Chapter Four Hundred and Thirteen
Watson left Charlie and Joey's apartment and politely escorted Kerri to her front door. The foursome had been the last in the taxi home together and decided to come back to the couple's apartment for one last glass of wine.
"Would you like to come in for a sobering coffee before you head home?" Kerri offered.
She still hadn't quite given up on Watson, although the signals were definitely mixed and altogether confusing.
"Um… yeah, sure," Watson accepted. "Thank you."
She followed her inside, trying to calm her nerves.
Back in their own apartment, Charlie and Joey had forgotten all about the world around them as they kissed their way to the bedroom. It was all too easy to get swept up in all the stress of their lives but right now, nothing mattered but each other.
They kissed eagerly, not bothered about clearing up wine glasses or shoes. They swept previously dumped clothes off the bed from when they had been getting ready earlier in the evening. Each item landed almost soundlessly on the floor. Neither of them noticed as they landed in a heap on the mattress, Charlie on top of Joey, their lips never breaking apart.
"This is how we should spend every night," Joey murmured.
"Done," Charlie grinned.
She ran her hands through Joey dark hair, overcome with desire, as she began to make short work of her clothes. She always found her rather attractive in a shirt. But then, she always found her rather attractive out of one too. With such thoughts running through her mind, she hurried though undoing the buttons and flung Joey's dark blue shirt open, revealing a pretty bra of the same colour.
She leant down, closing her eyes as she kissed her exposed skin. She breathed in her scent and moved her arms around her in order to undo the clasp at the back. To help, Joey sat up, grinning wickedly. Charlie grinned right back.
Unable to sleep, Liam had been trying to write a new song. Unfortunately, his muse was gone. He knew telling Charlie and Joey about Ruby's behaviour and general downward spiral was the right thing to do and that he had to stay away from her but he was definitely suffering for it in terms of his art. She had genuinely been helping him musically. She helped him focus, helped him write, helped him feel good about his music. And now he felt like it was all over.
His thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Please don't be Ruby, please don't be Ruby," he murmured to himself, as he stood up and headed to his front door.
It usually was the teenager when he got a call this late, although fortunately, she seemed to be behaving lately – and staying out of his way. He pulled open the door and was stunned to find Bianca standing there.
Joey quickly shed Charlie of her top and bra so that she could be just as half naked as she was. Their bodies melted together again as they kissed. Becoming breathless, their passion for one another grew and they knew in moments like this that things between them would never become stale.
Charlie showered Joey in kisses. She trailed her lips over her lips, her cheek, jaw, neck and collar bone. She kissed her chest and captured both breasts in turn before placing her lips tenderly between them. She glided the tip of her tongue gently down her body, making her tingle, until she reached the top of her jeans. Joey closed her eyes, as she felt Charlie undo the button she had undone so many times before.
"It sounds like you really had a hard time at the end of your last relationship," Kerri ventured.
She and Watson were on their second cup of coffee and the conversation had been nice. It had been more relaxed than when they had been out. Kerri still couldn't quite work her new friend out though.
"Yeah, it was pretty hard," Watson admitted. "I thought we were going to be together forever but… well, I guess the lure of the UK was more important than… well, me."
She smiled sadly, feeling a little nervous. She didn't want to talk about Monica. She just wanted to learn more and more about the wonder of Kerri.
"Do you think you'll ever see yourself falling for anyone else?" Kerri asked.
I think I have, Watson thought to herself. She blushed.
"Um… I don't know," she managed, looking down.
Kerri tried not to look disappointed.
I'm not even in the running, she realised. She doesn't even see me. She probably doesn't even see anything except the chair.
Concluding that she was nothing but an idiot to have ever have hoped otherwise, she decided to wrap things up for the night and send Watson on her way.
Joey lay back on the bed, gasping for breath. She scrunched up the bed covers in her fists and her legs had a life of her own as Charlie delivered pleasure after pleasure.
"Charlie!" Joey screamed loudly.
With Ruby away for the night, they didn't have to be polite or quiet and both were eager to take advantage of that fact.
Charlie grinned, remained between her girlfriend's legs as kept her tongue working on her pulsing clit. Her head spun a little as she pushed Joey closer and closer towards orgasm, wanting to bring her right to the edge and over. She wanted to show her just how loved she was. She flicked her tongue vigorously over Joey's centre and heard her cry out as she reached her peak. She kept going, guiding her through as she crashed over the waves of orgasm, slowing to a stop as she felt Joey's body relax and go slack. Then she kissed her way back up her body and nestled against her.
"I love you," she whispered.
"I'd never guess," Joey giggled shyly.
They kissed.
"I love you too," Joey added dreamily. "With all my heart."
"I'm really glad that you and Penn seem to be going strong again," Ruby said sincerely, although she still felt sad for herself and her own loneliness. "I'm sorry we were all so sceptical. He's shown himself to be a pretty stand-up guy, the way he's taken care of you after the whole needle stick injury thing."
The girls had stayed up late, talking well into the night. It felt good to catch up properly and feel more normal again.
"Yeah," Nicole smiled. "I feel safe with him. Happy."
Ruby sighed.
"Do you think I'll ever find anyone who makes me feel that way?" she asked.
Nicole reached out and put her arm around her.
"I have absolutely no doubt that you will," she said. "And when you do, it'll be amazing."
Charlie lay on the bed, one leg down and the other hooked over Joey's shoulder. Joey lay on top of her, positioned carefully so that that she could both penetrate her with two eager fingers and look into her eyes. She smiled as she watched the growing ecstasy on her girlfriend's face and listened to the sounds of building climax. She also couldn't help but admire her flexibility.
A moan escaped her own lips as she enjoyed the passion growing between them. She felt Charlie's nails dig into her bare back as she clutched her tighter, holding her close. Charlie cried out louder as she reached the peak of euphoria. She relaxed back onto the bed, pulling Joey along with her, kissing her eagerly. They confessed their love all over again.
Alone in her bed, Leah cried herself to sleep. She'd had a good night out and it had been fun to let her hair down and just had fun with the girls. She always had a good time with Charlie and Joey, two women she considered to be among her very best friends. And she was fond of Bianca and Watson too. Plus, Kerri seemed very nice and a good person to be starting to get to know.
But she could have as much fun as she liked, provide herself with a thousand distractions, and she still had to come home alone at the end of the night. And that's when the deep set loneliness set in. That's when it felt like she couldn't cope at all.
Cuddled up in bed and rather spent from several rounds of love making, Charlie and Joey had finally resigned themselves to sleep.
"What a great night," Joey mused.
Charlie grinned in the darkness.
"A really great night," she agreed.
She leant over and captured Joey's lips. She never had any problem with finding them.
"We should do that more often," Joey said.
"Which part?" Charlie smirked.
Joey snuggled up a bit closer.
"All the parts!" she giggled.
Next time… Penn begins to reveal his true colours, Brax makes his move on Kerri and Leah considers making contacts with Elijah…
