A/N: Okay, it's not the 13th chapter, BUT today is Friday the 13th so I'm counting this as our ongoing mission to take the stigma out of the number!
I swore I would have the next bit up soon and a promise is a promise! How so? I literally started writing this right after publishing the previous one. Tried to make this one very enjoyable for you, so please drop a review!
Thanks to SKRowling for this bit of dialogue in the beginning!
It was five-thirty in the morning. The sun hadn't even thought about coming up yet, so the house was still dark. Some mild sound and illumination emanated from the TV set near the front of the home. So, Tori followed it.
Tori's bare feet wandered into the living room, which caught Jade's ears but she didn't move. Her head didn't even turn.
The Latina was bemused from last night and seeing her lover sitting up expressionless made her even more uneasy.
"Bad night?"
"Yeah," Jade sighed in a breathless, hopeless sigh.
Tori folded her arms and cocked her head.
"Couldn't sleep either," the Latina admitted.
Jade wiped her eye, "I'm sorry...last night was a disaster."
The principal huffed, brushing back her disheveled hair.
"That's not why I'm upset, Jade!"
Pale, thin fingers tugged at the grey blanket draped across the sofa.
"You promised!"
Jade blinked and finally acknowledged Tori with her gaze.
"What?"
"You said that you would hold me when I needed you to. Don't walk away from me now." She sat next to Jade on the couch. "I'm hurting because my partner feels like she can't please me… and hasn't asked my how to do that for me."
"You didn't ask me… and you knew," Jade said covering her face in embarrassment.
"I didn't know… but Jade, I listened to you," Tori answered, then gave her woman a wry grin. "Plus, I did ask… it just sounded really naughty."
Jade's heart skipped a beat when Tori took her hands into hers. Brown eyes met blue. She had her full attention.
"Listen to me, Jade..." Tori sighed heavily. "Just because we love each other doesn't mean we love each other exactly the same way! See, you respond to my touch. That gave me the confidence to try using my fingers."
The tan woman smiled to herself, thinking back to her frustrating days trying to find a musical instrument to play. Everything in her hands sounded awful. Now, as fate would have it, Tori's hands could make the sweetest sounds rise out of Jade. Playing the piano was good and all, but Tori was much more fascinated using her hands to play a sweet melody on Jade.
There was an old song her mom used to play. When she was young, she didn't quite understand it's meaning. She just liked the slow melody. Now as an adult, making love to this enigmatic woman, the lyrics took on new meaning.
She can hear the words now:
Make your fingers soft and light
Let your body be the velvet of the night
Touch my soul, you know how
Andante, Andante
Go slowly with me now
I'm your music
I'm your song
Play me time and time again and make me strong
Make me sing, make me sound
Andante, Andante
Tread lightly on my ground
Andante, Andante
Oh please, don't let me down
"You were amazing, by the way" smirked Jade.
It made Tori glad to see something other than a frown from her girlfriend.
"So, you should think about playing to your strengths," suggested Tori.
"Yeah, and what's that?"
Tori traced Jade's plump lips with her pinky.
"I love talking with you and kissing you, but I bet that tongue can do even more."
Jade couldn't resist the urge and kissed the other woman's finger. She then commandeered her hand so that she couldn't get away from her sucking on the smallest finger. That made Tori bite her lip hard.
"You see? That mouth of yours is a wonder."
She was done being separated from her love and snuggled against Tori, who accepted her with open arms. Tori kissed her pale forehead.
"Come back to bed, please!"
"Okay," sighed Jade. "Let's go."
Tori stood, holding Jade by the hand and she eagerly followed.
"Can we have a do over tonight?"
The tan woman pulled her in and kissed her on the nose.
"You can have all of the nights you want!"
The went back to their chambers and (finally) went to sleep. Not before Tori left a text for Mia's phone that they would have to fend for themselves for breakfast when they wake up this morning. There was cold cereal, hot cereal, some fruit, whatever they wanted. She said that Alice's mom wasn't feeling well and that she was going to stay with her. It was technically the truth.
The next morning came and while the house was filled with warm sunlight, Tori and Jade's bedroom was still as dark as a cave. And the two mama bears were stirring out of hibernation.
"What time is it?" Jade yawned.
Tori's arm reached for her. There was a square halo around the window with it's drawn curtain.
"I haven't the faintest idea. But I'm sure the sun is up now."
The Latina stretched for her phone, which was by her side. She checked the time and put it on her pillow.
"Mmmm," she moaned. "It's eleven thirty."
Jade's eyes opened.
"Oh, shit really? The girls must be wondering..."
"Don't worry!" Tori yawned, hugging her girlfriend. "I texted Mia last night..."
"What did you tell her?" Jade asked.
A knock came to the door and the pair sat up, quickly looking down that they were both dressed. In Jade's case, she was still wearing that little sexy number and covered up with the comforter and sank down. Tori patted her head, letting her know she's got this.
"Who is it?"
"Is mom in there?" came a concerned Alice. "Is she alright?"
"You can open up, sweetheart!"
The small girl opened the door a crack.
"Mia said she got a message that you weren't feeling well. Are you feeling better?"
Jade sat up as best she could, while keeping herself modest.
"Oh, yes, much better!" she smiled. "My head was killing me but I just had to sleep it off."
A smiled flashed across Alice's face.
"Really?" she sighed. "Good."
"You guys didn't skip breakfast, did you?" asked Tori in her best motherly tone. "I told Mia you girls could eat without us."
"Yeah, we ate" Alice nodded. "We were just hanging by the pool, okay?"
"Sure, babe!" Jade nodded. "When we get dressed, we can talk lunch. Love you!"
"Love you, too!" Alice said before leaving.
She looked back to see Tori looking rather serene, sitting up with her back leaning against the headboard.
"What?"
"Nothing," Tori shrugged. "Just love waking up to that sound."
"What sound?"
"Our kids," she replied, crossing her arms. "Better than the birds singing."
That was an adjustment that now seems obvious but earlier wasn't. The way the girls tiptoed in the morning, especially guarded when checking in on their moms. They weren't oblivious; they were teenagers. Didn't take a genius to understand that Tori and Jade had needs that only they could satiate. They were definitely loud the other day, Jade observed in retrospect while chewing on her thumb. She made the mental note to learn to be quieter during her and Tori's "sessions" if they weren't going to be home alone.
"What are you thinking about?"
That shook Jade from her wandering thoughts.
"Oh! Nothing, just thinking that we need to work on being less noisy when we..."
"Fuck?" offered Tori with a smirk.
A wide-eyed Jade was taken aback at how brazen Vega's (of all people) answer was.
"Or, make love?" the pale woman chuckled.
"Not my fault!" Tori stretched before getting out of bed. "You're the vocal one, not me."
Jade rolled her eyes.
"I'm aware, Vega! But yes, you can wreck that pussy while being as quiet as a mouse."
Tori narrowed her eyes with a grin.
"So, I'm silent but deadly. Nice."
The writer pounced on her love and showered her with kisses.
"But unlike a fart, I hate it when you leave!"
"How...romantic?" the Latina smirked.
That evening, after the kids went to bed, Tori and Jade prepared for round two.
Jade was on the right track with the ambience, she assured her. Tori loved the candles and music and Jade's boudoir attire. But she suggested more foreplay might be the ticket. Jade was very sensitive in the key areas, so little was required to get her in the mood. Tori might need some build up, which didn't faze Jade. She enjoyed every second she had with her so this wasn't a deal breaker. Far from it!
This instance, Jade took her time. She started massaging Tori's neck, allowing her body to let go of any tension. Jade then purred into Tori's ear to disrobe and lay on her stomach while Jade massaged the rest of her body. The Latina hummed disparate melodies while Jade's hands were put to much more effective use. The former goth was getting lost in feeling areas of Tori that she hadn't paid much mind to. She had to work through some spots to get to the muscle underneath but Jade had admiration for what made Tori Vega, for lack of a better word, cuddly these days.
Eventually, Tori stopped singing with her lips shut and just breathed hard. Clearly Jade was hitting the right notes tonight.
When that was done, Jade and Tori made out for a little while. Nothing fancy but holding each other close, their collective body heat felt like they could start a campfire. They pressed themselves as close as their bodies would allow. Tori's knack for holding the author firmly in place was amazing. She had one hand behind the woman's long neck while the other grabbed that pale, shapely ass. Jade's hands wandered as well, but she was more of a scratcher when they really got into the making out. Instead of having to reach underneath a blouse, she could roam freely and mark her lover. Tori squeezed Jade's bottom harder the more she scratched. Jade was caught by surprise but in a good way when Tori's thumb and forefinger pressed her neck just past the jawline. That sent shivers through the slender female's body but she was very secure in Tori's clutches.
"Just relax..." Jade grinned, motioning for Tori to lay on her back and allow her to do her thing.
The former goth gently parted Tori's legs, her soft hand gliding all the way down to the tops of her feet. Jade slinked down to a crawling stance but with her butt in the air, which made her look like a cat. Not that Tori was complaining. With this super sexy pose, she inched her way toward Tori's pussy, which captured the slightest glint of light. That's when she knew that her lover was properly aroused. It was up to Jade to drive that engine now that she was thoroughly warmed up from an hour of gentle (and not so gentle) contact.
Last night was not as intimate as Jade would've hoped, so this was much more close and personal.
Getting the both of them ready for action, Jade nibbled on Tori's juicy thighs, leaving the kind of hickeys that nobody else would see. Even when she sweated Jade relished the taste of Tori's skin. She would lick the woman all over if she let her. Lots of people say they love their significant other, every inch of them. For Jade, it was quite literal. If she were a vampire in one of her stories, she would be torn because she couldn't have her Tori and eat her too.
But she was about to eat her, sort of.
The language always felt a little off to Jade when she was in the process of discovering herself. People would say, "When you eat pussy, imagine eating a delicious mango." Jade wasn't the biggest fan of mangoes, so the analogy was lost on her. "Going down" truthfully didn't sit well with her either. Sounded too negative. Like in an old movie, someone would say "If I'm going down, you're going down with me!" That puts a different spin on an old black and white gangster flick.
(COME ON, WEST! FOCUS!)
She breathed in and out, long and deliberate. This was it. She was facing the wanting vagina of Tori Vega. If you were to ask Jade a long time ago places she would never be; they would include the moon (not an astronaut), North Korea (obvious), and Australia (too many poisonous things). Being close enough to Tori's most intimate of intimates, close enough that she could smell her unique aroma, wouldn't had even occurred to past Jade. But here she was. And it wasn't a dare or she lost a bet. Jade West was going down (fine!) on Tori Vega because she wanted to. Because she wanted to give her pleasure!
What a difference some years make!
Jade was still nervous. This was her very first time and while Tori would be patient and loving (so predictable!), Jade wanted to at least appear competent. She wanted to give the air that she knew what she was doing, at least a little bit. But with no prior experience, she didn't have anything to go on. Then a thought flew into her head, recalling some friendly advice.
[FLASHBACK]
That morning when Harry and Gemma took the girls for a day out, Jade was in the kitchen preparing a very belated breakfast for the both of them. Since moving into the rental, the routine they settled into was getting up early, brewing a little coffee and preparing breakfast for their daughters. Once they were awake and fed, the woman retreated back into their bedroom for a while. Late in the morning, on the cusp of the afternoon, the four would converge for lunch and see where they day would take them. But not before Jade made a fresh pot of the dark stuff. Mia and Alice were fine with that arrangement, as they were typically lazy in the morning. They would watch some TV or play on their phones and when their sapphic mommies emerged from their lair, it was family fun time the rest of the day.
Jade peered around the kitchen entrance to see that Tori was laying on the couch, flipping channels with the remote. She used the privacy to phone Beck and get some quick advice. Jade cursed herself for not picking his brain back at the house, but with the twins and everyone else in such close proximity, having downtime with just the two of them would have been impossible. She was lucky to get the few minutes she did, as Tori and Cat were having their little conversation in the kitchen.
(Wouldn't it be hilarious if they were discussing the same subject?)
Beck's phone rang while Jade started the stove.
"Oh, a call from Boston! This isn't another survey for Sam Adams, is it?"
"BECK!" she shout-whispered, trying to keep her volume under control.
"Is everything alright?" he asked.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, listen..." Jade licked her lips while searching for butter. "I need to ask you something."
He cleared his throat on the other line.
"Go for it!"
"Remember when we were going out and... you know...you tried," she sighed with total embarrassment, not ready for this talk. "When you tried going down on me?"
The line went silent.
"Hello? Hello?"
"I'm still here," he replied with a nervous chuckle. "I wasn't ready to hear that."
"I just said it and I'm still not ready!"
"What is going on, Jade?"
crack... crack...
"Fuck! Jesus-Tap-Dancing-Christ!"
Her efforts to make an omelet were already met with strife at the very first step.
crack...
"What's all that noise?" he asked.
"Trying to break some goddamn eggs and I'm either making a mess or dropping pieces of shell into the skillet."
"You...sound like you've got a lot on your plate. Should I hang up?"
"If no fucking eggs make it into this fucking frying pan, there will be nothing on either of our plates!" Jade growled. "Just stay with me!" she sighed.
"What is it you need to know?"
"Do you and Cat...erm...does that ever come up?"
Beck huffed, Jade imagining him dragging his hand over his face like he always did when in a weird situation.
"Yes, Jade. If you must know, yes!"
"And...?"
"And what?" he asked back impatiently.
"Does she like it, or what?"
"Trying to not go into graphic detail, yeah I have it on good authority that she enjoys it. Please don't tell her I'm discussing our sex life."
"Oh, my lips are sealed" Jade assured him. "But I need to know what have you done recently, like how did you improve your...uh...*sigh* technique?"
"Don't get mad but aren't you a lesbian?"
Jade stomped her foot in sync to the clanging of the skillet. Now she was looking for a spatula.
"What's that supposed to mean, buddy? We dykes are just predisposed to be angry?"
"Whoa, whoa, calm down! That wasn't what I meant! I just thought you were more knowledgeable and..."
The writer facepalmed.
"I don't know how they do things in Canada," Jade huffed softly. "I'm sure you go down to the DMV and register as a lesbian and the government sends you a pamphlet in the mail all about how to lick pussy! But here in the States, we're kind of on our own. Besides having one, we're just as clueless as you guys. Tori's my first girlfriend, by the way! I'm kind of learning as I go."
Jade stirred the eggs as they were beginning to establish a scrambled-like consistency.
"You're right, I'm sorry. But to answer your question...yeah, I've gotten some advice in college, and it did help."
"Really? What was it?"
She then grabbed the shredded cheddar from the fridge to have it ready.
"Are you listening?"
"Yes, Yes!"
"Alright," Beck sighed. "Lick the alphabet."
"What?"
"Spell out the alphabet with your tongue," he clarified.
"YOU'RE FUCKING WITH ME!" Jade blurted out loudly, covering her mouth the split second that retort tumbled out.
"No, Jade, I'm not!" Beck insisted. "It's a solid technique, ask anybody!"
Looking back on her online research, that has popped up from time to time, but it sounded too ridiculous to be true. It was one thing to read it, but it was different hearing it from someone. Now, Jade was aware of approaching footsteps.
(Why did I shout just now? Stupid, STUPID!)
"Beck, listen..." Jade whispered. "I don't know if I can do this."
"Look, you've gotta start somewhere. I was bad but I got better, and this can help w..."
By then, Tori had entered the kitchen, and a panicked Jade lost control of her phone, causing it to slide onto the counter. Thankfully it avoided the hot stove but now Tori could see who she was talking to. A second later, likely hearing the commotion, Beck hung up.
[END OF FLASHBACK]
That out-of-pocket piece of beginner's advice sat in Jade's brain as she kissed around the organ in question.
(Could it be? Will that even work? Like he admitted, he wasn't very good back then.)
Jade opened her mouth, allowing her tongue past that threshold into the warm and wet place. She was inside! This was like nothing she had felt before; nothing bad but she was a bit lost at first. Jade just pushed down her pride and prejudice and gave it a shot. One thing about the alphabet, it was an easy diagram to remember! Jade had to fight the urge to sing it as her pink instrument pantomimed letter by letter. Jade just assumed that she was to do uppercase because nowhere she read this were they specific.
It had to be working because Tori was moaning softly, as best as Jade could hear given her current location. She really responded to G and M so far. Jade pondered if she just ran through the whole alphabet again, or just play the hits. Either way, it was refreshing to have some direction. But Jade's biggest indicator that she was hitting that sweet spot was the crossing of Tori's legs and the firm hand behind her hand.
She started to retreat from Tori's wet pussy, feeling the heat from her arousal. Now, with a gentle touch down below, Jade slowly worked her partner's clit to bring this to a climax. And what a climax in was, because Tori let out a guttural roar like a jungle cat who was awakening. Then her whole body shifted to its side, taking the hapless writer along for the ride. But Jade held tight onto Tori's legs, face plunged into her fountain of passion.
Both ladies were out of breath, glistening from sweat and whatever else. Jade crawled up to Tori's level and kissed her desperately on the lips. She had just enough in her air supply to do so and clung to Tori while the rest of her lungs caught up with her. The Latina shuddered, as if Jade instigated the fabled "Big One" and they were feeling the aftershocks.
"Holy fuck!" sighed Tori. "You still know how to outdo yourself, West."
Jade smiled, sinking her biters into Tori's breast.
"Where did you learn how to do that?" Tori asked.
The pale woman giggled and muttered that she heard it somewhere.
Once they calmed down from their high, they women threw on some quick clothes to make their way over to the kitchen. All of that lovemaking induced a powerful thirst and Tori held out her hand eagerly as Jade passed one of the bottled waters to her. They were the massive kind, the 40 oz bottles and Jade felt like she could drink the whole thing in one sitting.
Tori leaned against the counter, her lips wet from the cold, refreshing beverage. Jade was right beside her, head leaning on her shoulder.
"I could get used to this..." Tori admitted.
"Same," Jade agreed.
These last few weeks were nothing short of amazing. Both Tori and Jade enjoyed themselves more in one month than they did all last year. It was sad to see it come to an end. Tori wrapped her arm around Jade and sighed contentedly.
"Jade?"
"Mmm-hm?"
"I want to talk about something serious, but it can wait until tomorrow if you're too tired."
The pale one looked at her tan partner with mild worry.
"What's the matter?"
Tori shook her head.
"Nothing. And that's the point. Everything has been wonderful and..."
Jade leaned in.
"I want to have a real discussion about moving in together."
A/N: Well, what do you know.
Not only an update for this story but I snuck in a little ABBA in there, referencing my anthology, "Thank You for the Music."