Good Morning, Love
The morning after, Therese woke up with an unfamiliar feeling on her stomach. She blinked multiple times to remove the sleepiness off her and turned around to see what, or who rather, was hindering her from moving. As it turned out, Carol’s arm was wrapped up on her waist.
The brunette almost forgot she was with the older woman. Did we just fall asleep after she made me cum? Oh God, this is so embarrassing. I don’t even remember if I satisfied her as well. The brunette decided to blame it on wine as to why she couldn’t remember anything from last night. In contradiction to her aloof and cold appearance, Therese was a lightweight and any liquor, especially wine, makes her naughty, but in a good way.
Remembering where she was, Therese shifted her focus on the sleeping blonde. With the afternoon gaze illuminating her face, Carol looked like an innocent goddess. No one would have thought she could make a woman scream to oblivion. Therese silently studied the blonde’s features as she was busy appreciating just Carol’s mouth and fingers last night. The brunette knew how beautiful the older woman was but being that close to her made Therese appreciate it more. She really is a goddess. Without thinking, Therese brought up her fingers to caress Carol’s face. She was hypnotized by the blonde’s beauty, she forgot for a moment what their arrangement was.
She started to caress the woman’s nose, cheek, throat, and down to her collarbone. Instead of waking up, Carol just stirred, which made Therese freeze for a moment, and nuzzled to the brunette’s neck. Therese immediately felt comfortable with the blonde’s actions and unconsciously caressed the blonde’s hair with her nose. She smelt like lavender, sweat, and sex, and Therese decided she liked it.
But her moment of peace didn’t last as she felt Carol wiggling to remove their blanket. Instead of opening her eyes, Carol nuzzled further and groaned, “What time is it?”
“I don’t know. I haven’t had the chance to check,” Therese said accusingly. Carol looked up to her and amusingly said, “What’s stopping you, then?” Instead of answering, Therese tried to escape the blonde’s hug, but Carol tightened her grasp on Therese and peppered her throat with soft kisses. The brunette couldn’t help but giggle, “Let me go, we have to leave soon.”
Carol abruptly stopped her ministrations and looked up once more with a pout. You look adorable was what Therese wanted to say but she stuck with, “You’re such a baby, aren’t you the older one here?”
At that moment, she knew she fucked up when she saw Carol froze and loosened her grip. Therese tried to mend things and hugged the blonde, something she rarely does even to the people she loves. “I’m sorry, that’s not what I meant. You know our age gap doesn’t bother me, right?”
Carol was too shy to answer and kept her head down. Therese felt guilty for making the blonde insecure and ruining their bliss. “Carol, listen, I’m sorry, alright? It was just a stupid joke,” she held the blonde’s face and forced her to look at her. The older woman silently nodded and tried her best to not avert her eyes away. Her green eyes suit her. She’s like an angel, flung out of space.
After a moment of tension, Carol decided to break the silence. “You’re right, we have to leave soon. I’ll just freshen up and I’m good to go.” The woman tried her best to mask her hurt but Therese wasn’t buying any of it.
“Are we alright?”, asked the younger woman.
“Of course, why wouldn’t we be?”, Carol smiled at her.
After Carol left the bed and went to the bathroom, Therese chastised herself for being insensitive. You are so stupid, Therese. Why would you say something like that? Even though you’re not dating, it still doesn’t give you the pass to be insensitive. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Suddenly remembering her talk with Dannie, Therese grabbed her phone and sent a message to her brother: “Sorry for not updating you again. I was out with someone last night and will be home later today.”
Therese heard the shower turned off and instantly put her phone on the side. Carol came out with just a towel wrapped around her body and she was tussling her hair with a hand towel. Her face was free of make-up, which made her even more insecure, especially after what Therese had said earlier.
She was focused on making her hair dry and didn’t see how entranced Therese was. “You’re so beautiful,” the brunette didn’t realize she blurted the words out until Carol froze again and turned her eyes at her. There was an awkward pause, neither of them didn’t know what to do. “Thank you,” Carol finally said but it was more of a question than a statement. Therese just offered her a small smile. You are so stupid , Therese. Stupid!!
Attempting to regain her focus, Therese brought out the topic of their arrangement once more. “I think we need to set some ground rules.” Startled by this turn of events, the blonde was left dumbfounded. “What do you mean? I thought we set that up already last night?”
Therese just smiled in understanding, “We just agreed last night to have a no strings attached relationship, but we really didn’t discuss what it entails.”
“Oh,” the blonde responded, thinking deeply as to what the ground rules were. Therese smiled again at her innocence and tried to lead the conversation, “I know it’s your first time being with a woman and I want you to have the best experience. I want to know your expectations and limitations, so we can further understand and enjoy one another.”
“Oh, I don’t know. I mean, aside from this is my first time being with a woman, it’s also my first time to be in this kind of relationship. Why don’t you start first, and I’ll just catch up on you?” Why did she suddenly bring this up? Couldn’t she wait for me to be dressed first before we have this conversation? Carol was slowly getting irritated but knew how to control her emotions ang throw a facade.
Therese sat straight up and had her focus solely on Carol, “Okay, just like what I said last night, you are free to date anyone you want as long as you’ll give me a heads up and this goes the same for me as well. I know I told you that I don’t date but if something did come up, I won’t hide it from you, Carol. I know what it feels like to be lied to.”
The blonde flinched at her words. Didn’t I tell her already that I’m not interested in somebody else? I mean, really. “Fine, I’ll let you know but either of us has the freedom to end this affair, regardless of the reason.”
“That seems fair,” Therese answered. “Regarding our meetups, I prefer having a schedule. We’re both busy with our jobs and I don’t want to hinder you from doing your work. As you know, my exhibit just finished, so I’ll be free now and have a more flexible schedule but it’s you I’m worried about.”
“Thank you for your understanding. I’m off every Wednesday and the weekends, so anytime during those days, I’m free to go. But the shop has quieted lately, so I have a flexible schedule as well.” They sounded like sealing a business deal and Carol was starting to feel uncomfortable, but she was determined to finish this conversation. “Regarding our arrangement in bed, I want to please you as much as you please me. I don’t want to be just a princess layback. I want to be able to reciprocate. I may be new to this but I’m open to anything, really, as long as there’s consent from the both of us.”
Therese was shocked by the blonde’s bluntness. She didn’t expect to hear those words from the older woman, “Sounds good to me.” Therese slowly walked up to Carol, she almost forgot that the blonde was only wearing a towel and nothing underneath.
Working on her seduction skills, Therese started to press soft kisses on Carol’s collarbone. Hearing the blonde’s gasp just urged her to continue and moved her mouth up to Carol’s jaw. She started to nip and lick behind the woman’s ear and hungrily said, “I think we’re done with this conversation unless you want to add something more?”, the brunette teasingly said.
Carol once again stood frozen and couldn’t form any words, the sensation of Therese’s tongue on her throat made her shiver. So instead of answering, she just shook her head. She felt Therese’s smile forming and she couldn’t help but grasp on the young woman’s waist. “Therese, please, take me to bed,” she breathlessly said.
Despite their height difference, Therese had the upper hand on the situation and pushed them both to the bed. Before Carol fell on the mattress, the brunette got a hold of her towel and swiftly removed it. They hadn’t started yet, but Carol was gasping for air already. “There’s nothing else I’d love to do more,” Therese was acting like a wild animal hunting for its prey. Any talk of their rules was forgotten and only sounds of satisfaction could only be heard in the room.