As she stood looking at her reflection in the mirror wearing only a thin robe to cover her body, Laura's nerves began to get the better of her. She'd had told Taylor that she wasn't nervous, and at the time she hadn't been. But with only minutes until the scene had to be shot, she felt butterflies in her stomach.
Taylor was beautiful; there was no doubt about it. Her messy blonde hair and pale blue eyes were enough to drive anyone crazy. She was a little shorter than Laura, but her long legs looked good in those jeans she had been wearing earlier, and Laura could only imagine that she looked even better without them. Laura wasn't usually one to get nervous, she had hung out with 'the lads' ever since she was a teenager and classed herself as one of them. As well as this, she'd only ever dated men. Sure, she could appreciate when a woman was beautiful but none of them had ever gotten her this nervous before.
Running her fingers through her hair, she adjusted it one last time before she left the room, not that it would be matter as she would be soaking wet in a few minutes. The door that Taylor had gotten changed behind was already open, so Laura figured that she must've already made her way down to the set without her. Taking in a deep breath, she plucked up the courage to follow after her.
When she got there, she was greeted by the sight of Taylor in front of her, chatting to the real Piper and Jenji. She took in another deep breath as it seemed she forgot how to breathe properly when she was around the blonde.
"Hey, you guys ready?" Jenji called as she spotted Laura.
Noticing that Jenji wasn't talking to her, Taylor spun round and was met by the raven haired woman's gaze.
"You bet." Laura laughed, putting a fake cocky smirk onto her face.
It didn't take an expert to see that Taylor was terrified of what was about to happen, and Laura didn't exactly blame her. They'd only known each other less than a day and they were already about to get naked on camera in front of a bunch of cast and crew.
"Now remember, you love each other. You crave one another and no matter how close the two of you are, you want to get closer. We'll shoot for roughly 20 seconds or so and then we'll cut, providing everything goes well. If not, we'll have to re-shoot. You both read your lines, so you know what to do right?"
"Yeah." The two of them said in sync, watching one another as they spoke at the same time.
"Great. There are two hooks by the shower where you can leave your robes. When you're done you can go back to the trailer or hang out in the dressing room. Okay let's go."
As Taylor hesitated with the tie on her robe, Laura leaned in and whispered in her ear. "You're gonna be fine. It's only me."
A shiver travelled down her spine. The fact that it was 'only Laura' was exactly what Taylor was worried about. This woman intimidated her, her cockiness and confidence didn't bother her. Instead, it only attracted her even more to the woman.
Knowing that she had to be the 'brave' one, Laura swiftly took off her robe and hung it on the hook. Taylor followed sheepishly after her; almost too afraid to turn round in case she couldn't help her wandering eyes.
Just like Laura had expected, Taylor's body was something else. Her collarbones and hips were prominent but not in a way that made her look too skinny. Her stomach was flat and toned, and just as expected, her legs looked even better without her jeans on. She wanted to look at this beautiful woman forever, but she feared that if she stared for too long she would be caught. Her skin was covered in tiny bumps as the robe was cleared from her body. It was cold.
Really fucking cold.
Taylor on the other hand couldn't help herself. As she made her way over to the woman and stood only centimetres from her body, she felt like she was being towered over. There was only about 4 inches height difference between the two of them but Taylor felt much smaller in comparison. As Jenji shouted 'ACTION', Taylor felt two arms wrap around her waist and the gap was closed between the two women. The minute their bodies touched Taylor relaxed and her nerves disappeared. She hardly even knew this woman, yet she felt safe and secure in her arms.
The water washed over the two of them and Taylor watched as Laura's long raven coloured hair clung to her shoulders and her chest. Before the shoot, the crew had been adamant that Taylor had to wear extensions as this was a 'flashback' scene and as the water weighed down her hair, she felt them begin to tug at her scalp. But she didn't care; the only thing she cared about now was being in Laura's arms. It felt natural, and when it came to their kiss she almost completely forgot that they were In a room full of people.
Laura ran her hands up and down Taylor's back slowly, her skin soft and silky with the water that was cascading down over the two of them. When it was time, Taylor looked up into her eyes, wondering which of the two would make the first move. To make her more comfortable, Laura decided to make the move and lean in for the kiss. As she got closer, Taylor closed the gap and their lips touched. She wasn't sure if Taylor felt what she felt, but it was something spectacular. Something that she'd never felt before when she'd kissed someone. Taylor's elbows were rested on Laura's shoulders and she slowly ran her hands across Taylor's biceps, their lips moving together and then apart slowly, neither of them wanting the scene to end.
"CUT!" Jenji called, startling the two women. It'd only been 20 seconds but for them it'd felt like a lifetime.
"That was great!" Jenji roared as they received claps for their 'acting'. "I really felt a connection between both of you, if I didn't know any better I'd say that this was real!"
Taylor blushed and lowered her head, realising that Laura's arms were still around her waist. Not wanting to scare her, she let go quickly and grabbed both of their robes, handing one to Taylor and putting the other one on herself.
"Thanks." Taylor whispered, putting her arms through the sleeves and wrapping the tie around her waist to keep it secure.
"We'll look over the tape and if anything should need changing then we'll get the editors to take a look at it. From what I saw though, everything ran perfectly. Neither of you have any more scenes today so you're free to do what you like. You can hang around with the rest of the cast or you wanna head home then feel free." Piper spoke, smiling eagerly at the two of them.
"I guess we'll see you guys tomorrow then." Laura said as both her and Taylor turned and made their way towards the door.
"Oh hey wait!" Jenji called. "We're having a get together tonight so everyone can get to know each other. You guys coming?"
Laura looked at Taylor who smiled. She nodded her head. "Yeah, we'll see you there."
"Great, it's my house. I'll send you the directions when I finish up here."
"Hey, you did great out there."
Taylor had just finished getting dressed and was coming out of her room when she was met by Laura sat on the couch. The blonde was drying her hair with a towel and Laura found it almost impossible to keep her eyes off her. She was wearing the same clothes as earlier, the jeans that made her legs look great.
"You weren't too bad yourself. I guess I just got a little more comfortable once we were shooting. And we're gonna be spending a lot of time together anyways, there's no room to be nervous."
"What can I say?" She laughed, winking. "Speaking of doing great, you aren't too bad a kisser either."
Taylor blushed and instantly felt her cheeks turning red. Was she trying to flirt with her? Surely not…as far as Taylor knew, Laura was straight. And so was she.
"Are you blushing, Schilling?" Laura laughed.
God, even being called by her second name made her nervous. She could feel the burning in her cheeks as Laura's eyes bore into her own.
"Maybe."
"There's no maybe about it…I made you blush." Laura sat back against the couch. She was wearing a dark grey t-shirt with the sleeves cut off, a pair or black skinny jeans and a pair of combat boots. Her leather jacket was slung over the arm of the chair and there was a rucksack on the floor.
"Are you proud of that?" Taylor asked, throwing the towel onto the couch beside Laura.
"A little…I made a pretty girl shy, that's gotta be worth something."
Laura mentally kicked herself. Was she being too forward with Taylor? They'd only just met, and she wasn't even gay! Was she? Scared of making the blonde uncomfortable, she quickly changed conversation.
"So, you planning on going to the party tonight?" She asked, picking up her jacket and putting it on before sitting back down, this time on the arm of the couch where she had just picked up her jacket from.
"Yeah I think so, I mean I don't have anything else planned."
"Great, looks like I'll see you there."
"You certainly will." Taylor winked, picking up her bag and leaving through the door.
A/N: Thank you for such great feedback! After one chapter i didn't expect such a great reaction!