Heavy is the Head

XIII

Fantasia and Taraji sat in Taraji's bed, the excitement of seeing each other fading into their normal comfort, their hands held onto the other's with a vice grip, and Fantasia's head resting on Taraji's shoulder. As far as they knew, their parents were downstairs, most likely discussing them and their relationship, but none of that mattered to the two of them. The only thing that mattered was that they were back together, in each other's space.

"Somebody is going to come up here and get us for dinner soon," Taraji said as she checked her phone for the time. She looked down at herself, knowing that she needed to shower and make herself presentable. Taraji looked at Fantasia, knowing that she was thinking the same thing. "We should take a shower, baby," Taraji suggested, pressing a kiss to Fantasia's head. Fantasia lifted her head to look at her girlfriend, an apprehensive look gracing her features.

"Together?" Fantasia wasn't scared of the idea, but it did make her nervous. It wouldn't be the first time they saw each other naked as they became accustomed to changing clothes with each other in the room, but something about a shower together had implications behind it that she wasn't sure she was ready to experience.

"That wasn't the original thought, but I wouldn't mind if we did," Taraji answered with a shrug. She sat and watched Fantasia carefully sort through her thoughts, trying to base their next move on her girlfriend's comfortability. It wasn't until she saw Fantasia's expression change to one of fright that she understood what was going on in the other princess' head. "Hey," Taraji said, bringing a hand up to Fantasia's face. She rubbed her thumb across Fantasia's forehead, smoothing out the worry lines. "Nothing will happen when we're in there that you don't want to happen, okay?" Fantasia let out a breath she didn't know she was holding, and nodded her head. "We don't have to, pretty. There's a guest room a few doors down with a very nice shower if you would like."

"No," Fantasia shook her head, "I don't want to be away from you anymore."

"It'd only be for a little while."

"No," Fantasia said firmly. She knew she sounded brat-ish but she didn't care. Them being apart to shower at the castle was different because the majority of the day they were together. They had just been separated for more than 24 hours and Fantasia wasn't going for any more separation until she felt good and ready for it. "I want to shower with you," she decided. Taraji was shocked at the sudden shift, but she wasn't going to question it. She simply nodded her head and kissed Fantasia's lips gently.

"Head to the bathroom and start getting undressed. Get the shower started to where you like your water temp and I'll be in in just a minute. I gotta grab some towels and washcloths." Fantasia nodded, giving Taraji one more kiss before doing as she was told.

It didn't take long for Taraji to gather everything they needed for their shower and the water was running with a naked Fantasia waiting for her when she stepped into the bathroom. Taraji looked at her girlfriend, sending up a silent prayer to keep her thoughts pure while in the shower. Taraji quickly undressed, wrapping herself in a towel before walking back out into her room with her and Fantasia's clothes to put them in her hamper. She went back into the bathroom, dropping the towel and going into the drawer under her sink, grabbing two shower caps and putting one on Fantasia before putting on her own. Once she was sure they were ready, she reached for Fantasia's hand and gently led her into the shower.

The water was hot, but not hot enough to burn, Fantasia trying to be considerate of Taraji when picking the temperature. With both of them under the warm spray, they took a minute to adjust, Taraji keeping space between them, the only place where they touched being their still-joined hands. She was determined to take this at Fantasia's pace, knowing this was a completely new experience to her. Taraji had taken showers with others before, in both senses, so this wasn't totally unknown territory, but the way she felt being in there with Fantasia felt new because of the feelings she had attached to her.