"Next time I'm going to put some war paint on Riley's face."

[allhart]

Maya Penelope Hart

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[allhart]

*Maya wasn't sure exactly what love was supposed to be, she only knew the love she had. She loved Riley, and she loved Lucas, and she loved Josh. But, if she had to pick between the three... there really wasn't a choice there. Josh was always just out of reach, and Lucas was a mess of problems she couldn't fix... but the idea of not doing this with Riley anymore. That, that she couldn't give up, not now, not ever.* *Once they did it, kissed that first first time, she wanted this to be a thing forever. And whatever feelings were giving her trouble, they could cram it if they got in the way of more of this. She loved the scent of Riley's shampoo, the feeling of her lips, how warm she was next to her. Maya had decided that she wanted to be really really sure Riley wasn't going anywhere, and hooked her leg around her friend's legs. This was going to be some year they were going into.*

[ofbelief]

[ As emotional as she is, Riley is more of a mind person. It's not that she doesn't feel, it's that she wants to constantly do the right thing for everyone involved. Everyone. But right now it's hard to figure out what else is right. In spite of the small squeak of sound she gives at Maya entangling them further, she doesn't pull her away. She knows instinctively Maya's wanting the same thing she is at that moment.

So the hand that's twisted itself in Maya's hair goes to her neck trying to pull the girl impossibly closer. Whatever happened this year, this is what she wanted to be part of it, she thought as she tried to roll them over so their chests could touch-- craving without really realizing the feel of Maya's heart beating against hers. ]