Chapter 14: ... A Thousand Words
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Comfortably naked, I moved through my apartment, stretching opulently in post-orgasmic bliss, and poured myself a glass of red wine. I brought the rim to my lips, sipping contemplatively as I watched the steady rise and fall of Annika's chest, her breathing slow and deep in exhausted sleep.
My eyes ravished her body just as my cunt had; greedily, possessively. Her skin was late summer warm and smooth, the juncture between her thighs and breasts just shades lighter than the rest of her compact body. Those expressive eyes were hidden from me now, but I saw in my imagination the bright blue of them, darkened grey with submission.
I topped up my wine and wandered back to the couch, sitting hip-to-hip with Annika's inverted form, tracing a pattern around her navel, the movement making her nipples harden and lips soften in a sleepy smile. And felt my heart roll over in my chest.
Fuck.
Snatching my hand back as if burned, I took another gulp of wine and recalled the conversation I'd had with my friends the night before at a bar along Crown's stormy waterfront.
Despite the rain, we were sitting alfresco, warmly sheltered, while behind us, locals and tourists alike scurried along the Yarra, darting in and out of shop fronts, spreading the wet. Opposite me sat Tiana and Brooklyn, who were still basking in the honeymoon phase six months after marrying, and next to them, Brian and Mieko, who were on the verge of engagement.
I shifted in my seat and tried to behave nonchalantly, but my pussy was still tingling from my toilet time with Annika the hour before.
Fuck that woman was hot. And I couldn't help but smile, revealing a secret kept.
"You're looking mighty proud of yourself," Ti said, her burnt dulce de leche fingertips stroking the back of her wife's hand, subconsciously playing with the plain gold band on her fourth finger. "Work's good?"
My smile grew bigger at being caught before I hid it behind a long slurp of the icy, fruity cocktail in front of me. I swallowed and shrugged.
"Not work. A new conquest maybe?" Brooklyn, asked, flipping long red hair over her shoulder.
"You could say that," I said slyly, feeling again a tightening in my pussy.
"Your neighbour?" she guessed.
"Fuck, no," Brian said, his clear blue eyes scrutinising me. "Not another straight girl, Luce."
I shrugged again, tapping booted foot under the table, swirling my straw around the ice, catching the eye of a leggy brunette across the room. I smiled, lifting my glass in salute before saying, "Not another lecture, Bri."
"You always do this," Brooklyn continued, fingers interlocking with Ti's, a silent symbol of superiority that they had their shit together, and that I, alas, did not. "Always fall for unavailable women."
I rolled my eyes. "I do not
always
fall for unavailable women," I said defensively, leaning back in my chair, a subconscious movement of retreat.
"We just remember last time, that's all," Mieko said quietly, ever the voice of compassion and reason.
I took another sip of my cocktail, shrugged.
"It's nothing like last time. First, she has a boyfriend. Who
knows
and... I'm happy," I said finally, eyes following the brunette as she made her way to the bar. Leaned over, sticking her ass out, subtly glancing back to ensure I was watching.
"We just don't want to see you hurt again," Mieko said softly, her slanted almond eyes filled with concern.
"I'll be fine," I said, standing. "Another round?"
I'd let that brunette take me home. Let her worship me with her mouth, let her fall a little in love with me as I finally made her come, her eyes begging me to never stop. To never leave. But leave I did, like a thief in the night, with no more than a lipstick kiss pressed to the mirror in her bedroom.
Looking down Annika's shapely body, head hanging over the back of the ottoman, legs splayed limply over the couch. I knew she'd give everything I asked. The devoted ones always do. She'd proven that already, I thought, eyes falling to the crop on the floor.
She wouldn't twist her way inside me, making me yearn for more. She came with clear boundaries and communicated them well.
I liked that.
Remembering the feeling of striking her - giving her the dark pleasure of pain - and seeing the pink welts between her legs, I felt myself stir. I leaned over and placed my wine on the coffee table before bringing my face to her pussy.
Nika, she called it.
Nothing sexier than a woman who understands and empowers the personality of her pussy.
With my chin pressing against her mons, I kissed the fleshy underside of her pussy and heard her sigh in sleep behind me. I smiled against her flesh, relishing the prospect of taking advantage of her unconscious form. Just as I had when she was consciously high with lust.
I extended my tongue to softly taste the skin at the crease of her thigh, sticky with come and sweat, and her leg twitched. I pulled back as to not to wake her, letting her settle in her dream before pressing my mouth to her bald mons, my hand gently extending her right leg out, her movements languid and fatigued.
I blew softly on her exposed flesh, enjoying the bubbling response along her skin. Caressing the warmth of her inner thigh, I extended my tongue, wriggling it gently between her folds, the thick taste of pussy dancing on my tastebuds.
Annika sighed again, her head rolling, nipples hardening.
I wish I knew what she dreamed.
My lips and tongue continued to tease her, her body shifting subtly with the erotic vision playing behind her closed eyes. I flattened my tongue, swiping it along her clit, half hidden in retreat from my earlier assault.
I stroked a hand along her inner thigh, softly caressing in time with my tongue, now rolled in a cylinder to coax the length of her clit out to play. Annika sucked in a breath and jerked, forcing me to pull back quickly, assessing the depth of her slumber.
Her hand moved down to her pussy and she rubbed crudely over her slit but her eyes remained closed.
I smiled, knowing she was on the verge of waking fully, and split her puffy lips wide open with my left hand. I took in the bright, blooming skin, engorged with blood, before lowering my mouth again to drink from her core.
I wriggled my face truly against her flesh, my chin rubbing against her clit, and extended my tongue to push against her pliant core. I moaned as I felt her tight tunnel grip me, as her hips rolled in growing lucidity.
And then she sighed his name, breaking the spell.
I pulled back, head swimming with the taste and scent of cunt, heart thundering in my chest. I heard Mieko's voice float between my ears.
We just don't want to see you hurt again...
I narrowed my eyes, determined not to be, and brought my hand down with a crack against Nika.