"Wynonna stop it! That tickles dude!", Nicole squealed as she tried to escape Wynonna's nimble hands. Moving away from her friend on the queen sized bed they were sitting on watching a movie. Nicole reached out to grab at her best friends hands, catching one, trying to secure it to the bed so it couldn't be used against her again. "Dude, I'm serious. Or I can't be held responsible for your injuries." Nicole added trying to hide her smile and look scary, hoping it would deter Wynonna.

"Fine, I'll keep my hands to myself!", Wynonna responded in a sing song voice, smirking at her friend and turning back to the movie. She snuggled back into Nicole for warmth, resting her head on her shoulder to focus back in on the tiny laptop screen.

Nicole looked back towards the movie, her body felt so warm in proximity to Wynonna. She had such a massive crush on the woman beside her and having their bodies pressed up together like this was not helping.

Nicole started thinking about her last couples months. It had been a wild one and full of self discovery. She had gone to visit her now ex-boyfriend at his university, she hadn't wanted to but he had made such a fuss about it that she felt she had to go. Nicole had wanted to break up with him for a while, years actually, but kept being told by her parents that it wasn't the right time. Something about making sure he had a future and not crushing him, if only they knew what she put up with, they weren't the ones having to date him.

The trip didn't go well. It started out fine, just the usual, but as the night went on it was clear that they were not on the same page. The night ended with Nicole lying about not feeling well to avoid having to have sex with him. When morning rolled around it was a bit awkward as Nicole gathered her things. Finally James just blatantly asked, "Do you even still want to be together?"

Nicole stopped loading her clothes into her backpack and looked at him, she could see the hurt written all over his face but she couldn't keep doing this, it was now or never. "No, James, I'm sorry. I don't think we should be together anymore."

The drive back with James to her respective university had felt like an eternity, the silence on the other side of the car was deafening. But once she got inside her dorm room it felt like this massive weight had been lifted. She called her family and told them the news, her mom was upset with her for ending it, adding in, "Well now who will watch the dog when we go away?". Nicole rolled her eyes and gave a half hearted apology and shrugged it off, she was free for the first time in years and she was going to enjoy it.

Nicole spent the next few nights alone in her dorm watching tv shows on her laptop and eating snacks, her personal favourite being Oreos with milk. The third night was the night she figured it out, she had been wondering why the breakup hadn't really effected her. Or why any breakup for that matter never really bothered her aside from maybe a couple tears but she was never hung up on it longer than an hour after the break up.

Ha, maybe I'm gay, she thought sarcastically to herself. Wait. Nicole's hand froze, cookie half way to her mouth. That was it.

"I'm gay", she said out loud, smiling a little.

The minute she said it this feeling of euphoria spread through her body, she was practically giddy. It felt like she had solved this incredibly difficult puzzle and now everything made sense in her world. So many things in her life made sense now, it was like putting glasses on for the first time and everything snapping into focus.

Nicole thought back to other friendships she had currently and back in high school, her cheeks flushed realizing that she had definitely had a crush on some of the girls she had been close with. Apparently she didn't just have this intense need to be friends with them for mystery reasons, it had definitely been a crush.

"Well that's a little embarrassing", She said to herself, pushing the cookies away to stand up and pace her small room instead.

Oh god, Wynonna, she thought stopping in the middle of her room. Well, that friendship made a lot more sense, they had always been a little too close. It had been mentioned by just about everyone and they both knew about the rumours that flew around about them. The only thing that went in their favour against the rumours had been that Nicole had a serious boyfriend.

Nicole decided she would need to watch herself around her friend, they had already had a falling out after graduation due to those rumours. She just got her friend back a month ago and didn't want to risk losing her again because of this.

She tuned back in to the movie when she felt Wynonna's hand wrap around her arm. She moved a little to give Wynonna more access to her arm to cuddle, in doing so though she displaced Wynonna's head.

Wynonna didn't seem to mind though and readjusted, but she didn't lay her head back down and opted to instead breathe lightly on Nicole's neck, her lips hovering just above her skin.

Nicole froze.

"Uh Wy, what are you doing?"

"Oh, I just always like it when people do that to me, don't you?", Wynonna replied like this was a totally normal thing, though Nicole thought she could hear something a bit different in her voice; a gravelly quality that usually wasn't there.

"Uh well ya, uh huh, I do", Nicole managed to choke out, trying to keep her voice level. Her mind was racing, feeling warmth traveling from her chest up her neck betraying herself as she blushed.

Wynonna's nose bumped against her neck and she sighed onto Nicole's exposed skin, as she dipped her head for access to more of her neck her bottom lip brushed along the sensitive skin.

Nicole jumped up and out of the bed. Was she having some sort of very vivid dream or was this actually happening?

You know, maybe she was just having a stroke.

She had to get some distance cause she was having some very, very impure thoughts and was about one 'unintentional' graze away from grabbing Wynonna and kissing her breathless.

Nicole began to pace back and forth next to the bed wringing her hands to disperse some of the nervous energy. She glanced up at her friend who in all fairness looked a little confused at the sudden loss of her cuddle partner. Nicole knew what she had to do, it was just about summoning the courage; preferably quickly.

"Look Wy, I need to..", Nicole took a breath to steady herself.

Maybe she could flee instead, the travelling circus can't be that bad right?

This. Was. The. Worst.

The words felt so heavy in her mouth.

"Wynonna, there's something I need to tell you and I think you need to know before you keep doing whatever it is that was happening over there", she continued, as she gestured awkwardly towards the bed where she had been sitting a moment ago with her hand.

Here goes nothing.

"I'm gay", Nicole blurted out, immediately holding her breath as she waited for an answer or a reaction of some kind from her best friend.

Wynonna reached forward and gently closed the laptop, pushing it away as she swung her legs over the side of the bed to face Nicole.

Nicole studied Wynonna's face looking for an answer, she had just thrown a grenade into their friendship and needed desperately to assess the damage it had caused.

"Okay", Wynonna finally said, breaking the silence. Nicole had been expecting shock or disgust, not a casual acknowledgment.

Wynonna continued to speak as she got up walking towards Nicole, "So what your saying is that when I did that to your neck, it.."

Nicole had been backing up slowly, trying to give some distance between her and her friend. She was forced to stop when her butt hit the top of the dresser.

"..it made you feel things.", Wynonna finished her sentence and placed one hand on top of the dresser trapping Nicole on one side.

"Uh, ya, I guess you could say that. I, uh, just wanted you to know so that if that's not your intention you could stop.", Nicole rambled quickly rushing to try and give and explanation. She could feel something had changed, there was something different in the air. A tension that wasn't there before.

Wynonna leaned in, tilting her head for access to Nicole's neck, she whispered, "So when I do this..", her voice trailed off, as her lips ever so gently brushed against Nicole's neck. Nicole could feel Wynonna's lips part and her breath tickling her skin. "When I do that, does it feel good?", she whispered against her neck.

Nicole was completely out of her element. She had never actually kissed another woman before and now her incredibly attractive best friend, who she absolutely had feelings for was now practically kissing her neck asking if it turned her on.

What.

Was.

Happening.

This was a dangerous game. But honestly Nicole's brain was swimming in a sea of Wynonna right now and she couldn't see a single way back to shore.

She had to make a choice now, either go for it and hope she doesn't regret it or push her friend away and go back to watching the movie. One option was definitely safer but Nicole has been playing it safe her entire life, that's how she has ended up with people that she didn't want to be with. This was her chance to take a risk and maybe, for once, be with someone she actually has feelings for, actually be happy. The risk was significant but maybe it was worth it.

Nicole put her hand on the edge of the dresser for leverage and flipped their positions with Wynonna now pressed lightly between Nicole and the dresser.

She smiled at Wynonna as innocently as possible, "Of course it feels good. Doesn't it feel good to you?", having said that Nicole repeated Wynonna's action, clearly catching the other girl off guard, she could feel the muscles tense in her neck under her lips when they brushed against her skin.

"You're right, it does feel great.", a now very flustered Wynonna replied. She looked at Nicole with a bit of mischief in her eyes, "What about this, do you like this?". Wynonna moved to the other side of Nicole's neck and used her tongue to draw a line from the base of her neck to the spot just below her ear.

Nicole died.

If anyone ever asked, that was the moment her soul left her body.

Her cheeks felt so hot and her body felt like it was buzzing. It had been a long time since she felt this way. At some point she must have closed her eyes, when she opened them and made eye contact with Wynonna she knew she was in trouble.

This was just the beginning.

She needed to level the playing field, "Hm, ya I do, what about you?", Nicole did exactly what Wynonna had done, revelling in the taste of her skin. But instead of stopping below her ear, she licked her ear lobe into her mouth tugging on it gently with her teeth before releasing it and placing a light kiss on her neck before pulling away.

It was Nicole's turn the look smug. She had never seen this look on her friends face before, but it wasn't hard to identify. Plainly put, Wynonna was turned on, her eyes had gotten darker, her neck and cheeks were flushed, and her lips were parted slightly.

It was the sexiest thing Nicole had ever laid eyes on.

Wynonna focused in on Nicole, making eye contact. The moment was tense, the next step was clear and they were only millimetres apart; a heavy anticipation hung in the air.

Nicole wasn't nervous about kissing another person, she definitely wasn't a stranger to that, she had been kissing boys since seventh grade. Not to mention that especially slutty phase she went through in high school that she absolutely does not talk about.

But this was different.

This was a woman.

And not just any woman, this was her best friend.

These were two lines she definitely had never crossed before and the thought both thrilled her and filled her with a near paralyzingly fear.

"Fuck it.", Nicole uttered before leaning forward and finally connecting her lips with Wynonna's.

It was everything that she could have ever hoped for, it was so soft, softer than any other kiss she had shared with someone. And so much more intense, years of pent up feelings rushing through her into this first kiss, which is what it felt like. Her first kiss, a real one, the one she should have had when she was younger instead of the awkward one she had with that boy that didn't know what the hell he was doing.

She felt Wynonna's arms wrap around her and pull her closer, their lips pushing tighter together. Nicole ran her hands up Wynonna's back and broke the kiss for some air.

"Wow", Wynonna breathed into the space between them.

A moment later their lips reconnected, this kiss far more passionate. It was like the dam broke and now all they needed and wanted was each other, Wynonna slid her tongue into Nicole's mouth, Nicole letting a small moan escape in response. The kiss deepened, starting to become desperate, all tongue and teeth pulling at bottom lips trying to devour the other person.

Wynonna started to walk Nicole backwards towards the bed, pushing her down when they reached their destination having to break their kiss momentarily but climbing on top of Nicole to immediately resume kissing her.

Nicole needed more, her brain was screaming to touch every inch of the body above her and she really couldn't find a reason not to at this point. Her best friend was literally laying on top of her, breathing heavy with her tongue in her mouth. With a new found confidence Nicole dipped her fingers under the hem of Wynonna's shirt and moved it up experimentally, giving Wynonna the chance to stop her or pull away.

Instead she sighed into her touch and propped herself up more to give Nicole access to the rest of her body. Nicole slid her hand up her best friends torso feeling the smooth warm skin under her fingertips, she finally reached her destination hitting the bottom of Wynonna's bra.

Nicole hesitated, she knew that it was fine, consent had been given and she wanted to; she really did but she was so anxious. It was like this moment was committing to being gay, this was it, she was really doing this.

She moved her hand the rest of the way and fully cupped her friends bra covered breast with her hand and squeezed.

Well, let's add this to the list of firsts for the night.

Wynonna slipped her tongue deeper into Nicole's mouth in approval, her hips resting heavy onto Nicole's. Wynonna moved her arms to either side of Nicole's so that her elbows propped her up slightly above her. Their kiss continued as Nicole got a bit more brazen and slid her hand under Wynonna's bra, finally having skin to skin contact. She ran her fingers over her friends nipple palming the breast in her hand, Wynonna gasped into Nicole's mouth allowing Nicole to take control of the kiss. She ran her hand up into Wynonna's hair, stretching her fingers along the back of her head grabbing a handful of chocolate coloured locks to tilt her head so she could deepen the kiss more, lewdly dipping her tongue into Wynonna's waiting mouth.

Wynonna ground her hips down onto Nicole's thigh experimentally, clearly looking for friction.

Nicole dropped her hand down from Wynonna's head to her hip helping to guide the action, bringing Wynonna's hips down again with more force onto her leg. Nicole was sweating, her clothes felt too tight and too warm especially with another body grinding on top of her. But she would be damned if she was going to stop what was happening now. Wynonna followed the same motion over and over again spurred on by Nicole's hand holding her hip tightly, pulling her back down every time.

"Fuck", Nicole whispered between kisses, she could feel a wet spot forming on her track pants where Wynonna was grinding down on her leg.

Wynonna was so wet that it had gone through her pants. Wynonna wanted this just as much as she did. It was incredibly sexy and she felt a rush of heat shoot through chest right down to her core.

Nicole started lifting her hips half to accommodate the movement and the other half to seek out some friction for herself. She had never been this wet in her entire life, it was almost embarrassing. Wynonna shifted her leg so that it was between Nicole's and pushed her knee up till it made contact with Nicole's centre.

Nicole sighed into the contact and started to move her hips up in earnest to get some pressure where she really needed it. She was already so close and had barely even been touched, her body had been aching for attention and now that she had it, she wanted more. Nicole moved her other hand down so that both were holding Wynonna's ass and hip, she started to pull down her body creating a rhythm.

She could feel Wynonna's grinding start to become more irregular, and she was panting between kisses starting to need more air as their hips continued thrusting back and forth against Nicole's body, effectively riding her thigh.

Nicole kissed her neck, letting her tongue travel the expanse of the exposed skin there. She ground up harder against Wynonna's body, noticing her eyes were closed tight and her skin was flushed.

She looked so beautiful like this.

"Nic..", she choked out trying to stay in control while her hips ground down frantically against Nicole.

Wynonna ground down one more time throwing them both unexpectedly over the edge. She rolled off Nicole and laid next to her, both of them breathing hard trying to catch their breath.

Nicole was overwhelmed, as she laid there while her mind raced, trying to make sense of what just happened in her post-orgasm fogged brain.

What the hell just happened!? What does this mean?

It was like Wynonna could read her mind cause she stretched her arm out and grabbed Nicole's hand to hold. It was a simple action, something they did pretty frequently actually but it was enough calm the buzzing of her brain and let her just enjoy the moment.

They would figure it out, but now was not the time with both of them laying there exhausted. The silence continued until Nicole could hear Wynonna's breathing even out and her hand go heavy in hers. She decided it was best if she followed suit and got some sleep, they had to be up early to drive the several hours home together the next day.

Before Nicole drifted off she felt Wynonna's body roll over into hers. Maybe this could actually work she thought to herself as she closed her eyes, pulling the blanket over them both.