Chapter Seventeen: Drunk on Twilight

Dinner went far better than Ruby thought it would. Her father had made Weiss feel welcome and at home, they even became friends throughout the course of the evening. Though, Ruby supposed it was because they had so much in common… a little too much if you asked her.

Ruby wasn't blind, she knew her father was an impressive specimen of the male species. He was handsome, kind, "responsible," and he definitely kept in shape. The ladies loved him because he was a "sensitive soul," and the guys idolized him like a god amongst men, or a "total stud muffin" as Nora liked to call him. It was annoying and Ruby always dreaded the day she'd have to introduce a girlfriend to him because what sane woman would choose her, a nerdy nobody with a birth defect, over a man who seemingly had it all?

If this was a romantic Christmas movie, Ruby would've been relegated to being a side character whose only purpose was to bring the two main protagonists together: Weiss and Tai. It would be a match made in heaven, two single parents meeting on Christmas, sparks would fly and Ruby would have her heartbroken. The end.

At least that's how the morbid part of Ruby's brain thought the night would play out. She'd been thinking about this for weeks, and it kept torturing her until the moment she got Weiss alone in the garage. They talked in between their hurried kisses, and any worries Ruby had vanished the moment she heard Weiss whisper "I want you" while she had her hands buried in Ruby's hair.

Ruby never should've doubted Weiss, even if it was that tiny nervous part of her, it should never have happened. Weiss wasn't the type of woman who played with other people's hearts. She didn't even bother to look at Tai when he flexed a muscle to show off to Yang. Other girls would have swooned and melted at the sight, but Weiss just smiled and politely asked Ruby to pass the peas.

"I am so lucky," Ruby said as she showered Weiss' beautiful, perfect face with kisses. They'd just entered their hotel room and Ruby couldn't wait to get her hands on Weiss. She'd been itching to get her alone all day, and now that she had her, Weiss wasn't going to get away.

"Why?" Weiss laughed, pushing Ruby and her overeager lips away. She walked further into the suite and dropped her purse on the dining table along with her jacket and the free bottle of wine the hotel manager gave them.

Ruby chased after Weiss like a lost puppy and hugged her tight from behind. "Because," she said, leaving a trail of kisses down Weiss' neck, "you didn't go gaga over my dad."

"Why would I?" Weiss asked, turning around to wrap her arms around Ruby's neck. She had one eyebrow quirked and an adorable little frown that made Ruby want to kiss her even more. "Ruby. Ruby! Stop with the kisses for five seconds and talk to me."

Ruby pouted at the stern reprimand but dutifully did as Weiss commanded. "All my friends think he's hot." Weiss quirked an eyebrow like she'd been offended, which she probably was so Ruby scrambled to fix it. "Sorry, I'm just used to it… all of my friends, even the hella gays ones like Reese, start drooling when he's around."

"Oh. Well, objectively, I will say he is a handsome man," Weiss said, slowly tracing the outline of Ruby's jaw with a finger. "But," her eyes dropped down from Ruby's eyes to her lips, "I'm only interested in women."

"But I've got a… y'know," Ruby said with a blush. "Some people don't really think I'm a—"

"I'm going to stop you right there, Ruby Rose. Do you identify as a woman?" Weiss asked, snapping her gaze back to Ruby's eyes.

"Uh, yeah, I guess?" Ruby never gave it much thought.

"Then you are a woman, ma chérie," Weiss stated without an ounce of doubt in her voice. "And what a woman you are." She ran her hands over Ruby's broad shoulders and bit her lip when she felt the firm muscles lying underneath Ruby's clothes. "How could I look at your father when I have you?"

"What about Yang?"

"What about her?" Weiss replied as she undid Ruby's dress shirt one button at a time.

"She's all muscley and stuff," Ruby clumsily replied with a gulp, licking her lips in anticipation. "S-She's also really pretty. Like, super pretty."

"Yes, and?" Weiss smiled seductively as she ran a finger down Ruby's abs, sending a shiver of excitement running up her spine. "No offense to your sister or to anyone that fancies it, but I'm not interested in bulk muscle. I like slender curves and a lithe body."

"What else do you like?" Ruby asked.

Weiss licked her bottom lip and said, "Mm, smooth, supple skin… with strong, powerful muscles underneath that tense under my touch… and soft but firm breasts that fit perfectly within my palm."

"Oh, I like that…" Ruby shivered when Weiss' finger dipped past her navel. "I like that a lot."

Weiss pulled Ruby down for a kiss, their teeth clattering together from the suddenness. "Mm," she hummed, "we need to work on that."

"Yeah," Ruby chuckled, melting under Weiss' touch. She held Weiss tighter, drawing her in until their bodies were flush against each other. There was an obvious bulge in Ruby's pants that was begging for Weiss' attention, but Ruby must've read the situation wrong because Weiss gently pushed her away.

"Whoa, okay, that's enough of that, I need to take a shower," Weiss said, putting a cold stop to their flirtation. "And no, that isn't an invitation. Save that for next week."

"Huh?" Ruby blinked, shocked that the build up lead to no where. "Did I do something wrong?"

"No, ma chérie, this one is all on me. I'm on my period," Weiss explained with a wince. "Awful timing, I know."

"Oh, it's okay," Ruby said, shaking away her disappointment, "next time."

"Right, next time," Weiss smiled.

While Weiss took a shower, Ruby brought their things into the bedroom. She carefully organized Weiss' things on the right side nightstand (because Weiss didn't like sleeping on the left) and dumped her ratty, old duffle bag somewhere out of the way. Ruby used the opportunity to quickly change into her sleep clothes, a loose shirt and some shorts, and got acquainted with the queen size bed. She sank into it like she'd jumped on to a tangible cloud and sighed in content. This was heaven, absolute heaven. The sheets were soft, clean, and warm, molding perfectly around Ruby's body.

The shower cut out and after a few minutes the sink turned on. Weiss was probably brushing her teeth and applying some lotion. Ruby hoped it was the rose scented one.

"Oh, now you're just teasing me," Weiss said when she opened the door and saw Ruby spread out on the bed.

Ruby looked up and pouted, practically begging for Weiss to hurry up and join her. Weiss rolled her eyes and climbed into bed, resting her head on Ruby's chest.

"Sorry if I get you wet," she said as she leaned up and kissed Ruby's chin. "My hair takes forever to dry and I didn't want to keep you waiting."

"It's okay," Ruby said, kissing the top of her girlfriend's head. "You smell really nice."

It wasn't the roses or the Moonlight-whatever she usually wears, it was the green apple one that always made Ruby hungry.

"Thank you."

Ruby took Weiss left hand and caressed it as she traced the lines scattered across her palm. A friend of hers in university had recently gotten into fortune telling and her latest fascination was palm reading. She'd subjected Ruby to a never-ending onslaught of facts and questions whenever they were within spitting distance making it hard for them to talk. But now that she had Weiss' hand in her palm, Ruby wished she'd paid more attention. She knew one was supposed to be a life line and another was for the heart, but she couldn't recall which was which and what the other lines meant.

"What are you thinking about?" Weiss asked.

"Fortune telling," Ruby answered honestly. She played with Weiss' fingers and brought them up to her lips, kissing the tips one by one.

Weiss giggled and gave Ruby a few shy kisses on the chin and jaw, "I never took you as the superstitious type."

"I'm not," Ruby said, "but a friend of mine is and she's super into palm reading."

"Have you learned anything from her? Because you've been staring at my palm for awhile now, ma chérie."

"Hm," Ruby squinted her eyes as she retraced the delicate lines on Weiss' palm. "Yeah, I got nothing," Ruby laughed. "You've got pretty hands though. I like them a lot."

"What do you like about them?"

"I like that they're soft and fit perfectly in mine."

Weiss hummed in thought and snuggled a closer to Ruby. "Do they?" she asked, intertwining their fingers. "Huh, I guess they do…"

"Yup!"

"You should probably go take a shower," Weiss said. "No offense, but you smell like peppercorn steak and cheap beer."

"Stinky?

Weiss sniffed Ruby's neck and shrugged. "I can tolerate it."

"So I do stink."

"Maybe a little."

"Ouch, babe," Ruby said, pouting as she willed herself to get out of bed and padded towards the bathroom. Weiss gave her a cheeky little wave with a satisfied smirk on her beautiful face that said "I win." Ruby considered going back to steal a kiss just to wipe that smug look off, but Weiss wasn't looking at her anymore; her attention had been stolen by the light dimmer. "Trying to set a mood?"

"On my period, Ruby," Weiss nonchalantly reminded her.

"Doesn't mean we can't do anything," Ruby pushed. She'd been hoping to fool around a little before bed since tonight was their one chance for some unrushed alone time.

"I would love to, but I feel gross and unsexy," Weiss said, still fiddling with the dimmer. "I just want to cuddle tonight if that's okay with you?"

"Oh, yeah, no, I totally understand!" Ruby said. "So no kissing either?"

"Oh, no, that we can definitely do!" Weiss said, finally turning back to Ruby. "Was that all you wanted? Because I was worried you were asking for something else."

"No, no!" Ruby said, waving her hands in front of her. "I got the message loud and clear the first time you said it… it's just I really wanted to kiss some more. I missed you, Weiss."

"I missed you too, Ruby," Weiss smiled. "Now hurry up, you know how early I like to go to sleep."

"Right!" Ruby said, pulling her shirt off to give Weiss a little show before closing the door and immediately sinking to the floor in shame.

Her face was redder than a ripe chili pepper and her skin burned like she'd just eaten a handful of them. She couldn't believe she did that. What stupid, horny animal crawled into her brain and told her that was okay? Weiss had seen her shirtless before, sure, but those were all during sexy times, not "I'm gunna take a shower, babe, BRB" casual times. What did Weiss think when she did that? Was it too much? Did Ruby overstep their boundaries?

"Oh god, I am never going to live this down." Ruby dragged her hands down her face as she groaned, silently wishing for the sweet embrace of death to take her. "Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid!"

But death wasn't coming tonight and neither was Ruby, which really, really sucked because she was actually prepared; there was a box of condoms in Ruby's duffle bag waiting to be ripped open used. It was one of the main reasons why Ruby asked to join Weiss in the hotel. Sex wasn't the end all be all to their relationship, but tonight would have been the perfect night to finally take that step.

"No use dragging this out," Ruby sighed as she picked herself off the heated tiles and dropped her shorts, kicking them off to the side where her discarded shirt laid.

She stared down at Crescent Rose and sighed again, the disappointment finally settling in. A baser part of her brain suggested she take care of herself real quick, it wouldn't take long, just a few strokes and she'd be done. But Ruby didn't waste anymore time thinking about it, she was in an out of the shower in record time, ten minutes tops.

"You didn't even dry your hair," Weiss huffed as she pushed the hair out of Ruby's eyes. "You look like a wet dog," she added, using her sleeve to towel Ruby off. "Stop squirming, you dolt, and hold still!"

"Woof," Ruby barked, nuzzling her nose against Weiss'.

"You brat." Weiss rolled her eyes and pulled Ruby in for a kiss. Ruby eagerly complied and climbed on top of her, slotting herself comfortably between Weiss' legs. "Remember: no funny business."

"No funny business," Ruby sternly repeated. "So a neutron walks into a bar—"

"Ruby, no!"

"Fiiine, back to kissing," Ruby pouted. "You're no fun."

Ruby had grown much bolder since their first kiss on Halloween, something Weiss was extremely grateful for. But Ruby owed all of her bravery and progress to Weiss. She'd been a great teacher with the patience of a saint, letting Ruby explore and learn without complaint. There had also been no pressure to move past Ruby's comfort zone so she never felt like she was being left in the dust, chasing after a woman who wanted more than what Ruby could give.

They kissed for what felt like hours trying to make up for all the lost time. Weiss had tossed aside her sweater after she dried most of Ruby's hair on it, and in the spirit of fairness, Ruby got rid of her shirt too. The feeling of skin on skin contact was still relatively new for them so keeping Crescent Rose down and out of the game was especially hard for Ruby, but as usual, Weiss was patient and didn't bring any attention to it unless Ruby asked. Weiss' self-control was honestly awe inspiring. If their roles had been reversed, Ruby doubted she'd be able to say no when the opportunity presented itself.

Weiss ran a hand down Ruby's left arm, tracing the thinly veiled muscles keeping Ruby up and the field of roses covering her skin.

"I like it when you touch me like that," Ruby whispered, peppering Weiss' neck with a few hungry kisses; green apples were officially her new favourite fruit.

"And I like touching you," Weiss sighed, tilting her head back to give Ruby more room to explore. "I really missed you, Ruby."

"I missed you too," Ruby replied. "So what's been keeping you busy?"

"The usual. Single motherhood, work, and on lonely nights, you," Weiss whispered seductively, her breath tickling Ruby's red tipped ear. "What about you, ma chérie?" Weiss asked. "Do you think of me at night?"

"I think about you constantly," Ruby said, pushing herself up to stare into Weiss' eyes. She looked so beautiful under the dim light with her hair splayed out messily, chest heaving from exertion. Ruby did this. She was the one who stole Weiss' breath away. Her. Boring ol' Ruby Rose with the normal knees and zero degrees. "You are so beautiful, Weiss."

Weiss smiled as her gaze drifted from Ruby's eyes to her exposed breasts and finally her abs where she lingered until Ruby called her name.

"Hm?"

"See something you like?" Ruby asked.

"I see a lot of things that I like," Weiss said as she a ran finger slowly down the valley between Ruby's breasts. "So many things, I can count six of them right now…"

"That tickles," Ruby giggled.

"That's the intention," Weiss said, hungrily eyeing the way Ruby's muscles tensed whenever she laughed.

"You're mean," Ruby said as she rolled off of Weiss; this was a good stopping point for the night. "Turn off the lights?"

"Huh?" Weiss blinked, stunned by the whiplash.

"It's almost your bedtime," Ruby said, pointing to the clock on Weiss' nightstand. "Keeping you up past it once was enough to teach me a lesson."

"Ugh, fine." Weiss got out bed and picked Ruby's discarded shirt off the floor. She stretched her arms up high above her head before slipping the shirt on.

"Whoa..." Ruby gasped, the memory of Weiss' tattoo forever burned into her eyes.

Weiss looked over her shoulder and smirked at the wide-eyed gaze Ruby was giving her. "See something you like, Ms. Rose?"

"Holy hell, that was the hottest thing I've ever seen," Ruby said, scrambling to reach Weiss before she could another step. She grabbed her girlfriend by the waist and pulled her onto her lap. "You are just… everything. It's like I made you out of a computer."

"Excuse me?"

"Sorry, old movie ref," Ruby said, kissing Weiss' neck. "Why are you so fucking hot, Weiss?"

Weiss threw her head back laughing, her arms resting comfortably around Ruby's shoulders. "What happened to lights out?"

"Forget that," Ruby said, flipping them so Weiss was on her back. "I don't think I'm ready to sleep just yet."

"You, me, and someone else apparently," Weiss said, peering down. "Hello there."

"Sorry." Blushing, Ruby shifted her hips so Weiss couldn't see how badly she wanted her. "I was kind of hoping tonight would've been the night we go all the way."

"Ruby…"

"Uh, so…" Ruby blew some air out of her mouth, her eyes darting around nervously, "next time, when you ask, I'm going to say yes."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, positive," Ruby said. "I really like you, Weiss. And I really want to do it… with you… um. Yeah."

Weiss stared deep into Ruby's eyes and gulped. "Okay. Next time."

"Next time," Ruby confirmed, leaning down for a kiss that wouldn't end any time soon.

Double update this week because I wrote myself into a corner.

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P.s.- If smut isn't your thing, I strongly recommend you skip the next two chapters coming.