Maia puts down her suitcase to hug her father. 'Maia,' Valentine says with a proud voice. 'Hi, dad,' Maia says and releases her father. 'Is Paul back already?' Maia asks, thinking about all the times he declined her efforts to visit. 'Yes, he is in his room.' 'Great,' Maia says and walks to her brother's room. She opens the door to find something she hoped she would never see in her entire life. 'Paul! What the hell?!' Maia shouts and covers her eyes. 'Maia get out!' Paul shouts and covers his and his perfect roommates bodies.
Maia gets out of the room and closes the door in panic. What did she just witnessed?! There's a lot of stumble and cursing on the other side of the door until the door opens. Paul looks at the ground, face turned red of shame. 'You're so lucky dad didn't walk in,' Maia hisses between her teeth. 'Father has the manners to knock,' Paul hisses back. 'And what the hell? I thought you liked girls?' Maia asks confused. 'And sometimes, well mostly boys,' Paul says. 'Since when?!' Maia asks loudly. 'Since Thomas.' 'SINCE THOMAS?!' Maia shouts surprised. 'SssHHH! I don't need the whole town to know,' Paul shushes his sister. 'You have some explaining to do,' Maia says and crosses her arms. 'Yeah, later,' Paul says and goes back into his room.
'Maia!' Sookie shouts and runs to hug her still shocked friend. 'What's wrong?' Sookie asks when her friend doesn't hug her back. 'I just caught my brother having sex with a boy,' Maia says looking at the bedroom door. 'Ah... he didn't tell you yet?' Sookie asks. 'What is there to tell? And what has Thomas to do with it?' Maia asks for answers. 'I think you should sit before you faint,' Sookie says and guides her friend to the living room where Nacho is sleeping on the couch.
'Thomas and Paul dated for seven months until my brother broke up with him on Christmas last year,' Sookie says, looking carefully at her friend. 'So that's why it was all weird?' Sookie nods. 'Where is your brother now?' Maia asks. 'Somewhere, doing god knows what,' Sookie lies. 'Did you know about Paul and the most perfect looking boy in his bed?' Maia asks. 'Ha, yeah. His name's Alex, he's your brother's roommate,' Sookie says. 'Oh wow,' Maia says surprised. 'It's like I don't know my brother at all,' Maia says and sighs, petting Nacho who's woken up from his nap.
'He's just the same as before you found out, he's the same you thought he was half an hour ago,' Sookie says comforting her friend. 'I guess he is,' Maia nods. 'A lot of things make sense now. That's probably why he didn't want me to visit,' Maia says with a little smile. Sookie felt guilty. Clara visited her more than one weekend. The excuses they had to make up so Maia won't notice, horrible.
Paul and Alex enter the living room, a little ashamed. 'Err... Maia, nice to meet you,' Alex says with a little nod. 'Yeah,' Maia nods and watches the perfect boy leave. 'I told her,' Sookie says when Paul starts to stumble over his words. 'Oh, good, thanks,' Paul sighs relieved. 'You could've told me, you know. I'm your freaking sister,' Maia says angrily. 'I know, I know. I'm sorry, I was just afraid to tell anyone,' Paul says and takes a seat on the other couch. 'Then why did you tell Sookie and not me?' 'I walked in on Thomas and Paul kissing, he didn't tell me,' Sookie says. 'And what about Alex?' Maia asks. 'She kind of ran into us kissing too,' Paul says with an awkward chuckle. 'It's not really a fun way to meet your boyfriends,' Sookie says. 'I can imagine,' Maia says.
'Hi everyone! Valentine said dinner was ready,' Clara says when she enters the living room. 'Great!' Sookie says and jumps up. They share a smile and brush their fingers against each other as they walk down the stairs. They take a seat next to each other, waiting for the Ainsley siblings to join them.
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