Chapter 7 Feeling To Party

Kate entered their Manhattan apartment earlier than she normally would because today was a relatively quiet day at her security company. She was drawn to the chatter of her twin daughters in the kitchen with her wife of six years. The girls were giggling as they helped their mother mix batter for the oat cookies they were preparing to make. Kate smiled as she observed there was almost as much ingredients on the counter top as in the bowl. Her eyes moved from her children to her wife and her heart gave a gentle squeeze in her chest.

The feelings of love she had for her life's partner sometimes overpowered her. She knew Lanie for a little over a decade, and never failed to thank the Lord above for the blessing she was afforded of having this beautiful woman in her life. This woman who reciprocated her feelings and who understood her and accepted her as is without reservation.

Kate continued to silently observe her wife as images of Lanie through the years rolled through her mind and brought a smile to her lips. Lanie looked more beautiful now then ten years ago and she looked beautiful then. As Kate speculated on why this was so, she concluded that her lady was more relaxed and contented now than she was back in the days when they both worked for the New York Police Department. This inner peace was reflected on her features and added to her outer beauty.

Lanie was the owner of a very successful small private hospital. It was demanding work, but she had a very efficient staff that dealt with most of the day to day running of the hospital. This afforded her more time to be with her family which was what Lanie wanted. A giggle from Ashleigh brought Kate out of her musing prompting her to step forward. Alexia saw her Mama first and hopped off the low stool and ran to Kate at top speed.

Kate lifted her daughter into the air and gave her a quick swing around. Ashleigh, never one to be undone by her sister proceeded to follow Alexia's lead and do the same thing. The girls then proceeded to give their Mama a detailed run down on all their activities for the morning while Kate slowly walked them over to the kitchen island while holding a twin in each hand. When they finally paused to catch a breath, Kate had a chance to focus on her wife.

Placing the girls back on their stools, Kate hugged and kissed Lanie. Taking a step back, she looked at her wife from top to bottom and smiled, reaching out, she ran her hand through Lanie's hair, that felt like soft, silky, wool. Even with an apron on, oatmeal flour on her cheek from one of the twins' hand, no shoes on her feet, her wife was the most beautiful woman in the world to her.


Kate remembered when Lanie was about six months pregnant they were in their car on the way to the hairdresser when Lanie told her to turn the car around.

"Is something wrong Lanie?" Kate asked as she did a U-turn in the street and headed back in the direction they came from. "I am not going to give our daughters any hang ups about their hair, I just can't", Lanie replied.

"Huh? What are you talking about Lane?

Turning in her car seat to look at Kate's profile, Lanie explained; "Sometimes mothers without realizing the long term influence their words have on the daughters, cause their daughters to have negative body images. I do not want our daughters to grow up feeling their cheeks are too chunky", Kate interrupted her wife with a tease in her voice and told her "I love your chunky cheeks". Lanie gave her a glare for teasing her about her cheeks that were a little rosier as a result of her pregnancy.

With a huff Lanie continued, "As I was saying ….. I want our daughters to like themselves as is without feeling they must conform to society's view on what a girl or a woman should look like. So, from here on I am going to lead by example. I will stop processing my hair and go back to the natural look. And as for the makeup … it will be none or very minimal".

Kate listened and considered what her wife said, nodding her head in agreement she said "OK, I get what you are saying. If you are game, then so am I. We both will be … wait for it …wait for it". Lanie looked at Kate and raised her eyebrow because she knew her wife's sense of humour was sometime corny. Then Kate broke out in song, giving a pretty good version of the chorus of Aretha Franklin's song 'You make me feel like a natural woman".

Lanie began to laugh as she playfully punched her wife's arm and told her to 'shush'.


With a smile on her lips she continued looking at her wife, Lanie turned and placed the cookies into the oven and Kate was treated to a sight that made her lick her lips as the muscles in her nether region clenched. Even after being a couple for so long, Kate desire for her wife never waned.

"Stop ogling my butt", Lanie said with a smile in her voice.

"Why should I? You know you love my ogling. And you know you love what comes after", Kate laughed.

Lanie straightened up from the oven and with desire in her eyes slowly licked her lips then walked into Kate's personal space and slowly ran her index finger back and forth, then in a circle over her wife's right breast. Kate whimpered as her arousal spiked in an instant, causing her nipple to stand at attention. Lanie smiled broadly and stepped away from Kate as she went to the cupboard to get something leaving her wife to groan softly. The ladies were so caught up in the moment that they forgot they had two intelligent and observant toddlers watching them

"Mama, is your chest hurting you? Is that why Mommie was rubbing it?" Alexia asked. Before either Kate or Lanie could respond Ashleigh, asked "Mama what does ogling mean? Then both twins placed their elbows on the island and propped up their chins as they waited patiently.

Kate looked momentarily confused as she began to stutter. Lanie could not help the laugh that slipped out of her mouth when she saw the expression on her wife's face.

"I think I will leave you to answer those questions 'Mama'", and with that Lanie pulled off her apron and tried to quickly walk out of the kitchen, but Kate was quicker and caught her around her waist as she said, "Oh no, Sweetheart, we are in this together".

Still laughing Lanie tried to look serious as she decided to do the talking because Kate looked at a loss for words at the moment.

"My Darlings, when people love each other as your Mama and I do, they sometimes stare at each other in an appreciative way. They might really like how the other person's eyes, smile or hands looks. And when you stare at your wife and really like what you are looking at you are ogling".

Without missing a beat Ashleigh said "Mama, do you really like and appreciate Mommie's butt?"

With a bit of hoarseness in her voice, Kate answered 'yes'.

Alexia frowned as she asked; "Mama, has your chest stopped hurting you?"

Kate felt the blush colour her cheeks as Lanie once more supplied the answer to their daughter's query.

"Alexia, darling, your Mama's chest was not hurting her. When people are married, they sometimes touch each other's chest".

"Why?" Alexia asked and then Ashleigh repeated the question.

Clearing her throat, Kate entered the conversation and said is an offhand, matter of fact way;

"Because when two persons are married to each other, they feel extra special when they touch each other. It doesn't matter what part of my body is touched. I feel special when your Mommie touches me".

The twins listened, seemed to consider the answer, and both said 'Ok'. They then hopped off the stools and went to play while the cookies baked, leaving their parents to look at each other and laugh.


About thirty minutes later the landline phone rang. An old friend of the ladies called and invited them to a 'Thank You' party that same night. Their friend explained that she only decided the day before to have a party because her husband's biopsy's results came back favorably. They were so happy that they decided to throw a party and call around to their friends all day inviting them. Kate explained that she would have to check with Lanie and get back to her. After speaking with her friend for a few more minutes, she hung up.

Hanging up the phone, Kate then went to her wife and said; "Susan just called and invited us to a party tonight at their home".

Lanie looked at Kate in surprised, "This is very short notice. Why didn't she call days ago?" Lanie asked.

"Apparently Stephan's had a cancer scare. They got back the results of the biopsy yesterday and he is going to be fine. Susan is so thankful for the results that she decided to throw a thank you party as she calls it to celebrate life. She said if we can make it, come prepared to dance the night away".

Lanie fully understood how traumatic a cancer scare could be. Some of the patients she dealt with at her hospital who had tumors, after biopsies were conducted, their tumors turned out to be benign. While others unfortunately were diagnosed with cancer. Lanie remembered Susan mentioning to her that Stephan was a bit under the weather, but she did not know that his condition was serious enough to warrant a biopsy.

"I would like us to go Kate. I want to know a bit more about what was wrong with his health plus we should celebrate with them that everything is fine"

That was all Kate needed to hear, she immediately began making a few calls to have someone look after the twins. In ten minutes, everything was organized. Richard Castle's daughter Alexis was always willing to babysit if she did not have any pressing university assignments or commitments. As it so happened, Alexis was free, and she agreed to have to girls spend the night with her as Kate was not sure what time they would be returning home after the party.


A few hours later, Kate dropped the twins at their honourary big sister's apartment for a night of cartoons and fun. Then she headed back to her apartment to get ready for the party. As was their custom, the couple helped each other with their hair, zippers etc. When they were ready to leave Lanie gave her wife a final look over and her mouth went dry as she feasted on the beauty that was Kate Beckett-Parish. In an instant Lanie saw the long legs encased in a tight black pants, the leather jacket over the blouse that brought out the depth in her eyes, and the elegant neck that was calling to her to kiss it. With a few purposeful strides in her four-inch heels Lanie walked over to Kate as she was straightening the cuffs of her silk shirt and pulled her into a passionate kiss. Lanie used the weight of her body to push her wife backward towards their bed. With a gentle shove Lanie had Kate on her back and straddled her in two smooth moves.

It did not take long for the ladies' passion to rise. They did not have the opportunity to satisfy their desire a few hours earlier because of the twins. Their love making often had to be timed for when the children were asleep, with the babysitter or in this case visiting Alexis. Taking full advantage of their temporary privacy, Lanie willed herself to slow down her ardor in favour of bringing her wife to climax. Every time Kate tried to reciprocate the caresses or take control of their love making Lanie pushed her hands away.

Like the master of a finely tuned instrument, it did not take long for Lanie to have Kate's body arching off their bed as she screamed her wife's name in pleasure. Slowly her heart rate came back to normal and Kate opened her eyes. Looking at her wife with loving eyes, Kate smiled the smile that always filled Lanie's heart with love.

"I want to drink you Lanie, I need to now", Kate said in a voice the was equal part plea and demand.

"You will get all the drinking you want …. but later. We need to get going to the party. I just wanted to give you an appetizer of what you will be having later", Lanie said in a voice that almost made Kate cum all over just from the sound of it.

Kate growled and gave a small pout because she was told by her wife that she had to wait to continue their love making.

"You look just like Ashleigh when she wants something and has to wait", Lanie teased as she got up off the bed and pulled her wife up after her. The ladies fixed their clothes and left for the party with Kate mumbling; "I don't see why I could not have a taste of the main course before the party and the rest of it after when we got home".

The more she grumbled, the more Lanie chuckled and gently teased her.


The party was full of laughter, good food and good music. It was a relatively small affair with only about 30 persons in attendance. Susan explained to the guests what transpired with her husband's health and the great news that the tumor which developed in his thigh was not cancerous. Stephen then share with his friends that he already had it removed without any complications. The entire episode made he and his wife take a long look at their lives and the things they place priority on, hence the party, to celebrate life and health.

Lanie realized that even though Kate listened to Susan and Stephen and all the happenings in their life, and she participate in conversation around her, Kate was not really focused on the party. She was distracted because every time Lanie's eyes locked with her wife's eyes, she saw the smothering look in them and knew her wife's mind was on the activities they planned later that evening. Lanie kept up with gentle touches and caresses all through the party knowing full well the effect she was having on her wife. She really enjoyed tickling Kate's libido buttons because they were out in public and Kate could not have her needs fulfilled. The thought of the fun they will have together later in the privacy of their own home spurred Lanie on.

After everyone had something to eat and the jokes and laughter died down a little, the dancing began. Some of the folks who attended the party were acquaintances, while others made friends that night. It did not matter if folks knew each other before or not, people just began dancing with each other. Stephan pulled Kate aside for a few moments to discuss business. One of his clients needed additional security for his home and escorts for his family every time they left the house. Stephan explained what changed in his client's situation that prompted this need. While they were deep in business talks, one of the guests approached Lanie and asked her to dance to the Whitney Houston's song that was piping through the stereo.

Lanie being in a bit of a playful mood accepted the dance offer from the gentleman knowing that Kate's eyes would eventually be on her. Kate gave Stephen some advice for his client and promised to make her firm's services available. Then out of the corner of her eye she saw her lady on the dance floor moving to Whitney's song 'I Want To Dance With Somebody' and Kate's eyes opened wide.

The burgundy coloured lacey dress her wife wore to the party fit her body like it was custom made for her. The dress which reached mid thigh accentuated her toned caramel coloured legs in a way that would make any woman or man take a second and third look. Added to that was the way she had her hair in twists and styled in a loose type of high pony tail. Her hairstyle just drew eyes to her neck and cleavage. As Kate continued to watch and admired how good her wife looked moving on the dance floor, it dawned on her that the man who was brave enough to ask Lanie for a dance, with her wife in attendance, was enjoying himself a little too much. Lanie's curvaceous body would tempt a priest to forget his vows if allowed to dance with her. Kate's eyes went from wide to narrow slits as the man made mistake number one; of moving to dance behind her wife. Then he made mistake number two; he stepped too close into what Kate considered to be Lanie's personal space. The only person who stepped into Lanie's personal space was she.

Kate excused herself from Stephen and walked onto the far side of the room where the makeshift dance floor was set up. Kate came and stood right in front of her wife and placed her hands on her hips. Looking over Lanie's shoulder's she said to the guy,

"I'll take it from here".

Unfortunately, the man whose name was Kevin, was probably the only person at the party that night who did not realize Lanie and Kate were a couple. The guests who did not know them before all noticed the person displays of affection they shared and concluded they were either married or in a very serious relationship. But in the man's defense, he arrived very late for the party and then spent a lot of time talking business with a few persons he knew there. When the dancing began that was when he truly began to be aware of the guests he did not know. Then the Whitney Houston's song began, he saw a beautiful lady sitting alone and thought to himself that his night just got better. When she said yes to his invitation to dance, he began to work out a strategy on how to leave the party with her.

When the woman who was talking to Stephan a little while ago, came and stood in front of his dance partner, whom he already had plans for, he got immediately annoyed. Instead of tactfully stepping to the side, he did not move but replied; "Find someone else to dance with. The lady is already taken".

Lanie was so caught up in the music and dancing with her eyes half closed, that she truly did not notice when the man moved behind her as he did not touch her body. She did not even realize he was moving to the music extremely close to her body. When she felt her wife's the familiar hands on her hips, she opened her eyes and smiled at Kate's words. However, when the man who asked her to dance was presumptuous enough to utter words to the effect that she was taken, Lanie immediately snapped her head around and said "Excuse me!? I do not know you. We just shared a dance. The only person who takes me is my wife. So, I think you are the one who needs to go find someone else to dance with".

With those dismissive words Lanie turned her attention back to Kate as the song came to an end and lead straight into Luther Van Dross singing 'Never Too Much'. Kate smiled and began to move gracefully in front of her lover. Lanie laughed and draped her arms around her lady and the two women began moving in sync, the way two person who knew each other intimately would. The other guests at the party noticed the exchange between Kevin and the couple, everyone just shook their heads at the man's stupidity and went back to chatting, dancing or whatever they were doing. Stephan approached his friend Kevin and took him off to the side of the room as he explained to the man who still looked a bit miffed at having his dance interrupted why he was in a no-win situation.

When Luther's song came to an end, the DJ decided to slow the dancing down a bit because she had already played several upbeat songs. The next song she placed in the queue was Marvin Gaye's Sexual Healing. The first bar of the melody came through the speakers causing Kate's eyes to dilate even more in pure hunger for her wife. Lanie pulled her closer on the dance floor and they swayed to the music.

If there was any doubt in anyone's mind that these two women were in a long term committed relationship, looking at them as they moved as one to the music removed all doubt. The lyrics of the song washed over both women as their bodies were affected by Marvin's sultry voice. Kate firmly wedged her thigh between her wife's leg as she pulled her closer as Marvin sang;

Baby, I'm hot just like an oven
Ooh
Baby now let's get down tonight

Baby, I'm hot just like an oven
I need some lovin'
And baby, I can't hold it much longer
It's getting stronger and stronger

And when I get that feeling
I want sexual healing
Sexual healing, oh baby
Makes me feel so fine

Helps to relieve my mind
Sexual healing baby, is good for me
Sexual healing is something that's good for me.

By the time Marvin sang the last word of that verse Lanie whispered,

"I need you Katie. Take me home now, please".

Kate complied immediately to her wife's urgent request. They walked off the dance floor before the song was finished, bid farewell to their host and left the party.


From the moment the ladies entered their home, the lovemaking began. Kate picked up her wife and Lanie wrapped her legs around her, as they began to walk in the general direction of the bedroom. Their kisses were a loving, passionate battle for dominance as they danced the dance of love. Before Lanie could register what was happening, Kate changed direction and entered the dining room. Gently placing her wife on the table, she leaned over and began to pull their clothes off without breaking the kiss.

Kisses were complimented with caresses that had them both vibrating with need. Kate entered her wife with a firm swift motion that set Lanie's nerve endings tingling. The stroking of her lady's clitoris resulted in Lanie's body arching off the table. She began to move in their own special dance as she moaned loudly while her wife ministered to her. She felt a huge orgasm building, then Kate slowed down her finger play much to Lanie's sexual frustration. Kate teased her body by building her up and slowed her down a few times before moving away from her partner's lips long enough to say in a seductive voice;

"I want to drink you Lanie. I want to taste your nectar. Cum for me my love".

Kate's voice and those words were all Lanie needed to push her towards crest of the orgasm that was building so powerfully within her. Kate moved her mouth to her wife's intimate area and began sucking on her clitoris in a way that made fireworks explode in Lanie's vision as her body arched in a perfect bow off their dining table at the orgasm hit like and all compassing tsunami. She screamed out Kate's name in pleasure wrapped up in awe. Kate skillfully lapped up every drop of Lanie's juices. She did this in a rhythmic way while intermittently applying pressure to Lanie's clitoris. This combination of lap then quick pressure over and over quickly resulted in a second orgasm bigger than the first. Then as Lanie's body was coming down off the two back to back orgasms a third smaller one washed over her causing her body to twitch. Her body's pleasure centre went into overload and she squirted. When Kate realized what was happening that she was granted an extra treat she drank like a woman who discovered an oasis after being stranded in a desert land.

Breathing in deeply her lady's scent, Kate's smile was pleasure and smugness blended together. She crawled up her wife's body and gently pulled her lady in her arms as she waited for Lanie to open her eyes.

It took a couple minutes for Lanie's body to completely calm down before she opened her eyes. Lanie looked into the beautiful face of her wife as Kate gazed at her in adoration.

"Hi", Kate said with a gentle smile.

"Hi", Lanie replied as she mirrored Kate's smile.

The gentle smile on Kate's face turned back into one of complete smugness. Then with a chuckle she was said;

"Even though this was the beginning of my main course, I prefer to continue it on our bed rather than our dining table".

Lanie laughed and replied, "You are incorrigible", as they slowly got off the dining room table and made their way to their bedroom.


Author's Note: I read the book 'Nappily Ever After' by Trisha R. Thomas some years ago and she accurately depicted what some girls go through when they have moms with serious hair issues. Then there is a song I love by Colbie Caillat called 'Try' that speaks to the issue of hiding yourself behind make up. In my fictional world, Lanie wants to teach her daughters to love themselves just as they are without hair and make-up hang ups. Then the song 'Blackman Feeling to Party' by calypsonian Black Stalin was the tune that lead to this idea for the chapter. Stalin in song, comes home and invites his wife out on a date to a party. He ensures their children are taken care of as a responsible Dad, and then treats his wife to a night of fun. In my imagination I saw Kate doing that for Lanie.