Miss Harper's POV:
My mood took a drastic turn as time progressed. Days turned into weeks which turned into months. I was still hung up on what happened between me and Lilly without a doubt, but it wasn't as bad as it had been initially. Santana had become a great support, her and Jase teaming up to bring me back into myself and I was almost there by the end of October. Lilly had been causing me some trouble, turning up at the house drunk as though she still lived there. One night not so long ago she turned up, waltzing in as though she had never left, greeted by the not so nice situation by which I was laying in the arms of one Miss Santana Lopez, just cuddling whilst Jase sat on the other couch. It was one of the rare occasions where Santana came over to hang out with me and at first I had panicked, not only because Lilly was there but because Santana shouldn't be. But of course, Lilly didn't suspect a thing and both Santana and Jase had teamed up to protect me, getting her out of the house. I was vulnerable still, even if I told myself that I wasn't. Santana had volunteered to drive her home. She was in no fit state to get herself there but I asked Jase to instead, needing Santana's support more than I needed his. She walked back over to me, sat down and pulled me into her arms, cuddling me against her chest. "Thank you" I mumbled into her neck and she shook her head at me "You don't need to thank me, you never need to thank me for things like this" she told me and I nodded slightly, lifting my hand up to her neck, just holding it as I breathed her in. She stroked her hand over mine and I lifted my head to look at her, smiling. I let out a shaky breath I didn't realise I had been holding and leaned in to capture her lips with my own for the first time in months. "Mm" she moaned into it, her hand holding onto my wrist. She pulled away quickly though her face didn't go too far, her nose rubbing against my own. "Are you sure?" she asked and I couldn't thank her enough for how patient she had been with me. I nodded, lifting my arms up around her neck and pulling her closer, kissing her again. She didn't resist this time, probably more confident in my emotional stability and ability to make a conscious decision about what was going to happen. It felt good to finally feel her lips respond to mine and I sighed against them. Smiling, I parted her lips and let my tongue explore her for the first time in forever. She responded how I wanted her to, running her tongue against mine and pushing her way past my own lips. I giggled and pushed her back against the couch, hovering over her as we made out. Made out. We were making out, holy shit we were, finally. We kissed each other as though our lives depended on it, her hands caressing my body and holding me close. I moaned and she giggled, lifting one of her hands to cup my jaw. My own hands went up to her hair, tugging my fingers through it as I pushed it out of her face. Eventually we slowed down and I pulled away to place soft kisses all over her face, leaving a final one on her lips as I smiled down at her. "Woah" I said and she smiled, nodding. "I've missed that" I told her and she tucked my hair behind my ear. "I have too" she admitted and I blushed. I nuzzled into her, so relieved that we had finally taken a step forward, even though I was aware that I should be doing everything in my power to prevent it.
It hadn't happened too much since. It was rare that she could come over to my house, just because neither of us wanted to abuse the privilege but the two of us texted constantly, facetiming almost every day too. We'd talk, just like friends would but there was an underlying attraction that was impossible to ignore, like when she came over to my house that one time to have dinner with me and Jase and I was wearing them tiny yoga pants and she watched my ass for hours. I wanted to tell her to touch it but it wasn't the right time. Now was different though, I was getting stronger and more careless and braver, certainly and it seemed inevitable that things would begin to flourish between us. What was the point in ignoring it? It always amused me how responsible and careful she was. She wasn't one to wait behind after class to try her luck, instead she acted completely nonchalant around anyone that wasn't Jase. Sometimes it irked me because I wanted her attention more than anyone knew, no matter where we were but it also made it easier on me and for that I was both grateful and frustrated. It allowed me to have faith that she wouldn't cause a scene and make things at work hard for me, but it also forced my attraction to grow, just because she was so mature for her age and I could separate her at school from her at home so easily. It made me much more liable to just give in.
It was a Friday when I went over to her place. Her parents were away again and I had hinted for weeks about going over to her place, wanting to worm my way into her life as she had mine. I also appreciated the privacy, or the lack of Jase should I say. She ordered us Chinese food and I sat on her lap when we had finished eating, wrapping my arms around her and smiling, leaning in for a kiss. We didn't get to kiss all that often but it was easily one of my most favourite activities. She played with my hair as per usual, just watching me with a smile on her face. "You're gorgeous" she said and I blushed, she always gave me compliments. I kissed her again, tugging on her bottom lip. My lips moved to her neck and I kissed the sensitive skin, trying to bite down on it but as per usual she stopped me. "Dani.. no" she said lifting her shoulders towards her neck so that I had no access. I huffed and sat back up. "Why? I don't understand why" I told her and she sighed. "I can't just let anyone that wants to mark me do it, can I? I mean.. doesn't that mean anything to you" she asked and it did hurt a little bit. "Of course it means something, that's why I want it. Don't I mean anything?" I asked her and she frowned, narrowing her eyes. "Where the hell did you get that idea from?" she asked me and I shrugged. "You must not think that much of me if you don't think we're 'something' enough to be intimate like that. Do you have someone?" I asked her and her eyes widened. "What? Of course not, I'm not a cheater" she told me and I sighed. "Then why don't I mean something?" I asked, knowing that she meant so much to me. "You do, Dani.. you know that you do" she told me and I shrugged. "How do you feel about me? What are we?" I asked and she shook her head as though she was unsure. "Obviously I like you a lot if we're even doing this in the first place. I don't know what we are but I'm happy with how things are going, aren't you?" she asked, once again beating me at being the most mature. I nodded and looked at her neck "Please let me?" I asked and she moved her head to the side, giving me the access that I had longed for. I smiled and put my lips on her neck, working my way down her clavicle and sucking the skin between my lips. I bit on it gently and she moaned, my smile forcing me to let it go and watch as it turned a dark red. I kissed it and she shuddered, pulling me down to her and placing a matching mark on my own clavicle. The small gesture made my heart leap. "You're annoying" I told her when I fell into her arms. "So are you" she told me, tickling my sides. "No, I'm serious you are" I insisted, my eyebrows raised. She pouted and I forced myself to resist all urges. "I just... why can't you act your age and then I can like not want to fuck you" I explained and she erupted into fits of laughter, wiggling her eyebrows at me. "Oh yeahhhhh?" she asked, tickling her fingers down my sides and pinching my ass cheeks. I gasped and sat up on top of her with my mouth wide open, she closed it for me, still laughing. "Careful, you'll catch flies" she said and I shrugged, looking down at her. "Maybe I'll convince myself that I'll catch aids if I touch you and then it'll be easier to stop myself" I thought out loud and she rolled her eyes. "Good luck with that, Danielle" she said and I giggled, throwing myself back down against her chest.
Santana's POV:
I did kind of regret getting into things with her like this, especially only a couple of months after her breakup. It was clear to me that she was still kind of vulnerable when she got all tetchy, wanting to know what we were. I mean, did anyone ever label things anymore? Not really. I knew that it was dangerous for us to ever put a label on this, too serious almost and I couldn't stand the thought of her getting into any kind of trouble because of me. I was glad she was feeling happier though, and I didn't have the heart to deny her of what she wanted anymore, knowing that she deserved everything she wanted and so much more and of course, I wanted her too... so bad.
We barely got to spend any time together, maybe 3 or 4 times in the last 2 months and we'd only gone beyond friends the past two times, once after Lilly had made an unexpected appearance and again when we had hung out at my house. Her personality so far was a pleasant surprise though. She was certainly not as.. mature as I had though her to be and it seemed as though we balanced each other out somehow. She was clingy and I really wasn't, but I didn't mind it so much when she laid her head on top of my chest, nuzzling into me. Wow this had seriously progressed from when I had wanted nothing more than a quick fuck to now when I was content to just lay with her.
It was after school a couple days before thanksgiving break and I was walking towards my car to head home when my phone pinged in my back pocket. I turned to get it and saw her walking behind me, resisting the urge to grin at her as I opened the message from her. "This is what I'm thankful for" it read, with a picture attached of my own ass. I laughed out loud and turned to look at her. She wore a poker face well but I could tell that she was dying inside. Getting into the drivers seat I set about replying before I headed home, strolling through my camera roll to find one of the many selfies she had taken on my phone. I settled on the one of her ft her 10 chins and sent it back with the caption. "Well, since we are exchanging seriously sexy pics, here you go bby ;)" I joked, laughing at myself before driving home. I waited almost an hour for a reply, cooking dinner when it came through. "Oh, you want a sexy selfie, huh?" it read, another selfie attached. Her teeth protruded over her bottom lip in a goofy manner and I found her absolutely adorable, sending her a similar one back with a one word reply. "Yeah". I waited just as long for her to reply, about to get in the shower when I got the next message. I was expecting another goofy selfie and I definitely didn't expect to see a picture of her lying naked in bed appear on my screen. I almost dropped my phone, saving it narrowly and inspecting the picture, her glorious, absolutely beautiful naked body. I gasped at the sight, biting my lip at how sexy she looked, staring so sensually into the camera lens. I couldn't help but let my eyes fall down to her breasts, her toned stomach and then finally her most private areas. I could see the curve of her ass and her slightly spread legs showed me everything I could be working with. I didn't even know how to respond, only sure about how my body was responding. "Holy shit" I replied quickly and she replied with a question mark. "Well there goes all of my self control... you're beautiful. My body is definitely... reacting" I admitted and she sent back a winky face. Enough with the god damn emojis. I looked at myself in the slightly steamed up mirror and mustered up the confidence to send one back. I was naked but only my stomach and breasts were in view. I puckered my lips and snapped a picture, sending it. I wondered how she would react to my slightly enhanced boobs and nipple piercings. I had no idea if she was into that kind of thing.
She didn't reply to the message, she called me and I answered it straight away. "Santanaaaaaa" she groaned down the phone and I giggled. "Yes?" I asked and she huffed. "You're killing me, like I need to come from just looking at you... so beautiful" she said and I smiled. "You're beautiful too, Dani.. really you are, I'm feeling exactly the same." I admitted and she sighed on the other line. "Maybe I can help you?" she offered and I so wanted to accept, but I couldn't, could I? "And what makes you think I can't take care of myself?" I asked cheekily and she laughed softly. "I'm not saying you can't, I just don't want you to" she admitted and I smiled. "I think that's... too much too quick" I admitted and eventually she agreed. "At least stay on the phone... whilst we, you know?" she asked and despite the fact it felt strange I agreed. I leant against the wall and carried on talking to her about pointless crap. My hand stroked over my stomach, down to my pussy. I was wet, so wet and I dragged some of the wetness from my entrance, swirling it around my clit and stifling a moan. She said something and all I could muster was a brief 'mm' as I let my eyes fall shut. I could hear her fingers inside of her as she pumped them in and out and I finally released a moan, entering myself and imagining that it was her instead. "Fuck, Santana" she said and I wasn't completely sure if she was responding to what she had just heard or what she was doing to herself. God, I wished that I was fucking her. My fingers sped up and my thumb rubbed against my clit and I continued to moan, as did she. It sounded so hot coming from her and it only spurred me on. I was close and I know that a few more pumps of my fingers would send me over the edge. "Oh, god.. Dani" I moaned, she moaned back. My body started to convulse and I came, gasping and calling for her. "Ahh, fuck... Dani, oh god" I moaned, riding it out and resting my head back against the wall. She was still going but her heavy breathing told me that she wasn't too far away from climax herself. How could I help without really helping? "Dani, you have no idea how bad I wish I was between your thighs, making you feel so good." I told her and she moaned. "Mm, is that nice?" I asked and she let out a shaky breath "G-god, yes!" she called out and I smiled. "I've wanted you for so, so long" I told her and her breathing quickened. "What do you want, huh? My tongue? Fingers? What's the nicest?" I asked and she cried out. "Just fuck me, S-santana" she begged, whimpering and I knew she was so, so close. "Come for me, baby" I demanded and she did just that, crying out and chanting my name. I smiled, waiting for her to ride it out before continuing. "Good, so good" I said and she just panted, out of breath. "So hot" I thought out loud, resting my whole body against the wall. "I just want you here, fucking hell" she said and I figured she'd come hard, still somewhat frustrated. She took a few more moments before speaking again. "I needed that" she told me and I laughed. "Oh yeah?" I asked and she let out a soft 'mm'. She was sucking her fingers, I knew it. "I made a mess" I told her, feeling my juices trickle down the inside of my thigh. "I wish that I could clean it for you" she said and I nodded even though she couldn't see it. "So do I... soon maybe" I offered and that seemed to cheer her up. "Oh, absolutely" she laughed and so did I.
The both of us seemed to be feeling pretty good, but what we didn't know that this was the calm before the storm, we should have anticipated trouble, but we hadn't and it was heading towards us at high speed. All I knew is that I'd do all I could to protect her, no matter what the cost.
Author's Note:
Aren't you lucky. I made some more time so here's another update. Not as happy with this chapter but I'm feeling pretty tired. Trouble is coming, sorry to leave you hanging!