This is my first attempt and submission to Literotica, so please be gentle!
All constructive feedback and comments would be gratefully received.
The story is semi-autobiographical, a little bit of me and a little bit of fantasy.
All names are fictional -- even the name of the dog.
Hope you enjoy! Geeky_lez
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Lying haphazardly on top of the duvet, Sophie slowly opened her eyes. Sun poured through the open curtains as she buried her face into the pillows, letting out a tired sigh -- another day had begun!
A familiar scratch and snort roused her from her semi-conscious state as Shelly nuzzled against her arm that was hanging over the side of the bed.
'Morning Princess,' whispered Sophie as she ruffled Shelley's soft fur and scratched her behind her ear. 'Breakfast?' she asked softly before Shelley began bounding down the stairs, yapping loudly and wagging her tail furiously. It seemed today was going to be the same as every other day.
Standing naked and stretching her arms above her head, Sophie caught her reflection in the mirror. For a moment she gazed at the image staring back at her. She had lost a lot of weight lately and had regained her figure from all those years ago. Her slender and firm body was covered in fair skin that refused to tan, no matter how much time she spent in the sun! Her wavy natural blonde hair was tousled with sleep and hung down over her large, piercing blue eyes. Her breasts were small but firm and showed very little sag, even though she was now officially in her thirties, and her once robust and large thighs had now become toned and shapely like her ass, thanks to all the recent gym visits.
Grabbing a robe and her glasses she began to follow the persistent sound of barking downstairs and to the kitchen. Dropping the food in the bowl and putting the coffee machine on in robotic fashion, Sophie then lit a cigarette and stood at the screen door staring into the sun soaked back yard. It was already mid-morning -- she had slept late -- again!
As Shelley explored the backyard after her breakfast, Sophie returned upstairs with coffee to jump in the shower. It had been nearly five months that she had been living alone, since she had told her partner of nearly eleven years that she wasn't happy anymore. She knew it would be difficult, all her memories and adult life had involved Eve, but it just wasn't working anymore. If she were honest, it hadn't been right for a number of years. Sophie had changed beyond recognition throughout their relationship -- weight gain, anti-social, withdrawn. Enough was enough and she had taken the huge step to make changes.
It had been the right decision.
She hadn't been happy for a long time.
But now? Well ... she still wasn't happy...in fact, most of the time, she had felt miserable!
Those same voices kept whispering in the back of her mind, making her doubt herself and crush any new self-confidence she had built up over the last five months.
Who would ever want you now?
Eve had loved her, in her own way. But they had become like sisters, dependable, reliable. In short, it had become the same routine day in, day out. Sophie knew that she wanted, no, needed more.
Now she was convinced she had never actually deserved more.
Water cascaded down her body as she showered and wondered how she was going to spend her day. Although she had errands to run she lacked motivation and she knew she was going to drift through the day, wondering and day-dreaming of what might have been, just like every other day.
Stepping out of the shower she wandered to the bedroom naked, letting herself air-dry as she finished her coffee. Well, at least the sun was shining and the day was warm. As she dressed in her denim shorts, vest top and sandals, Shelley bounded up the stairs with her relentless enthusiasm, that familiar twinkle in her big brown eyes.
Laughing aloud, Sophie bent down and petted her firmly, loving that at least there was one female that gave her unconditional and unquestioned love.
'To the park?' Sophie asked aloud and laughed again as Shelley dashed to the front door and sat patiently waiting for her lead to be attached.
Clipping on the lead and heading out the door, Sophie scrolled through her playlists on her iPod as she shut the noise of the world out. Being careful to avoid certain songs and artists (Adele, no thank you, far too depressing) she began to stride to the local shop to pick up her obligatory paper and can of coke before heading to the park.
The midday sun was fervid on her skin as she let Shelley off her lead, ambling aimlessly around the busy local park. Families were happily playing games, children were whopping with delight on the swings and slide, and teenagers were fooling around with footballs and Frisbees. Sophie felt the familiar bitterness consume her, followed by the all too familiar pang of guilt for being so resentful of other's happiness.
After their usual circuit of the park, Sophie and Shelley stopped by the drinking fountain to fill the large metal dog bowl (which was attached to the bottom of a fountain by a very large chain, who on earth would actually want to take it?) in order to refresh themselves from the heat. As Shelley lapped gratefully from the bowl, Sophie cracked open her can of coke before they found a secluded area in the shade to cool off.
As Shelley enjoyed her usual investigations of the trees and shrubs nearby, Sophie opened her paper, kicked off her sandals and skimmed through the gossip columns and problem pages first, as she always did. The problem pages always made her feel better ('My husband is having an affair with my sister's cross-dressing cousin,' 'My daughter has married a human cannonball and run away with the circus,' 'I have been sleeping with 42 different men and don't know who has fathered my twins,' -- at least my life isn't THAT complicated).
Engrossed in the paper and still listening to the familiar drone of Green Day on her iPod, Sophie suddenly realised that Shelley was nowhere to be seen. Glancing around quickly, becoming more and more worried, Sophie jumped to her feet, ripping the earphones away, whistling and calling out to Shelley as she began jogging around the surrounding area.
Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, Sophie spotted a blur of white and tan fur streaking towards a nearby tree. Shelley's tail was whipping back and forth furiously as she yelped excitedly. Breaking into a sprint, Sophie dashed after her, trying in vain to call her to heel.
Rounding the large oak tree, slightly out of breath, Sophie stopped dead in her tracks. Shelley had pounced on someone!
'I'm so, so sorry!' Sophie babbled as she gripped Shelley's collar and tore her away from the person lying behind the tree. 'She's not vicious at all, she just gets a little over friendly sometimes, I'm sorry she disturbed you...' she continued to ramble on before realising that the air had filled with the most incredible sound.
