incredibly alive • lgbtq+

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"carmen." allison says softly, touching my forearm with her hand for a second to get my attention. I look up from my phone to her, blinking a few times before replying, "yeah?" our eyes meet and she smiles at me a bit, moving around on the bed to sit up cross legged, her body turned towards me. "hi."

"hi," i chuckle quietly, turning my phone off and putting it on the side table, allowing myself to give all of my attention to her. i shuffle to sit up in the same position as her, facing her. "it's dark outside." she says and i nod, turning to look behind me and through the window for a few seconds before turning back. "yeah, night two." i say, smiling.

"it feels like i've spent two years knowing you, not two days." she says. her voice is much softer than usual - it almost sounds vulnerable. it matches with her natural wavy hair and her freckles; it's beautiful and comforting. "i get that, definitely." i agree, nodding subtly as i look down to our legs, our knees are almost touching.

she lets out a happy, calm sounding sigh, and i look back up to her. "your eyes are pretty." she says. "oh, thank you," i giggle quietly, caught off guard from the sudden compliment. i think of complimenting her voice in return, but quickly decide that the comment could quite easily sound creepy.

her hand swiftly moves to rest on my knee as her upper body leans in close, our lips barely inches away from each other. my breathing hitches, but i quickly remind myself to relax as her lips crinkle into a subtle smile. it's almost as if i can feel something pulling me to her, and so i move in a bit, and our lips brush against one another.

she lifts her other hand up to delicately rest on my cheek as we move in to touch our lips against one another again, this time with a bit more pressure. the hand on my knee begins to move slowly up towards my skirt, her fingers gently tucking under the fabric once they reach it.

i lean my body in closer towards her, our lips parting once more before i slowly slide my tongue between her lips, and we start softly making out.

her hand continues to travel up to my inner thigh, her delicate fingertips sending shivers through my body as she inches closer up to my underwear. her hand slips between my thighs, and so i open my legs slightly in response. her fingers gently graze my inner thighs back and forth a few times. i can't help but let out a soft, quiet moan into our kiss.

she pulls away from the kiss, pulling her hand back too as she looks up to me. she looks into my eyes as she slowly pulls off her shirt, revealing her lacy pink bra underneath. my eyes drop to her breasts for a second before i look back up to her. she smiles a little, possibly finding my nervousness amusing.

she leans in again and presses her lips against mine for a second, her hands moving to my waist. once the kiss is over, i nuzzle my face into the crook of her neck. i feel almost embarrassed, i don't know how to act or what to do.

her fingertips tuck under the fabric of my shirt and she starts to pull it up, above my breasts until she can't pull it off any further due to my arms. she leans in and gently kisses my neck, and it reminds me to calm down. i lift my head back up and lift my arms up for her to pull my shirt off all the way.

doing so reveals my lacy blue bra. "cute," she compliments, a smile laying across her lips. i chuckle softly, "thanks." my eyes flutter up to meet hers as we both smile at one another for a few seconds.

"mmh," she sighs lightly, looking over my body. i bite my lip, nervously awaiting her next move. after a few seconds she leans in and gently kisses my chest, over my collarbones. her hands move to rest on my shoulders and she swiftly climbs onto my lap, her legs wrapping around my hips. her lips brush mine softly, then with more pressure, and as we start to make out again i lean back, my hands moving to hold her waist as i allow my back to rest against the head of the bed.