Something Extraordinary

Chapter 17

"Stop." Actually there was nothing really to stop, but Rachel got the feeling they were about to pass a line, she did not want passed yet. When she saw Cassandra's disappointed face, or just the reflection of her guilt, she felt the urge to explain her sudden reaction. "I don't want to...do this." Rachel flushed and when she looked at Cassandra, who pulled back, just a few inches, she flushed even more. "I don't mean, not at all. I do. Just, not now." Frustration grew in Rachel, because Cassandra smirked now and did not say a word.

"Can you say something, please?"

"You talk too much."

"That's not what I meant." Rachel felt the heat in her face and saw that Cassandra's smirk grew.

"I know, but that's my opinion. We don't have to have sex and actually, that's not what I intended to do."

"Oh." Since she couldn't flush anymore, Rachel's face just stayed in this dark shade of red, because Cassandra reached for her towel, but she held on tight.

"What are you-"

"I wanted to see you naked again." Cassandra said it so simple, Rachel almost thought it was stupid of her to ask.

"So, you don't want to have sex, what do you want to do?" Rachel knew that this was coming.

"I don't know."

"You must know what you'd like to do, what did you do before me? Oh, but you didn't do me, right." Cassandra laughed and sat up and Rachel slightly nudged her arm. "Oh come on I'm kidding, you know what I meant."

"I waited for Kurt to come home or I met Brody to ..." Rachel stopped, she knew what she was usually doing, but she couldn't tell Cassandra.

"To...? What?"

"Hang out." Rachel wondered where that lie came from, but it wasn't really a lie it was just not the entire truth.

"I told you, you're a bad liar. And even worse, now that I know you're lying, I'm pretty sure you bitched about me." Rachel frowned, even though it was right, she didn't know how Cassandra could tell when she was lying.

"How can you tell?" Cassandra laughed.

"I'm not gonna tell you."

"It's not fair!"

"It's not fair?" Apparently Rachel sounded somehow funny, because Cassandra started laughing.

"Yes." It wasn't funny to Rachel, so she kept her serious face on.

"You're so adorable when you're upset." Cassandra smiled and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "I usually have dinner with Isabelle on Mondays, but I'm sure she'll excuse me tonight."

"I don't appreciate the subject change, I still want to know, but you don't need to change your plans tonight, for me."

"I didn't change the subject, we were talking about our plans. Anyway, we don't have to hang out with Isabelle." Actually, Cassandra didn't want to see Isabelle tonight, because of last nights disaster.

"I think you should go." That was Rachel's honest opinion and if Cassandra would go, she could read another book, because while she took a bath, showering wasn't an option with her foot, she finished the first book.

"What about you?"

"I stay home."

"That's stupid." As soon as Cassandra said it, she regretted it, because she knew Rachel would take it the wrong way.

"Excuse me?" And she was right, Rachel's face went blanch.

"I didn't mean it that way, but I'm not gonna leave you here alone."