a deep breath smelling the aroma of something good.“Yes, I did, actually.” Maya said smiling, as she climbed inside her truck.When they arrived at their spot to look at the stars, Maya reached her hand to the back seat, pulling out the blanket they always use when looking at the stars. Maya proceeded to walk around the truck, opening the door and helping Carina out of the truck. Maya lowered the tail gate on her truck and placed the blanket in the bed of her truck, before helping Carina climb up on the truck.“It’s a bit cold out here tonight.” Carina said, sitting on the blanket, rubbing her arms where they were getting cold.“I have something for that too.” Maya said smiling, walking to the back door of her truck, opening it and pulling out another blanket in one hand and something else in the other hand. Maya handed Carina the blanket over the side of the truck with one hand, then walked to the back of the truck, holding up a huge bouquet of flowers for Carina. “These are for you.” Maya said smiling, handing Carina the bouquet.“Maya, they’re beautiful.” Carina said smiling, taking the bouquet from Maya.“I wanted to do something to make up for last night. I have something else for you. I should have given it to you sooner but was looking for the right time and decided this would be it.” Maya said smiling, reaching into the pocket of her coat and pulling out a small box. “I gave this to you a long time ago, but you gave it back when we broke up, and I’ve kept it this whole time, because I bought it for you and only you. This is the promise ring I gave you the Christmas before you left for Italy. I hope you will accept it from me again, because you are still the only one for me, the only one I want to be with and love more than anyone in this world. I know you’re already my girlfriend, but I want you to be more than just my girlfriend. Will you please accept this ring as my promise to you that I will love you forever, and want to marry you someday? I promise to listen more closely to you, and make you feel like the queen you are to me, and never do anything to ever make you feel like you’re being heard or disrespected.” Maya said, tears streaming down her cheeks, as she looked into Carina’s eyes.“Yes, yes, yes, a million times yes!” Carina shouted, smiling as the grabbed Maya and pulled her in for a hard deep kiss on the lips, slipping her tongue inside Maya’s mouth fighting for dominance.“I’m sorry for everything, and I will do more to show you how much I love you and will treat you with only love and respect. I will love, honor, and cherish you for the rest of my life, till death do us part.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Are you quoting wedding vows to me now?” Carina said with a chuckle, wiping tears from her eyes.“I’m practicing for when that day actually happens.” Maya said with a chuckle, wiping tears from Carina’s cheeks.“I was beginning to think you were proposing there for a minute.” Carina said with a laugh.“Not yet, I want to plan something nicer for when I do propose to you.” Maya said with a laugh. Maya’s phone began to ring, and she looked down to see it was Nana calling her and answered immediately. “Hi, Nana. What’s wrong?” Maya asked, fear and worry in her voice.“I’m sorry to bother you, but Katie woke up and she’s crying wanting you and Carina. I’ve tried to calm her down, but nothing is working, Mike even tried but she wants you and Carina.” Nana said, her voice filled with worry.“Ok, we’ll be right there.” Maya said, rushing to gather the blankets,and help Carina down from the truck.“What’s wrong?” Carina asked, seeing the worried look on Maya’s face.“Katie woke up and she’s crying for us.” Maya said, helping Carina inside the truck.As soon as they reached the house, they both ran inside to see Katie sitting in Grandpa’s lap crying. “Oh, Piccola. What’s wrong?” Carina asked, in a loving voice, rubbing Katie’s tears from her face.“I couldn’t find you and Mommy.” Katie said sobbing hard, reaching out for Carina, to hold her.“I’m sorry, Princess.” Maya said, rubbing Katie’s head. “How about Mamma and I read you another bedtime story and stay with you until you fall asleep?” Maya asked, looking lovingly at Katie.“Otay, don’t weave me.” Katie said, wiping tears from her eyes.“We won’t, we will stay with you until you fall asleep and be right across the hall if you wake up again.” Carina said, kissing Katie’s cheek.Carina read Katie a bedtime story as Katie snuggled up to Maya, holding her tightly. Carina finished the story and looked to see both Katie and Maya had fallen asleep, both snoring lightly. Carina smiled at them, the gently shook Maya awakening her. “She’s asleep, let’s go to bed.” Carina said smiling, moving Katie away from Maya so she could get out of bed.Maya began undressing for bed as Carina walked towards the bathroom with something in her hand. “Don’t fall asleep, I have a surprise for you.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya lying in bed, yawning.“I’ll try not to.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.A few minutes later Carina came out of the bathroom wearing very sexy white lingerie, a huge naughty smile on her face. “Do you like it?” Carina asked smiling, walking seductively towards the bed.Maya swallowed so hard; Carina could hear it. “Yes, very much.” Maya said smiling, her eyes wide and full of lust. Maya pulled the comforter up for Carina to get into bed beside her. “Where did you get that? I don’t remember ever seeing it before.” Maya asked smiling, looking up and down Carina’s body.“I bought it in Italy but haven’t had a chance to wear it for you yet.” Carina said smiling, looking at the way Maya was looking up and down her body, like she wanted to devour every inch of her.“Wow, you look so….sexy…and…delicious in that.” Maya said smiling, licking her lips seductively.“Good, that was my intention.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.“Then it worked perfectly.” Maya said smiling, leaning over to kiss Carina hard and deep on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, exploring every inch of it, moaning into the kiss.Carina reached down to tug on the hem of Maya’s sports bra, pulling it over her head and throwing it on the floor. Carina pushed Maya on her back and began placing kisses on her neck, biting and sucking on her pulse point, causing a loud moan from Maya. “I’m in charge tonight.” Carina whispered seductively into Maya’s ear, causing Maya to gulp hard.“Ok, I’m all yours to do as you wish.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“First I’m going to do this.” Carina said, kissing down Maya’s neck, past her collarbone to her breast, gently biting her nipple, causing Maya to gasp. “Then, I’m going to do this.” Carina said, wrapping her mouth around Maya’s hardened nipple, sucking and twirling her tongue around it.“Fuck!” Maya said, squirming underneath Carina, gripping the sheet underneath her.“Then this.” Carina said, taking Maya’s other nipple in her mouth, gently biting before sucking and twirling her tongue around it, causing Maya to breathe hard and moan loudly.“Oh God!” Maya said, throwing her head back, moaning loudly.“Then I’m going to do this.” Carina said, kissing down Maya’s stomach, to the top of her boxers, biting the hem with her teeth, pulling them down her legs slowly and removing them with her teeth, throwing them on the floor.“Oh fuck, that is so sexy.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“If you liked that, wait until you see what’s next.” Carina said smiling seductively, kissing up Maya’s legs, to her groin, stopping and sucking hard enough to leave a mark. Carina kissed further up until she reached Maya’s already hardened dick, looking up to smile at Maya, before she wrapped her hand around it, pumping it slowly, rubbing her finger across the slit to gather the precum and spread it down Maya’s dick.“Ahhh, fuck!” Maya shouted, thrusting her hips into Carina’s hand.Carina bent down to kiss and gently suck on Maya’s balls, before licking Maya’s dick from her balls to the head, wrapping her mouth around it giving it a quick hard suck, making a popping noise when she released it. “Tell me when you’re close to cumming.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Ok.” Maya said panting and breathing hard, reaching down to caress Carina’s cheek, smiling at her.“Good, now.” Carina said smiling, leaning down to take the head of Maya’s dick into her mouth, sucking hard, causing Maya to moan loudly, and squirm underneath her. Carina began to take more of Maya’s dick inside her mouth, flicking her tongue across the slit, tasting the precum. Carina began taking more of Maya’s dick down her throat, bobbing her head up and down it, while using one hand to play with Maya’s balls.“Fuck, you’re going to make me cum quick if you keep doing that.” Maya said panting hard, fighting to not thrust her dick further down Carina’s throat.Carina removed her mouth from Maya’s dick looking at her. “Tell me when you’re about to cum.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s dick back inside her mouth, pushing it further down her throat, bobbing up and down on it.Maya felt her dick hitting somewhere down Carina’s throat, deeper than she ever remembered it being. “Fuck, you’re going to make me cum.” Maya said panting hard, throwing her head back towards the ceiling. “I’m close!” Maya shouted, feeling the orgasm rapidly approaching.Carina removed her mouth from Maya’s dick and smiled at her. “Not yet.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s stomach.“I was about to cum.” Maya said panting hard, looking at Carina.“I know, but not yet.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the stomach, biting and leaving a mark. “I’ll tell you when you can cum.” Carina said smiling at Maya, reaching up to twirl on of Maya’s nipples in her fingers.“Ok.” Maya said, panting hard, gripping the comforter so tightly her fingers were turning white.Carina began licking from Maya’s stomach to her nipple, flicking her tongue across it and biting gently, causing a moan from Maya, before licking down her stomach to her dick, licking across the slit, tasting more of the precum. Carina wrapped her mouth around Maya’s dick, taking her deep down her throat, causing Maya to gasp loudly and throw her head back moaning. Carina began sucking hard on Maya’s dick, bobbing up and down on it. Carina began bobbing up and down faster, taking Maya’s dick deeper down her throat each time.“Fuck! I’m close, I’m close!” Maya shouted, panting hard, trying not to thrust her hips into Carina’s mouth.“Not yet.” Carina said removing her mouth from Maya’s dick, looking at Maya squirming underneath her panting hard. Carina kissed up Maya’s body to her mouth, kissing her hard and deeply. Maya grabbed Carina behind the neck, holding her as she deepened the kiss, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, fighting for dominance.Maya broke the kiss needing air, looking at Carina. “I was about to cum again.” Maya said panting hard, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I told you, you can’t cum until I tell you.” Carina said smiling seductively. “Do you want me to stop, or continue?” Carina asked, smiling seductively at Maya.“Oh God, please continue.” Maya said, panting hard, sounding desperate.“First, I need you to do something for me.” Carina said smiling, slowly sliding up Maya’s body, placing herself on Maya’s head. “Taste me.” Carina said, smiling down at Maya.“I can’t with this on.” Maya said panting, pulling on the lingerie.“Then take it off me so you can.” Carina said smiling, seductively biting her bottom lip.Maya lifted Carina off her face so fast Carina didn’t have a chance to prepare for it and fell backwards on the bed, laughing. Maya quickly took the lingerie off Carina and threw it across the room before she dove between Carina’s legs, licking from her entrance to her clit, tasting the wet slickness. Carina moaned loudly as Maya began licking her pussy, tangling her fingers in Maya’s hair, holding her where she wanted her most. “Fuck, you taste so good, I can cum from just tasting you.” Maya said panting, licking up the precum from Carina’s pussy. Maya moved her mouth to Carina’s clit, flicking and twirling her tongue across it as she gently sucked on it.“Not yet.” Carina said breathing hard, moving her hips against Maya’s mouth.Maya reached two fingers to Carina’s entrance and began to push them inside her.“No.” Carina said breathing hard, shaking her head negatively.Maya looked up to see Carina looking at her, shaking her head. “No what?” Maya asked not knowing what Carina was saying no to.“No fingers, I want your dick inside me.” Carina said, breathing hard, reaching for Maya to pull her up to kiss her hard on the lips.“Ok, but tell me if at any point you want me to stop.” Maya said, placing her forehead against Carina’s looking deep into her eyes.“I will.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya in for another hard deep kiss, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, both moaning.Maya reached down to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it up and down Carina’s fold, collecting the slick wetness on it before lining it up with her entrance. “Are you ready?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes, Carina nodding affirmatively.Maya slowly pushed the head of her dick inside Carina, looking into her eyes as she did. “More?” Maya asked, looking at Carina, Carina nodding affirmatively. Maya slowly pushed her dick further inside Carina, looking into her eyes for any sign Carina wanted her to stop. When Carina didn’t show any sign of wanting to stop, Maya pushed further inside Carina, stopping to look at Carina to make sure she was ok. Carina smiled at Maya and nodded, giving her permission to continue. Maya slowly pushed further inside Carina until she had fully entered her, stopping to look at Carina. “Are you ok?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I’m great, are you ok?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“I’m great also.” Maya said smiling at Carina, placing a soft kiss on her lips. Maya looked into Carina’s eyes as she began thrusting slowly in and out of Carina.“Harder and deeper.” Carina said breathing hard, wrapping her arms around Maya’s neck holding her tightly against her body.“Tell me if you want me to stop or need time.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear, before she began biting and sucking on Carina’s neck as she began thrusting faster and deeper inside her, causing Carina to moan loudly and move her hips in rhythm to Maya’s.“Faster.” Carina said breathing hard, moving her hips faster against Maya.Maya began thrusting faster, harder, and deeper, panting and grunting in Carina’s ear. “Fuck, you feel so good.” Maya said, burying her head in Carina’s neck, grunting and panting on every thrust. “I’m not going to be able to last much longer.” Maya said, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper, feeling her orgasm rapidly approaching.“Wait!” Carina said breathing hard in Maya’s ear.Maya stopped thrusting, not wanting to cum yet, knowing if she continued, she would cum quickly. “Do you want to stop?” Maya asked, panting hard against Carina’s neck.“I need a minute.” Carina said, breathing hard, against Maya’s neck.“Ok, tell me when you’re ready then.” Maya said, panting and burying her head deeper into Carina’s neck. Maya stayed completely still, giving Carina however much time she needed and afraid to move or she might cum quickly.“Ok, you can move now.” Carina said after a minute, breathing hard on Maya’s neck.“Once I start moving, I’m going to cum quickly.” Maya said panting, sounding like she was in pain.“Me too, it’s ok.” Carina said, breathing hard.Maya slowly pulled her dick out; afraid she would blow her load any minute. Maya began slowly thrusting in and out of Carina, panting and grunting on each thrust. “Fuck, I’m close.” Maya said, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper, panting harder and grunting louder.“Me too.” Carina said breathing hard as she felt her orgasm rapidly approaching. “Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina screamed, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick.“Fuck! Fuck, fuuuuuuckkkkk!” Maya shouted feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening as ropes of cum shot from her dick inside Carina, painting her insides white. Maya continued deep, shallow, hard thrusts, rope after rope of cum shooting from her dick until she had emptied all the cum inside Carina, collapsing on her body, panting hard against Carina’s neck.“That was incredible.” Carina said, breathing hard against Maya’s neck.“Yeah, it was.” Maya said, breathing hard into Carina’s neck. “I’m going to pull out now.” Maya said, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina, lying beside her on the bed, breathing hard.After catching her breath, Carina rolled over to look at Maya and smiled. “I edged you tonight.” Carina said smiling mischievously at Maya.“What?” Maya asked, with a look of confusion on her face.“I took you to the edge of an orgasm then stopped. I read in one of my medical books that if you do that, that the orgasm is even more intense and pleasurable for you. It’s called edging your partner.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Oh, well, it worked.” Maya said with a laugh, smiling at Carina.“You aren’t mad at me for it, are you?” Carina asked, a look of concern on her face.“Nope, not even a little. That was probably the most intense orgasm I’ve ever had and well worth it.” Maya said, smiling at Carina before she placed a hard kiss on her lips.“Good, that’s what it was supposed to do.” Carina said with a laugh, looking at Maya.“What else did you read about in your medical books?” Maya asked with a mischievous grin, looking at Carina.“I’m not going to tell you…but I may try some of the other things I read about sometimes.” Carina said with a mischievous laugh.“Oh, I’m game for anything you’ve read about.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina down to kiss her hard and deep on the mouth.“We should be able to keep things interesting for a very long long time.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya hard on the lips.“Are you saying things aren’t interesting now?” Maya asked with a grin on her face.“Not at all, but sometimes it nice to try new things to…spice things up a bit in the bedroom.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.“Well, if you want to spice things up, Nana has all kinds of spices in the cabinet we can use.” Maya said laughing, looking at Carina.“Stupida.” Carina said laughing, hitting Maya on the arm.“How do you feel?” Maya asked, with a serious look on her face.“I feel fine, why?” Carina asked, looking confused at Maya.“I just wanted to know how you felt after what we just did. I was listening to you and trying to make sure you felt listened to and that I was respecting you tonight.” Maya explained, playing with the ring on Carina’s finger.“Maya, look at me.” Carina said, moving Maya’s face to look at her. “I feel great about tonight, you did listen to me, and I felt heard and respected. It was fantastic and I wouldn’t change a thing about anything we did tonight.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes, before placing a gentle kiss on her lips.“That’s how I want you to always feel with me. I never want you to feel unheard or disrespected again.” Maya said, looking into Carina’s eyes before placing a soft kiss on her lips.“I know, and I believe you and appreciate it.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes as there was a knock on the door.“Mommy?” Katie’s little voice came from outside the door.“Katie is awake again.” Maya said, moving to get out of bed, starting to walk towards the door.“Maya! Put some clothes on before you open that door.” Carina said, looking down at Maya’s naked body.“Shit!” Maya said, reaching for her boxers. “I’ll be right there, Princess.” Maya said looking at the door as she put her boxers on and grabbed her sports bra to quickly put on, before opening the door.“Mommy, I waked up again.” Katie said, reaching for Maya to pick her up.“Awww, I’m sorry.” Maya said reaching down to pick Katie up, walking inside the bedroom with her.“Hey, Piccola.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“Mamma, I waked up again.” Katie said, looking sadly at Carina.Carina pulled the comforter further up her neck so Katie couldn’t see she was naked underneath. “My poor bambina.” Carina said, rubbing Katie’s leg as Maya was holding her.“Do you want to sleep with me and Mamma tonight?” Maya asked, kissing Katie on top of her head.“Maya!” Carina exclaimed, looking at Maya with wide eyes.“Shit…sorry.” Maya said, groaning, knowing she had messed up.“Yes.” Katie said, snuggling up into Maya’s chest.Maya looked at Carina as if asking what to do, Carina glaring at her. “Why don’t you let Mommy take you back to your bed and stay with you until you fall asleep again?” Carina asked, smiling at Katie.“No, sweep here.” Katie said, pointing to the bed.“Now what?” Maya asked, looking pleadingly at Carina for any suggestions.“Ugh, dio mio. Non posso crederti a volte! Abbiamo appena fatto sesso incredibile e ora lo stai facendo! Ti ammazzo domani!” Carina angrily said, getting out of bed with the sheet around her, walking into the bathroom. (I can’t believe you sometimes! We just had incredible sex and now you are doing this! I am going to kill you tomorrow!)“I think Mamma is mad at Mommy right now.” Maya said, looking at Katie.“Yep, she is.” Katie said her eyes wide, looking at Maya.“I really need to learn Italian.” Maya said, laying Katie in the bed.“I teach you.” Katie said, smiling at Maya, as she snuggled up to her.“I may take you up on that offer.” Maya said with a laugh, kissing Katie on the cheek.Carina came out of the bathroom with a t-shirt and shorts on, climbing into bed next to Katie, glaring at Maya.“I’m sorry.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“Not now.” Carina said, glaring angrily at Maya.“Buena notte, Mamma.” Katie said, smiling at Carina.“Buena notte, Piccola.” Carina said smiling, kissing Katie on the cheek.“Good night, Babe.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“Good night.” Carina said in an angry tone, still glaring at Maya.“Good night, Princess.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on top of the head.“Dood night, Mommy.” Katie said yawning, placing her head on Maya’s chest.

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Carina is back at work and Maya is busy working on the surprise she is planning for Carina at Christmas. Maya needs to go into town to buy supplies for the ranch and decides to make a surprise visit to the hospital to see Carina at work. Maya stopped by the coffee shop to buy Carina’s favorite coffee to take to her at work. Carina and Arizona are in the office discussing a patient when there’s a knock on the door.“Come in.” Arizona said, looking at the door.The door slowly opens, and Carina’s eyes widen in surprise when she sees Maya walking through the door. “Hi, am I interrupting anything?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Bambina!” Carina shouted excitedly, smiling at Maya. “What are you doing here?” Carina asked as she walked towards Maya.“I needed to run a few errands and thought I would some by to bring you some coffee and see you for a minute.” Maya said smiling, handing Carina the cup of coffee she held in her hand.“That’s so sweet.” Carina said smiling, leaning in to place a kiss on Maya’s lips. “Let me introduce you to my boss. Arizona this is my girlfriend Maya, Maya this is Arizona, my boss.” Carina said smiling, placing her arm around Maya’s waist.“So, you’re the mysterious girlfriend I’ve heard so much about.” Arizona said smiling, offering her hand to Maya.“I don’t know how mysterious I am, but I am Carina’s girlfriend.” Maya said with a laugh, shaking Arizona’s hand.“I’ll give you two a few minutes alone, I need to check on a patient.” Arizona said, smiling mischievously at Carina.“I’m so happy to see you. Thank you for coming to see me and this amazing coffee.” Carina said smiling, taking a drink of coffee.“I missed you and wanted to see you.” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina, pulling her closer against her body.“I miss you too.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.Maya cupped Carina’s cheeks and kissed her hard and deeply on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, tasting the coffee Carina had been drinking. “Mmmm, you taste like coffee.” Maya said smiling, licking her lips.“That’s because my amazing, beautiful, and hot girlfriend brought me coffee.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“She must really love you a lot to do that.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the neck.“She definitely does.” Carina said with a chuckle, hugging Maya tightly.“How much time do you have before you need to get back to work?” Maya asked, with a naughty grin.“Not enough time for that.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Too bad, I guess I need to get back to the ranch then.” Maya said with a pouty smile.“What are you working on at the ranch today?” Carina asked, drinking the coffee.“It’s a surprise, so I can’t tell you.” Maya said smiling, tightening her lips as to not speak.“Maybe just a little clue?” Carina asked smiling, holding up her hand signaling a tiny amount with her fingers.“Nope, you will just need to wait and see it when I’m finished.” Maya said, shaking her head, smiling at Carina.“Ok.” Carina said pouting and stomping her foot, in a playful manner.“Will you be home tonight or are you working all night again?” Maya asked smiling at Carina.“I don’t know yet, we have 2 mothers in labor, and they aren’t progressing very quickly. We may end up needing to do a c-section on one of the mothers.” Carina said, a look of seriousness on her face.“You look worried, is the mother going to be ok?” Maya asked, seeing the look on Carina’s face.“I hope so, but this is her third pregnancy, and she has already lost 2 babies, and this has been a difficult pregnancy for her.” Carina said, wiping her hand across her forehead.“I know you’ll do everything you can for her and the baby.” Maya said, cupping Carina’s cheeks and looking into her eyes.“Thank you for coming by, I needed this.” Carina said smiling, hugging Maya tightly.“I love you.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s lips.“I love you too.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya as she began to walk towards the door.Maya blew Carina one final kiss before exiting the office, Carina pretending to catch it and smiling at Maya.When Maya returned to the ranch, she took the supplies she had bought and went back to working on the surprise she was planning for Carina. Maya worked late trying to complete the surprise for Carina before Christmas which was rapidly approaching.With Christmas only a week away Maya had finally finished the final touches on Carina’s surprise and took Grandpa to see it. “What do you think? Do you think Carina is going to like this?” Maya asked, looking at Grandpa.“You did a great job! I believe Carina is going to love it. Have you arranged for the rest of the surprise yet? I’m happy and excited for you.” Grandpa said smiling, patting Maya on the back.“I have everything arranged and the rest of the surprise will be delivered Christmas Eve. I have to admit that I’m a little nervous about everything.” Maya said, rubbing her hands together.“Don’t be nervous, everything will be fine, and you’ll do great.” Grandpa said, giving Maya a gentle hug.“Thanks Grandpa, none of this would be possible without you.” Maya said smiling, hugging Grandpa.“You did all the work; I just gave you the space for the surprise.” Grandpa said, smiling at Maya.It’s the morning of Christmas Eve, Maya is getting dressed for work in the bedroom while Carina is in the bathroom getting ready to go to the hospital. “How long do you think you’ll be working at the hospital today?” Maya asked, putting on her boots.“I shouldn’t be too late getting home this evening. Arizona is going to be on call and will handle whatever may come up. She told me to take tonight and tomorrow off for Christmas so I can spend it with my family.” Carina said smiling, sitting next to Maya on the bed.“Oh, ok. Message me when you’re on the way home then.” Maya said, leaning to kiss Carina on the lips.“We still need to finish wrapping gifts for Christmas tonight so don’t be working too late. Did you really think Katie needed everything on her Christmas list?” Carina asked with a laugh.“Ok, I may have gone a bit overboard but I’m making up for all the Christmases I missed out on. There’s one gift that will be delivered this evening and we won’t be able to wrap it though.” Maya said, smiling mischievously at Carina.“What did you do?” Carina asked, with a raised eyebrow, looking at Maya.“I got her what she wanted for Christmas, that’s all.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina quickly on the lips before rushing out of the room.“Maya!” Carina yelled, trying to get Maya’s attention.“I love you!” Maya yelled back, rushing down the stairs.“Che cazzo?” Carina said, falling back onto the bed, groaning. (What the fuck?)Maya is working on the finishing touches to Carina’s surprise when she receives the message Carina is headed home. Maya rushed to finish everything and rushed to be home before Carina. As Maya arrived back at the house the delivery of Katie’s final Christmas gift arrived, and Maya rushed it inside the house, hiding it in Grandpa’s office.“I hid Katie’s gift in your office, don’t let anyone go in there.” Maya whispered to Grandpa who was sitting in his chair.“It finally arrived. She is going to be so surprised; I can’t wait to see her reaction when she sees it.” Grandpa said, smiling at Maya.“Me either, Carina may kill me though.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Did you not discuss it with Carina before getting it?” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya.“I never had the chance to, plus I got so excited about it that I forgot and now it’s too late.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck.“This could be bad…very bad.” Grandpa said, shaking his head.“Hopefully not.” Maya said, walking away.“Honey, I’m home!” Carina said excitedly, when she walked through the door.“Hello Carina.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“Where is everyone?” Carina asked, looking around.“Kate is in the kitchen preparing things for dinner tomorrow, Katie is helping decorate cookies, and I’m not sure where Maya just went.” Grandpa said.Later that night after getting Katie to sleep, Maya and Carina are wrapping Katie’s gifts for Christmas. “I can’t believe you bought so much for her.” Carina said, looking at all the presents needing to be wrapped.“This isn’t even all of them, there’s one more in Grandpa’s office.” Maya said, rubbing her hand across her forehead.“Dio mio! We’re going to be wrapping presents all night. Bring the other one up here so we can get it wrapped also.” Carina said, reaching for the wrapping paper.“No need, it’s already wrapped.” Maya said, cutting the wrapping paper for Carina.“Good, because we already have so many.” Carina said, reaching for a gift to wrap.“I’ll be right back; I need to check on something.” Maya said, rising from the floor and walking to the door.“You better hurry back and help me with all these gifts.” Carina said, glaring at Maya.A few minutes later Maya returned, smiling when she entered the room. “See, that didn’t take long.” Maya said, sitting beside Carina on the floor.“I know you are up to something Maya Bishop!” Carina said, pointing her finger at Maya.“Nope, nothing.” Maya said smiling, reaching for the tape.Once they had finished wrapping all the gifts, they snuck them downstairs and put them around the tree, smiling at each other when they saw all the gifts for Katie. “This is going to be the biggest Christmas ever for her.” Carina said, wrapping her arms around Maya’s neck.“I hope she likes everything we bought her.” Maya said, looking at the gifts.“She will love every one of them, at least for a few minutes before she opens the next one.” Carina said with a chuckle.“We should get some sleep; I have a feeling our daughter will be up extra early in the morning to open presents.” Maya said with a laugh, taking Carina’s hand as she led her upstairs to the bedroom.Maya and Carina are sleeping soundly when Katie barges through their bedroom door, jumping on the bed with them. “Wake up! Wake up! It’s Trismas.” Katie shouted excitedly, shaking Maya and Carina.“Ok, I’m awake.” Maya said, sitting up and rubbing her eyes.“Tome on!” Katie said excitedly, pulling on Maya’s arm.“Let me get dressed first.” Maya said, getting out of bed, yawning and stretching.“Huwwy, huwwy!” Katie said jumping up and down excitedly.“Someone is excited about Christmas. Could it be because she wants to see if Santa left any presents for her?” Carina asked, smiling at Katie, Katie shaking her head excitedly.Maya carried Katie downstairs, holding her hands over her eyes. “No peeking until I say you can.” Maya said to Katie.“Otay, I not!” Katie said smiling.Nana and Grandpa were sitting in the living room drinking coffee, waiting for Katie to come down to see all the presents, smiling at them. “Okay, you can open your eyes now.” Maya said, removing her hand from Katie’s eyes.Katie looked to see all the presents around the tree and covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes widened in surprise. “All for me?” Katie asked, looking at all the presents.“Most of them are for you, but there are some for other people as well.” Maya said smiling, kneeling beside Katie.“Fank you Santa.” Katie said, hugging the presents.“Ok, you can open whichever present you want.” Maya said, smiling at Katie.Katie had tears in her eyes and looked at Maya. “So many.” Katie said, a tear rolling down her cheek.“Aww, Princess.” Maya said, wiping the tear from Katie’s cheek. “Do you want me to help you with your presents.” Maya asked, smiling at Katie.“Pwease.” Katie said, shaking her head.As Maya handed Katie her presents, Katie would open one and look at it for a few minutes talking about whether it was perfect or just what she wanted before opening another gift until they were all opened. “I have one more present for you, but you need to sit on the couch so I can bring it to you.” Maya said smiling, sitting Katie on the couch beside Carina.Maya walked out of the room and returned with a box in her hands, sitting the box on the floor in front of Katie. “You need to be very careful when you open this box, it has something very delicate inside it.” Maya said, looking at Katie.“I be tareful.” Katie said, as she got off the couch and began opening the box. Katie’s eyes widened in surprise, and she began sobbing when she opened the box to see a wire fox terrier puppy inside it. “Dio mio!” Katie shouted, reaching to pick up the puppy, hugging it close to her body.“Maya!” Carina shouted, seeing the puppy,“Yook Mamma, a puppy, yike I wanted.” Katie said smiling, showing Carina the puppy.“Yes, I see your puppy.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.Katie is sitting on the floor playing with her new puppy, smiling and giggling when it licked her, Grandpa and Nana taking pictures and smiling at Katie. “Can I see you in the kitchen for a minute?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Yes.” Maya said, lowering her head, knowing she was about to get into trouble with Carina.“Maya, why didn’t you tell me about the puppy? We should have discussed it before you got it for her.” Carina asked, her arms crossed when they entered the kitchen.“I know, I was going to discuss it with you, but I got so excited about it that I forgot then when I thought about it, it was too late. I know, I messed up again, but look at her, look at how excited she is with the puppy.” Maya said, her head lowered in shame.“I don’t have time to house train a puppy and I would have appreciated it if you had discussed it with me first. But I can’t be too mad because I see how happy she is and the excitement of the puppy for her. You will be responsible for the puppy until it is properly house trained though.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“So, you’re not mad at me then?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I want to be, but I can’t when I see the joy on Katie’s face. Are there any other surprises I need to be warned about?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“There is one other surprise but it’s for you, so no you don’t need to be warned.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina quickly on the lips. “Now let’s go watch our daughter with her new puppy.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand and leading her back to the living room where Katie is laughing and playing with the puppy on the floor.“You need to think of a good name for your puppy.” Carina said smiling, sitting on the floor beside Katie, and petting the puppy.“I will.” Katie said, smiling at the puppy.Everyone arrived for Christmas and exchanged and opened gifts. Maya was getting antsy and needed to take care of something for Carina’s surprise. “I need to go check on something in the barn, I’ll be back in a little while.” Maya said to Carina.“Ok, but don’t be long, dinner is almost ready.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the lips.Maya arrived back as everyone was sitting down for dinner and sat beside Carina, smiling widely. “What’s that smile for?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“I’m just happy to be here with my family and spending Christmas with everyone I love.” Maya responded, kissing Carina on the cheek.After dinner Maya took Carina’s hand and led her out of the kitchen. “Get your coat and come with me, I have one more gift for you.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“Where is it?” Carina asked, reaching for her coat.“You’ll see when we get there. Oh, I need you to put this on also.” Maya said smiling, handing Carina a blindfold.“Oooohhh, kinky.” Carina said with a chuckle, placing the blindfold on her eyes.Maya motioned to Grandpa to let him know what was about to happen so he could help with the surprise. Maya led Carina to the truck and helped her get inside it. Maya started the engine and reached over to hold Carina’s hand as she drove. “I really hope you like the surprise I have for you.” Maya said, a hint of nervousness in her voice.“I like everything from you.” Carina said smiling, with the blindfold on her eyes.When the truck came to a stop, Maya turned off the engine and went around the truck to help Carina out of it. “Keep the blindfold on until I tell you to take it off.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand and leading her. When Maya stopped walking, she turned to Carina. “Ok, take it off now.” Maya said, looking as Carina slowly took the blindfold off her eyes, slowly opening her eyes.“Maya! It’s beautiful! Did you do all this by yourself?” Carina asked smiling, her eyes widened in surprise as she looked at the beautiful gazebo Maya had built at the spot where they look at the stars, lights all around the gazebo lighting it up. “I can’t believe you did all this.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“Do you like it?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I love it, and I love you.” Carina said smiling, placing her arms around Maya, kissing her hard and deep on the lips.“Good, there’s more.” Maya said smiling, leading Carina to sit down on the bench inside the gazebo. “Carina Deluca, I have loved you since the minute you entered my science class all those years ago and I will never stop loving you. You have made me the happiest person in the world and fill my life with more joy than I ever imagined possible. I had come to the conclusion that I would live my life alone, that nobody would love me or want to be with me. Then you entered my life, and everything changed for me. You have shown me love, patience, understanding, and have given me the most perfect thing, our daughter. I can’t imagine my life without you in it and would love to spend the rest of my life with you. Carina Deluca, will you marry me?” Maya said smiling, as tears ran down her face, opening a little box to show Carina a beautiful 3 karat diamond engagement ring.“Oh my God! Yes, yes, yes, I will marry you Maya Bishop!” Carina shouted smiling, leaning down to place a hard deep kiss on Maya’s lips, tears streaming down both their faces.“She said yes!” Maya shouted, and everyone came out from behind the trees and bushes to see Maya and Carina. “Did you get it on your phone?” Maya asked smiling, looking at Mason and Andrew.“We got all of it.” Andrew said smiling, holding up his phone that was still recording.“Well, put the ring on her finger already.” Grandpa said smiling, looking at Maya.“Shoot, I almost forgot.” Maya said with a laugh, placing the ring on Carina’s finger. “I love you so much.” Maya said smiling, placing a gentle kiss on Carina’s lips.“I love you so much too.” Carina said smiling, placing her forehead against Maya’s, looking into her eyes.“Open that champagne!” Grandpa said, pointing to Mason who was holding the bottle.After opening the bottle of champagne and giving everyone a glass Grandpa held up his glass. “To Maya and Carina, two people who have been through so much and love each other so deeply to get through it together. No two people belong together more than you two.” Grandpa said smiling, looking at Maya and Carina.“Thanks Grandpa.” Maya and Carina said in unison, both smiling at him.“So, when is the wedding?” Nana asked, smiling at them.“We just got engaged, give us some time.” Maya said with a laugh.“The sooner, the better for me.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“You just tell me when and where and I’ll be there.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Let’s go home and celebrate our engagement properly.” Carina whispered in a seductive voice into Maya’s ear.“Ok guys, time to head home.” Maya said smiling, picking Carina up and carrying her to the truck.Maya stopped at their house on the way back to the ranch. “What are we doing here? I thought we were going home to celebrate.” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I have one more surprise for you.” Maya said smiling, leaning over to kiss Carina on the lips.“You’re full of a lot of surprises today.” Carina said with a laugh.Maya led Carina inside their house and upstairs to the master bedroom, slowly opening the door. “This is where we will be celebrating tonight.” Maya said smiling.When Maya opened the door Carina looked to see their bed set up, flowers all around the room, candles lighting up the room, rose petals on the bed and floor, a bottle of champagne chilling on ice. “This is beautiful.” Carina said smiling, as she turned to Maya placing a hard deep kiss on her lips.“Still not as beautiful as you.” Maya said smiling, picking Carina up and laying her on the bed.“What about Katie?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“She’s staying with Nana and Grandpa tonight. I wanted this night to just be us, in our house alone.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“You thought of everything.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I wanted everything to be perfect for you.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to place a hard deep kiss on Carina’s lips, slipping her tongue inside deepening the kiss.“With you, everything is always perfect.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya against her body, kissing her hard on the lips.“Let me pour us a glass of champagne so we can toast to our first night in our own home.” Maya said smiling, as she rose from the bed to pour the champagne.“We still need to finish buying furniture and get everything moved in here. I’ve been so busy with work that I haven’t had a chance to go shopping for the rest though.” Carina said, taking the glass of champagne from Maya.“We will get everything done; it will just take time. Let’s not think about anything but that we are now engaged and getting married.” Maya said smiling, kissing the ring on Carina’s finger.“This ring is beautiful.” Carina said smiling, looking at the ring.“Look inside it.” Maya said smiling, looking at the ring.Carina took off the ring to look inside it to see the exact date they had met in school. “That’s the date I first saw you in class.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“That’s the date our lives together began.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I can’t believe you remembered the exact date though. I wrote in my journal that I had met the most beautiful woman with the most beautiful blue eyes, that I hoped to learn more about and spend a lot of time with.” Carina said, smiling, looking at Maya.“I wrote in my notebook that I had met the most gorgeous woman on earth and wished she knew how mesmerized I was by her. I wrote that I hoped someday to have enough courage to ask you on a date and that you would accept my invitation. I fell in love with you the minute I saw you that day. I knew then that you were the only person for me and that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you and showing you how much I love you.” Maya said smiling, looking deeply into Carina’s eyes.“I fell in love with you that day but didn’t want to admit it yet.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Maya’s cheek.“Do you really mean what you said about getting married the sooner the better?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“If we were to get married tomorrow, it wouldn’t be soon enough for me.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya down to kiss her hard on the lips.“I would marry you right now, if it were possible.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina on the neck.“It will be too hard trying to plan a wedding while I’m doing my fellowship right now. I was thinking maybe we could plan the wedding for next summer and have a wedding planner help us with it. That way we wouldn’t be spending so much time planning everything ourselves and we can get married sooner. Things will slow down once I’ve completed my first year of fellowship and we should be able to make that work for us.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“That sounds perfect to me. What do you think about getting married in June, maybe on the same day that Nana and Grandpa did? I think they would be happy if we did that, sort of honoring them and their long marriage. It must be a lucky day to get married right?” Maya said with a chuckle.“Well, that sounds perfect to me then. We will get married on their anniversary and we can celebrate together. It has to be a lucky date to be married since they’ve lasted so long.” Carina said with a laugh.“Now, how about we start celebrating our engagement?” Maya said with a smile, taking the glass of champagne from Carina and placing it on the nightstand.“Wait, I need to do something first.” Carina said smiling, holding up a finger to Maya. Carina got up from the bed and went into the bathroom for a few minutes before slowly opening the door totally naked, walking slowly towards the bed, smiling at Maya.“Fuck me.” Maya said her eyes widened as she looked up and down Carina’s body.“I plan on it.” Carina said smiling, laying on the bed next to Maya, capturing her lips in a deep passionate kiss. Carina broke the kiss needing air, looking at Maya. “You have too many clothes on.” Carina said smiling, pulling on Maya’s shirt.“I can fix that.” Maya said, jumping up and undressing in record time, laying naked next to Carina. “Now where were we?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Here.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya down to place a deep passionate kiss on her lips, both moaning in the kiss.Maya broke the kiss needing air, and began kissing, biting, and sucking on Carina’s neck on her sweet spot, causing a loud moan from her. Maya slowly trailed her hand up and down Carina’s side, feeling the softness of her body. Maya kissed down Carina’s neck to her collarbone, leaving a mark before continuing to kiss down her body to her breasts, giving both a gentle kiss before, wrapping her mouth around a nipple, sucking and gently biting, before twirling her tongue around it. Maya trailed her hand down Carina’s stomach to her folds, feeling the slick wetness, rubbing her fingers up and down her folds to her clit, gently rubbing circles around it.“Cazzo.” Carina said breathing hard, reaching down to wrap her hand around Maya’s already hardened dick, stroking up and down, causing a loud moan from Maya.Maya began thrusting her hips against Carina’s hand, her dick sliding up and down Carina’s hand, moaning loudly. “Fuck, if you keep doing that I’m going to cum.” Maya said, panting hard, laying her head on Carina’s breasts.“We don’t want that yet.” Carina said, moving her hand away from Maya’s dick, rubbing up and down her back, gently scraping her fingernails across Maya’s back.“What do you want?” Maya asked smiling at Carina.“I want you to make love to me.” Carina said smiling at Maya, pulling her up to kiss her deeply, a kiss full of passion and desire, both moaning loudly. Carina spread her legs to allow Maya to lay between them.Maya positioned herself between Carina’s legs, kissing her deeply on the lips. Maya reached one hand down to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on it, before lining it up at Carina’s entrance. “Are you ready?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes, Carina smiling and nodding.Maya slowly pushed the head of her dick inside Carina, looking into Carina’s eyes, before pushing her dick further inside, pulling out a little and pushing further inside several times until she had fully entered Carina, both moaning loudly. “God, you feel so good.” Maya said, breathing hard, looking at Carina.“I love feeling you inside me.” Carina said smiling, breathing hard as she began to move her hips to get Maya to move.Maya slowly began to thrust in and out of Carina, not rushing or going fast, hard, and deep like she normally does, making love to Carina. They continued looking into each other’s eyes as they made love, relishing the moment and enjoying the connection between them. “I don’t know how long I’ll be able to last.” Maya said, closing her eyes tightly, enjoying the feeling of being inside Carina.“Faster.” Carina said breathing hard, moving her hips faster against Maya’s.Maya began thrusting faster but no hard or deep, panting as she thrusted into Carina. Maya could feel Carina’s walls getting tighter around her and began deeper thrusts, holding it inside Carina on each thrust. Carina began moaning loudly, throwing her head back towards the ceiling. “I’m close.” Carina said panting and breathing hard, squeezing Maya’s arms tightly.“Me too.” Maya said, panting as she continued thrusting faster and deeper inside Carina. Maya pulled out, leaving only the head inside, slowly pushing deep and hard inside Carina, rolling her hips, causing Carina to gasp.“Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina screamed as her pussy convulsed and tightened around Maya’s dick.“Oh fuck.” Maya said, feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuuckkkkkk!” Maya shouted loudly, as ropes of cum shot from her dick inside Carina, shallow and deeply thrusting as the ropes of cum continued shooting from her dick until she had emptied her load inside Carina, painting her insides white with cum, collapsing on Carina, breathing hard in her neck.“That was….” Maya began to say, breathing hard on Carina’s neck.“Yeah, it was.” Carina said breathing hard, holding Maya tightly against her body.After catching her breath, Maya slowly pulled her dick out of Carina, moving to lay beside her. “Wow!” Maya said, wiping sweat from her forehead.“Wow, is right.” Carina said, smiling at Maya, moving to snuggle up to her, placing her head on Maya’s chest.“I would ask if you wanted to go another round, but it will take a while for me to get hard again after that.” Maya said with a laugh, kissing Carina on the top of her head.“Oh no! Fuck! Shit!” Carina said, sitting up abruptly, placing her face in her hands.“What? What’s wrong?” Maya asked, sitting up abruptly, her arm around Carina’s waist.“Ok, don’t get mad… but I just realized I forgot to take my birth control pill today.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“What? You forgot what? No!!! Oh no, this is bad, really bad. I just shot millions of sperm inside you, and I mean millions!” Maya said, her eyes widened, a look of shock on her face.“I know! I felt every one of them entering me!” Carina groaned, falling back on the bed.“How did you forget to take you birth control pill?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I just got them refilled today. I have been working so much that I didn’t have time to get them refilled until today, when I realized I was completely out. I thought I had another month’s worth, but I didn’t. I was on my period, so I wasn’t thinking about them until today because I was supposed to start taking them again. I never take the ones for when I’m on my period, but I really should, to keep me more aware of when I need to refill them.” Carina said, placing her arm across her forehead.“Hey, it’s ok. If you’re pregnant, then you’re pregnant, and we’ll handle it like we do everything else. Let’s not let this ruin this night for us, or our engagement. We will get married sooner if you’re pregnant though.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s cheek.“I don’t want to be pregnant while I’m doing my fellowship. I don’t know if I would be able to handle being pregnant and going through the fellowship at the same time. I’m struggling enough without being pregnant, that I can’t even begin to imagine how it would be if I were to be. This is all my fault; I am an OB/GYN and know better.” Carina said growling in anger.“It’s my fault too, I should be wearing a condom for added precautions, this is both our fault. What about the morning after pill you’ve taken before?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“It would be nice if I had one, but I don’t, and the pharmacy won’t be open for 2 days to buy one.” Carina said.“Ok, so no more sex for now then. How long does it take to find out if you’re pregnant or not?” Maya asked, laying down beside Carina.“It varies, but usually at least 2 weeks after conception, although it can take longer to detect pregnancy. We tell our patients to wait until they miss their period to be tested.” Carina responded.“Ok, so we wait 2 weeks, then you can do the test and see if you’re pregnant of not. I know it’s not the ideal time for you to be pregnant but what if you are?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Then we will be furnishing the nursery quicker than we wanted to.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“I hope it’s a boy.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“We don’t even know if I’m pregnant and you’re already wanting it to be a boy?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“I know, I can’t help it. I didn’t think I was ready for another child, but right now, I’m kind of excited about the thought of you possibly being pregnant with another baby, hopefully a boy.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“So, you don’t think it’s so bad after all? A minute ago, you were saying this is bad, very bad, now you’re getting excited about it and wanting it to be a boy.” Carina said with a laugh.“No, if you are in fact pregnant, it’s not bad. Nothing has gone as planned with us so why should this be any different?” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Carina.“That’s true. So, if I am pregnant, then we will handle it like we always do everything that comes our way. Don’t be mad, but I really hope I’m not pregnant because of the fellowship, but I will be happy if I am because it will be a part of you.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“If you are pregnant, I will do everything I can to make things easier for you and take care of anything you need me to. I will be by your side the entire pregnancy and go to all your appointments and take care of your every need.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“You are really on this baby train all of a sudden.” Carina said laughing, looking at Maya.“For your sake and the fellowship, I hope you’re not pregnant, but I am excited about the prospect of going through a pregnancy with you.” Maya said smiling, leaning to place a kiss on Carina’s lips.“Now, you’re making me excited about the possibility of being pregnant.” Carina said with a chuckle, kissing Maya on the lips.“We shouldn’t get too excited until we know one way or the other. I’m still going to hope for a boy though.” Maya said with a laugh, pulling Carina closer against her body.“You’re really set on having a boy aren’t you.” Carina said with a laugh.“Yes, I want a son to carry on my name. I want him to take over the ranch someday and follow in my footsteps. I will make a real man out of him.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“What if he wants to be a doctor like me instead of running the ranch?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Then he will be a doctor, and we will let our other son take over the ranch.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Carina.“What if we don’t have another son? What if we have all girls?” Carina asked with a laugh, looking at Maya.“Bite your tongue, we are going to have a son, no matter how many tries it takes.” Maya said laughing, looking at Carina.“Oh really, then who else is going to be having your babies, because I’m not going to keep having babies until you get a son.” Carina said laughing, poking Maya in the side.“We will have a son; I just know it.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Well, you better talk with your swimmers then, because you aren’t getting more than 3 more tries from me for a boy.” Carina said with a laugh.“I will then.” Maya said laughing. “I’m sure we can get a boy out of the next 3 we have.” Maya said laughing, hugging Carina against her body.“I didn’t say we were having three more babies, I said I will give you 3 more tries max to produce a boy. If we have a boy sooner than that, I will be happy and finished with having babies. I don’t want more than 4 children in total, hopefully 2 girls, and 2 boys. That would be perfect to me.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the shoulder.“Ok, 4 total if we don’t get a boy then, I got it.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on top of the head. “This bed is so much more comfortable than mine, you did a great job picking this out.” Maya said, moving around in the bed.“I knew you would like it.” Carina said smiling. “I guess we should try to get some sleep since now.” Carina said, nuzzling her nose against Maya’s chest.“Good night, Babe, I love you and I’m happy you said yes.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s head.“Good night, Bambina, I love you too. You should have already known I will always say yes to you.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the chest.

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It’s been a little over two weeks since Maya and Carina got engaged. Maya is sleeping soundly when she is awakened by Carina being sick in the bathroom. Maya rushed into the bathroom to see Carina sitting on the floor by the toilet, vomiting in the toilet. Maya held Carina’s hair and rubbed her back as she continued to get sick into the toilet. “Can you get me a cold wet washcloth?” Carina asked, laying her head on the toilet.“Yes.” Maya said standing up to grab a washcloth and wet it in the sink before handing it to Carina. “Do you need anything else?” Maya asked, rubbing Carina’s back.“Can you bring me my phone? I need to let Arizona know I won’t be able to come in today.” Carina asked, wiping her face with the washcloth.Maya rushed to get Carina’s phone and brought it back to her. “I can’t help but wonder…um, does your getting sick mean you’re pregnant?” Maya asked, sitting on the floor beside Carina, looking at her.“I don’t know. There has been a virus going around the hospital but since our engagement celebratory night, it is very possible that I am pregnant.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“Ok, so we should probably have you do a pregnancy test then.” Maya said smiling widely, looking at Carina.“I would if I had one, but I don’t, so I can’t.” Carina said, a little tone of annoyance in her voice.“Let’s get you back into bed and I will run to the drug store and buy some so you can do the test. I’ll buy several just to be sure they’re accurate.” Maya said, helping Carina up off the floor.“Just because I’m sick doesn’t necessarily mean I’m pregnant, so don’t get your hopes up yet.” Carina said, seeing the way Maya was smiling and a bit excited at the prospect of her being pregnant.“I’m not, not yet anyway.” Maya said smiling at Carina as she helped her get into bed. “I’m going to get dressed and go to the drug store now.” Maya said smiling, rushing to get dressed.“Can you buy some ginger ale and crackers for this nausea?” Carina asked, pulling the comforter over her.“Of course, and if you think of anything else you want me to get for you just send me a message.” Maya said, rushing out of the room.Maya rushed to the drug store buying 6 different pregnancy tests, ginger ale, and crackers for Carina. Maya rushed back home and went directly to the bedroom, to see Carina sleeping. Maya laid the bag with the tests and other things she had bought on the nightstand and left the room to let Carina sleep.When Carina woke up, she noticed the bag on the nightstand and looked inside to see the stuff Maya had bought. Carina reached for her phone to send Maya a message. “Where are you, I’m about to take the tests but wanted to wait for you?” Carina messaged.Maya was in the barn talking to Grandpa about needing to do something on the ranch when she received the message notification on her phone. Maya looked to see Carina’s message and rushed out of the barn and into the house, running up the stairs. “I’m here!” Maya shouted when she opened the door to the bedroom.“That was fast, were you downstairs?” Carina asked, looking surprised at Maya.“No, I was in the barn, but I ran here as soon as I got your message. Ok, let’s do the tests now.” Maya said smiling, walking over to help Carina out of bed.“Let’s get this over with. It’s still a little early for an accurate test though.” Carina said, walking towards the bathroom.“Ok, but we can do the tests anyway…just in case.” Maya said smiling, shrugging her shoulders.“Give me the tests so I can do this.” Carina said, reaching her hand out for the bag Maya was holding.While Carina was inside the bathroom doing the tests, Maya was pacing back and forth in the bedroom, biting her nails. “This could be it; we could be pregnant again. I’m ready for this, I can do this, I want to do this.” Maya was saying to herself when Carina opened the bathroom door.“Who are you talking to?” Carina asked, looking around the room confused because there wasn’t anyone in there besides Maya.“Um, nobody, I was just thinking out loud.” Maya said, walking toward Carina. “How long before the tests will be done?” Maya asked, sitting on the bed beside Carina.“A few minutes, and before you ask, I already set the timer.” Carina said, holding up her phone to show Maya the timer.“Ok, so we just sit here and wait, just like last time.” Maya said, rubbing her hands together, bouncing her leg.“Yes, but last time neither of us wanted me to be pregnant, this time one of us is hoping I am.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“Last time we were both still in school and not ready for a baby, this time we both have jobs and can handle it if you are pregnant.” Maya said, standing up to pace the floor again.“I don’t want you to be disappointed if I’m not pregnant though. I know we both want more children someday, but this might not be that time yet.” Carina said, watching Maya pacing around the room.“I know, and I’ll be fine if you aren’t pregnant. I’m not going to lie and say I’m not excited about the possibility of you being pregnant, but I will be fine if you aren’t.” Maya said, fake smiling at Carina.“We really do need to finish buying furniture for our house and get moved in there, especially if I am in fact pregnant. We would need to get a nursery ready, buy baby furniture, baby proof the house, buy more car seats, clothes, and everything else that comes with having a baby. I don’t know how I am going to be able to do everything and continue my fellowship at the same time.” Carina said, laying back on the bed, looking at the ceiling.“Hey, we will do whatever we need to for you and the baby if you’re pregnant. I will get the rest of the furniture for the house, and you can order everything we need for the baby, and I’ll set everything up so you won’t need to worry about any of that. I will be one hundred percent by your side this time, doing whatever you need to make it easier for you and our baby.” Maya said, laying beside Carina, putting her arm around her.“You don’t realize how much there is to do to prepare for a baby. It takes months and hours of putting furniture together and organizing the nursery.” Carina said, wiping a tear from her cheek.“Are you upset about possibly being pregnant, or about everything that would need to be taken care of if you are? I promise I will do whatever you need to make it easier for you and you will only need to focus on the fellowship. I can do this for you, for us, if you’re pregnant.” Maya said, wiping the tear from Carina’s cheeks.“I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand I want to be pregnant and have another baby with you, but on the other hand, I have so much going on right now with the fellowship, that I feel overwhelmed by everything.” Carina said, looking at Maya as the timer went off.“Here we go!” Maya said, jumping up from the bed, smiling widely.“Ok, let’s go look together.” Carina said smiling softly, taking Maya’s hand as they walked into the bathroom. “We will look on 3 ok?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Right, look on 3, got it.” Maya said shaking her head.“One.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“Two.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“Ready?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Ready.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“Three.” Carina said, turning to look at the tests, carefully looking at all 6 that were lined up on the counter.Maya leaned down to get a closer look at the tests, looking at all 6 before turning to look at Carina. “You’re not pregnant.” Maya said, disappointment in her voice.“The tests say I’m not pregnant, but it could still be too early to detect a pregnancy.” Carina said, seeing the disappointment on Maya’s face. “I will take a blood test when I go back to work for a more accurate result.” Carina said, placing her arms around Maya.“If 6 different tests say you aren’t pregnant, isn’t that a pretty clear sign that you aren’t?” Maya asked, sounding more disappointed.“Not really, if it’s too early to detect the pregnancy. I’ve had patients come in that have taken more home tests than that and they were all negative, but the blood test came back positive. I should wait to see if I start my period and if I don’t, I will take a blood test, so we know for certain if I’m pregnant or not.” Carina said, cupping Maya’s cheeks, looking into her eyes.“I know you’re telling me all this to make me feel better, but I promise you, I’m fine.” Maya said, faking a smile, that Carina could clearly tell it was fake.“Ok.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the forehead.“I need to get back to the barn to help Grandpa. Do you need anything before I leave?” Maya asked, walking towards the door.“Can you bring me some water and a cup of ice for the ginger ale?” Carina asked, getting back into bed.“Ok.” Maya said, turning to walk out the door.Carina laid in bed thinking about the disappointed look on Maya’s face when the tests were all negative, feeling guilty because she wasn’t wanting to be pregnant. Carina sat up in bed when Maya walked back into the room with several bottles of water and a cup with ice for the ginger ale. “We will have another baby as soon as I complete my fellowship.” Carina said, taking Maya’s hand in hers, rubbing her thumb across it.“I know. It’s better that you aren’t pregnant now anyway. Everything worked out for a change.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck.“I’m sorry, I can see how disappointed you are.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“I’m just excited about having another baby with you, whether it’s now or next year. I want to go through it all with you and share the experience with you as much as possible. I am a little disappointed, but I’m fine.” Maya said, forcing a smile.“As soon as I’ve completed the fellowship, we can start trying for another baby if you want.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“We can talk about it again once you’re done with the fellowship.” Maya said, walking toward the door.“I love you.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya.“I love you too.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.Carina laid back in bed but felt nauseous immediately and rushed to the bathroom getting sick in the toilet again, before climbing back into bed. Carina is lying in bed staring at the ceiling thinking hard. Could I actually be pregnant, and it is too early to detect? I’m an OB, and I know that is definitely a possibility. Dio mio, what am I going to do if I am pregnant? This is not the best time to be having a baby, but we can make it work. It will be very difficult, but a lot of women get pregnant during their fellowship. I can do this if I am pregnant, because Maya will be by my side, and I can do anything with her.Maya is working in the barn but is having a hard time thinking about anything except the fact that Carina is not pregnant. Grandpa can see that Maya is distracted and becomes concerned about her. “Hey kiddo, are you ok? You seem to be a bit distracted right now.” Grandpa asked, looking concerned at Maya.“I’m fine, just thinking about something.” Maya said, walking out of the barn to be alone. Maya walked around for several minutes, trying to clear her head but nothing was helping. Maya walked back inside the barn and put a lead rope on her horse and led it out of the stall to the tack room where the saddles are kept. Maya saddled her horse, climbed on it and rode it out of the barn and away from the house.Grandpa is watching as Maya rode off on the horse, knowing that something is definitely bothering Maya because she was known to take off riding her horse when things bothered her, or she needed to clear her thoughts.Later that afternoon it began to snow hard, large flakes falling from the sky, covering the ground rapidly. Maya hadn’t returned from riding off on her horse earlier and Grandpa is getting worried about her. Grandpa decided to drive the ranch truck around the property to look for Maya before it got dark and make sure she is ok. Grandpa drove all over the property but never located Maya, so he went back to the house to see if she had returned home while he was gone. Grandpa went inside the barn to see that Maya’s horse wasn’t in its stable, meaning Maya was still somewhere out on the property. The snow was getting heavier and had completely covered the ground, with no signs of stopping any time soon.As Grandpa was walking towards the house he saw Katie looking out the window looking at all the snow. Grandpa opened the door to see Katie running to him. “Papa, snow!” Katie yelled excitedly, raising her arms for him to pick her up.“Yes Angel, it’s snowing.” Grandpa said smiling, holding Katie in his arms.“Go pway!” Katie said excitedly, smiling and reaching for her coat.“Ok, let’s get you bundled up all warm and we will go outside and play in the snow for a few minutes.” Grandpa said smiling, helping Katie put on her coat.Grandpa took Katie outside to play in the snow and showed her how to make a snow angel, taking pictures on his phone. Katie tried making snowballs and throwing them, but they kept breaking apart because she wasn’t packing them hard enough. Katie got angry because the snowballs wouldn’t stay together and kicked the snow and shouted in Italian. Grandpa couldn’t help but laugh when he saw Katie getting angry at the snow and speaking in Italian. “Stupida neve!” Katie shouted. (stupid snow)“Here, let me help you.” Grandpa said with a laugh, grabbing a handful of snow and making a snowball for Katie to throw.“Fanks!” Katie said smiling, taking the snowball from Grandpa and throwing it as far as she could, giggling when it didn’t break apart. “More!” Katie said excitedly, as she jumped up and down.Grandpa and Katie played outside making snowballs and a small snowman before going back inside to warm up. It’s beginning to get dark outside, and Maya still isn’t back from riding the horse. Grandpa kept looking outside to see if he could see Maya coming on the horse but there was no sign of her anywhere.Nana noticed Grandpa with a worried look on his face and him continuously going outside for a few minutes. “Mike, is something bothering you? You have that worried look on your face I know all too well.” Nana asked when Grandpa walked back inside the house.“Maya took off on her horse several hours ago and she hasn’t returned yet. Something was clearly bothering her when she left, and I’m concerned about her being out in this weather so long.” Grandpa said, wiping his forehead with his hand.“Maya knows this property like the back of her hand, she’ll be fine.” Nana said, although she was just as worried as Grandpa.“Who are you trying to convince, you or me, not to worry about her?” Grandpa asked, smiling at Nana.“Both.” Nana said, smiling at Grandpa.It was completely dark outside now and Maya still hasn’t returned back from riding her horse. “This isn’t like Maya to stay gone this long, especially with Carina upstairs sick.” Nana said, her face was full of worry.“I know, but I’ve looked all over the ranch, and I didn’t see her anywhere. I am going to go look for her again.” Grandpa said, putting his coat and gloves on his hands.“I’ll make some coffee for you to take with you.” Nana said, pouring coffee into a thermos and handing it to Grandpa. “Call me when you find her.” Nana said, kissing Grandpa on the cheek.“I will, and you call me if she returns while I’m out looking for her.” Grandpa said, kissing Nana on top of the head.“I go wit Papa.” Katie said running to get her coat.“No, you need to stay here with Nana this time.” Grandpa said, picking Katie up to kiss her on the cheek.“No, go.” Katie said, clinging tightly to Grandpa.“How about you help me wash the dishes from dinner? You can play in the water and have lots of bubbles.” Nana said smiling, reaching for Katie.“Yes!” Katie shouted excitedly, reaching for Nana.Grandpa took off in the ranch truck looking for Maya. He had been driving for almost an hour when he saw Maya walking along with her horse, both limping. “What happened? I’ve been looking for you all day.” Grandpa asked, in a stern angry tone, frowning at Maya.“He got spooked, started bucking and fell with me on him. He’s got a hurt leg and I’m a little banged up myself. We’ve been walking for quite a while but had to take several breaks because it hurts both of us to walk. I don’t think he broke the leg, but it’s swelling more and more as we continue to walk on it.” Maya said, leaning down to feel the horses injured leg.“I’m not worried about the damn horse; I’m worried about you! How bad are you hurt?” Grandpa asked, looking Maya up and down.“He rolled over on my leg and my back hurts, but I think I’m ok. My pride is hurt more than anything right now.” Maya said, looking at the ground.“You could have been badly hurt and we didn’t know where you were! What the hell were you thinking, taking off like that without telling anyone where you were going? You know better than to do something like that, I’ve taught you better!” Grandpa said, angrily yelling at Maya, shaking his finger at her.“I know, I’m sorry. I just needed to get away to think, to clear my head.” Maya said, with her head bowed in shame.“Load the horse in the stock trailer and let’s get back and check out his leg and see how bad it is.” Grandpa said, walking to open the door of the stock trailer he had hooked to the ranch truck. “It’s a good thing I decided to bring this in case one of you were injured.” Grandpa said, shutting the door after Maya loaded her horse inside the trailer. “Get in the truck!” Grandpa said in an angry tone, pointing at the truck.Maya knew she was in big trouble with Grandpa and hated when he was angry with her. Maya kept quiet the entire ride back to the house, but watched as Grandpa sent Nana a message letting her know he found Maya. Maya knew she would be getting an earful from Nana as well and was dreading it. When they arrived back at the barn, Maya quickly got out of the truck and unloaded her horse, leading it inside the barn to its stall, taking the saddle off and putting it away, while Grandpa was looking at the horse’s leg.Grandpa told Maya what he needed her to bring him to treat the horse’s injured leg and Maya went to get the supplies. When Maya returned with the supplies for the horse, Nana was standing in the stall with Grandpa looking at the horse. Maya took a deep breath and walked over to where they were, preparing herself for Nana’s wrath.“Maya Kathleen Bishop, what were you thinking taking off like that! We’ve been worried sick about you, not knowing if you were out there injured or worse, laying out there dead!” Nana shouted angrily, pointing her finger at Maya.“I know, I’m sorry. It won’t happen again.” Maya said, bowing her head in shame.“I am so disappointed in you right now! Carina has been upstairs sick all day and you just run off on your own, not telling anyone where you are going! You were raised better than that, we raised you better than that! You have a child and are about to have a wife, you can’t just take off anytime you want anymore!” Nana yelled angrily, glaring at Maya, Grandpa standing to the side smiling, watching the whole thing.“I know, I messed up, but it won’t happen again. I just needed some time alone to clear my head and think.” Maya said, looking at the ground.“What was bothering you so much that you decided to take off like that, that’s not like you?” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya, with her head bowed in shame. “Maya, look at me when I’m talking to you.” Grandpa said in a stern voice.Maya looked up at Grandpa, her eyes filled with tears and when she blinked, they rolled down her cheeks. “Carina isn’t pregnant. We thought she might be, but she isn’t.” Maya said, tears rolling down her cheeks.“I’m assuming by your reaction that you were wanting her to be pregnant.” Grandpa said, walking closer to Maya.“I did, I wanted it so badly. I wanted to go through this pregnancy with her and be there when she gave birth this time.” Maya said, tears streaming down her face.“Just because she’s not pregnant now, doesn’t mean she never will be. Were you trying for her to get pregnant?” Nana asked, placing her hand on Maya’s back.“No, we weren’t trying, but it was a possibility, but not anymore.” Maya said, wiping tears from her face.“It’s probably better that she isn’t pregnant now, with the fellowship and the long hours she’s working. A pregnancy is very hard on a woman and even harder when they’re working a full-time job as difficult as the one she has. I know you want more children someday and you want the full experience of going through the pregnancy and birth with her, but now isn’t the time. It will happen, you just need to be patient.” Nana said, rubbing Maya’s back.“I know, I just let myself get so excited about the possibility of her being pregnant that I convinced myself that she was and then all the tests were negative, and I felt like someone punched me in the stomach.” Maya said, rubbing her stomach.“Since Carina woke up sick this morning you though for sure she was pregnant and when you found out she wasn’t, you were disappointed.” Grandpa said, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder.“Yes, but I told her I was fine. I didn’t want her to see how disappointed I actually was because she didn’t want to be pregnant now.” Maya said, rubbing her hands together.“I know how you feel because I felt is several times before Kate finally got pregnant with Lane. It’s the worst feeling in the world when you feel and believe with all your heart that the person you love more than anyone is pregnant with your child, only to find out they aren’t. It took us years before Kate was able to get pregnant with Lane, she had 5 miscarriages before she was able to get pregnant and carry the baby to term. Even then, she had Lane almost a month early. It will happen, you will have another child with Carina, I believe that it will happen when the time is right.” Grandpa said, pulling Maya against him and hugging her.“I know it’s for the best that Carina isn’t pregnant right now, but it still hurts so badly that she isn’t.” Maya said, hugging Grandpa.“Next time you’re going through something like this, come and talk to me before you just take off on your own like that.” Grandpa said, hugging Maya tightly.“Or you can come and talk to me.” Nana said, wrapping her arms around Maya and Grandpa.“I’m sorry for making you worry.” Maya said, looking at Nana.“Just don’t do it again.” Nana said in a stern voice, pointing her finger at Maya.“Yes, ma’am, I won’t do it again.” Maya said, looking at Nana.“Let’s get this horse taken care of and get you something to eat, I bet you’re starving.” Grandpa said, looking at Maya.“I’ll go prepare you something to eat while you doctor the horse.” Nana said, kissing Maya on the head.After rubbing medicine on the horse’s leg and wrapping it, Maya and Grandpa went inside the house. Maya went into the kitchen to see a plate of food Nana had prepared for her, Katie playing with play doh on the table. “Hi Princess.” Maya said, kissing Katie on the head.“Hi Mommy.” Katie said, continuing to play with the play doh, making animals with it.“Is Carina feeling any better?” Maya asked, looking at Nana.“She ate some soup earlier and hasn’t gotten sick anymore, so I think she’s feeling a little better. You should probably go check on her when you have finished eating though.” Nana said giving Maya a hard look.After she finished eating, Maya went upstairs to the bedroom, slowly opening the door before walking in to see Carina lying in bed, looking at her phone. “How are you feeling?” Maya asked, standing at the foot of the bed.“I feel better since I ate some soup. I haven’t gotten sick anymore since earlier today. I’m sure it was just the virus that has been going around the hospital. How are you doing?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I’m a little banged up, but I’m doing ok. I went for a ride on my horse, and he got spooked and fell with me. He injured his leg, and I injured my leg and back when he fell with me, but Grandpa doctored his leg so he should be ok.” Maya said, wincing in pain when she sat on the bed.“Oh my God, are you sure you’re not injured worse than you’re saying?” Carina asked, moving closer to Maya.“I’ll just be sore for a few days but I’m ok. My pride is hurt more than my body.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at Carina.“Your pride? Why is your pride hurt?” Carina asked with a confused look on her face.“That’s the first time I’ve had a horse fall with me like that. I’ve been bucked off before but not like that.” Maya said with a chuckle.“What spooked him?” Carina asked, looking concerned.“I really don’t know. We were riding along just fine and all of a sudden, he reared up and I wasn’t holding on so when he fell backwards, he fell on me. I didn’t see anything that could have spooked him, but something did.” Maya said, rubbing her leg.“Let me look at your leg and back.” Carina said, moving closer to Maya.Maya stood up and took off her pants and shirt standing in just her boxers and sports bra. Carina felt up and down Maya’s leg, feeling for any broken bones. “Does this hurt?” Carina asked, squeezing Maya’s leg where she said it hurt, causing Maya to wince in pain.“Fuck! Yes!” Maya said, wincing in pain.“I don’t think it’s broken but it could be cracked or have a hairline fracture. You should go get an x-ray tomorrow if it’s still hurting badly. Now where does your back hurt?” Carina asked, moving her hands to Maya’s back.“Right here.” Maya said, moving her hand to the area that hurt on her back.“Does this hurt?” Carina asked, pushing on the area Maya said hurt, causing Maya to wince in pain.“A little.” Maya said, breathing hard from pain.“You are going to go get an x-ray on your leg and back tomorrow and I don’t want to hear any arguments about it. You could be seriously injured and not know it without an x-ray. I can rub some of the ointment for sore muscles on you and see if that helps any for tonight.” Carina said getting off the bed to walk to the bathroom.“I’ll be fine, I don’t need you to rub the ointment on me. You’re the one who is sick, I should be taking care of you not the other way around.” Maya said in protest.“Shut it! I’m putting the ointment on you whether you want it or not. I am feeling much better so let me take care of you now.” Carina said, walking towards Maya with the ointment in her hand.“Ok.” Maya said, lying on her stomach on the bed.“What were you doing riding your horse in the snow anyway?” Carina asked as she began rubbing the ointment on Maya’s back.“I needed to get away by myself to think and clear my head.” Maya said in a low voice, with her chin on the pillow.“What did you need to think and clear your head about? Is it because I’m not pregnant?” Carina asked, slowing her hands as she rubbed the ointment on Maya’s back.“Yes, I was more disappointed about you not being pregnant than I let on and needed to be by myself for a little while. I’m sorry, I know I shouldn’t have let myself get so excited about your possibly being pregnant and feeling so disappointed when you aren’t. I should have been honest with you and discussed it with you instead of going off on my own like that.” Maya said, burying her head into the pillow.“Bambina, we will have another baby, when the timing is right for us. I knew you were disappointed by the look on your face, and I felt bad because I wasn’t disappointed like you were. I know how much having another baby and going through pregnancy and childbirth with me means to you and it will happen, you just need to be patient. I want nothing more than to have another child with you, to give Katie a sibling.” Carina said, leaning down to place a kiss on Maya’s head.“You should know by now that I’m not good with patience.” Maya said with a chuckle.“With your back and leg injured, we wouldn’t be able to make a baby now anyway.” Carina said with a laugh.“Wanna bet?” Maya said with a laugh, moving to turn over quickly but yelling in pain when she tried to. “Never mind, you’re right, we can’t make a baby now.” Maya said wincing in pain, grabbing her back.“Be careful, you could injure your back worse doing that.” Carina said, reaching to rub Maya’s back.“Don’t worry, I’m not trying that again. That hurt like a bitch!” Maya said, holding her back.“Let’s get you into a hot shower and see if that eases the pain some for you.” Carina said, reaching for Maya.“Are you going to shower with me?” Maya asked with a smirk on her face.“Yes…but nothing is going to happen, I’m still not well and you’re injured.” Carina said shaking her finger at Maya.“Bummer.” Maya said getting off the bed, walking slowly to the bathroom.“Let me help you undress.” Carina said, reaching for the waist band of Maya’s boxers, pulling them down and off her legs.Maya smiled watching Carina undress her, raising her arms for Carina to take her sports bra off. “You look so sexy when you undress me.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“No! Don’t be talking.” Carina said, waving her hand at Maya, before taking off her clothes, and stepping inside the shower, reaching her hand out to Maya. “Come on, get in.” Carina said.“With pleasure.” Maya said smiling, slowly getting into the shower, looking up and down Carina’s naked body, her dick getting harder by the second.Carina looked down to see Maya’s dick getting hard and smiled. “Even injured, I still have that effect on you.” Carina said with a laugh, pointing to Maya fully hardened dick standing up.“You always have this effect on me.” Maya said smiling mischievously, reaching down to grab her dick, holding it up towards Carina.“Nope, nuh uh!” Carina said, stepping back, away from Maya, shaking her finger at her.“Are you going to help me shower or not?” Maya asked, smiling mischievously at Carina.“Turn around!” Carina said, motioning with her finger for Maya to turn around.“It’s more fun when I’m facing you though.” Maya said smiling, stroking her dick, looking at Carina.“Around, now!” Carina said, motioning with her finger again.“Ugh, fine.” Maya said, releasing her dick and turning around.“Stand closer to the water so it will hit your back in the area it hurts the most.” Carina said, holding onto Maya’s arm as she moved further under the water.“Ahhh, that feels so good. But not as good as something else I’m thinking of right now.” Maya said with a laugh, looking at Carina.“Can you stop thinking about sex for just a few minutes so we can help your back?” Carina asked with a laugh.“It’s hard to not think about sex with you while you naked next to me and my dick is hard as a fucking brick right now.” Maya said with a laugh, looking at Carina.“Just try.” Carina said, rubbing her hand up and down Maya’s back where she told Carina it hurt.“How are you able to restrain yourself with me naked and a hard on right now? You have way more will power than I do.” Maya said laughing.“Because I’m not letting myself think about what I would actually like to be doing with you right now and am staying in doctor mode, so I won’t think about it.” Carina said with a laugh, gently squeezing Maya’s ass, causing her to gasp.“So, you admit, this isn’t so easy for you either.” Maya said laughing.“Yes, I admit it, and you continuing to talk about it isn’t helping my situation either.” Carina said laughing, pointing to her pussy.“Ohhh, I can help you with that.” Maya said smiling, reaching her hand towards Carina’s folds.“NOOOO!” Carina said, moving quickly away from Maya.“Ok, let’s finish so we can go to bed, and I can at least cuddle you then.” Maya said, turning back to the water.“I think I will need to cuddle you tonight with your back hurt.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s back again.“Either way works for me.” Maya said smiling.After finishing their shower, Carina helped Maya dry her body and put clean clothes on before helping her into bed. “I’m going to put more of the ointment on your back since it washed off in the shower.” Carina said, sitting on the bed next to Maya, with the ointment in her hand.“I think that ointment helped a little, either that or the shower.” Maya said rolling over to her stomach.“It will help loosen up the muscles for you.” Carina said, rubbing the ointment on Maya’s back.“I’m glad Nana offered to get Katie to bed for us tonight because I don’t think I could have done it with my back like this.” Maya said, with her chin on the pillow.“I went online and picked out some more furniture for the house. Look at it and see if there’s anything you don’t like before I buy any of it.” Carina said, handing Maya her phone to look at the furniture.Maya glanced at the furniture and handed Carina’s phone back to her. “Everything looks fine with me.”“You didn’t even look at any of it.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s back.“I don’t need to, I told you to buy whatever you wanted, I built the house, and you get to furnish it.” Maya said.“Ok, so you’re ok with the green couch and purple chair for the living room?” Carina asked, trying not to laugh.“What green couch and purple chair?” Maya asked, turning her head to look at Carina who was smiling.“See you didn’t look at any of it. There isn’t a green couch or purple chair.” Carina said laughing.“Thank God! That would have been horrendous looking in any living room.” Maya said laughing.“Roll over so I can rub some of this ointment on you leg now.” Carina said, moving to make room for Maya to turn over.“Which leg are you going to be rubbing?” Maya asked with a mischievous grin, looking at Carina.“The injured leg.” Carina said with a laugh.“The one in the middle hurts the worst right now.” Maya said laughing, pointing to her dick.“It doesn’t hurt, it’s not even hard right now.” Carina said with a chuckle, reaching down to touch Maya’s dick.“It will be hard in a second if you keep doing that.” Maya said with a laugh.“You are beginning to sound like a horny teenager.” Carina said laughing, rubbing ointment on Maya’s injured leg.“That’s because there is a horny teenager trapped inside my body right now.” Maya said laughing.There was a knock on the door, startling Maya and Carina. “Who is it?” Maya yelled at the door.“Someone wants to tell her Mamma and Mommy good night.” Nana’s voice came from the other side of the door.“One second.” Maya said, reaching for the comforter, placing it across her body.“Come in.” Carina said, when Maya was covered up.“Mommy!” Katie shouted, running and jumping on Maya, causing Maya to yell in pain.“Be careful!” Nana shouted, seeing Katie jump on Maya.“Mommy hurt her back today when she was riding the horse, so we need to be very careful with her for a few days.” Carina said, lifting Katie off the bed.“I sowwy, Mommy.” Katie said looking sadly at Maya.“It’s ok, Princess, you didn’t know.” Maya said, forcing a smile, although she was in severe pain.“Go with Nana so she can read you a bedtime story and put you to bed.” Carina said, placing Katie on the floor.“I’m sorry, I didn’t know she was going to jump on you like that.” Nana said, looking at Maya.“It’s ok.” Maya said, forcing a smile.When they left the room Carina looked at Maya who had her face scrunched up in pain, taking deep breaths. “Are you ok?” Carina asked, rubbing Maya’s arm.“Yeah, she just caught me off guard and it hurt when she jumped on me like that.” Maya said, wincing in pain.“I’m going to drive you to the hospital tomorrow so you can get an x-ray on your back and leg. I’m worried that it could be something serious. I would make you go tonight but it might just be a pulled muscle, we will see how it feels in the morning. Either way, I want you to get an x-ray just to be sure it isn’t something serious, like a ruptured disc or something.” Carina said, getting into bed beside Maya.“If it is still hurting like this, I will gladly go get an x-ray tomorrow.” Maya said, rolling onto her back.“Let’s try to get some sleep if you can.” Carina said, moving closer to Maya, placing her arm across her stomach. “Good night, Bambina.” Carina said, placing a gentle kiss on Maya’s shoulder.“Good night, Babe.” Maya said, patting Carina on the arm since she is unable to move enough to kiss her.

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It has been two weeks since Maya’s injury from the horse falling with her. Carina made her go in for the x-ray which were negative for any breaks or serious injuries, she was only bruised and battered from the fall. Carina is back to working long hours at the hospital and not being able to spend much time with Maya and Katie. Maya has been putting furniture and things into place at their home so they can move into it and be a family on their own.Maya is at their home putting Katie’s bedroom together and setting up a playroom for her. She isn’t sure where she is supposed to be setting up the dollhouse and table, they had bought Katie for Christmas and decided to call Carina at work. Maya takes out her phone placing the call to Carina.Carina is sitting in the office with Arizona discussing a patient when her phone begins to ring. She looked down to see it was Maya calling her and answers immediately, fearful something is wrong because Maya rarely calls Carina while she’s at work. “Hello.” Carina said, with worry in her voice.“Hey Babe, I was trying to figure out where you want me to set up the dollhouse and table for Katie? Do you want it in her room or the playroom?” Maya asked.“You did not just call me to ask me something as simple as that! I was worried that something had happened to someone. The dollhouse and table go in the playroom, it would be too much to put in her room.” Carina said in a somewhat snarky tone.“I’m sorry, but I’m trying to get everything set up like you want so we can finally get moved into our own home.” Maya responded a little upset with Carina’s tone.“I appreciate that, but you rarely call me at work so I immediately thought something had happened. Just use your own judgment and put things where you feel they should go. I need to get back to work now, we have several mother’s laboring at the moment.” Carina said, trying not to sound annoyed anymore.“Ok, that’s what I’ll do but you can’t get angry at me if something isn’t where you want it to be.” Maya said.“Thank you and I won’t get angry at you for that. I love you, but I really need to go now.” Carina said, making sure to watch her tone with Maya.“I love you too. I’m guessing you won’t be home tonight with mothers in labor then.” Maya said, sounding a little sad.“No Bambina, I won’t be home tonight. Arizona and I will both be working all night. Give Katie a hug and kiss for me and tell her I love her.” Carina said, a hint of sadness in her voice.“Ok, I miss you.” Maya said, sounding sad.“I miss you too.” Carina responded before ending the call.“A fellowship can be difficult for a relationship, and it takes a lot of patience and love to survive it.” Arizona said, hearing the conversation between Maya and Carina.“Yes, it is difficult to be away from my family for such long hours. I’m lucky to have someone like Maya who supports me though.” Carina said smiling.“Callie and I went through a rough patch while I was in my fellowship, we almost broke up because I was working such long hours and rarely home. That’s why it’s so important to make the most of the time you do get off, spending it with the ones you love.” Arizona said, smiling at Carina.“That’s hard to do since I rarely have any time off as it is.” Carina said, frowning.“Unfortunately, we can’t control when women get pregnant or decide to go into labor, even though I wish we could.” Arizona said with a laugh.“It would make our jobs much easier if it were possible to do that.” Carina said laughing.“You’re doing such an amazing job, and you are going to make an outstanding OB/GYN, which is why I’ve already spoken to Dr. Bailey about offering you a job once you’ve completed your fellowship.” Arizona said, smiling at Carina.“Really? That would be so amazing if I were to be offered a job here. I love working here and everyone is so nice, friendly, and helpful. Did she say it is possible for me to get a job here?” Carina asked with excitement in her voice.“I’m not making any promises…but she did say she would look into it. I told her we really need another OB and that you are the perfect candidate for the job. I can’t continue with the hours I’ve been working and continue to work here because I don’t have any time to spend with Callie and Sofia. I told her I would only renew my contract if she hired another doctor to carry some of the load.” Arizona explained.“This job is too much for just one doctor, whether they hire me or not. I will cross my fingers that she offers me the job. We work well together and sometimes it’s like we know what the other person is thinking before speaking. If we both worked here, we would have some time to spend with our family.” Carina said, looking at Arizona.“To be honest, I’m afraid if she doesn’t hire another doctor that Callie will leave me because I’m rarely at home anymore. We will both cross our fingers that Bailey hires you.” Arizona said holding up her fingers that were crossed.A week later Carina finally has a few days off to help Maya finish moving their clothes and things into the new house. “I didn’t realize how many clothes and shoes you have.” Maya said, wiping her brow and looking at all the boxes full of Carina’s clothes and things.“I actually need to go shopping for some new clothes. These boxes are full of clothes I either don’t wear anymore or they don’t fit or are outdated. I think I’ve kept everything from since I was born.” Carina said with a laugh.“You should go through them and anything that you don’t want anymore we can donate or something.” Maya said moving boxes around. “You really should do that before you start buying more clothes. I should have built a bigger closet for you.” Maya said laughing.“Where’s the boxes with all your clothes and things?” Carina asked, looking around the room.“They’re right here.” Maya said, pointing to three boxes sitting on the floor.“That’s it, that’s all the clothes you have?” Carina asked, looking at the three boxes.“Yes, I don’t hang on to things as long as you do.” Maya said with a laugh.“That’s not true, you still have the blanket Nana made you when you were a baby and you’re hanging on to me.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“That’s different because Nana handmade that for me and I will always be hanging onto you.” Maya said smiling, walking over to Carina and placing a kiss on her lips.“I hope Nana will make a blanket for our next child, and I’m hanging onto you too.” Carina said smiling, wrapping her arms around Maya and kissing her on the lips.“Ok, let’s finish here and get this stuff moved to OUR house.” Maya said smiling, putting emphasis on ‘our’.“I like the sound of that…our house.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.Maya and Carina finished packing and moved the rest of their things into their new house. Katie is excited about her new room and is fast asleep at bedtime. Maya and Carina go into their room once Katie was asleep, preparing for bed. “You know there is an American tradition that you must christen a new home when you move into it.” Maya said smiling, placing her arms around Carina.“Really? Do we need to break a bottle of champagne against something to christen the house?” Carina asked, a look of confusion on her face.“No, it’s a different kind of christening that we do. This christening consists of you and me, naked in bed.” Maya said smiling, placing kisses on Carina’s neck.“Are you telling me the truth or just trying to get into my panties?” Carina asked with a laugh.“Both.” Maya said, smiling against Carina’s neck before she began to bite and suck on Carina’s favorite spot, eliciting a moan from her.Carina began slowly walking Maya backwards to the bed, until her legs hit the bed, causing her to sit down. “Now, about this christening.” Carina said, leaning down to kiss Maya hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside, fighting for dominance.“Fuck, wait.” Maya said, breaking the kiss, her dick getting hard in her boxers.“What’s wrong, I thought we were going to christen the house.” Carina said, looking at Maya curiously.“We are, but I’m not sure which box I put the condoms in.” Maya said, rising from the bed hurriedly, opening boxes and throwing clothes and the things that were in them all over the room.“I’ll look in this one.” Carina said, opening a different box and throwing things all over the room.“Where did I pack them?” Maya asked, opening another box to look through it.“I don’t see them in this box.” Carina said, taking everything out of the box.“Wait! I know where one is we can use tonight.” Maya said reaching for her wallet, pulling a condom out, and holding it up to Carina.“What are you doing with a condom in your wallet?” Carina asked, crossing her arms and looking at Maya.“Well…I may have put on in my wallet in case I came to visit you at work and things happened.” Maya said, her cheeks turning red from embarrassment.“Were you actually going to try to fuck me at my work?” Carina asked smiling, with a small laugh.“I mean…yeah, if it led to that.” Maya said with a laugh, looking at Carina.“Where were you planning on this possibly happening at? I don’t have my own office, and we are definitely not having sex in the on-call room, there’s enough people already having sex there.” Carina said with a chuckle.“People actually have sex in those rooms?” Maya asked, a look of surprise on her face.“More than you can imagine.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Well, the on-call room is off limits then.” Maya said with a laugh.“Most definitely.” Carina said with a laugh, moving towards Maya.“Since I have a condom, we can get back to that christening.” Maya said smiling, holding up the condom to Carina, taking Carina’s hand and leading her towards the bed.Maya and Carina get into bed facing each other. “We’re finally in our own home.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“It’s about time.” Maya said smiling, leaning to kiss Carina hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, deepening the kiss.Carina broke the kiss needing air. “How soundproof are these rooms?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Soundproof enough for all the screaming I’m going to make you do tonight.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to bite and suck on Carina’s neck, causing a loud moan from Carina.“You really did think of everything while building this house for us.” Carina said, beginning to breathe hard as Maya continued to bite and suck on her neck.“Of course I did, I know how loud you can get.” Maya said, smiling against Carina’s neck.“Only because you are so damn good at what you do to me.” Carina said with a chuckle.Maya kissed down Carina’s neck to her collarbone, licking and sucking there before kissing down her body to her breast, kissing all around it before flicking her tongue across Carina’s nipple, causing her to gasp. Maya wrapped her mouth around Carina’s nipple, sucking and flicking her tongue across it. Carina grabbed Maya behind the head, holding her against her breast, breathing hard. “Dio mio.” Carina said, beginning to squirm underneath Maya. Maya trailed her hand down Carina’s stomach to her folds, feeling the slick wetness that had already begun to gather there. Maya moved her finger to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles on it, causing Carina to buck her hips when she made contact. Maya moved her mouth to Carina’s other nipple, sucking and flicking her tongue around it as she moved her fingers back to Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing two inside her, causing her to gasp. Maya continued sucking and twirling her tongue around Carina’s nipple as she began thrusting her fingers faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina, causing her to moan loudly and bucking her hips against Maya’s hand. “Cazzo, I’m close already.” Carina said breathing hard, holding Maya tightly against her body.“Are you going to cum for me? I want to feel you cum on my fingers, your pussy tightening around my fingers as you cum.” Maya whispered in Carina’s ear, causing Carina to breathe harder, and thrust her hips faster against Maya’s fingers inside her.“Cazzo, I’m cumming, fuck, I’m cumming, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s fingers as she continued thrusting her fingers inside Carina, prolonging her orgasm.Maya slowly pulled her fingers out of Carina, kissing her on the neck. “Are you ok?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes, that was…incredible.” Carina said smiling, trying to catch her breath. “As incredible as it was, I need you inside me now.” Carina said, reaching her hand down to Maya’s hardened dick, gently squeezing and pumping up and down on it.“Don’t you need a minute to catch your breath first?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“No, I need your dick inside me…now!” Carina said, moving Maya’s dick to her entrance.“Ok.” Maya said with a laugh, reaching down to grab the base of her dick, lining it up at Carina’s entrance, slowly beginning to push inside Carina. “God, I’ve missed this.” Maya said, groaning as she pushed her dick further inside Carina. “Fuck, wait!” Maya said, quickly pulling her dick out of Carina. “I forgot the condom.” Maya said, reaching for the condom on the nightstand, quickly tearing it open with her teeth before rolling it onto her dick. “Now, where were we?” Maya said smiling, moving between Carina’s legs again, slowly pushing her dick inside Carina, until she had fully entered her.“You feel so good.” Carina said, gently scraping her fingernails along Maya’s back.“Mmmm, you feel even better.” Maya said smiling at Carina, as she began to thrust inside her.“Mommy, mamma!” Katie shouted in the hallway sounding frightened.“Fuck! Katie’s awake.” Maya said, quickly pulling her dick out of Carina, groaning as she laid beside her.“Hand me the robe, I’ll go check on her.” Carina said, pointing to the robe on the floor.“I’ll put on my boxers and go check on her.” Maya said, reaching for her boxers, quickly putting them on before walking out of the room, to see Katie standing in the hallway, tears streaming down her face.“Mommy, I couldn’t find you.” Katie said sobbing hard, running towards Maya.“I’m sorry, I was in the bedroom with Mamma.” Maya said, bending down to pick Katie up.“I was scared when I couldn’t find you.” Katie said, burying her head in Maya’s neck, sobbing hard.“I have you, you don’t need to be scared anymore.” Maya said, kissing Katie on the head.“Wanna go home.” Katie said, sobbing on Maya’s shoulder.“We are home, this is our new home now.” Maya said, hugging Katie tightly.“Go to Nana’s house.” Katie said, wiping tears from her cheeks.“We can’t go to Nana’s house; we need to stay in our own house now.” Maya said, wiping tears from Katie’s eyes.“No!” Katie said, sobbing hard again.“What’s wrong?” Carina said, walking out of the room with the robe on.“She woke up and couldn’t find us and it scared her.” Maya said, rocking Katie in her arms.“Oh, piccolo, did you forget where our bedroom is?” Carina asked, rubbing Katie’s back.“Yes.” Katie said, sobbing hard.“Would it make you feel better if you slept in our room with us tonight?” Carina asked, kissing Katie on top of the head, Katie shaking her head affirmatively.“I thought she wasn’t allowed to sleep with us anymore?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Normally she isn’t, but I don’t think it will hurt for just this one night. She will never get back to sleep in her room if she’s afraid.” Carina said, taking Katie from Maya.“But, what about the christening?” Maya asked, in almost a whine.“We will have to do that another time.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“Ok.” Maya said, pouting, sticking out her bottom lip.“Unless you would prefer to sleep in her room with her while I’m sleeping alone in this humongous bed.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“No, that’s ok, she can sleep with us.” Maya said, walking behind Carina to the bedroom.“I thought you might say that.” Carina said with a chuckle, laying Katie in the middle of the bed, getting into bed beside her.“I need to use the bathroom for a minute.” Maya said, placing her hand over her still hard dick inside her boxers.“Ok.” Carina said with a laugh.“It’s not funny.” Maya said sounding annoyed.“I’m sorry.” Carina said giggling, placing her hand over her mouth.After a few minutes Maya came out of the bathroom, her face red, and got into bed beside Katie, pulling her close to her body, snuggling her. “Are you feeling better now?” Maya asked, kissing Katie on the side of her head.“Si.” Katie said, yawning big, rubbing her eyes.“Are YOU feeling better now?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya, putting emphasis on ‘you’.“Shut up.” Maya said with a giggle, looking at Carina.________________________________________________________________________Several months have passed and Katie’s birthday is rapidly approaching. Maya is trying to get everything ordered and making arrangements for Katie’s birthday party. Carina had told Maya to plan a Barbie themed birthday party for Katie and Maya was having a hard time finding everything Carina wanted for the party.It's the day of Katie’s birthday, which is also Valentine’s day, and Arizona had let Carina have the day off to celebrate it. Carina invited Callie and Sofia to the party, along with the entire family and a few friends. Maya takes Katie out on the tractor with her to give Carina, Nana, Katherine, and Lucia time to decorate for the party. When Maya returned to the house with Katie, they walked inside to see the house decorated with everything Barbie. “Wow! Tutto per me?” Katie asked excitedly, looking around the room. (all for me?)“Si, tutto per te!” Carina said smiling, picking Katie up into her arms, kissing her on the cheek. (yes, all for you.)“Wow!” Katie said, tears forming in her eyes. “Grazie!” Katie said, hugging Carina tightly, kissing her all over her face.“Wait until you see your cake!” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina and Katie, kissing Katie on the cheek.“Show me, show me!” Katie said excitedly, reaching for Maya.“I’ll show you in a little while, you have a lot of presents to open first.” Maya said smiling, turning Katie to see all the presents everyone had brought for her birthday.“Dio mio!” Katie said, her eyes widened in surprise, looking at all the presents.Maya carried Katie to where her presents were, sitting her down beside them. “Pick one out and I’ll tell you who it’s from so you can open it.” Maya said, kneeling beside Katie.It took Katie a while to open all the presents because she had to show Sofia each one and point out who had bought it for her. Once all the presents were opened, Katie was ready for cake and ice cream. She took Sofia’s hand and led her to the kitchen where Maya told her the cake and ice cream were. “Wow!” Katie said when she saw the Barbie cake Maya had specially made for her.“That’s pretty.” Sofia said smiling, looking at the cake.“Let’s eat it!” Katie said excitedly, rushing to the cake.“Hold on a second, we need to sing Happy Birthday to you first.” Carina said, reaching for Katie’s hand as she was about to run her fingers through the icing.“But Mommy don’t know Italian.” Katie said, giving Carina a confused look.“We will sing it in English, then Italian.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.After singing Happy Birthday to Katie, Carina began cutting the cake, placing a slice on a plate for everyone. “Here Sofia.” Katie said smiling, handing Sofia the first piece of cake that Carina had cut for her. Maya and Carina smiled proudly at each other seeing their daughter being so kind as to give Sofia the first piece of cake, although it was meant for her.“Mmmm, it’s good.” Sofia said, licking frosting off her mouth after taking a bite of the cake.“Mmmm, it is good!” Katie said, after taking a bite and licking the frosting off her mouth.“Would you like some ice cream?” Carina asked, looking at the girls.“No, fanks.” Katie said, shoving large bites of cake into her mouth.“No, thank you.” Sofia said, licking frosting off her fork before taking another bite.“Mommy!” Katie shouted, a look of surprise on her face.“What’s wrong?” Maya asked, seeing the look on Katie’s face.“I’m free now!” Katie said excitedly, holding up three fingers to Maya.“I know, you’re getting so big.” Maya said with a laugh, looking at Katie’s excitement.“I can have a baby brudder or sister now.” Katie said excitedly, clapping her hands.“What?” Maya shouted, surprised by Katie’s comment.“Mamma said when I got older, I can have a brudder or sister, and I’m older, I’m three!” Katie said excitedly, holding up three fingers again.“I didn’t mean when you turned three though.” Carina said with a laugh.“But I want one now.” Katie said, her eyes filling with tears.“I know, but now isn’t a good time for a baby brother or sister. You need to be old enough to help take care of the baby for me.” Carina said, bending down to place a kiss on Katie’s cheek.“Not fair.” Katie said angrily, crossing her arms.“I’m getting a baby brother or sister, right Mommy?” Sofia asked, looking at Callie.“Sofia, you weren’t supposed to tell anyone yet.” Callie said, placing her hand on her forehead.“Oh, I forgot.” Sofia said, shrugging her shoulders.“See, Sofia gets one, I want on too.” Katie said, pointing to Sofia, then crossing her arms again.“I’m sorry, but you are not getting a brother or sister anytime soon.” Carina said, getting frustrated at Katie.Maya is watching the interaction between the two Italian females, knowing it was causing them both to get angry. “Hey, I promise you will have a brother or sister someday, but we need to wait for Mamma to finish her fellowship first and find a job.” Maya said, bending down to kiss Katie on top of the head.“Ok, but huwwy Mamma.” Katie said, glaring at Carina.“Guarda il tuo tono con me! Vuoi che Sofia ti veda concederti una pausa?” Carina said, giving Katie a stern look. (Watch your tone with me! Do you want Sofia to see you get a timeout?)“No.” Katie responded, looking at Sofia eating cake.“Tesoro, e il suo compleanno. Non sei un po duro con lei? Vuole solo un fratello o una sorella.” Lucia said, placing her hand on Carina’s back. (Darling, it is her birthday. Aren’t you being a little harsh on her? She just wants a brother or sister.)“No, no sono duro. Debe imparare che non sempre otterra cio che vuole quando lo vuole, soprattutto un fratello!” Carina responded angrily, looking at Lucia. (No, I am no being harsh. She needs to learn she will not always get what she wants when she wants it, especially a sibling.)“Mi scusso, non sto cercando di farti arrabbiare.” Lucia said, looking at Carina. (My apologies, I am not trying to anger you.”“Allora smettila di cercare di dirmi come disciplinare moi figlio!” Carina said angrily, glaring at Lucia. (Then stop trying to tell me how to discipline my child.)“Ok.” Lucia said, lowering her head.“I really need to learn Italian.” Maya said, wiping her forehead.“Mommy and Nonna are fighting.” Katie said, licking frosting off her fingers.“We are not fighting!” Carina said angrily, turning to walk out of the kitchen, Maya following behind her.“Hey, what has you so angry?” Maya asked, reaching for Carina, turning her around to look at her.“Mamma was trying to tell me how to discipline my child!” Carina said angrily, stomping her foot.“Oh, ok, but she’s, our child.” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina, hugging her.“She just makes me so angry sometimes.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“I know, but this is Katie’s birthday, let’s not let anyone spoil it for her.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the cheek.“Ugh, you’re right.” Carina said, sighing heavily.Later that evening Katie asked Carina if Sofia could have a sleepover since Carina had told her she could have a sleepover when she got older, and now she is older. Carina decided to let Sofia sleep over and asked Callie if she could, Callie agreed to allow it. As Callie was getting ready to leave Maya brought Sofia and Katie into the room, unaware that Carina had agreed to the sleepover. “Thank you for coming to Katie’s birthday party.” Maya said, smiling at Sofia.“Sofia is staying her and having a sleepover with Katie.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Oh, I didn’t know that.” Maya said, forcing a fake smile at Carina.“I haven’t had a chance to tell you yet, but now you know.” Carina said with a chuckle.Maya gave Carina a dirty look before leaving the room. “Is Maya ok with Sofia staying here tonight?” Callie asked, looking at Carina, after seeing the look Maya gave Carina.“Yes, it’s fine.” Carina said, smiling at Callie.Maya walked back into the room after Callie left, her arms crossed when she approached Carina. “I wasn’t planning on Sofia staying here tonight.” Maya said, glaring at Carina.“I know, but Katie asked if she could, and I said yes. After all, it is her birthday and we don’t want anyone to spoil it for her, right?” Carina said, looking sternly at Maya.“But what about the plans we had for after Katie falls asleep?” Maya asked, dropping her hands to her side, looking defeated.“We have to change those plans for tonight and do them tomorrow night.” Carina said smiling, walking closer to Maya.“But Valentine’s Day is today, and I wanted to celebrate it with you.” Maya said, pouting, wrapping her arms around Carina.“It’s not my fault you got me pregnant so Katie would be born on Valentine’s Day.” Carina said with a chuckle, kissing Maya on the lips.“We need to plan better next time.” Maya said, laying her head on Carina’s shoulder.“Next time we will plan when I get pregnant period, no more accidents.” Carina said laughing.“I agree, no more oopsies.” Maya said laughing.It took a while to get the girls settled enough to go to bed, including reading several stories, needing last minute drinks, and the bathroom. Maya is lying in bed, looking at her phone when Carina walked into the bedroom. “I’m thinking it will be a long time before I’m ready for another child, after tonight with two girls.” Carina said, falling backwards on the bed.“I thought we were going to start trying for another baby after you finish your fellowship and find a job.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“That was the plan, but after spending tonight with those two girls, I don’t know. They are exhausting and another child would be like that every day, and I don’t think I have enough energy for that.” Carina said with a chuckle.“But…I’ll be helping you with our baby, it will be different.” Maya said, running her fingers through Carina’s hair. “Are you seriously thinking about waiting to have another baby…or are you just saying that now because of the day with the girls?” Maya asked, a questioning look on her face.“At this moment, I am serious, but I am exhausted after today and will feel better tomorrow and probably change my mind.” Carina said laughing.“Oh, good, because I am really looking forward to having another baby with you, especially the trying to get pregnant part.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina up so she could kiss her on the lips, trying to deepen the kiss.“Maya, I know what you are doing.” Carina said, breaking the kiss, smiling and pointing her finger at Maya.“What am I doing? I’m just trying to give my girlfriend a Valentine’s Day kiss.” Maya said, smiling mischievously at Carina.“No, uh huh, you are trying to get into my panties with two girls across the hall.” Carina said, shaking her head, and waving her hand negatively at Maya.“So what, we can lock the door and they’re asleep.” Maya said smiling, reaching for Carina and pulling her against her body.“We don’t know how soundly Sofia sleeps and neither of us are very quiet during sex, so no, it’s not happening tonight.” Carina said, squirming to get out of Maya’s grasp.“Whose idea was this sleepover again?” Maya asked, looking defeated at Carina.“It was Katie’s idea.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“My own child is cock blocking me now.” Maya said sighing heavily, hitting her head lightly against the headboard in frustration.“We still have tomorrow night; you can wait a little longer for sexy time.” Carina said with a laugh, kissing Maya on the cheek.“But I have been thinking about and looking forward to sexy time all day. I’m going to need to take a cold shower now. Feel how hard my dick already is.” Maya said, reaching for Carina’s hand, placing it on her fully erect dick.“Bambina! How are you so hard already? We’ve only kissed one time and you’re hard as a rock!” Carina said, feeling Maya’s fully erect dick.“I told you; I’ve been thinking about it all day. I’ve been fighting this erection all day and can’t fight it anymore.” Maya said, getting out of bed and heading to the bathroom.“You think about sex too much, you need to find something else to think about.” Carina said laughing.“That is hard to do when you have a girlfriend as fucking sexy as you. Might I add that we are lucky if we have sex five times a month with your fellowship.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“Really? We only have sex five times a month since I started my fellowship?” Carina asked, a look of surprise on her face.“Yes, really. I admit, I may have been counting also.” Maya said, turning to walk into the bathroom, the sound of the shower being heard shortly afterwards.“Who actually keeps count of how many times they have sex a month?” Carina said to herself, throwing her hands in the air. “Maya, that’s who.” Carina responded to herself, in a sarcastic tone. A month later Carina is working at the hospital and is in Arizona’s office discussing a patient when Dr. Bailey walked in. “Busy day?” Bailey asked, seeing Carina and Arizona looking at a file.“It’s always a busy day in OB.” Arizona said, giving Bailey a serious look.“Dr. Deluca can you come by my office later, there’s something I would like to discuss with you?” Bailey asked, looking at Carina.“Yes ma’am.” Carina responded, looking at Bailey.Later that afternoon Carina walked to Bailey’s office, gently knocking on the door. “Come in.” Bailey shouted, from the other side of the door.“You asked me to come by your office to discuss something.” Carina said, stepping inside the office, closing the door behind her.“I did, sit down.” Bailey said, pointing to the chair in front of her desk.“Did I do something wrong?” Carina asked, a look of worry on her face.“No, I just wanted to talk to you about your fellowship. You are doing an outstanding job, everyone loves you, including the nurses, which isn’t easy to get them to do.” Bailey said with a laugh.“Thank you.” Carina said, smiling proudly at Bailey.“You only have a few months left of your fellowship here. Do you have any plans for what you would like to do once you’ve completed it?” Bailey asked, looking at Carina.“I am hoping to find a job at one of the hospitals in this area. We have our home and the ranch here and don’t want to be moving anywhere else.” Carina said, looking at Bailey.“I see…do you have a preference as to what hospital you would like to work at?” Bailey asked, leaning on her desk, looking at Carina.“Well…I would like to work here if that’s possible.” Carina said, leaning further back in her chair, feeling intimidated by Bailey.“That is possible. Dr. Robbins is needing another OB/GYN to take some of the load off her and with her wife being pregnant with their second child, she is wanting to spend more time with her pregnant wife. I would like to offer you a position as an OB/GYN here. I think you will make a great addition to our OB department and Dr. Robbins has specifically requested you to be hired to help take some of the load off her.” Bailey said, looking seriously at Carina.“Um, can I have a few days to discuss this with my fiancé? I don’t want to make this decision without discussing it with her first. Although, I’m sure she will be as happy about the offer as I am at the moment. Thank you for the offer, I will give you my answer as soon as I am able to discuss it with her.” Carina said, smiling widely at Bailey.“When is your next day off?” Bailey asked in a monotone almost sounding annoyed.“Tomorrow.” Carina quickly responded, seeing the annoyance on Bailey’s face.“Ok, then I’ll expect your answer the day after tomorrow. I have a few other doctors on the list if you decline the job.” Bailey said, looking at a piece of paper on her desk.“Oh, I want the job, I just need to discuss it with Maya first.” Carina said quickly, making sure Bailey knew she wanted the job.“Then come back to my office with your answer the day after tomorrow. That will be all Dr. Deluca.” Bailey said, turning towards her computer.“Thank you.” Carina said, rising from the chair and quickly exiting the office.Arizona is walking down the hallway when she saw Carina walking towards her, smiling widely. “What has you smiling so big? Did Maya bring you another cup of coffee?” Arizona asked, smiling at Carina.“Nope, Bailey just offered me a job here as an OB to help you and take some of the load off you.” Carina said, smiling widely.“You told her you would take the job, right?” Arizona asked, smiling at Carina.“No, I told her I need to discuss it with Maya first. I already know Maya is going to be fine with me taking the job, but I still want to discuss it with her first. I can’t believe it! I already have a job offer and haven’t even finished my fellowship yet! Thank you, Arizona.” Carina said smiling at Arizona.“You’re welcome, now take the rest of the day off and go discuss the offer with Maya. I want to be able to tell my pregnant wife that I have help around here now. The pregnancy hormones are making her extra cranky and moody. I will see you the day after tomorrow!” Arizona said smiling, turning to walk away.“See you later!” Carina yelled, smiling as Arizona was walking away.Carina rushed home, running into the house looking for Maya. “Maya!” Carina yelled, going from room to room. Maya wasn’t home so Carina went to the barn looking for her, seeing Grandpa working on a sick calf. “Hi Grandpa, do you know where Maya is?” Carina asked, watching Grandpa with the calf.“She had to run into town for medicine for this sick calf, she should be back soon. Is everything ok?” Grandpa asked, walking closer to Carina.“Everything is amazing!” Carina said, smiling widely at Grandpa. “Will you tell her I got home early and need to speak with her when she returns?” Carina asked smiling, wrapping her arms around Grandpa and hugging him tightly.“Sure, I’ll tell her.” Grandpa said, smiling at Carina.When Maya returned back at the ranch Grandpa told her Carina needed to speak to her so Maya went home. Maya walked inside the house to see Carina pouring a glass of wine. “Hey, Grandpa said you needed to speak with me.” Maya said, walking closer to Carina.“Yes, I do.” Carina said smiling, walking closer to Maya, reaching out her hand to her. “I have some great news to share with you.” Carina said smiling, wrapping her hands around Maya’s neck.“You’re pregnant!” Maya said excitedly, smiling widely.“Oh God, no!” Carina said, stepping back from Maya.“Oh, then what’s this great news you have for me?” Maya said, sounding a little sad.“I got offered a job at the hospital after I’ve completed my fellowship.” Carina said excitedly, dancing around the room.“Oh.” Maya said nonchalantly.“Maya, this is great news, why aren’t you excited like me?” Carina asked, looking annoyed at Maya.“I am excited for you. I just thought when you said great news that you might be pregnant, that’s all.” Maya said walking closer to Carina.“No, Bambina, I am not pregnant…not yet anyway but this gets us one step closer to having another child. I will be completing my fellowship in a month and already have a job offer, so we can discuss having another baby in a few months. I would like to at least wait until Callie has her baby so Arizona will have all the time she needs to spend with Callie and their new baby. I’m thinking we can start trying in about 4 or 5 months. How does that sound to you?” Carina asked smiling, wrapping her arms around Maya, pulling her against her body, kissing her on the lips.“Is Katie here?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“No, she’s still at Nana’s. I wanted to discuss the offer with you before I picked her up.” Carina said, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Good!” Maya said, picking Carina up bridal style, carrying her to the bedroom, laying her on the bed, attacking her lips.“Maya, we still have several months before I want to try getting pregnant.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I know, but we can start practicing now.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina’s shirt off, throwing it across the room. Maya looked at Carina with a mischievous grin, as she reached down to unbutton Carina’s pants, pulling them off her and throwing them across the room. Maya quickly took off her own shirt and pants, throwing them on the floor. Maya laid on top of Carina attacking her lips, kissing her hard, slipping her tongue inside her mouth deepening the kiss.Carina reached down to pull Maya’s sports bra off, throwing it on the floor then reaching for her boxers, pulling them down Maya’s legs. “Sit up a second.” Carina said, pushing Maya off her.Maya looked at Carina, confused as to why she was pushing her away. Maya began to smile widely when she saw Carina removing her bra so Maya reached down to pull Carina’s panties off quickly, throwing them on the floor. “Your second is up.” Maya said smiling, laying between Carina’s legs, kissing her hard on the lips, before moving her kisses to her neck, then biting and sucking on Carina’s sweet spot, causing a moan from Carina.“Don’t forget the condom.” Carina said as Maya continued biting and sucking on her neck, sure to leave a mark this time.“I won’t.” Maya said with a chuckle, kissing down Carina’s neck to her collarbone, leaving a mark before moving further down, licking her hardened nipple before wrapping her mouth around it sucking and twirling her tongue around it, Carina breathing hard. Maya slowly trailed her hand down Carina’s waist to her folds, feeling the slick wetness gathered there. “So wet for me already.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“You have that effect on me.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.Maya rose off Carina, reaching inside the nightstand to retrieve a condom, smiling at Carina. “Told you I wouldn’t forget.” Maya said smiling, holding up the condom to Carina.“Come here!” Carina said, reaching up to grab Maya and pull her on top of her body, spreading her legs wider for Maya to lay between them.Maya kissed Carina hard on the mouth, running her fingers through Carina’s folds before moving them to her entrance, slowly pushing them inside Carina.“No, I want your dick inside me, not your fingers.” Carina said, breathing hard, holding Maya tightly against her body.“Ok.” Maya said as she rose up to grab the condom, quickly opening it with her teeth, rolling it on her fully erect dick. Maya bent down to place a hard and deep kiss on Carina’s lips, slipping her tongue inside, exploring her mouth, both moaning into the kiss. “Are you ready?” Maya asked, moving her hand to the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s fold, collecting the slick wetness on the condom.“God yes.” Carina said breathing hard, holding Maya tightly against her body.Maya lined her dick up with Carina’s entrance, pushing it completely inside Carina without stopping, both moaning loudly. “Fuck, your pussy feels so good around my dick.” Maya said, breathing hard against Carina’s neck.“I feel full when your dick is inside me like this.” Carina said, rolling her hips underneath Maya.“That’s because you are full of my dick.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Stupida.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.Maya began biting and sucking on Carina’s pulse point, causing her to gasp, and thrust her hips against Maya’s. Maya began thrusting hard and deep, causing loud moans from Carina. Maya kissed down Carina’s neck to her breast, wrapping her mouth around her nipple, gently biting before she began sucking and flicking her tongue across it, Carina squirming underneath her, breathing hard. “Dio mio, that feels so good. Fuck me faster.” Carina said, moving her hips faster.Maya looked at Carina and smiled as she began thrusting faster, harder, and deeper. Maya reached down to grab Carina behind the knee, pulling her leg up and over her shoulder, causing Carina to gasp loudly. Maya moved her hands to Carina’s breast, twirling her nipples with her fingers. Maya reached down to grab Carina behind her other knee, pulling her leg up and over her shoulder, holding her legs as she pounding hard into Carina, causing her to moan loudly. Maya reached down to grab Carina by the hips, holding her as she thrust hard and deep into Carina, causing Carina to move up the bed, her head almost hitting the headboard. Maya stopped thrusting, pulling her dick out of Carina.“Why are you stopping?” Carina asked, breathing hard, looking at Maya.“I’m not stopping, just changing positions.” Maya said smiling, standing up beside the bed, grabbing Carina by the hips and rotating her body so her butt was almost hanging off the side of the bed. Maya smiled at Carina as she spread her legs wide and pushed her dick into Carina, causing her to gasp.“Cazzo, you feel so deep.” Carina said, reaching down to hold onto Maya’s arms as she held onto Carina’s hips, ramming her dick hard and deep into Carina.“That’s because my dick is deeper inside your pussy this way.” Maya said panting and grunting as she thrust faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina. Maya rammed deep inside Carina, holding it there for a second before pulling almost completely out and ramming hard and deep inside her, causing Carina to gasp and moan loudly. “Fuck, you feel amazing this way.” Maya said grunting and panting as she thrust faster inside Carina.“I’m close.” Carina said, breathing hard, her hand in her hair, the other holding onto Maya’s arm tightly.“Good, because I’m close too.” Maya said grunting and panting harder, thrusting hard and deep inside Carina, watching her breasts bouncing with each thrust. Maya reached her hand to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles on it hard, feeling Carina’s pussy getting tighter around her dick. “Cum for me, cum on my dick.” Maya said, thrusting wildly, feeling her orgasm rapidly approaching.“Cazzo! I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted loudly, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick, thrusting her hips wildly, as her body trembled from the intense orgasm.“Fuck!” Maya shouted, throwing her head back towards the ceiling, feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, I’m cumming, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuuccckkkk!” Maya shouted, as ropes of cum shot from her dick, Maya thrusting shallow and deep, rope after rope of cum shooting from her dick until she had emptied all her cum inside the condom filling it up. Maya collapsed on Carina, breathing hard against her body.“That was incredible!” Carina said, breathing hard, smiling at Maya.“Magnificent!” Maya said, breathing hard, against Carina’s neck.“It’s been a while since I came that hard.” Carina said, looking at Maya, once she caught her breath.“Me too.” Maya said, looking at Carina. “I’m going to pull out now.” Maya said, moving to pull her dick out of Carina, looking at the cum filled condom. “I’m going to go in the bathroom to take this off, it’s going to be messy.” Maya said with a chuckle, pointing to the cum filled condom.“That’s a lot of sperm. I don’t think we’re going to have much trouble getting pregnant again.” Carina said with a laugh, pointing to the condom.“You just let me know when you’re ready to get pregnant, and I’ll knock you up on the first try.” Maya said laughing, looking at the condom.“Looking at that, I’m not doubting you one bit.” Carina said laughing, looking at the condom.“This feels gross, I’m going to get rid of it now.” Maya said scrunching her face up.When Maya walked out of the bathroom, Carina was looking around for her clothes. “Where did you throw my shirt?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Hmm, oh, here it is.” Maya said, picking up Carina’s shirt, handing it to her.“I need to get dressed and go get Katie before Nana starts to wonder where I am.” Carina said, putting her clothes on.“Grandpa knows we’re talking so it should be ok.” Maya said smiling, walking towards Carina.“Uh huh, I can’t go anymore, and we haven’t been talking for almost an hour now.” Carina said laughing.“We’ve been talking, I was just using a different language…it’s called body language.” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina and pushing her down on the bed, attacking her neck, biting and sucking on it, leaving several marks.“Maya, stop! Nana is going to know what we’ve been doing.” Carina said laughing, pulling Maya’s head away from her neck.“Ugh, ok. Why do you think Nana will know what we’ve been doing just because you may have one or 50 hickeys on your neck?” Maya asked laughing, looking at the numerous hickeys on Carina’s neck.“Because she was young once and Grandpa probably left a hickey or two on her neck.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Ewww, stop! That’s my grandparents you’re talking about. Ewww, that’s just gross.” Maya said, scrunching up her face and shaking her head.“How do you think they got your dad?” Carina asked, laughing at Maya.“Ok, maybe they had sex once but that’s it.” Maya said sounding confident in her response.“If that’s what you need to think, but I assure you they had sex more than once.” Carina said laughing hard, looking at Maya who had a disgusted look on her face.“Stop, you’re going to make me throw up if you keep talking about my grandparents possibly having sex.” Maya said, almost gagging.“I will never understand why you Americans are such prudes when it comes to talking about sex.” Carina said laughing, putting on her shoes.“I’m not prude, I talk to you about sex all the time. I just don’t discuss any of my family having sex, that’s just gross to me.” Maya said, shaking her head as if trying to get the thought of any of her family having sex.“How do you think you and Mason got here? I can tell you as an OB/GYN that is wasn’t from a friendly handshake.” Carina said laughing hard.“Carina, please stop talking.” Maya said, her face scrunched up in disgust.“I’m going to go get Katie, I’ll see you later.” Carina said smiling, giving Maya a quick kiss on the lips before she walked towards the door. “Oh, and don’t forget to mark that we just had sex on your calendar or wherever you’re keeping track of it at.” Carina said with a laugh, looking at Maya.“For your information, we’ve only had sex three times this month, counting today. I keep track in my mind…and my dick!” Maya shouted as Carina turned to walk out of the bedroom.

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Maya and Carina have decided to hire a wedding planner to help with their wedding that is rapidly approaching. In a few months, Carina will have completed the fellowship, and they will be getting married. Since both are so busy with their jobs, they decided it would be best to hire a wedding planner to take some of the stress off them. They have decided to have the wedding at their favorite spot at the ranch, the place they go to see the stars.Carina is in the office at work when there is a knock on the door. “Come in.” Carina yelled.When the door opened, there stood Gabriella, her friend from Italy. “Ciao, Tesoro!” Gabriella yelled, walking in the door.“Gabriella!” Carina yelled, rising from behind the desk to hug her. “What are you doing here? I haven’t seen you in so long.” Carina said, smiling at Gabriella.“I came to visit Vic and…I’m moving here. I can’t stand being away from her anymore and decided to move here.” Gabriella said smiling, sitting in the chair in front of Carina’s desk.“That’s wonderful news! Where are you staying until you find a place to live or are you staying with Vic?” Carina asked, smiling mischievously at Gabriella.“I’m staying at Vic’s place for now, but we are going to start looking for a house as soon as I find a job. I just spoke with Dr. Bailey about a possible position here in the trauma department. I knew that double major would pay off for me.” Gabriella said laughing.“That would be amazing if you worked here! We could go on coffee breaks and have lunch together. It’s so good to see you again.” Carina said smiling at Gabriella.“How are you doing and how is that hot blonde of yours?” Gabriella asked, with a laugh.“I am doing great, and my hot blonde is even better. We are getting married in a few months and since you’re here…” Carina said smiling, walking from behind her desk to stand by Gabriella. “I was wondering if you would be my maid of honor when I get married?” Carina asked, reaching out to hold Gabriella’s hand.“Well, I don’t know, let me think about it…” Gabriella started to say acting coy. “Of course, I will be your maid of honor!” Gabriella shouted excitedly, standing up to hug Carina tightly.“Good, because I really want you standing beside me when I marry the love of my life.” Carina said smiling, hugging Gabriella tightly.“Ooooo, I get to throw the bachelorette party for you! Let’s see, we will have lots of wine, food, and hot hot strippers!” Gabriella said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows.“No strippers!” Carina shouted, holding her finger up to Gabriella.“Awww, come on, we need to have strippers, it’s no fun without strippers.” Gabriella said in a whiny voice.“Absolutely NOT! The only person I want stripping for me is Maya!” Carina said smiling, with a mischievous look.“Good idea! We can get Maya to strip for us!” Gabriella said smiling, her eyes wide with excitement.“NOOOO! Maya will not be stripping for anyone but me! If you want a stripper, get Vic to do it for you, but Maya is off limits.” Carina said, in a stern tone, glaring at Gabriella.“I’m just kidding Tesoro. And for your information, Vic strips for me all the time.” Gabriella said in a sexy tone. “So, give me all the details about this wedding.” Gabriella said, sitting on the edge of Carina’s desk.“We’re getting married June 17th which is also Maya’s grandparents’ anniversary. We hired a wedding planner because we don’t have enough time to plan a wedding with our jobs. We’re having it at the ranch at our favorite spot and it will be so magical.” Carina said, her eyes shining with love and excitement.“That’s not much time to plan a wedding. Since I’ll be living here, tell me what you need me to do to help with the wedding. I will be at your beckon call, unless I get the job of course.” Gabriella said with a chuckle.“Everything is pretty much taken care of with the planner. The only thing we still need to do is pick out the cake and buy the rings, which Maya already has mine bought but I still need to get hers.” Carina said, wiping her hand across her brow.“Then I’ll start planning the bachelorette party. You need to give me a list of who to invite because I don’t know anyone you know besides Vic.” Gabriella said with a laugh.“I already have the list of people to invite.” Carina said smiling, taking the list out of the desk, handing it to Gabriella.“Ok, then I will get started on inviting these people to the party.” Gabriella said looking at the list.“I would love for you and Vic to come for dinner sometime. Let me know when Vic will be off, and I will plan dinner for all of us. It will give Maya and Vic a chance to meet." Carina said smiling at Gabriella.“Sounds great, I love your cooking!” Gabriella said smiling, reaching for her purse. “I need to go now because I am going to see my hot girlfriend at the fire station. You should see Vic in her firefighter uniform, it’s smoking hot.” Gabriella said, smiling at Carina.“I bet she’s good at putting your fire out too.” Carina said with a laugh.“Oh yes, she is soooo good at putting out my fire between my legs when she’s around.” Gabriella said with a laugh, wiggling her eyebrows.“Ciao!” Carina yelled as Gabriella walked to the door.“Ciao!” Gabriella responded, walking out the door.Carina sits down behind her desk as her door opens and Maya enters her office. “Was that Gabriella I just saw leaving your office?” Maya asked, a questioning look on her face.“Hi Bambina, yes it was, she is moving here.” Carina said smiling, walking from behind her desk to where Maya was, kissing her on the lips. “What brings you by my office today? Do I need to lock the door for this visit?” Carina asked, smiling seductively at Maya.“As much as I would love to lock the door and have my way with you right now, we can’t. The wedding planner called and said we need to meet with the caterers and bakery to taste food and cake for the wedding. I came by to see if you can take off for a bit so we can go meet with them now.” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina, holding her closely to her body.“And here I thought you were coming by to taste me, not cake.” Carina said with a laugh. “Let me message Arizona really quick to let her know I’ll be leaving for a few hours, then we can go.” Carina said, taking out her phone to message Arizona.“I guarantee you taste better than any cake or anything else for that matter.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the neck.“Bambina, you said we didn’t have time for that.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I’m not doing anything, just giving my fiancé a kiss on the neck.” Maya said with a laugh, continuing to kiss Carina on the neck.“But you know what that does to me.” Carina said laughing, squirming out of Maya’s grasp.“Ok, I’ll stop…kiss me.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina against her body, kissing her hard on the mouth, slipping her tongue inside, deepening the kiss.“Oh, excuse me!” Arizona said, walking in the office to see Maya and Carina in a heated kiss.“Arizona!” Carina said, looking guilty, her cheeks red with embarrassment.“I should have knocked first…which is what I will definitely do next time.” Arizona said laughing.“Did you get my message?” Carina asked, trying to change the subject, Maya giggling at Carina’s red cheeks and being flustered.“Yes, go take care of whatever you need to, I’ll be here for a while since 2 of my mothers in labor aren’t progressing like they should be. Callie is about ready to kill me with these long nights again. I can’t wait for her to have the baby and her hormones to go back to normal. One minute she’s happy and laughing, the next she is crying and biting my head off. Pregnancy hormones are the worst!” Arizona said, shaking her head.“Thank you, I won’t be long.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s hand as they walked out of the door.“Do you have any idea on what you would like to eat at your wedding?” The caterer asked.“I’m Italian so I definitely want something Italian for the guests.” Carina said.“I’m American, so I want something simple, maybe steak and lobster?” Maya said in a questioning manner.“Ok, we can do both, Italian for Carina and American for you.” The caterer said, smiling at Maya.“Great, that was easy.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Now for the cake, do you have a preference for what flavor you will be wanting?” the caterer asked.“I want the Italian wedding cake.” Carina said, smiling widely.“I want chocolate…anything chocolate.” Maya said smiling, with a chuckle.“Ok, we will make one Italian wedding cake and one decadent chocolate fudge cake.” The caterer said smiling at Maya and Carina.“That sounds perfect.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Talking about all this food and cake has made me hungry.” Maya said with a laugh.“Let’s stop by the café on the way back to the hospital and get something to eat. I haven’t had lunch yet so I’m a bit hungry myself.” Carina said smiling, as they walked out of the caterers.They are waiting for their food to be prepared at the café and are talking about the wedding. “I asked Gabriella to be my maid of honor today.” Carina said smiling.“I still need to speak with grandpa about being my best man.” Maya said smiling. “How many bridesmaids are you planning on having in the wedding? I was thinking of asking Mason and Andrew to be my groomsmen.” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“That would be perfect, because I’m planning on asking Emma and Vittoria to be my bridesmaids. I want to include as much of our family as possible.” Carina said smiling, placing her hand on Maya’s.“We still need to speak with Katie about being our flower girl and explain what that entails. She is going to be the cutest flower girl ever.” Maya said smiling, rubbing Carina’s hand that was on hers.“I was thinking that since I’m going to pick out my dress with Nana, Mamma, and Katherine that we would take Katie and pick out her flower girl dress at the same time, after I ask her if she would like to be in the wedding.” Carina said smiling.“That sounds perfect, but you do know she can’t keep a secret and will be telling me all about your wedding dress you pick out.” Maya said laughing.“Right, I forgot about that. I’ll ask her if she wants to be the flower girl and pick out her dress first, then have Gabriella bring her to you while I pick out my wedding dress, because I don’t want you to see it until I’m walking down the aisle to marry you.” Carina said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Maya’s lips.“I can’t believe in just a few months we will finally be married.” Maya said smiling, leaning to place a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“Me either, and I can’t wait to be your wife.” Carina said smiling, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.“We still haven’t discussed where we’re going on the honeymoon yet.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I don’t care where we go as long as there is a beach.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I figured you would say that, so I’ve been looking at some possibilities for a honeymoon.” Maya said with a laugh.“Where?” Carina asked excitedly, smiling at Maya.“I’m not going to tell you…it will be a surprise, but you will love it.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.________________________________________________________________________A month later Carina is finishing up her last day of the fellowship and preparing to go home. “I can’t believe it’s finally over. I thought this day would never get here.” Carina said, smiling at Arizona.“You did an amazing job, and you are truly an asset to this hospital. I’m so happy that Bailey offered you a position here, and that you accepted it.” Arizona said, smiling at Carina. “I am happy to officially call you a colleague and fellow OB/GYN. We are going to rule this department and hospital.” Arizona said smiling, fist pumping Carina.“Are you and Callie going to be able to make it to the ranch for the celebration?” Carina asked, smiling mischievously at Arizona.“What celebration, I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Arizona said, pretending to be dumb to the knowledge of the celebration.“Katie may have let it slip about the celebration they planned for my last day of my fellowship. I know you were invited because Katie is excited about getting to play with Sofia.” Carina said laughing.“Kids,,,they can’t keep a secret if their life depended on it.” Arizona said laughing and shaking her head. “Yes, we will be there.” Arizona said smiling.“I need to get home so I can be surprised with the party for me.” Carina said laughing as she walked out of the door.As Carina walked into the house she is met with a loud “Surprise” from everyone standing inside her house. “Supwise Mamma!” Katie shouted excitedly, running to hand Carina a huge bouquet of flowers.“Thank you Piccola!” Carina said smiling, bending down to kiss Katie on the forehead.“Congratulations Babe, I’m so proud of you.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s lips.“Thank you, Bambina.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on Maya’s lips.“Let’s get this party started!” Grandpa shouted, opening a bottle of champagne.Everyone was at the party, including Gabriella and Vic. Katie and Sofia are playing in her room with the toys while Arizona and Callie are talking with Maya and Carina. Arizona and Carina are discussing work as usual so Callie and Maya walk away to talk about Callie’s pregnancy.“How are you feeling?” Maya asked, looking at a very uncomfortably pregnant Callie.“I feel like a hot air balloon about to pop any second now.” Callie said, rubbing her stomach.“I can’t wait until Carina, and I have another baby. When are you due?” Maya asked, looking at Callie’s huge stomach.“My due date is in 2 weeks, but I don’t think I’m going to make it that long.” Callie said, holding her stomach and grimacing.“Hey, are you ok?” Maya asked, a look of concern on her face as she reached out to touch Callie’s arm.“Oh, crap!” Callie said, grabbing Maya’s arm and squeezing it tightly. “Oh no!” Callie said looking down at the floor. “My water just broke!” Callie said looking at the puddle of liquid on the floor.“Oh, no, no, no, no, no!” Maya said excitedly, holding onto Callie as she looked at the puddle on the floor. “I’ll go get Arizona!” Maya shouted, moving to walk away from Callie.“Don’t you dare move!” Callie said in a frightening voice.“O..o…ok.” Maya said stuttering, holding onto Callie.“Oh God, here comes another contraction.” Callie said, closing her eyes tightly and squeezing Maya’s hand hard, cutting off the circulation.“I really need to get Arizona.” Maya said, looking around the room.“Just yell for her, but don’t leave me!” Callie said, glaring at Maya.“ARIZONA!!!! CARINA!!!! ANYONE, HELP PLEASE!!!!” Maya yelled as loudly as she could, causing everyone to stop and look at her.“Oh my God, what’s going on? Are you in labor?” Arizona asked, running to Callie.“Yes, and my water broke.” Callie said, looking at the puddle on the floor.“Ok, we need to get you to the hospital, now!” Arizona shouted, taking Callie by the arm. “Load up Carina, you have a baby to deliver!” Arizona shouted, looking at Carina.“Right behind you!” Carina said, reaching for her purse.“Wait, what about Sofia?” Callie stopped to ask, looking at Arizona.“She can stay here, we’ll take care of her and Katie.” Nana said, walking behind them to the door. “Maya, you need to go with them in case something happens.” Nana said, reaching for Maya.“What? What can I do? I don’t know anything about this kind of delivery.” Maya said, her eyes filled with fear.“In case something happens you will be there for Carina.” Nana said in a low voice so they couldn’t hear her.“I’ll drive!” Maya shouted, reaching for her keys, running to her truck.Once at the hospital, Carina gets Callie all settled into a room and hooked up to the necessary monitors. Arizona is sitting beside Callie, holding her hand as she continues to have contractions, each stronger than the previous one. Maya opened the door with a coffee in her hand that Carina had asked her to get when Callie has a strong contraction and screams loudly, startling Maya, causing her to drop the coffee, it spilling all over the floor. “Shit!” Maya said, reaching for paper towels to clean the coffee up off the floor.Carina walked over to see Maya’s hands shaking as she was trying to clean up the coffee. “Are you ok?” Carina asked, bending down beside Maya.“Yeah, I’m fine.” Maya said, her hands shaking.“Bambina, you’re shaking.” Carina said, placing her hand on Maya’s back, feeling her whole body shaking.“It just scared me a little when Callie screamed like that. Is that how it is when someone is in labor?” Maya asked, her eyes widened in fear, looking at Carina.“It is like that for some women, but not all. As the labor progresses the contractions become harder and more painful for the woman. Some women handle pain better than others.” Carina said smiling, trying to ease Maya’s fear.“Was it like that when you had Katie?” Maya asked, her eyes still widened in fear.“Let me just say…it was pretty bad and very painful.” Carina said smiling as she rubbed Maya’s back trying to relax her.“I’ll go get you another coffee.” Maya said, before running out of the room.Maya had one of the nurses take Carina the coffee, not wanting to go back inside the room. “I was told to give you this Dr. Deluca.” The nurse said, handing Carina the coffee.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling, taking the coffee from the nurse.“I need to push!” Callie shouted as Carina began to take a drink of the coffee.Carina quickly got gowned and gloved up, sitting at the foot of the bed, while Callie had her feet in the stirrups attached to the bed. “Ok Callie, you can push whenever you want now.” Carina said, smiling at Callie.Within a few minutes Callie gave birth to a baby girl, Carina placing the baby on Callie’s chest, then handing the scissors to Arizona to cut the cord. “Thank you, Carina.” Arizona said smiling, tears streaming down her face as she looked at her baby girl.“Congratulations Mamma and Mommy.” Carina said smiling, before turning to walk out the door.Maya was in Carina’s office, her head in her hands when Carina walked in. “How is Callie and the baby?” Maya said, rushing to Carina.“They’re both fine. Callie and Arizona have a beautiful baby girl.” Carina said, smiling widely.“Thank God!” Maya said letting out a breath she didn’t realize she was holding.“Are you feeling any better?” Carina asked, wrapping her hands around Maya’s neck.“I am now that I know they’re both ok. Callie sounded like she was dying in there.” Maya said, laying her head on Carina’s shoulder.“It can feel like you’re dying when you’re in labor.” Carina said with a chuckle, hugging Maya tightly.“That had to be horrible for Arizona to watch the woman she loves in that much pain.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“It is difficult to see someone you love in so much pain and there’s nothing you can do to help except be there for them.” Carina said, holding Maya tightly.“I don’t know if I can go through that and see you in that much pain and not being able to do anything.” Maya said, her eyes filled with tears, looking at Carina.“You can and will when we have another baby.” Carina said, kissing Maya softly on the lips.Maya didn’t say anything, just held tightly onto Carina, not looking her in the eyes. “I should go home and check on Katie and Sofia. Should I tell Sofia she has a baby sister or wait and let Arizona and Callie do it?” Maya asked, moving towards the door.“Let them tell her about her baby sister. I’ll be home in a little while and we can finish the celebration.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“Ok.” Maya responded quickly, rushing out of the office.Maya went by to check on Katie and Sofia who wanted to stay at Nana’s because they were baking cookies. Maya went home and took a shower before making herself a large glass of whiskey, drinking it down quickly and pouring another glass. Maya is lying on the couch watching a movie when Carina gets home. “How are the girls? Are they in bed already?” Carina asked, lying beside Maya on the couch.“They’re fine, they were baking cookies with Nana and wanted to stay there tonight.” Maya responded, moving to allow more room for Carina on the couch.“So, we have the whole house to ourselves tonight.” Carina said, smiling mischievously, placing a kiss on Maya’s lips.“Yeah, let’s watch the rest of this movie, it’s really good and I want to see how it ends.” Maya said, placing her arm around Carina.“I thought we could go upstairs and finish celebrating my last day of the fellowship.” Carina said smiling, placing kisses on Maya’s arm, moving up to her neck.“This movie is almost over; can we watch the end of it first?” Maya asked, looking at the tv.“Are you ok?” Carina asked with a puzzled look on her face, looking at Maya.“Yeah, I’m fine, I just want to see how this movie ends.” Maya said, continuing to stare at the tv.“I’m going to take a shower while you finish watching the movie. I’ll be upstairs waiting for you when your movie is over.” Carina said with a seductive look, taking off her shirt as she walked away.“Ok, I’ll be up later.” Maya said, still looking at the tv.Maya stayed downstairs drinking several glasses of whiskey and watching tv, not paying attention to how much she was drinking, until she had completely drunk the entire bottle of whiskey, falling asleep on the couch.Carina is upstairs lying in bed waiting for Maya. After almost an hour had passed, Carina went downstairs to see Maya sleeping on the couch. Carina walked over to Maya, gently shaking her. “Bambina, wake up and come to bed.” Carina said, bending down beside her.“Ok.” Maya said slurring her speech, trying to get off the couch, but falling on the floor.Carina looked at the empty whiskey bottle on the table then back at Maya. “Bambina, how much whiskey did you drink tonight?” Carina asked, trying to help Maya up from the floor.“A lot!” Maya said, trying to stand up, but not able to without Carina’s help.“Come on, let’s get you to bed.” Carina said, placing her arm around Maya’s waist and Maya’s arm around her neck, helping her up the stairs.Carina undressed Maya and helped her get into bed before getting in bed beside her. “Why did you drink so much?” Carina asked, cuddling up to Maya.“I was thirsty.” Maya said slurring her speech.“You should have drunk water then, not whiskey. I guess we won’t be celebrating anything tonight now.” Carina angrily said, turning away from Maya.The next morning Maya awakens feeling sick and rushes to the bathroom to get sick in the toilet. Carina hears Maya vomiting and walks into the bathroom, handing her a wet cloth. “Thank you.” Maya said, wiping her face with the cloth.“I’ll get you some aspirin and water to take for the headache I’m sure you must have this morning.” Carina said sarcastically, leaving the bathroom.Maya slowly made her way back to bed, lying down and putting the wet cloth on her forehead. Carina walked into the room handing Maya the aspirin and a bottle of water. “Thank you.” Maya said, taking the water and aspirin from Carina.“Are you planning on working today?” Carina asked, her arms crossed over her chest.“I will later, but I need to let my stomach settle and the aspirin take affect first.” Maya said in a quiet voice, drinking the bottled water.“I need to get ready for work, but we are going to discuss what happened last night when I get home this evening.” Carina angrily said, raising her voice.“Ok, but you don’t need to yell.” Maya said, holding her head, wincing in pain.“Serves you right for drinking all that whiskey last night. We were supposed to celebrate when I got home last night but you drank too much whiskey to do anything.” Carina angrily said, putting on her shirt for work.“Please stop yelling.” Maya said grimacing and holding her head.“This isn’t yelling, you know when I’m yelling.” Carina angrily said, glaring at Maya while putting her shoes on.“Then stop whatever it is your doing.” Maya said, placing a pillow over her head.“Ti sei fatto questo! Gridero se voglio urlare! Spero che tu sia felice di aver rovinato la mia festa!” Carina shouted angrily, storming out of the room. (You did this to yourself! I will yell if I want to yell! I hope you are happy for ruining my celebration!)A few hours later Maya drags herself out of bed, gets dressed, and goes to work on the ranch. Grandpa notices Maya doesn’t look well. “Hey kiddo, are you ok? You look a little green this morning.” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya.“I’m fine, I drank a little too much whiskey last night and now I’m paying for it.” Maya responded, rubbing her head.“Did you and Carina continue celebrating when she got home last night?” Grandpa asked with a laugh.“No, just me, I’m the only one who was drinking last night.” Maya said, looking at the ground as if she was ashamed.“Why did you drink so much by yourself then?” Grandpa asked, a questioning look on his face.“I needed to forget everything from the hospital and that was the only way I knew how.” Maya said, rubbing her temples.“What happened at the hospital that you needed to forget about it?” Grandpa asked, looking confused.“I went to take Carina coffee when Callie was in labor, and it was horrible. Callie was in so much pain and screaming, it was the worst thing I’ve ever heard or seen.” Maya said, shaking her head as if trying to erase it from her memory.“It is tough to see someone in so much pain. I remember when Kate was in labor with Lane, and I never felt so helpless in my life. All I wanted to do was take all that pain away for her, but I couldn’t, and it went on for hours. That was one of the worst and best days of my life. I’m actually glad that we didn’t have anymore children after that, I don’t think I could go through that again.” Grandpa said, shaking his head.“I have so much respect for women who go through something like that. I can’t imagine going through it myself and probably would only have one child if I ever did.” Maya said.“Women are so much tougher than men by a long shot, even though men don’t want to admit it. If it were left up to men to have babies, there wouldn’t be many babies being born because we couldn’t handle labor and childbirth.” Grandpa said.“After seeing and hearing the screams last night, I know I wouldn’t be able to handle it.” Maya said, rubbing her forehead.“Do you feel like working today?” Grandpa asked, looking at Maya.“I’m fine, I just have a bit of a headache but I’m well enough to work.” Maya said, looking at Grandpa.“We need to go fertilize the north pasture so we can have a good supply of hay this summer. Do you feel like riding on the tractor all day?” Grandpa asked, walking in the direction of the tractor.“Yeah, I’ll go connect the fertilizer to the tractor and head out to the north pasture.” Maya said, wiping sweat from her forehead before following Grandpa to the tractor.When Carina arrives home from work that evening the house is empty. Carina looked around outside thinking Maya and Katie may be out there playing or something but there wasn’t any sign of them. Carina went to Nana’s and went inside to see Katie and Sofia playing with toys in the living room. “Mamma!” Katie shouted excitedly, running to hug Carina.“Hey, Piccola, where is Mommy?” Carina asked, picking Katie up and kissing her on the cheek as Katie shrugged her shoulders to say she doesn’t know.“Maya is scattering fertilizer in the north pasture; she will probably be late getting home tonight.” Grandpa responded to Carina. “Kate just about has dinner prepared so stay and eat with us.” Grandpa said.“No, I need to go home and get a few things done and ready for work tomorrow. Come on girls, we need to go home now.” Carina said, motioning for the girls.“Ok girls, I’ll see you tomorrow.” Nana said, bending down to kiss the girls on the cheek.When Carina got home with the girls, she prepared dinner then bathed them before reading them a story and getting them to sleep. Carina went downstairs to clean the kitchen from the dinner mess before pouring herself a large glass of wine and sitting down to watch Friends on the tv. After watching several episodes of Friends, it was late, and Carina needed to get up early for work, so she decided to go to bed even though Maya wasn’t home yet.When Maya got home, she quietly went upstairs, slowly opening the bedroom door to see Carina sleeping soundly in bed. Maya tiptoed to the bathroom, needing a shower, quietly closing the door behind her, careful not to awaken Carina. After showering, Maya carefully got into bed, not wanting to disturb Carina and fell asleep quickly.Carina awakened the next morning to her alarm going off, rolling over to see Maya sleeping in bed beside her. Carina threw the covers off her and stomped loudly to the bathroom, hoping to awaken Maya. Carina left the bathroom door open as she took a shower, wanting the sound of the water running to awaken Maya because Carina was not happy with her and wanted to speak with her about it. When Carina got out of the shower, she went into the room to see Maya had already gotten dressed and left the room. Carina went downstairs looking for Maya, but she wasn’t there. Carina got the girls up and dressed them before dropping them off at Nana’s house.When Carina got to the hospital, she went to check on Callie and to give her the release papers for her to go home. Arizona and Callie both noticed that Carina wasn’t her usual upbeat self. “Are you ok?” Arizona asked, looking at Carina.“I’m fine, I’m a little, no… a lot upset with Maya but otherwise, I’m fine.” Carina said, crossing her arms.“What did Maya do that upset you?” Callie asked, seeing an angry Carina.“She drank a whole bottle of whiskey the night you had the baby, then she stayed out late last night working after I specifically told her we would talk about her drinking when I got home.” Carina angrily said, stomping her foot on the floor.“Does Maya have a drinking problem?” Arizona asked, looking concerned.“No, that’s not what the problem is, she avoided me last night, knowing I’m angry with her and wanted to discuss her drinking the entire bottle of whiskey.” Carina said, shaking her head and waving her arms angrily. “When I asked her why she drank the whole bottle, she said because she was thirsty! If she was that thirsty, she should have been drinking water, not whiskey.” Carina angrily said, moving around the room angrily.“Ok, you need to stop moving around so much, you’re making me dizzy.” Callie said, holding her forehead.“I can’t help it, I’m Italian and I’m angry.” Carina responded, waving her arms.“Just talk to Maya when you get home tonight. You’ve said yourself that it takes a lot of work to keep the ranch running smoothly. Since her grandfather is turning the ranch over to her, she will probably be working even more hours than she normally would.” Arizona said, walking over to where Carina was standing.“We are getting married in less than two months and I feel like she is trying to avoid this discussion. This is not how I want to start off my marriage.” Carina said, stomping out of the room.“Maybe I should message Maya and warn her about how angry Carina is with her.” Callie said, reaching for her phone.“No, stay out of it, it’s between Maya and Carina.” Arizona said, taking Callie’s phone from her.Maya is working in the barn getting more fertilizer ready for the south pasture when Grandpa walked in. “Hey Grandpa, I’m glad you’re here, there’s something I’ve been wanting to ask you.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa.“Ok, what is it?” Grandpa asked, looking curiously at Maya.“I wanted to ask if you would be my best man at my wedding?” Maya asked, smiling at Grandpa.“I would, but I have something else I was planning to do for your wedding if you and Carina agreed to it. I went online and got ordained so I can perform the ceremony if you will allow me to.” Grandpa said smiling widely at Maya.“Really? You would perform the ceremony for us?” Maya asked smiling, her eyes filled with tears.“I would be honored if you and Carina would allow me to perform your ceremony. After all, I’ve been with you both since the beginning of your relationship and want to see it through.” Grandpa said smiling, wrapping his arms around Maya and hugging her tightly.“I will talk to Carina about it, but I already know what she is going to say. We would be honored to have you perform the ceremony.” Maya said smiling, wiping the tears from her eyes.“Try to get home at a reasonable hour tonight, I don’t think Carina was happy about you working so late last night.” Grandpa said, as Maya climbed on the tractor.“Yes, sir, I will make sure to be home earlier tonight.” Maya said smiling, as she drove off on the tractor.When Carina got home from work the house was empty again and she felt the anger building up inside her again. Carina went to Nana’s to pick up Katie to bring her home, but Katie wanted to stay with Nana and help her bake a cake. Carina decided to let Katie stay at Nana’s since she was so angry with Maya and was expecting to have an argument with her since she was so angry with her. When Carina got home, she went upstairs and took a shower before making a salad for dinner and pouring a glass of wine for herself. Carina is sitting on the couch eating salad and watching an episode of Friends when Maya walked through the door.“Hey Babe, where’s Katie?” Maya asked, looking around the house.“Don’t you hey babe me! Katie is staying with Nana tonight. You and I are going to have a serious discussion so sit down.” Carina angrily said, pointing to the chair for Maya to sit in.“Ok, I’m sitting down, what would you like to discuss?” Maya said sitting in the chair.“Why did you find it necessary to drink and entire bottle of whiskey after I told you we could celebrate my completing the fellowship when I got home?” Carina angrily asked, sitting the salad on the table.“I didn’t intend to drink the entire bottle, it just happened that I did. I wanted a drink after being at the hospital, so I had one.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“You were drunk Maya! I had to help you upstairs, then undress you, and put you into bed. One drink is fine, but drinking an entire bottle by yourself is not ok. I wanted to come home and celebrate with you, especially since we would have the house to ourselves, but you drank yourself into oblivion. If you didn’t want to celebrate with me, all you had to do was say so.” Carina angrily said, waving her arms around angrily.“I’m sorry I ended up drinking the whole bottle of whiskey, that was never my intentions. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to celebrate with you, I just had too much to drink. I won’t let that happen again.” Maya said, leaning forward in her seat, looking at Carina.“Why did you leave so early this morning, while I was in the shower?” Carina asked, crossing her arms, glaring at Maya.“I needed to get to work because we’re fertilizing the fields, so they’ll produce more hay this summer.” Maya said, not making eye contact with Carina.“You could have at least said bye to me before leaving.” Carina said, glaring at Maya.“I’m sorry for not telling you bye before going to work.” Maya said.“I felt like you were avoiding me because you knew I was upset about you drinking so much and was going to talk to you about it. I even stayed up late waiting for you to get home last night so we could discuss it, but when you weren’t coming home, I went to bed.” Carina said, reaching for the glass of wine.“I wasn’t avoiding you; I just didn’t want to argue about it, and I knew it would end up in an argument.” Maya said. “I guess I was avoiding an argument with you.” Maya said, sighing heavily.“We are getting married in less than two months, and if we can’t have these discussions before we’re married, then we won’t be able to have them after we’re married. You can’t avoid a discussion because it may lead to an argument. We need to be able to discuss everything even if it leads to an argument. That’s part of a healthy relationship, being able to discuss everything with your partner. If you can’t do that, then we shouldn’t be getting married in two months.” Carina said, rising from the couch, with the wine glass in her hand.“Are you saying we shouldn’t get married now?” Maya asked, rising from her chair to follow Carina into the kitchen.“No, that’s not what I’m saying at all. I’m saying if we’re getting married, we should be able to discuss anything no matter what it may lead to. I still want to marry you just as much as I always have, but I need you to not avoid a subject because it may lead to an argument. We’re going to argue, but we can work through anything together.” Carina said, taking Maya’s hand, looking into her eyes.“Ok, no more avoiding a subject even if it will lead to an argument. You know how much I hate arguing with you and I try to not do anything that will cause you to get angry with me.” Maya said, moving closer to Carina.“Are you hungry?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Yes, but I’ll just have a sandwich or something.” Maya said, moving to the refrigerator, opening the door.“Go shower and I’ll make you a sandwich.” Carina said, taking the ingredients out of the refrigerator.When Maya came downstairs after showering Carina had made her a sandwich and had it on a plate with carrot sticks and chips. “This looks delicious, thank you.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s cheek.“That’s all I get for making you a wonderfully delicious sandwich?” Carina asked, smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“My apologies.” Maya said with a laugh, kissing Carina on the lips.“That’s more like it.” Carina said smiling, slapping Maya on the butt when she turned around to walk away with the plate of food.Maya is sitting on the couch eating the sandwich, Carina sitting beside her. “This is a good sandwich.” Maya said, taking another bite of the sandwich.“I’m glad you like it. What time did you get home last night?” Carina asked, seeing Maya yawning.“It was close to 4 this morning, maybe around 3:45 or so.” Maya said, taking another bite of the sandwich.“So, you only got about 2 hours of sleep before going back this morning.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Yes, and I’m beat tonight.” Maya said, placing the empty plate on the table, yawning big. “I think I’m going to head to bed, I need to get up early and spread more fertilizer on the east field tomorrow. I may be late getting home tomorrow night so don’t wait up for me.” Maya said, rising from the couch, picking up the plate from the table.“I’ll get that, you go on up to bed, I’ll be up in a minute.” Carina said, taking the plate from Maya.“Thank you.” Maya said, giving Carina a quick kiss on the lips before going upstairs. Maya quickly undressed and got into bed, yawning and rubbing her tired eyes. Maya closed her eyes and fell asleep fast, soft snores coming from her.Carina walked into the bedroom to see Maya lying on her back, stretched out on the bed, lightly snoring. Carina smiled at Maya before quickly undressing and getting into bed beside Maya, cuddling up to her. Carina began placing kisses on Maya’s neck, moving them to her lips, kissing her hard, Maya stirring at the contact. “You’re awake.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I am now.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Good, I want to celebrate completing my fellowship now.” Carina said smiling, slowly moving her hand down Maya’s stomach to her dick, rubbing her hand on it. Carina began biting and sucking on Maya’s neck while rubbing her hand on her dick. Carina stopped when she realized Maya’s dick wasn’t getting hard like it usually does when she barely touches it. “Are you not in the mood to celebrate tonight? I’ve been rubbing your dick but it’s not getting hard…at all.” Carina said, as she rose up to look at Maya.“I’m just really tired tonight since I didn’t get much sleep last night. Can we celebrate another time?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Yeah, sure.” Carina said, moving away from Maya.“I’m sorry, I’m just too tired to function tonight.” Maya said, pulling Carina close to her body.“I understand, that’s fine.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s chest. “We can celebrate some other time.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the chest. “Good night, Bambina.”“Good night, Babe.” Maya said, kissing Carina on top of the head.

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A week has passed since Carina completed her fellowship and is now working as an OB/GYN for the hospital. Carina has been busy at work since Arizona has taken time off to spend with Callie and their newborn daughter. Carina has worked long hours and has spent several nights at the hospital with laboring mothers and delivering babies.Maya has been working late into the night getting the fields fertilized for the upcoming hay season. Maya and Carina haven’t been able to spend any time together for over a week with their work schedules. They have only been able to communicate through phone calls and messages. Katie has been staying with Nana and Grandpa since both of her parents have been so busy with work.Maya is feeling bad about not spending time with her family and decided to take off early to spend time with them. When Maya arrived home, the house was empty, so she went to Nana’s to see if Carina and Katie were there. Maya walked into the house to hear Katie and Nana talking in the kitchen.“Hi Princess.” Maya said when she went into the kitchen to see Katie helping Nana clean up after dinner.“Mommy!” Katie shouted excitedly, running to Maya.Maya bends down to pick Katie up in her arms, hugging her tightly, kissing her all over her face. “I have missed you.” Maya said, smiling at Katie.“I misted you too.” Katie said smiling, hugging Maya tightly.“Let’s go home and play with some of your toys together and wait for Mamma to get home.” Maya said smiling at Katie, twirling her around in her arms.“Yay!” Katie shouted excitedly, bouncing in Maya’s arms.“I just got a message from Carina telling me she is on her way to pick up Katie.” Nana said, smiling at Maya and Katie.“Oh, ok.” Maya said, a look of wonder on her face as to why Carina didn’t message her about coming home.“Have fun with Mommy and Mamma and I’ll see you tomorrow.” Nana said smiling at Katie.“Hey kiddo, did you get the rest of the fields fertilized?” Grandpa asked, walking out of his office.“I still have a little more to do but I’ll finish it tomorrow. I wanted to come home and spend some time with my two favorite girls tonight.” Maya said, tickling Katie, making her laugh.“Good, it’s about time you did that.” Grandpa said, giving Maya a stern look.“I know, I’m just trying to get as much taken care of as possible before I take off a week for the wedding and honeymoon.” Maya said, looking at Grandpa.“I want to speak with you tomorrow about possibly hiring someone temporarily for a few months, so you can focus on the wedding and spending time with your family. You’re working yourself ragged now and at the rate you’re going you won’t even be able to enjoy your wedding…or the honeymoon.” Grandpa said, smiling at Maya.“I still need to speak with Mason and Andrew about being my best man and groomsman. The wedding is rapidly approaching, and I still don’t have that taken care of, or my tuxedo picked out yet. I need to get more organized and get things taken care of before it’s too late.” Maya said, rubbing her forehead.“This isn’t like you, you’re normally the most organized person I know.” Grandpa said, a concerned look on his face.“I know, but I’ve been focused on getting the fields taken care of that I’ve put everything else on the back burner. I need to prioritize the wedding for now and worry about the fields later, although after tomorrow, I’ll have them ready for hay season.” Maya said.“Hey, I didn’t know you were going to pick up Katie.” Carina said, walking into the kitchen to see Maya with Katie in her arms.“I took off a little early so I could spend time with my favorite girls.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I will need to be back at work early in the morning, I have a c-section scheduled first thing tomorrow. Let’s go home and I’ll prepare something for us while you give Katie a bath.” Carina said, turning to walk out of the kitchen. “Bye Nana and Grandpa!” Carina yelled, walking towards the door to leave. “Bye Carina.” They both yelled in unison.“Come on, you can help me drive home.” Maya said, smiling at Katie before turning to leave. “I’ll drop her off in the morning.” Maya said, looking at Nana.When Maya and Katie walked into the house Carina was in the kitchen preparing something for her and Maya to eat since Katie had already eaten at Nana’s house. “I’ll get Katie bathed and ready for bedtime.” Maya said, looking at Carina chopping vegetables.“Dinner will be ready when you’re finished.” Carina said, turning to the stove.After getting Katie bathed and into bed, Maya began reading her a bedtime story when Carina walked into the room, laying beside Katie and cuddling up to her. As Maya continued reading the story they heard light snoring coming from Katie. “She almost made it to the end of the story tonight.” Maya said smiling, leaning to place a kiss on Katie’s forehead.“Dinner is ready, let’s eat, I’m starving.” Carina said, getting off the bed and walking towards the door.When they got downstairs, Carina had a plate of food prepared for her and Maya, with a glass of wine for herself and a beer for Maya. “This looks so good.” Maya said smiling, looking at the plate of food. “How has your week been?” Maya asked, taking a bite of food.“Very busy, delivering several babies and a couple of emergency c-sections. I delivered 10 babies this week by myself. I will be glad when Arizona is back to work. I don’t know how she survived working by herself for so long.” Carina responded, taking a bite of food. “How was your week?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“It was busy, but not as busy as yours. I didn’t do anything as rewarding as bringing babies into the world. I am almost finished with fertilizing the fields and having them ready for a good hay season this year though.” Maya said, smiling proudly.“That’s good, the more hay the better. Have you spoken with Mason and Andrea about being in the wedding?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“No, but they’re on the way here now so I can talk to them about it.” Maya responded.“You invited them here tonight?” Carina asked, sounding a little annoyed.“Yes, I wanted to ask them tonight so we can plan a day to go pick out the tuxedos for the wedding. Is it a problem for them to come by tonight?” Maya asked, looking confused at Carina.“No, I just thought we could spend some time together alone since we haven’t seen each other in over a week.” Carina said, sounding annoyed.“I’m sorry, I should have discussed it with you before asking them over tonight. I’ll make it quick so we can spend time together.” Maya said smiling, reaching for Carina’s hand as there was a knock on the door. “That should be them now.” Maya said, getting up to answer the door.“Ok, we’re here, what was so urgent that you needed us to come by tonight?” Mason asked, walking inside the house.“Let’s have a beer and discuss it.” Maya said, leading them into the kitchen.“Hi Sorella.” Andrew said, hugging Carina when he walked into the kitchen.“Hi Fratello.” Carina said smiling, hugging Andrew back.“Sit down.” Maya said smiling at Mason and Andrew as she handed them each a beer. “I asked you both here because I want to ask you Mason if you would be my best man and you Andrew if you would be a groomsman.” Maya said, smiling at them.“Hell yeah!” Mason said smiling, clanking his beer against Andrew’s beer. “Does this mean we get to plan the bachelor party?” Mason asked with a mischievous grin.“Count me in!” Andrew said smiling, looking at Maya.“I don’t think we will be having bachelor or bachelorette parties.” Maya said with a laugh.“I’m having a bachelorette party; Gabriella is planning it for me.” Carina said smiling, taking a drink of wine.“You are? Then I guess we will be having a bachelor party, plan away.” Maya said smiling, taking a drink of beer.“Yes!” Mason said, giving Andrew a high five. “You and I can plan the bachelor party together; it’s going to be the best one ever.” Mason said with a laugh.“Don’t go overboard and remember that Grandpa and Dad will be there.” Maya said with a laugh.“We will keep that in mind.” Mason said laughing.“I can’t go too overboard, or my sister will kill me.” Andrew said with a laugh, looking at Carina.“Exactly!” Carina said, smiling at Andrew.“Is that all you needed to talk to us about?” Mason asked, looking at Maya.“Yes, that’s it. I didn’t want to do it over the phone because it’s special for me to have you both in the wedding.” Maya said, smiling at Mason and Andrew.“Finish that beer so we can go. If we hurry, we can still go see our women.” Mason said, smiling at Andrew, who began chugging his beer down quickly.“Done, let’s go.” Andrew said, sitting the empty beer bottle on the table, burping loudly.“Sorry to run off so quickly but we have our beautiful women waiting for us and are planning on getting very lucky tonight.” Mason said smiling, placing the empty beer bottle on the table. “Bye Carina.” Mason said smiling, hugging Carina before turning to walk towards the door.“Bye Sorella.” Andrew said, smiling at Carina.“Oh, one more thing…I need you two to meet me tomorrow to get fitted for the tuxedos for the wedding.” Maya said, walking them to the door.“Got it, we’ll be there.” Mason said, pointing to himself and Andrew.“Bye Maya.” They said in unison as they walked out of the door.“See, that didn’t take long.” Maya said smiling, when she walked back into the kitchen.“Thank you. Now go take a shower while I clean the kitchen.” Carina said, putting the dishes in the dishwasher.“Yes ma’am.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.As Maya walked out of the bathroom after showering, Carina walked into the bedroom. “I’m going to take a shower and go to bed. I’m exhausted and need to get up early for a c-section.” Carina said, walking to the bathroom.“I’ll check on Katie and make sure everything is locked up while you’re in the shower.” Maya said, walking out of the bedroom.When Carina walked out of the bathroom, Maya was lying in bed looking at her phone. Maya quickly placed her phone on the nightstand, not wanting Carina to see what she was looking at on it. Carina got into bed and moved close to Maya, placing her arm across her stomach. “I’ve missed cuddling up with you.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the chest.“I’ve missed cuddling with you also.” Maya said, kissing Carina on top of the head.“Are you tired tonight?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“I’m a little tired but not too tired.” Maya said smiling, rolling on her side to face Carina.“We never have celebrated my completing the fellowship.” Carina said, smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“No, we haven’t.” Maya said smiling, as she cupped Carina’s cheek and kissed her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, deepening the kiss. Maya rolled Carina to her back as she continued kissing her, running her hand down her body, squeezing her breast. Maya moved her kisses to Carina neck and began biting and sucking the spot that always drew moans from Carina and right on cue, Carina began to moan. Maya moved her hand to the hem of Carina’s shirt, pulling it over her head, throwing it on the floor. Maya began kissing down Carina’s neck to her breast, kissing all around it before stopping at her hardened nipple. Maya smiled, looking at Carina as she wrapped her mouth around her nipple, biting gently before she began sucking and flicking her tongue across it, causing Carina to moan loudly.Carina grabbed Maya behind her head, holding her against her breast. Maya managed to pull away enough to move to her other nipple, giving it the same attention, as she trailed her hand down Carina’s body, stopping at the top of her thong, slipping her hand underneath it to her folds, feeling the slick wetness gathered there. “Already so wet for me.” Maya said smiling, running her hand through Carina’s folds to her clit, rubbing circles on it.“I’m always wet when you’re around.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Let me take care of that for you.” Maya said smiling, slowly moving down Carina’s body to her thong, slowly pulling it off her body, flinging it like a sling shot across the room, causing Carina to laugh. Maya began kissing up Carina’s leg to her thigh, before she flattened her tongue and ran it up Carina’s folds to her clit, gently sucking it. Carina gasped and bucked her hips when Maya’s tongue made contact with her clit. Maya ran two fingers through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on them before slowly pushing them inside Carina’s pussy, thrusting in and out of her. Maya began sucking and twirling her tongue on Carina’s clit while thrusting her fingers.“Dio mio, Cazzo!” Carina said, reaching down to grab Maya’s hair, holding tightly as Maya continued sucking on her clit. “I’m close.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips against Maya’s mouth and fingers.“Cum for me Babe, I want to taste you on my tongue.” Maya said, licking from Carina’s entrance to her clit, tasting her precum. Maya began sucking harder on Carina’s clit as she thrust her fingers harder and faster into Carina, causing her to gasp and moan louder, her body writhing underneath Maya.“Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzoooo! I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, as her pussy began convulsing and tightening around Maya’s fingers as she continued sucking on Carina’s clit and thrusting her fingers inside Carina.Maya felt Carina’s body relax as her orgasm ended, slowly pulling her fingers out of Carina’s pussy, licking them clean. “Mmmmm, I’ve missed getting to taste you.” Maya said, as she began to lick up and down Carina’s folds, until she had lapped up every drop of Carina’s cum. Maya slowly moved up Carina’s body to her lips, kissing her hard and deeply.“That was….amazing. I’ve missed that.” Carina said smiling at Maya, reaching her hand down to Maya’s boxers, feeling her hardened dick inside them. “I need these off.” Carina said smiling, pulling on Maya’s boxers.Maya rose up to quickly remove her boxers, leaning over to the nightstand, opening the drawer and looking for the box of condoms. Maya pulled the box out of the drawer and looked inside to see it was empty. “Oh no!” Maya said, looking at Carina with wide eyes.“What’s wrong?” Carina asked, looking at Maya with a puzzled look.“I’m…out, I’m out of condoms.” Maya said, holding up the box and shaking it to show it was empty.“Ok, we’ll just have sex without one then.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya by the arm so she was back on top of her.“Umm, I don’t think I can now.” Maya said, lowering her head so Carina couldn’t see her face.“What? Why not?” Carina asked, lifting Maya’s face to look at her.“Um, he died.” Maya said, lowering her head again.“What?” Carina asked, reaching down to feel Maya’s dick had indeed softened. “Maya, what is going on? You are always in the mood for sex. You were hard as a rock until you went to get a condom. This isn’t like you, what is wrong? I need you to talk to me and tell me what the problem is. Is it me? Are you not attracted to me that way anymore?” Carina began asking, sitting up to look at Maya, who had moved off Carina’s body.“No, it’s not you…it’s me.” Maya said sighing heavily, placing her head in her hands.“Ok, what is it that’s wrong with you then?” Carina asked, softly rubbing Maya’s back.“I’m…scared.” Maya said, bursting into tears, her head in her hands.“Scared? What are you afraid of?” Carina asked, kissing Maya on the side of the head as she sobbed in her hands.“I’m…I’m afraid of…of you getting…pregnant.” Maya said in a low voice, wiping tears from her cheeks.“But I thought you wanted me to get pregnant. I’m not understanding why you are afraid of me getting pregnant if you want me to be pregnant. I need you to explain this more clearly for me.” Carina said, wiping tears from Maya’s face.“I did want you to get pregnant until…until I saw what Callie went through when she had her baby. I don’t think I can go through that and see you in so much pain and there won’t be anything I can do to help you.” Maya said, looking at her hands as she played with her fingers.“Oh Bambina, I understand it now.” Carina said, hugging Maya close to her body. “Yes, labor is very painful and horrible…but once it’s all over with, and the doctor places that sweet precious baby in your arms, you forget about all the pain, and everything you went through to bring them into this world. It’s a miracle you’re witnessing when you give birth to a child. Once you see your baby, once you see a part of yourself and the person you love in that baby, nothing else matters. Not the 9 months of pregnancy, the hormones, the morning sickness, swollen feet, back aches, labor pains, and delivery matters, because you’re holding something that was made from the love we share. I want to have more children with you despite what I will go through, what my body will go through, to bring another part of our love into this world.” Carina said, speaking softly, as she continued to hold Maya close to her body.“I don’t think I can go through seeing you in that much pain and do nothing to help you.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“But you will be helping me, by being there, holding my hand, rubbing my back, and feeding me ice chips. Having you there with me when we have another child is all I need to get through the labor pains and delivery.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I can do all that.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I know you can, and you will be my rock when I’m going through all of it.” Carina said, smiling at Maya. “Once you see the tiny human we made together, you will forget all about the labor and delivery.” Carina said smiling, placing a gentle kiss on Maya’s lips.“I still hope we have a boy though.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Like I said, that is totally up to you and your swimmers.” Carina said laughing, pointing to Maya’s dick.“I’ll have a long talk with them when we start trying for another baby then.” Maya said laughing, hugging Carina tightly against her body.“Are you feeling better now?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Yes, thank you for explaining everything to me and helping me understand things more clearly.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Do you want to get some sleep now?” Carina asked, smiling seductively at Maya.“No, I have other plans now.” Maya said smiling, pushing Carina onto her back, kissing her hard and deeply on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, Carina tasting herself on Maya’s tongue, moaning in her mouth.Carina reached her hand down to Maya’s semi hard dick, wrapping her hand around it. “Let me help you with this.” Carina said smiling, moving down Maya’s body to her dick, swiping her tongue across the head of it, causing Maya to gasp. Carina looked at Maya as she wrapped her mouth around Maya’s dick, twirling her tongue around and across the head, causing Maya to buck her hips, pushing her dick further inside Carina’s mouth. “Patience.” Carina said, smiling at Maya as she removed her mouth from Maya’s dick.“Fuck, sorry.” Maya said, grasping the comforter in her hands, throwing her head back as Carina began twisting her hand around Maya’s dick, moving it up and down.Carina rubbed her hand across the slit in the head of Maya’s dick, collecting the precum and spreading it down her dick. Carina wrapped her mouth around Maya’s dick, sucking and twirling her tongue around it and across the slit, tasting the precum. Carina smiled when she felt Maya’s dick getting harder by the second as she continued sucking on it and taking more of it into her mouth, opening her throat to take it in deeper. Carina began bobbing her head up and down Maya’s dick, taking her deeper each time.“Fuck, fuck, fuck.” Maya said, feeling her dick going deeper down Carina’s throat. “I’m going to cum if you keep doing that.” Maya said, breathing hard.“We don’t want that just yet.” Carina said smiling, removing her mouth from Maya’s dick, slowly moving up her body, to kiss her hard on the lips.Maya placed her hand around Carina’s waist, flipping her onto her back and getting between her legs, Carina spreading her legs widely for Maya to lay between them. Maya broke the kiss and rose up to look into Carina’s eyes, smiling at her. “Are you ready?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I am, are you?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Let me show you how ready I am.” Maya said smiling widely at Carina. Maya reached her hand down to her dick, grabbing it by the base, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on it before lining it up at her entrance. Maya looked into Carina’s eyes as she slowly pushed her dick inside Carina, not stopping until she had fully entered her, moaning loudly. “Fuck, you feel so good.” Maya said, laying her head on Carina’s shoulder, breathing hard against her neck. “This may be embarrassing.” Maya said with a chuckle.“It’s ok, cum whenever you need to.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s neck, knowing what Maya was talking about.“I may cum the second I start moving.” Maya said breathing hard, slowly pulling her dick out before thrusting hard and deeply inside Carina. Maya was moaning and grunting as she began thrusting harder and deeper inside Carina, sweat dripping from her body. “I’m already close.” Maya said, thrusting faster, harder and deeper as she reached down to begin rubbing circles on Carina’s clit, causing her to gasp and moan.“I’m close too.” Carina said, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s. “Dio mio.” Carina said, as Maya slowly pulled her dick out, leaving just the head inside and ramming hard and deep into Carina’s pussy, causing her to moan loudly.“I need you to cum.” Maya said grunting and panting hard with each thrust. “Babe, I really need to cum for me.” Maya said, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper. Maya rubbed harder on Carina’s clit, trying to bring her to orgasm. Maya felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Ohhh, fuck! I’m going to cum, I need you to cum, now!” Maya said, as she thrust hard and deep into Carina, stopping as she felt ropes of cum shooting from her dick. “Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuckkk!” Maya said, shallow deep thrusting as the ropes of cum continued shooting from her dick until she had emptied it all inside Carina.As Carina felt Maya cumming inside her, her pussy began convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick, milking her of all her cum. “I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, holding Maya tightly against her body as hers trembled from the intense orgasm.They lay in each other’s arms as they were trying to catch their breath. Maya was rubbing Carina’s arm, and Carina was rubbing Maya’s back as their breathing finally slowed. “I love you so much.” Maya said, raising up to look into Carina’s eyes.“I love you too. That was incredible.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I’m going to pull out now.” Maya said kissing Carina on the lips before slowly pulling her dick out of Carina’s pussy, seeing their combined juices spilling from Carina. “Did you take your birth control today, because if you didn’t, I just knocked you up.” Maya said with a laugh, moving to lay beside Carina.“Yes, I took it. I have a timer set on my phone now to remind me, so we don’t have anymore scares or an accidental pregnancy.” Carina said laughing.“That’s a great idea. Maybe I should set a timer to remind me to buy condoms more often.” Maya said laughing.“Stupida.” Carina said laughing, hitting Maya on the arm.Maya wrapped her arm around Carina pulling her against her body. “I’m sorry for freaking out on you earlier.” Maya said, softly caressing Carina’s head.“It’s ok, but you need to tell me when something is bothering you so we can discuss it and not let it turn into some big thing. You aren’t the first one to get freaked out about labor and childbirth, I see it everyday in someone’s partner.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“Ok, I will come to you whenever I start freaking out about something or something is bothering me from now on.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Thank you, that’s all I ask from you. Well, that and incredible orgasms.” Carina said laughing.“Can you believe we’ll be getting married in less than 2 months?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“It’s not soon enough for me.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“We could always just go by the courthouse tomorrow and get married if you wanted to.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on top of the head.“Nu uh, no way. We’ve already spent so much money on the wedding and the planner, plus everyone would kill us if we did that. I think Nana is more excited about our wedding than anyone, she is always sending me pictures of wedding stuff for me to look at.” Carina said with a chuckle.“She’s been sending me pictures of places she said I need to take you for our honeymoon.” Maya said with a laugh.“Her and Grandpa are looking forward to us sharing an anniversary with them. We couldn’t do that to them now. I’m excited for them to see the surprise we are planning for them at the wedding.” Carina said smiling.“Thanks to Nana, I have it narrowed down to 3 places to choose from for our honeymoon. Don’t worry, they all include a beach.” Maya said with a laugh.“They better or I’m not going.” Carina said laughing.“Just make sure you pack a bikini for the honeymoon, although I’m not planning on leaving the room much.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“Now that’s the Maya I know and love. The one always thinking about all the sex she’s wanting to have.” Carina said laughing.“I’m back Baby!” Maya said laughing, tickling Carina and making her laugh. “Wanna go again?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina, kissing her on the neck, then licking her.“I would but I have to get up early for that surgery I told you about.” Carina said giggling as Maya licked her on the neck.“Right…let’s get some sleep then.” Maya said, pulling the comforter over them, and kissing Carina on top of the head. “Good night, Babe.” Maya said.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said as she yawned. Two weeks later Carina is in her office working when there’s a knock on the door. “Come in.” Carina shouted, looking at the door.“Hi.” Maya said smiling as she opened the door.“Maya, what are you doing here?” Carina asked smiling, moving from behind her desk to greet Maya with a kiss on the lips.“I had to run a few errands in town and thought I would stop by to see you. I missed you and wanted to see my beautiful fiancé.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, deepening the kiss.“I miss you too. I’m glad you came by to see me.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s hand and leading her further into her office.“Are you busy or do you have some time for me?” Maya asked, smiling mischievously.“I always have time for you.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the cheek.“Then you should lock the door.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“Oh, really now.” Carina said smiling, turning to walk to the door, turning around and smiling at Maya as she locked it, before walking back to where Maya was leaning against her desk.“Hi.” Maya said smiling, as she reached out to pull Carina against her body, kissing her hard and deeply on the lips, slipping her hand underneath Carina’s scrub top, squeezing her breast, causing a moan from Carina.“Maybe we should take this to the bed in the other room.” Carina said smiling, pointing to another room in her office.“Most definitely, lead the way.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand as she led her to the room with the small bed in it. “We can make this work.” Maya said with a laugh when she saw the twin sized bed in the room.“Are you just going to stand there talking or take your clothes off?” Carina said smiling, pulling the scrub shirt over her head.“Oh, I’m getting naked now.” Maya said smiling, quickly taking off her shirt and sports bra, before kicking off her shoes and removing her pants and boxers in one move. Maya laid on the bed naked, stroking her dick as she watched Carina taking off her scrub bottoms and thong.Carina lay in bed beside Maya, both on their sides facing each other. “I have a mother in labor, so I don’t know how much time we have.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“We better get busy then.” Maya said with a laugh, pulling Carina against her body, kissing her hard and deeply on the lips, trailing her hand down Carina’s body to her folds, feeling the slick wetness beginning to gather there. Maya began sucking and biting on Carina’s sweet spot on her neck, causing her to moan.Carina rolled to her back, pulling Maya on top of her, spreading her legs for Maya to lay between them. Maya kissed down Carina’s neck to her hardened nipple, wrapping her mouth around it, sucking and twirling her tongue around it, causing a loud moan from Carina. Maya trailed her hand down Carina’s body to her folds again, feeling more slick wetness gathered there. Maya slowly pushed one finger inside Carina causing her to gasp, and moan loudly. Maya moved her kisses to Carina’s other nipple, sucking and twirling her tongue around it, Carina moaning and holding Maya’s head against her breast.Maya slowly began thrusting her finger in and out of Carina, while sucking on her nipple, causing Carina to buck her hips against Maya’s finger. “Dio mio.” Carina said, thrusting her hips faster against Maya’s finger. “More.” Carina said, breathing hard.Maya moved to push another finger inside Carina, but she stopped her, looking into her eyes. “No, I want your dick inside me.” Carina said, reaching for Maya’s hardened dick.“Ok.” Maya said smiling, reaching down to stroke her dick a few times before rubbing it through Carina’s folds, then lining it up at her entrance. Maya looked at Carina who smiled and nodded, so she slowly pushed her dick inside Carina until she had fully entered her, moaning loudly. “I woke up thinking about fucking you and haven’t stopped thinking about it.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the neck. “You feel so good.” Maya said as she began thrusting hard and deeply inside Carina.“Fuck me hard.” Carina said, holding Maya tightly around the neck and waist.Maya began ramming her dick hard and deep into Carina, the bed squeaking with each thrust. “You love it when I fuck you hard, don’t you?” Maya said, grunting as she thrust harder into Carina, the bed bouncing and squeaking underneath them.“Yes, you fuck me so hard and good.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s. “Faster, harder.” Carina said, her breathing ragged as she thrust her hips faster, meeting Maya’s at every thrust, the sound of their bodies slapping together echoing in the room.Maya planted her feet firmly against the mattress, thrusting harder and faster into Carina, panting and grunting with each thrust. “Like that?” Maya asked, thrusting harder and faster.“Yes, yes, yes.” Carina said, panting as Maya continued thrusting hard, deep, and fast into her. “Cazzo, I’m close.” Carina said, feeling her orgasm building inside her.“Cum for me, cum all over my big dick in your tight pussy.” Maya said, as she thrust hard and deep into Carina. “I love when your pussy squeezes my dick while I’m fucking you.” Maya said, knowing when she talked dirty to Carina, it would make her cum faster. Maya held Carina tightly as she rammed her dick hard and deep inside her grunting with each thrust, sweat dripping down her back.“Cazzo, I’m going to cum.” Carina said thrusting her hips wildly as her pussy starting convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck, I’m cumming!” Carina shouted, and Maya quickly placed her hand over Carina’s mouth so no one would hear her as Maya continued thrusting hard and deep inside Carina, extending her orgasm before Carina’s body relaxed underneath Maya.Maya stopped thrusting, giving Carina a minute to recover from her orgasm. “Are you ok?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina, but she was only able to shake her head affirmatively. “Can I move, or do you need a minute?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I’m good, you can move.” Carina said, still breathing hard as Maya began thrusting hard and deep again, Carina moaning.“I’m getting close.” Maya said, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina. Maya was listening to Carina moaning and reached her hand down to rub circles on her clit, causing Carina to gasp, and begin thrusting her hips with Maya. “Are you going to cum again for me?” Maya asked, feeling Carina’s pussy tightening around her dick again. Maya felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, I’m going to cum!” Maya said, thrusting hard and deep into Carina, as ropes of cum shot from her dick. “Fuck, fuck, fuck!” Maya shouted, Carina placing her hand over Maya’s mouth so no one could hear her as Maya shallow thrusted into Carina as more ropes of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied all the cum inside Carina.Carina felt another orgasm as she thrust hard against Maya. “I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick, collapsing on the bed.Maya had her head on Carina’s shoulder, breathing hard against her neck, sweat dripping from her head onto the bed. As Maya’s breath evened out, she looked at Carina and smiled. “I’m going to pull out now.” Maya said, smiling, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina’s pussy, lying on her side by Carina.Carina turned onto her side, smiling at Maya. “I’m glad you came by to see me. You said you wanted to fuck me in my office, now you have.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I want to do this more often.” Maya said with a laugh, kissing Carina on the lips.“That can be arranged.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya hard on the lips. I need to go to the bathroom and clean up before I go check on my patients. I don’t want to be smelling like sex when I see them.” Carina said laughing, getting up from the bed and walking into the bathroom in her office.“Yeah, that wouldn’t be a good thing.” Maya said laughing, reaching for her clothes to put back on.When Carina came out of the bathroom, she had a clean set of scrubs on and Maya was sitting on the bed putting her shoes on. “I’ll see you at home later.” Carina said smiling, leaning to kiss Maya on the lips.“Maybe we can have a repeat of this.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Maybe.” Carina said smiling, tilting her head sideways.“I’ll walk out with you.” Maya said smiling, rising from the bed and putting her arms around Carina, walking behind her.As they walked out of Carina’s office, several people were standing in the hallway smiling at them. Maya smiled back, but Carina lowered her head as if in shame. “Everyone is so friendly here.” Maya said walking beside Carina.“They’re not being friendly…they clearly heard us having sex in my office.” Carina said in a low voice, walking faster down the hallway.“Ohhhh!” Maya said her eyes wide with shock.“Now, I’m going to be teased about it forever.” Carina said, scrunching up her face in embarrassment.“Maybe not.” Maya said, trying to make her feel better.“You don’t understand, whenever anyone has sex with someone in this hospital, everyone finds out about it and teases the doctor who was having sex.” Carina said, shaking her head.“Well, I’m not sorry or ashamed of having sex with my gorgeous fiancé, soon to be wife, in her office.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the cheek.“I’m not sorry or ashamed, I just hate all the teasing about it.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“I’ll let you get back to delivering babies. Thanks for the delivery you gave me.” Maya said laughing, as she turned to walk away from Carina.“Bambina!” Carina said laughing, watching Maya walking away, admiring her ass.“Was that your fiancé?” A nurse asked, seeing Carina watching Maya walk away.“Yes, I’m just admiring her fine ass.” Carina said with a laugh.“Good, because everyone is talking about you having sex with someone in your office a little while ago.” The nurse said with a laugh.“Guilty, that was us.” Carina said laughing, before walking with the nurse to her patients room to check on her.

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Maya and Carina are sitting on the couch watching a movie when Katie comes running into the living room. “Mamma, when are getting flowers for me?” Katie asked, giving Carina a questioning look.“What are you wanting flowers for Picola?” Carina asked, a confused look on her face.“For the wedding!” Katie said, a look of annoyance on her face. “Why are you and Mommy getting married?” Katie asked, a look of confusion on her face.“We won’t be getting your flowers until closer to the wedding.” Carina said, placing Katie on her lap.“And…Mamma and I are getting married because we love each other and want to be together forever and build a family with you.” Maya said smiling, poking Katie in the stomach, making her giggle.“But we’re already a family.” Katie said, looking confused.“Yes, we are, but by getting married, it will be official, a legal document saying we’re married for life.” Maya said, smiling at Katie.“Ok.” Katie said shrugging her shoulders. “What do I get to do at the marriage wedding?” Katie asked, looking at Carina.“You will be the flower girl, and wear your pretty dress we bought for you, and walk down the aisle throwing flower petals all over the floor, right before I walk down the aisle to marry Mommy.” Carina said, smiling at Katie, imitating throwing flower petals on the floor.“What if I fall down or something?” Katie asked, a look of fear on her face.“You won’t, but if you do, you will get right back up and continue throwing the petals until you reach where Mommy will be standing.” Carina said with a chuckle, kissing Katie on the head.“You just keep looking at me while you’re walking down the aisle, and I will be waiting for you when you reach me.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the cheek.“Am I getting married too?” Katie asked, a look of question on her face.“Well…not really, but you will be a part of the wedding. Mamma and I will be getting married, but you are a big part of the wedding and have the most important part in the ceremony.” Maya said smiling, as she leant over to speak softly to Katie.“What if I need to pee during the ceremony?” Katie asked, furrowing her eyebrows.“Then someone will take you to the bathroom.” Carina said laughing, hugging Katie.“Being a flower girl sounds like a lot of work.” Katie said, wiping her forehead.“It will be the easiest part of the ceremony, and you are going to be amazing.” Maya said smiling, poking Katie in the stomach, making her laugh.“What are you going to be doing?” Katie asked, looking at Maya.“I will be standing at the altar with Uncle Mason and Uncle Andrew waiting for Mamma to walk down the aisle to marry me.” Maya said, smiling at Katie then Carina.“I want to do your part.” Katie said, smiling at Maya.“Then you would be marrying Mamma instead of me if you did my part.” Maya said laughing.“Oh, I can’t marry Mamma because she’s, my Mamma.” Katie said, shaking her head. “What are you going to be doing?” Katie asked, turning to look at Carina.“I am going to be waiting for you to throw the petals on the floor, so I can walk down the aisle to Mommy so we can be married by Grandpa.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“Merda, non posso nemmeno sposare la Mommy. Katie said sighing deeply. (Shit, I can’t marry Mommy either.)“Katie, that’s a bad word!” Carina said, scolding Katie.“I’m sowwy.” Katie said bowing her head in shame.“What did she say?” Maya asked, looking confused at Carina.“She said shit!” Carina said, raising her voice in disbelief.“Katie, you can’t say bad words like that.” Maya said, giving Katie a stern look.“I said sowwy!” Katie said, raising her voice at Maya, giving her a dirty look.“Don’t raise your voice at me.” Maya said, shaking her finger at Katie.“I’m sowwy Mommy.” Katie said in a soft voice, reaching to hug Maya.“I forgive you.” Maya said smiling, hugging Katie.“Do you not want to be the flower girl?” Carina asked, looking at Katie with concern.“It’s too much work for me.” Katie said, shaking her head.“I promise it will be super easy, and you will look so pretty in the dress Mamma bought for you. You will probably be the prettiest one there.” Maya said smiling, winking at Carina.“I will?” Katie said excitedly, smiling at Maya.“I’m sure you will be.” Maya said, smiling and kissing Katie on the forehead.“Ok, I’ll do it.” Katie said excitedly, clapping her hands and jumping up and down.“Yay!” Maya said excitedly, clapping her hands with Katie.“Will there be a party with cake?” Katie asked, looking at Maya.“There will be a big party with a huge cake, all the cake you can eat.” Maya said, holding her hands apart wide to imitate huge.“Yes!” Katie said, smiling and throwing her fist in the air in celebration of the cake. “I’m going to go pway now.” Katie said smiling, running out of the room.“Maybe we should have started with the cake part?” Maya said laughing, looking at Carina.“Most definitely.” Carina said laughing, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“I called Sullivan and asked him to be a groomsman since you are having a maid of honor and two bridesmaids, that way it will be even on both sides.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Did the rest of the team receive the invitations to the wedding?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Yes, and they are all coming. I can’t wait to see them; it will be like old times.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on top of the head.“We just have three weeks until the wedding. Are you getting cold feet yet?” Carina asked with a laugh.“Never, are you?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina. “I’ve waited six years to marry you, and nothing is going to scare me away.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina on the lips.“No cold feet for me. What do you mean you’ve waited six years to marry me, you just asked me at Christmas?” Carina said with a chuckle.“It was six years ago when you walked into my science class, and I knew right then that I wanted to marry the beautiful brunette with the amazing accent.” Maya said, smiling as she bent down to kiss Carina hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, deepening the kiss.Carina broke the kiss smiling at Maya. “You can’t be kissing me like that, Katie is still awake.” Carina said smiling, waving her finger at Maya.“Isn’t it her bedtime?” Maya asked smiling, bending down to kiss Carina on the neck.“Maya, it is only 6:30, and her bedtime isn’t for another hour and a half. You’ll just have to keep it in your pants for now.” Carina said with a laugh, pointing to Maya’s semi hard dick in her pants.“Ugh, this is hard, and by this…I mean this.” Maya said with a chuckle, reaching down to palm her hardening dick.Katie comes running back into the room. “Mommy, will you play farm animals with me?” Katie asked, smiling sweetly at Maya.“Yes, since Mamma won’t play with me.” Maya said laughing, looking at Carina.“Maya!” Carina said, a look of both surprise and shock on her face.“What? It’s the truth, you won’t play with me.” Maya said laughing as she walked away with Katie.“Dio mio, non posso credere che abbia detto una cosa del genere.” Carina said, shaking her head in disbelief. (My God, I can’t believe she said that.)Maya is on the phone with Sullivan and several members of the team while Carina does bedtime with Katie. Carina walked downstairs after bedtime as Maya is ending the call. “The team are all excited about the wedding and asked if it was ok if they wore their dress blues for it.” Maya said smiling, as Carina sat beside her on the couch.“What did you tell them? I think it would be nice to see them all dressed up in their uniforms.” Carina said smiling, snuggling up to Maya.“I told them I would be honored if they wore them.” Maya said smiling, hugging Carina close to her body. “Is Katie asleep now?” Maya asked, smiling mischievously at Carina.“Yes, finally, after asking a million more questions about the cake for the wedding. She wanted to know if she could have the first and biggest piece, what kind it will be, and how much frosting it will have.” Carina said chuckling.“She’s more excited about the cake than anything else.” Maya said with a laugh, nuzzling her nose in Carina’s neck. Maya began kissing Carina on the neck, then started biting and sucking on her sweet spot.“Bambina.” Carina said, turning her head to give Maya better access to her neck.“What? I am just finishing what you started earlier.” Maya said with a chuckle, biting and sucking on Carina’s pulse point, causing a moan from her.“What I started?” Carina asked, with a giggle.“Ok, maybe I started it, so now I’m just trying to finish it.” Maya said smiling against Carina’s neck as she continued biting and sucking, leaving a mark on her neck.“Dio mio.” Carina said, breathing hard as Maya continued biting and sucking on her favorite spots on her neck. Carina wrapped her arms around Maya’s neck as she shifted to sit on her lap, grinding her hips against Maya’s dick, feeling it getting harder with each grind.“Fuck.” Maya said, reaching for the hem of Carina’s shirt, pulling it off her and throwing it on the couch. “Even better.” Maya said smiling, when she saw Carina wasn’t wearing a bra. Maya reached down to take her own shirt and bra off, throwing them with Carina’s. Maya pulled Carina against her body, kissing her hard and deeply, both moaning. Maya felt her dick getting harder and broke the kiss, moving her kisses down Carina’s neck to her hardened nipple, smiling at Carina before she wrapped her mouth around it, sucking and flicking her tongue across it, causing Carina to gasp.“Cazzo.” Carina said, breathing hard as she began to grind harder against Maya fully erect dick in her pants. “Take these off.” Carina said, reaching for the waistband of Maya’s pants, tugging on them. Carina stood up and quickly took off her pants and panties, while Maya quickly pushed her pants and boxers down to her ankles, kicking them off. Carina straddled Maya’s lap, her slick wet pussy rubbing against Maya’s hard dick.“Fuck, you’re so wet.” Maya said, feeling Carina’s wet pussy grinding on her dick. Maya pulled Carina against her body, kissing her hard and deeply on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth. Maya slowly trailed her hands down Carina’s body, grabbing her ass and squeezing as Carina continued grinding on Maya’s dick.Carina lifted her body enough to reach down and grab Maya’s hardened dick, rubbing it through her folds, collecting the wetness, moaning loudly as she lined Maya’s dick up at her entrance, slowly lowering herself on it until it was fully inside her. Carina laid her head on Maya’s shoulder, adjusting to Maya being fully inside her, moaning and breathing hard against Maya’s neck.Maya began kissing and sucking on Carina’s neck, as Carina began riding her dick, slowly bouncing up and down on it. Maya reached down to hold Carina’s hips, thrusting her dick in and out of Carina on each bounce, both moaning. “Fuck, I feel so deep inside you.” Maya said, panting and breathing hard as she thrust harder and deeper into Carina, Carina bouncing harder on her dick, her breast bouncing up and down. Maya leant down, taking a nipple in her mouth, sucking hard and twirling her tongue around it as Carina began riding her dick faster, her breath becoming ragged. “You like riding my dick?” Maya asked, grunting as she held onto Carina’s hips, thrusting hard and deep into her.“Yes, you’re so deep inside me.” Carina said, panting hard as she began bouncing faster and harder on Maya’s dick. “I’m close.” Carina said, bouncing wildly on Maya’s dick, grunting with each bounce.“Are you going to cum on my dick for me?” Maya asked, grunting and panting hard as Carina bounced hard and wildly on her dick, Maya unable to keep rhythm with her.“Yes.” Carina said, panting hard as she bounced hard on Maya’s dick, stopping as she felt her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick. “Cazzo, I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling the orgasm taking over her body, it trembling as she began bouncing wildly, riding out her orgasm, collapsing on Maya’s shoulder when it ended.Maya held onto Carina’s hips tightly as she continued thrusting hard into her, feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “I’m cumming! Fuck, fuck, fuckkkkkk!” Maya shouted, feeling ropes of cum shooting from her dick, holding Carina tightly against her dick as she shallow deep thrusted into her, ropes and ropes of cum shooting from her dick inside Carina, painting her inside white with cum, until she had emptied her load, laying her head back against the couch, breathing hard.Suddenly there’s the pitter patter sound of little feet coming down the stairs. “Cazzo!” Carina said, reaching for the blanket on the back of the couch, quickly wrapping it around their naked bodies as Katie rounded the corner to the living room.“I tirsty.” Katie said, rubbing her eyes.Maya was holding Carina tightly against her body so Katie couldn’t see they were naked underneath the blanket. “Ok, um…go back upstairs and I’ll bring you some water in a minute.” Maya said, smiling at Katie.“Ok.” Katie said, turning to walk up the stairs.“Oh my God, did that just happen?” Maya asked, looking at Carina, her face red from embarrassment.“Yep, that just happened, our daughter caught us having sex.” Carina said with a chuckle, smiling at Maya.“She’ll be traumatized for life now.” Maya said, her face scrunched up in disbelief.“No, she won’t, she doesn’t have any idea what we were doing.” Carina said with a chuckle, moving off Maya’s dick.“Maybe I’m the one traumatized then.” Maya said, placing her face in her hands.“Put your clothes on and take your daughter some water.” Carina said with a laugh, handing Maya her clothes.“I don’t know if I can look at her right now.” Maya said shaking her head as she began getting dressed.“You told her you would bring her the water, so take it to her.” Carina said with a laugh, walking towards the kitchen, returning with a bottle of water, handing it to Maya.“Ugh, ok.” Maya said, sighing heavily as she took the water from Carina. One week before the wedding and it’s the night of the bachelor party Mason and Andrew planned for Maya. The bachelorette party will be tomorrow night. They decided to have their parties on different nights because of Katie and needing one parent to watch her while the other parent had their party. Grandpa ordered a car to take Maya and himself to the party, expecting them to be drinking and unable to drive afterwards.As Maya got dressed for the party, Carina walked into the bedroom. “Have fun tonight, but not too much fun.” Carina said smiling, walking to where Maya was standing and kissing her on the lips.“Ok, but you can’t have too much fun tomorrow night either.” Maya said with a laugh, holding Carina tightly against her body, kissing her hard on the lips.Katie came running into the room as they were kissing. “Ewww, gwoss.” Katie said, covering her eyes.“Come on, we need to get ready for our movie marathon.” Carina said laughing, as she walked over to Katie, taking her hand and leading her out of the room.Grandpa showed up at Maya’s with the car and driver to take Maya to the party. “Let’s go, this is your night to party one last time before getting hitched for life.” Grandpa said with a laugh, smiling at Maya.“I heard that!” Carina yelled from the living room, laughing.“Hi Carina.” Grandpa yelled, laughing.“Papa!” Katie yelled, as she came running to Grandpa, reaching for him to pick her up.“Hi my Angel.” Grandpa said smiling, as she picked Katie up and kissed her on the cheek.“I go wiff you?” Katie asked, holding Grandpa’s cheeks.“Not tonight, Angel. Tonight is just for Papa and Mommy.” Grandpa said, kissing Katie on the head before putting her down.“Not fair.” Katie said pouting and crossing her arms.“Come on Katie, we will be having our movie marathon and eating snacks while they’re doing their thing.” Carina said, reaching for Katie’s hand. “Remember what I said.” Carina said, pointing her finger at Maya.“I remember.” Maya said smiling, giving Carina a quick kiss, then kissing Katie on the head before walking out the door with Grandpa.When Maya walked outside with Grandpa there was a black escalade waiting to take them to and from the party. Maya got inside the back seat of the suv on the driver’s side while Grandpa got in on the other side. “Let’s start this night off with a shot of whiskey.” Grandpa said, reaching for the bottle of whiskey, pouring them each a glass, handing Maya one. “To your last week of bachelorhood before you marry the woman of your dreams.” Grandpa said smiling, clanking his glass against Maya’s.“To marrying the woman of my dreams and love of my life.” Maya said smiling, taking a drink of the whiskey.When they arrived at the club Mason and Andrew had rented a private room for the party and were waiting for them to arrive. “Hey Maya! Come in and let’s get this party started.” Mason said smiling, grabbing Maya’s arm and pulling her inside the room.When Maya entered the room, she was surprised to see her entire team from the army inside. “Holy shit! I didn’t think you guys were going to be able to make it tonight?” Maya said smiling, hugging each one tightly.“We lied.” Sullivan said laughing. “We were planning on coming the entire time, we just wanted to surprise you.” Sullivan said smiling, hitting Maya on the back.“You fucking bastard, you got me.” Maya said laughing, punching Sullivan in the arm.“It’s good to see you Major.” Romero said smiling, hitting Maya on the arm.“It’s good to see you too.” Maya said smiling.“Enough pleasantries, let’s get this fucking party started!” Sullivan yelled, everyone cheering and holding up their glasses filled with liquor. “To the best Major the Army has ever seen, Major Bishop!” Sullivan yelled, holding up his glass in a toast.“To Major Bishop!” The entire team yelled, holding up their glasses.Maya was smiling from ear to ear, her eyes filled with tears as she looked around the room to see everyone she loved and cared about there to celebrate with her, everyone except Andy, her best friend. “Are you alright?” Grandpa asked, seeing the tears in Maya’s eyes.“Yeah, I’m just thinking about Andy right now. I so wish she could be here to celebrate this night with me.” Maya said, as a tear rolled down her cheek.“She is here, she’s in your heart and she’s in the hearts of everyone here. This is your night, and Andy wouldn’t want you to be sad, thinking about her. She would want you to enjoy all of this and have a drink for her.” Grandpa said smiling, embracing Maya in a gentle hug.“I know, it’s just hard for me to celebrate when the one person I wish was here the most isn’t.” Maya said, wiping the tears from her eyes.“No, she isn’t, but…look who is here in her place.” Grandpa said smiling, turning Maya to see Andy’s dad standing behind her.“Mr. Herrera!” Maya shouted, wrapping her arms around him and hugging him tightly, tears falling from her eyes.“You didn’t think I would miss this party, did you? Andy would kill me if I didn’t show up to celebrate with you.” Mr. Herrera said, wiping the tears from Maya’s eyes.“Thank you for coming sir.” Maya said smiling, shaking his hand.As the party continued, everyone was drinking and laughing when suddenly swanky music began blaring from the speakers. Maya turned to see three very scantily clad dressed women dancing towards her. “Oh Fuck!” Maya said, realizing they were strippers, her eyes widened in fear.“Are you Maya?” One of the dancers asked, dancing up to her.“No, he is!” Maya quickly said, pointing to Grandpa who was standing beside her smiling at the dancer.“No, I’m not, but you can dance for me anytime little darling.” Grandpa said smiling flirtatiously at the dancer.“This is Maya!” Mason said smiling, walking up to Maya.“Mason, I’m going to fucking kill you!” Maya angrily said, punching Mason in the chest.“Relax, we’re just having fun.” Mason said laughing, pushing the dancer towards Maya.“Look, I mean no disrespect, but I am engaged to be married to the love of my life, and won’t do ANYTHING to jeopardize that, so go dance with someone else, because I’m not interested.” Maya said to the dancer before walking away from her to where the team were standing watching the interaction.“Are you ok Major?” Sullivan asked, seeing the anger on Maya’s face.“NO! I am not ok! My fucking idiot brother hired strippers after I specifically told him not to.” Maya shouted angrily, turning to glare at Mason who was dancing with one of the strippers.“Just ignore them, let’s have a drink and have some fun.” Sullivan said smiling, handing Maya a glass of whiskey.“Right, let’s have fun.” Maya said smiling, drinking the entire glass of whiskey.“Hey Maya, I just wanted to tell you that I had absolutely nothing to do with hiring the strippers. It was all Mason’s doing, I know how angry Carina will be if she finds out about it and I’m scared of my sister when she is angry.” Andrew said, looking at Maya.“I figured as much, he’s a fucking idiot.” Maya said, shaking her head.“Are we good then?” Andrew asked, looking at Maya.“Yeah, we’re good.” Maya said, smiling at Andrew.As the party progressed everyone was having fun, Mason and Grandpa had been dancing with the strippers and laughing loudly. Grandpa was feeling really good from all the whiskey he had been drinking. “This is the best party I ever went to.” Grandpa said, smiling at Maya.“Grandpa, you’re drunk and if Nana finds out you’ve been dancing with strippers, you will be in big trouble.” Maya said laughing, looking at Grandpa stumbling around.“Shhh, we won’t tell Kate anything about tonight.” Grandpa said, putting his finger on Maya’s lips.“Hey, Maya, I had these jello shots made just for you. I even had them make them blue because that’s your favorite color.” Mason said laughing, handing Maya a jello shot.“I want one, I’ve never had a jello shot!” Grandpa said, taking a jello shot off the tray Mason was carrying.“No, wait!” Mason yelled, but it was too late as Grandpa took the jello shot quickly.“Those are good, give me another one.” Grandpa said, reaching for another jello shot quickly sucking it down.“These are good!” Maya said, taking another one from Mason and sucking it down quickly.“I wish you hadn’t done that grandpa.” Mason said walking away with the tray of jello shots.“I think we should get you home.” Maya said smiling, reaching for Grandpa and steadying him so he wouldn’t fall from being so drunk.“Ok, we don’t want Kate getting mad at me for being out too late.” Grandpa said laughing, hanging onto Maya.“Hey, Dad, I’m going to take Grandpa home.” Maya said smiling at her dad.“Mom is going to kill him when he gets home, and she better never hear about the strippers.” Lane said, shaking his head.“We will help you get him to the truck Major.” Sullivan said laughing, watching as Maya was trying to hold Grandpa up by herself.As Maya got Grandpa inside the suv he reached for the bottle of whiskey, but Maya quickly grabbed it not wanting him to drink anymore. “I had the best time tonight.” Grandpa said, smiling at Maya.“I could see you having a good time.” Maya said laughing.As they were on the way home, Grandpa started squirming in his seat. Maya began to squirm in hers as well, adjusting her pants several times. When they got to Grandpa’s house Maya helped him out of the truck, but he refused to allow her to help him to the door. Maya watched as Grandpa walked towards the house, Grandpa walked with a funny gait.As they reached Maya’s house, she quickly got out of the suv and rushed inside, hurrying upstairs and undressing quickly before getting into bed beside Carina. Maya moved close to Carina who was lying on her side facing away from Maya. Maya put her arm around Carina and began kissing her shoulder and neck, causing Carina to stir. Carina looked over her shoulder at Maya who was smiling at her. “Hi.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina closer to her body.“Hi, how was the party?” Carina asked, rubbing her eyes.“It was ok.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the neck, then biting and sucking her sweet spot, thrusting her hips against Carina’s butt.“Oh, I see what you are doing.” Carina said with a chuckle, feeling Maya’s fully erect dick rubbing against her butt.“I’m horny.” Maya said slurring her words, rubbing her dick against Carina’s butt.“I can tell by how hard your dick is against my ass.” Carina said laughing, rolling over to face Maya.“Let’s fuck.” Maya said smiling, attacking Carina’s lips, Carina tasting the whiskey on Maya’s tongue.Carina broke the kiss, looking at Maya who was smiling. “How much did you drink tonight?” Carina asked.“I’m not sure.” Maya said, with a look of thought on her face.“You’re drunk.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Maybe a little.” Maya said smiling, holding up her fingers to show a small amount.“No, a lot.” Carina said with a laugh. “Bambina you’re completely naked.” Carina said, feeling Maya’s naked body against her body.“Yep!” Maya said laughing. “Can we fuck now?” Maya asked, pushing Carina onto her back, attacking her neck, sucking and biting on her sweet spot.“Wait, slow down.” Carina said, pushing Maya’s head away from her neck.“Ok…slow…got it.” Maya said, slowly moving her hand to the hem of Carina’s shirt, pulling it up her body, trying to pull it over her head, hitting Carina in the face.“Wait, let me do it.” Carina said, moving to pull her shirt off, throwing it on the floor.“Now…these.” Maya said smiling, reaching to pull Carina’s thong off her, getting it twisted.“No, I’ll do it.” Carina said laughing, pulling her thong off and throwing it on the floor.“Can we fuck now?” Maya asked smiling, moving between Carina’s legs.“Not yet.” Carina said with a chuckle, as Maya began sucking and twirling her tongue across Carina’s nipple.“I don’t know why I’m so horny tonight.” Maya said, with a confused look, looking at Carina.“Probably because of all the alcohol you drank tonight.” Carina said with a laugh, looking at Maya.“We had jello shots too, they were soooo gooood…and blue, my favorite color.” Maya said, licking her lips thinking about the jello shots.“What else did you have at the party?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“The team was there, and Mr. Herrera…and strippers.” Maya said, moving to kiss Carina, but she held her hand against Maya’s lips stopping her.“Strippers?” Carina asked in an angry tone.“Yes, but I told them I am marrying the love of my life and wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize that, to leave me alone.” Maya said, shaking her finger as she spoke.“Just who were the strippers for?” Carina asked, raising one eyebrow.“Me, but I gave them to Grandpa and Mason.” Maya said, moving to kiss Carina again, but Carina stopped her by putting her hand over Maya’s mouth again.“What do you mean you gave them to Grandpa and Mason?” Carina asked, her one eyebrow still raised.“I didn’t want them, so I let Grandpa and Mason dance with them, I talked with the team instead.” Maya said, moving to kiss Carina again, Carina stopping her by putting her hand over her mouth. “Why do you keep doing that?” Maya asked, trying to remove Carina’s hand from her mouth.“Because I can’t believe you have strippers to Grandpa. Nana is going to kill him when she finds out he was dancing with strippers!” Carina said, glaring at Maya.“He’s not going to tell her about the strippers. We’re not suppose to tell anyone.” Maya said shaking her head at Carina.“Oh, she is going to find out and when she does, lord help Grandpa.” Carina said, glaring at Maya.“Ok, can we fuck now? I think my dick is getting harder and it’s hurting really bad.” Maya said, reaching down to feel her dick, as Carina’s phone notifies her she has a message.“Hold on, I need to check this, it may be the hospital.” Carina said, moving Maya so she could reach her phone. Carina picked up her phone, seeing a message from Lane and opened it to read it. Carina begins laughing and lays her phone back on the nightstand. Carina moved back over next to Maya, laughing as she looked at her. “How many of those jello shots did you have tonight?” Carina asked while chuckling.“I don’t know, but they were soooo gooood.” Maya said smiling, licking her lips again.“Well…now I know why your dick is so hard.” Carina said laughing, looking at Maya. “Mason had those jello shots made with Viagra in them.” Carina said laughing hard, looking at Maya.“I don’t know but they were good, Grandpa had some too.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“NO!” Carina said, a look of shock on her face. “I need to call Nana!” Carina said, reaching for her phone, quickly calling Nana.“Carina, is everything ok?” Nana asked, answering the phone quickly.“Well…I thought you needed to know that Mason put Viagra in jello shots that Maya and Grandpa had tonight.” Carina said with her hand on her forehead, looking at Maya.“That explains why he’s acting this way.” Nana said, sighing heavily on the phone. “I am going to kill Mason when I see him.” Nana angrily said. “How is Maya doing?” Nana asked, concern in her voice.“She’s very drunk and feeling the effects of the Viagra.” Carina said laughing.“Oh my God!” Nana shouted on the phone. “Is she going to be ok? Can taking that hurt her?” Nana asked, concern and worry in her voice.“No, she will be ok, but it may take a while for it to wear off.” Carina said laughing, Maya moving closer to her, kissing her shoulder while she was talking to Nana. “Maya, stop, I’m on the phone with Nana.” Carina said, trying to push Maya away from her.“Hi Nana, Carina has to hang up so we can fuck!” Maya yelled, moving closer to Carina.“Maya!” Carina shouted, covering her face in embarrassment. “I’m sorry, she doesn’t realize what she’s saying.” Carina said, shaking her head in disbelief.“You should hear some of the things Mike is saying and attempting right now.” Nana said laughing on the phone.“Oh no!” Carina shouted, putting her hand over her mouth.“Yes, and he’s annoying the hell out of me.” Nana said, sounding very annoyed. “Is there anything I can give him to reverse the effects of the Viagra?” Nana asked in a serious tone.“No, you just have to wait for it to wear off.” Carina said going into doctor mode.“Oh, dear God, it’s going to be a long night.” Nana said, sighing heavily on the phone.“Tell me about it.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya, stroking her dick. “Call me if you need anything.” Carina said before ending the call.“Can we please fuck now?” Maya asked whining, looking sadly at Carina.“I don’t think I can go as many rounds as you’re going to need before that goes down.” Carina said with a laugh, pointing at Maya’s hard dick she was stroking.“I just need to fuck you one good time.” Maya said smiling, moving to attack Carina’s lips before she could put her hand up to stop her, shoving her tongue inside her mouth, deepening the kiss. Maya moved the kisses to Carina’s sweet spot on her neck, biting and sucking hard, leaving a mark before moving to her pulse point biting and sucking hard, leaving marks there, Carina moaning loudly. Maya kissed down Carina’s neck to her nipple, wrapping her mouth around it, sucking and flicking her tongue across it. Maya moved her hand down to Carina’s folds, feeling the slick wetness gathered there. Maya looked at Carina and smiled widely. “You’re wet.” Maya said, reaching down to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds and around her clit, causing loud moans from Carina.“Cazzo.” Carina said, breathing hard as she felt Maya’s dick rubbing her clit, moaning loudly.Maya moved her dick to Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing inside her until she had fully entered her, letting out a deep breath. “Mmmm, my dick feels so much better now.” Maya said, rolling her hips in a circular motion enjoying the feeling of having her dick inside Carina’s pussy. “I love fucking you, feeling your pussy hugging my dick.” Maya said, beginning to thrust her dick hard and deep into Carina, moaning loudly. “Do you want me to fuck you hard tonight?” Maya asked, grunting and panting as she began thrusting faster and harder, making the bed shake underneath them.“Yes.” Carina said, panting and breathing hard, feeling Maya’s dick so hard and deep inside her. “You’re so hard tonight.” Carina said, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s.Maya stops thrusting and looks at Carina. “Isn’t that a good thing?” Maya asked, looking confused.“Yes, it’s a great thing.” Carina said, smiling. “Now fuck me hard, like you promised.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya tightly against her body.Maya smiled at Carina, then leant down to place a hard deep kiss on her mouth, thrusting harder and deeper. Maya was thrusting so hard that it was moving Carina up the bed, her head against the headboard.“Wait.” Carina said, feeling her head against the headboard. “I need the pillow moved.” Carina said, moving the pillow so it was between her head and the headboard. “Ok, you can move now.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya back against her body, holding her tightly.Maya began thrusting harder and deeper, the headboard banging against the wall, the bed bouncing underneath them. “This is good, right?” Maya asked, grunting and panting against Carina’s neck, thrusting hard and deep.“Yes, so good.” Carina said, moaning and panting, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya.“So good.” Maya said, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper, the headboard banging harder against the wall with each thrust. Maya began biting and sucking on Carina’s neck, leaving marks everywhere. Maya reached down to grab behind Carina’s knees, pulling them around her waist, changing the angle and depth of her dick inside Carina, causing her to gasp loudly.“Dio mio, Cazzo, you are so deep, fuck!” Carina said, breathing and panting hard, holding Maya behind the neck, one arm around her back.Maya reached down to grab Carina’s hips, holding them as she thrust hard and deep inside Carina, causing her to gasp and moan loudly. “Aren’t you going to cum?” Maya asked, feeling Carina’s pussy tightening around her dick.“I’m so close.” Carina said, barely able to speak, panting hard, thrusting her hips wildly, feeling her orgasm rapidly approaching.“Yesss!” Maya shouted, pleased with Carina’s response, planting her feet into the mattress so she could thrust harder and deeper into Carina, causing her to gasp with how deep and hard Maya was thrusting in her.“Oh God! Cazzo, I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, don’t stop, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina screamed, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick, thrusting her hips wildly, extending her orgasm, her body trembling from the most intense orgasm she had ever had, her body relaxing as it ended, breathing hard. “Stop…I need a minute.” Carina said, wiping sweat from her forehead.Maya stopped thrusting, looking at Carina, sweat dripping from her body. “That was a good one, huh?” Maya asked, smiling proudly at Carina.“Very good.” Carina said smiling widely, breathing hard, wiping sweat from Maya’s forehead.“I can go all night.” Maya said smiling widely at Carina.“I believe you.” Carina said with a laugh, trying to catch her breath.“Can I move now?” Maya asked, pulling her dick out of Carina leaving just the head inside.“Not yet.” Carina said quickly, reaching to grab Maya’s hips to keep her from thrusting inside her.“Ok.” Maya said smiling, holding herself up with her hands so she wasn’t putting all her weight on Carina so she could catch her breath. “Let me know when I can move again.” Maya said smiling, looking down at Carina’s naked body underneath her. “You are so fucking sexy and beautiful.” Maya said with a goofy smile, looking at Carina’s breast, then her face.“Thank you.” Carina said with a chuckle, smiling at the goofy smile on Maya’s face.Maya reached for the sheet, wiping sweat from her face and neck. Maya smiled at Carina and leant down to place a kiss on her cheek. “I love you so much and can’t wait to call you, my wife.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I love you too and can’t wait to call you, my wife.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes and rubbing her back. “You can move now.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Yes!” Maya shouted, ramming her dick hard and deep into Carina, causing her to groan loudly.“Ouch, I wasn’t expecting that.” Carina said with a laugh, looking at Maya.“Sowwy.” Maya said, mimicking Katie, smiling at Carina. Maya slowly thrusted into Carina, giving her time to adjust to being inside her again. Maya leant down to take a nipple in her mouth sucking and twirling her tongue around it, causing a moan from Carina. “You like that.” Maya said, smiling at Carina, before moving to her other nipple, sucking and twirling her tongue around it, causing Carina to moan again.“Yes, that feels so good.” Carina said, beginning to breathe hard again, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s.“You want me to fuck you hard again?” Maya asked, looking at Carina, Carina shaking her head affirmatively. Maya smiled and planted her feet firmly into the mattress, thrusting hard and deep, the bed bouncing with them. Maya began thrusting faster, hard and deep, the headboard beginning to hit against the wall again. “My dick is the hardest it’s ever felt.” Maya said, grunting and panting hard as she thrust hard and deep into Carina.Carina couldn’t help but giggle knowing why Maya’s dick felt so much harder tonight. “Yes, it is.” Carina said, giggling.“This is the best night ever.” Maya said, thrusting faster, hard and deep into Carina. Suddenly Maya felt the tingling in her groin and the tightening of her balls. “Uh oh, I’m going to cum!” Maya shouted, feeling the cum shooting from her dick. “Oh, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!” Maya shouted, shallow thrusting hard and deep, feeling ropes of cum shooting from her dick. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck!” Maya shouted, as ropes and ropes of cum continued to shoot from her dick until she had emptied her load inside Carina. As Maya’s orgasm ended, her dick was still rock hard, and she still felt horny, so she began thrusting hard and deep into Carina, grunting and panting hard, sweat dripping from her body. “Ready for round two?” Maya asked through a ragged breath, thrusting hard and deep into Carina, rolling her hips, causing Carina to moan loudly.“I’m close.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s, feeling her orgasm approaching. “Faster.” Carina said, thrusting her hips faster.Maya looked at Carina and smiled, thrusting faster, hard and deep into Carina, watching as her breast bounced as Maya fucked her. Maya reached down to rub circles on Carina’s clit, tipping her over the edge.“Cazzo! I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina screamed, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick, holding onto Maya’s hips as she continued thrusting, extending Carina’s orgasm.“Oh fuck!” Maya shouted, feeling the tightening in her groin and her balls tightening. “I’m cumming, fuck, fuck, fuck!” Maya shouted, feeling ropes of cum shooting from her dick, shallow deep hard thrusting as ropes and ropes of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied her load inside Carina, collapsing on top of her, panting and breathing hard.Carina lightly scraped her nails against Maya’s back as they both tried to catch their breath. Carina could feel Maya’s dick still hard inside her. “I can’t go anymore.” Carina said, breathing hard, spent from the two incredibly intense orgasm she just had.“I can.” Maya said, raising up to smile at Carina, making her still hard dick jump inside Carina.“I know, but I can’t.” Carina said, with a chuckle, feeling Maya’s hard dick move inside her.“Just one more?” Maya asked, sticking out her bottom lip, pouting at Carina.“No Bambina, I really can’t go anymore.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Maya’s cheek lovingly.“I guess you want me to pull out now then.” Maya said groaning, looking at Carina.“Yes, please.” Carina said with a chuckle, smiling at Maya.“Ok.” Maya said whining, pulling her still very hard dick out of Carina. “Look at my dick, it’s still hard. What am I supposed to do with it?” Maya said, looking and pointing at her hard dick, against her stomach.“It’s going to be that way for a while.” Carina said, trying not to laugh.“Well, that’s going to suck, because it hurts.” Maya said, softly stroking her dick.“Maybe you should go take a cold shower.” Carina suggested, fighting to not laugh at Maya.“Yeah, I’ll try that.” Maya said smiling, getting out of bed quickly, running to the bathroom.Carina began giggling, and heard the shower turn on and Maya yelled when she got under the cold water.“It’s not helping!” Maya yelled from the bathroom in a pitiful voice.Carina got out of bed and went into the bathroom to see Maya sitting in the shower, the cold water hitting her body. Carina began laughing seeing Maya, holding her dick up so the water would hit it.“It’s not funny, it won’t go down.” Maya said whining, looking at Carina laughing. “I have an idea!” Maya said, smiling widely, looking at Carina.“What’s your idea?” Carina asked, squinting her eyes at Maya, unsure of what she was about to say.“Let’s make a baby tonight!” Maya said excitedly, moving to get up off the floor of the shower.“We can’t make a baby tonight; I already took my birth control pill today.” Carina said laughing at Maya.“We can still try though.” Maya said smiling, moving to get out of the shower.“No, Bambina, we can not still try. I can not go anymore tonight.” Carina said laughing, handing Maya a towel to dry off.“You are no fun.” Maya said groaning, taking the towel from Carina.“We already went two long amazing rounds tonight; I was a lot of fun a little while ago.” Carina said laughing, moving to walk out of the bathroom. “I’m going to get you some water to drink.” Carina said, reaching for the robe to put on her naked body, before exiting the bedroom.When Carina walked out of the bedroom, Katie was standing in the hallway rubbing her eyes. “Is Mommy ok?” Katie asked, looking at Carina.“Yes, Picola, Mommy is fine.” Carina said smiling, bending down to pick Katie up to put her back to bed.Maya walked out of the bedroom naked, hearing talking in the hallway. “Hi Princess.” Maya said smiling, seeing Carina holding Katie.“Maya! Put a towel around you!” Carina said, quickly covering Katie’s eyes, before she could see Maya’s naked body with her dick hard.“Oh fuck!” Maya said, looking down to see she had no clothes on, running quickly back to the bedroom, shutting the door behind her.“That was Mommy.” Katie said, trying to remove Carina’s hand from her eyes.“Yes, it was, Mommy had a little too much to drink tonight.” Carina said, laying Katie in bed, covering her up and tucking her in.“Is Mommy sick?” Katie asked, a look of concern on her face.“No, but she will be tomorrow.” Carina said with a chuckle, bending down to kiss Katie on the head. “Go back to sleep, Picola.” Carina said, smiling at Katie before turning to leave the room.When Carina returned to the bedroom with the water, Maya was lying in bed moaning, her hand on her still hard dick. “Why won’t it go down?” Maya asked, groaning, holding up her still hard dick.“Because Mason put Viagra in the jello shots you had tonight.” Carina said, getting angry at Mason. “Drink this water. It will go down in a little while.” Carina said, handing Maya the water.“Can you at least cuddle me?” Maya asked, pouting at Carina.“Yes, I can cuddle you.” Carina said smiling, getting into bed beside Maya, pulling her against her body, and rubbing her back.“Fuck, this is painful.” Maya said groaning, her eyes filling with tears.“I know, I’m sorry.” Carina said, kissing Maya on top of the head.“I’m going to fucking kill Mason tomorrow!” Maya angrily said, hitting the bed with her hand.“Stand in line, Nana and I are going to kill him first.” Carina said angrily, holding Maya tightly, wiping the tears that had escaped from her eyes. “Close your eyes and try to sleep.” Carian said, kissing Maya’s head.“I’ll try, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to like this.” Maya said moaning in pain.

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Maya awakens the next morning, opening her eyes slowly to look beside her to see the empty spot where Carina sleeps. Maya reaches for her throbbing head, groaning in pain from the effects of last night's party. Maya slowly began to get out of bed, moving at a snail’s pace, and notices that her dick is very sore and hurting. She reached down to gently rub it, confused as to why it was so sore this morning. Maya slowly walked to the bathroom, needing to relieve her full bladder.Carina walked into the bedroom to see the bed empty and Maya nowhere in sight. Suddenly she hears the flushing of the toilet and Maya slowly exiting the bathroom, holding her head and groaning. “How are you feeling this morning?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Like I got run over by the tractor then backed up and ran over again. My head is throbbing, and my fucking dick is sore and hurts like a mother fucker.” Maya said, reaching down to place her hand over her dick in her boxers.“You need to come downstairs and try to eat something, it’ll help you feel better.” Carina said, reaching her hand out to Maya.“How is eating something going to help my sore dick?” Maya asked in with frustration.“It won’t help that, but it will help with your headache. You drank quite a bit last night and need to hydrate this morning.” Carina said, taking Maya’s hand and leading her out of the bedroom.“I’m never drinking that much again.” Maya said groaning, walking slowly with Carina to the kitchen.“You say that every time, yet you continue to do it again.” Carina said with a chuckle.As Maya sat down in the chair she winced in pain, reaching down to palm her dick in her sweatpants. “Ouch!” Maya yelled in agony.“Do you have a boo boo Mommy?” Katie asked, taking a bit of the French toast Carina had prepared for breakfast.“Yes…a big one.” Maya said, holding her head in one hand and her other hand palming her dick under the table.“Mamma can kiss it and make it all better.” Katie said, smiling at Maya.“No, that’s ok.” Maya said, reaching for the glass of orange juice Carina had poured for her.When Katie finished eating, she left the kitchen to go play with her toys, leaving Maya and Carina alone. “I need coffee, lots and lots of coffee.” Maya said, taking a drink of coffee.“You need to be drinking water to rehydrate your body.” Carina said, handing Maya a bottle of water.“How much did I have to drink last night and why is my dick so sore today?” Maya asked, holding her head and looking down at her dick beneath her sweats.“You were very drunk when you got home last night, so you definitely drank a lot. Your dick is sore today because Mason thought it would be funny to put Viagra in the jello shots you had last night.” Carina said, with an angry tone.“Mason did what?” Maya shouted angrily, looking at Carina.“He put Viagra in the jello shots you and Grandpa had last night. I am going to kill him when I see him, if Nana hasn’t already.” Carina said, her face red from anger.“Neither of you will get the chance because I’m going to kill him myself!” Maya shouted, then grabbed her head in pain.“I helped as much as I could with your…situation last night but after 2 long rounds, I was spent and couldn’t go anymore.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“We had sex last night?” Maya asked, with a confused look on her face.“Yes, twice.” Carina said smiling, holding up 2 fingers.“I don’t remember any of that.” Maya said groaning and rubbing her head.“Well, I do.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Oh God, this is horrible.” Maya said groaning, rubbing her face with her hands.“Drink this water and take these aspirins.” Carina said, handing Maya 2 aspirins and another bottle of water.“What time are you leaving for your bachelorette party tonight?” Maya asked, taking the medicine and drinking the water.“The car Grandpa rented for me and Nana will pick us up at 8:00 this evening.” Carina said, taking a drink of coffee. “Why don’t you go lay down for a while to let the medicine begin working?” Carina said, taking the dishes to the sink.“Great idea.” Maya said, slowly rising from the chair to head upstairs.Hours later Carina went upstairs to check on Maya. When she walked into the bedroom, she heard the shower running in the bathroom and went inside to see Maya naked in the shower, leaning against the wall, letting the water run down her body. “Hey, are you feeling any better?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“Yes, I just needed a shower.” Maya said, reaching for the shampoo to wash her hair.“I’ll bring you more water and aspirins, just in case.” Carina said, turning to walk out of the bathroom.When Carina walked back into the bedroom, Maya was getting dressed after her shower. “I feel much better after that shower.” Maya said, reaching for the water and aspirins Carina brought her.“Good, I need to shower and start getting ready for my bachelorette party this evening.” Carina said smiling, walking to look through the closet for something to wear.“Grandpa and the team are coming by this evening, and we’re going to order pizza and hang out for a while. I told Katie she could stay up a little longer since she isn’t able to go to the party with you.” Maya said, putting her shoes on. “The guys want to spend some time with Katie and get to know her better.” Maya said, standing up and walking to where Carina was in the closet.“What do I wear to my bachelorette party?” Carina asked, turning to Maya.“Wear whatever you want…but nothing too sexy, I don’t want anyone trying to put their hands on your hot body.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the shoulder.“I’m not the one who will have strippers at my party like you did.” Carina said, raising an eyebrow at Maya.“Wait, who told you about the strippers?” Maya asked, looking confused.“You did, last night, but you assured me that you told them you were off limits and gave them to Grandpa…which I’m still not happy about.” Carina said, crossing her arms, and glaring at Maya.“Fuck, why can’t I remember any of that?” Maya said, placing her hand on her forehead.“Because you drank too much…which I will NOT be doing.” Carina said, shaking her finger at Maya.“Mommy, can we go ride the horses today?” Katie shouted excitedly as she ran into the bedroom.“Sure, let’s go do that.” Maya said smiling, bending down to pick up Katie.“Bye Mamma!” Katie shouted, waving at Carina.“Bye Picola, be careful!” Carina shouted as they walked out of the bedroom.After riding horses, Maya and Katie are in the kitchen preparing snacks and figuring out what pizza they wanted to order. “Anybody home?” Grandpa shouted, opening the door to their house.“Papa!” Katie shouted excitedly, running to greet Grandpa.“Angel!” Grandpa said smiling, bending down to pick Katie up, kissing her on the cheek. “What time is the team getting here?” Grandpa asked, walking into the kitchen carrying Katie in his arms.“They should be here any minute.” Maya responded, cutting carrot sticks for Katie. “Hey, Princess, why don’t you go play for a few minutes so Mommy can talk to Grandpa in private?” Maya said, taking Katie from Grandpa and placing her on the floor.“Ok, but hurry.” Katie said, running out of the kitchen.“So…how are you feeling today?” Maya asked, looking at Grandpa.“Aside from the hell I’ve been getting from Kate all day, I’m feeling ok.” Grandpa said, shaking his head. “She is royally pissed at me because of last night, but I don’t remember much of anything that transpired, so I’m not sure why she’s so mad, to defend myself. She did tell me something about Mason supposedly putting Viagra in the jello shots we had though.” Grandpa said, furrowing his eyebrows.“Yeah, Carina told me about the Viagra this morning. I don’t remember a lot about last night, myself. Luckily Carina isn’t mad at me…even though I slipped and told her about the strippers that were at the party.” Maya said, raising her eyebrows at Grandpa.“That must be why Kate is so mad at me then. Do you know if Carina told Kate about the strippers?” Grandpa asked, reaching in the refrigerator for a bottle of water.“I’m not sure whether she did or not. She should be downstairs before too long, and you can ask her though.” Maya said, reaching for her phone to order pizza.“Mommy, someone’s at the door!” Katie yelled from the living room.“It must be the guys.” Maya said, walking to the door.“Hey, Grandpa.” Carina said walking into the kitchen to see Grandpa sitting at the bar.“Hey, Carina. Wow, you look amazing.” Grandpa said, smiling at Carina.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling, twirling around so Grandpa could see her dress.“Whoa, are you wearing that tonight?” Maya asked, walking into the kitchen with the team.“Wow, you look hot!” Sullivan said, smiling at Carina.“Hey! That’s my soon to be wife you’re talking about!” Maya said, punching Sullivan in the arm.“Sorry, Major.” Sullivan said laughing, rubbing his arm.“Yes, this is what I am wearing. What do you think?” Carina asked smiling, twirling around and modeling the dress.“I think…it’s too sexy for a bachelorette party.” Maya said, walking over to Carina, looking up and down at her body.“It’s only going to be women there so it shouldn’t matter. Besides, I guarantee you that Gabriella will be dressed all sexy and I am supposed to be the star tonight so I can let her dress sexier than me.” Carina said with a laugh, smiling at Maya.“But some of those women are gay, need I remind you?” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“No, I don’t need to be reminded. Need I remind you that there were strippers at your party last night?” Carina asked, crossing her arms, raising her eyebrows at Maya.“That’s our cue to walk out of here.” Sullivan said laughing, turning to walk into the living room.“About the strippers, did you by chance tell Kate about them?” Grandpa asked, looking at Carina with worry in his eyes.“Not yet, but I’m going to.” Carina said, giving Grandpa a nasty look.“I’m sleeping here tonight.” Grandpa said with a heavy sigh, walking out of the kitchen.“You have nothing to worry about tonight. I will be on my best behavior. You are the only one I want putting their hands on my body.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“Ok, have fun, but not too much fun.” Maya said with a chuckle, mimicking what Carina had said to her the night before.“The car is here to pick me up. I’ll see you later.” Carina said smiling, placing a quick kiss on Maya’s lips before walking out.When Carina walked outside the same car and driver that drove Grandpa and Maya to and from the party was there for her. Carina got into the backseat of the suv and went to pick Nana up. “Wow, this is so nice.” Nana said smiling, getting into the suv.“Grandpa rented it for us so we wouldn’t be drinking and driving.” Carina said, smiling. “Some champagne?” Carina asked, reaching for the chilled bottle of champagne that was already opened, pouring 2 glasses for them.“I would love some, and might I add how beautiful you look tonight? I can’t believe Maya let you leave the house looking so sexy in that dress.” Nana said laughing, looking at Carina in the dress.“I was worried for a minute that she wasn’t going to let me leave.” Carina said laughing, taking a drink of the champagne.When they arrived at the club Gabriella had rented a private room for them and led them inside where Vic, Katherine, Vittoria, Emma, and Arizona were with several other nurses and doctors from the hospital. “To Carina, enjoy your last days of being single before having a ball and chain attached, barefoot and pregnant!” Gabriella shouted laughing, clinking her champagne glass against Carina’s.“Maya isn’t like that; she lets me have a career and we won’t be having babies just yet.” Carina said laughing, taking a drink of the champagne.“This is my first bachelorette party, what am I supposed to do?” Nana asked, looking around at everyone.“Just have fun and enjoy everything.” Carina said laughing.“Wow, you clean up nicely Dr. Deluca.” Arizona said, smiling at Carina.“I do have other clothes, besides scrubs.” Carina said laughing.“Callie wanted to come but the babysitter cancelled at the last minute.” Arizona said.“I’m lucky to have Nana to babysit for us.” Carina said, smiling at Nana.“It’s not babysitting, I love having Katie with me. I would keep her all the time if you would let me.” Nana said, smiling at Carina.As the night progressed everyone was drinking, eating, and laughing. Suddenly Ginuwine’s song Pony began playing through the speakers. “OH NO!” Carina shouted, covering her mouth.“Here’s your gift Tesoro!” Gabriella shouted, as 4 very handsome men with very chiseled bodies, wearing only speedos and bow ties began dancing towards Carina.Carina stood there in shock, holding a drink in her hand, looking at the men dancing over to her. The men sat Carina in a chair they had brought out with them and began dancing around her. Carina lowered her head and covered her eyes, but the men would try to move her hands away. “I’m going to fucking kill you!” Carina shouted at Gabriella who was watching and laughing.“Now, Kate!” Gabriella yelled in Nana’s direction where she was standing closely to Carina.Nana reached in her purse, pulling out a huge wad of dollar bills and began throwing them at the dancers, smiling at watching them dancing around Carina. One of them danced over to Nana and rubbed their body against her, so Nana put several dollar bills in his speedo, smiling and laughing the entire time. “Best party ever!” Nana yelled smiling at Carina.“Nana!” Carina yelled, shocked to see Nana engaging with the dancers.Suddenly Carins stood up and ran away from the dancers, leaving them to dance around Nana and the others. Katherine was standing next to Carina watching Nana, shocked by what she was seeing. “Mike will kill her if he ever hears about this.” Katherine said to Carina.“He was dancing with strippers last night!” Carina shouted, looking at Katherine.“What strippers? Lane didn’t tell me anything about strippers being at the party last night.” Katherine angrily said, crossing her arms.“There were strippers, Maya slipped and told me about it when she got home last night. Did Lane tell you about the Viagra?” Carina asked, looking at Katherine.“Viagra? What about Viagra?” Katherine asked, her arms crossed, and a look of anger on her face.“Mason put Viagra in the jello shots he gave to Maya and Grandpa last night. Let’s just say it was a long night, and Maya was in serious pain for hours.” Carina said, her eyebrows raised in anger.“Oh my God! Is Maya ok? Mason has a tendency of taking a joke way too far. This is not acceptable behavior, and I will be having a talk with him about it. He will be lucky if he survives long enough for the wedding. I bet Maya is furious at him for that stunt.” Katherine said, shaking her head in disbelief.“She’s a little sore in that area, but she’s ok. She is beyond furious at Mason right now. I’m going to speak with Andrea and find out if he knew about it and if he did, why he didn’t stop Mason.” Carina said angrily, taking a drink from her glass.“Men, you can’t live with them, and they won’t let us shoot them.” Katherine said laughing, clinking her glass with Carina’s.As the party continued, Lucia and Nana were talking and taking shots with everyone, having the time of their lives. “We should start crashing bachelorette parties if they’re this much fun.” Nana said laughing, handing Lucia a shot of tequila.“I’ll start looking at wedding announcements in the paper.” Lucia said laughing, drinking the shot.As the party was nearing its end, Carina and Nana were drunk, laughing and stumbling all over the place. “I think we need to get you ladies home.” Katherine said, taking Nana and Carina by the arm, leading them outside to the suv waiting to take them home.The driver opened the door helping Nana inside, before opening the door and helping Carina get in on the other side. “Hey, don’t touch me, I have a fiancé, soon to be wife.” Carina said, when the driver was helping her into the suv.“My apologies ma’am.” The driver said, stepping back to let Carina finish getting into the suv.“You did nothing wrong, she’s a little drunk.” Katherine said to the driver, seeing that he was only trying to help Carina into the vehicle by holding her arm to help her.“Thank you, ma’am.” The driver said, getting into the driver’s seat.“I’ll let my daughter know you’re bringing them home now.” Katherine said, before the driver shut the door.Maya is sitting on the couch watching a movie, when she gets a notification of a message on her phone. Maya looked at her phone to see a message from her mom telling her that Carina and Nana were on the way home, and that they would be needing assistance to get into the house. Maya smiled, knowing that meant they were drunk and immediately messaged Grandpa to let him know Nana would be needing his help when she arrived home. Grandpa replied to her message with ‘ok’.Maya went upstairs to check on Katie who was sound asleep in bed, then walked outside to wait for Carina to arrive home so she could help her get inside the house. Maya saw the suv coming up the driveway and waited for it to stop, then opened the door to see Carina leaning back in the seat. Carina looked to see Maya standing there. “Hi!” Carina shouted laughing, reaching for Maya’s hand she was holding out for Carina.“Hi, let me help you.” Maya said with a chuckle, helping Carina out of the suv. Maya helped Carina out of the suv then picked her up bridal style, carrying her inside the house and upstairs to their bedroom.“I had so much fun tonight.” Carina said smiling, when Maya laid her on the bed.“I can tell.” Maya said with a laugh, trying to help Carina out of the dress.“I can do it.” Carina said, sitting up to take off her dress, getting it stuck on her head. “I need help.” Carina said after fighting to get the dress off but unable to.“Can I help you now?” Maya asked with a chuckle, reaching for Carina’s dress to pull it over her head the rest of the way.“Yes.” Carina said, fighting with the dress.Maya got the dress off Carina and began putting a T-shirt on her to sleep in, when Carina pushed the shirt away, and fell backwards on the bed. “Are you going to sleep in just your thong?” Maya asked, looking at Carina in nothing but her thong.“Yes.” Carina said, trying to crawl up the bed to get under the covers.“Let me help you.” Maya said, lifting Carina up to pull the covers down before placing her back on the bed.“Time for bed.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya. “Get naked for me.” Carina said, smiling seductively at Maya, reaching for her pants.“Ok, hang on, let me go to the bathroom first.” Maya said with a chuckle, walking toward the bathroom.“I can hold it for you while you pee!” Carina yelled at Maya.“That’s ok, I got it.” Maya said laughing, looking at Carina smiling at her.When Maya walked out of the bathroom, Carina appeared to be asleep so Maya undressed, leaving her sports bra and boxers on, and got into bed beside Carina. Carina opened her eyes to see Maya in bed with her and smiled. Carina moved closer to Maya and kissed her on the shoulder, smiling at her. “Hey, you’re not naked.” Carina said, looking at Maya’s sports bra.“I’m not, I thought you were asleep.” Maya said with a laugh, kissing Carin on the head.“Maya.” Carina said whining, pouting her lips.“What, you were sleeping.” Maya said with a laugh, looking at Carina pouting.“I’m not asleep…get naked…now.” Carina said, pulling on the hem of Maya’s sports bra, trying to pull it off her.“Ok, let me do it.” Maya said laughing as she rose up to take off her bra and throw it on the floor.“These too!” Carina said, pulling on Maya’s boxers, trying to pull them down.“Ok.” Maya said laughing, pulling her boxers off.“Much better.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya between her breasts. “You have the most beautiful breasts.” Carina said smiling at Maya’s breasts, softly rubbing her fingers across her nipple.“No…you have the most beautiful breasts.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.Carina looked at Maya and smiled before she took one of her nipples in her mouth sucking and gently biting it, causing a gasp from Maya. “I love your breasts, and I really love…” Carina started to say as she moved down Maya’s body to her dick, licking from the base to the head, swiping her tongue across the head. “This.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Fuck.” Maya said both in pleasure and pain because her dick was still sore from last night. “Easy there tiger, I’m still sore.” Maya said with a laugh, as Carina wrapped her hand around her dick, squeezing it.“I’ll kiss your boo boo.” Carina said, kissing Maya dick all over, before wrapping her mouth around it, sucking and twirling her tongue around it.“Ok.” Maya said, beginning to breathe hard.“I love how big your dick is.” Carina said smiling, removing her mouth and rubbing her hand up and down it.“I do too.” Maya said laughing.“I’m going to grow you, then blow you.” Carina said smiling, before she took Maya’s dick in her mouth sucking and flicking her tongue across the head, as it got harder and harder.“Ow, fuck.” Maya said experiencing pleasure and pain at the same time.Carina removed her mouth from Maya’s dick and looked at her. “Don’t you like when I blow you?” Carina asked, looking a little sad, as if she had done something wrong.“I love it, I’m still just a little sore.” Maya said smiling, at Carina as she caressed her cheek lovingly.“Ok.” Carina said smiling proudly as she wrapped her mouth around Maya’s dick, sucking and twirling her tongue around it causing loud moans from Maya. Carina relaxed her throat and took Maya’s dick deep down her throat, bobbing her head up and down on it.“Oh God!” Maya said, grabbing the sheet and gripping it tightly, fighting to not thrust her dick further down Carina’s throat.Carina reached on hand down to fondle Maya’s balls as she continued taking her dick deeper down her throat, bobbing her head up and down faster, Maya moaning and panting hard. Carina looked up at Maya and smiled, as she took Maya’s dick completely down her throat, causing Maya to gasp and throw her head back, panting hard.Maya felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “I’m going to cum!” Maya shouted, trying to give Carina time to remove her mouth from her dick, but Carina sucked harder, bobbing faster, playing with her balls. “Oh, fuck!” Maya shouted as ropes of cum began to shoot from her dick, down Carina’s throat. “Fuck, fuck, fuck!” Maya shouted, grabbing Carina’s head and shallow thrusting as rope after rope of cum shot from her dick, down Carina’s throat until she had emptied her load in Carina’s mouth, relaxing the hold she had on Carina’s head, her body relaxing after her orgasm.Carina removed her mouth from Maya’s dick, wiping her hand across her mouth, smiling at Maya as she crawled up her body, kissing her on the neck. Maya was breathing hard and rubbing Carina’s back as she lay on top of her, kissing her. “Did you like that?” Carina asked smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Very much so, you’ve never taken me that deep in your mouth before.” Maya said, still breathing hard from the orgasm.“I know.” Carina said laughing.“Maybe you should get drunk more often.” Maya said with a laugh, trying to catch her breath.“Maybe.” Carina said with a laugh, smiling at Maya.“Your turn.” Maya said smiling, pushing Carina to her back, and pulling her thong off.“Yay, my turn.” Carina said with a chuckle, raising her arms to cheer.Maya kissed down Carina’s body to her folds, flattening her tongue and swiping it from her entrance to her clit, gently sucking on it. Maya licked up and down Carina’s folds to her clit several times when suddenly she heard light snores coming from Carina. Maya looked up to see Carina’s eyes closed and her arms extended out to her side. “Carina?” Maya asked, looking at her. Maya gently shook Carina to see if she was actually asleep. Maya sat up, not believing what she was seeing. Carina had fallen asleep while Maya was eating her out. “Unbelievable.” Maya said with a chuckle, shaking her head. Maya moved up the bed and moved Carina’s arm so she could lay beside her. Maya snuggled Carina to her body, kissing her on the head before closing her eyes and quickly going to sleep.The next morning Carina opened her eyes to see the empty space beside her and that she was completely naked. Carina sat up, holding her head and groaning. “Ouch!” Carina said, rubbing her head. Carina bent her knees and placed her chin on them, trying to remember anything from when she got home last night. “Did we have sex?” Carina asked herself out loud, trying to remember it. “Ugh, I should remember if we had sex.” Carina said out loud, placing her head in her hands.“You’re finally awake.” Maya said smiling, when she entered the room to see Carina.“Did we have sex last night?” Carina blurted out, looking at Maya.“No, you fell asleep during sex.” Maya said with a laugh, sitting on the bed beside Carina.“NO!” Carina said looking horrified, placing her hand over her mouth.“Yep, I was doing my thing…” Maya said smiling, pointing at Carina’s pussy. “And suddenly I hear you snoring in the middle of it.” Maya said laughing, throwing her head back.“Dio mio.” Carina said, placing her head in her hands.“It’s ok, you gave me an incredible blow job first.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“Oh my God! I don’t remember any of that.” Carina said, groaning.“You were pretty wasted when you got home. I had to help you get inside the house, undress you, which you fought me about at first, until your dress got stuck on your head and you couldn’t get it off.” Maya said with a chuckle, putting her arm around Carina.“Neither of us are drinking on our honeymoon, I want to remember every time we have sex on it.” Carina said in a serious tone.“Ok, deal.” Maya said with a laugh, kissing Carina on the side of her head.“Can you believe this time next week we will be married?” Carina said smiling, resting her head on Maya’s shoulder.“This time next week you will be waking up next to me as my wife.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the head.“Can you bring me some water and 2 aspirins; I have a throbbing headache?” Carina said grimacing and holding her head.“Of course, I’ll be right back.” Maya said smiling, rising from the bed and exiting the room.“Hi Mamma!” Katie shouted, running into the room, jumping on the bed beside Carina.“Ouch! Hi Picola.” Carina said in a quiet voice, holding her head.“Do you have a boo boo?” Katie asked, seeing Carina holding her head.“Yes, but Mommy is bringing me medicine to treat my boo boo.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.Maya walked into the room laughing, handing Carina the water and aspirins. “I just talked to Grandpa, and he said Nana isn’t feeling well today, she has a throbbing headache, like you.” Maya said smiling, sitting beside Katie and Carina.“I don’t doubt that.” Carina said taking the medicine and drinking the water.“Mamma can we bake cookies today?” Katie asked, laying her head on Carina’s knee.“Not today Picola, I’m not feeling well.” Carina said, rubbing Katie’s head.“You are going to help me on the tractor today so Mamma can rest and feel better.” Maya said poking Katie in the stomach, making her giggle. “Do you want something to eat?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“God no, I want to go back to sleep and let the medicine take effect.” Carina said, as she lay back on the bed.“Come on, lets let Mamma rest so she will feel better.” Maya said reaching for Katie to help her off the bed. “Message me if you need anything.” Maya said smiling, and kissing Carina quickly on the lips.“I will, but I just need more sleep.” Carina said, turning on her side and closing her eyes.

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It’s the morning of the day before the wedding and Carina awakens and looks beside her to see Maya sleeping soundly. “Bambina.” Carina said softly, kissing Maya on the lips.Maya stirred, feeling Carina’s soft lips against hers and opened her eyes. “Good morning beautiful.” Maya said smiling at Carina, pulling her against her body, kissing her hard on the lips.“No, no!” Carina said, breaking the kiss, and pushing herself away from Maya.“No, no, what?” Maya asked, smiling mischievously at Carina.“No, no, we’re not having sex this morning…or tonight either. You need to get dressed and get your things and get out of here.” Carina said, moving to get off the bed.“What? What are you talking about?” Maya asked, abruptly sitting up in bed, a confused look on her face.“You need to leave because we’re getting married tomorrow, and I have so much to do, and I can’t have you here. You’re not supposed to see me before the wedding, it’s bad luck.” Carina said as she was getting dressed.“But we’re not getting married until tomorrow, why do I have to leave now?” Maya asked, with a confused look, rubbing her eyes. “Because I need to go pick up my wedding dress and bring it here. I don’t want to risk you possibly seeing it before the wedding tomorrow, that would be bad luck, and I don’t want to risk it. Besides, you said the team are coming out to go riding horses with you today, so get your things and go to Nana’s so I can run my errands without worrying about you seeing anything I will be bringing home.” Carina said, handing Maya a pair of jeans and a T-shirt.“Can I at least take a shower before I leave?” Maya asked, getting out of bed.“You can shower at Nana’s.” Carina said, reaching for the garment bag with Maya’s tuxedo in it.“You really are trying to get rid of me today.” Maya said laughing, pulling her pants up.“Just for today, then you’re stuck with me for the rest of your life.” Carina said smiling, walking over to place a quick kiss on Maya’s lips. “I’ll see you tomorrow…don’t be late.” Carina said laughing, pointing her finger at Maya before walking out of the room.“I’ll be there before you!” Maya yelled, laughing as Carina walked out.As Maya was putting her boots on Katie came running into the room, jumping around excitedly. “We’re getting manofcures and petofcures today!” Katie shouted excitedly, jumping up and down.“You mean manicures and pedicures, but close enough.” Maya said laughing, picking Katie up and kissing all over her face.“Mamma told me to come and tell you bye, because we’re leaving now.” Katie said, squirming to get out of Maya’s arms.“Bye, Princess, have fun with Mamma today. I’ll see you at the wedding tomorrow, looking all beautiful with your manicure and pedicure in your pretty dress.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the head after putting her down.“Bye, Mommy!” Katie shouted, running out of the room, the sound of her little feet going down the stairs being heard by Maya.“No running down the stairs!” Maya yelled.“Sowwy!” Katie yelled back.Maya packed a bag with a few clothes and grabbed the garment bag with her tuxedo and shoes inside and left to go stay at Nana’s for the night. When Maya walked into the house Nana was getting ready to leave. “I’m meeting Carina and Katie in town, we’re getting manicures and pedicures for the wedding tomorrow.” Nana said, reaching for her keys. “Oh, before I forget, I need you to watch Katie for a few hours tonight. We are throwing Carina a surprise personal shower and Katie can’t be there for it.” Nana said, turning to look at Maya.“What is a personal shower?” Maya asked, looking confused.“It’s a shower for the bride with…let’s just say personal gifts only for her, and little eyes can’t see them. Don’t worry, you will be very happy with a few of the gifts she will be receiving. She will probably be taking a few of them on the honeymoon.” Nana said with a chuckle, wiggling her eyebrows at Maya.“I like the sound of that.” Maya said with a giggle. “What time do I need to get Katie?” Maya asked, smiling.“We are having the party at Lucia’s at 7:00 and she is telling Carina she needs help with something to get her there. I’m going to bring Katie home with me after we get our nails done so she will already be here.” Nana explained, before hugging Maya and walking out the door.Maya took her things to her old bedroom and sat on the bed, smiling as she recalled the first time, she and Carina had sex in the bed. “Whoa, I can’t be thinking about that right now.” Maya said to herself, standing up and adjusting her semi hard dick in her pants from the recollection.Maya went to the barn to get the horses saddled and ready for when the team showed up to go riding. “Hey Kiddo, how are you doing today? Any nerves yet?” Grandpa asked, watching Maya saddle the horses.“I’m doing great, except Carina kicked me out of the house for the night. I’m not nervous about anything, I’m marrying the love of my life who has given me a beautiful daughter and whom I wan to spend the rest of my life with.” Maya said smiling widely, her eyes sparkling with love when she spoke.“I am so happy for you and so so proud of the person you’ve grown up to be. I am so honored to be able to officiate the ceremony tomorrow. I think I’m probably more nervous than anyone, afraid I might mess up or forget something.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“You’ll do great, like you always do.” Maya said smiling, hugging Grandpa.“I told the guy to have the horse drawn carriage here by noon to take Carina to the wedding sight. I can’t wait to see her face, as well as Katie’s when they show up for them.” Grandpa said, smiling proudly.“It will be a toss up as to who will be more excited and surprised, Carina or Katie.” Maya said smiling. “Thank you for everything you’re doing to make this day so special for us, we love you so much.” Maya said, wrapping her arms around Grandpa and hugging him tightly.“I will do anything for my family to make them feel special and loved. You have given me the greatest gift ever, and I wasn’t sure I would live long enough to see that day when I would have an angel as precious as Katie in my life. I’m just hoping you will give me more grandchildren once you’re married.” Grandpa said, smiling widely, kissing Maya on the head.“We both want more children, so I think that can be arranged.” Maya said with a laugh, smiling at Grandpa.“I think the guys just pulled up.” Grandpa said, seeing a truck pulling up in the driveway.“Yep, that’s them, let’s go get them.” Maya said smiling, leading the saddled horses out of the barn.“Hey Major, hey Colonel.” Sullivan said, getting out of the truck, the others following him.“Are you guys ready to do a little horseback riding?” Maya asked smiling, pointing to the horses.“Hell yeah!” Romero shouted, walking over to pat a horse. “I want to ride this one.”“Sorry, but that one is mine and nobody rides her but me.” Maya said, handing Romero the reins to another horse.“She’s kind of like Carina, nobody is allowed to ride her but Maya either.” Sullivan said laughing, reaching for a horse.“Shut the fuck up!” Maya yelled, laughing.“Well…it’s the truth.” Grandpa said laughing, patting Maya on the back.“Not you too!” Maya said laughing, looking at Grandpa.As they all mounted the horses Grandpa was watching them and laughed when Romero couldn’t figure out how to get the horse to go. “Walk.” Romero shouted to the horse.“You need to give him a little kick on the side to get him to go.” Grandpa said laughing hard, looking at Romero.Romero kicked the horse a little too hard and it took off running with him. “Stop!” Romero yelled, kicking the horse, making it go faster.“You better go rescue him.” Grandpa said laughing, looking at Maya.“I’m on it.” Maya said, kicking her horse in the side, making it run fast to catch Romero.“Y’all have fun and be careful.” Grandpa said to the rest of the team as they watched Maya chasing after Romero.“Yes sir.” They all said in unison, before riding off on the horses in the direction of where Maya was chasing Romero.Maya and the team stopped at the creek to let the horses get water and rest. “So, this is your last day of being single, how does it feel?” Sullivan asked, standing by Maya at the creek.“It feels great, after tomorrow I will be a happily married woman to the woman of my dreams, and I can’t imagine my life without her and Katie. They make me the happiest I’ve ever been.” Maya said smiling, tears forming in her eyes thinking about them.“You’re going soft on us Major.” Sullivan said jokingly.“Not soft, just head over heels in love.” Maya said smiling, wiping the tears from her eyes.“I’m happy for you…and Carina. I know Andy will be looking down on you tomorrow and smiling at you, proud of how far you’ve come and seeing you marrying Carina.” Sullivan said, placing his hand on Maya’s shoulder.“I wish Andy could be here, one of the last things she said to me was for me to promise to find Carina and tell her how I still felt about her. She would be standing right next to me at the altar tomorrow, probably making a joke about my tux or something to make me laugh.” Maya said, wiping more tears from her eyes.“Hey, this is supposed to be a happy day, no more tears.” Sullivan said, wiping a tear from Maya’s cheek.“Right…everyone mount up, we got some more riding to do. Romero, stay close to me so I don’t need to chase you down again.” Maya said laughing, watching Romero mount the horse.“Don’t worry Major, I’ll be stuck to you like duct tape!” Romero said, moving his horse closer to Maya’s.When they got back to the barn, the team helped Maya unsaddle the horses and put them in their stalls, feeding and watering them. “Thank you for inviting us to ride today.” Sullivan said, patting Maya on the back.“Come back anytime you want to go for a ride, I’ll be here.” Maya said smiling, looking at Sullivan.“We’ll be here at 11:00 in the morning to get ready for the wedding.” Sullivan said before turning to walk away.“Nobody get drunk tonight and be hungover at the wedding!” Maya yelled as they were getting into the truck, them waving and laughing at her.Maya went inside to shower to get the horse smell off her and get ready to take care of Katie for Carina’s party. Maya decided to order pizza and pasta for dinner since Nana would be gone for dinner. When Maya went downstairs after her shower, Nana was getting ready to leave. “Don’t let Mike drink tonight, I want him well for the ceremony tomorrow.” Nana sternly said, looking at Maya.“Nobody is allowed to drink anything except water tonight.” Maya said smiling, hugging Nana.“I’m hungwy.” Katie said running up to Nana.“I ordered pizza and pasta; we’re going to eat and watch a movie while Nana is gone. Grandpa said he wants to watch Moana 2 with you tonight.” Maya said, picking Katie up into her arms, twirling her in circles.“Yay! I wuv pizza.” Katie said excitedly, hugging Maya tightly.Carina had just arrived at home when her phone began to ring. She looked down to see it was her Mamma calling and answering it quickly. “Ciao, Mamma.” Carina said excitedly, smiling widely.“Ciao, Tesoro. I need you to come over and help me with something on my dress for the wedding.” Lucia said, sounding stressed.“Ok, I’ll be there in a few minutes.” Carina said, hearing her mother’s voice sounding stressed.When Carina arrived at the house, she opened the door and everyone yelled “Surprise!” startling her, and she grabbed her chest.“What’s is all this?” Carina asked, looking around to see all the decorations around the room and everyone standing there.“It’s a personal shower we put together for you.” Nana said smiling mischievously at Carina.“A what?” Carina asked, not knowing what a personal shower is.“It’s a shower we have in America for the bride where we give her…special gifts for the honeymoon or whenever she wants to use them.” Nana said, smiling and wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“Ohhhhh.” Carina said, her eyes widened and her cheeks turning red, knowing it was going to be an embarrassing party for her.“Here’s your crown and chair.” Lucia said smiling, leading Carina to the chair the decorated as a throne.“This is from me.” Nana said smiling mischievously at Carina as she handed her a gift.Carina slowly opened the gift to see a Victoria’s Secret box with something in it. Carina opened the box to see a very sexy white lingerie set inside, her cheeks turning bright red. “Nana!” Carina said, looking at her.“I was young once.” Nana said with a laugh, looking at Carina.“This is from me.” Gabriella said, smiling wickedly at Carina.“Oh God, I’m scared to open this one.” Carina said, reaching for the gift. Carina slowly opened the gift to see a set of handcuffs, a whip, and blindfold. “OH MY GOD!” Carina shouted, covering her face in embarrassment.“This is from me.” Vittoria said smiling, handing Carina the gift.Carina opened the gift to see a set of date night dice, a bedroom commands game, and a pair of skimpy panties with Maya’s entrance embroidered on the crotch. “Vittoria!” Carina shouted, looking at the panties.“The panties were Mason’s idea.” Vittoria said, throwing her head back in laughter.“Open mine next.” Vic said smiling, handing Carina a gift bag.Carina looked at Vic and hesitated to take the bag from her. “I have a feeling this is going to be like Gabriella’s gift.” Carina said, shaking her head. Carina reached in the bag and pulled out a white lacy pair of panties with ‘Here cums the bride’ on them and quickly shoved them back in the bag, feeling for something else in the bag, everyone laughing at her expression. Carina felt around in the bag and pulled out a huge penis water bottle, quickly shoving it back inside the bag, covering her face in embarrassment. “This is getting worser by the gift.” Carina said, her face beet red from embarrassment.“Mine wasn’t so bad now, was it?” Nana asked, with a chuckle.“Here, open the gift from Callie and I.” Arizona said handing Carina the gift.Carina slowly opened the gift to see a very sexy set of red lingerie, and breathed a sigh of relief that it wasn’t as bad as the last few. “Thank God.” Carina said, shaking her head.“Open mine next.” Emma said, handing Carina the gift. “Don’t worry, I didn’t listen to Mason like Vittoria did and buy you something like that.” Emma said laughing.“Hey, Mason had some good ideas and you’re his girlfriend and wouldn’t listen to his suggestions and Andrew wouldn’t even discuss it so I had to listen to Mason.” Vittoria said laughing hard.Carina opened the gift thinking it wasn’t going to be anything bad only to discover a deck pack of naughty bedroom coupons, a box of flavored condoms, a box of glow in the dark condoms, and a pair of panties that had TGIF on them but when Carina looked closer underneath that it had ‘thank god I fuck’ printed on them. “Oh my god, Emma!” Carina shouted, glaring at Emma, who was laughing hard.“Sorry, I couldn’t resist.” Emma said, wiping tears from her eyes from laughing so hard.“Open this one dear.” Katherine said smiling, handing Carina the gift she had bought her.Carina smiled and opened the gift thinking she had nothing to worry about since it was from Maya’s mother, only to see a very sexy deep blue set of lingerie. “Katherine, you’re Maya’s mother!” Carina shouted, shoving the lingerie back into the box.“Yes, I am her mother, and I know what she likes, that’s why I bought blue.” Katherine said laughing.“This is from me, Tesoro.” Lucia said smiling, handing her gift to Carina.Carina just knew this gift should be the safest to open since it was from her mother and opened it to see a box of chocolate penis lollipops with white cream on the tip, a very sexy black lingerie set, a pair of panties that had entrance on the crotch, and a book with sex positions. “OH MY GOD, MAMMA!” Carina shouted, shoving everything back into the box.“I may be your mother, but I was young once and would have loved those gifts for my honeymoon.” Lucia said laughing, pointing her finger at Carina.Carina couldn’t recall ever being so embarrassed in her entire life and her face was red for a long time from all the gifts. “I don’t know whether to thank all of you for the gifts or kill you.” Carina said with a laugh, looking at all the gifts, then at everyone there.“I know you will use some of those items on your honeymoon, so thank us.” Gabriella said laughing.“Maybe.” Carina said quietly, lowering her head in embarrassment.They ate cake and played naughty games, which Carina thought was fun. Carina looked at her watch to see the time and wanted to get home to put Katie to bed and get to bed herself so she would be well rested for the wedding. “I need to get home and put Katie to bed, we have a big day tomorrow.” Carina said to everyone before leaving the house to head home. When Carina arrived at Nana’s to pick up Katie, she was sitting in Grandpa’s lap watching a movie.“So how was your party?” Maya asked, smiling mischievously at Carina.“You knew about the party and didn’t tell me? It was so embarrassing, but I did get some things for the honeymoon.” Carina said quietly to Maya, so no one would hear her.“Care to show me now?” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina and kissing her on the lips.“Hey, you two, save it for the wedding and honeymoon.” Grandpa said with a laugh, smiling at them.“Come on Katie, we need to go home and get to bed so we will be ready for our big day tomorrow.” Carina said smiling, picking Katie up from Grandpa’s lap.Maya walked out to the car with them and helped buckle Katie into her car seat. “I could go home with you and start the honeymoon a little early.” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina.“No, nope, uh huh, not happening.” Carina said shaking her head and getting out of Maya’s embrace. “It’s just for one night, then you’ll be with me every night for the rest of our lives. You’ll survive one night without me.” Carina said smiling, getting into the driver’s seat.“I love you and I can’t wait to marry you tomorrow.” Maya said smiling, leaning in the window to kiss Carina on the lips.“I love you too, and I can’t wait either.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya quickly on the lips before starting the engine.Maya woke up the next morning to the smell of bacon and coffee. She smiled thinking about how in just a few hours she would be marrying the love of her life. Maya stretched and rubbed her eyes before getting out of bed and putting on clothes before walking downstairs. Maya walked into the kitchen smiling widely to see Grandpa sitting at the table eating, and Nana pouring a cup of coffee for him. “Good morning, Nana and Grandpa, I’m getting married today!” Maya shouted excitedly, dancing around the kitchen.“Looks like someone is excited today.” Grandpa said smiling, watching Maya dancing. “Sit down and eat, you’re going to need your strength for tonight.” Grandpa said with a chuckle.“We will be on a plane tonight, headed on our honeymoon.” Maya said smiling, taking a drink of coffee Nana had handed her.“I’m going to go check things out to make sure everything is perfect for the wedding. They worked until late last night setting everything up for the ceremony today.” Grandpa said, reaching for his truck keys.“I’ll go with you.” Maya said, starting to stand up from the table.“No, I don’t want you to see anything until the ceremony. It’s a surprise for you and Carina.” Grandpa said, pushing Maya back down into the chair.“If I’m not back when the guy arrives with the horse drawn carriage, message me.” Grandpa said, looking at Maya.“Yes, sir.” Maya said, smiling at him.Carina woke up early and smiled, thinking about marrying Maya in just a few hours. Carina got out of bed and put on a robe to go prepare breakfast for her and Katie. Carina is in the kitchen cooking when she hears the pitter patter of Katie’s little feet running in her direction. “It’s our big day!” Katie shouted excitedly, smiling and dancing around the kitchen.“I know, are you excited.” Carina asked with a chuckle, looking at Katie dancing.“So cited!” Katie shouted, jumping up and down.“Let’s eat before everyone starts arriving to get ready for the wedding.” Carina said smiling, putting Katie in the booster seat at the table.A little while later Gabriella and Vic arrived at Carina’s to get ready for the wedding. “On a scale of 1 to 10 how excited are you to be marrying Maya today?” Gabriella asked smiling, pouring herself a cup of coffee.“One hundred.” Carina responded smiling widely, her eyes sparkling. “I need to get Maya’s gift so I can give it to Andrew to give her before the ceremony.” Carina said, getting up to retrieve the gift from where she had hidden it in her room.The hair and make up team arrived a little while later and Carina went upstairs to shower so they could help her get ready. Vittoria and Emma arrived while Carina was in the shower and were sitting in the kitchen with Gabriella and Vic drinking coffee when Carina walked in. “I gave Katie a bath while you were in the shower.” Gabriella said, handing Carina a cup of coffee.“Thank you, I need all the help I can get today.” Carina said smiling, taking a drink of coffee.Sullivan and the team arrived at Nana’s with their suits to get ready for the wedding. Andrew and Mason arrived a little while later carrying their garment bags with the tuxedo inside. “Mason, I want to speak with you, now!” Maya said, taking his hand and leading him into Grandpa’s office.“Ok, I’m coming, you don’t have to lead me like a child.” Mason said, walking into the office after Maya.“I’m so mad at you for the stunt you pulled with the Viagra at my bachelor party! What the fuck were you thinking? That was painful and my dick was sore for 2 days! Where the fuck did you get the Viagra anyway?” Maya said, trying not to yell so the others wouldn’t hear them.“I thought it would be funny, but it clearly wasn’t. It was stupid and I’m sorry. I didn’t know it would be like it was for you. As for the Viagra, I stole it from…Grandpa, but don’t tell him or he will kill me.” Mason said with a laugh.“You stole Viagra from Grandpa? Ewww, that’s even worse, thinking about Grandpa with Viagra. I am traumatized on my own wedding day now.” Maya said, rubbing her temples.“Hey, he may be old, but he’s not dead, let him have his fun.” Mason said laughing.“Just shut up!” Maya said, covering her ears.When they walked out of the office Andrew was standing in the hallway waiting to speak to Maya. “Can I talk to you for a minute?” Andrew asked, looking serious.“Come in here.” Maya said, walking back into the office.“I just wanted to tell you, thank you for making my sister and niece so happy, and loving them the way you do. I know I don’t ever have to worry about either of them being taken care of, because I know you will move heaven and earth for them. I wish you and my sister all the best and nothing but happiness. I’m giving her away today, but I will gladly take her back if you get tired of her.” Andrew said with a chuckle.“Thank you, that means a lot to me, but I assure you, you will never get her back from me, I will fight you for her.” Maya said smiling, holding up her fists to Andrew.“I know you will.” Andrew said, smiling at Maya. “Let’s get you ready for your big day.” Andrew said patting Maya on the back.“I have a gift for Carina in my room and I need you to give it to her before the ceremony for me.” Maya said, turning to walk out of the room.All the guys were in different guest rooms putting on their suits for the wedding while Maya was in her bedroom putting on her tuxedo. After dressing Maya took one last look in the mirror, feeling a mixture of nerves and excitement. The suit fit her perfectly, tailored to show off her strong shoulders and fit snug around the waist, making her look exactly how she wanted for Carina, handsome, confident, and completely herself.Her tie held a special touch, it was black with a subtle floral pattern woven in, it was a quiet tribute to their daughter, who would soon walk down the aisle as their flower girl. It was a small detail, but it made her feel closer to the family they were creating together.Then her eyes fell to the small “A” engraved on one of her cuff buttons. It was for Andy, her best friend who had passed away and couldn’t be there to share this memorable day with her. Andy had always been there for her, the one who had seen the love between her and Carina from the very beginning. Maya knew that Andy would be so proud of her today, marrying the woman of her dreams. Andy had believed in them, always saying everything would turn out the way it should, and they would be together forever. Maya hoped that somehow, Andy was watching over them on this beautiful day.With a deep breath, Maya smiled, thinking of Carina. She couldn’t wait to marry her. Her Italian Goddess, the mother of their child, and the person she wanted by her side forever. Today, she would make that promise, with Andy in her heart and Carina by her side.Carina had just finished getting her dress on and looked at herself in the mirror and felt a little choked up. This was it, the dress she had always dreamed of, but even more beautiful than she imagined. The bodice hugged her body perfectly, fitting snug around her small waist, making her feel beautiful without being too tight. The sweetheart neckline showed just enough of her shoulders and collarbones to feel elegant, yet still comfortable.The skirt flowed out from her waist in soft, light layers of tulle that moved with her every step, almost like it was dancing along with her. Tiny flower details were woven into the fabric, catching the light just enough, adding a touch of magic without being too much. The dress wasn’t just gorgeous to look at, it felt right, perfect, like it was meant for her.Her brown hair was loosely pinned up, with a few strands falling around her face, softening her look and making her feel natural, like herself. Today they would officially become a family, Maya, Carina, and Katie. Today they would be joined together as one, with their sweet flower girl, their daughter, by their side. She couldn’t wait for Maya to see her, her Maya, her bride, her entire future.As she looked at her reflection, she saw not just a bride, but herself at her happiest and most beautiful. She smiled, wiped away a tiny tear, and knew in her heart that she was ready for this day, feeling exactly how she wanted to feel.Nana knocked lightly on the door before opening it to see Carina more beautiful than ever in her wedding dress. “You are simply gorgeous in that dress, you look like a princess or queen, Maya’s queen.” Nana said, wiping a tear from her eyes.“Tesoro, you look so beautiful, and that dress is perfect for you.” Lucia said, wiping tears from her eyes.“I brought you something for the borrowed part of the ceremony. It’s the necklace Mike gave me for our 25th wedding anniversary and I would be honored if you would wear it today.” Nana said, opening the necklace box to show a gorgeous diamond necklace with at least 30 diamonds on it, totaling 10 karats in diamonds.“Dio mio, this is the most beautiful necklace I’ve ever seen and so many diamonds. Are you sure you want me to wear this? What if I lose a diamond out of it or something?” Carina asked, staring at the necklace.“If you lose a diamond out of it, Mike will have it replaced for me.” Nana said with a chuckle, taking the necklace out of the box and placing it around Carina’s neck.“I brought you something for the old part, it’s a brooch that was your Nonna’s. She gave it to me just before she passed, and I would love for you to wear it in the train or under the hem of your dress to have a piece of your past with you when you begin your future with Maya.” Lucia said, wiping tears from her eyes.It was a simple cameo brooch, but it was her Nonna’s and that made it special to Carina. Carina lifted her dress enough to allow her Mamma to pin it underneath but where she could feel it and know it was there. Carina wiped the tears from her eyes and hugged her Mamma tightly. “Thank you, Mamma, this means the world to me.”“Andrew just brought this for you, it’s from Maya.” Nana said smiling, handing Carina the box.Carina opened the box to see the most beautiful pair of diamond earrings that had to be at least 3 karats each. “Oh my God, these are beautiful, and they go well with the necklace.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes as she took the earrings out of the box. “I’m going to need some help.” Carina said with a chuckle, her hands shaking.Nana helped put the rings in Carina’s ears and stepped back to take a look at Carina. “Those are gorgeous on you, everything matches perfectly.” Nana said smiling, wiping tears from her cheeks.“Enough crying for today, I’m getting married.” Carina said, smiling widely, hugging Nana and Lucia together. “Is Andrea still here, I have a gift for Maya?” Carina asked.“He’s downstairs talking to Vittoria; I’ll go get him.” Lucia said, walking quickly out of the bedroom.“I need to make sure Maya has tissue with her, because when she sees you walking down the aisle she is going to lose it.” Nana said with a chuckle.Carina gave Andrew the gift to take to Maya so when he got back to Maya’s house, he went into the room Maya was in and handed her the gift. “My sister told me to give this to you.” Andrew said smiling.“Did she like the gift I got her?” Maya asked smiling, taking the gift from Andrew.“Mamma said she loved it and that they looked beautiful on her.” Andrew responded smiling.Maya slowly opened the box to see a tie clip with a picture of Andy on it. “Oh my God.” Maya said, looking at the tie clip. “It’s Andy, Andy’s picture is on the clip.” Maya said, her eyes filling with tears, as she showed it to Andrew.“Maya, that’s beautiful, now Andy will be with you today when you marry Carina.” Andrew said, his eyes filled with tears.“Oh Andy, how I wish you were actually here with me today.” Maya said, wiping tears from her eyes. “Look, I got the letter “A” engraved on the cuff buttons for Andy, so she would be with me today.” Maya said, raising her arms for Andrew to see the “A” on the buttons.“Great minds think alike, you got the “A” put on the cuff buttons, and Carina had Andy’s picture put on your tie clip. You are truly perfect for one another.” Andrew said, wiping tears from his eyes.“Hey Kiddo, the carriage is getting ready to go pick up Carina. We need to get you to the venue before she gets there so let’s go.” Grandpa said smiling, motioning for Maya.“Let’s go so I can marry your sister.” Maya said smiling, grabbing Andrew by the arm and leading him out of the room.Maya walked downstairs to see all of her team except for Sullivan in their formal Army dress blues standing as if waiting for inspection. “Ready for inspection Major.” Sullivan said, standing by the team in his tuxedo.“You all pass inspection, now let’s go, I’m getting married today!” Maya shouted excitedly, raising her arms in the air cheering.Carina walked downstairs to see everyone standing by the door smiling. “What’s going on?” Carina asked, seeing the smile on their faces, knowing something was up with them.“There’s something for you outside.” Nana said smiling, slowly opening the door for Carina to see the horse drawn carriage with a driver.Carina gasped, and covered her mouth, not believing what she was looking at. “Is that…for…me?” Carina asked, pointing outside at the carriage.“Yes, Mike said you are Maya’s queen and needed to be treated as such today, so he ordered it just for you.” Nana said, smiling widely, reaching out to take Carina’s hand.“Grandpa.” Carina said, in a loving way, smiling widely, her eyes filled with tears.“Hey, no crying, it’s your wedding day, remember?” Nana said smiling, handing Carina a tissue.“Mamma can I ride wiff you?” Katie asked excitedly, jumping up and down.“Yes, Picola, you may ride with me.” Carina said smiling, caressing Katie’s cheek.“Yes!” Katie shouted, throwing her arms in the air in celebration.Maya rode with Grandpa to the wedding venue and was shocked and surprised when she saw how everything was decorated, including the gazebo she had built and where she had proposed to Carina. “Grandpa this is beautiful.” Maya said smiling, looking at all the decorations.“Last chance to back out of getting married.” Grandpa said, trying to keep a straight face.“Ha ha, very funny.” Maya said smiling, shaking her head at him.“Carina and the ladies will be arriving soon so let’s get everyone where they need to be.” Grandpa said, leading Maya and the rest of the wedding party to their places.Maya is standing at the altar with Mason, Andrew, and Sullivan standing beside her. She looked at all the people in attendance and noticed Andy’s father sitting in the second row. Maya walked down from the altar and over to him, hugging him. “Thank you for coming today.” Maya said, smiling widely at him.“I know Andy would want me to be here since she can’t be.” Mr. Herrera said, looking down to notice the tie clip Maya was wearing with Andy’s picture on it. “That is so beautiful, thank you for including Andrea in the ceremony.” Mr. Herrera said, wiping a tear from his eyes.“Andy is always with me, in my heart.” Maya said smiling, her eyes filled with tears, patting her heart.“Mine too.” Mr. Herrera said smiling, patting his heart. “Now go get married to that beautiful Italian Andy talked so much about and thought so much of.” Mr. Herrera said, patting Maya on the arm.Maya went back to take her place at the altar, smiling and waving at people as she saw them at the ceremony, waiting for her future wife to arrive. “Carina is here now.” Grandpa whispered to Maya.Maya is standing at the altar smiling widely when the music began and her team members who were ushers began escorting Nana down the aisle, seating her in the first row. Next Katherine was escorted down the aisle and seated next to Nana, both looking at Maya and smiling widely. Lucia was escorted down the aisle and seated on the opposite side, smiling at Maya as she sat in her seat.The music changed to another tune and Gabriella began walking down the aisle and stood in the spot next to where Carina would be standing for the ceremony. As Vittoria began walking down the aisle, Maya smiled, knowing it was getting closer to her seeing Carina walking down the aisle to marry her. As Emma began walking down the aisle, Maya turned to look at Mason, who was smiling widely, his eyes filled with love for Emma and Maya could see it.Katie smiled widely and waved at Maya yelling, “Hi Mommy!” as she began walking down the aisle, the crowd laughing. Katie threw the flower petals high in the air and watched as they hit the ground, smiling proudly as she continued down the aisle to Maya, walking up to her and hugging her. “Mamma looks bootiful.” Katie said smiling, looking at Maya.“Katie, stand over here.” Gabriella whispered and showed Katie where to stand.Maya is staring at the back of the aisle waiting for the curtain to open and Carina to appear as everyone stood when the string quartet started playing “Here Comes the Bride.” Maya took a deep breath, letting it out slowly as the curtain opened and she saw Carina for the first time, in the most gorgeous dress Maya had ever seen, Carina holding Andrew’s arm as he escorted her down the aisle. Maya began sobbing, tears running down her cheeks, when she saw Carina. Maya quickly wiped her tears and took several deep breaths trying to pull herself together for Carina.When Andrew and Carina had reached the altar, Carina and Maya both wiped tears from their eyes. “Who gives this woman to be married today?” Grandpa asked, sounding a little choked up.“Her mother and I.” Andrew said smiling proudly, giving Carina a kiss on the cheek before taking his place beside Mason.Maya reached her hand out to Carina and helped her up the steps to the altar. “You look beautiful.” Maya whispered to Carina, wiping tears from her eyes.“You look handsome yourself.” Carina said smiling, wiping tears from her eyes.“You may be seated.” Grandpa said to the audience and waited for everyone to sit. “It is my privilege and honor to officiate the marriage of Maya Bishop to Carina Deluca. I’ve watched them fall in love, face many obstacles, and find their way back to each other after several years apart. I’ve never seen a love like the love they share, it’s undefinable, unique, and beautiful.” Grandpa said, clearing his throat as he got choked up. “A marriage isn’t something that should be taken lightly, it is a promise, a commitment to the each other that you will be with them forever, come what may. Marriage isn’t easy, it takes patience, love, compromise, and forgiveness. You won’t always like each other, but you will always love each other, even when you’re angry at your partner. Just ask Kate.” Grandpa said whispering to Maya and Carina causing them to chuckle. “Maya join hands with Carina.” Grandpa said smiling at Maya as she took Carina’s hand, smiling at her. “Carina Deluca do you take Maya Bishop as your lawfully wedded wife? Do you promise to love, honor, and cherish her for as long as you both shall live?” Grandpa asked, smiling at Carina.“Si, certamente.” Carina said in Italian shaking her head and smiling at Maya. (yes, I do.)Grandpa leaned in close to Carina and whispered, “Is that a yes?” Grandpa smiled when Carina smiled and nod her head at him affirmatively.“Maya Bishop, do you take Carina Deluca as you lawful wedded wife? Do you promise to love, honor, cherish, and protect her for as long as you both shall live?” Grandpa asked, adding the word “protect” to Maya’s vows.“Si, certamente.” Maya said in Italian smiling at Carina.“Now you may share the vows that you have written for each other.” Grandpa said smiling at them.Maya Bishop, when I walked into class that day, I had no idea that I was about to meet the person I would fall so deeply in love with, have a child with, and someday marry. The moment I looked into your beautiful blue eyes, I was done for, that was the minute I fell in love with you. You have always shown me how much you love me and our daughter. I never have to feel afraid with you by my side, you’re my protector and my best friend. I cherish every memory we’ve made, from our first date, to our first kiss, and to other firsts I won’t mention here.” Carina said with a chuckle. I love you more than can be put into words and I will love you for the rest of my life. Thank you for never giving up on me, on us, and thank you for our beautiful daughter that is more like you every day. You are the kindest, most big-hearted person I know and when you love, you love with all your heart, and you make sure the people you love know it, and never have to doubt your love. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you, to have more children with you, and to grow old with you. You make me the happiest I’ve ever been, and I can’t imagine my life without you. Ti amo tanto.” Carina said smiling at Maya, gently squeezing her hand.Maya wiped the tears from her eyes before beginning to speak. “Carina Deluca, I knew the minute I saw you in class that day and heard your beautiful Italian accent that I was going to move heaven and earth to make you my wife someday. I fell in love with you the minute you looked at me and smiled. My heart almost beat out of my chest from joy and excitement that day. I never imagined getting married and having a family until I met you. I didn’t think it would be possible to find someone who would accept me for me and want to spend their life with me, but you showed me more love than I’ve ever experienced in my entire life. You love me just the way I am and accept every part of me. You have given me the greatest gift I could ever receive, our daughter, and I hope to extend our family with more children someday, when you’re ready.” Maya said with a chuckle. “You are the most loving, gentle, and forgiving person, and that’s just a few of the things I love so much about you. I could stand here for days telling you everything I love about you, but people might get bored.” Maya said with a chuckle. “I love seeing how dedicated you are as a doctor, and how much you truly care for each and every one of your patients. I love you beyond measure and I will continue to love you until the day that I die. I can’t imagine my life without you and our daughter in it. I choose you today, tomorrow, and forever.” Maya said, wiping tears from her eyes.They both turned to look at Grandpa who was wiping tears from his eyes. Grandpa cleared his throat and began speaking. “Carina take the ring and place it on Maya’s ring finger and repeat after me.” Grandpa said smiling, watching Carina turn to Gabriella to retrieve the ring she had purchased for Maya. “Maya, I give you this ring as a token and pledge of my love for you.” Grandpa said.“Maya, I give you this ring as a token and pledge of my love for you.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad.” Grandpa said.“I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I promise to always encourage your dreams.” Grandpa said.“I promise to always encourage your dreams.” Carina repeated.“I promise to grow old with you and keep our relationship exciting and alive.” Grandpa said.Maya and Carina both looked at him surprised by that. “I promise to grow old with you and keep our relationship exciting and alive.” Carina said, smiling.“I take you to be my wife to have and to hold from this day forward.” Grandpa said smiling at them.“I take you to be my wife to have and to hold from this day forward.” Carina said smiling, pushing the ring further onto Maya’s finger.Grandpa repeated the same things to Maya having her repeat each one of them. The only difference was that Maya promised to keep their relationship very exciting and alive.“By the power vested in my by the state of Washington and the internet, I now pronounce you wife and wife, Maya you may now kiss your bride.” Grandpa said excitedly, smiling at Maya.“Bout damn time.” Maya said with a laugh, cupping Carina’s cheeks, kissing her hard and deeply on the lips, the crowd erupting in applause. Maya broke the kiss smiling widely at Carina, then lifted Carina hand with the wedding ring to her lips, kissing it.“It is my privilege and honor to introduce you to Maya and Carina Deluca-Bishop!” Grandpa shouted, smiling widely, cheering and whistling as the music began to play and Maya helped Carina down from the altar and escorted her back down the aisle, smiling and waving at everyone. As they reached the end of the aisle, Maya’s team had their swords held in the air in an arch for them to walk under. Maya smiled, and led Carina under the swords, stopping after passing under the last swords, as Romero lightly hit Carina on the butt with the sword, causing her to gasp and then laugh.“I forgot to mention that part.” Maya said laughing, forgetting on purpose.“Right.” Carina said laughing, knowing she didn’t forget.“We’re married!” Maya shouted smiling, then picking Carina up and twirling her around.Maya and Carina turned around to see Katie running down the aisle holding herself. “I gotta pee!” Katie began shouting, everyone laughing.Maya picked Katie up and ran to the portable bathroom Grandpa had set up for guests. Katie looked at Maya and smiled when she came out of the bathroom. “That was cwose.” Katie said, wiping her forehead.“You did so good today, I’m so proud of you Princess.” Maya said picking Katie up, kissing her on the lips.“You look handsome, Mommy.” Katie said smiling, running her hand on Maya’s tuxedo.“Not as beautiful as Mamma though.” Maya said smiling, walking back to where Carina was waiting for them.“We need to head to the barn for the reception.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s hand and leading her to where the carriage, which was now decorated with tin cans, and a just married sign across the back of it, was waiting to take them to the reception.“Katie, come on, Grandpa needs you to help him drive the truck.” Nana said smiling, walking up to Katie. “I thought you two might want a little alone time.” Nana said smiling, then winking at them.“Thanks Nana.” Maya and Carina said in unison, before Maya helped Carina get into the carriage.“We did it, we’re married, and you’re my wife.” Maya said smiling, hugging Carina tightly against her, kissing her on the lips.“We did it, we’re married, and you’re my wife.” Carina said with a chuckle, leaning her head on Maya’s shoulder.“I can’t wait for the honeymoon.” Maya said, whispering in Carina’s ear.“Maya, we are not having sex in this carriage with the driver right there.” Carina said, her eyes wide with surprise, pointing to the driver.“That’s not what I meant.” Maya said laughing, kissing Carina on the lips.“Thank God.” Carina said with a laugh, squeezing Maya’s thigh.“If you keep doing that, we may end up having sex in this carriage though.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking down at Carina’s hand squeezing her thigh.“Stupida.” Carina said laughing, hitting Maya on the arm.

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As Maya and Carina arrive at the reception everyone is already there and waiting for their arrival. “Carina made such a beautiful bride today.” Nana said to Lucia who was sitting beside her.“Yes, she did look beautiful, Maya was very dashing in her tuxedo as well.” Lucia said, smiling at Nana.“Who knew Maya could clean up so nicely?” Nana said with a laugh.“Nana, can we have cake now?” Katie asked as she came running up to the table.“Not yet, we have to wait for your Mamma and Mommy before we can cut the cake.” Nana said with a smile, rubbing Katie’s arm.“Aww man, I want cake.” Katie said, stomping her foot and crossing her arms.“Oh, my, that reminded me of Carina at her age.” Lucia said laughing, looking at Katie.“They just pulled up and I’m going to announce them.” Grandpa said smiling, picking Katie up into his arms.“Yay, we can have cake now!” Katie said smiling and clapping her hands.“Ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege and honor to introduce you all once again to Maya and Carina Deluca-Bishop!” Grandpa said into the microphone, smiling as they entered the decorated barn.“Wow! I never imagined they could make a barn look so nice and elegant.” Carina said smiling at Maya as they entered the barn hand in hand.“This is why they haven’t allowed you near the barn for the past 2 weeks. They spent long hours until late in the night decorating, cleaning, and preparing everything for today.” Maya said smiling, lifting Carina’s hand to her mouth and kissing it.Maya led Carina to the table at the front of the barn that was decorated for those who were a part of the ceremony. Carina saw Mason sitting in the seat next to where Maya would be sitting and bent down to whisper in his ear before sitting down. “I want to have a word with you later.” Carina said in an angry tone, glaring at him.Everyone was served a delicious plate of their choice of food consisting of steak, lobster, chicken, pasta, and pizza for the children, along with several sides. “This is a lot of food.” Maya said smiling, looking at the plate of food that was served to her.Mason stood up, tapping his champagne glass to get the guests attention. “As most of you know, I am Maya’s younger favorite brother.” Mason began saying, as Maya interjected.“That’s because you are my only brother.” Maya said laughing, causing the guests to laugh.“And that’s why I’m your favorite.” Mason said, laughing. “Maya has been through a lot in her life. Life hasn’t always been fair to her, but she has handled everything that has been thrown at her head on, never backing down. I have seen Maya suffer losses that no one should ever have experienced at such a young age, the loss of her first love for several years, then the loss of her best friend, Andy Herrera to death. Through it all Maya has remained strong and endured it all with grace and poise. Maya isn’t one to show her emotions, at least she wasn’t until Carina came along. I knew the first time Maya mentioned the gorgeous Italian she had met in class that she was head over heels in love with her. Seeing the way Maya’s eyes lit up when she spoke about Carina made me happy for her. Maya would always say she was never getting married or having children but look at her now. She has the most precious daughter, Katie, whom she adores more than just about anyone except Carina, who is now her wife. Maya, I’ve always looked up to you and I admire the woman you’ve become. I know I haven’t always made the wisest decisions or been the best little brother, but you have always shown me love and forgiveness. I wish nothing but the best for you and Carina. To my big sister, in more ways than one, and Carina!” Mason said with a laugh, raising his glass to them, then hugging Maya.“Thanks Mason.” Maya said, wiping a tear from her eyes.Suddenly Gabriella stood up and smiled at Carina. “Tesoro, we have been through so much together, from long exhausting hours of college and the program to your pregnancy which wasn’t easy for any of us. We would tread lightly around Carina while she was pregnant, because we didn’t know what her hormones were like that day.” Gabriella said laughing. “I watched you grow from a scared young pregnant woman to the confident and amazing mother, doctor and friend you are now. Carina would talk about the hot blonde with the most beautiful eyes for hours and her eyes would light up and sparkle with so much love for her. I knew Carina and Maya were destined to be together by the way Carina talked about the love they shared. While it’s true they went their separate ways for a few years, I never doubted they would somehow find their way back to each other where they belonged. Carina, I love you like the sister I never had and wish nothing but the best for you and Maya. Maya, if you don’t take care of Carina and Katie, you will have to deal with the angriest Italian woman ever, me.” Gabriella said laughing. “No, I know you will always take care of them, love them, and protect them, and I don’t need to worry about them as long as you are around. Tesoro, ti amo e aspetto che torni dalla luna di miele senza poter camminare, se quello che dici su quanto sia grande Maya e vero, e incinta.” Gabriella said laughing, holding her glass up. “To Maya and Carina!” (Honey, I love you and I expect you to come back from your honeymoon unable to walk, if what you say about how big Maya is is true, and pregnant.)Carina placed her face in her hands, her face red from embarrassment. “What did she say in Italian?” Maya asked, laughing, seeing the embarrassment on Carina’s face.“I’ll tell you later.” Carina said, shaking her head.It was time for their first dance and Maya motioned for the DJ to begin playing the song she had picked out for them. Maya took Carina’s hand and led her to the dance floor, wrapping her arms around Carina and holding her tightly as the song, From The Ground UP by Dan and Shay began playing. Maya held Carina tightly, looking into her eyes, singing along with the music. As Carina listened to the words, her eyes began to fill with tears, and she wiped her eyes to keep the tears from rolling down her cheeks. “I love you and you have made me the happiest I’ve ever been.” Maya said smiling, placing a gentle kiss on Carina’s lips.“I love you too, so much.” Carina said, smiling at Maya. “I love this song, it’s definitely about us.” Carina said, pressing her cheek against Maya’s as they continued dancing.As the song ended Grandpa walked up to Carina smiling. “Carina I would be honored if you would allow me the privilege of the father daughter dance with you.” Grandpa said holding out his hand to Carina.“I would love that.” Carina said smiling, wiping tears from her eyes.Maya walked over to where Nana was sitting and reached her hand out to her. “Nana, may I have this dance with you?” Maya asked, smiling at her.“Yes, but don’t try anything fancy or complicated, I don’t want to break a hip on the dance floor.” Nana said with a laugh.Maya led Nana to the dance floor, dancing close to Carina and Grandpa. “Look at the smile on Grandpa’s face.” Maya said to Nana.“He adores Carina so much. He hasn’t had a woman that beautiful dancing with him since we were young.” Nana said with a chuckle, looking at Grandpa.After the song had ended, Maya walked over to Katie, who was pouting because she couldn’t eat cake yet. “Come on Princess, dance with me.” Maya said smiling, picking Katie up into her arms, carrying her to the dance floor.“Mommy, I want cake.” Katie said as they were dancing.“You can have all the cake you want in just a little while.” Maya said, smiling at Katie.“Hey, I want in.” Carina said smiling, walking up to where they were dancing.“Come on.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina close to her and Katie.“We’re officially a family now.” Maya said, smiling at Carina and Katie.“We’ve always been a family, it’s just legal now.” Carina said with a smile, kissing Katie on the head, then Maya on the lips.As the night progressed, Gabriella grabbed Maya by the hand and led her to the dance floor, dancing a little too sexy for Carina’s liking so she walked to where they were dancing. “I’m stepping in to dance with my wife now.” Carina said, giving Gabriella a dirty look.“Told you she would get jealous.” Gabriella said laughing, looking at Maya.“I can’t believe she was rubbing and grinding her body all over you like that.” Carina said, sounding angry and annoyed.“She only did that to make you jealous and get you back on the dance floor.” Maya said laughing.“Well, it worked, I am the only one allowed to be rubbing and grinding against you like that.” Carina said smiling, rubbing and grinding her body against Maya’s.“You better be careful doing that.” Maya said with a chuckle, thrusting her hips against Carina to feel her semi hard dick growing in her pants.“Save it for the honeymoon.” Carina said with a giggle.“Don’t worry, there will be plenty more where that came from for the honeymoon.” Maya said with a laugh.After the song had ended, Carina saw Mason talking with Emma and went up to him, grabbing him by the arm and pulling him away from everyone. “I want to speak with you, NOW!” Carina said angrily.“Ok, what do you want to speak to me about and why are you so angry, it’s your wedding day.” Mason said smiling at Carina.“What were you thinking putting Viagra in the jello shots you gave Maya and Grandpa? Do you not realize how dangerous that is to do something like that?” Carina said shouting at Mason.“NO, I just thought it would be funny, but I was wrong and never intended for it to be as bad as it was. I thought it would just give Maya a hard on that would last for a few hours then she would be ok. I didn’t know the more she took the worse it would be for her…or Grandpa.” Mason said, trying to move away from a very angry Carina.“Maya was in severe pain for several hours, even after going two rounds with me! What you did was inappropriate and there was nothing funny about it! If I ever hear of you pulling a stunt like that again with anyone, I will personally kick your ass!” Carina shouted angrily, pointing her finger in his face.“Ok, I get it, and I’ve apologized to Maya. I know I fucked up, and it will never happen again.” Mason said, his eyes filled with tears.“It better not! Now wipe those tears out of your eyes and get out there and celebrate your sister’s wedding!” Carina said, pointing to the barn.As Carina and Mason walked back inside the barn, Andrew was talking to Vittoria and Carina walked up to them. “Andrea, sapevi che Mason metteva il Viagra nelle gelatine? Eri coionvolto?” (Andrea did you know about Mason putting Viagra in the jello shots? Were you in on it?)“Non l’ho scoperto fino a dopo! Non ho avuto alcun ruolo in tutto cio!” Andrew said holding his hands up in a defensive manner. (I didn’t find out until afterwards. I had no part in any of it.)“Ok, I believe you.” Carina said, hugging him.“Mason put Viagra in jello shots and Maya had them?” Vittoria asked, looking shocked at Andrew.“Yes, it was an idiotic and immature thing to do, and he thought it would be funny, but it wasn’t.” Andrew said, shaking his head.“Oh my God! No wonder Carina is so upset with him.” Vittoria said, wiping her forehead.“Where did you go?” Maya asked, when she saw Carina walking up to her.“I had a little talk with Mason about the Viagra stunt he pulled.” Carina responded, kissing Maya on the cheek.“Is he still alive or do I need to help you hide the body?” Maya said laughing.“He’s still alive…for now.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Hey, kiddo, it’s time for the branding.” Grandpa said, walking up to them.“Wait, what branding? What is he talking about Maya?” Carina asked, her eyes widened in surprise.“It’s something we do at ranch weddings. We have a piece of wood that we burn our brand into together and it will hang in our house. It’s an old family tradition that my great great grandfather started when he got married.” Maya explained, taking Carina’s hand and leading her to where the branding would take place.“Oh, thank God.” Carina said sighing heavily. “I thought you were going to brand me or something.” Carina said with a chuckle.“What? No, that would be ridiculous. I already branded you when I gave you this ring.” Maya said with a laugh, kissing Carina’s wedding ring.After the branding ceremony it was finally time to cut the cake and Katie was standing between them, her eyes focused on the cake as they cut it together. Katie watched as Maya put two small pieces of the cake on a plate and held it up for Carina to take a piece to feed her. Carina lifted the piece of cake to Maya’s mouth as Katie stood between them with her mouth open in case Maya dropped a piece of the cake. Maya then lifted a piece of the cake to Carina’s mouth and Katie tried to jump to get a taste of the cake as Carina opened her mouth for it. “I want some cake!” Katie shouted angrily, watching Maya and Carina kiss after feeding each other the cake.“Ok, you can have all the cake you want now.” Maya said smiling at Katie.Katie smile widely then turned around and stuck her hand in the cake pulling back with a huge wad of cake in her tiny hand, shoving it into her mouth. “Mmm good cake.” Katie said smiling, with frosting all over her face.“Katie, no!” Carina said, reaching for her hand that was full of cake.“Aw, let her have it, she’s been waiting all day for that cake.” Maya said laughing, looking at Katie with frosting all over her, rubbing her on the head.“Fanks Mommy!” Katie said smiling, licking frosting off her fingers.“Let Nonna get you some cake and sit down and eat if properly.” Carina said, pointing to Lucia who was cutting the cake and placing slices of it on plates for the guests.“Hey Major, it’s time for the Army tradition for weddings.” Sullivan said smiling, handing Maya a glass full of some red liquid.“What is this?” Maya asked, looking at the glass.“It’s called grog, it’s a drink we make whenever a soldier gets married to toast to a long and happy marriage.” Sullivan responded, smiling mischievously.“It smells like pure alcohol.” Maya said, taking a sniff of the drink.“I’ll take some of that.” Grandpa said smiling, reaching for a glass filled with the liquid. “You can’t be a pussy; you have to drink all of it without stopping until your glass is completely empty.” Grandpa said smiling, looking at Maya.“I’m not a pussy, bring it on!” Maya said, lifting the glass to cheers with the others.“To Major Bishop and Carina, long may they live together without killing each other.” Sullivan said laughing, before drinking the entire glass of liquid.Maya looked at Carina and smiled, before chugging the entire glass of liquid, slamming the empty glass on the table. “Damn, that taste like shit, what was in that?” Maya asked scrunching up her face.“Brandy, vodka, wine, whiskey, champagne, sherry, burgundy, and rum.” Grandpa said smiling, sitting his glass beside Maya’s and patting her on the back.“Bambina, we need to get ready to leave if we’re going to catch our flight.” Carina said, looking at Grandpa’s watch.“Wait, I have something for you before you leave.” Grandpa said, walking them over to the table where Nana was sitting with Katie. “Where’s the thing I told you to hold for me?” Grandpa asked looking at Nana.“Right here.” Nana said smiling, reaching for a box in her purse, handing it to Grandpa.“Maya, I want you to have this.” Grandpa said smiling, handing Maya the box. “It was given to me by my father the day I married Kate and has always brought me good luck. I want to hand it down to you today so that it will bring nothing but good luck for you and Carina.” Grandpa said smiling, watching as Maya carefully opened the box to see the pocket watch her great grandfather had given Grandpa.Maya knew how special that watch was to Grandpa and her eyes filled with tears as she looked at him. “Grandpa, are you sure you want me to have this? What about Dad, wouldn’t you prefer for him to have it?” Maya asked, wiping a tear from her cheek.“No, I’ve always wanted you to have it. You love this ranch as much as my father did and I think he would want me to pass it down to you.” Grandpa said smiling, embracing Maya and hugging her tightly.“Thank you, I will cherish it and take extra good care of it.” Maya said smiling, looking at the pocket watch.“Wait, there’s more.” Grandpa said smiling, reaching for another box Nana had pulled out of her purse. “This is for both of you, for your honeymoon.” Grandpa said smiling, handing Carina the box.Carina opened the box to see a wad of $100 dollar bills and a piece of paper with an address on it. “What is this?” Carina asked, looking at the money and paper.“That is our wedding present to you both. The cash is for you to shop and spend any way you like; the address is for the private house I rented for your honeymoon.” Grandpa said, smiling at Carina.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling, hugging Grandpa tightly then hugging Nana.“I already have a nice hotel booked for the honeymoon though.” Maya said, looking confused.“I cancelled that reservation and rented this house that is on the beach.” Grandpa said in a low voice so Carina wouldn’t hear him.“Where are we going anyway? You still haven’t even told me where we’re spending our honeymoon?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“You’ll see when we get there. Did you remember to pack your bathing suit?” Maya asked, smiling widely.“I think I packed my entire wardrobe, plus a few surprises for you.” Carina said, smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“I like the sound of that.” Maya said, smiling at Carina. “Let’s tell our daughter goodbye before we leave.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand as they moved around the table to where Katie was eating cake.“Just how much cake have you eaten?” Carina asked with a laugh, looking at cake all over Katie’s face and hands.“A lot, and it’s so good.” Katie said smiling, licking her lips and fingers.“Mamma and I need to go now, be good for Nana and Grandpa while we’re gone, ok?” Maya asked, bending down beside Katie.“I want to go wiff you.” Katie said pouting at Maya.“I know, Princess, but you need to stay with Nana and Grandpa while we go on our honeymoon and do adult things.” Maya said smiling at Katie then Carina.“They’re going to be doing boring stuff that you wouldn’t like at your age.” Nana said with a giggle, leaning over to Katie. “You get to stay with me and Papa and we can bake cookies and ride your pony while they’re gone.” Nana said, kissing Katie on the head.“Yay! I’m staying.” Katie said clapping her hands, frosting flying everywhere.“We love you and we’ll bring you back a surprise.” Maya said laughing, bending down to kiss Katie on the head.“Be good and mind your manners, listen to Nana and Grandpa while we’re away.” Carina said smiling, kissing Katie on the head.“Let’s get home and get changed so we can head to the airport.” Maya said taking Carina’s hand and leading her to where everyone was standing outside the door waiting for them.As Maya and Carina ran to the carriage that was waiting for them, everyone was blowing bubbles and throwing rice at them. Maya helped Carina into the carriage and covered her head with her body to shield her from the rice that was being thrown at them.When they got to their house, Maya helped Carina down from the carriage and picked her up bridal style, carrying her to the door. “Open the door.” Maya said smiling, giving Carina a quick kiss on the lips.“Just put me down and you can open it.” Carina said with a smile.“Nope, I’m carrying you over the threshold. I’ve been waiting for this moment for years and I’m doing it.” Maya said with a chuckle, pushing the door open with her foot as Carina turned the knob. Once inside Maya carried Carina up the stairs to their bedroom and placed her on the bed, kissing her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside, deepening the kiss.“Maya, we don’t have time for that now, we need to get changed and go to the airport to catch our flight.” Carina said with a giggle, as Maya began kissing her on the neck.“I can be quick.” Maya said with a laugh, biting and sucking Carina’s sweet spot.“I don’t want our first time as a married couple to be quick.” Carina said, pushing Maya’s mouth away from her.“Ok, let’s change and get to the airport then.” Maya said smiling, helping Carina off the bed.“Can you unzip my dress, or will that be too…hard for you?” Carina asked, with a laugh, pointing to Maya’s already semi hard dick in her pants.“I think I can handle unzipping your dress for you.” Maya said smiling, adjusting her semi hard dick in her pants, before moving behind Carina to slowly unzip her, kissing her on the shoulder.“Maya, I thought you could handle this.” Carina said smiling, moving quickly away from Maya.“Your dress is unzipped now isn’t it, see I handled it.” Maya said, untying her tie, and pulling it off.Maya changed her clothes before Carina and carried their luggage to the suv waiting outside for them that Grandpa had ordered to take them to the airport. “My wife will be down in just a minute.” Maya said, smiling proudly at the driver, when she said wife.When Carina came outside, Maya helped her into the suv, placing her arm around her, pulling her against her body. “Can’t you give me a clue as to where we’re going for our honeymoon?” Carina asked in a whisper, breathing hot air into Maya’s ear, making her shiver.“You’ll see when we get to the airport, now stop that, you missed your chance at the house.” Maya said laughing, rubbing the ear Carina had breathed hot air into.“It better be some place good, with a beach.” Carina said smiling.“I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.” Maya said smiling, placing a quick kiss on Carina’s lips.When they arrived at the airport, Maya took their luggage out of the car and a steward was standing there to take their luggage inside for them. Maya turned to Carina and smiled as she took her hand and led her inside the airport to the check-in desk. “I need to check in for our flight to Hawaii.” Maya said smiling at the desk clerk.“Hawaii! We’re going to Hawaii for our honeymoon? Dio mio, I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii, they have lots of beaches!” Carina said excitedly, jumping up and down, and dancing around with joy.“Here are your first-class tickets and you can wait in the admiral’s lounge until they begin boarding your flight.” The desk clerk said smiling, handing Maya the first-class tickets. “And congratulations.” The desk clerk said, smiling at them.“Thank you.” They said in unison, smiling at the clerk, as they walked away to the admiral’s lounge.“Wow, this is nice.” Carina said, walking into the lounge, with leather seats and couches, along with champagne, alcoholic drinks, and trays of food.“Grandpa set all this up for us.” Maya said smiling at Carina, handing her a glass of champagne.“He’s done so much for us already, but this is nice too.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.An older gentleman in a business suit walked into the lounge to see Maya and Carina sitting on the couch. Maya had her arm around Carina holding her closely against her body. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know anyone was in here.” The gentleman said, smiling at them.“It’s ok, we’re waiting to board our flight to Hawaii for our honeymoon.” Carina said smiling at the gentleman.“Congratulations.” The gentleman said smiling, reaching for a bottle of water.“Thank you.” Maya said smiling at the gentleman.“I’m flying to Hawaii for business myself.” The gentleman said, opening the water.“What kind of business is it that you do?” Maya asked, looking at the gentleman.“I’m a recruiter for a college track team.” The man responded.“I ran track in high school and was state champion.” Maya said smiling proudly.“State champion huh? Have you ever thought about going into coaching?” The man asked.“No, but I think I would enjoy it if I did.” Maya said shaking her head and smiling.“Maybe you should consider it then. What type of job are you doing now?” The man asked.“I run the Bishop ranch in Seattle, I’ve been working on the ranch all my life.” Maya said, smiling proudly.“How about I give you my card and if you ever decide to give coaching a try you call me?” The man said smiling, handing Maya his business card.“My wife is an OB/GYN and we have a 3 year old daughter, I don’t think I would have time to be a coach.” Maya said, taking the card from the man.“If that’s something you would like to do, I think you should try it.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“I wouldn’t have time to coach and run the ranch both.” Maya said, looking at the card.“You make your own schedule with the track team; you could work around your job at the ranch.” The man said.“I’ll think about it, but I don’t think it would work.” Maya said, still staring at the card.“I see the name Bishop on your carry-on bag. You aren’t by chance Maya Bishop, are you?” The man asked, looking at Maya’s carry-on bag.“Yes, I am Maya Bishop, you’ve heard of me?” Maya asked, a look of confusion on her face.“Everyone in the track department has heard of you. You hold the state and national record in several track events. The college I recruit for would probably offer you just about anything you wanted to have you coach our track team. We need someone like you, someone who is a champion and driven to exceed and make champions.” The man said, sitting across from Maya.“I think you should look into it, Bambina, you always loved track and maybe you could help their team.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“How about I give you a call when I come back from my honeymoon and get more information from you then?” Maya asked, smiling at the man.“Call me anytime and I’ll set up a time when you can come to the university and check things out. Who knows, you may fall in love with the place and coach for us.” The man said smiling at Maya.“Ok, I’ll do that in about 2 or 3 weeks.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina.“Bambina, we’re only going to be gone for 2 weeks not 3.” Carina said, looking confused at Maya.“I know, but I’m going to need the third week to recuperate from the honeymoon.” Maya said softly, so only Carina could hear.“Stupida.” Carina said with a laugh, hitting Maya on the arm.Suddenly the sound of a voice came over the speaker saying they were boarding the flight to Hawaii. “That’s us.” The gentleman said smiling, standing up. “It was nice to meet you Maya Bishop.” The man said, holding out his hand for Maya to shake it.“It was nice meeting you, Mr…” Maya took out the card to look at his name. “Mr. Lawrence.” Maya said, shaking the man’s hand.“Call me, Cord.” The man said smiling.“Let’s go, we don’t want to miss our flight.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s hand as they walked out of the lounge.When they boarded the plane, the flight attendant looked at their boarding passes and showed them where first class was located. Maya walked into the first-class section, finding their seats, Maya placing their carryon luggage in the bin over their heads. “This seat is so comfortable and look at all the leg room.” Carina said, smiling, rubbing against the seat, and stretching her legs out in front of her.“Only the best for my girl, my wife.” Maya said smiling, sitting beside Carina, giving her a quick kiss on the lips.“Save that for the honeymoon.” Cord said smiling, sitting across from them.Maya and Carina laughed, and snuggled into their seats, buckling their seatbelts. “I’ll be coming by for your drink order once we’re in the air.” A flight attendant said to them, smiling.“Thank you.” Maya said.Carina began to play with the tv and pushing all the buttons on the seat, trying to figure out what each one was for, Maya laughing at her. “Look, if I push this button the seat reclines, it even lays all the way down, like a bed.” Carina said smiling, pushing the button to make the seat lay down.“You have to be in an upright position for take off though.” Maya said with a laugh, pushing the button to raise the seat.“How long is the flight?” Carina asked with a mischievous grin.“It’s 11 hours and 45 minutes. We won’t be landing in Hawaii until 7:30 in the morning. We will be spending our first night of our marriage on the plane.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“So, we will be sleeping on the plane tonight?” Carina asked smiling, leaning closer to Maya.“Yes, unfortunately we will be sleeping here tonight.” Maya said, pointing at the chairs.“That’s fine with me.” Carina said smiling mischievously at Maya.“What’s that smile for?” Maya asked, cocking her head as she spoke.“We have blankets and they turn the lights off so we can sleep, but who says we have to sleep?” Carina asked smiling, whispering in a seductive tone.“Carina!” Maya said, shocked to hear what Carina was insinuating.“What? It’s our honeymoon and I wouldn’t mind joining the mile high club.” Carina said with a giggle, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Oh my God, you did not just say that.” Maya said giggling nervously.“I did.” Carina said with a giggle, kissing Maya on the shoulder.“Make sure your seatbelt is fastened securely, we’re about to take off.” Maya said, reaching for Carina’s seatbelt to check it.“It’s good.” Carina said, pulling on her seatbelt.As the plane reached the altitude it would be flying at the flight attendant came by to take their drink order. “What can I get you to drink, Mrs. Bishop?” the flight attendant asked, looking at Carina.“It’s Deluca-Bishop.” Carina said smiling at the flight attendant. “I’ll take a glass of white wine please.”“Oh, I’m sorry Mrs. Deluca-Bishop, the ticket just has Bishop on it.” The flight attendant said, handing Carina a glass of wine.“That’s my fault, I didn’t tell the Deluca-Bishop when I ordered the tickets.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“It’s ok, but I’m going by Deluca-Bishop either way.” Carina said smiling at Maya as she took a drink of wine.“What can I get from you Mrs…” the flight attendant began, looking at Maya for what she should be addressed as.“Deluca-Bishop also.” Maya said, smiling at the attendant then Carina. “I’ll have a glass of whiskey on the rocks please.” Maya responded.“Your whiskey on the rocks Mrs. Deluca-Bishop.” The flight attendant said smiling, handing Maya the glass.“Thank you.” Maya said smiling.“It’s going to take us both some time to get used to being called Deluca-Bishop.” Carina said with a chuckle, taking a drink of wine.“Yes, but I love the sound of it.” Maya said smiling, giving Carina a kiss on the lips.They watched the movie American Sniper on the plane and Maya was telling Carina about some of the missions she went on and how difficult it is to get the perfect shot. Carina decided on reruns of Friends, Maya groaning at her choice. “I love watching Friends, it makes me laugh.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“But you’ve seen every episode a thousand times already. How can it still be funny when you know what’s going to happen?” Maya asked, with a chuckle, kissing Carina on top of the head.“It’s always funny, especially Phoebe and Joey, they are the funniest on this show. But I like Ross and Rachel’s love story too. I never would have imagined Chandler and Monica together, but they make a cute couple.” Carina said, looking at the tv playing an episode of Friends.Maya finished her glass of whiskey and asked for another one, Carina also asked for another glass of wine. The flight attendant brought them their drinks and the lights dimmed inside the plane so passengers that wanted to sleep could. “I’m going to take drink this and try to get some sleep while you watch your Friends shows.” Maya said, taking a drink of whiskey.“I’m going to watch this episode while I drink my wine then I’m going to try to sleep as well.” Carina said, taking a big drink of wine. “I’m surprised we aren’t drunk from all the alcohol we’ve had today.” Carina said with a chuckle, kissing Maya on the cheek.“I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling pretty good right now myself.” Maya said with a giggle, taking a drink of whiskey.“I’m not saying I’m not a little tipsy, but I’m not drunk, which is surprising to me.” Carina said with a chuckle, taking another drink of wine.“I’m surprised we’re not both drunk as a skunk, with how much alcohol was handed to us today. Every time I turned around someone was handing me a glass of liquor or champagne. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much champagne and alcohol in one place, and I’ve seen a lot at the barbecues Grandpa has at the ranch.” Maya said with a laugh.“What was the drink Sullivan handed you?” Carina asked.“It’s called grog, or some people call it artillery punch, but there’s no punch in it, it’s all alcohol.” Maya said with a smile.“That entire glass was nothing but alcohol?” Carina asked, her eyes wide with shock.“Yes, and it was not good either.” Maya said making a face thinking about the drink, then yawning.“Are you tired?” Carina asked, seeing Maya yawning.“Yes, I didn’t sleep well last night. All I could think about is that in just a few hours I would finally have my dream of marrying you coming true.” Maya said smiling at Carina, kissing her on the lips.“I didn’t sleep well either. When I did finally fall asleep, I dreamt that you didn’t show up for the wedding.” Carina said with a giggle.“What? You know I will always show up for you, no matter what.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I know, and I’ll always show up for you too.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the shoulder.“I’m going to recline my seat and try to get some sleep now.” Maya said, reaching for the button to recline her seat.“Me too.” Carina said, reclining her seat, moving closer to Maya and cuddling up to her.Both fell asleep quickly, exhausted from the long day they had. As they were sleeping, the plane tilted and shook, waking them up. “Carina?” Maya said, reaching for her.“Maya.” Carina said, holding Maya’s arm tightly.“Ladies and gentlemen, we are running into a heavy storm, we ask that everyone remain seated and fasten their seatbelts please.” The captain said over the speaker.The plane tilted left then right, overhead doors opening, bags falling to the floor. “Maya, I’m scared.” Carina said, holding Maya’s arm tightly.“It’s ok Babe, it won’t last long, just hold onto me, I have you.” Maya said trying to remain calm although she was shaking inside. Maya wrapped her arms around Carina holding her tightly as the plane moved all over the place, bouncing them up and down at times in their seats, people screaming in the rear section.“I’ve never experienced anything like this before.” Cord said, looking at Maya, with fear in his eyes.“It’s just a little turbulence from the storm, it’ll be over in a few minutes.” Maya said to him, trying to ease the fear she saw in his eyes.“God, I hope so.” Cord said, gripping his seat, looking out the window.“The planes on fire!” Someone shouted behind Maya.“What?” Carina asked, tears in her eyes as she looked at Maya.“It’s ok, we’re going to be ok.” Maya said, holding Carina tightly.“Ladies and gentlemen, we will be making and emergency landing at the nearest airport. I need everyone to remain in their seats and securely fasten your seatbelts. We will be giving you further instructions shortly. Flight attendants, prepare for an emergency landing.” The captain said over the speaker.“Maya, we’re going to crash.” Carina said, crying on Maya’s shoulder.“No, don’t say that, we’re just making an emergency landing, everything will be fine.” Maya said, holding Carina tightly, kissing her on the head.“I love you, Bambina.” Carina said, sobbing hard, tears soaking Maya’s shirt.“I love you too, Babe, we’ll be ok, I promise.” Maya said, trying to comfort Carina.“Ladies and gentlemen, I need everyone to take position with your hands over your head and your head on your knees. We will be landing shortly. You will see several emergency vehicles on the runway, but they will be there to assist us when we land. I need everyone to remain seated until you are instructed to remove your seatbelts.” The captain said over the speaker.“Oh God, this is it.” Carina said, holding tightly onto Maya.“Everything will be fine after we land. I’m not going to let anything happen to you.” Maya said, squeezing Carina tightly.The plane dropped suddenly, and everyone began screaming, Maya feeling the seatbelt tightening around her waist, almost cutting off her breathing. Maya held one arm around Carina, the other over her head, as the plane descended rapidly. Maya turned her head to see flames out the window, turning her head back quickly, praying quietly in her head. The plane tilted left then tilted right, descending rapidly, Maya squeezing Carina tightly, as she bounced around in the seat. “Maya!” Carina yelled fearfully, sobbing hard.

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As the plane came to a screeching halt on the runway, emergency vehicles came rushing towards the plane, with lights and sirens. Maya looked up to see the flight attendant struggling to get the emergency exit door open and rushed over to help her. As they opened the door, the emergency ramp inflated to allow passengers to exit the plane. Maya rushed back to Carina and led her to the exit and helped her to exit the plane as Maya stayed on board to help get the passengers safely off the plane. Carina is standing at the end of the inflated ramp yelling for Maya to get off the plane as the firetrucks were on the opposite side extinguishing the burning engine. As soon as the last passenger had slid down the ramp, Maya jumped on the ramp sliding down to Carina’s waiting arms. Carina embraced Maya around the neck, sobbing on her shoulder.“You could have died helping everyone off the plane!” Carina yelled, holding Maya tightly.“I had to help; I was trained to help whenever anyone was in danger.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the side of the head.“I thought I was going to lose you.” Carina said sobbing hard on Maya’s shoulder.“You can’t get rid of me that easily.” Maya said, holding Carina tightly.“Don’t ever do that again, you hear me?” Carina said, wiping tears from her face.“Ok, I won’t.” Maya said, helping Carina wipe her tears. Maya’s phone began to go off with notifications of missed calls and messages from her family. “I need to call Grandpa; they heard about the plane needing to make an emergency landing.” Maya said, looking at her phone.“I bet they’re worried and afraid for us. Call and let them know we’re ok, well as ok as we can be after that.” Carina said, wiping tears from her face.All of the passengers were taken to a special area in the airport and when they were walking through the airport people were clapping and cheering after seeing the whole thing take place on the runway. Maya was holding Carina tightly against her body, as they led them into a secluded room to speak with them about what had taken place. As the flight crew walked into the room, the flight attendant Maya had helped rushed to her, hugging her and thanking her for helping her get the passengers safely off the plane. The captain and crew all approached Maya, shaking her hand and telling her how much they appreciated her helping them. Carina is standing next to Maya smiling proudly as everyone was telling Maya how brave she was to stay on the plane to make sure everyone reached safety.Maya finally reached Grandpa on the phone and informed him of everything that happened and that they were shaken up but were going to be ok. Grandpa sobbed on the phone when he heard Maya’s voice, and she told him they were ok. Maya and Carina were sitting with the other passengers when they were informed that another plane was being prepared to fly them to their destination shortly. “I don’t know if I can get back on a plane.” Carina said, a look of pure fear on her face.“Yes, you can, because I’ll be right beside you and we’ll get to Hawaii safely and begin our honeymoon.” Maya said, smiling lovingly at Carina, caressing her cheek.“I can do it, I won’t like it, but I’ll do it because you will protect me like you always do.” Carina said, smiling at Maya, kissing her quickly on the lips.A short time later they were led to the gate where the plane was waiting for them to fly them to Hawaii. As Maya and Carina boarded the plane, the flight attendant led them to their seats in first class and told Maya she heard about what she had done on the previous flight, calling her a hero. Maya smiled at the attendant, turning red from embarrassment. Carina smiled and held tightly to Maya’s arm as they sat down in their seats.As the plane taxied down the runway, Carina buried her face in Maya’s neck, gripping her arm tightly, her nails digging into Maya’s arm. Maya held Carina tightly, kissing her on the head as the plane lifted off the ground. Once they reached their flight altitude, the flight attendant approached them. “What would you like to drink, Mrs. Deluca-Bishop?” The flight attendant asked, smiling at Carina.“The biggest glass of wine you have.” Carina said quickly, wiping the sweat from her forehead.“I’ll have a large glass of whiskey myself.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.When the flight attendant handed them their drinks, Maya tapped her glass of whiskey against Carina’s glass. “To reaching our honeymoon safely.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I’ll drink to that.” Carina said, drinking half the glass all at once.Maya quickly drank the whiskey, trying to calm herself so Carina wouldn’t see how shaken she was from everything that had transpired, and asked for another glass. Carina drank her wine quicker than Maya and was on her second glass when the flight attendant brought Maya the second glass of whiskey.“I feel much better after drinking the wine.” Carina said smiling, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Good, drink as much as you need.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the side of her head.Carina fell asleep on Maya’s shoulder and Maya just held her closely, wanting her to feel safe. Maya remained awake during the entire flight, making sure everything was going as it should be and that they were safe. Maya woke Carina up because she needed to use the restroom and couldn’t hold it anymore. “Babe, I need to use the bathroom.” Maya said, gently shaking Carina.“I’ll go with you.” Carina said, moving to get out of the seat.“You can’t go with me, there isn’t enough room in there for both of us.” Maya said with a chuckle, smiling at Carina.“Then you better hurry and get back here.” Carina said, watching Maya walk to the bathroom, staring at the door until Maya stepped back out of it.“Was that quick enough for you?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina as she sat down in her seat.“Yes, thank you.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the arm.“Ladies and gentlemen, we will be landing shortly. We ask that you place your seats in an upright position and secure your seatbelts around you. We also ask that all passengers remain seated until we have come to a complete stop and the seatbelt signs are turned off. We thank you for flying with us and hope you enjoy your stay in Hawaii. We would like to congratulate Mrs. Maya and Carina Deluca-Bishop on their wedding. We hope that they enjoy their honeymoon in Hawaii, and with them a long and happy marriage.” The captain said over the speaker.“That’s us.” Carina said, smiling widely, kissing Maya on the cheek, as the passengers began clapping and cheering for them.As Maya and Carina exited the plane they were greeted by a group of Hawaiian natives with leis, who placed them around their neck and welcomed them to Hawaii. After retrieving their luggage, they began to walk outside when a man was standing with a sign that read, “Deluca-Bishop”.“I think this is our ride to the address of the house Grandpa gave me.” Maya said, smiling at Carina as they approached the gentleman holding up the sign.“Deluca-Bishop?” The man asked as they approached him.“Yes, that’s us.” Carina said smiling widely.“I’m here to drive you to your destination.” The man said smiling, taking the luggage from Maya.As they were driving to the house Grandpa had rented for them, they were looking out the window at how beautiful everything was. Carina was focused on the water and how gorgeous and blue it was, and how pretty and clean the beach was. “I can’t wait to go swimming in the ocean.” Carina said, turning to Maya and smiling.“That’s why I chose Hawaii for our honeymoon, because it’s surrounded by the ocean and full of beaches for you.” Maya said smiling, giving Carina a quick kiss on the lips.When they finally arrived at the house they would be spending their honeymoon, both their jaws dropped when they saw the gorgeous huge beach house, with their own personal beach. “This is the most beautiful home I’ve ever seen.” Carina said, her eyes widened in surprise, looking at the house.“Grandpa really outdid himself this time.” Maya said smiling, looking at the house.“Here are the keys to the house, I’ll get your luggage.” The driver said, handing Maya the keys.“Let’s go inside, I want to see what it’s like since it’s so beautiful on the outside. I bet it’s amazing and beautiful.” Carina said smiling, jumping around excitedly.Maya held Carina’s hand as she led her to the door, unlocking it and opening the door, before she scooped Carina up into her arms, carrying her inside.“What are you doing?” Carina asked, giggling when Maya picked her up.“I’m carrying you over the threshold to our honeymoon.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Stupida, you already did that.” Carina said laughing, hitting Maya on the shoulder.The driver carried their luggage inside and set it where Maya had instructed him. “This is my card with my number on it. I will be your driver while you’re staying here to take you anywhere you wish to go.” The driver said smiling, handing Maya a card with his information on it.“Thank you, Kaipo.” Maya said smiling, when she looked at his name on the card.“You’re welcome, ma’am. Congratulations, and I hope you enjoy your stay, call me if you need anything.” Kaipo said, smiling before turning to leave the house.“Let’s go check out the house.” Carina said smiling, grabbing Maya by the hand. Carina led Maya to the living room that was surrounded by windows with a gorgeous view of the ocean. “Dio mio, this is gorgeous. Look, you can see the ocean everywhere.” Carina said excitedly, pointing to the ocean. “Let’s go see the bedrooms!” Carina shouted excitedly, pulling Maya by the hand, as she ran towards the stairs.As they got upstairs, they looked in several rooms before reaching the master bedroom, slowly opening the doors to see a huge bed with rose petals shaped in a heart on the bed, a chilled bottle of champagne and tray of chocolate covered strawberries, on the nightstand. The room was surrounded by windows like the living room, overlooking the ocean. Carina walked over to the doors that led outside to a patio, opening them to see they could sit outside and look at the ocean.“Wow, this is beautiful.” Maya said smiling, walking up behind Carina, wrapping her arms around her and kissing her on the shoulder.“Look, we have our own private pool and hot tub!” Carina said excitedly, looking down to see them. “Look, we have a path that leads to the beach! I’m going to change into my bathing suit and go swimming in the ocean.” Carina said excitedly, turning to run into the room, looking for her luggage. “I need my luggage.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I’ll bring up our luggage now.” Maya said with a chuckle, moving to walk out of the room, as Carina grabbed her arm to stop her.“Thank you, for a beautiful honeymoon, we’re going to have so much fun here.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously, wrapping her arms around Maya, kissing her hard on the lips.Maya wrapped her arms around Carina, holding her tightly against her body, slipping her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, deepening the kiss.Carina broke the kiss smiling at Maya. “You can bring the luggage up now.” Carina said, moving away from Maya.“What if we started the honeymoon now, and I bring the luggage up later?” Maya asked, smiling flirtatiously, pulling Carina back against her body.“I really want to go swimming in the ocean now.” Carina said smiling, pushing away from Maya.“And I really want to start the honeymoon now. Here, feel how much I want to start it.” Maya said with a laugh, placing Carina’s hand on her semi hard dick in her pants.“Can we please go swimming in the ocean first?” Carina asked, sticking out her bottom lip, pouting, and using her puppy dog eyes.“You look just like our daughter when you do that. You know I can’t tell either of you no, so let me bring the luggage up here so we can change and go swimming in the ocean.” Maya said smiling, placing a quick kiss on Carina’s lips.“Thank you, Bambina. I’ll make it up to you later.” Carina said biting her lip and smiling seductively at Maya.“You better.” Maya said with a laugh, adjusting her semi hard dick in her jeans, before walking out of the room.When Maya walked back into the room with the luggage, Carina was standing in just her bra and panties, Maya smiled and began walking over to Carina. Maya quickly took her shirt off and flung it across the room, reaching for the button on her pants.“No, nu uh!” Carina said smiling, shaking her finger at Maya, moving away from her.“I’m not doing anything, just taking off my clothes so I can change into my swimsuit.” Maya said smiling mischievously, taking off her sports bra, and reaching to take off her boxers.“I know that look.” Carina said with a chuckle, opening the luggage, and finding her bathing suit. “I’m going to change in the bathroom.” Carina said smiling, walking towards the bathroom.“I’ll help you.” Maya said smiling, walking naked towards Carina.“No, if you come in here naked, we won’t make it to the beach.” Carina said laughing, shutting and locking the bathroom door quickly.“Seriously? You’re locking me out of the bathroom now?” Maya asked, laughing, standing outside the door.“Yes, but only so I can get into my bathing suit without you distracting me.” Carina said laughing.When Carina came out of the bathroom in her white bikini, Maya was standing on the balcony, in her swimsuit looking at the ocean. Carina walked out onto the balcony, wrapping her arms around Maya’s waist, kissing her on the cheek. “I’m ready to go swimming.” Carina said smiling.Maya turned around to see Carina in the sexy white bikini, biting her lip. “Fuck me, you look so fucking sexy in that.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina against her body.“You like it?” Carina said smiling against Maya’s lips.“I love it, now take it off.” Maya said smiling, reaching for the string on her top.“Not yet. You sure are impatient today.” Carina said laughing, slapping Maya’s hands away from her string.“I’m horny as fuck right now, what do you expect?” Maya said laughing.“I expect you to go swimming in the ocean with me right now, and we will spend the entire night doing anything you want.” Carina said smiling seductively, walking back into the bedroom.“Anything I want?” Maya asked, smiling mischievously, looking at Carina.“Anything within reason.” Carina said with a laugh, taking Maya’s hand and leading her out of the bedroom.“What I’m thinking is reasonable.” Maya said laughing, following Carina out of the room.Carina led Maya outside and ran down the pathway to the beach kicking her shoes off quickly and running into the ocean until she had gotten far enough out to dive under water, coming up to wipe the water off her face, looking at Maya still standing on the beach. “Come on Bambina, the water is warm, it’s amazing.” Carina said smiling, scooping water in her hands and throwing it into the air.Maya looked at Carina and smiled as she took off her shoes and ran into the water, diving underneath, coming up behind Carina, pulling her under the water. “You’re right, this is amazing.” Maya said with a chuckle, when they resurfaced, wiping water from their faces.“I can’t believe you just did that.” Carina said laughing, hitting Maya on the arm.“I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina against her body, holding her tightly.“I can’t believe we have the whole beach to ourselves. There’s no one around us for miles.” Carina said looking in all directions for another home, not seeing one.“I wonder how much Grandpa had to pay for something like this. I’m sure it cost him a lot of money.” Maya said, furrowing her eyebrows.“I know you like to save your money and spend it wisely, but let’s not think about any of that right now. Besides, I make a great deal of money as an OB now, so we don’t need to worry about money, especially not on our honeymoon.” Carina said smiling, placing a quick kiss on Maya’s lips.“I’m not worrying about money, I just hate that he probably spent thousands of dollars on this place, and he’s wanting to retire and take Nana traveling around the world. I feel kind of guilty about him spending so much money on us now.” Maya said, looking around at the house.“He did it because he loves us and only wants the best for us. You know we’re his favorites out of everyone else.” Carina said with a giggle.“I used to think I was his favorite, but now I think you are his favorite.” Maya said with a chuckle, placing her forehead against Carina’s.“Oh, I know I’m his favorite, and Nana’s also.” Carina said smiling widely, showing her teeth.“Actually, now that I think about it, we’re both wrong…Katie is everyone’s favorite.” Maya said laughing.“That is true.” Carina said laughing.“Hey, they have paddle boards.” Maya said, pointing to paddle boards on the beach. “Let’s go paddle boarding.” Maya said, swimming to shore.“I don’t know how.” Carina yelled, swimming towards Maya.Maya got out of the water and ran to the paddle boards, carrying them back to the water. “I’ll teach you how to use them.” Maya said, as she laid one board on the water.“Can I just ride on yours with you?” Carina asked, looking nervous.“Ok, lay down on the board and I’ll do the paddling.” Maya said, helping Carina lay on the board.After paddling quite a distance out in the ocean, she sat down on the board, straddling it. Carina turned her head to see what Maya was doing and saw Maya smiling mischievously at her. “I don’t like that look, what are you thinking?” Carina asked smiling, pointing her finger at Maya.“I’m thinking about all the things I’m going to do to you tonight.” Maya said smiling, rubbing Carina’s butt.“I’m getting hungry, we should get back so we can find something to eat.” Carina said, sitting up to rub her stomach.“I see what I want to eat right here.” Maya said smiling, licking her lips.“Stupida.” Carina said laughing, hitting Maya on the arm.“Ok, we’ll go back now. What do you want to do for dinner?” Maya asked, as she began to paddle them back to shore.“I saw a nice place on the drive here, maybe we can get Kaipo to take us there for dinner.” Carina said, using her arms to paddle.“I’ll call him when we get back and ask him if he can take us.” Maya said.When they got back inside the house, Maya called Kaipo and made arrangements for him to take them to eat dinner at the place Carina spoke about. Carina went upstairs to shower while Maya was on the phone with Kaipo. Maya walked into the bedroom, drinking a bottle of water when Carina came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her. “Are you trying to kill me?” Maya asked smiling, looking at Carina as she dropped the towel, showing her naked body underneath.“No, I want you alive for later.” Carina said smiling seductively.“I don’t know if I’ll live that long if you don’t quit teasing me.” Maya said laughing, walking towards the bathroom.“I’m not teasing, I’m giving you a preview of what you’ll get tonight.” Carina said smiling, reaching for clothes to wear.“No, you’re teasing me and trying to kill me.” Maya said laughing, walking into the bathroom to shower.When Maya came out of the bathroom, she had just a towel around her waist. She looked to see Carina sitting at the vanity putting on makeup. Maya cleared her throat to get Carina’s attention, causing her to turn and look at Maya as she smiled and dropped the towel, showing her naked body to Carina.“It’s a good thing there aren’t any people living close by, or they would get a huge surprise if they saw you naked.” Carina said laughing, pointing to Maya’s large dick.Kaipo picked them up and drove them to the restaurant Carina wanted to go to for dinner. “I’ll be close by when you’re ready to go home or anywhere else tonight.” Kaipo said, opening the door for them.“Thank you.” Maya said, smiling at him, before taking Carina’s hand and leading her inside the restaurant.“Good evening, do you have a reservation with us this evening?” The hostess asked smiling at them.“Uh, no, do we need one?” Maya asked, smiling at the hostess.“We require a reservation because we’re always so busy and usually fill up so quickly. Let me check to see if we have an opening.” The hostess said, looking at the computer.“We just arrived here today, we’re on our honeymoon.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Congratulations.” The hostess said smiling at them.“Is there a problem?” A man asked walking up to the hostess.“No, they didn’t know they needed a reservation to eat here. They just arrived today and are on their honeymoon, so I am trying to find a table for them.” The hostess said to the man.“Give them my table that is reserved for family.” The man said, smiling at them. “Congratulations and let me know if you have any issues.” The man said smiling, before turning to walk away.“We don’t want to take someone else’s table from them.” Maya said, looking at the hostess.“Oh, you’re not, that was the owner. He has a table that he leaves open for members of his family.” The hostess said smiling, before leading them to the table. “Someone will be with you shortly to take your order.” She said before walking away.A server approached their table with a white towel over his arm carrying a bottle of champagne and 2 champagne glasses, sitting them down on the table. “I think you have the wrong table; we didn’t order that.” Maya said, smiling at him.“No ma’am, it’s from the owner, he told me to serve this to you as a gift from him for your wedding.” The server said smiling, opening the champagne, pouring them each a glass of it.“Tell him thank you please.” Maya said smiling.“I think we’re underdressed for this place.” Carina said smiling, looking around at all the patrons dressed in suits and dresses.“We’re definitely underdressed.” Maya said with a chuckle, lifting her glass of champagne to Carina. “Let the honeymoon begin.” Maya said smiling, tapping her glass against Carina’s.“To no more disasters on this honeymoon.” Carina said with a chuckle, taking a drink of champagne.The server returned to take their order and Maya ordered the steak and lobster, while Carina ordered the pasta dish. When their food arrived Maya cut into her steak and moaned loudly when she tasted how delicious it was. “This is so good; you should try a bite.” Maya said holding a bite to Carina’s mouth.Carina took the bite, moaning loudly, licking her lips. “Oh my God, that is delicious. I need to find out how they prepared it and what seasonings they used.” Carina said.“How is your pasta?” Maya asked, watching Carina take a bite, smiling and moaning.“This tastes like authentic Italian pasta, they must make their pasta from scratch, take a bite.” Carina said, holding a bite to Maya’s lips.“Mmm, that is so good. You definitely need to get that recipe and make it for us sometimes.” Maya said smiling.After eating their dinner and finishing the bottle of champagne, the server returned with two plates with tiramisu on it, sitting on the table in front of them. “We didn’t order this.” Carina said, looking at the tiramisu.“It’s from the owner, your bill has been taken care of also.” The server said smiling, turning to walk away.“Wow, we definitely need to come back here before we leave.” Maya said with a laugh, taking a bite of the tiramisu.“I’m so full, but I’m not going to let this tiramisu go to waste.” Carina said, taking a bite of it.“I’m going to message Kaipo so he can come and take us back to the house.” Maya said, reaching for her phone.“I can’t eat anymore.” Carina said, placing her napkin on the plate with tiramisu.“I hope everything was to your satisfaction and you will come and dine with us again.” The owner said after approaching the table, smiling at them.“Everything was amazing, thank you for the champagne, the dinner, and the tiramisu.” Maya said smiling, shaking his hand.“It was my pleasure; I wish you a long and happy marriage.” The owner said smiling, turning to walk away.“Excuse me.” Carina said, causing the man to turn around. “I was wondering if you might be willing to give me the recipes for the pasta and steak so I can attempt to prepare it for my wife when we return home.” Carina asked smiling at him.“Normally, I don’t give out my secret recipes, but with your beautiful accent, I can’t say no to you. I’ll write it down for you.” The man said smiling at Carina.“Grazie.” Carina said smiling, cocking her head to the side.“You were so flirting with him to get those recipes.” Maya said with a laugh as the man walked away.“It worked, didn’t it?” Carina said with a giggle, smiling at Maya.The owner returned with the recipes written on a sheet of paper and handed it to Carina, making her promise to not share them with anyone. Maya took Carina’s hand and led her out of the restaurant where Kaipo was waiting to take them back to the house. As they were travelling back to the house, Maya began yawning, feeling the effects of not having any sleep for 2 days. Carina saw Maya yawning, laying her head on her shoulder, kissing Maya on top of her head.When they arrived at the house, Kaipo opened the door for them, letting Carina out first. Maya got out of the suv and took Carina’s hand leading her inside the house. “I know you’re tired, but can we go on the balcony to look and listen to the ocean for a few minutes?” Carina asked, walking up the stairs to the bedroom.“Sure, but only for a few minutes, I don’t know how much longer I can keep my eyes open.” Maya said, rubbing her eyes.When they walked out onto the balcony, Carina was holding onto the railing, Maya standing behind her with her arms around Carina’s waist. “Isn’t this so beautiful and relaxing?” Carina asked, laying her head back against Maya’s chest.“Yes, and if I stay out here much longer, I’m going to fall asleep standing up.” Maya said yawning big.“I’m going to go into the bathroom and get ready for bed.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips as she turned to walk back inside the bedroom. Carina walked over to her luggage, pulling out a box and taking it into the bathroom with her.Maya pulled the covers back on the bed and undressed before getting into bed, waiting for Carina to come out of the bathroom. Maya is staring at the bathroom door, when it slowly opens, and Carina stepped out wearing a very sexy set of white lingerie, smiling at Maya.“You are definitely trying to kill me.” Maya said smiling, looking at Carina slowly walking towards the bed, smiling seductively at Maya.“Do you like this, Nana bought it for me.” Carina said smiling as she got into bed, moving close to Maya.“What? My Nana bought this for you?” Maya asked, her eyes wide in surprise.“Yes, and I opened it in front of everyone, I was so embarrassed when I opened it too.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I can imagine, I would have been embarrassed seeing you open it in front of everyone myself.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the shoulder. “I love this on you but…I think it will look better off of you.” Maya said smiling, reaching to pull one of the straps down Carina’s shoulder, kissing her there.“You are so impatient tonight.” Carina said with a laugh.“I’ve been very patient all day, my patience has worn off.” Maya said with a chuckle, pulling the top over Carina’s head, throwing it across the room. “Now, for these.” Maya said smiling, moving down Carina’s body to pull the sexy underwear down her legs and off them, throwing them on the floor. “There, much better now.” Maya said smiling, kissing up Carina’s body to her lips, kissing her hard, slipping her tongue inside her mouth deepening the kiss.“Bambina, can we talk for a minute?” Carina asked, breaking the kiss.Maya looked at Carina, with a confused look on her face. “Seriously, you want to talk now?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Yes, there’s something important we need to talk about before…this.” Carina said, pointing at their naked bodies.“Ugh.” Maya said, moving to lay beside Carina.“I was thinking when everything was happening with the plane catching on fire, that if something happened to us Katie would be left alone without any parents or siblings. I don’t want that to happen so…I was thinking that if you’re still wanting more children and are ready, that maybe we could start trying now.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Are you being serious right now? You know how much I want to have another baby with you, I’ve been ready, I have just been waiting for you to be ready.” Maya said smiling widely at Carina.“I’m very serious, I’ve been thinking about it and after today, I think it’s time we gave Katie a sibling. I brought my birth control pills with me, but I haven’t taken one today yet.” Carina said smiling, pointing to the birth control pills on the nightstand.“Let’s do it, let’s give Katie a brother.” Maya said smiling, attacking Carina’s lips, kissing her hard, deepening the kiss.“Wait.” Carina said breaking the kiss, causing Maya to groan. “What makes you think it will be a boy and not a girl, if we have another child?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Because I just know we’re going to have a boy this time…and I had a serious discussion with my swimmers and told them only boys were allowed to get to your eggs.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Stupida.” Carina said laughing, pulling Maya down to her, kissing her hard on the lips, deepening the kiss.Maya broke the kiss, attacking Carina’s neck, biting and sucking on her sweet spot, causing a loud moan from her. Maya slowly trailed her hand down Carina’s body to her breast, squeezing gently, before using 2 fingers to roll Carina’s nipple between them, causing a gasp from Carina. Maya kissed down Carina’s body to her breast, smiling at Carina before wrapping her mouth around a nipple, gently biting, then sucking and flicking her tongue across it, causing Carina to squirm underneath her. “Dio mio.” Carina said, breathing hard.Maya moved her mouth to the other nipple, sucking and flicking her tongue across it as she trailed her hand down Carina’s body to her folds, feeling the slick wetness that had gathered there. Maya ran her fingers up and down Carina’s fold to her clit, rubbing circles on it. “I’ve been waiting all day to feel you wet for me.” Maya said, releasing Carina’s nipple, moving to kiss her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside fighting for dominance.“I need you inside me, now.” Carina said breaking the kiss, spreading her legs to let Maya lay between them.Maya moved her body to lay between Carina’s legs, smiling at her. “We’re really doing this; we’re trying for another baby?” Maya asked smiling , looking into Carina’s eyes.“Yes, so put a baby in me tonight.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya down, kissing her hard.Maya broke the kiss, smiling. “I’ll give it my best shot.” Maya said with a chuckle, before attacking Carina’s lips, kissing her hard, slipping her tongue inside, deepening the kiss, moaning in her mouth. Maya reached one hand down to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds to collect the slick wetness before lining it up at her entrance. “Ready to make a baby?” Maya asked smiling at Carina, who just shook her head affirmatively, smiling and looking into Maya’s eyes as she slowly pushed her dick inside Carina, neither of them breaking eye contact, just smiling at each other. Once Maya had fully entered Carina, she leant down to kiss her, a gentle kiss full of love, savoring the moment of possibly making another baby with her.Maya slowly began thrusting in and out of Carina, both moaning loudly. Maya kissed Carina on the neck, then began biting and sucking on her pulse point causing Carina to breathe harder, moaning loudly. Maya pulled her dick out of Carina, leaving only the head inside as she thrust deeper inside Carina, grunting with each thrust. “God, you feel so good around my dick.” Maya said, thrusting hard, faster, and deeper, grunting with each thrust.“You feel so good inside me.” Carina said breathing harder, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya, moaning with each thrust.“I’m not going to fuck you tonight; I’m going to make love to you.” Maya said grunting as she was thrusting hard, faster, and deeper inside her, but not like she normally would, being gentler with her. “I love you so much and can’t wait to have another baby with you.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the lips, slipping her tongue inside, kissing her with love, passion, and desire.“I love you too, I hope you put another baby inside me tonight.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“I’ll do my best work.” Maya said, smiling at Carina. Maya moved her mouth to Carina’s neck, biting and sucking where she loved it most, causing loud moans from Carina. Maya kept thrusting hard, fast, and deep inside Carina, grunting and panting.“I’m close.” Carina said, thrusting her hips faster, causing Maya to thrust faster to keep rhythm with her. “Dio mio, cazzo.” Carina said, breathing hard, holding Maya tightly around the neck and waist.Maya thrusts faster, harder, and deeper, keeping rhythm with Carina, grunting loudly and panting in her ear. “I’m close, I need you to cum for me.” Maya said, feeling her orgasm rapidly approaching.Carina thrusted her hips wildly, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick. “Cazzo, I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carian shouted so loudly that if they had nearby neighbors Maya is certain they would have heard her. Maya continued thrusting hard and deep into Carina, extending her orgasm. Carina’s body relaxed as her orgasm ended, holding tightly to Maya’s neck, breathing hard.Maya continued thrusting hard and deep, feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, fuck, I’m cumming, Babe, fuckkkk!” Maya shouted, burying her face in Carina’s neck, thrusting shallow deep thrusts as ropes of cum shot from her dick. Maya grunted and continued thrusting as rope after rope of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied her load inside Carina, collapsing on her body, breathing hard against her neck.After catching her breath, Carina lifted Maya’s head and smiled at her. “I wonder if you put a baby inside me tonight. That was amazing.” Carina said, looking into Maya’s eyes.“With as much cum as I just shot inside you, I will be surprised if you’re not pregnant right now.” Maya said with a chuckle, kissing Carina on the lips.“We have 2 weeks to try to make a baby while we’re here.” Carina said smiling, looking into Maya’s eyes.“Wanna try again?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Aren’t you tired? I thought you said you could barely keep your eyes open earlier.” Carina asked, smiling.“That was before you told me we were going to try for another baby, I’m wide awake now and ready to try again.” Maya said, thrusting her still hard dick inside Carina.“Let me go pee first.” Carina said, smiling.“Ok.” Maya said smiling, moving to pull her dick out of Carina, lying beside her.When Carina walked out of the bathroom she didn’t see Maya in the room. She looked to see the balcony doors open and Maya standing outside naked, looking at the ocean. “What are you doing out here? I thought you wanted to go again?” Carina asked with a chuckle, placing her hands around Maya’s waist from behind.“I do want to go again, that’s why I’m out here. You said you would do anything I wanted earlier so….I want to have sex out here.” Maya said smiling, turning to kiss Carina on the lips, before moving behind her leading her to the railing. “Hold on to the railing.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the shoulder.“I can’t believe you want to fuck me on the balcony.” Carina said laughing, reaching behind her to hold Maya behind the neck.“I’ll fuck you anywhere you’ll let me.” Maya said with a laugh, kissing Carina on the neck.“Not true, you wouldn’t fuck me on the plane.” Carina said with a laugh, scratching Maya’s head.“Because there were people all around us.” Maya said laughing, biting Carina on the neck.“There’s no one around us now, what are you waiting for?” Carina asked, turning her head to kiss Maya on top of it.“I was giving you time to recover from a few minutes ago.” Maya said with a chuckle, reaching down to grab the base of her dick, using her foot to spread Carina’s legs wider, rubbing her dick through her folds, collecting the slick wetness on it. “You’re already wet again.” Maya said, lining her dick up at Carina’s entrance.“I’m always wet for you.” Carina said, holding Maya’s head against her neck.Maya slowly pushed her dick inside Carina, causing her to gasp. Maya held onto Carina’s hips as she began to thrust hard and deep inside her, grunting in her ear. Maya pulled Carina a little away from the railing, making her bend over to hold onto the railing. Maya rose up, holding Carina’s hips as the began thrusting harder, deeper, and faster into Carina, the only sound being heard is the sound of the waves and their bodies slapping together on each thrust. “Dio mio, you’re so deep.” Carina said, reaching one hand back to hold onto Maya’s hand that was holding her hips, thrusting back into Maya. “God, you’re so deep, you’re hitting my cervix.” Carina said, breathing hard.“Am I hurting you? Do I need to stop?” Maya asked, slowing her thrusting, and not pushing so deeply inside Carina.“God no, it feels so good.” Carina responded, thrusting her hips hard against Maya.“Tell me if I’m hurting you or need to stop.” Maya said, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper, grunting with each thrust.“Dio mio, cazzo, I’m close.” Carina said, thrusting faster into Maya, almost knocking Maya backwards.Maya wrapped one arm around Carina’s waist holding her in place as she pounded hard and deep into her, leaning against her back. Maya moved the hand that was on Carina’s hip to her clit, rubbing circle hard on it, causing Carina to gasp loudly. Maya pounded into Carina at a relentless pace, Carina unable to keep rhythm with her. Maya reached her other hand to Carina’s breast, squeezing softly, while rubbing circles on her clit with her other hand. “I feel you tightening around my dick.” Maya said, thrusting into Carina.“Cazzo, I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck!” Carina shouted, throwing her head back against Maya as she felt her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick as Maya continued thrusting hard and deep, allowing Carina to ride out her orgasm.Maya felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening as Carina’s pussy tightened around her dick during her orgasm. “Fuck, fuck, I’m cumming, fuuuuuckkkkk!” Maya shouted loudly, thrusting deep into Carina holding it there, before shallow thrusting quickly, feeling roped of cum shooting from her dick. Maya held Carina tightly as ropes of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied herself inside Carina, collapsing against her back, both breathing hard.Carina held onto the railing tightly, breathing hard from the incredible orgasm. “Surely there’s a baby in there after that.” Carina said breathing hard, reaching one hand behind her to hold Maya behind the neck.“Should I stay inside you for a few minutes just in case?” Maya asked, breathing hard against Carina’s neck.“Just until you go soft.” Carina said with a chuckle, rubbing Maya’s neck.“Trust me, I’m soft.” Maya said with a chuckle, kissing Carina on the neck.“You can pull out then.” Carina said, scratching Maya’s neck softly.Maya pulled out of Carina and looked down to see their body fluids beginning to run out of Carina’s pussy and down her legs. “Stay here a minute.” Maya said running into the bathroom, returning with a wet cloth, wiping the fluids from Carina’s legs.“Wow, that’s a lot.” Carina said, looking at the fluids running down her legs as Maya wiped it away.“There has to be a baby in there for sure now.” Maya said with a laugh, throwing the cloth on the balcony floor after cleaning Carina, kissing her on the lips. “We’re going to have another baby.” Maya said smiling, placing her forehead against Carina’s looking into her eyes.“We don’t know that for sure yet.” Carina said, smiling.“We’re taking a Hawaiian honeymoon baby home with us; I just know it.” Maya said smiling, scooping Carina up and carrying her inside, placing her gently on the bed. “I need some sleep; you wore me out tonight.” Maya said with a chuckle, getting into bed beside Carina, pulling her close to her body.“I thought we might go again.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Seriously?” Maya asked, cocking her head to the side, looking at Carina.“No, I’m just messing with you. I don’t think I can go again even if I wanted to.” Carina said with a big yawn, putting her arm across Maya’s stomach.“I wonder who he’ll look like. Will he have my eyes or yours? Maybe he will have blonde hair, like mine. I hope he at least has a big dick like me.” Maya said with a chuckle.“First of all, we don’t know if I’m pregnant, secondly, we don’t know if it will be a boy and thirdly, you want him to have a big dick like yours?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya. “I don’t care what we have as long as they are healthy.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the chest.“I want him to be healthy, I’m just hoping he also has a big dick.” Maya said with a chuckle, kissing Carina on top of the head.“I feel sorry for his partner if he has your dick and I’m speaking from experience with it.” Carina said laughing.“I thought you liked my big dick?” Maya asked, rubbing Carina’s arm.“I do now, but the first time we had sex was rough on my pussy, and I wasn’t sure you were going to fit.” Carina said laughing.“You did walk funny for a few days afterwards.” Maya said laughing.“Because I was so sore from your dick stretching me out further than anything should be stretched.” Carina said laughing.“It fits perfectly now though.” Maya said smiling, as she began to yawn.“Let’s get some sleep now. Good night, Bambina.” Carina said smiling, snuggling against Maya’s chest.“Good night, my beautiful wife.” Maya said smiling.

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Carina awakens the next morning and looks beside her to see Maya sleeping soundly, light snoring coming from her. Carina quietly gets out of bed and puts a robe on before going downstairs to prepare breakfast for them.A little while later Maya stirs and reaches for Carina, not feeling her beside her Maya opened her eyes to see the space beside her is empty, Carina nowhere in sight. Maya gets out of bed and looks to see if Carina was in the bathroom. After not seeing Carina there, Maya slipped on a pair or boxers and proceeded down the stairs, hearing Italian music playing. As Maya reached the bottom of the stairs she could see Carina in the kitchen, dancing around as she was drinking coffee and cooking at the stove. Maya snuck up behind Carina slipping her arms around her and kissed her on the shoulder.Carina was startled and slightly jumped, spilling coffee on the floor. “See what you made me do?” Carina said with a chuckle, reaching for a towel to clean the coffee off the floor.“I’m sorry, I just wanted to give my wife a good morning kiss.” Maya said smiling, taking the towel from Carina and cleaning the coffee off the floor.“Good morning.” Carina said smiling, cupping Maya’s face and kissing her.“It is a good morning when you’re around.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina closer to her body, kissing her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth to deepen the kiss.Carina breaks the kiss smiling at Maya. “If you keep kissing me like that, breakfast is going to burn.” Carina said, turning towards the stove.“I’m already burning, I’m burning for you. I woke up with a present for you.” Maya said, pressing her hardened dick into Carina’s butt.“You woke up with your usual morning wood, you wake up like that every morning.” Carina said with a chuckle, turning to face Maya.“I know, but why waste it.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina against her, kissing her hard and leading her toward the counter.“Bambina, what about breakfast?” Carina said smiling, as Maya sat her on the counter, opening her robe to see Carina’s naked body.“We can eat later.” Maya said smiling, leaning in to capture Carina’s lips in a hot fiery kiss full of passion and desire. Maya trailed her hand down to Carina’s breast, squeezing gently, rolling her nipple between two fingers, causing a moan from Carina.“The bacon is going to burn and catch the house on fire.” Carina said, breathing hard.Maya reached over to turn the stove off, turning back and smiling at Carina. “There, now it won’t burn the house down around us.” Maya said smiling, leaning in to bite and suck on Carina’s sweet spot. Carina wrapped her arms around Maya’s neck holding her against her neck to bite and suck where Carina enjoyed it most. Maya smiled against Carina’s neck and began biting and sucking harder, eliciting moans from Carina.“Dio mio.” Carina said, breathing hard, reaching a hand down, wrapping it around Maya’s dick, stroking up and down, running her thumb across the head, gathering precum and rubbing it down Maya’s length.Maya kissed down Carina’s neck to her hardened nipple, wrapping her mouth around it, sucking and flicking her tongue across it, causing a loud gasp from Carina. Maya reached one hand down to Carina’s folds, feeling the slick wetness pooling between her legs. Maya ran her fingers through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness, moving her fingers up to her clit, rubbing circles around it, causing Carina to thrust her hips forward against Maya’s hand. “I love how you get wet so quickly for me.” Maya said, removing her mouth from Carina’s nipple, kissing her hard on the mouth.“I’m not going to last long if you keep rubbing my clit like that.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips against Maya’s hand.“I want you to cum for me.” Maya said, moving her mouth to Carina’s pulse point, biting and sucking hard, leaving a mark.“Cazzo, I need you inside me.” Carina said, pulling Maya’s dick towards her entrance, rubbing it through her folds to collect the slick wetness on it, before lining it up at her entrance, trying to push Maya’s dick inside her.“Let me help.” Maya said, reaching down to grab the base of her dick, pushing it inside Carina in one thrust, causing a loud gasp from her. Maya looked into Carina’s eyes smiling, as she began thrusting hard and deep into her. Carina threw her head back against the cabinets, moaning loudly. “Does that feel good?” Maya asked, watching Carina breathing hard, and holding on tightly to Maya’s arms as she thrust harder, faster, and deeper into Carina.“Dio mio, yes, so good.” Carina said, trying to thrust her hips with Maya, but finding it hard to do while sitting on the counter.Maya reached for Carina’s hands and held them over Carina’s head, while she bent down to take a nipple in her mouth, biting, then sucking and flicking her tongue around it, causing Carina to gasp and moan loudly. Maya looked at Carina who had her eyes closed and her mouth open, breathing hard, and moaning with each thrust. Maya thrust hard and deep into Carina, rolling her hips, changing the angle her dick was hitting inside Carina. Carina moved one of her hands out of Maya’s grasp and put it through her hair, moaning loudly, bouncing on the counter. Maya reached down, grabbing Carina’s hips tightly as she held her in place as she thrust faster, hard and deep into Carina.“I’m close.” Carina said through her moans, breathing hard.“I know, I can feel your pussy tightening around my dick, I’m going to make you cum hard.” Maya said, grunting and panting as she rammed her dick hard and deep into Carina, causing her to gasp and hold on tightly around Maya’s neck, holding her tightly against her body.“Cazzo, I’m cumming. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy spasm and tightening around Maya’s dick. Maya continued thrusting hard and deep into Carina, extending her orgasm until her body relaxed and collapsed against Maya’s body, breathing hard in her ear.“I’m going to cum.” Maya said in Carina’s ear feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Shit, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuckkk!” Maya shouted, thrusting hard and deep into Carina, feeling ropes of cum shooting from her dick. Maya shallow deep thrusted into Carina as ropes of cum continued shooting from her dick until she had emptied her load inside her, relaxing and collapsing against Carina’s body. They held each other tightly as they began catching their breath. Maya slowly pulled her dick out of Carina, looking to see their bodily fluids running out of Carina and onto the counter. “We made a mess on the counter.” Maya said with a chuckle, helping Carina down from the counter.“It’s your mess, you clean it up.” Carina said, smiling, handing Maya a towel.“Actually, it’s both our messes, but I will clean it up.” Maya said with a laugh, using the towel to clean the counter. “Do we have any disinfectant around here?” Maya asked, looking in the cabinets.“I think I saw some under the sink.” Carina said, pointing to the sink.Maya looked under the sink to find the disinfectant cleaner and sprayed some on the counter where they had sex. “I want to make sure it’s cleaned good and disinfected for whoever may stay here after we leave.” Maya said smiling, cleaning the counter.“Definitely. I wonder if we’re the first to ever have sex on that counter?” Carina asked, smiling.“I doubt it.” Maya said with a chuckle, putting the towel and disinfectant away.As they were eating breakfast, Carina turned to Maya and smiled. “So, what did you plan for us to do today, besides sex on the counter?” Carina asked with a laugh.“I scheduled a parasailing trip for us, I’ve always wanted to go parasailing and thought you would like it since we’ll be over the ocean.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand.“I’ve never been, that sounds like a lot of fun.” Carina said smiling, lifting Maya’s hand to place a gentle kiss on it.“We should probably get ready soon. I’ll call Kaipo so he can take us to where we’re supposed to meet the boat for parasailing.” Maya said, reaching for her phone.“I’ll clean up in here while you call Kaipo, then I’ll run upstairs and put on my bathing suit and get ready.” Carina said, carrying their plates to the dishwasher.“Kaipo will be here in 30 minutes to take us parasailing.” Maya said walking into the bedroom where Carina was putting on her bikini bathing suit. “Maybe I should cancel the parasailing and just stay her, fucking you all day?” Maya said, smiling as she walked over to where Carina was putting the bottoms of her bikini on.“No, we’re going parasailing, you already have me excited about going.” Carina said smiling, moving away from Maya, shaking her finger at her.“I can get you excited about something else though.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“Bambina, we have 2 weeks to have all the sex we want, let’s go parasailing.” Carina said smiling, at Maya, throwing her swim trunks at her.“Ok, we’ll go parasailing, but when we get back…we’re going to do a lot of fucking.” Maya said smiling, pulling down her pants and boxers to show her semi hard dick.“How do you get hard so fast?” Carina asked, chuckling, pointing at Maya’s semi hard dick.“Have you looked at yourself lately? All I need to do is look at you and I get a hard on quickly.” Maya said with a laugh, pulling her swim trunks up.“We need sunscreen, so you don’t burn in the sun.” Carina said, reaching for the sunscreen to put in her bag.“I don’t burn that easily.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking at her white body.“Yes, you do.” Carina said laughing.Kaipo arrived to take them parasailing, telling them how much fun it is and how beautiful the ocean looks so high up in the air. “Just message me when you’re ready to be picked up, I won’t be far away.” Kaipo said, helping them out of the suv.“Thank you, we will let you know when we’re finished.” Carina said, smiling at Kaipo, his cheeks turning red.“I think Kaipo has a bit of a crush on you.” Maya said smiling, seeing Kaipo turn red.“He’s just a child, maybe 18 at the most. Besides, I have my hot wife that I have a crush on so he’s wasting his time. I guarantee you that he doesn’t have what you have between your legs.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya’s dick.“Oh, so you just love me for my big dick?” Maya asked, with a chuckle.“Stupida.” Carina said, laughing, hitting Maya on the arm.As they boarded the boat, they sat down and looked out at the ocean as the driver glided the boat across the beautiful blue water, out to sea so they could parasail. When the boat reached a good distance away from shore, the parasailing instructor buckled them into the harnesses and explained everything to them.Maya and Carina are sitting side by side, holding hands as the driver began to slowly speed up the boat, as they began going up into the air. They looked at each other smiling as they continued to go higher into the air. “This is amazing!” Carina shouted excitedly, squeezing Maya’s hand. “Look at how blue the water is from up here.” Carina said smiling, pointing down at the deep blue ocean.“That’s so beautiful, this is so much fun.” Maya said smiling, looking at the ocean.As they were up in the air parasailing, they saw a dolphin in the water. “Look, there’s a dolphin!” Carina shouted excitedly, pointing at the dolphin.“I see it, that’s amazing.” Maya shouted excitedly, trying to capture a picture of the dolphin with her phone.“Look at how high we are, the boat looks so small from up here.” Carina said, pointing to the boat beneath them.“It’s a good thing neither of us are afraid of heights.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Thank you for choosing this for us to do. I love you Maya Deluca-Bishop!” Carina said smiling, leaning in to kiss Maya on the lips.“Anything for my gorgeous, sexy wife. I love you Carina Deluca-Bishop.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina in for a kiss.“I wish Katie could see this, she loves the ocean, and she would love seeing a dolphin.” Carina said with a hint of sadness in her voice.“Me too. Is it wrong that I’m missing her on our honeymoon?” Maya asked, sounding a little sad.“No, I miss her too.” Carina said, her eyes filling with tears.“Let’s Facetime her when we get back, just to check and see how she’s doing.” Maya said smiling, lifting Carina’s hand to kiss it.“Yes, let’s do that!” Carina said excitedly, smiling at Maya.When Kaipo picked them up after parasailing, they asked him to take them to a grocery store so they could pick up a few things they wanted to cook while staying at the house. Kaipo took them to a local grocery store where he knew the owner and went inside with them.“Do you like mango? I love mango and papaya.” Carina said, picking up a mango and smelling it and squeezing it to see if it was ripe.“I don’t think I’ve ever had mango or papaya.” Maya said looking at the fruit. “Look, a pineapple, I love pineapple.” Maya said smiling, picking up a pineapple.“I don’t mind pineapple as long as it’s not on pizza.” Carina said, making a face when talking about pineapple on pizza.“I’m not putting it on pizza, that would be a crime to you, and you might punish me if I did.” Maya said smiling.“Oh, I would punish you in the worst way possible.” Carina said smiling, looking down at Maya’s crotch.“Ok, pineapple is out, let’s go with mango and papaya.” Maya said with a chuckle, sitting the pineapple back on the shelf.“You should try the lychee fruit, it’s a sweet floral flavor and one of the best fruits we have in Hawaii.” Kaipo said, reaching for the lychee fruit, handing it to Carina and Maya.“That smells so good, let’s get some of that.” Maya said, reaching for more of the fruit.“Oooo, they have passion fruit, let’s get some of that.” Carina said, reaching for the passion fruit.“Don’t I give you enough passion?” Maya said with a chuckle.“Yes, but these are good to eat…and don’t say what you’re thinking right now.” Carina said smiling, holding up a finger to Maya.“Ok, I won’t.” Maya said laughing.“I think I’ll make lasagna and salad for dinner tonight. Does that sound good to you?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“You know I always like your lasagna, that sounds amazing to me. Are you going to make some of that garlic butter toast to go with it?” Maya asked, looking at the bread.“Of course, you can’t have lasagna or any pasta without the bread.” Carina said with a chuckle, reaching for the bread.As they were loading the groceries they bought into the suv, Maya turned to Kaipo who was helping her. “Is there a liquor store close by we could stop at to get a few things?” Maya asked, looking at Kaipo.“There’s a nice liquor store on the way back to the house, we can stop there, it has everything you can imagine.” Kaipo said, shutting the back hatch.Maya and Carina walked into the store, Carina immediately heading to the wine while Maya walked over to the whiskey section. Maya went over to get a shopping cart to place her items in. Maya pushed the cart over to where Carina was looking at all the different wines, reading the labels carefully. “Find anything you like?” Maya asked, walking up behind Carina, placing her chin on her shoulder.“I found this one, but it’s almost $500 a bottle. It’s an Italian wine and it is one of the best labels sold in Italy.” Carina said looking at the bottle.“Let’s get it then.” Maya said reaching for the bottle.“Did you not hear me? I said it’s $500 dollars a bottle.” Carina said, pulling the bottle of wine away from Maya.“I heard you, but if it’s a good Italian wine and you want it then put it in the cart so we can get it.” Maya said smiling, taking the bottle of wine from Carina, placing it in the cart.“What did you do, buy all the whiskey they have in this store?” Carina asked smiling, looking at the several bottles of whiskey in the cart.“I may have gone a little overboard, but they have some really good whiskey here that we can’t get in Seattle. I’m buying a special bottle of brandy to take back to Grandpa as a thank you for all he’s done for us and the gorgeous house he rented for our honeymoon.” Maya said, looking at all the whiskey in the cart. Maya looked to see a pretty bottle of wine on the shelf and picked it up looking at it.“That one is even more expensive than the other one, put it back.” Carina said, reaching for the bottle.“I like the bottle, it’s pretty. How much is it anyway?” Maya asked, looking for a price.“It’s $900 a bottle, see the price there.” Carina said, pointing to the price sticker on the shelf underneath it.“Is it a good wine though?” Maya asked, still holding the bottle.“It’s one of the best, but it’s very expensive.” Carina said, reaching for the bottle again, Maya turning away from her.“Have you ever, had it?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I had it once at someone’s house but could never afford it myself.” Carina said, looking at the bottle.“I’m buying it for you.” Maya said smiling, placing the bottle in the cart.“Maya, no, that’s too much money to spend on a bottle of wine.” Carina said, following Maya to the checkout counter.“It’s our honeymoon and we need to spend the money Grandpa gave us or his feelings will be hurt.” Maya said, smiling as she reached for her wallet.“That will be $5,423.56, please.” The cashier said after ringing everything up on the cash register.“Dio mio!” Carina said, placing her hand on her forehead.“Hey, it’s fine, we’re only going to have one honeymoon, we should live a little.” Maya said, smiling, handing the cashier a wad of cash.“We’re not coming back to this store again.” Carina said, following Maya as she pushed the cart to the suv where Kaipo was waiting for them.“Did you find everything you wanted in the store?” Kaipo asked, helping Maya load the bags into the back of the suv.“Yes, we found a lot of great whiskeys and wine’s, this store is amazing.” Maya said.“And really expensive!” Carina said, getting into the suv.“I wouldn’t know, I’m not old enough to enter liquor stores yet.” Kaipo said with a laugh, getting into the suv.“Just how old are you?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I’ll be 19 in a week.” Kaipo said, smiling widely.“Are you planning anything special for your birthday?” Carina asked, smiling at him.“My family is having a luau in my honor for my birthday. You should come to the luau, it’s not far from the house you’re staying at. Everyone who visits Hawaii should experience a luau. There will be a lot of food, authentic hula dancers, and plenty of alcohol.” Kaipo said smiling.“We would love to celebrate your birthday with you.” Maya said, smiling at him.“I’ll let my parents know to add 2 more to the list for the luau.” Kaipo said smiling at them.“Have you ever visited a cattle ranch or been to Washington?” Maya asked.“No to either, but I would love to visit a real ranch, ride horses, and see how it works with cattle roaming everywhere.” Kaipo responded, smiling widely.“My family has a cattle ranch in Seattle, let me know when you want to come for a visit, and I’ll arrange everything for you.” Maya said, smiling at him.“Seriously? Your family owns a cattle ranch? That’s so awesome! I would like to work on a ranch someday.” Kaipo said excitedly.“Well, come for a visit and if you like it and want to work for me, I’ll give you a job.” Maya said smiling.“As soon as I save enough money to come to Seattle, I’ll take you up on that offer.” Kaipo said excitedly, smiling widely.Maya and Carina looked at each other smiling at how excited Kaipo had gotten talking about visiting the ranch.When they arrived at the house, Kaipo helped them carry all the bags inside, sitting them on the counter. “Will that be all for today or would you like to go somewhere this evening?” Kaipo asked, smiling at them.“No, take the evening off and enjoy yourself. Thank you for all your help today.” Maya said smiling, shaking his hand.“If you change your mind, just call or message me. Have a great evening.” Kaipo said smiling, turning to walk out the door.“He is such a nice boy.” Carina said smiling, taking the groceries out of the bags.“I hope he comes for a visit; I would hire him in a heartbeat to work on the ranch. I can see by how dedicated he is with his job of taking us everywhere that he is a hard worker, something we need on the ranch.” Maya said smiling, helping Carina put the groceries away.“I think you have a soft spot for Kaipo.” Carina said smiling, giving Maya a quick kiss on the lips.“I do.” Maya said smiling. “Do you want to go for a swim in the ocean before making dinner?” Maya asked smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina.“Are you seriously asking me that when you already know the answer?” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya quickly on the lips, before turning to run up the stairs.“Where are you going? The ocean is outside.” Maya yelled, as Carina was running upstairs.“I have to pee before we go swimming!” Carina yelled back.Carina came back downstairs with just her bikini on, prancing around Maya. “Are you ready to go swimming now?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“Yes, let’s go.” Carina said smiling, grabbing Maya’s hand and running out the door.When they reached the beach, Carina let go of Maya’s hand and ran into the ocean, diving headfirst under water. Maya laughed as she began taking her shorts off, still having her swimming trunks on underneath from parasailing. Maya ran into the water and swam to where Carina was, wrapping her arms around her, holding her close to her body. Maya smiled, the attacked Carina’s lips kissing her hard, slipping her tongue inside deepening the kiss. Maya broke the kiss and smiled at Carina. “Ever have sex in the ocean?” Maya asked, smiling mischievously at Carina.“You know I haven’t, or it would have been with you.” Carina said with a chuckle, splashing water in Maya’s face.Maya lifted Carina up, wrapping her legs around Maya’s waist. Maya smiled at Carina before kissing her hard on the lips, reaching her hand down to her breast, gently pinching her nipple, making it hardened between her fingers. Maya reached behind Carina, untying her top, giving her better access to Carina’s breast. Maya held onto Carina’s butt cheeks, squeezing them as she held her close to her body, biting and sucking Carina’s sweet spot. Carina trailed her hand down Maya’s back to her swim trunks, pushing them down enough to expose Maya’s semi hard dick. Carina reached between their bodies, wrapping her hand around Maya’s dick, stroking up and down, causing a moan from Maya. “Fuck, that fees good.” Maya said, breathing hard against Carina’s neck.As Carina was stroking Maya’s dick, she could feel it getting harder in her hand. Maya reached her hand down to Carina’s bikini bottoms, slipping her hand underneath through her folds, feeling the slick wetness pooling there. Maya pulled her hand out and smiled, as she reached between Carina’s legs, she pulled the material aside, slipping her finger inside Carina’s pussy, eliciting a loud moan from her. “No, I want your dick inside me.” Carina said, pulling Maya’s fingers out of her.Maya reached down to grab the base of her dick, moving the material to the side with the other hand to run her dick through the slick folds, before lining it up with her entrance, pushing inside her fully at once, causing a loud gasp from Carina. “Dio mio, cazzo.” Carina said, feeling Maya’s dick buried deep inside her pussy.“Hold on to me.” Maya said, reaching for Carina’s hips, holding her tightly as she began to thrust hard inside Carina, both moaning. Maya kissed Carina hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside, deepening the kiss. Carina began bouncing on Maya’s dick, burying her head in Maya’s neck. Maya held on tightly to Carina as she thrust hard and deep inside Carina, the water splashing around them and over their bodies. Maya began helping Carina bounce on her dick, grunting and panting against her neck. “God, you feel so good.” Maya said, thrusting hard into Carina.“I’m close already.” Carina said, gasping for breath, breathing hard against Maya’s neck, squeezing her tightly around the neck as she began to bounce faster and harder on Maya’s dick, both moaning loudly.“I’m about to cum.” Maya said grunting and panting, feeling the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Carina! Fuck, fuck, fuck fuuuuuuckkkk!” Maya shouted, throwing her head back as she felt ropes of cum shoot from her dick inside Carina. Maya held Carina tightly, burying her dick deep inside her, shallow thrusting as rope after rope of cum shot from her dick, painting Carina’s insides white.“I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, digging her nails into Maya’s neck as her pussy convulsed and tightened around Maya’s dick. Maya kept thrusting feeling more ropes of cum shoot from her dick as Carina’s pussy began squeezing her dick as if milking the cum out of her. Maya’s body relaxed as Carina’s pussy stopped convulsing around her dick, and her dick began to soften. Carina’s body relaxed against Maya’s, and she was breathing hard against her neck, holding on tightly.“Wow, we just fucked in the ocean.” Carina said laughing, kissing Maya on the neck.“Yeah, we just did that, mark it off your bucket list.” Maya said laughing, kissing Carina on the side of her head.Carina reached down to pull her top over her head, holding it in her hand. “Let’s go inside so I can cook dinner now.” Carina said smiling, releasing Maya’s neck and beginning to swim to shore.“Wait, you don’t have your top on!” Maya shouted, swimming after Carina.Carina reached the shore before Maya and got out, standing on the beach in just her bikini bottoms. “Carina, put your top back on before someone sees you!” Maya shouted, running out of the water, over to Carina, and shielding her so nobody could see her.“Maya, there’s no one within miles of us, nobody can see me out her without my top on.” Carina said laughing, pushing Maya away from her.“Right, I forgot that.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand. “Let’s go inside, just to be safe.” Maya said, running toward the house with Carina following behind her.They went inside the house, dried off and changed into dry clothes before walking downstairs to cook dinner. Maya opened one of the whiskeys she had bought earlier and poured a glass for herself. “Would you like me to open one of the wines we bought for you?” Maya asked, looking at the wine.“Yes, please.” Carina said smiling, chopping vegetables for the salad.Maya opened a bottle of wine, pouring some into a glass and handing it to Carina. “I hope your wine is as good as this whiskey.” Maya said, taking a drink of the whiskey.Carina took the glass of wine from Maya and took a drink. “Mmmm, this is so good, taste it.” Carina said, holding the glass out to Maya.“I’ll try the wine if you’ll try the whiskey.” Maya said smiling, holding the glass of whiskey out to Carina.“Ok.” Carina said, taking the whiskey from Maya and taking a small drink, making a face when she tasted it. “I don’t know how you can drink that; it burns so much going down.” Carina said, holding a hand to her throat.“It’s not that bad.” Maya said with a laugh, looking at Carina’s scrunched face. “This wine is actually pretty good; we should take a bottle back for Nana.” Maya said, after taking a drink of the wine.“Good? This wine is fantastic, incredible even, it’s one of the best made in Italy.” Carina said, taking the glass from Maya.“That’s how I feel about this whiskey.” Maya said smiling, holding up the glass of whiskey.“Will you set the table while I get the lasagna and bread out of the oven please?” Carina asked, reaching for the oven mitt to take the lasagna and bread out of the oven.“Absolutely.” Maya said, reaching for the plates and other dishes to set the table.Maya was on her third glass of whiskey and Carina on her third glass of wine as they sat down to eat. Carina took a drink of wine, then took a bite of lasagna, moaning. “This is so good if I do say so myself.” Carina said.“Your lasagna is always good.” Maya said smiling, gently squeezing Carina’s hand.“Yes, but it tastes even better with this wine.” Carina said smiling, lifting the wine to her lips, and taking a drink.“You should try it with this whiskey then.” Maya said smiling, taking a drink of whiskey.“No thank you! I want to be able to taste the lasagna as it’s going down my throat.” Carina said, holding up her hand to Maya.“How about we sit on the balcony with our drinks and listen to the ocean when we’re finished with dinner?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“That sounds perfect, romantic.” Carina said smiling, lifting Maya’s hand to her lips, kissing it.“I’ll help you clean up then start a fire in the fire pit, for ambiance.” Maya said smiling.“Bambina, it’s too hot for a fire outside.” Carina said with a chuckle, moving to carry the dishes to the dishwasher.“Yeah, it probably wouldn’t be a good idea.” Maya said, taking her dishes to the dishwasher for Carina to put them inside it.After cleaning the kitchen, they went upstairs and onto the balcony, looking at the moon over the ocean, listening to the waves. “This is so beautiful and relaxing.” Carina said, sitting between Maya’s legs on the lounge chair.“It’s still not as beautiful as you.” Maya said, wrapping her arms around Carina from behind, as she laid her head against Maya’s chest.“That’s because you’re biased.” Carina said with a chuckle.“No, I know beauty when I see it and you are a beauty.” Maya said, kissing Carina on top of the head.“I think you are a little tipsy tonight.” Carina said, rubbing her shoulder against Maya.“I know I am.” Maya said with a laugh, taking another drink of whiskey.“That’s ok, I’m a little tipsy too.” Carina said with a laugh, lifting Maya’s hand and kissing it. “I could stay out here all night.” Carina said sighing heavily, tilting her head up toward Maya.“We can sleep out here if you want.” Maya said smiling, bending down to kiss Carina on the lips.“Really?” Carina asked excitedly, raising up to look at Maya.“Yes, we can make a little bed out here and sleep here tonight.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I’m going to change; you make the bed for us.” Carina said excitedly, rushing inside the room to change.Maya went into the room, pulling the mattress off the bed and laying it on the floor of the balcony, before going back inside to grab pillows and a blanket for them. Maya took off her sweats and shirt, walking onto the balcony to lay on the bed and wait for Carina, drinking the last of her whiskey.When Carina walked out onto the balcony, she saw Maya laying on the mattress. “I can’t believe you drug the mattress off the bed and brought it out here.” Carina said laughing.“It was easy. I thought you were going to change for bed?” Maya asked, seeing Carina wearing a bathrobe.“I did get ready for bed.” Carina said smiling, slowly taking the robe off to show she was naked underneath.“That’s my favorite outfit so far.” Maya said with a chuckle, holding her hand out for Carina.“I thought you would like it, it’s my birthday suit.” Carina said with a laugh, lying down beside Maya on the mattress.“I love it.” Maya said smiling, reaching to take her sports bra and boxers off quickly. “I should wear mine too.” Maya said with a laugh, throwing her clothes on the lounge chair.“It just saves time.” Carina said smiling leaning over to kiss Maya hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, fighting for dominance. “I’m in charge tonight.” Carina said smiling, moving down Maya’s body, licking as she moved down to her dick, licking from the base to the tip, flicking her tongue across the head.“Fuck, you can definitely be in charge tonight.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.Carina reached one hand up to Maya’s breast, twisting a nipple between 2 fingers, feeling it harden between them. Carina moved back up Maya’s body, smiling as the leant down to wrap her mouth around Maya’s nipple, biting and sucking it, before flicking her tongue across it, causing Maya to moan loudly, and grab the back of Carina’s head, holding her against her breast. “God, that feels good.” Maya said moaning loudly, scratching Carina’s head as she continued sucking Maya’s nipple.“I don’t get much of a chance to suck your nipples so I’m taking advantage of that tonight.” Carina said, smiling at Maya before moving to the other nipple and sucking on it.“Fuck, I can cum from just this.” Maya said, breathing hard.“Not tonight.” Carina said smiling as she let go of Maya’s nipple with a pop. Carina kissed and licked down Maya’s body, swiping her tongue across the had of Maya’s dick, making her flinch and thrust her hips. Carina began sucking on the head of Maya’s dick, tasting the precum, moaning as she continued sucking harder.“Turn around.” Maya said, reaching for Carina.“What?” Carina asked, looking at Maya confused.“Turn around so I can taste you while you’re sucking my dick.” Maya said, reaching for Carina, helping her to get into position so Maya could eat her out while she’s sucking Maya’s dick.Carina straddled Maya’s head, placing her legs on either side, before leaning down to take Maya’s dick in her mouth, sucking and twirling her tongue across the head.Maya pulled Carina closer to her mouth, flattening her tongue and licking from her entrance to her clit, sucking on it, causing Carina to release Maya’s dick, gasping loudly. “Dio mio.” Carina said, before taking Maya’s dick deeper in her mouth sucking harder and twirling her tongue around it, swiping across the head tasting the precum.Maya pulled Carina closer to her mouth, licking up and down Carina’s folds, tasting her precum, before moving her tongue to her entrance, shoving it inside Carina, causing her to moan around Maya’s dick, sending sweet sensations though it, causing Maya to moan and thrust her hips, pushing her dick deeper down Carina’s throat.Carina began grinding her pussy against Maya’s tongue and breathing hard on Maya’s balls. Maya felt Carina’s pussy tightening around her tongue and began moving it faster in and out of Carina, using her free hand to rub circles on her clit, causing her to moan loudly, and take Maya’s dick further down her throat, bobbing her head up and down on it.“I’m close, Bambina.” Carina said, removing her mouth from Maya’s dick. Carina wrapped her mouth around Maya’s dick, relaxing her throat and taking all of Maya’s dick down her throat, causing Maya to moan loudly against her pussy, sending waves of pleasure through her body. “Cazzo, I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, removing Maya’s dick from her mouth, thrusting her pussy against Maya’s tongue, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s tongue, Maya kept thrusting her tongue in and out of Carina, tasting the cum on her tongue, until Carina had relaxed and pulled her pussy away from Maya’s mouth, breathing hard. “That was incredible.” Carina said breathing hard, her head on Maya’s groin, trying to catch her breath.Maya began rubbing her hands on Carina’s back, trying to relax her and help her catch her breath. “That’s because I have an incredible tongue.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Among other things.” Carina said with a laugh, turning to smile at Maya. “Give me a minute to catch my breath, then I’ll finish what I started.” Carina said smiling, holding up Maya’s fully erected dick.“Take your time, I’m not going anywhere.” Maya said smiling, putting her hands behind her head.After catching her breath, Carina turned to Maya and smiled. “Ready to finish this?” Carina asked, holding Maya’s dick in her hand.“Whenever you are.” Maya said smiling.Carina leant down, wrapping her mouth around Maya’s dick, licking across the head tasting her precum. Carina began sucking Maya’s dick, twirling her tongue around it as she relaxed her jaw and took Maya’s entire length down her throat, causing Maya to gasp and moan.“Fuck, I can feel your throat.” Maya said, grasping the blanket tightly in her hands, moaning loudly.Carina began bobbing her head up and down on Maya’s dick, taking her entire length down her throat each time. Maya began thrusting her hips in rhythm to Carina’s mouth, pushing her dick deep down Carina’s throat, moaning loudly, holding Carina’s waist as she thrusted her hips. Carina pulled Maya’s dick out of her mouth leaving the just head inside, twirling her tongue around it before slowly taking Maya’s entire length down her throat, moaning loudly.“I’m going to cum.” Maya said, grunting and thrusting her hips, fucking Carina’s throat.Carina began sucking harder and bobbing her head faster on Maya’s dick, taking her deep down her throat each time.Maya felt the tingling in her groin, her balls tightening, as Carina took her entire length down her throat. “Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuckkkk!” Maya shouted, feeling ropes of cum shooting from her dick, Maya held Carina’s head on her dick as she began to shallow deep thrust down her throat, rope after rope of cum shooting from her dick, down Carina’s throat, until she had emptied all the cum in Carina’s mouth, her body relaxing and collapsing on the mattress, Maya breathing hard. Maya looked down to see Carina remove her mouth from Maya’s dick, smiling as she wiped the back of her hand across her mouth, moving to lay beside Maya, kissing her on the cheek.“Was that good?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Magnificent.” Maya said, breathing hard, pulling Carina against her chest.“I hear your heart beating; it’s beating so fast.” Carina said, listening to Maya’s heart beating in her chest.“I don’t doubt that, after that magnificent blow job.” Maya said, breathing hard, smiling at Carina.They lay in each other’s arms listening to the waves on the ocean, until Maya was able to finally catch her breath. “We’re going to have to buy a new mattress before we leave.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Most definitely, after we’re done having sex every day, multiple times on it for 2 weeks.” Maya said with a laugh.“I wonder if I’m actually going to get pregnant on our honeymoon.” Carina said, looking at the moon.“If you don’t, it won’t be from lack of trying.” Maya said laughing, pulling Carina tightly against her body.“I need to look at my period calendar and see when my most fertile days are.” Carina said.“You can tell that by your period calendar?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Yes, I’ll be able to tell when I should be ovulating, and that will be my most fertile days and best chance to get pregnant.” Carina explained, rubbing her hand across Maya’s stomach.“Is there a way to tell when my most fertile days are as well?” Maya asked, running her fingers through Carina’s hair.“You’re fertile every day, guys are different from women.” Carina responded.“But are there days when I’m more fertile than others?” Maya asked in a serious tone.“No, sperm is constantly produced and stored in the testicles, therefore you are always fertile. However, women have a fertile window once a month, generally close to ovulation when the woman ovulates and releases an egg approximately 2 weeks before her next period is due.” Carina explained, looking at Maya.“Interesting, I can get you pregnant at any time, but you can only get pregnant for a short time each month.” Maya said, furrowing her eyebrows in deep thought.“Exactly, that’s why a woman should be careful if she’s not using birth control or else she could get pregnant.” Carina explained.“Apparently you were in your fertile window when you got pregnant with Katie then.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Oh no! We forgot to Facetime Katie tonight.” Carina said, abruptly sitting up, placing her hand on her forehead.“Hey, it’s ok, we will facetime her in the morning.” Maya said, reaching for Carina, pulling her down against her chest, kissing her on top of the head.“But I really want to see her and talk to her.” Carina said, choking up.“I know, so do I, we’ll do it as soon as we wake up in the morning.” Maya said, hugging Carina tightly against her body.“Then let’s go to sleep so morning will come faster.” Carina said, snuggling into Maya.“Ok, good night, Babe.” Maya said with a chuckle, kissing Carina on top of the head.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the chest.

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Maya awakens the next morning looking beside her to see Carina sleeping soundly. Maya leant over to Carina, placing a gentle kiss on her forehead, then got out of bed and decided to go for a run, leaving Carina a note in case she woke up while Maya was running.A short time later Carina stirs and reaches beside her feeling for Maya, feeling the empty space beside her. Carina opened her eyes to see a note on Maya’s pillow telling her she had gone for a run. Carina got out of bed and put a robe on to go downstairs to prepare breakfast.While on her run, Maya went by a park where what appeared to be a mother with 2 small children was sitting on a bench holding a baby in her arms as the other child was playing on the swing. Maya stopped to watch the mother and children and smiled thinking that would soon be her and Carina when the baby Maya is sure they had made while in Hawaii would be here next year.When Maya returned from her run, she opened the door to smell bacon and French toast. Maya walked into the kitchen to see Carina pouring a cup of coffee. When Carina turned around to see Maya standing, leaning against the kitchen counter, smiling at her, Carina walked over to place a kiss on her lips. “I missed waking up to you beside me this morning.” Carina said wrapping her arms around Maya’s neck.“You were sleeping so peaceful, and I didn’t want to disturb you, so I went for a run.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s lips.“Breakfast is ready, are you hungry?” Carina asked, turning to walk towards the counter where the breakfast food was prepared.“I’m starving. Is that French toast I’m smelling?” Maya asked, breathing in the smell.“Si.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.Carina made Maya a plate with bacon and French toast on it, serving it to Maya. Maya smiled, kissed Carina on the lips, then took a bite of French toast. “Mmmm, that tastes almost as good as you did last night.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Naughty, naughty.” Carina said with a laugh, taking a bite of food.“I’m always naughty when I’m around you.” Maya said laughing.“So, what have you planned for us today, because I’m sure you have an itinerary full of things for us to do here?” Carina said with a chuckle, taking a drink of coffee.“I thought we could go snorkeling and maybe see more dolphins and maybe even a whale today.” Maya said, carrying her empty plate to the dishwasher.“That sounds like fun. I’ll finish cleaning the kitchen while you take a shower, and we can get ready to go then.” Carina said, walking to the dishwasher.“I already spoke with Kaipo, and he’ll be here to take us snorkeling in about 45 minutes. We’re going to some remote area where there’s a cave you can go into and see all kinds of cool stuff. Kaipo said it’s a private area and you need to know someone to be able to snorkel there. Lucky for us, he knows the right people and has it all set up for us.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips before turning to walk upstairs.“We should adopt Kaipo; he’s got a lot of connections.” Carina said with a chuckle, watching Maya walk away.“No, we’re having our own baby.” Maya said with a laugh as she walked up the stairs.Kaipo arrived to take them to their snorkeling adventure, which was miles away from where they were staying. “Are you sure it’s ok for us to go snorkeling at this place you’re taking us to?” Maya asked, looking out the window as they drove further away from town.“I’m positive, it’s my uncle’s property and I cleared it with him. He said you are welcome to go snorkeling as long as you don’t disturb anything or cause any damage to nature.” Kaipo responded, smiling at Maya in the rearview mirror.“We will not disturb anything; we just want to look at all the beautiful scenery and the different types of beautiful fish in the ocean.” Maya said smiling.“Oooo, I wonder if we’ll see a stingray or jellyfish.” Carina said excitedly, smiling at Maya.“That’s quite possible, it’s been known to spot a stingray or jellyfish where you’re going to be snorkeling.” Kaipo said smiling at Carina.“If I get to see either of them, I’m going to give you the biggest hug you’ve ever had.” Carina said smiling at Kaipo.“Lord, please let her see one.” Kaipo said under his breath, but Maya overheard him and smiled.When they finally arrived at their destination, Kaipo handed them the snorkeling gear and told them to call or message when they were ready to be picked up. Carina and Maya were looking around at the beautiful scenery and spotted the cave Kaipo told them about.“You ready to do some snorkeling?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Let’s do this.” Carina said excitedly, lowering the facemask over her face before getting into the water.Maya and Carina began snorkeling towards the cave hand in hand, looking at the colorful fish in the water on the way. Maya released Carina’s hand and dove under water, coming up under Carina, lifting her into the air, throwing her under the water, laughing when she resurfaced, wiping water from her face. “I can’t believe you just did that! I’m going to get you.” Carina said laughing, swimming toward Maya, who had turned to swim away from her.When they reached the cave, they looked around at how beautiful it was inside, the different rock formations inside, looking like different objects and animals. “We have to be careful, so we don’t touch any coral while we’re snorkeling.” Maya said, pulling the face mask over her eyes and nose.As they were snorkeling inside the cave something moved in the water catching Maya’s eye. Maya squeezed Carina’s hand and pointed her in the direction of the movement to show her the jellyfish she had spotted. Carina began to swim closer to get a better look at the fish, smiling inside her mask.They decided to get out of the water for a few minutes to rest and were sitting on some rocks inside the cave. “This is so beautiful, and I saw a jellyfish!” Carina said excitedly, squeezing Maya’s arm.“You do realize that you owe Kaipo a hug now that you’ve seen the jellyfish.” Maya said laughing.“Yes, and it’s so worth it.” Carina said smiling, lying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“While I was running this morning, I figured out the perfect gift to give him for his birthday tomorrow night.” Maya said smiling.“Shoot, I almost forgot about getting him a present and that his birthday is tomorrow. Dio mio.” Carina said, wiping her hand across her forehead.“It’s ok, I’ve already taken care of it.” Maya said smiling.“Are you going to tell me what we’re getting him?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.Maya told Carina what she had gotten for Kaipo and Carina thought it was the perfect gift for him. “I think we should probably start heading back to shore so I can let Kaipo know we’re ready to be picked up.” Maya said, putting the face mask on as she dove back into the water.“I want to come back again before we go home.” Carina said smiling, as she dove into the water, following beside Maya as they made their way back to shore.Maya and Carina were sitting on the beach enjoying the scenery when Kaipo arrived to take them home. “Did you see anything interesting?” Kaipo asked, as he placed their snorkeling gear in the back of the suv.Carina walked over to him smiling widely as she placed her arms around him, hugging him tightly. “I saw a jellyfish while we were in the cave.” Carina said smiling at him.Maya watched Carina wrapped her arms around Kaipo hugging him and his face turning bright red, smiling wider than she’d ever seen him smile. “That’s wonderful, I’m glad you got to see one.” Kaipo said smiling, opening the door for Carina.“Can you arrange for us to come back before we have to return home?” Carina asked, smiling flirtatiously at Kaipo, Maya smiling, knowing exactly what Carina was doing.“Yes, of course, I’ll arrange it anytime you want to come back.” Kaipo said smiling at Carina, his face still red from the hug.“You were so flirting with him.” Maya whispered into Carina’s ear.“It worked, didn’t it?” Carina said with a chuckle, smiling at Maya.“Are there any good places around here to go deep sea fishing?” Maya asked Kaipo.“My cousin takes people deep sea fishing all the time. I can arrange it for you if you’d like me to.” Kaipo responded.“I would love to go, but I don’t think Carina would enjoy it very much.” Maya said.“I don’t know if I would like it or not, I’ve never been.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“When we get back to the house let’s facetime Katie, I’m really missing my princess.” Maya said, lying her head on Carina’s shoulder.“Me too.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the side of her head.When they arrived back at the house, they quickly changed into dry clothes and sat on the couch, facetimed Nana’s phone to speak with Katie. Nana quickly answered the phone, seeing Maya and Carina sitting together. “Is everything ok?” Nana immediately asked, a look of worry on her face.“Everything is fine, we just wanted to see Katie and talk to her, we’re missing her.” Maya said smiling, causing Nana’s face to relax.“Oh, dear God, you scared me, I thought something was wrong, with you calling me on what is supposed to be your honeymoon.” Nana said, grabbing her chest. “Katie, come over here, I have someone who wants to see you and speak with you.” Nana said, turning away from the phone.Katie jumped on the chair beside Nana and looked at the phone to see Maya and Carina smiling at her. “Mommy, Mamma, hi, I miss you!” Katie shouted excitedly, waving her tiny hand at them.“Hi Princess, we miss you too.” Maya said, smiling at Katie.“Hi Picola, I miss you so much. Are you being good for Nana and Grandpa?” Carina asked as her eyes began to fill with tears.“Yes, me and Nana baked cookies, and Papa took me on my pony. What have you been doing?” Katie asked, smiling a big toothy smile, looking just like Maya.Maya and Carina looked at each other and smiled before answering. “We’ve just been doing adult things and having fun.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“What kind of adult things?” Katie asked excitedly, smiling at them on the phone.“Things only adults are allowed to do.” Nana said, smiling at Katie, then turning to wink at Maya and Carina.“Like driving a car?” Katie asked, a look of confusion on her face.“You could say that.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Maya.” Carina said, hitting her on the arm.“It’s the truth, I’ve been driving you hard.” Maya said in a whisper, smiling at Carina.“When are you coming home?” Katie asked, a look of sadness on her face.“We will be home in 10 more days.” Carina said smiling, blowing a kiss at Katie.“Are you bringing me a prize?” Katie asked excitedly, jumping up and down in the chair.“We are bringing you a huge surprise, maybe two.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Yay, bye Mommy, bye Mamma.” Katie said excitedly, running off to tell Grandpa she is getting a surprise.“How is Hawaii? Is it as beautiful as it is in pictures and on tv?” Nana asked.“It’s gorgeous, you need to get Grandpa to bring you here someday.” Maya said, smiling at Nana.“That’s wonderful. You two have fun and enjoy yourselves. You know I wouldn’t mind if you brought me another great grandbaby back with you.” Nana said with a laugh, smiling at them.“We’re trying.” Maya said, smiling widely at Nana.“What? Are you serious? I was just joking but I would be so excited if Carina came back pregnant!” Nana said excitedly, jumping up and down like Katie.“I can’t believe you said that.” Carina said, burying her face in her hands.“Yes, I’m serious, but don’t say anything to anyone just yet.” Maya said with a chuckle, smiling at Carina.“Well, what are you doing on the phone? Get off here and go make me another grandchild.” Nana said laughing, smiling at Maya.“Ok, we love you and tell everyone we’re doing great and having a blast here.” Maya said smiling, before ending the call.“I can’t believe you told Nana we’re trying for another baby. Now she knows what we’ve been doing here.” Carina said, shaking her head.“Trust me, it’s no surprise to Nana or anyone else for that matter as to what we’ve been doing here, it is our honeymoon after all.” Maya said laughing, pulling Carina against her body, kissing her on the cheek.“I know, but you didn’t need to confirm their suspicions.” Carina said laughing.“This coming from the same person who is always talking about how prude Americans are when talking about sex.” Maya said laughing.“It’s different when it’s us having sex though.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya in to kiss her on the lips. “Let’s go in the pool for a swim now.” Carina said, moving to get off the couch.“I swear, you would live in the water if it were possible.” Maya said with a laugh, getting off the couch to follow Carina upstairs.“Which bathing suit should I wear?” Carina asked, holding up a red bikini, and a multicolored one.“You are going to look sexy in either one, but I like the red one better.” Maya said smiling, pulling her swimming trunks up.“Red it is then.” Carina said smiling, turning to walk into the bathroom.“Hey, where are you going?” Maya asked, sitting on the bed.“I’m going into the bathroom to change because I know if I change in front of you, we will get distracted.” Carina said smiling, walking into the bathroom.Maya could hear Carina in the bathroom talking quietly to someone but didn’t know who. When Carina came out of the bathroom, Maya smiled at her in the sexy red bikini, and walked over to wrap her arms around her, kissing her on the neck. “Who were you talking to in the bathroom?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“It’s a surprise, you’ll have to wait for it.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s hand and leading her down the stairs and outside to the swimming pool, diving in headfirst.“You know, I have a lot of surprises planned for you myself.” Maya said smiling, diving into the water, swimming up to Carina.“I had a great time snorkeling today, thank you for planning that for us.” Carina said, smiling, wrapping her arms around Maya, kissing her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, deepening the kiss.Maya rubbed her hands up and down Carina’s back, stopping to squeeze her butt and pull her against her body. Maya broke the kiss and smiled at Carina. “We haven’t tried for a baby yet today.” Maya said, bending down to bite and suck on Carina’s sweet spot, causing a small moan from her.“No, we haven’t, what are you going to do about that?” Carina asked, holding the back of Maya’s neck, keeping her mouth on Carina’s neck, biting and sucking.“How about I show you?” Maya said, smiling at Carina before attacking her lips in a hot fiery kiss full of passion and desire, causing Carina to moan in her mouth. Maya reached behind Carina to untie her bikini top, letting in fall into the water. Maya broke the kiss, looking into Carina’s eyes, full of love and lust. “You are the most beautiful and sexiest woman I have ever laid eyes on.” Maya said, bending down to bite and suck on Carina’s pulse point.“You won’t be saying that when I’m huge from being pregnant with swollen feet and mood swings from the hormones.” Carina said with a chuckle, rubbing the back of Maya’s head.“You’ll be even more beautiful and sexy carrying another child we’re making here.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to wrap her mouth around Carina’s nipple, causing a loud gasp and moan from her. Maya began sucking and flicking her tongue across Carina’s nipple, Carina holding her head tightly against her breast.Carina lowered her hand to the front of Maya’s swim trunks, feeling her semi hard dick inside. Carina moved her hand to the waistband of Maya’s trunks, slowly pushing her hand inside, wrapping it around Maya’s dick, rubbing her thumb across the head, feeling the precum. Carina began stroking Maya’s dick up and down, rubbing her thumb across the head each time, collecting precum on her hand, feeling Maya’s dick getting harder with each stroke.“Ah, fuck.” Maya said, releasing Carina’s nipple, moving to the other nipple, sucking and flicking her tongue across it as she trailed her hand down to Carina’s bikini bottoms, untying them, releasing them into the pool. Maya ran her fingers through Carina’s folds, feeling the slick wetness pooling between them. Carina gasped when Maya’s fingers rubbed through her folds to her clit, rubbing circles on it. Carina spread her legs wider giving Maya better access, and held onto her tightly, stroking her dick faster. “Are you trying to make me cum already?” Maya asked, breathing hard.“No, I’m just getting you ready to fuck me in this pool.” Carina said, breathing hard, stroking Maya faster, squeezing harder.“I’m ready to fuck you whenever you’re ready to be fucked.” Maya said grunting and panting against Carina’s neck, rubbing circles on her clit.“Now.” Was all Carina could say, breathing hard as she began pulling Maya’s trunks down her legs.Maya reached down to grab the base of her dick, lifting Carina into her arms with one arm, holding her as she began rubbing her dick through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on it before lining it up at her entrance, pushing in completely inside her in one motion, causing a loud gasp from Carina. Carina tightened her legs around Maya’s waist, and began bouncing up and down on her dick, moaning loudly. “Dio mio, Cazzo.” Carina said throwing her head back, breathing hard.Maya held onto Carina’s hips, thrusting hard and deep, as she moved them closer to the edge of the pool. Maya held Carina against the edge of the pool, thrusting harder, faster, and deeper, grunting with each thrust, holding Carina’s hips tightly as she tried to bounce in rhythm to Maya’s thrusts. Carina threw her head back, her mouth opened widely as she moaned loudly, feeling her orgasm building. Maya leaned in biting and sucking Carina’s neck, while squeezing her breast in one hand, pinching her nipple between 2 fingers, rolling them. “I’m going to cum.” Carina said breathing hard, gripping Maya behind the neck tightly.“Are you going to cum on my dick? You know how much I love it when you cum on my dick. I love the way your pussy tightens and squeezes my dick, milking all the cum out of me.” Maya said grunting, thrusting hard and deep into Carina, causing her to moan louder.“I’m cumming, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, throwing her head back, looking at the sky as she felt her pussy begin to convulse and tighten around Maya’s dick, Maya pounding hard and deep into her.“Fuck, I’m cumming, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuckkkk!” Maya shouted, grabbing Carina’s hips tightly as she felt the ropes of cum shoot from her dick. Maya began shallow deep thrusts into Carina, feeling the ropes of cum shooting from her dick, filling Carina’s pussy. Maya rammed her dick hard and deep into Carina one last time as the last ropes of cum shot from her dick, collapsing against Carina’s body against the side of the pool, both breathing hard.Carina was lightly scratching the back of Maya’s head as she laid it on Carina’s shoulder, breathing hard on her neck. “I need to pee now.” Carina said chuckling when she caught her breath.“I’ll pull out so you can go pee.” Maya said with a laugh, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina. “Let me get a towel for you.” Maya said, pulling up her trunks before getting out of the pool to retrieve a towel for Carina.Maya walked over to the pool, wrapping the towel around Carina as she got out of the pool. “Get my bikini out of the pool for me, since you’re the one who took it off me.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on Maya’s lips, before walking inside the house.Maya was sitting in a lounge chair by the pool when Carina walked outside with just the towel around her. “Here’s your bathing suit.” Maya said smiling, handing it to Carina.“Thank you. I’m going to put it on and lay out for a bit, get some sun and tan.” Carina said, putting the bikini on, laying on the lounge chair beside Maya. “Would you mind putting some tanning lotion on my back?” Carina asked, handing Maya the bottle of lotion.Maya took the bottle of lotion from Carina and sat beside her on the lounge chair, rubbing lotion up and down her body, making sure to spend extra time around her butt, slipping her hand underneath. Carina turned around smiling at Maya. “I’m making sure I get it in all the right places.” Maya said smiling.“If you’ll let me tan for a little while, I’ll give you a surprise later.” Carina said smiling seductively at Maya.“Oooo, I like the sound of that.” Maya said smiling, bending down to kiss Carina on the shoulder. “I’ll go inside while you tan so I won’t be tempted to do something.” Maya said with a chuckle, getting up from the lounge chair and walking inside the house.Maya is lying on the couch looking at her phone when Carina walked inside sitting beside her. “What are you looking at?” Carina asked, kissing Maya on the cheek.“I’m looking at some new farm equipment for the ranch.” Maya responded, turning her phone toward Carina.“You can take the girl off the ranch, but you can get the ranch off the girl.” Carina said with a chuckle, ruffling Maya’s hair.“It’s you can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl.” Maya said with a laugh.“Close enough, stupid American idioms.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Kaipo messaged me, asking if we wanted to go to a music trivia night at a local sports bar tonight.” Maya said, showing Carina the message.“That sounds like fun, let’s go.” Carina said smiling.“Ok, I’ll message him and tell him we’d love to go with him.” Maya said, typing a message to Kaipo.“I need to shower before we go out and get this lotion off me.” Carina said, getting up from the couch, walking towards the stairs.“He just messaged back; he’ll be here in an hour.” Maya yelled, as Carina began walking up the stairs.“I’ll be ready when he gets here.” Carina yelled back.Maya went upstairs picking out a short sleeve henley shirt and shorts to wear tonight. Maya was getting dressed when Carina walked out of the bathroom with a blue sundress on, showing off her gorgeous long legs. “Wow, I’ve never seen that dress before, your legs look even longer in that.” Maya said smiling, walking over to give Carina a quick kiss on the lips.“You need to change and put on the blue shirt so we will match.” Carina said smiling, pointing to the blue shirt on the bed.“I almost put that one on but chose this one instead. I should have known to put the blue one on because you say blue brings out my eyes.” Maya said smiling, pulling the white shirt over her head, replacing it with the blue short sleeved henley. “Better?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Si, meglio.” Carina said, smiling at Maya. (yes, better)Kaipo arrived to take them to the sports bar, opening the door for Carina. “I took care of that thing you asked me to; it’s all set up.” Kaipo whispered to Carina as he helped her into the suv.“Grazie.” Carina said, smiling at Kaipo.When they arrived at the sports bar, Kaipo led them to a table, everyone sitting down, as the server asked for their drink order. “I’ll have a Pepsi.” Kaipo said.“I’ll have a glass of white wine, please.” Carina said, smiling at the server.“I’ll have a glass of your best bourbon whiskey, please.” Maya said smiling.“Ok ladies and gentlemen, we will be starting our music trivia competition in just a few minutes. You will need a team of 4 to participate for the trophy we will be giving to the winners tonight.” A man stood up to say in the microphone.“We can’t play with only 3 on our team.” Maya said, taking a drink of whiskey. “I’ll ask the girl sitting at the bar alone if she wants to join us and be on our team.” Maya said, walking to the bar.Carina is watching as Maya approached the young woman drinking what appeared to be a glass of wine at the bar. Maya gently touched the woman on the shoulder and smiled at her as she began speaking to her. The young woman turned around to see Kaipo and Carina sitting at the table Maya was pointing at and smiled, before standing up to follow Maya smiling and talking as they walked to the table. Maya pulled out a chair for the young girl to sit down before she sat down next to Carina.“This is Leilani, and she will be a part of our team tonight.” Maya said, smiling at Leilani, then Carina.“Aren’t your parents the owners of this place?” Kaipo asked, smiling at Leilani.“Yes, they are.” Leilani said smiling at Kaipo.“I’m Carina, Maya’s wife, we’re here on our honeymoon.” Carina said smiling at Leilani.“Congratulations, we get a lot of honeymooners here.” Leilani said, smiling at Carina.“What are you drinking?” Maya asked, seeing Leilani’s glass was almost empty.“It’s just a red wine from our vineyard.” Leilani said, smiling at Maya.“Let me buy you a drink since you’ve agreed to be part of our team.” Maya said smiling at Leilani, before motioning for the server.Carina kicked Maya under the table, not appreciating the way Maya was smiling at Leilani. Maya reached under the table rubbing her leg where Carina had kicked her and looked at Carina, who was glaring at her with daggers in her eyes. “Stop flirting.” Carina said quietly through gritted teeth.“I wasn’t flirting, I was just being nice.” Maya said back quietly, still rubbing her leg.“Does everyone have their teams ready to start the competition? Let’s find out who has the most knowledge when it comes to music and great songs!” The man with the microphone shouted, causing everyone to clap and cheer.“We got this, Carina and I are great at music and songs.” Maya said smiling at Kaipo and Leilani.“We’re great at a lot of things.” Carina said in a snarky tone, glaring at Maya.“We have 20 songs that we will be playing a snippet of, and you need to write the name of the song on the paper you were given. The team that correctly guesses the most songs wins this trophy.” The man with the microphone said, pointing to the medium size trophy with a musical note on it. “Here’s your first song to guess.” The man said, signaling for the guy to play the music.Maya looked at Carina smiling as the song “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran began playing, and quickly wrote it down on the paper.The next song was an older song, and Maya couldn’t think of the name of it, but Carina quickly told her it was “I’ll make love to you” by Boyz II Men, so Maya wrote it on the paper, smiling at Carina.The next song was a rap song, Maya and Carina had no clue since they never listen to rap, but Kaipo and Leilani both shouted the answer of “On The Radar Freestyle” by Drake to them, Maya writing it on the paper.“I’m glad y’all knew that one because I didn’t have a clue.” Maya said smiling at Kaipo and Leilani.“That’s because it’s for us young people who listen to rap.” Leilani said laughing, giving Kaipo a high five.“Ouch, we’re not that old.” Maya said with a chuckle, smiling at Leilani. Suddenly Maya felt another kick on her shin from Carina. “Ouch!” Maya yelled, turning to look at Carina, reaching down to rub her chin.“I told you to stop flirting with her.” Carina said quietly, leaning over to speak in Maya’s ear.“I’m not flirting with anyone.” Maya said through gritted teeth, rubbing her shin.They began playing the final song and Maya looked at Carina smiling, placing her hand on top of Carina’s. “We know this song; we danced our first dance at our wedding to it.” Maya said smiling, writing down “From The Ground UP” by Dan & Shay.“Everyone turn in your paper with your guesses on it to the lady behind the bar, so we can figure out which of the teams won tonight.” The guy with the microphone said.“I’ll turn it in for us.” Leilani said smiling at Maya, as she took the paper to the bar.“I think we won; we had a guess for every song tonight.” Maya said smiling, rubbing her hands together. “I’m going to order another whiskey; would you like another glass of wine?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes.” Carina said sounding annoyed at Maya.Maya began signaling for the server but couldn’t get his attention. Maya stood up to go to the bar to get their drinks when Carina grabbed her arm. “Don’t you dare go to that bar.” Carina angrily said, raising an eyebrow as she looked at Maya.“I’m just going to get our drinks.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“No, now sit down and wait for the server to come by.” Carina said, pulling Maya’s arm hard, causing her to sit down in the chair.“Why can’t I just go to the bar and get our drinks?” Maya asked, looking confused at Carina.“Because Leilani is at the bar and I’m tired of you flirting with her all night.” Carina said angrily, gritting her teeth.“I haven’t been flirting with anyone, but I’ll wait for the server to come by.” Maya said, pulling her arm away from Carina.“We have the winners for tonight’s music trivia! The winners are the Deluca-Bishop team! Come on up and get your trophy!” The guy with the microphone shouted, holding up the trophy.“We won!” Maya shouted, clapping and cheering as she stood up to go get the trophy.“Congratulations! Your team guessed all 20 songs correctly! Tell us the names of your teammates.” The guy said.“There’s Kaipo, but I don’t know his last name, then there’s Leilani, who we only met tonight, then there’s my beautiful wife Carina Deluca- Bishop and we’re here on our honeymoon.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Congratulations on your marriage! You have a beautiful wife. How are you enjoying Hawaii so far?” the man asked.“Hawaii has been great, we’ve gone parasailing and snorkeling, and my wife loves swimming in the ocean. I am the luckiest person in the world because she chose me to spend the rest of her life with, I love you, Babe.” Maya said smiling, blowing Carina a kiss.Carina smiled at Maya and pretended to catch her kiss, placing it on her lips. “Ti amo!” Carina shouted back, smiling at Maya.When Maya returned to the table, Carina grabbed her, kissing her hard on the lips, just as the server was delivering their drinks. “Wow, what was that for?” Maya asked smiling, sitting down to take a drink of whiskey.“I love you and wanted to kiss you.” Carina said smiling, rubbing her thumb across the back of Maya’s hand she was holding.“I love you, Babe, so so much.” Maya said smiling, leaning to place a kiss on Carina’s lips.“Get a room.” Leilani said laughing, smiling at them.“We have several back at the house we’re staying at. We’re going to use every one of them before going home.” Maya said laughing, kissing Carina on the hand.“Hey, Leilani, um would you um like to come to um my birthday luau tomorrow night?” Kaipo asked, stumbling at his words, rubbing the back of his neck.“I would love to. Are you going to be picking me up for it?” Leilani asked smiling, leaning closer to Kaipo.“I um, have to pick up Maya and Carina and take them to it, so I can’t pick you up.” Kaipo said, rubbing his cheek.“Yes, you can. Go pick her up then come and get us, we can all go together if that’s ok with you.” Maya said, smiling at Kaipo.“Really? Thanks!” Kaipo said excitedly, smiling at Maya. “I’ll pick you up at 6:30 then head over to their place to pick them up then.” Kaipo said, smiling at Leilani.“Perfect, I’ll be ready by 6:30.” Leilani said, smiling at Kaipo.“Do you have someone to take you home tonight?” Maya asked, looking at Leilani.“No, I’m going to call an uber, I don’t drive after I’ve been drinking.” Leilani said, pointing to her empty glass.“We can take you home, then Kaipo can take us to our place. That way he will know where you live to pick you up tomorrow night.” Maya said.“You don’t mind taking me home?” Leilani asked, smiling at Kaipo.“Not at all.” Kaipo said, smiling at Leilani.“We can leave as soon as we finish our drinks.” Carina said, smiling at them.Kaipo dropped Leilani off at her house, then dropped Maya and Carina off at the house, thanking them for being so kind and allowing him to pick Leilani up for his birthday tomorrow night.Maya and Carina walked into the house, taking their shoes off just inside the door. “I can’t believe we won a trophy on our honeymoon.” Maya said laughing, placing the trophy on the counter.“Did you actually think we would lose with as competitive you are?” Carina asked smiling, giving Maya a quick kiss on the lips. “I’m going to get your surprise ready. I need you to take off all your clothes and sit in this chair.” Carina said smiling, biting her bottom lip, pulling a dining chair out for Maya to sit in.“Fuck yes!” Maya shouted, smiling as she began to quickly undress.Carina walked up the stairs, returning shortly with a blindfold, a whip, handcuffs and wearing only a bathrobe. Maya swallowed hard, seeing the items in Carina’s hands. Carina walked over to Maya, hitting the whip against her hand, then gently rubbing it across Maya’s leg. “You’re going to put this blindfold on and you can’t touch me until I say you can, understand?” Carina asked, bending down close to Maya’s lips, rubbing her finger gently across them, Maya shaking her head affirmatively fast. “Good, now put this on.” Carina said, handing Maya the blindfold.Maya put the blindfold on but felt her dick already getting hard trying to imagine what Carina had in store for her tonight. “It’s on and I can’t see anything.” Maya said, moving her head around.“Now, I’m going to play some music for us.” Carina said, leaning close to Maya’s ear, blowing her hot breath in her ear, causing Maya to shiver and gulp loudly.“Fuck.” Maya said in a whisper, reaching down to wrap her hand around her fully erect dick, stroking it.“No, you’re not allowed to touch my dick, that’s my dick, not yours.” Carina said, hitting Maya’s hand with the whip. “Hands behind your back.” Carina said, pulling Maya’s hands behind her back, placing the handcuffs on them.“Oww, sorry.” Maya said, pulling her hand away from her dick and behind her back for Carina to handcuff her.“Now, I’m going to start the song I picked out just for you.” Carina said seductively, reaching for her phone, pushing play as “Naughty Girl” by Beyonce began playing.“Oh, fuck.” Maya said, knowing she was in for something good tonight, her dick twitching when the music started playing.Carina took the robe off exposing her naked body underneath, and leant down kissing Maya hard on the lips, licking her tongue across her lips, before pulling away, slowly lifting the blindfold for Maya to see her naked body.Maya smiled widely when she saw Carina standing in front of her naked, the song playing as Carina began dancing seductively in front of Maya. Carina danced around the chair to behind Maya, pulling her head back, kissing her hard on the lips. Maya tried to slip her tongue inside Carina’s mouth, but she pulled away too fast.Carina danced around the chair, stopping to dance in front of Maya, running the whip across her fully erect dick, making it twitch from the touch. Carina turned around shaking her ass in front of Maya, bending over so she could get a good look at her glistening pussy from the slick wetness that had begun to pool there.Maya licked her lips, craving to taste Carina’s pussy, trying to scoot the chair closer to Carina. “This is pure torture, but I fucking love it.” Maya said, trying to lean far enough forward to lick Carina’s pussy in front of her face, unable to because of the handcuffs. “Can we take the handcuffs off now?” Maya asked, as Carina turned around to face her, shoving her tittiess in Maya’s face, rubbing them up and down. Maya stuck out her tongue, trying to get a taste of Carina’s titties, unable to because Carina grabbed a handful of her hair, pulling her mouth away from them.“I told you no touching until I say so.” Carina said, swiping the whip across Maya’s dick, rubbing it across the head, causing a loud moan from Maya.“I couldn’t help it your titties were in my face.” Maya said with a chuckle, staring at Carina’s naked body.“You want to suck my titties?” Carina asked, leaning closer to Maya.“God, yes.” Maya said panting hard.Carina leant down holding her titties against Maya’s mouth. “I’m your naughty girl, suck my titties good for me.” Carina said in a seductive voice, rubbing her titties against Maya’s mouth.Maya leant forward just enough to wrap her mouth around a nipple, sucking hard, flicking her tongue across it, causing Carina to moan. Carina pulled Maya’s mouth off that nipple and moved it to the other, holding Maya behind the head as she sucked her nipple, causing Carina to moan loudly. Carina pulled back from Maya’s mouth, smiling as she turned around and bent over showing how wet she was from Maya sucking her nipples. “This is what you do to me when you suck my nipples.” Carina said, spreading her ass cheeks so Maya could get a good look at her dripping pussy.“Let me just have a taste.” Maya said, trying to lean forward.“You want a taste of my hot wet pussy?” Carina asked, turning her head to smile at Maya.“Fuck yes, let me taste your pussy.” Maya said pleading with Carina.“Just a little taste.” Carina said, moving backwards until Maya’s mouth was on her pussy, licking all the slick wetness up, trying to push her tongue inside. “Nu uh, you just get a taste, no tongue fucking.” Carina said, moving away from Maya’s mouth.“Fuck, this is starting to hurt so badly.” Maya said, looking at her beet red fully erect dick.“Is your dick hurting?” Carina asked, in a soft tone, getting on her knees in front of Maya, reaching for her dick, licking from the base to the head, licking across the head, tasting the precum, before wrapping her mouth around it sucking hard, causing Maya to gasp and squirm in the chair.“Yes, fuck, that feels so good.” Maya said, thrusting her hips, forcing her dick further into Carina’s mouth.Carina pulled her mouth away from Maya’s dick, straddling her as she sat on her lap, kissing her hard on the mouth, sucking her tongue into her mouth, causing a moan from Maya. Carina broke the kiss, smiling at Maya as she lifted her hips, reaching down to grab the base of Maya’s dick, rubbing it through her fold, gasping and moaning, as she collected the slick wetness on it, before lining it up with her entrance, slowly sinking down on it until she had taken Maya’s entire length inside. “I’m going to ride you, hard and slow tonight, not allowing you to cum until I say so.” Carina said, leaning down to bite and suck on Maya’s pulse point causing her to moan and squirm underneath her, trying to thrust her hips, but unable to because of the way Carina was sitting on her dick.“Please, take the cuffs off.” Maya said, panting and grunting as she kept trying to thrust into Carina.“I told you, I’m in charge tonight, I’m your naughty girl.” Carina whispered seductively into Maya’s ear, causing her to shiver. Carina licked from Maya’s neck to her ear, biting softly, causing Maya to gasp. Carina looked into Maya’s eyes and smiled, as she began to bounce hard and fast up and down on Maya’s dick, causing her to moan, and throw her head back towards the ceiling.“Oh fuck!” Maya shouted, panting hard, as Carina held her by the shoulders, bouncing hard, rolling her hips against Maya’s lap. “I’m not going to last long.” Maya said, panting hard, trying to fight off the orgasm she can feel building.“Do you want to cum inside my hot wet pussy?” Carina asked in a seductive voice, whispering in Maya’s ear.“Yes, fuck, yes!” Maya shouted, panting hard, shutting her eyes tightly, fighting off her impending orgasm. “I’m going to cum.” Maya shouted, tensing her body, trying to keep herself from cumming.“You can cum inside me, fill me with your hot cum, put a baby inside my pussy.” Carina said in Maya’s ear, licking and biting it.Maya felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tighten. “Oh fuck!” Maya shouted, feeling the first rope of cum shoot from her dick. “Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuckkk!” Maya shouted, her muscles in her stomach tensing as ropes of cum shot from her dick, Carina bouncing hard and fast on it, milking every drop of Maya’s cum from her dick. Maya relaxed her body, dropping her head on Carina’s shoulder, breathing hard.“I’m going to cum.” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightenting around Maya’s dick. “Fuck, Cazzo, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, bouncing wildly on Maya’s dick, extending her orgasm, collapsing against Maya’s body when it ended, breathing hard.They sat in the chair until they both caught their breath. “I love surprises like that.” Maya said with a chuckle, kissing Carina on the cheek. “Can you take the handcuffs off me now?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I don’t know where the key is.” Carina said, looking fearful.“What? How the fuck am I supposed to get them off then?” Maya asked, nervously, pulling hard against the cuffs.“I’m just kidding.” Carina said laughing hard, after seeing the scared look on Maya’s face. “I have the key in my robe pocket.” Carina said smiling, slowly lifting herself off Maya’s dick.Carina pulled the key out of the pocket and walked behind Maya, unlocking the handcuffs. Maya moved her hands in front of her, rubbing her wrist. “I can’t wait to use those on you.” Maya said with a chuckle, pointing to the handcuffs.“Me either.” Carina said softly in Maya’s ear. “Are your wrists, ok?” Carina asked, looking at Maya’s wrists.“They’re fine, that was so much fun, we’re definitely doing that again, my naughty girl.” Maya said smiling, wrapping her arms around Carina, kissing her hard on the lips.“I’m glad you liked it. I figured since I got them from the personal shower, I should at least put them to good use.” Carina said smiling, scratching the back of Maya’s head.“I have a few ideas of how I want to use them…and the blindfold on you. Tomorrow night, is my night to be in charge.” Maya said smiling mischievously, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“Mmm, sounds kinky.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“Let’s go to bed, I’m exhausted after all that.” Maya said smiling picking Carina up and carrying her upstairs.

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Maya is sleeping soundly on her back with one arm over her head, the other resting across her stomach. Carina awakens and rolls over to see Maya sleeping peacefully, moving closer to her, her elbow on the pillow, her head in her hand, smiling as she watched Maya sleeping, thinking of how lucky she is to wake up next to her for the rest of her life. Carina lifted the comforter to see Maya’s morning wood in her boxers, smiling mischievously, she slowly trailed her hand down to the waistband of the boxers, tracing her finger along them before slipping her hand inside, softly trailing one finger down the length of Maya’s dick, causing her to flinch. Carina looked at Maya and smiled, knowing the effect she had on her even when asleep. Carina gently wrapped her hand around Maya’s dick, slowing stroking up and down, causing Maya to stir.Maya slowly opened her eyes and looked at Carina who had a mischievous grin on her face. “Good morning.” Maya said smiling, reaching her arm around Carina. “What are you smiling at?” Maya asked, pulling Carina closer to her body.Carina just smiled at Maya, and began stroking her faster, squeezing her dick harder.“Fuck…that’s why you’re smiling.” Maya said, opening her mouth widely, throwing her head back.“I thought we could start the day off with a little fun.” Carina said smiling, leaning over to place a kiss on Maya’s cheek.“I’m always up to a little fun to start the day with you, or any other time.” Maya said, pulling Carina down to kiss her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth to deepen the kiss.Carina breaks the kiss smiling at Maya. “How about we shower together, you know to save time?” Carina asked, moving to get off the bed.“Hell yes!” Maya said smiling, moving quickly to get off the bed, running to the bathroom, starting the shower before reaching for Carina’s hand, pulling her shirt over her head.“Are you in a hurry this morning?” Carina asked, laughing as Maya pushed her boxers down her legs, kicking them off.“No, I’m just horny as fuck after you were jerking my dick.” Maya said laughing, pushing Carina’s thong down her legs.“Are you complaining about that?” Carina asked laughing, stepping into the shower.“You will never hear me complain about anything that has to do with you and my dick.” Maya said laughing, stepping into the shower behind Carina.“I didn’t think so.” Carina said laughing, moving under the water to let it run down her body.“Hand me the shampoo and I’ll wash your hair for you.” Maya said, pointing to the shampoo bottle.Carina handed Maya the shampoo and she squeezed a large amount into her hands, rubbing them together, before rubbing them into Carina’s long hair, massaging it into her scalp. “Mmm, that feels so good.” Carina said, smiling.“No moaning, at least not yet, or I’ll never be able to finish washing your hair.” Maya said with a laugh, continuing to wash Carina’s hair. After lathering Carina’s hair, Maya moved in front of Carina smiling as the water began rinsing the shampoo out of her hair, running down her body. Maya began running her hands down Carina’s body, smiling as she slowly wiped the soap off her breasts, moving her hands down to her folds, rubbing her hand through her folds, causing Carina to flinch and gasp.“I think all the soap is out of my hair now.” Carina said, smiling at Maya, watching clear water running down her body.“I think you missed some here.” Maya said smiling, running her finger through her folds, stopping at her entrance, slowly pushing the finger inside her.“I assure you, there is no soap in there.” Carina said with a chuckle, reaching down to remove Maya’s finger from inside her.“I thought we were going to have some fun this morning?” Maya asked, moving closer to Carina, wrapping her arms around her.“We are, but I’m going to wash your hair first.” Carina said smiling, moving behind Maya, squeezing some shampoo into her hands, rubbing them together before, running them through Maya’s hair, gently scratching her scalp, before moving her lathered hands down her back to her ass, gently squeezing her butt cheeks, causing Maya to flinch, and laugh.“You do know that’s not my hair you’re squeezing back there.” Maya said laughing.“I do.” Carina said, leaning close to Maya’s ear, breathing hot air into it, causing a shiver from her.“I love when you do that, it makes my body all tingly.” Maya said, leaning her head back against Carina.“I know something else that makes your body tingle.” Carina said, reaching around Maya’s waist to grab her dick, squeezing and stroking it.“Yep, that’ll do it.” Maya said with a chuckle. “I need to rinse the soap out of my hair now.” Maya said, beginning to breathe hard.“Go ahead, I’m not stopping you.” Carina said, next to Maya’s ear, gently biting her earlobe.“I can’t with you doing that.” Maya said with a chuckle, breathing hard.Carina let go of Maya’s dick and helped her rinse the soap out of her hair, rubbing her hands down her back, squeezing her butt each time. “I love your ass.” Carina said, running her finger up and down each cheek, causing Maya’s body to shiver.Maya turned around, grabbing Carina behind the neck, pulling her in to kiss her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside, exploring her mouth, causing a moan from her. Maya reached one hand down to Carina’s folds feeling a copious amount of slick wetness pooling there. “I think I’m not the only one who woke up horny this morning.” Maya said, moving her lips to Carina’s neck, biting and sucking her sweet spot, leaving a mark.“We’re on our honeymoon, I’m supposed to wake up horny.” Carina said with a chuckle, holding Maya behind the neck, keeping her mouth where she wanted it most.“Honeymoon or not, I always wake up horny when you’re around.” Maya said against Carina’s ear, before moving her mouth to the other side, biting and sucking her pulse point. Maya began, running 2 fingers through Carina’s folds, to her clit, pinching it between the two fingers, causing her to gasp.Carina lifted one leg, placing it on Maya’s hip, giving her better access to her folds and clit. “This is going to be quick.” Carina said, breathing hard on Maya’s shoulder.Maya reached one hand down to her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on it before lining it up at her entrance. “Are you ready?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes, Carina shaking her head rapidly affirmatively, holding tightly onto her shoulders. Maya slowly began pushing her dick inside Carina until she had fully entered her, holding her body against Carina’s.“I already feel like I’m going to cum soon.” Carina said, closing her eyes tightly, wrapping her arms around Maya’s shoulders, holding her body against her.“I haven’t even begun to move yet.” Maya said, with a chuckle, reaching down to lift Carina’s other leg, wrapping it around her waist, moving them against the back wall of the shower. Maya began to thrust in and out of Carina, but Carina had her legs so tightly around Maya that she could barely thrust. “Loosen your legs a little.” Maya said, squeezing them.Carina loosened her legs just enough to give Maya enough room to thrust hard and deep inside her, causing loud moans from her. Maya began to thrust faster, hard and deep into Carina, grunting and panting against her neck. “I’m not going to last long.” Maya said, feeling her orgasm building.“Me either.” Carina said, panting hard on Maya’s shoulder.Maya reached behind Carina, grabbing her ass and holding on tightly as she continued thrusting fast, hard, and deep, grunting and panting hard. Maya begins to feel the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Ah, fuck!” Maya shouted, throwing her head back, thrusting hard and deep into Carina, holding her dick deep inside her, feeling ropes of cum shoot from her dick. “Fuck, fuck, fuck, ah fuuuuuuuuckk!” Maya shouted, shallow deep thrusting as rope after rope shot from her dick, filling Carina with her cum, until she had emptied all her cum inside her.“I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick as she was shooting cum into her, filling her up. Carina held tightly around Maya’s shoulders, bouncing up and down on her dick, until her orgasm subsided, collapsing on Maya’s shoulder, breathing hard.Maya held Carina against the shower wall, slowly pulling her dick out of her before, slowly lowering them to the floor of the shower, holding each other tightly, the water running over their bodies as they were catching their breath.“We need to finish showering and get some breakfast, I’m hungry after that.” Carina said smiling, standing up to finish showering.“We need to hurry up and eat breakfast because we’re going on a helicopter tour of the island this morning.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“You scheduled a helicopter tour after what we went through on the plane flying here?” Carina asked, her eyes wide in shock.“I had already scheduled it before that happened. We will be fine, I’ll be right there with you, holding your hand.” Maya said, cupping Carina’s face in her hands, kissing her softly on the lips.“We better be fine, because we might have a baby inside me right now!” Carina said, wiping her hand across her forehead.“All three of us will be fine then.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand on Carina’s stomach.When Kaipo arrived to take them to their helicopter tour, Carina wrapped her arms around him, kissing him on the cheek. “Buon Compleanno! Happy Birthday!” Carina shouted, hugging him tightly, his face turning bright red.“Thank you.” Kaipo said blushing, unable to look at Carina.“Happy Birthday, buddy!” Maya said smiling, hugging him before getting into the vehicle.“Thank you. You two are still coming to the luau for my birthday tonight, right?” Kaipo asked, smiling widely, showing his pearly white teeth.“We wouldn’t miss it for anything.” Carina said smiling at him.“I must admit, I’m a little nervous about picking Leilani up and taking her tonight.” Kaipo said, rubbing the back of his neck.“There’s no reason to be nervous, you’re a great guy and any girl would be lucky to have you.” Carina said, smiling widely at him.“I’m trying to figure out if it is considered a date or not, I’ve never been on an actual date before.” Kaipo said, his voice sounding nervous.“What? I figured you had girls knocking each other down, trying to date you.” Maya said with a laugh.“No, I’ve always been very shy when it comes to girls. I’ve had friends that were girls, but never really had a girlfriend.” Kaipo said, a look of sadness on his face.“I can tell you as a girl myself, that Leilani likes you. I saw the way she looked at you last night. Just be sweet, wonderful self and everything will be fine.” Carina said smiling.“Besides, we’ll be there with you, if you need advice or anything.” Maya said, patting him on the shoulder.“I just might take you up on that.” Kaipo said with a chuckle.As they arrived at the helicopter pad, Carina began getting nervous, her hands shaking, and Maya noticed, reaching for her hand. “We don’t have to do this if you’re not comfortable with it.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the side of the head.“Are you ok?” Kaipo asked, seeing Carina’s hands shaking.“I’m just a little nervous after what happened on our flight over here.” Carina said, rubbing her hands together.“I assure you; these are the best pilots on the island, and they keep the helicopter in tip top shape. I promise you’ll be fine and having a good time at the luau this evening.” Kaipo said smiling, placing his hand on Carina’s shoulder.“Thank you, that makes me feel a little better. Let’s get this over with.” Carina said, moving to walk towards the helicopter, Maya holding her hand tightly, walking beside her.When they got inside the helicopter, Carina put the headset on and buried her face in Maya’s chest, not looking when the helicopter lifted off the ground. Maya held her tightly, kissing her on the head as the helicopter took off, assuring her everything would be ok.“Wow, look at that!” Maya shouted into the headset, causing Carina to jump, and lift her head from Maya’s chest to see the beautiful waterfall.“That is beautiful!” Carina said smiling, looking out the window at the waterfall. “We should try to go there before we leave.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I’ll ask Kaipo if he can arrange it for us.” Maya said smiling, happy to see Carina beginning to enjoy the tour.“Look, there’s a volcano!” Carina shouted excitedly, patting Maya on the leg to get her attention, pointing out the volcano.“That’s so awesome!” Maya said smiling, reaching for her phone to take a picture.“They have an excursion where you can hike up to that volcano if you’d like.” The pilot said on the headset.“NO! I am not hiking to a volcano for it to erupt and burn us alive.” Carina shouted, shaking her head rapidly.“It’s not an active volcano, that’s why people are allowed to hike up to it.” The pilot said over the headset.“I don’t care if it’s active or not, I am not hiking to any volcano.” Carina said, shaking her head.“Oh my God, look at that waterfall, it’s even more beautiful than the last one.” Maya said, pointing to the waterfall.“I can land and let you hike the short distance up to it, if you would like.” The pilot said over the headset.“YES! PLEASE!” Carina said excitedly, bouncing up and down in the seat, Maya laughing at her excitement.The pilot sat the helicopter down on a nice spot on the ground and shut it off, helping them climb out. “I’ll be waiting here, when you’re ready to leave. Take your time, I cleared the entire day for just you two.” The pilot said, standing by the helicopter.“Thank you, we shouldn’t be long.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand and leading her up a pathway to the waterfall.When they reached the waterfall, Carina ran and dove into the water, swimming over to the waterfall, Maya swimming behind her. Carina swam under the waterfall, letting it run down her body, smiling widely at Maya. “This is amazing, I’m glad I came on the tour.” Carina said, smiling, holding her head back, letting the water run over her face.“You sure do love water and swimming.” Maya said smiling, moving behind Carina, wrapping her arms around her.“I love the ocean and beaches; I could swim in the ocean all day.” Carina said smiling, leaning her head back on Maya’s shoulder.“I love you and seeing you so happy and having a good time.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the cheek.Carina turned around, wrapping her arms around Maya. “I love you and you make me so happy.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.They stayed there for several minutes enjoying the waterfall and swimming in the lagoon underneath it, before returning to the helicopter. The pilot reached inside the helicopter, pulling out two towels, handing them each a towel. “I always carry towels on these tours because someone always decides to go to a waterfall and swim.” The pilot said, smiling.“We should probably start heading back, if we’re going to change and get ready for Kaipo’s party.” Maya said, helping Carina climb into the helicopter.“Yes, we should because we’re not missing his birthday and the luau.” Carina said smiling, placing the headset on her head.Maya messaged Kaipo letting him know they were on the way back from the tour and he was waiting for them when they landed. Kaipo drove them home telling them he would be back in about 2 hours to drive them to the luau.When Maya and Carina went inside the house, Carina immediately went upstairs to shower and get ready for the party while Maya went into the kitchen, taking a beer out of the refrigerator, opening it as she walked outside to look at the waves on the ocean. After showering, Carina walked downstairs in her bathrobe, looking for Maya, finding her sitting outside in a lounge chair, drinking a beer. “You should shower and start getting ready for the luau.” Carina said, drying her hair with a towel.“I’m going to sit here for a few more minutes and finish my beer first.” Maya said smiling, holding her hand out to Carina.“You’re starting to like the ocean more every day we’re here.” Carina said with a chuckle, sitting beside Maya.“It’s so beautiful and peaceful, I can actually relax and not worry about everything I need to take care of when we get home.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the hand.“I would love have a house like this with our own private beach and no neighbors within miles.” Carina said smiling, as she looked out over the ocean.“Are you not happy on the ranch?” Maya asked, a hint of disappointment in her voice.“No, I’m very happy on the ranch, it’s just I would love to have a vacation home on a beach so we could go there and get away every now and then. I love living on the ranch with you and our daughter, I’m the happiest I’ve ever been when I’m there with my family.” Carina said smiling, leaning down to place a gentle kiss on Maya’s lips.“Good, because I can’t imagine living anywhere else with you. Besides, our daughter would throw a fit if we ever tried to take her away from the ranch to live anywhere else, she loves the ranch as much as I do. She would miss the animals and Nana and Grandpa too much to live anywhere but the ranch. I think we can drag her away for a vacation, but she would want to return to the ranch afterwards.” Maya said, smiling, hugging Carina tightly.“I want to take a vacation in Italy with just our family so I can show you where I grew up and the beautiful beaches we have there. I know Katie would be fine with visiting Italy, but she would never want to live there after living on the ranch. She would probably want to take her pony and puppy with her.” Carina said with a chuckle.Carina is sitting at the vanity putting makeup on when Maya exits the bathroom after showering with just a towel around her waist. Carina turned around to look at Maya’s body, her bare breast showing. “Like what you see?” Maya asked, smiling, looking at Carina’s face as she stared at Maya’s breast.“Very much so.” Carina said, smiling, still staring at Maya’s breast.“How about now?” Maya asked smiling, dropping the towel to show her naked dick to Carina.“Even better.” Carina said smiling, raising her eyebrows.“Too bad I need to get dressed for Kaipo’s party right now.” Maya said with a chuckle, putting on a pair of boxers.“We always have after the party though.” Carina said cocking her head sideways, smiling at Maya.“I know, and I’m in charge tonight.” Maya said with a laugh, pulling the sports bra over her head.“What are you planning for me?” Carina asked, biting her bottom lip, smiling at Maya.“Don’t do that, or we won’t make it to the party.” Maya said with a laugh, reaching for her shorts to put them on.“Finish getting dressed, Kaipo will be picking us up shortly.” Carina said with a laugh, putting on bright red lipstick.After putting on the shorts, Maya pulled the henley short sleeve shirt over her head and walked over to Carina. “What flavor is that lipstick?” Maya asked smiling, bending down to kiss Carina on the lips, pulling back and licking her lips to taste its flavor. “Mmm, cherry, didn’t I already take your cherry years ago?” Maya asked laughing.“Stupida!” Carina shouted, hitting Maya in the arm, as she tried to move away from her quickly.“I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist.” Maya said laughing, sitting on the bed to put her shoes on.“Make sure you have Kaipo’s gift for him so we can give it to him tonight.” Carina said, pointing to the gift.“I won’t forget it; I can’t wait to see his face when he opens it.” Maya said smiling, picking up the gift.Kaipo arrived to pick them up, Leilani already sitting in the passenger seat beside him. “Let’s party!” Carina shouted, getting inside the suv.“She’s a little excited about the luau.” Maya said laughing, getting in beside Carina. “Hi Leilani, how are you tonight?” Maya asked, smiling at her.“I’m ready to party, like Carina.” Leilani said, smiling at Carina.When they arrived at the luau, Kaipo introduced them to his parents and family, before showing them around and seating them in chairs for them and Leilani to sit together beside him. Maya and Carina looked around at all the food that had been prepared for the luau and the pig that was cooked in the ground. “They cook like Nana does when she throws a party.” Maya said with a laugh.“Except Nana doesn’t cook pigs in the ground, she cooks them in the oven or on the grill.” Carina said laughing, looking at the pig in the ground.Maya looked to her left to see Kaipo sitting beside Leilani, smiling and talking with her. “Look, Kaipo is actually talking to Leilani tonight.” Maya leant over to whisper in Carina’s ear.“They are so cute together, kind of reminds me of us at that age.” Carina said smiling, giving Maya a quick kiss on the lips.“We were much cuter than them…still are.” Maya said smiling, tapping her shoulder against Carina’s.“The hula dancers are about to start.” Kaipo said leaning towards Maya and Carina.As the Hawaiian music began playing several very slim bodied, younger girls began hula dancing around, shaking their hips and moving their hands and arms to the music. Maya watches them dance and smiles at them. Carina is watching them dance, occasionally glancing over to Maya to see her reaction. Kaipo is smiling widely, watching them dancing when one of them dances over to him pulling him up to dance with them. Kaipo turns bright red, standing by the girls as they dance around him, shaking their hips to the music. Maya and Carina begin chuckling, seeing how red Kaipo’s face is and not knowing what to do. Kaipo looked at Maya with fear in his eyes, as if begging for help so Maya stood up dancing over to Kaipo and began dancing with the girls to get them away from Kaipo. Carina is watching the young girls dancing around Maya, shaking their hips at her, getting a little too close for Carina’s comfort. Carina glares at the girls as if daring them to put their hands on Maya. As one of the girls, places her hands on Maya’s shoulder, shaking her hips at her, brushing a little too close to her dick, Carina stood up and walked over to where they were dancing, stepping between them, and began shaking her hips like the dancers were but making contact with Maya’s body.Maya was shocked to see Carina dancing and shaking her hips against her body, lightly brushing across her dick, causing it to begin getting hard. Maya pulled Carina against her body, leading her off the dance floor walking behind her, before the bulge could be seen in her shorts. Maya sat down next to Carina and discreetly adjusted he dick in her pants that had now gotten rather hard.“Is there a problem with your shorts?” Carina asked with a chuckle, watching Maya adjusting herself.“Yes, and you caused it.” Maya said with a chuckle, putting her arm around Carina, kissing her on the cheek.“What did you expect me to do, she was grinding all over you, brushing her hips against my dick?” Carina asked with a smirk on her face.“I love how you refer to it as your dick, although it’s attached to my body.” Maya said laughing, leaning into Carina.“It is my dick; you just carry it around on your body for me.” Carina said laughing.After being served huge plates of food and eating, Carina, Maya, Kaipo, and Leilani were chatting when Kaipo’s dad stood up to announce Kaipo to come to the dance floor to dance the first dance with the girl of his choice. Kaipo walked over to Leilani who was shaking her head no, so he turned to Carina who smiled and stood up to dance with him, Maya smiling as the walked onto the dance floor. Maya and Leilani were watching Kaipo and Carina dancing to “Just Dance” by Lady Gaga, both having some great dancing moves. “Wow, who would have thought Kaipo could dance so well?” Leilani asked, smiling as she watched Kaipo dancing.“I never would have guessed he could even dance.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Carina is an amazing dancer; did she take lessons or something? She dances so gracefully and has some serious dance moves.” Leilani said, looking at Carina dancing.“Carina is amazing at everything she does.” Maya said, smiling at Carina, who turned to her smiling and winking at her.When the song ended Kaipo went to sit down by Leilani, smiling widely. “You’re a great dancer.” Leilani said, leaning against Kaipo.“I love to dance; I’ve been dancing since I was 4.” Kaipo said smiling, his face turning red.“You looked so sexy and hot dancing, but not as sexy as last night.” Maya said smiling, leaning over to whisper in Carina’s ear.As the party began winding down, Kaipo began opening his gifts, smiling and thanking the person that got him the gift. “This is from Maya and I.” Carina said smiling, handing him the gift.“You guys didn’t need to get me anything, my gift is having you here to celebrate with me.” Kaipo said smiling, taking the gift from Carina. Kaipo opened the gift and looked at it then turned to look at Maya and Carina. “Seriously?” Kaipo asked, his face beaming with joy.“Yes, and you can use it whenever you want.” Maya said, smiling at him.“What is it son?” Kaipo’s father asked.“It’s a round-trip ticket to Seattle.” Kaipo said, his eyes filled with tears. “Thank you both so much.” Kaipo said as a tear rolled down his cheek.“You’re welcome. Now you definitely have to come for a visit on the ranch.” Maya said smiling, wiping the tear from his cheek.“We would love to have you visit the ranch and meet our daughter; she is going to love you as much as we do.” Carina said smiling, embracing Kaipo in a hug.“Oh, I will, I definitely will.” Kaipo said excitedly, smiling at them.“That’s awesome, I’ve always wanted to visit a ranch myself. Maybe I can save enough money for a plane ticket and come with you.” Leilani said smiling, putting her arm around Kaipo and hugging him.“Just let us know if you’d like to come for a visit with him and we’ll get you a ticket also.” Carina said, smiling at Leilani.“I will!” Leilani said excitedly, hugging Carina tightly.As they were getting into the suv to leave, Maya pulled Kaipo aside. “I think you should take Carina and I home first, that way you can spend more time with Leilani and maybe even get a chance to kiss her when you take her home.” Maya said smiling, patting him on the back.“No, I can’t kiss her, I’ve never kissed anyone, besides my mom and grandma, I wouldn’t know how.” Kaipo said, panic in his voice.“I was in your shoes once, just relax and let what happens, happen.” Maya said smiling, moving to get into the suv.When they arrived at the house, Kaipo jumped out of the suv, opening the door for Carina, running around to the side where Maya got out of the suv, pulling her to the side. “Is she going to expect me to try to kiss her? I don’t know if I can do that tonight. I’m sweating and my palms are clammy.” Kaipo whispered to Maya as Carina walked up to them.“Is everything ok?” Carina asked, seeing Kaipo sweating and rubbing his hand on his shirt.“Kaipo is a little nervous about taking Leilani home. He’s never kissed a girl before and is a little panicky about it.” Maya said, turning to Carina.“Hey, you’ll be fine. If she wants you to kiss her, she’ll make the first move, and just let your body react to her actions.” Carina said smiling, placing her hand on his back, rubbing softly.“Ok, I’ll just go with the flow and see what happens. If you don’t see me tomorrow, you’ll know I died from embarrassment tonight.” Kaipo said with a chuckle, moving to walk to the driver’s side of the vehicle, stopping and turning to Carina. “Everything is set for tomorrow; I’ll pick you up at 8:00 in the morning.” Kaipo said, smiling at her.“Perfect, we’ll see you in the morning.” Carina said smiling, turning to walk into the house with Maya.“What’s happening in the morning?” Maya asked, looking curious.“You’ll see.” Carina said smiling, sticking her tongue out at Maya.“Let’s get upstairs, I’m in charge tonight.” Maya said with a chuckle, picking Carina up, throwing her over her shoulder as she walked up the stairs.“Maya, put me down.” Carina yelled, laughing as Maya carried her upstairs, throwing her on the bed.“I’m going to the bathroom and when I come out you better be naked on that bed.” Maya said smiling, turning to walk into the bathroom.“What happens if I’m not?” Carina asked Maya chuckling.“You don’t want to know.” Maya said laughing, walking into the bathroom.When Maya walked out of the bathroom, Carina was lying on her side, leaning on her hand, one leg bent beside her, fully naked. “Is this how you wanted me?” Carina asked smiling, biting her bottom lip.“That’s a good start. Roll over on your back.” Maya said, smiling, quickly taking her clothes off, standing naked by the bed. “Wait, I forgot something.” Maya said, turning around and pulling the blindfold and handcuffs out of Carina’s bag she had all the toys in.“Oooo, kinky.” Carina said with a chuckle, smiling as Maya walked over to her.“Put this on and make sure you can’t see anything.” Maya said smiling, handing Carina the blindfold. Once Carina had the blindfold on, Maya took her hands, placing them over her head and placed the handcuff on her wrist. “Is that too tight?” Maya asked, after putting the handcuffs on her.“No, they’re fine.” Carina responded smiling.“Stay like that, I’ll be right back.” Maya said, running out of the room and down the stairs, returning quickly with a glass of ice in her hand.“Where did you go?” Carina asked, hearing Maya come back into the room.“I had to get something.” Maya responded, climbing on the bed, spreading Carina’s legs widely, sitting on her knees between them. Maya reached for the glass, and took out a piece of ice, rubbing it from Carina’s belly button to her breast, rubbing it around her nipples causing gasping from her.“Cazzo, that’s cold!” Carina said, pulling her hands from above her head, covering the breast Maya’s was rubbing the ice across.“Nu uh, move your hands.” Maya said, moving Carina’s hands back above her head. “Hang on, I have a better idea.” Maya said moving up Carina’s body, uncuffing one hand, wrapping the cuffs around the bar on the headboard, then placing the cuff back on Carina’s wrist. “Now you can’t move your hands.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina hard on the mouth, slipping her tongue inside, deepening the kiss.Maya broke the kiss, moving back to sitting between Carina’s legs, rubbing the ice on her other breast, over and around her nipple, causing Carina to flinch and gasp. “That’s so cold.” Carina said, breathing hard.“It’s supposed to be cold, it’s ice.” Maya said with a chuckle, rubbing the ice down her stomach to her clit, rubbing it in circles, causing Carina to flinch and gasp, her hips thrusting involuntarily. Maya took another piece of ice out of the glass, putting it between her teeth and lips, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, then up to her clit, rubbing circles on it, causing Carina to begin squirming, gasping for air. Maya rubbed the ice up Carina’s body to her nipple, rubbing the last bit of it around her nipple, until it melted, wrapping her mouth around Carina’s nipple, sucking and flicking her cold tongue across it, causing Carina to gasp and moan loudly.“Dio mio, cazzo.” Carina said, squirming and breathing hard.Maya took another smaller piece of ice between her teeth and lips, giving the other nipple the same attention, causing Carina to gasp and squirm, trying to pull her hands down but couldn’t because they were cuffed to the bed. Maya took another piece of ice between her lips and teeth, moving down Carina’s body to her folds, rubbing the ice through them stopping at her entrance, pushing part of the ice inside, causing Carina to thrust her hips, gasping and breathing hard. “Fuck!” Carina shouted, feeling the cold ice inside her melting quickly from how hot she was, slick wetness mixed with the melted ice dripping out of her. Maya laid down between Carina’s legs, hooking her arms underneath them, holding Carina by the hips as she began licking through her folds to her clit, sucking and twirling her tongue around it, Carina moaning loudly, trying to thrust her hips but couldn’t because Maya was holding them down. Maya reached one hand to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles around it as she licked and sucked on her folds, shoving her tongue deeply inside her, tasting the precum, both moaning.“I could taste you all day, it’s my favorite thing to eat.” Maya said, before diving back down to shove her tongue into Carina’s pussy, thrusting in and out, rubbing harder circles on her clit.“I’m going to cum.” Carina said, breathing hard, moving the one leg Maya wasn’t holding down, to place it behind her head, holding her mouth against her, while she was tongue fucking her. “Maya! Cazzo! I’m cumming, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, digging her heel into Maya’s back as she felt her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s tongue, Maya continuing to thrust her tongue in and out of Carina, extending her orgasm, Carina releasing her leg from Maya’s back when her orgasm subsided, breathing hard.Maya moved up Carina’s body, kissing her hard on the lips, Carina tasting herself on Maya’s tongue, moaning loudly, breathing hard into the kiss. Maya broke the kiss, rubbing one hand up and down Carina’s side, giving her time to recover from her orgasm.When Carina caught her breath, Maya pulled the blindfold up, smiling at Carina. “Did you like that?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes as she smiled at Carina.“That was cold but felt fucking amazing.” Carina said smiling, lifting her head to kiss Maya on the lips.“Good, there’s more.” Maya said smiling, placing the blindfold back on Carina’s eyes. Maya reached for the key, unlocking the cuffs, taking them off Carina. “Roll onto your stomach, ass in the air.” Maya said, moving from between Carina’s legs.Carina rolled over and got on all fours thinking that was how Maya wanted her. Maya pushed on Carina’s back and shoulders, pushing her down on the bed, leaving just her ass in the air a little. “Stay like that.” Maya said, moving behind Carina, pushing her legs slightly together, placing her knees on either side of Carina’s legs, close to her hips. “Are you ready for me?” Maya asked, rubbing her hands through the slick wetness between her legs.“Yes, but go slowly.” Carina said, holding her hands by her head.Maya reached down to grab the base of her dick, stroking it a few times before rubbing it through Carina’s folds, gathering the slick wetness on it before lining it up at her entrance. Maya slowly pushed just the head inside, moving her hands to hold Carina’s hips, before slowly pushing further inside her until she had fully entered her, bending down to place a kiss on her shoulder. “Are you ok?” Maya asked softly in Carina’s ear.“Yes, just go slow at first.” Carina said, reaching her hands down to place over Maya’s on her hips.Maya slowly began thrusting in Carina, pulling out, leaving just the head inside before pushing slowly back inside, holding her hips tightly. Maya slowly sped up, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper, grunting and moaning, causing Carina to moan with each thrust. “God, you’re so tight in this position.” Maya said, thrusting harder and deeper, feeling the wetness dripping from Carina’s pussy with each thrust. Maya looked down to see her dick appearing then disappearing back into Carina, grunting and panting. “Do you like this position?” Maya asked, breathing hard, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper.“I can’t see you, but it’s ok.” Carina said, holding Maya’s hand tightly, breathing harder.“Turn on your side.” Maya said, pulling her dick out of Carina.Carina turned on her side, and Maya straddled her right leg, curling her left leg around her left side, pushing her dick back inside Carina. “Is this ok?” Maya asked, making sure Carina was comfortable.“Yes, now what?” Carina asked with a chuckle, not sure what to expect next, since they’ve never tried this position.“Now, I fuck you hard, just like you like me to.” Maya said, pulling her dick out, leaving just the head in as she held Carina’s leg over her left leg and rammed hard into her, thrusting hard, deep, and fast, causing Carina to reach down holding Maya’s arm as she continued thrusting deeper into her.“Ah, fuck, you’re so deep.” Carina said, moaning and gasping.“Isn’t that how you like my dick, buried deep inside your pussy?” Maya asked, thrusting hard and deep, looking at Carina’s breast as they bounced with each thrust. Maya reached on hand to Carina’s breast, squeezing and rolling her nipple between her fingers as she continued thrusting hard and deep into Carina. “Fuck, this feels so good.” Maya said, panting and grunting with each thrust.“I love your dick deep inside my pussy, you’re hitting my g-spot in this position. I’m going to cum quickly.” Carina said breathing hard, burying her head in the pillow, moaning loudly.“That’s good, cum for me Babe, cum all over my dick, and I’ll fuck you some more.” Maya said, bending down to kiss Carina on the lips, sucking on her bottom lip, causing her to moan. “I feel your pussy squeezing my dick, you’re going to cum.” Maya said next to Carina’s ear, causing her body to shiver. Maya thrusts faster, holding Carina’s leg as she rammed her dick deep and hard into Carina, causing a loud moan from her.“Cazzo, I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, holding Maya’s arm tightly as she felt her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick.“That’s it, cum all over my dick.” Maya said, thrusting harder and deeper, feeling Carina’s pussy tightening around her dick, until it relaxed, and Maya stopped thrusting, giving Carina time to recover and catch her breath. Maya slowly pulled her dick out of Carina, waiting for her to catch her breath.“I like that position; I could feel you so deep inside me and hitting my g-spot. We’re definitely doing that one again.” Carina said with a chuckle, catching her breath.“I can make that happen anytime you want. Are you ready for round 3?” Maya asked, leaning down to kiss Carina on the cheek.“How are you still hard after all that?” Carina asked with a laugh, reaching down, finding Maya’s fully erect dick, squeezing it.“Because I haven’t cum yet.” Maya said, thrusting her dick in Carina’s hand.“I’ve already had 2 incredible orgasms, and you still haven’t even had one! Am I doing something wrong tonight?” Carina asked, a hint of concern in her voice.“No, you’re not doing anything wrong, it’s just taking me longer to cum because I’ve been focused on making you cum tonight.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina on the lips.“Can I take this blindfold off now?” Carina asked, placing her hand on the blindfold.“Yes, if you want to take it off you can.” Maya said with a chuckle, reaching to help Carina take the blindfold off.“There you are.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya.“Here I am, with a fully erect dick, waiting for round three.” Maya said with a chuckle, holding up her erect dick.“Dio mio, ok, what next? You better focus on yourself and cum this time, because I can’t go anymore after a third time.” Carina said laughing, pointing to Maya’s dick.“Ok, I’ll focus on me this time.” Maya said chuckling, leaning down to kiss Carina hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside, deepening the kiss. Maya breaks the kiss, rolling Carina onto her back, lying between her legs. “This is the quickest way to get me to cum.” Maya said smiling, reaching down to rub her dick through Carina’s folds, lining it up with her entrance, pushing it fully inside her, moaning loudly. “This is my favorite position, because I can look into your eyes and feel your breast against mine, it’s so fucking hot.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina hard on the lips, slowly thrusting hard and deeply inside her. Maya broke the kiss, and rose up on her knees, lifting Carina’s legs, placing them on her shoulders, then holding onto her hips as she thrust faster, harder, and deeper into Carina, grunting and panting hard.“Ah, fuck, I feel you hitting my cervix!” Carina shouted, reaching down to grab Maya’s hands on her hips.“Am I hurting you?” Maya asked, stopping her thrusts, looking at Carina.“No, it feels amazing, and I’m going to cum again before long. I need you to do whatever you need to cum, because I can’t go anymore after this.” Carina said, squeezing Maya’s hands.“Do you want me to stop?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes.“No, I just told you I’m going to cum again soon.” Carina said, frowning at Maya.“Ok.” Maya said smiling as she began thrusting hard, fast, and deep into Carina, grunting and panting. Maya looked down to see her dick going in and out of Carina, pulling out just leaving the head inside, ramming hard into her, causing Carina’s body to move up the bed. Maya moved Carina’s legs off her shoulders, leaning forward, placing her hands beside Carina’s waist, thrusting faster, harder, and deeper, her mouth open as she grunted and panted with each thrust.“Oh God, I’m going to cum!” Carina shouted, feeling her orgasm rapidly approaching.“Hold it for just a minute, I’m close.” Maya said, thrusting at a relentless pace, hard and deep into Carina. Maya felt the tingle in her groin and her balls tightening. “Now!” Maya shouted feeling the first rope of cum shoot from her dick. “Fuck, fuck, Ahhhhhhh, fuuuuuckkk!” Maya shouted, thrusting hard and deep, feeling ropes of cum shooting from her dick. Maya shallow deep thrusted into Carina as more ropes of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied her load inside her.“I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Cazzooooo!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick as Maya was shooting warm cum inside her, collapsing together with Maya, both breathing hard, exhausted from their orgasm.Maya pulled her now soft dick out of Carina, lying beside her, breathing hard, wiping sweat from her forehead. “There’s no way we’re going home without a baby inside you after that.” Maya said breathing hard, turning her head to look at Carina.“I think you broke me.” Carina said with a laugh, wiping sweat off her forehead and upper lip.“You may have trouble walking tomorrow after all that.” Maya said with a laugh, reaching for Carina’s hand, kissing it.“It’s a good thing I won’t need to then.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“Still not going to tell me what we’re doing in…” Maya began saying before turning to look at the clock beside the bed. “4 hours?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Nope, nu uh.” Carina said, waving her finger at Maya. “I’m going to go pee then get some sleep. I think you jarred my bladder during all that.” Carina said laughing, getting out of bed to walk to the bathroom.“I didn’t hear you complaining while I was fucking you any of the three times.” Maya said laughing.Carina got back into bed after using the bathroom, moving to cuddle up to Maya. “I am definitely going to be sore tomorrow.” Carina said with a chuckle, placing her head on Maya’s chest.“I can ice it for you again tomorrow night.” Maya said laughing, kissing Carina on top of the head.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the chest.“Good night, Babe.” Maya said, closing her eyes and falling asleep quickly, light snores coming from her.

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Carina is awakened the next morning by the sound of the alarm going off on her phone. Carian reached for her phone to turn it off and noticed a message from Kaipo. Carina opened the message to read that the surprise for Maya had to be cancelled because of a storm rapidly approaching the island. After shutting off the alarm, Carina laid back down in bed, falling back asleep quickly.Maya awakened some time later and turned over to see Carina sleeping on her side facing away from her, soft moans coming from her. Maya moved closer to Carina, placing an arm over her, kissing her on the neck. Maya began slowly trailing her hand up to Carina’s breast, gently squeezing and rolling her nipple in her forefinger and thumb, causing a moan from Carina. Maya felt her morning boner and began rubbing it against Carina’s ass. Maya slowly moved her hand down Carina’s body to her folds, feeling slick wetness gathering there. Maya reached down to grab the base of her dick, shoving it between Carina’s legs from behind, rubbing it against her folds, up to her clit, gathering the slick wetness on it, before lining it up at her entrance, slowly pushing inside Carina, causing her to stir awake.Carina reached behind her to grab Maya’s neck, holding her mouth against her neck, as she began biting and sucking Carina’s favorite spot. “Mmmm, I thought I was just dreaming, but this is actually happening.” Carina said, breathing hard. Carina thrust her hips back pushing Maya’s dick further inside her.Maya reached down to lift Carina’s leg, placing it over hers as she began thrusting deeper inside her. “I heard you moaning in your sleep and thought I would make it a reality.” Maya said in Carina’s ear, nibbling on her lobe.“This is the best way to be awakened in the morning.” Carina said smiling, gently scratching Maya’s scalp, moaning.Maya kissed down Carina’s neck to her shoulder, biting and sucking on it, leaving a mark. Maya moved her mouth back up to Carina’s neck, reaching around to turn Carina’s head to her, kissing her hard on the lips. Maya began thrusting harder and deeper into Carina, grunting and panting as Carina moaned loudly with each thrust. “I want to wake up to this for the rest of my life.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Dio mio, I’m already close.” Carina said panting hard, gripping the back of Maya’s neck tightly.“What? I just got started.” Maya said with a chuckle, thrusting faster, hard, and deep into Carina, watching her boobs bouncing with each thrust. Maya reached down to Carina’s clit and began rubbing circles around it, causing Carina to gasp loudly.“Cazzo, you’re going to make me cum.” Carina said, throwing her head back against Maya’s shoulder, her mouth opens widely, moaning.“No better way to start the day than with an incredible orgasm.” Maya said, leaning down to bite and suck on Carina’s neck, panting hard as she thrust hard and deep into Carina, feeling her pussy beginning to tighten around her.“I’m going to cum!” Carina shouted, feeling her orgasm rapidly approaching. “Cazzo, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, gripping Maya’s neck tightly as she felt her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick, thrusting her hips wildly.“Ah, fuck, I’m cumming too. Fuck, fuck, fuuuuuckkk!” Maya shouted as she felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening as ropes of cum shoot from her dick. Maya slow shallow thrusted into Carina while rope after rope of cum shot inside Carina, grunting and panting, until she had emptied her load inside Carina, collapsing on her shoulder.After catching her breath, Carina rubbed Maya’s arm that was around her. “Kaipo messaged me earlier, our trip I had planned got cancelled because of some storm headed for the island.” Carina said.“I guess we’re stuck in here all day, but don’t worry, I can think of plenty of ways to spend that time.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina on the lips.“I want to go for a nice walk on the beach this morning, then later, we can resume other…activities.” Carina said smiling, biting her bottom lip seductively.“I need to eat a huge breakfast this morning, so I have plenty of strength for these…other activities.” Maya said smiling.“Pull your dick out of me and after I use the bathroom, I’ll make us something to eat, then we’re going for that walk on the beach.” Carina said with a chuckle, pointing down to her pussy.“But it’s so warm inside you.” Maya said with a laugh, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina.The shift from calm to chaos had been fast. The morning had been clear and sunny, the waves softly brushing the shore as Carina and Maya wandered along the beach, hand in hand. It felt surreal to be here on their honeymoon, just the two of them without endless responsibilities of home. It was the break they hadn’t realized they needed, and Carina felt lighter and more relaxed than she had in months.But by the afternoon, the sky had turned dark and angry, with clouds that crawled over the horizon, thick and fast, like smoke from a wildfire. The breeze shifted also, becoming heavy and electric, as though the air itself was warning them to leave.Maya stood by the window, watching the clouds gather, her face thoughtful but calm. “It looks like a big storm moving in.” Maya said, looking out the window. “But they get those here a lot, right? It’ll probably pass quickly.”Carina wasn’t so sure about the storm. She felt an ache in her chest as she glanced at her phone, at the latest photo of Katie, snuggled up with Nana and Grandpa, her soft curls spilling over her eyes as she slept. She was safe, but that didn’t stop the fear that was beginning to prickle at Carina’s mind, as persistent as the wind that had started to rattle the windows.Suddenly there was a knock on the door, loud and frantic. Carina’s heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Maya, worry flashing in her eyes. “Who would be coming her now, in this storm?” Carina whispered.Maya walked over and opened the door to reveal Kaipo, soaking wet, his face pale, his hair plastered to his forehead. His usual easy friendly smile was gone, replaced by an expression that sent a chill down Carina’s spine.“Maya,” he said, his voice tense. “You need to leave. Now! They thought this was just a tropical storm, but it’s building fast, it could turn into a hurricane quickly. You don’t have much time; the roads are already flooding.” Kaipo said, with fear in his voice.Maya’s expression hardened, and she glanced back at Carina. “Alright, we’re not waiting around. Can you show us where to go to be safe?” Maya asked, trying to remain calm for Carina, hiding the underlying fear for their safety and that of their possible baby inside Carina.Kaipo nodded his head quickly. “My uncle’s place is higher up in the mountain. We’ll all be safe there, but we need to hurry before they close the roads.” Kaipo said.Inside, Carina’s hands shook as she stuffed their essentials into a bag. She reached for a small stuffed bear, the one Katie had insisted on her bringing with them, remembering her words. “For good luck, Mamma and so you won’t forget me!” Katie had said with that bright, innocent smile that always melted Carina’s heart. Now she clutched the bear tightly, her heart aching at the thought of being so far away from Katie, of their little girl not knowing what her Mamma and Mommy were facing right now.As soon as they were ready, they hurried outside to where Kaipo was waiting for them to take them to safety. The rain was coming down hard, the kind that hit with such a force that it made it hard to breathe, drenching them within seconds. Carina squinted her eyes through the sheets of water, trying to keep up with Maya and Kaipo as they made their way to the truck which they hadn’t used yet. A big powerful vehicle that seemed almost too large for their beach honeymoon. But as she looked at the way the water was already flooding the road, she felt a flash of gratitude thanking God that they had the truck.Maya slid into the driver’s seat, her face calm, though Carina could see the tightness in her jaw. Kaipo climbed into the back, clutching the side as he looked back as the rising waves crashing against the beach house. Carina sank into the passenger’s seat, gripping the door handle as Maya started the engine.“Alright.” Maya said, glancing over at Carina, who had tears in her eyes. “We’re going to get to safety, Carina, just hang on and stay with me.” Maya said.Carina nodded her head, though her heart was pounding so hard in her chest that she could barely think. “Maya, what if we get stuck? What if the road…” Carina began, her voice trembling with fear.Maya reached over, taking her hand, her touch warm and steady, reassuring and calming Carina. “We’re in a 4-wheel drive truck, we’ll have a better chance of getting through than most people will. We’re going to be ok; I promise.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.They pulled onto the narrow road that led up the mountain, joining a slow, crowded line of vehicles. The headlights cut through the rain, illuminating other cars and trucks, all moving in the same direction, some packed with families who looked out with wide, fearful eyes. Children were clinging to their parents, and a few people were already on foot, carrying what few belongings they could quickly grab.The storm grew fiercer by the minute, each gust of wind shaking the truck, and the rain so heavy that even with the windshield wipers on full speed, it was hard to see. Carina’s fingers dug into the seat as she glanced over at Maya. “I can’t believe this is happening to us. I wish we would have stayed home…I want to see Katie. I want to be with her. What if something happens to us?” Carina asked, sobbing hard, tears falling down her cheeks.Maya’s grip on the steering wheel tightened, but her voice remained calm. “Nothing is going to happen to us, I’m here. Just breathe, Carina.” Maya said, giving Carina’s hand a gentle loving squeeze.Carina couldn’t stop the fear that was curling in her chest, thick and cold. She leaned back, taking shallow breaths, trying to focus on Maya’s calm voice, steady face, but the dread was almost overwhelming her. She closed her eyes, gripping the stuffed bear tightly, as she tried to picture Katie, to reassure herself that her daughter was safe, that Nana and Grandpa would keep her warm and protected.The road was becoming a nightmare. The rain hammered down so hard it felt like the entire sky was collapsing while the wind whipped around them, shrieking through the trees and sending debris tumbling across the flooded ground. The truck’s massive tires churned through the mud and water, moving steadily, but the road ahead was a tangled mess of stranded cars, panicked people, and the relentless storm.Maya gripped the steering wheel so tightly her knuckles were white, her jaw set in grim determination. Next to her, Carina clutched the seat and stuffed animal, her heart pounding with a mixture of fear and worry as she glanced at the desperate faces of families, parents holding their frightened children, elderly people struggling to climb out of cars that were slowly sinking into the mud.Behind them, Kaipo was clutching the side of the truck bed, his face pale as he looked out at the rising chaos. He barely spoke, his usual carefree energy drained by the sheer terror of the storm.Then, just up ahead of them, Carina spotted a young woman standing alone at the side of the road, drenched to the skin, her clothes clinging to her as she wrapped her arms around herself, shivering. She looked lost, her face pale, her eyes widened in fright.Kaipo’s eyes widened as he spotted the young woman. “Leilani!” Kaipo shouted, his voice hoarse, his expression a mixture of shock and relief. He leaned over the side of the truck, waving frantically, trying to get her attention. “Leilani!” He yelled.The young woman turned, her face a mixture of shock and relief as she recognized him. “Kaipo!” she cried, stumbling through the mud, her steps unsteady as she made her way toward them.Maya rolled down the window, her voice carrying over the storm. “Get in! Hurry!” Maya yelled, looking at Leilani.Leilani clambered into the back, gripping the side of the truck as Kaipo helped steady her. She looked shaken, her hair plastered to her face, he lips blue from the cold.“I…I thought I would never see anyone I knew.” Leilani said, her voice was barely audible over the roar of the wind. “I lost my family when we started up the mountain, I don’t know where they went.” Leilani said, shaking with fear and from the cold.Carina’s heart twisted as she watched Leilani shiver, her face etched with fear and exhaustion. She reached back, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. “You’re safe with us now. We’ll get you somewhere safe with us.” Carina said, forcing a small smile.Ahead of them was a checkpoint where a line of large vehicles blocked their path. Military trucks and rescue vehicles filled the road, and volunteers waving people forward, directing them to climb into larger vehicles that could better handle the worsening conditions from the storm. The wind howled around them, and the air as filled with frantic murmurs and cries from those waiting to escape the storm.A man in a rain-soaked uniform leaned into the truck, shouting over the noise. “Only large vehicles allowed past this point! We can only take two at a time on this truck, no more room after that, so move fast.” He shouted over the storm.Maya turned to Carina, her face calm but determined, her eyes filled with both love and urgency. She glanced back at Kaipo and Leilani, then looked straight at Carina, her jaw set with resolve. “Carina, you and Leilani to. Kaipo and I will get on the next truck. You’ll be safe together.” Maya said.Carina’s heart stopped, her chest tightening with fear. “No, Maya!” she cried, grabbing her arm, her voice choked with panic and fear. “You promised we’d stay together! Don’t leave me alone, I can’t do this without you.” Carina cried, tears rolling down her cheeks.Maya pulled Carina close to her, cupping her face in her hands, her gaze steady and unwavering. “Listen to me, you’re going to be ok. I’ll be right behind you, I promise. This is just for a little while. You’ll be safe with Leilani, and I’ll be right there as soon as I can.” Maya said, her eyes filled with love.Carina’s tears rolling down her face, her hands clutching Maya’s arms desperately. “Maya, please…please, don’t leave me. I need you; I’m scared!”Maya brushed the tears from Carina’s cheek with her thumbs, her voice soft yet fierce. “I know, but you need to trust me. You and Leilani need to go, and I’ll follow right after. I’ll find you, Carina. I promise.” Maya said, and then with a tenderness that broke through the chaos around them, Maya leaned forward and pressed her lips to Carina’s, a kiss that was filled with both a goodbye and a promise. Carina could feel the warmth of Maya’s love in the kiss.A voice from the large truck shouted, insistent and urgent. “Last call! Whoever is coming, get on now!”Maya pulled back from Carina, her eyes fierce and filled with love. “Go, Carina, I’ll be right behind you.” Maya said smiling warmly.With a final tearful nod, Carina climbed onto the truck with Leilani, her heart twisting painfully as she looked back, watching Maya and Kaipo standing in the rain, their figures getting smaller as the truck pulled away, carrying them up the mountain.As the truck carrying Carina and Leilani disappeared into the chaotic sea of rain and mud, Maya felt a strange emptiness settle over her. She watched until the truck was just a speck in the distance, swallowed up by the dark, stormy road. She drew in a deep, steadying breath, forcing herself to remain calm, even as fear clawed at her chest.Kaipo shifted beside her, his face a mixture of fear and doubt. He hugged his arms around himself, shivering as she looked up at Maya. “Do you really think we’ll make it?” He asked quietly, his voice barely audible over the storms roar. “How could you promise that to Carina?” He asked, looking at Maya.Maya met his gaze, her expression steady but soft. “I had to, Kaipo.” She said firmly. “She wouldn’t have gone otherwise. She needed that promise, and I needed her to be safe. Now, we’re going to do everything we can to get up there ourselves. Just stay with me the whole time.” Maya said.Kaipo nodded, though his face was tight with fear and worry. Maya put a comforting hand on his shoulder, giving him a small smile.They huddled together under a small wooden awning on the side of the road, a flimsy shelter, but it was better than nothing. The rain continued to pour down in thick sheets, the sound of it almost deafening, and the wind tore through the narrow space, flinging droplets in every direction. Maya adjusted the straps on her backpack, her movements calm and deliberate, though her mind was racing.Maya pulled a water bottle from her backpack, along with a slightly squashed chocolate bar, and handed them to Kaipo. “Here.” She said, her tone gentle but firm. “Drink and eat. We’re going to need all the energy we can get, and we don’t know when we’ll be able to next.” Maya said, looking at Kaipo.Kaipo took the water and chocolate bar, his hands shaking slightly as he unscrewed the cap and took a sip. “Thanks.” He muttered, his voice low.“Don’t mention it.” Maya said, giving him an encouraging nod.Just as Kaipo took a bite of the chocolate bar, a powerful gust of wind ripped through the air, howling as it barreled into the small awning they were standing under. With a loud crack, the wooden structure gave way, splintering apart as it was blown into pieces, scattering wood and debris across the road. Maya instinctively grabbed Kaipo, pulling back as the roof vanished into the storm, leaving them exposed to the rain’s relentless force.Kaipo’s face went pale, his eyes wide with shock as he looked up to at Maya, his soaked clothes clinging to him. “I…I’m freezing.” He stammered, shivering as she hugged his arms around himself.Without a second thought, Maya reached into her backpack and pulled out a rain jacket, draping it over his shoulders, zipping it up to protect him from the worst of the rain. “Here, keep this on, I don’t want you freezing out here.” Maya said softly, patting his shoulder.Kaipo nodded; his eyes filled with gratitude. “Thanks, Maya.” He pulled the jacket tighter around himself, the small barrier against the cold seeming to lift his spirits just a little.Maya gave him a reassuring smile, though she felt the weight of responsibility settle even heavier on her shoulders. She couldn’t let Kaipo see the worry she felt, she needed him to trust her, to feel that same strength she’d given Carina. She took a steadying breath, she adjusted her backpack and looked up the road, scanning for the next big truck that would take them closer to safety. “Alright.” She said, her tone determined. “Let’s get moving. I promised Carina, we would make it, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.” Maya said, looking at Kaipo.“But how…how are we going to make it out of here? The truck hasn’t come back for us yet.” Kaipo asked, his face full of fear and worry.“We don’t know if they can even make it back down the mountain any longer. We’re going on foot; we’ll walk the entire way up the mountain if we need to. I have my wife, and you have Leilani waiting for us to get to them and that’s exactly what we’re going to do. Now give me your hand and stay close to me.” Maya said, determination in her voice as she reached her hand out to Kaipo.Kaipo reached out to take Maya’s hand. “I trust you, Maya.” Kaipo said, swallowing hard, trying to be brave, even though he was full of fear.Carina and Leilani were dropped off at a make shift shelter at the top of the mountain, waiting for the truck to leave, to bring Maya and Kaipo up to them. As they were walking inside the shelter Carina overheard a man speaking with the driver of the truck that brought them up the mountain. “We can’t make anymore runs tonight, the storm is too dangerous, and the roads are very hazardous. We don’t want to put civilian lives in danger.” The man said to the driver.“NO! You need to get back down the mountain and bring my wife up here, now!” Carina said, angrily shouting at the driver.“I’m sorry ma’am, but we just can’t risk it. I don’t think I can make it down the mountain even if I wanted to.” The driver said, lowering his head.“Inutile pezzo di merda! Hai detto a quelle persone che saresti tornato per loro ! Hai detto a mia moglie che saresti tornato per lei ! Guiro che se le succeed qualcosa, ti uccidero a mani nude!” Carina shouted angrily in Italian at the driver, shaking her finger in his face. (You worthless piece of shit! You told those people you would come back for them! You told my wife you would come back for her! I swear if anything happens to her, I will kill you with my bare hands!)“Ma’am, I need you to go inside where it’s safe.” A man said, reaching for Carina’s arm.“Don’t you fucking touch me!” Carina angrily shouted at the man, pulling her arm away from him.“Carina, let’s go inside and wait for Maya and Kaipo.” Leilani said, gently placing her hand on Carina’s arm.When they walked inside the shelter, Carina sat down in a chair, bursting into tears, placing her face in her hands. Leilani sat beside Carina, gently rubbing her back, trying to comfort her. “I can’t believe this is happening. This is supposed to be our honeymoon, we’re supposed to be having a good time, not taking shelter from a horrible storm that could take my wife away from me.” Carina said through tears.“I don’t know Maya that well, but Kaipo has told me a lot about her. He said that Maya is one of the strongest, bravest, and kindest people he’s ever met and so smart and knowledgeable. I believe Maya will get herself and Kaipo up that mountain to us. She has you waiting for her, what better incentive is there than that?” Leilani said, wiping tears from Carina’s cheeks.“You’re right! If anyone can find a way for them to get up here to us, it’s Maya. She has all the training from the military to help her in situations like this.” Carina said, breaking a small smile.“I’ll get us some hot coffee and we’ll sit here and drink it while we wait for Maya and Kaipo to reach us.” Leilani said, with a gentle warm smile.Maya is practically dragging Kaipo up the mountain as the wind is trying to knock them back down it. “We’re almost there, just a little further and we’ll be close to my uncle’s place.” Kaipo shouted over the howling wind and heavy rain that was pelting their bodies.“Keep moving, we can’t slow down now.” Maya said, pulling Kaipo’s hand to move him closer to her.Maya lifted her head to see lights in the near distance. “I see lights ahead, let’s move faster.” Maya said, picking up her pace, Kaipo walking quickly behind her, holding tightly to her hand.They reached the makeshift shelter, drenched from head to toe. “Where did you come from?” A man asked approaching them.“We walked up the mountain since the truck never came back for us.” Maya angrily said, glaring at the man.“The roads are too hazardous to try to make anymore runs tonight.” The man said.“What about all those people who are waiting down there for someone to rescue them?” Maya angrily asked, her face red.“There’s more military vehicles with equipment to make a shelter for them, until we can start making runs to bring them here.” The man responded.“Let’s go inside and find Leilani and Carina. We can walk the short distance to my uncle’s place with them.” Kaipo said, leading Maya by the hand inside the shelter.The shelter was packed with people. Maya and Kaipo began looking around for Carina and Leilani. Maya spotted Carina sitting in a chair towards the back of the shelter, Leilani sitting beside her. “There they are!” Maya shouted, pulling Kaipo by the hand as she ran towards them. “Carina!” Maya shouted.Hearing her wife yelling her name, Carina looked up to see Maya running towards her, soaking wet, but smiling at her. “They made it!” Carina shouted, getting up from the chair, running to Maya, wrapping her arms around her, sobbing on her shoulder.“I told you I would get to you.” Maya said, tears slowly rolling down her cheeks, as she held tightly to Carina, taking in her warmth, love, and smell.“Kaipo!” Leilani shouted, running to him, wrapping her arms around him, hugging him tightly.“Maya is so badass! She led us through the storm, up the mountain so we could get to our girls.” Kaipo said, hugging Leilani tightly.“Thank God, you’re ok.” Leilani said smiling, before she cupped Kaipo’s cheeks, kissing him on the lips.Maya and Carina looked at them and smiled, seeing how red Kaipo’s cheeks turned after Leilani kissed him. “I guess he’s had his first kiss now.” Maya whispered, smiling at Carina.“Looks that way.” Carina said with a chuckle, before kissing Maya hard on the lips.“Kaipo said his uncle’s place isn’t far from here and we could walk there together. Do you want to try it?” Maya asked, still holding Carina tightly against her.“It’s only about a 10-minute walk from here. My uncle and his family are away on vacation and it’s empty, but I know where the spare key is to let us in.” Kaipo said, smiling at Leilani.“What about your family? Where are they staying for their safety?” Carina asked, a look of concern on her face.“They are staying with my grandparents on the other side of the island in the mountains. They wanted me to go with them, but I couldn’t leave you and Maya, knowing how bad the storm would get. I had to make sure you were to safety, and I knew this would be the best place to keep you both safe.” Kaipo explained.“Thank you, Kaipo, I owe you big time.” Maya said, smiling at Kaipo.“You got me up the mountain, I think that make us even.” Kaipo said smiling, keeping his arm around Leilani.“I can handle a 10-minute walk to his uncle’s place if you can.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Leilani, think you can handle the walk?” Maya asked, looking at her.“Yes, as long as Kaipo is holding my hand the entire way.” Leilani said, smiling at Kaipo.“Then let’s go.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand as they walked out of the shelter together.They reached Kaipo’s uncle’s place, and he found the spare key where his uncle told him it would be and opened the door allowing Leilani and Carina to enter first. “There’s no electricity so we’ll need to use candles and start a fire in the fireplace for light. We do have running water though, so we can all take a hot shower and warm up.” Kaipo said, using the light on his phone to walk over to the fireplace, to start a fire.“Who wants to shower and get warm first?” Maya asked, looking at Carina and Leilani.“I think you and Kaipo should shower and get warm first, after walking all that distance up the mountain.” Leilani said, looking at how soaked Maya’s clothes were.Maya looked over at Kaipo attempting to start a fire in the fireplace and chuckled, walking over to him. “Have you ever started a fire before?” Maya asked, smiling at him.“Yes, but my hands are so cold, I can’t hold anything right.” Kaipo said, showing Maya his shriveled hands from the cold and wet he’d been dealing with.“Go take a hot shower and get warm, I’ll start the fire for us.” Maya said, patting him on the arm.“Thank you.” Kaipo said smiling, standing up to walk upstairs to the bathroom.Maya got the fire started while Kaipo was in the shower and was sitting on the floor in front of it, with Carina sitting between her legs, her arms wrapped around her. Leilani was sitting on the floor beside them, staring at the roaring fire, holding her hands out towards it to warm them. “I wonder if there’s anything to eat around here.” Maya said, her stomach growling from hunger.“That was the best shower ever.” Kaipo said, walking into the room, with a towel on his head, drying his hair.“Do you know if there’s anything to eat around here?” Leilani asked, smiling at Kaipo.“If I know my uncle, there’s plenty to eat here.” Kaipo said with a chuckle, walking towards the kitchen, Leilani following him.Leilani opened a cabinet, looking inside to see what there was for them to eat. “There’s several cans of soup we can heat up.” Leilani said, taking the cans of soup out of the cabinet.“Let’s see what’s in the refrigerator.” Kaipo said, opening the refrigerator, using the light on his phone to look inside. “We have stuff to make sandwiches to go with the soup.” Kaipo said taking the ingredients out of the refrigerator. “Wait, I just remembered something. My uncle has a small backup generator he uses for when the electricity goes off. I’ll run outside and get it going so the food in the refrigerator won’t spoil.” Kaipo said, turning to walk outside.Leilani walked back into the living room where Maya and Carina were sitting by the fireplace. “We found soup and stuff to make sandwiches.” Leilani said smiling at them.“That sounds amazing, I’ll help you.” Carina said, moving to stand up.“Kaipo and I will take care of it; you stay here and rest.” Leilani said smiling, turning to walk back to the kitchen.Carina felt Maya beginning to shiver behind her and turned around to face her. “You need to go shower and get warm, you’re so cold you’re shaking.” Carina said, rubbing her hands up and down Maya’s arms.“I’ll go shower if you’ll come with me.” Maya said, smiling mischievously at Carina.“I’ll go, but we need to hurry so Leilani can shower and get warm as well. Besides, we’re both hungry and they are preparing a feast of soup and sandwiches for us.” Carina said with a giggle.Kaipo walked into the room as they stood up. “I got the generator working so we don’t have to worry about the food in the refrigerator spoiling.” Kaipo said, smiling proudly. “The only bad thing is that it is only big enough to keep the refrigerator running and nothing else, so we still need to use the fireplace and candles for light.” Kaipo said, frowning.“That’s fine, it’s kind of romantic.” Carina said, smiling.“Do you mind if we take a shower while you and Leilani are preparing something for us to eat?” Maya asked, looking at Kaipo.“Of course, go take a shower and get warm, but it’s not going to take us long to heat the soup and make sandwiches.” Kaipo responded, smiling at them.Maya took Carina’s hand leading her up the stairs, using the light on the phone. When they reached the bathroom, Maya led Carina inside, closing the door behind them. Maya wrapped her arms around Carina, kissing her deeply on the lips, only breaking when air was needed. “Let’s get showered and get warm so we can eat dinner.” Maya said smiling, pulling her shirt over her head.Maya reached inside the shower, turning the water on, feeling the temperature to make sure it was the way Carina liked it. Maya finished undressing as Carina had taken off her pants and panties together in one swift movement, reaching her hand inside to check the temperature of the water. “Perfect.” Carina said smiling, stepping inside the shower, holding her hand out to Maya, who was now naked.Maya took Carina’s hand stepping into the shower with her, both allowing the warm water to cascade over their bodies, smiling at each other. “This feels so warm and good.” Maya said, running her hands up and down her body, feeling the warm water on it.“I was so scared when they said they weren’t going back down the mountain to get you.” Carina said, her eyes filled with tears.“I knew you would be, that’s why I walked up the mountain to you. I promised you I would meet you up here, and I wasn’t going to break my promise to you. I would have walked through anything to get to you. I needed to know you were safe…and our possible baby.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand on Carina’s lower abdomen.“I’m going to be shocked if I’m not pregnant when we get home.” Carina said with a chuckle, placing her hand over Maya’s.“It’s a good thing we got a quickie in this morning before all hell broke loose.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina against her body.“We don’t have time for that now.” Carina said smiling, feeling Maya’s dick semi hard against her. “We need to hurry so Leilani can shower and get warm. Plus, we’re both hungry and they are preparing a feast of soup and sandwiches for us.” Carina said smiling, reaching for the soap.After shampooing their hair, showering, and putting on some of the dry clothes they had quickly packed earlier, they walked downstairs to see Kaipo sitting in front of the fireplace eating, Leilani sitting beside him.“That shower was amazing; I could have stayed in there all night.” Maya said smiling, walking over to them.“Sit down, I’ll bring your soup and sandwiches to you.” Leilani said standing up, walking to the kitchen.“Thank you for looking out for us today and getting us to safety.” Maya said, smiling as she sat down beside Kaipo.“I couldn’t let anything happen to you, I want to come and visit that ranch of yours.” Kaipo said with a chuckle.“You’re welcome to visit anytime and for as long as you want.” Carina said, smiling at him as Leilani walked back in with their dinner, handing it to them.“I’m ready to go for a visit when you return, after tonight.” Leilani said, sitting down beside Kaipo.“After tonight, I’m ready to leave Hawaii permanently.” Kaipo said, taking a bite of his sandwich.“Hey, what about me? Would you leave me here and move somewhere else? We just met and you’re already trying to get away from me.” Leilani said with a chuckle, hitting Kaipo on the arm.“I’ll take you with me or send for you as soon as I find a job wherever I move to.” Kaipo said, smiling sweetly at her.“You’ll always have a job on the ranch waiting for you, if you ever decide to move to Seattle.” Maya said smiling, taking a bite of soup.“After tonight, I may just take you up on that.” Kaipo said with a laugh.After eating their food, everyone began yawning, exhausted from the day they had. “Maya, you and Carina can take the master bedroom upstairs. Leilani, you can have the guest bedroom down the hall from theirs. I’ll sleep down here on the couch.” Kaipo said, seeing how exhausted everyone was.“You shouldn’t have to sleep on the couch, you can sleep with me.” Leilani said, moving to stand up.Maya and Carina looked at each other smiling, after hearing what Leilani had said to Kaipo and him turning bright red. “It’s no problem, I can just sleep on the couch and keep the fire going.” Kaipo said, nervousness in his voice.“Well, if you change your mind, you know where I’ll be.” Leilani said, before giving him a quick kiss on the lips and walking up the stairs.“You should join her upstairs.” Maya said, smiling at Kaipo, Carina elbowing her in the ribs, causing her to groan in pain.“Maya, shut up, it’s none of your business.” Carina said, glaring at her.“I’m just saying he would be more comfortable in a bed instead of on the couch.” Maya said smiling, rubbing her ribs where Carina elbowed her.“Let’s go to bed.” Carina sternly said, pulling Maya by the hand, and up the stairs.When they entered the master bedroom, Maya quickly undressed, wearing only her sports bra and boxers and got into bed, waiting for Carina to get in beside her.“If you think you’re getting in my panties tonight, think again.” Carina said, getting into bed beside Maya, snuggling up to her.“Why not?” Maya asked, wrapping her arm around Carina, pulling her against her body.“Because this isn’t our house and we’re guests here. It wouldn’t be proper to have sex in someone else’s bed, that’s just wrong.” Carina said, shaking her head at Maya.“Ugh, why do you always have to be right and do the proper thing?” Maya asked, groaning.“Because I was raised to be proper and to respect other people’s property.” Carina said with a chuckle.“You do remember we had sex our first time in my grandparents' house, don’t you?” Maya said with a laugh.“Yes, and several times after that, but that’s different, that was family.” Carina said with a laugh.“Thanks for clearing that up for me.” Maya said laughing, squeezing Carina’s arm.“You’re welcome, now let’s go to sleep, I’m exhausted.” Carina said, with a big yawn, placing a kiss on Maya’s chest.“Ok, I’m exhausted too. Good night, my beautiful wife.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on top of Carina’s head.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said.

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The four of them have been staying at Kaipo’s uncle’s place for the past 2 days and have been going to the makeshift shelter to help out where needed. Maya and Kaipo have been helping to get the roadway down the mountain cleared so people can start making their way home to see the damage caused by the storm. Carina has been helping with any medical needs or injuries while Leilani has been helping prepare food for the stranded people.Maya and Kaipo have made their way back to the truck since they’ve cleared the road to it. Carina steps out of the shelter for a break when she spots Maya coming up the mountain in the truck. Carina runs over to where they park the truck, embracing Maya tightly when she exits the vehicle. “Does this mean we can go back to the house now?” Carina asked excitedly, holding Maya tightly.“Yes, we’ve gotten the road cleared all the way to the bottom of the mountain, everyone can start returning to their homes now.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Is Leilani inside?” Kaipo asked, looking at Carina.“Yes, she’s helping serve food.” Carina said smiling.“How soon can you be ready to go home, or at least back to the house and our honeymoon?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I can be ready as soon as you take me to get our things.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.Leilani comes running out of the shelter, Kaipo running behind her. “Is it true? We can go home now?” Leilani asked, smiling at Maya and Carina.“It’s true. We can head home as soon as we get our things from the house.” Maya said smiling, hugging Carina closely to her body.“Then what are we waiting for?” Leilani said smiling, jumping into the back seat of the truck.“Someone is as excited as we are to get down this mountain.” Maya said laughing, helping Carina get into the truck.After loading their things into the truck, they began making their way down the mountain, Carina and Leilani seeing all the damage from the storm for the first time. “Oh my God, I wasn’t expecting this much damage.” Leilani said, looking at trees down everywhere, debris from homes that were destroyed in some trees and along the side of the road.“I’m afraid to see how much damage has been done in town after seeing all this.” Kaipo said with sadness and worry in his voice.“We don’t even know if we have a place to go back to for the rest of our honeymoon.” Maya said, wiping her hand across her forehead.“I’m afraid the homes that were on the beach probably got the worst damage.” Kaipo said, looking out the window, thinking about how close his family lives to the beach.“If that’s the case, we might neither one have a home to go to.” Leilani said, reaching for Kaipo’s hand.“No matter what we find, we will all get through this together.” Maya said, trying to reassure them.Maya drove to Leilani’s home first to find it with significant damage, unable to be lived in at the moment. Leilani got out of the truck and walked around what was left of their home, looking for any sign of her family. Kaipo was following behind her, with his hand on her back to comfort her. “I don’t know where my family is, what do I do?” Leilani asked, turning to Kaipo and bursting into tears on his chest.“Let’s go see how badly damaged our house is and we can figure something out for you.” Kaipo said, holding her tightly against her chest, gently rubbing her back.“I’m so sorry, Leilani, we’ll help you find your family.” Carina said in a soft voice, walking up to rub Leilani’s back.As they pulled up at Kaipo’s house, they saw it was in as bad of shape as Leilani’s. “I need to contact my family and make sure they’re still with our family on the other side of the island.” Kaipo said, rubbing his head, fear and worry on his face.“Let’s go check on the house we’ve been staying at, then we’ll find a way to contact both of your family’s.” Maya said, walking them back to the truck.When they arrived at the beach house Maya and Carina had been staying at, they were shocked to see it had barely sustained damage. They walked inside the house to see everything intact with the exception of one busted out window that didn’t have a shutter over it before the storm hit. “I can’t believe there isn’t more damage than this. I was expecting everything to be destroyed like the other homes we saw.” Maya said, holding her hand on her forehead in disbelief.“This home was built to withstand these storms or at least the worst of it. I know the owner and helped when they were building it. They put extra thick walls and beams on it to withstand high winds, and shingles to protect the windows from getting broken by flying debris.” Kaipo explained, pointing to the walls and shutters.“Let’s go see if we can find out something about your family’s.” Maya said, turning to leave the house.“I’m going to stay here and clean up this mess from the broken window while you go help them find their families.” Carina said, wrapping her arms around Maya, kissing her on the lips.As Maya and Carina were saying goodbye, their phones began ringing at the same time. Maya looked at her phone to see it was Grandpa calling her and immediately answered it. “Hi Grandpa, is everything ok?” Maya asked, worry etched across her face.“Thank God! We’ve been trying to reach you for the past 2 days. We’ve been worried sick about you and Carina, with the storm we heard about hitting the island. Are y’all ok, are either of you injured?” Grandpa asked rapidly, worry and fear in his voice.“We’re fine, we took shelter at a home in the mountains and didn’t have cell service. We just got back to the beach home a few minutes ago and it didn’t sustain any real damage, just a broken window and water on the floors from the rain coming in from it.” Maya said, trying to ease his worry.Carina had looked down at her phone to see it was her mother calling, answering it quickly. “Ciao, Mamma.” Carina said.“Tesoro! Thank God, you’re alive. We heard about the storm there and have been trying to reach you for 2 days. I didn’t know if you were dead or alive.” Lucia said, sobbing on the phone.“We’re fine, we stayed at a home in the mountain, where it was safer for us.” Carina said, trying to ease her mamma’s fear and worry. “We just got back at the house and just got cell service back.” Carina said.After completing their calls, Kaipo asked Maya to use her phone since he had lost his in the storm. Kaipo called his family and found out they were still staying at the relative’s home and were safe. He informed them of the damage to their home and for them to stay there for now. Leilani borrowed Carina’s phone, calling her mom to see where they were and if they were ok. Leilani’s mother informed her they were staying at a shelter at a church in town since their home was damaged and they were unable to stay there but that the shelter was full.After speaking with his parents Kaipo told Maya he needed to find a shelter to stay at for a few days until his parents returned to town. Leilani told Carina that her parents were staying at a shelter and that it was full so she needed to find another shelter to stay at for a few days.After speaking with Kaipo, Maya asked to speak with Carina privately, leading her upstairs to the bedroom. “Kaipo just told me he needs to find a shelter to stay at for a few days since he can’t go home. I know this is asking a lot since we’re on our honeymoon, but I don’t want him to stay at a shelter, I want him to stay here with us. He did help us get to safety and now we can repay him by allowing him to stay here for a few days.” Maya said, rubbing her hands together nervously.“Leilani told me she needs to find a shelter also and I don’t want her to go to a shelter alone, especially since we have this big house and all the empty bedrooms. I think we should have both of them stay here with us for however long they need. I know this is supposed to be our honeymoon, but they did help us when we needed it, so we can help them now.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s hands in hers.“You’re the best. Let’s go tell them they’re staying here with us.” Maya said smiling, cupping Carina’s cheeks and kissing her on the lips.When Maya and Carina walked downstairs, Kaipo and Leilani had begun to clean up the broken glass and water that was all over the floor. “We need to find some wood to board up the broken window.” Kaipo said, pointing to the hole where the window once was.“Ok, we’ll do that in a few minutes. Carina and I discussed it, and we would like you both to stay here instead of going to a shelter. We have plenty of room for you and want to do this in appreciation for all your help.” Maya said smiling, her arm around Carina’s waist.“Are you sure? I mean, you are on your honeymoon after all.” Leilani said with a chuckle, smiling at them.“We’re sure. We would love for you both to stay here with us.” Carina said smiling, walking over to hug Leilani.“I’ll stay, but only if you allow me to help clean up this mess.” Leilani said, looking at the mess on the floor.“Gladly.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Kaipo?” Maya asked smiling, looking at him.“Ok, I’ll stay too, but I’m helping clean this mess and boarding up the window.” Kaipo said, pointing to the window.“Let’s go find some wood for that window while they are cleaning up in here.” Maya said, reaching for the keys to the truck.Carina and Leilani spent all day working on the inside of the house cleaning, while Maya and Kaipo boarded up the broken window, and cleaned up outside, picking up the debris from fallen trees and limbs all over the yard. Once it got too dark to see well outside, Maya and Kaipo went inside the house to see Carina and Leilani preparing food for them. “I don’t know about anyone else, but I need a drink after working outside all day.” Maya said, pouring herself a glass of whiskey.“I would love some wine.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Leilani, would you also like a glass of wine?” Maya asked, reaching into the cabinet to take out the wine glasses.“I would love a glass of wine.” Leilani said smiling, reaching for the glass of wine Maya had poured.“I would give anything for a cold beer right now.” Kaipo said, wiping his face with his hand.“I’ll get you one.” Maya said, reaching inside the refrigerator, taking out a beer and handing it to him.“Oh God, thank you.” Kaipo said, taking the beer from Maya, drinking half the bottle in one drink.“Dinner smells good.” Maya said, walking over to the stove where Carina was cooking.“It’s just spaghetti and meatballs and a salad. We need to go to the store and buy a few more groceries tomorrow so I can make lasagna for our guests.” Carina said.“How much of the food is spoiled from the electricity being off during the storm?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“There shouldn’t be anything spoiled because the owners put in a natural gas generator when they built this house. That’s also why we still have electricity, and all the houses around here don’t.” Kaipo said, taking a drink of beer.“Remind me to have a natural gas generator connected to our house when we get home so we won’t need to worry about anything when we lose electricity again.” Maya said with a chuckle, taking a drink of whiskey.After eating dinner, Maya and Kaipo were sitting on the patio, Maya drinking whiskey, Kaipo drinking another beer, while Carina showed Leilani the room, she would be staying in. “I really appreciate you letting me stay here.” Leilani said smiling, hugging Carina.“I love having you and Kaipo around.” Carina said smiling.“I need to go to the store and buy some clothes tomorrow.” Leilani said, looking at the dirty clothes she had been wearing for the past 2 days.“I have some you can borrow for now.” Carina said smiling, leading her to the master bedroom.“You’re much smaller than I am, I don’t think any of your clothes will fit me.” Leilani said laughing, pointing to Carina’s tiny waist.“I’m sure you can wear something of Maya’s though.” Carina said with a laugh.Carina took a pair of sweatpants and a T-shirt out of Maya’s luggage and handed them to Leilani. “Do you mind if I take a shower now that I have clean clothes to put on?” Leilani asked, holding up the clothes.“You don’t need to ask if you can take a shower. I want you to feel at home while you’re here.” Carina responded, smiling at Leilani.“Thank you.” Leilani said, smiling.“You’re welcome. I’m going to take a shower in here while you’re taking a shower, then we’ll go see what Maya and Kaipo are up to.” Carina said with a giggle.Maya is sitting in a lounge chair by the pool drinking whiskey. “How are things going with you and Leilani?” Maya asked, looking at Kaipo.“I think they’re going pretty good. I mean we’ve only gone on one date before getting stranded together, but I really like her a lot.” Kaipo said smiling, his face turning red.“I think she likes you a lot too. I mean, she did kiss you the other night.” Maya said with a grin, looking at Kaipo.“I’m worried about the age difference though. It doesn’t bother me, but I don’t know if it will bother her later.” Kaipo said, shaking his leg nervously.“If it makes you feel any better, Carina is older than me, but that doesn’t bother either of us. Age is just a number and shouldn’t matter if you love someone.” Maya said smiling.“Whoa, I didn’t say I love Leilani, I said I like her a lot.” Kaipo said, waving is hand at Maya.“You might not love her now, but you’re on the way to falling in love with her. I can see it in the way you two look at each other, it’s the same way I looked at Carina when I was falling in love with her.” Maya said, leaning close to Kaipo.“She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever met, and I get butterflies in my stomach when she’s around me or touches me.” Kaipo said, rubbing his stomach.“Yep, you’re definitely falling in love with her.” Maya said with a chuckle, taking a drink of whiskey.“Who’s falling in love with who?” Carina asked, walking outside on the patio.“Nobody!” Kaipo quickly said, shooting Maya a don’t say anything look.“Ohhhh, you must be talking about Kaipo and Leilani.” Carina said with a chuckle, sitting beside Maya.“What about me and Kaipo?” Leilani asked, walking outside on the patio.“We were just saying we’re happy to have you both staying here.” Carina said quickly, staring at Maya who was smiling mischievously.“Yeah, we’re happy to have you here.” Maya said smiling.“I need another glass of wine, Maya come help me.” Carina said smiling, standing up and pulling Maya by the hand.“Would anyone else like anything while we’re getting the wine?” Maya asked, looking at Kaipo then Leilani.“I would love another glass of wine if you have plenty.” Leilani said smiling.“I would like another beer if that’s ok.” Kaipo said, holding up his empty beer bottle.“One glass of wine and one beer coming right up.” Maya said smiling, turning to follow Carina inside the house. “Is Leilani wearing my clothes?” Maya asked, walking over to the counter where the alcohol was.“Yes, I let her borrow them until we can go to the store tomorrow to buy her some clothes since she doesn’t have any.” Carina responded, reaching inside the refrigerator for another beer for Kaipo.“Man, I didn’t even think about that. Kaipo doesn’t have any clothes either, so we need to get him some tomorrow as well. I’ll let him borrow some of my clothes for now.” Maya said, turning to walk upstairs to get Kaipo some clean clothes.Maya returned with clean clothes for Kaipo and walked outside carrying them in her hands. “I think these will fit you.” Maya said, handing the clothes to Kaipo.“Thank you. I will go to the store tomorrow and buy some clothes and give these back to you. I’m going to go take a quick shower, if that’s ok.” Kaipo said, standing up.“I’ll tell you the same thing I told Leilani. You don’t need to ask to take a shower or anything else while you’re staying here. We want you to feel at home here.” Carina said smiling, handing Leilani a glass of wine.“Yes, ma’am.” Kaipo said smiling, turning to got inside.“Look at how beautiful the ocean is with the moon shining over it.” Maya said smiling, sitting down in the lounge chair, Carina sitting beside her.“Hard to believe that just a few days ago there was a horrible storm coming across that same ocean.” Carina said, looking out at the ocean.“Hawaii is the most beautiful state there is, unless a storm or fire hits it and destroys everything in its path.” Leilani said, a hint of sadness in her voice.“What will your family do now that their house is pretty much destroyed?” Maya asked, looking at Leilani.“We will do what we always do, we’ll rebuild.” Leilani said, looking at the glass of wine, sadness in her voice.“Let us know if there’s anything we can do to help you and your family.” Maya said, reaching for Leilani’s hand, gently squeezing it.“Thank you, but we’ll be fine.” Leilani said, smiling at Maya and Carina.“Man, it feels good to have clean clothes on.” Kaipo said walking outside onto the patio.“Now that everyone else is clean, I think I’ll go take a shower myself.” Maya said with a laugh, getting up from the lounge chair, stumbling a little as she began walking towards the door.“Are you ok?” Kaipo asked, with a laugh, seeing Maya stumble.“I’m fine, the ground moved under me.” Maya said laughing.“She’s a little tipsy.” Carina said laughing.“I’m feeling pretty good myself.” Kaipo said laughing, drinking the beer.“How many of those have you had tonight?” Leilani asked, smiling at him.“Hm.” Kaipo said, thinking hard, placing his hand on his head. “I think this is my 8th beer now.” Kaipo said bursting out laughing.“Maya isn’t the only one tipsy.” Leilani whispered, leaning close to Carina.“They’re wimps, they can’t handle their liquor like us.” Carina said with a chuckle, tapping her wine glass against Leilani’s.“Wanna go for a walk on the beach?” Kaipo asked, smiling at Leilani.“I don’t think that’s a good idea tonight.” Leilani said with a chuckle, seeing Kaipo feeling the effects of the beer.“I’ll give you another kiss if you’ll walk on the beach with me.” Kaipo said, smiling mischievously at Leilani.“As much as I would love a kiss from you, I think it’s safer for us to stay away from the beach for now.” Leilani said laughing.“I’ll give you one anyway.” Kaipo said smiling, leaning over to grab Leilani behind the neck, pulling her in for a hard kiss on the lips.“Wow!” Leilani said, smiling when the kiss ended.“Should I go inside and give you two some privacy?” Carina said with a giggle, smiling at them.“No, we’re good.” Leilani said smiling, laying her head on Kaipo’s chest.Maya walked outside on the patio with another glass of whiskey in her hand, sitting on the lounge chair beside Carina. “What did I miss? Anything good?” Maya asked laughing.“Kaipo kissed Leilani on the lips.” Carina said in a whisper, leaning closer to Maya.“Way to go Kaipo!” Maya shouted, smiling at him.“Maya!” Carina shouted, elbowing her in the ribs.“Ow, fuck, that hurt.” Maya said laughing, rubbing her ribs.“I think I should go to bed; this beer is making me sleepy.” Kaipo said laughing, looking at the empty bottle of beer. Kaipo tried to stand up but fell back down into the chair, laughing.“I’ll help you.” Leilani said, helping Kaipo out of the chair, hanging onto his waist as she walked towards the door.“Oooooo, they’re gonna do it!” Maya said laughing, as Leilani and Kaipo entered the house.“Maya, shut up! You’re going to embarrass them.” Carina said, smacking Maya on the arm.“Ouch, you sure do like to hit me.” Maya said laughing, rubbing her arm.“No, I don’t, but you say stupid things sometimes.” Carina said laughing. “I think you need to go to bed, you’ve had enough whiskey for tonight.” Carina said, taking the glass of whiskey from Maya.“Wait! Don’t waste that, let me drink it.” Maya said, reaching for the glass, chugging the remaining whiskey in the glass.“Let’s go.” Carina said, reaching to help Maya up from the chair.Carina helped Maya get upstairs to their room, sitting her on the bed. Maya began taking her clothes off to get into bed, Carina helping her when she couldn’t get her shirt over her head. Maya fell back onto the bed once she was only wearing her sports bra and boxers. Carina got undressed and helped Maya get under the comforter before getting into bed beside her.Maya pulled Carina closer to her body, holding her tightly. “This bed feels so good.” Maya said, moving her feet around in the bed. Maya rose up on her elbow, smiling at Carina, before leaning down to capture her lips in a hard kiss, slipping her tongue inside her mouth deepening the kiss. Maya moved her kisses to Carina’s neck, and began biting and sucking her favorite spot, causing a moan from Carina. Maya moved her hand down to Carina’s breast, gently squeezing it before slipping her hand underneath the t-shirt Carina was wearing, rolling her nipple between her thumb and fore finger. Maya could feel her dick getting hard in her boxers and sat up, removing them, throwing them on the floor. Maya leaned down to kiss Carina’s shoulder, moving to her collarbone, before making her way to her nipple, gently biting it before wrapping her mouth around it, sucking and flicking her tongue across it, causing loud moans from Carina.Carina reached her hand down Maya’s waist to her dick, wrapping her hand around it and stroking it up and down, feeling it getting harder in her hand, causing Maya to moan loudly. “That feels good.” Maya said, thrusting her dick in Carina’s hand.“We need to be quiet, so they don’t hear us.” Carina said, breathing hard as Maya moved to her other nipple giving it the same attention, trailing her hand down to Carina’s panties, slipping her hand underneath them, to her folds, feeling the slick wetness, causing a loud moan from Carina.“I thought you said we need to be quiet.” Maya said with a chuckle, rubbing her fingers through Carina’s folds to her clit, rubbing circles on it.Carina lifted her shirt to her mouth, putting it in her mouth to stifle her moans.“What are you doing?” Maya asked with a chuckle, looking at Carina with part of the shirt in her mouth.“I’m trying to be quiet and with what you’re about to do, I’m going to need this to keep the noise down, so they don’t hear us.” Carina said smiling, placing the shirt back in her mouth.“But I can’t kiss you with your shirt in your mouth.” Maya said smiling, pulling the shirt out of Carina’s mouth, bending down to kiss her hard and deeply, while rubbing her fingers through her folds, slipping one inside her pussy, thrusting in and out of her, Carina moaning in Maya’s mouth. Maya broke the kiss, moving down to Carina’s folds, flattening her tongue and licking from Carina’s entrance to her clit, sucking and flicking her tongue across it, causing Carina to thrust her hips and reach down to tangle her hands in Maya’s hair, holding her mouth where she wanted it most.“Dio mio, this isn’t going to take long.” Carina said, thrusting her hips, breathing hard, moaning loudly.Maya pushed another finger inside Carina’s pussy, thrusting faster and deeper inside her, while sucking on her clit, causing a loud gasp from Carina.“Cazzo, I’m going to cum!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy beginning to convulse and tightening around Maya’s fingers. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, thrusting her hips wildly as Maya continued sucking on her clit and thrusting her fingers deeply inside Carina, extending her orgasm.Once Carina’s body relaxed after her orgasm, Maya slowly pulled her fingers out of Carina, moving up her body to kiss her hard and deeply on the lips, Carina tasting her cum on Maya’s tongue. Maya broke the kiss, looking into Carina’s eyes, smiling at her. “So much for being quiet.” Maya said, softly caressing Carina’s cheek.“Maybe they didn’t hear us.” Carina said smiling, covering her face with her hands, blushing.“They’re at the other end of the house, they probably can’t hear anything in here.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to bite and suck on Carina’s pulse point, causing her to moan loudly. “My turn.” Maya said, lifting her head to smile at Carina. Carina spread her legs wider for Maya to lay between them, smiling at her. Maya laid between Carina’s legs, reaching down to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on it before lining it up at her entrance. “Ready?” Maya asked, looking into Carina’s eyes, Carina nodding and smiling.Maya slowly pushed her dick inside Carina’s pussy until she had fully entered her, moaning loudly. Maya laid her head on Carina’s shoulder, breathing hard, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina, leaving just the head inside before slowly entering her again. “Harder.” Carina said, thrusting her hips at Maya. Maya pulled out leaving just the head inside before ramming her dick hard and deeply inside Carina, causing her to gasp and begin to breath hard. Maya rose up, placing her hands beside Carina’s head, taking her weight off Carina as she began to thrust hard and deep inside her, their skin slapping together the only sound being heard in the room. “Faster.” Carina said, holding Maya’s hips tightly as she thrust in and out of her, Carina thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s.“Wrap your legs around me.” Maya said, looking into Carina’s eyes. Carina wrapped her legs around Maya as she began thrusting faster, harder, and deeper into Carina, grunting and panting with each thrust. Maya thrusted hard and deep into Carina, holding still, bending down to kiss her hard and deep on the lips. Maya moved into the push up position, changing the angle her dick would hit inside her and began thrusting fast, hard, and deep into Carina, causing loud moans from her.“Cazzo, you’re so deep.” Carina said, holding Maya’s hips tightly as she continued to thrust fast, hard, and deep inside her. “Dio mio, this feels so good!” Carina said, throwing her head back towards the ceiling, her mouth open as she began panting, thrusting her hips wildly.“You like to be fucked this way? You like how deep my dick is inside your tight pussy? I love fucking you hard and deep. I feel your pussy tightening around my dick. I’m going to make you cum all over my dick.” Maya said, thrusting faster, hard, and deep, the headboard hitting the wall from how hard she was fucking Carina.“I’m going to cum.” Carina said, digging her nails into Maya’s hips. “Oh fuck!” Carina shouted. “I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick, Maya continuing to thrust until her orgasm ended and her body relaxed.Maya bent down kissing Carina on the neck, moving her mouth to her nipple, sucking and twirling her tongue around it. Carina reached down to pull Maya’s head away from her nipple. “Wait, they’re too sensitive right now.” Carina said, breathing hard, holding Maya’s head in her hands.“Ok, let me know when I can start moving again. I was getting close when you came.” Maya said, turning her head to kiss Carina’s palm.“That was intense, I don’t know if I can go anymore.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s cheeks.“Seriously? I don’t need long, I’ll cum quick.” Maya said, looking at Carina with pleading in her eyes.“You never cum quick.” Carina said with a chuckle. “Just give me a minute and I’ll try to go again.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“We can stop if you don’t want to go anymore.” Maya said, sounding sad and defeated.“I want to go again, but I just don’t know if I can after that orgasm. You shouldn’t have fucked me so good.” Carina said with a chuckle, rubbing Maya’s arm.“You told me to fuck you harder and faster. What was I supposed to do?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“You were perfect, you did nothing wrong. It was just so good; it took a lot out of me.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I always do my best work with you.” Maya said with a chuckle, bending down to kiss Carina on the lips.“You can start moving now.” Carina said smiling, rubbing Maya’s arms.“Yes!” Maya said smiling as she slowly began thrusting into Carina. Maya bent down taking Carina’s nipple in her mouth, sucking and twirling her tongue around it causing a moan from Carina. Maya took her moan as a sign to begin thrusting faster, harder, and deeper into Carina as she continued sucking her nipple. Carina began thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s, moaning loudly, holding her hips tightly as Maya thrusted inside her. “I’m close.” Maya said, thrusting faster, hard, and deep, as she felt the tingle in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, fuck, I’m cumming, fuuuuuuckkk!” Maya shouted, throwing her head back towards the ceiling, feeling ropes of cum shoot from her dick. Maya thrust shallow deep quick thrusts as ropes of cum continued to shoot from her dick until she had emptied all the cum inside Carina.“I’m going to cum again!” Carina shouted, feeling Maya’s cum shooting inside her pussy. “I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Fuck!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick as ropes of cum were shooting from her dick. Carina’s body relaxed and she let go of Maya’s hips, breathing hard, as her orgasm subsided.Maya could no longer hold her body up with her arms and slowly lowered her weight on Carina, burying her head in her neck, breathing hard. Carina held Maya behind the head, gently scratching her scalp, breathing hard.“I think I just unloaded a gallon of cum inside you.” Maya said smiling, after catching her breath.“I think you did too.” Carina said with a chuckle, pulling Maya to her, kissing her on the lips. “I really can’t go anymore now.” Carina said.“I don’t think I can either.” Maya said smiling, slowly pulling her dick out of Carina, lying beside her. “I can’t believe our honeymoon is almost over and we have to go back to our jobs. I’m going to miss this.” Maya said, pulling Carina closer to her body, wrapping her arm around her, holding her tightly.“I’m going to miss not having to think about work and patients, and just spending time alone with you. I know you’re going to miss all the sex though.” Carina said with a laugh, kissing Maya on the chest.“I am going to miss all the sex, but I’m also going to miss just getting to spend time alone with you, not thinking about the ranch and everything I need to do when I get home. Even though I’m going to miss all that, I’m excited to get home and see if I knocked you up here.” Maya said with a laugh, kissing Carina on the head.“Don’t say knocked me up, say got me pregnant, it sounds better.” Carina said laughing, poking Maya in the side.“How about if I got you preggers then?” Maya said laughing.“Is that even a word?” Carina asked laughing.“It’s slang for pregnant.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Let’s stick with pregnant.” Carina said.“Ok, we will find out if I got you pregnant then.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to place a kiss on Carina’s lips. “Since our honeymoon is for 2 weeks, how soon can we take a test to see if you’re pregnant or not?” Maya asked.“Well, sometimes you can tell 8 to 10 days after conception, but for the most accurate results, I should wait until I see if I miss my period or not, then take a test. The good thing is that I should be starting my period the week we get back from here so we should know pretty quickly whether or not I’m pregnant.” Carina said smiling. “I’ll probably take a blood test the day after I miss my period, if I miss it, and we could possibly find out then. If I have my period on time, then I’ll know I’m not pregnant.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s hand that was on her shoulder.“I don’t see how you can’t be pregnant with all the unprotected sex we’ve had here. I am going to be shocked if you aren’t.” Maya said, rubbing her thumb on Carina’s shoulder.“We have a good chance of me being pregnant, but there is also a chance that I’m not, so don’t get your hopes up, because I don’t want you to be disappointed if I’m not. We can keep trying until I get pregnant, if I’m not already.” Carina said, kissing Maya’s hand.“I’m enjoying the trying part, maybe it would be better if you’re not pregnant yet.” Maya said with a chuckle.“You enjoy the trying part whether we’re trying to get pregnant or not.” Carina said with a chuckle.“True, but we’ve had more sex since trying for a baby than we’ve had in a long time, with your work schedule and mine.” Maya said smiling.“Then, if I’m not pregnant, we will just have to make time to try more.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I’m good with that too.” Maya said laughing.“You’re wanting me to be pregnant now, but you may change your mind when my hormones are all over the place once I am pregnant.” Carina said laughing.“I’ll be excited about everything that comes with you being pregnant. I can’t wait for the first ultrasound, the first time we hear the heartbeat, your face when Arizona tells us we’re having a boy.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on top of the head.“I think I want to wait until I give birth to find out the gender this time.” Carina said, sounding serious.“Not me, I want to know as soon as she can tell us so we can plan for him.” Maya said smiling.“You’re so sure we’re having a boy next time. I’m afraid you may be disappointed if we have a girl again.” Carina said.“I really am hoping for a boy, but I’ll be happy no matter what it is. I will love another girl just as much as if it was a boy. I just want it to be healthy and happy.” Maya said, hugging Carina against her body.“Good, because we might just have all girls.” Carina said.“We will just keep trying until we have a boy then.” Maya said with a chuckle.“You’ll be trying without me then; I’m not having more than 4 children max.” Carina said with a chuckle. “I’m not even sure you’ll want anymore after going through a pregnancy and birth with me. I’ve seen husbands say no more kids after going through their wife’s pregnancy and birth. Once they saw the toll it took on their wife’s body and her giving birth, they were traumatized for life.” Carina said with a laugh.“This very well may be the only other one we have if it’s that bad and hard on your body. I would never want you to go through something that could cause you any harm.” Maya said, laying her head on Carina’s.“It takes a toll on a woman’s body, but the end result makes it all worth it. When you see your baby for the first time and hear their cry, it melts your heart and makes everything you’ve gone through worth every minute of it.” Carina said, smiling as she thought about the first time she saw Katie and heard her crying after giving birth. Suddenly Carina heard light snoring coming from Maya and looked at her to see she was sound asleep, her mouth open. “Good night, Bambina.” Carina said with a giggle, kissing Maya on the cheek.

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It’s their last full day in Hawaii and Carina has planned a deep-sea fishing trip for Maya and invited Kaipo and Leilani to come with them. Carina had originally planned it for the day the storm hit on the island so it had to be postponed and today is the earliest they could reschedule the trip. They are all excited about taking Maya on the trip since she mentioned she had always wanted to go deep sea fishing. Carina told Maya they are going to explore the island by boat, not telling her they are actually going deep sea fishing. As they arrive at the dock where the boat is waiting for them Maya sees it’s a fishing boat, not the usual boat used to tour the island.“I think we’re at the wrong boat. This is a fishing boat, not an island touring boat.” Maya said, a look of confusion on her face.“No, this is the right boat. I may have planned a deep-sea fishing trip for you instead of the tour of the island I told you about.” Carina said smiling mischievously, cocking her head sideways.“Really! We’re going deep sea fishing, today?” Maya asked excitedly, wrapping her arms around Carina, kissing her on the lips.“Yes, Bambina. You said you would like to someday go deep sea fishing, and you planned so many wonderful and exciting things for me, so I wanted to do this for you.” Carina said smiling, cupping Maya’s cheeks, kissing her on the lips.“Oh my God, I’m so excited! Did you know about this?” Maya asked smiling, turning to Kaipo.“Who do you think helped her plan it?” Kaipo said, smiling mischievously.“I can honestly say I didn’t know anything until Kaipo told me this morning.” Leilani said, smiling at Maya.“Thank you both so much.” Maya said smiling, leaning her head against Carina’s, looking at Kaipo.As they climbed on board the boat, Maya went directly to the deep-sea fishing poles, checking each one out as the captain’s mate explained which pole was for which type of fish they wanted to try to catch. Carina is standing beside Kaipo and Leilani, smiling at how happy and excited Maya was to be hearing about the fish they were going to try to catch on the trip.Carina and Leilani are laying on the deck, soaking up the sun, and working on their tans as Kaipo and Maya were fishing on the back of the boat. Maya is sitting in a chair drinking a beer, by the fishing pole she had cast into the ocean, watching for any movement from it signaling a possible fish being caught. Suddenly Maya’s fishing pole begins to bend signaling, there is a fish hooked on it. Maya jumped up from the chair, throwing her beer down as she grabbed the pole and began trying to reel the fish in. “I have something on my pole!” Maya shouted excitedly, reeling the fish in, the pole bending from the fight of the fish.“Reel it in!” Kaipo shouted excitedly, moving closer to Maya, grabbing the net to pull the fish on board. “You’ve got a big one!” Kaipo shouted, looking at how much the pole was bending from the fish.“He’s strong too, I can barely reel it in!” Maya shouted, holding the pole tightly against her as she reeled as hard and fast as she could.“What’s all the yelling about?” Carina asked, looking at Leilani who was laying beside her.“I’m not sure, but I think they may have caught something.” Leilani said, moving to stand up to look towards the back of the boat. “It’s Maya, she has something on her pole!” Leilani shouted excitedly, before running to the back of the boat, Carina following behind her.“Get it, Bambina!” Carina shouted excitedly, jumping up and down, watching Maya trying to reel the fish in.“I’m trying, but he’s stubborn as fuck!” Maya shouted laughing, reeling the fish in. “I got him!” Maya shouted excitedly, as she lifted the line to show the huge marlin she had caught.“Wow, that’s a nice marlin! You did it, Maya!” Kaipo shouted excitedly, jumping up and down, patting Maya on the back.“I did it, Babe! I caught a marlin! Take a picture so I can show it to Grandpa!” Maya shouted excitedly, smiling as she held the fish up for Carina to take a picture.As the day went on, Maya and Kaipo caught several fish, including another marlin, mahi mahi, moi, and ahi tuna. The waves had become a bit choppy, and Carina began to feel nauseous from the boat rocking so much. Maya is sitting beside Carina, rubbing her back and holding a wet cloth over her forehead and another behind her neck. Suddenly, Carina stood up and went to the side of the boat, throwing up over the side. Maya went over to her holding her hair back as she continued getting sick over the side of the boat. After getting sick, Carina sat down beside Maya, laying her head on her shoulder. “Do you feel any better now?” Maya asked, rubbing Carina’s back.“Not really, I think I’m going to be sick again.” Carina said, before jumping up and running to the side of the boat, getting sick again.“I think we should head back to shore and get you home so you can lie down and rest.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the shoulder.“No, I’ll be ok, you can keep fishing. I don’t want to ruin this for you.” Carina said, her eyes filled with tears.“I’ve had a blast already and caught enough fish. I think we should get you back to shore now.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the side of her head.“I’ll tell the captain to start heading to shore now.” Kaipo said, hearing the conversation.Carina got sick several times before they made it back to shore and was weak from it. Maya carried Carina to the truck and sat beside her holding her as Kaipo drove them back to the house. When they arrived at the house, Maya carried Carina inside and upstairs, lying her on the bed, before going downstairs to bring her some crackers and ginger ale. Carina fell asleep quickly after eating a few crackers and drinking a little ginger ale to ease her stomach.When Maya walked downstairs, Kaipo and Leilani were in the kitchen preparing something for dinner. “How is Carina feeling?” Kaipo asked, looking at Maya.“She ate a few crackers and drank some ginger ale and is sleeping now. She isn’t accustomed to boats rocking as bad as that one was today.” Maya said, taking a beer out of the refrigerator.“I was beginning to feel a little nauseous myself.” Leilani said, frowning, thinking about how she felt on the rocking boat.“I had a great time today. Thank you for letting me tag along with you.” Kaipo said, opening a bottle of beer, smiling at Maya.“I never thought I’d ever go deep sea fishing in Hawaii, that was freaking awesome! I’m glad you went with us; it made it even better.” Maya said, smiling at Kaipo.“This has been the best 2 weeks of my life, spending time with you and Carina. I am really going to miss you both when you leave tomorrow.” Kaipo said, choking up, his eyes filled with tears, looking at Maya.“Mine too, I’m glad we met you. You know, you’re always welcome to come for that visit we talked about and use the plane ticket anytime.” Maya said smiling, placing her arm around Kaipo’s shoulders.“I normally don’t get so attached to tourists, but there’s something special about you and Carina. I feel like I’ve known you all my life, and just want to spend more time with you and meet your daughter and family, you talk so much about. I will definitely be using that ticket to visit before long." Kaipo said smiling, wiping the tears from his cheek that had escaped from his eyes.“Hey, I’m coming with you when you go!” Leilani said smiling, placing her arm around Kaipo.“Of course, you didn’t think I would go without you.” Kaipo said smiling, placing his arm around Leilani.“I better get back to cooking dinner before it burns.” Leilani said smiling, turning to the food cooking on the stove.“Hey, Maya, can I talk to you in private about something?” Kaipo asked, a serious look on his face.“Sure, do you want to go outside on the patio to talk?” Maya asked, seeing how serious Kaipo looked.As they walked out onto the patio, Kaipo began pacing back and forth as Maya sat in a lounge chair, looking at him.“I need some advice from you. I want to ask Leilani to be my girlfriend, but I don’t know how and what if she says no?” Kaipo said, nervously pacing, running his hand through his hair.“You just tell her how you feel about her and then ask her to be your girlfriend. I can tell you for certain that she isn’t going to say no. I can see how much she likes you by the way she smiles at you and watches everything you do.” Maya said, smiling at Kaipo.“I’ve never had a girlfriend though. What if I screw it up and she won’t like me anymore? I really like her a lot, and my stomach gets knots in it when she’s around me.” Kaipo said, rubbing his stomach.“Those aren’t knots, that’s love, you love Leilani. I know this because the minute I laid eyes on Carina, I felt everything you’re feeling right now, and I still feel it when she looks at me or smiles her beautiful smile that melts my heart.” Maya said smiling, a smile filled with love for Carina. “No relationship is perfect and if anyone tells you otherwise, they’re lying. Relationships are about learning about each other, spending time together, doing little things for each other that the other likes or enjoys. You will have highs and lows in any relationship, but the highs will always outweigh the lows if you truly love each other. You need to make sure you communicate a lot, because if you don’t have good communication with each other, it won’t work. Sometimes you’ll even have to discuss difficult topics, but it’s necessary to make your relationship stronger. I see a little of me and Carina in you and Leilani and I believe you are made for each other and that you two can make it work if you both want it to work.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand on Kaipo’s shoulder, gently squeezing it.“Ok, I’m going to ask Leilani to be my girlfriend tonight.” Kaipo said, smiling widely, a huge toothy smile.“Take her for a walk on the beach later and ask her there, girls love long walks on the beach.” Maya said smiling.“Good idea!” Kaipo said smiling, patting Maya on the arm. “Thank you, Maya. I don’t know what I’m going to do once you leave tomorrow.” Kaipo said, hugging Maya.“Well, you have my cell number, so you can call me anytime.” Maya said smiling, patting him on the back.“Be prepared to receive many calls from me for advice on dating and having a girlfriend…if Leilani says yes tonight.” Kaipo said.“She is going to say yes.” Maya said smiling, tapping her bottle of beer against Kaipo’s.“Hey, dinner is ready if you two are finished talking.” Leilani said smiling at them as she walked out onto the patio.“I’m going to check on Carina really quick.” Maya said, turning to walk inside the house, turning to smile at Kaipo.“Would you like to go for a walk on the beach with me after dinner?” Kaipo asked nervously, rubbing the back of his neck.“I would love to.” Leilani said smiling, reaching for his hand as they walked inside together.When Maya went upstairs to check on Carina, she wasn’t in bed so Maya walked over to the bathroom to see Carina on the floor, her head over the toilet, getting sick again. “I came to see how you are feeling, but I have my answer.” Maya said, holding Carina’s hair back while she was getting sick.“I feel horrible.” Carina said, taking a wet cloth from Maya, wiping her mouth and face with it.“Is there anything I can get for you to make you feel better?” Maya asked, rubbing Carina’s back, holding her close to her body.“Can you go to the store and get some Dramamine for me?” Carina asked, leaning back against Maya’s body.“Yes, is that all you need me to get for you?” Maya asked, kissing Carina on top of her head.“Can you help me get back in bed?” Carina asked, moving to get up.“I’ll carry you.” Maya said, reaching down to pick Carina up and place her on the bed. “I’ll bring the bucket up here for you, in case you get sick again. That way you won’t need to try to get to the bathroom in a hurry.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the forehead, before walking out of the room.“How is Carina feeling?” Leilani asked, seeing Maya walking down the stairs.“She’s still throwing up. I’m going to the store to buy some Dramamine for her.” Maya said, reaching for the keys to the truck.“I’ll go with you; I know a place not far from here.” Kaipo said, getting up from the table where he was eating dinner.“I can go alone; you can stay here and eat.” Maya said.“Nope, I’m coming with you, I can eat when we get back.” Kaipo said, walking towards Maya. “Carina needs medicine, and we’re going to go get it for her.” Kaipo said smiling, as they walked out the door.When they returned with the medicine, Maya reached into the refrigerator and took out a cold bottle of water, before walking upstairs to the bedroom. Maya opened the door slowly to see Carina, sitting in bed, eating a cracker. “I got the Dramamine and brought you a water.” Maya said, handing Carina the medicine and water, before sitting on the bed beside her.“This should help, but it’s going to make me sleepy.” Carina said, taking the medicine out of the package, placing it in her mouth, then taking a drink of water.“That’s ok, sleep all you can so you won’t be getting sick again.” Maya said, leaning to kiss Carina on the forehead.“I’m sorry, I’ve ruined our last night here.” Carina said, her eyes filled with tears.“You haven’t ruined anything; you took me deep sea fishing and now you’re paying for it. I’m the one who should be apologizing to you.” Maya said, cupping Carina’s cheek, gently rubbing her thumb across it.“Did you at least have a good time today, before I got sick?” Carina asked as a tear rolled down her cheek.“Are you kidding me? I had the best time today. The only bad part was you getting sick because of it.” Maya said smiling, wiping the tear from Carina’s cheek.“It was worth getting sick, if it means you had a good time.” Carina said smiling, gently caressing Maya’s cheek.“I did, I had a great time.” Maya said smiling, bending down to kiss Carina on the cheek. “Now, you get some sleep and I’ll be back to check on you later.” Maya said smiling, getting up to leave the room.After eating dinner, Maya insisted on cleaning the kitchen since they prepared dinner and knowing Kaipo wanted to go for a walk on the beach with Leilani. When Maya had finished cleaning the kitchen she went upstairs to check on Carina, finding her sleeping soundly. Maya took a shower, then went downstairs to get a beer before returning upstairs and sitting on the balcony, looking on her phone at all the pictures from their honeymoon.“Maya?” Carina said groggily, trying to sit up in bed.“Hey, you’re awake.” Maya said smiling, walking into the bedroom from the balcony.“I need some more water please.” Carina said, finishing the last of the water.“I’ll bring you some.” Maya said, turning to walk out of the room.Maya returned with the water, handing it to Carina. “Where is everyone?” Carina asked, rubbing her face.“Kaipo and Leilani went for a walk on the beach.” Maya said, smiling a big toothy smile.“I know that smile, what is going on?” Carina asked, giving Maya a sideward glance.“Kaipo is going to ask Leilani to be his girlfriend tonight.” Maya said smiling.“No, really?” Carina asked, smiling.“Yes, he asked me about it today. He didn’t know how to ask her to be his girlfriend, so I told him how to ask her.” Maya said, smiling proudly.“He may need some of the Dramamine when he returns, because he’ll probably make himself sick from the nerves.” Carina said with a little chuckle.“Yeah, probably.” Maya said with a laugh.“Let me know when they get back so I can talk to Leilani. She will need to tell someone, and I want it to be me.” Carina said smiling, lying back down in bed.“Ok, I’ll tell Leilani that you would like to speak with her when she gets back then.” Maya said with a laugh, pulling the covers over Carina.Maya went back out on the balcony and was sitting in the chair, looking at her phone when she heard voices. Maya looked to see Kaipo and Leilani walking towards the house hand in hand and began smiling. As Kaipo and Leilani reached the patio, Kaipo pulled Leilani close to him, cupping her cheeks as he placed a kiss on her lips. “Way to go, Kaipo.” Maya whispered to herself, smiling, seeing Kaipo kissing Leilani.Maya waited a few minutes before walking into the bedroom to see Carina stirring in bed. “They’re back from the walk.” Maya said, sitting on the bed beside Carina.“They’re back?” Carina said, sitting up in bed. “Go tell Leilani to come up here.” Carina said, pushing Maya to get up.“Ok, I’ll go get her.” Maya said laughing, getting up from the bed and running to the door.“There you are.” Kaipo said, seeing Maya walking down the stairs.“I was upstairs with Carina.” Maya said smiling. “She wants you to come up for a few minutes.” Maya said smiling, pointing to Leilani.“Is it ok if I go up now?” Leilani asked, looking at Maya.“Yes, she’s waiting for you.” Maya said smiling, pointing upstairs.Leilani began walking upstairs as Kaipo and Maya watched her. As soon as Leilani was out of sight, Kaipo smiled at Maya and gave a thumbs up. “She said yes.” Kaipo said, jumping up and down excitedly.“I told you she would.” Maya said smiling, walking over to give him a high five, then a hug. “Congratulations, I’m happy for you.” Maya said smiling.“I thought I was going to throw up trying to ask her.” Kaipo said, wiping his hand down his face. “I’ve never been that nervous in my entire life, I’m glad that’s over with.” Kaipo said, letting out a deep breath.“I may have told Carina that you were going to ask Leilani to be your girlfriend.” Maya said with a chuckle. “Just so you know, Carina is up there grilling her about it now. We’re both so happy for you two.” Maya said smiling, pointing upstairs.“I’m assuming Carina is feeling better, if she’s up to grilling Leilani then.” Kaipo said with a chuckle.“I think the Dramamine helped her; she’s been sleeping most of the evening.” Maya said.“I’m going to head to bed myself in a little while, I need to take you to the airport in the morning, then come back here and get our things so we can find a place to stay.” Kaipo said, a tone of sadness in his voice.“About that, I spoke with the owner of this place and told him how your home was damaged during the storm and made arrangements for you and Leilani to stay here for as long as you need, until you have somewhere to go.” Maya said, looking at Kaipo.“You did that for us? I don’t know how to thank you; you’ve already done so much for us. There’s no way I could ever repay you for everything you’ve done.” Kaipo said, tears streaming down his face.“You can thank me by using that plane ticket and coming to visit us.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand on Kaipo’s shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze.“I promise, I’ll be coming for that visit as soon as possible. I need to help my parents get our house repaired first, but I’ll be there as soon as we’re finished with all the repairs.” Kaipo said smiling, wiping the tears from his face.“Make sure you get with Leilani and let her know when you’re planning on coming so she can plan to come with you. I will purchase a ticket for her to come with you as soon as you let me know when you plan on coming.” Maya said smiling.“Hey Carina, Maya told me you wanted to speak with me.” Leilani said as she slowly opened the door to see Carina sitting in bed.“Yes, come in, tell me everything.” Carina said smiling, patting the bed beside her.“Did you know Kaipo was going to ask me to be his girlfriend?” Leilani asked, looking sideways at Carina.“Yes, Maya told me when you went on your walk. Now, tell me everything.” Carina said smiling, looking at Leilani.“Well, we went for a walk on the beach, and he was really quiet at first. Then all of a sudden, he started rambling about the sky, the ocean, and the stars, not really making much sense. I could tell he was nervous about something, but never imagined it was that he wanted to ask me to be his girlfriend.” Leilani said with a laugh. “He stopped walking and talking, turning me to look at him, but then he looked down at the sand, not saying anything. He took my hands in his and looked at me quickly before looking back down at the sand and said he really likes me a lot and was wondering if, thought it would be nice if, was wanting to know if I would consider being his girlfriend, if that was ok with me.” Leilani said with a chuckle. “Then before I could say anything he looked up at the sky and said, he did it all wrong and wanted to do it again. He looked me in the eyes and said he really likes me a lot and has never liked anyone the way he likes me and would be honored if I would be his girlfriend.” Leilani said, smiling widely, her eyes sparkling.“Well…what did you say?” Carina asked, dying from curiosity.“I told him I like him a lot too, and I would love to be his girlfriend, then we kissed, I mean really kissed. It was a kiss like no other I’ve ever had, full of love and affection. He made me feel like the most loved person in the world. I’ve had a few boyfriends before, but none of them ever made me feel the way he does, I feel special when I’m around him.” Leilani said, lying her head on the bed, smiling widely as she looked at Carina.“That’s wonderful! I’m so happy for you, for both of you! I’m a pretty good matchmaker if I do say so myself.” Carina said, smiling proudly.“I have to admit that me being a few years older than him does bother me a little though.” Leilani said, her face changed from happy to serious.“It doesn’t matter the age difference, as long as you like him, and he makes you happy. I’m older than Maya, but I don’t care because I’m so in love with her. Besides, age is just a number and has nothing to do with your relationship.” Carina said, smiling.“You’re right and I do like him a lot and he makes me the happiest I’ve ever been.” Leilani said, smiling again.“Congratulations!” Carina said smiling, reaching out to hug Leilani.“Thank you. I’m going to go back downstairs so you can get some more rest. I’m going to miss you when you leave tomorrow. I’ve never met anyone like you and Maya, you are friends for life.” Leilani said, smiling at Carina before turning to walk out of the bedroom.When Leilani walked downstairs, Kaipo and Maya were drinking a beer and talking about what time they needed to leave for the airport tomorrow. “I should probably finish this beer and head to bed since we need to get up so early in the morning.” Maya said, before finishing her beer, throwing the bottle in the trash.“We all need to get to bed so we can get up early tomorrow.” Leilani said, wrapping her arms around Kaipo’s waist.“Good night you two!” Maya said smiling, turning to walk upstairs.“Good night, Maya.” They said in unison, smiling at her.Carina got sick one time during the night and took more medicine, before going back to sleep and sleeping until morning when Maya’s alarm on her phone went off. “Turn it off.” Carina said, pulling the covers over her head.“We need to get up and get ready to head to the airport. Do you want to take a shower first?” Maya asked, getting out of bed.“No, you go first, I’m going to sleep some more.” Carina said, turning over to fall back asleep.After showering, Maya went downstairs to see Kaipo and Leilani sitting at the table drinking coffee. “I need a cup of that coffee.” Maya said, walking over to pour a cup of coffee for herself.“How is Carina feeling this morning?” Leilani asked before taking a drink of coffee.“Grumpy.” Maya said with a chuckle. “I’m going to take her a cup of coffee and see if she’s ready to take a shower now.” Maya said, carrying a cup of coffee up the stairs, to the bedroom. Maya opened the door to see Carina stretching in bed, rubbing her eyes. “I brought you some coffee, do you think you can drink it this morning?” Maya said, handing the coffee to Carina.“Thank you, I’m dying for coffee right now.” Carina said, reaching for the coffee.“You need to take a shower if you’re going to, because we need to leave for the airport in an hour.” Maya said, sitting on the bed beside Carina.“I don’t want to go back to work.” Carina said groaning, before taking a drink of coffee.“I don’t either, but I am excited to see Katie.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the shoulder.“I can’t wait to see my Picola.” Carina said smiling, getting out of bed, and heading to the bathroom.As they reached the airport Kaipo carried their luggage inside for them. “Let us know when you get home so we know you’ve made it safely.” Kaipo said, his eyes filled with tears.“We will message you as soon as we land in Seattle.” Maya said smiling, fighting back tears that had filled her eyes.“Kaipo told me what you’ve done for us, I can’t thank you enough.” Leilani said smiling, wiping tears from her cheeks, before hugging Maya.“My pleasure.” Maya said smiling, wiping tears from her eyes.“You have my cell number, so you call me if you ever want to talk or need anything. I can’t wait until you can come for a visit and meet Katie and the rest of the family. You two take care of each other.” Carina said smiling, shaking her finger at them, before hugging them both at the same time, then wiping tears from her face.“Call me if you need anymore advice or anything else. Thank you for taking such wonderful care of us here. There’s an envelope I left for you on the nightstand in the master bedroom, make sure you get it when you get back to the house.” Maya said smiling, hugging Kaipo, then wiping tears from her face. “We should go now, or we’ll never leave.” Maya said with a chuckle, taking Carina’s hand and turning to walk away. Maya and Carina turned around one last time to smile and wave at Kaipo and Leilani who were holding each other, both crying, tears rolling down their faces.“I’m really going to miss them.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder, wiping tears from her face.“Me too.” Maya said, wiping tears from her cheeks.The plane ride home was miserable for Carina who was sick then entire flight, spending a lot of time in the bathroom or sleeping from taking the medicine. Maya would get a cold wet cloth from the flight attendant who was amazing, catering to their every need and doing everything to make Carina more comfortable.When they arrived at the airport in Seattle, Grandpa and Katie were waiting for them. Katie broke free from Grandpa running towards them shouting. “Mamma, Mommy!” Katie said, smiling widely, reaching her arms out for Maya to pick her up.“Hi Princess, I missed you so much!” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie all over her face, making her giggle that giggle that melted Maya’s heart.“Hi Picola, I missed you so much!” Carina said smiling, gently rubbing Katie’s head, kissing her on the cheek.“Hi you two? How was the honeymoon?” Grandpa asked, smiling, reaching out to hug them both.“Let’s just say it was eventful.” Maya said with a chuckle.“I’m just glad to see you both made it back in one piece.” Grandpa said, hugging them both tightly.Carina reached down to grab her stomach, and placed her hand over her mouth, before running to the nearest bathroom, getting sick again.“We went deep sea fishing yesterday and it made Carina sick, she’s been sick since then.” Maya said, seeing the concerned look on Grandpa’s face.“Poor girl. Let’s get you home so she can get some rest. Kate has prepared a huge dinner for you, but I don’t think Carina is going to feel like eating if she’s sick. I can just take you home and I’ll tell Kate that Carina isn’t feeling well.” Grandpa said, reaching for their luggage.“Tell Nana, that once I get Carina settled at the house, Katie and I will come up and eat dinner with y’all.” Maya said, watching Carina walking towards them.“Let’s go home.” Carina said, reaching for Maya’s hand.“Mamma’s sick.” Katie said, looking at Maya.“Yes, she is, so we need to take good care of her.” Maya said, kissing Katie on the cheek.Once they arrived at home, Maya carried Carina upstairs to their bedroom, laying her on the bed, as Katie carried a bottle of water for her, setting it on the nightstand by the bed. “I brought you some water, Mamma.” Katie said, smiling, looking at Carina lying in bed.“Thank you, Picola.” Carina said smiling, gently caressing Katie’s cheek.“Nana prepared a huge dinner for us so I’m going to take Katie and go eat with them. Do you want me to bring you something to eat?” Maya asked, sitting on the bed beside Carina.“No, I just took more medicine, and I’ll probably just sleep.” Carina said, pulling the covers over her body.“Bye, Mamma, I hope you feel better.” Katie said, gently rubbing Carina’s cheek.When Maya and Katie arrived at Nana’s, she ran to Maya, hugging her tightly, her eyes filled with tears. “We were so scared for you and Carina when we heard about the storm over there.” Nana said, cupping Maya’s cheeks.“We were fine, some friends took great care of us and took us to safety.” Maya said smiling, then quickly took out her phone to message Kaipo to let him know they made it home safely.“Mike said Carina is sick from some deep-sea fishing thing y’all did yesterday. Is that the real reason she’s sick, or could it be something else?” Nana asked, smiling, looking at Maya.“I’m sure it’s just from deep sea fishing. She felt fine until we hit some choppy water, and the boat began rocking a lot, that’s when she began getting sick.” Maya said, sitting down at the table to eat.“I’ll make her some soup for you to take to her, she needs to try to eat something if she’s been sick for 2 days.” Nana said, sitting down to eat.The next morning Maya wakes up to an empty bed beside her and looks around for Carina. Maya got out of bed and began walking downstairs when she heard Katie and Carina talking in the kitchen. Maya walked into the kitchen to see they had made French toast for breakfast. “How are you feeling today?” Maya asked, walking over to kiss Carina on the lips.“I feel great. I haven’t gotten sick since the airport and slept like a baby last night.” Carina said smiling, wrapping her arms around Maya, kissing her on the lips.“That’s great.” Maya said smiling.“What about me?” Katie asked, with her arms crossed, glaring at Maya.“Oh, I’m sorry Princess.” Maya said, bending down to pick Katie up, kissing all over her face, making her laugh.“I missed you Mommy.” Katie said, hugging Maya tightly. “We made you French toast.” Katie said, smiling at Maya, pointing at the French toast.“I see that, how about we eat some of it before I go to work?” Maya said smiling, sitting Katie in her chair at the table.“You’re going to work today?” Carina asked, her eyebrows furrowed.“Yes, unless you don’t want me to.” Maya responded, looking at Carina.“No, that’s fine, I know you have a lot to get caught up on.” Carina said, looking at the food on her plate.“I won’t work too late though.” Maya said.“I need to go grocery shopping anyway. Katie can help me pick out what we’re going to eat for dinner this week.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“Pizza!” Katie shouted excitedly, throwing her hands in the air.“She would eat pizza for every meal if we’d let her.” Carina said laughing.“Nana told me they had more pizza this past 2 weeks than they had their entire lives.” Maya said laughing, looking at Katie.“I wuv pizza.” Katie said smiling.“We know you do.” Maya said laughing, reaching over to rub Katie’s head.“Can I go on the twactor wiff you?” Katie asked, smiling at Maya.“Not today, but I will take you with me soon.” Maya said, smiling at Katie. “Besides, you need to go with Mamma to buy groceries so we can eat next week.” Maya said smiling, taking a bite of French toast.As Carina and Katie were grocery shopping, Carina looked at the period app she had on her phone and saw that she should be starting her period within the next day of so. Carina went to the pharmacy section of the store and picked up 2 pregnancy tests, just in case she didn’t start her period. Carina looked at the tests smiling, thinking about the possibility of being pregnant with Maya’s child again.“What’s that Mamma?” Katie asked, seeing Carina place them in the shopping cart.“That’s something for adults, not little girls like you.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“Like the airplane and stick things you buy sometimes?” Katie asked, referring to the pads and tampons she’s seen Carina buy before.“Yes, something like that.” Carina said with a laugh, patting Katie on the head. Carina has been back at work for a few days and she’s walking down the hallway to see a laboring mother when she begins to feel dizzy and stops to hang on to the wall. One of the nurses notices Carina leaning against the wall and approaches her. “Are you ok, Dr. Deluca?” The nurse asked, placing a hand on Carina’s shoulder.“Yes, I just felt a little dizzy for a minute.” Carina said smiling, moving to begin walking toward the patient’s room.When Carina exits the patient's room, Arizona is talking with the nurse that approached her earlier. “Hey Carina, are you ok? The nurse said you got dizzy a little while ago.” Arizona asked, a look of concern on her face.“I’m fine, I was looking down at the chart and got dizzy for a minute.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Well, if it happens again, go home.” Arizona said in a stern voice, pointing at Carina. “You’re probably still wore out from your honeymoon and everything you went through in Hawaii. If you need to take a few days off to rest some more, I can handle all the patients.” Arizona said, sounding concerned.“I just have one laboring mother and as soon as she delivers, I’ll go home.” Carina said smiling at Arizona.“How far along is her labor?” Arizona asked.“She’d dilated to 8 centimeters now; it shouldn’t be much longer.” Carina said as a nurse shouted for her to get back into the room where the laboring mother was. “Or it could be now.” Carina said, turning to run to the room.Arizona was still standing at the nurse’s station when Carina walked out of the room. “Now, go home!” Arizona said, pointing at Carina.“I am. It’s a girl, 8 pounds 11 ounces, if you’re wondering.” Carina said smiling, turning to leave to head home.When Carina arrived home, Maya was still working and Katie was with Nana, making dinner for everyone. “You’re home early.” Nana said smiling, when Carina walked into the kitchen.“My last laboring mother had her baby, so I am finished for the day, unless someone goes into labor tonight.” Carina said smiling, kissing Katie on the head.“What was the baby?” Katie asked excitedly, always wanting to know the gender of every baby Carina delivered.“It is a girl.” Carina said, smiling.“Yay, another girl!” Katie shouted excitedly, throwing her hands in the air.“Do you know where Maya is working today?” Carina asked, pouring a cup of coffee for herself.“I think she’s working in the north field getting ready for the haying season.” Nana replied, turning to chop vegetables.“She’ll probably be late getting home then.” Carina said, with a heavy sigh, before taking a drink of coffee.“Is everything ok?” Nana asked, hearing Carina sigh.“Everything is fine, I just know that every time she goes to the north field, she doesn’t get home until late in the night.” Carina responded.After eating dinner and helping Nana clean the kitchen, Carina and Katie went home and got ready for bed. Carina bathed Katie, read her a book and kissed her before going to her bedroom, getting into bed and falling asleep quickly.When Maya arrived home, Carina was sleeping soundly so Maya took a quick shower and got into bed beside her, careful not to wake her. The next morning when Maya woke up, Carina was already gone, leaving her a note telling her she got called in early for a laboring mother.Maya got Katie up and fed her breakfast before dropping her off with Nana and heading back out to the north field to work to get it ready for the haying season.Carina is at work and goes into the room to check on the laboring mother. As she leaves the patient’s room, she begins to feel dizzy and tries to lean against the wall, but everything goes dark on her. Carina hears someone talking to her and opens her eyes to see Arizona, standing over her. “Carina, it’s Arizona, open your eyes for me. Someone bring me a damn gurney, now!” Arizona shouted.“What happened?” Carina asked, slowly opening her eyes.“You passed out. I’m getting a gurney for you so I can take you to check you out and see what’s going on.” Arizona said, holding Carina’s hand.“Ok.” Carina said, closing her eyes.“No, don’t close your eyes, open your eyes for me.” Arizona said, squeezing Carina’s hand.Carina opens her eyes, looking at Arizona. “Maya, get Maya.” Carina said, before closing her eyes again.Arizona reached for Carina’s phone that was in her lab coat pocket, pulling it out to place a call to Maya. Arizona quickly clicked the call button to place the call and it began to ring. “Hey Babe.” Maya said, answering the call.“Maya, it’s Arizona, Carina passed out at the hospital and I’m taking her to check her out, she’s asking for you.” Arizona said, trying to keep her voice calm.“What do you mean she passed out? What happened to cause her to pass out?” Maya quickly asked, her voice filled with fear.“She passed out in the hallway, but I’m taking her to a room now so I can check her out and run some tests to see what caused her to pass out. You just need to get here as soon as possible.” Arizona responded.“Tell her I’m on the way!” Maya shouted, before ending the call. Maya waved her arms for one of the ranch hands that was in one of the ranch trucks helping in north field to come to her. “I need the truck. I just got a call from the hospital, and something has happened to Carina.” Maya said, before opening the door to the truck, jumping inside and speeding away.Grandpa is walking out of the barn when Maya comes speeding past him in the ranch truck. Grandpa knows something is wrong and runs inside the house where Nana and Katie are watching a cartoon. “Something is wrong, Maya just flew by me in the ranch truck. I’m afraid one of the ranch hands got injured or something.” Grandpa said, reaching for his phone to call Maya, but didn’t get an answer. “She’s not answering her phone. Maya always answers her phone when I call.” Grandpa said, wiping sweat from his forehead.“Try calling one of the ranch hands and see if they know anything.” Nana said, walking toward Grandpa, worry on her face.Nana is sitting in the living room with Katie watching tv when she hears Grandpa on the phone speaking with someone. Grandpa motions with his hand for Nana to come to where he is standing away from Katie, fear and worry on his face. “Something happened to Carina, Maya is on the way to the hospital now.” Grandpa said in a quiet voice, not wanting Katie to hear him.“Oh, dear God, what happened to her?” Nana asked, her hand over her mouth.“I don’t know, the ranch hand just said Maya told him something happened to Carina, then she took off in the truck. We need to get to the hospital. I’ll call Mason and ask him to come and stay with Katie while we go to the hospital to be with Maya and Carina.” Grandpa said, placing the call to Mason.Nana went back to where Katie was, trying to act as normally as she could when Mason walked through the door. “Mike was just trying to call you.” Nana said, pointing at Grandpa standing in the doorway of the kitchen.“We need you to stay with Katie while we go to the hospital. Something has happened to Carina, and we need to go.” Grandpa quickly said, reaching for the truck keys.“What happened to Carina?” Mason asked, fear and worry on his face.“We don’t know yet.” Grandpa said, reaching for Nana’s arm to head out the door.“Uncle Mason, where is Nana and Papa going?” Katie asked, seeing them rush out of the house.“They’re going to run an errand; they’ll be back later. I’m going to stay and watch cartoons and play games with you.” Mason said smiling.At the hospital, Arizona got Carina into a room and began taking her vitals and ran bloodwork to see if she could find out why Carina passed out. Carina is awake but a little groggy, asking for Maya. “Maya is on the way; she’ll be here soon.” Arizona said, listening to Carina’s heart.Maya ran into the ER, stopping at the nurse’s desk asking where Carina is. The ER doesn’t have any record of Carina being in the ER so Maya ran upstairs to the OB department asking a nurse where Carina was. The nurse leads Maya to the room Arizona had taken Carina to and slowly opened the door to see Carina lying in the bed, Arizona taking her blood pressure. “Carina!” Maya shouted, running to her.“Bambina.” Carina said, smiling at her.“What happened?” Maya asked, leaning down to place a kiss on Carina’s forehead.“I felt dizzy and tried to lean against the wall, but everything went dark.” Carina said, recalling what she remembered.“All of her vital signs are good and I’m running some tests to see why she passed out. I should have the results of the blood tests in a few minutes.” Arizona said, walking out of the room to give them privacy.“You scared the shit out of me.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina on the lips.“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s cheek.“Why did you pass out? Are you not feeling well?” Maya asked, her voice low and loving.“I feel fine, I don’t know why I passed out, not for certain anyway. I didn’t eat breakfast this morning or have any lunch yet so that could cause me to pass out.” Carina said, rubbing her growling stomach.“Babe, you need to eat, you can’t go all day without eating.” Maya said, kissing her on the head.“I know, but I got busy and didn’t think about eating.” Carina said, looking at Maya.Suddenly the door opened, and Arizona walked in. “Well, I have your blood results, do you want to look at them first?” Arizona asked, holding up the paperwork with Carina’s results on them.“Yes, please.” Carina said, reaching for the paperwork. Carina looked at the paperwork and her eyes widened, she covered her mouth, then looked at Maya.“What’s wrong? Is it bad? It’s bad isn’t it. No matter what it is, we’ll get through it together, like we do everything.” Maya said, holding Carina’s hand, kissing her on the forehead.“Arizona, can I speak with Maya alone please?” Carina asked, looking at Arizona, who nodded and walked out the door.“Just tell me what it is, I won’t freak out, I’ll remain calm, I promise.” Maya said, squeezing Carina’s hand tightly.“Bambina, I love you so much.” Carina said, her eyes filled with tears, rubbing Maya’s cheek.“I love you too, Babe. We’ll get through this…together.” Maya said, placing a gentle kiss on Carina’s lips.“Bambina, we’re…pregnant.” Carina said, bursting into tears.“What? What did you say? Did I hear that right? You’re…you’re…you’re…you’re…pregnant?” Maya asked, tears streaming down her face, hugging Carina tightly.“Yes, I’m pregnant. You definitely have some potent sperm. Looks like we brought a baby home from Hawaii after all.” Carina said smiling, hugging Maya tightly, tears streaming down both their faces.“Thank you, thank you, thank you.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina all over her face.“Hey, you did this too, you know.” Carina said laughing, pulling Maya down for a kiss on the lips.“How far along are you? When can you do an ultrasound? When is your delivery date? We need to get a nursery ready and buy baby clothes, baby furniture, toys, we need to buy baby toys.” Maya said smiling, rambling nonstop.“Bambina, take a breath, we have plenty of time to do all that.” Carina said laughing, looking at Maya.The door opens and Arizona sticks her head inside. “Maya, your grandparents are here looking for you.” Arizona said.“I’ll bring them in, and we can tell them together. Unless you don’t want to do that yet.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“No, bring them in, I want them to be the first to know.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“I’ll be right back. We’re pregnant, you’re having a baby.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to place a gentle kiss on Carina’s lower stomach. “Hi, I’m your Mommy, but we’ll talk more about that later.” Maya said smiling, gently patting Carina’s stomach.“Go, get Nana and Grandpa, I know they’re probably worried sick.” Carina said, hitting Maya on the arm.Maya walked out of the room, trying to keep a straight face, not wanting to give anything away yet. “Hey, Carina’s in a room, I’ll take you to her.” Maya said, not looking at them.“Oh no, it’s bad, she can’t even look at us.” Nana whispered to Grandpa, then held his hand tightly, following Maya into Carina’s room.“Hi, I’m sorry for worrying you.” Carina said smiling at them.“How are you? What happened?” Nana asked, walking over next to Carina, placing a kiss on her forehead.“You both need to sit down; we need to tell you something.” Maya said, looking at the floor.“Oh, sweet Jesus, it’s really bad.” Nana said, sitting in a chair next to Grandpa.“Ok kiddo, we’re sitting down. Whatever it is, we’ll get through this as a family.” Grandpa said, holding Nana’s hand tightly.“The thing is.” Maya turned to look at Carina, then walked over to her taking her hand, before turning back to Grandpa and Nana who were staring at her. “The thing is…our family is going to get bigger now. Carina is pregnant, we’re having another baby.” Maya said, smiling widely, bouncing up and down excitedly.“Oh my God! Carina, you’re really pregnant?” Nana said excitedly, rushing to hug Carina and Maya.“We’re having another Bishop!” Grandpa shouted, throwing his fist in the air.“Deluca-Bishop.” Carina said, smiling at Grandpa.“How far along are you? When is your due date? I can’t believe it, I’m so happy for you both.” Nana said smiling, tears streaming down her face.“I don’t know how far along I am or my due date yet, I just found out I was even pregnant. I suspected I might be after the honeymoon, but I hadn’t had a chance to take a pregnancy test yet, they’re still in the bathroom drawer at home.” Carina said laughing.“Wait, you suspected you were pregnant and didn’t tell me?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“I haven’t seen you long enough to tell you with how late you’ve been working, and I just began suspecting it yesterday when I got dizzy the first time.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Well, I’m cutting back on the hours I work from now on, until you have the baby. How long before we can find out whether it’s a boy or girl? Although, I already know it’s a boy.” Maya said with a laugh.“We still have a while before we find out it’s gender…if we decide to find out before giving birth.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I’ve already decided that I want to know, you can wait until giving birth, but I can’t wait that long.” Maya said laughing, leaning down to kiss Carina on the lips.“We’ll discuss it later, let’s just enjoy the fact that I am in fact pregnant. The Bishop’s sure do have some potent sperm.” Carina said laughing.“Carina! I can’t believe you said that in front of my grandparents.” Maya said, immediately turning red, covering her face with her hand.“It’s true though, we Bishop’s are very potent.” Grandpa said laughing.“Mike, hush, you’re embarrassing her.” Nana said, hitting Grandpa on the arm.“You two are the first to know, besides us, and we don’t want to tell anyone else just yet.” Carina said, looking at Nana and Grandpa.“I won’t say a word, but Mike has a hard time keeping things like this a secret.” Nana said with a chuckle, pointing at Grandpa.“It was our first child, and I was excited, so when my mom asked me when we were going to have children, I couldn’t not tell her.” Grandpa said with a laugh.“See, that’s what I’m talking about.” Nana said laughing.“I would like to wait until the first trimester before we tell anyone else. Can you keep that secret for me for a few months?” Carina asked, smiling at Grandpa.“For you, I can do anything you ask of me.” Grandpa said smiling, leaning down to place a kiss on Carina’s forehead. “Good job, Kiddo!” Grandpa said smiling, hitting Maya on the arm.“Thanks, I did my best work.” Maya said laughing, trying to ease her own embarrassment.“I did have a part in this you know.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at Grandpa.“Great job, Carina.” Grandpa said with a laugh, patting Carina on the shoulder.“Thanks, I did my best work also.” Carina said laughing.“Ok, everyone did their best work, when can you go home?” Nana asked, laughing, looking at Carina.“I just need to get dressed, then I can go home.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“We’re going to get back to the house, we left Mason in charge of Katie.” Grandpa said laughing.“Are we telling Katie she’s getting a baby brother…or sister? She definitely won’t be able to keep this a secret.” Maya said with a laugh.“No, I want to wait until after the first trimester, then we will tell her before we tell everyone else.” Carina said laughing.After Nana and Grandpa left the room, Arizona walked in. “So, what did the blood test show?” Arizona asked, smiling widely, looking at Carina.“What do you think they showed?” Carina asked with a laugh, knowing Arizona probably suspected she was pregnant with the dizzy spell and passing out.“Well, my highly educated guess would be that I should say, Congratulations on the new baby you’re pregnant with.” Arizona said smiling, walking over to hug Maya then Carina.“Money well spent; you are correct Dr. Robbins.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Go home, take a few days off and rest, doctors orders. I am going to get to be your OB, right?” Arizona asked, smiling at them.“Of course, I wouldn’t want any other OB but you.” Carina said, smiling.When Maya and Carina walked into Nana’s house to get Katie, she came running up to Carina, her head hitting her in the stomach as she wrapped her arms around her legs hugging her. “Be careful!” Maya said, reaching her hand out to protect Carina’s stomach so Katie wouldn’t hit it hard.“It’s fine.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“She can’t be doing that now.” Maya said, whispering to Carina.“She’s not hurting anything, I promise.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on Maya’s cheek.Once they got home and were laying in bed after getting Katie to bed, Maya snuggled up to Carina, gently rubbing her lower stomach. “We’re really having another baby. I wonder which time we had sex that you got pregnant?” Maya asked, a look of curiosity on her face.“Considering how much sex we had on our honeymoon; I couldn’t even begin to guess. I might get a better idea after my first ultrasound though, depending on my due date.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s hand that was on her stomach.“Kaipo and Leilani are going to be so happy and surprised when we tell them you got pregnant in Hawaii.” Maya said with a chuckle, placing a kiss on Carina’s shoulder.“We’re not telling them until we tell everyone else.” Carina said, smiling.“Why not? They were there with us in Hawaii.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“No, they were not with us when we made this baby.” Carina said laughing, squeezing Maya’s hand.“I know that. I meant they were there in Hawaii with us when you got pregnant.” Maya said laughing.“No, Bambina, we’re not telling them yet.” Carina said, smiling.“Ok, you win.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s cheek.“I always win.” Carina said laughing.“You’ll win even more now that you’re pregnant.” Maya said laughing, pulling Carina closer to her body, rubbing her stomach with her hand.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the chest.“Good night, Babe.” Maya said, kissing Carina on top of the head. “Good night, baby.” Maya said, patting Carina on the lower stomach.

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It’s been 2 weeks since finding out about the pregnancy and Maya has been getting home earlier in the evenings. Carina has been busy at the hospital and has been working long hours delivering babies. Maya messages Carina several times a day reminding her to eat and take breaks.Maya has given Katie a bath, read her a story, and is now in her office working on the computer. When Carina arrives home, she goes into Katie’s room to see her fast asleep, walking over to gently kiss her on the forehead and cover her with the blanket she has kicked off in her sleep. Carina walked into the bedroom expecting to find Maya in bed, but she wasn’t there. Carina walked downstairs to look for Maya, finding her in the office, looking on the computer.“Hi.” Carina said smiling, walking over to kiss Maya on the lips.“Hi, I didn’t hear you come in.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina down to sit on her lap.“What are you looking at?” Carina asked, looking at the computer.“I’m looking at baby cribs, car seats, carriers, and furniture. I’ve been doing research on the best and safest ones for our baby.” Maya said, leaning her head on Carina.“We still have plenty of time to shop for all of this.” Carina said smiling, pointing to the computer.“I know, but I don’t want to wait until the last minute and try to buy this stuff. I want to get the nursery set up so when the baby comes, we’ll be ready for it. I didn’t get to do any of this with Katie, so I want to do it for this baby now.” Maya said, a hint of sadness in her voice.“I’m sorry, Bambina, I should have told you about Katie and I will regret that for the rest of my life.” Carina said, her eyes filled with tears.“No, I didn’t say that to make you upset or feel sad, please don’t cry.” Maya said, hugging Carina tightly.“I’m trying not to, but the hormones are making me.” Carina said just as tears started streaming down her face.“What do I do? What can I do to make you not cry then?” Maya asked, feeling guilty about making Carina cry.“Nothing, just hold me.” Carina said, wiping tears from her face.“I can do that.” Maya said, holding Carina tightly against her.“I’m so exhausted from delivering so many babies this week. I need a lot of sleep and rest, let’s go to bed.” Carina said, tears still rolling down her cheeks.“You go ahead, and I’ll be up in a few minutes.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the side of the head.“I want you to come with me.” Carina said, bursting into tears, sobbing hard on Maya’s shoulder.“Ok, I’ll come with you, please stop crying.” Maya said, rising from the chair with Carina in her arms.“I can’t stop crying, it’s the hormones making me cry.” Carina said, wiping tears from her face.“Are they going to make you cry a lot?” Maya asked, carrying Carina up the stairs.“Yes.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Oh, dear God.” Maya said, laying her head on Carina’s head.“Now you’re upset with me for crying.” Carina said, sobbing hard on Maya’s shoulder.“No, no, no, no, no! I’m not upset about you crying, cry all you want.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“But I don’t want to cry.” Carina said, wiping her tears on Maya’s shirt.“What do you want to do then?” Maya asked, trying to figure out what to do for Carina.“I want to go to bed, and have you hold me so I can sleep.” Carina said, tears rolling down her cheeks as she looked at Maya. “Ok, that’s what we’ll do then.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the cheek as she walked into their bedroom and laid her on the bed.“Grazie.” Carina said, pulling her shirt over her head, wiping tears on it before throwing it on the floor.“Anything for you, Babe.” Maya said smiling, undressing to get into bed.“I can’t get my pants off.” Carina said, bursting into tears again, trying to pull her pants off while lying on the bed.“It’s ok, I’ll do it for you.” Maya said, rushing to help Carina pull her pants off. “See, they’re off now.” Maya said, holding up the pants for her.“You’re not holding me.” Carina said, sobbing, glaring at Maya.“Let me get my pants off, and I’ll get into bed and hold you.” Maya said, quickly pulling her pants off and getting into bed, moving close to Carina and holding her against her body. “There…all good now?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“No, we haven’t had sex all week and now I’m too tired.” Carina said, placing her head in the crook of Maya’s neck.“It’s ok, I’m not in the mood anyway.” Maya said, trying to make Carina feel better.“You don’t want me anymore.” Carina said, pushing away from Maya, sobbing into her hands.“Yes, I do! I always want you. You’re the most beautiful and sexiest woman in the world. You’re even more beautiful and sexy now that you’re carrying our child.” Maya said, reaching out to take Carina’s hands in hers, looking into her eyes, and wiping the tears from her cheeks.“You said you weren’t in the mood though, you’re always in the mood, and now that I’m pregnant, you’re not.” Carina said, looking at Maya as tears continued to roll down her cheeks.“I can get in the mood really quick if you want to have sex. All you need to do is kiss me and my dick will get hard instantly.” Maya said with a chuckle, looking pointing at her dick.“I’m too tired, I just want to sleep.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“Let me hold you, so you can sleep.” Maya said, reaching for Carina, pulling her against her body.“My hormones are already awful and I’m barely into this pregnancy.” Carina said, laying her head on Maya’s chest.“Are they going to get worse the farther along you get in this pregnancy?” Maya asked, kissing Carina on top of the head.“Much worse.” Carina said, shaking her head.“Is there anything I can do to help you with the hormones?” Maya asked, rubbing Carina’s arm.“Only when I get to the wanting sex all the time hormones.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Oooo, let’s skip to those then.” Maya said with a laugh, hugging Carina tightly.“Stupida.” Carina said, hitting Maya on the shoulder.“Get some sleep so you’ll feel better tomorrow.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the head.Carina snuggled into Maya’s chest, placing her head in the crook of Maya’s neck, falling asleep quickly. Maya laid still, afraid to move, waiting for Carina to fall asleep, thinking about their baby that Carina was carrying. When Maya saw that Carina was sleeping soundly, she reached her hand down to Carina’s stomach, rubbing gently on it. “Hi little one, it’s Mommy. Mamma is having a hard time with hormones tonight but she’s still excited about being pregnant. At least, I think she is. These are going to be some long months we’re about to go through, but don’t worry, Mommy will do everything to make it easier for Mamma. You get some sleep so you can continue to grow in there and be good for Mamma, I love you so much.” Maya said smiling, before closing her eyes and falling asleep. Carina is approximately 8 weeks pregnant now and is going in for her first ultrasound today, to find out her due date. Maya is taking the day off to spend it going with Carina to the ultrasound and then to a nice lunch, just the two of them. Carina is putting her makeup on when Maya comes out of the bathroom after showering with just her boxers on. “What should I wear for the ultrasound?” Maya asked, looking in the closet.“It doesn’t matter, just wear a pair of jeans and a nice shirt.” Carina said, looking in the mirror at Maya standing in the closet, trying to figure out what pants to wear.“How about this?” Maya asked, holding up a pair of ironed jeans and a short sleeve henley shirt.“That’s nice, wear that.” Carina said, looking at the clothes.“What about shoes? Should I wear my boots or tennis shoes?” Maya asked, holding up a pair of boots and a pair of tennis shoes.“Whichever ones you want to wear, it’s just an ultrasound.” Carina said, finishing up her makeup.“I know, but it’s my first ultrasound and I want to look nice for the baby.” Maya said, sitting down to put her shoes on.“The baby isn’t going to know what you’re wearing. You could go in just your boxers, and the baby wouldn’t know or care.” Carina said with a laugh, walking over to sit beside Maya on the bed.“But I’ll know, and I want to look good for our baby.” Maya said, laying her head on Carina’s shoulder.“You always look good, Bambina.” Carina said smiling, laying her head on Maya’s.“Are you nervous, because I’m nervous?” Maya asked, standing up quickly, pacing the room.“There’s nothing to be nervous about. I’ll go into a room and Arizona will look at the baby on the ultrasound machine and tell us when my due date should be.” Carina said, walking over to Maya, stopping her from pacing, and kissing her gently on the lips. “Are you ready? We don’t want to be late, or Arizona will never let me hear the end of it.” Carina said laughing, taking Maya’s hand and leading her downstairs.“As ready as I’ll ever be for this.” Maya said, taking a deep breath, slowly releasing it.Carina is lying on the table, Maya sitting on a stool beside her, waiting for Arizona to come in to do the ultrasound. Maya is looking at all the pictures on the wall of the female anatomy and a woman with a baby inside her. “I never knew there was so much to the female anatomy.” Maya said, looking at the picture.“That’s because you don’t have a vagina.” Carina said with a chuckle.“How come you don’t have any pictures of male anatomy in here?” Maya asked, with a serious look at Carina.“Because this is a women’s department, not men.” Carina said with a laugh.“Yes, but, without the male anatomy, you wouldn’t have an OB department.” Maya said in a serious tone.“That’s true, maybe I need to find a picture of the male anatomy then.” Carina said laughing.“Sorry, I’m late, I was tied up with a laboring mother.” Arizona said, walking into the room.“It’s fine, we haven’t been waiting long.” Maya said, reaching for Carina’s hand, her leg bouncing up and down nervously since Arizona walked in.“Are you ready to get started?” Arizona asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes.” Carina said, smiling.Arizona placed Carina’s legs in the stirrups and reached for the transducer and a condom, tearing open the condom and rolling it onto the transducer. Maya is watching Arizona the entire time, her eyes widened. “What is that?” Maya asked, pointing to the transducer.“It’s called a transducer wand; I insert it into Carina’s uterus and we can look around and see how everything is inside her. If we’re lucky, we will get to hear the baby’s heartbeat, and we’ll see how the baby is doing.” Arizona said, smiling as she moved the transducer close to Carina’s vagina.Maya squeezed Carina’s hand tightly, almost cutting off the circulation as Arizona began to push the transducer inside Carina. The coldness of the condom and the pressure of the transducer cause Carina to flinch. “Hey, be careful there.” Maya said sternly, glaring at Arizona.“I’m fine, it was just a little cold at first.” Carina said smiling, gently squeezing Maya’s hand.As Arizona began moving the wand around inside Carina, they could see the tiny fetus that resembled a tadpole. “There’s your baby.” Arizona said, smiling at them.“That’s it? That looks like a tadpole, it has a tail…or wait, is that a…is that a penis?” Maya asked excitedly, smiling widely at Carina.“No, that is not a penis. You can’t tell the baby’s gender this early.” Carina said laughing, looking at the monitor.“Oh, well it looks like a penis to me.” Maya said with a nervous laugh.“That doesn’t look anything like your penis, Bambina.” Carina said smiling, shaking her head.“Carina!” Maya shouted, her eyes widened as she looked at Carina, her face turning red.“What? It’s true, your penis doesn’t look like that.” Carina said, pointing to the monitor.“Arizona doesn’t need to know what my penis looks like.” Maya said in a whisper, leaning next to Carina’s ear.“Trust me, I’ve seen my fair share of penises, and none look like that.” Arizona said laughing, pointing to the monitor.“Can we stop talking about that and continue please?” Maya asked, holding her face in her hand.As Arizona moved the wand closer to the fetus, they could faintly see the heart beating, so she turned the volume up and suddenly there was a thumping noise heard in the room. “There’s your baby’s heartbeat.” Arizona said, smiling at them.“That’s our baby’s heartbeat, Carina, that’s our baby’s heartbeat! Do you hear that? Isn’t that the most beautiful sound you’ve ever heard?” Maya said excitedly, as tears began rolling down her cheeks. “We did it, we made a baby, that’s our baby.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina on the lips.“Yes, we did it…again.” Carina said with a laugh, hugging Maya tightly, tears rolling down both their cheeks.“Can we have a picture; I want a picture. I’m going to be here for every ultrasound, every appointment, everything!” Maya shouted excitedly, hugging Carina tightly.“I’ll print you off a couple of pictures.” Arizona said smiling, reaching to print off pictures for them.“I love you, Carina!” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina hard on the lips.“I love you, Bambina.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya back.“So according to the ultrasound, it looks like your due date is March 17th. You definitely got pregnant on your honeymoon.” Arizona said laughing. “If your baby is on time, you will have a little leprechaun baby.” Arizona said, referring to St. Patrick’s Day being March 17th.“I guess since we already have a Valentine’s Day baby, it’s only fitting to have a St. Patrick’s Day baby.” Maya said laughing, kissing Carina on the lips.“Do you have any questions or concerns?” Arizona asked.“I have a question.” Maya said, raising her hand. “Is there something you can give Carina for the hormones?” Maya asked, with a laugh, looking at Carina.“Stupida.” Carina said, hitting Maya on the arm.“Unfortunately, there is no medications for pregnancy hormones.” Arizona said laughing. “Enjoy your day off and I’ll see you in a month.” Arizona said, smiling at Carina.“Thank you.” Maya said smiling, hugging Arizona before she left the room.“Hand me my clothes so I can get dressed. I’m starving and I want pizza, the baby wants pizza.” Carina said smiling, reaching for her clothes.“Then pizza it is!” Maya said smiling, handing Carina her clothes.When they were walking out of the hospital, they looked up to see Lucia walking towards them. “Tesoro, what are you doing here? I thought this was your day off.” Lucia asked, looking at them.“It is, but I had to pick something up. Maya is taking me out to lunch, we’re going to get pizza.” Carina said, holding Maya’s hand.“You look tired. Are you getting enough rest?” Lucia asked, giving Carina a worried look.“As much rest as I can with being and OB.” Carina said with a chuckle. “We need to go; Katie is with Nana, and we promised we’d do something with her when we got back.” Carina said smiling, hugging Lucia before turning to walk away.“That was close.” Maya said, wiping her forehead.“Yes, it was.” Carina said, shaking her head.When they got to the restaurant, they were seated immediately and given menus. “What kind of pizza are you wanting today?” Maya asked.“I think I want a margherita…or wait…maybe a vegetarian…no wait…I can’t decide what I want.” Carina said, looking at Maya as her eyes filled with tears.“No, no, no, don’t cry, we’ll figure it out together.” Maya said, taking Carina’s hand. “Let’s just order one of each and we’ll take the leftovers home.” Maya said, smiling, kissing Carina on the back of her hand.“Yes, let’s do that, Katie will be excited when we bring home pizza.” Carina said smiling, wiping tears from her eyes.When Maya and Carina returned home, Nana was folding the laundry they had left in the dryer before leaving for the appointment. Nana hears them enter the house and comes out carrying folded clothes in her arms. “What’s with all the pizzas?” Nana asked, seeing Maya carrying 5 pizza boxes in her arms.“I couldn’t decide which one I wanted.” Carina said, bursting into tears.“That’s ok, we all love pizza.” Nana said, placing the folded clothes on the table, walking over to hug Carina.“You need to be careful what you say around her.” Maya whispered in Nana’s ear. “She cries super easy these days.” Maya said.“How did your appointment go?” Nana asked smiling, trying to get Carina to talk about the baby and stop crying.“We saw the baby; it looks like a little tadpole.” Maya said excitedly, pulling the picture out of her pocket to show Nana. “We heard it’s little heartbeat too.” Maya said smiling, looking at the picture.“Mommy, you’re home!” Katie shouted excitedly, running to Maya. “What are you looking at?” Katie asked, trying to look at the picture.“Nothing.” Maya said, quickly shoving the picture back into her pocket. “We brought you pizza!” Maya said smiling, pointing to the boxes of pizza on the table.“I can’t eat that much.” Katie said, her eyes widened, rubbing her stomach.“You don’t need to eat all of it, just eat whatever you want.” Maya said laughing, sitting Katie in her chair.“You folded all the laundry.” Carina said sobbing, looking at Nana.“Yes, I thought I would help you out since you’ve been working so late delivering all those babies.” Nana said, walking over to hug Carina again.“Thank you.” Carina said, crying on Nana’s shoulder.“Why is Mamma crying?” Katie asked with a confused look on her face.“She’s happy that Nana folded the clothes for her.” Maya said, rubbing Katie’s head.“Shouldn’t she be smiling then?” Katie asked, giving Maya a confused look.“Sometimes people cry when they’re happy also.” Maya said, smiling at Katie.“Weird.” Katie said, turning to take a bite of pizza.“I’m going to lay down and rest.” Carina said, wiping tears from her face.“Yes, go lay down and I’ll take Katie with me on the tractor so you can rest.” Maya said, walking over to kiss Carina on the lips.“Thank you.” Carina said, turning to walk upstairs.Maya is watching as Carina made her way up the stairs. “How long is everything going to make her cry while she’s p.r.e.g.n.a.n.t?” Maya asked, looking at Nana as she spelled out pregnant.“It depends on her hormones. Some women cry easily the entire 9 months.” Nana said, smiling at Maya. “I wonder if she did that with Katie.” Nana said.“What did Mamma do with me?” Katie asked, trying to figure out what they were talking about.“She takes care of you when we’re not around.” Maya said, trying to think quickly. “I really hope she’s not like this the entire time, she will end up dehydrated from crying so much.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Remember the saying “be careful what you ask for”? Well, you asked for this, now you’ve got it.” Nana said smiling, hugging Maya.“Yes, I did, and I couldn’t be happier about it, tears and all.” Maya said with a laugh, hugging Nana.Over the past month since Carina’s ultrasound appointment, she has cried at every little thing, especially every time she delivered a baby. Maya has been very cautious about what she said around Carina, not wanting to unintentionally make her cry. Carina has been working long hours at the hospital and has been exhausted when she got home, only wanting to sleep. Maya has been taking care of everything around the house to help Carina, as well as still trying to work and take care of things on the ranch. Nana has come to their house a few times to help Maya clean and do laundry since it’s piled up so much with their busy schedules. Maya is running herself ragged with trying to take care of her responsibilities on the ranch and helping Nana take care of Katie.For Labor Day, Nana and Grandpa always throw a huge cookout for all the family and ranch hands. Carina is officially 11 weeks pregnant and is going for her 3-month appointment next week. Maya went online and ordered Katie a shirt for her to wear when they tell her about the baby and to tell the other family and friends about the pregnancy. As Maya and Carina are getting dressed for the cookout, Maya shows Carina the shirt she had ordered for Katie, since they decided to tell her about the baby before the cookout so they could announce it to the others later.“Princess, can you come in here for a minute?” Maya yelled when Katie came out of her room.“Here I am.” Katie said smiling, running into their bedroom.“Come here Picola.” Carina said smiling, holding out her arms to Katie.Katie ran over to Carina and jumped on the bed beside her. “We have something exciting to tell you.” Maya said smiling, sitting beside Katie.“Is it a prize?” Katie asked excitedly, clapping her hands.“Well…sort of.” Maya said with a laugh.“Remember how you’ve been wanting a baby brother or sister?” Carina asked, smiling at Katie.“Not anymore, Sofia said her baby sister cries all the time and she poops in her diaper, and it smells really bad.” Katie said, scrunching her nose, pinching it with 2 fingers.“Yes, babies can cry a lot, and they do poop, and it can smell pretty bad, but they like to be held and rocked also. A baby is a good thing because you would have someone to play with.” Carina said, rubbing Katie head. “Wouldn’t you like to have your own baby to hold and rock and play with when it was old enough. You could teach it Italian, how to make cookies, and how to ride your pony.” Carina said, smiling at Katie.“Can I teach it how to ride the tractor?” Katie asked excitedly, loving to ride the tractor with Grandpa and Maya.“Yes, when it’s old enough you could teach it who to ride the tractor.” Carina said laughing.“Ok, you can order a baby then.” Katie said, moving to get off the bed.“Wait, we need to tell you something.” Maya said laughing, grabbing Katie before she could get off the bed.“What?” Katie asked, looking confused.“Mamma has your baby brother or sister growing in her stomach right now.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand gently on Carina’s lower stomach.“Really? You already ordered it?” Katie asked, looking at Carina’s stomach.“Yes, we ordered it and now we just wait for it to be delivered.” Carina said laughing, kissing Katie on the head.“We need your help with something else today though.” Maya said smiling, reaching for the shirt she got for Katie. “We haven’t told everyone about the baby, and we want you to help us do that. Do you think you can help us out?” Maya asked, smiling at Katie.“Si, I’m the bestest helper, just ask Nana.” Katie said excitedly, bouncing on the bed.“We want you to wear this shirt under the one you’re wearing now, and when I tell you, we’re going to take this one off and show everyone what the one underneath says.” Maya said, smiling, holding up the shirt for Katie.“What does it say?” Katie asked, looking at the shirt.“It says ‘world’s best big sister’, which is what you will be.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the cheek.“Yay! Help me put it on, Mommy!” Katie said excitedly, reaching for the hem of her shirt to take it off.“Remember, you can’t say anything until we tell you, ok?” Maya said in a serious tone, looking at Katie.“I got it, Mommy.” Katie said smiling, giving Maya a thumbs up, before running out of the room.“That was close, I was worried she might not want the baby after hearing what Sofia told her.” Maya said, wiping her hand across her forehead.“She will be so excited, once she sees the baby and gets to hold it for the first time. I wasn’t crazy about Mamma having Andrea, but once I saw him and held him, my heart melted, and I fell in love with him.” Carina said smiling, when she recalled Andrea being a baby. “We will need to keep her close to us until we’re ready to make the announcement or she will blow it.” Carina said laughing.“She’s as bad as Grandpa with not being able to keep a secret.” Maya said laughing, placing her arms around Carina, kissing her hard on the lips.“We should go before we’re late.” Carina said smiling, when she broke the kiss.“Late? The cookout doesn’t start for another hour.” Maya said with a chuckle, pulling Carina close to her body, kissing her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, deepening the kiss.Carina broke the kiss, smiling at Maya. “If you keep kissing me like that, we will definitely be late.” Carina said smiling, getting up from the bed. “Besides, Katie is just across the hall in her room.”“There she goes cockblocking me again.” Maya said laughing, getting off the bed and adjusting her semi hard dick in her pants.“Maybe not later though.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“Did you hear that? Maybe later rooster, down for now.” Maya said smiling, rubbing her hand on her semi hard dick.“Maybe.” Carina said smiling, biting her bottom lip seductively.“Stop, you can’t do that and not expect my dick to get hard.” Maya said with a laugh, placing her hand on her dick.“Sorry, rooster.” Carina said smiling, gently patting Maya’s semi hard dick in her pants.“You’re such a tease.” Maya said with a laugh, turning around to leave the room.When they got to the cookout, all their family were already there, as well as Jose and Rosa who had decided to return to the ranch after taking time off since Josh’s death. Maya looked around to see Andy’s dad had shown up at the cookout and went over to talk to him. “Mr. Herrera, it’s so good to see you again.” Maya said smiling, shaking his hand.“It’s good to see you too. How has married life been for you?” Mr. Herrera asked, smiling at Maya.“It’s been amazing, I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.” Maya said, smiling at him.“That’s wonderful to hear, Andrea would be so happy for you.” Mr. Herrera said, smiling at Maya.Maya and Carina were having a hard time keeping Katie from telling people about the baby and finally decided to make the announcement before she blew it for them. “Everyone, can I have your attention? Katie has something she would like to share with all of you.” Maya said smiling, turning to Carina who was standing by Katie waiting for the signal from Maya.“Here we go.” Carina whispered to Katie, who was smiling her big toothy smile. Carina reached down to the hem of Katie’s shirt, pulling it over her head to reveal the shirt underneath.“What does her shirt say?” Mason asked, from the back of the crowd, unable to see it.“World’s best big sister!” Katie shouted excitedly, jumping up and down.“What? No way!” Andrew shouted, running up to Carina, picking her up and twirling her in a circle.“Be careful!” Maya shouted, running over to them.“Sei davvero incinta, sorella?” Andrew asked, his eyes filled with tears. (Are you really pregnant, sister?”“Si, Fratello.” Carina said, wiping tears from her cheeks.“Tesoro! I’m so happy for you! How far along are you? When is your due date?” Lucia asked, smiling, gently hugging Carina.“I’m 11 weeks and the baby is due March 17, St. Patrick’s Day.” Carina said smiling, hugging Lucia.“Congratulations to you both.” Jose said smiling, walking up to give them each a hug.“Thank you.” Carina said, smiling.“Maya, we’re so happy for you and Carina. We’re going to be grandparents again.” Lane said smiling, embracing Maya, Carina, and Katherine in a hug.Mason walked up to Maya, pulling her away from everyone else. “You got Carina pregnant on your honeymoon huh?” Mason asked, smiling at Maya.“Yes, and you should be careful with Emma, we Bishop’s have some very powerful and potent sperm.” Maya said laughing, hugging Mason.“Emma is on the pill, and I wrap it up like a burrito every time.” Mason said laughing, patting Maya on the back.“Too much information.” Maya said laughing, walking back over to Carina.Katie was running from person to person, telling them to read her shirt because she is the world’s best big sister and is getting a baby to play with. Maya and Carina are watching Katie, and smiling, happy to see she is excited about the baby. Arizona and Callie approach them, with their baby in Callie’s arms. “Callie is upset with me for not telling her you are pregnant.” Arizona said with a laugh. “I told her married or not, I can’t break Hipaa.” Arizona said, smiling at them.“She never even hinted or anything about you being pregnant.” Callie said smiling, hugging Carina. “I’m so happy for you two. Congratulations.” Callie said smiling.“Let me have that little Bambina.” Carina said smiling, reaching for the baby in Callie’s arms.Maya walked over to Grandpa who was smiling widely, talking to Jose and Rosa about being one of the first to find out about the baby. “Grandpa, you can’t be telling people that.” Maya said with a chuckle, patting him on the arm. Maya turned around to look at Carina holding the baby and smiled, thinking about her holding their baby in a few months.“I’m hoping for a boy, but we’ll love whatever she has.” Grandpa said to Rosa.“What about you Maya? What are you hoping for?” Rosa asked, getting Maya’s attention.“It doesn’t matter as long as it’s healthy.” Maya said smiling.“Don’t believe her, she’s hoping for a boy.” Carina said smiling, walking up behind her, holding the baby in her arms. “Someone needs their diaper changed, I’m going to take her inside to change her.” Carina said, smiling at the baby.“Be careful.” Maya said, watching as Carina walked away.As the cookout went into the evening, Carina began to feel tired, falling asleep on Maya’s shoulder. “You should take Carina home so she can sleep in her own bed, she’s exhausted. I hope today wasn’t too much for her.” Nana said, reaching down to gently rub Carina’s head.“The pregnancy makes her even more tired than usual. I’ll take her home and come back for Katie in a little while, she’s having so much fun playing with all the kids.” Maya said, smiling when she looked at Katie running around and laughing with the other children.“You take Carina home; Katie can stay with us tonight.” Nana said, smiling at Maya.Maya kissed Carina on top of the head, then gently shook her, trying to awaken her. “Babe, let’s go home and get you into bed so you’ll be more comfortable.” Maya said, moving to help Carina out of the chair.“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to fall asleep, I’m just so tired.” Carina said, rubbing her eyes.“It’s ok, come on, let’s get you home.” Maya said, picking Carina up into her arms, carrying her to the truck to drive her home.“You’re not going to be able to carry me much longer.” Carina said, lying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Why not?” Maya asked.“Because I’ll be fat from being pregnant and weigh as much as an elephant.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the cheek.“I’ll still carry you.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on top of the head.When they arrived home, Maya carried Carina inside and upstairs to their bedroom, laying her on the bed. “I need a shower before going to bed.” Carina said, moving to get off the bed.“Do you need any help?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“No, I can do it myself.” Carina said, walking to the bathroom.Maya fell back on the bed, groaning because it has been over a month since they last had sex, and Maya was feeling the effects of it. She was horny and had already taken numerous cold showers to relieve herself this past month. Maya was trying to be supportive of Carina and wasn’t pushing her to have sex or do anything she didn’t want to do, but it was getting harder for Maya to do nothing but wait. Maya went downstairs and poured herself a large glass of whiskey, drinking half at once.Carina walked downstairs with just a towel around her, to see Maya standing in the kitchen drinking whiskey. “I wondered where you went. I need some clothes from the laundry room.” Carina said, walking into the laundry room, taking the towel off and putting on a pair of clean panties and t-shirt.Maya is drinking the whiskey and watching Carina, standing naked in the laundry room, before putting on the panties and t-shirt. Maya can feel her dick getting harder by the second, looking at Carina, and chugs the entire glass of whiskey, before pouring more into the glass. Maya is watching Carina as she walks back into the kitchen, stopping beside Maya.“I’m exhausted, I’m going to bed. Are you coming or staying here and drinking whiskey?” Carina asked, pointing to the glass of whiskey Maya was holding.“Um, I’m coming with you.” Maya said, chugging the whiskey that was in the glass, following Carina upstairs, looking at her ass the entire time, feeling her dick getting even harder. “Fuck.” Maya said under her breath, but Carina heard her.“What did you say?” Carina asked, turning around to look at Maya.“Nothing.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.When they entered the bedroom, Carina got into bed quickly, pulling the covers over her body, watching Maya get undressed, before getting into bed, moving close to her. Carina moved closer to Maya and laid her head on her chest, kissing her. “I hope I’m not going to be this tired my entire pregnancy.” Carina said, rubbing Maya’s stomach.“Me too.” Maya said, swallowing hard, feeling Carina’s hand on her stomach, just inches away from her hard dick.“Are you ok?” Carina asked, hearing Maya swallow hard.“Yep, I’m fine.” Maya said, starting to squirm, her dick starting to hurt.“No, you aren’t fine. What’s wrong?” Carina asked, lifting her head to look at Maya.“I need a shower, a very cold shower.” Maya said, moving quickly to get out of bed, running to the shower, turning only the cold water on and getting underneath it, letting it run down her body.When Maya got out of the shower, Carina was turned on her side away from Maya’s side of the bed, sleeping soundly. Maya got into bed, moving close to Carina, placing her arm around her to gently rub her lower stomach. “Hi, baby, it’s Mommy again. How are you doing in there? You shouldn’t be hungry because Mamma ate quite a bit at the cookout. I can’t wait to meet you and rub your little head and feet. Mamma has been tired a lot lately and Mommy is trying to be supportive but it’s getting hard. Wait, that doesn’t sound right, it’s getting difficult. Something has been getting quite hard, but you don’t need to hear about that.” Maya said with a quiet chuckle. “I can’t wait to find out whether you’re a girl or boy, but I love you no matter what. I haven’t told Mamma yet, but I already have a name picked out for you and I think you’ll like it as much as I do. Get some rest now and let Mamma rest so maybe she will feel better tomorrow. I love you, my little tadpole.” Maya said, kissing her hand, then patting Carina’s stomach. Maya fell asleep with her arm on Carina’s lower stomach, a smile on her face thinking about the baby.

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Maya is getting ready to go meet Carina at the hospital for her 3 month checkup. Katie is going to stay with Nana and make cookies while Maya is gone but is upset that she can’t go with her to see her Mamma. Carina has been working long hours at the hospital and hasn’t been home much except to sleep and shower before returning to work. Katie is missing her a lot, but Maya has been spending more time with her, even taking her to work with her when possible.Maya arrives at the hospital and finds Carina in her office, asleep on the couch. Maya walked over to the couch and bent down beside her, softly placing a strand of hair behind Carina’s neck, before kissing her on the forehead. Carina stirs and slowly opens her eyes to see Maya’s blue eyes staring at her, a wide smile on her face. “Hey, you need to wake up so we can go for your checkup.” Maya said.“I didn’t intend to fall asleep. I was just going to rest my eyes for a few minutes before I needed to get ready for my appointment.” Carina said, sitting up and stretching, while rubbing her sleepy eyes.“We need to go, or Arizona will give you shit for being late.” Maya said laughing, helping Carina off the couch.“I’m so tired, all I want to do is sleep every chance I get.” Carina said, rubbing her face.“I know.” Maya said, sighing heavily.Maya and Carina are in the room waiting for Arizona to come in for the appointment. Maya is pacing around the room feeling nervous about the appointment. Carina is watching Maya and becomes concerned about her behavior. “Are you ok?” Carina asked, concern evident in her voice.“Yes, I’m fine, just a little nervous about the appointment.” Maya said, sitting on the stool beside Carina.“There’s nothing to be nervous about, everything is going fine with this pregnancy.” Carina said in a loving voice, gently caressing Maya’s cheek.“I just get nervous because I’ve never gone through this before and don’t know what to expect.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Arizona will come in here and take my measurements to see how the baby is growing, and she may do a pelvic exam to check to see if I could be dilating or if anything is wrong, but there won’t be anything wrong, so don’t worry.” Carina explained, softly caressing Maya’s cheek.“What about why you’re so tired all the time and working so much?” Maya asked, worry in her voice.“I told you, the hormones are what is making me so tired all the time, it doesn’t have anything to do with working so much, although that doesn’t help either.” Carina said smiling softly at Maya.“Ok, I just want everything to be ok with you and the baby.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s lips.“Hey, that’s what got you two here in the first place.” Arizona said with a laugh, upon entering the room to see Maya kissing Carina.“Shut up.” Maya said with a laugh.“Let’s see how this baby and Mamma are doing today.” Arizona said smiling, reaching for the tape measure. “The baby is growing perfectly. Are there any concerns or questions either of you have for me?” Arizona asked, looking from Carina to Maya.“How much longer is Carina going to be feeling tired and wanting to sleep all the time?” Maya asked, looking at Arizona.“It varies from mother to mother. Some women feel tired and want to sleep during the entire pregnancy, while some only experience such tiredness for the first few months. Carina has been busier than usual lately with so many pregnant patients and that can cause her to feel more tired as well. It’s nothing to be concerned about, it’s quite normal.” Arizona said, smiling at Maya.“See, that’s exactly what I told you.” Carina said, pointing at Maya.“Can I ask one more question?” Maya asked, looking down at the floor.“I already know what you’re going to ask her, and don’t!” Carina said, lifting Maya’s face to look at her, giving her a nasty look.“Ok, I won’t.” Maya said, lowering her head to look at the floor again.“Is there a problem? Are you having any issues with your pregnancy?” Arizona asked, a look of concern on her face.“No, there isn’t any problems or issues with my pregnancy. Maya is being stupid again.” Carina said, glaring at Maya.“Ok, well I’ll leave and let you get dressed then. I’ll see you in another month.” Arizona said, seeing the tension between Maya and Carina, before exiting the room.“If you want to know something about our relationship, ask me, not Arizona!” Carina said angrily, reaching for her clothes to get dressed.“Ok, I’m sorry. It’s just been so long since we had sex, and I wanted to know if it was just part of the pregnancy or something else going on with you.” Maya said, rubbing her forehead.“Nothing is going on with me, I am pregnant, and I’m tired…exhausted from the hormones and working so much. I’m too tired to even think about sex, by the time I get home at night, all I want to do is sleep, is that so hard for you to understand?” Carina angrily said, putting her pants on.“No, it’s not hard for me to understand, but this is the first time I’m going through all this, and I don’t know how all this works. Are we never going to have sex again until the baby is born? If that’s the case, just tell me so I can deal with it. I’m trying my hardest to be supportive, but it’s not easy for me.” Maya said, getting angry.“That’s all you ever think about, sex, sex, sex. There’s more to a relationship besides sex. You need to grow up and stop constantly focusing on only the sex part of our relationship.” Carina said, reaching for her purse, before walking towards the door.“That’s no all I think about, but it is part of a relationship and it’s a part that I miss. I don’t even feel like I can touch you anymore without feeling guilty about it. I know you’re tired and working a lot and your hormones are all over the place, but sometimes I just want to hold you and be close to you, but you keep pushing me away.” Maya said, reaching for Carina’s hand.“I’m not trying to push you away. I’m just so tired and I know you have a difficult time just cuddling or holding me without getting an erection. I can’t help that I’m not in the mood for sex now, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be later. I just need you to be patient with me…and my hormones. I told you there will probably come a time during this pregnancy that I’ll want sex all the time, then you’ll probably be the one too tired for me.” Carina said smiling, placing her forehead against Maya’s.“I’ll never be too tired for you.” Maya said smiling, placing a gentle kiss on Carina’s lips.“You say that now, but you just wait, when my horny hormones kick in, you’re going to be tuning another song.” Carina said, with a laugh.“You mean singing another tune.” Maya said laughing.“Whatever, you know what I mean.” Carina said, taking her hand as they walked out of the room.“Are you working late tonight? Katie is missing you a lot and wants to spend time with you.” Maya said, walking down the hallway with Carina.“I’m missing her too. I have 2 laboring mothers, so it depends on them as to what time I’ll be home tonight.” Carina said, stopping outside her office door.“Ok, well, I’ll go get Katie and take her on the tractor with me then. I’ll probably be late getting home myself tonight.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the cheek before turning to walk away.“I love you!” Carina shouted as Maya was walking away.“I love you too.” Maya said, stopping to turn around and smile at Carina.It’s been 2 weeks since Carina’s appointment and they still haven’t had sex. Maya is working longer hours on the ranch to keep her mind occupied so she doesn’t think about it, focusing all her energy on Katie and the ranch. Maya goes by Nana’s to pick Katie up, realizing she had lost track of time and was late picking her up. When Maya arrived at Nana’s, she informed her that Carina had come by earlier to pick Katie up and they were heading home to prepare dinner. Maya rushed home to find a plate with dinner on it, sitting on the stove and sat down to eat before going upstairs to look in Katie’s room to find her sleeping peacefully. Maya walked over to place a kiss on Katie’s head and cover her since she had kicked them off.Maya walked into the bedroom to see Carina sleeping and went into the bathroom to shower before getting into bed. Maya got into bed and moved closer to Carina, who was sleeping on her side, facing away from her. Maya placed her arm around Carina and began gently rubbing her lower stomach. “Hi, little one, it’s Mommy. I have missed getting to talk to you. Mamma has been super busy bringing babies like you into the world, so I haven’t been able to spend much time with you. I worked on the tractor today and helped Grandpa get the cows moved to a different pasture. I can’t wait to take you on the tractor with me. I hope you enjoy the ranch as much as your sister does. I can’t wait to teach you so many things, like riding a pony, riding a bike, walking, and just spending time with you. I can’t wait to hold you and kiss your tiny head and feet…I love baby feet.” Maya said with a chuckle. “I hope you know how much we all love you already. Good night my precious little one.” Maya said smiling, before closing her eyes and falling asleep.Maya woke up early and moved to get out of bed when Carina held her arm around her waist. “Where are you going?” Carina asked, her voice raspy from being asleep.“I was going to get ready for work, then get Katie up and take her to Nana’s for breakfast.” Maya responded, gently rubbing Carina’s stomach.“I’m off today and wanted to spend time with you and Katie.” Carina said, rolling over to look at Maya.“Ok, but I really need to go help Grandpa with something first, it shouldn’t take long though. I can be home by noon if I leave now.” Maya said, looking at Carina.“Ok, go help Grandpa then come home. I want to have a nice dinner and watch a movie with Katie this evening, as a family.” Carina said, softly caressing Maya’s cheek.“That’s sounds wonderful.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina’s hand that was on her cheek.“Kiss me, then go help Grandpa and get back here.” Carina said smiling, leaning towards Maya, kissing her on the lips.“Yes, ma’am.” Maya said, smiling, getting out of bed to dress, her morning wood evident in her boxers. Maya adjusted her dick in her boxers, looking at Carina who was smiling at her. “I know, it’s hard not to get that way from just kissing you.” Maya said smiling.“That’s just your usual morning wood, not from the kiss.” Carina said with a chuckle.“That’s what you think.” Maya said laughing, walking towards the bathroom.Maya didn’t get home until much later than she had expected and walked into the house to see Carina and Katie in the kitchen preparing dinner. “I thought you were going to be home by noon?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“I would have been but there was an issue with the tractor, and we had to fix it. I’m sorry for being late.” Maya said, walking over to kiss Carina on the cheek.“Mommy, we’re cooking dinner for you, it’s lasagna, your favorite.” Katie said, smiling her toothy smile.“Ooooo, that is my favorite.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie all over her face, causing her to laugh.“Katie, tell Mommy what your puppy did at Nana’s house today.” Carina said, looking at Katie.“It was so funny. George got into the trash and had spaghetti sauce all over his face. I laughed so hard I got tears. Nana was so mad though and said George needs to be trained.” Katie said laughing.“Nana loves George as much as you do. She’s constantly feeding him steak and anything else she’s eating. We really should bring him home, but I’m not sure Nana would allow that now.” Maya said laughing.“He sleeps with her now. Grandpa said she loves that dog more than him.” Carina said laughing.“He laughs because Katie named a girl dog George, which is definitely a boys name.” Maya said laughing.“Well, it was technically bought for Katie, so she had the right to name it whatever she wanted.” Carina said, smiling.“We’re not letting her name the baby are we?” Maya asked, with a chuckle.“Definitely not, we’ll have a girl with a boys name or a boy with a girls name if we let her name it.” Carina said laughing.“So, you’re not mad at me for getting home late?” Maya asked, smiling, placing her arms around Carina’s waist, holding her close to her body.“No, Bambina, I am not mad. I know sometimes things come up that we have no control over, and it keeps us longer at our jobs. You don’t get mad at me for coming home later than expected, so I can’t be mad at you.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on Maya’s lips.“I’m hungry.” Katie said, staring at them.“Let’s eat then, the princess has spoken.” Maya said, smiling as she helped Katie into her chair at the table before pulling Carina’s chair out for her to sit in.After dinner they were all sitting on the couch watching a movie when they began hearing little snores coming from Katie. “Aw, look at our baby.” Carina said smiling, gently rubbing Katie’s head.“She’s getting so big already.” Maya said smiling, looking at Katie sleeping with her head on Carina’s arm. “I’m going to put her to bed, then I’ll come back and watch something with you.” Maya said, lifting Katie in her arms, turning to walk upstairs.When Maya came downstairs, Carina was walking out of the kitchen with a glass of whiskey in her hand, handing it to Maya. “I thought you might like to drink this while watching Friends with me.” Carina said, smiling mischievously.“I see what you’re doing, you’re bribing me into watching Friends with you, knowing we’ve seen every episode at least a million times already. It’s going to cost you a lot more than whiskey to make up for making me watch that again.” Maya said smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina.“Ok, I’ll give you a kiss as well then.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“That’s a good start but still isn’t enough.” Maya said with a chuckle, sitting on the couch next to Carina. Maya placed her arm around Carina and placed a blanket over her like she likes it, drinking the whiskey.“Maya, wake up, let’s go to bed.” Carina said, gently shaking Maya’s arm.“What? I’m not asleep.” Maya said, startling awake, sitting up on the couch.“You were snoring, so you were definitely asleep. Come on, let’s go to bed.” Carina said smiling, reaching for Maya’s hand.“I’m sorry, I didn’t realize how tired I was.” Maya said yawning and stretching, before taking Carina’s hand to walk upstairs.When they got upstairs, Maya went into Katie’s room to check on her as Carina went into their room to brush her teeth and prepare for bed. As Maya walked into the bedroom, Carina was walking out of the bathroom. Maya went into the bathroom to brush her teeth before coming out to find Carina lying in bed. Maya undressed and got into bed beside Carina, pulling her close to her body. “Did you cover Katie up when you checked on her?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Yes, how does she always manage to kick the covers off every night?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“You know how she moves all over the bed while sleeping, she has always been active, even when I was carrying her.” Carina said, smiling.“Is this baby as active as Katie was?” Maya asked, placing her hand on Carina’s lower stomach.“Not yet, but it hasn’t started kicking and moving around yet.” Carina said.“When will the baby start moving so I can feel it?” Maya asked, gently rubbing Carina’s lower stomach.“Anywhere between 16 and 24 weeks, it varies. Some women feel their baby move earlier than others. I already know what it feels like so I will probably feel it moving sooner rather than later.” Carina said, placing her hand on Maya’s.Maya rose up on one elbow, looking down at Carina’s lower stomach before moving down her body, to place a kiss on it. “Hi baby, it’s Mommy again. Do you hear Mamma and I talking about you? We’re excited to feel you when you start moving around in Mamma’s belly. I can’t wait to feel you kicking and moving around in there. Mamma made Mommy lasagna for dinner tonight, but you probably already know that since she ate some herself.” Maya said with a giggle.“You do know the baby can’t hear you.” Carina said giggling.“I know, but I still like to talk to it and let it know how much I love it and can’t wait to see it and hold it in my arms.” Maya said, looking up to smile at Carina.“You are going to spoil this baby so much, maybe even more than you do Katie, if that’s even possible.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I’m just so excited because I will be there for this entire pregnancy and the delivery this time.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I know, I am excited to be sharing all of this with you this time too. I kick myself in the ass every day for not telling you about Katie as soon as I found out I was pregnant.” Carina said, her eyes filled with tears.“Hey, it’s ok, we’re together now, and we’re going through this together. We can’t change the past, and we’re doing everything right this time. I wish I had known about Katie when you found out you were pregnant, but that doesn’t change how I feel about her or you. We both made mistakes, but we’ve learned from them and are doing things differently this time.” Maya said, moving up Carina’s body to hold her.“I’m so sorry you missed out on so much with Katie and I don’t want you to miss out on anything this time.” Carina said, placing her head on Maya’s shoulder.“I’ll be there for you and our baby every step of the way.” Maya said, placing a kiss on top of Carina’s head.“Are you ready to go to sleep now?” Carina asked, kissing Maya on the shoulder.“Only if you are.” Maya responded, rubbing Carina’s arm.“I’m not.” Carina said, looking up to smile flirtatiously at Maya.“Oh, what would you like to do then?” Maya asked, smiling flirtatiously back at Carina.“I’m sure you can think of something for us to do.” Carina said smiling, moving up to kiss Maya on the lips.“Yes!” Maya said smiling, attacking Carina’s lips in a hard kiss full of love, lust, and passion, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, moaning loudly. Maya rolled Carina on her back, not breaking the kiss, running her hands up and down her body. “I’ve missed you.” Maya said, breaking the kiss to bite and suck on Carina’s favorite spot on her neck, eliciting a loud moan from her.“I’ve missed you too.” Carina said, running her hands up and down Maya’s back, pulling on the hem of her sports bra. “Off.” Carina said.Maya rose up to pull her bra off, throwing it on the floor, before reaching for the hem of Carina’s shirt, pulling it over her head. “Hello, girls.” Maya said smiling, reaching down to palm Carina’s breasts. “I’ve missed you too.” Maya said, leaning down to kiss Carina’s breasts, before wrapping her mouth around a nipple, sucking and twirling her tongue around it, causing loud moans from Carina. Maya moved to the other nipple, biting gently before wrapping her mouth around it sucking and flicking her tongue across it while slowly trailing her hand down Carina’s body, slipping it under her panties to her folds, feeling the slick wetness gathering there. “You’re so wet for me.” Maya said smiling, removing her mouth from Carina’s nipple.“Did you think I wouldn’t be after you’ve been sucking my nipples?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“I love how wet you always get for me.” Maya said smiling, before moving down Carina’s body, taking her panties off and throwing them on the floor, before moving between her legs. Maya flattened her tongue and licked from Carina’s folds to her clit, gently biting it before wrapping her mouth around it and sucking it into her mouth, rubbing circles around it with her tongue.“Dio mio.” Carina said, reaching down to grab a handful of Maya’s hair, holding her exactly where she wanted her.“I have missed tasting you.” Maya said, removing her mouth from Carina’s clit, moving down to her entrance, licking and sucking hard, causing Carina to moan loudly. Maya moved her mouth back to Carina’s clit, sucking on it while slowly running her fingers up and down her folds, collecting wetness on them before moving them to her entrance, slowly pushing them inside, causing Carina to gasp and buck her hips up.“Dio mio, Cazzo!” Carina shouted, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s fingers inside her.Maya smiled, proud of the way she was making Carina squirm underneath her and moaning loudly, as she continued to suck and rub her tongue in circles on Carina’s clit, while thrusting 2 fingers in and out of her. Maya can feel Carina getting tighter, making her fingers harder to thrust in Carina, a sure sign Carina is close to her orgasm. “Are you going to cum for me?” Maya asked, looking up at Carina.“I’m close.” Carina said, breathing hard, thrusting her hips erratically against Maya’s fingers.“Cum for me, Babe, cum all over my fingers so I can lick them clean.” Maya said, placing her mouth back on Carina’s clit, sucking harder, thrusting her fingers harder and deeper into Carina, causing her to gasp loudly.“Cazzo, don’t stop! I’m cumming, I’m cumming. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s fingers as she continued thrusting them inside Carina, prolonging her orgasm.Once Carina’s body relaxed, Maya kissed her clit, before pulling her fingers out of Carina, licking them clean. “Best thing I’ve eaten in a long time.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“Get your boxers off now, we’re not done yet.” Carina said, still breathing hard, reaching for Maya’s boxers.“Yes, ma’am.” Maya said smiling, as she rose up to take her boxers off and throw them on the floor, before lying between Carina’s legs. Maya reached down, grabbing the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on it. “Are you ready?” Maya asked, lining her dick up with Carina’s entrance.“Yes, stop teasing and start fucking me.” Carina said, grabbing Maya behind the neck, pulling her in for a hard kiss, shoving her tongue inside her mouth, deepening the kiss.Maya slowly pushed her dick inside Carina until their hips met, stopping to give Carina time to adjust to her size since it had been so long since they had sex. Maya slowly began thrusting her dick inside Carina, being gentle with her. “Your pussy feels so good around my dick. I’ve missed this more than you know.” Maya said, biting and sucking on Carina’s neck, leaving several marks.“You can’t leave any marks.” Carina said, breathing hard.“Too late.” Maya said, biting and sucking on Carina’s pulse point, causing a loud moan from her.“Faster.” Carina said, breathing hard, softly scratching up and down Maya’s back.Maya started thrusting faster but being gentle at the same time, not thrusting deeply like she normally does. “Is this, ok? Am I hurting you…or the baby?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“No, harder.” Carina said, trying to thrust harder into Maya’s thrusts.“I’m not going harder; I don’t want to hurt you or the baby.” Maya said, stopping her thrusts, looking at Carina.Carina grabbed Maya by the waist, flipping her over so she was on top, sitting up with her dick buried deep inside her. “I’ll do it then.” Carina said, as she began to bounce hard and deep on Maya’s dick, placing her hands on her shoulders for balance.“Be careful.” Maya said, grabbing Carina’s hips, holding them as she bounced on her dick.“Shut up and fuck me.” Carina said, glaring at Maya as she bounced faster on her dick.Suddenly the bedroom door opened. “Mommy.” Katie’s little sleepy voice said.“OUT!” Carina shouted, when she turned to see Katie standing in the doorway looking at them.Katie quickly shut the door, bursting into tears. “Tell me that did not just happen.” Carina said, leaning down on Maya’s body.“I would love to, but it did.” Maya said, releasing Carina’s hips, rubbing her face. “I need to go check on her.” Maya said, patting Carina on the legs.“I shouldn’t have yelled at her. Why didn’t you lock the door?” Carina asked, moving off Maya’s dick to lay beside her.“I didn’t know this was going to happen. I’ll go talk to her.” Maya said, getting out of bed to put her boxers on.“Wait, what about your erection?” Carina asked, knowing it can be seen in Maya’s boxers.“Oh, that’s gone now, it died the minute Katie walked in.” Maya said, pointing to her now flaccid dick in her boxers, before turning to walk out the door. Maya went into Katie’s room to find her lying in bed crying. “Hey Princess.” Maya said, sitting on the bed beside her.“Mamma yelled at me.” Katie said, sobbing on Maya’s arm.“Yes, she did, but that was because you startled her. She wasn’t expecting you to come into our room without knocking first.” Maya said, holding Katie in her arms.“I knocked, but you didn’t answer.” Katie said, wiping tears on her sleeve.“We didn’t hear you knock.” Maya said, kissing Katie on top of the head.“But I did, I pwomise.” Katie said, looking up at Maya.“I believe you, Princess.” Maya said, hugging Katie.“Were you and Mamma playing and didn’t hear me knock?” Katie asked, looking at Maya.“Yes, we were….wrestling.” Maya said, thinking quickly.“Mamma said not to play in bed, or someone can get hurt.” Katie said, giving Maya a serious look.“Right, and I’ll remind her of that.” Maya said with a chuckle. “Did you need something, so you came to our room?” Maya asked, smiling at Katie.“I had a nightmare and got scared.” Katie said, snuggling into Maya’s arms.“Oh no, are you still scared?” Maya asked, holding Katie tightly.“Not since Mamma yelled at me.” Katie said, wiping her nose on her sleeve.“I’m sorry you got scared but next time wait for us to tell you to come in before entering our bedroom, ok?” Maya asked, smiling at Katie.“What if you’re playing again and don’t hear me?” Katie asked, giving Maya a confused look.“Knock harder and louder until we do hear you.” Maya said, smiling at Katie.“I will knock super loud next time.” Katie said, hitting her hand hard on the bed, imitating a knock.“Yes, just like that.” Maya said with a laugh. “Now, let’s get you back in bed so you can get some rest.” Maya said, helping Katie lay in bed, covering her up. “Good night, Princess.” Maya said, kissing her on the forehead.“Good night, Mommy.” Katie said, yawning as she turned over in bed.Maya went back into the bedroom to see Carina sitting up in bed, sobbing. Maya got into bed and moved closer to Carina, placing her arms around her. “What’s wrong?” Maya asked, kissing Carina on the side of the head.“I yelled at Katie and made her cry.” Carina said, sobbing in her hands.“I explained to her that you yelled because she startled you when she came into the room without being told it was ok to.” Maya said, holding Carina against her body.“She probably hates me, especially after what she saw. Maya, our daughter caught us having sex.” Carina said, looking at Maya with wide eyes.“She doesn’t know that’s what we were doing. I may have told her we were wrestling in bed, which she informed me that you said we’re not supposed to be doing because someone could get hurt.” Maya said laughing.“Good thinking.” Carina said smiling, laying her head on Maya’s shoulder.“That’s the first thing that came to mind.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Do you want to finish what we started now?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“I honestly don’t think I can, I still see the look on Katie’s face when she walked in to see you bouncing on my dick.” Maya said, laughing, placing her hand over her face.“Don’t remind me.” Carina said, placing her face in her hands.“We probably scarred our daughter for life.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Not if she thinks we were just wrestling.” Carina said with a giggle.“You need to remember to lock the door before you ride my dick next time.” Maya said laughing, kissing Carina on the cheek.“Hey, I didn’t know I was going to be doing that. It’s your fault for not fucking me harder like I wanted you to.” Carina said laughing, hitting Maya on the arm.“I didn’t want to hurt the baby.” Maya said.“You won’t hurt the baby; it’s surrounded by amniotic fluid that protects it.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“I can’t wait to find out if it’s a boy or girl.” Maya said, trying to change the subject.“We might be able to find out at my next appointment, if your baby cooperates with the ultrasound.” Carina said, smiling at Carina.“Is ‘my baby’ the one responsible for the hormones too?” Maya asked with a chuckle.“Yes, anytime it’s something I don’t like with this pregnancy, it’s your baby causing it.” Carina said laughing, kissing Maya on the cheek.“So…does tonight mean you’re in the horny stage of this pregnancy now?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Not necessarily, but it could mean that. We’ll know if I keep getting horny more often now.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I’m praying for the horny hormones to have kicked in then.” Maya said with a laugh.“You say that now.” Carina said laughing, knowing how those hormones can get.“And I’ll keep saying it.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips. “I think we should get some sleep now, we both have to work tomorrow.” Maya said, moving to lay down in bed, pulling Carina down with her, holding her close to her body. “Wait.” Maya said, moving to place her head on Carina’s lower stomach. “Hi little one, it’s Mommy again. I hope we didn’t jostle you around too much earlier. Mamma was a bit horny and eager tonight.” Maya said with a chuckle, kissing Carina’s stomach.“Stupida.” Carina said laughing, hitting Maya on the arm.“It’s true though.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the lips. “Good night, Babe.” Maya said.“Good night, Bambina.” Carina said, snuggling into Maya’s body.

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Maya is working on one of the tractors in the barn with Grandpa when she hears footsteps approaching behind her. Maya turned around to see Cord Lawrence, walking towards her. “Cord, what are you doing here?” Maya asked.“I wanted to come and speak with you in person about an offer the college would like to make you to become the coach for our track and field as well as the artillery teams. We’ve started a shooting team this year and since you still hold the national record for shooting, we wanted to offer you the position first. I’ve spoken with the athletic director, and he was very impressed with your resume and told me to speak with you before some other college offered you a position.” Cord said, extending his hand to Maya.“Cord, this is my grandfather, Mike Bishop.” Maya said pointing to Grandpa. “Cord is the gentleman who we ran into at the airport while we were waiting to board the plane for our honeymoon.” Maya said. “How did you find me?” Maya asked, giving Cord a confused look.“There aren’t any other Bishop ranches in Washington, so it wasn’t hard to track you down.” Cord said with a laugh.“Right, we’re the only one.” Maya said with a chuckle. “I haven’t given anymore thought to becoming a coach since we met. To be honest, I have so much going on with the ranch and my wife and I are expecting our second child now, so I don’t see how I could take on a coaching job.” Maya said, sitting on a chair in the barn.“Is there somewhere we can go to discuss the offer the college is willing to make for you to coach for us?” Cord asked.“We can go to my house if you’d like, we’ll have total privacy there.” Maya said, as she rose from her chair.“That would be great, lead the way.” Cord said smiling. “It was nice meeting you Mr. Bishop.” Cord said smiling, extending his hand for Grandpa to shake it.“Nice meeting you as well, call me Mike.” Grandpa said smiling, shaking Cord’s hand.When Maya and Cord entered the house, they went into the kitchen. “Would you like something to drink?” Maya asked, taking a beer out of the refrigerator.“I would love one of those, please.” Cord said, pointing to the beer in Maya’s hand.Maya handed Cord a beer then sat down at the table. “I’ll give you the courtesy of listening to your offer, but I’m not interested in coaching, my life is here on the ranch.” Maya said, before taking a drink of beer.“I can see why you like it here so much, it’s beautiful and peaceful.” Cord said, taking a drink of beer.Cord spent over an hour speaking with Maya about the coaching positions at the college and telling her the amount they were willing to offer her to take the position. Maya listened patiently to everything he said to her, but still had no intention of becoming a coach for the college. “I appreciate the offer, but it’s a hard no from me. I’m taking over the ranch and need to focus all my attention here, plus with another baby on the way I don’t want to make any changes in my life right now.” Maya said, shaking Cord’s hand.“Thank you for your time and if you ever change your mind, you have my card.” Cord said, before walking out the door.As Maya was finishing her beer, her phone began to ring. Maya looked at her phone to see Carina calling her. “Hey, Babe.” Maya said in a cheerful voice.“Hi Bambina, I need you to come by my office and help me with something.” Carina said, sounding excited.“Are you rearranging your office again? I told you not to be lifting anything while you’re pregnant.” Maya said.“No, I’m not doing that, I need you to help me with something else.” Carina said.“Is there anyone else around there that can help you? I need to finish helping Grandpa work on the tractor.” Maya asked.“Absolutely not! I don’t want anyone but you to help me with this, now get your ass to my office now!” Carina said, irritation in her voice as she hung up the phone.Maya placed her phone back in her pocket when she realized Carina had ended the call. “I guess we’re at the bossy and irritated hormones now.” Maya said, sighing as she grabbed her keys before leaving the house.Carina is pacing back and forth in her office, waiting for Maya when there’s a knock on the door. “Come in.” Carina shouted, expecting Maya to walk through the door.“Hey, I wanted to speak with you about a patient.” Arizona said, walking inside the office.“I can’t right now, I’m waiting for Maya.” Carina said, wiping her forehead.“Is everything ok? You look a little flush.” Arizona said, approaching Carina, feeling her forehead.“I’m fine, I just need a few minutes with Maya.” Carina said, pushing Arizona’s hand away from her forehead.“Hey, I’m here.” Maya said, walking through the door.“I’ll talk to you later Arizona.” Carina said, taking Arizona by the arm and escorting her out of the office, quickly shutting and locking the door.“What was so urgent that you needed me to come to your office for?” Maya asked, sitting on the edge of Carina’s desk, folding her arms.“I need your help.” Carina said smiling, walking over to Maya, cupping her face, kissing her hard on the lips.“Wait.” Maya said, pulling back from Carina. “Is this a booty call?” Maya asked with a big grin, looking at Carina who was smiling at her.“Maybe.” Carina said, tilting her head, smiling seductively at Maya. “Is there a problem with that?” Carina asked smiling, bending down to kiss Maya on the neck, softly biting it.“No, absolutely not.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina tightly against her body, wrapping her arms around her, kissing her hard, slipping her tongue inside her mouth deepening the kiss.“Pull your pants down, we don’t have much time.” Carina said, reaching for the zipper on Maya’s jeans.Maya quickly pushed her pants down to her ankles, her dick already getting hard from just the thought of what was about to happen. “Trade me places.” Maya said smiling, as she pulled Carina’s scrub bottoms down and turned her around to sit on the desk. “Now, where were we?” Maya asked, smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina hard on the lips.Carina broke the kiss, breathing hard. “I’m serious, we only have about 15 minutes before I need to get back to work.” Carina said, reaching for Maya’s semi hard dick, stroking it.“We can do a lot in 15 minutes.” Maya said smiling, biting and sucking on Carina’s sweet spot on her neck, reaching one hand down to her folds, feeling the pool of slick wetness already gathered there. “Damn Babe, you’re so wet already.” Maya said, smiling, looking at Carina.“I’ve been thinking about you fucking me all morning, I’m so fucking horny, I can’t focus on anything.” Carina said, stroking Maya’s dick faster.“Let’s do something about that then.” Maya said smiling, reaching down to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on it before lining it up with her entrance. “Ready?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I’ve been ready all morning, now shut up and fuck me.” Carina said, grabbing Maya behind the neck, pulling her in to kiss her hard on the lips, while wrapping her legs around her waist.Maya pushed her dick inside Carina, immediately thrusting in and out of her, Carina moaning loudly. “Babe, you need to be quiet, so nobody hears us.” Maya said, breaking the kiss.“I don’t care who hears me right now.” Carina said, pulling Maya in for another hard kiss, moaning in her mouth.Maya began thrusting harder and faster, the desk shaking underneath them. Maya slid her hand between their bodies to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles on it, causing Carina to gasp, breaking the kiss, and holding Maya tightly around the neck. “You feel so good around my dick.” Maya said, close to Carina’s ear.“Dio mio, I’m close.” Carina said, trying to thrust her hips in rhythm to Maya’s.“Already? We just started.” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Yes…oh God…I’m going to cum.” Carina said, feeling her inner walls getting tighter around Maya’s dick. “Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick as Maya continued to fuck her through her orgasm. Carina’s body relaxed in Maya’s arms when her orgasm subsided, breathing hard against her neck.Maya stopped thrusting, to give Carina time to recuperate from the quick and long orgasm. “That was quick.” Maya said with a chuckle, kissing Carina on the cheek.“I told you; I’ve been thinking about this all morning.” Carina said through ragged breath.“So, are you ready for round 2 now?” Maya asked smiling, leaning down to bite and suck on Carina’s neck, right where she likes the most.Carina looked at her watch then turned to smile at Maya. “I’m sorry, but I need to go check on a laboring mother right now.”“But, what about this?” Maya asked, making her still very hard dick twitch inside Carina.“You can use my bathroom to take care of that.” Carina said, moving to pull Maya’s dick out of her, reaching for tissue on her desk to clean herself before pulling her scrub bottoms up.“Seriously?” Maya asked, looking down at her erection.“I’m sorry but thank you for coming by.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya quickly on the lips before walking toward the door. “I’ll make it up to you later, I promise.” Carina said, turning to smile at Maya before walking out the door.“Unfucking believable.” Maya said, reaching down to pull her pants up, groaning from the pain in her still erect dick.When Maya got back to the ranch, Grandpa noticed a change in her demeanor. “Are you ok?” Grandpa asked.“I’m fucking great.” Maya said, throwing a wrench back into the toolbox.“You don’t seem so great. Did that guy say something that pissed you off or something?” Grandpa asked, referring to Cord.“No, he had a lot to say and offer, but I’m not interested in ever being a coach for anyone.” Maya said, wiping grease off her hands.“Then what has you in such a bad mood?” Grandpa asked.“I’m just having a bad day, that’s all.” Maya said, snapping at Grandpa.“Maybe you should take off now and go spend time with Katie and Carina?” Grandpa suggested.“No, I want to get this tractor repaired so we can get back to working in the field.” Maya said, reaching for another tool.“Then, I’ll leave you to finish repairing the tractor, and I’ll find something else to do around here.” Grandpa said, turning to walk out of the barn.Maya was fuming because that’s twice that Carina has left her hanging without any release. The first being the night Katie walked in on them, then today. They’ve only had sex twice in a very long time and both times Maya hasn’t had the opportunity finish and was sexually frustrated. Sure, she has taken several cold showers for relief, but that’s not how she wanted it. After Grandpa walked out of the barn, Maya picked up another wrench and threw it against the wall in anger. After finally calming down a bit, Maya worked until late into the night, trying to repair the tractor. Maya realized that she needed another part for the tractor but couldn’t get it from the parts store until in the morning.When Maya arrived at home, Carina had left a plate of food for her on the stove. After eating the food, Maya went upstairs to see Carina sleeping in bed and showered before going to bed herself. Maya got into bed, turning away from Carina, falling asleep quickly. Maya woke up early and turned over to see Carina still sleeping beside her, and got out of bed and dressed for work. Maya walked into Katie’s room to see her sleeping peacefully before going downstairs to leave for work.Carina slowly opened her eyes, expecting to see Maya sleeping beside her, but she wasn’t there. Carina got out of bed and walked into the bathroom looking for Maya, before walking downstairs to look for her. After not being able to find Maya in the house, Carina took out her phone to message her. “Good morning, Bambina. I woke up but you’re not here.” Carina messaged Maya.“I’m at work, I have a lot to get done today.” Maya replied in a message.“Will you be home for lunch?” Carina messaged.“No, I’m working in the field and won’t be home until late.” Maya replied.“I’m making lasagna for dinner for you since I’m off today.” Carina messaged with a smiley face emoji.“Thanks.” Maya replied.“Be careful, I love you.” Carina messaged with a smiley face and heart emojis.“Love you too.” Maya replied.Carina and Katie spent the entire day together, baking cookies, cleaning, and folding laundry together before preparing lasagna for dinner. “Mommy will be happy when she gets home and sees how we cleaned the house and baked her favorite cookies and lasagna.” Katie said, smiling proudly.“Yes, she will be.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on top of Katie’s head.Maya is out in the field working when she needs to hook up a trailer to the tractor to haul some hay back to the barn for the animals. Maya is trying to get the trailer hitch to connect but it isn’t working so she tries to use her foot to get it to connect to the ball on the tractor, kicking hard on the hitch, when her foot slips and she falls on the bar, it makes contact between her legs. Maya doubles over in pain, her hand on her dick, moaning and groaning. Maya laid on the ground for several minutes trying to catch her breath and waiting for the pain to east up. Maya finally manages to get to her feet but is unable to stand up straight because of the pain. Maya somehow managed to climb back on the tractor and decided to go home, unable to work in pain with all the bouncing on the tractor.When Maya arrived at home, she went directly to the kitchen, grabbing a glass from the cabinet, pouring a large glass of whiskey, drinking it down immediately, before pouring another glass. Carina walked downstairs to see Maya leaning on her elbows on the counter, drinking whiskey. “You’re home.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Yep.” Maya said, taking another drink of whiskey.“Are you hungry? I made lasagna for you.” Carina asked, walking over to Maya, kissing her on the cheek, and rubbing her back.“No, I’m just going to take a long hot bath and go to bed.” Maya said, trying to stand up straight, but unable to, grimacing in pain.“Bambina, are you hurt?” Carina asked, seeing Maya’s face.“I had a little accident with the trailer hitch today.” Maya said, reaching down to palm her dick through her jeans.“Oh no! Are you ok?” Carina asked, placing her hand over her mouth.“No, I’m not ok, I think I broke my fucking dick!” Maya shouted angrily, glaring at Carina.“I need to take you to the hospital.” Carina said, moving closer to Maya.“NO! I am not going to the hospital for this!” Maya shouted, moving away from Carina.“Ok, but you could be hurt badly. Go upstairs and get in the bath and I’ll come to check on you and see what’s going on there.” Carina said, motioning to Maya’s dick.“Great!” Maya angrily said, turning with her glass of whiskey to walk up the stairs.“Do you need any help getting upstairs?” Carina asked, walking over to Maya.“No, I can do it.” Maya said, slowly walking upstairs one step at a time.Maya is in the bathroom getting undressed when Carina walks in. “Let me help you.” Carina said, reaching for Maya’s pants to help her pull them down.“Now you want to help me?” Maya asked, in an angry tone, glaring at Carina.“I always want to help you when you’ll let me.” Carina said, pulling Maya’s jeans off her legs.“No…you don’t.” Maya angrily said, stepping out of the jeans around her ankles.“What does that mean? Why are you so angry with me?” Carina asked, stomping her foot, getting angry.“Oh, I don’t know, what could that possibly mean. Hmm let’s see, first you left me hanging when Katie walked in on us, then you left me hanging again yesterday, after I left work because you “needed me”. Maya angrily said, using air quotes.“Because I had a laboring mother who needed me at the time. Besides I told you I would make it up to you later, but you didn’t come home until I was already asleep.” Carina angrily said, throwing Maya’s jeans in the clothes hamper.“So, it’s ok for me to leave my work to come and help you, but you can’t give me just 2 minutes to get off inside you? Wow, so your job is more important than mine huh?” Maya asked in a sarcastic tone.“No, both our jobs are important, but mine involves bringing lives into the world, yours doesn’t.” Carina angrily said, waving her arms around.“Look, I’m in too much pain to argue with you about this right now. All I want to do is get in the bath and hopefully ease some of this pain I’m in right now.” Maya said, reaching for the waistband of her boxers, slowly pulling them down to her knees.“Oh my God, Bambina! Your dick and balls are bruised and swollen; I should take you to the hospital.” Carina said, her eyes widened in shock when she saw Maya’s dick.“I already told you; I am not going to the hospital.” Maya said, slowly moving to get into the bathtub, groaning and wincing in pain.“Maya, you could be hurt worse than you realize. What if this causes you to not be able to have more children?” Carina asked, pointing to Maya’s dick and balls.“Then it’s a good thing you’re already pregnant now.” Maya said, leaning back in the tub, feeling the warm water around her.“Fine! You always have to be so fucking stubborn! I hope your dick falls off and you are never able to use it again then!” Carina yelled, throwing a towel at Maya before walking out of the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.“I bet your hormones don’t feel that way about wanting my dick to fall off! Especially if you have another episode with them like yesterday!” Maya yelled as Carina was walking out of the bathroom.“Fuck you, Maya!” Carina yelled, after slamming the door.“I’ll pass!” Maya yelled, laughing, knowing she had pissed Carina off.When Maya finally came out of the bathroom, she looked to see the bed was empty and Carina wasn’t in the bedroom. Maya walked downstairs, looking around for Carina but couldn’t find her so she walked back upstairs and looked in Katie’s room expecting to see her there, but she wasn’t. Maya walked down the hallway to one of the guestrooms, slowly opening the door to see Carina sleeping. Maya went back downstairs to eat lasagna before drinking more whiskey before going back upstairs to bed, having a hard time sleeping with the pain she was experiencing.Maya heard noises in the bedroom and slowly opened her eyes to see Carina getting dressed for work. Carina looked up to see Maya looking at her, but just continued dressing, not saying anything to her. Maya watched as Carina finished dressing and left the room without speaking to her. Maya is lying in bed unable to move much because of her injury when Katie comes into the room. “Morning, Mommy!” Katie shouted, jumping on the bed.“Good morning, Princess.” Maya said smiling, kissing Katie on the cheek.“Mamma is taking me to Nana’s now. Bye!” Katie said smiling, waving as she walked out of the room.A minute later, Carina walked into the bedroom, placing an ice pack on the nightstand by Maya, not saying anything, just turning to walk out of the room. Maya reached for the ice pack, placing in between her legs, smiling when it seemed to begin to ease the pain a little. Maya messaged Grandpa telling him she wasn’t feeling well and wouldn’t be working today.Grandpa arrived at Maya’s at noon to bring her something to eat, seeing her lying on the couch with a blanket over her. “Kate wanted me to bring you something to eat since you’re not feeling well today.” Grandpa said, handing Maya the plate of food Nana had sent for her. “Also, Carina told us what happened, so we know why you’re not feeling well.” Grandpa said, sitting in the chair beside Maya.“What? Carina told you about…” Maya said, pointing between her legs.“Yes, she did. She’s worried about you and thinks you need to go to the doctor and get checked out.” Grandpa said, a look of worry on his face.“I am not going to a doctor for this. I’ll be alright in a few days, once the swelling goes down. Too bad I can’t keep the swelling and lose the pain though.” Maya said laughing, trying to joke about her situation.“This is nothing to joke about. What if you’ve really hurt yourself and it can cause lasting issues for you?” Grandpa asked, concern in his voice.“Like what kind of lasting issues?” Maya asked, a look of worry on her face.“Carina said an injury like this can cause sterility, as well as not being able to properly function anymore.” Grandpa said, his face turning red.“Wait!” Maya said, holding up her hand to Grandpa. “Carina told you this can make me sterile and possibly not work anymore?” Maya asked, a look of fear on her face.“Yes, she told us that this morning when she dropped Katie off. You really should reconsider going to the doctor, unless you have not intentions of possibly ever using that again.” Grandpa said in a stern voice, pointing in the direction of Maya’s dick.“Ok, I’ll think about it then.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck.Once Grandpa left, Maya pulled her pants down to see that the swelling had gotten worse along with the bruising, turning a shade of black. After seeing that, Maya decided she would go to the doctor to get checked out after all. Maya drove herself to the hospital, walking into the emergency room on her own. When Maya walked into the ER she saw Arizona standing by the nurses station and tried to turn around quickly before she could see her. “Maya?” Arizona asked, seeing what looked like Maya standing close by.“Hi.” Maya said, turning around to see Arizona.“What are you doing here? Is everything ok?” Arizona asked, looking Maya up and down for injuries.“I uh…I had an accident yesterday and need…need to get…checked out.” Maya said, rubbing the back of her neck, while looking down at the floor.“Ok, come on, I’ll check you out.” Arizona said, reaching for Maya’s arm.“NO! I need someone else to check me out. Like…a…a male doctor.” Maya said stumbling over her words.“Ohhhh!” Arizona said, catching onto what Maya was talking about. “Stay here, I’ll get a doctor for you.” Arizona said, before turning to find a doctor for Maya.Maya looked up to see Arizona walking towards her with a male doctor beside her. “Maya, I’m Dr. Webber. I hear you have an injury you need checked out. Let’s get you into a room and see what’s going on.” Dr. Webber said, leading Maya by the arm to a room. “Tell me how you injured yourself.” He said, closing the door behind them.Maya explained what happened and that she was in a lot of pain with a lot of swelling and bruising. “My wife is a doctor here and told me I to come in last night, but I thought I would be ok.” Maya said.“Your wife was right; you should have come in last night. Let’s take a look and see what’s going on.” Dr. Webber said, as Maya pulled her pants down to show him the injury. “That’s a serious injury but I think you’ll be ok. I want to get a few x-rays just to be safe though.” Dr. Webber said.“Do you think I’m going to be sterile now or not be able to….you know?” Maya asked, her face turning red from embarrassment.“I think you’re going to be just fine, but I’ll know more after the x-rays.” He responded.Maya is in the room to have the x-rays when Carina walked into the room. “Arizona told me you were here.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“I decided to come and get checked out, just to be safe.” Maya said, not looking at Carina.“Hm, just like I told you last night.” Carina said, crossing her arms, looking at Maya.“Look, this is embarrassing enough, I don’t need your attitude adding to it right now.” Maya said, glaring at Carina.“Fine, I’ll go back to work then.” Carina said, turning to walk out of the room.“Fine.” Maya said in response.Maya is sitting in the room waiting when Dr. Webber walks in. “Good news, it’s not broken. You’ve just badly bruised yourself, but you should be fine in about a week or so. Everything should work normally after the swelling and bruising go away. If you have any issues after that, I want you to come back to see me. I’m giving you something for pain so make sure you take it as prescribed.” Dr. Webber said, before exiting the room.When Maya arrived at home she got a bottle of water out of the refrigerator and took one of the pain medications to ease her pain. She refilled the ice pack and laid on the couch with it between her legs, a blanket over her watching a movie.Carina arrived at home with Katie to find Maya sleeping on the couch. “Mommy isn’t feeling well today so we need to be quiet so she can sleep.” Carina said, looking at Katie.“We should make some soup for her, that’s what Nana does when I don’t feel well.” Katie suggested, looking at Carina.“That’s exactly what we’ll do then.” Carina said smiling, gently tapping Katie on the nose.Carina, along with Katie’s help made soup and sandwiches for dinner. “Can I wake up Mommy to eat now?” Katie asked, once dinner was prepared.“Yes but be very gentle with her.” Carina responded.“I will be.” Katie said smiling, running into the living room. “Mommy.” Katie said in a whisper next to Maya’s ear.Maya slowly opened her eyes to see Katie just inches away from her face smiling at her. “Hi Princess, when did you get home?” Maya asked, smiling at her.“Mamma picked me up and we made soup and sandwiches for you.” Katie said, jumping up and down excitedly.“Katie, I told you to be gentle with Mommy.” Carina said, walking into the living room.“She’s fine.” Maya replied, reaching to pull Katie close to her, hugging her.“Dinner is ready, I hope you’re hungry.” Carina said, bringing Maya a tray with a bowl of soup and a plate with a sandwich on it.“I am hungry, I haven’t eaten anything all day.” Maya said, slowly sitting up on the couch, grimacing in pain.“How did you visit to the ER go today?” Carina asked, sitting in a chair beside Maya.“It went fine, nothing is broken.” Maya said, taking a bite of her sandwich.“That’s it? He just said nothing is broken and sent you home?” Carina asked, sounding frustrated.“Pretty much…oh and he gave me some pain medication.” Maya said, showing Carina the medication bottle with the pain pills in it.“Are you still in a lot of pain? How’s the swelling and bruising today?” Carina asked, furrowing her eyebrows.“It’s still very painful, but the pills help tremendously, along with the ice packs. It was swollen worse earlier, and the bruising was more today.” Maya said, taking a bite of soup.“Did he say how long it would take for you to heal from this?” Carina asked, watching Maya eat the soup and sandwich like she hadn’t eaten in months.“He said it could take a week or so before I’m feeling better, or before the pain and swelling go down.” Maya said, continuing to shove food in her mouth.“Ok.” Carina said, sighing heavily before rising from the chair to go into the kitchen to get dinner for her and Katie.After eating dinner and cleaning the kitchen, Carina took Katie upstairs to bathe and get ready for bedtime. “I want to go tell Mommy ‘good night’.” Katie said, running down the stairs and into the living room where Maya was still lying on the couch. “Good night, Mommy.” Katie said, running up to her, kissing her on the lips before turning to run back upstairs.“Good night, Princess and don’t run on the stairs.” Maya said, hearing her running on the stairs.Carina came downstairs after getting Katie to bed. “Do you need anything before I go to bed?” Carina asked, standing beside the couch.“No, I’m going to take another pain pill then I’ll be coming up to bed myself.” Maya said, sitting up on the couch.“I’m sleeping in the guest room for now. I don’t want to accidentally kick you or bump you in my sleep.” Carina said, turning to walk upstairs.“Ok, that’s probably better anyway.” Maya said, reaching for the pain medication.On the fourth day after her accident, Maya is moving around better but still very sore when she moved certain ways or tried to wear jeans. A majority of the swelling has gone down, but there’s still significant bruising on her dick and balls. Maya has been keeping ice packs on her and taking the pain medication for pain, but is feeling much better.Carina has been working later than usual but still getting home in time to bathe Katie and put her to bed. Carina has been cranky with everyone at work and home the past week. Carina is sitting in her office working on the computer when Arizona walked into her office. “Ok, tell me what is going on with you? You’ve bitten just about everyone’s head off around here and they’re a little afraid of you now.” Arizona asked, sitting in a chair in front of Carina’s desk.“I’m just…frustrated right now, ok?” Carina said, throwing her pen on her desk in frustration.“What are you so frustrated about? Talk to me, maybe I can help you.” Arizona said, leaning closer to Carina’s desk, looking at her.“You can’t help me with this.” Carina said, widening her eyes, looking at Arizona.“Try me, maybe I can help you.” Arizona said, sitting back in her chair, straightening her lab coat.“I’m telling you; you can’t help me with this. The only person that can help me is Maya, and she’s not able to at the moment either.” Carina said, giving Arizona a knowing look.“Ohhhh, you’re in the horny hormones stage of the pregnancy now and not getting any because Maya has a broken dick.” Arizona said laughing hard.“Her dick isn’t broken, it’s just out of order right now.” Carina said, glaring at Arizona.“I’m sorry for laughing, but it is a little funny to see you grumpy because you’re not getting any at home, or anywhere else for that matter.” Arizona said laughing again.“This is no laughing matter! You’ve never been pregnant, so you don’t know what it’s like to literally crave sex and not getting it.” Carina said, throwing her head back in frustration.“Well, how much longer until Maya’s back in business for you?” Arizona asked with a chuckle, trying hard not to laugh.“I don’t know, she said the doctor told her it could take a week or more for everything to go back to normal and it’s only been 4 days.” Carina said, groaning in frustration.“Have you spoken to her about your situation? I’m sure she would be willing to help you in other ways besides intercourse.” Arizona said, looking at Carina.“No, I haven’t said anything to her and I’m not going to either. I may have left her hanging the last few times we had sex, and she wasn’t happy about it so I can’t ask her to help me when she definitely wouldn’t get anything out of it herself.” Carina said, rubbing her hand through her hair.“What? Why did you leave her hanging like that?” Arizona asked, a confused look on her face.“The first time was because Katie walked in on us, and the second time was because I had a laboring mother and needed to go check on her.” Carina said, lowering her head as if she was ashamed.“Katie walked in on you two having sex?” Arizona asked, covering her mouth in disbelief.“Yes, and I don’t want to talk about it.” Carina said, covering her face.“Just talk to Maya and see how she’s feeling, she may be well enough to help you with your situation, so you will stop biting everyone’s head off around here. Go home, Carina, before we don’t have any nurses left, willing to work on this floor anymore.” Arizona said with a chuckle, rising from the chair to leave.Carina arrived at home to find Maya sitting on the couch with an ice pack between her legs, a glass of whiskey in her hand. “Maya! You’re not supposed to be drinking alcohol while taking pain medication!” Carina yelled, walking over to Maya.“I haven’t taken any pain medication today, that’s why I’m drinking this.” Maya said smiling, holding up the glass of whiskey before taking a drink of it.“Oh, ok.” Carina said, sitting in the chair beside Maya. “Are you still in a lot of pain?” Carina asked, looking at the ice pack between Maya’s legs.“Some but it’s manageable as long as I don’t move certain ways or try to wear jeans. This ice pack has been my best friend and helps a lot. I haven’t even had to take any pain medication all day, so that’s a good thing.” Maya said smiling.“That’s good. Has the swelling and bruising gone down?” Carina asked, looking between Maya’s legs at the ice pack.“The swelling has gone down a lot but there’s still quite a bit of bruising. Would you like to see for yourself?” Maya asked smiling, seeing how Carina kept staring at the ice pack between her legs.“Yes, I think I should look, just to make sure it’s healing properly.” Carina said, moving to sit beside Maya.“Ok.” Maya said with a chuckle, reaching for the waistband of the sweatpants she was wearing. “Wait, where’s Katie, I don’t want her to come in here and see you looking at my dick?” Maya asked, laughing.“She’s still at Nana’s, I didn’t pick her up yet.” Carina said, staring at Maya’s hand on her sweatpants.Maya lifted her hips to pull her sweatpants down to her knees for Carina to look at her now exposed dick. “See, it looks a lot better than it did the other day.” Maya said, looking at her dick.“Yes…yes…it looks…much…better.” Carina said, having a hard time speaking while staring at Maya’s dick.“Are you ok?” Maya asked, seeing Carina’s cheeks getting flushed, and beginning to breathe hard.“Yes…I’m…fine. I need to use the bathroom.” Carina said, jumping up from the couch and running up the stairs. Carina ran into the bathroom, splashing cold water on her face, trying to calm herself.“Carina?” Maya said, walking into the bedroom.“I’m in the bathroom, I’ll be out in a second.” Carina responded, wiping her face on the towel, before exiting the bathroom.“Are you sure you’re, ok?” Maya asked, looking concerned, walking closer to her.“Yes, I’m…fine.” Carina said, moving away from Maya.“I can tell something is wrong, talk to me.” Maya said, stepping closer to Carina, placing her arms on her waist.“I can’t right now.” Carina said, looking up at the ceiling, not wanting to make eye contact with Maya.“Hey, look at me.” Maya said, reaching for Carina’s face, making her look at her. “I know something is wrong, but I can’t help, if you won’t talk to me. Did you have a bad day at work or something?” Maya asked, moving closer to Carina.“No…well sort of. Arizona said I’ve been biting everyone’s head off at work and sent me home early.” Carina said, placing her hand on her forehead.“Why were you biting their heads off? Were they not doing what they were supposed to be doing?” Maya asked, looking confused and concerned at Carina.“No, they were doing everything properly, I was just having a bad day, I guess.” Carina said, reaching for Maya’s hands on her waist.“Is it me? Did I do something to make you have a bad day? We have been sleeping in separate bedrooms and haven’t even kissed since before my injury. Does that have something to do with any of this?” Maya asked, gently caressing Carina’s cheek.“No, it’s not you, it’s me…and…my hormones, they’re all over the place and I’m so fucking frustrated about them.” Carina said, placing her hand over Maya’s on her cheek. “I need you to step away from me now.” Carina said, feeling the wetness pooling in her panties, beginning to breathe hard.“Ok, I’m stepping away.” Maya said, stepping back from Carina.“No, I need you to kiss me.” Carina said, moving towards Maya, cupping her face, leaning in to kiss her on the lips, moaning into the kiss, shoving her tongue inside Maya’s mouth, deepening the kiss.Maya feels her dick starting to get hard and it’s starting to be painful. Maya breaks the kiss, reaching her hand down to palm her semi hard dick. “Ow, ow, ow, that hurts.” Maya said, grimacing in pain.“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to cause you any pain, I just really needed you to kiss me.” Carina said, reaching for Maya’s arm.“I needed to kiss you too, but now I’m paying for it.” Maya said, moving to sit on the bed, still palming her dick, gently rubbing it.“I really need you to stop doing that.” Carina said, watching Maya rubbing her dick.“I can’t help it, that’s the only thing that’s helping right now.” Maya said.“Well, it’s not helping me right now.” Carina said, reaching down to her crotch, feeling the wetness through her pants.“Oh, so that’s the problem you’re having.” Maya said, smirking at Carina.“Yes, Maya, my problem is that these fucking hormones have me horny as fuck and I can’t do anything about them because you’re out of commission!” Carina shouted angrily, throwing a shoe at Maya.“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make you angry.” Maya said, reaching for Carina’s hand.“I’m not angry at you, I’m angry at these stupid hormones for making me horny all the time now. They’re awful, and they are making me want sex all the time.” Carina said, her eyes filled with tears.“I’m sorry, I can honestly say I know how you feel, and it is awful.” Maya said, gently squeezing Carina’s hand she was holding. “What did you do when you were pregnant with Katie, and nobody was there then?” Maya asked, a serious look on her face.“I used my little pink friend, but that isn’t enough now either. And before you ask, yes, I’ve used it a time or two these past few days.” Carina said, looking at Maya.“Oh, ok. You know, I can help you with that, just not with my dick.” Maya said smiling mischievously, pulling Carina closer to her.“But that’s not fair to you, especially since I’ve already left you hanging the past 2 times we had sex.” Carina said, sitting on the bed beside Maya.“To be honest, it would probably be quite painful for me to help you because I can’t touch you without getting an erection and that is very painful for me right now. I’m getting better though, and I might be able to help you with your situation tomorrow.” Maya said smiling, placing a soft kiss on Carina’s lips.“I can’t be around you right now, because all I want to do is rip your clothes off of you and ride your dick until I can’t walk for days.” Carina said with a chuckle, rising from the bed, walking backwards out of the room.“You can’t talk like that around me.” Maya said, reaching down to palm her aching and painful dick. “Just a few more days rooster, then you can get back in the hen house.” Maya said, gently rubbing her dick.Maya kept an ice pack between her legs for the next 2 days, finally getting the swelling completely down and the bruising looking much better. Maya takes out her phone to look at a picture of Carina in the sexy lingerie Maya had taken on their honeymoon, feeling herself getting hard, with minimal pain. Maya continues looking at the picture and slowly begins stroking her dick until it was fully erect with minimal pain. Maya smiles at the picture before closing it to send Carina a message.Carina is sitting at her desk working on her computer when she gets the notification of a message from Maya on her phone. Carina picked up her phone and opened the message to see a picture of Maya with her hand around her fully erect dick, no swelling, just minimal bruising and a message from Maya. “What time will you be home tonight?” the message from Maya asked.Carina smiled at the picture, then responded to Maya. “I’ll leave my office now, wait for me.” Carina responded with a smiling and heart emoji.“We’ll be waiting in the bedroom for you.” Maya responded, with a smiling and heart emoji.As soon as Carina walked inside the door of their home, she kicked her shoes off, undressing as she walked up the stairs, throwing her shirt on the floor, her bra on the railing, and her pants on the hallway floor, entering the bedroom with just her panties on, quickly removing them when she saw Maya lying naked in bed, smiling her toothy smile at her. “Please tell me you didn’t drive home like that.” Maya said with a chuckle, reaching her hand out to Carina.“Stupida.” Carina said smiling, getting into bed beside Maya, moving close to her.“Did you lock the door?” Maya asked, as Carina was about to lean down to kiss her.“Fuck.” Carina said, getting out of bed quickly, locking the door, and getting back into bed, moving close to Maya. “Hi.” Carina said smiling, caressing Maya’s cheek.“Hi.” Maya said smiling, reaching behind Carina’s neck, pulling her down to kiss her hard on the lips, shoving her tongue inside her mouth, deepening the kiss, both moaning loudly.Carina moved her hand from Maya’s cheek down her body to her dick, wrapping her hand around it, gently squeezing and stroking up and down. “Does this hurt you?” Carina asked, breaking the kiss to look into Maya’s eyes.“Not enough to stop. The pleasure far outweighs the pain.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina in for another kiss, rolling her over on her back, moving her hand to palm her breast, rolling her nipple between two fingers, feeling her nipple getting hard. “I’ve missed you.” Maya said, breaking the kiss, moving her head to her neck, biting and sucking where Carina liked the most, eliciting loud moans from her.“I’ve miss you too.” Carina said, breathing hard, stroking Maya’s dick faster, feeling it getting harder in her hand.“If you keep doing that, I’m going to cum before we even start anything.” Maya said, in Carina’s ear, before resuming the biting and sucking on her neck.“I need you so badly.” Carina said, pressing her body against Maya’s holding her tightly.“Patience, Babe.” Maya said, moving her mouth to Carina’s nipple, wrapping her mouth around it, sucking and flicking her tongue across it, causing Carina to gasp, and grab a handful of hair, holding her mouth against her breast. Maya trailed one hand down Carina’s body to her folds, feeling the flood of slick wetness gathered there. “Hormones?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Yes, they make me wetter than usual.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Let’s see what we can do about that then.” Maya said smiling, moving down Carina’s body to between her legs, swiping her tongue from her entrance to her clit, sucking and twirling her tongue around it, causing Carina to gasp and grab Maya’s head, holding her mouth on her clit.“Dio mio, Cazzo, this isn’t going to take long.” Carina said, breathing and panting hard.Maya ran two fingers through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on them before stopping at her entrance, pushing them inside her, thrusting them in and out, Carina bucking her hips up to meet her thrusts. Maya continued sucking and twirling her tongue on Carina’s clit, feeling her walls tightening around her fingers, knowing Carina was close to her orgasm. Maya began thrusting her fingers faster, harder, and deeper inside Carina, curling them to hit the spot that sent Carina over the edge.“Cazzo, I’m cumming. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, thrusting her hips wildly, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s fingers, making it hard for Maya to continue thrusting to extend her orgasm. Carina’s body relaxed as her orgasm subsided, breathing hard, letting go of Maya’s head, running her hand through her hair.Maya looked up at Carina smiling, before moving up her body, gently rubbing her head as she was catching her breath. “That was a big one.” Maya said smiling, looking into Carina’s eyes.“I’ve been needing to do that for days, thank you.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“You’re welcome.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the cheek, moving her kisses to her neck, biting and sucking on her pulse point. “Ready for round 2 or do you need more time?” Maya asked, close to Carina’s ear.“I’m ready for as many rounds as you can go.” Carina said with a chuckle, holding Maya tightly against her body, softly scraping her fingernails up and down her back.Maya smiled, looking into Carina’s eyes, as she reached one hand down to grab the base of her dick, rubbing it through her folds, collecting the slick wetness on it before lining it up at her entrance. “Here we go.” Maya said smiling, slowly pushing her dick inside Carina, wincing a little from the pain.“Are you ok?” Carina asked, feeling Maya wince.“Yes, you just feel tighter around my dick right now.” Maya said, slowly pushing further inside Carina until she had fully entered her, lowering her head to lay it on Carina’s shoulder, breathing hard. “I need a minute or else I’m going to blow my load quickly.” Maya said, taking deep breaths, trying to calm herself.“It’s ok, if you need to cum, then cum. We can go another round afterwards.” Carina said, softly scratching Maya’s scalp.Maya lifted her head off Carina’s shoulder, smiling at her before she leaned down to kiss her hard on the lips, shoving her tongue inside her mouth deepening the kiss as she started thrusting inside her. Maya pulled her dick out, leaving just the head in before ramming hard into her. “Ow, fuck!” Maya said, feeling pain in her dick. Maya buried her head in the crook of Carina’s neck, breathing hard. “I can’t fuck you hard like you usually want.” Maya said, close to Carina’s ear.“That’s ok, just do what you can without causing you any pain then.” Carina said, softly rubbing Maya’s back.Maya slowly pulled her dick out of Carina, thrusting slowly back inside her as deep as she could, moaning loudly. “Fuck, you feel so good around my dick, tight, but oh so good.” Maya said, gently biting Carina’s ear lobe, before biting and sucking on her neck. Maya began thrusting faster and deeper, but not harder, to avoid the pain in her dick. “Is this ok?” Maya asked, thrusting faster and deeper into Carina.“Yes, it feels so good, keep doing that.” Carina said, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s, moaning loudly, wrapping her legs around Maya’s waist, changing the angle of where her dick was hitting inside her.“I’m not going to last much longer.” Maya said, grunting and panting as she began thrusting faster and deep into Carina.“I’m close, hold on just a little longer if you can.” Carina said, panting hard, thrusting her hips faster against Maya’s.“I’ll hold it as long as I can, but I need you to cum soon.” Maya said, grunting and panting as she continued thrusting fast and hard into Carina. Maya moved one hand down between them, and began rubbing circles on Carina’s clit, causing her to gasp and moan loudly.“Mmmm, Cazzo, I’m going to cum.” Carina said, thrusting her hips faster and wildly. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted loudly, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick as she continued thrusting hard and deep inside her.Maya felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, I’m going to cum!” Maya shouted, thrusting fast and deep into Carina. “Owwww, fuck, owwww, fuck, owwww, fuck, owwwwwwwww fuck!” Maya shouted, feeling pain as ropes of cum shot from her dick inside Carina, quick shallow thrusting as more ropes of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied her load inside Carina, collapsing on her body, groaning in pain, breathing hard. Maya laid completely still, unable to move, trying to catch her breath, feeling the pain slowly subsiding in her dick as it slowly went flaccid inside Carina. Maya slowly pulled her limp dick out of Carina and laid beside her, trying to catch her breath.Carina rolled onto her side, gently rubbing Maya’s arm as she was trying to catch her breath. “Are you ok?” Carina asked, looking into Maya’s eyes.“I’ve never had something hurt so bad and feel so good at the same time as that just did.” Maya said, smiling at Carina, pulling her down to kiss her on the lips.“Does that mean there won’t be a round 3?” Carina asked with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“I’m not saying that.” Maya said with a chuckle, pulling Carina against her body, holding her tightly. “I’m going to need some time to recuperate from that though.” Maya said laughing, rubbing Carina’s arm.“I’m not planning on going anywhere until I need to pick up Katie from Nana’s.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I want you to sleep in here with me now that I’m better.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I would love that. I don’t sleep well when you’re not beside me.” Carina said, lying her head on Maya’s shoulder, tracing circles on her stomach.“I haven’t slept well all week. Partly from the pain, but mostly because you weren’t in bed with me.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s head.“Try to not get hurt anymore because my hormones can’t take it, and I don’t want to sleep without you ever again.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the shoulder.“I’m not planning on ever getting injured like that ever again. That was the worst pain I’ve ever experienced in my entire life.” Maya said, rubbing her eyes.“As bad as your pain was, labor is much worse than that.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“If labor is anything like what I experienced, then I don’t want you to go through that again after this baby is born.” Maya said.“What if we have another girl? I thought you had your mind set on having a son.” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“I would like to have a son, but not if it means you have to go through what I just went through again after this baby is born.” Maya said, placing her hand on Carina’s stomach.“Well, I have my 4-month checkup tomorrow and we might be able to find out whether we’re having a boy or girl, IF your baby cooperates during the ultrasound.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“You hear that little one, you’re my baby again.” Maya said with a chuckle, gently rubbing Carina’s stomach. “I’m excited to find out its gender so we can start getting the nursery ready for it.” Maya said smiling.“I need to get dressed and go get OUR daughter. We can finish this tonight after she’s gone to bed and the door is locked.” Carina said with a laugh, getting out of bed to dress.

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Maya wakes up early and decides to go for a run before needing to shower and get ready to go with Carina to her 4 month appointment. Maya is excited to possibly be able to find out the gender of their baby, although she is thoroughly convinced, they are having a boy. During her run Maya is reflecting on how much her life is about to change with the arrival of another child, but she couldn’t be any happier about it. She begins to think about Andy and how much she is missing her and wishes she could be here to share in the joy with her. She doesn’t realize how long she had been running until her phone began to ring. She looked at her phone to see Carina calling her and quickly answered it. “Good morning, Babe.” Maya said breathing hard from her run.“Where are you? We’re supposed to leave for my appointment in an hour.” Carina said, sounding frustrated with Maya.“I went for a run and lost track of time. I’ll be home in a few minutes and shower, then we can leave.” Maya responded, turning to begin running home as quickly as possible.When Maya entered the house Katie was helping Carina put dishes in the dishwasher. “Morning, Mommy.” Katie said, smiling at Maya.“Good morning, Princess.” Maya said smiling, before she leaned down to kiss Katie on top of the head. “I’m going upstairs to take a shower and get ready for your appointment.” Maya said, moving to where Carina was, kissing her on the cheek.“Maya, you’re all sweaty.” Carina said, wiping her cheek where Maya had kissed her.“Sorry.” Maya said smiling, turning to run up the stairs.“Mommy smells bad this morning.” Katie said, scrunching up her nose.“Yes, she does, because she was out running when she should have been getting ready for my appointment.” Carina said, frowning.Carina is putting Katie’s coat on her when Maya entered the room after showering and dressing for the appointment. “You smell better, Mommy.” Katie said smiling, when Maya walked over beside her.“Thanks.” Maya said with a laugh, reaching for her jacket.“Let’s go, we’re going to be late.” Carina said, walking out the door.After dropping Katie off at Nana’s on the way to the hospital for the appointment, Carina is still frustrated with Maya, and not talking much. “Do you think we’ll be able to find out the gender today?” Maya asked, trying to make conversation with Carina.“We might, but it depends on the position of the baby. If it’s stubborn like you, then we probably won’t find out.” Carina said in a snarky tone.“Are you going to be upset with me the entire appointment?” Maya asked, getting annoyed.“I’m no upset with you, I’m frustrated because you know I have this appointment, and you decided to go running instead of staying home to help me with Katie this morning.” Carina said, placing her hand on her forehead, looking out the window.“I’m sorry, I wasn’t thinking when I decided to go running.” Maya said, reaching over to gently squeeze Carina’s hand.“And I’m sorry for getting frustrated. These pregnancy hormones are all over the place lately, one minute I’m all happy, the next I’m mad at the world.” Carina said, wiping tears from her cheeks.“Hey, it’s ok, it’s all part of being pregnant, I can take it.” Maya said, lifting Carina’s hand to her mouth and placing a kiss on it.“See?” Carina said, pointing to her teary eyes. “More hormones.” Carina said, wiping more tears from her eyes.“Let’s talk about something to cheer you up then. What do you think the baby is?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I don’t have a clue and don’t care as long as it’s healthy. I guess I would say I’d like it to be a boy because we would have one of each, and you want a boy so badly.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“There it is, there’s that beautiful smile I love to from you.” Maya said smiling widely, squeezing Carina’s hand.“How disappointed are you going to be if it is a girl?” Carina asked, her smile slowly fading.“I’m not going to be disappointed at all if it’s another girl. I don’t know how Katie will like it though, since she’s already the princess, she might be a little jealous. As long as the baby is healthy, that’s all that matters to me.” Maya said with a chuckle.“But you would like a boy though.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Yes, I would like a boy, but I will be just as happy with another girl.” Maya said smiling. “Especially if she’s a mini you with that beautiful smile.” Maya said, kissing Carina’s hand.“Now you’re just flirting with me.” Carina said, laughing.“Is it working?” Maya asked, with a laugh.“Yes, it always works.” Carina said laughing, lifting Maya’s hand to her mouth, gently kissing it.Maya and Carina are in the exam room waiting for Arizona to come in for the ultrasound. “I have a few names I thought we could discuss once we know whether it’s a boy or girl.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I haven’t even given any thought to names yet.” Carina said, gently rubbing her lower stomach. “Are they all boys names?” Carina asked, with a chuckle.“No, I have both girls names and boys names I’ve thought about. I’ll tell them to you once we know what we’re having.” Maya said smiling, as the door opened, and Arizona walked inside.“Sorry I’m a little late, I was tied up with a laboring mother.” Arizona said, putting gloves on her hands.“I know how that is.” Carina said.“Ok, let’s see how things are going with this little one.” Arizona said smiling, squeezing gel on Carina’s lower stomach, before reaching for the ultrasound doppler.Maya leaned down closer to Carina’s stomach. “Ok little one, we need you to cooperate and let us know if you’re a boy or girl please.” Maya said, to Carina’s lower stomach, Carina and Arizona chuckling.“If it were only that easy to get them to cooperate.” Arizona said, with a laugh, moving the doppler around Carina’s stomach. Arizona reached over to turn the volume up on the ultrasound machine, the sound of the baby’s heartbeat being heard loudly in the room.“Wow, that sounds louder and stronger than before.” Maya said, her eyes widened, looking at Carina.“That’s a good sound.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“And, there’s your baby.” Arizona said smiling, pointing to the image of the baby on the screen.“Look, it has a head and everything now!” Maya shouted, pointing to the screen.“You didn’t think it would look like a tadpole forever, did you?” Carina said laughing.“And look, there’s a foot, at least I think that’s a foot.” Maya said, leaning closer to the screen, looking intently at it.“Yes, that’s it’s foot. Are we ready to see if we can find out whether your baby is a boy or girl?” Arizona said smiling, moving the doppler into position to try to determine its gender.“Yes!” Maya shouted, smiling at Carina, then turning back to stare at the screen.Carina looked at the screen as Arizona placed the doppler into position to try to see the baby’s gender. Arizona turned to smile at Carina, holding the doppler in position for her to see the baby’s gender. “There’s the perfect picture to see the baby’s gender.” Arizona said, still smiling at Carina.“Where? What is it?” Maya asked, moving closer to the screen, trying to figure out what she was looking at.“Right here.” Arizona said, pointing at the screen.“I don’t see anything, except a hand or something.” Maya said, looking closely at the screen.“That’s not a hand, Bambina.” Carina said with a chuckle.“What is it then?” Maya asked, with a confused look on her face, looking at a smiling Carina.”“Guess?” Carina said laughing, smiling at Maya.“Guess? You know I don’t know shit about this stuff, just tell me. It’s a girl, isn’t it?” Maya said, smiling at Carina. “That’s great, we’re having another girl.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina on the lips.“If you say so.” Carina said laughing, kissing Maya on the lips.“See, I’m not disappointed at all, I’m happy we’re having another girl. Is everything ok, she’s healthy right?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“The baby is healthy and growing normally.” Arizona said, smiling at Maya.“Ok, I have the perfect girls name picked out, I’ll tell it to you later.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Do either of you have any questions or concerns you would like to discuss with me?” Arizona asked, smiling at them.“No, everything is going great, with the exception of the normal pregnancy hormones.” Carina said, smiling.“No, nothing from me.” Maya said, smiling at Arizona.“I’ll see you next month unless you have any problems and need to come in sooner. Congratulations to both of you.” Arizona said with a chuckle, leaving the room.“Are we telling people we’re having a girl?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“No, let’s not tell anyone the baby’s gender yet.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“We should have one of those gender reveal parties and let everyone know that way.” Maya said, smiling as she helped Carina put her shoes on.“We can do that; I didn’t get to do that with Katie and think it will be so much fun to see everyone’s face when they find out the gender.” Carina said, smiling widely, leaning to kiss Maya on the lips.“Ok, do you want to plan it, because I don’t know anything about stuff like that, but I’ll help you with whatever you need.” Maya said smiling, taking Carina’s hand as they walked out of the room.“I’ll get Gabriella to help me plan it, she’s great at these things.” Carina said, smiling.When they arrived at home, Maya went to work on the ranch while Carina picked up Katie from Nana’s and took her shopping with her. Maya was repairing and replacing some fencing that was down on one of the pastures. Maya was smiling, thinking about having a little girl, hoping it looked more like Carina than Katie did. Maya had to admit that Katie was her mini with the exception of the long brown curly hair like Carina.Later that night Maya and Carina are lying in bed after putting Katie to bed for the night. “Do you want to share these names you picked out for the baby now?” Carina asked, moving closer to Maya, placing her head on her chest.“Yes, we can do that now. I would really like to name the baby after Andy if that’s ok with you. I was thinking we could name her Andrea and call her Drea for short. We can’t call her Andy, because there’s only one Andy.” Maya said with a laugh.“We definitely can’t call her Andrea because my brother would think we were talking to him. I like the name though, and would love to name the baby after Andy, since she meant so much to both of us.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the chest.“I wish she was here to see us together and happy, about to have another baby. She would be so happy for us.” Maya said, her eyes filling with tears.As they were discussing names, Maya’s phone began to ring. Maya reached for her phone on the nightstand and looked to see Kaipo was calling her and quickly answered it. “Hey, Kaipo!” Maya said excitedly, smiling at Carina.“Hi, Maya! How are you and Carina doing?” Kaipo asked, sounding cheerful.“We’re doing great, Carina went in for her 4 month checkup today and we found out the gender of the baby. I would tell you, but Carina won’t let me because we’re having a gender reveal party for that.” Maya said with a laugh, smiling at Carina, who hit her on the arm. “How are you and Leilani doing?” Maya asked, joy evident in her voice.“We’re doing great. Actually, that’s why I’m calling you. We have finished with my parent’s house and are wanting to come for a visit if the offer still stands.” Kaipo said, sounding happy.“Hell yes, the offer still stands! When are y’all planning on coming for a visit?” Maya asked, sitting up in bed.“Well, we were thinking about coming in 2 weeks if that’s ok with you and Carina.” Kaipo said, a hint of hesitation in his voice.“That’s great, we would love to see both of you! You will be here for the gender reveal and see for yourself what we’re adding to our family. I can’t wait to introduce you both to everyone." Maya said excitedly, placing her arm around Carina. “How long are you going to be able to visit?” Maya asked.“I’m not sure yet, we will figure that out once we get there.” Kaipo said, sounding a little evasive.“It doesn’t matter, you’re welcome to stay as long as you want. I am almost as excited to see you and Leilani as I am about this baby, we’re having.” Maya said with a chuckle, kissing Carina on the cheek. “Send me your flight information and I’ll pick you up at the airport.” Maya said.“I’ll send it to you when we get off the phone. Tell Carina that Leilani is excited about getting to visit and see her pregnant.” Kaipo said, happiness in his voice.“Sounds great, I’ll talk to you soon.” Maya said, before ending the call.“I can’t believe they’re coming for a visit. I’m so excited to get to see them again.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“He said he didn’t know how long they would be visiting though. I wonder what that’s about?” Maya said, furrowing her eyebrows.“It doesn’t matter, they can stay as long as they want.” Carina said smiling, lying down in bed.“That’s what I told him too.” Maya said, lying down in bed, pulling Carina close to her body.“I need to get the house ready for guests.” Carina said, quickly sitting up in bed.“Don’t worry about it, I’ll take care of anything that needs to be done for their visit.” Maya said, pulling Carina back down in bed, cuddling her close to her body.“Thank you.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on Maya’s lips. Two weeks later Maya and Katie are getting ready to go to the airport to pick up Kaipo and Leilani. Carina decided to stay home to do a few last minute things to prepare for their visit and call Gabriella about the gender reveal tomorrow. “Gabriella, is everything ready for the gender reveal party tomorrow? I want everything to be perfect, no mistakes can happen.” Carina said, in her authoritative voice.“Tesoro, I have done everything to your specifications, just like you’ve told me a million times.” Gabriella said, sighing heavily on the phone. “After this, I don’t think I’ll ever help you plan anything again.” Gabriella said with a chuckle.“I know, I’ve been a little…difficult, but I just want everything to go perfectly tomorrow.” Carina said, sounding apologetically.“It’s ok, I understand, it’s the hormones that make you be such a bitch.” Gabriella said laughing.“Ha ha, not funny. You just wait until you’re pregnant and see how funny these hormones are then.” Carina said sarcastically.“I’m sorry, Tesoro. I’ll be at your house by 9:00 in the morning. I would come earlier but I need to wait for Vic to get off her shift at the fire station before we can come.” Gabriella said.“Ok, Ciao.” Carina said, ending the call.Maya and Katie are standing inside the airport waiting for Kaipo and Leilani to come down the stairs to meet them. Katie is fascinated by the airplanes taking off and landing while Maya is looking around for Kaipo and Leilani, when she spots them walking towards her. “Kaipo, Leilani!” Maya shouted, waving her hands at them, before picking Katie up to walk towards them.“Maya!” Kaipo shouted, running towards her, wrapping his arms around her, hugging her tightly.“Maya!” Leilani shouted, wrapping her arms around Maya, hugging her.“It’s so good to see both of you. Guys, this is the infamous Katie, our daughter we told you so much about.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand on Katie’s chest.“Hi, Katie, I’m Kaipo and this is Leilani. It’s so nice to finally meet you.” Kaipo said, smiling at Katie. “She’s definitely your child, with Carina’s hair.” Kaipo said with a chuckle.“Hi.” Katie softly said, burying her head in Maya’s neck, being shy.“Don’t worry, she won’t be shy for long, she’ll be talking your heads off before long.” Maya said, laughing, kissing Katie on top of the head. “Come on, let’s get you to the house before Carina starts blowing up my phone.” Maya said with a laugh, reaching for Leilani’s luggage.“I got it, you have your hands full already.” Kaipo said smiling, picking up the luggage.By the time they arrived at the house, Katie was chatting up a storm with Leilani in the backseat as Maya and Kaipo were chatting in the front seat. “Come on Leilani, let’s go see Mamma.” Katie said, reaching for Leilani’s hand when they arrived at the house.“I can’t wait to see your Mamma.” Leilani said smiling, taking Katie’s hand as she led her inside the house.“Mamma, we’re back and I have new friends.” Katie said smiling, running to Carina who was standing in the kitchen.“I see that.” Carina said smiling, walking over to Leilani. “It’s so good to see you.” Carina said, smiling at Leilani.“It’s good to see you too, you look amazing, even pregnant.” Katie said, taking Carina’s hands, looking at her little baby bump.“I already feel like a beach whale and I’m only a 4 ½ months pregnant.” Carina said laughing, rubbing her baby bump.“Carina!” Kaipo shouted excitedly, running over to hug Carina.“Kaipo!” Carina shouted, opening her arms for the hug.“Look at you, still beautiful as ever, even pregnant.” Kaipo said smiling, looking at her baby bump.“That’s what I said.” Leilani said with a chuckle.“I’m going to take Kaipo and show him around the ranch.” Maya said, kissing Carina before turning to walk away.“Dinner is almost ready, don’t be long.” Carina shouted as Maya and Kaipo walked out the door.“Your home is beautiful, and this ranch is huge, just from what I’ve seen so far.” Leilani said smiling.“It is huge, but it still has a cozy feel to it, I love it.” Carina said smiling, turning to place the lasagna in the oven.“Do you want to see all my toys and my bedroom?” Katie asked smiling at Leilani.“I would love that.” Leilani said, taking Katie’s hand as she led her up the stairs to her room.“Katie, don’t stay up there long and don’t make a mess in your bedroom.” Carina yelled as they walked upstairs.“Ok.” Katie yelled back.After Maya got Katie to bed, they all sat in the living room talking about Hawaii and how things have been since the storm. “Anyone want something to drink, maybe a glass of wine, beer, or even some whiskey?” Maya asked, smiling at Kaipo and Leilani.“I would love a beer.” Kaipo responded.“I’ll take a glass of wine; it doesn’t matter if it’s red or white.” Leilani responded. “I bet the hardest part about being pregnant is not being able to drink wine huh?” Leilani asked, looking at Maya.“No, the hardest part about being pregnant is the hormones, swollen feet, back aches, and getting huge.” Carina said with a laugh.“So basically, everything about being pregnant is hard then.” Leilani said with a laugh.“Yep.” Carina said laughing.Maya brought their drinks and handed them to them before she sat beside Carina on the couch. “How have things been with you two?” Maya asked, smiling at them.“Things are great with us.” Leilani said, turning to smile lovingly at Kaipo.“Actually, things couldn’t be any better.” Kaipo said, smiling at Leilani.“I knew you two would be perfect together.” Carina said, smiling at them.“Thanks for your matchmaking skills.” Kaipo said with a laugh.“You’re welcome.” Carina said, smiling proudly.After talking for several hours, it was getting late, and Carina began yawning. “Are you ready to get some sleep?” Maya asked, seeing Carina yawning.“That’s another thing about being pregnant, I’m tired all the time.” Carina said with a laugh.“I’m sorry, we kept you up so late.” Leilani said, looking at her watch.“You didn’t keep me up late, I’m always sleepy.” Carina said smiling.“Everything is prepared for you upstairs so pick whichever guest rooms you want to stay in.” Maya said.“I already chose the one next to Katie’s room, because she told me that one is the best, except for yours that has a pool in the bathroom.” Leilani said with a laugh.“She always refers to our bathtub as a pool because it’s so big.” Maya said laughing.“I’ll take the other guest room then.” Kaipo said, as he stood up, reaching for Leilani’s hand. “I’m pretty tired myself. We should go to bed now so Carina can get some sleep. Maya told me about how grumpy she can get if she doesn’t get enough sleep being pregnant.” Kaipo said with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“Maya! I am not grumpy when I don’t sleep enough.” Carina said, hitting Maya on the arm.“You really are, but I love you anyway.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Good save, Maya.” Kaipo said laughing.Maya and Carina followed Kaipo and Leilani upstairs, watching to see which rooms they went into before entering their bedroom. “They’re sleeping in separate rooms.” Maya said, whispering to Carina.“So, what’s wrong with that?” Carina asked, getting ready for bed.“I just figured they would sleep in the same room, since they’re dating.” Maya said, shrugging her shoulders.“Kaipo is being respectful to Leilani, or maybe the other way around.” Carina said, getting into bed.“Yeah, that’s probably it, since Kaipo never even kissed a girl or had a girlfriend before Leilani.” Maya said, getting into bed, moving closer to Carina.“Gabriella and Vic will be here in the morning to help set up for the gender reveal party.” Carina said, lying her head on Maya’s chest.“I can’t wait to see everyone’s face when they see we’re having another girl.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s head.“I can’t either.” Carina said smiling, placing a kiss on Maya’s chest.The next morning Maya was up early, preparing coffee for everyone while they were still sleeping. Kaipo walked into the kitchen, smelling the freshly brewed coffee. “I need a large cup of that coffee this morning.” Kaipo said, sitting at the table.“Here you go.” Maya said, handing him a cup of coffee. “I’m going to take some orange juice to Carina and get Katie up and dressed. Make yourself at home.” Maya said, turning to walk upstairs to the bedroom.Carina was lying in bed awake, looking at her phone, when Maya walked into the room with the orange juice and handed it to Carina. “Is anyone else awake this morning?” Carina asked, taking the orange juice from Maya.“Kaipo is in the kitchen drinking coffee, but I haven’t seen Leilani this morning. I’m going to get Katie up and dressed.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the lips before walking out of the room.“I’ll go downstairs and start preparing breakfast while you’re doing that.” Carina said, getting out of bed.As Carina walked out of the bedroom she saw Leilani walking towards her. “Good morning, Carina.” Leilani said, smiling at her.“Good morning, I’m heading downstairs to start breakfast. Maya already made coffee if you’re ready for a cup.” Carina said smiling, walking downstairs.“Good morning.” Kaipo said smiling, as Carina and Leilani walked into the kitchen.“How long have you been up?” Leilani asked, sitting beside Kaipo.“Just a few minutes.” Kaipo responded, handing her his cup of coffee.“Mmmm, that is so good.” Leilani said, taking a drink of the coffee.“Here’s one for you.” Carina said smiling, handing Leilani a cup of coffee.“Thank you.” Leilani said smiling.“Good morning!” Katie shouted excitedly, running over to where Leilani was sitting.“Good morning.” Leilani said smiling, helping Katie into the chair next to her.“I find out if I get a baby brother or sister today.” Katie said excitedly, smiling a toothy smile.“I know, are you as excited as I am?” Leilani asked, smiling at Katie.“Very excited.” Katie said, clapping her hands.“Ciao, Tesoro, we’re here!” Gabriella said walking into the house.“Do you ever knock?” Maya asked, laughing at Gabriella.“No, I don’t need to knock, it’s my best friends house.” Gabriella said with a laugh.“Gabriella, Vic, this is Kaipo and Leilani, our friends from Hawaii.” Carina said, smiling.“Oh, they’re the ones who rescued you during the storm.” Gabriella said, looking at them.“Something like that.” Maya said with a chuckle.“We have a lot to do to get ready for the party. Maya you and Kaipo take Katie and disappear while we get things done.” Gabriella said, barking orders at Maya.“Yes, ma’am.” Maya said laughing, saluting Gabriella.Carina watched as Maya, Katie, and Kaipo walked out of the house, quickly turning to Gabriella. “Did you bring the shirts I had sent to your house?” Carina asked, looking at Gabriella.“Yes, Tesoro, I brought the shirts and everything else you had sent to my house.” Gabriella said, pouring herself a cup of coffee.“We need to start getting everything ready for the party.” Carina said, reaching in the bags and pulling items out of it. “Where’s the thing that Maya has to shoot to show the gender of the baby?” Carina asked, looking through the bags.“I already gave that to Mike; he’s going to set that up for us.” Gabriella responded.“Smart thinking.” Carina said, smiling at her.“Let’s go outside and start setting everything up.” Gabriella said.Maya had taken Kaipo to introduce him to Grandpa and Nana who were standing by the barn. “Nana, Grandpa, this is Kaipo, my friend from Hawaii I told you about.” Maya said smiling.“Nice to meet you Kaipo, you can call me Mike.” Grandpa said smiling, extending his hand to him.“Nice to meet you, you can call me Kate or Nana.” Nana said smiling, hugging Kaipo.“It’s nice to mee you both, Maya and Carina spoke about you both a lot.” Kaipo said smiling.“Today’s the big day, Kiddo. Any chance you would give me a hint on whether I should wear pink or blue for the reveal?” Grandpa asked with a chuckle.“Nope, Carina would kill me if I told you anything, wear whatever you want.” Maya said with a laugh.“Show Kaipo around the ranch, I need to go take care of something.” Grandpa said, smiling mischievously.“What is he up to now?” Maya asked with a chuckle, looking at Nana.“There’s no telling with him, you should know that by now.” Nana said, smiling.After getting everything set up for the party, Carina is upstairs getting dressed when Maya walked into the bedroom. “I’m going to shower and get dressed for the party.” Maya said, walking to the bathroom.Carina goes into the closet and picks out what she wants Maya to wear to the gender reveal and lays it on the bed. Maya walked out of the bathroom with just her boxers and sports bra, looking at the clothes on the bed. “I want you to wear this for the party.” Carina said, handing Maya the clothes. “Wait, I need you to put this on for a minute.” Carina said smiling, handing Maya a blindfold.“Oooo, are we going to get kinky before the party?” Maya asked smiling, wiggling her eyebrows at Carina as she wrapped her arms around her, kissing her on the lips.“Nooooo.” Carina said laughing. “I bought you something, but you can’t see it yet.” Carina said, placing the blindfold on Maya.“Ok, now what?” Maya asked, smiling after Carina put the blindfold over her eyes.“Arms up.” Carina said, lifting Maya’s arms over her head, pulling the shirt over her head. “Don’t peek!” Carina said in a stern voice, reaching for the other shirt she wanted Maya to wear to the party, placing it on her. “Ok, you can take the blindfold off now.” Carina said.Maya looked down to see she was wearing a pink sweatshirt with one on underneath it. “I’m going to get hot in all these clothes.” Maya said.“You only need to wear it until we reveal the gender, then you can take it off.” Carina said, reaching for the dress she was going to wear.“Don’t you think they’ll figure out we’re having a girl if I wear a pink sweatshirt?” Maya asked, looking at her shirt.“Ah, I have a solution for that, I’m wearing this, so they won’t know whether it’s a girl of boy.” Carina said, holding up the blue dress.“That’s smart thinking.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“I know, I’m always smart.” Carina said, smiling proudly, pulling the dress over her head.“I’ll go see if Katie’s ready for the party, then.” Maya said, turning to walk out of the room.“No need, Leilani is helping her get ready.” Carina said, reaching for Maya’s hand. “Would you zip me up?” Carina said smiling, turning her back to Maya.“There, now let’s go.” Maya said, reaching for the door, opening it. “Are you coming?” Maya asked, turning around to look at Carina.“Yes, I’m coming!” Carina shouted as Kaipo and Leilani were standing in the hallway.“Where have we heard that before?” Leilani smiled, whispering to Kaipo.“Hawaii.” Kaipo whispered back, smiling, before they both burst out laughing.“What’s so funny?” Maya asked, turning to see them laughing hard.“Nothing.” Kaipo said, taking Leilani’s hand, walking past Maya, who was still waiting for Carina to exit the room.“What was all the laughter about?” Carina asked, walking over to Maya who was still standing in the doorway.“I don’t know, they were just laughing.” Maya responded, shrugging her shoulders. “Let’s go, so we can let everyone see we’re having another girl who will hopefully look just like her beautiful Mamma.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Maybe it will.” Carina said smiling, taking Maya’s hand as they walked downstairs together.“Finally! What took you so long?” Gabriella asked, waving her hands at Carina. “Let’s go, everyone is waiting.” Gabriella said, motioning for everyone to follow her out the door.“Where exactly are we doing the gender reveal part?” Maya asked, looking around as they walked outside.“Oh, you will be shooting a target that will display a color that will reveal the baby’s gender. I had Grandpa set everything up for you.” Carina said, smiling.“Everything is ready whenever you are.” Grandpa said smiling, handing Maya the rifle to shoot the target.“Ok, where’s the target I’m supposed to be shooting?” Maya asked, looking around for a target.“It’s way out there.” Grandpa said, pointing across the field to a target about 70 yards away.“Oh, I see it now.” Maya said, looking at the target. “Everyone ready to find out whether we’re having a girl or boy?” Maya asked, smiling, looking around at everyone who was standing a little distance away from her.“Hurry up! I want to know if I’m having another granddaughter or grandson!” Lucia shouted, smiling at Maya.“Ok, here we go then.” Maya said smiling, lifting the rifle to her shoulder, looking through the scope as she slowly pulled the trigger, looking as bright blue smoke came out of the target. “Shit, that’s not right! Someone messed up!” Maya said, looking at Carina.“Gabriella are you sure you got the right one?” Carina asked, looking at Gabriella.“I thought I did.” Gabriella said, looking at the blue smoke.Everyone was cheering and clapping as the blue smoke kept rising from the target. Maya didn’t know what to do so she turned around, facing everyone. “Wait, there’s been a mistake.” Maya said, waving her hands at everyone, trying to get their attention.“Take off your sweatshirt so they can see what we’re having.” Carina said, close to Maya’s ear.“Yes, right, I’ll do that.” Maya said, quickly taking off her swearshirt, throwing it on the ground, still trying to get everyone’s attention, but nobody would pay attention to her. “It’s not working!” Maya said, frustratingly, turning to look at Carina.“Everyone, please be quiet for a minute.” Carina yelled, getting everyone’s attention. “Maya read your shirt to them.” Carina said, close to Maya’s ear.“What?” Maya asked, looking confused.“Read your shirt so they can see what we’re having.” Carina said close to Maya’s ear.“Right!” Maya said, looking down at her shirt. “Soon to be Mommy to a baby boy!” Maya shouted, looking at everyone who was smiling at her. “See, it was a mistake, it was supposed to be pink smoke, not blue.” Maya said, wiping her hand across her forehead.“Read your shirt again, Bambina.” Carina said smiling, looking at Maya.“I already read it, why do I need to read it again?” Maya asked, looking confused at Carina.“Read it again, for me.” Carina said, smiling.“Soon to be Mommy to a baby boy.” Maya said reading her shirt again. “Wait! Even the shirt is wrong! This is a disaster!” Maya said, placing her face in her hands.“No Bambina, it’s no mistake, we’re having a boy.” Carina said, removing Maya’s hands from her face, smiling at her.“But the ultrasound said we’re having a girl.” Maya said, scratching her head.“No…you’re the one who said we are having a girl, the ultrasound clearly said we’re having a boy. That wasn’t an arm you saw on the ultrasound, it was his penis.” Carina said with a laugh, wrapping her arms around Maya, hugging her tightly.“Wait! You let me believe we are having a girl when you knew we are having a boy?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina, wanting to be mad but unable to.“Yes, because you were so convinced it was a girl so I thought I would surprise you with it being a boy this way. Please don’t be upset with me.” Carina said, placing her forehead against Maya’s.“I’m no upset with you. It’s a boy, really a boy?” Maya asked, tears filling her eyes.“Yes, you are getting the son you wanted.” Carina said smiling, before kissing Maya on the lips.“We’re having a son, Carina, we’re having a son!” Maya shouted, picking Carina up, twirling her around.“There’s one more surprise for you.” Carina said smiling, turning and nodding at Leilani.Leilani slowly pulled the sweatshirt over Katie’s head to reveal a t-shirt that read big sister to a baby brother. “Oh my God, we’re really having a boy, I can’t believe it.” Maya said, wiping tears from her eyes. “Hey, everyone, we’re having a boy!” Maya shouted, smiling widely.“We know, we saw the smoke and read your shirt.” Grandpa said with a laugh.“Mommy, I’m getting a baby brother!” Katie shouted excitedly, running over to Maya.“Yes, you are Princess, are you happy about that?” Maya asked, smiling at Katie.“Yes, because I’m the only Princess.” Katie said smiling, wrapping her arms around Maya’s legs.“That’s right, you’re the only Princess.” Maya said smiling, patting Katie on the back.“Congratulations.” Arizona said smiling, looking at Maya.“You knew it was a boy also, didn’t you?” Maya asked, giving Arizona side eyes.“Of course I did, I’m the one who did the ultrasound, remember?” Arizona asked laughing.“So, you both let me believe it was a girl this whole time.” Maya said smiling, shaking her head.“It wasn’t my place to tell you that you were wrong. By the way, don’t ever try to get a job determining a baby’s gender on an ultrasound. I can’t believe you thought his penis was an arm.” Arizona said, throwing her head back laughing.“Hey, I’m not the one who went to school for that kind of thing.” Maya said laughing, placing her arms around Carina. “Are you happy with it being a boy and not a girl?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I’ve been happy since seeing it has a penis, a nice penis, I might add, not an arm.” Carina said laughing, kissing Maya on the lips.“We need to think about the boy names I picked out now.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand on Carina’s lower stomach. “You’re a boy, little one.” Maya said smiling, gently rubbing Carina’s stomach.Later that night Carina and Maya are lying in bed, everyone else sleeping. “I actually like the way I found out we’re having a boy. I was totally convinced we were having another girl and already picked out some girl things for her. I should probably cancel my order now.” Maya said laughing, pulling Carina closer to her body.“You’ve been saying all along that it was a boy so I figured you would see that on the ultrasound and know you were right. I can’t believe you thought his penis was an arm though. What baby have you ever seen that has an arm growing between their legs?” Carina asked, laughing.“Give me a break, I had no clue what I was even looking at. Where’s the ultrasound picture, I want to look at that again?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“It’s on the dresser.” Carina said, pointing to the dresser.Maya got out of bed and went over to retrieve the ultrasound picture from the dresser, walking back and getting into bed next to Carina. “Explain this picture to me please.” Maya said, holding the picture in one hand.“Well, that’s the baby’s head, there’s the heart, there’s a leg, there’s an actual arm, and that, that’s his penis.” Carina said smiling, pointing to the penis.“Ok, I can see that now.” Maya said laughing, looking closely at the picture.“You have one, so you definitely know what one looks like.” Carina said laughing.“I know, but I’ve never seen one on a baby inside a woman’s uterus before.” Maya said laughing, staring at the picture.“I can’t believe how long it took you to realize what your shirt actually said, even after reading it twice.” Carina said with a chuckle.“My brain wasn’t functioning properly at that moment. I was upset thinking everything had been messed up with the wrong smoke and was focused on that, not what my shirt said.” Maya said smiling.“Are you upset that I didn’t tell you sooner that the baby is a boy?” Carina asked, looking seriously at Maya.“Nope, I loved the way it happened. It was the best surprise I’ve ever received in my entire life. If I had known sooner, today wouldn’t have been as special for me, you did great with the way you did it.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on the lips.“Good, because I was afraid you might be upset finding out that way. You’re so hard to surprise and this was the perfect opportunity for me to actually be able to surprise you.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the chest.“You definitely surprised me.” Maya said with a chuckle, hugging Carina against her body.“It took me long enough to be able to though.” Carina said with a laugh.“If we ever decide to have another baby, don’t let me guess the baby’s gender again, because I’ll mess it up.” Maya said laughing.“I’ll leave that up to me from now on, although, I don’t know if I want anymore children after this one, the hormones are much worse than they were with Katie.” Carina said.“Are hormones different if you’re carrying one sex and not the other?” Maya asked.“They say hormones are worse when carrying a boy and after this pregnancy, I believe that.” Carina responded.“I have a name for him, if you agree to it.” Maya said smiling.“What is it?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“It’s…” Maya said, telling Carina the name she had picked out for the baby.“I love it, let’s name him that.” Carina said smiling, gently rubbing her lower stomach.“What about you little guy? Do you like that name?” Maya asked smiling, placing her hand on Carina’s lower stomach, gently rubbing it.“He’s sleeping, don’t wake him up.” Carina said with a chuckle.“We should get some sleep. I’m taking Kaipo out on the tractor tomorrow to show him the fields.” Maya said, yawning widely.“Good night.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the chest.“Good night.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the head. “Good night, little guy.” Maya said, gently rubbing Carina’s baby bump.

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Hi guys. I’ve always been open & honest about my personal life and I’m not going to stop now. These past few weeks have been very difficult for me. First my good friend’s mother passed away unexpectedly, then this past week was the anniversary of the passing of my own mother, and yesterday I received a message that my 21 year old goddaughter was found unresponsive and is in intensive care. I found out today that she intentionally took an overdose of Fentanyl in a suicidal attempt. I knew she has been struggling emotionally since her divorce from her wife, but didn’t know the extent of it. I’m at the hospital with her now and will be here as long as it takes. She is hooked up to life support now and isn’t showing any signs of brain activity. The doctor has ordered a brain scan tomorrow but has asked for all family to be notified. All of the preliminary tests show no response to pain and her pupils are unresponsive to light. She has already coded 4 times and the doctor told us that he doesn’t believe they would be able to bring her back if she codes again. I’m asking everyone to please pray for a miracle because that’s what she needs right now.
I apologize to those of you who have sent messages that I haven’t responded to but I’m a mess emotionally right now. I don’t know how much more I’m expected to take this year but I really need God to give me a break. For those who have asked, no I am not ok, I’m struggling trying to remain strong for everyone. I’ve already had to bury a child and don’t want to go through that again. I would greatly appreciate your prayers right now.
I have no idea when I will be able to continue the story but I promise to resume writing when I’m able to. I don’t even have my laptop with me right now.
Thank you all for your support and patience. I appreciate you all more than I can put into words. I will try to keep you posted about my goddaughter whose name is Cheyenne but I call her Chy.

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I just wanted to let you all know that Chy passed away at 4:06 pm today. It has been a very long and difficult week and I’m exhausted. Thank you to everyone for their prayers, comments, love, messages, and support. I have read every single one of them but haven’t had the opportunity to respond. To say you all have kept me going this week is an understatement. Had it not been for all the many ways you’ve reached out to me, I don’t think I would’ve made it through this week. I could never put into words how grateful I am for each of you.
If you know of someone who is struggling with depression or mental health, reach out to them and tell them that there is help for them. I would hate to see any of you go through what I’m going through right now.
I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! At this time, I have no idea when I will be able to continue the story, but I promise I will continue to write once I’m able to again.
I’m sending each of you a big hug and hoping to be back here soon.

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A few weeks later Carina is working overnight at the hospital and Maya is sleeping soundly in bed when her phone begins to ring. Maya awakens to look at her phone to see Nana is calling her and immediately answers the call. “Hello.” Maya said groggily still not fully awake.“Maya, it’s Mike, I need you to come here immediately.” Nana said speaking quickly, fear in her voice.“What’s wrong with Grandpa?” Maya asks, now fully awake, fear in her voice.“He’s complaining of chest pains, he’s sweating, and clammy. I need you to drive us to the hospital.” Nana said, sobbing on the phone, fear and worry evident in her voice.“I’m on the way.” Maya said, quickly getting out of bed, grabbing her clothes and putting them on.When Maya reached Nana’s house, she could see Grandpa was in distress, grasping his chest, and sweating profusely. Maya quickly helped Grandpa to the truck and once Nana got in beside him, she sped off to the hospital. “Call Carina and let her know we’re bringing Mike in so she can have someone waiting for us when we get there.” Nana said, tapping Maya on the shoulder.“Right, good thinking Nana.” Maya said reaching for her phone, calling Carina.“Bambina, is everything ok?” Carina asked immediately, answering the phone.“I’m on the way to the hospital with Grandpa and Nana, I think Grandpa is having a heart attack or something. Can you have someone waiting for us when we get there?” Maya asked, fear and worry in her voice, running her fingers through her hair.“I’ll let the doctors know you’re bringing him in. I’ll be there waiting when you get here.” Carina said before ending the call.“I need to call Kaipo and Leilani and let them know what’s going on in case they wake up and I’m not there so they can watch Katie.” Maya said, calling Kaipo to fill him in on everything that is going on.When Maya pulled up at the emergency room, Carina came running out with 2 other doctors and a gurney for Grandpa. “We’ll take care of him, take Nana to the waiting room.” Carina said, as they placed Grandpa on the gurney, rushing him inside.“I need to call Lane.” Nana said, her hands shaking as she reached for her phone.“I’ll call Dad, you just sit down.” Maya said, helping Nana to a chair in the waiting room.After calling Lane and informing him they were at the hospital with Grandpa, Maya sat beside Nana, placing her arm around her. “He just woke up and said he wasn’t feeling well and that his chest hurt. I thought he might have heartburn from eating all that spicy chili for dinner, I never thought it could actually be his heart.” Nana said, sobbing into Maya’s shoulder.“He’s going to be fine, it’s Grandpa, he’s been through much worse than this.” Maya said, trying to console Nana.“He’s been working so hard on the ranch these past few weeks, pushing himself so hard, forgetting he’s not a spring chicken anymore. He needs to just turn everything over to you and let you take care of things. He’s so stubborn and doesn’t know when to quit.” Nana said, getting upset.“He’s always been a hard worker, and that ranch has been his life. He doesn’t know how to not work hard or just take time to relax. I’ve been doing as much as he’ll let me, but he still has to be in charge, it’s just how Grandpa is, and we love him anyway.” Maya said, smiling at Nana.“Maya, you need to talk to him and tell him you’re ready to take over the ranch, otherwise he’s not going to stop working for much. I know you have a lot on your plate with a new baby coming, but I need you to take over the ranch before it kills Mike.” Nana said, wiping tears from her eyes.“I’ll talk to him, but I don’t know how much good it will do. I’m ready to take over, if he’ll just let me do it. I can hire more help if we need to so Grandpa won’t feel like he has to work so much.” Maya said, rubbing Nana’s back.Carina walked into the waiting room to see Maya sitting with her arm around Nana, cradling her into the chest. “Grandpa is doing ok, but he’s had a heart attack and they’re taking him to the cath lab to check for blockages. If he has any they will determine what steps need to be taken to treat him. He’s alert and talking to the doctors and nurses so that’s good and he was smiling at me and telling everyone that I am having his first great-grandson, the first Bishop male of this generation.” Carina said smiling, rubbing her stomach while speaking.“He’s so excited about this baby, he is constantly talking about all the things he’s going to teach him and tell him about his heritage. He’s already expecting this baby to take over for Maya one day, that is if Katie doesn’t want to run the ranch.” Nana said, smiling, placing her hand on Carina’s stomach.“This baby is so spoiled and he’s not even here yet.” Maya said, with a chuckle.“All Bishop children are spoiled.” Nana said, smiling at Maya.“Especially Maya.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Yes, especially Maya, she’s always been Mike’s favorite, well until Katie came along, now she’s his favorite.” Nana said, with a chuckle, looking at Maya.“Beat out by my own child as Grandpa’s favorite.” Maya said laughing.“For now, you’re in second place, but…once this baby is born, I have a feeling you’re going to be moved down to third.” Carina said smiling, rubbing her stomach.“No doubt about that, third is good though.” Maya said laughing, placing her hand on Carina’s stomach.“Have you come up with a name for the little fellow yet?” Nana asked, looking at Carina.“Yes, Maya has picked out the perfect name for him, but we’re not telling anyone until he’s born.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“It’s the perfect name for him, you’ll be happy with it, I promise.” Maya said smiling, kissing Nana on the cheek.“Dr. Deluca, you’re needed in Labor and Delivery.” A nurse said, walking into the room.“That’s probably the mother I’ve been waiting on to deliver. I’ll be back as soon as I’m finished with her. I love you both.” Carina said, smiling at them before turning to walk away.“I wouldn’t be surprised if she didn’t try to deliver her own baby.” Nana said with a chuckle.“She would if that was possible for her to do.” Maya said laughing.After waiting for over 2 hours the doctor that was treating Grandpa came into the waiting room to speak with Nana. “It’s a good thing you got him here when you did. We took him to the cath lab and found 3 blockages and placed stents to prevent further blockage. He handled the procedure well but will need to stay in the hospital for a few days for observation. Given his age and line of work, I don’t feel comfortable releasing him as early as we normally would. Plus placing 3 stents is a lot for him to go through and I feel better keeping him here just to keep a close eye on him. I have a feeling he doesn’t handle not being able to move around and here we can prevent that. I’ll be sending him home on some medication that he will need to take daily to prevent further blockage. He will need to cut back on how much he does and not overexert himself. I will also be placing him on a specific diet for heart patients. If you have any questions or concerns, please have someone page me. He’s going to be fine as long as he does as he’s instructed, but I have a feeling he’s a bit of a stubborn one.” The doctor said, smiling at Nana.“He’s very stubborn, but I will make sure he follows your instructions to the letter. I can be just as stubborn as him and will do whatever it takes to keep him around longer.” Nana said smiling at the doctor. “Thank you for taking care of Mike.” Nana said, smiling as she hugged the doctor. “When can we see him?” Nana asked.“They’re moving him to a room now and someone will come and get you once they have him settled.” The doctor responded, before turning to walk away.“He’s going to be fine Nana.” Maya said smiling, hugging Nana.“I’m going to stay here with Mike, but you need to go home to be with Katie. You can bring her up here to see Mike later, that will cheer him up for having to be stuck here for a few days.” Nana said, smiling at Maya.“I’m ready to go home and get some sleep myself, this has been a long night.” Carina said, yawning, placing her head on Maya’s shoulder.“Drive Carina home and get some rest, I’ll be fine here.” Nana said, smiling at Maya.“Ok, but if anything changes, you call me immediately. I’ll take care of everything on the ranch before we come back later, that’s what Grandpa would want me to do.” Maya said, hugging Nana. “You ready to go home and get some sleep?” Maya asked, turning to Carina.“Yes, your son wore me out today. Well, him and the laboring mothers.” Carina said, smiling at Maya, taking her hand as they walked out of the room.Maya and Carina got into bed, Maya snuggling up to Carina who was lying on her side, placing her hand on Carina’s lower stomach. “Nana wants me to talk to Grandpa about completely taking over the ranch.” Maya said.“How do you feel about that?” Carina asked, turning over to look at Maya.“I’m ok with taking it over, but I don’t know how Grandpa is going to feel about it. He’s been saying he wants me to take it over, but he still works everyday and doesn’t let me have say on some things. I don’t want to do it, if it’s going to make him feel useless or anything like that, and that’s what I’m afraid of.” Maya said, rubbing her forehead.“I think it would be the best thing for him to turn it over to you and start spending more time with Nana and enjoying Katie and this new baby we’re having. I don’t think it’s going to be easy for him to totally give it up at first, but maybe you could gradually take over for him. He’s been saying he wants you to take it over, so why not do it now, especially with the health issues he’s having.” Carina said.“I’m going to talk to him and see what he wants and if he’s fine with me totally taking over for him. I’m afraid if he doesn’t cut back on how much he does around here that he will have another heart attack or something. I don’t know what I would do without him around, he’s my hero.” Maya said, wiping a tear from her eye.“Just talk to him and tell him you’re ready to take over, but still want him to have a part of the decisions to be made and his advice on things. You need to make him feel useful on the ranch, it’s his pride and joy.” Carina said, kissing Maya on the cheek.“I will always need Grandpa, whether it’s on the ranch or not. I’m not going to talk to him until he’s better though.” Maya said.“I agree with that, he needs to get over the heart attack before you speak with him. I need to get some sleep now, I’m exhausted.” Carina said, rolling over to her side, Maya spooning her.“Me too.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the shoulder, before closing her eyes.The next morning Kaipo, Leilani, and Katie are in the kitchen eating breakfast when Maya walked downstairs. “Mommy!” Katie shouted excitedly, running to hug Maya.“How’s your grandpa?” Kaipo asked.“He had 3 stents placed in his heart, but he’s doing good. I need to get everything taken care of on the ranch before taking Katie to see him later. I’m going to make a protein shake then get to work.” Maya said, reaching for the protein mix.“Where’s Papa?” Katie asked, a look of confusion on her face.“He’s at the hospital, he got sick last night, so me and Nana took him to the hospital to get better. I’m taking you to see him later, because you’re the best medicine for him.” Maya said smiling, patting Katie on the head. “Mamma is upstairs sleeping and can’t be disturbed so don’t be going into our room.” Maya said in a stern voice.“I’ll keep her occupied while you and Kaipo work. We can make cookies or something for her to take to her papa later.” Leilani said smiling at Katie.“Just let me know what you need me to help with and I’ll make sure it gets done for you.” Kaipo said, smiling at Maya.“Thank you, I don’t know what I would’ve done if you guys weren’t here last night for Katie.” Maya said.Maya and Kaipo left to go feed the cows and take care of things on the ranch while Leilani and Katie were making cookies for her to take to Grandpa later. “Maya, I wanted to talk to you about something.” Kaipo said, opening the valve to allow the feed to go into the trough for the cows.“Is everything ok?” Maya asked, a look of concern on her face.“Yes…and no. We haven’t told anyone yet, but Leilani is…pregnant. I know, I should have been more careful, and I thought I was, but not careful enough. I want to ask her to marry me, but I can’t afford a wife and family in Hawaii. You saw how expensive everything is, and I don’t want to live there anymore. I want to be on my own and raise my family somewhere safer, with less hurricanes and volcanoes. I was wondering if your offer to hire me here at the ranch was still an option for me? I know this is a lot to throw at you all at once, but I need to figure something out and quickly.” Kaipo said, staring at his feet as he spoke.“I told you that I would give you a job here if you ever wanted it and I meant it. The offer stands and I would love to have you working here with me. Sounds like you and Leilani got extremely close these past few months, if she’s expecting a baby.” Maya said with a chuckle. “How far along is she? Has she been to a doctor yet?” Maya asked.“We just found out she was pregnant before we came here. Leilani did one of those home pregnancy tests. That’s part of the reason we decided to visit when we did, so I could look around and see if I could be happy working here and I’m happier than I’ve ever been here. It’s so peaceful and beautiful here and I would get to live close to my good friends.” Kaipo said, smiling at Maya. “Plus, Leilani and my child would have the best OB in the world if we lived here.” Kaipo said smiling.“Ok, let’s get you on the books so we can start paying you for all this work you’re doing. Welcome to Bishop ranch.” Maya said smiling, extending her hand to Kaipo.“Thank you, Maya, you have no idea how much this means to me.” Kaipo said smiling.“Now, let’s talk about you proposing to Leilani. Do you know when you want to propose or how you want to propose?” Maya asked, smiling at him.“I want to propose as soon as possible and get married before the baby arrives. I don’t have a clue about how to propose or anything like that, so you’ll need to help me with that.” Kaipo said smiling.“First, you need to get a ring to propose with, then we’ll figure out the rest.” Maya said smiling.“I’m going to need help picking out a ring also.” Kaipo said with a chuckle.“I think you should have Carina help you with that, she knows Leilani better than me.” Maya said. “Carina is going to be so excited when she finds out you’re going to propose and even more excited to find out Leilani is pregnant.” Maya said with a laugh. “So…why are you and Leilani sleeping in separate rooms if she’s already pregnant and you’re a couple? I would think you would want to be sleeping beside her now.” Maya asked, smiling mischievously at Kaipo.“We were trying to be respectful and weren’t sure how you would feel if we slept in the same room together. I would love nothing more than to be able to sleep in the same bed with her.” Kaipo said with a nervous laugh. “I should admit that we haven’t actually spent an entire night together though.”“Well…to be honest, we were surprised you weren’t sharing a room. When we get back to the house, figure out which room you want to sleep in and move your things there, you should be together.” Maya said.“Yes, boss.” Kaipo said laughing.“Grandpa is boss, I’m just Maya.” Maya said laughing.After taking care of the cows, Maya instructed the rest of the ranch hands on what needed to be taken care of on the ranch and about Grandpa’s health issues. “Is Carina still sleeping?” Maya asked Leilani when they returned to the house.“I think so, she hasn’t come downstairs yet.” Leilani responded.“I’m going upstairs to shower and get ready to go visit Grandpa. Can you get Katie ready for me?” Maya asked, receiving a nod from Leilani.When Maya walked into the bedroom, she didn’t see Carina in bed but heard the shower running in the bathroom. Maya opened the bathroom door to see Carina standing in the shower washing her hair. Maya quickly undressed and opened the shower door, startling Carina. “Bambina, I didn’t hear you come in.” Carina said, placing her hand on her chest.“You were washing your hair when I came in. I need a shower before going to see Grandpa and thought I would get in with you to save water.” Maya said smiling mischievously.“Oh, you just got in to save water huh?” Carina asked, smiling, moving closer to Maya.“Well…that and other things.” Maya said smiling, placing her arms around Carina, pulling her close to her body, kissing her hard on the lips, slipping her tongue inside her mouth, deepening the kiss.“I like other things.” Carina said breaking the kiss to smile at Maya.“I like other things too.” Maya said smiling, biting and sucking on Carina’s sweet spot on her neck, eliciting a moan, while trailing her hand down her back to gently squeeze her butt.Carina trailed her hand down between them, gently squeezing Maya’s semi hard dick, running her thumb over the slit in the head, feeling the precum. Carina wrapped her hand around Maya’s dick, stroking up and down, feeling it getting harder with each stroke, Maya moaning into her neck.Maya kissed down Carina’s collarbone to her breast, wrapping her mouth around a hardened nipple, sucking and swirling her tongue around it, causing Carina to gasp. “Mmm, that feels so good.” Carina said, holding Maya behind the neck, keeping her mouth where she wanted it.Maya trailed one hand down to Carina’s folds, feeling the slick wetness gathering there, before moving her hand to rub her clit. “You’re already so wet and I’ve barely touched you.” Maya said, moving her mouth to the other nipple.“That’s the effect you have on me, especially with these pregnancy hormones. I was dreaming about this earlier.” Carina said, moaning loudly.“Were you dreaming about me or my dick?” Maya asked, with a chuckle.“Both, it’s a package deal.” Carina responded, with a chuckle.“Is it wrong that I’m enjoying your pregnancy hormones?” Maya asked, moving her hand back to Carina’s folds, slowly pushing a finger inside her, causing Carina to gasp and moan loudly.“Not if you’re going to do something about them.” Carina said, stroking Maya’s dick faster.“If you keep doing that, you’re going to make me cum.” Maya said, thrusting her hips in Carina’s hand.“And if you keep doing what you’re doing, you’re going to make me cum as well.” Carina said, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s finger. “I need you inside me…now!” Carina said, releasing Maya’s dick.Maya quickly removed her finger from inside Carina and turned her around, so she was behind her. “Are you ready?” Maya asked, kissing Carina on the neck.“God, yes.” Carina said, placing her hands against the wall, slightly leaning over.Maya ran her dick between Carina’s fold, collecting the slick wetness on it before lining it up with her entrance, slowly pushing inside her. Maya placed one hand on Carina’s lower stomach, holding her hip with the other hand. Maya began slowly thrusting inside Carina, both moaning with each thrust.“Faster and harder.” Carina said, breathing hard, throwing her head back against Maya.Maya began thrusting harder, faster, and deeper into Carina, holding her tightly around the waist on her lower stomach, when she felt something against her arm. “What was that?” Maya asked, stopping her thrusting.“What was what?” Carina asked, turning her head to look at Maya.“I felt something on my arm around your waist.” Maya said, sounding concerned, when she felt it again. “That! What was that?” Maya asked, holding onto Carina tightly.“Oh Bambina, that’s the baby moving! Your son is kicking you.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“What? That’s what it feels like when they kick?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Feel here, I can feel him kicking now.” Carina said, moving Maya’s hand lower, where she just felt the baby kicking.“Holy fuck!” Maya shouted, feeling the baby kicking her hand. “Wait, does he know what we’re doing?” Maya asked, pulling her dick out of Carina.“What? No, he doesn’t know you’re fucking me, he’s a baby.” Carina said laughing. “Why did you pull out?” Carina asked, looking at Maya.“It didn’t feel right, doing that while he’s kicking inside you.” Maya said, moving her hand around Carina’s stomach trying to feel the baby kicking again.“That’s the first time I’ve felt him kick. I have a feeling he’s going to be an active little boy in there.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“That’s the most incredible thing I’ve ever felt. My son kicked me for the first time, and I felt it.” Maya said, her eyes filled with tears. “Was it like that with Katie?” Maya asked, a hint of sadness in her voice.“I didn’t feel Katie kick until I was 5 months pregnant. I think he’s going to be more active than Katie was though.” Carina said, rubbing her hand on her stomach.“I’m glad I got to feel his first kick. I wish I would’ve been there to feel the first time Katie did that.” Maya said, wiping tears from her eyes.“I’m glad you got to feel it too and I wish I would have done things differently with Katie. I’m so sorry you missed out on this with her.” Carina said, wiping tears from her eyes.“Hey, that’s in the past, we’re doing this together this time.” Maya said, wiping tears from Carina’s cheeks.“I want you there for everything this time, the first kick, the first labor pain, the birth,…everything.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“And, I will be.” Maya said smiling, placing a gentle kiss on Carina’s lips. “Let’s finish showering so we can go see Grandpa.” Maya said, turning her body into the water.“But what about finishing what we started?” Carina asked, smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“I’m sorry, but he’s dead.” Maya said smiling, pointing to her limp dick. “We can finish later in bed tonight.”“Ugh, that’s a long time to wait.” Carina said, getting frustrated. “I’m going to get out and get ready to go visit Grandpa then.” Carina said in an annoyed tone, getting out of the shower.“You could never guess what Kaipo told me while we were taking care of the cows. Oh, and he’s working here now.” Maya said, immediately getting Carina’s attention, causing her to turn around to look at Maya while drying her body.“What did he tell you and does him working here now mean they’re staying in Seattle?” Carina asked, wrapping her hair in a towel.“I’ll tell you, but you can’t say anything.” Maya said, rubbing shampoo into her hair.“Ok, I won’t say anything.” Carina said, looking curiously at Maya.“He’s going to propose to Leilani….and she’s pregnant.” Maya said smiling at Carina.“What? Leilani is pregnant? How far along is she? Has she seen a doctor yet? Oh my God, this is great news!” Carina said smiling, jumping up and down.“Yes, Leilani is pregnant. They don’t know how far along she is yet because she has not seen a doctor yet. They’re going to ask you to be her OB though.” Maya said smiling.“I’ll set her up an appointment for as soon as she asks me to be her OB. This is exciting news; our babies are going to be close in age.” Carina said smiling, dancing around the bathroom.“You shouldn’t be jumping and dancing around like that.” Maya said with a laugh.“I’m happy, it’s my happy dance.” Carina said laughing.“Well, you’re jostling my son in there.” Maya said laughing.“So, he’s your son now huh?” Carina asked laughing.“Yes, he’s my son…and yours.” Maya said laughing.“He’s, our son.” Carina said laughing, rubbing her stomach, feeling the baby kick again. “Your son is kicking again.”Maya quickly opened the shower door, jumping out of the shower placing her hand on Carina’s stomach, feeling the baby kicking again. “He is an active little guy.” Maya said smiling.“Just like his Mommy. I think we may have a runner on our hands.” Carina said, smiling, placing her hand over Maya’s.“Have I told you how much I love you lately?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“Not today, you haven’t.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“I love you so much.” Maya said smiling, pulling Carina against her, kissing her on the lips.“I love you too, so so much.” Carina said smiling, placing her forehead against Maya’s, looking into her eyes.“Let’s get ready to go see Grandpa and tell him his great-grandson kicked me today.” Maya said smiling, reaching for the towel.“I don’t think we should tell him what we were doing when he kicked you though.” Carina said laughing.“Definitely not.” Maya said laughing, drying herself with the towel.After everyone was dressed and ready, they all went to visit Grandpa at the hospital, including Kaipo and Leilani. Maya told Grandpa about hiring Kaipo to work on the ranch which Grandpa thought he was already hired since he had been working with Maya so much.“I have something really exciting to share with you and Nana.” Maya said smiling, placing her arm around Carina. “The baby kicked for the first time today and I felt it.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand on Carina’s stomach.“Oh, that’s wonderful to hear. I remember the first time I felt Lane kick, I didn’t have any idea what it was until Kate told me. It was the most incredible thing I’ve ever felt.” Grandpa said smiling at them.“Maya didn’t know either, until I told her it was her son kicking.” Carina said smiling at Maya.“Hey, I’ve never felt anything like that before and wasn’t sure what was going on.” Maya said with a laugh.“Can I feel my baby brother kick too?” Katie asked, moving closer to Carina, placing her hand on her stomach.“He’s not kicking right now, but the next time he does, I’ll let you feel it.” Carina said, smiling at her.“Yay! I’m going to feel my baby brother kick in my Mamma’s belly.” Katie said excitedly, jumping up and down.“We need to get home and let you get some rest, but we will be back to visit tomorrow. Don’t worry about the ranch, Kaipo and I have everything under control.” Maya said, smiling at Grandpa.“Back date Kaipo’s employment and pay him for the weeks he’s been helping you work on the ranch and give him one of the ranch trucks to drive.” Grandpa said looking at Maya. “Welcome to Bishop ranch.” Grandpa said smiling at Kaipo.“Thank you, sir. I’m happy to be a part of the ranch.” Kaipo said smiling at him.“I already gave him a truck to drive, and I’ll pay him from the day he arrived here.” Maya said smiling at Grandpa.As they were leaving Grandpa’s room, Carina turned to Maya. “I need to run by my office for a minute to check on something. Why don’t you and Kaipo head back to the ranch and we’ll be there shortly?” Carina said to Maya.“We need to run an errand for the ranch so you may be home before us.” Maya responded.As soon as Maya and Kaipo were out of sight Carina turned to Leilani smiling. “Maya told me about your being pregnant and I wanted to know if you would like me to set up and appointment for you?”“Oh, thank God, she told you because I was trying to figure out how to tell you myself. I would love for you to be my OB if that’s possible and set up and appointment with you.” Leilani said smiling.“I would be honored to be your OB. Let’s go to my office and set up that appointment now.” Carina said, smiling.“Leilani, are you having a baby too?” Katie asked, smiling at her.“Yes, Kaipo and I are having a baby.” Leilani said smiling, holding Katie’s hand.“I hope you have a girl so I can play with her.” Katie said, smiling.“I’m hoping for a little girl just like you.” Leilani said smiling at Katie.Later that night as they were all walking upstairs for bed, Carina noticed Kaipo and Leilani going into the same bedroom. “Did you see that?” Carina asked Maya while putting toothpaste on her toothbrush.“Did I see what?” Maya asked, brushing her teeth.“Kaipo and Leilani went into the same bedroom tonight.” Carina said, smiling.“Oh, yeah, I told Kaipo he should be sleeping in the same room with her since they’re together and having a baby.” Maya said, shrugging her shoulders.“I hope they’re quiet since their bedroom is next to Katie’s.” Carina said with a chuckle.“I didn’t think about that. I guess we’ll find out in the morning if Katie says something about noises in the next room.” Maya said with a laugh. “Should I bring Katie in here to sleep tonight?” Maya asked, looking at Carina.“Definitely not, you need to finish what you started in the shower.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya before kissing her on the lips.“Let’s go to bed then.” Maya said smiling, as she stripped all her clothes off before getting into bed.Carina smiled when she saw Maya getting into bed naked, taking all her clothes off before getting into bed beside her, moving close to her. “Now, where were we?” Carina asked smiling, pulling Maya’s head down to kiss her hard on the lips, shoving her tongue inside her mouth, fighting for dominance, not winning as Maya dominated the kiss, smiling into the kiss.“You’re never going to win that battle unless I let you.” Maya said smiling, breaking the kiss.“I don’t care about winning as long as you give me what I really want, which is orgasms.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya down to kiss her on the lips.Maya moved her kisses to Carina’s neck, biting and sucking on her sweet spot, causing her to moan. Maya reached one hand down to palm Carina’s breast before rolling her nipple between her thumb and forefinger, feeling it getting hard. Maya kissed down Carina’s body to her nipple, looking at Carina and smiling before wrapping her mouth around her nipple, sucking and flicking her tongue across it causing Carina to moan loudly and grab the back of her neck, holding her tightly against her breast. Maya trailed her hand down Carina’s side to her hip, squeezing gently before moving it further down to her folds, running her hand through the slick wetness gathering there. Maya rubbed 2 fingers through Carina’s folds up to her clit, rubbing circles around it, causing a loud gasp from her. Maya moved her fingers back to Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on them before lining them up at her entrance, slowly pushing them both inside, thrusting them in and out of her slowly.Carina trailed her hand down Maya’s stomach to her semi hard dick, wrapping her hand around it, stroking up and down, feeling it getting harder in her hand, rubbing her thumb across the slit with each stroke, collecting the precum on her hand, causing Maya to moan loudly.Maya began thrusting her fingers faster in and out of Carina, rubbing her thumb across her clit, causing Carina to thrust her hips with each thrust of Maya’s fingers. Maya could feel Carina getting tighter around her fingers and began thrusting them deeper, causing Carina to moan loudly, thrusting her hips faster. “I’m close, I need you inside me now.” Carina said, breathing hard, spreading her legs wider for Maya.Maya moved her body to between Carina’s legs, rubbing her dick through the slick wetness, before lining it up at her entrance. “You ready?” Maya asked, breathing hard, as Carina shook her head affirmatively. Maya pushed her dick inside Carina and began thrusting hard and deep, panting with each thrust. Maya kissed Carina hard on the lips, shoving her tongue inside her mouth, deepening the kiss as she continued thrusting inside her. Maya felt something against her stomach and stopped thrusting, breaking the kiss, looking into Carina’s eyes. “He’s kicking me again.” Maya said smiling.“I know, I felt it.” Carina said smiling.“I’m beginning to think he doesn’t like what I’m doing to his Mamma.” Maya said with a chuckle.“He better get use to it then, because we’re not stopping this time.” Carina said smiling, before pulling Maya down to kiss her on the lips, moaning into the kiss.Maya started thrusting slowly, feeling the baby kicking her with each thrust and stopped, breaking the kiss to look at Carina. “How am I supposed to do this with him kicking me?” Maya asked, smiling at her.“Let me get on my side, then you won’t feel him kicking you.” Carina said, pushing Maya off her to roll on her side.Maya moved behind Carina, lifting her leg to lay on hers, giving her better access to Carina’s entrance. Maya lined her dick up with her entrance, slowly pushing inside her, slowly thrusting hard and deep inside her. “This is much better.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the shoulder and neck.“Faster.” Carina said, breathing hard, placing her hand on the back of Maya’s neck, holding her close to her body.Maya began thrusting faster, harder, and deeper, grunting and panting with each thrust. “Are you close?” Maya asked, feeling her orgasm building.“Yes, so close.” Carina said, breathing hard and throwing her head back against Maya’s shoulder, Maya biting and sucking on her neck.Maya began ramming her dick hard and deep into Carina, grunting and panting hard. “I’m close, Babe.” Maya said, fighting to not cum before Carina. “I love my dick buried deep inside you. Your pussy tightening around it tells me you’re about to cum. Cum for me Babe, cum all over my dick.” Maya said, knowing when she talked dirty to her it would make her cum quicker.“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick as she continued fucking her through her orgasm.Maya felt her balls tightening and the tingling in her groin as Carina began to orgasm. “Fuck, I’m cumming, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuuuuck!” Maya shouted, feeling ropes of cum shoot from her dick, shallow deep thrusting as rope after rope of cum shot from her dick until she had emptied all the cum inside Carina, her body relaxing afterwards. Maya reached her hand around Carina’s stomach, rubbing where she had felt the baby kicking before. “Sorry for all the jostling little guy.” Maya said with a chuckle, trying to catch her breath.“Stupida.” Carina said with a chuckle, hitting Maya on the arm.After they both caught their breath, Carina turned over to face Maya, Maya kissing her on the lips. “Are you ready to get some sleep now?” Maya asked, smiling at Carina.“I am, but your son isn’t, he’s moving around right now.” Carina said smiling, placing Maya’s hand on her stomach where the baby was moving.“Ok, little guy, Mamma needs some sleep so I need you to be still so she can.” Maya said, rubbing Carina’s stomach, the baby stopping his movements.“Wow, how did you do that? I can’t believe he stopped moving when you talked to him.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“He knows who’s boss and he’s already a Mommy’s boy.” Maya said, smiling widely.“Let’s see who he likes the most when he’s born and hungry, needing milk from his Mamma’s breast not Mommy’s.” Carina said with a chuckle.“Aw man, I didn’t think about that. He’s going to steal your boobs from me once he’s born.” Maya said, frowning, reaching down to cup Carina’s breast.“For about a year, these boobs will belong to him.” Carina said laughing, pointing to her breast.“That long? How am I supposed to survive without your boobs in my mouth for a whole year?” Maya said, groaning.“There’s something else you’ll have to put in your mouth for a year but I’m not complaining.” Carina said smiling flirtatiously at Maya.“Right, he won’t need access to that once he’s born.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand between Carina’s legs.“That’s reserved only for you.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips.“And this is reserved only for you.” Maya said, placing Carina’s hand on her dick.“Stupida.” Carina said smiling, kissing Maya on the lips. “Let’s get some sleep before your son decides to wake up and kick me some more.” Carina said smiling, snuggling into Maya’s neck.“Ok, but if my son wakes you up kicking, wake me up so I can feel it and tell him to settle down.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on top of the head.

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Grandpa is released from the hospital with strict orders to restrict his diet and strenuous activities. Nana has been sticking to the diet the doctors gave her for him, but he is not taking it well. Grandpa is being very cranky with everyone except for Katie and Carina, which has been difficult for Nana. Maya finally decides to have the talk with Grandpa about taking over the ranch completely and him having more time to take care of his health.“Hey Grandpa, can we go into your office and talk?” Maya asked, wringing her hands, nervous about the conversation she was about to have with him.“Sure, let’s go.” Grandpa said, rising from his chair, to walk into his office, Maya shutting the door behind them.“I want to talk to you about me taking full reins on the ranch. You’ve said you want to turn it over to me completely and I’m ready to step in and take over. I still want you to be a part of the decision-making process and help me out, but you need to focus on your health and not on the ranch for now. You’ll always be a part of the ranch, and I would never exclude you from any part of it. I will do everything as you have taught me all these years and take care of this ranch like you want it to be taken care of. I’m worried about you and your health and can’t imagine my life without you in it, so I think this is the best thing for you to do to insure sticking around for many more years.” Maya said, her voice cracking as tears welled up in her eyes.“I know I need to start focusing solely on my health, but it’s not easy for me to just walk away from this ranch. This ranch has been a part of my life since I was born, it’s a part of who I am, it’s what made me the man I am today. It’s not easy to just walk away from it, and never look back, I can’t do that.” Grandpa said, his voice filled with sadness.“Nobody is asking you to walk away from it, just take a smaller role in the running of it. I want you to still be a part of the ranch…with me. I want you to help me in making the difficult decisions that need to be made in the running of the ranch. I know I will make mistakes, but with your guidance, I can do this, I can make this ranch continue to run as if you were running it. I love you so much Grandpa, and want to do this for you, to help you now, the way you’ve always helped me.” Maya said, wiping tears from her eyes, bending down in front of Grandpa.“This isn’t going to be easy for me to do, but you’re right. I’ve told you countless times that I was turning the ranch over to you but still had my hands in it and not completely giving you the reins. I want to be around to spend time with Katie and this new grandson that will be here in a few months so if that means stepping back and taking a smaller role, then that’s what I’ll do. I can’t promise to not be a little stubborn with not coming around while you’re working to check on things, but I will try to be as supportive of you as I possibly can. I know this ranch is in good hands with you because you love it as much as I do, that’s why I chose you to take over. As of today, this ranch is yours…I’m giving you the reins to run her the best way you know how. I want you to promise to come to me if you run into any issues and need any advice or help with anything. Don’t be too stubborn to ask for help when you need it like I am. I’ll let you have a meeting with the ranch hands and let them know that you are the new boss, and they should come to you with any issues or concerns. You got this kiddo.” Grandpa said smiling, leaning down to hug Maya tightly, both wiping tears from their eyes.“One other thing, can you stop being so damn cranky with everyone?” Maya asked with a laugh, looking at Grandpa.“I know I’ve been cranky, but have you seen the diet the doctors have me on? The cows are eating better food than I am right now.” Grandpa said with a laugh. “I’ll try to not be so cranky though.” Grandpa said, smiling at Maya.“I’ll meet with the ranch hands but no matter what, you’ll always be the boss here, that’s one title I can’t and won’t take.” Maya said, smiling at Grandpa.“It’s yours now, so do whatever you want.” Grandpa said, rising from his chair. “Now let’s go tell Kate because I know she’s spoken with you about taking over and she’s probably waiting to see how this discussion went.” Grandpa said, patting Maya on the back.“Nothing gets past you.” Maya said with a laugh, walking out of the office.“You’ll need to set up your own office in your own house because this will still be my office to escape to.” Grandpa said smiling.“I already have that taken care of, and it’s stocked with the good whiskey just like the one you have hidden in the safe in your office right now.” Maya said with a smirk, looking at him.“It doesn’t hurt to have a little nip once in a while, just don’t tell your Nana.” Grandpa said giving Maya a stern look.“Of course not, my lips are sealed on that.” Maya said, motioning with her hand to seal her lips, grandpa smiling at her.When they walked out of the office, Nana was standing in the hallway pretending to be dusting. “Everything ok?” Nana asked with a curious look on her face.“Yes, Kate, everything is fine. Maya is officially taking over the ranch, effective today.” Grandpa said, walking past her quickly.Nana turned to Maya smiling and hugged her tightly. “Thank you, Maya. I know that wasn’t easy for you to do, but it had to be done. I’m so proud of you and how you’ve grown into such an even more amazing woman. I have no doubts this ranch is in the best possible hands with you.”“I’ll do my best to ensure it continues to run smoothly, as if Grandpa were still in charge. I promise, I’ll make him proud.” Maya said smiling, wiping tears from her eyes.“He’s already proud of you.” Nana said smiling, hugging Maya tightly.“I need to get back to work and have a meeting with the hands. Let me know if you or Grandpa need anything. I love you, Nana.” Maya said smiling, turning to walk away.“I love you too.” Nana said, smiling at Maya.Carina is at work and Leilani has come in for her first appointment to determine how far along she is in her pregnancy. Carina walked into the exam room to see Leilani lying on the exam table, Kaipo looking at the pictures on the wall, nervousness evident in both of them. “Ok, let’s do an exam and ultrasound and see how far along you are.” Carina said smiling widely, as she put on gloves to do the exam. “Kaipo, sit beside Leilani and you’ll be able to see the ultrasound better.” Carina said, motioning to the stool beside Leilani.As Carina began the exam, Kaipo’s complexion began to turn pale, and he was sweating profusely. “Are you ok?” Leilani asked, looking at Kaipo, taking his hand in hers.“I’ve never seen this done before and it’s a bit overwhelming.” Kaipo said, wiping sweat from his forehead.“Just wait until we start the ultrasound, and you get to see your baby. I’m just checking to see that everything is fine before starting the ultrasound.” Carina said, smiling to reassure him.“Will you be able to tell us whether it’s a boy or girl?” Kaipo asked, his color coming back to his cheeks.“No, we won’t be able to determine the baby’s sex yet, but we will get to see how big it is and how far along the pregnancy is.” Carina said smiling at him.As Carina began the ultrasound, Kaipo had is eyes fixed on the screen, watching intently as the pictures began to come up. Kaipo leaned closer, trying to make out what he was seeing but had no idea what he was looking at. “Where’s the baby?” Kaipo asked, his eyebrows furrowed, looking hard at the screen.“You see that little thing that Maya said looks like a tadpole?” Carina asked, pointing to the screen. “That’s your baby and it’s growing normally. According to the ultrasound, you’re 10 weeks pregnant.” Carina said smiling at them.“Oh, wow, I didn’t realize I was that far along. I only missed one period and did the test immediately and it was positive.” Leilani said, rubbing her forehead.“It’s not unusual to have a period after getting pregnant. Some women have periods for a few months after becoming pregnant, it’s unusual but it happens.” Carina said smiling, wiping the gel off Leilani’s stomach. “Everything looks great with the baby and your pregnancy seems to be going fine. I’ll give you some prenatal vitamins and anti-nausea medicine for the morning sickness, which can sometimes be an all-day thing.” Carina said writing the prescriptions for the medications.“I think mine is turning into the all-day thing now.” Leilani said, gently rubbing her stomach.“Here’s some pictures of your baby.” Carina said smiling, handing them the ultrasound pictures she had printed off for them.“Thank you for everything.” Kaipo said smiling, hugging Carina.“My pleasure.” Carina said smiling.“I better get back to work because we need to start buying stuff for the baby.” Kaipo said, reaching for Leilani’s clothes.“We have plenty of time to buy everything the baby will need.” Leilani said smiling, taking her clothes from Kaipo.“Do either of you have any questions or concerns about the pregnancy?” Carina asked while washing her hands.“No, but if we do, we know where to find you.” Leilani said smiling.“I’ll see you at the house later.” Carina said smiling, before walking out of the room.After returning to the ranch, Kaipo finds Maya at the house in her office they had set up together. “Hey Maya, what do you have for me today?” Kaipo asked walking into the office.“I need you to let everyone know we will be having a meeting in an hour in the barn.” Maya said, looking intently at her computer.“Ok, I’ll go let them know now. Anything else you need me to do?” Kaipo asked, looking at Maya.“Actually, yes. As of today, I am taking over the ranch completely and I need someone to take over what I’ve been doing around here. I want that someone to be you, do you think you can handle it?” Maya asked, looking at Kaipo who was staring nervously at her.“I don’t know Maya, that’s a huge job and I’m not sure I’m the right person for it.” Kaipo said, rubbing his hands together.“If I didn’t think you could handle it, I wouldn’t ask you. You’re a hard worker and I know I can trust you and depend on you to get things done without needing to be micromanaged by me. I will be taking over for Grandpa and you will be taking over for me. It will mean a nice pay raise for you and a place to live here on the ranch. I figured with wanting to get married and a baby coming that you could use the extra money and a place to live on your own with your family. It will take some time to build a place for you, but I’ve already been working on that. I will talk to Grandpa and get him to draw up the plans for a home for you here on the ranch. You will need to live close by to do my job because as you know, it’s 24 hours 7 days a week.” Maya said, looking at Kaipo.“Ok, I’ll do it, but I will need your guidance and help with everything until I learn everything. I’ll do my best for you, and I appreciate the confidence you have in me.” Kaipo said smiling, extending his hand to Maya to shake.“You’ll do great and I’m here for anything you need help with.” Maya said smiling.Kaipo exited Maya’s office smiling widely at Leilani, grabbing her and spinning her around before kissing her on the lips. “I don’t know what happened in that office, but I hope it happens more often.” Leilani said smiling, her arms around Kaipo’s neck.“Maya just offered me her job because she’s taking over the ranch for Mike. And…it comes with a huge raise, and they’re going to build a home of our own here on the ranch.” Kaipo said, smiling widely.“That’s awesome, I hope you accepted her offer.” Leilani said smiling, looking into Kaipo’s eyes.“Of course, I accepted the offer, I would be crazy not to.” Kaipo said smiling, giving Leilani a quick kiss on the lips. “I need to get to work now though, I’ll see you later.” Kaipo said before turning to walk out the door.“How did your appointment with Carina go?” Maya asked Leilani, walking into the kitchen to retrieve a beer from the refrigerator.“It went well. Carina said I’m 10 weeks pregnant which is farther along than I thought but that’s ok. It just means I get to meet the baby sooner.” Leilani said smiling, rubbing her hand over her stomach.“That’s great. How did Carina seem to be feeling today? She was still sleeping when I left the house this morning.” Maya asked, opening the beer.“She seemed fine at my appointment and said she would see me later.” Leilani replied.“Good. Katie is at Nana’s, and I need to get back to work now.” Maya said, downing the beer before walking out of the door.Later that evening Carina arrived at home to find Leilani home alone. “Where is everyone?” Carina asked, looking around.“Katie is at Mike and Kate’s, Maya and Kaipo are still working, and I’m here by myself preparing dinner for everyone.” Leilani said smiling at Carina, before turning back to the stove.“Sounds about right.” Carina said with a chuckle. “Let me wash my hands and I’ll help with dinner.” Carina said, turning towards the sink.“No need, everything is almost ready, just relax.” Leilani said smiling at Carina.“I’m getting spoiled coming home to dinner being prepared and a clean house.” Carina said smiling, sitting down in the chair.“It’s the least I can do for all you’re doing for us.” Leilani said smiling.“I should go get Katie for dinner.” Carina said, rising from her chair, just as the baby started kicking, grabbing her stomach.“Hey, are you ok?” Leilani asked, a look of concern on her face.“I’m fine, he’s just been kicking the shit out of me a lot lately. Maya is the only one who can get him to calm down when he’s this active, but she hasn’t been around much lately.” Carina said, sounding frustrated, wiping her hand across her forehead.“I know how you feel. I haven’t seen Kaipo much lately either.” Leilani said, sighing in frustration.“If anyone were to ask me the best form of birth control, I would tell them to run a ranch.” Carina said with a laugh, causing Leilani to laugh as well.“That’s so funny, but so true.” Leilani said smiling.After putting Katie to bed later that evening, Carina and Leilani watched a movie, waiting for Maya and Kaipo to get home, but when it got late and they still weren’t home, they decided to go to bed, both of them frustrated.When Maya and Kaipo finally arrived home, they went into the kitchen to see food left for them on the stove. After eating, Maya went upstairs to take a shower before getting into bed, snuggling up to Carina who was lying on her side. Maya placed her hand on Carina’s stomach and the baby began kicking, waking Carina up. “You’re finally home.” Carina groggily said.“Yes. I had a lot to get done on the ranch today and will be late again for a few days. I spoke with Grandpa today and I have taken over the ranch completely so there are things I need to get done and changed over for the ranch.” Maya said, kissing Carina on the cheek.“So, you’re fully in charge of the ranch now which means I’ll be seeing even less of you then. Just don’t come home and get your son all riled up and kicking me because he’s happy his Mommy is home now.” Carina said, a hint of sarcasm in her voice.“Once I get in a routine of things around here, I’ll be able to spend more time with you and Katie. I know this isn’t easy for you, but I had to do this for Grandpa’s health. You knew I would be taking over the ranch and this is just part of that process.” Maya said, rolling onto her back, removing her hand from around Carina’s waist. “I won’t bother you anymore when I come home either.” Maya said, turning on her side away from Carina, closing her eyes and falling asleep quickly.The next morning when Carina woke up, she looked at Maya’s empty side of the bed and groaned before getting out of bed and walking downstairs. Leilani was in the kitchen with Katie eating breakfast. “Do you want me to fix you something for breakfast?” Leilani asked.“No, I’ll just get something at the hospital. I’m going to shower and get ready for work.” Carina said, rising from her chair. “Be good for Leilani today.” Carina said smiling, kissing Katie on the head.“I’m always good and we’re making cookies later.” Katie said, smiling her toothy smile.Later that afternoon, Carina is working in her office when there’s a knock on the door. “Come in.” Carina shouted.The door slowly opened, and Kaipo stepped inside. “Hey, Carina.” Kaipo said, walking over to her desk.“Hey, what are you doing here? Is everything ok?” Carina asked, a look of worry on her face.“Yes, everything is ok. I need your help with something for Leilani.” Kaipo said, rubbing his forehead.“Is there a problem with Leilani?” Carina asked, looking concerned.“No, it’s nothing like that. I need you to help me pick out an engagement ring for her, I’m going to ask her to marry me soon.” Kaipo said, smiling.“Oh, ok, I can do that. I don’t have any appointments for another 2 hours so we can go now if you’d like.” Carina said, smiling at him.“That would be great because as soon as we’re finished, I need to get back to work.” Kaipo said, rising from his chair.While they were in the jewelry store looking at rings, Carina began admiring a beautiful heart-shaped locket in the case. “Isn’t that beautiful?” Carina asked, smiling at Kaipo.“That is pretty.” Kaipo said smiling, making a mental note of the necklace.“Look at this ring, it’s perfect for Leilani.” Carina said smiling, pointing to a beautiful pear-shaped diamond engagement ring.“I agree, it’s perfect.” Kaipo said smiling. “I’ll take this one.” Kaipo said to the man at the jewelry store.“So, when are you planning on asking her to marry you?” Carina asked, as they walked to the car to leave.“As soon as possible, but I need help planning it as well.” Kaipo said smiling at Carina.“I’ll help you plan something if you’d like.” Carina said smiling.“Thank you! Maya was supposed to help me but with her taking over the ranch now, she doesn’t have much time for anything except the ranch.” Kaipo said.“I know, don’t remind me.” Carina said, frustration in her voice.“I know you and Leilani are both frustrated with us right now, but once we get into a routine, we’ll have more time to spend with you both. Maya is busting her ass trying to get things in order, and we still haven’t gotten caught up since Mike was in the hospital and she’s feeling the pressure from it all. She is so afraid of letting Mike down and not being able to live up to his standards on the ranch. She’s doing all this not only for him, but for you and your children as well.” Kaipo said, looking at Carina.“You better find some sort of routine before this baby is born, because she will be helping me with this baby. I had to go through this alone once and I refuse to do that again.” Carina said, sounding more annoyed than before.“I will make sure Maya is there to help you with whatever you need when this little guy is born, even if it means me working all night and day.” Kaipo said smiling.“Prepare yourself then, because that’s probably what you’ll need to do when this baby is born.” Carina said in a stern tone.When Kaipo returned to the ranch he found Maya in the barn and showed her the ring Carina helped him pick out. “You were right, Carina knew the perfect ring for Leilani. Also, you might like to know there was a certain necklace she had her eye on and was admiring with a huge smile on her face.” Kaipo said, smiling at Maya.“Oh, really? You’ll have to point it out to me then.” Maya said, smiling widely.“Also, I think we should try to get home earlier tonight because Carina is really upset with you and Leilani is none too happy with me right now.” Kaipo said, talking tentatively.“You can take off early if you need to, but I can’t do that now that I’m in charge, there’s too much for me to do and catch up on.” Maya said, frowning at Kaipo.“If you’re at work, I’m at work.” Kaipo said. Maya and Kaipo continued working late into the night and leaving early in the mornings for the past several weeks. Today is Carina’s 6-month checkup and she’s in her office when the door opens and Maya walks inside. “I’m here for your checkup.” Maya said, smiling at Carina.“I’m surprised you could take off long enough to show up for it and that you even remembered it.” Carina said in a snarky tone.“Don’t be like that. I told you I would be here for every one of your appointments and I meant it. I have the date and time of your appointment in my phone and I’m here for it. Now, can we go, or do you want to stand here and be mad at me some more?” Maya asked, crossing her arms.“You’re so infuriating sometimes! Andiamo! Let’s go!” Carina said, realizing she had said that in Italian, walking quickly past Maya.Carina is lying on the exam table, Maya sitting in the chair beside her, neither of them saying anything, when Arizona walked in. “Sorry I’m running behind today. Let’s look at this little guy and see how he’s growing.” Arizona said smiling, putting gloves on her hands before pouring gel on Carina’s stomach for the ultrasound.As soon as Arizona placed the wand on Carina’s stomach the heartbeat was heard loudly. “Wow, that’s even louder than before.” Maya said, smiling widely.“And there’s your son. Look at how much he’s grown since the last time you were here.” Arizona said smiling, pointing to the baby on the screen.“Oh my God, I can see him better this time. Look, there’s his little fingers and toes. Look at how big he is now. No wonder it’s so annoying when he’s kicking you so much. He’s moving around now, look!” Maya shouted, smiling as she watched the baby moving around on the screen.“Talk to him and tell him to be still so she can finish the ultrasound.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Hey little guy, I need you to stop moving around so much so the doctor can check you out better.” Maya said, rubbing her hand on Carina’s stomach, the baby stopped his movements.“Maya is the baby whisperer.” Arizona said with a laugh.“He’s always listening to her, but never to me.” Carina said.“Because he’s already a Mommy’s boy.” Maya said with a chuckle.“Everything looks great, and the baby is growing wonderfully. Do either of you have any questions or concerns?” Arizona asked, wiping the gel off of Carina’s stomach.“Nope, I’m all good.” Maya said, smiling.“I need to get dressed and back to work.” Carina said, reaching for her clothes.“Ok, I’ll leave you to that. It was nice seeing you again, Maya.” Arizona said before leaving the room.“You can leave now; I know you need to get back to work.” Carina said, pulling her shirt over her head.“I can walk you back to your office first.” Maya said, handing Carina her pants.“I can do that by myself, go back to work.” Carina said, pulling her pants up.“Ok, I’ll leave then.” Maya said, angrily turning to leave the room.Maya stormed out of the hospital and ran to her truck. Maya reached into her pocket and took out the picture Arizona gave them of the baby during the ultrasound and smiled. “I can’t wait to hold you in my arms and smell your little head.” Maya said, tears welling up in her eyes. “I need to make a stop before heading back to work.” Maya said before placing the picture back in her pocket.Later that night Carina is sitting on the bed with a towel around her after showering, rubbing lotion on her arms when Maya walked into the bedroom. “You’re home early.” Carina said, looking at Maya before continuing to rub lotion on her arms.“I thought I’d come home early to spend time with you tonight. I was going to come home earlier but got tied up with a mare having a colt.” Maya said, as she began taking off her boots. “I’m going to take a shower, then I can help put lotion on your legs and back for you.” Maya said smiling, walking toward the bathroom.“Is the colt, ok?” Carina asked, smiling at Maya.“Yes, doctor, the colt is fine.” Maya said with a chuckle, walking into the bathroom.When Maya came out of the bathroom with only a towel around her, Carina looked at her and smiled widely. “I’m ready for you to rub this lotion all over my body now.” Carina said in a seductive voice, tilting her head to the side, smiling seductively at Maya.“Does this mean you’re no longer mad at me?” Maya asked smiling, walking over to Carina’s side of the bed, slowly removing the towel from her body.“Oh, I’m still mad at you, but my hormones need your attention right now.” Carina said smiling, pulling the towel from around Maya’s body.“Then let me give them all the attention they want.” Maya said smiling, leaning down to kiss Carina hard on the lips, pushing her tongue inside her mouth, deepening the kiss, causing a moan from Carina.Carina grabbed Maya behind the neck, pulling her down on the bed with her, kissing her hard on the lips. “Did you lock the door?” Carina asked, breaking the kiss needing air.“Yes.” Maya responded, moving her mouth to Carina’s neck, biting and sucking where she liked, eliciting loud moans from her. Maya began kissing down Carina’s body, past her collarbone to her breast. “Wow, they’re so much bigger now.” Maya said, smiling, swiping her tongue across Carina’s hard nipple.“Stupida.” Carina said with a chuckle, hitting Maya on the shoulder.“What? I’m just saying they’re bigger than they were before you got pregnant. I’m not complaining one bit though.” Maya said smiling, before wrapping her mouth around Carina’s nipple, sucking and twirling her tongue around it.“They always get bigger during pregnancy.” Carina said, holding Maya behind the head, keeping her mouth on her breast.“I like pregnancy boobs.” Maya said smiling, moving her mouth to the other nipple, giving it equal attention.“Enjoy them for now because once your son is born, they’ll be his.” Carina said, smiling at Maya.“Lucky little guy.” Maya said, smiling at Carina. Maya trailed her hand down to Carina’s folds feeling the slick wetness gathered there. “This will always be only mine though and I’m only sharing long enough for him to be born.” Maya said, moving her fingers to Carina’s clit, rubbing circles around it.“Stupida.” Carina said with a chuckle, looking at Maya.Maya smiled at Carina as she leaned down to kiss her hard on the lips, moving her fingers to Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing them inside, thrusting them in and out of her while using her thumb to rub circles on her clit. Carina moaned in Maya’s mouth, thrusting her hips in rhythm to Maya’s fingers. “I’ve missed you; I’ve missed us.” Maya said, breaking the kiss, looking into Carina’s eyes, smiling at her.“I’ve missed you, us, and this.” Carina said smiling, pulling Maya down, kissing her hard on the lips.Maya broke the kiss, moving her mouth back to Carina’s nipple, sucking and flicking her tongue across it while thrusting her fingers in and out of Carina. Maya could feel Carina getting close to her orgasm and began thrusting her fingers faster.“Mmmm, I’m close.” Carina said, panting hard, thrusting her hips against Maya’s fingers. “Dio mio, Cazzo! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s fingers. Maya continued thrusting her finger, extending Carina’s orgasm as long as possible. Carina’s body relaxed and she loosened her arms around Maya’s neck, breathing hard from the orgasm she just had. “I missed orgasms too.” Carina said with a chuckle, running her hand through her hair.“I have more orgasms for you tonight.” Maya said smiling, placing a kiss on Carina’s cheek, kissing down to her neck, biting and sucking her pulse point.“I’ll take all the orgasms you’ll give me; we have a lot of catching up to do.” Carina said smiling, rolling on her side to face Maya, kissing her on the lips.“I’ll give you as many as you want or can handle.” Maya said smiling, breaking the kiss, looking into Carina’s eyes.“Then what are you waiting for?” Carina asked smiling, moving to get on all fours, shaking her ass at Maya.Maya smiled at Carina, then moved behind her stroking her already hard dick, before leaning down to swipe her tongue from Carina’s entrance to her clit, sucking on it. “I’ve missed tasting you.” Maya said, moving her tongue back to Carina’s entrance, tasting her cum from her previous orgasm. “Are you ready Babe?” Maya asked, rubbing her hardened dick through Carina’s folds, collecting the slick wetness on it.“I’m just waiting on you to fuck me.” Carina said, smiling over her shoulder at Maya.Maya lined her dick up at Carina’s entrance, slowly pushing inside her until she had fully entered her. Maya began rubbing Carina’s shoulders, giving her time to adjust to being inside her before beginning to thrust. Maya moved her hands down to Carina’s hips, holding them tightly as she slowly pulled her dick out, leaving just the head inside, before thrusting back inside her. “You feel so good around my dick.” Maya said, thrusting slowly inside Carina.“Harder and faster.” Carina said, thrusting her hips back against Maya.Maya held on tightly to Carina’s hips as she began thrusting harder and faster into Carina, panting hard with each thrust. Maya leaned down, kissing Carina on the shoulder, before she rose up, pulling her dick out leaving just the head in before slamming hard into Carina, causing her to gasp and moan loudly. After a few more hard thrusts, Carina’s arms gave way, and she fell forward on the bed. Maya placed her arms on either side of Carina and continued thrusting harder, faster, and deeper, panting hard with each thrust. “I’m close.” Maya said, bending down to kiss Carina on the cheek.“I’m close too.” Carina said, panting hard, moaning loudly as Maya continued thrusting inside her. Carina reached behind her grabbing Maya’s arms, holding them tightly. “I’m going to cum.” Carina shouted, feeling her orgasm rapidly approaching. “Cazzo! I’m cumming! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Carina shouted, feeling her pussy convulsing and tightening around Maya’s dick inside her.Maya felt the tingling in her groin and her balls tightening. “Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuuuuuucccckkkk!” Maya shouted, feeling ropes of cum shooting from her dick inside Carina. Maya shallow deep thrusted as ropes of cum kept shooting from her dick until she had emptied her load inside Carina. Maya leaned down kissing Carina on the cheek, breathing hard on her neck. “That was incredible, I emptied my entire sack in you this time.” Maya said with a chuckle.“That was incredible, but now I need to pee.” Carina said, trying to catch her breath.Maya slowly pulled her dick out of Carina, laying on her back beside her, breathing hard. Maya wiped the sweat from her forehead and turned to smile at Carina who was still trying to catch her breath. Carina smiled at Maya before standing up and walking to the bathroom. Maya reached over to the nightstand grabbing some tissue to wipe the cum off her dick before putting on her boxers and getting under the covers in bed.When Carina got into bed, she moved close to Maya, snuggling into her body. As she began to get comfortable the baby started kicking Maya in the side. “Hey, he’s kicking me.” Maya said smiling, placing her hand on Carina’s stomach.“That’s what he does to me all day.” Carina said with a chuckle.“He’s going to be an active little guy once he’s born. I hope he likes running so we can run together.” Maya said smiling, kissing Carina on top of her head.“He’s already an active guy; he’ll just be active outside of my body.” Carina said with a laugh. “I have a feeling he’s going to like anything you do and try to emulate everything you do.” Carina said with a smile, looking at Maya.“Ok little guy, you need to be still so Mamma and Mommy can get some sleep now.” Maya said, rubbing her hand across Carina’s stomach, calming the baby.“Arizona is right, you are the baby whisperer.” Carina said with a chuckle, snuggling into Maya.They’re both sleeping soundly when Carina wakes up needing to use the bathroom and gets out of bed, walking half asleep to the bathroom. “Maya!” Carina shouted from the bathroom.Maya woke up and sat up in bed, looking beside her to see Carina wasn’t there. “Carina?” Maya said, getting out of bed.“I’m in here!” Carina shouted from the bathroom.Maya ran to the bathroom, stopping in the doorway. “What’s wrong?” Maya asked, bending down in front of her, seeing the look of fear on her face.“I’m bleeding, I need to go to the hospital.” Carina said, tears streaming down her face.“Ok, I’ll get dressed and take you to the hospital. Do you want me to help you get dressed first?” Maya asked, rising to her feet.“No, I can do it, just get dressed quickly.” Carina said, wiping tears from her face.