Hello, MrDawnFluffles here! Just got the urge to write some Sapphic stuff, so here goes! Enjoy.
CW:
Homophobia
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"Come on, Julie, you're gonna be late!" I ran down the steps as quickly as my feet would carry me. I'd barely put on my shirt before I heard my friend sounding the horn outside my apartment building, no doubt waking up my neighbours.
Ooh boy, am I going to pay for that later.
Claire sat in the car, tapping her foot restlessly. I threw my luggage into the back and hopped in the passenger seat. "Sorry, sorry," I said, trying to catch my breath.
"Hey, you're the one who asked me to drive you out to the countryside. Don't blame me if you get chewed out for being late," she said. Mumbling, she continued, "I don't even know why I'm doing this." The car pulled onto the road.
"It's because you love me," I teased. "Face it. I'm your best friend."
"Yeah, yeah. I know. Too bad I like dick and all that. You need to get a better speech, y'know."
"Am I really that predictable?"
"Yes, you little shit. Now shut up so I can hear the GPS."
We sat in silence for most of the ride, only broken up by my occasional teasing or her music. Finally, by the time the mid-afternoon rolled around, she pulled onto a gravel road. "Uh, you sure we're going the right way? The GPS doesn't think there's a road here."
"Yep. It's not too far now," I said. Just as I finished talking, we pulled out of a thicket of trees and a vast field peppered with barns and houses revealed itself.
Claire eyed the ramshackle collection of buildings. "You sure you don't want me to stay with you? This feels like kidnap-ville in murder county."
"I'll be fine. Apparently, they're family friends."
She rolled her eyes. "Well, you better get your family friends to drive you back into town. I'm not doing that again, even if you use your puppy-dog eyes."
"Fine. Neverending complaints from you, aren't there?"
We talked while I grabbed my suitcase and plopped it down beside the car. Claire looked on worriedly.
"Bye, Claire," I said forcefully.
She rolled her eyes again. I was constantly surprised that she didn't hurt herself with how much she did it. She sighed and the car disappeared into the woods, leaving me stranded.
I threw my bag over my shoulder and marched over to the biggest building. As I approached, I heard cracking. Following the noise to its source revealed a huge woman slamming an axe down, splitting wood. She glanced over at me briefly then promptly returned to her work.
I waited patiently until she cut the last piece of wood, then she stood and wiped her brow. "Can I help you?" she said, her voice deep.
"Yeah!" I said, filling my voice with bubbliness. "I'm Julie. I'm going to be staying here a while."
"Oh? And what makes you think that?" Wow.
She's really tall.
I furrowed my brow. "Where's Todd?"
She shrugged. "Went on vacation yesterday. Took the rest of the family with him. Left me behind since I'm no fun and they needed someone to take care of the farm."
"I'm sure you're plenty of fun," I said. "Wait, they left?"
She nodded. "Yep. You know Todd?"
"My mom told me I was coming here to stay with you guys for a few days. She said all the arrangements had been made!"
"Well, I don't know. Why don't you head on back, now. I've got work to do, and by the looks of things you'll just get in my way."
I pouted my lips and stamped my foot. "I can be of help. Besides, my friend left me, so unless you want to drive me into town or force me to walk, I'm stuck here."
She rubbed her forehead. "Okay, Julie. You've really screwed the pooch here." She paused, putting the axe down. "I've got no time to drive you into town, so I guess you'll have to stay here until the family gets back." She stretched her arms and began walking away. "In the meantime, you stay out of my business. I'll ring the bell when it's time for a meal, otherwise, you entertain yourself. Got it?"
I nodded. "Got it!"
As soon as she was out of sight, I let my fake bubbliness fade. My shoulders sagged and I plopped my suitcase onto the ground. "Oh, good job, Julie. You really did it this time," I said to no one.
"Hang on, this could be good!" I grabbed my notebook from my pack. "I can have all the time I want to read, and run, and sing."
I started planning out everything I wanted to do over the course of the four days and got to work entertaining myself. By the end of half an hour I was bored.
Oh my god it's only been half an hour. How can I distract myself for even one more day, much less several?
As I thought, I spotted the girl standing in a field of corn, swinging a scythe wildly. Well, it was actually really practised, her strikes well-placed, but it was still scary.
I watched her biceps glisten in the sun, sweat pouring from her brow as she worked. I pretended to write in my notebook for a few hours while I watched her. Finally, she tossed her hoe to the ground and walked over to me.
"Hey," I said as she approached.
"What's your game? I assume you like me since you're staring so obviously."
I bit my lip.
Shit.
I could smell her sweat from where she was standing a few feet away. She looked down at me, her brow glistening.
"Was I staring? Sorry, I tend to zone out."
"Nah, don't bullshit me. I know I'm hot."
"Fine, you're hot. Is that what you wanted me to say?"
She looked at me, disinterested. "What I wanted you to say is that you're going to fuck me good, but I suppose you're a sub like the rest of them." She sighed. "I get tired of topping, y'know?"
My eyes were wider than they had ever been before. Here was this hot girl saying she wanted me to fuck her.
"Anyways, I'll make dinner. See you, Max Caulfield."
What?
"My name's Julie!" I said as she walked away.
"God, you're denser than the wood I chopped earlier." She left me, stunned, in the field. After a few minutes, I went inside after her. She stood in the kitchen, a large apron covering her flannel.
I watched as she scrambled some eggs and pulled some bacon out of the oven. "Hope you like breakfast for dinner, Max."
She buttered some toast and plated two dishes beautifully. She even made the eggs and bacon in the shape of a smiley face.
"Who are you?" I whispered as she handed me my dinner.
She sat across from me, her own plate identical to mine. As I ate my dinner carefully and respectfully, she wolfed down the eggs and bacon in just a few bites, then ate the toast last.
She leaned back and sighed. "That was good. Want to watch something?"
"What? What changed since ''stay out of my business, Julie, entertain yourself.'"
She cocked an eyebrow. "Oh, that. Well, I just figured you were a straight girl TM, so I didn't want to really deal with your crap. Now that I know you're like me, I don't have to hide."