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Carina looked up from the desserts book she was reading when she heard the front door opening and the soft steps that followed as Maya entered their apartment, automatically smiling by the blonde’s presence even if she hadn’t lay eyes on her yet.
A few seconds later, the firefighter pushed the door open gently in case the brunette was already asleep. It wasn’t very late, not even 11 pm but she didn’t want to disturb the Italian if she could help it. However, when she saw that Carina was awake and waiting for her in bed, her eyes twinkled and her mouth curved into a smile.
“Hi, gorgeous.” The blonde started to make her way to the bed, discarding her jacket in the process.
The brunette closed her book and set it on the bedside table, holding up her hand for the other woman to grab. “Hello, bambina.”
Maya took her wife’s hand as she sat on the edge of the bed, bending down to kiss Carina’s growing bump and then leaning over her to kiss her lips. “How is my beautiful family? Did you miss me?”
The Italian chuckled against the younger woman’s lips, tangling her free hand on her golden locks. “We’re perfectly fine. You were only gone for a few hours, I told you we’d be okay.”
Ever since Carina had gotten pregnant, Maya had become a helicopter wife –since there was no baby yet for her to be an helicopter mama– and she was always asking the OB if she needed anything or if there was something she could do for her. Carina found it adorable when it wasn’t being a little overwhelming but she knew Maya had the best intentions.
She pretty much hadn’t left Carina’s side since they got a positive pregnancy test almost 5 months ago so when the guys at the station had invited Maya to go to Joe’s, the doctor had to practically force Maya to go. She didn’t want to leave the brunette alone but Carina knew that, deep down, she needed to blow some steam and hang out with her friends without constantly checking up on her. The blonde was adamant that she didn’t want to go, that she just wanted to stay in with Carina and it wasn’t until her wife threatened her with no sex for the rest of the pregnancy that Maya gave up and went out with their friends, although that didn’t stop her from texting the brunette a few times.
“So that means you didn’t miss me?” Maya made an exaggerated pout, her eyebrows knitting together to make her look ‘sadder’.
The doctor chuckled again and pulled Maya by the back of her head to connect her lips with hers again, enjoying the faint taste of scotch in them. Maya had vowed to not drink a drop of alcohol during the whole pregnancy since Carina couldn’t but the brunette didn’t want Maya to do that and encouraged her to have some drinks at the bar. If she was being honest, not drinking any alcohol wasn’t as bad as not being able to drink her precious coffee.
“Hmm… maybe just a little bit.” She said, bringing her hand next to her face and almost pinching her thumb and index together.
The former Olympian scrunched her nose in feign annoyance but her lips betrayed her, stretching in a wide smile before kissing Carina again. That kiss was longer, deeper and incredibly loving.
“Did you have fun?” The Italian asked once they pulled away.
Maya nodded as she moved to the end of the bed to grab the brunette’s feet and start massaging them. “Yeah, it was good.” She chuckled as she carefully moved her thumbs in circular motions at the bottom of Carina’s foot who moaned at the feeling, making Maya groan internally. “It was great, actually. We watched Jack making a fool of himself by getting rejected by three girls, Travis, Emmett and Theo were playing darts until Emmett got one on his hand and Vic, Andy and I drank together and talked like we hadn’t done in a long time.”
The corner of Carina’s mouth quirked up at Maya’s words. She was glad she had enjoyed herself. “That’s great, bella. I told you it was a good idea to go.”
The firefighter grabbed the brunette’s other foot and started rubbing it. “You were right, as usual.” She tilted her head to the side. “When will I learn to not question you and just do as you say?”
That made the Italian laugh. “Nah, it’s cute when you question me. It makes things more fun.” She whispered the last part with a smirk.
Maya chewed at her bottom lip and quirked an eyebrow. Carina was absolutely right.
Setting Carina’s foot back on the bed, Maya moved closer to her wife’s face again. “I’m gonna take a shower, I smell like the bar.” She said, brushing her thumb on Carina’s belly. “Do you need anything before I go in?”
“I’m good but I could fix something for you to eat while you’re in the shower if you want.” The doctor offered, trying to stand up but being stopped by the blonde’s other hand on her shoulder.
“No, I’m not hungry, I grabbed a burger at Joe’s.” Maya mentioned without stopping the caressed on Carina’s belly. “Are you sure you don’t want anything? The little one is not craving pineapple pizza again?” She teased her wife.
The Italian glared at the firefighter, crossing her arms over her chest. “That happened one time, stop it.” She frowned. “I’m getting my Italian nationality revoked if you keep advertising it.”
The lieutenant couldn’t stop the laugh she let out, earning a slap on the arm. “Okay, I’ll zip it.” She pretended to zip her mouth closed.
Carina rolled her eyes playfully as the scowl faded from her face. “Go shower, I’m fine.”
“Sure, sure?” Maya asked for the third time, pecking the doctor on the lips.
The brunette took a second to reconsider. “Maybe you could bring me the onion and spices chips you bought earlier…?” Her shy smile matched her voice.
“Onion and spices chips coming right up.” Maya planted a kiss on Carina’s cheek this time, getting up and out of the bedroom.
Carina simpered as she watched her wife go, loving how caring Maya was, not just since she got pregnant but since they met.
The firefighter returned to the bedroom a few moments later with a big bag of chips and a glass of water, knowing that those chips made Carina thirsty. “Here you go.” She handed the bag and set the glass on the bedside table, not too close to the book Carina was just reading. “Maybe you can make one of those tomorrow.”
Carina opened the chips and grabbed one right away. “That’s what I was thinking but, honestly, I don’t know if the picolino will crave sweets. We’re stuck at salty right now.” She said as she munched some more chips.
The firefighter chortled. “That’s okay, we’ll do whatever the peanut wants.” She grabbed her pijamas and a pair of panties and headed to the bathroom.
Carina was halfway through the bag when Maya exited the bathroom. The brunette rolled up the bag of chips and left it on the table, licking her fingers. “Could you turn the AC on, bambina?” She asked, grabbing her book again.
The blonde hummed in affirmation and turned on the air conditioning. The summer nights weren’t super bad in Seattle but Carina was starting to have hot flashes thanks to the hormones so they decided to install the AC a little over a month ago. After setting it at 50°F, Maya grabbed one of her SFD hoodies –since she was always cold– and climbed into bed trying not to knock down the books by her wife's feet, resting her head on top of Carina’s belly with her arm underneath the bump and her legs interwoven with hers, feet under the covers.
“Can you read one of those recipes to me?” Maya asked, settling in.
The Italian immediately started playing with her hair, curling locks around her fingers. “Do you want me to translate them or it’s okay in Italian?”
“In Italian, please. I can’t have our baby learning your language before I do.” The blonde pressed her lips against the baby bump again, rubbing her thumb lovingly on the side.
Carina stretched her neck to kiss the top of Maya’s head and started reading out loud. No more than 20 minutes had passed when she noticed the blonde’s breathing was slow and regular paired with a small snore, a sign that she was in a deep slumber.
Maya had always been a light sleeper, even as a kid. When she moved out and became a firefighter, she had to stay alert for calls during the night so even when she was off shift, she would wake up for the quietest of sounds. During her relationship with Carina it had gotten a little better, she felt truly rested after waking up between Carina’s arms or with hers around the brunette but she still woke up once or twice every now and then. But since Carina had gotten pregnant and specially since she started showing, she slept like a baby –pun intended– when she rested her head against her belly and nothing but her alarm clock or Carina’s voice would wake her.
The Italian smiled at the cute sound of Maya’s breathing, closed her book and reached out for her chips, knowing the noise of the bag would not wake the love of her life.