Forbidden Love

by Phillips, Laura

  “You’ve been thinking about kissing me?” Anna teased.

  Lara tilted her head slightly, giving her a quizzical look. “What else could I possibly be thinking about? You brought me out here to the middle of nowhere and you’re wearing practically nothing.”

  “I know… I’ve had little else on my mind since we got here,” Anna confessed, her lips inching closer to Lara’s.

  “It’s good to know that it’s not one-sided,” Lara whispered as her lips hovered above Anna’s.

  Anna closed the gap between them, her hands clasped at the nape of Lara’s neck as their lips met in a fiery kiss.

  Anna’s hands moved through Lara’s wet hair, her lips parting against Lara’s as the water lapped against their bodies.

  Lara’s hand grazed across Anna’s stomach under the water as she moved to tread water. Lara smiled as she struggled to stay above the water while they kissed.

  “Maybe we should go inside,” Anna laughed as they both moved their arms to stay afloat.

  They swam back to the pier and climbed the ladder. Lara had thought to bring out two towels which were lying on the wooden boards.

  They both wrapped a towel around themselves and padded through the grass on their way back to the cabin.

  “How big is the master shower?” Lara asked as they climbed the steps to the porch.

  Anna glanced over at Lara. “Big enough…”

  “Would you care to join me?”

  Anna swallowed the lump that had suddenly formed in her throat.

  It wasn’t nerves. It was anticipation.

  She’d been dreaming about this for weeks and now it was finally happening.

  “I’ll follow you in,” Anna said at the foot of the stairs, letting Lara go ahead of her.

  When they got upstairs, Lara went straight into the bathroom with her towel still wrapped around her.

  Anna checked her reflection in the mirror to make sure she didn’t have makeup running down her face, but it had already been washed off.

  She ran a brush through her damp hair before she pushed open the bathroom door, the steam from the shower already fogging up the mirrors and shower doors.

  She noticed Lara’s black bikini and her towel in a pile in the corner of the bathroom.

  She could just make out Lara’s silhouette through the steam and she instantly felt her heart rate increase.

  Anna let her bikini fall to the floor and slowly opened the shower door. Lara’s back was to her, letting the warm water run down her body.

  The sound of the shower door closing got Lara’s attention. She glanced over her shoulder as Anna stepped inside the tiled enclosure.

  Anna met her green eyes and suddenly felt a rush of confidence.

  Lara was looking at her with the same desire that Anna knew she’d never been able to hide herself when she stared at Lara.

  Anna held her gaze as she joined Lara under the soft spray of the rainfall shower head.

  Lara slipped her arms around her waist as she leaned in to kiss her softly on the lips.

  Anna closed her eyes as a chill ran through her body down to her fingertips despite the hot water hitting her body.

  Her hand moved to cup Lara’s cheek, deepening their kiss as she parted her lips against Lara’s.

  Lara moaned into her mouth as their breasts lightly pressed against each other while they kissed.

  Anna could feel Lara’s hard nipples brushing across her skin and it sent a current of electricity running through her body right to her sex.

  Anna’s hand lightly caressed Lara’s hip and gradually moved up to her breasts. She cupped Lara’s right breast in her hand, her thumb grazing Lara’s nipple.

  Lara’s body moved into hers, craving more of her touch. Anna surprised herself by taking the lead.

  In the weeks leading up to this point she’d imagined Lara being in control but now that she was here with her hands roaming over Lara’s body, she couldn’t wait any longer.

  She needed more. She wanted to be the one in charge.

  Anna backed Lara up until she was against the mosaic tiled wall, her hand never leaving Lara’s breast, continuing to tease her already hardened nipple.

  She parted her lips against Lara’s, her tongue pursuing Lara’s in a heated dance.

  Anna moved her hand to Lara’s left breast, rolling her nipple between her fingers.

  Lara moaned into her mouth as she continued to tease her.

  Anna instinctively slipped her thigh between Lara’s legs and she could already feel the heat rising from Lara’s sex as she pushed down against her thigh.

  Anna broke the kiss to dip her head and kiss Lara’s neck. She started at her clavicle and worked her way up until she found Lara’s lips again.

  Anna eased her hand down until her fingertips were running through Lara’s silky folds. She lightly dragged her fingers through her warm sex until she found Lara’s swollen bud.

  As soon as Anna’s fingers pressed against Lara’s clit, she moaned into Anna’s mouth. She was sensitive but eager.

  Anna moved her fingertips in slow circles, maintaining just the right amount of pressure as she continued to kiss Lara.

  Lara smiled against Anna’s lips.

  “What’s so funny?” Anna asked, suddenly panicking that she was doing something wrong.

  “This is not how I imagined this going,” Lara said, her smile moving up to her eyes.

  “Oh yeah?”

  “I always thought I’d have you up against a wall somewhere… This is unexpected,” Lara said softly. “But extremely sexy.”

  Anna kept her fingers moving in slow circles as she spoke. “I did too… I just didn’t want you to feel like you had to go easy with me… And I couldn’t keep my hands off you any longer anyway,” Anna said with a smile as she slipped two fingers inside of Lara.

  Lara’s expression changed to one of surprise and then utter satisfaction.

  “Yeah…,” she moaned as she closed her eyes and tilted her head back against the tiles. “Right there.”

  Anna began moving her fingers in and out, keeping a steady rhythm as she dipped her head to kiss Lara’s neck again. She found her way back to Lara’s lips and hungrily kissed her.

  Lara moaned into her mouth as Anna started to move her fingers faster. She maneuvered her thumb so that it was brushing against Lara’s sensitive bud with every stroke.

  Anna’s confidence was soaring as Lara’s body melted into hers. She could feel the effect that she was having on Lara.

  Lara’s walls were becoming increasingly tighter, clamping down on her fingers as her hips rocked to the rhythm of Anna’s thrusts.

  Anna loved being in control, having that effect on her.

  Coming into this, she was nervous… worried about how she could possibly satisfy this beautiful, experienced woman but now she knew that she had nothing to worry about.

  Lara was giving herself up to her and Anna knew that her orgasm was close.

  Lara’s breath was quick and shallow, her eyes shut tight as her hips ground down against Anna’s hand.

  Anna’s palm pressed against the tiled wall, holding up her weight as she thrust hard into Lara and held her fingers there as Lara’s hips bucked against her, riding out her orgasm.

  Anna couldn’t take her eyes off of her as Lara’s eyes slowly opened and her breathing started to return to normal.

  Anna didn’t know what to say so she leaned in to kiss Lara passionately, their tongues meeting in a slow dance.

  Lara broke the kiss and leaned forward, wrapping her arms around Anna.

  “That was incredible,” Lara said in a husky voice.

  Anna backed up so that she was under the hot water again to warm herself up. Lara joined her, stilling holding onto Anna.

  Lara dipped her head to find Anna’s lips, her hands roaming across her body under the warm spray.

  “I want you,” Anna said between kisses. She was weak at the knees with desire.

  “Let’s go into the
bedroom,” Lara said as she broke their kiss.

  They finished showering and dried off.

  Anna towel dried her hair and followed Lara out into the bedroom, their hands fitting together easily.

  “So, what were you saying in the shower?” Lara asked with a mischievous grin as she wrapped her arms around her waist.

  Anna returned her smile. “I was saying that I want you,” she answered, her voice quivering as Lara’s hand caressed her hip.

  Lara’s lips found hers in a passionate kiss, her hand cupping Anna’s cheek as she deepened the kiss.

  Anna’s tongue met hers as Lara slowly backed them up against the bed.

  Lara sat down, and Anna straddled her waist as they continued to kiss. Lara’s hands ran across Anna’s back and her sides.

  Lara had yet to touch her breasts or move her hand down to her sex and Anna was growing more impatient by the second.

  Anna’s tongue danced with Lara’s, but it wasn’t enough for her. She needed Lara’s touch.

  Anna reached for Lara’s hand and pushed it down towards her sex.

  “You’re very impatient,” Lara said in a husky voice between kisses as she pulled her hand away.

  “I can’t take it any longer,” Anna said seriously as her eyes met Lara’s.

  Anna stood up and gently pushed Lara down onto the bed, climbing on top of her and pinning her down before she could argue.

  Anna pushed Lara’s hands above her head and kissed her deeply, her body covering Lara’s.

  She trailed kisses down Lara’s neck, moving to her breasts and taking each nipple in her mouth.

  Lara’s back arched as she craved more of her touch. Anna continued to move down her body, her lips pressing against Lara’s soft skin until she reached her sex.

  Anna parted Lara’s folds with her fingers and dipped her head, inhaling her musky scent as her tongue lightly flickered over her swollen bud.

  Lara moaned and lifted her hips off the bed as Anna’s tongue continued to move across Lara’s clit.

  Anna glanced up to see Lara’s head thrown back, her hands gripping the sheets, as Anna’s tongue teased her.

  “Right there,” Lara moaned, her hand now lost in Anna’s blond hair. “Yeah,” she panted, her hips moving to meet Anna’s tongue.

  Anna knew she was close. She slipped two fingers inside of her while her tongue flickered across her sensitive clit.

  Lara cried out, her hand clenching the sheets while her hips moved to Anna’s rhythm.

  It only took a few strokes to send Lara over the edge again. Her hips bucked wildly against Anna’s hand.

  Anna took one of Lara’s nipples in her mouth, biting down gently as her hand continued to pump in and out of Lara.

  Lara’s eyes were shut tight as her hips rocked against Anna’s hands until she rode out her orgasm.

  Anna gently removed her fingers, licking them clean while Lara gazed up at her with intense desire.

  “You are so sexy,” Lara said as she reached for Anna’s hand to pull her down. She rolled them over so that Lara was now on top. “And I think you need a break,” she said as she straddled Anna’s waist.

  Anna just moaned, and Lara slid down her body, her mouth hovering above her sex.

  She could feel Lara’s breath on her clit and then her warm tongue flickering over it.

  Anna’s hips rose to meet her touch as Lara’s hand reached up to massage Anna’s breasts, pinching and teasing her nipples.

  Lara’s tongue brushed across her swollen bud as Anna’s hands dug into the sheets.

  “I wanted to draw this out,” Lara said as she moved up Anna’s body, kissing her way back to Anna’s neck and eventually finding her lips. “But…,” she said as she ran her fingers through Anna’s folds. “You are dripping.”

  Lara’s lips covered Anna’s, their tongues finding each other in a slow dance.

  Anna moaned into her mouth as Lara plunged two fingers inside of her. “Oh my God,” Anna breathed between kisses, her fingers raking across Lara’s back.

  Lara seemed to know exactly what she needed without Anna saying anything. Lara’s fingers moved faster, and Anna could feel a warmth rising through her body and her breathing becoming quicker.

  Anna could feel her orgasm building from somewhere deep inside her and with every stroke, Lara sent her closer to the edge.

  “Lara,” she moaned as her hand moved to Lara’s neck, pulling her down for another kiss while she continued to thrust her fingers in and out. “I think I’m-”

  Lara’s tongue grazed across hers as she pushed her fingers inside Anna one more time, holding her hand there, pressing her palm against Anna’s clit.

  Anna cried out as her hips bucked against Lara’s hand and the waves of pleasure rushed through her body.

  Her nails dug into Lara’s back as she rode out her orgasm, grinding her hips down against Lara’s hand.

  “What just…” Anna started but her voice trailed off.

  Lara laughed softly as she lay down next to Anna, running her fingertips across Anna’s flat stomach.

  “That was…”

  Lara smiled as Anna still couldn’t form sentences.

  “Good?” Lara guessed for her.

  “Yeah,” Anna whispered as she ran a hand through her hair. “Amazing.”

  Chapter Twelve

  Anna rolled over onto her back, the sunlight that was shining through the narrow gap in the curtains now in her eyes.

  Anna held up her hand to shield her eyes and turned to face Lara but the space beside her was empty.

  Last night happened, right?

  Anna sat up and swung her legs over the side of the bed. She stretched and felt the muscles in her back and calves start to ache.

  Yeah. Last night happened.

  She found a pair of shorts and a tank top in her bag, got dressed and ran a brush through her hair.

  She went downstairs in search of some coffee and it looked like Lara had already brewed a pot. Anna didn’t see her, but she could hear her voice.

  Anna saw Lara pacing back and forth on the porch and assumed she was on the phone.

  She took out a frying and cracked a few eggs into a bowl. She hoped Lara liked scrambled eggs.

  Another thing that I don’t know about her.

  Anna sighed as she whisked the eggs.

  Sometimes she felt like she knew Lara. She was so easy to talk to, to be around… and then there was last night. But there were still so many things that they didn’t know about each other.

  Lara came in just as Anna was dishing out their breakfast and refilling their mugs with fresh coffee.

  “Morning,” Lara called out as she crossed the room and wrapped her arms around the back of Anna’s neck. She leaned in to kiss her.

  “Morning,” Anna said between kisses. “Somebody’s happy.”

  “Why shouldn’t I be?” Lara asked with a smirk. “But I did just get some good news.”

  “Oh yeah?”

  They sat down at the pine dining table and Lara thanked her for cooking.

  “I got the job,” Lara said with a smile.

  “That’s fantastic!”

  “I can’t believe I get to go back and pack up my things.”

  “Is this the maternity cover?” Anna asked as she ate.

  “No. It’s the one that needed someone to take over the newspaper. This was my first choice.”

  “I’m so happy for you!”

  They finished eating and sat out on the porch with their coffee.

  “So, the commute will be much the same?” Anna asked as she brought her mug to her lips.

  “It’s a little bit further. About forty-five minutes away. I’ll have to trade in my purple and black clothes and get some blue and silver ones. I always like to support the football team wherever I’m teaching.”

  “Blue and silver?” Anna asked, hearing her heart thumping in her ears.

  “Yeah. I’m going to be a Lion now.”

  Anna swallowed the lum
p in her throat. “A Lion?”

  “Yes. What’s wrong? You’re pale,” Lara said, reaching out to touch Anna’s cheek.

  “Fuck,” she muttered as she stood up abruptly. “What were the chances? There’s probably ten schools that you could have moved to…”

  “I’m going to be teaching at your school?” Lara asked in almost a whisper. Anna could hear the panic in her voice.

  “Yes,” Anna said simply with her hands on her waist.

  Lara closed her eyes and leaned her head back against the porch chair.

  Anna paced back and forth on the wooden planks. She could feel her eyes becoming watery.

  She’s going to break up with me… And there’s nothing I can do about it.

  “I’ll call them back,” Lara said softly. “Tell them I can’t accept the job.”

  “What?” Anna stopped pacing and turned to face her.

  “I don’t need to take this job.”

  “Yes, you do! You’re so unhappy at that school.”

  “I know but… If I take this job… It changes everything,” Lara said, holding Anna’s gaze.

  “Things were probably going to change anyway.”

  “What do you mean?” Lara asked as she stood up.

  “I mean… We needed to have a conversation like this… Even if you weren’t changing schools.” Anna took a deep breath. “You’re married…. And I’ve had the most amazing summer with you but it’s not realistic to keep going like this…”

  “Are you breaking up with me?” Lara asked.

  Anna’s eyes locked onto Lara’s and she was surprised to see that she was on the verge of tears.

  “No… I just… I need to know where I stand… I know I’m young and that this wouldn’t exactly be what either of us had pictured for ourselves… But I can’t ignore the fact that you’re married any longer. I’ve been doing my best to block it out but it’s not right… to anyone, especially to Jake.”

  “I know,” Lara said, her voice heavy with emotion. “I know… When I woke up this morning… I had this big, cheesy grin on my face and I’m so glad that you were asleep and didn’t have to witness it. You would have thought I was insane… I was so happy, and it made me realize… That’s not how I normally feel when I wake up every day... not even close. Something needs to change…”