RPF Big Bang - Better Days, Part II.I
TITLE: Better Days
AUTHOR NAME: lulebell
ARTIST NAME: lediablaa
BETA: lo_duclavier
FANDOM: Misc. actors
GENRE: Femslash
PAIRING: Anna Torv / Elizabeth Mitchell
WORD COUNT & Ratings: 15,646
Part One, PG - 1948 Words
Part Two, R - 11,124 words
Part Three, PG - 2573 words
WARNINGS: Femslash, explicit sex
SUMMARY: Anna Torv, Elizabeth Mitchell, one glorious night and a unicorn: No matter how good an actress you are, reality is always quick to surface. If only fantasies were real!
LINK TO FIC: ( Part One )
( Part Two )
( Part Three, One )
( Part Three, Two )
LINK TO ART: ( Here )
Part Two:
Friendship is magic and sex is sorcery.
They staggered into the quiet house. It was dark and hot; Anna had left the window opened and the day’s heat filled the house with everything it had to offer.
Anna poured Elizabeth another drink, not that either of them needed any more liquor, but the offer was there, and Elizabeth eyed the drink with a small smirk on her face. She fingered the glass’ stem before lifting it to her nose and offered Anna a wordless toast. They clinked their glasses and the drank down their cloudless wine.
It was sweeter than Elizabeth expected, which surprised her for a moment. She had taken Anna for a dark, deep, and rich sort of woman... the light, sweet, dry wine made her think twice of who she actually was and where she was going.
“No, leave the bottle,” she said suddenly when Anna went to put it back into the cupboard.
“You like it?” Anna asked, turning to Elizabeth, keeping her hip pressed up against the counter top and holding the bottle in her right hand.
“I do,” Elizabeth said, swallowing her second sip. “It’s sweeter than I expected.”
Anna smiled and walked towards the table, pouring Elizabeth another drink. She walked into her living room and sat down on an overstuffed couch, pulling her legs up underneath her. She took a sip of her wine and smiled when Elizabeth didn’t move from the table. She cocked her head to the side quickly, patting the empty space beside her. She laughed into her glass when Elizabeth took her time bringing herself and her empty glass over. Elizabeth held her glass out and Anna re-filled it before she sat down beside her. There was nothing but wine and quiet and Elizabeth let out a sigh she had been holding on to for awhile.
“What’s wrong?” Anna asked.
Elizabeth shook her head. “Nothing,” she said honestly.
Anna nodded and finished her glass. “Okay,” she said smiling. “I think that’s enough for me.”
“I’m getting there myself,” Elizabeth said.
She passed her empty glass to Anna, who put it on her coffee table and rested her head on the back of the couch, staring at Elizabeth.
“You look like you’re going to fall asleep,” Elizabeth said, amused by Anna’s position.
Her hair fell over her face, like a golden waterfall off the side of mountain's peek and Elizabeth had to restrain herself from reaching out and tucking the locks back behind her ear.
“No, I’m fine.”
Elizabeth gave a soft smile and paused before she said, “What are you looking at then?”
“You,” Anna said without missing a beat; she looked happy and peaceful.
Elizabeth bit her lip and suddenly wished that she had another glass of wine she could drink from that would release her from the intensity of Anna’s stare.
“Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to embarrass you,” Anna said, finally looking away.
“Oh, you’re not,” Elizabeth said quickly.
She cocked her head to the side and tugged at her earlobe, letting her own hair fall over her face. She held that position and all of her breath caught in her throat when Anna leaned forward, inch by inch, one after another, in an excruciatingly slow pace, and tucked her hair behind her ear. She let her finger trace the side of Elizabeth’s face down to her jawline. Instinctively, Elizabeth licked her lips and opened her mouth slightly but she never got the chance to do what she was thinking, as Anna pulled back suddenly and stood up off the couch.
“Actually,” she said looking down at Elizabeth who was left on the couch, trying to remember how to breathe. “I think I am getting a little sleepy.”
Elizabeth nodded slowly, unable to formulate any words that would make any logical sense to anyone. She swallowed and her throat clicked.
“If you want,” Anna continued, “you can have my bed and I’ll take the couch.”
Relief washed over Elizabeth and she finally understood what Anna was saying. It was time for the required I’ll take the couch, you take the bed argument, but that was just a formality: Elizabeth could see it in Anna’s eyes. They would end up in the same bed together, despite any other offer that could have been made.
Elizabeth nodded and bit her lip, taking a sudden interest in her bare feet. She let the silence circulate around the room before she stood up slowly, going directly into Anna’s circle.
“I appreciate the offer,” Elizabeth said honestly. “But I think the couch is a little...” she trailed off, not bothering to finish her sentence. She bit her lip again and Anna noticed the act.
“I think you bite your lip when you get nervous.”
“What do I have to be nervous about?”
Anna smiled. “I don’t know... Nothing, I think.”
“So,” Elizabeth said. “About the sleeping arrangements?”
Anna nodded but didn’t say anything at first. “I have to be honest,” she said finally. “I have a small problem.”
Elizabeth extended her tongue out of her mouth. Licking her bottom lip, she pulled it into her mouth with her teeth. “What kind of problem?” she asked.
Anna paused, swallowing before she said anything. “I can... feel you...”
“...feel me?” Elizabeth narrowed her eyes and looked slightly confused.
"You know what it's like, when you feel someone pull you to them? That... that feeling," she swallowed heavily and her eyes grazed all over Elizabeth’s face and body, "that you can't ignore, can't help yourself but act upon it..."
She trailed off but stepped closer, closing the gap between them. Anna picked up the hem of Elizabeth's shirt and twisted it in her hands, pulling them closer to each other. She pressed her lips to Elizabeth’s then, careful and tentative, not applying too much pressure, giving Elizabeth plenty of room to back away if she wanted to. But she didn’t; instead, Elizabeth traced Anna’s bottom lip with her own, moving her lips delicately and with a kind of grace that made Anna light headed and feeling faint.
A slender finger moved up her arm, over pale skin and soft contours until it reached the Anna’s neck, where it paused for a moment, feeling her pulse beat rapidly. It continued up the side of her head, behind her ear and into her hair, adding more fingers until Elizabeth’s whole hand threaded through her hair, tugging gently as her lips applied more and more pressure until she kissed Anna madly, without fear or reservation, and Anna kissed her back, soft and sweet, with nothing but passionate desire fueling her gentle hands as she held Elizabeth's face still.
“I’m aching,” she whispered so lightly Elizabeth thought she imagined it.
“This is all I want... you’re all I want...”
Their lips found each other again and the sky exploded.
//
Reds and greens lit up the sky like the Northern Lights on a cold winter’s night. Two bodies shivered and moved closer together as colours dance around the stars and snowflakes fluttered down to a white-blanketed Earth. They breathed in unison and interlocked their hands together, thumbs stroking thumbs, keeping themselves warm with breath and touches and sex.
Their sex melted the snow beneath them, the heat seeping into the ground and brown earth emerged in an excruciatingly slow rate, and as she arched her back in sheer ecstasy, the Lights of Reds and Greens faded into the night sky, leaving only cries of joy.
//
Anna's hands felt like magic as feather light touches graced the flesh that puckered up in sheer delight. The pads of her fingers barely touched Elizabeth's skin, yet they set a trail of fire that burned deep into her body and made her expel the breath that she was holding on to. Excruciatingly slow fingers trailed up Elizabeth's thighs, over her hips and stomach, pausing long enough at her breasts to pinch her nipples, and even though the feeling was starkly different from the fire that Anna's fingers traced earlier, Elizabeth leaned into the touch and held Anna's hands still by gripping her wrists. Elizabeth leaned in further and pressed her lips to Anna's, not as a full on kiss, but as a simple touch that made them both shiver and push their last breaths outwards and into the surrounding heat.
In that heat, there was nothing but hands, frantic and moving everywhere. They pulled Anna closer, threaded through her hair, and trailed down her neck to the top of her breasts. Elizabeth paused there for the moment and her breathing grew shaky and ragged, her kisses slow and tentative. Elizabeth pulled back for and lowered her head, and biting her lower lip. She shifted uncomfortably and drummed the pads of her fingers on the top of Anna’s chest as she let her thumbs slide down the sides of Anna’s breasts; she could feel her flesh pucker and pull as she shivered delicately, like a flower in the morning dew.
“What’s wrong,” Anna asked softly, tilting her head down, trying to catch Elizabeth’s eyes.
Anna gave a half smile, hoping that Elizabeth would return it and that her hands would start up again, but she didn’t and Anna was suddenly wrapped with the fear that Aphrodite had left them in an empty would-be heaven.
Anna stroked Elizabeth’s chin with one finger: she was like a star, shimmering brightly in the great black of night, obstructed from view by the thick of clouds that hung carelessly in the sky and even though she wasn’t completely hidden, she was fading fast and burning out.
Gently, Anna stroked the side of Elizabeth’s face and even though she leaned into Anna’s touch, she still wouldn’t look up at her. Slowly, carefully, she pulled Elizabeth into her arms and pressed her palms between Elizabeth’s shoulder blades as Elizabeth laid her head in the crook of her shoulder. Elizabeth’s breathing was slow but not laboured or raspy; Anna thought for a moment if she had fallen asleep.
When Elizabeth lifted her head finally, there was a delicate shine beneath her eyes, but she looked genuinely happy - bright, like sunshine. She didn’t say anything, she just gathered Anna up in between her hands and kissed her deeply, pushing passed all of the hesitation and resistance that surrounded her reality, and entered a state of heavenly bliss. With slender hands, Elizabeth laid a wreath of eros up on Anna’s head, making her the queen of all things and slowly began her worship.
//
Lightly, Anna traced her fingers up Elizabeth’s torso, leaving a trail of goosebumps in its wake. From her hip to the tip of her rib cage, Anna pushed Elizabeth’s shirt up and let if fall back down. The gentle feel of the fabric against her skin made Elizabeth shiver and she sucked in a gulp of air and pushed it out again, making her bottom lip shiver.
Elizabeth reached up and stopped Anna from doing it again by placing a strong hand on her arm. Anna squeezed Elizabeth’s side firmly, and pushed her pants down her hips just enough so she could stretch her pinky finger down and circle it around her hip. Elizabeth gasped and closed her eyes, leaning into the motions. They tickled her in a strange way: she wanted to laugh out loud and scream at the same time but instead, she lulled her head back and moaned loudly. She covered Anna’s hand with her own and squeezed it tightly; Anna circled Elizabeth’s hip faster, enjoying the reaction she was getting.
Elizabeth gripped Anna’s forearms, anchoring Anna to her body, shaking gently and rotating her hips in a circle, encouraging Anna’s touch. She was leaning backwards so far that she almost fell over. Anna stopped her movements long enough to grab her pull her back to standing. Elizabeth laughed softly, slightly embarrassed that she let herself get so carried away so quickly.
“Sorry,” she said sheepishly; a faint blush spread across her alabaster cheeks.
Anna didn’t say anything, she was searching Elizabeth’s face, pulling her in closer, inch by inch, until they were close enough that they could feel their breath on each other’s cheeks.
“Don’t be,” she whispered finally with a tone that Elizabeth had to strain to hear. Anna licked her bottom lip with the bottom of her tongue and pulled it into her mouth with her top teeth. She took a deep breath and shifted her footing: her look changed from one of loving affection to something much more animalistic.
What? Elizabeth almost asked, but stopped herself before the word came out of her mouth: the look on Anna’s face didn’t change. Anna’s hands slid up Elizabeth’s body roughly and gripped both sides of her face, opened her mouth and pressed her lips against Elizabeth’s in a tight seal that was so hard and and forceful that it nearly hurt.
Elizabeth pulled back with a gasp. She was unhurt and unafraid, just surprised by the sheer force behind Anna's movements. Her eyes were predatory, almost primal, and suddenly Elizabeth was falling backwards with Anna on top of her as a hard and fast breath fought, pushing and pulling in and out of her chest.
She landed on the couch, feet flying out from underneath her, nearly bashing her head against the wooden arm rest. Reaching her arm up to support her head, Elizabeth used her feet to pull herself down the couch’s length, a difficult motion as Anna lay on top of her, her hands pulling and prodding at the bits of clothing that clad her body until her shirt was spread open, teetering on the tips of her breasts.
Anna toyed with the fabric: she took the corner of Elizabeth’s blouse and circled it between her fingers, dragging her knuckles across Elizabeth’s stomach, making her shiver and twist underneath her.
Anna laughed lightly, enjoying the reaction; Elizabeth scoffed.
“What?” Anna asked suddenly, a small smirk playing on the corners of her mouth. She didn’t stop stroking Elizabeth but she moved to rest her chin on her stomach, looking up at her with large and sparkling green eyes. “Am I going to slow for you?”
Elizabeth rolled her eyes, but she couldn’t help the grin that spread across her face. She didn’t answer nor did she make eye contact. She opened her mouth and licked her bottom lip, finally turning her head and holding Anna’s gaze with her own. Anna’s grin got wider until she was smiling; a light laugh escaped her mouth and the sides of her nose crinkled.
“I’ll get there,” Anna said softly. She flattened the hand on Elizabeth’s stomach and rolling on to her cheek. “I promise.”
“I know,” Elizabeth said. She reached a hand down and stroked Anna’s hair down the back of her head, focusing on a spot behind her ear that made her close her eyes and suck in a deep breath. Elizabeth sat up a little bit, forcing Anna to shift her position. She closed her eyes and relaxed against Elizabeth’s stomach as Elizabeth stroked and circled the spot behind her ear.
A moan escaped her lips and Elizabeth smiled, shifting down on the couch again, pulling Anna up so that they were laying together nose to nose. Elizabeth drew Anna in, pulling her gently with both hands on either side of her face, stroking her thumbs down Anna’s cheeks as she pressed her lips to Anna’s, opening her mouth slightly and shifting the pressure from top to bottom lip.
Anna pulled backwards, but Elizabeth didn’t let go, she followed Anna up into a sitting position as their kisses went from long and supple to short and frantic, growing in desperation. Elizabeth’s hands pressed against the back of Anna’s head, holding her still, but it was unnecessary as Anna had no intention of going anywhere and to show her enthusiasm, she took both hands and ran them up Elizabeth’s sides underneath her blouse, feeling her skin pucker into goosebumps.
Elizabeth pulled out of the kiss, gasping for breath as Anna put her hands over her breasts and even though she was still wearing a bra, Elizabeth could feel Anna’s pulse racing as she squeezed gently and held both breasts in her hands. Their kisses slowed to something more loving, more intimate so they could enjoy the feel of each other’s lips and the even pressure spread out across the soft surfaces.
Careful to not break their connection, Elizabeth shifted her position from sitting on her knees to stretching her legs out in front of her, enveloping Anna between her crossed legs and drawing her in closer, forcing Anna to shift positions too. Sinking into the couch, Elizabeth was too tall for Anna to reach so she sat on her knees and elevated herself further by balancing on bent toes. Once they both found more comfortable positions, Elizabeth stretched her hands up Anna’s back and when she found her bra clasp, Elizabeth unhooked it with one hand in one swift movement. Anna laughed against Elizabeth’s mouth.
“What?” Elizabeth asked between kisses and Anna could feel her smile.
“You’ve done this before,” she said confidently, pulling back and out of the kiss long enough to smile into Elizabeth’s eyes.
Elizabeth shrugged one shoulder and didn’t break eye contact. “Maybe. Once or twice.”
Anna’s smile grew wider and she wiggled around, shrugging off her bra and waited until Elizabeth’s hand crossed around her back and pulled her in for another round of searing kisses.
She pressed her breasts against Elizabeth’s chest and held her breath as her nipples tightened against her t-shirt. “I think you’re wearing too much clothing,” she breathed as Elizabeth’s lips trailed down Anna’s face, peppering kisses along her chin and jaw line.
“I could say the same thing about you,” she said absently.
Anna didn’t answer. Instead, she slid her hands around Elizabeth’s body and fiddled with her her bra but after a few seconds, realized that there was nothing to be found. Elizabeth laughed, feeling the frustration in Anna’s fingers.
“The clasp is in the front,” she said pulling back to give Anna access to the front of her body.
Anna peeled the open blouse open and stared at the middle of her bra. “I didn’t even notice that the first time,” she said confused and slightly embarrassed. She started laughed, running the back of her finger over the hard plastic clasp. “I guess I was too distracted to pay any attention.”
Elizabeth smiled but didn’t say anything. She reached up and ran her open palm against Anna’s face, toying with the strands of hair that were sticking to the side of her damp face. She pushed them back, over Anna’s ear and gently flicked the lobe between two fingers. Elizabeth drew in her bottom lip with her tongue and held it between her teeth as Anna opened the clasp and pushed the cups off of her breasts. The fell gracefully to their natural position, jiggling slightly, making Anna smile; she licked her lips without thinking.
With both hands on each breast, Anna leaned in and kissed Elizabeth once more on the lips, but this time she opened her mouth slightly and tasted Elizabeth with her tongue. Elizabeth moaned into Anna’s mouth and Anna deepened the kiss, pressing further into Elizabeth’s mouth with her tongue.
Elizabeth began to rock against Anna as her thumbs slid down the slope of her breasts to her nipples and as they pulled and pinched, Elizabeth moaned louder and louder. She rested her hands on top of Anna’s shoulders and lulled her head backwards, pushing her chest up and out, giving Anna all of the access she could ever want.
Keeping her hands and thumbs working the sides of Elizabeth’s breasts, Anna leaned in to Elizabeth and began kissing the top of her chest, slowly working her way down. The further down she got, the more pressure she applied to each breast until her thumbs finally stroked Elizabeth’s nipples. Working in tandem, Anna did the same thing to each nipple, flicking them carefully, pressing them softly, and pinching them gently. She listened to Elizabeth’s moans carefully and increased the pressure slowly until Elizabeth’s moans turned into sharp, rapid gasps.
Finally regaining some composure, Elizabeth refocused her attention on the fact that even though she sat half-naked on Anna Torv’s couch, her partner was still fully dressed. Elizabeth slid her hands under Anna’s t-shirt and pulled it up and over her head, throwing it on the floor across the room. Anna shook her hair out and smiled, liking the fact that Elizabeth didn’t bother with any slow movements.
Gathering her up in her arms, Elizabeth hugged Anna close, feeling Anna’s breasts against her own. They were smaller, but full and soft and every time she breathed, Elizabeth could feel Anna’s breasts rise and fall against her chest. Elizabeth pulled back from Anna again, keeping her arms interlocked behind Anna’s back.
“I think,” she said slowly, softly and utterly convinced, “we should move this to your bedroom.”
Anna’s eyes glinted and she couldn’t help the broad grin that spread into a wide smile. “I think you’re right,” she said as calmly as possible, but given the situation, her voice betrayed her. She was brimming with excitement and anticipation and she almost leaped off of the couch.
Elizabeth laughed, feeling the tension change within Anna. She let Anna out of the leg-lock that she had around her and Anna sprang up to her feet, pulling Elizabeth up off the couch. She took one more moment to run her hands up Elizabeth’s torso, squeezing her breast with one hand as the other drew her in for a tight kiss. Elizabeth guided Anna’s movements with the palm of her hand against the side of Anna’s face but pulled away suddenly, searching Anna’s eyes with her own, trying to convey her meaning without words.
Anna understood and turned without saying a single word, leading Elizabeth from her living room to her bedroom by clasping a few fingers around Elizabeth’s, ignoring the forgotten clothing that lay strewn haphazardly around the room.
( Part Two, Two )
AUTHOR NAME: lulebell
ARTIST NAME: lediablaa
BETA: lo_duclavier
FANDOM: Misc. actors
GENRE: Femslash
PAIRING: Anna Torv / Elizabeth Mitchell
WORD COUNT & Ratings: 15,646
Part One, PG - 1948 Words
Part Two, R - 11,124 words
Part Three, PG - 2573 words
WARNINGS: Femslash, explicit sex
SUMMARY: Anna Torv, Elizabeth Mitchell, one glorious night and a unicorn: No matter how good an actress you are, reality is always quick to surface. If only fantasies were real!
LINK TO FIC: ( Part One )
( Part Two )
( Part Three, One )
( Part Three, Two )
LINK TO ART: ( Here )
Part Two:
Friendship is magic and sex is sorcery.
They staggered into the quiet house. It was dark and hot; Anna had left the window opened and the day’s heat filled the house with everything it had to offer.
Anna poured Elizabeth another drink, not that either of them needed any more liquor, but the offer was there, and Elizabeth eyed the drink with a small smirk on her face. She fingered the glass’ stem before lifting it to her nose and offered Anna a wordless toast. They clinked their glasses and the drank down their cloudless wine.
It was sweeter than Elizabeth expected, which surprised her for a moment. She had taken Anna for a dark, deep, and rich sort of woman... the light, sweet, dry wine made her think twice of who she actually was and where she was going.
“No, leave the bottle,” she said suddenly when Anna went to put it back into the cupboard.
“You like it?” Anna asked, turning to Elizabeth, keeping her hip pressed up against the counter top and holding the bottle in her right hand.
“I do,” Elizabeth said, swallowing her second sip. “It’s sweeter than I expected.”
Anna smiled and walked towards the table, pouring Elizabeth another drink. She walked into her living room and sat down on an overstuffed couch, pulling her legs up underneath her. She took a sip of her wine and smiled when Elizabeth didn’t move from the table. She cocked her head to the side quickly, patting the empty space beside her. She laughed into her glass when Elizabeth took her time bringing herself and her empty glass over. Elizabeth held her glass out and Anna re-filled it before she sat down beside her. There was nothing but wine and quiet and Elizabeth let out a sigh she had been holding on to for awhile.
“What’s wrong?” Anna asked.
Elizabeth shook her head. “Nothing,” she said honestly.
Anna nodded and finished her glass. “Okay,” she said smiling. “I think that’s enough for me.”
“I’m getting there myself,” Elizabeth said.
She passed her empty glass to Anna, who put it on her coffee table and rested her head on the back of the couch, staring at Elizabeth.
“You look like you’re going to fall asleep,” Elizabeth said, amused by Anna’s position.
Her hair fell over her face, like a golden waterfall off the side of mountain's peek and Elizabeth had to restrain herself from reaching out and tucking the locks back behind her ear.
“No, I’m fine.”
Elizabeth gave a soft smile and paused before she said, “What are you looking at then?”
“You,” Anna said without missing a beat; she looked happy and peaceful.
Elizabeth bit her lip and suddenly wished that she had another glass of wine she could drink from that would release her from the intensity of Anna’s stare.
“Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to embarrass you,” Anna said, finally looking away.
“Oh, you’re not,” Elizabeth said quickly.
She cocked her head to the side and tugged at her earlobe, letting her own hair fall over her face. She held that position and all of her breath caught in her throat when Anna leaned forward, inch by inch, one after another, in an excruciatingly slow pace, and tucked her hair behind her ear. She let her finger trace the side of Elizabeth’s face down to her jawline. Instinctively, Elizabeth licked her lips and opened her mouth slightly but she never got the chance to do what she was thinking, as Anna pulled back suddenly and stood up off the couch.
“Actually,” she said looking down at Elizabeth who was left on the couch, trying to remember how to breathe. “I think I am getting a little sleepy.”
Elizabeth nodded slowly, unable to formulate any words that would make any logical sense to anyone. She swallowed and her throat clicked.
“If you want,” Anna continued, “you can have my bed and I’ll take the couch.”
Relief washed over Elizabeth and she finally understood what Anna was saying. It was time for the required I’ll take the couch, you take the bed argument, but that was just a formality: Elizabeth could see it in Anna’s eyes. They would end up in the same bed together, despite any other offer that could have been made.
Elizabeth nodded and bit her lip, taking a sudden interest in her bare feet. She let the silence circulate around the room before she stood up slowly, going directly into Anna’s circle.
“I appreciate the offer,” Elizabeth said honestly. “But I think the couch is a little...” she trailed off, not bothering to finish her sentence. She bit her lip again and Anna noticed the act.
“I think you bite your lip when you get nervous.”
“What do I have to be nervous about?”
Anna smiled. “I don’t know... Nothing, I think.”
“So,” Elizabeth said. “About the sleeping arrangements?”
Anna nodded but didn’t say anything at first. “I have to be honest,” she said finally. “I have a small problem.”
Elizabeth extended her tongue out of her mouth. Licking her bottom lip, she pulled it into her mouth with her teeth. “What kind of problem?” she asked.
Anna paused, swallowing before she said anything. “I can... feel you...”
“...feel me?” Elizabeth narrowed her eyes and looked slightly confused.
"You know what it's like, when you feel someone pull you to them? That... that feeling," she swallowed heavily and her eyes grazed all over Elizabeth’s face and body, "that you can't ignore, can't help yourself but act upon it..."
She trailed off but stepped closer, closing the gap between them. Anna picked up the hem of Elizabeth's shirt and twisted it in her hands, pulling them closer to each other. She pressed her lips to Elizabeth’s then, careful and tentative, not applying too much pressure, giving Elizabeth plenty of room to back away if she wanted to. But she didn’t; instead, Elizabeth traced Anna’s bottom lip with her own, moving her lips delicately and with a kind of grace that made Anna light headed and feeling faint.
A slender finger moved up her arm, over pale skin and soft contours until it reached the Anna’s neck, where it paused for a moment, feeling her pulse beat rapidly. It continued up the side of her head, behind her ear and into her hair, adding more fingers until Elizabeth’s whole hand threaded through her hair, tugging gently as her lips applied more and more pressure until she kissed Anna madly, without fear or reservation, and Anna kissed her back, soft and sweet, with nothing but passionate desire fueling her gentle hands as she held Elizabeth's face still.
“I’m aching,” she whispered so lightly Elizabeth thought she imagined it.
“This is all I want... you’re all I want...”
Their lips found each other again and the sky exploded.
//
Reds and greens lit up the sky like the Northern Lights on a cold winter’s night. Two bodies shivered and moved closer together as colours dance around the stars and snowflakes fluttered down to a white-blanketed Earth. They breathed in unison and interlocked their hands together, thumbs stroking thumbs, keeping themselves warm with breath and touches and sex.
Their sex melted the snow beneath them, the heat seeping into the ground and brown earth emerged in an excruciatingly slow rate, and as she arched her back in sheer ecstasy, the Lights of Reds and Greens faded into the night sky, leaving only cries of joy.
//
Anna's hands felt like magic as feather light touches graced the flesh that puckered up in sheer delight. The pads of her fingers barely touched Elizabeth's skin, yet they set a trail of fire that burned deep into her body and made her expel the breath that she was holding on to. Excruciatingly slow fingers trailed up Elizabeth's thighs, over her hips and stomach, pausing long enough at her breasts to pinch her nipples, and even though the feeling was starkly different from the fire that Anna's fingers traced earlier, Elizabeth leaned into the touch and held Anna's hands still by gripping her wrists. Elizabeth leaned in further and pressed her lips to Anna's, not as a full on kiss, but as a simple touch that made them both shiver and push their last breaths outwards and into the surrounding heat.
In that heat, there was nothing but hands, frantic and moving everywhere. They pulled Anna closer, threaded through her hair, and trailed down her neck to the top of her breasts. Elizabeth paused there for the moment and her breathing grew shaky and ragged, her kisses slow and tentative. Elizabeth pulled back for and lowered her head, and biting her lower lip. She shifted uncomfortably and drummed the pads of her fingers on the top of Anna’s chest as she let her thumbs slide down the sides of Anna’s breasts; she could feel her flesh pucker and pull as she shivered delicately, like a flower in the morning dew.
“What’s wrong,” Anna asked softly, tilting her head down, trying to catch Elizabeth’s eyes.
Anna gave a half smile, hoping that Elizabeth would return it and that her hands would start up again, but she didn’t and Anna was suddenly wrapped with the fear that Aphrodite had left them in an empty would-be heaven.
Anna stroked Elizabeth’s chin with one finger: she was like a star, shimmering brightly in the great black of night, obstructed from view by the thick of clouds that hung carelessly in the sky and even though she wasn’t completely hidden, she was fading fast and burning out.
Gently, Anna stroked the side of Elizabeth’s face and even though she leaned into Anna’s touch, she still wouldn’t look up at her. Slowly, carefully, she pulled Elizabeth into her arms and pressed her palms between Elizabeth’s shoulder blades as Elizabeth laid her head in the crook of her shoulder. Elizabeth’s breathing was slow but not laboured or raspy; Anna thought for a moment if she had fallen asleep.
When Elizabeth lifted her head finally, there was a delicate shine beneath her eyes, but she looked genuinely happy - bright, like sunshine. She didn’t say anything, she just gathered Anna up in between her hands and kissed her deeply, pushing passed all of the hesitation and resistance that surrounded her reality, and entered a state of heavenly bliss. With slender hands, Elizabeth laid a wreath of eros up on Anna’s head, making her the queen of all things and slowly began her worship.
//
Lightly, Anna traced her fingers up Elizabeth’s torso, leaving a trail of goosebumps in its wake. From her hip to the tip of her rib cage, Anna pushed Elizabeth’s shirt up and let if fall back down. The gentle feel of the fabric against her skin made Elizabeth shiver and she sucked in a gulp of air and pushed it out again, making her bottom lip shiver.
Elizabeth reached up and stopped Anna from doing it again by placing a strong hand on her arm. Anna squeezed Elizabeth’s side firmly, and pushed her pants down her hips just enough so she could stretch her pinky finger down and circle it around her hip. Elizabeth gasped and closed her eyes, leaning into the motions. They tickled her in a strange way: she wanted to laugh out loud and scream at the same time but instead, she lulled her head back and moaned loudly. She covered Anna’s hand with her own and squeezed it tightly; Anna circled Elizabeth’s hip faster, enjoying the reaction she was getting.
Elizabeth gripped Anna’s forearms, anchoring Anna to her body, shaking gently and rotating her hips in a circle, encouraging Anna’s touch. She was leaning backwards so far that she almost fell over. Anna stopped her movements long enough to grab her pull her back to standing. Elizabeth laughed softly, slightly embarrassed that she let herself get so carried away so quickly.
“Sorry,” she said sheepishly; a faint blush spread across her alabaster cheeks.
Anna didn’t say anything, she was searching Elizabeth’s face, pulling her in closer, inch by inch, until they were close enough that they could feel their breath on each other’s cheeks.
“Don’t be,” she whispered finally with a tone that Elizabeth had to strain to hear. Anna licked her bottom lip with the bottom of her tongue and pulled it into her mouth with her top teeth. She took a deep breath and shifted her footing: her look changed from one of loving affection to something much more animalistic.
What? Elizabeth almost asked, but stopped herself before the word came out of her mouth: the look on Anna’s face didn’t change. Anna’s hands slid up Elizabeth’s body roughly and gripped both sides of her face, opened her mouth and pressed her lips against Elizabeth’s in a tight seal that was so hard and and forceful that it nearly hurt.
Elizabeth pulled back with a gasp. She was unhurt and unafraid, just surprised by the sheer force behind Anna's movements. Her eyes were predatory, almost primal, and suddenly Elizabeth was falling backwards with Anna on top of her as a hard and fast breath fought, pushing and pulling in and out of her chest.
She landed on the couch, feet flying out from underneath her, nearly bashing her head against the wooden arm rest. Reaching her arm up to support her head, Elizabeth used her feet to pull herself down the couch’s length, a difficult motion as Anna lay on top of her, her hands pulling and prodding at the bits of clothing that clad her body until her shirt was spread open, teetering on the tips of her breasts.
Anna toyed with the fabric: she took the corner of Elizabeth’s blouse and circled it between her fingers, dragging her knuckles across Elizabeth’s stomach, making her shiver and twist underneath her.
Anna laughed lightly, enjoying the reaction; Elizabeth scoffed.
“What?” Anna asked suddenly, a small smirk playing on the corners of her mouth. She didn’t stop stroking Elizabeth but she moved to rest her chin on her stomach, looking up at her with large and sparkling green eyes. “Am I going to slow for you?”
Elizabeth rolled her eyes, but she couldn’t help the grin that spread across her face. She didn’t answer nor did she make eye contact. She opened her mouth and licked her bottom lip, finally turning her head and holding Anna’s gaze with her own. Anna’s grin got wider until she was smiling; a light laugh escaped her mouth and the sides of her nose crinkled.
“I’ll get there,” Anna said softly. She flattened the hand on Elizabeth’s stomach and rolling on to her cheek. “I promise.”
“I know,” Elizabeth said. She reached a hand down and stroked Anna’s hair down the back of her head, focusing on a spot behind her ear that made her close her eyes and suck in a deep breath. Elizabeth sat up a little bit, forcing Anna to shift her position. She closed her eyes and relaxed against Elizabeth’s stomach as Elizabeth stroked and circled the spot behind her ear.
A moan escaped her lips and Elizabeth smiled, shifting down on the couch again, pulling Anna up so that they were laying together nose to nose. Elizabeth drew Anna in, pulling her gently with both hands on either side of her face, stroking her thumbs down Anna’s cheeks as she pressed her lips to Anna’s, opening her mouth slightly and shifting the pressure from top to bottom lip.
Anna pulled backwards, but Elizabeth didn’t let go, she followed Anna up into a sitting position as their kisses went from long and supple to short and frantic, growing in desperation. Elizabeth’s hands pressed against the back of Anna’s head, holding her still, but it was unnecessary as Anna had no intention of going anywhere and to show her enthusiasm, she took both hands and ran them up Elizabeth’s sides underneath her blouse, feeling her skin pucker into goosebumps.
Elizabeth pulled out of the kiss, gasping for breath as Anna put her hands over her breasts and even though she was still wearing a bra, Elizabeth could feel Anna’s pulse racing as she squeezed gently and held both breasts in her hands. Their kisses slowed to something more loving, more intimate so they could enjoy the feel of each other’s lips and the even pressure spread out across the soft surfaces.
Careful to not break their connection, Elizabeth shifted her position from sitting on her knees to stretching her legs out in front of her, enveloping Anna between her crossed legs and drawing her in closer, forcing Anna to shift positions too. Sinking into the couch, Elizabeth was too tall for Anna to reach so she sat on her knees and elevated herself further by balancing on bent toes. Once they both found more comfortable positions, Elizabeth stretched her hands up Anna’s back and when she found her bra clasp, Elizabeth unhooked it with one hand in one swift movement. Anna laughed against Elizabeth’s mouth.
“What?” Elizabeth asked between kisses and Anna could feel her smile.
“You’ve done this before,” she said confidently, pulling back and out of the kiss long enough to smile into Elizabeth’s eyes.
Elizabeth shrugged one shoulder and didn’t break eye contact. “Maybe. Once or twice.”
Anna’s smile grew wider and she wiggled around, shrugging off her bra and waited until Elizabeth’s hand crossed around her back and pulled her in for another round of searing kisses.
She pressed her breasts against Elizabeth’s chest and held her breath as her nipples tightened against her t-shirt. “I think you’re wearing too much clothing,” she breathed as Elizabeth’s lips trailed down Anna’s face, peppering kisses along her chin and jaw line.
“I could say the same thing about you,” she said absently.
Anna didn’t answer. Instead, she slid her hands around Elizabeth’s body and fiddled with her her bra but after a few seconds, realized that there was nothing to be found. Elizabeth laughed, feeling the frustration in Anna’s fingers.
“The clasp is in the front,” she said pulling back to give Anna access to the front of her body.
Anna peeled the open blouse open and stared at the middle of her bra. “I didn’t even notice that the first time,” she said confused and slightly embarrassed. She started laughed, running the back of her finger over the hard plastic clasp. “I guess I was too distracted to pay any attention.”
Elizabeth smiled but didn’t say anything. She reached up and ran her open palm against Anna’s face, toying with the strands of hair that were sticking to the side of her damp face. She pushed them back, over Anna’s ear and gently flicked the lobe between two fingers. Elizabeth drew in her bottom lip with her tongue and held it between her teeth as Anna opened the clasp and pushed the cups off of her breasts. The fell gracefully to their natural position, jiggling slightly, making Anna smile; she licked her lips without thinking.
With both hands on each breast, Anna leaned in and kissed Elizabeth once more on the lips, but this time she opened her mouth slightly and tasted Elizabeth with her tongue. Elizabeth moaned into Anna’s mouth and Anna deepened the kiss, pressing further into Elizabeth’s mouth with her tongue.
Elizabeth began to rock against Anna as her thumbs slid down the slope of her breasts to her nipples and as they pulled and pinched, Elizabeth moaned louder and louder. She rested her hands on top of Anna’s shoulders and lulled her head backwards, pushing her chest up and out, giving Anna all of the access she could ever want.
Keeping her hands and thumbs working the sides of Elizabeth’s breasts, Anna leaned in to Elizabeth and began kissing the top of her chest, slowly working her way down. The further down she got, the more pressure she applied to each breast until her thumbs finally stroked Elizabeth’s nipples. Working in tandem, Anna did the same thing to each nipple, flicking them carefully, pressing them softly, and pinching them gently. She listened to Elizabeth’s moans carefully and increased the pressure slowly until Elizabeth’s moans turned into sharp, rapid gasps.
Finally regaining some composure, Elizabeth refocused her attention on the fact that even though she sat half-naked on Anna Torv’s couch, her partner was still fully dressed. Elizabeth slid her hands under Anna’s t-shirt and pulled it up and over her head, throwing it on the floor across the room. Anna shook her hair out and smiled, liking the fact that Elizabeth didn’t bother with any slow movements.
Gathering her up in her arms, Elizabeth hugged Anna close, feeling Anna’s breasts against her own. They were smaller, but full and soft and every time she breathed, Elizabeth could feel Anna’s breasts rise and fall against her chest. Elizabeth pulled back from Anna again, keeping her arms interlocked behind Anna’s back.
“I think,” she said slowly, softly and utterly convinced, “we should move this to your bedroom.”
Anna’s eyes glinted and she couldn’t help the broad grin that spread into a wide smile. “I think you’re right,” she said as calmly as possible, but given the situation, her voice betrayed her. She was brimming with excitement and anticipation and she almost leaped off of the couch.
Elizabeth laughed, feeling the tension change within Anna. She let Anna out of the leg-lock that she had around her and Anna sprang up to her feet, pulling Elizabeth up off the couch. She took one more moment to run her hands up Elizabeth’s torso, squeezing her breast with one hand as the other drew her in for a tight kiss. Elizabeth guided Anna’s movements with the palm of her hand against the side of Anna’s face but pulled away suddenly, searching Anna’s eyes with her own, trying to convey her meaning without words.
Anna understood and turned without saying a single word, leading Elizabeth from her living room to her bedroom by clasping a few fingers around Elizabeth’s, ignoring the forgotten clothing that lay strewn haphazardly around the room.
( Part Two, Two )