Secrets and Sins Part 2: Finding Mary

Chapter 52

~Ava~

Ava woke up feeling fucking amazing.

Maybe it was the insanely comfortable bed or maybe it was the mind-blowing sex beforehand, either way, her sleep had been the best she could remember having in recent months.

Stretching her arms up over her head, Ava groaned at the satisfying pop of her joints. She reached to her left searching the mountain of bed covers and pillows that had somehow ended up strewn haphazardly over the mattress for her girlfriend’s familiar warmth, frowning when there was no Bea lying beside her.

“Bea?” Ava called out, sitting up and letting out a soft hiss as she was temporarily blinded by the late morning sunlight.

“Wow…” She murmured, her eyes finally adjusting enough to take in the spectacular view from the windows in their room.

It was a beautiful day; no clouds marred the brilliant blue sky. Ava could see hundreds of Italians going about their business below, scurrying like ants along the narrow streets of the bustling city.

“I'm taking a bath, darling…why don’t you join me?” Bea invited from behind the partially closed ensuite door.

Ava didn’t need to be asked twice, springing to her feet she basically ran into the steam filled bathroom.

“There’s a spa!” She exclaimed, mouth dropping open as she took in the huge pool of gently bubbling water her girlfriend was reclined in.

“Yes…Did you not see it yesterday?” Bea quirked an eyebrow at her, looking up from the book she was reading, a steaming cup of tea balanced precariously beside her.

Only Bea would drink a hot drink while in a hot bath.

Ava didn’t miss the way her girlfriend’s eyes raked down her body, still naked after last night’s activities.

“I was too tired to turn the light on last night. I just kind of felt my way around. Lucky I didn’t fall in…” She cringed at the thought.

The sister warrior chuckled, shaking her head, “Oh Ava, you are one of the most oblivious people I know.”

“I’m oblivious?!” The younger woman exclaimed in mock offence, placing her hands on the side of the spa and leaning over until her face was inches from Bea’s, feeling a thrill of satisfaction as the taller woman’s eyes dropped inevitably to her bare chest.

“I flirted with you for MONTHS when we first met, and you were STILL shocked when I kissed you.” Ava murmured, breath ghosting over the pillowy lips in front of her. 

“Ahhh…”

Ava smirked at the sister warrior’s sudden loss of the ability to form words and carefully took the book, now perilously close to ending up in the hot water, out of her hands as she brushed a feather light kiss against her girlfriend's soft cheek. Bea turned to bring their mouths together, but Ava pulled away until she was just out of reach. The sister warrior let out a quiet whine.