Home is wherever I'm with You

Crazier

Carina couldn't remember the last time she had slept so well. At least not in the last month. Or the last 4 months, if she was being honest. The pandemic had hit hard for everyone who worked in the medical field, including first responders such as Maya. And she wasn't just talking about all the long shifts and the death, but about the fact that, even at home, it was hard to relax and rest properly knowing it was going to be the same the next day.

Fortunately, she wasn't thinking about that as she laid in bed. That's why that morning she felt so well rested.

After Maya had told her she was going to Italy with her, Carina talked to Bailey and Richard to explain her situation. They had been very understanding and promised to give the Italian her job back when she came back to Seattle. She had worked for three more weeks and the last week she had left in Seattle was dedicated to sort out the trip back to Italy.

Back home.

Or she would've said that before. She always referred to Italy as home but lately she felt different. Home wasn't a place or a country. Home was a person. And she had found her home in a bar (of all places).

So, with no immediate patients on her mind, Carina had slept like she hadn't in months, enjoying the momentary bliss before chaos bulldozed into her life once she and Maya arrived to Italy.

That day was their last day on Seattle and Carina had every intention to lay in bed for as long as possible with her beautiful girlfriend, enjoying what would probably be the last moments of calm before they plunged back into the storm.

However, her plans were being ruined by said girlfriend.

After a night of love making, they had fallen asleep in each other's arms as they usually did. Sometimes Carina would lay her head on Maya's chest to fall asleep listening to her heartbeat. On other occasions, the blonde would be the little spoon while the Italian pressed herself flush on her back, arm over her waist and intertwined legs. That morning was the latter, so when the fire captain tried to extricate herself from the brunette's arms she inevitably woke her up.

"Bambina, why are you awake?" The doctor mumbled, pulling Maya into her and burring her face between her bare shoulder blades.

The blonde chuckled and carefully turned around in her girlfriend's arms to face her. "Don't mind me, go back to sleep." She whispered back, pushing the brown tresses out of her face to press a sweet kiss on Carina's lips.

The Italian leaned over for another kiss. "That is not gonna make me fall back asleep, bella."

Maya laughed again. "Okay, no morning kisses for you, then. Now, let me go."

"Nooooooo..." Carina whined, tightening her grip around Maya's waist and nuzzling her neck, her breath tickling the firefighter.

"Carina, babe, I need to pee." The blonde said as she caressed the doctor's arm.

The brunette tilted her head up, which prompted the other woman to tilt her head down, and her chocolate eyes meet Maya's ocean ones. As unromantic as the last statement had been, she could see the love in those blue pools, even as she said something like needing to relieve herself.

She loosened her hold on the blonde and scooted away a little to give her the space needed to get up. "Va bene, but be quick."

The firefighter nodded and propped herself up on her elbow only to lean down to press another kiss on the brunette's lips. "You won't even notice I'm gone. Go back to sleep." She then turned around, kicked the covers from her legs and stood up.