"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Gabby, happy birthday to you."
The crowd in the Woolpack sang, as Gabby Thomas, blushing from her embarrassment, blew out the eighteen candles on her cake.
After having a troubled childhood, Gabby had grown into a very attractive young lady.
Her parents were Ashley Thomas, the former vicar of Emmerdale, who sadly had passed away two years ago, and Bernice White, the village beautician, now living with the local doctor.
They had divorced, when Gabby was small, and she had never really had a settled life, and never really got on with her mother.
In fact, she considered the woman beside her now, her fathers second wife, Laurel, more of a mother figure than Bernice.
No stranger to alcohol, Gabby had had her moments, she was enjoying being able to drink, legally for the first time and was enjoying a glass of Prosecco with her mum and Laurel.
"Your dad would have been so proud," Laurel said, stoking the young girls hair, a habit she had continued from Gabby being very young.
"I know, I miss him every day, as I am sure you do." Replied Gabby.
"Let's not get to melancholy, enjoy your party." Said Laurel as she pulled the young woman onto the improvised dance floor.
The party went on until after midnight and there were a few sore heads in the village the next morning.
Gabby had found sleep difficult, her head was spinning with a conflict within her mind.
She thought she was normal, sexually that was, she had lost her virginity in an act of rebellion against her parents when she was fifteen. A few drink induced fumbles and very occasionally full blown sex, had led her to believe she was a straight sexual woman, who wanted sex with a man.
But she had recently been sharing a room with Leanna Kavanagh, the daughter of her mother's lover, Dr Liam Kavanagh.
Leanna was a pretty blonde girl, a little younger than Gabby, but with a fuller figure.
While Gabby had said nothing to Leanna, she had looked at her walking around their room in just a bra and panties, and occasionally, without the bra. Gabby wondered what it would be like to knead those firm young breasts and suck on the pink nipples.
She put the thoughts out of her mind and concentrated on her plans to go to university.
The thoughts of Leanna, just would not go away however, so in desperation, she decided to ask her mother for advice. Then knowing what Bernice's reaction would be, decided to approach Laurel instead.
It was Saturday afternoon, Arthur, Laurels son and his baby sister Dotty, were away for the weekend with Laurels dad and his partner.
Laurel was enjoying the peace and quiet, when she heard the door opening. "It's only me," she heard Gabby's familiar voice call.
I'm upstairs, come on up." Shouted Laurel.
Gabby climbed the stairs, hesitating as to whether to go ahead and tell Laurel her dilemma, or simply have a nice chat.
As usual, Laurel hugged Gabby as she entered the room.
"Lovely as ever to see you," she said, "what a nice surprise."
Gabby said, "I knew the kids were away with Doug and," she hesitated for a few seconds then continued, "I wanted a chat, and some advice."
"Anytime, sweetheart, you know that," said Laurel, stroking the girls bare arm and sending tingles down it.
For the next fifteen minutes or so, Laurel listened to Gabby explaining how confused she was. She knew she liked and enjoyed sex with men, well boys in her case, but had the occasional desire to kiss Brianna. She explained that she fantasied over seeing the blonde girl, naked in the bath or shower and joining her, not for sex, but just to feel her skin against her.
She said she didn't know what she would do if she approached Brianna and she was repulsed and told everyone.
"I just want to kiss her, just once to see what it feels like to kiss another girl," said Gabby with a huge sigh.
Laurel had never been with another woman, but listening to her step daughters anxieties, she desperately wanted to help.
Eventually she said to Gabby, "maybe this will help," she leaned forward and kissed her step daughter full on the lips.
The kiss lasted but a few seconds, and in no way could it have been described as passionate,
but Gabby responded by taking Laurels head in her hands and returned the kiss, this time though, her tongue sought Laurels and after pushing between lips and teeth, found its target.
Both, kissing another woman for the first time, were a little tentative, but as the kissing continued, both grew more confident, and with it, the kisses became more intense.
"I'm sorry Gabby, this is so wrong," said Laurel as she broke the kiss, "you're my daughter, it's wrong on so many levels."
Gabby looked into the eyes of the older woman, took her hands in hers and replied, "I look on you as my mom, but you are not a blood relation, it's not wrong. What we just did, kissing, it was magical, I loved it, and from your response, so did you."
Laurel replied," of course, I loved it," and drew Gabby towards her and their lips met.
They fell onto Laurel's bed and the kissing intensified.
Laurel, despite her rather plain looks had always had a good sex life. Firstly with Ashley, then a passionate affair with Marlon Dingle, Ashley again and finally a rebound fling with Bob Hope after Ashley died.
Now she was laid beneath her stepdaughter who was doing magical things with her lips and tongue and making her moist, in the right area.
Gabby began kissing and licking Laurel's neck and though this was her first time, a natural instinct took over as the older woman moaned softly in appreciation of the love she was receiving.
"I want to see you, "Laurel said, as she gripped the bottom of Gabby's sweater and lifted the garment over her head.
Gabby was wearing a rather sexy pink bra, not deliberately, but by coincidence that she happened to be on her stepmothers bed, while wearing it.
Raising herself up, Laurel kissed Gabby then trailed her tongue along her neck and down until she reached the swell of her breasts and began to plant tiny kisses over the smooth skin.
She then reached behind her stepdaughter and unclasped the bra, Gabby shrugged the flimsy bra from her shoulders and bared her breasts to Laurel's gaze.
Laurel reached out and lightly traced her fingers around the firm young flesh of Gabby's breasts. Then as she touched the nipple it sprang to life, hardening under the lightest of touches.
"That feels so good," said Gabby, as she felt the touch of another woman for the first time.