The School Orchestra was participating in a competition in Cork. The girls had been in previous years but now they anticipated the weekend away together as lovers. This extended episode tells how things get unexpectedly exciting for Mary and Gabby.
Part 1 - Passion controlled
It was Sunday morning and Emily Quinn was up early; before 8 am she was sitting at the counter in her kitchen, sipping tea and browsing the news on her laptop. The girls were silent and still in Mary's room after their party. Her husband was still asleep. No doubt he would come rushing down in about an hour, late for football and go crashing out. Emily smiled to herself. She loved her sexy, fit man. She started daydreaming about the debt he owed her from the night before. She decided she would call-in that debt when he came home later. Unconsciously her thighs squeezed together sending a tiny anticipatory jolt of pleasure up through her centre.
Emily was still enjoying the reverie when she heard footsteps moving quickly towards the kitchen. Here he comes, he's early, she thought. But just then Gabby flew into the room, her half closed overnight bag in the crook of her arm and started scooping up her boots from where they had lain all night. She was flustered and her fiery blaze of red hair was wildly messy. She puffed her lips to blow a wayward flame off her face and it stubbornly fell back again across her cheek.
Grinning at Mary's mother she explained, "Oh sorry, Mrs Quinn, I've got to rush."
"Are you going to be late for church Honey?" Emily chuckled at this crazy girl.
"Yessss," Gabby was distractedly trying to fold the disobedient boots into her bag, "My mum will be mad as hell."
"Well that doesn't sound good," Emily smiled at her.
"S'not good at all," Gabby huffed and made a pained face then grinned.
"Would you like me to give you a lift home, Dear?"
"No, it's fine, sure it's not far."
"I know, but you have that big bag," she could see that Gabby would be grateful for the help so added jokingly, "Come on, to the Batmobile Batgirl!"
"Great," Gabby chattered her thanks all the way to the car. Thanking Emily for letting her stay; picking them up the night before; giving her a lift now. She just bubbled over with gratitude.
Emily was laughing as they climbed into the car, "Really, it's fine." Gabby fussed with her bag and the seat belt and shoved the bag so it clumped to the floor between her feet. At last she was ready to go. Emily laughed again, "Are you ready now?" she teased.
"Yes ma'am," Gabby gave a mock salute.
"You are so funny," Emily laughed, "I can see why my Mary loves you."
"I'm amazing!" Gabby exclaimed in ironic tone giggling as she pushed back her unruly mane of auburn hair.
Emily thought how beautiful this girl was as she backed out the car and whizzed off in the direction of Gabby's house.
The journey took less than 10 minutes, Gabby talked constantly about the fun they had had at the party and her summer plans.
"Will you still want me to arrange the work experience for you?" Emily wondered if she had been serious."
"Of course, yes please. I'm very excited about that. If that's alright please could we make it for after the Orchestra weekend, please?" Gabby was polite as ever. The School Orchestra was performing in a competition in Cork in a couple of weeks.
"Yes of course, Dear," Emily reassured her as they pulled up by Gabby's home.
"You are the best," Gabby leaned over and kissed Emily. She might have been aiming for Emily's cheek but Emily turned towards her to say goodbye and the kiss landed square on her lips. It was only an instant then she was wrestling with her bag to get out of the car. Calling goodbye, she closed the car door and ran off to her home.
Emily watched her go, her abundant red hair bouncing with every hasty stride. Under her breath she murmured, "Yes, go, go, you gorgeous creature. Go now and let me be. You are not for me." Emily rested her head on the steering wheel for a moment then drew herself up. She put the car in gear and drove off. The whole way back she scolded herself. Reminding herself that Gabby was not hers. She was out of bounds. Her feelings were inappropriate and had to stop. But her inappropriate attraction to Gabby had awakened a need in her. A desire that she had to explore, somehow.
Part 2 - The journey
The school orchestra was performing in Cork. That meant a four-hour coach journey. It was Friday evening and Gabby and Mary boarded the coach amongst a stampede of noisy girls and quickly found a seat about two thirds of the way back in the coach.
As they jostled one another Mary insisted, "I want the window seat," pushing ahead of Gabby.
"Bitch," Gabby shoved her playfully so that she half fell into the seat.
"Bully," Mary shot back as they flopped down together in an unruly heap of jackets and bags.
They were laughing and hyper with excitement. This trip had been anticipated for a while but the new and acknowledged (at least by the two of them) status of their relationship gave it an extra frisson of excitement; like a dirty weekend away together.
It wasn't that they didn't share a bed often. Gabby stayed at Mary's as often as they could make the excuse. But this felt different. They would be sharing a private hotel room and for the first time would be able to make love without the risk of being disturbed. They had teased each other with the prospect for days ahead of the trip.
"I just want you to be naked the whole time," Gabby had demanded during one of their recent kissing sessions.
"I don't think the Sisters would like me playing my flute butt-naked in the competition," Mary giggled.
"I'll stick your flute up your fanny," Gabby had threatened in jest.
"You promise?" Mary echoed the joke.
"I bet you'd love it if I did, you perv."
"Me the perv? You're the one who seduced me!"
"Yes but you are the one who was shagging her hairbrush."
"Oh yeah, I must remember to pack that," they had both giggled and kissed as they planned their naughty time together.
"I love you Babygirl."
Softly Mary replied, "I love you too," Mary had really accepted their new relationship, but still liked to tease her friend so added, "You big lezzy bitch."
Gabby attacked, tickling Mary into submission, "Take that back."
"OK, ok, ok, yes, stop," Mary had blurted out between giggles. She tried to fight back but was overpowered. The struggle ended in a loving kiss. But as they parted Mary had to have the last word, "Still a lezzy though."
"I can't argue with that," Gabby had planted one final smacker of a kiss on her lips.
It wouldn't be a fancy hotel, they had been on the trip before and knew what to expect. The hotel had a mixture of twin rooms with two beds and double rooms with a large bed. Gabby and Mary had enjoyed the private joke when the Sisters in charge of the trip had asked for girls who didn't mind sharing a bed, so that the limited supply of twin rooms could be reserved for faculty and others who couldn't or wouldn't share.
By the time the bus was ready to set off the girls were settled and chatting excitedly.
"I wonder how many others will be doing what we will be doing this weekend?" Gabby whispered to her.
"Probably just the Sisters," Mary jokingly referred to the nuns who were chaperoning the trip.
"I think Sister Clara is a man," Gabby giggled. Mary grinned too and Gabby bent to kiss her.
"Don't," Mary pulled back, "someone will see you," she glanced around nervously.