It was Saturday and the news was playing in the background. Some apocalypse or another. We weren't quite tuned in to whatever social catastrophe was happening as we scrolled through our phones. I was having my typical earl grey with cream and she was sipping her flowery-hibiscus-something she likes. The light coming in through from the slats on the floor-to-ceiling window that overlooked our city was golden and calming.
As I sipped my tea, tasting the lovely bergamot, I looked over at her. She had her legs intertwined with mine, playing footsie with me randomly or shifting to stretch her leg over the angle my bent knee made. This was my favorite. The coexistence and companionable silence. The easy way we moved against each other to get comfortable. She was drowning in a fluffy white turtleneck sweater and fleece pjs. Her rosy cheeks peeking out of the sweater made me smile. I was scrolling through funny dog videos and let out a chuckle here and there.
"Mor?"
"Hmm?" If she asked me one more time if a pink and gold aesthetic would really work for the restroom, I would put my foot down. We already have the damn paint and have been planning this for months already. I'm done talking about it.
"Do you think nipple orgasms are real?"
My head whipped up to look at her and she blearily looked my way, still frowning.
My eyebrows were high on my face and she laughed.
"Mor, I'm serious!"
"What on earth are you reading??"
She laughed again and showed me the title of the article she was reading.
HOW TO HAVE A NIPPLE ORGASM: 23 TIPS FOR YOU AND YOUR PARTNER
My eyebrows went higher.
"Well--I mean...uh. Do you wanna?" I asked eloquently.
She pursed her lips seriously.
"I don't think it's possible..."
"That's not a no." I smirked at her and she rolled her eyes.
"It's a myth."
"Well, how will we know unless we try?" I wheedled.
"What do you suggest?" She smiled back playfully.
"You're the one reading the article, darling."
Her eyes drifted back to her phone. "Toosh."
"What?"
"Hmm?"
"What did you say? Tush?"
"No, toosh. Like 'good comeback?'"
I thought for a second, frowning. "You mean touchΓ©? Like fencing?"
"Oh, is that how you say it?" She didn't seem very invested in her mispronunciation, her eyes back to the screen. I grinned widely, even more fucking happy than I was fifteen minutes ago. I stared at the little frown lines on her face and her plump pink lips that twisted and twitched with the words she was reading. I nudged her elbow with my socked foot.
"Well? What does the article say?"
She threw me a quick smile before continuing to read.
"Oh, you know, typical Cosmo tips...Set the mood, take your time, use toys..." My hands flexed in my lap. I didn't know if she was toying with me or genuinely didn't want to try this but I felt like I needed to tread carefully to get what I wanted. I untangled my legs from hers to sit up and reach her. As I laid gently over her, I took her phone from her grasp and made a show of locking the screen and setting it on the end table next to her tea.
"Suzie? Do you remember the night you tried edibles for the first time?" I said slowly and carefully.
She linked her hands over my neck.
"Yes...Fuck, that was nice."
"Understatement, but yeah. Babe? You almost came just from me touching your nipples...I really think we can do this." She blushed and looked at the side of my arm. "Do you want to try on me? Or do you want me to try it on you?" I continued to prompt her, giving her the typical multiple choice questions I usually present her with.
"I'm still not sure." She bit her lip. I leaned against the back of the sofa for leverage as I caressed the front of her cashmere sweater.
"How about...we watch a little porn together?" I paused and looked at her eyes. I raised my eyebrows in question. "To have a better idea of what it looks like." Her eyes widened and her mouth fell open. I couldn't resist and swooped down to kiss her. Her fingers tightened in my hair and we squirmed, moving against each other. I finished our make out session with soft pecks to her lips as we both smiled sappily.
"So porn?" I grinned.
"Omg, Mor..." She looked in my eyes. "You really want this, don't you?"
"So, so much. But it doesn't have to be a big deal if you don't wanna! I've just been sort of thinking about it."
"You mean...if I didn't want you to touch me and make me come?" She cocked her head and grinned.
"Well, when you put it like that..." I leaned down to kiss her again.
I kissed the side of her face and sucked her earlobe in my mouth.
She moaned. "What if...I can't?"
"What? You mean if you can't come like that?" She nodded quickly.
"It's ok, I'll just fuck you!" I chirped. "Not a big deal. Either way, we'll get some good data."
She guffawed in my face. "Data? What am I? A project to you?"
"Ha, sorry I guess that wasn't very romantic..."
"Heaven forbid you don't have enough DATA on how to pleasure me!" She said playfully, moving her thighs to rub against mine. I grinned again.
"Right! Let's keep collecting more data!" I winked down at her. She smiled back and slapped my hip.
"Alright then, Maestro! Do your thing! I am completely at your mercy." She said the last part so seductively, I was getting properly turned on.
"Excellent! Give me a minute to get everything together." I pecked her lips one last time and sprang up to prepare for tonight. I heard her scoff lightly as I left.
I hummed to myself as I set everything up in our bedroom. I came back into the living room to see her cleaning the kitchen. How very...practical. I smiled in anticipation for tonight. I grabbed our edibles and sidled up next to her at the sink.
"Hi!"
"Hi..." She smiled back.
"Open, please." I held an edible up to her mouth. Her eyes flicked down to look at it and opened her hot, pink mouth, slightly extending her tongue. I placed the edible very deliberately in her mouth and before I retreated, she closed her lips over my fingers. "Fuck."
I pulled her into me and stared down at her. Eyes boring into each other as she chewed slowly. I ran a hand under her sweater to caress her bare back and down to cup her ass under her waistband.
"We're having sex tonight." I stated and she raised one delicate eyebrow.
"I figured." She said cheekily.
"No, I mean, we're just making love, you and me. No need to be nervous, okay?"
"Thanks, Mor. I'm actually getting a little turned on. I like seeing you excited. You're cute..."
"You're a dream come true, babe. I can't believe I get to touch you."
"Ditto." She said simply.
At this point, I didn't know if I needed to explain that I wanted to edge her in preparation or if that would be more of a turn off and counterproductive. I glanced over at the lingering dishes in the sink.
"Wanna join me on the couch? I have a video lined up...or did you want us to take care of this first?" I gestured to the dishes. She bit her lip. "Okay! No problem, darling!" I queued up my make out playlist on the sound system and went to wash the rest of the dishes.
She placed a kiss to the side of my neck and joined me to dry and put away everything. I made sure to brush against her and make sappy eye contact every now and then. The hot music was a mix of new age dreamy pop, cool notes of sexy jazz, I looked forward to some Sam Cooke, and the slightly ironic sexy song of "Love You Inside and Out." A bit clichΓ©, but it still made us hot.
I mouthed at her neck as she finished drying the faucet and backsplash.
"Do we need to sweep?" I whispered in my bedroom voice.