Chapter 1 - Hooking Up
"Ow," Manny couldn't help but utter as she the tasted blood from her bottom lip. She was used to - and enjoyed - Ashley's tendency to bite, but it had never made her bleed before.
Ashley licked the rest of the blood off the surface and then sucked Manny's lip dry. "Sorry" she said, grinning so unapologetically that she practically looked smug. But those killer blue eyes could force Manny to let Ash get away with anything, so she quickly accepted her apology with another kiss.
Manny's hands worked their way up Ashley's bare sides, stopping to admire and then smooth out the goose bumps. Ashley exhaled sharply and almost forgot to stop Manny as she felt her bra being unclasped.
"Mmm, Babe, you know I have to go," Ashley said, reluctantly taking Manny's hands off of her upper body and into her own hands.
Manny wrapped her arms around Ashley's shoulders and managed her best puppy-dog-eyed stare. "Now? Can't we stay a little bit longer? The janitor's not going to lock up until at least 5."
"I know, Sweetie, but I have to meet Craig at 4 to help him with some sheet music," Ashley said, re-clasping her bra and turning away from Manny to avoid the look of hurt she know would be in her eyes.
"Oh. You have to go see him," Manny said with intended poignancy.
Ashley grabbed her shirt from the locker room bench and slipped it back on, then turned back around, steadying herself on Manny's hips. "Come on, Manny, do we have to do this every time?" Ashley asked, not out of anger, but out of fearful frustration that one day Manny would say she's had enough and that she and Ashley would stop seeing each other.
"Well, I'm sorry if it makes you upset, but the fact that we have to base our time together around someone else is just really hard," Manny said, leaning forward to rest her head on Ashley's shoulder.
"I know. It's not easy for me, either. But we've talked about this. But hey, this weekend, my mom and Jeff are going to be out late at a party so you and I can get some alone time, which means my house, my room, my bed," she finished, again flashing that coy smile and those gorgeous eyes, causing Manny to nearly melt in her arms.
"You promise?" she asked cutely, knowing she had a few tricks of her own and enjoying the look of desire on her lover's face.
"I promise," Ashley said, dangerously leaning in for one more kiss before she left.
Manny hoped that if she tightened her grip and intensified the kiss enough that Ashley would change her mind about leaving, but surely enough, the kiss ended, Ashley grabbed her backpack and left.
Manny sat down and began buttoning up her blouse, internally scolding herself for missing Ashley already. After all, she knew that all this was supposed to be was a good time, hooking up, a "sex thing." So, therefore, no reason to miss her. She held the collar of her shirt closer to her face, knowing if she did it right then, she could still find Ashley's scent on it. She again shook off her emotional distress and promised herself that she wouldn't think about her for the rest of the day... or at least the next couple of hours... or minutes.