*This chapter makes reference to a certain company's rewards program that no longer is active.
The early morning sunlight gently kissed the edges of the curtains, painting the bedroom in a soft, warm glow. A bird outside the window sang a cheerful melody, oblivious to the quiet whispers of the two figures entangled in the bed. Riley's eyes fluttered open, and she found Maya's gaze already fixed on her, a knowing smile playing on her lips. The room was filled with the faint scent of their combined perfumes, a sweet bouquet that lingered from the night before.
Riley's heart raced as she took in the sight of Maya's naked body pressed against hers, their legs intertwined. The warmth of their skin was a stark contrast to the cool sheets beneath them. They had taken this leap together, becoming more than just friends, more than just roommates. It was a secret they cherished in the quiet hours of the morning when the world outside was still asleep.
As they kissed, the softness of their lips seemed to melt away the years of hardships they endured. Their hands roamed freely, exploring the curves and valleys of one another's flesh. The gentle strokes of Maya's fingertips sent shivers down Riley's spine, making her want to pull Maya even closer. But reality beckoned, whispering its reminder through the giggles of their daughters playing in the hallway. Reluctantly, they broke apart, the warmth of their bodies lingering in the air. Riley sighed, her breasts rising and falling with each breath, and Maya playfully poked her side. "Guess we can't spend the whole day in bed," she said, her voice a mix of teasing and regret.
Riley sat up, her long blonde hair cascading over her shoulders, and looked at Maya. "But we can pretend, right?" she replied with a grin. Their laughter filled the room as they swung their legs over the side of the bed. The day was young, and the possibilities were endless. They had a shared family to lead now, two little girls to raise, and a love that was just beginning to bloom. As the two young mothers began to get their clothes on, a curious Maya asked, "So Riley... this our first Saturday living together since you let me and Jasmine move in that neither of us have to work. So I wanna make today special for you. So I'm curious... what would you really like to do today? I mean really like to do?"
Riley looked up starry eyed as she said, "Honestly... I wish the two of us could go to the movies with our kids and see some great new Disney films. Then we'd drop the kids off somewhere, and you and me could have a fancy dinner at a fancy restaurant in fancy dresses." However then Riley looked down with a sad face as she said, "But alas... I haven't been able to afford to do anything like that since Juliet was born. So I'll just settle for drawing pictures with the kids, and taking a nice walk through the park."
Suddenly Maya's eyes sparkled with an idea. "You know what?" she said, her voice filled with very loud excitement. "It's the end of the month. So lets make today: Thrift Store Day!" Jasmine's squeals of excitement echoed from outside the bedroom. "Mommy just said it's Thrift Store Day!" she yelled, jumping up and down. "YAY!" Maya then called through the door as she said, "You and Juliet get ready. We'll be heading out in 30 minutes!" Riley's eyes widened with confusion, and she looked at Maya questioningly. "What's Thrift Store Day?" Maya winked. "You'll see. Just follow my lead, okay?"
Within a half hour: Maya and Riley were leaving their shared apartment with their daughters: Jasmine and Juliet. Riley couldn't help but feel a twinge of excitement as she watched Maya bustle about, her own daughter's eyes lighting up with the promise of fun. As the four walked down a sidewalk together, a curious Riley said, "Okay Maya. I'm confused. How is going to some store gonna get us a chance to go to the movies and go to some fancy restaurant and get some fancy dresses." Maya smirked at Riley as she said, "Well... lets start just the dresses. Thrift stores have all kinds of donated items, including clothes. They're very cheap, and at the end of the month you can always find stuff that's extra cheap. Come on. My favorite store is right ahead."
As the two mothers and two daughters entered the store before them, they found it to be a treasure trove of forgotten fashion, with racks of clothes that held secrets of past lives and past loves. Jasmine dashed ahead, her pigtails bobbing as she danced through the aisles, while Juliet clung to Riley's hand, her curiosity piqued by the unusual setup of the store. Maya led the way, her eyes scanning the racks with the precision of a hawk. She stopped near the end of a long rack that was near the corner of the room. Maya dug behind several dresses, eventually pulling out a beautiful white gown with a faux tiara. "This," she said, holding it up to Riley, "is going to look amazing on you."
Riley felt a blush creep up her neck as she took the dress, examining it with a mix of excitement and skepticism. It was definitely fancy, but the price tag made her heart skip a beat. "Maya, we can't spend all our savings on dresses," she protested.
Maya smirked as she pointed to a sign in the store as she explained, "No Riley, you don't get it. You see everything in the store has different colored tags. Those colors aren't random. The staff use a different color tag each month as they bring new donated goods into the store. The color tags let them know how long something has been here. The longer the product has been here, the cheaper the discount will be at the end of the month. This gown for example, according to the color of the sticker here and the sign the staff posted, has been on the rack for about four months. Thus... it is 90 percent off today baby!"
Riley's eyes widened greatly as she said, "90... percent... off." Suddenly tears appeared in Riley's eyes. As Juliet looked up at her mother, she looked confused as she said, "Mommy, you're crying. Are you sad?" As Riley wiped some tears away, she said, "No sweety. I'm crying happy tears. It's just... I never thought I would ever be able to afford something so beautiful."
As Riley wiped away her tears, she looked at Maya as she said, "Thank you Maya for showing me this place. It is pretty nice though this gown hadn't been grabbed by anyone for the last four months." As Maya smirked, she raised one eyebrow while saying, "That... and maybe I come by here sometimes and rearrange a few things to be harder to find for other customers. Now come on. Lets find some nice outfits for the girls."
Over the next hour, the two mothers and their daughters looked around for any nice dresses that could fit them that had the appropriately colored tag attached to them. As they tried on their finds in the cramped fitting room, the air was thick with giggles and squeals of delight. The dresses they all found were perfect fits, hugging their bodies in all the right places, making them feel like queens. Juliet twirled in her little pink dress, the skirt billowing around her like a cloud, while Jasmine struck a pose in a sparkling blue number that made her look like a miniature superstar.
The checkout line was a blur of laughter and chatter as they piled their finds onto the counter. The cashier, an elderly woman with a knowing smile, rang them up. When she told them the total, Riley's jaw dropped. "But that's even cheaper than I thought they'd be!"
Maya stepped in, her voice smooth as honey as she held out her university student ID. "This store also gives extra discounts to college students." she explained, her eyes twinkling.
The cashier nodded, her smile growing. "We sure do," she said. Riley couldn't help but feel like they'd just pulled off the heist of the century.
The mothers and daughters left the store with their arms full of bags, the weight of their new treasures as an excited Riley said, "That was amazing! What a fun day!" Maya then smirked as she said, "What? You think we're done yet? Oh no Riley. We've just begun. After we drop off our new dresses back at our place, we're gonna do everything me and Jasmine typically do on Thrift Store Day."
Riley and Maya were holding the hands of their respective daughters as they crossed a street towards the public library, a place Riley hadn't been to in years. As they all entered the building together, Riley looked around with curiosity as Maya navigated them through a hallway to a room where a group of children were gathered. "What's going on here?" Riley asked, her voice filled with wonder.
Maya chuckled, "This is where we get Jasmine's favorite snacks. The library gives out free food to the kids every weekend." Riley looked surprised as she said, "Seriously?" Maya then casually said, "Well, the community realized that even though the schools giving out free and reduced meals on weekdays was great, that wasn't necessarily helping out kids on the weekend. So the library stepped in to help families out. Not all public libraries have this program, but I'm real glad when I discovered this one does."
Jasmine then took Juliet's hand as she said, "Come on. They have the best snack food ever here!" Juliet and Jasmine then rushed towards a food table. Juliet and Jasmine's eyes lit up as they rushed over to a table full of snacks. The sight of goldfish crackers, juice boxes, and fruit snacks was too tempting to resist. As they began to devour their snacks, Maya leaned closer to Riley and whispered, "And guess what? They have food for us grown ups too."
Maya then led Riley to a small room adjacent to the children's snack area, where a church group had set up a food pantry. The smell of freshly cooked chicken wafted through the air, making Riley's stomach growl. Maya approached one of the smiling church members, a plump woman with a name tag that read "Sister Sally." She spoke quietly to her before turning back to Riley with a nod. Sister Sally looked at them warmly and handed them a bag filled with food. "God bless you and your little ones," she said.
Riley was surprised to find the bag contained more than just snacks; there were whole meals inside, including a prepared chicken in a plastic container. "How can this be free?" Riley asked Maya. The church leader, Sister Sally, overheard and answered, "We believe in giving the best to those in need. We know how hard it is to raise little ones. We simply wish to give all parents the appreciation you deserve for all your hard work."
Maya thanked Sister Sally. "We'll definitely make sure to pay it forward," she said, her voice filled with gratitude. The two moms looked at each other, their eyes shining with hope. Riley was so happy to have discovered a hidden gem in their community, a place where their daughters could feast and their hearts could fill.
However just as Riley thought the day's events were over, Maya put the bags they received in a nearby refrigerator. Riley looked confused as she said, "What are you doing?" Maya smirked as she said, "I just wanted to make sure we claimed our food first. Sister Sally will watch over the bags until we get back. There's still one more thing we gotta do here at the library before we leave." A confused Riley then asked, "What would that be?" Maya made a smirk as she said, "You did say you wanted to see some great Disney films..."
Maya was looking through many DVD's and blu-rays that were sitting on the shelves in the library. Jasmine was also looking through DVD's and blu-rays on lower shelves, while Riley and Juliet stood nearby looking very confused. Riley then finally asked, "Maya... what are you doing? You keep opening and closing all the DVD and blu-ray cases on the shelves. Are you looking for some prize inside them?"
As Maya continued to look, she happily whispered, "That's exactly what I'm looking for. You see all Disney DVD's and blu-rays since 2006 include these little inserts with them that contain reward points. Basically, if you type in the points on the Disney rewards website - you can use those points to get more free Disney movies and other stuff. However many of the codes in these movies can also be used to get free digital copies of the movies too." Riley continued to look confused as she said, "But all the DVD's and blu-rays here at the library aren't new. They've been watched by countless people that have checked them out for years now."
However as Maya continued to look through the movie collection, she had a big smile as she whispered, "Yeah... but no one seems to know about this rewards program though. The librarians keep the inserts in the DVD and blu-ray cases, with none of them even taking the rewards points for themselves. Plus, like you said, countless people have been checking out these movies for years now... but I discovered years ago that none of them have even used the points that were right in the package either. So since no one that works in the library or anyone else who attends the library has used these points... me and Jasmine go to every library in the city we can find hunting for reward point codes. By the way Jasmine, how you doing down there?"
Maya then looked down at an excited Jasmine who held out several movie inserts as she said, "I already found seven mommy! One of them was in a Moanna blu-ray! Does that mean we're gonna see that movie tonight?" Maya smirked as she said, "Remember baby girl, not all the points work. We'll find out which points are good when we get home."
Then Juliet reached towards a DVD, opened up, and then said, "Hey. There's a piece of paper with a big long line of numbers and letters here in this Winnie the Pooh blu-ray." An excited Jasmine then said, "Ooo. I've always wanted to see that movie. Keep that code, and look for anymore. Also, let me know if you find a code in a Beauty and the Beast blu-ray. Me and mommy have have been looking for that for months now!"
A curious Riley then reached out and opened a blu-ray she found while saying, "Hey. This Marvel movie has a code too." An excited Maya then said, "Quick. Keep that. I've gotten nearly every Marvel film ever made for free through this code hunting game." Then an excited Riley began to help Maya's hunt as she said, "Ooo. I just found codes in these Star Wars blu-rays. Oh my God, this is so much fun!" Maya smirked at Riley for a moment, and then the two mothers and two daughters continued their hunt for movie codes.
An hour later: Riley and Maya were finally back home with their daughters. As Maya was typing codes into a website on her laptop, she said, "Okay... I just typed in all the digital codes into my Movies Anywhere account, and it looks like... we just got eight new movies on digital baby!" Jasmine and Juliet both jumped up in excitement as they saw the movie titles appear on the screen. Maya then glanced at the two girls as she said, "Okay girls. The movies we got today are right here on the screen. Which one do you wanna see tonight?" An excited Jasmine said, "I wanna see Beauty and the Beast! Do you wanna see that too Juliet?" An excited Juliet jumped up and down as she said, "I've never seen that movie, but I really wanna see it now!"
Maya chuckled as she looked back at the screen while saying, "And those codes also gave us a bunch of rewards points. Enough to pick from many other DVD's and blu-rays available. So, Riley... which movie here should we use our rewards points on?" As Riley looked at the movies on the screen, tears appeared in her eyes as she said, "All these movies on the list here... they all came out after Juliet was born. Since the two of us have always had so little money, I never thought I'd ever be able to afford..."
Riley suddenly began to cry more tears of happiness. Maya then got up and hugged Riley as she said, "Now you can Riley. Sometimes... dreams can come true." A happy Riley then hugged Maya, as both of their daughters hugged them as well.
Later that evening: Riley, Maya, Juliet, and Jasmine had all finished watching their movie together on the television. As everyone began to stand up, Maya said, "Okay you girls. Off to bed." The two little girls hugged their mothers good night and then headed to their shared bedroom. Then Maya looked at Riley with a big smile as she said, "However, you and me... our day is not done yet. Get your gown on... we're about to have our fancy Saturday night meal." A confused Riley then asked, "Are we going out to a restaurant? What about the girls?" Maya smirked as she said, "Just get the gown on. It'll all make sense in a bit."
Riley was in her bedroom as she took her new white gown out of the plastic bag they had bought it in. She slipped into it, feeling the soft fabric slide over her skin. She put the tiara on her head, and looked at herself in the mirror. She had never felt so beautiful, so... so... elegant. It was like a fairy tale come to life.
Walking out of her bedroom, she found Maya in the kitchen, wearing a sleeveless orange dress that brought out the warmth in her complexion. The kitchen had been transformed into a makeshift dining hall. The table was set with a fancy tablecloth and silverware that Riley had never seen before. There were candles flickering, casting a warm glow over a beautifully plated meal. The centerpiece was a heated chicken, surrounded by a smorgasbord of vegetables and side dishes. It was a feast fit for royalty, and yet, it was all in their small apartment.
Maya looked up and saw Riley, her eyes widening in amazement. "Oh my god, Riley," she said, her voice filled with awe. "You look... incredible." Riley felt her heart swell with love and gratitude as Maya took her hand. "I'm sorry I couldn't take you to a fancy restaurant," Maya said, her voice earnest. "But I wanted to make tonight special for you. I did everything I could to make this kitchen feel like a five-star dining experience." Riley didn't know what to say. Her eyes filled with tears as she pulled Maya into an embrace. "This is perfect," she whispered into Maya's ear. "Anywhere with you is better than fancy. It's magical."
The two of them swayed to the soft music playing in the background, their bodies moving in harmony like they had been doing this for years. The kitchen floor became their dance floor, and their laughter echoed through the apartment, filling every corner with joy. When the song ended, they broke apart, both of them panting slightly from the exertion. Riley looked into Maya's eyes and said, "Thank you. Thank you for making my dream come true." Maya wiped a tear from Riley's cheek, her own eyes shimmering with unshed tears. "You deserve it," she murmured. "You're the most amazing woman I know."
They took their seats at the table, and the meal was everything Riley had ever dreamed of. The chicken was tender and moist, the vegetables perfectly seasoned, and the conversation flowed like fine wine. They talked about their hopes and dreams, their fears and insecurities, and the future they wanted to build together. It was intimate and beautiful, a moment frozen in time that Riley knew she would cherish forever. As they finished their meal, the candles casting shadows on their faces, Maya leaned across the table and kissed Riley gently. "This is just the beginning," she whispered. "We're going to have so many more nights like this." Riley felt a thrill run down her spine. "I can't wait," she said, her voice low and full of desire.
They cleared the table together, the warmth of their bodies close as they worked in silent unity. Afterwards, they held hands and walked to the bedroom, the sound of their two daughters unable to sleep as they were sharing silly ghost stories was echoing in the hallway. The tension between the two mothers had grown thicker than the scent of the candles that lingered in the air. As they entered their shared bedroom and closed the door behind them, Riley's pulse raced as Maya began to unzip the back of her gown. The fabric fell away like a whispered secret, revealing her nakedness. They kissed as they undressed, their tongues dancing together as their hands explored the curves of each other's bodies. The taste of chicken and wine lingered on their lips, a reminder of the feast they had shared.
Maya lay back on the bed, her legs spread open in invitation. Riley knelt between them, her eyes never leaving Maya's as she lowered her head to kiss the softness of her inner thighs. Maya's breath hitched, and she arched her back as Riley's tongue found her center. The sound of their kisses and Maya's soft moans filled the room, a symphony of passion. Riley's tongue danced and flickered, her movements growing more urgent as Maya's hips began to rock in response. Maya's nails dug into the sheets, her eyes rolling back in her head as the pleasure grew. Riley felt a surge of love and desire as she tasted Maya, giving herself fully to the moment.
Maya then reached down, her own hand finding its way to Riley's wetness. Their eyes locked as she began to move her fingers in rhythm with Riley's tongue. They took turns teasing and pleasing, their bodies moving in a dance of love and intensity grew, their breaths mingling as they took turns bringing each other closer to the edge. Riley's neck was a canvas for Maya's kisses, each nip and suck sending a shiver down her spine. They shifted, their bodies entwined in the 69 position, eager to give and receive. The two women switched back and forth between pushing their tongues and fingers into the others' womanhood. At one point, both women tried to insert their tongues and pointer fingers into the other at the same time. This result was increased pleasure and moaning from the two.
As the cries of their sexual pleasure grew louder, their movements more frantic. The room was a blur of passion as they pushed each other closer to climax. The anticipation was almost unbearable, their hearts pounding in time with their desire. As Riley was now just pushing her fingers into Maya's vagina she said, "Oh God Maya. Oooohhhh! Yes, yes! Ohhhhh!" Meanwhile Maya was doing the same as she said, "Oh God Riley. I love you, I love you. I... OOOOOHHHH!" Suddenly the two women reached the peak together, their bodies shaking with the force of a powerful shared orgasm. The two soon collapsed into each other's arms, their breaths ragged and their skin slick with sweat.
"I love you too," Riley murmured, her voice thick with emotion. Maya kissed her softly, her eyes filled with love. The two women held each other tightly, their hearts beating as one. As Riley held Maya close, she softly said, "Thank you for the meal, the dress, and the free Disney movies Maya." Maya smiled as she warmly said, "Anything for the woman I wanna love forever." Riley looked confused as she said, "What?" Maya then gently cuddled close to Riley as she said, "We'll talk about it another time. Until then... lets just enjoy this moment." The two women cuddled close as they lay entwined, their bodies exhausted but their spirits soaring. Riley knew that she had found something special in Maya, something she never wanted to let go of. But for now, they had the night, and each other. And that was all that mattered.
THE END
*RIP: Disney Movie Rewards/Disney Movie Insiders - October 1st, 2006 - September 6th, 2024
-Thank you for all the fun rewards and memories...