Pillow Talk
Peridot was typing away on her laptop as Lapis soundly slept next to her in bed. Curled up in a fetal position, she was as close to the blonde as she could be unaware. It said it was noon, according to her digital alarm clock, blinking as if to remind her they slept the entire morning away. She was the first one to wake up, eyes heavy from last night’s occurrences. Her first impulse was to look and make sure Lapis was safe. What a relief it was to have immediate assurance that Lapis did not leave during the early morning.
A large array of tabs were opened up in her internet browser. Now that exams ended yesterday and they were on break, they had no obligations besides work. Though Peridot did not consider herself the spontaneous one of the two, she thought of something brilliant. It was in fact vacation, so why not treat it as such?
They were both overworked, deprived of rest most of the time, and life was beginning to get pretty overwhelming. What a better idea would it be, to take a trip somewhere? Both of them deserved it, Lapis most of all.
Absentmindedly, Peridot ran her hand through Lapis’ hair, sweeping away the blue bangs from her face.
The idea of leaving everything behind them sounded so wonderful, like a dream. The blonde had become so absorbed in their own Beach City life, she forgot what it was like to experience the rest of the world.
For a while now, she wanted to road trip up the west coast, but continuously gave herself excuses as to why she could not. She really needed to do less “thinking” about things, and more “doing.”
A soft yawn emitted from her side. “Peridot?” Lapis said groggily.
“Good morning, sunshine.” It was what Lapis said to her, whenever she woke up at her girlfriend’s house. This time, for the first time, she could say it back.
“Geez. What are you doing working at this hour?”
“This hour? You mean afternoon,” the blonde corrected her.
Lapis glanced at the clock, gave a long groan, and covered her face with the sheets. “No… I’ve slept half the day away. You should’ve woke me when you got up.”
“There’s no way I could’ve done that without you throwing a pillow at my face,” Peridot said, eyes still on her computer screen and failing to anticipate being whacked on the head anyhow.
“Hey!” Peridot rubbed her eyes. She grabbed onto the pillow before Lapis attempted a second time.
“What can I say? You gave me the idea, and since there was a perfect opening I couldn’t resist.”
“A very unwise decision.” Peridot jumped on top of Lapis, making a pillow sandwich to trap her girlfriend and causing her to squeal.
“What are you going to do,” the blue haired girl laughed, provoking her. “Teach me a lesson or something?”
“Something along those lines.”
If eyes could quiver with excitement, Lapis’ sure were. Her violet blues grew in shock. She probably did not expect the blonde to say something like that, and Peridot did not expect it coming from her own mouth either. But the whole morning they were asleep, she dreamt about making out with Lapis. She woke up feeling strange and embarrassed, but at the same time very aroused.
Usually Peridot thought of Lapis being the one to initiate physical contact, where she herself did seldom. But with the added feeling of freedom with no obligations, she was curious about her girlfriend’s reaction if she suddenly turned the tables.
“Peridot?”
She loved it when Lapis said her name.
“Yeah?”
“What are you planning to do?” She whispered.
Her pale pink lips planted on Lapis’ mouth quickly answered the question.
Peridot kept the pillow between them as a barrier to keep Lapis from squirming around. Wrapping both arms around her girlfriends head, supporting her neck, she deepened the kiss. The tan girl welcomed her in, and more. She pushed her tongue into Peridot’s mouth, caressing her own inside. The blonde followed the movement, eagerly. No, she should not be the one to follow Lapis’ lead. This was her time to shine, to show her girlfriend how much she secretly loved every time Lapis went in to kiss her.
Pulling back suddenly, Peridot sat up straddling Lapis, holding down each end of the pillow on top of her stomach.
“Is that it?” Lapis asked, dissatisfied.
“Nope. It’s not over for you.” Peridot’s green eyes trailed down to her neck, fully exposed. Her skin was pristine, without any blemish. But it would not be like that forever. She would also get payback from the time they went laser tagging.
Before Lapis could say anything, Peridot glided back down, probably the only time she would ever move so smoothly. She held her arms with her hands, and shuffled the pillow further down to where it landed between Lapis’ legs. To tease her of course. With willing lips, Peridot began planting kisses on Lapis’ bare neck. This caused the blue haired girl to whisper a quiet sound, which pleased her ears.
Both Lapis and Peridot remembered fully that the blonde lived with three other roommates, and sometimes Jasper. Not being too loud around when their roommates were home was an unsaid agreement between them.
Kisses turned to sucking, and sucking into a bit of biting. This whole time Peridot was bewildering her own self, and why in the world this came so natural to her.
“Ugh,” Lapis said in pleasure, with, “if you leave a mark, you better believe you’re in trouble.”
“I told you,” Peridot broke apart slightly, “this is what you get for viciously attacking me with my own things.”
“You mean the thing that’s now in between my legs?”
She was so caught up in the moment focused on kissing, she almost failed to realize her girlfriend was making small grinding movements.
Lapis added, “If you keep doing that, I might not be able to stop.” With her kneecap, she kicked underneath Peridot as hard as she could being trapped, sending her into a gasp of shock.
Peridot knew exactly what Lapis was talking about. They had talked about it before, when they spent the night watching Camp Pining Hearts. She said she was not ready, out of being scared in the last second. Lapis, who was too good and sweet to her, immediately retracted, accepting Peridot’s nervousness. But did she want to. When they were together, she would occasionally daydream about it, and beat herself up internally for thinking like that. Her thoughts were becoming too much to handle, along with the rest of her life following closely behind.
Lapis, beautiful, sweet, and dorky Lapis gave her confidence. She trusted her enough to not leave just as suddenly as she barged into her life. She was completely different from those in the past who hurt her like that. And just as much as she trusted her girlfriend, she now knew Lapis trusted her.
There was no doubt in her mind. She wanted Lapis, no hesitation.
“… I know.” Peridot said in response.
“And you’re alright with that?” Lapis said, breathily, making sure to confirm what was about to go on between them.
Moving the blonde strands of hair out of her own face, Peridot brushed her hair back with her fingers. Little did she know how much Lapis loved it when she did that. “Yes.”
Peridot never saw Lapis blush as red as she did.
Again taking initiative, the blonde moved her hands to trace the top of the waistband to her shorts. Lapis let her move to her hip bones, making small circle movements with both thumbs. And slowly, Peridot succeeded pushing up and over her head Lapis’ oversized t-shirt. She wore no bra underneath.
Pitifully, Peridot could do nothing but stare. It was the first time she laid eyes on her girlfriend’s perfectly symmetrical breasts. Lapis helped her out of it, pulling down her body onto her chest.
“Hopefully they’re not that hideous to look at,” Lapis whispered in her ear, before softly chewing on it.
“Quite the contrary, actually,” she stammered as Lapis took the chance to kick away the pillow, and grind her knee between Peridot’s legs full force. “Ack, they’re pretty great!” Lapis pushed out of her.
“Either way, I really enjoy it when you look at me like that,” she said seductively.
“You’ve-,” she inhaled in as Lapis rose, “noticed?”
“From time to time,” she continued with a heated, heavy kiss. Fully aware now, she could feel her girlfriend’s hands gripping her shirt, attempting to pull it off. Peridot let her.
She completely forgot she wore her bra to bed, too tired that night to remember to take it off.
“Tsk tsk, having this thing on won’t do,” Lapis trailed her finger on the rim of the bra, which cupped her small breasts. “Let me take it off for you.” It was not a suggestion, rather, a statement. Her soft arms wrapped around her body, and in a snap, Lapis unclasped the bra like a pro. The article of clothing fell from Peridot’s chest, which the blue haired girl picked and tossed off the bed.
Her girlfriend was becoming a little too comfortable, after all this all started because Peridot needed payback, right?
Needing to surprise Lapis further, she moved her small hand down her tan stomach, and lazily entering inside her shorts. Her reaction was exactly how the blonde hoped it would be.
Moving her arm up and down in a rhythmic motion, Lapis closed her eyes parting her lips while following along. Peridot could feel the warm breath on the arch of her neck, and soaked in the sweet scent of tropical flowers. They were working in identical syncopation now.
They were doing it. It was really happening to her. To the both of them. The whole moment was surreal.
“Peri, please,” Lapis managed to say out loud.
“Please… what?” Peridot still kept moving.
“I-I need more…” But helping herself, Lapis took Peridot’s hand already there, pushing it far deeper inside her.
The pale girl played along, doing just what Lapis begged for. She did not know if any of this felt good to her girlfriend, or if she was doing anything correctly. A purr coming from her girlfriend made Peridot worry a little less.
“Keep doing that. You better not stop.”
“That would not make sense… in this particular situation.”
“Good. Oh my stars,” Lapis gasped, jerking automatically. “Please don’t sto-“
Peridot went in to trace circles with her tongue around her lovely shaped breasts. Looking up occasionally to read Lapis’ face.
“I’m about to…”
It seemed as if she was.
Without withdrawing her restless hand, her kisses moved back up to Lapis’ cheekbones.
“I’m…”
Peridot closed her green eyes, removing her lips.
As the smaller girl held her down, Lapis arched her back as far as possible, giving a final desperate sob.
“Mal…a…”
Her emerald green eyes grew into giant circles, and Lapis underneath her shot a hand to cover her own mouth. They both stopped.
What was she doing?
Removing her hand, Peridot propped up a bit, so Lapis would no longer be trapped underneath her.
How could she do this? She was selfish really for wanting this so abruptly, especially after last night’s situation. It was the most selfish thing she could have done to Lapis. She should have waited; waited and recognized the place her girlfriend was in, like how Lapis accepted her. But Lapis was caring and loving. And, despite desperately wanting to be, she was not as good of a person as her. It was now proven. The thought continued to repeat in her head. How could she do this to her girlfriend?
What had she done?
“Peridot?” Tears filled Lapis’ eyes, both hands now covering her mouth. “Please, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to.”
But the girl on top of her dropped, holding Lapis in her arms as closely as she could. Why would Lapis even think of apologizing? Despising herself, Peridot knew the reason. Lapis was good.