A/N:
Re- post due to the increased demand. Minor changes.
Cora has just taken off one glove when she hears the door behind her opening and closing.
"Baxter, I would like to wear the green nightgown today."
"I don´t think that you need a nightgown, Cora."
Cora turns around when she hears the familiar Scottish accent. "Elsie? What are you doing here? Where is Baxter?"
Elsie locks the door before she comes closer. "Miss Baxter didn´t feel well after dinner and I thought, that I take care of you." She takes Cora´s other hand and slowly rolls down the sleeve of the glove. Elsie´s hand is leaving a trail of goose bumps where she´s touching Cora´s warm skin. She takes the glove and puts it next to the other one. Cora follows her with her eyes when Elsie walks behind her. She begins to open Cora´s dress and Cora can feel the warm breath on her neck. Elsie strips the dress from Cora´s shoulders and lets it fall on the floor. She steps closer, "I hope you don´t mind that it´s me and not Anna." Cora turns around. "But since his lordship is in America..." Elsie lets the sentence hang unfinished in the air.
"What makes you so sure, that I don´t send you away? " Cora begins to unbutton Elsie´s dress.
They undress each other in silence until they stand completely naked in front of each other and even then, they don´t say a word. It´s not the first time, that they see each other like this, but the feeling still feels new and exciting to them, especially to Cora, who has found out, that there is so much more behind this sometimes stern and aloof facade of her housekeeper. And she is curious about what she will find out next.
Cora makes a half step forward, closing the gap between them. Her hands are resting on Elsie´s shoulders, the hard tips of her breasts are brushing against Elsie´s soft flesh.
"And? Do you send me away?"
Cora answers Elsie´s question with a kiss.
"I have seen Isobel last week," Cora says when they end the kiss and look at each other again.
"She told me. Everything."
Cora isn´t surprised that Elsie knows and even when she doesn´t feel guilty for what happened between her and Isobel, is Cora nonetheless relieved, that Elsie hasn´t found out by accident about their little get- together.
"Everything? Aren´t you jealous that we have been together?"
"No, because I know that what we three are having will never have an impact on what Isobel and I have." Cora believes Elsie. Isobel and Elsie have an agreement, that these little encounters are allowed as long as they are honest with each other.
"Although, when it´s true what Isobel told me," Elsie´s hand moves over Cora´s upper arms to her shoulder, brushing away a strand of hair. Cora tilts her head, waiting for Elsie´s lips to caress the sensitive skin of her neck. She wraps her arms around Elsie, running her hands up and down her back while Elsie is kissing her way up to Cora´s ear ", then I have to admit that I envy her a bit," Elsie whispers.
"Really? Then we have to do something about this," Cora says with a lascivious smile.
3 days earlier
Isobel and Cora are sitting in Isobel´s dinning room and go through some papers for the next committee meeting.
Isobel takes her sherry glass and leans back. Taking a little sip while her eyes travel over Cora´s delicate profile. Watching how Cora´s long fingers play with a curl of her hair.
Cora is looking up. "Why are you staring at me?"
Isobel puts her empty glass down. "You have changed since London. What I mean is, you have suddenly become an active member of the committee and during dinner you finally take part of the conversation and no longer sit there like-"
"Like an accessory?"
"I´m sorry to say this, but yes, that describes it the best." Isobel takes Cora´s hand.
"There is no need to apologise. You are right, women of my standing are usually only accessories but I no longer want this to be. I do love Robert but the whole affair with Mr Bricker showed me, that it is finally time to take care of myself. Robert´s accusations have hurt me very deeply. I know very well of his flirtations in the past and I know of at least two cases where it was more than just flirting," Cora sighs. "I thought a lot about London and please don´t laugh at me, but that afternoon, when we three have been together for the first time, felt so liberating for me." Cora cups Isobel´s hand and smiles at her. "The urge wanting to be with you and Elsie became so strong in London, that I realised that I no longer want to renounce it because I want to take care of my needs now and you and Elsie definitely belong to them."
Isobel smiles at Cora, brushing a curl of her hair behind Cora´s ear. "I´m sure that I also speak in Elsie´s name, when I say, that I very much like the new Cora and it is good that you finally, after all these years, put yourself first."
Isobel takes their empty glasses and gets up.
Cora is watching the sway of Isobel´s hips and follows her. She puts her hands on Isobel´s hips and plants a kiss on her nape.
"You know, the hospital isn´t the only field where I would like to become more active and I hope that you will support me on this."
Isobel puts the bottle down and looks over her shoulder. "Well, it depends. What field are you talking about?"
Cora is reaching around Isobel and opens the belt of Isobel´s skirt. "Oh, I see. In that case you have my full support."
Cora is a bit nervous when she slides her hand between Isobel´s clothes but her nervousness is unfounded, Isobel makes it very easy for her to get settled into her new role. Cora is surprised that she seems to know by instinct what she has to do. Isobel bites her lips when she feels Cora´s hand slowly gliding downwards through her curls and her fingers begin to tease and coax Isobel until Isobel can´t bear the increasing lust inside her anymore.
Isobel puts her hand on Cora´s. "Please."
"Your wish is my command." Cora very carefully dips into Isobel´s wetness and soon they find the same rhythm.
Cora opens a button of Isobel´s blouse and Isobel gasps when Cora grasps her painfully aroused breast, while nibbling Isobel´s earlobe. Isobel has to support herself on the sideboard when Cora slowly intensifies her movements. Isobel breath gets shorter with every thrust. She grabs the edges of the furniture in front of her harder. The belt buckle hits against the sideboard, the bottles on top clink together. Isobel leans back against Cora, riding her hand. She puts her hands on Cora´s hips, forcing them to adopt the movements of her own hips.
Cora can feel how Isobel´s legs begin to tremble. She lets go of Isobel´s breast, wraps her arm tightly around Isobel´s waist. "I´ve got you, Isobel," and only seconds later is Isobel collapsing in her arms.
Cora leans on her elbow, looking down at Elsie, who is still a bit out of breath. Cora puts her hand on Elsie´s chest, feeling how her heartbeat is slowly going back to normal.
"I was right to envy Isobel." Elsie takes Cora´s hand and plants a kiss on her palm.
"What would you say, when I invite Isobel to dinner on Saturday and tell her to bring her nightgown?"
"I would say, that this is an excellent idea, M´lady. Although, I doubt that she´ll need a nightgown," Elsie grins before she´s rolling Cora on her back.
Please review. Would really like to know what you think about this little triangle.
And it takes much longer to read this chapter than writing a few words in the comment box below, promised :-)
