Title: A Very Merry Christmas
Author: ~Dancing~Through~Life~
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Rent
Pairing: Maureen/Joanne
Chapters: 10
Disclaimer: I don't own Rent or the characters. =(
Summary: A little Christmas fic about how Joanne and Maureen met.
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
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Joanne paused. The abruptness of Maureen's decision hadn't given her time to think. She wasn't sure if she should actually get in the bed, or offer to go sleep on the couch. Maureen seemingly read her mind, and said, "You're sleeping in here with me whether you like it or not, so don't even think about the couch. It's not comfortable for sleeping anyway. It has lumps." She grinned up at Joanne and patted the place next to her.
Joanne sighed in defeat and crawled under the covers. Maureen's bed was not very big, so Joanne settled on the very edge of it.
"You're gonna fall off," she heard Maureen's voice from somewhere behind her. Joanne pretended that she had not heard. She didn't think that she could be any closer to Maureen in bed without a very sleepless night.
The result of this decision, however, proved worse than if she had actually moved in the first place. She felt the bed move as Maureen scooted closer, then jumped when she felt her wrap her arms around her waist. Maureen pulled her closer then said, "There, now you won't fall off."
Joanne didn't say anything, and waited for Maureen to let go. She didn't. "Maureen?" Joanne asked hesitantly.
"Yes?" she heard Maureen murmur from behind her.
"Were you going to..." she cleared her throat and began again. "Were you going to let go?"
"No."
Joanne closed her eyes and sighed, before trying again. "I would really be able to relax better if you would let go," she said, hoping that she would let go.
"But you'll fall off," came the reply from behind her.
"I promise I won't fall off. Now will you please let me go?"
The arm around her waist started to withdraw, but then Maureen grabbed her again, tighter than before. "I don't want to."
Joanne took in a deep breath, and rolled over. She really didn't want to, but she felt that talking face to face was needed here.
To her surprise, Maureen wasn't looking defiant like she had expected. She looked timid, and almost...scared?
"Maureen?" she said, a little concerned. This wasn't the Maureen she had come to know over the last few hours. "Are you okay?"
Maureen nodded, but her arm tightened around Joanne. Their noses were almost touching now. Joanne was nervous; This was much closer than she wanted to get to Maureen. She liked her, but the close proximity worried her.
"Are you sure?" she asked. This behavior was really starting to alarm her.
Maureen opened her eyes and looked at Joanne, and to her surprise, her eyes were filled with tears. "I'm just scared that tomorrow you're gonna leave and I'll never see you again," Maureen said, scooting closer and putting her head against Joanne's shoulder. "You're not going to leave me, are you?"
Joanne was taken completely off guard by this. She slowly put her arms around Maureen, then hugged her tightly. "I'm not going to leave," she reassured. "What makes you think that?"
She felt Maureen shrug. "Everyone I've ever 'been with' has left after a day or so. I've never had anyone actually stay with me. I don't know if I'm too annoying or what, but I've never actually had a serious relationship. Well, maybe one, but it didn't last very long. I was hoping that maybe this time it would be different."
Joanne smiled slightly, pressing a light kiss to Maureen's forehead. "I'll stay with you," she told her. "I'm not going to leave."
She felt Maureen smile against her shoulder. "Promise?"
"Promise," Joanne said, hugging Maureen close. 'Joanne,' she thought. 'What are you getting yourself into?'
Soon, Maureen had drifted off to sleep against Joanne's shoulder. Joanne was soon to follow, but before she did, she swore to herself that she wouldn't leave Maureen. She didn't know how, but she realized that she had fallen hard for the drama queen. There was no way she could leave her now.
Joanne slowly fell asleep, feeling more contented than she had in a long time.
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