Riley & Ann

by

Jordan Skye

1. Riley’s Dream

2. Riley's Surprise

3. Riley's Mistake

4. Riley's Redemption

Copyright 2011 Jordan Skye

Smashwords Edition

Riley’s Dream

Riley was on fire. Her body was warm and languid, as the hand that stroked her started to rub her clit. Her back arched in response, and her hips started to rotate. The other hand slipped up her slickened body to caress Riley’s breasts. As the fingers closed over her already sensitive nubs, her hips bucked against the finger being inserted into her. A second joined the first, and she felt herself stretching, becoming filled, and the thumb worked her clit harder. A moist hot mouth closed over her nipple, and she couldn’t bite back the moan. She felt her body tighten, and then relax again, and knew she was close. ‘Just a little longer’, she thought. Another spasm shook her body, and she started to feel the release. Just as she felt that final crest breaking over her, she……woke up.

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Riley woke up very frustrated. She had had this dream twice this week, and was beyond ready to actually get off. She wasn’t sex deprived really; it’d just been a slow month. These dreams weren’t helping at all, and made her almost desperate to find release. She didn’t mind masturbation, in fact she was quite satisfied when she did touch herself, but the dreams made her want the type of pleasure only foreign hands could give. She never saw the face that went with the hands; it seemed more erotic that way. The hands were only there to pleasure her, and she vowed that she’d find someone to fulfill the promises they hadn’t kept.

Across town Ava woke just as frustrated. She shook her head to clear the remnants of the sensual dream. The scent of the fantasy woman she’d been making love to seemed to linger in her bed. She inhaled deeply, holding the musky smell in her lungs. The scent made her even wetter, and since she had awakened early, she decided to finish what the dream had started. Sliding her hand down to her center she touched her sensitive nub. The moan escaped her before she realized it was coming. She worked herself into a frenzy without much effort. Her breath became ragged as the gentle but definite crest broke over her. As the spasms finally slowed, she remembered the body writhing beneath her hands in her dream, and the little tattoo on that sexy hip, and smiled. 

Riley’s morning just kept getting better. She was out of coffee and had to resort to instant. Yuck!!  Then her favorite heels caught on the stairs and one broke, causing her to be late as she had to rush back into her apartment for new shoes. She almost missed the bus, and was out of breath when she took her seat. ‘Fuck’, she thought, as the man next to her kept glancing at her heaving chest. ‘What a great start to my day!’

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Ava sat further back on the bus, and had a good view of the out of breath woman as she took her seat. She couldn’t help but notice the perfect swell of the woman’s breast as she struggled to control her ragged breathing. Feeling herself start to react, Ava crossed her legs and turned her head away. As she glanced back at the intriguing woman in front of her, she let her eyes wander over the caramel skin of the other woman’s arms and neck. She wondered if all of her was the same beautiful shade, or if was from being sun kissed. Either way the woman’s skin made Ava’s mouth water, and she wondered what it tasted like. Ava let her eyes fall to the roundness of the woman’s hip and backside as she shifted in her seat. She saw the papers slip from the woman’s hands and spill on the dirty floor of the bus. 

“Shit!” Ava heard her exclaim. 

Ava moved quickly to pick up the papers near her. She shifted them into a pile and went to hand them back to the woman. She lifted her eyes and met the startled eyes of the woman who had turned to collect them. The eyes were a deep chocolate; the warm, melted color of chocolate that makes your mouth long for a little taste. Ava took in the shape of plump lips parted in a little moue as if asking for a kiss. She couldn’t help but glance down at the tantalizing amount of cleavage available from the woman being bent at the waist. When she realized that she was staring Ava jerked back and blushed a little, then clumsily handed the woman her papers. The eyes went from startled to amused, and her lips twitched into a slight smile. Ava hurried back to her seat, and turned her eyes to the window.  She felt the heat of her face, and hoped she wasn’t as red as she felt.

Riley was pleasantly surprised by the fact that someone was helping her pick up the papers. Her breath almost caught in her chest when she saw the hands holding them. They looked achingly familiar, and she had a little flash of this morning’s dream. Riley felt herself becoming moist, and looked up to see the face that went with the perfect hands. She looked into the clearest green eyes she’d ever seen. They reminded her of a summer field, crisp and perfect. They were set in a sharp featured face the color of burnished gold.  Riley saw the eyes stare into hers for a minute before they took in her lips, and then settle on her cleavage. The flicker of desire Riley saw flash through those eyes as they took in the dewy valley of her breasts had her going from surprised to amused and she tried to keep a satisfied smile off her face. She saw the blush creeping up the woman’s cheek, as she briefly met Riley’s eyes again, and then handed her the crumpled papers. 

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Riley sat back, and organized the papers back into her file. She glanced back at the woman who had helped her. Riley noticed that she was studiously avoiding Riley’s gaze, giving Riley time to look at the rest of her. She had perky breasts that were nearly visible in her tight v-neck sweater. There was a gentle roundness to her stomach, but her thighs seemed toned and muscular. Overall she was a rather sexy package, if mainly because she seemed to be unaware of herself. Her high cheek bones still held a faint reddish tone, but she seemed to be in better control of herself. ‘Too bad’, Riley thought, ‘time to shake her up again!’

“Excuse me? Miss?  The low, raspy tone seemed to strike a chord deep within Ava. “I’d like to thank you for helping me!”  

 Ava slowly turned her head back, as her heart thudded, and her pulse raced. She licked her lips as her mouth suddenly went dry. Ava saw those chocolate eyes take in her subconscious movement, and she quickly withdrew her tongue. If possible those eyes grew warmer as she extended her hand to Ava.

 “Thank you so much for helping me!” came again, as Ava stared at the hand, and then slowly extended her own. 

Shaking herself from her stupor, Ava grasped the women’s warm hand. She felt a tingle almost like a slight shock, travel up her arm and was shocked when her nipples pebbled. She straightened her back as the tingle traveled south, and she had to shift in her seat at the sudden swelling of her clit.

“I’m Riley” 

Again that low, raspy tone and Ava tried to remember her manners. Clearing her throat she introduced herself.

“I’m Ava. And you’re welcome.” 

She then glanced back out the window, contemplating getting off a stop early to avoid the awkwardness of this conversation. ‘I need to learn to keep my eyes to myself!’ she mentally berated herself. ‘She’s probably straight! And is only being polite. I’m such an idiot!’ She could feel the blush come back.

Riley was intrigued. The woman’s tone was smooth and deep, pleasantly so, despite the nervous air about her. She saw the blush creep up again, as the woman turned away again. Wanting to see those eyes again, she raced to think of something interesting to say. ‘Ooh, offer to buy her coffee, as a way to thank her!’

“Do you drink coffee?” drifted back to Ava and she was confused. ‘Where did that come from?’ Out loud she asked “Excuse me?”

“I’d like to buy you a cup of coffee as a thank you. If I lost this file, I’d be fired for sure!” Riley intoned, cheerfully.

“That’s not necessary, but thanks for the thought. I’m off at the next stop anyway.”  Ava stifled the urge to take her up on the offer, if only for the chance to see the rest of the woman’s delicious body. Mentally slapping herself for her inappropriate response to an innocent offer, Ava stood up to pull the stop chain. 

Riley, seeing her opportunity to get to know this little morsel slipping from her grasp, gathered her stuff in anticipation of the next stop. When Ava stood, Riley stood too. Their eyes met again. At that moment the bus driver had to slam on the brakes to avoid the sudden stop of a car in front of him. Riley’s arms full of her papers, didn’t have a chance to grab the bar, and tipped over. Ava saw her falling and quickly shot out an arm to steady her. The hand on Riley’s arm stopped her from falling, and the complete stop of the bus rocked her back towards Ava. Ava saw Riley tumbling toward her, and instead of stopping it, let Riley’s body brush against her. Ava felt the hand holding Riley’s papers brush against her sensitive nipple, and couldn’t stifle the gasp that escaped her. As her body came into full contact with Ava’s, Riley gasped too. She felt the pebbled point on the back of her hand, and longed to drop the papers so she could feel it against her palm. Both of them realized that they were just standing there, and the bus was completely stopped. The bus driver was looking in his mirror to see if any passengers were getting off. They took a step apart, and Riley turned to let Ava get off at her stop. She grabbed her bag and quickly followed. 

“Um, so can I buy you that coffee now?” Ava jerked at the voice coming from near her shoulder. 

“I told you that wasn’t necessary” Ava said as she started to turn. 

Riley was only about a foot away. Their chests were achingly close to touching as they both breathed slowly. Ava had a hard time keeping her eyes off those caramel curves peeking through the gap in Riley’s shirt. 

“Well then, how about dinner? Or breakfast? Or whatever you want? I’d really like to show you my appreciation!”

 Riley knew she sounded a little desperate, and couldn’t help it. She kept getting flashes of her dream, and she wanted those dainty hands on her body. Again. She ached between her legs, and needed some relief. 

Ava saw the hope in Riley’s eyes, and couldn’t help but wonder whether she had the nerve to tell Riley what she really wanted. ‘That’s probably not what she meant! But…’ Ava couldn’t help but hope she did. 

“If you really want to thank me, you can buy me dinner.” Before Riley could ask her where and when, Ava rushed on before she lost her nerve. “And then I’ll cook you breakfast”. 

She held Riley’s eyes as her last words sank in. The heat she saw in those deep, chocolate eyes seemed to reflect the heat she felt in her center. Ava couldn’t believe that she had said that! And that this woman wasn’t trying to get away from her. Could she be into girls too?

Almost as if Riley could read Ava’s mind, she slowly stepped closer to Ava and whispered in her ear “Only if you’re for dessert! I have a sweet tooth, and you look delicious!”  

Ava became even wetter at those words. She made the rash decision to not go into work at all today; she wanted to see where this went. 

“How about we skip both breakfast and dinner, and go straight for dessert then?” Ava boldly asked, arching her brow inquisitively. 

Riley felt a flood of relief that she hadn’t scared away this beautiful creature. She knew she was a little aggressive sometimes, but this little bird didn’t seem scared. In fact she seemed to have gained some courage. This inspired Riley to be even bolder.

“Would you like to go back to my place? I’m only a few stops back.” Ava knew this from seeing her get on the bus. Her place was further away. Both places were too far for what she wanted and needed now! Glancing around, Ava spotted a quaint hotel on the corner. 

“How about we rent a room?” 

Riley looked from Ava to the hotel, and then back. She could feel the excitement building in her, and abruptly grabbed Ava’s hand and started towards the hotel. Ava giggled a little and asked “So I take that as a yes?” A grunt of assent came from Riley as she sped up. 

“Slow down! It’s not a race! We have all day!” Riley stopped and looked at Ava. “You don’t have to go to work?”

“I’m not going in today” Ava told her.Riley nodded, her eyes slowly widening. “Good, me either. Now let’s go!”

Ava giggled again; Riley’s impatience stirred her in a way she hadn’t felt in a long time. She was more than ready to get her hands on the curves sashaying through the crowd in front of them. “I’m coming!”

“Not yet, but you will be soon” came the taunting reply.

At the hotel Riley booked a room, and Ava joined her as they went up the stairs. Riley was half way up them when she realized that Ava wasn’t beside her. She turned, and saw Ava standing a few steps below. 

“Change your mind?” Riley sincerely hoped not. She needed those hands on her body. Ava shook her head.

 “No, just enjoying the view from here”. She slowly walked up until she was level with Riley again. “It should be criminal to have an ass like that. I can’t wait to get my hands on it.”

Riley smiled, becoming a little smug as she continued walking up the stairs. She grabbed for Ava’s hand and placed it where she had said she wanted it. “Why wait?” She asked Ava huskily as Ava’s hand slowly caressed the bottom most curve, sending little tremors straight to her pussy. 

“Why, indeed?” Ava said as she gently turned Riley towards her, as they reached the door of the room. 

She leaned into the lush body in front of her, feeling the tingles as her body met Riley’s fully for the first time. Ava wanted to taste those lips more than anything. Ava held Riley’s gaze as she stood on her toes to meet those plump lips with her own. Riley’s gasp at the tentative kiss gave Ava the access she was looking for, and she slid her lips more fully against Riley’s. Her tongue slowly traced the outline of Riley’s lips, and then dipped into her mouth for a taste. Ava moaned into Riley’s mouth as Riley met her tongue for tongue. A sharp sound startled them apart, and both turned their heads to see the cleaning lady coming from one of the other rooms. Riley turned as Ava stepped back to let her open the door.

As soon as the door was shut, Ava once again pressed Riley against it. This time the kiss wasn’t tentative, it was demanding. Riley couldn’t believe the change that had overcome Ava. She wasn’t the scared little bird anymore. ‘More like a bird of prey’ Riley thought gladly. She didn’t have to be the aggressor here, instead she was almost submissive to the other woman, a role unfamiliar to her and made all the more erotic for it. 

Ava kissed Riley, until they were both gasping. Then she drew her mouth down Riley’s chin, stopping to lightly nip it before she placed her mouth on Riley’s neck. She suckled the fervent pulse point she found there, feeling it beat against her tongue. It excited her to know the affect she was having on this beautiful woman in front of her. Her hands slowly moved from the door to Riley’s hips, pulling them towards her as she pushed a leg between Riley’s. She used her own hips to gently grind into her, as her hands slid up beneath Riley’s shirt. Riley moaned, and let her own hands come up between them, to slip under Ava’s shirt. 

As she slid them up further, she realized there wasn’t anything between her and those perfect breasts. Ava’s were small and perky enough to forgo a bra. Riley slid her hands around to the front of Ava and cupped one of her globes. She closed her fingers around the nipple and felt it stiffen in her hand. ‘I want to taste them’ she thought. Standing up from the door, Riley pushed Ava towards the bed. Ava continued to suckle at her throat, and Riley never removed the hand from Ava’s breast. They stumbled backwards to the bed, until Ava’s knees met the edge and buckled. She fell back, taking Riley with her. Straddling Ava’s leg that was still between her own, Riley grabbed her shirt, and pulled it over her head. Her breasts spilled over the lacy cups, and Ava sat up to gently run her hands over that caramel creamy skin. She reached behind Riley’s back and undid the clasps. Her breasts freed, Riley placed her hand behind Ava’s head and brought her mouth to a nipple. 

Ava’s hot breath washed over Riley and she felt a sudden gush of wetness between her legs. She pulled her skirt up further as she brought her other leg up and straddled Ava’s lap. Her ass comfortably settled on those firm thighs, she again placed her hand behind Ava’s head as her tongue slowly circled the tightened nub. Arching her back and giving Ava better access, Riley covered her other nipple with her hand. Ava’s hand slid up and removed it, then replaced it with hers. Riley reached behind herself to unzip the skirt she still wore. She couldn’t take it off still sitting on Ava’s lap, so she settled for removing some of Ava’s clothing. She gently pulled Ava’s sweater up, and Ava stopped her ministrations at Riley’s breasts and let it be pulled over her head. Riley’s eyes popped as she saw those golden peaks with the dark gold nipples. She leaned against Ava making her fall back, and let her mouth latch onto one of the peaks. Ava’s back arched as Riley’s tongue danced across the sensitive nub.

Riley slid her lips down Ava’s body and stopped at the band of her pants. She stood, sliding her skirt down her hips, to the floor and then stepped out of it. She lightly kicked it away. She was wearing the matching lace underwear and thigh high stockings with an even lacier garter belt. Ava’s mouth watered at the sight of all that caramel skin. She wanted to taste it all. Riley’s hands came back to Ava’s quivering body, and lightly skimmed her breasts then moved down to the edge of Ava’s pants. She slowly undid the button, and even slower lowered the zipper. The harsh rasp of it drew Ava’s eyes back to Riley’s as Riley slid the pants over Ava’s hips. Lifting them to help Riley, Ava lay there in her panties. She mentally kicked herself for having on plain cotton ones. She felt her moistness grow as Riley stared down at them, and then place her palm over the wet spot in them.

 “Mmmmm, you’re so hot and wet” Riley purred lifting her hand to her nose to first smell and then her pink tongue darted out to taste the moisture there. “You smell and taste good too!”

Riley quickly shucked her own panties. As she went to undo the garter Ava’s hands came up and stilled her own. “Let me do it.” Ava unsnapped the strings that tethered the stockings to the belt. She slowly rolled the stocking down one of Riley’s leg and threw it aside. She repeated the process with the other leg, and then brought her hands and lips back to Riley’s hips where the garter lie. Kissing first one hip then the other, Ava slowly slid the garter down. As she did she revealed a tiny tattoo on Riley’s left hip. The sight of that little tattoo had her flashing back to her dream from that morning. She looked up at Riley curiously. Riley’s brown eyes met hers and nodded. 

“You feel it too? Like we’ve met before?”Ava was confused. 

“I recognize your tattoo! How is that possible? I’ve never slept with you before? Have I?”

“No. But we have met. I recognize your hands. From a dream. There’s no face, just the hands. They give me the most pleasure I’ve ever known, and then just as I’m about to orgasm, I wake up.”

“I have a similar dream, but all I see is a body. A beautiful, caramel body with a sexy little tattoo on the left hip. I can feel her getting close as I touch her and then I wake up too!” she cried. “It’s you!” Riley nodded at Ava’s statement.

“Well” said Riley very seriously. “I guess we’ll have to make sure we don’t wake up this time then.” She slowly smiled as she pushed the garter down the rest of the way. “Because I’m not going anywhere until these hands have finally given me that orgasm!” 

“And I’m not letting you go, until I give you one!”

“Only one?” Riley said with a pouty face.

“Well, maybe more than one. But only if you’re really good! Or I guess I should say, really ‘bad’!” came Ava’s naughty reply.

And so Riley’s dream (and Ava’s!) finally came true. Again and again!

Riley’s Surprise

Chapter 1

She lay naked beneath her lover’s gaze. Her muscles quivered as they felt the weight of those eyes like a caressing hand. Her arms were tied above her head, stretching her body out in a way that made her back arch, and her rounded breasts thrust upward. Her legs were splayed open, baring her secret places to her lover’s ardent gaze. Her love mound glistened with her excitement, as she lay waiting for her lover to make a move. 

“Ava, please touch me!” Riley was beyond ready for some relief.

In response, Ava merely met Riley’s eyes with her own steady gaze, letting the bound woman know who was in charge. She continued her perusal of the luscious body before her. Riley’s caramel skin was coated in a fine film of dew, matching the wetness at her center. Ava inhaled deeply, taking the scent of Riley’s arousal in and savoring it. 

Ava moved slowly as she lay down next to Riley, thrilling at the clenching and release of her lover’s muscles as their bodies contacted. Riley’s breathe was already ragged, and the first contact of Ava’s hand on her stiffened nipple drew a sharp gasp followed by a low moan. Enticed by the sound, Ava circled the nipple with one finger, before pinching it between her fingers causing it to stiffen and extend even more. Raising herself on one arm she glanced at Riley’s face. Her eyes were heavy lidded and latched onto Ava’s, watching her raptly as Ava lowered her mouth to her other breast. Lapping Riley’s areola with her tongue, without touching her nipple, Ava felt it become engorged. She nibbled her way around the heaving breast as Riley’s breathes were starting to come quicker. She placed her mouth over the whole tip and breathed out a hot, moist breath but withheld her tongue until Riley’s back arched uninhibitedly, placing it fully in Ava’s mouth. She slowly circled the bud, getting it wet, before she suckled it gently. A small mewling sound came from Riley as her head started to thrash. Ava nipped at it, before sucking it hard, all while tweaking the other nipple harshly. Riley bucked at the sudden pain, before moaning her encouragement of this rough treatment. Ava came to her knees, leaning over Riley to take the nipple she’d been pinching into her mouth. While bracing herself over Riley she brought her hand up to the nipple her mouth had just abandoned, and repeated her tortuous procedure. Riley’s hips were undulating of their own accord, and wetness leaked down from her sex. She braced her feet on the bed, as she lifted her hips in a silent plea for attention to her aching center. Ava ignored this plea and continued her ministrations on Riley’s tender breasts. 

“Please touch me” Riley begged as her hips again came up off the bed.

“When I’m ready” came the muffled reply at her breast.

Riley’s body was like liquid silk, warm and wet. Ava thrilled in her power over the lithe body she played like an instrument. Riley always held herself in such control; it was only at times like this that she could fully give herself over to the pleasure Ava could provide. Ava had learned what made Riley tick, and she took great satisfaction that Riley not only enjoyed being submissive but she trusted Ava implicitly, bringing an intimacy to their encounters that their early lovemaking had lacked. 

Sitting back on her legs, she placed her hand on Riley’s stomach. The muscles twitched and corded under her palm. The slick skin made it easy to slide her hand down to Riley’s bare, hot center. Her bald sex gaped open, and Ava slipped her fingers between the moist lips, sliding up and down before circling the hidden gem at the top. Riley started to grind against her hand, as Ava slid back down to slip a finger in the moist canal. The sudden invasion had Riley’s hips thrusting up hard, as she gasped “finally!”

A second, then third finger entered her, and plundered the treasure found deep within Riley’s body. Her back arched hard, as her hips circled against the fingers deep inside her. Ava pulled her fingers out and quickly thrust them back into Riley, as she moved between her lover’s spread legs. Bracing herself she lowered her mouth back to Riley’s breasts, and suckled one nipple while she started to thrust hard into her lover. Her arm moved back and forth, her fingers slamming into her lover as she brought her thumb to press on the bud. She ground into it, while keeping her momentum inside Riley. The dual pleasure rocked Riley’s body as she struggle against the bindings. She gasped for air, as a violent shudder racked her body. 

Ava, feeling the inner tensing for foretelling her lover’s climax, lowered her mouth down Riley’s body, and started to lap at her slit. She took the swollen clit into her mouth, and curled her fingers to press against the sensitive area at the top of Riley’s canal. She nipped Riley’s clit with her teeth, just as she felt the first spasm. She sucked it hard, as she slammed into Riley keeping her fingers curled to rub on the g-spot. Riley bucked hard as the orgasm ripped through her. Ava braced herself by placing her idle hand under Riley’s ass, and rode out her lover’s orgasm like a rodeo cowboy trying to hold on for those precious 8 seconds. Riley’s undulations and shouted gasps of pleasure made Ava so hot she thought she might come herself. She clenched her pussy muscles to keep from spilling her juices too soon. As Riley’s body started to settle, her muscles clenching slower and slower now, Ava untied her hands. She watched as Riley stretched the sore muscles of her shoulders. With a final shudder, she looked at Ava hungrily. 

“I’m going to make you pay for making me wait so long!” Riley said as she came up from the bed, and kneeled on all fours. She crawled towards Ava, growling low in her throat. Now that she wasn’t wound so tight after that shattering release, she could take her time making her lover cream. Ava moved backwards on the bed before coming to the edge and standing up. 

“Only if you can catch me”! She taunted, and then was off. Riley waited a moment, as she thought through what she was planning. She wanted Ava to beg like she had, but Ava was harder to break. What Ava didn’t know was that Riley had purchased a new toy. She heard a giggle come from outside the door, and knew that Ava fully intended to go through with the chase. She liked to make Riley work for it. It made their lovemaking more intense, but sometimes Riley just wanted Ava to give in too. She had always been the dominant one in her other relationships, but Ava gave her a hard run for her money in that department. She made some quick preparations before she went to find her mischievous lover. She had a plan to get her back to the bedroom. She wanted, no needed, to give Ava the same pleasure she had just received. But first she had to catch the minx. 

Chapter 2

Rilet stepped out into the quiet hall. There weren’t many places to hide in their small apartment, but Ava’s small frame could fit into all of them. She checked the hall closet, empty. She heard faraway laughter. ‘Maybe the downstairs then’ she thought. She slowly walked down the stairs, careful to keep her steps quiet. She felt silly walking down her steps completely naked, but the thought of catching Ava and making her submit kept her going. Even though she had orgasmed, quite violently in fact, she was more than ready to go again. Ava was by far the best lover she’d ever had. She was creative and attentive, bringing Riley to more orgasms than she thought possible. 

She came to a stop in the kitchen, when she heard a creak of the stairs. She smiled as she turned silently back around, and narrowly caught a glimpse of Ava’s tight body lightly mount the stairs. She moved loudly now, letting Ava think she was still searching for her downstairs. She banged a door, and sighed loudly as she moved, giving Ava a chance to get firmly settled back in the bedroom. She wouldn’t see the surprise that Riley had set up before leaving, until it was pointed out to her. She wanted Ava to think that she’d won, until it was too late for her to realize differently. 

She moved back to the stairs quietly, as she heard Ava giggle faintly at the thought that Riley was still searching. She knew which steps made noise, so she avoided those as she climbed them. At the top of the stairs, she stopped; making sure Ava couldn’t hear her. She walked down the hall, seeing that their bedroom door was wide open. She came to the door frame and stopped, peaking in. Ava wasn’t in sight. Riley glanced at the hooks on the wall that were hidden to unknowing eyes by the curtains. She’d installed them on either side of the window, so that she could splay her lover out in full view of the street if she chose, or so she’d make Ava believe. 

Unbeknownst to Ava she had made a sort of window cover, and had inserted it between the panes, effectively blocking the window completely. She’d also installed a small seat to make the position more comfortable. The hooks below the seat had small foot rests with which to attach her to. The window looked functional with the curtains closed. Ava wouldn’t know she wasn’t on display until afterwards. The unknown would make her submission all the sweeter. Ava wasn’t an exhibitionist but she exhibited some tendencies. Like the time she wanted to have sex in the changing room at the store, without locking the door. The thought of someone catching them in the act, had made her insatiable, and she’d brought Riley to completion twice in quick succession. The possibility that someone below could see them would make Ava burn hotter. That thought made her juices start flowing again, slowly leaking down her thigh.

Riley walked into the room, not bothering to cover her steps, because she was pushed beyond her limits at the thought of restraining her lover. She strode confidently to the middle of the room. She knew Ava hid in the closet, her soft breaths giving away her position. She crossed to the door, yanking it open. Ava gave a soft gasp at the sudden end of their game. Riley grabbed her roughly, pulling her close and palming her ass. She sought Ava’s mouth with her own, taking it possessively. She thrust her tongue in, sweeping the recesses, tasting Ava’s mounting desire. She kept Ava’s attention on her, as she backed her towards the window. When they were at the window, she pushed apart the curtains, and made Ava sit down. She knew the glass would be cold against her lover’s bare skin.

“What the hell?” Ava queried. Her brow lifted in question. Riley slid her hands, ignoring the question, and guided one of Ava’s arms up to the first hook. The hidden piece of rope threaded through it was soft in Riley’s hand. She slid the premade noose over Ava’s hand, pulling it tight. If Ava pulled on it, the knot would only get tighter. It was the sort of knot you couldn’t escape without help. She’d be at Riley’s mercy. She had watched Riley do her first wrist without comment, but she couldn’t help but question her as Riley brought her other hand up, and slid the second rope over her wrist. With both arms tied above her head, her breasts jutted out, as though they were begging for attention.

“What’s gotten into you? Someone could see us! You know how much traffic this street gets”!

Riley merely slid her hands down to Ava’s foot and put it on its resting place before sliding the loop over it and pulling it tight. She repeated with the other foot, before looking at Ava.

“Do you really care? I thought you liked people watching.”

“Well, someone seeing us is different than thousands of people seeing us!” Ava protested.

“Just say the word, and I’ll stop” Riley told her, as her head lowered to the extended nipple in front of her, taking it into her mouth. Her hands settled at Ava’s hips while she suckled the hard point. One hand came up to caress the other unattended point, rolling it between hard fingers. Ava gasped, but made no protest, her hips bucking. Riley’s last surprise was the new double ended dildo she’d stashed by the window. She was waiting until Ava was crazy with want before she broke it out, but the thought of what was to come made her dizzy. She held Ava tighter, drawing more of her breast into her mouth, sucking harder now, Ava’s sexy little moans egging her on. One of Riley’s hands slid to the hotness between Ava’s quivering legs, while the other slid behind Ava to keep her still. Her fingers quickly found Ava’s clit and made a slow circle around it, before moving down to test the wetness. She was soaking wet, making Riley moan in return. Ava’s hips came forward as Riley pushed a finger into her. She gave a few quick pumps before pulling out, to press against the now swollen nub at the top of Ava’s slit. She rubbed her thumb over it, hard, before circling it again gently. She wanted Ava on edge when she took her over.

“Do you trust me?” Riley asked Ava as she slid a blindfold over her lovers head. Before settling it over her eyes, Riley waited for Ava’s answer, already knowing what it would be, but needed to hear it.

“Unconditionally” came the wanted response. Riley settled the blindfold on Ava’s eyes, checking to see it fully covered them. She stopped her ministrations on Ava’s clit, and stepped away. Ava cried a little at the lack of contact.

“Just a minute, baby” Riley comforted her. She bent to grab the new toy. It was a harness-less double ended dildo. She spread her legs and inserted the one end. She moaned deeply as she felt it slide inside her.

“What are you doing?” whined Ava.

“You’ll see soon enough” Riley bit out. She stood up, and let her body adjust to the new fullness. She slowly walked back to Ava, biting her lip to keep from moaning again. She wanted to completely surprise Ava. She stepped back between Ava’s legs, keeping the tip of the dildo away from the dripping center. She brought her hands back up to Ava’s breasts and kneaded them gently. She lowered her head and took one, then the other in her mouth. Ava’s hips bucked, and she nearly impaled herself on the tip. Pulling her hips back, Riley ran her hands down Ava’s sides, and gripped her hips, pulling her into a better position. She held the dildo with one hand, and stepped forward. The hand on Ava’s hip flexed, as Riley positioned the tip to enter Ava. 

Ava gasped at the contact, and her hips moved under Riley’s hands, as she tried to take more of it inside her. Riley thrust forward, inserting the dildo fully inside of Ava in one move. Ava moaned, long and loud into Riley’s ear, and quit moving as her body adjusted to this new invasion. Riley echoed her as the tightness of Ava’s body pulled on the part inside her. Her own pussy clenched, and she started to move. She pulled out of Ava slowly, and thrust back in harder. She brought both hands to Ava’s hips, and held her tight. She pulled out again, and thrust back in a little slower. She soon found a rhythm, and pumped into Ava’s waiting hole. Ava’s breast bounced as Riley fucked her. Riley leaned back forcing her hips into more contact with Ava’s, getting as deep as possible. Her own unbound breasts bounced, their peaks tightened beyond belief. The end inside her rubbed against her g-spot as she pounded into Ava, again and again. 

She felt herself getting close, but she wanted Ava to get off first. She found Ava’s clit and rubbed it hard, circling it fast. Ava’s body rocked hard against her as she ground against the hard nub. A startled cry broke past Ava’s lips, as Riley rubbed faster and faster, bringing her up and over. She knew that Ava’s pussy would be clenching, sucking the dildo in, and she thrust into her harder. After a few bruising thrusts, the pressure on Riley’s g-spot took her up and over as well. Ava came again at the sight of her lover’s orgasm, in combination with the hard thrusting inside her. As Riley’s orgasm rode her, she slammed once more into Ava before stilling. Their ragged breathing kept them from talking for a few minutes. Riley got her breath back first. 

She said cheekily, smiley victoriously, “I finally caught you!” 

Riley’s Mistake

Chapter 1

Riley crossed and then uncrossed her legs. She sat up straight, before slumping back down in her seat. She couldn’t get comfortable and it was going to be a long bus ride. Her pussy was wet and throbbing. She’d left Ava sleeping in her bed after a long night of loving. They’d only been together for a month, and Riley was nervous about how fast they were moving. She’d never had a lover last that long, and certainly never left them sleeping in her bed, while she went to work. This was a first for Riley, and she wasn’t sure she liked it.

Sure, she and Ava were having fun. And Ava was the best lover she ever had, but all this closeness was making her nervous. She wondered what would happen next. She shook off these thoughts as she left the bus, and headed to work.

In the office, she quickly headed to her desk, and let out a sigh as she sat down. She couldn’t help but think about Ava’s naked body, her golden hue contrasting against the dark sheets, as Riley kissed her shoulder before leaving. Riley remembered the silky texture under her lips, and pressed her fingers to her lips wishing they were still kissing Ava. She loved the feel of her lips on her lover’s skin, the shivers in response, the arch of the strong back, the gentle hiss, as her lips nuzzled sensitive areas. She pictured Ava’s face as she brought her to orgasm, and had to stifle her own moan of response. 

A little shocked at her lack of control, she looked to see if her co-workers had noticed. Thank god the office wasn’t full yet; no one had seemed to hear Riley. Getting up to place her coat on the rack, she shook herself loose of the sensual thoughts that kept sliding in out of nowhere. She needed to focus. She was still working with the client whose file had conveniently created the excuse for her and Ava’s fateful meeting the month before. She chuckled at some of the papers still stained from the floor of the bus. 

Even now a month later, the thought of that day brought a full flush to Riley’s body and sent her pulse skittering. While she wondered at the speed of their relationship, she shuddered to think of never experiencing the sexual awakening that Ava brought to life in her. She’d never experienced such fulfillment and contentment with one person before, and that’s part of what made her nervous. She wasn’t sure if she was the type for commitment, not sure if she was the ‘u-haul’ type lesbian. She liked her independence, she liked women, and she loved sex. 

“Riley?” 

The sudden saying of her name brought Riley’s head around with a start. She jerked as she realized it was her secretary Kaylie. All thoughts of Ava were pushed to the back of her mind. Kaylie was a quiet woman, who didn’t really interact with many of the others in the office. She was beautiful in a mousy, librarian sort of way. The cute, shy girl brought out the fierceness in Riley, and she admitted to herself that she’d had a slight thing for the other women since the first time she’d seen her. She wondered if Kaylie slept with her glasses on, while she read about, well whatever it was Kaylie would read about. 

“Yes, Kaylie? Is there something you needed?”

Riley winced internally as she heard the slight sensual edge, imbuing the question with innuendo she hadn’t intended. It was known in the office that Riley was a lesbian, and had in fact slept with a few of the temps in the other offices. But it was also known that she had standards, and wouldn’t sleep with her direct co-workers. She wouldn’t want rumors to start if anyone heard her and Kaylie’s conversation. She tried to moderate her tone, as she noticed the slight blush come to Kaylie’s face. 

“What do you want?” she tried again, a little colder now, and struggled to not apologize as the sting in her tone wiped the blush from Kaylie, turning her face a pale imitation of the honey color it normally was. Shrugging off the guilt she felt, she waited for Kaylie’s answer.

“Um, Ava called. She wanted to let you know that she locked up when she left, and put the key back. She also wanted to know if you could call her about tonight.” She let out the whole thing in a rush, before turning quickly to leave. Her abrupt departure made Riley feel awful, but she didn’t want anyone to know she was crushing on her secretary. Her feelings for Ava brought her more confusion about the situation and she harrumphed a little in frustration before returning to her file. Riley wondered if she should tell Ava they needed to take a break to let her figure out what she wanted. She wasn’t even sure if she and Ava were considered exclusive but the idea of being with another woman smacked of cheating. The sudden thought of Ava being with someone else ate a funny little hole in her tummy, and gave her a slight case of indigestion. Promising to look at that reaction later, she got up to go apologize to Kaylie.

“Kaylie” 

Kaylie’s hurt filled eyes, hidden behind those sexy little glasses met Riley’s reluctantly. Guilt ate at her as she struggled to correctly word her apology. She didn’t want to give Kaylie the impression that she was weak, but she wanted to right the wrong she had done the woman looking at her. 

“I’m sorry for my tone. I’m not mad at you for anything; you do a wonderful job here. I had a…. rough morning, and got off to the wrong foot. Can we start over?” She asked hopefully.

“It’s not a big deal, I interrupted you. I understand. Plus, it’s Monday. Everyone should be excused for a little grumpiness on Monday’s.” The hurt had receded and was replaced by a little relief, and a spark of amusement. That little twinkle started Riley thinking about what else could make those eyes shine. Shocked at the turn her thoughts had taken she hurriedly went on.

“Well, I just wanted to say I’m sorry, and ‘good morning’. Now I’ll be getting back to work. Thank you for the message about Ava.”

Riley turned her back abruptly, and missed as the amusement faded and confusion filled Kaylie’s eyes. She needed to figure out how to quash this thing that made her have these thoughts about Kaylie. If Kaylie ever figured out why Riley was being weird around her, she’d freak out, then probably quit. Riley didn’t want to lose her. She was a genius when it came to filing and taking care of the things Riley never remembered. Riley couldn’t do her job without Kaylie there to do her own. She would figure out a way to keep these feelings to herself. She would…do something. 

Chapter 2

Ava had awoken alone. She had felt the gentle brush of lips against her should and a mumbled goodbye. When she had turned over, and finally opened her eyes she realized that Riley had left to go to work. She had let Ava sleep in. In her bed! What did that mean? It was a big deal for Riley to even let her spend the night, so Riley leaving her alone in the apartment meant they had taken a step in their relationship that they hadn’t even acknowledged yet. At least not to each other. Hell Ava had to admit, that she hadn’t admitted it to herself yet. She loved being with Riley. She was wild, and sexually exciting. They spent time together outside of bed too, but it always ended back there. She felt that they were on the brink of something, and it made her nervous. She wanted more of Riley, but didn’t want to demand something that Riley couldn’t give her and risk what they had. She knew how independent Riley was, and didn’t want her to feel trapped by what they shared. But she couldn’t help but feel that she was missing out on something. She started to notice other couples when she and Riley were out. She’d watch the obvious love and affection that other couples shared, and long to share what she was starting to feel with Riley. But she’d sneak a look at Riley and see the slight derision, and fear on her lover’s face that she couldn’t hide, before blanking her expression to look back at Ava. And Ava would bite back what she felt, and distract Riley with something else, dragging her in the opposite direction. But she was starting to struggle in her role; she wasn’t sure how much longer she could keep what she felt to herself. 

She had called Riley’s office before leaving the apartment, knowing Riley wouldn’t be in yet, and left a message for her. She wanted Riley to trust her, and not abuse this new privilege she’d been given. And she was curious if they were meeting up that night, because she knew tonight was a late night. She thought about surprising her with dinner at the office when she got off herself at 5, but didn’t want to overstep. She wasn’t sure how Riley would feel about her being at the office. With her thoughts on Riley and their confusing relationship, she headed to work herself.

Chapter 3

Riley once again was struggling to focus on work. She was trying to work on the Daniels file. But the numbers and data were just floating past her eyes without her understanding any of it. As her stomach rumbled she realized it was late, almost 4pm. She’d skipped lunch because she had the weird compulsion to ask Kaylie to go with her. The office was starting to quiet as people left for the day. She was staying until 6 tonight because she was supposed to lock up the office. She still had two hours, and she was starving. She thought about calling Ava and having her bring her food when she got done at 5. But she wasn’t sure if she wanted to see Ava tonight with all these mixed feelings she was having. She promised herself that she’d work for an hour, then let Kaylie go home, and lock up early. With that promise she got back to work.

Riley looked up an hour later and got up to stretch. She looked out of her office to see the other empty desks. She turned her head to tell Kaylie to head out, when the words died in her throat. Kaylie had removed her staid jacket she’d worn over her blouse and was stretching her sore back, much as Riley had just done. But the way she stretched caused her blouse to ride up, and Riley had an unimpeded view of tightly toned abs. Her normally sedate looking skirt had slipped down low, and a peak of lace could be seen. Kaylie’s blouse was opened at the top and she was running her hand beneath it. Riley watched as Kaylie rubbed her neck, stretching the kinks out. As she rolled her head, she let out a small moan. It was the moan that undid Riley. She was instantly soaking her panties, as the moan stroked her tense nerves from this morning’s situation. 

She was crossing the floor before she realized her feet had moved. She was nearly to Kaylie before her footsteps registered. Kaylie’s head snapped up. She met Riley’s eyes. She opened her mouth to speak.

“I didn’t realize you were still here! I was just gonna get going. Did you…” Riley’s lips covered the words before they were finished. Her hands came up and held Kaylie’s face still as her lips continued their onslaught. She heard Kaylie murmur a protest, and slowly traced the lips beneath hers with a moist tongue. Riley felt when Kaylie surrendered, opening her mouth, and Riley slipped her tongue inside. She thrilled as Kaylie moaned into her mouth, making Riley’s nipples peak, and her pussy throb. Neither of them noticed when the elevator dinged. They didn’t hear the footsteps crossing the carpet, but they did hear the crash as the food and bottle of wine fell from Ava’s hands. They broke away from each other, and turned. Riley looked into Ava’s shocked and devastated eyes. She stepped back from Kaylie, and glanced at her face. Her lips were plumped from Riley’s kiss. She saw the horror and guilt in those eyes, and wanted to kick herself for giving in to her impulses. She knew Kaylie would blame herself for what happened. 

Ava couldn’t believe her eyes. She knew that her and Riley hadn’t labeled themselves as exclusive but she still couldn’t believe that Riley would do this to her! Spinning away from the devastating scene in front of her, she ran for the door. She heard Riley calling her name, but she couldn’t stay to hear what she had to say.

‘God damn it!’ Thought Riley as she hurried after Ava. Muttering an apology to Kaylie who was quickly putting her coat on, and avoiding Riley’s gaze. 

“Forget about me! Go after her!” she hear Kaylie say. So she had turned to follow Ava. 

She was quick and almost to the elevator when Riley caught up to her. She grabbed for Ava’s arm, when she saw her turn, and raise her hand. She felt the sting on her cheek before she realized that Ava had slapped her. She let the pain filter through her before she attempted to speak.

“I deserved that”

“You deserve more than that! How could you? With someone in your office! Isn’t she your secretary? I thought you didn’t sleep with people in your office? Or is this the only one I’ve caught you with? How many others have you slept with while we’ve been together? How many?” Ava’s voice was shrill at the end of the last question, and Riley winced. She braced herself for another slap when she saw Ava’s arm move, before she saw her crumple to the floor. Tears pooled and fell as Ava kept asking questions. 

“Why Riley? Am I not enough for you? Don’t you have any feelings for me at all?” Riley’s heart broke at the bleakness in Ava’s voice. She fell to her knees at Ava’s side, and tried to gather her in her arms. She saw Kaylie out of the corner of her eye. She ignored her for the moment. Ava struggled before letting herself be held. She cried into Riley’s chest. Riley started to explain herself.

“I didn’t mean to kiss her! I tried to stop myself. I did. I hate myself for giving into it. I’ve had a crush on her since before I knew you. But I told myself I couldn’t because she works for me. I don’t date anyone from my office. And then I met you, and you’re amazing. And I’m so confused about what we’re doing. Are we a couple? Are we exclusive? Are we friends with benefits? And I was thinking about taking a break from you, so I could figure out how I felt. Because I’m confused about my feelings for Kaylie. And I didn’t want to hurt you. I don’t know what came over me today. I couldn’t help myself. I’ve been thinking about her all day. And she was stretching and when she moaned I couldn’t help it. It made me wet, and I had to kiss her! But I’m so sorry you found out this way. I wanted to tell you about my feelings, but wasn’t sure if you’d understand. Do you understand? Do you hate me? Can you ever forgive me?”

Ava had stopped crying as she listened to Riley. Her eyes came up and she saw Kaylie. Kaylie had started crying as she heard the anguish in Riley’s voice. “I’m so sorry Ava! I didn’t mean to kiss her! I don’t know what happened!” Kaylie turned to Riley. “I’m so sorry; you’ll have my resignation tomorrow morning!” She turned to the door to leave. 

“Wait!” both Kaylie and Riley turned to Ava. “Don’t leave, Kaylie. This isn’t your fault. And Riley it’s not your fault either. You can’t help who you’re attracted to. It’s unfortunate but it happens.” Ava finished this last part with a sigh. “I know we’re not exclusive Riley, so I don’t have a right to react this way. It’s just….I was starting to fall in love with you. So this hurts. But it’s ok if you don’t feel the same. I know you have a problem with commitment and I told myself that you’d change your mind in time. But I can see that’s not going to happen now. Kaylie is very beautiful; I can see why you have a crush on her. I’m just gonna go now. I’ll get my things from your apartment some other time”.

Riley couldn’t believe what Ava was saying. “Does this mean we’re breaking up?”

Ava looked at her sadly. “How can we break up if we weren’t even together?” 

Kaylie made a soft noise. “You can’t break up because of me! I’m sorry! What can I do to make it up to you guys? I’ll do anything! Please!”

“Kaylie, please stop. It’s not up to you to make this right. I don’t think there is any making this right.” Ava told her. She turned to Riley again. 

 “When you figure out your feelings for Kaylie and me, let me know. Maybe I can give you a second chance. But don’t call me or try to find me until you’re sure how you feel about me. I won’t be anyone’s second choice. I want you to choose me. But I can’t force you. It’s up to you and you alone. So until then… goodbye”.

Riley’s Redemption

Chapter 1

“When you figure out your feelings for Kaylie and me, let me know. Maybe I can give you a second chance. But don’t call me or try to find me until you’re sure how you feel about me. I won’t be anyone’s second choice. I want you to choose me. But I can’t force you. It’s up to you and you alone. So until then… goodbye”.

‘It’s been two months’, Riley thought. ‘Two of the longest, fucking excruciatingly lonely and most painful months of my life’. The past two months without Ava had felt like hell. She felt as if a piece of herself had walked out the door at the same time as Ava had. Her last words echoed in Riley’s head. The harshly whispered ‘goodbye’ still cut her to the core. 

Riley missed everything about Ava. Even the things she thought she hated. She missed Ava’s presence in her life. There was a gaping hole where Ava had been. Ava had filled a place in Riley’s life that she didn’t know needed filling. She’d taken Ava for granted, just expected her to be there. Now that she wasn’t, it was like Riley’s life had taken a sharp u-turn in a direction she didn’t ever want to go in again.

‘I’ve fucked it all up. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to fix this.’ Riley’s thoughts staying on Ava as she rode the bus where they had met, to the office where their budding romance had died. It was hard to walk into the office each day. As soon as she stepped off the elevator she saw Ava’s tear stained face, and devastated voice saying those damning words. She struggled through each day, at a loss as to how she was going to keep living without Ava. The empty desk outside her office reminded her of all she had fucked up. It wasn’t just Ava she’d mangled in her mistake. Kaylie hadn’t been the same after either. She had valiantly tried to carry on after her interlude with Riley. But the strain on Riley’s face, and the naked pain in her eyes as they glanced at Kaylie eventually wore her down. She’d resigned a week after. Riley hadn’t bothered to hire a new secretary yet. She didn’t want to, or care that this caused the whole office to buzz about Kaylie’s sudden departure, Riley’s lack of hiring someone to replace her and the apparent apathy Riley showed at work. The rumors flew around her each day, but they fell on deaf ears, deadened with regret.

Riley thought about quitting, but she didn’t want to lose her apartment too. It was the only place left with good memories of Ava. Her lingering presence in the apartment haunted Riley at night, but it brought her comfort too. She treasured the faint aroma that was Ava, cuddled with a sweater she hadn’t returned on purpose, and reveled in the memories. The pain of her absence eased only in slumber, where Riley dreamed of them together. Their last sexscapade replayed itself in her mind over and over, and she ached in her very core.

Ava’s words had hurt, but Riley had stuck to them. She hadn’t tried to call her or look for her. She’d taken the advice and tried to figure out what she wanted. Even before Kaylie had quit she’d realized the depth of her feelings for Ava. She’d just been too scared to realize it in time. That fear had driven her to act on an impulse she never would have given in to at any other time. She was in love with Ava. And because she’d not realized it in time, she’d lost the best thing to ever happen to her. She let her past rule her present. She’d seen that Ava was falling in love with her, and ignored it because she wasn’t ready to deal with it. Ava had let her, so that she wouldn’t push Riley away, but it had fallen apart anyway. Riley was the one to fuck it all up. Ava had done so much for Riley, and Riley had done the one thing to hurt Ava the most. She would never forgive herself for causing Ava that type of pain. 

With this last thought Riley sat down and tried to start her day. She knew that she was close to a break down if she didn’t keep control of herself. She had to box up her feelings for the day, and set them aside. She was useless like this, and she knew it. Taking a bracing breath, she focused on the file in front of her. As the information in front of her finally sank in, her dark thoughts settled to the back of her head, and she got down to work. 

Chapter 2

Ava felt lighter. She’d been so down lately and today was the first day that she felt as if her feet weren’t full of concrete. She didn’t feel that she had to drag herself out of bed this morning; she’d actually looked forward to getting up. ‘I must finally be moving on’. She’d been knocked so far down at first by Riley’s betrayal that she’d been suicidal. That lasted for about a day, before she realized that it was ridiculous to let someone else have that power over her. She’d still been devastated, but didn’t have those desperate feelings anymore. She knew eventually that she’d move on, but was content to wallow in her heartache. Over the two months she’d thought about Riley and their every moment together. In the last two weeks or so those thoughts weren’t so often. She was letting Riley go. She thought that Riley would have called her or tried to see her at least once in that time, but it didn’t happen. She waited, and waited and then lost hope. So she had gathered up the last bit of pride left, and started to heal.

 ‘I feel good’ she thought as she walked to the bus stop. She had changed the route she took to avoid Riley. ‘That’s going to change tomorrow. I didn’t do anything wrong. If it makes her uncomfortable to see me, she can change her route!’ This last thought gave her back a little of the pep she had before. She walked with a little bounce in her step and continued on her way. Today was going to be a good day.

Chapter 3

Today was not a good day. Riley was down to her last thread of patience. The next person to ask for a file that she didn’t have or didn’t know where Kaylie had filed it, she was going to blow. It wasn’t that it had been a hard day, just a long and tiring one. She wasn’t sure how much more of this she could stand. She needed a break or she was going to snap. She stood up, and walked out of the office without a word. She ignored the stares, and whispers surrounding her as she jabbed the elevator button repeatedly. With a grateful sigh, she stepped into the elevator.

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Ava knew that it was risky being in Riley’s office building mid-day, but she had to see someone else on another floor. It couldn’t be helped. Knowing that Riley was a workaholic she didn’t really think she would run into her, as Riley never took a lunch away from her desk. She walked to the elevator and pushed the button. She glanced around the lobby while waiting for the elevator car to arrive. She felt strong enough, that even if she saw Riley she could handle it. She turned around as the ding announced the arrival of the car, and watched the doors open. Her heart stalled as the opening doors revealed the object of her thoughts. The momentary lapse caused her to stumble, as her heart started to slam back into an erratic rhythm. A gasp flew past her lips unbidden. The sound cause Riley’s head to come up and her eyes locked on Ava. The pain in Riley’s eyes caused a flutter of sympathy in Ava that she quickly locked down. But she couldn’t help but soften as Riley took a shaky step towards her. The doors started to close and Ava shot out a hand to stop it. Riley stepped all the way out, and stood still in front of Ava. Her mouth started to move like she wanted to say something, but no words emerged just a pain filled moan. Then very softly she uttered Ava’s name. 

Hearing her name on Riley’s lips again, brought Ava out of her trance. She shook herself and stepped back from Riley. She was about to turn away to push the call button on the elevator again, when a hesitant touch on her arm brought her back around. The soft barely there touch on her arm set her nerves to tingle. It traveled up her arm, and set her body alight. It was reminiscent of the first time they’d met, and that reminder caused her to flush with the memories of what had happened immediately after. It brought all the feelings for Riley that she had thought were gone rushing back to the forefront. Then immediately following that thrill came a shock of pain so strong tears pooled in her eyes. She once again stepped back from Riley.

“Wait” Riley finally said. It came out harshly due to the conflicting emotions flooding her. She was so happy to finally see Ava again, but was filled with a raw pain that came with knowing what she’d done to Ava the last time she’d seen her. She wanted to apologize, and kiss her at the same time. Knowing that neither would go over well, she stood silent until Ava looked at her again.

“I know you probably hate me…but will you give me a minute?”

Ava immediately wanted to correct her, but kept quiet. She didn’t want Riley to know how close she had been to getting over her, and then have it all come rushing back. She didn’t want Riley to know she still had power over Ava, a power she had worked hard to exercise these past two months. She’d realized the only thing she’d succeeded in doing was lying to herself enough to make her believe she was over Riley.

“You have one minute. Then I’m going to get in the elevator and pretend that I never saw you”. 

Ava’s harsh words belied how she felt inside. She saw them strike home, causing the pain to deepen in Riley’s eyes. Ava saw it, tried to harden her heart and failed. 

“I deserve that” Riley answered when her breath came back. “I deserve that, and more. I deserve so much more than that, and yet anything you do to me won’t make up for how much I hurt you” She rushed.

The admittance surprised Ava. The self hatred was evident. Riley’s tone had Ava paying more attention. She noticed that Riley’s face looked hollow, she’d lost weight, and she hunched like it was hard to stand up straight. 

“I will never forgive myself for what I did. There are no excuses or reasons strong enough to justify what I did. The only thing I can say for myself is I was scared. Scared enough to do something so stupid.”

 ‘Scared?’ Ava thought. ‘Of what?’ This thought bothered her enough that she had to ask.

“What were you so afraid of? Me? My feelings for you? The future? Any or all of the above? What did I do to make you afraid? I did everything I could to make you happy!”

Riley hesitated. Ava wasn’t sure she was going to answer and felt herself growing angry. “See, you don’t even know what you are talking about. You just did what you wanted. Scared? No, I don’t think scared is what you were. Trapped is what you felt. And you found a way out.” With that Ava finally turned and started to walk away.

“I was scared to fall in love with you. But I did anyway. I just didn’t realize it in time.”

Riley’s softly whispered words barely reached Ava through her anger, but she couldn’t stop them from winding around her heart and squeezing tightly. The words and the pain once again halted her. A flutter of hope welled up and she struggled to push it away. She slowly turned around, afraid that what she heard was real and terrified that it wasn’t at the same time. It was what she had longed to hear for so long. For it to come now after so long seemed so cruel, but she couldn’t stop herself from feeling a new wave of love and longing for Riley. It was said so achingly and perfectly echoed her pain of the last few months.

Ava looked at Riley. Riley’s gaze was on the floor. She looked so forlorn, standing there as if the weight of the world sat on her strong shoulders. Ava’s footsteps coming closer brought her attention back up, and surprise now flooded her eyes.

“You were scared because you were falling in love with me? That’s what pushed you away? Not because I was in love with you? Not because I trapped you in a relationship you didn’t want? Not because I tried everything to keep you when I felt you pulling away? It was because YOU were in love with ME? How does that make any sense?” Ava’s tone was confused.

“Because all my life I was in control of everything. All my relationships were on my terms. When they got too complicated I cut my losses and didn’t look back. I thought falling in love meant that I’d lose that control. It was all I had. It worked for me. So I never let myself feel anything more than lust. Then I met you. And you changed EVERYTHING. You turned my life upside down in one night. I felt something snap the day I met you. I thought I could do the same thing as before. Have a good time, and move on without missing a beat. But you got under my skin, and I couldn’t let you go. I wasn’t in control of myself anymore. You filled a hole in me I didn’t know existed. You made me feel complete for the first time. These last two months I’ve felt half alive, barely there without you. You’re a vital part of my life, and I don’t know if I can live without you anymore.”

Ava gasped. “What does that mean?”

“It means that I will do anything to prove that I love you. I will beg and plead and do anything I have to do to get you back.”

“What about Kaylie? What happened with her?” 

Riley knew that question was inevitable. “She’s gone. She left a week after it happened. I haven’t talked to her since. I don’t know where she is. But I gave her a great reference. It was the least I could do after all I did. But I realized even before she left that I was crazy about you, and crazy to not have realized it sooner.”

Ava had thought that the reason Riley had never called her was because she had picked Kaylie. That more than anything had killed her. 

“So if you realized that so soon after, why didn’t you try to call me? What took you so long? I waited and waited for you. I thought you were with Kaylie. If I had known you weren’t, I probably would have broken down and called you. But the thought that you picked her over me kept me angry and strong.”

“I couldn’t call you. I couldn’t stand to hear your voice tell me goodbye again. I didn’t ever want to hear that again. So I thought about what you said, and I was honest with myself about why I did what I did. I was confused about how fast we were moving. And I’d always liked Kaylie. I had thought about taking a break from you to see if I could work out my feelings for both of you. I never wanted to cheat; even if we weren’t officially together what I did was cheating. But what I felt for her was nothing. It was a momentary lapse in judgment. It doesn’t compare to even a fraction of what I feel for you. But I found that out too late. And I can only blame myself for not being honest with you. Or with Kaylie. I hurt you both. But your face. I will never forget your face…..I broke your heart and ….” Riley stopped speaking as a sob escaped her. The tears that had pooled slowly slid down as she continued “You trusted me with your heart and I broke it…….I don’t know if you can ever forgive me. But I want to try to make it up to you; I want a chance to fix what I broke. You may never fully trust me, but I think I can live with that, as long as you let me try….I just want to try.” She stopped finally and just cried, her eyes begging Ava.

Ava couldn’t stand to see Riley in so much pain. She knew that however much pain Riley had put her through was nothing to what she was doing to herself. She was the epitome of the phrase ‘my own worst enemy’. Ava saw the sincerity of what Riley was saying. Riley was willing to beg Ava to take her back, she was willing to humiliate herself, to grovel at Ava’s feet. Riley looked so tired and broken, and that more than anything finally dissolved Ava’s reluctance to accept what she was hearing.

“You love me? You absolutely know that you love me? You have no doubts or hesitations about it? You would do anything to prove that to me? How about you start with actually saying it.” Ava said defiantly, daring Riley to finally say what she never could before.

“I…love you. So much. It hurts how much I love you.” Riley stated plainly. “I think I fell in love with you that first night. You were my dream come true, but I didn’t know that I was waiting for that to happen.”

Ava had braced herself for hearing those three little words, but the sudden overwhelming sensation at how baldly they were said stripped her bare. The simple honesty in Riley’s voice silenced every last doubt she had, and she finally let herself feel all that she’d been holding back.

“Oh, Riley! I waited so long for you to say that! Why did you have to be so stupid and not realize what we had!” Ava stepped forward until she was touching Riley. She looked into those gorgeous, shimmering eyes and finally said what she wanted to tell Riley two months ago. “I love you Riley. I love you so much. I fell in love with you that night too, but I knew it was too soon. I waited for you to realize what was happening. If I’d known how you felt, I could have helped you. We could have worked on it together. I didn’t want you to feel stuck. I didn’t want you to run away. I never knew that you could possibly feel the same. But you don’t have to prove anything to me. You’ve shown me all I need to see. I know that what happened hurt you more than I’ll ever know. What happened, happened, and it’s in the past. I want you to know that it’s really in the past for me. I won’t ever bring it up against you. I don’t want you to feel like you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop. It’s dropped. It’s forgotten. I let it go that day. I just needed you to realize what you wanted. Because I love you, all of you. And I want you to love me and only me.”

“I do. I love you and only you. I don’t deserve you, but I love you.” Riley said.

“You do deserve me. It just took you a long time to realize that. Everyone deserves to be happy. Especially you. Eventually you’ll realize that too. But it’ll take a little longer.”

Riley’s eyes had brightened and she straightened up, standing tall for the first time in months. She felt like a weight had been lifted. Ava had lifted the weight. Her heart beat without pain and she took a deep cleansing breath. She felt clean, and whole again. Ava loved her. Even after all she had done, Ava loved her. The wonder and amazement made her dizzy. She couldn’t believe how she could be so lucky. She was just selfish enough to take what was being offered. She knew she couldn’t live without Ava now. Not ever again. She’d do whatever she had to, to live up to the faith Ava was placing in her. She was going to start believing in herself. And learn to give up some control. It wasn’t so scary when you had someone to catch you. Ava was willing to catch her. 

Riley finally realized that they were still in the lobby of her building. She noticed that people were looking in their direction. She wiped her eyes and grabbed Ava’s hand. “Do you think we can finish discussing this someplace else?” Riley asked hopefully.

“Where were you thinking?” Ava asked knowingly.

“How about my place?” Riley asked playfully, softly tugging on Ava’s arm, leading her to the door.

“What about work? Don’t you have to go back?” Ava said seriously.

“If I went back to work now, I’d quit, and I kinda need my job. So I’m just going to tell them I got sick. Plus, do you really want me to go back to work? Or do you want to go back to my place, and make up properly?” She lifted her eyebrow questioningly. 

“Hmmm, let me think for a second” Ava pretended to think it over before blurting “Definitely back to your place. I think we need to do a lot of making up. It might even take us all day, and most of the night to make up.”

“I hope it takes that long to make up. I missed you so much. It might take longer than that. I have a lot to make up for. Two months to be exact. Can you handle it?”

“I think we both know just what I’m capable of ‘handling’, or do you need a reminder?” Ava put her arm around Riley’s waist and let it slide down one curvaceous hip, gave a quick squeeze and continued down to where her hands really wanted to be, Riley’s gorgeous ass. 

“You know, we are still in the building where I work.”

“Not for long” came the reply.

“Thank god for that!” Riley stated happily as they walked out the door, and into a new stage in their relationship. Riley had been forgiven; she had found redemption in Ava. Ava loved her, and she loved Ava with everything she had. Today was going to be a good day after all.