The morning sun streamed in through an opening in the curtain, splashing the bed with crisp white light. As the sun rose above the horizon, the line of light moved across the bed, falling eventually onto the sleeping women spooned together under the soft, warm sheets. The change in light caused Terry to stir awake; a momentary disorientation, followed by the memory of yesterday. She smiled. Terry thought about how she ended up here, in this bed, holding tightly to Anne's sleeping body; both women completely naked.
Yesterday. After Terry had made love to Anne for the first time, the two women had stayed cuddled together for a while on the family room couch. Anne's husband, Rob, was out of town, so they were in no rush to straighten up. As evening settled, the two women snacked on cheese and crackers, fresh fruit, and the rest of their bottle of wine. Feeling comforted by each other's company, they spent another hour sitting on the couch watching a show on television. By 9:30, both women were exhausted. Terry stirred, making motions to head home.
"Wait. Don't leave. I want you to stay with me tonight," Anne said.
"Are you sure? I won't be offended if you need a little space tonight," Terry assured her. This had been the first time the two women had made love. It was also the first time that Anne had been with another lover since she was married. Terry suspected it was also Anne's first time being with another woman, but they hadn't talked about that. It was a lot to think about, if Anne wanted to think about it.
"I'm sure I don't want to be alone tonight. I haven't felt like this in a long time. Please stay with me."
"That would be nice," Terry answered, tenderly caressing Anne's cheek as she said it. Anne smiled back.
"We can sleep in my bedroom or in the guest bedroom, whichever you're more comfortable with," Anne offered.
"I think if you don't mind, we should sleep in the guest bedroom. It wouldn't feel right sleeping in the bed that you and Rob sleep in."
"No, that's fine. I have an extra bathrobe you can use and I can get you a new toothbrush and whatever else you need to be comfortable."
"Nice. How about a glass of milk? Then we can head upstairs and get to bed." Which is exactly what they did. The two woman falling into a deep and comfortable sleep almost immediately after climbing into the queen sized bed in the guest bedroom.
Now that Terry was awake, she hopped out of the bed and scurried into the adjoining bathroom to pee. She returned to the bed, where Anne was just starting to stir. Terry climbed back in on her side of the bed, and moved over to resume her snuggled position, right arm reaching over Anne's side, lightly resting on Anne's belly.
"Hmmm," purred out Anne, as she wriggled back to be closer to Terry. In a few moments, Anne slid out of bed to use the bathroom. By the time she returned to the bed, Terry had changed to a sitting position. She was leaning back against the pillow resting against the headboard; the sheets were pulled up to her navel. Anne admired Terry's breasts, gently sloping down to the slightly extended nipples, the undersides bulging slightly under their own weight.
"I slept really well. I don't think I moved all night," Terry said in a voice that sounded like a cat purring with satisfaction at being scratched in just the right place.
Anne hopped onto the bed and leaned in to give Terry a kiss on the lips. Terry pecked back at her three or four times, enjoying the pleasure of being so close to this beautiful woman. Anne perched on her hands and knees while Terry pursued the kissing. Then Terry's right hand reached out for Anne's left breast, holding it in her cupped hand, feeling the softness of the flesh against her palm. Anne leaned in closer; confirming for Terry that yesterday had not been a mistake. After a few more moments of kissing and caressing, Anne changed positions, joining Terry under the covers; sitting side by side against the head board.
"Yesterday was wonderful. Thank you," Anne said. Terry chuckled.
"You shouldn't thank me. I enjoyed it, too."
"No, really, there's lots of things to thank you for. The way you made me feel, not just the sex part and that was great, but the whole thing. Snuggling together afterwards. Sitting quietly holding each other. Just having a quiet evening in each other's arms."
"Okay. But like I said, I enjoyed it too," Terry insisted. "Let me ask you a question. You don't have to answer...had you ever made love with a woman before yesterday?"
"Was it that obvious?" Anne asked with a note of disappointment in her voice.
"What?" Terry was confused, 'oh, no, you didn't do anything wrong. I was just wondering. I sort of figured that you were married young and probably hadn't gotten much chance to try other things out before that."
This caused Anne to giggle a little bit, mostly from relief that she hadn't been a disappointment to Terry.
"I had other lovers before I met Rob, but they were all men. I guess I never really thought about being with a woman. It was funny, though, I got really turned on by those sketches you showed me. If you had left here yesterday without everything else we did, I probably would have gone to bed fantasizing about 'that woman' in the drawing. I'm glad I know it's you. When you kissed me, I wasn't sure what I wanted to happen. It was confusing. I didn't want to think about cheating on Rob. I didn't want to think about being with a woman. I just wanted to be with you."
"That's really sweet. I don't think anyone has ever said anything like that to me before." Terry was thinking how easy it would be for her to fall in love with this woman. "Were you scared when I kept going?"
"No," Anne answered. "You were being gentle. And just when I started to really wonder about Rob, you pressed ahead. How did you know that was what I needed?
Terry only smiled in reply.