'Closer' Chapter 4...

Sep 16, 2009 11:49

There was probably a much easier way to put these on here, but I tried putting them all on in order and LJ said it was too big. So I'll just separate them so I know for certain they got on here =]

'Closer' Chapter 4:


Title: Closer

Pairing: Ivy/Rachel. Ivy/Skimmer. Skimmer/Rachel?

Rating: R (To Be Safe)

Spoilers: Up to Outlaw Demon Wails (To Be Safe). Set during the period when Skimmer and Ivy were dating, notice how Rachel was excessively grumpy. Well my take on a what could have been scenario.

Disclaimer: I own nothing, just messing around with them until Kim Harrison gives us what we want!

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Both ladies were still sitting in silence on the couch in the living room and staring at their respective feet. It was amazing what you could find interesting in moments of extreme embarrassment.

Rachel took a deep breath and Ivy sighed.

"Okay, let's just go for it" Ivy stated breaking the moments silence.

Rachel quickly glanced from her feet to Ivy with a look of shock on her face.
Ivy laughed lightly.

"Okay I'll re-phrase. I think you and I should simply put all of our cards on the table for once. I really don't see the point in concealment anymore after Skimmer's admittance and your, well..." Ivy continued searching for words that wouldn't cause Rachel to run out the door of the Church never to return.

Rachel smiled.
"My extremely apparent attraction to you and the fact that you and Skimmer had me more turned on than I have been in quite some time with relatively little effort?" Rachel blurted out all in one breath.
"I think it's fair to deduct we have gotten beyond embarrassment now. I think it's time we were completely honest about our feelings...the both of us,for once." Rachel started confidently and finished little more than a whisper, fortunately Ivy's vampiric hearing allowed her to pick up on the last part.

Ivy eased herself almost smugly further into the couch and couldn't contain the grin that was emerging.
Rachel lightly swatted Ivy's knee at that causing Ivy's smile to widen if possible.

Ivy sat staring at Rachel. Rachel giggled at this staring back into Ivy's eyes.
Ivy couldn't believe that only an hour had passed and they had finally been retracing the past year or so and all the incidents included going as far back as Rachel's first night in the Church where Ivy had crawled over to her, stopping to touch on dare she say the incident in the van and throughout to their most recent encounter with Skimmer.
If Ivy was being honest, which amazingly both women had been for the past hour at long last, she couldn't believe some of Rachel's final acceptances.
Ivy was quite literally wordless.

"So..." Ivy started and immediately stopped trying to take everything in.

Rachel, who was still blushing slightly from her honesty, laughed audibly this time and lay back into the couch smugly mirroring Ivy's earlier actions causing a reflective swat to her knee by Ivy and a passing seductive glare that Rachel believed could quite possibly kill.

Ivy still attempting to get her head around Rachel's answers swung around so she facing Rachel directly.

"So all those times you said 'just friends'..." Ivy left the question hanging.

Rachel copied Ivy swinging round so both were now sitting facing each other.

"Yeah about that. Sticking with the whole out in the open thing we have going here...you make me feel things that are far from platonic." Rachel smiled shyly.

Ivy let out a breath she hadn't been aware she was holding.

"So...on that first night when I crawled over to you, you felt..." Ivy once again left the question open for Rachel to respond.

Rachel locked eye contact with Ivy.
"Hot" She stated simply.
Ivy's jaw quite literally dropped in shock.

Ivy managed to pull herself together to add. "And in the van,when I, we..."

Rachel cleared her throat.
"Hotter"
Subconsciously Rachel lifted her hand to her neck to brush over her scar slightly.

Ivy persisted. Gulping.
"And, when you walked in on Skimmer and me earlier and she 'over shared' lets say..."

Rachel glanced down at her hands for a second. She then traced her eyes up Ivy's figure settling on her eyes when she leisurely reached them.
"The hottest..." She added with a smirk.

Ivy took a deep breath, scenting the air, and pleased with her assessment smiled and scooted closer to Rachel.
Rachel smiled back nervously.

"It's so good to hear you finally admit this Rachel, it's pretty much what I have been praying for since I set eyes on you." Ivy stated with relief.

Rachel felt her heart stop for just a second at the genuine nature of Ivy's statement.
"It's good to finally say it Ivy. I really have been trying to come to terms with all this. It's not that I enjoyed putting either of us through all of it. You've no idea the mental arguments I've had with myself. I'm just glad this happened today. Something to finally push me into admitting my feelings for you."

Ivy placed her hand on Rachel's.
"I'm really glad that you made this decision, and to think all it took was you getting all green eyed and hot and bothered at my ex-girlfriend" Ivy added lightening the mood earning her a gentle shoulder nudge.

"Honestly though Rachel, do you have any idea how hard it was for me to lay in bed across from you every night for this past year at war with myself, trying to resist the overbearing temptation to burst through your door and kiss you until you realised how right this is?" Ivy admitted almost weakly.

Rachel squeezed Ivy's hand that she was still holding onto that was resting on her knee.
"I have some experience with that familiar temptation let's say" Rachel said.

Ivy laughed.
"Oh really?" Ivy noted almost seductively.

Rachel locked eyes again giving her own seductive glance.
"Really" She drawled out.

Ivy smiled mischievously showing some fang in the process.
"Well, we will need to see what can be done about fixing that then"

Rachel felt a tingle of anticipation.
"Looking forward to it" She stated a little over confidently.

Rachel then pulled Ivy into a hug. Something she had not done for quite some time. It felt so good. So safe and warm and right to have Ivy's protective arms around her.
Ivy feeling the same let her hands roam a little covering the small of Rachel's back with one hand forcing the pair a little closer than normally they would have been able to. And with the other she held the side of Rachel's head allowing her thumb enough room to stroke her neck ever so gently.

Rachel gasped at the sudden surround sound sensation of being wrapped up in Ivy. It felt great, actually it felt better than great it felt like home. God Jenks would laugh his little pixie ass off if she ever admitted that one.

Ivy encouraged by Rachel touched her forehead against Rachel's.
"This feels...amazing. Just being able to be this close to you. It's,it's just kind of unbelievable to be honest." Ivy spoke genuinely to Rachel.

Rachel complied.
"It does doesn't it. I can't believe we allowed it to get this far without...well this."

Ivy grinned widely.
"Well in my defense it wasn't for lack of trying"

Rachel squeezed Ivy's shoulders with a little extra force after all it wasn't like she was really going to feel the brunt of it.
Ivy feigned pain.
"Your hands seem quite comfortable there actually?" Ivy jokingly added.

Rachel snorted.
"Yeah Ivy, and yours haven't felt free to wonder at all! Certainly seems like your comfortable" Rachel retorted.

Ivy nodded in understanding. Pulling Rachel closer now that they could feel each others breathing.
"They do don't they. What can I say. I must have quite the effect on you." Ivy tilted her head as if to get a better view of Rachel.

Rachel's breathing had now become embarrassingly erratic and considering their proximity it was pointless to argue.
Rachel then plucked up the nerves to play back. Rachel allowed her hand to rest on Ivy's lap moving a little higher on her thigh causing an extremely encouraging moan from Ivy. Rachel too tilted her head. She smiled seductively approaching Ivy's neck and slowly allowed her breath to reach up Ivy's neck until she arrived at her ear whispering.
"I seem to have quite the effect on you too." Rachel smirked from ear to ear before pulling back slightly so she was facing Ivy again.

Ivy remained as still as a statue for the better part of five seconds. Her eyes were fully dilated and black but returned to normal after a further few seconds. Did Rachel realise just what she did to her.

Ivy cleared her throat.
"Yes, it appears that you do. But I could have told you that a year ago. In fact, I think I did, in not so many words of course" Ivy stated calmly regaining composure.

With that Rachel moved forward this time rather nervously. She stopped in front of Ivy's face cupping it with both hands. Ivy held her breath anxiously allowing Rachel to make the decision if she was ready for this yet, she certainly didn't want to rush her after all of today's revelations.
Ivy smiled tilting her ever so slightly in the opposite direction allowing the perfect fit. Rachel at the sight of Ivy's smile, realising how happy her best friend was, decided to dive in at the deep end. Ivy was one shark she had no fear of being bitten by,well beside the obvious.

Rachel closed what little distance was between them and kissed Ivy. Gently at first and then more passionately. She placed a chaste kiss on Ivy's bottom lip and again on her top. Rachel then encouraged by both Ivy's audible and physical response deepened the kiss prolonging it. Ivy and Rachel kissed passionately for what seemed like an eternity exploring each others mouths tentatively yet with more passion than either could recall ever feeling. As the kissing was becomming more heated and Rachel found herself practically sitting on Ivy's lap with hands roaming freely they decided air was a necessity.

Ivy reluctantly pulled away first to Rachel's dismay.
An almost possessive sound came from Rachel to which Ivy found great pleasure in hearing.

Ivy got her breath back.
"That was singly the cutest thing I have ever heard Rachel Morgan. I know, I know. I really, really really didn't want to stop doing that with you either,ever. But we kind of need to breath unfortunately."

Rachel giggled at Ivy's restrain, God she was good. Regaining her breath too she added.
"You make good points Ivy. Valid. And True. Yet. I just can't seem to care about anything other than kissing you right now"

With that she kissed Ivy again. Strongly. In control and with even more passion than before if possible. Ivy seemed to like Rachels new found assertive nature.

"God your going to kill me Rachel. Twice" Ivy added for effect.

"Okay okay, I get it. Time out...for now" Rachel bit her bottom lip.

Ivy was the one to initiate the next kiss. Rachel knew she wouldn't be able to resist her lip pouting.
A few minutes later and a few struggles for control later Ivy was forced into lifting Rachel off her knee and placing her on the chair across from her.

"Now stay there please, just for a minute. We do, kind of need to talk about this you know." Ivy said.
Rachel acknowledged Ivy wanting to discuss the recent developments and so controlled herself for the time being.

"Not that I am not completely happy, over the moon even at this, but I think we need to discuss the implications of it before we get a little...carried away" Ivy stated as calmly as she could.

Rachel noted her statement more seriously now, sure she could have kissed Ivy all day but Ivy was right. As always. Today's developments in their relationship certainly would have consequences. Just because Rachel had no hesitations with kissing Ivy ultimately kissing would lead to more. Rachel wasn't completely in-experienced but this was new ground for her and she was still nervous about it regardless to her long overdue acceptance of her feelings.
And Ivy was all to aware of this.

Rachel adjusted her ruffled top. Ivy smiled.

"I think I understand what you are getting at Ivy. Finding it slightly ironic though that you of all people now want to slow things down" Rachel joked.

Ivy huffed playfully.
"I can assure you Rachel it's for entirely selfish reasons if that helps."

Ivy continued.
"I just don't want you to rush into things with me and then decide it's not for you. I mean I'm not even sure what you want out of this or what our relationship is yet"

Rachel cleared her throat.
"Ivy, I really appreciate your understanding here more than you know. This is all really new to me...obviously. And yes although we have finally talked things out and certain admittances have been made, I don't know if I'm ready to take things further. Yet, anyway. But mostly I'm just looking forward to finding out. With you there to help me,if you want to of course?"

Ivy walked over to Rachel and picked her up into a hug.
Ivy looked happier than Rachel had ever seen her and she was proud to know that she was the cause of it,something she had always wanted to be.

"Rachel Morgan did you just ask me out?" Ivy joked while embracing her.

Rachel laughed.
"I guess I just kind of did Ivy Tamwood? So what do you think? Do you want to, I mean there's no pressure, don't think that just because I'm asking you need to answer, I mean I can give you time. What's good for you? A day, no a week. No have a month. No wait a months too long." Rachel was speaking so fast it was barely coherent even to Ivy.

Ivy stood Rachel in front of her attempting to hide her laugh none to successfully.
"Rachel, your ridiculously cute when your nervous do you know that. Remind me to cause you to ramble more often okay? Oh and just so you know I would love to be whatever you want me to be Rachel, always have."

Rachel sighed.
"Your too understanding Ivy. I'm going to be a great girlfriend I promise, or is partner? Or wife? I'm really no good with these terms. Help?"

Ivy put her arm around Rachel's waist.
"Too cute. I would love to take my girlfriend on a date if she would oblige?" Ivy asked.

Rachel grinned, something that came to her so naturally around Ivy.
"Girlfriend. Great. Fantastic I mean. And a date sounds super" Rachel stated.

Ivy pulled Rachel a little closer whispering.
"You can ease up on the enthusiasm Rachel, I'm not going anywhere"

Rachel pushed Ivy's shoulder.
"Hey, give me a break like I said I'm new to this whole thing"

Ivy paused briefly to watch Rachel's infamous walk as she entered the kitchen first.
"If it eases your mind, your doing a great job so far." Ivy said as she followed Rachel into the kitchen to tidy up some of mess they made earlier.

To Be Continued...

chapter 4, closer

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