This is the second to last chapter so I hope you enjoy it. Love, IJKS xxx
Chapter Fifty Three
It was gone midnight before Charlie and Joey arrived home. While Joey locked up behind them, Charlie checked on Ruby, who was sound asleep in bed. She took Joey's hand and led her into the bedroom. They paused when they heard a loud but rather raspy meow. Looking down, they both chuckled as Bear Cat looked imploringly up at them.
"Okay, I think we're going to have to give him some fuss before we give each other… fuss," Joey giggled.
Charlie snorted and followed her into the lounge with the cat that had come to mean a lot to her already. They sat on the sofa together, holding hands like they had for much of the night. Bear Cat hopped into their laps, purring as they stroked him. He rolled over to offer them his belly. Charlie tickled him there while Joey fondled his ears.
"I think this has been the best night of my life," Joey said.
Charlie looked up at her and smiled.
"Really?" she said.
"Really," Joey confirmed. "I mean, you couldn't get better, could you? We had good food, nice drinks, pleasant company… We got all dressed up and danced together. It's hardly what I'm used to. And to be able to do all of that with the most wonderful woman on the planet... well, that was a dream come true."
Charlie smiled and kissed her tenderly on the lips. They immediately got carried away until Bear Cat complained that they had stopped stroking him.
A short while later, when Bear Cat had curled up on a chair and gone to sleep, Charlie and Joey headed to their bedroom. Kicking the door shut with her foot, Charlie drew Joey into her arms and kissed her. Joey nudged her carefully over to the bed where they promptly landed on the mattress, their lips never parting.
Joey's heart was pounding as she lay atop Charlie, kissing her in a moment of deep intimacy that she had never really experienced before. If it wouldn't have made her laugh so much, she would have felt like she was losing her virginity again.
She pressed her lips more firmly against Charlie's and ran her hands through her hair. She looked shy as she let her hands slip down to Charlie's chest.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Charlie asked.
Joey nodded.
"Are you?" she asked. "I mean, we don't have to just because I'm ready."
Charlie drew her closer and kissed her again, drawing away only to look into her eyes.
"I'm ready," she promised.
They kissed again and again, their breathing becoming more laboured.
Charlie reached out to ease Joey out of her suit jacket. It landed in a heap on the floor. Neither woman noticed. With suddenly trembling fingers, Charlie struggled with Joey's shirt buttons. She felt shy and nervous but also excited and eager. It was such a different situation to anything she had experienced before. She had never felt so strongly about another person as she felt about Joey.
Straddling Charlie's hips, Joey sat up a little and stripped herself out of her shirt. For the first time in her life, she felt conscious of her body. When people had been paying their way, she hadn't cared or felt a need to impress. But right now, Charlie finding her attractive felt like the most important thing in the world.
As if reading her mind, Charlie reached up and ran her fingers along Joey's well toned tummy.
"You're beautiful," she said, her hands continuing to wander.
Joey blushed a little and leant back down to kiss her. Her hair fell down around them as they lost themselves in the moment. Without bothering to pull away, Joey slipped down the straps of Charlie's pretty dress. She smiled as Charlie's chest heaved in anticipation.
Standing up, Joey pulled Charlie to her feet. She made short work of her dress and allowed the slinky material to fall to the floor. She removed her shoes and lay her back down on the mattress in her underwear. Charlie sat up again quickly, reaching out to undo Joey's trousers and let them drop to the floor. Joey kicked off her shoes and resumed her position on top of Charlie, eager to kiss her again.
"I hope you're not disappointed," Joey said, self conscious again.
"How could I ever be disappointed?" Charlie asked.
"I just… I want it to be like I've never been with anyone before," Joey ventured. "I don't want us to have anything to do with my past. I want it to be new…"
Charlie reached up and stroked her hair.
"Stop panicking," she whispered. "Everything is going to be perfect."
Joey smiled nervously and kissed her.
"I hope so," she said.
Charlie carefully rolled them over so that Joey was on her back. She kissed her lips and neck, allowing her hand to cup her breast. It was nerve wracking and something she had never done with a girl before but she was excited. She hoped that this could be the start of something wonderful, perhaps a way of healing them both from their past experiences.
With trembling fingers, she slipped Joey's bra straps down, kissing her shoulders and the tops of her arms. She moved her lips to the top of her breasts, not covered by the bra. She kissed her just over her heart.
Joey closed her eyes, enjoying the sensations of Charlie's touch. She sat up a little to allow Charlie to reach round and unhook her bra. The look of jubilation on Charlie's face when she undid it so easily, made Joey giggle.
"Beginner's luck," Charlie grinned.
Joey nodded and allowed her to remove the garment, lying back on the bed and hoping that she wouldn't be disappointed. Charlie shifted to kiss her lips.
"You're even hotter than I dreamed," she remarked.
Joey opened her eyes and smirked.
"You dreamed of this?" she asked.
Charlie flushed and nodded.
"Even before I realised there was anything between us," she admitted.
"You might have occupied my thoughts just a little too," Joey replied.
They kissed again before Charlie shifted to pay attention to her body. She was nervous and afraid of getting something wrong in case it made Joey change her mind. But so far, things seemed to be going well. She gazed at her for a long moment before placing a gentle kiss between her breasts. She carefully paid attention to one and then the other and smiled as she heard Joey moan.
Lying on the bed, Joey could hardly believe how much she was enjoying herself. Even though the moment was always going to be special because it was with Charlie, Joey had been terrified of not enjoying it and disappointing or upsetting Charlie. But her fears were quickly evaporating and she was more than happy just to give herself over to everything her girlfriend was offering.
Charlie kissed her way down Joey's body until she reached the top of her underwear. She felt Joey suck in her breath in anticipation. Kissing her once over the fabric of her last remaining item of clothing, she moved back up her body, to her lips.
"Is this okay?" she asked.
"It's amazing," Joey breathed. "I never knew I could feel like this."
Charlie's smile was infectious. They kissed several times while Joey wrapped her arms around Charlie and unhooked her bra. She was nervous of using past experiences and skills with her. She wanted everything to be fresh and pure.
Moving Charlie onto her back, Joey took control, lying on her side and draping her leg over her girlfriend's hips. She flung Charlie's bra across the room and kissed her way from her mouth down to her breasts. She could hardly believe how beautiful she was.
Charlie closed her eyes and moaned as she felt Joey's lips and tongue teasing her. Her mind flashed back to the particularly erotic dream she had had about her so many months ago. The sensation of Joey's attention was even more wonderful than she'd expected it to be.
Joey took a breath and gently kissed her way down to the top of Charlie's thong. She was nervous but she wanted to do everything she could to make her happy. Her change of heart had been borne of words not being enough to express just how much she loved her.
She glanced back up at Charlie who seemed lost in a happy world. Encouraged, Joey slipped her underwear down and pressed her lips between her legs. She heard Charlie gasp as she began to explore her, eagerly building up momentum. On the one hand, it was similar to what she knew and on the other, it was entirely different. She'd done things like this out of duty and to pay her rent. Now, she was doing it for love and nothing more or less than that.
Charlie scrunched up the blankets and struggled to catch her breath as Joey pleasured her. She opened her legs a little wider, happy to give Joey any access that she needed. Every part of her body tingled as an orgasm built up slowly and deeply inside her.
Joey relentless teased Charlie with her tongue, lips and fingertips. She felt her girlfriend's body begin to shake and she was thrilled with the responses she was provoking. All her anxieties floated away as Charlie's breath came out short and sharp. She smiled as she heard her cry out in ecstasy, her body shuddering uncontrollably. She continued with the attention she had been delivering until Charlie was calm again. Then she kissed her way back up Charlie's body until she found her lips.
Charlie kept her eyes closed as she continued to try and catch her breath. Her body was still tingling and her heart was pounding as she clutched Joey to her, holding her close.
"Was that okay?" Joey asked after a short while.
Charlie laughed and opened her eyes, kissing her again.
"That was amazing," she confirmed. "I've never experienced anything that wonderful before."
Joey smiled shyly and snuggled up closer.
"I love you," she said quietly.
Charlie kissed her again, shifting onto her side so that they were facing each other. She reached out and stroked her hair.
"I love you too," she replied. "I'm so happy to be with you like this."
"I'm happy too," Joey said earnestly, meaning every word. "Thank you."
"You give me the most amazing orgasm of my life and you thank me for it?" Charlie asked incredulously.
Joey reached out and caught hold of her hand.
"Yes," she said. "Thank you for changing my life in every possible way. Thank you for teaching me that making love is different to anything I've ever done before. Thank you for showing me that I can be a good person and maybe even make something of myself."
Charlie wavered, feeling suddenly emotional. She lifted Joey's hand and kissed it.
"Thank you," she replied. "Thank you for being in my life."
They kissed tenderly, wrapping their arms tightly around each other.
"Now, I don't know how good I'm going to be at this but I'd love to try," Charlie grinned. "If you don't mind."
"Be my guest," Joey grinned cheekily.
She lay on her back as Charlie set to work, teasing every inch of her body as she travelled down between her legs. She kissed her thighs and eased her underwear down. Her heart was still pounding and she was worried about getting it wrong. There seemed to be so much resting on this moment.
Joey was startled when she felt Charlie's lips on her. She was overwhelmed with all the sensations coursing through her soul and body. Charlie kissed her with a tenderness Joey had never imagined possible. It was both passionate and loving. It was everything Joey had heard that sex was supposed to be.
She smiled as she felt Charlie grow in confidence. The strokes of her tongue became firmer and quicker as she explored and played. Joey gasped and her head began to spin as she drew closer and closer to climax. She cried out in the same way Charlie had when she reached the pivotal moment.
When Joey eventually became quiet, Charlie shifted position. She pressed her thigh between Joey's legs and felt her clamp around it, holding her in place. Then she settled against her body, kissing her mouth.
"Are you sure you've never done that before?" Joey wondered, her mind still spinning.
"I'm sure," Charlie replied bashfully. "Although I'd love to do it again."
Joey reached out and held her tightly. She never wanted to let her go.
Next time… Joey and Charlie take Alf and Roo to Martha's grave and Hugo pleads guilty to murder…
