Testarossa-Harlaown

Chapter 5: What Love Feels Like

Fate moved her hand up and cupped her crying mother's cheek, turning her face to the side, and she felt her heart throb painfully in her chest at Lindy's tightly closed eyes, desperate to try and keep the tears at bay, and failing miserably.

Fate steeled her resolve.

She leaned in and started kissing her mother's tears away. She started with her eyelids, then the upper part of her cheeks and down the salty trails, close to an inch from Lindy's lips and further down to her chin.

Lindy gasped the second the blonde's lips touched her eyelids, and when she opened them she met Fate's determined gaze as she kissed her tears away, and once the blonde had licked the tears off her chin, she went back up and gingerly kissed her mother's eyes and forehead.

"Pain, pain, go away," Fate whispered lovingly, smiling down warmly at Lindy, who blinked twice in utter confusion.

"F-Fate-chan...what...?" she mumbled. Fate looked embarrassed and looked down, closing her eyes for a moment before looking back up and leaning down, nuzzling her mother's teal hair.

"Okaa-san, why are you sad? Is it because of me? Have I made you sad...mama?" Fate whispered right next to Lindy's ear, and the older woman couldn't help but gasp and shudder. Lindy looked away, embarrassed.

"Of course not, Fate-chan...I...I love you! You could never make me sad..." she whispered, closing her eyes. Fate pulled away and looked at her mother in the eye with a sad expression.

"But you ARE sad, Mama. I...I want to make you happy. I want to comfort you, just like you have done for me. I want to return the favor," she said, a strange glint in her eyes.

"Fate-chan..." Lindy didn't recognize her own voice after it came out. It was laden with need and lust.

"Mama..." Fate purred before leaning in and claiming Lindy's lips with her own.

The teal-haired woman shuddered at the contact, and she actually panicked when she felt Fate's tongue softly run against her bottom lip. She was close to losing herself, yet, a tiny shred of reason remained and she roughly grasped Fate's shoulders and pushed her away.

"Fate-chan! No! W-We ca-can't! I'm...I'm your mother! This is SO wrong!" she cried. Fate shook her head, her golden tresses swaying against her shoulders, some strands making contact with Lindy's face and chest, leaving tingling sensations in their wake.

"Adoptive mother, Lindy," Fate spoke without hesitation and the older woman shuddered. She wasn't done yet. "You're a beautiful woman. I always thought you were, but now...you're SO much more so, Lindy...I just..." her voice began to crack, and she felt her eyes tear up. "I'm so grateful for everything you've ever done for me...I want to show you just HOW much I appreciate it...how much I appreciate you. I...I love you."

Fate's dark, teary eyes met Lindy's shocked ones.

Slowly, Lindy's hand rose and gently touched Fate's cheek. Her other hand went down to the small of the blonde's back and gently pushed her back down, while the hand on Fate's cheek moved to the back of her head, tangling itself into silky-smooth blonde locks. Fate's confused gaze met Lindy's loving, warm eyes. She smiled.

No more words were necessary as their bodies pressed flush against each other and their lips met in a gentle, slow, loving kiss.

One thing led to another; gentle, innocent kisses quickly escalated, turning passionate, needy, desperate. The little clothing they had on were slowly, teasingly removed. They're bodies molded together as if they were missing pieces of a complete puzzle.

They became one.

Trials may follow, challenges may be thrown their way, but they would stay together, be it as lovers or, if possible, back as mother and daughter, but they would find a way.

Love always did.

Fin

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A/N: I know! I know! I sorta promised a lemon! Hell, I even told my superior, Colonel Cousland that I WOULD include a lemon in this thing...but...I chickened out at the last moment. =A=

Noob? Pretty much. :S I'm sorry, people.

And I'll also apologize for the insulting shortness of this last chapter, and for its...ugh...lame-tasticness.

That's right, I said it. I created a new word! LOL

But I AM relieved to have finally finished this li'l piece, and I hope to have retained my title of Commander of the Unconventional!

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IF I do have that title, that is. ^^U It's all up to you, people.

Now...I dunno...I MAY come back with a lemon here. But that's a BIG "maybe". I dunno, I guess I'm sorta savin' my lemon for...say...me and Black Tornado's "Three to Tango" co-op fic? Which will feature 2, that's right! 2 juicy lemons if we get 50 reviews? ;D

I know, I know! Shameless plug right there. LMAO

Now, I'll just stop rambling about and leave you all to click on that nice li'l button at the bottom of the page. :P

Seeya around, marines! Dismissed!

Semper-Fi! Carry on!