Talking Body - Tove Lo


Tara woke up to find Maggie beside her in the bed, curled up nicely in the sheets. Maggie's shiny brown hair was all tangled up and she was sound asleep. Tara could see that her girlfriend was nude under the sheets. Actually both of them were, because they were so damm tired after last night's love making that they collapsed into the bed, drifting off into a sound dreamless sleep, the type that comes only when everything is just right.

Tara couldn't believe how beautiful Maggie looked just sleeping peacefully without a care in the world. Tara naughtily started to tug at Maggie's sheets, pulling it away from her sleeping body, when Maggie suddenly caught hold of it with one hand.

"Tara, behave. Still sleepy," Maggie said, sounding very sexy.

"Yeah, how come you didn't say that to me last night?" Tara asked taunting her slightly. Maggie responded by rolling into her stomach, leaving her back exposed.

Tara bent down, placing soft kisses on Maggie's shoulder blades, and down her back. She smirked when she felt Maggie move beneath her, her breathing growing labored. Tara made her way back up, lightly biting on Maggie's shoulder, which earned her a soft moan.

Maggie was fully awake by then as she turned onto her back so she could face Tara. She could feel how hard Tara already was, poking slightly at her body. Maggie remembered the events from the night before, and trembled in anticipation. Maggie's body had never felt the euphoric emotions like it had experienced last night and she already knew she was addicted to Tara.

"Are you always this ready in the morning?" Maggie laughed as she reached down to lightly grip Tara.

"When there's a naked, beautiful woman in my bed...hell yeah, I am!" Tara responded as she quivered each time Maggie ran her hand up and down her rigid cock.

Tara leaned down to kiss Maggie's perfect lips, rocking her hips, her cock poking Maggie on the stomach. Maggie moaned as their bodies moved against one another, loving the feel of Tara on top of her.

"I didn't hurt you too much last night, did I?" Tara asked with concern in her voice.

Maggie looked up into Tara's eyes, seeing that she was genuinely worried about if she had hurt her or not. "It hurt for a few minutes, I won't lie about that, but after that the pain gradually went away. I'm kinda sore this mornin' and I'll probably be walkin' funny for a while but other than that I'm fine," Maggie tried to reassure Tara that she was alright.

Tara studied her face for a few seconds before leaning down to capture her lips in another kiss. Maggie moaned into Tara's mouth as she felt Tara's solid cock rub against her body. Maggie could feel the wetness pool between her legs, aching for Tara's touch.

"I want you right here and right now, Tara," Maggie said huskily, the words were coming out with great difficulty with how turned on she was in that moment. Maggie sat up slightly, gripping Tara's hair, guiding their lips together in a series of frantic kisses. All Maggie wanted to do right now was make sweet, passionate love to Tara.

Tara gently pushed Maggie back down fully on the bed, as Maggie pulled Tara down on top of her. Tara kissed down Maggie's perfect body until she reached what she wanted most. Tara could already smell the intoxicating scent of Maggie's arousal. Tara placed soft kisses around Maggie's thighs, taking her sweet time before she paid attention to Maggie's dripping wetness.

Maggie was going crazy with all the different sensations that were invading her body. Tara's teasing was making her body melt into a frenzy of shivers and trembles. Maggie moved her hands down to Tara's head, guiding her mouth to where she desperately needed her.

"Please don't tease..." Maggie pleaded as she roughly gripped Tara's hair, feeling Tara's hot breath right by her wet slit. Tara decided not to tease, letting her tongue lick Maggie's wetness, feeling the other woman tremble around her.

Tara continued to lick at Maggie's pussy moving her tongue up and down, over the sensitive clit that yearned for her attention. Tara pressed her tongue harder against Maggie's pussy before taking a long lick. She sucked Maggie's clit into her mouth and flicked her tongue over it, moving it back and forth.

Maggie was really getting wet now; Tara could feel her chin getting wet with Maggie's glorious juices. Tara licked and sucked at her, wanting to pleasure Maggie as much as she could. Tara could feel Maggie's hand on the back of her head encouraging her, letting her know what she liked.

Tara felt Maggie's hips start to move against her mouth, knowing that she must be doing something right if Maggie was getting this excited. Tara sucked Maggie's clit into her mouth and flicked her tongue over it again and again. With the way that Tara was sucking on Maggie's clit, it was getting bigger and more sensitive to the touch. Tara continued to flick her tongue over it, always moving her tongue to increase Maggie's pleasure.

Maggie nearly lost it when she felt Tara's tongue slip into her repeatedly. Maggie's head hit the pillow as she moaned out in ecstasy. Tara decided to slip a finger into Maggie's tight slit, knowing that always drove Maggie over the edge. Maggie's pussy was so slick that it took no effort as the walls clenched Tara's long finger. Tara slipped another finger in with the first and started to pump both fingers in and out of the wetness.

Maggie felt Tara slip her fingers into her heat and moaned. It felt so good, Tara's fingers and Tara's tongue, working in motion together. That was just the combination that Maggie needed as she could feel her orgasm build deep within her. Maggie continued to move her hips against Tara's mouth.

Maggie's body started to tense up and Tara knew that she was about to have an orgasm. Tara closed her eyes as she continued to lick and suck at Maggie's clit while pumping her fingers in rhythm. Maggie continued to tense up, her hips stopped moving, and her eyes closed tightly. Maggie arched her back slightly and let out a deep moan as she orgasmed.

"Oh Tara...Tara..." Maggie's body trembled for a moment as the rush of the climax washed throughout her. Tara could feel the increase in wetness of Maggie's pussy and knew that the sheets on the bed were getting wet, but she didn't care. Tara felt both of Maggie's hands on the side of her face, pulling her up towards her.

"God, you're so amazin'," Maggie whispered as she kissed Tara, swirling her tongue against Tara's which was still coated with her taste. Maggie could taste herself on Tara's lips and tongue, moaning as she took in the sensation.

Maggie felt Tara's hard cock between her legs, pressing against her in eager anticipation. Maggie realized that Tara always got super excited when she was pleasuring her. Maggie reached down between them, stroking the hard erection up and down. She felt the head and wiped the precum around the tip and down the shaft. Maggie continued to kiss Tara as she ran her hands up and down Tara's shaft, keeping her hard. It was Maggie's turn to take control.

Maggie moved from under Tara, gently pushing her to lay on her back. Maggie looked intently into Tara's brown eyes as she ran her own hand down between her legs, over her very wet pussy. Maggie reached in, getting her fingers wet and sticky, slathering the wetness over Tara's shaft.

Maggie straddled Tara, and moved over her hard cock. Maggie watched Tara's face as she lifted her cock and placed it at her soaking pussy. Slowly, Maggie lowered herself onto Tara, taking her time as the hard cock stretched her out. Maggie closed her eyes as she felt some pain, her pussy still a bit sore from last night.

"It's ok, baby. Just take your time," Tara whispered as she saw that Maggie was experiencing some discomfort.

Slowly, Maggie took in each inch of Tara, letting herself get used to the fullness that she was feeling inside of her. She could feel her walls clench Tara's cock, not wanting to let go.

Tara couldn't believe the incredible feelings her cock was experiencing. Maggie's pussy felt so good as it slid over her throbbing dick. Tara marveled at how wet and tight Maggie was, feeling her cock pulsing within her girlfriend.

After a couple of minutes of getting used to Tara's size, Maggie started to move up and down over Tara's shaft, slowly at first. Tara rested her hands on Maggie's hips, letting her control the speed and tempo. This was now Maggie's show and Tara let her take the lead, for now.

Maggie placed her hands on Tara's shoulders as she moved up and down over her cock. Tara's dick was shaped just right that it hit Maggie's g-spot perfectly as she kept up the rhythm in her hips. Maggie could feel another orgasm building up within her already as she kept up her movements.

Maggie leaned back, putting her hands on Tara's legs, letting Tara get a better view of her body as she kept up her tempo. This leaning position was putting more pressure on Maggie's g-spot as she slowly quickened her movements. Looking down, Maggie could see that Tara was memorized by her body. Tara's hands reached up to cup Maggie's breasts as they bounced with her rhythm.

Maggie started to bounce up and down faster over Tara's cock. Tara felt so good inside of her, that Maggie was constantly moaning and whimpering in bliss. Maggie was trying not to be too loud, since they weren't home alone, but it was hard to be quiet.

Maggie's orgasm was very close now, she could feel herself close to the edge. Maggie leaned back more, putting even more pressure on her g-spot from Tara's cock. Before she knew it, Maggie was feeling waves of pure pleasure washing over her again. Maggie was forced to slow down her rhythms as her body shook and quivered with boisterous ecstasy.

Tara continued to hold Maggie's hips as she climaxed. Tara could feel Maggie's juices run down her dick and onto her skin. Tara let Maggie finish cumming all over her cock before rolling her off. Tara tried to keep her cock inside of Maggie but it slipped out. It didn't matter much, Tara would be back in Maggie soon enough anyways.

Tara rolled Maggie onto her back, moving between her legs as she pinned Maggie's arms over her head with one hand. With the other, Tara held herself up over Maggie, looking down at her gorgeous body. Both of them were sweating with the exertion of the morning's activities. Tara could see that her dick was eagerly waiting at Maggie's wet opening.

Maggie couldn't contain the groan that escaped her lips as Tara took control of her body. Maggie felt Tara's rigid cock at the opening of her pussy. Tara moved the head of her cock along Maggie's wet lips and then it was in her, deep and penetrating. Maggie felt Tara's dick slide back out, running up and down the length of her pussy, up over her clit, and then back inside of her in one swift thrust. Maggie moaned with excitement at not being able to touch Tara and yet enjoying all of the touching that Tara was able to do to her.

Tara started to thrust her cock in and out of Maggie, feeling the slick wetness coat her entire length. Maggie moved her hips in rhythm with Tara's thrusts, making Tara's dick go as deep as it could. Maggie moaned louder as Tara thrust hard against her repeatedly with fast and strong strokes.

Maggie struggled against Tara's one hand, trying to free herself. Maggie wanted to touch Tara, to run her hands over her strong back. Maggie wanted to hold Tara and touch as much of her as she could. She couldn't free her hands though, Tara's grip was too strong.

Tara held Maggie tightly, watching her chest heave up and down with each breath that she took. Maggie was struggling to get her hands free, but Tara wouldn't let them go, not yet. Tara continued to thrust her dick into Maggie, enjoying the feeling of her tight, wet pussy around her cock. Tara quickened her pace as she felt herself getting closer to that edge. Finally, Tara let Maggie's hands go.

Maggie immediately reached up, pulling Tara's face to hers, kissing her hard on the lips. She lightly bit Tara's lower lip as she started to run her hands over Tara's body, touching every inch of skin that she could reach.

Maggie was so turned on, her body tingled with excitement. Maggie could feel Tara's cock getting larger in her and knew that she must be getting close. Maggie wrapped her legs around Tara's waist, pulling her in even deeper. The sweat glistening from their bodies helping them glide in better motions. Maggie raised her hips to meet Tara's speed, wanting them to cum together.

Maggie continued to kiss Tara and suck on her lip. Maggie could feel her own orgasm building again in her, the tingling sensation settling in. Tara's cock was hitting all the right spots and it felt so good.

Maggie moaned and pulled Tara hard into her. Tara knew her cock felt huge within Maggie, she was about to burst any second now. Maggie watched as Tara's eyes closed and felt her body tense.

Maggie suddenly felt the burst of cum shoot from Tara's cock within her, filling her up with stream after stream of Tara's seed. That was all that Maggie needed to cum for the third time that morning. Maggie climaxed right along with Tara, feeling her body tense up, she started to twitch as the powerful orgasm rolled throughout her flesh.

Tara felt her body collapse on top of Maggie's, totally sated and spent. She felt Maggie weakly wrap her arms around her body, keeping their bodies connected. Tara stayed on top of Maggie for a while, enjoying the feel of being fully sheathed while kissing the beautiful woman beneath her.

Finally, after regaining some of her energy, Tara gently slipped out of Maggie. The couple laid next to each other, panting for breath as they slowly came down from their intense highs.

"God...that was so amazin'. I don't wanna get up now," Maggie laughed as she lazily closed her eyes.

"I wear you out that much?" Tara asked with a big, cocky grin on her face. Tara felt her ego grow, knowing she had managed to get Maggie to cum three times that morning.

"Yes, I just want to go to sleep now, but I know we have to get up. Beth and Lilly are probably up by now," Maggie grumbled in a bit of frustration. She really just wanted to sleep the day away, her body was worn out from all the pleasure Tara had just given her.

Tara looked at the clock on her night stand which showed that it was almost noon. The music from her iPhone was still playing as Tara realized she had some text messages from Alice. She quickly closed her phone, deciding she could read those later.

"Yeah, they are probably up by now. Let's take a shower, and see what those two are up to," Tara said as she started to get up. Maggie grumbled again as she stopped Tara from getting out of bed.

"Let's just lay here together for a few minutes. I want to enjoy this," Maggie pleaded as Tara laid back down, pulling Maggie close to her body.

They were silent for a few minutes, just listening to the music that came out of the iPhone. Maggie used her fingertips to slowly trace the tattoos that were on Tara's body, making sure to embed each one into her memory. She then leaned down to place loving kisses on the scars that were on Tara's side.

"Promise me, if you have to leave that you will come back alive and safe," Maggie whispered against Tara's skin.

"I promise, baby. I've survived two tours so far. I'm pretty sure I can survive a few more. Just don't send me a Dear John letter," Tara said, knowing how devastating those letters could be.

"I would never do somethin' like that. Do guys really get those letters out there?" Maggie asked in astonishment. She couldn't think of a more cruel way to end a relationship, especially when one half was in a dangerous place far away from home.

"All the time. I have seen so many marriages and relationships end while on a deployment. I guess some spouses just can't handle the distance. It's sucks for the Marine though, but I have comforted so many of my friends who were dumped by a letter or email. Usually, we would have some heartbreak alcohol," Tara recalled all of her fellow Marines, who had their hearts broken while being stuck in the sandbox. Maggie listened to Tara's story, thinking how selfish some people were to do that to someone they were supposed to love.

Tara laughed, "One time, my friend Derek, got a care package from his wife and it had a DVD of a movie. So we were all excited cuz we were all bored out of our minds, and playing football was getting old. So Derek put the movie in, and it was nothing extraordinary...just a dumb movie. Until, we got about halfway through it, then it switched over to his wife fuckin' some guy in their bed. That was her way of tellin' Costello that she wanted a divorce."

Maggie couldn't believe what she heard. She could only imagine how devastated Derek must have been. "Was he ok after all that?"

"Costello was depressed and reckless for a couple of weeks but he eventually got over it. We smashed and burned the DVD, pictures of her, and letters that she had sent him. But yeah, it really sucked for him cuz he really loved that bitch. She was all Costello would talk about, and then that happened," Tara remembered how broken and embarrassed Derek had been after the DVD incident.

The two of them had spent a few nights on guard duty where Derek would cry on her shoulder for hours as they drank some alcohol that Tara had managed to sneak in. Tara had felt really bad for her friend, she couldn't fathom being in his shoes.

"Yeah, so I tried not to be in a relationship whenever I was shipped out. I'm sure if I had gotten a letter like that back then, it wouldn't have phased me much. But if I got one from you then yeah...I would be devastated beyond control because I love you so much," Tara admitted as she tried not to think about how heartbreaking that would be.

"I promise I won't ever do somethin' like that. I love you too much to do that. Besides, you're my Marine," Maggie smiled as she leaned up to kiss Tara's lips. Tara grinned a goofy grin in response that Maggie found adorable.

"We should really get up now, babe," Tara said as she got out of bed. Maggie grumbled in response as she pulled the covers tighter around her body.

"Come on, babe. Don't make me go all military on you," Tara laughed as she tried to get her girlfriend to get out of bed.

"Mmmm...that might be kinda hot to be honest," Maggie giggled as Tara just chuckled in response. Tara pulled the blanket off of Maggie, much to her dismay.

"Fine...I'm getting up! Your bed is just so comfy," Maggie sat up as she watched Tara go into the bathroom and start the shower.

Tara poked her head into the room. "Hey, let's conserve water and shower together," she wiggled her eyebrows and threw a wink in Maggie's direction.

"I didn't know you cared so much about the environment," Maggie teased as Tara just shrugged her shoulders.

"Just doin' my part to help Mother Earth," Tara laughed as Maggie got up to join her in the shower.

Of course, Tara had other things in mind besides environmental conservation as she was able to get Maggie to orgasm for the fourth time that morning. By the time they were done, cold water had replaced hot as it fell steadily on their overheated bodies.


Afterwards, the couple quickly got dressed after they realized that they had spent over an hour in the shower. Tara unlocked the door, seeing that Beth and her sister were sitting in the kitchen.

Beth was clutching her head in one hand, while holding a water bottle in the other. Tara knew a hangover when she saw one and it seemed like Beth was the unlucky recipient this morning.

An evil grin crossed Tara's face as she leaned down to hug Beth's shoulders, making sure to talk as loud as possible, knowing poor Beth had a splitting headache.

"What's up, Bethy? Have a little too much to drink last night?" Tara laughed as Beth just clutched her head tighter and closed her eyes.

"Not so loud, ya big dork! Can't ya see I have a headache from hell?" Beth complained as she hugged Tara back.

"It's just a hangover. Take some aspirin and drink a lot of water and you'll be good as new. Believe me, I've had plenty of those," Tara chuckled as she and Maggie joined their sisters at the kitchen table.

"Imagine having a hangover like that and then having to run ten miles because your Sergeant wants to be a prick. And then, I ended up throwing up so he added 100 push-ups and sit-ups to that. That was fun alright," Tara recalled an experience from when she had lived on base in Virginia, and had been late for some training.

"Ugh...that sounds horrible," Beth said as Lilly handed her a couple of aspirin. Beth promptly took the medication, hoping it would kick in fast.

Lilly got a grin on her face when she noticed how happy Tara and Maggie seemed. "So how did last night go?"

"It went perfecto. I'm pretty sure I just made another baby," Tara joked as her sister just shook her head in amusement.

"Don't joke about that cuz then it will come true. And then you'll have two kids to look after," Lilly gave Tara a playful swat on the arm.

"I wouldn't mind having a baby with Maggie," Tara admitted as she took her girlfriend's hand and placed a soft kiss on it.

"Ohmigod! You two would have such cute babies. Y'all should hurry up and make me an aunt." Beth couldn't help but think about how much fun having a niece or nephew would be.

"Well, let me find out if Alice's kid is mine first. Then we can see about babies down the road," Tara said as Maggie nodded in agreement.

"I can only imagine what a handful Tara's offspring would be. She was stubborn when she was younger and always getting into things," Lilly laughed, imagining a little Tara running around.

"Was? She still is!" Maggie commented as her and Lilly laughed.

"Hey...you two quit ganging up on me," Tara playfully pouted as everyone laughed at her. After recovering from her laughter, Lilly brought up something Beth had mentioned that morning.

"Tara, Beth told me you got a call from your commanding officer yesterday. Is everything ok?" Lilly asked with some worry. She knew calls like that usually meant Tara would be going away for a while.

"Don't know yet. I'll find out on Wednesday what the deal is. I just have a meeting with him at Fort Benning. Hopefully, they aren't trying to send me back to the sandbox already," Tara had almost forgot about that call. She had more important things on her mind, like making sure Maggie's first time had been perfect.

"I really hope you aren't leavin'," Maggie commented sadly. Beth gave her sister a small smile as she leaned over to hug her briefly.

"We'll see what he wants, babe. Maybe it's nothing," Tara tried to soothe Maggie's fears about her possible departure.

Maggie was still uneasy about Tara's meeting with her commanding officer, not knowing what the news would be. She knew how dangerous Iraq and Afghanistan could be, especially from the collection of scars that Tara had on her body. Maggie could only hope that if Tara was being shipped away, then she would make it back home safely to her.

Tara could see that Maggie was having an internal struggle with herself over the impending news. Tara held her hand as she placed a soft kiss on it.

"Remember baby, no matter what I will always come home to you," Tara promised as Maggie gave her a small smile.

"Awww...Tara's being all romantic. You really have her wrapped around your finger, Maggie." Lilly snickered as Tara just rolled her eyes.

The foursome spent the rest of the afternoon just enjoying each other's company until Beth and Maggie decided it was time to leave since they both had school in the morning.

Tara held onto Maggie tight as her and Beth stood by the door, both of them not wanting to leave. Beth loved hanging out at Tara and Lilly's apartment and couldn't wait to come back.

"I love you so much. Be sure to let me know what Alice wants," Maggie said sadly, as Tara leaned down slightly to kiss her girlfriend's lips.

"I will, baby. I love you too and don't worry...I'll see you in a couple of days. And let me know if Mark bothers you in any way. I will kill that fucker," Tara felt her protectiveness kick in, knowing that Maggie would be miles away from her.

"I will...I wish it was Tuesday already," Maggie lamented, knowing that was when they would be seeing each other again.

"Don't worry, these next couple of days will go by fast," Tara said as Maggie gave her another kiss.

"Ok sis. There are other people who want to say goodbye to Tara, ya know," Beth complained as the couple kissed again. Maggie finally let go of Tara so she could hug Beth.

"I'll see ya later, Marine. We need to go racing again. That was so much fun," Beth exclaimed as she gave Tara a hug.

"Sure thing. I'll bring my chopper on Tuesday so you can get a ride," Tara promised as Beth got a big smile on her face.

"Hell yeah! That's gonna be so much fun!" the blonde excitedly said as Maggie and Tara laughed.

Lilly and Tara walked the Greene sisters out to their car in the parking lot. As Maggie and Lilly were saying goodbye and exchanging phone numbers, Tara took Beth aside.

"Hey, there's a jewelry store in that town you live in, right?" Tara asked as Beth nodded her head.

"Yeah, why?" Beth asked in a curious voice.

"Cuz I want to get Maggie something special and I need your help cuz I'm clueless when it comes to things like that," Tara explained her plan to Beth.

Beth gasped, "Ohmigod! Are you getting an engagement ring?"

Tara nearly choked on her own spit at that. "Woah...let's slow the roll! That's down the road I'm sure, but I just wanted to get her something so that she always knows I'm thinkin' about her, like a bracelet or necklace."

"Oh ok, I see. Yeah, I can definitely help you with that. But when it's time to get an engagement ring I want to help," Beth demanded as Tara just shook her head in amusement.

"I promise when the time comes you can help me pick out a ring," Tara promised.

"You pinky swear?" Beth asked, holding her pinky out.

"Are you serious?" Tara laughed at the teenager.

"As a heart attack," the blonde smiled as Tara linked her pinky with her own.

"So when I take you out to ride on the motorcycle, we can stop at the jewelry store and get something for Maggie," Tara laid out the plan for Beth. She couldn't wait to see Maggie's face when she gave her the gift.

"It's a date!" Beth agreed as they fist bumped.

"What are y'all planning over there?" Maggie asked in a suspicious voice.

"They're probably up to no good," Lilly laughed at the two who looked like they were plotting something.

"Hey, can't a couple of friends just have a nice conversation about the weather?" Tara tried to give Maggie and Lilly her most charming, innocent smile.

"You ain't foolin' anyone," Lilly gave her younger sister a playful look.

The foursome said their final goodbyes as Lilly and Tara watched the Greene sisters drive away. Tara felt a bit of sadness as she watched Maggie drive down the street. She felt like a piece of her heart was slipping away.

Lilly immediately noticed the change in her sister. She realized how much Tara loved Maggie to already be missing her presence.

"Come on, sis. Let's go pick up Meghan and get something to eat," Lilly threw her arm over Tara's shoulders, leading her to their garage.


Maggie and Beth drove back to their farmhouse, listening to the tunes that came on the radio. Beth noticed that Maggie looked a bit sad, knowing she probably already missed Tara.

"So how was last night?" Beth asked with a sly smile on her face.

Maggie couldn't contain the huge grin that came across her face as she concentrated on the road ahead of them. "It was amazin'. So amazin'. You know you hear your friends talk 'bout it and you always wonder how it will feel, especially when they tell stories about how it didn't measure up to their expectations. But...Tara did everything right and it was just so perfect. Definitely one of the best nights of my life."

Beth smiled as she heard her older sister gush about Tara. She was just glad that Maggie had found someone who treated her right and would do anything to make sure she was happy. Tara was definitely a nice change from Mark. Plus, Tara was fun to hang out with and didn't make her uncomfortable like Mark had done. Beth also knew that Tara cared about the entire Greene family.

"So did it hurt?" Beth questioned, genuinely interested in the answer.

"It hurt for a few minutes, but Tara was gentle and took her time so it hurt a lot less than it was supposed to. She was just so concerned about me and if I was ok. I'm so glad my first time was with her," Maggie sighed in content as she remembered Tara's loving touches.

"I'm so happy for you. You deserve someone as kick ass as Tara is," Beth beamed, knowing that Tara would probably be her future sister-in-law.

Maggie simply smiled in response. She was happy that Beth and Tara got along so great. Maggie knew that Tara would do whatever she could to ensure Beth's safety and that meant a lot to her.

"So when's the wedding?" the blonde teased as Maggie laughed.

"It's probably too soon for that. But I do believe that Tara is my soulmate. I just had a feelin' when I first met her that she would become an important person in my life. Tara was meant for me," Maggie got a daydreaming look on her face.

Beth couldn't wait to help Tara pick out a piece of jewelry for her older sister. She was sure Maggie would love and treasure it until the end of time.

The sisters drove the rest of the way home in comfortable silence. When they arrived home, their parents were relieved to see that they were both fine after the whole Mark incident. Hershel and Annette made a fuss over the still visible bruises on her face, but at least now Maggie could hide the injuries with makeup when she went to school the next day.

Hershel told Maggie that Mark was being kept in the holding cell for a couple of weeks, and then he would be let out. Mark's condition after the fight had been the talk of the town for a few days, which had embarrassed him like no other. Tara had really done a number on him, but so far, Mark hadn't said a word about what had happened that night.

Maggie hoped that meant that Mark had gotten the message loud and clear this time, and he would leave her alone. An uncertain part of her felt like that wouldn't be the case. She had heard stories about past abuse victims whose abusers were relentless. Maggie just hoped that the feeling she was experiencing was just a fluke.

Maggie spent the rest of her night working on her homework and daydreaming about her Marine. She was still worried about Tara's meeting on Wednesday but she hoped for the best. That was all she could really do. Maggie knew she would never ask Tara to leave the military. She realized that was part of Tara's identity and that she loved what she did.

Maggie was having a hard time being away from Tara just for a couple of days, she could only imagine how torturous months apart from her love would be. Maggie pushed the thoughts out of her mind as she felt herself tear up. She couldn't wait until she could be in Tara's comforting embrace again.


After spending a quiet evening at home with Lilly and Meghan, Tara finally decided to go to bed after playing Call of Duty on the Xbox for several hours after everyone else had gone to sleep.

Tara laid in bed, looking at the photos on her phone. Over the past week or so, she and Maggie had taken several photos together. Her favorite was one that Beth had taken of them on the farm. Tara had her arms wrapped around Maggie from behind, and they both looked so happy and in love.

Tara changed her profile picture on Facebook to that picture. She looked at Maggie's beautiful face, not believing she could be so in love with someone. Maggie meant everything to Tara and she would spend the rest of her life showing Maggie just how much she loved and cherished her.

She looked throughout the wall on her profile, seeing that a lot of girls would comment on her statuses and pictures. Tara wondered what she had been thinking back then when all she cared about was getting notches on her belt. Now she couldn't see herself with anybody but Maggie. It was crazy how much this amazing woman had changed her life.

Tara knew that her past relationships with women was just a reflection of what she had witnessed in her father's behavior growing up. Her mother had died in a car accident when Tara was three or four so she had no real connection to the woman.

Lilly had been about ten or eleven at the time of their mother's death so she had been able to witness their parent's happy marriage and know what a healthy relationship looked like. Tara, on the other hand, saw her dad with a different woman every month or so. David had been so distraught over his wife's death that no one would ever come close to her perfection.

When Tara started dating, she figured her dad's way was the best. By the time she realized that wasn't the case, Tara had been set in her ways already and found it hard to change. Especially when she moved from military base to base and left a string of broken hearts in her path. She had really tried with Alice but in the end the connection just wasn't there. Tara was prepared to be on her own for a long time until Maggie came into her life and changed everything.

Tara felt a little saddened that her father never had the opportunity to meet the only girl who could get her to settle down. She knew her dad would have loved Maggie and probably would have told her countless embarrassing stories about Tara's childhood.

Suddenly, Tara remembered that she had a few text messages from Alice that she never checked. She quickly checked her texts, finding the ones from her ex. They were just telling her that Tara could come over anytime she wanted the next day, and that Alice couldn't wait to see her.

Tara wondered if Alice was trying to be flirty or not. She didn't think Alice would be the type to try to jeopardize her relationship with Maggie. At least when they were together, Alice always seemed so sweet and put together. Tara knew that Alice had loved her, but unfortunately, Tara hadn't felt the same.

Tara hoped Alice wasn't trying to play some kind of game with her. Tara wished she could have said no to her ex's invitation but she knew she still had her responsibilities towards Alice. Plus, the more civil they acted, the better the situation was for everyone involved. Last thing this kid needed was two parents who hated each other.

Tara let her thoughts wander to what Lieutenant Davis was going to reveal to her at their Wednesday meeting. Maybe she was going to be sent on a secret mission again. Tara had been on a few of those during her two deployments. Usually, she and a small group would be used to take out a top terrorist or help in a hostage situation.

One of those missions had cost one of her best friends his life. It was something Tara didn't like to think about. Anthony Mendoza had been with her from the beginning when they had met in Scout Sniper Basic Course training. Together, they had went through the toughest training imaginable to become elite military snipers.

Mendoza had been through a lot with Tara. They both had lost friends to the cruel casualties of war. They had both been on long, dangerous deployments together, which helped them grow an unbreakable bond. The duo trusted each other with their lives, knowing that in a heartbeat they would die for one another if necessary.

That mission had started out as it usually did with the Marines surprising the terrorists at their secret hiding spot. This time though, the terrorists had back up reinforcements that hadn't been detected until it was too late. A gun fight ensued with the Americans greatly outnumbered with back up still a few minutes out.

Tara killed as many of the enemy as she could while ducking behind the Marine vehicle. Mendoza had been by her side, until suddenly, he had been hit by bullet after bullet. Tara realized the enemy had gotten closer and now had a straight shot towards them. She quickly grabbed Anthony's body and moved their location to behind a huge rock.

Realizing that her best friend was dead, set Tara off as she fired bullet after bullet into the terrorists in front of her. Tara quickly realized that all six members of her elite team were dead, and it was her against an unknown number of enemy fire. She quickly reloaded her rifle, thinking about Lilly and Meghan, hoping they would be alright without her around.

She didn't know how long until her back up arrived since she had lost her transistor radio in the madness. Tara took a deep breath, preparing to die since bullets were flying around her. She took one last look at Anthony's body, telling him that she would see him again soon, before jumping out from behind the rock, shooting as many of those bastards as she could.

Soon other bullets joined hers, as Tara's reinforcements finally arrived, just in time for her to live to see another day. For a while, after that botched mission, Tara had felt guilty being the only survivor from her elite group. All the men that had been lost had been close friends of hers, and it took her months before she felt any sense of normalcy again.

Tara sighed as she let her head hit her pillow. Tara knew she would have to tell Maggie that story eventually, she just didn't want to frighten her girlfriend. She could faintly smell Maggie's lingering scent of perfume on her bedsheets and it made the ache for her girlfriend more prominent. A small smile crossed Tara's face as she remembered everything that had happened in that bed just a few short hours ago.

The music from her iPhone surrounded the room as Tara allowed herself to think about the perfect woman who she was lucky enough to call her own.


The next morning and afternoon were uneventful for Tara as she went to the gym and texted Maggie whenever she could. Afterwards, she headed back home, deciding that it was way too early to go over to Alice's house, so she played some video games to pass the time.

Lilly and Meghan came home a few short hours later to find Tara still glued to the television, playing Grand Theft Auto and apparently things weren't going her way, with the tirade of curse words that left her mouth.

"Tara! Language!" Lilly yelled at her younger sister as Meghan bounced over to where Tara was sitting on the couch, giving her a huge hug.

"Whoops! Don't say any of those words, Meghan. Promise?" Tara smiled as her niece nodded her head enthusiastically before bounding into her room.

"So what are you up to this evening? Hanging out with some military pals or Maggie?" Lilly asked as she unloaded all her bags onto the kitchen table.

"Alice wanted to meet up about something so I'm gonna go see her. Probably about baby stuff," Tara answered thinking nothing of why Alice seemed so insistent to meet up.

"Where does she want to meet?" Lilly questioned, not sure if she was liking this idea.

"At her place. I'm gonna leave in a few minutes actually," Tara looked on the counter for her keys.

"Tara, be careful," Lilly gave her a stern warning that told Tara exactly what she was thinking.

"You really think I would cheat on Maggie? Come on, Lilly. I'm perfectly capable of keeping it in my pants. Besides, this might be the mother of my kid, I can't just ignore her," Tara said in slight frustration.

"I know you can't just ignore Alice but please be careful. Your track record isn't the best when it comes to things like this and I don't want Maggie to get hurt," Lilly told her sister in a strict voice.

"Yeah, I know my past doesn't help my case but this is Maggie. You know I love her," Tara tried to defend herself as Lilly gave her another look.

"I mean, have you ever met someone and they're fuckin' perfect in every way? They might not be perfect to other people but to you they're just absolutely amazing. That's Maggie for me. The way she laughs, smiles, talks, thinks, looks...just everything about her and everything she does just keeps amazing me. I would never hurt her like that," Tara told Lilly what her heart felt for Maggie.

Lilly gave Tara a smile, "Look at you, it's like you're in a romance movie. You're giving those leading men a run for their money when you talk like that. Maggie is very lucky to have you."

"Correction: I'm lucky to have her," Tara grinned as Lilly just laughed.

After reassuring Lilly that she would be fine, Tara left the apartment, her Camaro heading to Alice's house to see what her ex needed.


When Tara arrived at Alice's house it was already past eight in the evening. Tara didn't think she would be there too long as she rang the doorbell. Alice answered, wearing a little black dress that definitely wasn't friendly get-together attire. Tara allowed herself a quick look before averting her eyes from Alice's nice body. Maybe Alice had a date that night and had just arrived home.

"How are you doin'?" Tara asked as Alice gave her a hug, holding on a little too longer than necessary.

"I'm doin' great. I actually had an appointment with my doctor today," Alice answered as she let Tara walk into the living room. Tara quickly took a seat on the couch, with her ex sitting besides her.

"Is everything alright?" Tara questioned with concern lacing her voice.

"Yeah, everything is great. Baby is healthy and in a couple of weeks we can do that DNA test. I actually need you to go to my doctor's office and give them a blood sample next week," Alice told her as Tara nodded her head. She had to admit that Alice looked great and was glowing from the pregnancy.

"You didn't make me come out all the way over here just to tell me that, right?" Tara asked, wondering what her true intentions were.

"Of course not, the sink in my master bathroom has been leakin'. Maybe you can take a look at it?" Alice gave her a smile, the one that used to drive Tara crazy.

Tara breathed a sigh of relief. She had been afraid the Alice was going to try to put some moves on her, but she just needed her sink repaired. Tara could definitely help with that.

"Yeah, I can help you out. Let me grab my toolbox and turn off your water supply. You should have just told me over the phone. I'll be right back," Tara stood up to collect her toolbox out of the trunk of her Camaro.

"Ok...don't be long," Alice gave Tara a look that she couldn't quite read but she decided it was probably nothing.

Tara quickly collected her toolbox from her sports car. She also sent Maggie a quick text telling her what Alice had wanted, and that she should be home soon so they could talk on the phone.

After turning off the water supply, Tara entered the house where Alice was waiting, and they headed up the stairs to the master bedroom. Tara knew this room well since they had spent a lot of time there together. The bedroom still looked the same, the only thing changed were the bedsheets.

Alice led Tara into the master bathroom and told her which sink was giving her trouble. Tara kneeled down, looking under the sink, quickly finding the problem.

"This shouldn't take too long," Tara told Alice as she took of her plaid shirt, revealing the tank top underneath it.

Alice couldn't help herself as she practically eye fucked Tara as she stood in front of her. Tara was looking hot with her dog tags around her neck. Alice drank in Tara's tattoos and the muscles of her biceps which looked as strong as ever.

"Take all the time you need," Alice said in a slightly husky tone.

Tara was confused about the hungry look that Alice was giving her. Tara decided that she needed to fix the sink as soon as possible so she could leave in one piece. She immediately grabbed the tools she needed as the upper half of her body disappeared underneath the faulty faucet.

"So how are you and Maggie doing?" Alice asked as she waited for Tara to finish.

"We're doin' great. She's an amazing woman," Tara answered as Alice felt her heart sink just a bit. Not exactly the answer she was looking for.

Alice wasn't afraid to admit that she still had strong feelings for Tara. After she found out she was pregnant, those feelings just grew tenfold. Alice was secretly hoping that the baby would end up being Tara's so she could essentially trap her so to speak. John, her ex, was a nice guy but he was boring and uninteresting in the sack. Tara, on the other hand, had made Alice feel things she never knew existed.

She knew that Tara was in a relationship with Maggie, but Alice was hoping that her and Tara could try again if the baby turned out to be Tara's. Alice had always wanted a family, now was her chance to have one. Plus, Tara made a decent living with what she did and could more than provide for a family.

"So what are you gonna do if the baby turns out to be yours?" Alice pondered out loud to her ex.

"I will be there for everything that I can be, like the birth and graduations. With my military career, I might not be there for everything, but I will try," Tara answered truthfully, knowing that she wouldn't be a deadbeat parent.

"If it turns out to be yours, we should try to be a family, and take another shot at a relationship," Alice threw her idea out there as Tara just shook her head.

"It wouldn't work out. Plus, I have Maggie now. We can co-parent together just fine and not be together. Just as long as we are civil to one another then we should be good," Tara said from underneath the sink.

Alice didn't like that answer as she rolled her eyes. She definitely wasn't going to get her way it seemed. The least Tara could do was sleep with her one last time, especially since the pregnancy hormones made her uncontrollably horny at times.

"Plus, I'm pretty sure it's not mine since I used a condom each time we were together," Tara explained her mindset to Alice.

"Not every time," Alice simply counteracted.

"What do you mean?" Tara questioned, a confused look on her face.

"That one night when we were both really wasted and we proceeded to have sex in every room of this house...I'm not sure you used a condom every time we switched rooms," Alice tried to remind Tara of that night.

Tara thought back to the night Alice had mentioned. They had gone out to a bar and proceeded to get utterly shit-faced. After a short cab ride back to Alice's house, they had moved from room to room having all kinds of rough and desperate sex. That had definitely been a fun night for Tara, but she was pretty sure she used several condoms that night. She decided not to fight Alice about it so she changed the subject.

"What about the other guy? What's his name?" Tara didn't think Alice ever told her the ex-boyfriend's name.

"It's John...what about him?" Alice tried to hide the desire she felt out of her voice. It seemed like her body picked this opportune time to be horny as fuck. Tara, of course, didn't know what was going on since she was under the sink, still working.

"What does he think about all of this?" Tara asked as she continued her work, not paying any attention to Alice.

"John basically says the same thing as you do. He really wants it to be his," Alice knew John would be a great father but she still hoped the DNA test came back to show her baby was Tara's.

"Well, I guess we'll find out in a couple of weeks whose last name that little bean will have," Tara laughed, secretly hoping that it wouldn't be hers.

"Yeah, I guess we will," Alice agreed as she let her mind wander to the passionate nights she had shared with Tara in the bed that sat in the next room. It definitely didn't help to calm her body down any.

Tara realized that Alice was quiet now, but she thought nothing about it. She figured maybe Alice went downstairs to wait for her to finish up. Watching someone fix a sink couldn't have been too entertaining after all, especially for a girlie girl like Alice.

Finally, after about half an hour, Tara was done with the sink. She made sure to put everything back in the cabinets and put her tools up. Tara was totally unprepared for the scene that greeted her when she walked into the master bedroom.

Alice was waiting for her on the bed, wearing nothing but a pair of black lacy panties. Tara cursed herself when she felt her dick twitch in her jeans, clearly it was ready for a rodeo.

"What are you doing?" Tara asked in surprise as she tried to look at anything in the room that wasn't Alice.

"I know you are with Maggie, but these hormones have me so horny. Please just give me one good fuck," Alice pleaded as she reached between her legs and start to rub herself while looking Tara in the eyes.

Tara felt all the blood rush to her other head. "What about John? Can't you call him for this?"

"John doesn't compare to you. Your dick is bigger and you know how to use it. I don't have to fake it when I'm with you," Alice slowly got up off the bed, closing the gap between them.

Tara tried to take a step back away from Alice but soon ran into a wall. The tent in her jeans was growing painfully tighter with each passing second. Tara thought about Maggie knowing that she couldn't do something like this to her sweet girlfriend. Her dick, on the other hand, was having other thoughts, especially after everything Alice had just told her.

"I can't do this to Maggie," Tara turned away from Alice, closing her eyes, trying to get the raging hard on in her pants to calm down.

"Having a girlfriend never stopped you before and she doesn't have to find out," Alice whispered seductively in Tara's ear, making her tremble in response.

"Yeah, but I will know," Tara stated, already feeling guilty for being in this situation.

"Well, listen, if you want to have sex, I'm more than wet and ready for you. But if you don't, then leave. It's as simple as that," Alice told Tara as she purposely thrusted her hips against the erection in Tara's jeans. Tara jumped back in surprise, wondering if her old self would resurface and take charge or if she would just walk away. Tara thought just a few short hours ago that if faced with a dilemma like this, that she would be able to walk away easily, but it seemed like old habits die hard.

Alice stood back and watched Tara's internal struggle, knowing that she was making it hard for the Marine to say no. Alice waited for Tara to make a decision...


Maggie waited a couple of hours for Tara's call but it never came. She wondered if Tara was busy with one of her computer games. Tara had mentioned that she wouldn't be at Alice's place long, and that she was going to play a few minutes of World of Warcraft before she called.

Maggie knew that when Tara became engrossed in a game, that she could easily forget her other obligations. She sent a quick text to Tara, hoping that she was alright and was just playing a video game. Maggie still hadn't been too comfortable about Tara going over to Alice's house in the first place.

She had wanted to voice her opinion on the matter but knew she couldn't. Alice was pregnant after all, and the baby could be Tara's. Until they knew for sure, Alice was going to stay in Tara's life and take up some of her time.

Maggie felt some jealously towards Alice. She hadn't even met the woman and already had a dislike towards her. Maggie selfishly wished that the baby wouldn't be Tara's so Alice could be out of their lives for good. Plus, she wanted to be the one that had Tara's first born, not some ex that only lasted a month or so.

Maggie laid down on her bed, missing Tara's presence. She felt her heart ache with these miles between them. Maggie already knew that she was addicted to Tara, especially after she knew what it was like to be intimate with her.

Maggie had given Tara the ultimate gift - her body. She could only hope Tara would keep her promise and never hurt her. She hoped that wherever Tara was that she was thinking about her and missing her also.


So...did Tara walk away? Or give into temptation? Hope you guys don't hate me for that lol. Plus, still gotta find out what the military wants with her and Mark was mentioned. Wonder if he is really going to stay away or not.

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