This one I switched around with the original Day 4, because I felt like it would be more appropriate with the 'First' prompt.

Day 3: First

After yesterday's debacle in the changing room, Kuvira couldn't help but be a bit nervous about going to the matriarch's residence where she always gave her monthly report. There was no way that Suyin had noticed nothing, and probably the only reason she hadn't brought it up was to spare Kuvira.

Nice sentiment, but it didn't change the fact that they were now going to be alone together. Late at night. In her office. In a sleazy romance novel, it would definitely be a booty call, but Kuvira couldn't let that desire shine through.

She clutched her report a little tighter as the train came to a stop at the station. She was alone on it, but that was actually nice. "Alright, just go in there and do this by the book," Kuvira muttered to herself.

Finding her way through the estate was easy. She'd been there so many times it was practically like a second home to her. She knocked on the doors of Suyin's office, and soon go called in.

"Ah, Kuvira, you made it," Su cheerfully opened, flashing her that easy smile again which made Kuvira's heart jump. "Have a seat."

Kuvira smiled, because this might be easier that she thought. All she had to do was just keep it professional like usual and it would go down without a hitch. "Thank you. So, here's the report," she said, putting it on the desk, and Suyin opened it. "There are a few things I'd like to discuss in a little bit more detail. The hinges on the north-west gate are wearing..." She trailed off as she noticed Suyin was staring more at her than at the report. "Is there something wrong?"

"Oh, nothing," she smiled. "Just curious why you are still in your armor when you're not on duty anymore."

"Right," Kuvira said, feeling a little bit of a blush in her rise. "I just felt like, you know, I'm here professionally, so I should be dressed appropriately."

Suyin just kept up her easy smile. "You're always very guarded, ironically enough, but we can combine business and pleasure a little."

It almost made her jaw drop. "Excuse me?" Kuvira sputtered. This wasn't going where she thought it was going, right? That would be ridiculous.

Fortunately, she was right this time around. Suyin leaned down into her desk, and pulled out a bottle of wine. "This is from the Province of Yi. Eight years old, and it's excellent. Care to join me for a cup?"

"I really shouldn't," Kuvira stated. "It's not professional." Plus, she wouldn't want to find out what would happen if the alcohol got into her system and started messing with her judgment.

"You don't have to be like this around me, Kuvira. Especially when it's just the two of us, we can at least make this pretty boring stuff a bit more enjoyable. Take off that armor, and let your guard down a little. You're in my house, you don't have to keep an eye out for everything in here as you do out there."

Kuvira hesitated, but it almost sounded more like an order than a suggestion. Besides, she knew Su always had a very easy-going personality, which was probably the reason she'd fallen in love with her in the first place. "Alright, one cup," she gave in.

"And the armor."

With a sigh, Kuvira stood up and started dismantling it. First she took off her helmet and placed it on Suyin's desk, followed by the shoulder pads and torso plates. Underneath, the uniform consisted of a simple green long-sleeve, even if said sleeves had metal plating on them as well, but she couldn't really take those off.

"There, isn't that much better?" Suyin smiled. "Come, let's move this over to the lounge, talk a little more comfortably."

They did, and despite getting rid of the heavy armor, Kuvira could feel herself heat up. Luckily, Su didn't insist on sitting next to her, and instead sat down on the opposite side of the low coffee table. She quickly pulled out two metal cups and poured a generous amount of wine into both of them. "To professionalism," she smirked as she raised her own.

Kuvira chuckled. "I'll drink to that." It had to be said, Su's taste in wine was excellent. "This is good stuff, I'll give you that."

"Told you so. But now we really do have to get down to business. What were you saying earlier?" Su picked up the report again, only this time she actually paid attention to it rather than to Kuvira.

"Right, the hinges on the north-west gate..." She explained her findings and what she had written down, even if there wasn't a ton to discuss. Su was right though, doing this without her armor and under the enjoyment of a cup of wine was much better than in a stiff chair at that desk.

"And that was about all I had," Kuvira concluded as Su closed the report again.

"Okay, thank you very much," the matriarch replied. "Doesn't seem like too much of a problem, I'll get right on that." Kuvira was about to get up again, but Suyin stopped her. "Wait," she said. "There is one more thing I want to talk to you about."

She felt her heart drop. It went so well, and now it's all going to break down at the last second. "What is it?" she inquired, trying to keep her voice neutral.

"Yesterday, in the changing room."

Fuck. "Right..."

"I'm sorry," Su said, much to Kuvira's surprise. "I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable like I did. I'm not ashamed of my body, but I shouldn't have assumed that you were just fine with me getting undressed like that. I shouldn't have put you in that position."

"It's... It's okay," Kuvira managed to choke out, because it brought her right back to that moment. She stared at her cup of wine to try and hide her blushes as she thought back to Suyin's amazing figure.

"No, it's not." The matriarch stood up and walked over, sitting down next to Kuvira. "Is..." Now it was Su's turn to hesitate. "Is it because you're into women?"

Kuvira looked up. She had never told that to anyone she hadn't been with, and even then they had always kept it on the down low. Su definitely wasn't one of the people privy to that information, or at least, so she thought. "How did you..."

"Call it a mother's instinct. I've known since you were a teenager, and thought you may have grown out of being ashamed of it by now. Clearly, I was wrong."

"Sort of," Kuvira admitted. Su's train of thought was going in the right direction, but hadn't quite reached the final stop yet, even if Kuvira was perfectly happy keeping it that way.

Su reached out, taking Kuvira's hand in her own. "Hey, your secret is safe with me. It's nothing to be ashamed of, you hear me?"

Kuvira sighed. "I know. I'm not, you know, ashamed of it per se, it's just that I don't feel like flaunting it." She looked up, meeting Su's bright green eyes, which were surprisingly close, but she didn't mind. She didn't mind any of this intimacy. They were so beautiful. Kuvira could just get lost in those eyes forever, and part of her really wanted to.

And then something strange happened. Su's eyes briefly flicked down, looking at Kuvira's lips for just a moment, but it was more than enough for her to pick up on. If there was ever a moment to do something, it was now, because if Su's body language was anything to go by, she was feeling it too. "I guess... there is one other reason..." Kuvira tentatively said, testing the waters.

Su was already leaning forward a little bit more now. "And I'm guessing... I'm close to finding out what."

Kuvira nodded. "Very..."

Slowly, they both leaned in, and then their lips met. The kiss started out a little cautious, but soon, they were both completely lost in the moment. Nothing else existed outside of them. Su's lips were slightly chapped, but Kuvira didn't care. After all this time, she could finally let go of her secret, embrace the feeling. She tasted of the wine they had been drinking, but also with a hint of spice, something that Kuvira just loved.

In the end, they were forced apart by a lack of air, but when Suyin leaned in to kiss her again, Kuvira couldn't help but feel her sense of responsibility set it. Damn that thing. "Su..." she breathed, even though she had a hard time stopping her as the matriarch pushed her onto her back, enjoying the kiss in full. "Su, this is crazy..."

"It is," she replied, and continued kissing Kuvira, who was feeling it became increasingly hard to stop.

"You're drunk..."

"Only a little buzzed." With that, she kissed her again, their tongues mingling and fighting for dominance.

"You're my boss..."

"I am." This wouldn't stop her.

"You're twice my age..."

"Age is only a number."

"You're married." This was Kuvira's main reason for feeling guilty, and they actually broke apart when she said it.

Su sighed. "True, but Baatar and I... We haven't been doing well. Ours is a marriage of convenience, to keep up appearances and because we love our children, but we don't... love each other." Her face actually fell a little as she said it like that. "Not anymore."

"I'm sorry, Su," Kuvira offered while putting a hand on her cheek. "But is this the answer?"

"You don't have to feel guilty about my marriage, if that's what you're asking." Su leaned down again, pressing a chaste kiss on Kuvira's lips. "And really, are any of those other reasons enough to stop you?"

Kuvira smiled. "Definitely not." Now finally without any guilt, she leaned back in to kiss Su again, and damn, was it worth it.