by Jove Belle
“You look good in that.” Elana handed her a bottle of beer over the back of the sofa and tilted her chin back so she could bend to kiss her.
“Good in what?” Kelly held onto Elana’s hand, forcing her to stretch out her arm as she circled the end of the sofa to join her.
“My living room.” Elana smirked. Before she sat, she reclaimed her hand and put the movie into the DVD player.
Kelly sipped her beer. It was an amber ale from a brewer she’d never tried before. She took a deeper drink and decided she liked it.
Elana sat next to her, remote in hand. “Should we talk before I push play?”
“Mmm, we could.” Kelly curled her fingers around the base of Elana’s neck and pulled her into a kiss. “Or we could do this instead.”
Elana rested her head against Kelly’s. “You have no idea how much I want to push you back on the couch and forget about…everything.”
Kelly kissed Elana lightly. She wanted that at least as much as Elana, but knew she was right. They needed to talk. “Okay,” she sat back to give them some room to breathe, “let’s talk.”
With a determined look in her eyes, Elana took a deep breath and said, “I like you. A lot. More than I should, considering we’ve only known each other for a hot minute. And I know there are some pretty compelling reasons why getting together is a terrible idea, but I want to try. I need to know where you stand. I’m too…fragile to be okay with continuing if you’re just messing around.” Elana spoke in a rapid-fire burst, all without breathing.
Kelly smiled. Elana had vocalized everything she was feeling. “I’m here. Despite all the reasons to not be, I’m here. I’m scared of what will happen to my family and my mailbox…” Kelly added a little humor to lighten the mood. There was too much heaviness in what should have been a happy conversation. It wasn’t every day that she connected with someone as she had with Elana. She tapped Elana’s nose. “But I’m here.”
“For how long?”
That was the ten-million-dollar question in any relationship, and Kelly didn’t have the answer. She shook her head. “I don’t know. Nobody does. Not really. But if you’re willing for this to be more than just…a fun time…so am I.”
As a smile grew on her face, Elana nodded slowly. “Yeah, I’m in. Let’s just avoid any family gatherings for a while. One wedding is enough.”
“Okay.” Kelly shuffled around until she sat with Elana’s arm around her shoulders. “Now push play. You promised me a movie.”
Sure, they had more to say to one another, but they’d covered the important stuff. They had crazy-mad chemistry, and Elana was mind-blowingly good in bed, but there was more here than just sex. Maybe they were setting themselves up for epic heartbreak. But at least they agreed it was worth the effort to try.
Elana pressed a kiss into the side of Kelly’s head and started the movie. “Yeah, well, you promised me more cake. I’m still waiting for you to deliver on that.”
Kelly sipped her beer casually. Even though they’d just agreed this was more than fucking for fun, a small thrill tripped through Kelly’s chest from Elana’s teasing. “I guess we know what we’ll be doing on our next date, then, don’t we?”
Elana tightened her hold on Kelly, pulling her closer to her side. “Yeah, I guess we do.”
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About Jove Belle
Jove Belle lives in Vancouver, Washington with her family. Her books include The Job, Uncommon Romance, Love and Devotion, Indelible, Chaps, Split the Aces, and Edge of Darkness.
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© 2016 by Jove Belle
ISBN (mobi): 978-3-95533-612-7
ISBN (epub): 978-3-95533-613-4
Published by Ylva Publishing, legal entity of Ylva Verlag, e.Kfr.
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Owner: Astrid Ohletz
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First edition: 2016
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