2. Sigh it into her mouth, wedged in between teeth and tongues. Don't even let your lips move when you say it, ever so lightly, into the air. Maybe it was just an exhalation of ecstasy.
Alison clears her schedule for a night when Donnie's out of town and she has Aynsley watch the kids. Even though Alison's the only one home, Beth still taps lightly on the back door, because she knows that's where Alison will be waiting.
And sure enough, Alison is there with two glasses of wine on the coffee table and the rest of the bottle next to them.
Beth sheds her coat and sits next to Alison on the couch. She takes a sip of wine before downing the rest of the glass. Alison quickly fills it up again. Beth mutters a quick, "Thanks," and before she knows it, she's finished a third glass of wine and she can't keep the words from spilling out of her mouth. She complains about work, about Paul, about clones, about everything.
And Alison just listens. She's really good at that, listening. It's one of the things Beth loves about her. Beth on the other hand is a terrible listener. She's more of a visual person. She notices things. She notices when Alison's hand moves from sitting in her own lap to Beth's lap. She notices Alison's cheeks growing more flushed with each glass of wine. She notices the way Alison's gaze often slips down to her lips, or sometimes even a little further down. And she definitely notices how Alison has been slowly inching closer to her on the couch and was now practically in her lap.
She is so close, the only comfortable place for Beth to put her arm is around Alison. Her hair tickles Beth's neck whenever she moves her head and her breath is warm on Beth's cheek and it would be so easy to just turn her head and…no. Beth couldn't do that.
But Alison pours her another glass of wine, they've lost count at this point but have moved on to a second bottle, and normally Beth is excellent at holding her liquor but Alison being this close is so intoxicating that she feels much more drunk than she actually is.
It's not Beth who makes the first move, though.
They've moved on from complaining to just mindless chatting. And then neither of them says anything for a while. Alison leans her head on Beth shoulder, moving closer if that's even possible at this point. She leans in, her lips graze lightly across the skin of Beth's neck.
Beth lets out a shaky breath. "Alison," she says softly.
Alison's lips move higher, dancing along her jaw. Beth's eyes flutter shut.
"Ali," she gasps. "What are you doing?"
"Shhh." Alison moves her mouth to Beth's ear where she whispers. "Don't think about it, ok? Trust me."
Beth nods, and Alison closes her eyes. She kisses more firmly now, leaving a trail from her ear and soon her lips are on Beth's and the world freezes for a moment. Beth doesn't breathe, but she hopes and prays that this is real and that she didn't pass out and start dreaming. Alison tentatively brings a hand to Beth's cheek and this is all the consent Beth needs.
Suddenly, nothing is slow or hazy anymore as Beth wraps her arms around Alison's waist and pulls her closer. Their lips don't really fit together but that's just some stupid cliché anyway because nothing is perfect and this is far, far from perfect, but Beth really doesn't give a damn because Alison's lips are heavenly and her breath is a symphony and her hands are setting Beth's skin on fire with every touch.
Alison kisses her fiercely and their teeth clash painfully and their tongues soothe the ache; it's exhilarating and breathtaking and Beth can't get enough. And maybe it's the wine or maybe it's the ecstasy but three words slip from Beth's mouth.
"I love you," she sighs against Alison's lips.
Alison suddenly pulls back. Her hair is disheveled and her lips are swollen and her cheeks are red; Beth thinks she's never looked more beautiful.
"You what?"
Beth doesn't know what to say. She didn't realize she had said that out loud. So instead, she does the only thing she can think of and pulls Alison in for another kiss. Alison forgets all about it and soon enough, instead of asking questions, she's moaning Beth's name.
