When Kitty sat down, Marley looked a bit relieved, which made her feel a bit better. At least Marley wasn’t upset at her presence despite how much Kitty wanted to stay in the closet around everyone else. She gave her a small smile before turning to Marley’s mom. She could actually be quite charming with parents and adults when she wanted to be, but she had been avoiding Millie for the most part, too. Hopefully she could at least charm her a little before she left, so when she was ready to come out, Millie wouldn’t hate her or anything.
Well, if Marley still had any interest in her by that point.
Kitty glanced at Marley quickly when her mom joked a bit about her weight. Was she supposed to laugh? Marley didn’t seem to think it was that funny, but Millie seemed amused enough, so Kitty laughed quietly. “Of course,” Kitty said brightly. She really did hope to see her again, and hopefully still as Marley’s girlfriend. Maybe even actually “out” that time. “It’ll be nice to have you back. Having a mom around is nice, even if it’s not our own.” Especially when it wasn’t her own, actually.
Soon Marley announced that the car was there and Kitty quickly finished her coffee. She didn’t plan on staying any longer by herself. As Marley trashed their breakfast plates, Kitty couldn’t help but notice Marley’s plate was still full. She’d have to try to get her to eat more at lunch, but without being too “motherly”. Kitty pursed her lips; she wasn’t sure how to help without either being too mean or too nice/in therapist mode, in a way that felt a bit unnatural and stilted. That was just another thing she had to work on.
“Have a safe trip!” Kitty said as Millie and Marley started to leave. Kitty watched them for a moment, her mind racing. While Marley had said it was fine to not tell her mom, Kitty knew she wasn’t completely happy with it. Between the hard time Marley was going through and the fact that Marley was mad at Norah and Kat about honesty, Kitty knew she wasn’t too fond of hiding it from her mom.
And then another thought hit Kitty; why did it matter if Millie knew? Especially now that she was leaving? She wouldn’t be forced to try to appear as the perfect girlfriend, but she could still show Millie that her daughter was in good hands, especially since Marley was on the outs with a lot of people. Maybe she even suspected, since they were sharing a room and everything, right?
Kitty bit her lip and, without thinking it through, Kitty jumped up and ran over to the two of them. “Wait,” Kitty said. As they turned around, Kitty’s heart hammered wildly in her chest, and it definitely wasn’t because she had sprinted across the room.
“Miss Rose, as you know, my name’s Kitty Wilde, and…” Kitty swallowed and said the words she had only typed before. “I’m dating your daughter.” She smiled nervously, her eyes darting over to Marley. “I’ve been crazy about her since I first heard her sing. And I think I’m falling in love with her…if I’m not already there yet.” She smiled at Marley for a moment, until what she admitted sinked in. Had she actually said that? There was a large sense of relief at admitting it, but also a sense of fear as she waited for a response. Kitty’s eyes widened and she looked back at Millie as her blood ran cold.
Marley felt heavy as she walked away with her mom. Every times she did have Millie around, letting her leave got harder, a feeling Marley had been trying to shake ever since the band got big. She wanted to turn around and give Kitty some sort of comforting look, or even a thank you for sitting with them at all, but she couldn’t. Marley felt so drained, her mom’s mini lecture at breakfast hadn’t helped, so she wasn’t sure her look would convey anything but the minor panic that was living in her stomach.
“She’s nice,” Millie smiled as they were walking. Marley just nodded. “I’m only saying because the media’s made her seem a little...” Millie’s train of thought was interrupted by Kitty’s presence once again and Marley turned around, confused. Did they forget something?
Marley could tell Kitty was out of breath, had she just ran? Her brows furrowed and she stiffened, if that were possible with how stiff she’d already felt, anyway. Then everything happened in a haze. Kitty was introducing herself, as if it were needed, she was telling Millie that they were dating, she was talking about love... Millie handled the confrontation better than Marley did. Because Marley was WAY behind on the ability to process anything. What with Kitty being so reluctant to even tell Rachel for a while, with the avoidance all week, with being in a hotel where there wasn’t necessarily complete privacy.
“Well that wasn’t too hard, was it?” Millie joked, almost like she’d already known or something, but Marley wasn’t going to question it. “I get it,” her mom smiled, “She’s cute,” she said to Marley. Marley who was still standing there unwavering. “A little short, but I get it, Mars...”
Was that supposed to be a joke? Marley couldn’t tell.
Her mom went over and whispered something into Kitty’s ear, then said something about giving them a second while she headed out. Marley still wasn’t sure how to move. Mostly she hoped whatever her mom said hadn’t been about the humpty hump.
“So. You did that.” Marley finally said once her mom had walked away. Was she supposed to mention that thing about love? She couldn’t kiss her, like she wanted to, especially since words escaped her so much in that moment, but she did grab Kitty by the shoulders to pull her into a tight hug.
“Thank you,” she whispered into the smaller girl’s neck. It wasn’t her thing to tell, which is why Marley didn’t, but the relief of Kitty doing it made her feel lighter, less heavy. Before standing back up and removing herself from the hug she knew was lingering, Marley pressed a quick kiss to Kitty’s cheek. Friend’s did that, right? If people were watching them, that was acceptable? Marley barely cared.
Pulling away fully, Marley realized she was smiling. She pulled her lips in tight and started walking backwards, wishing she could just stay or drag Kitty back to their room, but she knew she couldn’t.
“I’ll be back,” Marley waved and turned around to walk away, but only got a few steps before turning back around and mouthing ‘I might love you too’ before turning back around to pull her beanie down a little further like it would hide her blush.
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