Addena looked up from packing her medical bag when she heard the door open. "That didn't take long." The smile that was forming on her face quickly faded when she got a good look at Breena. "You're flushed." She hurried over to her. "Do you have a fever?"
"No." Breena swatted her hand away when she tried to feel her forehead.
"Bree?" Elphaba's tone was questioning.
"I'm fine." She gave Addena a look when she tried to touch her again.
"She's not flushed, she's blushing." Glinda spoke as she made her way over to sit on the edge of the bed next to Elphie.
"Blushing?" Elphaba frowned.
Addena cocked her head at the witch. "You blush?"
"Everyone does." Breena grumped.
"I didn't think you knew how."
"Well I do."
"It's a good look for you." Addena chuckled.
"Leave her alone." Glinda came to her defense. "It's not her fault I kissed her."
"Kissed her?" Elphaba's amused voice and Addena's shocked one mingled on the question.
"You kissed her?" Addena scowled at her sister for a second before turning her attention to Breena. "You let her kiss you?"
Breena shrugged. "So what if she did."
"So what if she did?" Addena threw her hands in the air. "So what if she did?!"
"Be careful Dena." Glinda winked covertly at Breena. "If I didn't know better I would think you were jealous."
"Me too." The short haired witch played along. "She just wanted to see what it was like to kiss another Thropp."
Elphaba's face was turned away from Addena so she couldn't see her grinning as she asked, "Do we have similar technique?"
"Not really." Glinda shook her head. "But it's kind of hard to tell from just one kiss. I'd have to do more research to give you a better answer."
"Any time you need a guinea pig just let me know."
"Breena!" Addena stared at her with wide eyes.
Glinda pursed her lips. "I might just take you up on that. If it's all right with Elphie."
Elphaba sighed. "Sometimes a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do."
"Don't worry." Glinda patted her lover on the head. "You can watch."
"What?!" The doctor was about to lose her temper when her sister snorted. She rolled her eyes as she realized she'd been duped. "You three aren't the least bit funny."
"Sure we are." Breena teased.
"I can't believe you fell for that." Glinda could barely speak for laughing.
Addena nodded. "I guess I should have known you'd never kiss anyone but Elphaba."
"Oh I kissed her."
"You did?" Elphaba was shocked.
Glinda smiled sweetly. "Yep."
"On the cheek, Elly." Breena was quick to clarify.
"As a thank you for healing the hot and bothered one over there," Glinda added.
"I wasn't hot or bothered." Addena contradicted her.
"Really?" The younger blonde arched an eyebrow. "So you wouldn't care if she went around kissing other people?"
"I think that's enough about kissing for right now." Breena decided it was time to put an end to the whole conversation. Addena might have made a move earlier but their relationship was too on again off again for her to let anyone push the woman too far. "What do you say we fix that back of yours now, Elly?"
"Are you sure you feel up to it? Because if you don't..."
"I wouldn't be here if I didn't." Breena cut her sister off before she could continue. "And I think that statement applies to anything you were about to say too." She spoke as Addena opened her mouth. "You could keep yourself busy by checking those cuts on Glinda's arms."
"Why?" Glinda frowned. "They're just scratches."
"They're more than that." Elphaba disagreed.
"It's better to be safe than sorry." Addena followed Breena across the room.
"But they don't even hurt." Glinda pouted as her sister came to a stop beside her. "Are you going to use the stingy stuff?"
Addena grinned. "I won't know until I take a look." Her examination didn't take long. When she was done she clicked her tongue as she shook her head.
"What?" Glinda looked at her anxiously. "It's the stingy stuff for me, isn't it?"
"No." Addena let her off the hook. "You did an excellent job protecting her, Elphaba." She started rummaging in her supply bag. "She only has a few that even need bandaged."
"There's nothing in them?" Breena asked.
Addena furrowed her brow at the question. "No."
"Then forget the bandages." Breena put one hand on Glinda's shoulder and the other on Elphaba's side before letting her powers flow. It didn't take long for her strength to fade but she held on, making sure they were both healed before letting go.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Addena growled.
"Making a small contribution to science." She grinned tiredly. "I have a feeling they're going to want to perform some kissing experiments of their own tonight. We couldn't have a few cuts getting in the way of perfecting a technique. It could be a major breakthrough for kissers everywhere."
"Are you sure you're all right?" Elphaba sat up, pulling the blanket she was laying on with her to cover herself.
Breena nodded. "I just need to crash for a little while."
"More like all night." Addena murmured under her breath, closing her medical bag and slinging it over his shoulder before slipping her arm around Breena's waist.
The sudden contact made Breena wrinkle her brow. "What are you doing?"
"Helping you."
"I can walk on my own." Breena tried to get away.
Addena pulled her closer. "I'm sure you can, but as your doctor I'm not willing to risk it. Now tell these two good night and let's go."
"But the sun hasn't even gone down yet."
"Just do it!"
"Fine!" Breena heaved a sigh. "Good night you two."
"Good night." Glinda pulled them into a hug. "I owe you big time, Breena."
"You don't owe me anything."
"Then I do." Elphaba gripped her sister's hand as Glinda let go. "Thanks, Bree. I..."
"Just leave it at thanks," her sister interrupted. "I'm too tired for anything else right now."
Elphaba grinned. "Then I guess I'll save it for later."
Addena steered Breena toward the door. "Come on you."
Glinda saw them out, giving them another goodbye before shutting the door again. "Aren't they adorable together?"
"Something like that." Elphaba's grin slipped when she noticed Glinda staring at something. "What?"
Glinda answered by picking up the shirt she had so hastily taken off her lover when they got to the room earlier. She stared at it for a moment before holding it out for Elphie to see. "It's soaked with your blood." She put her index finger through one of the many holes. "You saved me Elphie. You put yourself between me and all that flying glass and nearly got cut to ribbons in the process."
"It wasn't that bad." She tried to downplay it, hoping to avoid what she knew was bound to happen.
"You could have been killed. Do you know how that makes me feel?"
Elphaba tried to come up with something reassuring to say but Glinda turned to face her before she could. Instead of the tears she thought she would see she found something completely different shining in the blonde's eyes. Desire.
"Glinda?"
She grinned at the green woman's uncertain tone. "I know I should be close to hysterics right now considering what happened, but..." she shrugged. "All I can think about are the stories my mother read to me as a child where the princess was saved by the knight in shining armor." She let the shirt slip from her fingers as she walked back toward the bed. "I always tried to imagine what my knight would be like. Would he be ruggedly handsome or more of the boy next door? Would he be dark and mysterious or blonde and fair?" She stopped in front of Elphie. "But no matter how many times I tried to conjure his image, it never came to me. And now I know why."
Elphaba swallowed hard at her close proximity. "Really?"
Glinda nodded. "Because I was never meant to have a knight. I was destined to have a witch." She shoved Elphaba back onto the bed. "A dark haired,"she pulled the blanket away to reveal her lover's body, "emerald skinned," she climbed up on the bed to straddle her, "witch with a heart of gold and the soul of a saint."
"A heart of gold and the soul of a saint?" Elphaba raised one eyebrow.
"Whose story is this?" Glinda leaned down to capture the green lips she longed for, deepening the kiss when Elphie eagerly responded.
She let herself get completely lost in the sensation of their connection until she felt Elphie unzipping her dress. She broke the lip lock long enough to sit up and let the material fall from her shoulders before reclaiming Elphie's mouth.
Elphaba continued to undress her lover as they kissed. First it was the bra, which was easy enough to unclasp and throw across the room. The dress was a bit trickier but she somehow managed to get it down over Glinda's hips to the point that the blonde could wiggle free and kick the thing off the bed. She was reaching for her underwear when Glinda pulled back.
"I've got them." She shimmied out of the panties, grinning when she saw the way Elphie was watching her. "This is the part of the story you never heard."
"What?" Elphaba's voice was husky as she drank in the blonde's body.
"The damsel turning into a sex kitten." Glinda caressed green breasts. "And enjoying every second of undressing her love." She kept one hand busy with Elphie's chest as the other unfastened the pants she was wearing. The witch helped out by arching her back, making it easier to slide the pants off. She was forward thinking and took Elphie's underwear at the same time. She stared down at the naked body beneath her in awe. "Your beauty takes my breath away."
Elphaba purred, "Now you know how I feel every time I look at you."
Their lips came together again as their hands explored. It seemed fitting that they found the others center at the same time. They set a leisurely pace, matching each other stroke for stroke in rhythm until they both reached their limit. Glinda, always more vocal, threw her head back to voice her pleasure while Elphaba breathed heavily, her lover's name on her lips.
Glinda gave herself a moment to recover before looking down again. "I love you Elphie. I..." She choked as tears filling her eyes. "I had to let you know. To show you."
"It's all right my sweet." Elphaba pulled her into her arms. "I know."
Glinda burrowed against her, finally coming to rest with her ear against Elphie's chest. Fresh tears filled her eyes as she listened to her heartbeat. "Thank you."
Elphaba held her close. "For what?"
"Caring enough to keep me safe." Her voice was little more than a whisper.
"You would have done the same thing."
"Maybe."
Elphaba rubbed circles on a pale back. "Definitely."
Glinda stayed where she was for several minutes before lifting her head. "Elphie?"
"Hmm?" She kept a tight grip on the blonde.
"Do you still want to be the bad girl?"
Elphaba smiled. "I guess that would depend on my punishment."
"I'm sure I can come up with something appropriate."
"I love you." Elphaba ran her fingers through golden curls.
Glinda grinned wickedly. "Remember that when I make you scream my name."
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"This is gorgeous." Addena spoke as they walked into the room at the other end of the hall.
"Yeah, my mom had great taste."
"This was your mother's room?"
Breena nodded, stifling a yawn. "I thought you could use it while you're here."
"I..." Addena was shocked. "I don't know what to say."
"You don't have to say anything. You've been taking care of me since we got here otherwise you could have had your choice of rooms. This one has it's own bath and," she couldn't stop her yawn this time, "it's close to my room."
"Are you implying I'll need to take care of you more?"
"Take care of me, make out with me." Breena shrugged as she sat down on the bed with a sigh. "It's like a little slice of heaven."
Addena grinned. "Take off your shirt."
Breena raised her eyebrows. "Excuse me?"
"So I can clean your arm." Addena shook her head. "Get your mind out of the gutter."
"You're the one propositioning me and I'm the one with my mind in the gutter?"
"Your mind is always in the gutter." Addena chuckled until she looked up to find her flinching as she tried to get her shirt off. "Here, let me help." She hissed as she slid the shirt free and saw the cuts marring Breena's right arm. "Ouch."
"They're not as bad as yours earlier." Her voice was pained.
Addena laid her down. "That doesn't mean they don't hurt."
Breena watched her as she took a closer look. "It's the dreaded stingy stuff for me, isn't it?"
"I'm afraid so. The good news is I don't see glass in any of them."
"I guess that's something."
Addena started cleaning the cuts but her eyes kept getting drawn to Breena's face. The witch was laying back against the pillows, her eyes closed and her brow slightly furrowed. How many times had she seen her in various stages of undress now? Would she ever get her into bed when she wasn't treating her as a doctor?
The thought made her blush.
"I'm, uh..." She tried not to stammer. "I'm going to clean the one on your cheek now."
Breena opened her eyes. "Is something wrong?"
"No." She was quick to answer. "I just thought I'd let you know."
"Right."
Addena tried to avoid her gaze but those eyes were hypnotic. Before she realized what she was doing she kissed her. "I'm..." She swallowed hard as she pulled away. "I'm sorry."
"I'm not." Breena brought her down for another one.
Addena tried to keep it chaste but her emotions got the better of her and she ended up crawling on top of Breena. There was something about thinking you were going to die that brought things into perspective. Like the fact she could no longer deny her feelings for the woman beneath her.
"Addena." Breena breathed against her lips as they parted for a moment, but it did little to stop the doctor from capturing her mouth again. She let herself melt into another kiss before using her left arm to push her away. "Addena."
"What?" She realized how harsh the question sounded. "I'm sorry." She cupped Breena's left cheek. "What's the matter?"
"I want this, I really do, but..." Breena sighed. "I can't believe I'm about to say this." She stared into Addena's blue eyes. "I think we should wait."
"Wait?"
"Yes, as in not do this now."
"Wow." Addena pulled back.
"No." Breena threw her arms around her to keep her from moving any further. "It's just that I'm exhausted right now and I think the world of you and if we're going to do something like this I want to be at the top of my game and we should make it special and..."
"Shhh." Addena put her finger against her lips to make her stop. "I understand."
"Really?" Breena looked at her anxiously.
"Yes." She grinned. "I was getting a little carried away." She half shrugged. "And it figures I would fall for a romantic."
"You're falling for me?"
"Don't act so surprised."
"I'm not. I mean I kind of am, but..." She sighed. "Can you tell I ramble when I'm tired?"
Addena's grin became a full fledged smile. "You're cute."
Breena grinned too. "I am, aren't I?"
"It is definitely time for you to go to sleep." She tried to get up again.
Breena tightened her grip. "Where are you going?"
"I thought..."
"Just because I said we shouldn't make love yet doesn't mean we can't have a cuddle session."
"A cuddle session?"
"You wouldn't deny an injured woman a little comfort would you?" Breena pouted. "I sleep better when you're around."
Addena pretended to think about it.
"Never mind." Breena let go of her. "Go take a cold shower or something. There are towels in the bathroom."
"Breena?"
"Don't worry about me." She closed her eyes.
"Come on." Addena kept waiting for her to smile to let her know she was teasing, but she didn't. "Bree?" She used Elphaba's nickname but still didn't get a response. "I was only kidding."
Breena cracked open one eye as she smirked. "Me too."
"Brat!" She smacked her on the arm.
"Ow!" Breena yelped in pain as her hand made contact with one of the cuts.
"Oh shit, I'm sorry." Addena looked to make sure she wasn't bleeding. "Maybe this will help." She gently kissed the skin next to the torn flesh.
Breena's breath caught in her throat. "All better."
Addena grinned as she settled in against Breena's left side, her head nestled against her shoulder and her arm draped over her midsection. "This is nice."
"Very."
"Do you mind if I call you Bree?"
"Only if I can call you Addy."
"Addy?"
"Mmmhmm." Breena's eyes were getting heavy. "I know Glinda calls you Dena, but I like Addy better."
"Addy." Addena let it roll off her tongue. "I like it too."
"Good." Breena used her arm to pull her closer. "Night Addy."
"Good night Bree." Several seconds passed before she whispered, "I love you."
A smile spread across Breena's face as she replied, "I love you too."