There was a soft knock on the door. It was Cora, she had stood outside the door to the Blue room and pondered whether she should knock… maybe Mrs. Hughes wasn't in there yet… maybe knocking would be an insult somehow. But she had knocked and two seconds later the door opened and Mrs. Hughes was standing there, her cheeks flushed, wearing a dressing gown and a radiant smile.
'Hello Cora.' She said softly, standing to the side to let Cora pass her into the room.
They stood facing each other and Elsie's smile had become more of a nervous one. She wanted to just lunge at Cora and kiss her, press her tongue into her mouth and taste her again, feel her body pressed up to hers. Underneath her robe she wore the nightgown she's made especially and nothing else. Cora too was wearing nothing but a robe and a gown it seemed like, her undergarment situation was unclear but she sure wanted to find out.
Seconds passed in silence and neither woman knew what to say or do.
Elsie was the first to move, she suddenly realised that the door was still unlocked and fear made her wake up and move. Cora's eyes followed her and when she saw what Elsie was doing smiled a relieved smile.
When Elsie turned back to Cora she decided to keep going and walked straight to her and kissed her full on the mouth, hard. When she released her she looked down her cheeks positively shinning now. But Cora lifted up her chin with a gentle hand and looked into Elsie's eyes and kissed her back, leaning into her. Elsie put her arms around Cora and as the kiss progressed and grew more passionate Elsie dared lower her hands over Cora's shapely bottom. Cora groaned into her mouth. This excited Elsie a great deal but it also made her smile. They broke apart and grinned.
'You are so beautiful.' They said, and then full out laughed.
'Great minds think alike.' Elsie offered.
Cora smiled and took Elsie's hand and lead her to the bed. 'You look hot, Mrs. Hughes.' Cora's expression was one of teasing, the formal way of addressing her lover explained.
'I am a bit hot, Milady.' She replied willingly playing along. She let her hands find the tie on her robe. Cora took over and opened her robe up, Elsie looked down watching those slender hands work. Cora's eyes fell on Elsie's freckled chest, her curves. Before she could stop her hands they landed on those lovely curves encased in a lovely delicate gown. Elsie put her hands on top of Cora's and moved them with hers caressing her breasts together. She let her eyes close and leaned her head back while pushing her chest further into Cora.
Cora let out an excited sound when she felt the nipples spring to life and harden against her palms. Her hands weren't enough she wanted more, she wanted to feel those lovely buds against her lips, her tongue. She didn't know if she would dare to but she felt she must progress things and move down onto the bed, her knees would give out soon.
Her arms kind of trapped in the robe that was now hanging off her shoulders Elsie had to stop Cora by stepping back so she could remove it altogether. Cora responded by taking her robe off too and whipping back the covers.
'Ladies first.' Cora spoke softly. Elsie felt her heart flutter and slipped into the big beautiful bed as graceful as she could. Cora followed her in and instantly kissed her again, Elsie fell against her and pressed her tongue forward. Cora sucked it into her mouth further and a playful game for dominance began. Their hands finding the best and same bits on each others bodies they couldn't get enough of each other. Cora seemed to favour Elsie's breasts tonight, squeezing them and playing with her nipples while Elsie found Cora's bottom highly interesting in turn, her hands kneading the flesh then running her hands up and down her thighs, squeezing the place where leg turned into bun.
Breaking apart and breathing hard Elsie was first once again to move down Cora's body and cover it in kisses, licks and moans against the skin. Cora felt her temperature rise and moved further down the bed to a more horizontal position. The little whimpers that were coming from Elsie assured her that she too was ready to move things along.
'I want your skin, I want your naked body against me.' Elsie moaned into her lovers neck, her hands still massaging her lovely round bottom. She wanted to kiss her there, to flip her over and move down her back with kisses and such like she done to her front, end up at Cora Crawley's arse and feel her lips against the delicate pink white skin there. Then turn her over again and lick her inner thighs. But in reality Elsie Hughes was acting very carefully, not being sure that she was free to do what she wanted. There was still a feeling of uncertainty and she wasn't fully sure it was just the nerves of being with someone new and not wanting to make a wrong move and end things. The thought of licking her Ladyships lovely buns was crossing a line somehow. All his happening in seconds in her head, thoughts she'd had before and therefor not taking long to replay again.
Cora answered her by ways of moving to reach down and drag her gown up her body slowly revealing her body, shivering a little in anticipation. Her light blue eyes boring into Elsie's darker blue ones. Elsie followed suit and took of her gown too, it had served its purpose. Entangling their legs so their bodies are pressed together they kiss again, long passionate kisses, fast lusty ones, breathy ones that move down from each others lips to necks and shoulders. That little spot behind Elsie's ear that always made her moan that little bit more intense, the hollows of Cora's collarbones when she took a deep breath in.
They way they were riding each others thigh signalled for only one thing, I need you. Against me, inside me, gently but persistent fingers making them fly higher and higher.
Cora felt it was her turn to go first this time and moved her leg down from in-between Elsie's thighs and put her hand down there instead. It didn't take long before she found the right spot. Elsie lay panting urging her on. 'Yes yes right there Cora, yes ahh oh oh oh.' Her body rose of the bed at her hips and she felt the heat rise in her, her head and neck were so warm and then there it was, the explosion, the sheer feeling of joy and pleasure surging through her body, she curled up into herself and clamped her thighs around Cora's wrist. 'Ah ah ah ohh oh love.. oh that was.. hmmm… oh yes.'
Elsie sat up leaving Cora lying on her back having moved her of of her body. She was so warm and still tingling and dazed from her orgasm, she needed a chill on her back desperately and a moment to gather herself. Behind her Cora looked worried. Suddenly they were apart. Moments before they were entwined so closely committing the most private act and now she felt goosebumps erupt up her arm and desperately wanting to cover herself up.
Seconds passed silently until Elsie felt cooled down enough to lie back down. Completely unaware of how her actions had affected her bed partner she turned to kiss Cora and give her her pleasure now. Cora had been able to keep the tears in her eyes but only just. Elsie's eyes in turn widened upon seeing Cora's rather wet eyes recognising them to be unshed tears. She raised her hand to her lovers cheek. 'What ever is the matter?'
'I… you..' And a tear rolled down each cheek halting her speech. All Elsie could think to do was to kiss each tear away quickly and move close to Cora again.
'It's OK.' She didn't know what was the matter but what else could she say.
Patiently, god knows Elsie was able to be patient, she waited until Cora was able to look at her and also give word to what she was feeling.
Haltingly she explained and Elsie quickly tried to assuage her worries in turn.
Elsie tried her best to bring the evening back to what it was and even though Cora had assured her that everything was fine, she felt a bit forlorn. Fine is never a good response to anything if you think about it. 'How are you?' 'Fine.' Polite conversation. The proper way to respond. One was never free to seriously and honestly answer the question that was more of a greeting than anything else.
They went back to kissing. Back to the original plan, Elsie still wanted to do all sorts but felt that now the afore thought plan to lick her behind was definitely out of the question.
After they dressed in silence, awkward silence if one was honest. Their goodbye had an air of keeping up appearances, both trying to reassure the other.
It had been a wonderful night. Up to a point Elsie thought sadly as she lay in her own bed again, back in her old nightgown. She knew this couldn't last. They could never give themselves to each other fully, it was a folly. Elsie realised that she wanted the real thing, her own love and it may be cruel or flaky but she felt that after all those years of having a crush on Cora, having literally lusted after her, having had her, so to speak, the flame seemed to have diminished. This was the last time and thinking back to how they ended the evening maybe Cora was of a same mind.
'Let's just appreciate it for what it was and…' But Cora couldn't finish. She had thought it over and over until sleep quite eluded her and had her convinced that ending it was for the best. The flame had gone out.
It had been a tricky conversation for many reasons, the first being the fear of being found out, overheard, the second ,the memory of only last night still vividly in their minds and thirdly, the fact remained that this was not just lovers speaking, no, it was employer and employee. Elsie certainly choose her words carefully being the employee in this particular equation.
They would spend several weeks after this whispered conversation convincing the other that all was well. Both feeling guilty as both thought they were the cause of their split. Then they would spend several months being overly polite to one and other before they returned to normal. Well almost. Dreams do come and on those days that followed such dreams, an awkward encounter could but not ensue.