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When Continents Collide
Chapter 2
Getting Smaller Every Day
Raven was on her way home from her business lectures, still thinking about her encounter with Claire. As she walked, she thought about the emotions that went through her as they stood on the sidewalk. She actually felt butterflies when she went to hug her. She found herself nervous and anxious. And she could swear she felt a tinge of jealousy when Casey appeared at her side. This is absolutely insane. She thought. The girl was hot when you dated her and she still is. Hell, Casey's hot too! So there. My hot ex has a hot girlfriend now and you are just… that's it! You're just horny, Raven! Raven reasoned. Deep down, however, she knew better.
She reached her apartment a little before 4. She heard Chelsea moving around in her bedroom.
"Chels!" Raven called out as she closed the front door. "I'm home!"
"I'm in my room!" Chelsea responded. "Come here for a second! I want to show you something!"
Raven made her way down the hall to Chelsea's room. When she crossed the threshold, she was met with a tackle that brought her down on the bed.
"And Baxter is stopped at the two-yard line!" Chelsea said as she straddled a now-prone Raven.
"Is that what you wanted to show me… your tackling skills?" Raven said with a smirk.
"How else was I gonna get you in the bed?" Chelsea asked with a raised eyebrow.
"How about some wine, romantic music, a little sweet talk." Raven shot back.
"Well, we don't have any wine. I can go get some music. And I choose…" Chelsea interrupted herself to pull her shirt over her head, revealing a pink lace bra. "… to let my body do the talking."
"Good choice of words." Raven said as she pulled Chelsea down to her for a sensual kiss. Raven quickly flipped Chelsea over onto her back. They both grinned as they kissed each other. Chelsea reached up and slowly ran her fingers through Raven's hair and then gave it a slight pull, causing Raven to moan. "Feeling a little frisky?" Raven said.
"Just a little." Chelsea purred.
"Frisky enough to put…" Raven's thought was interrupted by the phone ringing.
"Ignore it." Chelsea purred again. "The machine will pick it up." Chelsea pulled Raven's face down to hers and continued kissing her passionately.
"THIS IS RAVEN… AND CHELSEA WERE NOT AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW, SO LEAVE A MESSAGE AND WE'LL HIT YA BACK." The machine blared and then beeped.
"Pick up you two! I know you're in there! Chelsea! Get off Raven and pick up! It's Teri!"
"And Teri Winters is this week's Verizon Cockblocker of the Week." Raven sarcastically said.
"Rae, technically she wouldn't… be a… cock… blocker…"
"Chels! I'm not hanging up until I hear you or Raven pick up!"
"Guess I better…" Chelsea said before getting up and running into the living room to pick up the phone. "Yes Teri!"
"Took you long enough. It must have been good." Teri said.
"It was getting there." Chelsea said as she saw Raven walk into her room. "What's up?"
"Just wanted to let you know that I can't make it to dinner tonight. I forgot about a presentation I have to give at work tomorrow. I have to work on it. I'm sorry. How bout a rain check?"
"We'll hold you to it." Chelsea said.
"Cool."
"Call me tomorrow."
"You got it. Later." Teri hung up the phone.
Chelsea walked back toward the bedroom. Before she reached her bedroom door, a very naked Raven grabbed her by the arm, yanked her into Raven's bedroom, bear hugged her and literally belly-to-belly suplexed her onto the bed. Chelsea gasped and had a look of total shock on her face.
"That was for tackling me." Raven growled. "And this is for looking so sexy doing it." Raven immediately went after Chelsea weak spot on her neck causing Chelsea to gasp again. Raven's hands began floating over Chelsea's body masterfully. She made quick work of Chelsea's bra and seized one of her nipples with a rough gentleness the drove Chelsea wild.
She placed her hands around Chelsea's waist as she pressed her body into the beautiful redhead's. Raven moved from breast to breast with cat-like fluidity. Chelsea was incapable of speech. Raven began kissing a trail down to Chelsea's belly button. Chelsea tangled her fingers in Raven's hair as she quivered under the touch of Raven's lips. The anticipation built inside her. Raven had never disappointed her in what she was about to do and the way she was feeling right now, Raven's record was going to remain perfect.
"Raven, please." Chelsea whispered her plea.
"Rough or gentle?" Raven whispered as she looked up at her lover.
"Rough then gentle." Chelsea said as she looked down into the hazel eyes that captivated her.
Raven quickly pressed her mouth onto Chelsea's already swollen bud and gently sucked.
The arching of Chelsea's back and slapping of the mattress signaled Chelsea's approval of Raven's opening move.
"You are not gonna make me scream today." Chelsea breathlessly proclaimed.
Raven looked up. "Who says I want to?" She said before lowering her head and gently kissing Chelsea's clit.
"Oh my…!" Chelsea breathlessly exclaimed. Raven was truly killing her softly. Several minutes of this most erotic kissing sent Chelsea on a roller coaster of emotion. Her ecstasy was silent, never more than a loud gasp. Chelsea had never felt like she was on the edge for so long. Raven's kissed extended beyond her clit as she kissed her outer folds with kitten-like delicacy. Chelsea's movements were arousing Raven as well. They were as erotically rhythmic as her kisses. She found her wetness nearly matched Chelsea's.
"My god, Raven! You have never…" Chelsea whispered. She had a hard time talking. Her whole body was shaking. "Oh baby, I'm gonna…"
Raven felt the grip on the back of her head tighten. She knew that the end was near. Raven resisted the urge to increase the speed of what she was doing. This was what brought Chelsea this far; this was what was going to finish the job.
"Raven…" Chelsea said before her entire body tensed. Raven lifted her head and watched as Chelsea's body magnificently contorted as her climax blanketed her. It was as intense as it was silent. When it was over, an out-of-breath Chelsea curled up and said two words Raven had never heard come from her before. It was a simple, breathless, quivering "Sweet Jesus."
Raven slid up behind her in a spoon position and held her. Raven whipped the comforter from the side of the bed over them.
"That… was incredible." Chelsea said. Raven squeezed her.
"Really?" Raven asked.
"I never came so hard in my life." Chelsea said with eyes closed.
"Even Las Vegas?" Raven was taken aback. She remembered Chelsea being very aroused during their Vegas trip.
"This was different. I can't explain it…"
"Then don't." Raven said. "Just enjoy the afterglow." Chelsea pressed herself into Raven as much as she could. Raven smiled then squirmed. Her arousal was still on high.
After several minutes, Chelsea rolled over to face Raven.
"Baby, I'm sorry. I didn't…" Chelsea started.
"Sweetie, everything doesn't have to be reciprocal. It's okay." Raven replied.
"It's not okay. Half of my pleasure is derived from seeing you." Chelsea said. "Remember before we went to the airport last year… the mirror?"
"Mmm hmm." Raven said.
"Watching you in that chair was one of the most incredible sights I have ever seen. You are beyond beautiful."
"What's beyond beautiful?" Raven asked, half fishing for a compliment, half curious as to what Chelsea was going to come up with as an answer.
After a moment of thought, Chelsea had her answer. "Ravenesque."
"Ravenesque." Raven said and then paused to let it sink in. "I like that. Can I use that? That is the perfect name for a clothing line!"
"Only…" Chelsea rolled Raven onto her back and was making small circles with her fingertips around Raven's nipple. "… if you let me… reciprocate."
Raven drew breath between her teeth and looked down at Chelsea's fingers circling a quickly hardening nipple.
"With you doing that… how can I say no?"
"You can't." Chelsea slid off Raven and stood. "Stay right here. I'll be back to get you in a minute."
Raven watched Chelsea walk out of the room. That was becoming one of Raven's favorite pastimes. "I hate to see you go, but I love to see you walk away." Raven said out loud to herself. A minute later, she heard the shower running. A tingle shot through her body as she knew what fate would befall her… Chelsea was going to make love to her in the shower.
Chelsea came back into the room and without a word pulled Raven off the bed and led her into the bathroom. She closed the door and gently pushed Raven's back against the door. She clasped both of Raven's hands and lifted them above her head.
"Allow the… reciprocation to begin." Chelsea said as she leaned into Raven. One of the things that Raven loved was seeing the other side of Chelsea. The defiantly sexy, take charge, seductive Chelsea. Raven might have had the verbal upper hand in their platonic friendship, but their new relationship has emboldened Chelsea. She was now Raven's unquestioned equal, inside the bedroom and out.
Chelsea kissed Raven with the same torturous eroticism that she experienced in Raven's bedroom.
"As much as I'd love to see goose bumps on that incredible body of yours, let's get in before the water gets cold." Chelsea purred in Raven's ear.
"You need to stop with the incredible body stuff." Raven whispered back.
"Do you know how many heads turn when you strut down the street? I've seen it, Rae. You could stop traffic." Chelsea said. "Now get your traffic-stoppin' ass…" Chelsea slapped Raven on the behind. "… in the shower."
Raven stepped inside with a grin. "Why did that just turn me on?"
Chelsea stepped in behind her and yanked her by the hair until Raven's hair was in the water stream. "Because you're a little kinky… and a lot sexy." Chelsea brought Raven's lips to hers. Raven stepped around as they kissed until Chelsea's hair became wet in the stream.
"Do you know how much Eddie would pay to be a tile on the wall right now?" Raven said causing Chelsea to burst out in laughter.
"He'd lose his mind just listening outside the door." Chelsea responded. "Especially if her heard this." Chelsea reached between Raven's legs without warning and slid one finger inside.
"OH SHIT!" Raven exclaimed as Chelsea began fingering her. "God, Chels!" Raven put her arms loosely around Chelsea's neck and placed one foot on the edge of the tub on top of the shower curtain. Chelsea added a second finger that caused Raven to moan and bite Chelsea's shoulder. Chelsea then began rubbing Raven's clit with her thumb, causing Raven to shudder. "MMMM!" Raven hummed as she pulled the curtains back quickly.
"What are you doing?" Chelsea asked incredulously. Raven stepped out of the shower dripping wet and pulled Chelsea out as well. She sat Chelsea down on the closed toilet lid and sat on top of her straddling her. She brought Chelsea's right hand down to her center. She whispered in Chelsea's ear. "Finish it."
Chelsea looked into Raven's eyes and saw a fire that could only be quenched in one way. Chelsea positioned her hand the same way she had it in the shower; one then two fingers inside Raven, one rubbing her most sensitive spot. Raven began kissing Chelsea with ferocity. She moaned into Chelsea's mouth as sensation after sensation coursed through her.
As the intensity continued to build, Raven pulled Chelsea's head to her chest and held on as she continued to ride.
"OH GOD BABY YES!" Raven's cry bounced off the walls of the bathroom with no regard for any neighbors that might be home. The rhythmic pumping of Chelsea's fingers brought Raven closer and closer to the edge. Chelsea too, was getting caught up in the intensity of the moment. She took one of Raven's dark brown nipples into her mouth and sucked hard, shocking them both. "SHIT!" Raven exclaimed.
Chelsea, unsure if that was a positive exclamation, said, "Sorry, baby." Her apology was met with a surprising reply.
"Do it again!" Raven growled. Chelsea obliged. Raven exclaimed again. This time, her exclamation would be her last. "Oh shit, I'm gonna… AAARRRGGGHHH!"
Raven continued to breathe heavily for several minutes as her body began to relax. Chelsea simply held her in a tight embrace. The shower was still running, the water having long since turned cold.
"What is it with us and bathrooms?" Chelsea asked as they both began laughing.
Raven sighed. "I don't know and frankly I don't care right now." She said as the kissed once again. "So what did Teri want earlier?"
"Oh, she can't make it to dinner. Project she's working on." Chelsea said.
"Well, let's not let that stop us. Let me take you out, my treat." Raven said.
"Can we go to that new place near campus? I heard they have a great salad bar." Chelsea asked.
"Your wish is my command. Let's get dressed." Raven said. "I love you girl."
"I love you too… traffic-stopper." Chelsea retorted. "Let's go."
After getting dressed, the two of them headed out into the surprisingly warm November night and headed to the restaurant located just blocks away from campus. They hadn't been out to eat for over a month. They either cooked or just ordered in. They were looking forward to a nice, relaxing evening out on the town.
"Rae, this place is packed!" Chelsea commented as they made their way to the hostess stand. They were surprised to learn that despite the number of people in the lobby, there was only about a ten-minute wait for a table. They found a seat on one of the benches. Chelsea sat down.
"I'm gonna run to the restroom. I'll be back." Raven said before kissing Chelsea on the forehead and disappearing into the throng of people. Chelsea sat there for a minute before pulling out her cell phone. She started playing one of the games she downloaded. A few seconds into the game, a familiar voice broke her concentration.
"Chelsea!" The voice said. She looked around the lobby to see where it was coming from. "Chelsea! Right here!" She looked to her left and saw her.
"Hi Casey! How are you?" Chelsea said. Casey McDonald walked up to her and embraced her.
"I'm fine. You tryin' this new place out too, huh?" Chelsea said.
"Yeah. I heard it has a great salad bar." Casey said.
"That's what I'm here for." Chelsea said. "You here with anybody?"
"Actually, my date is meeting me here in a minute. You?" Casey asked.
"Yeah, my date is in the bathroom." Chelsea said. "Oh, here she comes now."
"She?" Casey was slightly taken aback. "I never figured you for… oh, here's my date now! Hey! Over here!" Casey waved toward the front door.
Casey and Chelsea's dates arrived at nearly the same time.
"Claire?" Chelsea said.
"Chelsea?" Claire replied.
"Casey." Raven said.
"Raven." Casey answered.
Holy Shit! All four of them thought at the same time.
"You're Raven's best friend from home." Casey said to Chelsea before looking back at Claire.
"You're dating Claire, and you know Raven." Chelsea said to Casey as her gaze shifted between the three women.
"BAXTER! PARTY OF TWO! BAXTER! PARTY OF TWO!" The hostess called out. "BENNET! PARTY OF TWO! BENNET! PARTY OF TWO!
"Why don't we… continue this conversation over dinner." Casey said.
"Case, I'm sure they want to eat alone." Claire said to her girlfriend.
"No, we all know each other. It would be silly to take up two tables, right, Rae?" Chelsea said. She got no response from a shell-shocked Raven, although she looked calm on the outside. "Rae?"
"That's fine with me." Raven said. "Claire?"
"BAXTER! PARTY OF TWO! BENNET! PARTY OF TWO!" The hostess called out again.
"Okay." Claire said somewhat reluctantly. Casey walked over to the hostess stand and asked if their tables could be combined. It was their "good fortune" that their tables were going to be next to each other anyway, so the restaurant staff simply pushed the two tables together.
"I hope you know what you're doing." Claire said to Casey as they walked to the table ahead of Raven and Chelsea.
"I'm sorry. Is it to awkward for you having dinner with me, your ex and her girlfriend?" Casey asked.
"A little, but nothing I can't handle. I'll be fine." Claire said.
As they walked to the table, Raven leaned over to Chelsea. "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yeah. It'll be fine. Claire and I have always been civil to each other." Chelsea whispered. "You gonna be okay?"
"Sure. Peachy." Raven said, wondering if the fact that she hadn't told Chelsea about her run-in with them earlier in the day would come back to bite her. She wouldn't have to wait long to find out.
"It's funny that we ran into you two here." Casey said as the four of them sat down.
"Why's that?" Chelsea said.
"Because…"
"Because…" Raven said, cutting Casey off. "I bumped into them on campus this morning."
"You did?" Chelsea asked. She wanted to dig into why Raven hadn't told her, but decided to wait until they were alone.
"Yeah." Claire said with a nervous chuckle. "Clumsy me knocked her down outside the administration building."
Chelsea smiled an incredulous smile and then looked at Raven. "That's funny. Isn't that… how you two… met the first time?" Chelsea said. Raven wished at that moment that she hadn't told Chelsea about that.
"Really?" Casey said before looking at Claire. "I didn't know that. Wow. Twice in one lifetime. What are the odds?"
"Yeah." Raven said as she glanced at Claire. "What are the odds?"
"So how do you know Raven, Casey?" Chelsea asked.
"I'm her new financial aid counselor. I just met her this morning." Casey said.
"How about you, Casey?" Raven was tired of the focus being on her. "How do you know Chelsea?"
"Oh! I'm in her ethics class." Casey said. "Actually, we were talking about forming a study group, but nobody seemed interested but us. So were just going to study together."
Okay this is starting to get way too close for comfort. Raven thought to herself.
Just then, the server came to the table and took drink orders. After a few more minutes of chitchat, the server came back and took their meal orders.
"Oh, Claire…" Chelsea said. "Have you seen Teri? She stopped by our place yesterday."
You steal my girlfriend, befriend my cousin, now you're gonna rub it in my face? That was my place before it was yours, bitch! Claire mentally vented.
"No I haven't, she left a message for me to call her but I haven't had a chance to." Claire said. "I didn't know she was back in town."
"Yeah. She is moving to New York." Raven said as she sipped her water.
"You two know her cousin too?" Casey was marveling at the intricate web of acquaintance they were woven into.
"Yeah." Chelsea said. "I met her on my flight out here last year. I didn't know they were related or even knew each other until I ran into them at Starbucks one morning."
Yeah. The morning you kicked me in the throat. Claire thought. Chelsea noticed Claire's less than friendly gaze and decided to call her on it.
"Are you all right Claire?" Chelsea asked.
"Yes, I'm fine. Why do you ask?" Claire said with hesitancy.
"You just looked like something didn't agree with you." Chelsea remarked. If you have a problem, spit it out. She thought.
"Thanks for your concern, Chels…" Claire said, emphasizing 'Chels'. "But I'm fine, really."
"Anytime, CeCe." Chelsea put special emphasis on Raven's nickname for her before hearing a faint chirp from her purse. She reached inside for her phone where a text message was waiting for her.
Thelma, Behave yourself. Retract claws. Louise.
Chelsea closed her phone and glanced at Raven acknowledging receipt of her message.
"Casey, how long have you two been seeing each other?" Raven asked.
"About three months now." Casey said. "A wonderful three months."
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I caught a little accent there. You wouldn't happen to be from north of the border would you?" Raven asked.
"Me and my damn Jersey accent!" Casey joked, causing chuckles around the table. "Seriously… I was born and raised in a little town in Ontario."
"You didn't want to go to school up there?" Chelsea asked.
"I spent my whole life in the Canadian school system. I couldn't wait to get out." Casey said. "Plus it gave me an excuse to get away from my hemorrhoid of a stepbrother, Derek."
"I talked to him on the phone. He doesn't sound that bad." Claire said. "He actually seemed charming." Casey rolled her eyes at that statement.
"So you haven't met him yet?" Raven asked.
"No. But I am going home with Casey for spring break." Claire said as she turned to Casey and smiled. She then turned and looked Raven directly in the eye with the proverbial dagger in hand. "Since I didn't go on spring break last year, I saved up some money for this trip." Casey was the only person at the table that didn't understand the significance of that statement.
Raven dropped her head in shock. She was cut to the quick by that unexpected low blow. Chelsea felt the bile rise in the back of her throat. She was ready to pounce.
"You know what?" Chelsea's brown eyes darkened as she looked at Claire. Her voice began to rise. "That was uncalled for."
"What are talking about?" Claire responded.
"If you had something to say to Raven, you did not have to do it in a lame-ass cheap shot." Chelsea shot back. Casey looked at the unfolding drama in disbelief, having no idea hostilities would break out. Raven watched in silent horror as she watched the beginning of a train wreck a year in the making.
"It wasn't a lame-ass cheap shot! I was simply stating facts." Claire shot back. Her eyes narrowed as she bore a hole through Chelsea. "I didn't go on spring break last year and I did save money for this trip." Claire's Texas accent was beginning to surface. Raven knew that this was sure sign that she was pissed off.
"Chels! Claire!" Raven exclaimed, but to no avail. Casey tugged on Claire's skirt under the table but was unable to quiet her.
"Do you think I fell off a turnip truck this mornin'?" Chelsea said with a mock southern drawl before returning to her normal voice. "Raven told me that she was planning to go home with you last spring break and you jut sat here and threw it up in her face!"
Casey and Raven tried to get in a word edgewise, but Claire and Chelsea's words were on top of each other.
"Look here, Pollyanna!" Claire's venom was now on full display. "You don't know anything about me, so I suggest you back off!"
"Pollyanna?" Chelsea said before she stood up. Claire shot up out of her seat quickly followed by Raven and Casey. "Who the fuck do you think you're talking to?"
"A Clairol-using, hair color-in-a-bottle redhead that's five seconds away from gettin' a can of Odessa, Texas whoop-ass opened up on her!" Claire spat.
"You know what else is red around here?" Chelsea said as Raven was now pleading in her ear for her to walk away from the table. "Your blood when I knock it out of your pretty little blonde head!"
Just then, two of the managers made their way to the table.
"Come on Chelsea!" Claire said. "The only things between us are air and opportunity!"
"Excuse me ladies!" One of the managers said. "It's obvious to everyone that there is a problem here. If you can't sit down and solve it, then we will have to ask you to leave."
"Don't worry." Chelsea said as she bent down to pick up her purse. "We were just leaving." Chelsea turned to leave. Raven put her hand on the small of Chelsea's back to guide her out.
"I didn't think you'd do anything!" Claire shouted as Raven and Chelsea walked away. Chelsea dropped her purse and spun around, making a quick move toward the table.
"Bitch, I'll do something all right!" Chelsea spat as Raven held her back. "Let me go Raven! I'll kick her ass!"
"That's enough!" Raven screamed. "We're going home, Chelsea!" Raven had one hand around Chelsea's waist as she picked up her purse and dragged Chelsea out of the restaurant.
At the table, Casey looked around at all of the staring restaurant patrons, before fixing her gaze on Claire, who sat staring at Chelsea as she was being dragged out by Raven.
"What the hell just happened?" Casey asked in complete bewilderment. "One minute we're talking about Derek and going home for spring break and the next thing I know, you two are at each other's throats!"
"Plain and simple, Case." Claire said coldly. "She fucked with the wrong one today." Claire knowingly nodded her head and stared into space. "She fucked with the wrong one."
I was thinking about naming the chapter, "Let's Get Ready to Rumble" but that would have given the second half of the chapter away, and I wanted you to say, "What the…?" as you read it. Did it work? I hope so. And I hope it makes you want to come back. Raven and Chelsea's walk home is next.