Rated: T for some sensuality (the rating may increase in future chapters)


It was chilly outside. The windows of the Toyota were fogged over due to the activities going on inside of the vehicle. The car was parked in a shaded area on a nondescript street. None of the neighborhood's residents probably even noticed the vehicle or its occupants. But the girls in the vehicle were so wrapped up in each other they likely wouldn't have cared if anyone spotted them. Instead of going home after their date Maya suggested to Emily that they stop somewhere to 'talk.' At some point 'talking' turned into kissing. Then Emily's hands began to wander, which is something that would surprise anyone if they had ever met Emily. No one would ever pin her as the initiator of anything. But by the time her hands developed minds of their own, she and Maya had been making out for close to half an hour and for 28 minutes things were fairly PG. But as Maya's tongue began teasingly tracing the inside of Emily's mouth at minute 29 the rating started to increase to PG-13. It started with Emily's hand just grazing Maya's warm knit legging covered knee, then graduated to her full palm discreetly resting on Maya's thigh right below the hem of her skirt. When Maya added a gentle scratching of the back of Emily's neck just below her hairline to the teasing of her mouth, Emily's stomach flipped and her hand found its way up the side of Maya's skirt palming the flesh she found there. The action shocked them both. Maya pulled back quickly with a gasp. Emily pulled away quickly as well, sitting rigidly in her sit staring straight forward.

"I'm sorry, I didn't, I'm so sorry Maya, I didn't, I just…,"Emily sputtered out.

For Maya's part she sat fidgeting, slightly worrying her hands in her lap with her eyes toward the floor of the car. Her cheeks would have betrayed her blush if not for her dark skin.

"No it's ok, I shouldn't have, you know…," Maya trailed off.

Both girls sat quietly for a few moments processing what had just happened.

Emily cleared her throat and spoke first, "Um it's late, I guess I should get you home and I know my mom is probably wondering where I am."

"Yeah, definitely, we should probably get home." The shorter girl quickly responded.

The drive back to the girls' street was short but awkward.

Emily pulled in front of the St. Germain residence.

When the car stopped Maya finally looked at her girlfriend.

She smiled, "I had a really nice time tonight Emily."

"Me too." The taller girl ducked her head and blushed sweetly.

The young couple leaned in for their regular goodnight peck, but maybe because of the awkwardness of the night, they misread each other. Emily's kiss landed somewhere near Maya's nose while Maya's kiss landed somewhere along Emily's chin. They both giggled shyly and pulled away.

"Bye Em," Maya said while climbing out of the vehicle. "I'll text you before I go to bed," she said before closing the door.

Blushing in embarrassment Emily leaned her head against the steering wheel, exhaled loudly then drove home.

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The swimmer's phone beeped. Settling into bed she grabbed the phone from her nightstand to check the text.

FROM Maya: So my parents and brother are going out of town Friday morning, they won't be back until Saturday nite…we should have a sleepover.

A second message suddenly came in.

FROM Maya: only if you want to

And a third quickly following that one.

FROM Maya: no pressure :)

Emily's stomach flipped nearly the same way it had earlier that evening when her girlfriend's nails scraped her neck.

She bit her thumb nail slightly, mulling over how to respond. She knew given the night's events it wouldn't just be a normal sleepover. She wanted to sound causal but not dismissive, and willing but not overeager.

TO Maya: Sure that sounds like fun! You pick the movies...I'll bring the snacks?

FROM Maya: Deal :) I'll see you tomorrow. Nite Em

TO Maya: Nite Maya :)

Neither girl slept soundly. They both had a feeling of excitement and anticipation for the next day.

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On Friday evening Emily grabbed her backpack stuffed with snacks and made a beeline for her front door. She tried to just throw an, "Alright Mom I'm leaving I'll be back tomorrow morning," to her mother over her shoulder, but she should have known her mother would not let her go that easily.

"Wait sweetie, where are you rushing off too?" Pam questioned, walking towards her daughter smiling.

She wanted to tell her mother the truth, she really did, however Pam had been decidedly anti-Maya lately. In an effort to avoid the inevitable conflict and in order to get to her girlfriend's house as soon as possible, she lied.

"Oh, just to Hannah's. The girls and I are just getting together for a girls' night. No big deal." The ease at which the lie slipped out kind of bothered her.

"Well that's great honey! You've been spending so much time with that girl next door I was beginning to think you had given up your other friends."

Emily resisted the urge to roll her eyes.

Through a tight smile Emily replied," Ok Mom, well the girls are waiting for me, I'll see you in the morning. "

Emily opened the door and quickly walked away.

"Love you sweetie, have a good time." Pam called after her.

"Love you too Mom."

Emily rushed down the stairs into her car, typing a quick message along the way.

TO Maya: On my way!

Buzzing with nervous energy and with butterflies in her stomach she started the engine.

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Emily knocked on the door of the St. Germain residence.

Maya opened the door after a little while and smiled.

"Hey baby," she said while throwing her arms around the taller girl's neck, pulling her into a hug.

"Hey," Emily smiled into Maya's neck, reveling in the feeling of having the girl, her girlfriend, in her arms.

The hug lasted a little longer than normal and was much more intimate than usual, adding to Emily's suspicion that this would not be a normal sleepover.

Maya pulled away first, pulling at the swimmer's hand to bring her into the house.

"Em, where's your car?" she said peeking over her girlfriend's shoulder.

"Oh, I just parked a street over." Emily shrugged her shoulders, hoping she wouldn't have to explain any further.

Maya laughed a little while continuing to lead Emily through the house and into the living room. "Why?" the shorter girl questioned.

"I kind of told my Mom I was hanging out with the girls tonight." Emily said, uncomfortably rubbing the back of her neck with her hand.

Turning toward her girlfriend Maya raised an eyebrow in confusion then her eyes shone with realization. "Oh…so Pam is still team 'anyone but Maya'?"

Emily could sense hurt in the other girl's voice. She dropped Maya's hand and placed her own hands into her pockets glancing at the floor feeling ashamed.

Maya wrapped her hands around Emily's waist coaxing the taller girl to look at her.

"It's ok, really, let's not let that ruin our night ok?"

Emily smiled, "Ok."

"Awesome." Maya walked backward bringing Emily with her to where she had placed a blanket in front of the couch.

"So I picked out two movies, a rom-com and a scary movie. Which one do you want to watch first?

"How about we watch the rom-com first? And I brought popcorn!" Emily said smiling while reaching into her backpack to pull out the package.

"I knew there was a reason I liked you." The shorter girl said cheekily. Kissing the other girl's nose, she took the popcorn and headed towards the kitchen. "I'm going to put this in the microwave. Can you start the movie?"

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Forty five minutes had passed and still the girls had not kissed. Both girls snuck glances at each other, occasionally locked eyes and smiled sweetly, but nothing else. They were nervous. Even though they had been dating and making out for months, tonight was different. Well things were different since the previous night. There was the new intimidating element of touching. Not the accidental, albeit pleasant, grazing of sensitive skin over clothes that occurred during previous encounters. An invisible line had been crossed in the car that night. The touches were direct and deliberate. As shocked as they both were when Emily grasped Maya's thigh, they both wanted it to happen again. The couple wanted more. And what they wanted was decidedly PG-13 rated, maybe even bordering on R. Each girl wanted it to happen but neither knew how to go about making it happen again. And that's what they were thinking about while watching the random rom-com, how to make it happen again.

Maya decided to go first. Testing the waters, she started by moving closer to the other girl, closing the 1 foot distance between them.

"Do you like the movie?" She whispered very close to Emily's ear.

At the feeling of Maya's suddenly close proximity and warm breath against her ear, Emily gulped," Yes, I like the movie. I thought I had watched every Katherine Heigl movie ever made, I guess not." Emily said, with her body stiffened by nervousness and her eyes trained on the screen in front of her.

Maya giggled. She curled her legs to the side and under her and laid her head on Emily's shoulder while stroking the girl's forearm.

Emily should have been lulled to sleep by the sensation of the shorter girl's fingers traveling lightly from her wrist to her elbow. However, her senses were on full alert.

The couple remained in that position for a moment until the tension became too intense for Emily. She turned her head from the screen toward her girlfriend and captured her lips.

Maya stopped her motions on the swimmer's arm and immediately brought her fingers to the back of her girlfriend's neck. After the initial sighs of relief, the kiss was soft and sweet, merely just the contours of their lips grazing gently against each other. They remained that way for a few long moments until Maya began gently scratching the back of Emily's neck with her nails as she did the previous night. Emily then realized that it was that motion that drove her insane, but in a good way. Maya must have known it too because in just two days she had perfected the right pressure and angle. Emily placed the tip of her tongue against the shorter girl's full lips seeking entrance. They each sigh as their tongues' finally touched. The longer they spent exploring each other's mouths the warmer Emily's body became. Breaking the kiss, the swimmer quickly removed her zip up hoodie, revealing a thin ribbed tank top underneath. She grinned toothily while taking Maya's face in her hands, "Where were we?" Maya smiled back leaning in to recapture her girlfriend's lips. Maya, normally the more confident one in the relationship was not used to the new, more dominate Emily, but she liked it.

After a series of long deep kisses and the removal of two layers of Maya's clothing, a cardigan and t-shirt, leaving her in just a camis, both girls were overheated again and left panting. Maya, taking the lead for the second time that night straddled Emily's lap causing both girls to gasp audibly. Maya placed her arms around Emily's shoulders, then did Emily's second favorite thing in the world, well it may have been tied with the neck scratching thing for first place. Maya proceeded to tease the inside of Emily's mouth with the tip of her tongue. This caused Emily to go into sensory overload. Moaning Emily grabbed the back of Maya's thighs encouraging her girlfriend to wrap her legs around her waist. Both girls moaned. Breathing heavily Maya broke the kiss.

Looking into Emily's eyes she panted out, "I think…we should…go upstairs."

Emily was in no condition to speak so she just nodded dumbly and allowed Maya to pull her unsteadily to her feet.