Sapphic Love ☑

Lazy Morning (Prologue)

The sun rose above the quiet countryside of Ombersley and reflected on the windowpanes of the Whitman house. Through the curtains of one of the bedrooms, a few rays of light reached the face of its sleeping occupant.

"Emily, wake up!" A feminine voice suddenly rose near the door. A pretty blond woman stood near the big four-post bed in the middle of the room; she had her hands clasped on her hips. She stared down at the heavy sleeper in front of her and sighed in exasperation.

"What a lazy girl."

The young woman, loosely dressed in a light blue nightgown, sat at the edge of the bed and slowly caressed the face of the girl on the bed. She leaned forward a bit and observed the peaceful features of the young woman.

"Lily," she exhaled in a murmur.

She bent further down and planted a kiss on the lips of the girl named Lily. The latter let out a small moan, apparently awakened from her slumber. Her eyes slowly fluttered open, still hazy from sleep. Then Lily felt something wet slide between her lips and her eyes flew wide open.

"J-Joan?!" she exclaimed, pushing off the other young woman.

"Ah! Are you finally willing to wake up, Emily? Or should I call you Princess Lily? Given how I had to kiss you to make you open your eyes," Joan joked, a wicked smile appearing on her face.

Lily blushed. "A simple shake would have sufficed," she pouted, lowering her gaze. Joan grinned at the cute reaction and just laid there, on top of Lily.

"Good morning, Lily."

The brown-haired girl peeked up and smiled back. "G-good morning."

The two young ladies stared at each other for a minute; they knew they had to head down for breakfast but did not want to end this moment. Lily's gaze trailed down Joan's cleavage and she gulped at the view, her face growing a vivid shade of pink. Joan chuckled at such an honest confession, and she too peered down at the cute maiden under her. One of her shoulders was uncovered and seemed to beg for a caress.

"Maybe we can sleep in a little longer," Joan proposed, bringing her face to the side of Lily's neck.

Joan pressed her lips against the soft skin and felt Lily's pulse going crazy. The fair-haired girl let out a shaky breath and collapsed totally on Lily. And so the two of them engaged in a morning "embrace", postponing the time for breakfast yet again.

After an hour or so, the door of Joan and Emily's shared bedroom slowly opened with a creaking sound. The older lady peeked outside, checking that there was nobody in the surroundings. The two girls exited their room one after the other, and Joan let out a satisfied sigh. She turned her head towards Lily and giggled at the sight of her entangled hair.

"Wait, let's fix up your messy hair a bit."

She raised her hands to Lily's head and ran her slender fingers through the thick locks of hair.

"Messy hair?! And whose fault is that, huh?" Lily complained, crossing her arms over her chest.

"I'm so very sorry, dear Lily! I hope you will let me make up for it later?" Joan winked teasingly and pecked Lily's cheek.

The latter stumbled backwards, surprised by the open display of affection, and rushed to the stairs.

"Ah! There you are, you two!" a voice shouted from below.

A middle aged woman stood at the foot of the stairs, frowning at the duo. "We are waiting for you, ladies! Hurry up will you!"

Lily and Joan hurried downstairs with apologetic looks.

"Sorry, Mama!"

"We will be right there!"

They stepped in the dinner room and could see that the rest of the family was already seated at the big wooden table. Mrs Whitman sat down first, shaking her head.

"What on earth took you so long up there?" she asked. Joan took a seat next to her father.

"It was really hard to wake Emily up," she explained calmly. "You know how lazy she is."

Lily, who was sitting right next to her, gasped. "Joan! That is simply not true!" she retorted, glaring at her neighbor.

Joan looked at her with a smirk. She raised a hand to Lily's cheek and pinched it a little.

"No? Then how do you explain the pretty pillow mark right here?" Joan quizzed.

She then swiped her thumb over Emily's lips, "And this dry drool at the corner of your mouth, mh?" she insisted, her grin even bigger.

"T-that's..." Lily tried to explain. "Totally your fault," she mumbled, unable to say it out loud.

"Oh for heaven's sake, would you stop that!!" Mrs Whitman shouted from the side, startling Lily. "I swear you two are way too close for your own good!"

Lily flinched. "W-what do you mean?"

"You will not find any good husbands if you are always glued to one another like this."

This time it was Mr Whitman who made a remark, pointing at them with his teaspoon. Joan grabbed her glass of water and drank silently. Then she looked at her mother and said:

"Maybe we can find one lucky man who could marry the both of us at the same time? That way, he would get the perfect deal and we would stay together!"

Her entire family gaped at her and let out a unanimous shocked gasp.

What is she saying?! Lily yelled internally.

It was Mrs Whitman who broke the awkward silence.

"Joan Grace Whitman!! That is totally improper coming from a young lady's mouth!!" Joan laughed. "Come on, Mama, don't over-react like this. It was only a joke!"

Lily's mind started to buzz in her head. She kept staring down, avoiding everyone's gaze. She played with her hands on her knees, praying for this breakfast to end soon.

What would they say if they knew, Emily pondered silently, squeezing her eyes shut.

Suddenly, a hand appeared on hers, squeezed it, then moved down her thigh. Lily peeked sideways and saw Joan teasingly biting her lips as she sent her a luscious glance. The hand lifted up Lily's skirt above the knee and nonchalantly caressed her inner thigh. And it took all of the brown-haired girl's resolve to not moan.

...what their daughters did together in their bed at night?

She angrily scowled at Joan, who did not seem fazed in the slightest. One the contrary, she just winked at Lily and sent her an air kiss. The latter averted her eyes and sighed heavily.

...The kind of love they share.

[Quick warning before you continue reading:
This novel contains mature scene between two women! So read at you own discretion!]