Over the next week things were somewhat normal…as normal as they could be. Amber's home life was the same, she and Natalie endured abuse from her aunt but nothing as bad as the branding. Just spankings with the man's leather belt that left both girls' buttocks painful sore and red with welts that would fade over a couple days. Amber continued to make sure she suffered the worse abuse so Natalie would be spared for the most part. The man continued to visit Amber nightly and the Goth girl could tell by the way he looked at his own daughter it would be not be long before he visited her at night, something Amber was going to prevent anyway she could. One way was that she became more affectionate and willing to the man and his perverted games. At times she would even seduce him and beg him to visit her at night and even beg to play his games of her dressing up in various costumes and act out roles he enjoyed to distract the perverted thoughts he had to his daughter. Amber hated when she had to do this and even got physically sick a number of times after the man left, but she would do anything to protect Natalie from his abuse as she did anything to protect the girl from the abuse of her mother even if it killed her. Amber knew Lilly did not understand how she could be sexually aroused by her with the abuse she suffered and even through her pretty blonde girlfriend never mentioned it or bring the subject up, Amber knew it hurt her and she could not understand that to Amber the sexual rape she endured from her uncle was like a bad dream to her and to her it was not real.

Amber used her new cell phone every night to send Lilly a short text or even a phone call late at night. One time she dialed a number using the code to block her own number from caller ID. It was well after two in the morning but she had to hear the voice on the other line just once. When the tired female voice answered the phone, Amber froze and as the voice asked who it was she hung up quickly. That night Amber cried herself to sleep feeling the pain in her heart at hearing the voice of Hei Isuel and wished she had the courage to talk to the woman who had been like a mother to her. Miley of course ended the tutoring sessions and Amber was very relieved as well. She could not bring herself to have sex with Miley anymore regardless of how wonderful she thought it was, how pretty and sexy Miley was, or how many times the voices told her to. They hated her more and more and said cruel things when she ignored them, but she could no hurt either Lilly or Miley that way again. Amber continued to hide what she did with Miley from Lilly and showed her blonde surfer girlfriend more and more affection and love. Miley even did her best to act normal around Lilly, but it was hard.

Miley became a better actor in her guilty role than she had been on the set of her Hannah Montana Movie, which the critics hated. They wrote Hannah Montana needs to stick to singing and not branch out to acting. The words would have hurt Miley normally but her pain was focused on what she did to her best friend and a girl she loved so completely. She acted like nothing was wrong when around Lilly and for the most part her blonde friend did not suspect anything and when Miley did get weird acting Lilly assumed it was because of the review her movie got and would hug and tell Miley everything was going to be fine. Miley would just cry on her shoulders during those periods. Another thing that bothered Miley was when she saw Lilly and Amber together. She got jealous when she saw the couple and how they acted and when they kissed. Her jealousy ate at her and made her feel guilty. She was not just jealous over Lilly but over Amber as well as she would watch the two and her mind would flash at images of her and Lilly's past making love and then sex with Amber as well. While she loved Lilly she still lusted after the Goth girl and it drove her crazy. Most of the time when the two lovers were together, Miley would make an excuse not to be around them. The worse was at night in her bed when her sexual fantasies went from Lilly to Amber and then she could only reach her orgasmic release when she thought of both girls making love to her at the same time. She hated it but could not help herself.

Lilly just thought Miley was crushing on Amber and ignored the actions of her friend. She was not jealous of what Miley felt for her girlfriend because she knew Miley would never act on those feelings and hurt her. She trusted both girls but felt a little sad Miley developed the crush since she enjoyed it when Miley and Amber got along. She knew she just had to give her friend time to get over her feelings and maybe even help her get a girlfriend or boyfriend. Lilly thought of people she could set Miley up with but none came to her mind. Aside from her sadness for Miley, Lilly was happy and sad at the same time. She had not been this happy in such a long time. Amber was doing very well and her dark periods had not surfaced in a long time and she was in love. What made her sad was also the reason she was happy. She just wished she could have sex with her girlfriend. That still bothered her but Amber never brought it up again. The Goth girl would still kiss her and tease but she never tried to seduce Lilly again. Amber even told her she could live without the sex as long as Lilly loved her. Lilly also cried herself to sleep almost nightly thinking of the terrible things Amber and Natalie suffered at home and drove her self crazy with thoughts of how to help. But they were not realistic thoughts and she had not idea how she could truly help the two. She would cry in her bed until she got a text from Amber from her new phone or even a phone call late at night. They were simple text messages that just told Lilly she loved her or phone calls with whispered words telling her she loved her and goodnight. Those simple things always made Lilly smile and be able her to drift off to sleep.

On the Friday before the surfing competition the schools got out early and Lilly and Amber drove to Amber's home to wait for Natalie. Amber gave Lilly a tour of the hated house avoiding her own room and allowing Lilly to place her overnight bag in the guest bedroom. Lilly noticed the room was large and had a king size bed and rolled her eyes at the rose petals on top of the bed. Amber blushed and told Lilly the red rose was her favorite flower. Lilly also noticed the scented candles around the room and gave Amber a curious look.

"Damn, baby, did you watch one of those silly chick flicks last night or what?"

Amber blushed, "Shut up…I…I just wanted it to be romantic for you. It may be cheesy but I…I went through a lot of trouble this morning and…and even cut my thumb on those stupid thorns from the rose bushes in back!" Amber walked out of the room and toward the kitchen. Lilly knew she hurt the girl's feelings and mentally kicked herself. Great, Truscott…fucking smart you are! Lilly thought as she ran after Amber. She caught Amber in the hall and gently grabbed her hand and turned her around. Lilly noticed Amber's eyes were watery.

"Amber, I am so sorry…it was sweet and looks very romantic. I…I'm sorry, baby. I'm just not used to someone that is not afraid to show how they feel about me like you do. I…I love it, I swear and it is so romantic."

Amber smiled and hugged Lilly, "Really…you like it? I know it is silly…but…it's just been so long since I had someone I love like I love you sleep with me and…and been able to act like a real girlfriend and not sneak around like we have to and I…I got a little carried away. I…I know all we are going to do is sleep, but to me that will be so satisfying…just sleeping as you hold me"

Lilly chuckled, "A little carried away?" She ignored the comment about just sleeping.

"Ohhhh….you are so mean!" Amber yelled as she tried to push herself off Lilly but the blonde held her tight and kissed her neck. It was not long before Amber gave in and moaned and collapsed in Lilly's arms. Lilly pressed her against the wall and ran her hands up her skirt and Amber gasped loudly in pleasure.

"Ohhhh…please, love…please…you have to stop…it…ohhhh God! That feels good!" Amber panted as Lilly pushed her hands under Amber's white cotton panties and rubbed her.

"No…not this time, baby, I want you and I am going to make love to you. We are going to get very little sleep tonight." Lilly said forcefully as she pushed Amber's small arms above her head and pinned them to the wall. Lilly was determined to make love with Amber regardless of what flashed through her mind and her sexual arousal was overwhelming the hated thoughts. Lilly wanted Amber badly. Lilly whispered the words in Amber ear and then bit her neck gently as her fingers entered the girl. Amber moaned and then started crying and Lilly let go of her hands. Amber wrapped her hands around Lilly's neck and fell against her almost causing both girls to fall to the floor.

"Amber, I…I'm sorry…I did not mean to bite you so hard." Lilly whispered as Amber placed her head in her chest and cried harder. Amber looked up and smiled while tears ran down her cheeks.

"It's…no…it's not that…that felt wonderful…I…its…ohhhh, Lilly! You want to make love to me and it makes me so happy! That is why I am crying! I am so happy you want me!" Amber shouted and hugged her girlfriend tighter. Lilly whispered words of want and desire and Amber pulled back and stuck out her lower lip in a pouting gesture. "But…Natalie will be home in a few minutes and we don't have time right now. And then we have to go to the store and get stuff for dinner and breakfast in the morning." Amber let go of Lilly and wiped her eyes.

Lilly smiled, "Well later tonight we will…we will have all night to make love."

Amber smiled at her like a child and bit her lower lip. "See, I knew the rose petals and candles would work." The Goth girl giggled and Lilly laughed.

"I'm going to change, put on something more comfortable." Lilly said and pulled away from Amber but the girl held her and kissed her lips gently. She leaned to the blonde's ear, "Now what in the world would you consider more comfortable than what you have on now?"

Lilly pushed her back and laughed. She was wearing a pair of Capri jeans and a polo shirt. "Shorts and a tee shirt, baby."

Amber rolled her eyes and then smiled seductively, "Can I watch?"

Lilly took her hand and pulled her into the guest bedroom and sat her on the bed. Amber watched as Lilly changed clothes and as the blonde was putting her skate sneakers on they both heard the door open and Natalie shout asking if they were home.

"In here!" Both girls shouted at the same time.

A little while later Amber was sitting at the kitchen table writing a list for items to buy at the store while Lilly and Natalie were discussing the surf competition the next day.

"Oh my God it is going to be so sick! I am so stoked!" Natalie shouted.

"I know…I am so stoked about it too. It is going to be gnarly. I think you'll do great, bra, most of the kids in your age group are a bunch of kooks." Lilly smiled at the girl's excitement.

"I just hope we don't have a blow out…man that would be bogus. I am going to wear my new baggies you got me. I can't wait! It is going to be epic! Is Amber going to be a bunny and watch us?"

Lilly laughed at how well Natalie picked up the lingo and looked at Amber. The Goth girl was staring at them with confusion. She sighed and removed her glasses, "You know, girls, Ran and her mom spoke Korean a lot of the time and I swear I could understand them more than I can you two…and I don't even know how to speak Korean!"

Natalie and Lilly busted out laughing and Amber stood up in a huff, "Now can we talk about something important. What would the two of you like for dinner?"

"Pizza!" Both of the other girls shouted. Amber rolled her eyes in disgust, "If the two of you think I am going to waste my cooking talents on pizza you are both highly mistaken. God! I guess it is up to me to decide!" Amber turned around in mock anger and walked out of the kitchen to finish her list when she heard Lilly and Natalie shout behind her, "Don't be a hodad, Amber!" She then heard them giggling and she had no idea what a hodad was but it made her smile to see Lilly and Natalie get along so well. She wished it could be like this all the time.

Lilly pushed the empty plate away from her and smiled at Amber as the girl was placing her own plate in the sink; the blonde found out Amber was not just bragging about her cooking talents. The dinner was one of the best she ever had and the girl could cook and cook very well. Lilly smiled at Natalie who was still eating and marveled how such a little girl could eat so much but remembered she ate a lot when little and still does. The blonde noticed Amber did not eat much at all and it worried her a little. She could tell Amber had lost weight over the months since she met the girl and as small as Amber was, Lilly thought the girl could not lose too much more.

"Where did you learn to cook Korean food, Amber? It was very good." Lilly asked.

Amber turned around and smiled, "Ran's mom taught me. I used to spend hours with her watching and helping her cook. Ran never liked to cook. And before my mom died I used to do the same with her. I liked spending time in the kitchen with mom…it was like our own special time for just me and her." Amber turned back around and looked out the window and smiled as she thought of how she loved the time alone in the kitchen with her mother and then with Mrs. Isuel.

"Ams, could you teach me how to cook." Natalie asked after she swallowed her mouthful of food.

Amber turned around, "Sure, Little Peep, I would love to teach you how to cook. It is really easy."

Natalie grinned and pushed her plate away from her, "I am so full. That was delicious. Do we have any desert…like cake or…*burp*" Natalie let out a loud burp and giggled as she covered her mouth. "Excuse me…sorry it just slipped out."

Lilly laughed and forced herself to burp loudly as well. Natalie laughed and Amber rolled her eyes and frowned, "God, you two are so disgusting." The other two girls laughed louder.

"Why don't we go get some ice cream or something?" Lilly said after she stopped laughing and Natalie showed her agreement by shouting and clapping her hands and Amber agreed as well but only after they cleaned the kitchen. Lilly told her to go relax while she and Natalie did the cleaning and Amber sat at the kitchen table instructing the two girls on how to clean the dishes and pans. Lilly and Natalie teased Amber about her obsessive ness until the petite brunette finally just crossed her arms and pouted.

When they got home Amber told Natalie it was time for her bath and then they would play some board game before she went to bed. Amber was very anxious to get the girl in bed and hoped she would fall asleep early. She had been sexually aroused all day and cooking for Lilly, going out for ice cream with her, and the whole evening had only increased her arousal. She had fantasized all evening that her and Lilly were a happy married couple and Natalie was their daughter and it made her sexually excited thinking how she would please her "wife" in the bed later.

"Can you come tell me a story while I take a bath, Ams?"

"Sure, baby…what story would you like?"

"How you met the Lovely Ran!" The girl shouted.

Amber sighed, "I should have known. Are you sure? You know that one by heart."

"Yes I want that one and you tell it so wonderfully!"

"Ok the lovely Ran it is. Now let's go run your bathwater." Amber took Natalie's hand and walked her up the stairs. She turned to tell Lilly to make herself at home and stopped when she saw the blonde following her. She gave Lilly a questioning look and the other girl grinned.

"I never heard it and want to listen too."

Amber blushed and Natalie jumped up and down, "It is the best story ever!"

"No way I am getting out of this, huh?" Amber asked Lilly and the blonde shook her head, "Nope." She said with a grin on her face.

Amber ran the girl's bath water and added the bubble bath as Natalie undressed. Lilly closed her eyes and turned her head when she saw the fading bruises and welts on the girl's butt and felt a deep sadness for the sweet beautiful child. She then glanced at Amber who smiled sadly at her. As Natalie climbed in the tub, the Goth girl stood close to Lilly and whispered in her ear, "Sorry…I should have warned you. After a while I guess we have gotten so used to it and just ignore it." Lilly swallowed hard and whispered back, "And yours? Is it as bad?"

Amber gave her another sad smile, "We'll talk later...k?" Amber no longer hid what her aunt did to her from Lilly. She did not go about telling her girlfriend all the things her aunt did to her, but the rare times Lilly asked about one bruise or another Amber told her the truth, but so far she had yet to tell or show Lilly the W branded on her breasts and was afraid to. She knew if things go like they had planned, the blonde would see it tonight, and Amber wanted to tell her before she saw it to prepare her for the sight of the ugly W shaped scar that was burned into her flesh.

Lilly nodded and gave Natalie a wide grin as the girl was looking at the two older girls with a curious look on her face.

"So, Little Peep, ready for your story?" Natalie smiled and nodded her head and Lilly grinned, "I sure am." Amber gave her a sharp look and Lilly giggled.

Amber told Natalie the story as she always did and the girl listened to the story as if it was the first time she ever heard it. Lilly smiled through the entire story and giggled at some of the parts. She listened to the story intensely and while she found the fantasy portions humorous she did pick up on Amber's tone and realized just how much the Goth girl had loved the girl who was her best friend. Lilly thought of how she would feel if something happened to Miley and knew it would be a terrible blow to her. She watched Amber with sadness for the loss of such a friend. When they were done, Amber dried the girl off; Natalie was old enough to dry herself of course, but it became a special ritual for the two when Amber bathed her. When Amber started brushing the girl's long blonde hair, Lilly stopped her.

"Let me braid it, Amber. It would help tomorrow when she is surfing and I can braid it so primo and she would look like a cool bra."

Natalie eye's lit up, "Please, Ams, please…I want to look like a surf chic…please." Natalie begged and Amber chuckled as she agreed and sat on the edge of the tub to watch. Lilly frowned at her.

"Nope…you have to leave. We are going to surprise you. Go find something else to do." Lilly teased and Natalie giggled. Amber stuck out her tongue at both girls and left the bathroom. She decided to touch up the dye on the crimson streaks in her own hair. They needed it.

After about forty five minutes, Amber was washing her hair to get out the excess dye in the kitchen sink when she heard Lilly call her into the living room. She shouted for them to wait a moment, finished rinsing her hair, grabbed a hand towel, and walked into the living room drying the wet portion of her hair. Lilly was waiting for her and standing at the entrance to the room while Natalie hid around the corner.

"Sit down, Amber." Amber sighed, rolled her eyes at the drama, but sat down with a smile on her face.

"Say it Lilly…like we practiced." Amber heard Natalie say excitedly from the hall. Lilly laughed.

"Now introducing the number one ranked surfer in the world. The winner of the Maui Cup, the Billabong Pipeline Masters Competition, the East Coast Champion, the winner of this years Triple Crown, and the captain of the Oakley Girls Surf Team; our very own Natalie Elizabeth Taylor!" Lilly announced with excitement and then made crowd noises as Amber clapped. Natalie jumped out from the hall and held her hands up in the air. She was wearing her bathing suit top and her new board shorts that she referred to in the surfing slang as "baggies". Amber giggled at the announcement and the actions of Natalie as she looked at the girl's hair. Lilly had placed the hair in series of complicated braids that brought her hair back tight against her head and then ending halfway that caused the last three inches of Natalie's hair to be free flowing. Amber thought she looked absolutely beautiful since the braids pulled her hair from her face and one could see how truly lovely the girl was. Her skin was a nice light tan color from all the time she recently spent in the sun and Amber envied how well the girl tanned while she burned with just a few moments in the sun. People always told her they envied her alabaster skin, but they never had to suffer a bad sunburn the way she did.

Amber looked at Natalie with her mouth slightly open as she saw something she never seen in the girl. With her hair pulled back and her face exposed, Amber noticed for the first time how much the girl looked like her brother and father. She had the same sky blue eyes and the same lovely facial features as they did. Amber never noticed it before but it made sense. The girl's father was her own father's half brother and they shared the same mother. Amber never knew her grandmother since she died when she was two but she had seen the pictures of the woman and she was very beautiful and she looked just like Amber's father and brother. Amber reasoned that while Natalie's father must have gotten his looks from his own father Natalie's looks came from her grandmother.

"What's wrong, Ams…don't you like it?" Natalie said sadly while staring at Amber. Amber closed her mouth and smiled.

"You…you look absolutely lovely, baby. You are so beautiful and I love your hair. Lilly did a wonderful job."

Natalie clapped her hands happily, "Do I look like a real surfer chic? Do I, Ams?"

Amber laughed, "Yes you look like a true surfer chic…much to my disappointment. I have tried to teach you to be a lady, but I think you are going to be such a surfer girl when you get older." Amber said in mock sorrow as she shook her head.

Natalie giggled and Lilly dropped to her knees in front of the girl her, "One thing Amber did not tell you, Natalie, is that as much as she can teach you about manners, grace, and being a lady and no matter how much you soak it in; you have to be born with a lot of it and Amber was born that way. She may have been taught politeness and stuff from her mother, but she was born a lady and so were you. You can be both a lady and surfer girl both."

Natalie smiled and Amber blushed at Lilly's compliment of her. Amber then looked at Natalie and frowned, "Is that lip gloss and…and blush you are wearing. You are much too young for makeup…even the lip gloss. Go wash your face right now young lady."

Natalie stomped her foot, "But Lilly said I could and said I looked pretty…it's not fair! You wear makeup and so does Lilly. It's just not fair!" The girl whined.

Amber put her hands on her hips, "I don't care what Lilly said, you are way too young to wear makeup. I am older than you and old enough to wear it. Now go wash your face right now young lady!"

Natalie looked at Lilly, who shrugged her shoulders, and left the room stomping up the stairs. Amber heard the girl muttering how she did not think Amber was a very good best friend. The Goth girl turned to Lilly and looked at her girlfriend sharply.

"She is much too young for makeup! You are spoiling her too much!" Amber stopped her foot.

Lilly, who found the small tantrum of both girls funny, chuckled, "Oh, come on, baby, we were just having fun and she deserves to be spoiled as much as possible…plus it's hard not too spoil her since she is so damn adorable."

Amber smiled, "Yeah…plus…plus I'm jealous," she admitted, "I…I am kind of jealous how much she adores you." Amber said as she walked to Lilly and placed her head on the blonde's chest and hugged her. Lilly hugged her back and laughed.

"Awww…poor, baby. Natalie has a new friend and Amber is jealous." She teased and Amber lightly hit her chest.

"Shut up…it's not funny." The petite brunette whined and placed her head back on Lilly's chest.

"Amber, she may adore me, honey, but she worships you. The entire time I was doing her hair it was 'Amber is so wonderful. Amber is the greatest person in the world. Amber does this or Amber does that'. That girl thinks the sun sets and rises because you make it so."

Amber looked up into Lilly's eyes and smiled, "You are such a good person, Lilly. I mean that. I…I don't think I have ever met a person so caring and sweet as you are. I love you, Lillian Truscott." Amber kissed the girl gently on the lips before Natalie came back into the room. By the time the girl washed her face and walked back into the room, Amber and Lilly were sitting on the couch talking. Natalie jumped in between them and the three decided to play a board game of Natalie's choice after Amber changed clothes.

After playing Mouse Trap eight times, Amber told Natalie it was time for bed. "Ams, since daddy and mommy aren't here can you sleep in my bed?" The girl asked. Amber gave Lilly an apologetic look and the blonde shrugged as she started picking up the game and placing the pieces in the box. "Sure, Little Peep. Now go brush your teeth and I'll be up in a moment. I need to make sure Lilly is comfortable. And…I think tomorrow you can wear the lip gloss. No blush but the lip gloss would be fine." Natalie jumped off up from the floor, hugged and kissed Lilly goodnight, and ran up the stairs shouting how great Amber was.

Amber scooted across the floor to Lilly and put her arms around her. She leaned over and nibbled her ear, "Don't you even think of falling asleep. When she is asleep I'll come back down and join you." Amber whispered and ran her tongue in Lilly's ear.

Lilly felt a shiver of pleasure run up her spin and smiled, "Oh I won't fall asleep, but you had better hurry or I may start without you."

Amber giggled and stood up, "You had better not…if you do that I want to be there to watch." She smirked and winked seductively at Lilly who blushed.

"Just go get her to bed so I can get you in bed." Amber smiled and went to Natalie's room hoping the girl was tired and would fall asleep quickly.

When Amber left her alone, Lilly finished picking up the game and turned on the television. After seeing nothing was on she was interested in she walked into the kitchen and pulled the leftover food from dinner out of the refrigerator, placed some of it on a plate, and put it in the microwave to warm in up. She waited for the beep and when done she placed the plate on the table, got a fork and knife, and sat down to wait for Amber to find her. It was not long when Amber came into the kitchen and Lilly's eyes grew wide at what she saw. Amber had changed clothes from the pink pajama bottoms and tee shirt to a simple white camisole that was tight and clinged to her body. The camisole was short and allowed Amber's stomach to show and revealed her white French cut panties. Amber placed her hair up and the two red locks fell down her cheeks to frame her face. Lilly noticed she touched up her makeup and thought she looked sexy and beautiful. She did flinch a little at some of the bruises she saw on the girl's body, but Amber did not seem to notice.

Amber blushed at the way Lilly was staring at her but she also felt a thrill of sexual excitement coarse through her from the lust she saw in Lilly's eyes. "She fell asleep pretty quickly…only listened half of one story…and…ummm…well…I wanted to look nice for you."

Lilly grinned, "You succeeded, baby, you look lovely and sexy." Amber looked at the food on the table and frowned.

"Honestly, Lilly…you can't be hungry…I want you now! Take me to bed and make love to me and then we'll get you a snack. I'll let you ravish me and work up more of an appetite." Amber teased.

Lilly's grin widened, "I am sure I would, but this is not for me. It is for you…you did not eat much all day. You did not eat lunch at all, barley ate any dinner, and only played with your ice cream until it all melted. You need to eat, baby, so we are not going anywhere until you eat something."

"I'm not hungry…I am horny. Please make love to me and then I will eat something." Amber pleaded but Lilly just used her foot and pushed a chair from under the table for Amber to sit on. "Nope…eat and then I will take you to the bedroom."

Amber sat down in a huff, "Not hungry." She muttered like a child and started playing with the food. Lilly grinned and placed her foot between Amber's thighs and forced her foot between the girl's legs. She wiggled her toes and knew she hit the spot she wanted when Amber let out a loud gasp of pleasure.

"If you want me you have to eat at least half."

"T…t…that's not fair." Amber gasped out in a high pitched tone and Lilly shrugged and removed her foot.

Amber ate half her dinner without another complaint. She was not hungry but ate due to not only her desire to have sex but also it really touched her emotionally that Lilly was worried about her and her not eating. After she finished she excused herself to go brush her teeth while Lilly told her to meet her in the bedroom. Amber sat on the edge of the bed while she watched Lilly undress. Lilly moved to the bed and straddled Amber and kissed her. As the blonde moved her hand to remove Amber's top the Goth girl stopped her and gently pushed her off and rolled Lilly to lie down on the bed. Amber turned her body slightly to look at her girlfriend while she still sat on the bed.

"Lilly…I…I need to tell you something before…before I show you myself." Lilly propped her head up on her hand and started caressing Amber's thigh.

"Sure, baby. Are you ok?" She asked and Amber nodded.

"Yeah…but…well…remember in the bathroom when you saw Natalie and asked me if mine were as bad?" Lilly nodded, "Well…yeah they are. I don't want you to get shocked when you see my butt…and…oh Lilly…I am so sorry. I…I…she did something to me and made me look so ugly." Amber started crying and Lilly sat up and hugged her.

"Shhh…you are beautiful Amber. Truly you are so beautiful. You could never be ugly to me." Lilly kissed the girl's cheek and Amber gave her a weak smile.

"She…she said I was a whore and needed…she did it and…she said I needed a…a…scarlet letter…" Amber cried as she removed her top to reveal her left breast. Lilly let out a gasp of horror when she saw the W branded into her girlfriend's skin. She felt pity and sadness for Amber and hate for the woman who did this to the girl she loved. Lilly also felt helplessness that she could not protect the girl.

"That…that cunt! Oh God…Amber I…I am so sorry she did this to you…that cunt! I…I want to kill her. I swear if I ever see her I will kick her alcoholic pill popping ass! That fucking cunt is going to pay for this!" Lilly ranted and only calmed down when Amber hugged her neck and placed a gentle kiss on her mouth to quite her. Amber pulled back.

"Hush, baby. First please never use that word again. I hate that word. Call her anything else but not that…please." Lilly nodded, "And you will do no such thing to her. First she is mean and a psychopath and I…I…I am afraid of her. She…she scares me and she would hurt you. I never want to see you hurt. It doesn't hurt anymore…just makes me look ugly."

Lilly kissed Amber's lips, "No, honey, I told you that you could never be ugly to me…I love you." Lilly kissed down Amber's neck and to her left breast. She ran her lips and tongue over the W and then took the girl's nipple in her mouth and sucked it gently. Amber moaned in pleasure and soon felt Lilly's hand slide under her panties and between her legs as the blonde started kissing her neck again and whispered how beautiful she thought Amber was. Soon Amber and Lilly fell to the bed and a few seconds later Amber was naked and they made love. Amber cried after her first orgasm. She cried with joy of having Lilly make love to her and after her second one she cried due to the pleasure she got from Lilly. They both made love over and over and the hated images Lilly always saw in her mind never came to her. During one of their breaks of having sex, Amber set the alarm clock to five a.m. so she could get up and sneak back into Natalie's bed and then they made love again.

Lilly woke with the alarm clock buzzing and moved her hand to tap Amber and have the girl shut the alarm off. Her hand touched nothing but the empty bed and she rolled over and opened her eyes to see Amber gone. Lilly assumed the girl already left to join Natalie so she rolled over to the other side of the bed and turned the alarm off. Lilly cursed since she had to pee and got out of bed and felt the soreness between legs, her butt, and her thigh muscles. She smiled in satisfaction. She and Amber made love in every position they could think of and found some not very good but others wonderful. She grinned as she thought of the wonderful and kinky things they did and walked to the bathroom. After she used the bathroom in the hall she thought she could get a few more hours of sleep before she had to be at the beach when she heard something that sounded like crying in the living room. Lilly walked into the living room and saw Amber laying on the couch naked, shivering from cold, and crying. Lilly grabbed the throw off the back of the couch and draped it over the girl and sat down next to her feet. Amber looked up at her, wiped her eyes, and threw herself at Lilly and wrapped her arms around her neck and snuggled close to her. Lilly wrapped her own arms around the girl and held her tight as she sobbed.

"I…I was so happy, love. Yesterday, last night, earlier this morning making love to you…I was so happy." Amber said after a while.

"It's ok, baby, I am still happy. It was a wonderful day and night and today is going to be just as wonderful…we will be happy today as well."

Amber snuggled closer to Lilly, "No…they won't let me. They don't like me being happy and…and they are so jealous of you…of us. They won't let me be happy again…never again. I am never going to be happy again…they won't let me. They are so mad at me for being happy with you." Amber sobbed.

Lilly started stroking the girl's hair, "Who, baby, who are you talking about? Who won't let you be happy?" Lilly was getting a little scared.

Amber pulled back and looked up, "She is going to be so mad at me, love. Natalie is going to hate me. Please don't let her hate me…try and explain to her, love, don't let her hate me. I know you'll understand. You are to kind and sweet not to, but she is just a child." Amber said as she ignored Lilly's questions.

"She could never hate you, Amber. I…I have no idea why you think she would but she would never hate you. She loves you too much for that."

Amber smiled weakly, "I'm sorry, Lilly…for everything. She…she is going to hate me because the dark Amber is going show up and I…I won't get to watch her surf…I'll be there but I won't be able to enjoy her surfing and she is going to hate me for it." Amber threw her head back into Lilly's chest and started sobbing again.

"No…no, baby, it's going to be ok…your dark mood will not show up. You have been doing great over the last weeks and…and you will be fine. Come on, let's go back to bed. I'll walk you to Natalie's room."

Amber shook her head, "No, love, you go back to bed. You need your rest for the competition. I want to stay here for a moment…I'll be ok." She leaned up and kissed Lilly passionately, "I do love you, baby, so much. I…I wish I was different for you."

Lilly smiled, "You are perfect for me. Sure you're ok?"

Amber nodded and Lilly got up and walked back to the bedroom. She turned once to see Amber lay back down on the couch and pull the throw over her body.