Roni

Chapter Nine

She inhales deeply, smiling inwardly as blonde strands tickle her nose. A warm familiar scent of vanilla fills her lungs and that alone sends a rush of excitement flooding through her body. The two woman maybe lying face to face, but Emma's unruly locks are all around their faces, smothering them in their sleep. A small smile is evident on the bartender's face, even in her sleep and it makes Roni want to reach out and caress her delicate cheek.

I wonder if she's this happy when she's home.

After their steamy kissing session in her bar last night, they decided to slow down for the evening. They retired to Roni's apartment and she instantly offered up to share her bed with the adorable blonde. However, they actually slept. Well they made out a lot, but other than that, they slept.

The mattress soon begins to vibrate and Roni knows right away it's not her phone, she left hers on the nightstand before they fell asleep. Emma starts to stir, drawing Roni in as she watches with great interest as this corky woman's eyes flutter open. Once her vision comes into focus her smile spreads entirely across her face. She stretches out her long limbs then proceeds to pull Roni closer into her warm and inviting body.

"I like waking up next to you," her scratchy voice mutters before she kisses Roni's lips softly.

"Well I like waking up to you as well, blondie," she teases all while the bed continues vibrating, demanding Emma's full attention.

Emma groans while she blindly fumbles for the phone behind her. She glances at the screen, the sight making her eyes roll before she squeezes her lids shut. Roni can't help but notice the name, Killian, and it's not because she's trying to invade her roommate's privacy, but the woman wasn't trying to hide it the least bit.

"Sorry," she winces and fakes her best smile, but it's full of guilt and Roni can't stand to see the torment invading those stunning green eyes.

"No worries," she says, pulling back a little from the warmth to grant her sleeping companion some privacy.

This is the first time in a long time Roni is having someone wake up in her bed. She's been embarrassingly alone for far too long, so long in fact that she can't even remember the last person. And of course she knows this is wrong because Emma's married, but she also knows this woman, who has come waltzing into her life feels...whatever this is, as well.

As pathetic as it may sound, Roni's willing to wait. She's been with her fair share of men and women and nobody has ever caught her attention quite like this playful, corky, adorable blonde. The feelings she harbors for this woman are too strong to ignore and she refuses to push her away. She'll be patient if that means in the end, Emma will be hers.

"Hello?" Emma answers her phone in pure annoyance.

Roni can't hear what the man on the other end is saying, but Emma is staying painfully quiet. She's quiet for a very long time as the man must be rambling on. Out of the corner of big brown eyes, Roni spots slender fingers squirming toward her. Emma lightly touches her naked stomach beneath her shirt, like she's almost scared she might be crossing a line. Her index finger drags slowly across Roni's tight abdomen and she has to fight every instinct not to flinch. The sensation feels wonderful, but also tickles.

"Uh huh," she mumbles incoherently into the phone, her true attention elsewhere.

Her finger starts to play a game of risk. Her nail dragging lower and lower until she's at the waistline of Roni's pajama bottoms. The brunette bites down on her lip to keep the moan trapped inside her mouth and falls perfectly still. Dancing green eyes dart up to connect with wholesome brown and it's either a silent question of permission or a challenge that she will torture this woman.