Town of Broken Girls

The next morning

Gemma POV

I wake up with a bad headache. Fuck, I should not have had so much to drink. I try to sit up but I'm kinda dizzy. I rub the tired from my eyes and yawn.

Wait, where's Maddie? I would've expected her to be stuck in bed after the amount she drank last light. Did she leave? Fuck- everyone always leaves. But for once, I actually didn't want her to go. That was the best night I've had since I got here.

Maddie walks into the room with a towel wrapped around her. Oh, well now I feel stupid.

I move over and sit on the end of the bed.

Maddie: Oh hey, you're up!

Gemma: Yeah, where were you?

Maddie: In the shower.

She walks over to me. She sits on my lap.

Maddie: Why, were you worried I had left?

I feel myself blush from embarrassment.

Gemma: Maybe a little.

Maddie: After a night like that?

She leans over and kisses me.

Maddie: Never.

I open my mouth to talk but I don't know what to say. She laughs at me.

She moves off my lap and sits next to me.

Maddie: Cat got your tongue?

I blush more and turn away to try to hide it from her.

Maddie: Alright, seriously, are you okay?

Gemma: Oh, yeah, it's just that I've never actually had someone stay the next morning before.

Maddie: Well, they're missing out.

Gemma: Yah think?

Maddie: Well, yeah. But to be fair I am very easy to get.

Gemma: Yeah, I could tell.

She rolls her eyes.

Maddie: Yeah, whatever.

I lean over and kiss her cheek.

Maddie: Actually, can I tell you something kinda personal?

Gemma: Yeah, sure.

Maddie: Uh, well, last night actually my first time.

Gemma: Oh, forizzle?

Maddie: I mean yeah, I've only been here less than a year.

Gemma: Well shit, if I had known I wouldn't have fucked you that hard.

She smiles and gets up off the bed.

Maddie: I liked it.

Gemma: Of course you did

She giggles and grabs her clothes from yesterday. She puts her clothes on.

Gemma: Are you sure you wanna wear that shirt? It still has a wine stain on it.

Maddie: Yeah, I'll just change once I get home.

Gemma: Oh, are you going home already?

Maddie: Don't get me wrong, I'd love to stay, but I have to be at home in case someone calls for work.

Gemma: Aw, that sucks

Maddie: Yeah, but you can still walk me home.

She reaches her hand out and I hold it.

Gemma: I'd love to

Maddie: Great, let's get going.

She pulls me over to the door. Wait, shit, I don't want my sisters to see us together.

Gemma: Wait, one sec.

Maddie: What?

I open the door a crack and peek out into the hall. The hallway is empty and I don't hear any noise coming from downstairs THANK GOD.

Gemma: Okay good, they're all still asleep.

Maddie: Wait, do you not want them to know about us.

Gemma: Maddie-

Maddie: Are you embarrassed that you slept with me.

Oh god, not this.

Gemma: Listen, I'm not embarrassed, it's just- I kinda... hated you for a while and I don't think people would understand.

Maddie: oh.

Gemma: Are you good?

Maddie: Umm, yeah, I get it.

I can tell she's lying but I don't really want to talk about this right now.

Gemma: Cool, let's go before they wake up.

I grab her arm and we run downstairs and out the door.

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Maddie POV

We get to the motel and I see that the door is unlocked and half-open. That's weird, I mean Max has forgotten to lock the door before, but leaving it half-open? It looks like she left in a hurry, but she's never up this early.

Gemma: Why's the door open?

Maddie: I don't know

I run up to the door and peek inside.

Maddie: MAX?!

I don't hear any response.

Gemma: Umm, Maddie-

Maddie: What?

Gemma: The trunk of your car is open.

Oh no-

I run over to Gemma.

Maddie: Is anything in it?

Gemma: No... Should there be?

Maddie: I think I know where she is.

Gemma: What-

Maddie: Don't ask.

Gemma: So where is she?

Maddie: Uh- it's kind of hard to explain, just come with me.

Gemma: Aight