Lover girl 💞:
oh

Lover girl 💞:
oh okay

Lover girl 💞:
what you're NOT gonna do is send me thirst traps while i'm on duty 😍🤤

Lover girl 💞:
do you know what that does to me??

Lover girl 💞:
i'm out here trying to save lives, Madelyn, not brick up 😩

I bit my lip hard, biting back a squeal. Another text bubble popped up.

Lover girl 💞:
anyway

Lover girl 💞:
a series of events

Lover girl 💞:
I took a shower because the last call was absolutely DISGUSTING, laid in my towel for a bit...

Lover girl 💞:
and now I'm in my comfy sweats enjoying the silence of no one needing saving

Lover girl 💞:

Madz ♡🤤:
BABE

Madz ♡🤤:
WHY WOULD YOU SEND ME THESE

Madz ♡🤤:
you KNOW i'm weak

Madz ♡🤤:
i was literally having a respectable time with my family

Madz ♡🤤:
and now i'm blushing like a sinner in church

Madz ♡🤤:
do you want me to combust? is that it???

Lover girl 💞:
just trying to make sure you're warm while I'm not there to keep you that way

Lover girl 💞:
although...I can think of a few other ways to get you warm

I made a sound that was somewhere between a gasp and a strangled whimper.

Madz ♡🤤:
Obscene.

Lover girl 💞:
You say that like it's not your entire camera roll already.

Madz ♡🤤:
I'll have you know I keep those in a very private folder titled "Y/N being disrespectful to my sanity."

Lover girl 💞:
I can be more disrespectful if you want 😏

I barely suppressed the laugh that came out.

Madz ♡🤤:
I'm sitting next to my mother, you animal.

Lover girl 💞:
👀
Ask her if I can come over and corrupt her daughter again. I promise to be polite until 9pm.

Madz ♡🤤:
You're a menace.
I need to go dunk myself in the ocean.

Lover girl 💞:
Whatever you need to do babygirl, just make sure by the time I'm home you're waiting for me in bed with nothing on

Lover girl 💞:
Also, why dunk yourself in the ocean when we both know there's an ocean forming between your legs right now?

I gasped quietly as my cheeks heated up.

"Is that Y/N?" My mom asked, far too smug.

I yelped and locked my phone immediately. "Personal space, Mother."

She snorted. "Don't 'Mother' me. You were literally blushing like you were thirteen."

"Okay, let's not make this weird," I muttered, sipping from my drink.

My mom gave me a look, then reached for the blanket on the other side of me like this wasn't about to become a full inquisition. "You're happy with her."

It wasn't even a question. Just a statement. And I didn't have to think before I nodded. "Yeah. I really am."

She turned to look at me, studying me like she used to when I was little and trying to lie about brushing my teeth. "It's different. You're different. In a good way. Less... guarded. Less stressed. You smile more."

"That's because I'm in a group chat with Storm and she roasts me daily," I deadpanned.

"Sure," she said, unconvinced. "But I think it's more about the woman who tucks you in when your back hurts and brings you soup when you're cranky."

"She does not tuck me in."

"Madelyn."

"Okay, fine. Once. But I was sick."

"And yet you didn't stop smiling the entire time she was rubbing your back."

I groaned dramatically. "How do you even know these things?"

"I'm a mom. It's literally my job to know everything."

I grinned, stirring the lemonade. "She's good to me. To Storm, too. I didn't expect to fall so hard but... it feels like we've built something. Something real."

My mom's face softened. "That's how it's supposed to feel. Easy. Whole. Like breathing."

I nodded slowly.

"Just do me one favor?"

"Anything," I said, sipping from my glass.

"Give me grandchildren before I turn into dust."

I nearly choked.

"MOM."

"What? I'm just saying. You two are domestic as hell. And you already know she'd be a hot mom. Imagine the eyes, the hair?!"

"I am not talking about this with you."

She held up her hands. "Alright, alright. I'll wait a year. Maybe two."

I glared at her.

"Three, tops."

"Mom."

But I was still laughing, the kind of laugh that hit my chest warm and deep. The kind that made everything feel light. Safe. Real.