Chapter 10

Charlie slipped back into the water. Joey moved backwards, keeping her distance. When Charlie began swimming towards her – Joey moved further away, grinning mischievously. Soon they had reached the centre of the pool. They floated together in the water, facing towards one another, moving only their arms to stay afloat.

"Want something?" Joey purred, raising an eyebrow. She loved to tease Charlie.

"You know what I want", Charlie whispered, she was still aroused and it was audible in her voice. She smiled. She sensed exactly what Joey wanted her to do - but she wanted to hear it from her lips first.

"Well ... if you want it ... you're gonna have to catch me first!"

Charlie laughed as she thought about the idea of having to pursue her lover. She liked it. Okay then!

Both women watched each other closely – ready for the game to begin. Joey waited for Charlie to make her move. She didn't have to wait long.

Charlie lunged towards her, laughing as she gave chase. Joey flinched, turning as fast as she could and swimming as though her life depended on it. She giggled as she fled.

Joey swam towards the deepest end of the pool, with Charlie close behind her. They were almost at the edge. She could feel Charlie's arms brushing against her ankles. She was catching her! Then she felt Charlie's hand grasp her foot - she shrieked and wriggled.

Charlie pulled her backwards and with her other arm she wrapped it around her waist, pulling her close. Joey relaxed her body, her back against Charlie's tummy, locked in her embrace.

"Gotcha", Charlie whispered in her ear, followed by a tender kiss to her earlobe. She then placed kisses all along her neck. Joey's body relaxed further as she enjoyed the feel of Charlie's soft lips against her. Charlie turned her around. They looked deep into each other's eyes, losing themselves.

Their lips met – a lingering kiss. Charlie looked as though she wanted to say something. Joey tilted her head to the side, waiting for her to speak.

"Do you believe in ... true love?" Her words reflected what she felt at that moment.

Joey smiled warmly and simply answered, "I do now!"

They kissed again, more passionately – their desires igniting within them once more. Joey had never believed that true love was real. She had always felt that the search for true love was nothing more than a human aspiration – mere wish-thinking, a myth. She felt differently now. Charlie was everything she had ever hoped for in a woman – and she knew from the moment she met her that she would always love her, no matter what. That, to her, was true love.

They drifted, locked in a passionate kiss, towards the edge of the pool, nearest the window that looked out onto the driveway and garden. Joey had her back to the edge. Charlie slid her hands onto Joey's hips, then, slipped one hand around to her tummy, caressing her. She lowered her fingers until they slid inside Joey's briefs. Joey held her breath in anticipation of the feel of Charlie's fingers on her. Charlie didn't disappoint. A few moments later Joey gasped as Charlie began to pleasure her. Their kisses intensified – Joey moaned softly as their tongues probed one another. Charlie gently bit Joey's bottom lip. Joey exhaled heavily. Charlie moved her attentions to Joey's earlobe, kissing – licking. She whispered in Joey's ear, "Put your head back."

Joey did just that, and lay her head back against the edge of the pool. Charlie kissed her all across her shoulders and neck, moving from one side to the other slowly as she continued to pleasure her. Joey stretched her arms out and rested them on the edge of the pool. She was at Charlie's mercy now – and she was in ecstasy.

Charlie increased the pace of her underwater movements. Joey's legs weakened, drifting further apart with each passing moment. She was in heaven. The most beautiful woman she had ever met, or loved, was right there with her – no longer only in her dreams.

Charlie suddenly felt the urge to lie atop her love – she wanted to feel Joey underneath her. She slipped her hand from between Joey's legs and slid it around her waist. She slid her other hand around her waist too and lifted her right up out of the water, lying her on the tiled floor closest to the window. Charlie lifted herself out of the water so she could continue her pleasure assault. She rested one arm beside Joey's shoulder, then continued to please her.

Joey was suddenly aware that her eyes could not focus. Her vision was blurry but she didn't care. Sight was not needed at that moment – only touch. The women moved their bodies together rhythmically as Joey approached orgasm – both deeply aroused, their hearts beating faster. Joey felt that familiar all-over tingling sensations she had become so accustomed to over the past twenty-four hours. She cried out as she climaxed – Charlie's lips collided with hers in a passionate kiss as her body stiffened. The release was blissful.

Charlie slipped her fingers up over Joey's tummy. She put her hand beside Joey's other shoulder to support her own weight. She gazed down at her. Their eyes met again. Charlie looked gorgeous, her long, tousled and wet hair hung down, dripping tiny droplets of water on her that tickled her skin as they made contact. Their lips began to move closer for a kiss. Suddenly they heard a noise – the sound of a door of a car or van close. They turned their heads simultaneously to look out of the window beside them.

"Shit!" shrieked Joey. It was a mail van. The driver had just gotten out of the vehicle and was making his way to the door.

Both women rolled together, still in embrace, falling into the water as fast as they could. They ducked down, hiding like schoolchildren playing a game. A few moments later they found the bravery to peer up over the edge of the pool. Had he seen them? They had been lying together beside the largest window in the entire house, almost completely naked. Neither had realised nor cared – until now.

"Do you think he saw us?" said Charlie.

"I don't think so ... I hope not."

They looked at each other and then burst into fits of laughter at the thought of what had just happened. When the intruder had left, they embraced one another as the floated in the water.

Charlie spoke first. "Y'know I think we have a problem, Joey", she began. "We don't seem to be able to spend five minutes together fully clothed. We always seem to end up like this." She smiled at Joey, who smiled back at her. She couldn't disagree – the woman spoke the truth!

"Well if you want to stay dressed", Joey began her reply, "then you'll have to cover my eyes ... so that I can't see your gorgeous body." Joey began to play with Charlie's hair as she spoke. "And you'll have to cover my ears ... so that I can't hear your sweet voice. And you'll have to tie my hands ... so I can't touch you. And you'll have to plug my nostrils ... so I can't..."

"Okay okay", Charlie said, laughing. "I get it. So I guess what you're saying is ... I have to numb all five of your senses if we ever want to spend some time together ... with our clothes on?"

"Yeah", Joey replied, "that's right". They moved even closer together, until their noses touched.

"And what about your sixth sense?" whispered Charlie.

"What ... you mean the ability to see dead people?" Joey joked.

Charlie laughed out loud. "Hey I love that movie!"

They kissed again.

Joey lifted her hand and looked at her own fingertips. Her skin was bumpy from water saturation. "Maybe we should get out of this pool before we start evolving fins."

Charlie laughed again. Could this girl get any funnier?

"Okay .. lets get dressed", Charlie said. "And STAY dressed", she commanded, her eyes widened.

Joey smiled and kissed her tenderly. "Well ... for a while, at least!" she purred.

To be continued ...