From Mountains to Lone Stars

Things were different in the hall, or at least they felt that way when Mav and I finally made our way back to Bruce. She was dragging her feet, barely able to stay awake. She kept saying how tired she was, and I understood. But we still had a lot to do today. We had to get everything underway to make sure school and work would work.

"Mav, go sleep for a few hours," I said, "I'll get all the stuff started."

Her bloodshot eyes met mine. "You need to sleep too, Matt. I don't think I can stand up anymore."

I nodded and picked her up, cradling her to my chest. She was so little in my arms, like a small child. It was crazy how light she was. She snuggled against my pecs and wrapped her arms around my neck. She was clearly tired because once she was settled, Mav fell asleep.

I walked into the hall and nodded at our front desk clerk, Raven. She greeted me and told Miranda we were back. Miranda came running out of her office and grabbed Maverick's belongings from me. We both walked to my apartment. I was supposed to take her to her own room, but she was passed out.

"Is she okay, Matt?" Miranda sounded just as tired and upset as I did. "What can I do to help?"

"I need to sleep and so does she, but can you start on some health paperwork? She's gonna need to get in touch with the Dean of Students and with various professors."

Miranda nodded. "Yes, you guys rest."

Watching her leave, I sat down on my couch next to my resident assistant. Maverick looked beautiful in sleep. It was the first time I'd ever seen her look truly peaceful. Her whole body was relaxed and she looked even younger than normal.

Yawning now, I laid down on the couch too. I knew I was violating major rules by tucking her into my side and wrapping my arms around her. We weren't allowed to be in any kind of physical relationship beyond a hug, but I didn't care. My heart was still doing that weird thing it did with Maverick.

I pulled her close and drifted off to sleep.
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When my body was finally filled with sleep, I noticed a warm body was pressed against mine. Maverick was rolled into my chest, her face facing me. My arms were still wrapped around her, and I watched as her chest rose and fell.

"Maverick," I said, shaking her shoulder. "Honey, you gotta wake up."

She stretched causing her breasts to press against me. My body reacted before I had time to do anything. Pretty fucking quickly, a raging boner was pressing into her stomach. A gasp came out of Maverick and her eyes met mine.

"Matt...?"

I couldn't meet her fucking eyes. How did I tell my resident assistant that she did funny things to my heart? That I had feelings for her? "I'm sorry, Alexis. I... it's been a while."

"It's okay. I shouldn't have fallen asleep here." Maverick moved away from me, and it felt like a piece of me left with the gap. "You can't help what you're body does."

"Maverick, I... I just want to help in any way I can." That sounded really fucking weird given the situation we had just been in.

A smile graced her face. "I don't think a boner is going to help me."

Laughter bubbled out of me. "Probably not. What do you need?"

"Not to have... the C word... and maybe a kiss." Her blue eyes met mine, and I tucked a piece of her purple hair behind her ear.

"I can do one of those things," I whispered and cupped her cheek, planting a kiss on her mouth.

When our mouths met, it was like the world was righted. I felt so connected to this woman in that moment. She felt amazing, her mouth moving in perfect sync against mine. It was like we were meant for each other. We needed to stop, but I didn't want to.

Notes

And they finally kiss.