Elphaba was awake before Glinda—of course. She watched as the blonde's chest rose and fell silently with sleep. A smile played at the corners of the green woman's lips. She rubbed her long fingers against the pale arm that Glinda had around her waist. It was the only sound in the room, skin against skin. Elphaba loved it.
"Glinda," Elphie whispered kissing her collarbone.
Glinda's eyes opened almost immediately and she looked at Elphaba with a drowsy look but her lips still went up in a smile. "Good morning," she whispered softly.
She kissed an emerald shoulder and snuggled against slightly shivering from the cold. Elphaba tightened her hold on Glinda to keep her warm.
"We have to go," Elphaba said reluctantly but with some amount of haste.
"I know," Glinda said with a sigh. She sat up and wrapped a flimsy blanket around her torso. Elphaba sat up as well and moved closer to Glinda. She put her head against the pale skin of her lover's back and stroked it with her nose and hair. The blonde smiled and turned her head to the side placing and hand against raven locks.
Then she stood up and began to gather and put on her clothes. As Elphaba put on her own clothes, Glinda escaped for a quick glance in the mirror. Her hair was in disarray and there were slight bags under her from little sleep, but somehow she looked different. She just wasn't sure how. She powdered her face and put some lipstick on then ran a wet comb through her hair to make it look somewhat presentable. When she turned back to Elphaba she had already had all of their things together and was ready to leave.
They smiled at each other and spoke their silent feelings through their eyes. Elphaba held the door for Glinda and they left for the carriage.
The carriage had already arrived so the girls hopped on quickly to get seats that didn't make one nauseas. As Glinda took the seat next to the window seat Elphaba looked around at the other passengers with suspicious glances.
"Glinda," Elphaba said with a very stern tone. Glinda looked up. "Move over to the window seat."
"Why," she asked not understanding Elphie's order.
"I don't want anyone to get any ideas about you," she said eyeing one man in particular who was staring at Glinda's cleavage. Glinda looked at him and swallowed nervously. Nodding she moved over to the next seat and Elphaba sat next to her looking at the man with hard eyes.
Glinda's hand found Elphaba's but her gaze did not. Elphaba's brows knitted in worry then softened. She put two fingers underneath her lovers chin and turned her gaze. The blonde looked at Elphie.
"Don't you worry. I won't let anything happen to you, my sweet," she said so only Glinda could hear. She hated sharing such an intimate moment with strangers watching but Glinda needed it. She kissed Glinda's forehead then leaned back in her seat as the carriage began to move.
"You promise," Glinda whispered putting her face in Elphaba's hair.
"Yes," Elphaba said resting her cheek against golden curls.
The young woman smiled and snuggled into Elphie's hair, smelling it. She moaned lightly at the scent. "You smell good."
"I should… I smell like you," Elphie smiled.
Glinda was silent for a while… "I love you," she whispered in the same tone as the night before.
Elphaba hesitated less this time. "I know."
Then Glinda sat up smiled at Elphaba and turned her glance out the window. She wasn't hurt, but she felt a slight sting in her heart. I wonder if Elphaba will ever say it, Glinda thought.
The green girl didn't feel any better. Saying something was worse then saying nothing. Elphaba didn't want to hurt Glinda she… Do I love her? Elphaba asked herself. Those words were so foreign to her. What is love anyway? Elphaba thought. Is it this tingling feeling? This flutter in my heart? Is that what Glinda is feeling? Elphaba looked at the turned away Glinda as she asked herself these questions.
They stayed silent for most of the ride to the next town. But their hands stayed intertwined for the whole ride there.
Once the carriage stopped in the next town they got off and went to the inn. This room was like the first room they had stayed in. There was no love making that night. The two lovers lie in each other's arms a few caresses here or there, but no more then that. Elphaba, thoroughly exhausted, slept. Glinda did not. She stayed awake all night just to watch Elphaba sleep, something she rarely got the chance to see. The green girl seemed to be awake all of the time, reading a book or writing something down. Glinda smiled a drained smile to herself as she thought of Elphaba's study habits.
It was twilight when Elphaba's eyes opened. She looked at Glinda's tired eyes and shook her head slightly. "Go to sleep my sweet," She said running a few fingers on the side of the blonde's face.
"I'm not tired," Glinda said slowly almost slurring her words.
"You are," Elphaba whispered kissing her lovers forehead. "Go to sleep. I'll wake you when we must leave."
Elphaba pulled Glinda to her and wrapped her in a warm embrace. And as Glinda leaned her head against Elphie's green chest the dark haired woman began to hum deep in her throat. She was humming a tune that Glinda didn't recognize but liked just the same. The petite blonde yawned and fell asleep.