Tainted Heart

Carli was happy to see her best friend smiling. After the last few days spent comforting her, it was great to see her smile reach her eyes.

Carli left, though not before yelling at them from the door to behave. Kelley made a move to get up only to be pulled back down on top of Hope.

"I should go too, it's late." She chuckled at Hope's instant pout at hearing those words.

"No stay, please." Kelley raised her eyebrow at Hope's pouting face.

"Have I told you how cute you look when you pout?" Kelley asked.

"Yes I think it was something around it being the cutest thing you've ever seen," she smiled at Kelley.

"Sounds like something I would say," Kelley said.

"Stay with me tonight, please!" Hope begged.

"How can I say no to that cute face?" Kelley closed the distance and kissed Hope.

"You can't," Hope said pulling away from Kelley. "Come on lets go get ready for bed." Kelley wiggled her eyebrows.

"Oh yeah? Let's get ready!" Kelley sang the last part. Hope laughed at how ridiculous Kelley could be sometimes.

"You're all mine tonight Kell," Hope's eyes darkened. "I'm going to show you just how much I want you." Hope climbed up the stairs heading to her room, leaving Kelley at the bottom of the stairs dumbfounded.

"Kell!" Hope yelled at the top of the stairs breaking Kelley out of her thoughts. Kelley looked up to Hope.

"Are you coming?" Hope asked and Kelley smirked climbing up to meet Hope.

"I will be in a little bit." Hope rolled her eyes and walked to her bedroom, Kelley following behind.

It's not like Kelley had never been in Hope's bedroom but the anticipation of what was about to happen had her feeling all kinds of nervous.

"Here are some clothes for you to change in," Hope smiled handing the clothes to Kelley.

"Do I even need them? I mean..." Hope chuckled at this, walking over to grab a change of clothes for herself. "What's so funny? You can't possibly think we're just gonna sleep after what you just said to me downstairs."

"Go change Kell, there's some new toothbrushes in there too if you need one." Kelley rolled her eyes and made her way to the bathroom.

"You're teasing!" Kelley yelled from the bathroom.

Hope let out a sigh and smiled.

By the time Kelley came out of the bathroom (in record time too), Hope was laying on the bed going through her phone.

"Hey," Kelley shyly said.

"Hey," Hope responded surprised at how nervous she sounded too. "My clothes look good on you."

"I look better without them too but what would you know?" Kelley teased and Hope rolled her eyes.

"How about we find out?" Kelley walked over and sat besides Hope.

"You're beautiful," Hope said caressing Kelley's cheek.

"You're beautifuler," Kelley winked and Hope couldn't help but giggle.

"Come here." Hope pulled Kelley on top of her lap, "you have no idea how much I want you."

Hope's eyes darkened even deeper, she closed the distance and brought her lips to Kelley's. The kiss was slow but within seconds the want they had for eachother turned up the pace and they were now fighting for dominace.

Hope's hands were everywhere. At least that's how it felt to Kelley. Hope brought her hands to the hem of the shirt Kelley was wearing and started pulling it up. Kelley raised her hands, making it easier for Hope to pull it completely off and throw it on the floor.

Hope slipped her body back from Kelley so that she could admire her girlfriend's toned muscles. She brought one hand up and traced the skin from the hem of her shorts up her side, across each defined ab. Her hand trailed higher until she got to the edge of Kelley's black under armor sports bra.

Kelley involuntarily shuddered, the intensity of Hope's gaze making her dizzy. There where chills running down her arms while she tried to calm her racing heart. Finally their eyes met and Kelley was lost in the ice of Hope's eyes.

Their lips met again briefly, only for Kelley to start kissing down Hope's neck. She brought her hands to the hem of Hope's shirt, wanting to pull it over Hope's head.

"Wait! Fuck, it's stuck on my earring..." Hope said leaning back to put some distance between her and Kelley.

"Crap, here let me see," Kelley was trying to get it unstuck without laughing out loud. She managed to let out a light chuckle.

"Hey its not funny!" Hope let out a growl.

"Ok I got it," Kelley said. "Yeah it's kinda funny. I mean it's annoying but funny. Like I'm trying to make this sexy and a ripped ear wouldn't be sexy at all."

Hope laughed.

"Thought it wasn't funny," Kelley asked amused at the sight of Hope laughing.

"Shut up and kiss me." Hope sat back up and pulled Kelley down to meet her lips, tangling her hands in Kelley's hair keeping her close.

Kelley moaned in to Hope's mouth and absentmindedly allowed her hands to roam Hope's upper body. Hope could feel Kelley's hands caressing her flexed muscles and internally smirked. She was always confident with her body during sex. She put her hand up Kelley's back, under her bra, relishing the feeling of smooth skin. Kelley reached her right hand to Hope's back and unclasped her bra with it, guiding the garment to drop down to the floor.

"Mmm, someone's showing off," Hope mumbled, her lips a centimeter away from Kelley's. She frowned a little when Kelley pulled back further to admire her body.

"What can I say? I'm a talented girl. If you hurry up a bit you'll get to see how talented I really am," Kelley whispered in her ear, leaning forward and dragging her hand up Hope's bare breast. Hope lightly moaned and captured Kelley'a lips once again with her own.

As soon as things started heating up again Hope tugged on Kelley's shorts.

Why had Hope even bothered giving her clothes? Kelley was right, they were just going to come off anyway.

Kelley got the point and made a move to do what Hope was asking for when she lost her balance. Hope wasn't able to hold her before Kelley went flying to the floor.

Hope was now laughing out loud holding her stomach. Kelley was pouting like a kid that got her favorite toy taken away. But soon she joined Hope laughing.

"Are we going to end up in the ER tonight, or something?" Kelley said still trying to contain her laughter, "we're a mess."

Hope finally stopped laughing and smiled at Kelley. She had climbed up on to the bed and layed by Hope's side, half on top of Hope's chest. She threw her hand across her stomach and buried her face in Hope's neck.

"We're a beautiful mess," Hope whispered, kissing Kelley's head and hugging her closer, "but I wouldn't have it any other way."

"Such a romantic," Kelley mumbled from Hope's neck.

"Only for you babe," Hope said.

Kelley then started placing kisses on Hope's neck all the way up to meet her lips.

"Ok. Let's. Try. This. Again." she said between kisses that grew with intensity after each one. "I don't care if we end up bruised all over, I will have sex tonight."

"How romantic of you," Hope said rolling her eyes.

"Never said I was," Kelley said. "That's all you babe, now where were we?"

The night went smoothly after a couple more incidents. They explored each other's bodies like it was the last thing they were going to do. All that mattered right then and there was those moments. The breathtaking moment when Kelley moaned Hope's name for the first time. The satisfying way Kelley came undone at the hands of Hope. The moment Hope was begging Kelley to stop teasing her, and the way Kelley smirked as she gave her what she was begging for, release.

Everything was perfect, in their own way, with all the little incidents in between. They were mess for sure, but they were each other's mess. Neither of them would change it for anything else in this entire world.

Hope had never been much of a cuddle-after-sex person. With Carli it was different of course. Firstly, it didnt come after sex because they had known each other for years and their friendship was just that, a friendship. Secondly, their cuddling only happened after one of them had needed the other's comfort. It was their way of being there for one another.

But with Kelley everything was different.

Even the sex had been different. A mess in the beginning, but a mess that had turned into the most beautiful night Hope had ever experienced with anyone. They hadn't said anything afterwards, they didn't need to. The way their bodies connected with each other was enough.

The next morning Hope had been the first to wake up. The memories of the night before came rushing through her head at the feel of an already familiar warm body pressed on her. She looked down and smiled at Kelley, admiring how peacefully gorgeous she looked while sleeping.

Hope placed a kiss onto Kelley's head and felt the girl stir a little besides her.

"Good morning," Hope whispered sweetly grabbing Kelley's hand and bringing it to her lips to place a lingering kiss.

"Hi," Kelley murmured sleepily, turning her body to bury her head in Hope's neck.

"Are you ok?" Hope asked with a little bit of concern. Kelley looked up and smiled. That smile was going to be the death of Hope for sure, a beautiful death.

"I…am amazing," Kelley said.

"Really?" Hope asked with amusement.

"Don't I look amazing?" Kelley asked closing the little distance there was to leave a chaste kiss on Hope's lips.

"Mmm yeah you look perfect." Hope said bringing her hand up to Kelley's neck to deepen the kiss a little.

"Thank you," Kelley said breaking the kiss.

"Last night was-" Hope was cut of by Kelley.

"Amazing." Kelley finished for Hope smiling at her and then settling her head in Hope's chest.

"It really was," Hope said, "I um I just want to make sure everything is ok."

"I'm so much better then ok babe," Kelley said sincerity ringing in her voice.

They hear a vibration somewhere from the bathroom and look at each other as if to silently ask who's is it.

"That must be yours, I left mine downstairs." Hope says nudging Kelley.

"Yeah mine's in the bathro- fuck! It must be Jer I totally forgot to let him know I wasn't gonna come home!" Kelley got up and ran to the bathroom, pulling the sheet around her body to cover herself.

Hope laid back in bed, awaiting Kelley's return while silently listening Kelley's side of the conversation.

"Hey Jer.....yeah I'm ok.....I'm at Hope's ....I'm know....I'm know I'm so sorry.....ok .....yeah I promise......I'm sorry.....yeah I'll see you tonight for sure.....yeah I'll pick them up don't worry...ok love you" Kelley walked out of the bathroom, the sheet still barely clutched in place. She sighed, keeping her back to Hope, she left her phone on top of the dresser.

"Everything ok?" Hope asked motioning for Kelley to come lay down again. Kelley turned and was met with the pleasant sight of her girlfriend's nude body casually laying on the bed.

"Ye-yeah uh he freaked out a little, I guess. The umm...the kids wanted to say bye to me before they left for umm...for school. So they went up to my room only to not find me there and uh...and then he tried calling me like a bunch of times and I didn't pick up so he was really worried..." Kelley said getting distracted, she unconsciously kicked her lips. She trailed her eyes all over Hope's insanely perfect body until they landed on the smirk gracing her lips. She shook herself out of the daze she was in.

"Well next time don't forget to let him know you will be here with me," Hope said finally coaxing Kelley to lay beside her again like they where earlier.

"Next time huh?" Kelley said looking up at Hope with a smirk on her face, "what makes you think there's gonna be a next time stud?"

"Well...one by the way you were moaning my name last night," Hope said. "I'm pretty sure you'll want seconds, maybe thirds, definitely much more."

Kelley's jaw dropped a little.

"What if I want seconds now?" Kelley said suggestively making a move and now straddling Hope.

"Well..." Hope grabbed Kelley and flipped them over so she was on top, "I would love to give you what you want-"

"I feel a but coming on...." Kelley interrupted closing her eyes waiting for it.

"But," Hope reached down and placed a lingering kiss on Kelley's lips, "I need to get to work and so do you, and if we want to get there in time we need to hurry and shower and you still need to go home and change."

"Ugh!" Kelley sits up with Hope resting on her lap now. "Can we at least shower together, you know, save some water?"

Hope rolls her eyes, chuckling a little at Kelley's brilliant idea.

"No we can't, but how about I treat you to some dinner tonight?" Hope asks.

"I can't, Jer said to be home for dinner, he wants to talk to me about something and I have to pick up the squirrels from school later today." Kelley thinks for a second, "How about you come over and have dinner with us? I'm sure Jer wouldn't mind, he's been annoying me about not meeting you yet so this would be a great opportunity! What do you think? You can say no, I won't be mad. We could always do it anoth-"

Kelley's rant is cut off by Hope's lips on hers.

"I would love too," Hope says.

"Great, it's a date! Kind of..." Kelley was beyond excited. She could now introduce Hope to her brother as her girlfriend, as he had been grilling her about not knowing who she was. It usually consisted of Kelley rolling her eyes and telling him they were just seeing each other, taking things slow, nothing serious yet. Which then ended in him telling Kelley he could see the way her eyes light up at the mention of Hope and the blush Kelley wore after that would give her away too.

After Kelley stated her case as to why they should shower together, and Hope rolling her eyes for the 4th time that morning, Hope locked herself in the bathroom to make sure Kelley stayed out of it. It was stupid she knew, but if they started round two she's not sure she could stop and would even let Kelley leave anywhere and they sort of had to go to work.

They said their goodbyes, Hope's pouting face was Kelley's weakness. It only made her want to drag Hope back inside and push her against the door and kiss her endlessly. She settled for kissing her pouting face away and got in her car and drove to her house to only change and be on her way to work.

Hope met with Carli at a coffee shop down the street from their work place. They hadn't even sat down when Carli started teasing her about how bad she had it for Kelley. Which only got worse at the mention of Hope meeting Kelley's brother.

Hope really hated Carli sometimes, especially this early morning. But all Hope could do was smile that big smile that only Kelley would bring out of her. She was in the best mood she'd been in a while and not even Carli's teasing was going to ruin it.

At the bean, Kelley was outback parking her car. She couldn't help the permanent smile on her face. She couldn't help that she was happy, that Hope made her happy. She walked up front and opened the door to the café and her smile faltered and then faded at the sight of the person waiting for her.

"Seriously Sarah?" Kelley's whole demeanor changed, she was pissed again. "What are you doing here? I told you to leave!"

"Can we talk, please?" She said and Kelley only walked past her ignoring her. Sarah following her to the counter.

"No," Kelley said harshly.

"Come on Kell. Just.... let's talk ok?" Sarah said reaching for Kelley's hand.

"I said no!" Kelley yelled pulling away from Sarah's touch as if it burned her.

Kelley wondered why she always had to show up and try to ruin her life. She had done that before, but this time was different. Kelley had Hope, she was her's and she wasn't interested in anything Sarah wanted to say. She was her past, a past that she was done with. Hope was her present, and nothing nor anyone, was going to take that away from her.