Author's Warning: This is the other half of the story and it is fairly long. It also rotates from Heather's perspective to Samantha's. She's naughtier and dirtier and more troubled. I hope that comes through.
Also, as fair warning, I sniffled when I wrote parts of this. It gets a bit mushy, but you guys saw that coming right? I mean, Samantha is my attempt at a tragic figure. If I can't get you to mist up at least a little over her life, I'm not doing my job over here.
And yes, there's sexy stuff aplenty in here too. Trust me.
Everybody's over eighteen. I am. My cat is. You are too. Right?
Peaches & Honey Ch. 02 --
Petite Beauty's Heart Takes Two to Mend
**~~Part 1: Peace is a lie, there is only passion~~**
Cheese popcorn? Check. Giant flat screen tv? Check. Second-rate boyfriend upstairs in bed snoring away? Check.
Fred Astaire time.
I've always loved dancing and I've always loved black and white movies. Put the two together and you get Fred Astaire. Goddammit that man could dance. I'm a ballet girl at heart so Baryshnikov and Nureyev get their props, but when you're talking sheer entertainment, I'll actually take the Fredster any day.
Easter Parade
was possibly my favorite of his movies. He does this long number in a toy store that is just amazing. I still can't believe he was fifty years old when they filmed it.
I know this will sound a bit creepy, but well… Freddie makes me kinda hot. One of the first times I'd ever masturbated was while I was watching one of his movies alone in my bedroom. Yeah, I pretty much
started
out
kinky.
When I settled myself in for that long night of movie watching, starting with
Easter Parade
, it was a work night, but I've never needed a lot of sleep. I'm more of a catnapper, which is a good thing because I haven't slept all that well in awhile. It's the stupid nightmares.
What does a twenty-three year old girl have nightmares about? Well, take your pick: the love of my life that was killed by a drunk driver; hunting down that same drunk driver myself a year later to "even" things up; being anally raped by my uncle; or watching my grandmother die right in front of me when I was nine years old. They're the biggies.
I've seen things, done things, and had things done to me that no girl my age should. It's okay, I don't talk about that stuff much. Daddy always said that nobody likes a crybaby. So, I have a little baggage. Let's move on.
My point is, it wasn't unusual that I was staying up late. Or that I was holed up on the couch with a giant bowl of buttered popcorn that I'd smothered with good parmesan cheese. Or that I was shoveling it into my face in a very un-ladylike way.
But the soft knock at the front door in the middle of the night... now that was unusual.
"Sam?"
I knew that voice. In one word, from a room away, and through a thick door, I still knew the voice. My best friend. My lover. My sweet "Peaches." Heather.
Yeah, I've got a girlfriend too. Trust me, a little girl-girl action on the side is the least of my sins. I mean, you caught the part about me killing a guy right? Don't go wussy on me. He had it coming, and Sicilians, even half ones like me, don't forgive. We wait.
"Coming, girlie." I paused the TiVo and I was licking butter off my fingers on the way to the door and brushing cheese crumbs off my black satin robe. My hair was a mess too. I'd probably looked better.
Just before I opened the door, I remembered to wipe my greasy mouth with the back of my wrist. My breath would be horrible but there was no time to do anything about that.
Some women are pretty all the time: first thing in the morning; after pulling an all-nighter; even when they stagger home from a long run on a blistering hot day.
I have my moments, but I'm not one of those lucky, perpetually pretty people.
But my girlfriend is. And that night was a perfect example.
When I opened the door, Heather was standing on my porch. She was visibly drunk, sobbing, and soaking wet from the rainstorm she had braved to come see me.
And yet, as god is my witness, she was
still
drop-dead gorgeous.
Her wet brassy blonde hair was plastered to her beautiful face. Her giant deep blue eyes were red-rimmed from crying and her cute little yellow top and jeans were glued to her bikini model's body. Her yellow silk top and bra were soaked, revealing her puckered nipples. Basically, Heather made pitiful look insanely sexy. Like a miniature playboy bunny that got lost in a storm and came looking for help.
I'm in love with my mini-bunny. She knows it. And I know she loves me too. We traded the "L" word the same weekend we shared a bed for the first time a few weeks ago.
I had been with other women before, plenty actually, but that had been mostly about good sex and a little kinship. Heather was the first girl I fell in love with. The last one too. There will never be another woman for me. I've told her that too.
"Sam!" she sobbed and pressed her cool, rain-soaked body against me.
I was instantly wet. Yeah,
both
ways. Heather turns me on. At least I can hide it… the effect she has on men is a lot more obvious.
"I... we need... I did something soooo bad…" she was drunk and upset, struggling with her words.
I didn't need her to explain. I had the basics already. If a picture is a worth a thousand words then a smell is worth a million. Two smells are worth two million. Heather reeked of whisky and cum. She'd slept with a guy.
"It's okay, love, I can... uh... kinda smell what you did tonight," I rubbed her back as she clutched me.
"Oh god, I should have showered before coming over here," she sighed into my shoulder, "I'm such an ass."
"So did you come here to dump me for this new mystery guy, Peaches?"
The blunt question surprised her. She jerked back to look at me with desperation in her big blues, "What?! No! I'd never..."
"Good," I cut her off and I tugged her towards the couch, "then come on over here and snuggle with me. We're both wet and its chilly in here. I'm cold so you must be freezing. Let me go get us some dry clothes."
I ditched my damp robe in the laundry room and pulled on one of Danny's long sleeve t-shirts from a pile on the dryer. The soft white cotton hit me at the knees. I came back with a matching grey one for Heather.
"Strip for me chickie?" I waved the dry t-shirt at her.
"Wow," her eyebrows were knitted, "okay, uh, this is going much differenter than I expected."
Differenter? Wow, she was hammered. Heather may have been built like an A-list stripper but she was one of the smartest people I'd ever met. The blonde hair and big boobs were a disguise.
"Differenter, huh?" I teased her.
"Oops, differently," she corrected and swayed slightly even while sitting down.
I watched as she struggled to undress. In her defense, her clothes were dripping wet and hard to get off. I pitched in to help her peel her top up and over her head.
"Well, Love, what did you expect me to do?"
Her little black flats popped off but her jeans were even harder than her top. We had to work them down together, revealing the smooth, lean legs of a young athlete. Once her pants were off, it left her in a matching blue bra and panty set. I'd bought it for her because it matched her eyes.
Great, I'd bought the underwear my girlfriend wore to seduce someone else. Ouch, best not to think about that too hard.
I tugged down the small thong and tried not to look at her smoothly shaven little mound with its tiny, puffy, and utterly lickable lips. I unsnapped her bra then slid it off without looking at her large round breasts either. If I did, I'd want to touch them, suck on them, pull her little pink nipples into my mouth and nibble on them.
Heather was drunk and vulnerable. I was sober and horny. Touching her right then felt wrong, like taking advantage of her. In another time and with another woman I would have. And not felt the least bit bad about it. But not Heather. Never Heather.
"I dunno, Sam, I farigured," she slurred, then paused to get control of her tongue, "I mean,
figured
there would be a lot more yelling."
I had to help her pull the t-shirt on over her head too. She was even clumsier than usual.
"Because you slept with a guy, huh?"
I sat next to her and spread an oversized, extra thick faux fur blanket over both of us.
"Well," her little blonde eyebrows squished together again uncertainly, "yeah. That's how this was supposed to work."
"We can talk about your adventure when we've both warmed up a little and you've sobered up a lot," I pulled her legs across mine and rubbed the firm muscles of her thighs beneath the blanket to warm them up. "In the meantime, let's watch a movie. I was in the middle of a Fred Astaire fix. Popcorn?"
"Don't mind if I do," she crunched a few kernels before looking over at me with a mix of confusion and affection, "I love you, Sam. I don't understand you. But I love you."
I patted her head. "I know."
I restarted the movie. We cuddled and munched our way through the popcorn while watching. It was nice to have someone with me for a change.
When it was over, I turned to Heather. She looked more sober. "So… want to tell me what you did earlier tonight?"