bigger and brighter than space

Often times, Keira had to remind herself that she had a girlfriend and mixing business with pleasure was not a good idea. Even if she wasn’t with someone and she pursued something with Pam, Keira was bad with relationships and would ruin their relationship. With her luck, it would happen during filming and it would be Keira’s fault completely and then not only would the movie be awkward but Pam could give her the wrong information when filming and the movie would just go to shit. Keira needed to stop thinking with her pussy and just get her head straight already. Smiling to herself when she saw the cute look on Pam’s face at the sight of the armour, Keira couldn’t help but think about how much of a nerd Pam really was with all things history. “It’s just in my nature,” she joked and winked at the blonde again before sticking her tongue out at her. It just felt so easy being around Pam, something she never felt before and it made her wonder why she never felt like this with others before, not even her girlfriend. "Yeah, we spared no expenses with the costume because our goal is to make it to the Oscars and we most likely will. Nothing like history and glorified killings to make old, white men cream their pants,” she joked and started to lead her towards the main cast’s armour. “And these are our main cast,” she revealed, showing the blonde how much more intricate and grand they were. “They want the Oscar for the costume department and honestly, this is my second time working with Gina and she truly is a genius. You need to meet her one day.”

It was daunting being alone with Keira in a room. It was them two with a very small handful of people having the access to come in. Pamela almost felt like she was in a dark secluded corner with the other woman. Her heart was racing and her palms were getting sweaty. It was a good thing that they were looking at this armor, though. Not only did it provide a small sense of a distraction, but it gave her an excuse if Keira were to ask why she was looking a little different. It wasn’t so hard to believe that a history nerd like herself would get all clammy around such accurate displays of costumes. So that’s what she focused on and not the sultry and soothing voice of the other woman or how close she was that she could feel the heat radiating off of her. Following the other’s steps, she chewed on her lower lip, mentally telling herself to get it together. Keira and her have already spoken about boundaries. The blonde had a girlfriend and Pamela didn’t like to think of herself as someone who could even toy with the idea of breaking up a relationship. She couldn’t dare do such a thing. But the little nagging voice in the back of her head just wouldn’t leave her alone. Thankful that Keira was taking her interest in all of this so seriously, Pam looked at her with a certain sparkle in her eyes. “Thank you. This all means--It means a hell of a lot. I never would have thought that moving to California, something like this would happen. Something...” Her voice trailed off as something in her changed. Despite her doing her best to keep this platonic as possible, she practically gulped knowing she couldn’t. She took a step forward, and then another, and then another, until there was hardly any space between them. Pam reached over, tucking loose strand of blonde hair behind Keira’s ear before her hand landed on her cheek. “Something so great.” Then it all happened so fast and yet she felt like she moved in slow motion, her lips leaning in to Keira’s like two magnets and before she could realize it, she was kissing her.

Although Maddie herself was a little bit unfamiliar with Tinder, she’d heard it from Kara and from a few people she worked with during shoots. She was aware though that Tinder was mostly used for hooking up rather than actually finding a significant other. Thankfully, Maddie never had to use it nor was she ever curious about trying it. Pamela though didn’t seem like she would ever need to use Tinder or any dating site considering how gorgeous she was. “I’ve heard s-some of the horror stories as well., but m-maybe there are some good gems out there,” she tried, laughing at the fact that she was even trying to convince this gorgeous woman to go and do online dating. Considering this was LA, Maddie knew that Pam wouldn’t have a hard time finding someone interested in her. She’d probably get more than she bargained for as well. When Pam reassured her that she wasn’t talking about Oliver too much, she couldn’t help but give the blonde a thankful smile. She didn’t want to come off as someone who did nothing but talk about her boyfriend instead of getting to know another person. Pam’s opinion of her definitely mattered a lot to the brunette. “Okay g-good but if I do talk about him t-too much please let me know.” Maddie then nodded her head at her comment. “Yeah, it c-can be hard sometimes., but we m-make it work.”

From the looks of it, Maddie seemed like the positive type. The kind of person to bring some light to things, which really was the perfect kind of person for her cousin. She knew the tough spots that he’d been in and after everything he’s gone through, someone like Maddie was the perfect person for his life. It made her happy for Oliver. From the little she did know of their relationship, they worked and she was sure she was right about that. Smiling at her, Pamela nodded her head, though she was finding it hard to believe that there were many good gems out there in the dating world. Not that it mattered. She wasn’t really looking and she’d rather focus on her new job and her new residency. Right now her mind was on her students and the beach, which sounding a lot nicer than dealing with falling for anyone again. Pam gave Maddie a little pat on her arm and a light squeeze, showing a bit of the appreciation she felt for her coming into Oliver’s life. “You two are already adorable. It seems you guys are working it all out just fine.” Just then, there was a rattling at the door and Pam chuckled. “Speak of the nerd,” she commented, getting up from the couch. “It seems like he’s back. And I should let you guys have some alone time. I’ve got papers to grade anyway. It was so nice to finally meet you, Maddie. We should hang sometime.” She offered a polite wave before walking to the front door just as her cousin was walking in. “Don’t lose that one,” she told him, flicking his forehead and earning her a confused look from him. Pam didn’t give him much time to question her as she was already exiting her apartment and saying bye.

Keira knew that she needed to stop flirting with Pam but that was proven difficult considering she was a flirtatious person already and there was this pull she felt towards Pam that Keira couldn’t deny. She was intriguing and beautiful and on top of all that, Keira could have an intellectual conversation with her that didn’t involve anything to do with Hollywood. Clearing her throat, Keira smiled and nodded her head before then motioning for another section of the building where they kept some of the armour. “Well, I can’t say no if you really, really want to see the armour,” she teased and winked at her before then letting her assistant know where she was going to be so that her assistant wouldn’t freak out and run around like a chicken with her head cut off. Walking down the long hallway and making sure that Pam was following her, she then stopped at the door, inputting her code. “This is where we store all the clothes and armour for the main cast,” she explained, opening it slowly as if to tease Pam. Holding the door for her, Keira entered once Pam stepped inside and lead her towards the armour for the men and pointed towards it. “What do you think? Pretty impressive, huh?” Keira felt the need to impress Pam, it was as if she wanted Pam to think of her as some massive history buff. “Do they seem close to the real thing?”

Pam smirked at Keira’s response. All reserve over this flirting thing was being thrown out the window and she hated herself for it. She just couldn’t help it. “Well... I do really, really want to see it.” She gave Keira this faux innocent smile, hoping it’d persuade the other woman. Though she had an inkling that the blonde didn’t need to be persuaded at this point. Feeling her heart pathetically race when she was winked at, she cleared her throat and clapped her hand once she got the confirmation that they’d get to see the armor. Call her a nerd, but this was pretty exciting for her. She ate all this stuff up. Growing up with such fascination with history like this, she felt like a kid at Disneyland. Pamela followed Keira down the long hallway, her heart pounding and this time she wasn’t sure if it was due to the excitement or because she was getting to spend more alone time with Keira. Once they stopped at a highly secured door, she bit the inside of her bottom lip in anticipation. “Stop being such a tease,” she wined playfully, laughing as she slapped Keira for opening the door so damn slowly. As soon as it was opened, it felt like a bright shining light blasted from the room. At least, that’s what happened in Pam’s eyes. She gasped and looked in amazement at all the different costumes. “This is... so fucking beautiful,” she exclaimed, stepping closer to a particular set of armor. She leaned in as if inspecting it. “The details on this thing is crazy. My god. This is...” She turned to Keira and laughed. “Honestly, I might cry. This is some top notch costumes. Please give your costume department a raise.”

Feeling confident that Pam wouldn’t ever post anything or do anything that would compromise production. Keira trusted Pam but she still felt like she needed to remind her, though, Pam isn’t the only person she’s reminded. Keira was known to be someone who keeps things close to the chest. She likes control, it was probably why she was director and tried to be producer to a lot of her movies as well. She liked control too much to give up anything when it came to her work, it was why she worked with only one cinematographer and refused to work with anyone else that the studio would give her. Keira only trusted one person who understood her vision. Laughing and finding Pam’s nerdy excitement cute, she was definitely not expecting someone so beautiful as Pam to be so nerdy and to gush over nerdy things, but she found that part of her to be rather endearing.”Well then, maybe I should show you the armour so I can experience how cute you are, maybe even take a picture,” Keira unknowingly flirted with Pam. Then again, it was hard not to flirt with her. Keira just couldn’t get enough of Pam and she felt this need to impress the girl. “Or you could experience first hand what the battle was like. We’re about to start it in half an hour if you want to brave the mud.”

Pam was no stranger to someone flirting with her. She knew all the signs and she always saw it coming. Not to brag or anything, but she knew she was good looking. Back when she actively tried to get hit on, before the whole ex situation, she knew there wasn't much she needed to do to get a girl to hit on her when she walked through the doors of a bar. Keira was someone who she shouldn't be flirting with, yet she was the one person Pam wanted to actively try to get her to flirt with her. It was terrible and awful given the fact that the other woman was still dating someone, but it was something she couldn't control. So whenever she caught Keira flirting, like the way she was doing now calling her cute and wanting to see more of it, Pam felt her heart racing. She even felt her cheeks heat up which wasn't exactly something that happened all too often. It wasn't that she was full of herself, but her confidence helped her not get so easily embarrassed and flushed. Yet somehow, Keira found a way to be different. "Is that so?" she challenged, licking her lips and taking a step closer, all things she shouldn't be doing. "I think doing that will get you into some trouble and the last thing I wanna do is get you into any trouble. Even if I really, really want... to see that armor." She cleared her throat and took several steps back. "Um, yeah. I mean, I'm totally down for braving the mud. Seeing something as cool as that, I'll roll around in that mud."

Maddie nodded her head in understanding. She, herself, was never really looking while she’d been living in LA. Maddie had always been the type to enjoy being alone and found comfort on it. With her job constantly being shoved on social situations and interacting with people that she didn’t really want to, whenever Maddie had a choice, she often chose not to be around people. Oliver changed that, in a way. He made her want to be around people. “Have you… ever tried Tinder?” she asked in a more teasing tone, though Maddie never really understood anything about Tinder. “It sounds like me,” she admitted and rubbed the back of her neck. “I wasn’t really looking for anything with O-Oliver and it kind of just happened.” Maddie’s cheeks heated up and she looked at Oliver’s cousin in embarrassment before covering her face. “I’m talking about this t-too much, aren’t I?” she asked, peeking through her hands. “It’s wonderful. It was the reason I continued doing what I did despite it making me uncomfortable but now, I guess now that I’ve seen most of th-the world and with Oliver in my life, I sometimes d-dread having to work and go off.”

Pamela laughed when Maddie suggested Tinder. Her head falling back and hands on her knees kind of laughter. “No,” she answered, smiling at the brunette. “No, I’ve never tried Tinder. I don’t think I could ever. Online dating seems... scary. I’ve heard enough of the horror stories. I think I’ll allow my dating life to happen naturally. On its own.” Though she wasn’t looking for anything right now, she knew that something was bound to happen eventually. Los Angeles definitely had a much higher gay dating pool for her than Ohio did. So she knew that something would show up sooner or later and she was okay with waiting. She wasn’t in any rush to jump into another relationship. When she noticed Maddie blushing when she spoke about her relationship with Oliver, Pam smiled and shook her head, placing a hand on the other’s lap and finding the girl absolutely adorable. “Oh, honey, no. It’s okay. You’re not talking about it too much at all. I love hearing about it. You two are cute. Don’t worry.” She flashed Madeline a reassuring smile. “I’m sure my cousin must miss you like crazy whenever you do have to fly off without him.”

Feeling rather proud of the fact that Pamela was in awe of everything, Keira hung back, a smile on her lips as Pamela shared her excitement with her. It was always exciting seeing someone who wasn’t in the movie business experiencing how movies were made for the first time. It reminded her of when Keira’s father first took her to one of his movies and Keira was in awe. She instantly in love and wanted nothing more than to just be surrounded by making movies. Now, whenever she wasn’t making movies, Keira was just itching to get back behind the camera and make something amazing. “You’re allowed to take pictures and everything just… just don’t post them unless they’re obscure pictures and people can’t figure out what it really is. We have incredibly strict clause about these things,” Keira warned the blonde. “I’ll make sure that you get to keep one of the costumes. Hang it in your office,” Keira teased and sipped on her coffee. Keira then shook her head when Pam apologized for geeking out. It was cute and Keira always enjoyed seeing the look on Pam’s face. “No, don’t apologize. I was the same way was a child when my dad took me to one of his movies. But you look much cuter.”

Pamela lifted her hands up and chuckled. “Don’t worry. I’m not posting anything. I promise. But I did sneak some photographs of the costumes for personal use. But none will be posted until after the movie release. Swear on my cat,” she said, smiling at the woman. Pamela was having a ton of fun on set. It was embarrassing how much fun she was having. But one couldn’t blame her. This opportunity was for sure never gonna happen again. When Keira said she’d try to get her a costume for her to keep, Pam loudly gasped. She gasped so loud, she embarrassed herself and her cheeks turned bright right. “Sorry,” she said quietly, placing her palms to her face as if that would help with the heat. “That’s just... Thank you. That would be the greatest thing ever. Just... Wow. Thanks. I would treasure that thing with my life.” She chuckled nervously, hoping the director wasn’t finding her to be some huge loser. As if the blush on her face couldn’t get any worse, Keira had to go and call her cute. She shook her head, casting her gaze down at her floor. Not only did she make the blush worse, but she was making it harder for her to not make any moves. She was doing her best, but when Keira calls her cute, it made her heart race. “If you think this is cute, just wait until I get to touch the armor.”

It was always exciting seeing her movies come to life. For Keira, this was a passion project as this was her first big budget movie and Keira was determined to prove herself to Hollywood. She wanted to join the ranks of female directors like Kathryn Bigelow and hopefully win an Oscar herself. Keira wanted to prove herself like capable director so she made sure that it was as accurate and close to the real thing as possible. Smiling at Pam and enjoying the way that she looked, her eyes lingered a little too long before catching herself and clearing her throat. “How are you enjoying seeing how the magic is made?” she teased and looked at her muddy boots. “I’m sorry you caught us at a time where it was raining and it wasn’t all too glamorous.” Keira then took a sip of her drink and laughed. “How are you liking the costumes? Is it close to the real thing?”

Pam waved a dismissive hand and smiled, assuring Keira that it was okay. “Are you kidding me? This is still glamorous to me. This is amazing. Just getting to see all the behind the scenes stuff is awesome. I consider myself incredibly lucky to be here right now. Mud and all.” She chuckled and gestured to Keira’s boots. This was all terribly exciting for Pamela. It was almost embarrassing how excited she was. The amount of photographs she had taken already alone was enough to fill up her phone. But she couldn’t help herself. This was such a huge opportunity. “The costumes are beautiful. Gorgeous. I even had the chance to give a little tip here and there. It was pretty fun. They even let me take pictures and I promised not to post any of it yet.” Rubbing the back of her neck, she smiled. “Sorry. I’m geeking out. I know. But this is all amazing. I can’t believe this is your regular life.”

The atmosphere felt even more heavy after she brought up Angie but Keira had no choice. It was too dangerous to be alone with Pam and she had to remind Pam and herself that she had a girlfriend to avoid anything that would hurt Angie. Keira didn’t want to be that person, even if she had been like that once upon a time. It was hard to deny her attraction to Pam though, the woman was beautiful and she gave as good as she got. Pam was not the type to just fall for Keira’s star power and money, no, Pam didn’t care about any of that. To Keira, it was like a challenge and she so desperately wanted to take her up on that challenge. “Oh you bet. I’ll even be calling them up just so that they can take pictures of me with the mug,” she teased and winked at Pam before nodding her head. “Thank you. I am quite lucky to have her as my date. I hope you enjoy your Christmas celebrations with your family and get all the presents you want. I’ll see you in the new year then?”

A twinge of jealousy could be felt at the pit of her stomach when Keira agreed to being lucky that Angie was her date. A stupidly naive part of her had wished that Keira wanted her to be her date for this Christmas thing. It was stupid and she was fully aware of this, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t a part of her that wished it to be true. She cleared her throat and tried to ignore that sinking feeling in her stomach, the disappointment that was trying to claw itself out. With a half forced smile, she began to get up from the stool and grabbed her things, clutching onto the stack of movies that she had been given. “Thank you again for the present. I love it.” In a bold move, Pam leaned into her and gave Keira a kiss on the cheek. It was gentle and meant only innocently, but her lips did linger there far longer than they should. Stepping back, she gave the woman another small smile before nodding her head. “See you in the new year. Have a good one.”

Smiling and giving the blonde a thankful look, Maddie felt relieved to know she didn’t find it weird. For some reason, she found Pamela’s opinions meaning something. She had a feeling it had a lot to do with the fact that she was Oliver’s family as she was the same way around Kara. Maddie longed for Pamela and Kara’s approval because she felt like their approval meant something to Oliver. “O-Oh stop. He’s incredible. He’s just the best person that I know,” Maddie said fondly of her boyfriend. Oliver meant the world to her and Maddie was excited for the day when she could tell him that she loved him so much. “How about you? Are you actively looking to meet someone?” she couldn’t help but ask. Pam was an attractive woman, there was no doubt in her mind that Pam could definitely attract anyone. All she really had to do was bat an eyelash and both men and women would be falling to her feet. “Thank you for saying so. it’s nice to have his approval. All I want is to be a positive influence to Oliver and nothing more,” she admitted. It was nice hearing that she was making Oliver happy from someone else. “I get what you mean. I was from New Haven and it was getting too small for me. I needed to get out and see th-the world.”

“Actively? No,” she answered with a small chuckle. Pam found it amusing that she was even asked that question. Pursuing a relationship wasn’t exactly on the top of her to do list. In fact, all she wanted to do was to immerse herself in her job. Grading papers and teaching kids who probably didn’t care what she was saying, that’s what she wanted to do. Maybe her life was a bit sadder than she was realizing. “I mean, I’m not saying I’d push away a relationship if it happens, but I’m not putting myself out there on Tinder or anything like that. At the moment, I’m more, if it happens it happens. But I am actively looking for friends, so hit me up if you ever need a new friend.” She smiled at Maddie, shifting a little more on the couch to comfortably look at the brunette. “As a model, I’m sure you must have seen a lot of the world now. Right? God, I can’t even imagine what that must be like. Being a model, I mean. Do you love it?”

Kara was excited for Pam to meet Maddie. There’s no doubt in her mind that Pam was going to love Maddie, it was hard not to. Maddie was a sweet and incredibly nice woman, Kara couldn’t imagine anyone not liking Maddie. Even Matt liked her and Matt didn’t like anyone but Kara and she knew that. “She makes Oliver very happy,” Kara reassured her with a small smile. Kara herself was incredibly protective of Oliver, she wouldn’t let anyone stay in his life that didn’t make him happy. Kara wanted to make sure that Oliver had the best of everything as she knew that he deserved it considering everything he’d been through. Nodding her head, feeling relieved when Pam reassured her that it didn’t matter how odd the baby’s circumstances are, Kara relaxed a little more. “The baby is going to be so incredibly loved. I’m excited. Now that I have everything I want and a place I can call home, I’m ready to become a mother and Oliver’s the best choice.”

Pamela grinned and clasped her hands together, resting her chin on them as she looked at Kara with happiness in her eyes. “That is so cute. Honestly. I’m so happy for the both of you. That baby is so lucky. I’m so excited for the both of you.” She was genuine in her words. By no means was she a baby person, but she couldn’t help but feel this excitement for the two of them. Both Kara and Oliver seemed so happy and thrilled over having this baby together and Pam felt that for them. Besides, it was going to be a cute as hell baby. “I can’t wait to get all the updates.” She tapped Kara’s hand gently before sitting up straighter and checking the time. “Thank you for meeting up with me, Kara. I really hope we can do this again.” She began to gather her things, standing up and looking at the other blonde. With a giant smile, she went over to Kara and hugged her, feeling like this was an old friend and not someone she just met. “You have my number, so don’t hesitate to text me anytime. Because you better.” Kissing Kara’s cheek, Pam waved a goodbye and exited the shop.

As much as being alone with Pam was appealing, Keira knew that she couldn’t. The woman didn’t trust herself enough to be alone with her and she knew that even if she could control herself around Pam, it wouldn’t be fair to Angie. Keira still cared about Angie, even if she was acting shitty about it but she didn’t want to put herself in that position where Angie could get hurt. Her girlfriend didn’t deserve that. Keira shook her head and gave her a small smile. “It’s fine. I just don’t want Angie to get upset and I completely understand why she’d get upset. It’s not fair to her,” Keira explained and cleared her throat. Thankful that Pam decided to focus more on the present she got her, the brunette sighed it relief. “I’m glad you like it. I figured you’d enjoy some of my favourite historical films. They are the reason I want to do this movie,” Keira explained. It was no secret that she’s a lover of movies and she was excited to be sharing it. Thanking her for the present, Keira opened it and grinned at the zombified Joan of Arc before chuckling. “It’s beautiful. Thank you for this. I’m going to leave it in my office and take it with me when we start production.”

“Right. Yes. I wouldn’t want you to upset Angie. She seems nice. You two seem cute together. I wouldn’t want to cause any problems with that.” Pamela was truly trying to seem genuine here, even through in a forced smile. But there were cracks in the facade and she hated herself for it. She wasn’t this kind of woman, lusting after someone she couldn’t have, but it appeared Keira brought this side out of her. From the moment she had first met her, it was like Pam was struck with something she didn’t even know. At first she strictly chalked it up to being incredibly attracted to the other woman. But the more they encounter one another and even the texts they’d send each other, she wondered if it was something else. But she tried not to think of that. Pam gave her a more genuinely soft smile when the other woman spoke about the present. It was a dumb little gift, but it felt like an inside joke only they’d get and Pam hoped she got that too. “I better end up seeing Paparazzi shots of you carrying that around,” she joked with a small little laugh. “Anyway, I hope you have a good Christmas. Have fun at that party. Angie is very lucky to be your date.”

It was weird for Maddie that she was telling Oliver’s cousin that she was in love with Oliver but hadn’t told Oliver yet. Technically she did, almost two years ago but never really said anything. Realizing that she had been in love with him for almost two years, Maddie’s eyes widened and she looked at the blonde a little shocked. “Wait, I’ve… I’ve been in love with him for almost two years,” she admitted and gave out an embarrassed laugh. “Th-That’s pretty bad, huh?” Maddie sighed, feeling the conversation grow a little heavy. It made her wonder when Oliver would ever be ready to completely open up to her and show her everything about him. Feeling more and more reassured when Pam basically gave her stamp of approval about her, Maddie couldn’t help but give Pam a more happy smile. “Y-You really mean that? I always worry that I might not be enough for Oliver.” There was a part of Maddie that was always worried she would never measure up to someone like… Kara. “Oliver went to UCLA! How are you enjoying it? What made you want t-to move?”

“No, that’s not bad. Not at all,” she said sincerely, gently tapping Maddie’s hand as she reached over. “That’s adorable and romantic and I can’t believe Oliver doesn’t he doesn’t know. But I can’t wait until he finally does because I know that boy will be nothing but happy.” She clapped and smiled excitedly, happy for them. “Aww, young love. So beautiful.” Despite her current feelings regarding relationships at the moment - having come to Santa Monica after being cheated on - Pamela really was a romantic at heart. She adored love and romance and did hope that one day, she’d be able to truly experience it and not get heartbroken. “I do mean it. I don’t know how you can possibly think you’re not enough for him. For starters, you’re a babe. And you seem super sweet and cute. And you love Oliver even when that boy doesn’t love himself. You seem perfect for him. I meant it.” Pamela flashed her a more softer smile, hoping her words held some significance for the girl. “I’m really loving it. It’s a huge campus. Almost feels like a mini city. And it’s just the fresh start I was looking to have. I was getting a little cramped back in Ohio. I couldn’t take it anymore. I needed a change, to get away from things, you know?”

The idea of a girl’s night excited Kara more than anything. As much as she loved Oliver and he was always going to inhabit the most special place in her heart, Kara wanted girlfriends. Close ones she could go shopping with and Pam seemed like one of the best people to become one of her close girlfriends. “Girl’s night it is. I’m going to invite Maddie as well. Have you met her? She’s Ollie’s girlfriend,” Kara explained and smiled at the woman. “She’s adorable and sweet. You would love her. Ollie has been smitten with her for years basically before the got together,” Kara revealed with a grin on her lips. Laughing when Pam needed to reiterate how gay she was, Kara shook her head. If she wasn’t with Matt, the blonde was definitely someone that Kara would be actively pursuing. Being Oliver’s cousin played no impact on it. “I’m sure you’ll meet your princess charming here. Oliver met his here and I met my prince charming here. The city is lucky.” When Pam gave her opinion on the subject of her and Oliver having a baby together, Kara felt relieved knowing that Pam didn’t think it to be too odd. “It’s going to be so loved. Even from Oliver alone.” Kara knew that she was having a baby with the right person. Oliver had more love to give than he could handle. 

“I haven’t yet,” she responded, looking at the blonde with interest. Pamela had been meaning to meet the woman who had stolen her cousin’s heart, but being busy with settling in, she hadn’t had the chance yet. “But I hope to fix that soon. From the way Oliver talks about her alone, she seems lovely. Though, I assume he is a little biased.” The blonde chuckled and pushed a strand of hair behind her ear. There was a soft smile on her lips as Kara spoke about Oliver and his girlfriend, making her happy for her cousin. “But I’m glad to know that she is actually lovely. We wouldn’t want a repeat of the last one.” Pam nodded her head, watching the other woman seem to relax now when it came to talking about her future baby. She may have just met her, but from what Oliver had told her and from what she gathered that evening, Kara seemed like a good person. If Oliver had chosen her to have a child with under these circumstances, then there had to be something really good about her and Pam believed it. “Then that’s all that matters. Not how the baby is made, but how it’s raised. So not weird, just different.”

Keira knew that it was going to be hard remaining friends with the blonde. Even with her weakness for blondes it was even harder with Pam not to flirt with her as the blonde just intrigued her. Someone as beautiful as her deciding to go the most boring route and becoming a professor rather than using her looks to get somewhere. It was interesting. “What eyes?” she asked with a raised brow, completely unaware of how she was even looking at Pam. Keira was doing her best and it worried her that what ever eyes she was giving her, Angie would notice it as well. The last thing Keira wanted was to hurt and upset Angie as she had been great despite everything. Angie was still a good person. Smiling and nodding her head when Pam shook her head, Keira gave Pam’s hand a light squeeze before leaning back against the chair. “Friends it is. I’m not going to lie to you though,” she started with a sigh, casting a glance when she noticed Angie getting close. “It’s going to be a bit hard.” Once their hands were dropped, Keira smiled when Angie approached. “Did I miss anything?” her girlfriend asked to which Keira just shook her head. “Nothing at all. We were just discussing the movie and what I had plans for it.”

“Those eyes--You know, those...” Pam sighed before chuckling and smiling towards Keira. “Those irresistible eyes of yours, of course.” Her tone was light, trying to make a joke out of all this to make it easier for the both of them. To show that Pamela was willing to try this whole friendship thing out with her. Though, Keira did have pretty irresistible eyes. After shaking hands, Pamela kept her eyes on the woman and god she wished she hadn’t said that. She wasn’t sure if she was joking or teasing or what, but Pam felt the same way. She knew it was going to be hard. Her lips parted, almost saying something, but was interrupted when Angie came back. It was probably a good thing. What she said was most likely going to be more flirting and friends didn’t flirt. Clearing her throat, Pam smiled politely at Angie before grabbing her purse and standing up. “Yes, and now I do have to leave. It was nice to meet you, Angie. And uh, nice seeing you again, Keira. Can’t wait to work together some more.” She nodded her head and gave a small wave, pulling her gaze away so that her eyes didn’t linger too long on Keira until she walked out the exit.

Keira raised a brow at her question, making her lean back and away from Pamela as she realized that she was too close to the woman. “Now, now, you know we can’t be alone together,” Keira said and shook her head. As tempting it was to be alone with Pam, Keira knew that it would be a stupid move, especially when the last time she was alone with Pam, she completely forgot about Angie. She knew that she couldn’t do that to Angie again, Keira wasn’t heartless and if she did, she’d just be a piece of shit. “I shouldn’t. Angie wouldn’t be comfortable with it. She knows I have a certain… fondness for blondes and I should be spending time with her. I don’t think she’d be happy knowing that I’m spending the holidays with a beautiful woman,” Keira teased and winked at her. “And I have mine,” she said before sifting through her bag and pulled out a box wrapped. Inside it was a dozen DVDs of historical movies that Keira enjoyed including Schindnler’s list and  A Very Long Engagement. Placing it closer to Pam, Keira smiled and waited for Pam to open it.

Disappointment was written all over her face when Keira leaned away. Pamela was well aware that disappointment was the last thing she should be feeling, but well, there she was feeling exactly that. Sighing and running a hand through her blonde hair, she cleared her throat and forced a smile. Keira was right. They shouldn’t and couldn’t be left alone with each other. Heck, sometimes Pam couldn’t even keep the flirting down in front of the other’s girlfriend. She didn’t want to see what would happen if they were left alone together. “Right. Angie. You’re right. Sorry. Sometimes... I don’t know why I say the things I do around you.” Downing the rest of her drink, she turned fully towards Keira and took the wrapped present that was placed close to her. “Ooh. Let’s see what the big shot director got me,” she teased as she started to unwrap the present. A slow smile crept along her face looking at the various films that she had given her. “Wow... Thank you,” Pam said with genuine gratefulness. “Seriously, this is great. I now have even more reason to not leave my home.” She flipped through them before remembering she had to give Keira her present. “Mine is definitely not as great as this, but well, I guess you can say it’s a bit of you and me.” She then handed her the gift - a custom made mug with a zombified Joan of Arc.

Listening to Pam intently, she couldn’t help it. Keira wanted to know everything about the girl, no matter how small and mundane the information was. She felt bad about the fact that she was more interested in Pam’s life than she was Angie’s. Whenever Angie would go off about her parents and what they were doing for Christmas or in general, whatever it was they were doing. She felt bad but ever since Pam came into her life, Keira felt no interest in Angie anymore and she hated being that kind of person. Smirking when Pam basically backed out of her dare, Keira leaned back and chuckled. “Can’t handle my parents then, I see,” she teased before sipping on her beer and setting it back down. “No one can handle my family. It’s alright. They can be quite a handful.” Keira exhaled and ran a hand through her hair and chewed on her bottom lip. “Anyway, I wanted to hand you my present before I had to disappear. As friends, I’m allowed to give you presents… right?”

“Can’t handle being alone with me?” she retorted with a perfectly raised eyebrow. “You completely ignored my offer. I mean, I could go to your party and you can come to my place afterwards. Just two friends relaxing after a party watching Home Alone and drinking hot chocolate. Unless you can’t handle that?” Pam was mostly joking. She was sure that Keira wasn’t going to try anything considering the girlfriend she had. Even if she had insinuated the director was a cheater when she first found out about said girlfriend, that was said out of anger. Growing to know more about the woman, Pam knew she didn’t seem like a cheater. The blonde nodded her head at the other’s question. “Yes, friends do give each other presents. That’s why I have mine for you here,” she said, gesturing towards the wrapped box. “Don’t get excited. I’m awful at gift giving.”