Our girls (Marina)

Chapter 3

"...They are here"

Both women immediately stood up and walked to the door. Maya was nervous but all the doubts from before disappeared, she wanted to do this. Carina went to open the door and that's when they saw them. Two little girls accompanied by the social worker, Maya was about to ask if she got the ages right, they were just so... small. The little five-year-old clung to her older sister's arm hiding behind her while the older girl just stared at the floor trying not to drag too much attention  

The social worker was the first one to speak "Hello, it's nice to see you again. Well, here they are, this is Luna," she said, resting her hand on the older girl's back. The girl flinched a little when she felt that someone besides her sister was touching her. Luna looked up a bit to meet with two pairs of eyes looking at her which made her focus on the floor again. That was when Maya and Carina took a better look of the girl, they couldn't believe she was eight years old. She had long brown hair and eyes that, although they saw for a short time, they could tell were gray. She was wearing a hoodie in which she tried to hide her hands in the sleeves, failing since she was wearing clothes that obviously were too small for her 

"and this is Emma" Jennifer said passing her hand from Luna's back to the hair of the smallest girl who just looked at her and then looked at the women in front of her with curious eyes. She had blonde hair and blue eyes covered by a few strands of hair that fell over her face. The two girls were dressed the same and Maya could swear they both wore the same size, making Emma's clothes too big for her.

Carina was the first one to react, kneeling in front of them to appear less intimidating "Hi, I'm Carina and that one over there is my wife Maya" she said with a soft voice "and we are so happy to have you" Luna looked at her briefly and then looked at her little sister who turned to look at her with questioning eyes. She nodded a little to which Emma looked back at the Italian and whispered a little Hi 

"Well, can we come in? There are a few things I have to talk to you about" the social worker said 

"Yes of course" Maya said while Carina got up from the ground "Would you like anything?" she asked trying to be polite

"No, no, thank you, I won't be here for long" she said grabbing the trash bags she had left on the floor and giving them to each one of the girls. The blond looked at her wife in disbelief, she could feel the rage building inside of her. How could they treat them like that? "Why don't you guys show the girls their room and then we can talk?" 

"Yes, let's do that" the brunette said "this way bambine" she said guiding the girls to their room. As they started walking Emma was struggling a bit with her bag so Luna quickly took it from her sister's hands and carry it herself.

The room had been ready for months they only had to add a few things due to the fact that they were expecting to host one kid initially. Maya smiled at how natural her wife was at this "This is it" she said when they reached the room's door.

While Maya was out, Carina had time to tidy up the room and make sure everything was in place. She put some stuffed animals on the beds, some books on the nightstand, and some toys scattered around the room. The girls didn't know exactly how to react, It was the nicest room they had had so far but they didn't want to mess anything up so they slowly started walking towards the beds. 

Luna placed her hand on the mattress feeling the soft blanket that was over it and turned back to look at Maya with questioning eyes. It was a nice place but she wasn't safe, she needed to follow the rules, they kept her and her sister safe.

The blue-eyed-woman quickly understood what she meant and nodded "It's yours" she simply said. The older girl saw her little sister struggling trying to climb on the bed, still a little unsure  she looked back at Maya to be sure she wasn't going to get in trouble. When the blonde just smiled and gave her a light nod she helped her up and then sat next to her "We'll be back in a few minutes okey?" Maya said earning a nod from both girls.