Hello Stranger
Pairing: Mariam "Midge" Maisel x female Reader
Warning(s): allusions to homophobia, a brief switch to Midge's POV, y/n use, slight angst, tooth. rotting. fluff. Oh and ofc, lots of swearing, this IS a Marvelous Mrs. Maisel fic XD
Summary: You are at the- special...bar you frequent, and see a gorgeous stranger. You are Intrigued by her and decide to approach her.
Word count: 4.4k
My first Midge x reader fic!!! (And certainly not the last) I'm so proud of this and I love the show so much. This particular fic is based off of S4 E4 When Midge takes Susie to a Lesbian bar. I noticed The Midge x reader fics are extremely scarce, so why not add to the pool for all my Fellow Rachel Brosnahan simps haha. This ended up being wayyy longer than I expected, but I hope y'all enjoy it :)
~~~~~Happy Reading! ~~~~~~
You stood at the bar taking a sip of your drink, as a girl you were not interested in, told you something that, you guessed it…
you were not interested in.
This is a typical Friday night at the bar.
You come to find love, and the same type of girl would always approach you.
The boring type.
You wanted someone who interested you, someone who made you laugh. Someone who would always keep you guessing. Someone who you could spend the rest of your life with and never get tired of.
You nodded absentmindedly as the girl in front of you spoke animatedly about...something.
You're just about to brush the girl off -kindly, of course- and take your leave when a woman walks into the bar.
She took her coat off after she sat down. Looking around with a big smile, ordering two drinks from the waitress who came to clean up their table from the previous patrons before facing the short woman she had come in with.
Oh, of course she already had a girlfriend.
But something seemed different about her.
She wasn't like the other women who usually came here.
Not to mention, drop-dead gorgeous.
You were surrounded by women making out by the bar but all you could see was her, as if a spotlight was shining on her.
"Um, hello???"
Suddenly your attention snapped back to the girl in front of you and you smiled at her sheepishly as she frowned.
"I'm so sorry, um- I-"
"Save it." She rolled her eyes and walked towards the huge crowd of women that were dancing.
"EAT ME, I'M EXCITED!"
Your head snapped back to the mystery woman with her assumed girlfriend and you chuckled as you watched her giggle at her girlfriend's statement.
Then her girlfriend seemed to look around, her smile slowly fading, causing you to quirk a brow.
She quickly leaned in, and the mystery woman looked excited.
The mystery woman leaned in as well, saying something back, but you couldn't make out what either of them were saying.
The mystery woman's smile disappeared, and her girlfriend seemed to be upset.
Ah, curse this, you were too far away to hear what either of them were saying.
You grabbed your drink and started to move to a place at the bar that was closer to them
You were surprised when the shorter woman drank her drink quickly before she got up, saying something angrily, before leaving the bar.
The mystery woman looked upset as she took a sip of the drink the waitress had put down.
This is it. It was time to make your move.
You walked over to her as she looked deep in her thoughts.
"Bad break up?" You asked her as you stood in front of her table holding your drink.
She looked up at you for a second, registering what you said, her eyes widened.
"Oh, no no, we aren't- I'm not-" She started waving her arms in the air in front of her.
You chuckled and she stopped speaking, a wonderful smile gracing her face.
"May I?" You smiled, gesturing to the seat across from her.
"Yes, yes, of course," she said quickly.
You sat down, placing your drink on the table.
"So that was, not your girlfriend?" You asked with a raised brow.
"Oh god no, that was Susie, she's just my friend. I wanted to bring her here because she's always so busy being my manager. I want her to find love."
"Your manager?" You questioned, taking a sip of your drink.
"Oh right, yeah, I'm a comedian. Susie is my manager."
"Wow, that's a new one." You were pleasantly surprised.
"Yeah, I get that one a lot," she smiled.
"I'm sure you do." You stared down at your drink, then looked back up at her with a smirk.
"Do you also get people telling you how gorgeous you are often?"
She smirked right back at you and raised her eyebrow.
"No, as a matter of fact I don't, so you should keep telling me that." She said, causing you to let out a laugh.
"I can tell you that all night if you want, because it's true," you shrugged.
"Well, aren't you just a charmer?" She sat back in her seat, eyeing you with her arms crossed.
"I guess you could say that." You smiled cheekily.
"And a cute one too," she said, her voice much quieter than before as she looked at you through her eyelashes, not breaking your eye contact.
"Now who's the charmer?" You shot back.
You practically felt your heart rapidly beating in your chest as silence enveloped the two of you. The tension could be cut with a knife.
"Wanna go for a walk?" She finally spoke up.
"Sure"
The two of you downed the rest of your drinks before you got up, holding your hand out for her to take.
She smiled as she got up and slipped her hand into yours.
Your hand still burned from the contact after she let go to put her coat back on.
The two of you left the bar and started to walk down the lit-up streets of New York City.
"My name's y/n btw, I mean, in case you cared at all," you joked lightly.
Her eyes widened as she looked at you.
"Oh gosh, I'm so sorry I never asked! My name is Miriam, but you can call me Midge." She said apologetically.
"Hey, no worries, to be fair, I didn't ask either, so it cancels out." You smiled, shrugging your shoulders.
Once again a beautiful smile graced her face and the melodic sound of her giggles reached your ear.
"Midge is a cute name." You remarked.
"Why, thank you, I happen to quite like your name as well" Midge smiled.
You giggled a bit causing Midge's smile to widen.
The two of you walked in silence for a few seconds before Midge spoke up once more.
"I've never...you know..." She started, implying words you understood very well. They had been said to you many times.
"Been with a woman before." You finished quietly for her.
"Yeah, that." She laughed nervously.
"It's okay, I understand." You stopped in your tracks, feeling self-conscious.
"No, no, no!" Midge turned around and grabbed your hands in both of hers.
You felt your cheeks and ears start to burn as you looked down at her soft hands holding yours.
"I, it's just...new, that's all." She looked down at your hand as well.
"But a good kind of new," she said lower, moving closer to you.
"Yeah?" You asked, meeting her eyes.
"Yeah, very good." She repeated softly, her eyes now locked onto your lips.
You worked hard to steady your breathing as you started to lean in closer, placing your hands on her hips.
Your eyes dropped to her lips and you licked your own, causing her mouth to open slightly.
You didn't feel it until Midge's back hit the tree behind her, but the two of you had slowly been moving.
Her eyes moved back up to yours as you did the same, the two of you looking for confirmation from each other before you softly pressed your lips against hers.
Midge breathed through her nose sharply, her breath feeling warmer than it actually was against your skin.
Growing excited, Midge opened her lips, testing the waters with her tongue, causing you to gasp as she placed her hands on your cheeks.
You felt her smile into the kiss before the two of you pulled away for air, gazing into each other's eyes once more.
"Wow, am I that good? You're out of breath and you've got stars in your eyes." She chuckled softly, her breath fanning your lips.
"I mean, obviously, the most beautiful woman in New York just kissed me." You smiled.
You watched as she looked down, playing with the Lapel of your coat and smiling to herself, her cheeks burning bright red in contrast to her fair complexion.
"Oh? She's blushing now!" You gasped, feigning surprise.
"Oh shut up!" She pushed you away from her causing you to laugh heartily.
"Come onnn, it's cute." You smiled after your laughter died down, offering her your hand.
She rolled her eyes with a smile and took your hand, the two of you continue to walk down the street.
She wrapped her arm around yours, not wanting to let go as the two of you walked.
You felt her body heat melt into you, you never wanted to let go.
"You know, I don't think I'd ever get tired of your smile." You said aloud.
"I'd never get tired of hearing you laugh." She replied.
"I'll definitely laugh, especially with you." You nudged her softly.
"And I'll definitely smile, especially with you." She nudged you back.
You felt like you were on cloud nine, your cheeks hurt from smiling so much.
Midge checked her watch and frowned a bit.
"Is everything okay?" You asked, slightly concerned.
"Yeah, it's just really late and I should get back home. My kids are probably asleep right now." She sighed, letting go of your arm and turning to face you as the two of you stopped walking.
"Kids? You're...you're married?" You said, dismayed. You felt your heart begin sink.
"Oh god no! I was married, but that didn't quite work out. My husband left me for his secretary if you can believe it." She laughed light-heartedly.
You let our a sigh of relief before responding.
"I actually can't believe that because, how is he stupid enough to leave you?" Your eyes widened as you gestured to her.
"I ask myself that everyday." She laughed.
"Wellll, on the bright side"
You grabbed her gently by the waist and quickly pulled her closer to you, causing her to let out a surprised 'oh!'
"As a result of said stupidity, I got to meet you." You smirked.
She pressed her lips to yours once more, a quick kiss, causing your head to spin at the boldness of this woman.
"Yes, thank you Joel!" She announced to the sky, throwing her arms into the air.
You laughed at her outburst,
"Well then, I'll let you get back to your kids." You stood back from her, placing your hands into your pockets.
"I really had fun today y/n, thank you." Midge said sincerely.
"Me too" You smiled warmly.
"Do I get to see you again?" Midge asked hopefully.
"Of course," you nodded.
"You need a cab?" You asked, ready to call one for her.
"No I'm good, I live close by. My apartment is two blocks that way." She pointed behind herself.
"Oh, me too actually, but I'm that way" you pointed behind you.
"Ahhh, a fellow resident of the upper West Side!" Midge raised her eyebrows with a smile.
"You know it," you chuckled.
"Well then, I'll see you around?" You questioned.
"I will see you around." She nodded her head once.
"Oh, and one more thing," you said, causing Midge to raise her eyebrows.
You moved closer to her and you heard her breath hitch when you leaned in towards her lips, your breath mixing with hers.
She closed her eyes causing you to smirk as you slipped the piece of paper you had written your number on earlier Into her coat pocket.
She opened her eyes slowly when she didn't feel your lips, seeing you standing the same distance you were before you leaned in.
She gave you a pointed look causing you to laugh.
"What? Expecting something else?" You smirked at her.
Midge rolled her eyes as you noticed a blush creep along her cheeks, causing you to laugh once again.
You quickly moved back closer to her and pecked her lips softly causing a smile to return to her face.
"Check your pocket, darling." You eyed her right pocket you had slipped the paper into.
She looked down and grabbed the paper out of her pocket, grinning as she looked at the digits.
"Do you just keep a piece of paper with your number on it at all times?" She asked incredulously.
"You never know when you'll need to give a pretty woman your number." You shrugged, a smirk still gracing your face.
"Well, aren't you a smug one." Midge placed the paper back in her pocket before crossing her arms.
"What can I say, I'm popular with the ladies" You shrugged once again.
"Wow, I better step up my game then, before you start making business cards." She joked.
You laughed loudly causing Midge to light up.
"Oh no, trust me. You're the only woman I've ever given my number to." You clarified.
Midge's smile softened at your revelation.
"You were waiting for the right person?" She asked softly.
"Pretty much " You replied.
"Well then, I'll be sure to call you." Midge smiled as she patted her pocket with your number in it.
"I will be eagerly awaiting that call!" You pointed at her while walking backwards.
"I won't make you wait too long, I promise." Midge called after you.
You smiled before saluting, and turning around to walk back home after shoving your hands into your pockets.
You squeezed your eyes shut tightly and grinned before opening them again.
You couldn't wait for her call.
~~~Midge's POV~~~
"Jesus Christ Miriam, the two of you were just swapping spit? In public!?" Susie said with widened eyes.
"God-what!? We weren't, swapping spit. We kissed a couple of times that's it, and no one was even around!" Midge explained exasperatedly.
"Yeah, thank god! Otherwise, the two of you would be goners." Susie muttered.
"Susie-" Midge started.
"It's the biggest fuckin joke of the century, you bring me to a lesbian bar to find someone, and you end up finding a woman for yourself!" Susie exclaimed dryly.
"I mean yeah, now that you mention it, it is a bit funny isn't it?" Midge smiled.
"Ugh you are always smiling. Stop. It's like looking into the sun every goddamn time I look at you" Susie groaned.
"Wellll, she said she liked my smile. A lot." Midge sighed dreamily.
"Wow, she's really got you hooked hasn't she?" Susie said, more softly than usual.
Midge raised her eyes in surprise as she looked at Susie.
"Whaaat? Why you looking at me like that!?" Susie shouted once again.
"You caaaaare about me Susie!!!" Midge exclaimed joyously, while throwing her arms around Susie.
"Ah, shut the fuck up, don't make me regret it!" Susie snapped.
Midge removed her arms from Susie, backing away with her hands in the hair, but with a smirk.
"Anyways go call her ya big dummy. But be careful with her. You can't trust broads these days." Susie muttered the last sentence with her arms crossed.
Midge took mental note of Susie's words, wondering who had hurt her friend this badly to the point where she couldn't trust women anymore.
"Is it too desperate to call now though?" Midge asked cautiously.
"Desperate!? It's been 2 days!! She's gonna think you blew her off!" Susie shouted, throwing her hands out to the side.
"Oh, shit. Really!?" Midge asked with wide eyes.
"Yes really, who the fuck are you? Lenny Bruce!?" Susie asked incredulously.
"Well I mean, Lenny-" Midge raised a pointed finger in the air.
"GO CALL HER." Susie cut her off.
"Yup, going!" Midge nodded before hurrying to the phone.
~~~ Y/n's POV ~~~
You sucked on a lollipop a kid had sweetly given you while you were on the subway.
Damn, this thing was good.
The phone ringing startled you a bit.
You clutched your chest with the lollipop still in your mouth before you picked up the phone.
"Y/n L/n, who is this?" You said absentmindedly into the phone.
"Ah, I've got your last name!" You heard a woman's voice through the phone.
Wait.
"Woah, Midge!? You called me! I was beginning to think you had blown me off!" You straightened up excitedly, taking the lollipop out of your mouth.
"No, never! Who in their right mind would blow you off! I mean, unless we're talking about different blowing- oh wait! I forgot, you don't have a penis so there's nothing to blow on is there? Ah shit, that was a good one too." You heard her say.
You practically snorted into the phone.
"Wow you're funny, you should take up comedy sometime." You joked.
"Wow really!? Thank you so much for the suggestion! Maybe I will..." Midge said thoughtfully.
The two of you chuckled before you fell into a warm silence.
"So... What made you call back?" You spoke up curiously.
"I missed you. I want to see you again." She replied simply, causing your heart to speed up.
"Yeah?" You breathed out with a smile.
"Yes." You could practically hear the smile in her voice.
"Well then, where shall we meet?" You asked, putting the lollipop back into your mouth as you waited for her response.
"Hmmm... How boouuut..." She thought for a while.
"Ah! There's this small diner in the West Village..." Midge started.
"Mhm," you said, still sucking on the lollipop.
"It's called the City Spoon, you know it?" She asked.
You took the lollipop out of your mouth as you thought for a moment.
"Hmm, yeah actually, I'm pretty sure I know it." You said, vaguely remembering going into the place one or two times.
"Alright, perfect! Then it's settled. It's a date!" Midge announced excitedly.
"Oh, so it is a date?" You smirked.
"Yes, yes it is." Midge said matter-of-factly.
"Okay then. What do you think about next Monday?" You asked.
"Next Friday is perfect." Midge confirmed.
“Oop okay then, I guess next Friday is perfect" You chuckled
“Oh wait sorry, did you say Monday?” She backtracked.
“No no, Friday is great!” You reassured her.
“You sure?” She asked uncertainly.
“Yes I’m sure” You smiled
“Okay then, perfect. I will see you on Friday.” You heard a smile in her voice.
"Alright, well I can't wait to see you then." You said shyly, looking down at the lollipop In your hand.
"Has anyone ever told you, your voice sounds hot over the phone?" Midge said with a lower voice.
Your eyes widened and you dropped the lollipop in your hand.
"Ah fuck!" You shouted as it fell to the floor.
"Jesus, was it that bad?" Midge joked through the phone.
"Ah no, no! I just dropped the lollipop I was having." You sighed and chuckled.
"Oh, so it was a good 'ah fuck!'. Also, did you just say a lollipop??" Midge asked.
You pictured her with a confused face on, eyebrows furrowed, causing you to giggle because she looked adorable in your mind.
"Yes, I was eating a lollipop just now, I know it's childish, but it tastes good!" You defended yourself, shrugging your shoulders after picking up the lollipop and throwing it out.
"Hey, I'm not judging!" Midge claimed.
"Right..." You smiled.
"I wasn't! But hey, I'm sorry I gotta go. I really want to stay and talk more, but Susie is making weird, slightly sexual hand gestures at me... What? You fingered a pigeon?" Midge sounded confused.
"I'm not even gonna ask..." You laughed.
"Ah, she's yelling at me, I'll see you next Friday?" Midge asked hopefully.
"Next Friday." You confirmed with a smile.
"Great! Bye!" She said happily.
"Bye Midge." You said, before you placed your phone back on the receiver.
You shut your eyes tight and pumped your hands in the air, jumping up and down with excitement.
~~~time skip to next Friday~~~
You looked up at the sign above the diner.
Yup, this was it.
You took a deep breath in before opening the door and walking in.
"Y/n, over here!" Midge waved at you with a big smile on her face.
You smiled as well, making your way over to the table she sat at and sitting down yourself after removing your coat and hanging it on the back of your chair.
"I'm so glad you made it." Midge said with relief.
"Yeah, me too," you nodded.
"Sooo what do you recommend?" You asked her after picking up a menu the waitress had left on the table for you.
"I mean, it is around breakfast time, so I would recommend the pancakes. They are amazing!" Midge raved.
"Alright then, I'll take your word for it!" You shrugged with a smile.
"Great! You won't regret it" Midge said excitedly before flagging down the waitress.
"Two orders of pancakes for us please." Midge said, handing her the menus.
The waitress smiled and nodded before writing the order down and going to give it to the chef.
"So, you come here often?" You asked Midge looking around the pretty small diner.
"Actually yeah. I used to come here a lot with my ex-husband. We actually came here right after our wedding." Midge said more quietly, with a wistful smile.
"Oh, I'm-" you started, your smile falling.
"No, no it's okay! I missed the old place. I haven't been in a while since the divorce, other than coming here with Joel once in a while to talk about the kids and stuff." She brushed it off.
"I picked this place because I love it, and hey, why not make new amazing memories here." She smiled warmly at you.
Your smile returned, and after a beat of silence, she spoke up again.
"What about you? You got a special spot as well?" She inquired curiously.
"I mean, yeah I did. I used to have a... partner, as well, not married or anything, but we were together for a while" you started saying, Midge hanging on to every word you spoke.
"We had this cute little spot down in Greenwich Village. We used to love going there." You smiled fondly at the memory.
"Well, what happened? Why'd you stop going?" Midge asked.
Your smile was replaced with a frown.
"Well, one day some people decided to tell us off. They didn't appreciate people like us..." You said, hinting to Midge at what you were saying.
Midge frowned and moved to put her hand over yours on the table.
"It's okay though, I still go there myself sometimes. I don't think anyone who works there remembers me." You chuckled.
"We could make our own spot. A new spot." Midge squeezed your hand, looking deep into your eyes.
"Yeah, I'd like that." You smiled.
She smiled softly as well before the waitress came back with your food.
"Here you guys go, enjoy!" She nodded at the two of you before going off to help another person.
"Alright, here we go!" Midge exclaimed excitedly once again.
She grabbed the syrup and started drizzling it over her pancakes.
Your mouth was practically salivating as you looked at your food.
You put some butter on it and watched it melt a bit before Midge handed you the syrup.
You repeated her action before placing the syrup back down.
"Alright, let's dig in." Midge said, grabbing her fork and knife and cutting into her pancakes.
You did the same and brought a piece of pancake to your mouth before placing it in and chewing slowly. Midge watched you intently, waiting to see your reaction.
Your eyes lit up, causing midge's to widen as she raised her eyebrows.
You swallowed before speaking.
"This is amazing!" You burst out.
"Yes! A success!" Midge pumped her hand in the air after placing her fork down.
The two of you chuckled before starting to eat the rest of your food.
You talked in between bites, getting to know each other slowly.
When the two of you were done you got up, leaving your money on the table. You made sure Midge didn't pay, claiming it was your treat.
After some resistance she let you pay for it and the two of you grabbed your coats, putting them on before walking outside into the cool city air.
"Blegh, I'm stuffed." You said holding your stomach.
"I know, me too. Those things are heavy! I might not fit into this dress anymore," Midge exclaimed, causing you to chuckle.
"I usually have eggs and bacon but I thought I'd switch it up." She continued.
You smiled before speaking up,
"So...." You said into the air, not looking at her.
"So?" She asked curiously.
You sighed, suddenly feeling nervous.
Midge frowned,
"Hey, what's going on in that pretty head of yours?" She asked, holding onto your arm.
"I really like you, Midge." You said sincerely, looking into her eyes as the two of you stopped walking.
Midge stepped in front of you.
"And that's a bad thing?" she smiled lopsidedly.
"No, no! It's just..." You sighed once again.
"Hey, it's alright, you can tell me." Midge grabbed both of your hands into hers.
"I don't want to be hurt again. After what happened, the thing I told you, at the spot in Greenwich Village, my ex, she...she left me. She wasn't willing to go through 'the struggles of being with me in public' anymore," you rolled your eyes, making air quotes.
"She left me after that night. She left me, and went off and got married to some...Man." You looked away, the pain in your chest twisting your stomach and making your heart ache.
"Oh, baby... I'm so sorry" Midge said, putting a hand on your face and making you look back into her eyes.
You smiled, a warm flicker sparking in your heart at the pet name.
Tears started to form in your eyes and Midge stroked her thumb along your cheek.
"I promise, I will never hurt you like that." She said firmly.
You leaned into her hand and put your hand over hers.
"I won't leave you, and if anyone decides to fuck with us, I will go to jail defending you." She furrowed her brows seriously.
You laughed, causing a smile to return to her face.
"There's that gorgeous laugh I love." She said softly before pulling you in for a small kiss.
You giggled after pulling away.
"Hey, it's still morning!" You said hushedly.
"So? Like I said, I'll kick anyone's ass if they fuck with us." She said, stepping back and flexing her muscles.
"Oh, you tiny, dangerous thing" You said fondly.
"I am very dangerous, don't doubt it!" She said pointedly.
"Oh, I don't." You both laughed as she grabbed your arm, and the two of you started walking down the street again.
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