Secret Crush

7

Stephanie

Today is the worse day ever.

Two years ago today, my parents died. I'd lie if I said the pain went away. It's been two years, but feels like if it was yesterday. I insisted to spend the day alone, locked in my room. After yesterday's win, Carli drove us straight home. Today, Hope is trying to cheer her up with cuddle sessions - I didn't even know she likes those, or maybe she only likes them with Hope - so I am alone, under my sheets, crying my eyes out.

But the door rings, and I bury myself deeper in my covers. I hear my door open, and Carli's head appearing a bit.

"Steph" she calls.

It let a small "mmh" out to indicate her that I am awake.

"Kristie's here."

My heart flickers. I haven't seen her after the match, and after our hug. I sigh, and try to keep it together when I say :

"Let her in."

Carli nods and opens the door a little bit more. I don't even have to look at the door being slowly closing, because I side-see her blonde hair appear on my field of view. She closes the door, and puts her bag on the floor. She then comes near me, and hesitates for a second, before putting some comfortable shorts on and coming under the sheets with me. She makes herself comfortable, in a position that I can use.

I immediately feel attracted to her. I roll over and rest my head on her chest. Her arms are now around of me, while our legs are entangled. I let a small sigh of relief out. I don't know what we really are - I mean we kissed, twice, but the talk about it wasn't that cheerful - but having her right now by my side feels good.

She kisses my forehead. I love it when she's being protective, because it only seems to occur with me.

"I'm here, Hoodrat" she whispers, running her fingers through my hair. "I won't leave your side."

That's when I burst into tears. Kristie holds me closer. She knows why I am reacting this way : my parent's death has always been a sensitive and emotional subject for me. She was here when I was feeling down. When I thought about the worse things - like that I didn't belong this world or something - she was the one convincing me that life was worth living. And she is still protecting me now.

I bury my face on her neck.

"Thank you." I murmur.

There is a small silence, that Kristie eventually breaks. Her voice is weak and nervous, and I can't help hoping I am the one causing this effect on her.

"I wanted you to know that I care about you more than I care about anything or anyone else in this life" she says in a very low voice. "There's no one I can think of to replace you. But I don't want to rush things."

I look up at her.

"Okay" I say.

She seems surprised by my answer, but remains silent. I cuddle by her side, happy that things have turned this way.

***

I fell asleep on her.

That's the first thing I thought when I woke up. But now that I am feeling her chest bombing pretty big whenever she is breathing heavily, I know she's still asleep. I carefully move to be at the same height than her. I then watch her sleep, until the light that goes through the curtains wake her up.

When she opens her eyes, she has a lost expression in her face, which causes me to laugh. But when she sees that I am still here, right next to her, she smiles peacefully and straighten a little bit.

"How long have I been sleeping ?" she asks, concerned.

"I honestly don't know."

She understands that we fell asleep on each other's arms, and blushes a little bit. She then leans in closer to me, and stops once her nose touches mine.

"I like your eyes" she softly says, as her warm breath is brushing my face.

"I like your nose" I reply immediately.

"I like your smile"

"I like your face."

"When did we become so sparing with compliments ?" she asks, giggling.

"Well, since you take your time to kiss me, it seems" I say.

She giggles once again.

She then closes the gap that is between our lips, and I immediately respond by grabbing her hips with nervousness. She goes fully in, 100 % committed to the kiss. She then begins to kiss my neck, and I can't help but moan. I love it when she's dominant. Now in top of me, Kristie takes her t-shirt off. I stare at her almost nude body, and bite my lips. She then crashes her lips on mine.

The kiss becomes wilder and wilder any minute. Before I even know it, we are both naked, lying on each other's bodies. She undertakes going down, and I grab the covers with my shaking hands. Carli and Hope aren't that far away from us. I thank God that Kristie has had the bright idea to lock the door earlier. As her face is in between my legs, my body tense up, and I have to bite my lips, holding a whimper back.

Once I reached the highest point, Kristie slowly comes back to me, kissing my belly, boobs and neck, before her lips finally are on mine. I don't waste time, as my fingers are already playing with her clit. She stops kissing me, and looks into my eyes. I see the pleasure lighting them, and then she kisses me again, trying to control the contractions of her body. She lets a small moan out, and I place my hand on her mouth. She licks my finger, sensually looking at me. She pecks my lips, before putting both of her hands in my face.

She then giggles. She is still lying on top of my, and the warmth of her naked body on mine just feels so right.

"What ?" I ask, concerned by her grin.

"That's a strange way to take things slow" she jokes, winking at me.

"You're the one-" I start to say.

But she cuts me off by placing a small kiss on my lips. She then bites them, and looks back at me.

"I know. And I don't regret it."

Her smile warms my heart a little bit more. We then end up talking about everything, just enjoying each other's presence.