A Love Like Ours

by Christine L'Amour

  “I think so. This is the classy side of town so you’re going to have to get some new clothing. Not that I want you to think that you need to change you don’t. It’s just good to be prepared around here.” I groan.

  “I get it.” She laughs at me.

  I wrap a towel around me, and I can see that our future is going to be bright. She looks like she’s ready to do what she has to so that we can work together and head into the future side by side.

  “I have to go get my things at the apartment tomorrow. Since I’m just leaving, I’m going to give three months of my own rent that way they don’t think I’m just dipping out.” I talk more to myself than to Vicky.

  “They don’t even know about who you really are?” Vicky raises her eyebrows.

  “No, the only one that I told was Corinne and you see how that played out.” I grunt at her and slip out of the towel.

  I go to reach for my robe on the back of the door, but she takes my hand away before I can reach it.

  “What?” I ask her.

  “You’re not going to need that.” Her voice is soft and yet husky.

  When I look at her, I see the desire in her eyes, she looks up and down my body. When her eyes reach mine again there’s a smile on her face.

  “The counter.” I giggle at her, remembering the airport rest room.

  “Only this time no one can interrupt us if you want to do more than just kissing.” She laughs at the thought of when we first connected.

  I hop up on the counter without thinking about it. It’s solid enough to hold the both of us, but she doesn’t get on the counter with me.

  She spreads my legs and brings herself between them, kissing me softly on the mouth.

  “I’ve missed this.” She whispers against my mouth.

  “Me too.” I confess to her, kissing her just as slowly.

  Our lips brush against each other and I feel only the tip of her tongue slip into my mouth to find mine.

  I gasp when I open my mouth a little wider and she licks the inside of me.

  Vicky’s hands are on my hips and she’s holding me tightly as she continues to kiss me. The kiss getting stronger and stronger.

  Her hands slide up my body. She stops them only when her hands are at the sides of my breasts. leaving them there and showing me that she wants to explore my body. Not just take it and leave me in a heap on the floor.

  “I think that I love you.” Vicky moans against my mouth.

  I don’t know what to say to that. I don’t know how to respond. I am happy that she tells me what’s in her heart and I think that I feel the same way. I just don’t want to say the words and ruin everything that we’ve gained out of our adventure.

  “Do you?” I ask her in a teasing voice, grinning at her.

  She nods her head at me and kisses down my face, down my neck until she reaches between my legs and she looks up at me.

  “Lean back.” She tells me.

  I do what she wants as I watch her shove her mouth between my legs, slowly she teases me, licks and nibbles on me.

  “I’m so glad that we have our own place to do this.” I gasp, reaching down and tugging at her hair that’s slowly growing.

  I wonder how it would look on her with long hair and I grind against her mouth the second she covers my wet hole.

  I spread my legs a little wider. I don’t want her to stop pleasing me.

  It’s been so long since we’ve touched. Almost like two souls coming together as if they just knew that they were meant to be.

  “God, fuck.” I whimper and whine at her, not caring about how loud I am. I can be as loud as I want. It’s my house.

  No one is here but us and even if Ginny heard it wouldn’t matter.

  She moans for me, thrusting her tongue in and out of me faster and faster.

  I want her to know that I’m hers for the taking.

  We both grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. Maybe in different environments house wise but not different in upbringing.

  I never knew that I could have such a strong connection with someone. Someone who would completely understand me someone that wouldn’t give up on me.

  She’s shown that she doesn’t want to go anywhere. If anyone was to find out about who I am they would have left already knowing that I didn’t tell them everything about myself.

  I close my eyes and feel her tongue flicking back and forth slowly, letting me know that she’s not in any rush.

  We have no reason to rush. We are home and that’s the only place we should be after all that we’ve been through it’s time for the two of us to be happy.

  “Why did you stop?” I open my eyes and see the smile on her face.

  “Let’s get this to the bed.” She winks at me, taking my hands and helping me off the counter.

  We walk out of the bathroom and head for the bed. I lock the bedroom door before I get ready for bed myself.

  The sheets are cool, the blanket warm and with her body so close to mine I’m going to be throwing the covers off me before I wake up.

  “I’m glad that we met. I’m glad that you’re here. I’m not going to say that I love you, but I do feel it. I want you to know that.” I whisper to her, feeling her arms come around me.

  She nods her head. Her smile doesn’t falter. She knows where I’m coming from, she’s been there like I have.

  “Take your time. There’s nothing but time now.” She assures me and kisses me on the mouth, but nothing more.

  “I just want to hold you. I want to hold you so close to me so that I know how special I am to have such a good thing in my life.” She kisses my forehead.

  I shake my head and giggle at her, but I let her hold me closer, I let her hold me tighter. I don’t want her to think that I just want one thing from her.

  I don’t.

  I want the love without the sex too. It doesn’t matter if we never have sex again. Just as long as we are here for each other.

  I don’t tell her that.

  Chapter Fifteen

  We lay there in silence and I think about all the things that we’re going to do together. How happy I’m going to be, whereas this is the first time that anyone has made me feel this good. I don’t want it to end.

  I feel her arms slowly slide away from me and I move onto my side of the bed. Her eyes are already closed, and I know that she’s sleeping.

  It’s quiet, it’s one of those moments where you just want to take it all in and freeze frame it so that I can go back and come back to this memory.

  I smile at her as I slowly slip out of the bed and go across the room to the window. I push the curtains aside and see that it’s started snowing again.

  I can’t wait until spring comes. I remember how beautiful it was to go out into the garden. To run around in the acres of woods outback.

  There are so many things that I loved as a child that I don’t have to do alone anymore. I don’t have to worry about coming home to a completely empty house. I don’t have to worry about someone coming in and me running to my room to hide away.

  Meeting Vicky was God’s plan. That’s the only thing that I can think. I had taken the adventure to go see Corinne and had met Vicky.

  I like the idea of that and that’s what I stick to. If it wasn’t for Vicky, I would’ve just gone to see Corinne and God only knows what kind of mess I would’ve been in.

  Not that I would sink so low as to do what Corinne had suggested to her friend, but if Vicky hadn’t stopped me from walking around the corner, I never would’ve heard that. I would’ve thought that Corinne and I were good together if she showed me attention and we had a bond. Not knowing that she had something up her sleeve.

  I thank Vicky for a lot. I thank Corinne for a lot too.

  If Corinne was nice and she didn’t have motives, then I would’ve fallen fast for her. I would’ve given her my heart and it would’ve been to the wrong person.

  I get dressed and sneak downstairs. I go to the kitchen and sneak out the back door.
I see that it’s shoveled and wonder who’s been keeping the grounds clean on the outside.

  The snow is cold on my feet and I know that if I stay outside too long then I’m going to come down with a cold.

  I stare up at the sky, open my mouth wide to catch the snowflakes that are falling. I laugh as some of them hit my nose instead or my eyelids.

  You would think that the memories of this house would haunt me that I would want nothing to do with it.

  I’m the type to face fear head-on I guess I’m stronger than what I look because I want to make memories with someone that I care about. I know I can’t change all that has happened, and I don’t want to.

  If I had a different life, I wouldn’t be who I am today.

  Always willing to give life a second chance. To prove to myself that I can do this, I can overcome anything.

  It’s just nice to have someone that wants to hold my hand through it all instead of me going at this all by myself.

  “Come in here before you catch a cold.” I hear Ginny’s voice as she slides the door open and tugs on me.

  She makes me a cup of tea and I know that she’s going to stick around for a while. I love how gentle she is, how quiet she is and the look that only a mother should give a child when caught doing something silly comes to her eyes.

  “What are you thinking going out there with no jacket. No shoes.” She shakes her head.

  “Remembering my childhood of being alone. The little girl that loved doing all these things. I guess she’s still inside of me. I want to do all the things I used to do. Happier this time.” I explain to her, feeling my face growing red.

  I know it sounds silly once the words are out of my mouth, but Ginny doesn’t laugh about it.

  “So, you did have a good childhood to a degree.” She nods her head.

  “Yes, because I’m the one who created it.” I raise my eyebrows at her.

  “What do you call this? The same things that you used to do. Only you’re an adult, but you’re still the one who makes you happy. Don’t forget that.” Ginny points a finger at me.

  “I won’t.” I grin at her.

  We wait for the kettle to whistle, and when it does, she fills both of our cups. I am not one for tea, but I see the attempt that she’s making and I’m not going to push it away.

  I don’t want her thinking that I’m in anyway like my mother.

  “Have you always been this soft child?” She asks me, handing me the cup of tea.

  “Yes, well for the most part. I used to get upset when I was alone in the beginning, but I got over that. I knew when to stay away. I knew when I could be noticed.” I shrug my shoulders.

  “See this as a new beginning. A new start and you’re going to be just fine. I know you are. Make that woman come alive the way she should’ve in the beginning.” She nods her head at me.

  That’s my plan exactly.

  “I’m going to keep you around. I don’t know how you feel about only helping two people. If you want to stay it’s your job.” I know it’s not much of an offer. She will be bored half the time because she won’t have much to do, but when she does, she will get paid hourly.

  “I would love to stay. I will find things to do around this place. If I move anything, I assure you that I will ask you first.” She nods her head.

  “That’s fine. I want to start this new beginning off right.” I tell her, reaching over and giving her a hug.

  I don’t know her that well and she doesn’t know me either, but we are better people than the ones that we’ve left behind. I know that for a fact.

  In time Vicky and I will be happier than what we are now. If that’s even possible, but we know what it’s like to be alone and we don’t want anyone to feel the way we once did.

  The passion is strong, we have a true connection and I have a great feeling that I’ve finally found my happy ending in her.