-VI-
Amidst the hustle and bustle of skyscrapers and crowded streets of New York, Abby, Susan and the girls arrive at the Central Park. They came straight from picking Susie and her friend Molly's from school.
They entered the popular Ice Skating rink. Their attention were cued on the music playing across the ice as skaters find their own rhythm circling the rink and Children steal the scene with their colorful padded snowsuits, knit hats and mittens. Abby's eyes marvelled at the skyscrapers of midtown Manhattan providing the spectacular backdrop for the skaters.
The group gathered around on the rink side. Little Susie puts on her skates, she looked nervously at the group of boisterous teenagers at the other side of the rink tormenting a couple of other kids. Abby glanced down at Susan's niece and noticed her reaction.
"Take no notice of them, I'll look after you" Abby smiled and winked, grasping the 10 year olds hand and squeezed it for reassurance.
Susie smiled back. She watched Abby sitting down next to Susan to put her skates on and turned to Molly "Auntie Susie used to take me skating all the time when I was a baby."
"Wow I wish I had an auntie like yours. My mom first took me when I was 4," Molly said slipping on her gloves. She paused to think and asked, "Why Auntie Susie take you all the time and not your mom?"
"Mom was sick," She answered.
Susan looked up at the girls when she over heard the conversation then exchanged glances with Abby.
"Oh I'm sorry, why was your mom sick?" Molly asked look sympathetically.
"Oh she was just sick," She nodded.
"But how sick?" Susie's friend questioned her out of curiosity.
"I dunno" Susie shrugged, then she turned to her Aunt "Why was Mom sick?"
Susan raised her brows and cleared her throat. She didn't know what to answer as Chloe asked her to promise not to say anything to Susie. She told her a white lie to protect her from the truth "Well… erm your mom was tired out and stressed. People have to go away to get themselves better."
Susie frowned at her Aunt who is smiling awkwardly. She grabbed Molly's hand "Come on let's skate!"
Abby and Susan watched the girls skate off. Susan sighed with guilt "God I hate lying to my niece."
Abby pursed her lips. "She will know sooner or later… the truth…"
"Yes I have the urge to tell her the truth but it's not my place to say."
Abby nodded and placed her hand on Susan's lap. "Yes I understand what you mean but a child is not as innocent as you think. Kids these days know a lot more than we did, you know… like facts of life because it is not a taboo subject"
"Yeah absolutely and they are too exposed about things especially with the Internet giving out accessible information."
"Yup," the brunette nodded and rose up on her feet. She extended her arm out to Susan.
"Why are we having this conversation?" Susan shook her head reaching out to clasp her hand onto Abby's and pulled herself up onto her feet too.
"I don't know Susan," Abby chuckled "Every conversation escalates to another subject."
"Will you hold my hand while we skate?" Susan asked slipping on her gloves.
Abby frowned "I thought you were an expert skater?"
"I am Abby. I just want to hold you, touch you because…" Susan grinned and fluttered her eyes at Abby "I love you."
"Aww, Suse." Abby felt touched at that "I love you too," She leaned to kiss Susan but stopped before their lips met. The brunette cleared her throat "Ah. We better not!"
They both blushed in unison.
"That was close!" The blonde stifled a laugh. She grabbed Abby's hand and dragged her onto the rink.
"Whoa Susan steady on!" Abby yelled nearly losing her balance.
"I thought you could skate?"
"I can… I wasn't ready…"
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Half an hour later…
A small boy cried in shock when one of the teen thugs deliberately knocked him. He laughed in his face and swore him. His friends were laughing too. Abby and Susan witnessed this. The blonde scoffed at the sight.
"I'll go and see to him," Susan decided to skate up to the boy.
"Ok, I'll take care of the girls." Abby nodded and skated towards Susie and Molly.
"Pick on someone your own size loser!" Susan yelled at the thug. She bent over to help the sobbing boy up. "You ok?"
The boy whimpered. "No, my arm hurts."
"You want me to look at for you?"
A woman came up to them, unsteadily on the ice. "This is my son, you ok sweetie? I'll take care him." The woman ushered her son off the rink without having the courtesy to thank Susan.
Susan nodded and forced a grin. She said sarcastically "Thank you mam for helping my son up," She scoffed again.
"Oh my god!" Abby gasped after seeing the thug skating at a high speed, targeting for Susan, she is unaware until the brunette yelled. "Susan watch out!"
"What? Oh!" Susan felt the impact before she had the chance to turn around. Before she knew it. The thug sent her flying off her feet and then her body hit to the icy ground.
"Ouch!" Susan winced, as she slid across the rink. "Ugh!"
"Oh my god Susan are you ok?" Abby asked worriedly as she rushed to her nearly slipping herself trying to catch up with her. Susan still sliding along. She put her hands out flat on the surface to stop herself. A male passer by witnessed all this and rushed along too.
"Yeah I think so," She nodded gritting her teeth in pain.
"Hey you ok?" The man asked, nearly slipped as he squatted down to her side.
Susan turned her head to look at the man. She nodded, sitting upright rubbing her back.
"Do you want me to see if you are ok?" He said, "I'm a doctor."
"So are we!" Susan tried to laugh off the pain and studied this guy thinking how handsome he was, especially his striking blue eyes.
"Do you want to get checked over at the hospital?"
"No I'm fine," The blonde shook her head and her eyes never left him since she her first look. "Just a bruise."
"Ok," He smiled shyly and stretched out his hand. "Let me you help you up."
Abby raised her brows at the pair gazing at each other. She muttered to herself "Get a room," She extended her hand out too.
Susan grabbed hold of both of Abby and the man's hand and rose up unsteadily. She winced at the soreness on her backside. "Thanks."
"I don't think you should do any more skating Susan," Abby raised her brows with disparagement worrying that she might harm the baby.
Susan nodded "Ok. I'll go sit down."
"I'll take care of Susie and Molly. Ok?" Abby skated off to meet the girls who still are whizzing round the rink.
"Those your daughters?" He asked then realized that he hasn't introduced himself. "Oh sorry…I'm Robert."
"Susan, nice to meet you" She grinned as she shook his hand and replied to his question. "No, the strawberry blonde is my niece, she's with her friend. I don't have any children… yet" She walked unsteadily on the slippery surface. "I've been staying at sisters a few weeks. I'm on vacation."
Susan sat down and scoffed in disbelief at the teenagers. She said, "Why don't the attendants remove those horrible trolls?"
"They dare not..."
Susan swung her head and frowned, "Why?"
"If they do that they would face consequences like trashing the place up in the middle of the night. This has happened to another rink."
Susan shook her head. "Get the police to sort it out."
He answered "They are working on it, anyway it's not my worry because tomorrow is my last day in New York. So… I am making the most of it in this beautiful park. I'm moving. I've a taken up a higher position at another hospital. I am a Paediatric doctor."
"That's great, where are you moving too?" She asked.
"I'm moving to Chicago."
Susan froze in shock as the one in a million chance of bumping into someone who was moving to her home city.
"Are you ok?" He frowned
"Well…" Susan had to laugh rubbing her backside. "That's where a live!"
"Chicago, really?" He laughed in surprise.
They look at each other and smiled. Susan bowed her head to hide her blush.
Robert's pager bleeped and he removed it from his pocket.
"No rest for the wicked" He signed, "I got to go, I'm needed."
"Ok," Susan nodded watching him get up on his feet.
Robert smiled nervously and fidgeted as if he was too nervous to say something. Susan looked up at him and she wanted to laugh as she can guess what he might ask.
"I erm…" Robert shrugged and slipped his hand in his pocket and pulled out his wallet. He removed his business card. "If you are free sometime back in Chicago, I was wondering if you like to meet up for a drink. Sorry… no offence if you already have a boyfriend."
"Thank you," Susan took the card. "Well nice meeting you."
"Yeah nice meeting you too." He smiled, staring into Susan's beautiful green eyes.
"Oh yes…" Susan woke up from the stare "Thank you for helping me up over there."
"No worries."
Robert left the rink. Abby skidded on her skates and stopped in front of Susan view.
"What did he give you? His number?" Abby questioned.
"To be honest yes."
"Oh? That means you have pulled then? Gee thanks!"
Susan sighed and explained to Abby what his situation was, about moving to Chicago. After, Susan looked down at her watch and suggested that it was time for them to go and get dinner…
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Late Evening
Susan was lying in bed with one arm over her head staring at the ceiling. She didn't notice Abby crawled under the covers. Abby straddled on Susan's hips and leaned over to cup her face with both hands then gently brushed her lips against hers. The brunette broke away to gaze in to the blonde's green eyes and smiled at her before kissing again.
Abby licked Susan's lips for invitation to plunged her tongue softly in her mouth to deepen their kiss. Abby gently slid her hand all over Susan's breasts, stomach and hips tracing her feminine curves. Then stretched her legs out from straddling to completely lie on top of Susan, hooking her hand round the blonde's thigh and traced her touches along her smooth legs. The brunette travelled her lips down the blonde's neck and paused to realize that Susan wasn't making any effort.
"Are you ok?" Abby asked with a frowned
"Yeah, why?"
"You just… erm not affectionate."
"I'm just tired Abby."
"But Susan whether you are tired or not, you always make an effort to make love."
"I'm sorry Abby, my ass is killing me and I am so sore!"
"You seem more distracted actually."
"What?" Susan shook her head.
Abby pulled away and threw herself over to her side of the bed and sighed loudly. "Susan, if you don't want to make love to me just say so!"
Susan doesn't reply.
"I know what's up with you," Abby turned to lie on her side and rest her head on her hand "You can't get that guy out of your head."
"What guy?" She shook her head again.
Abby scoffed "Oh don't give me that innocent look Susan!" Abby scoffed "I am not stupid, you should see your face when you saw him, could have formed icicles on your face the way you drooled at him."
"Abby don't be silly."
"Come on Susan, admit it you were attracted to the guy."
"Well yes he was nice. But that doesn't change the way I feel about you."
"Yes but thing is, our relationship would not last as long if you had one with him."
"What you mean by that?"
"Well…" Abby shrugged. "If we stick together we might turn into full blown lesbians."
"I'll never be a lesbian Abby, I don't fancy women and you're the only one that I do, so that doesn't count."
Abby chuckled in disbelief.
"Gee Abby, I'm getting tired of conversations about our sexuality."
"Well Susan you will have to accept it. If we finish up together forever, we are lesbians. That's all to it" Abby smiled wryly at Susan who scoffed in disbelief. She forced a big grin and mimics Susan's smoky voice "Hi I'm Doctor Lewis and I'm a lesbian."
"Oh Abby shut up!" Susan moaned turning to her side facing away from Abby nearly taking all the quilt cover with her.
"Suit yourself."
Susan grumbled "Night."
"Night."
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Early morning winter sun penetrated through the gaps of the bedroom curtains. The rays shone directly on Abby's eyes woke her up. After a goodnight's sleep Abby felt good and sexy. She glanced at Susan, still fast asleep then pulled back the covers and kissed Susan's exposed stomach. Susan moaned in her sleep when she felt Abby's lips brushing against her skin. Abby hovered over Susan, face to face and lowered herself on to her.
"Morning" Abby smiled watching Susan flicker her eyes open. "It's 9.30."
"Morning"
"Are you in a better mood this morning?"
"What you mean?"
"Well you were off-ish last night"
"Abby I told you I was tired, ok? Yeah I am a lesbian…" She chuckled.
"Ok…" Abby laughed and leaned in, pressed a kiss on Susan's lips. Susan gripped Abby's hips with both hands and parted her legs open for the brunette to rest her stomach into Susan's sex. Abby smiled at Susan's invitation and hearing the blonde moan pleasurably when the brunette applied pressure against her clit. Susan wetness smeared against Abby's stomach when she rhythmically moved herself up and down her.
"God Susan, you're so wet?"
"Yeah I am? Weird I am not that aroused as I've just woken up"
"Oh gee thanks" Abby rolled her eyes.
"Oh Abby you turn me on alright but I am flooding here" Susan explained, smiled as she looked up at Abby.
Abby rose up by pushing herself up with her arms to moved along to be positioned directly face to face with Susan. Abby arched her back in to look down to watch herself lowering her sex against Susan's. Suddenly Abby eyes widen at the sight.
"Oh my god!" Abby gasped and panicked "Susan, look!"
Susan frowned "What?"
"You're bleeding!"
"Oh my god!" Susan gasped looking down. Her eyes widen at the sight of Abby's tummy covered in blood "The baby!"
"We need to get you to the hospital now" Abby rose up and got off the bed. She quickly rushed to the bathroom and grabbed a towel.
"Oh god I've lost the baby!" Susan cried, she froze on the bed covering her eyes.
"Not necessary Susan, that's why we should get you there to get checked out" She reassured her lover, wiping the blood off.
Susan started to breathe heavily at the shock and fear…