Hi again. Thank you for the kind reviews, they inspire me to keep writing. I promise that there will be less talking and more action later on and Jake will get his comeuppance eventually. Enjoy x
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Three hours and three-quarters of a bottle of wine later the two women were now significantly more relaxed, with Sara curled into the corner of the couch and Cath stretched across it with her feet hanging over the armrest and her head on Sara's shoulder. They were giggling helplessly even though neither could remember why anymore. Catherine tilted her head back to look at Sara. "You should smile like that more often. You look cute."
"Cute?" Sara questioned. That was something she hadn't been called before.
"Yeah. Why do you never smile like that at work?" Sara shrugged. Cath repositioned herself so that one arm was stretched behind Sara across the back of the couch and she could face the girl better. "Bet I could make you smile." She grinned mischievously as Sara reached forward for her wine glass. The brunette felt two hands grab her sides and she yelped in surprise, curling back into the couch and glaring at Catherine, who was sporting a playful smirk. "Ticklish are we?" she asked innocently as she attacked the younger woman again, who was now trapped between Cath and the couch.
"No, please no!" She shrieked amongst her giggling and squirming. Somehow she ended up on her back pinned by Catherine's strong hold on her arms. They grinned at each other, catching their breath back, until Catherine surprised Sara by leaning down and capturing her lips in a soft, sweet kiss.
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They stumbled upstairs and into Cath's bedroom without breaking their embrace. By the time they made it onto the bed both were in their underwear, though not for long. Catherine crawled her way down Sara's body, kissing every part of skin she came into contact with. Sara arched and twisted with the sensations it caused; her body felt like it was on fire. She ran her hands through blonde hair as Cath finally reached the place Sara needed her most and ran her velvet tongue along Sara's centre. She found her most sensitive spot and continued to stroke and tease her until she felt Sara's muscles tense and heard her mumbled swearing get more nonsensical. Cath peppered soft kisses on her stomach and hips until Sara's breathing evened out again and she crawled back up the bed, claiming Sara's mouth in a fiery kiss so the brunette could taste herself on her lips. She moved to nip at Sara's pulse point but found her self flipped and pinned beneath the girl. Her body tingled in anticipation as Sara ran her hands lightly, almost too light, over her body.
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Sara awoke to the feeling of someone drawing mindless patterns on her back. She rolled over and immediately lost herself in blue eyes.
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Catherine had awoken to find herself curled into Sara's side. When realization dawned on her she sat up with a start, which she realised was a bad idea when the marching band began thundering in her head. She knew there was a reason she didn't drink red wine more often. Sara shuffled and turned over slightly but didn't stir. Cath knew that she should cover Sara up with the blanket and get up to shower but she was mesmerised by the sight before her. The dark bruises still turned her stomach but that was not what caught her eye. Sara's pale skin was littered with faint scars. Anyone else would miss them but Catherine's trained eyes were drawn to them. Lying back down behind her she tenderly traced the scars on her back. Some were only a few years old, some much older. She knew that Jake had hurt Sara but some of them appeared to be from her childhood. Maybe that explained…
Her thought was cut off by Sara rolling over to blink at her with sleepy eyes.
"Hey you." She whispered. Sara just smiled and shuffled a little. They lay there for a while in silence. Both knew that this was a one-off. They were friends, they worked together, and Catherine had Lindsey to think of. It wouldn't work. Neither needed to say it. However, they didn't want the moment to end. Eventually Sara started to get up but Catherine held her back. "Hey, while we're here and undressed can I ask you something?" Sara nodded. The blonde traced a finger down Sara's side, causing the brunette's body to tingle again. "These scars. They aren't all from Jake are they?" No answer. "Sara? Who hurt you darling?"
"My father." It was barely a whisper. Cath had expected that but just needed to be sure.
"Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry." Sara shrugged.
"Its what makes a person I guess." Cath could only nod, thinking back to when she had heard Nicky utter those same words. She could sense that this was something Sara was uncomfortable talking about and decided to lighten the mood.
"Why don't you jump in the shower and I'll make something to eat before we go to work?" She asked slipping into a bathrobe. "Cute girl." she added with a cheeky grin. Sara threw her a dirty look, trying and failing to hide the small smile playing on her lips, before she shuffled into the bathroom with the covers tightly wrapped around her. Cath couldn't help but notice the shape of her figure, her lightly tanned arms and shoulders, her beautiful curls falling down her neck. Shaking her head to clear the thoughts away she trundled downstairs to make breakfast. Or dinner.
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Am not entirely happy with this chapter but my muse has gone on vacation. Let me know what you think anyways x