Worth The Risk_A Lesbian Romance

by K M Leach

  Sex between them hadn't been this wild and primal since the peach grove. Lucy had allowed Bonnie to take her time with her as she had continued to memorise and worship her body. Lucy had been patient with Bonnie when she had been unable to articulate what she wanted to do and had willingly allowed Lucy to take the lead. Lucy had watched as Bonnie got more and more confident in her abilities to please her and had also started to vocalise more about what she wanted from her in return. As Lucy slowly came back to reality she noticed that Bonnie was rubbing herself against her ass as they got their breathing back under control.

  Lucy turned swiftly taking Bonnie by surprise. She grabbed Bonnie's face between her hands and took command of those lips in an intense kiss that left them both breathless. They stared at one another breathing hard their eyes dark with lust. Lucy backed Bonnie up until her ass hit the table. She pulled the white string of Bonnie's shorts and then pulled them down in one swift motion. Bonnie's breathing was ragged and she watched Lucy as she inhaled her scent before standing up and taking her mouth in another demanding kiss. Bonnie yelped when Lucy took hold of her hips and lifted her onto the table. Bonnie sat there, her eyes frenzied with need as Lucy swept her arms over the table, sending the salt and pepper shakers skittering across the floor. "Lay back!" Lucy commanded, and Bonnie complied instantly as more moisture pooled between her thighs. Bonnie arched her back off the table when she felt Lucy's mouth take her aching clit into her mouth, sucking hard. Bonnie's head thrashed from side to side as Lucy's tongue flicked her clit mercilessly and she felt the blonde thrust several fingers into her going as deep as she could go.

  "Oh God!," Bonnie cried out as Lucy's fingers moved in and out of her, hard and fast, her tongue lashed at her engorged clitoris. "Fuck, Lucy. Suck it and I'll go over..... Please." Lucy added suction and Bonnie shuddered and bucked from the force of the orgasm that tore through her. Bonnie sat up and held Lucy's face against her as she came again. Bonnie growled when Lucy removed her fingers, but when the blonde replaced her hand with her tongue to lap up her essence like it was honey, she moaned in pleasure and lay back down, allowing Lucy to get her fill as she tried to catch her breath.

  "How about we go for a hike," Lucy said as she stood up, her face still showing the evidence of what she had just done to Bonnie.

  Bonnie giggled at Lucy's ability to switch her train of thought so quickly and gave her a smile. "Sure, honey. That sounds like a wonderful idea. Just let me recover from what you just did to me and I'll be ready to climb up a mountain," She responded playfully. "Were you really thinking about what we should do today while you were down there feasting like a ravenous animal?"

  Lucy blushed and Bonnie beamed. She loved how she could make the woman blush. "No, I had already decided that we should go hiking before you accosted me at the sink."

  "Oh, right, sorry. I'm not really sure what came over me. I mean it's not like we haven't spent the last four days doing practically nothing but making love, eating and sleeping."

  Lucy picked up the white shorts from the floor and held them out to Bonnie, who took them and slipped them back into place and tied the string. "I'm not complaining, Bonnie. Believe me. I have thought about quitting my job and just locking myself away in here with you forever. I have never been happier than I am right now and it's all because of you."

  Bonnie stepped forward and cupped Lucy's face in her hands. "You say the sweetest things and I feel the exact same way. When I am with you, I feel like that is all I will ever need. I love you so much, Lucy." They shared a chaste but lingering kiss before separating and grinning at each other like the love sick fools that they were. "How about a quick shower before we head off."

  "You go first," Lucy suggested with a smile.

  "Why can't we go together?" Bonnie asked already knowing the answer, her eyes glinting with mischief.

  Lucy laughed. "You know why. Now go. I'll make us a picnic lunch and then you can pack everything into the knapsacks while I take mine."

  "Fine," Bonnie said with a playful pout before giving the blonde a wink and then walking swiftly down the hall.

  CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN

  "YES!," Derek said as he read the results of the final report from the crime lab. Holden was up with the computer analysis nerds trying to find a lead on the mysterious hitch hiking thief which was proving to be a very hard task. He placed a quick call to his partner to get his ass down so he could see that his hunch had been spot on. Derek opened all five folders that held each of the women that had been raped and murdered and dumped within ten miles of the roadhouse. "We found the bastard," he said softly as his eyes roamed over Zephyr's handy work.

  He wondered if there were more victims out there that hadn't been found yet and he concluded that there probably were. The district attorney had told him moments ago on the phone that it didn't matter if there were more. That with the evidence they had Zephyr would spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole.

  But it mattered to him and he was going to ask the Chief if he could lead a team to do a huge sweep of the area surrounding the roadhouse to see if there were any more women out there that had fallen victim to the monster he had at first thought was a victim. Derek let out a growl and picked up the phone to ask Betty if he could see the Chief as soon as possible. He heard movement behind him before Holden came to stand beside him with a grim look on his face. "No luck?"

  "Nah. There's nothing! I guess she wasn't lying when she said she would only be found if she wanted to be found."

  "Man, I'm sorry, but I do have something that will make your day better," Derek said, waving the lab report in the air.

  "Tell me we nailed the bastard!" Holden said as he snatched the papers out of his partner's hands.

  "We nailed the bastard."

  Holden's eyes flew over the page and the results that proved that the man laid up in that hospital was indeed a serial rapist and killer. "Yes!" he said, slapping his hand on the pages before raising his hand for a high five. "He's going to rot in prison. Have you talked to the district attorney? What about Bonnie?"

  Derek piled up the open files on his desk and stacked them before taking the report back from Holden. He put the report back in its official folder and locked it in his desk with the files of the five victims and the other, smaller file that held the information on the woman that had managed to survive thanks to her friend Bonnie. The DA says he's not interested in persecuting a woman who saved her friend from being Zephyr's next victim. He does, however, want them to testify at Zephyr's trial. I'm about to go see the chief to ask if we can do a sweep to see if there are any other victims surrounding that bastard's hunting ground."

  Holden could see that Derek was waiting for him to ask why, when they already had enough evidence to put the scumbag away for several lifetimes. But he knew how involved Derek was in this case and how much he had wanted to see justice done for them. Holden had a feeling that there were more bodies out there and he would stand by his partner's side and helps him find them. What he said was, "Let's go see the Chief."

  Derek smiled and gave him a nod of respect and thanks before heading down the hall towards the Chief's office.

  CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT

  Bonnie trailed behind Lucy as they made their way to one of the blondes favourite spots. She was enjoying the view as she always did and she smiled at the fact that what had always been fantasies were now a reality. She had felt those long legs wrapped around her waist while pressing her naked flesh against the blonde, bringing Lucy and her pleasure beyond even her wildest dreams. She had been thinking since they had set out that when they were relaxing at their destination, she would ask Lucy where she wanted to go from here. She found herself getting nervous as they neared the secret spot that Lucy had found as a child. She had been delighted when Lucy had shared her special place with her.

  Moments later the narrow trail through the small valley opened up to reveal the small pool being fed by a miniature waterfall that was flowing quite
nicely after the recent rainfall. A narrow creek ran from the pool and into the lake at the bottom of the canyon. Lucy's grandfather owned most of it with his friend and neighbour Bert Taylor and she had been surprised when Lucy had told her that he had offered to leave it to her upon his death. Old man Taylor had never remarried after his wife had died and they had never had children. Lucy had said that she had always felt like Bert was also a grandparent and she had insisted on sending him some money every month to ensure he didn't struggle up here on his own. She also felt bad not being able to visit him as often as he deserved and she had asked a woman from town to check on him twice a week just to make sure he was alright and looking after himself.

  "Earth to, Bonnie."

  Bonnie jumped at the sound of Lucy's voice close to her ear. "Sorry. I was thinking," Bonnie said and turned to look at her lover. She gave her a smile and pushed the backpack straps off of Lucy's shoulders and then unhooked the blanket from it. She handed the bag back to Lucy and unrolled the blanket laying it amongst the wildflowers in the small grassy area beside the shimmering, crystal clear pool. She then removed her own pack which held some water and a flask of iced tea. They unpacked the containers with the assortment of leftovers that they had accumulated over the last couple of days and placed them at one end of the blanket. Bonnie motioned for Lucy to take a seat and handed her a bottle of water which she took gratefully.

  "So... what were you thinking about so hard that I had to say your name three times before you heard me?," Lucy asked after taking a few gulps of the cold beverage.

  Bonnie drank some of her own water before busying herself with the plastic plates and cutlery. She couldn't believe how nervous she was.

  How do I start this conversation, she thought to herself.

  Lucy's hands reached out to still Bonnie's busy hands, "What is it, Honey?"

  Bonnie sighed and sat down beside her with the blondes help and she held tightly onto her hands as she looked across at the woman she wanted to spend the rest of her life making happy. "I was... uh... thinking about us and what's going to happen when we leave this paradise tomorrow and head back to the city and the reality and responsibilities of the real world."

  Lucy tilted her head to the side, "What do you mean when you say what's going to happen?"

  "Are we still going to be together like this?"

  "Yes! I mean, don't you want us to be together when we get back? God, you don't want this to just be a thing we do when we are up here once a year, right?"

  Bonnie saw the panic in Lucy's eyes and her heart leaped into her throat. "I want us to be together forever. I mean....I want....Fuck! Why is this so hard?"

  Lucy squeezed Bonnie's hands. "It's not hard, Bonnie. Tell me what you want. Tell me how you feel. I'm not going anywhere, I promise."

  Bonnie took another sip of her water. "Lucy, I only want to go back to my place long enough to get my stuff so that I can move into your place or vice versa. I don't want to ever go to sleep or wake up without you by my side. And... oh my God, that just sounds completely ridiculous doesn't it! We have only just become more than friend's like days ago and here I am telling you I want to move in." Bonnie placed her head into her hands in mortification at how pathetic she was sounding right now. The neutral look that had been on Lucy's face as she had blurted out what she wanted didn't help her nerves either.

  "I.... Wow, baby."

  "You don't have to say anything. I already know that I am moving way too fast and am becoming a poster child for the Lesbian U-haul joke. I'm sorry."

  Lucy tried to get Bonnie to look at her. It took some coaxing on her part, but she finally had the beautiful brunette's dark expressive eyes looking right into hers. "Don't ever apologise for how you feel, Bonnie. I just wasn't expecting you to say that. I want a future with you, Bonnie. I love you and you make me so damn happy."

  "But..," Bonnie prompted with a small smile.

  Lucy shook her head, "There are no buts, Bonnie, except that we don't have to rush. How long is left on your lease?"

  "Trust you to be sensible," Bonnie muttered and shook her head. "Um..about six months, I think."

  "That's perfect!" Lucy clapped her hands and Bonnie looked at her doubtfully.

  "Six months is forever!" Bonnie whined.

  "Not if we are going to find a place for us to start our new life together, it isn't," Lucy responded before surprising Bonnie with a hard kiss which left her panting and in a haze of arousal when they pulled apart a minute later. "It will give me time to put my place on the market and we can search for our new home together. Though there was something I was planning to tell you on this trip, but other things happened and I hadn't given it much thought until now and the talk of the future and having you in it. Don't panic, Bonnie," Lucy said soothingly as a look of distress crossed over Bonnie's face dousing her fiery arousal instantly.

  "Then why am I feeling that you are planning on leaving." Lucy winced at Bonnie's insight and the brunette's face fell even more and she wanted to wipe that sad look from her face.

  "Things are different now, Bonnie. I am hoping you would want to come with me."

  "Go where? I don't understand what is happening right now."

  Lucy held Bonnie's head in her hands, "I need to start at the beginning I think, honey. Bear with me, okay."

  Bonnie closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath to calm her heart rate down before opening her eyes and nodding, "Okay. Forget that we have just spent most of our trip making love to one another and tell me what you were planning to tell me as if we were still just best friends and not lovers. Would I have been upset with what you wanted to tell me?"

  Lucy shook her head at Bonnie. "Well, for starters, I cannot for one second forget what we have been doing for the last few days because trust me when I say that you have definitely left a lasting impression, Bonnie Thompson."

  Bonnie gave Lucy a weak smile, "while I appreciate the flattering compliment, baby. Please just rip the band aid off and tell me your news."

  "I quit my job, Bonnie. I no longer work at the Pharmacutical company I haven't worked there since Nadine left me."

  "What!! Well, what the hell were you doing for the last six months when you told me you were working? I thought it was weird you know. Because whether it was early in the morning or late at night you were always telling me that you were working. Have you been seeing someone else?"

  "That's absurd! Bonnie, if I was seeing someone else, do you seriously think I would have told you that I loved you and spent this entire trip holed up in the cabin making mad passionate love with you?" Bonnie opened her mouth to respond but Lucy cut her off. "No, just let me tell you and then you can say something, okay?"

  Bonnie huffed, "fine."

  If Lucy didn't need to get the changes she had been contemplating off her chest, she would have been tempted to jump onto Bonnie in that moment. She looked so adorable as she silently pouted at being in the dark about what she had been doing over the last six months. "I've been drawing, Bonnie."

  "Drawing?" Bonnie blurted with a look of confusion, before shutting up again and waiting for Lucy to continue.

  "Remember when I told you I did a double major in college?" Bonnie nodded and Lucy continued, "Well, my other major was in Art but Nadine convinced me that it wouldn't be easy for two struggling artists to make ends meet financially so she convinced me to put my art on hold so that she could continue to be a struggling photo journalist while I worked on R&D at a pharmaceutical company. I didn't dislike working at the company and I made a lot of money as I became one of the best researchers and ending up running an entire department and it helped me ignore the fact that Nadine was hardly ever home. But when she left, I decided to quit. I reasoned that I had a healthy bank account and I could finally do what I truly loved and that was to draw. When I work I get lost in my own world and I was working all those times you called, it just wasn't developing drugs in a lab it was creating with graphite and paper. Anyway, I'm getting off track.
I started to draw after Nadine left and I sent my work to a gallery owned by a friend of mine, which is conveniently situated roughly halfway between here and the city. To make a long story short, my pieces are selling really well and I was thinking about moving down here permanently, because I can pretty much draw anywhere and the beautiful surroundings and the quiet would certainly help with inspiration and produce less distractions. The only thing that was keeping me in the city was you, Bonnie and I was sure that you would have supported me in whatever decision I made, but it would have meant that we wouldn't see each other as often."