by Lydia Rose
Kate looked at Kelly. “Don’t you understand you did that already? It only took a few days for me to realize that what I was feeling for Mary wasn’t real; that I never really loved her. I just didn’t want to face what I am, and this was a way I could hide from everyone knowing that I’m a lesbian.”
“Have you ever been with a woman?” Kelly asked, holding Kate at arm’s length.
“No,” she said barely audibly. “You’re not going to ask me, then how do I know?”
Kelly shrugged, knowing that was what she was going to ask.
“I’m sure you knew you were a lesbian before you ever slept with a woman.”
“You’re right, Kate. It’s your heart and soul that tells you.” Kelly smiled. “Why don’t you go relax in the living room and I’ll clean up.”
“No, we will both clean up so it will take less time.”
They put the food away and went into the living room.
Kate sat next to Kelly and took her hand. “I’m not going to ask you to love me, Kelly. I’m just going to ask you to give me a chance.”
Kelly smiled. “Kate, you are already very hard not to love.
“Thank you,” Kate said with a smile.
“I do have a question to ask you,” Kelly said, grinning.
“Go ahead and ask.” Kate swallowed, not knowing what Kelly was going to ask.
“Why did you drink so much the night we went to the boardwalk?”
“I was trying to find the liquid courage to tell you what I was feeling,” Kate explained. She thought the drinks would help her tell Kelly.
“Then why did you want me to go out with Carrie?”
“You took such good care of me when I got drunk. I thought maybe you were feeling something for me, too,” she sighed. “I was trying to find the right words when we took our walk, but when I saw the way you were looking at Carrie,” Kate shook her head. “I knew I didn’t stand a chance.”
“One word from you and I never would have given her a second look.” Kelly put her arm around Kate.
“Well, I was a wreck when you left the house. I kept thinking why didn’t I stop her? Meredith took pity on me. We went for a walk.”
“Kate, everyone is watching baseball. How about you and I go walk the boards?” Meredith asked, but her hand was leading Kate out of the house.
As they walked, Meredith kept the conversation going.
“So are you having a good time with Kelly?”
Kate just nodded.
“I knew you two would get along. You both have such similar personalities.” Meredith tried again. “She deserves to find someone who will treat her with love and kindness.”
“I’m sure Carrie is taking good care of Kelly,” Kate said softly.
“Carrie.” The name came out in a growl. “That’s nothing, but lust.”
Kate looked at Meredith. “Do you really think they’ll have sex tonight?”
“If I know Kelly the way I do, she’ll come to her senses and realize that Carrie is not the woman for her.”
“Are you so sure?” Kate asked, trying not to sound desperate.
“Kelly will be home tonight, mark my words.”
They walked back to the house in relative quiet.
“I’m going to take a shower and read in bed. Thanks for going for a walk with me,” Kate said, hugging her friend.
Meredith smiled. “I want you to be happy too, Kate.”
Kate knew she wouldn’t get any sleep tonight waiting to see if Kelly stayed out all night. The house was quiet and Kate sat up as she heard footsteps outside the door. The door opened slowly and she turned the light on.
“When you said to me that night, why can’t I find someone like you? I wanted so much to tell you how I was feeling, but again I was afraid,” Kate admitted.
“It’s my fault, too. I could have told you what I was feeling too, but I wasn’t sure what your reaction would be.”
“I can’t believe I hid my feelings that well.” Kate looked down embarrassed by what she was about to say. “I couldn’t keep my hands off you.”
“I know,” Kelly laughed. “Jennifer noticed, too.”
They held each other’s hands and looked at each other.
“What do you want, Kate?” Kelly asked, rubbing Kate’s fingers.
A small smile appeared on Kate’s lips. “I want to spend the night with you. I’ve wanted that for a while now.”
Kelly stood and reached with her arm extended to Kate. “I want that, too.”
In the bedroom, Kate began to unbutton her blouse. Kelly’s hands stopped her movement.
“Let me do that,” Kelly said, reaching for the buttons.
Slowly, Kelly opened the buttons and her hands pushed the blouse off her shoulders. She left tiny kisses across the long slender neck. Kelly reached for the clasp on the bra and as it fell to the floor, her hand reached for a breast. She massaged and caressed her until her tongue flicked across the swollen nipple.
A moan left Kate’s mouth as she wiggled under Kelly’s caresses. “Please take your clothes off. I need to feel your skin on me.”
Kelly kissed her deeply before she followed Kate’s order. Her hands went to the hem of her t-shirt and she took it off, trying not to lose eye contact with Kate. She reached behind and unhooked her bra allowing it to fall to the floor.
Kate sucked in a moan as her hands went to Kelly’s strong stomach. “I think I want the lamp off,” Kate said with a nervous chuckle. “I don’t have the body you do.”
“You’re beautiful, Kate. I’m going to show you.” Kelly pulled her shorts and underwear off together. She reached for Kate’s waistband and slid her shorts off slowly. She knelt leaving kisses on Kate’s stomach as the shorts came off her legs. Standing, their bodies crushed together.
“So soft and strong at the same time,” Kate said through panting breath. “My legs aren’t going to hold me up, Kelly. Can we get on the bed?” Kate crawled into the middle of the bed and waited for Kelly.
Kelly crawled over to Kate and lowered her body onto the wide-eyed woman. Kate’s eyes screamed with desire. A small smile was on her mouth as they each moaned with their first contact.
Kate reached for Kelly’s mouth with uncontrollable passion. Her mouth sucked Kelly’s tongue with desire, as her hands touched everywhere.
Kelly reached between their bodies as her fingers went in search of the folds. She teased her clit as Kate squirmed underneath her.
“Please, Kelly,” Kate said, begging.
Kelly knew what Kate was asking for and her fingers went to her opening. She pushed one finger in and added another. Kelly went deeper into her.
“Oh, Kelly, that feels so good,” she said breathless.
“Come for me, Kate. Let it go.” Kelly felt the beginnings of her orgasm.
Kate’s body came off the bed as her body shuddered in the throes of a strong orgasm. “Kelly,” she said softly.
“Yes, baby?” Kelly asked as she placed kisses on Kate’s body until she was at her mouth. Deeply she kissed her until they were both breathless. Kelly now began another slow descent over Kate’s body until her tongue began to explore the soft folds.
Kate sucked in a hiss. “Oh my God, Kelly, what you’re doing to me is...” Her words were lost in another orgasm. “Kelly,” she screamed.
Kelly began her slow ascent up Kate’s body. Her breasts brushed over her legs and chest before her mouth came crashing against Kate’s mouth. She wanted Kate to taste herself. Kelly settled in the crook of Kate’s arm.
“What you did to me was...” she said quietly. “There aren’t any words except that you made me a very wet noodle.”
“That was definitely my intention,” Kelly said with a giggle.
“I want to make you feel the same way, Kelly.”
“Oh honey, you did that to me already,” Kelly’s words came out in a moan.
“But I didn’t even touch you,” Kate said, not understanding.
“Just touching you sent me
right over the edge, Kate.” Kelly’s hands played gently over Kate’s breasts.
“I want to do that to you while I’m touching you, Kelly. Please don’t make me beg.”
“You’ll never have to beg to touch me, Kate, never.”
They made love most of the night. It wasn’t until ten the following morning before either woman stirred.
“I have to pee so badly, and I need a drink of water,” Kelly said sitting up.
Kate chuckled. “You go to the bathroom and I’ll get us the water. There’s a brand new toothbrush in the top drawer of the vanity,” Kate said, putting on a long t-shirt.
Kelly looked at her face as she brushed her teeth. Yes, her eyes were puffy, but there was something different. Is this what contentment looks like or maybe even love?
Kate walked into the bathroom and wrapped her arms around a still-naked Kelly. Her lips kissed along the back of her collarbone and down her back. “I left the water bottles on the nightstand. Why don’t you go hydrate while I brush my teeth?”
“Don’t take too long, honey,” she said over her shoulder.
“I won’t,” Kate said, spitting toothpaste on the mirror.
A few minutes later, Kate came back into the room watching a naked Kelly. Even though their bodies were so different, Kelly made Kate feel like she was the most beautiful woman in the world, with the most perfect body.
Kelly slowly opened her eyes and saw Kate watching her. “What are you looking at?”
“You, the one with the perfect body.” She crawled onto the bed. “How can you have this body?”
“I work hard to maintain this body, but no matter what I do,” she said, sighing, “I’ll never have the most perfect set of boobs that you have.”
Kate’s breasts slid up Kelly’s legs across the soft mound, up her stomach until they found their mate. “Your breasts are perfect. They fit so easily into my mouth,” she said as she took the breast into her mouth. Kate released the breast and began a descent to the other part of Kelly’s body that fit into her mouth.
It was noon before the two women got out of bed and went in search of nutrition. Kelly was eating the cold leftover Chinese food right out of the bowl.
“Let me heat that up for you,” Kate said with a laugh.
The Lo Mein was hanging out of her mouth as she said, “It tastes fine this way. I’m starving.” Kelly swallowed. “I think we should bring snacks up to your room next time.”
Kate walked over to Kelly and lightly kissed her mouth. She enjoyed the taste of Chinese food on her lips. “There will be a next time?”
“Oh, Kate, there will be many next times. I hope a lifetime of next times.” Kelly grinned as she stuck the fork into her mouth.
CHAPTER 11
Kelly finally left Kate Sunday night. She wanted to make sure Kate got a good night’s sleep since she had work the next day. Kelly wasn’t home for more than ten minutes when her cell phone rang. She looked at the screen and said. “I just left you ten minutes ago.”
“I know, but I miss you already,” Kate whined into the phone.
Kelly could almost see the pout on Kate’s face. “You need to get some sleep, honey. We both only had a few hours of sleep this weekend.”
“You could come back here and I can call in sick tomorrow,” Kate pleaded.
Kelly laughed. “Why don’t you pack a bag with clothes for Tuesday? I’ll make us dinner and we will do whatever you want in the evening.”
“You know what I want to do,” Kate said with a throaty purr.
Kelly almost reached for her keys. “Call or text me tomorrow if you get a chance. Good night, Kate.”
“Good night, Kelly. I...” Kate put her hand over her mouth stopping the words. “I can’t wait to see you tomorrow.”
Kelly sat on the bed thinking about what Kate almost said. Was she going to say I love you? No, it’s too soon.
****
By the time, Kelly got out of bed the next morning, she had three texts.
The first one was from Kate. Thank you for making me get a good night’s sleep. I don’t feel so needy.
The next one, an hour later said, I take my last text back. I feel so needy right now, I just want to crawl into your lap and kiss you senseless.
Kelly laughed and read the next text. Why don’t you and Kate come for the weekend? Jen
Kelly began typing. Jen wants us to come for the weekend. Do you want to go? She put down her phone and jumped in the shower. Just as she shut the water off, her phone rang.
“You’re timing is perfect, I just finished taking a shower.”
“Oh, yeah, my timing would be better if I was standing there with you,” Kate chuckled. “So do you want to go to the shore?”
“If you want to go, yeah. Do you think Mary and Meredith will be pissed if we stay over at Jen and Reese’s house?”
“I certainly don’t want to stay with them in a room with you in twin beds. Besides, how can we make love in their house?” Kate lowered her voice. “I couldn’t with Mary and Meredith just down the hallway.”
“Then the house decision has been made. Now would you like to go this weekend or should I say the following weekend?” Kelly was hoping for the latter.
“I think I want you all to myself another weekend.”
“Good, me too. I’ll call Jen and see if the following weekend works for them. Now about your texts,” she said giggling.
****
“Hey, Casanova, I guess you got my text?”
“I did and thank you for the invitation.”
“But?” Jennifer laughed.
“Would the following weekend work for you and Reese?”
“Hot date this weekend?” Jennifer just had to tease her.
“Kind of,” Kelly said lightly.
“Spill it, Casanova,” Jennifer insisted.
“Kate and I got together,” Kelly paused. “She wants us to be alone this coming weekend.”
“I understand, Kelly.”
Kelly couldn’t believe that Jennifer finally used her name. “You know how it is?”
“I guess you finally found your game?” Jennifer began to laugh.
“No, I’ve still got no game.” Her laugh caused Jennifer to laugh, too. “We were honest with each other about our feelings; something so simple, yet so hard for both of us.”
“Reese and I had the same problem. We both loved and wanted each other, but we were too stubborn to admit it.” Jennifer breathed in. “Now that you have the girl, don’t screw it up, Casanova.”
“I won’t, Jen.” Kelly felt her throat constrict as she tried to speak. “I love her.”
“She loves you too, Kelly.” Jennifer admitted.
“How do you know?”
“I know what love looks like and I saw it in her face every time she looked at you.”
“Did you know she was in love with Mary or thought she was in love with her?” Kelly asked, needing to know.
Jennifer didn’t know if she should tell Kelly what she and Reese suspected. “All I know is that once you were here, there was no one else for Kate. I’ll talk to Reese about the following weekend and send you a text with all the details.”
“Thanks, Jen.”
“Are you going to take her out to meet your friends Saturday night?”
“I’m not sure Kate will be willing to share me by then,” she said with a giggle.
“Oh, you think you are so irresistible, Casanova?” Jennifer asked teasing.
“Apparently to Kate I am. So lay off the teasing.” Kelly turned serious. “I am anxious to see how she is when we’re with other people.”
“She’ll be fine. Is staying at our place going to cause a problem with your friends?”
“I don’t know, but Kate doesn’t want to stay at their house.”
“All right, Casanova, I’ve got to get back to work. Seriously, Reese and I are very happy for the two of you.”
“Give our love to Reese. You have our love too, Jen.”
&nb
sp; “We both love you, too.”
CHAPTER 13
“I’ve got an idea for next week, Kate,” Kelly said, sitting on Kate’s couch.
Kate was playing with the hem of Kelly’s t-shirt and was only half listening. “What idea?” she asked, kissing Kelly’s stomach as her hands began searching for the breasts she wanted to touch.
Kelly stopped Kate’s exploration. “Can you sit up for just a moment?”
Kate sat up hearing the seriousness in Kelly’s voice. “You have my full attention.”
“How about we spend our time at your place during the week and Friday night through Sunday at my place?”
Kate tapped Kelly’s stomach. “You had me worried there for a moment. I thought you were breaking up with me.” Kate went back to the hem on Kelly’s t-shirt.
“I guess we’ll talk about this later,” she said, as Kate’s mouth went back to her stomach.
****
While they made breakfast Saturday morning, Kelly asked the question she asked during the week.
“Honey, I hate to take you out of your apartment all week.”
“After you leave for work, I’ll go back to my own place. This way I can do my laundry, and then I’ll come back here to make us dinner.”
“I can’t let you make dinner for us all week,” Kate insisted emphatically.
“Let me do this for us. Once I start teaching, we will have to work something else out.” Kelly wanted to suggest that they move in together, but it was too soon to bring that up. Maybe at the end of the summer, she could broach the subject. The end of the summer. Are we still going to be together? Or will it be like her other relationships?
“Do you still want to go to the club tonight?”
“I completely forgot about that. I do want to meet your friends. As long as we’re not too late,” she said, bringing their plates to the kitchen table.
“We will go in for a drink and a couple of dances and leave.”
