8 comments/ 31413 views/ 38 favorites Sweet Angel By: man_sanas469 I would just like to thank Tall Poppy for helping me edit my story. If there are any mistakes they are mine. If some characters are familiar it's cuz they're the characters from my story 'Worth It Completely.' Enjoy! ***** Marie Garcia was finishing her report as she glanced up at her window to take a break, looking at the setting sun. She leaned back in her chair, her elbow on the armrest; her forefinger tracing her lips as she thought again of how she came to be there. Looking at Marie you could definitely see from her long dark brown hair, almond eyes, and brown skin that she was most definitely not an American. Still, some mistook her for being Spanish or Mexican and were always surprised when told she was actually Asian. It had been a year since she left her country to move to Denver, U.S.A. Growing up, she never would have imagined she could do such a thing, considering she was born and raised in a very strict and conservative society - a culture where the women only got to leave the house when they were married off and not before then. Her reason for leaving was to be with the woman she loved. A woman she thought felt the same way about her. Her move to Denver was supposed to have been a wonderful surprise for Jasmine, but Marie ended up being surprised... no, make that shocked & devastated. Her heart twinged at the thought of Jasmine... Jasmine Ward. Even after things went bad, Marie decided to forge ahead and accept the overseas job that had been offered to her. It would give her a chance to live a life of independence away from her restrictive family and upbringing and most of all to be herself... a woman attracted to other women. Although there were women like her in her country, it was most definitely still not accepted and was frowned upon. It all started with the two women meeting online in a chat room. Marie was hesitant to connect at first since she had never done anything remotely like it before. For reasons she could not for the life of her explain, she took to Jasmine right away. All she knew was that she felt very calm and comfortable with her. They were both career women - Marie was a loans officer at a local bank in her country while Jasmine, although British by birth, was working as a doctor in Denver. She had studied in the US and decided to stay and work there, electing not to return to London. They chatted innocently at first but as the weeks went by, they realized that they had a lot in common. Both women were single... they had both had their share of boyfriends and although both had been attracted to women in the past, neither had done anything about it. Each had an experience where they had a female friend come on to them but were afraid to pursue it despite their attraction for fear of how their personal and professional lives would be affected. Although Marie had dated men in the past, she had never felt so attracted to anyone that she wanted to share everything with them. She was still a virgin and at some point had begun to believe that she must actually be as frigid as past dates had described her. That thought was blown apart when she met Jasmine in cyberspace. When they moved from the chat room to e-mail, Marie was the first one to send her picture then Jasmine followed after a while. Both definitely liked what they saw and slowly their conversations turned flirty...then seductive...then sexual. As the months went by, they progressed to other means of communicating, moving from e-mail to text messages and voice calls to video calls. All of their messages or calls started with the two women sharing their thoughts and visions of how they wanted to be with each other and ended with them coming together. They had explosive phone sex which left them both satisfied but wanting so much more. They had been corresponding for close on a year when Marie thought of applying for a job in Denver so that they could finally be together and be each other's first time with another woman... to be able to finally do to each other what they had imagined so many times. She didn't tell Jasmine her plans since she wanted to surprise her, so when her application was approved she couldn't wait to tell her the news when they had their next scheduled video call. The moment the call started, Marie felt that something was off with Jasmine - her attitude and demeanor spoke volumes even if she said nothing. Finally, Marie could no longer handle the tension and asked her point-blank what was wrong. Jasmine couldn't even look her in the eyes as she said, "Baby, I don't want to say this...this is so hard for me...but it would never work with us. What we have is a long-distance virtual relationship. I think we should both move on and be with someone that we can actually be with...I mean physically." Marie could feel her heart thumping so hard and fast. It clenched so tight and hurt so much she thought it would literally break into pieces. With effort she kept calm, looking at Jasmine and in a soft voice asked, "Why don't you just tell me what's really going on? You and I have discussed visiting each other so that's not the problem. At least give me that." "Ummm...Tracy is back here in Denver...and I...ummm...want to see if...." Jasmine said hesitantly. Marie closed her eyes from the intense pain she felt with those words and hearing that name. Tracy was the friend who had come onto Jasmine a long time before, but she hadn't done anything to pursue it despite her attraction, fearing the reaction of her family and friends. "You want to see if things could finally work out between you." She finished for Jasmine. "Baby, I'm...." and before Jasmine could say anything more, Marie lifted her palm to the screen to stop her. "Please...please don't call me that...you don't have the right to call me that anymore. I'm no longer your baby...I don't think I ever was." Taking a deep calming breath, she prayed to all that's holy that she wouldn't break before she finished. "I... I really wish you all the best. Goodbye, Jasmine." She ended the call as tears started to run down her face. Marie's thoughts were broken by knocking on her office door. Coming back to the present, she was surprised to find wetness on her cheeks. She quickly wiped the tears away as she answered, "Yes? Come in." She turned towards the door which opened to reveal her boss, Toni Stevens. "Hey Marie! It's quitting time. You about ready to join me in our other job? Liz is waiting for us...says it's a slow night at the bar and with our combined beauties it might encourage both the women and men to enter the place!" Toni said with a smile. "Hey, you alright?" she asked, noticing the telltale redness of Marie's eyes. "Oh! I'm fine...thanks for asking. Well, we can't have Liz waiting now especially with her being pregnant and all. Just let me shut off my computer and get my things." Marie stood up from her chair and packed up. "What about Laurel? Will she be joining us? With her around we would be like the femme fatale trio!" Marie said with a big smile on her face. "You know Marie you're very pretty but when you smile it makes you beautiful. Just keep smiling and be happy alright?" Toni encouraged Marie. "As for Laurel, my beautiful baby, she'll join us as soon as she's done with her client. Now let's haul ass shall we?" ******* It was a slow Tuesday morning at work as Marie looked at the e-mail message sent to her by Jasmine just a few minutes before. It wasn't the first time that Jasmine had sent her an e-mail. In the previous six months she had sent numerous messages asking how she was and if they could talk. Marie ignored every one, wondering what on earth they possibly had to talk about. And if Jasmine wanted to be friends...well tough cookie! Marie couldn't think of them being 'just friends' after everything they had shared over the course of the one year they were corresponding. How could she go from explicit talks of caressing, touching, kissing, and making each other come to "how's the weather" and "how's your day coming along?" The e-mail was simple: "Hey there...I know we didn't end things right and it was all my fault...You could probably just ignore this message along with the others I've sent you these past months...But if you could please, please talk to me...It wouldn't take that long I promise you...And you don't have to say anything...I would just like to say what I have to say and that would be it if you prefer. Jasmine." Marie took a deep breath and without really understanding why, she replied to Jasmine's email. "I'm ok to talk now." It wasn't even ten minutes later when an alert popped up for a new mail. "Hey! Hi! Do you still use the same user name?" Jasmine replied. "Yes." was all that Marie could write, already half regretting her actions. Marie felt like she was going to have an asthma attack. She couldn't breathe properly while waiting for Jasmine to go online. Her whole body felt like it was shaking. She started taking deep calming breaths as Jasmine did just that and started the video call. Both their breaths hitched at the same time when they saw each other on the screen for the first time in a year. "Ummm... Hi... Thank you for allowing me this.... You look great... Your hair is longer ... It...ummm... It suits you." Jasmine stumbled on her words as she was rendered breathless by the sight of Marie on the screen. 'God! She looks so gorgeous with her long dark hair falling just below her grogeous breasts. Her full lips still look like a perfect bow' she thought to herself. "You don't look so bad yourself." Marie replied. 'Dammit! You haven't seen or spoken to her in a year and that's all you have to say to her?!' She scolded herself. 'God! Her curly hair surrounding her face is so beautiful! She's still so beautiful!' She thought. "I called your office once a few months back and they told me you had quit and didn't know where you went... Don't worry though I said I was a client." Jasmine quickly said, seeing the panic in Marie's eyes, but misreading the cause. "You moved to a different bank? Sorry...You don't have to answer that... I've no right to ask." Jasmine apologized. "Ummm... you're right I don't have to...." before Marie could finish her sentence, the door to her office burst open and Toni announced in a loud jovial voice, "Hey Marie! My sister just called to say that she just came from the Denver Health Hospital and has some good news! So you, me and Laurel are invited for dinner at her house tonight! Oh! She also said not to take Arapahoe Road since there's construction going on and to take County Line Road instead." With that, she grinned and swept out again. As the door closed, both women sat, frozen, one feeling dread, the other feeling disbelief at what she had heard. "Dammit!" Marie whispered and closed her eyes, rubbing her forehead trying to erase the headache that was beginning to develop. She hoped against hope that Jasmine hadn't heard Toni clearly. "Where are you exactly, Marie? And please don't tell me you're somewhere in your country because so far as I know there is only one Denver Health Hospital and that's where I work. And if I'm not mistaken," she said a little drily, "Arapahoe and County Line road are also in Denver!" Jasmine's voice raised just a bit brought on by both excitement and disbelief that Marie could be in the same country not to mention the same city as her. Seeing no other way out, Marie opened her eyes and looked at Jasmine. "As you've clearly heard and figured out, I'm in Denver just like you, Jasmine." Marie sighed. "Oh my God! Oh God! How? When?" Jasmine spouted off. "Please... Please Marie... I know I don't have any right to ask... but could we please see each other?" She pleaded. Marie shook her head. "You're forgetting something... or should I say someone?" "What? Who am I forgetting here?" Jasmine asked. "Tracy. Your girlfriend? I don't want you to do to her what you did to me." Marie replied somewhat angrily. "Wait... Hold on... Tracy and I aren't together... look it's something I would rather talk to you about face to face, OK? Even if it's just for coffee... In fact if you want, it will give you the chance to throw the coffee in my face." Jasmine told Marie not caring how stupid her idea actually sounded. After a few seconds of hesitation, Marie agreed but refused to make it easy for Jasmine. "Alright. Fine. Coffee it is. Meet me at Stella's Coffee House in thirty minutes. It's across from where I work." "OK. Stella's Coffee House. Thirty minutes." Jasmine repeated before they both ended the call. ******* 'Oh God! Oh God!' Jasmine was saying over and over in her head as she sat cradling her coffee in her hands, hoping the heat from the mug would warm up her cold and numb hands. She chose a table that had privacy yet could be seen upon entering the coffee shop. 'Oh God! Oh God!' Marie was saying over and over in her head as she stood just outside the coffee shop. Both arms were wrapped around her stomach trying to control the butterflies running amock inside. 'It's now or never! Probably good to have closure. It will help me to move on.' Marie thought to herself, trying to give herself the courage to enter the coffee shop. Her breath hitched as she saw Jasmine sitting at the corner table. She would always recognize those curls. She had always imagined her fingers buried inside those curls holding her head as they kissed. Jasmine, engrossed in her thoughts, was looking down at her coffee cup, too involved in her head to realize that Marie was already standing beside the table. "Ummm... Is this seat taken?" Marie asked, making Jasmine jump up a bit from the sound of her voice right next to her. As Jasmine raised her eyes to finally look at Marie for the first time in person, she felt as if she was in Heaven seeing her sweet angel's face. She had many endearments for Marie when they were still together but the one that she had always called her was 'sweet angel'. She had dreamt of this so many nights and now that the moment had finally arrived, she couldn't even for the life of her say anything. She shook her head sharply to try and clear the fog. "Uh... Yes... I mean.... No... It's for you." She stuttered as she held onto her coffee mug for dear life. Sitting down across from Jasmine, she clasped her hands together in front of her on the table to try and stop them shaking. Marie again took deep calming breaths. Seeing Jasmine's face for the first time had literally made her knees all weak and trembling. It was either sit down or fall flat on her feet in front of the woman. The pictures and videos didn't do her justice. "So... ummm... God! Now that you're in front of me I don't even know what to say!" Jasmine confessed. "Let's start with Tracy." Marie supplied. "Ok...First of all, Tracy is not my girlfriend... She never was... I...We...tried but I should have remembered how she was...she was chaotic...over-dramatic...too negative...And before we even got started we were done." Jasmine explained. "Look...Ba...Marie...I'm really, really sorry...I never meant to hurt you...I made a mistake...Please...please forgive me? If you want you could still throw this coffee in my face...I deserve it." She pushed her coffee towards Marie as she said this. Bringing her gaze from the cup to Jasmine's face, Marie pushed the coffee back towards her saying, "You forget I'm not built that way. I've already forgiven you but I'm not likely to forget. " "I don't expect you to...I just hope that in time you will be able to." Jasmine said softly. "Could I... Could I ask how long you've been in Denver? She asked Marie. "I've been living and working here for a year now. I arrived May of last year." She replied looking at Jasmine to see if she would realize what the time-frame meant. "May?... A year? How long before you knew you were going to be living here?" Jasmine asked dreading the answer. "I knew the day we had our last video call. I was going to surprise you with the news and I ended up being the one surprised...and not in a good way..." Marie's eyes teared up as she said this. "Oh God! You must really hate me and I don't blame you at all." Jasmine whispered her eyes welling up as well. "I don't. Not anymore. You wanted someone else and you were honest about it. I can give you that." Marie said as she made a show of looking at her watch to signal that she needed to be going. "I'm actually glad we did this... I was really hesitant at first but now I feel like a weight has been lifted from me. I have to get back to the office." Standing up from the table she looked at Jasmine. "I wish you all the best, Jasmine." When Jasmine called out to her, she stopped and turned around. "Wait... Marie... Can't we at least be friends?" Jasmine asked. 'Dammit! That was definitely not what I wanted to ask!' Jasmine thought, wanting to kick herself. She wanted so much to give them another try, especially now that they were both in the same city. Marie closed her eyes for a few seconds before looking at Jasmine and asking, "Do you actually believe that after what we had we could just be friends, Jasmine?" Shaking her head she continued, "Let's just leave it like this. It's better this way." She turned and left the coffee shop before she changed her mind and ended up losing her heart again. ******* Marie was back at her office but didn't know how she was able to get through the day. It felt like she was running on auto-pilot finishing all the paperworks for the clients whose loans would be released for the month. Her mind was still replaying the scene in the coffee shop like a movie in her head. 'Friends? She wants us to be FRIENDS?!' She thought angrily. 'If she had asked if we could give it another try I might have given in! Friends?!' Her fingers flew fast and hard on the keyboard as her thoughts swirled around her head. She didn't notice her office door had opened and that Toni was standing by the entrance looking at her. "Hey you! What did that keyboard ever do to you?" Toni asked, trying to lighten the mood of the smaller woman. "Good Lord! You startled me!" Marie exclaimed with a hand on her heart. "I'm sorry I didn't hear you knock. Is there something you needed, Toni?" She asked her boss. Toni sat on the chair in front of Marie's desk and looked at her, contemplating what she was going to say without being too intrusive. She could definitely feel and see that something was affecting the woman who was not only her loans officer but someone she considered a friend. When she first met Marie, there was a certain sadness about her that made her appear aloof and detached from other people. She was a good and hard worker but didn't seem to have anything outside of work. It took several invites from Toni to go to the bar she and her sister Liz owned before Marie finally agreed. Thankfully with her sister's persistence and no-nonsense attitude, they were eventually able to break down the wall that the smaller woman had encased herself in. "Marie, I know that you and I have been working together for a year now. In that time I have come to think of you not only as someone working for me, but also as a friend...A good friend. If there is something or someone bothering or upsetting you I just wanted you to know that I am here for you, alright?" She said softly but firmly. And with those words Marie just broke down and told Toni everything that had happened to her from before she came over to Denver up to her having coffee with the woman who had broken her heart a year before. When she was done telling her story both women had tears in their eyes. "I'm so sorry, Marie. But you still pushed through with coming over here despite what happened?" Toni asked incredulously. "I know it sounds stupid but I was already accepted for the job. Didn't want to lose out on the opportunity. Besides I figured that Denver was a big place that there wasn't much chance that we would bump into each other." The smaller woman replied slightly shaking her head. Sweet Angel Trying to lighten the mood a bit, Toni teased Marie ruefully. "Well... That'll teach me not to just barge in your office and announce things loudly! Sheesh!" The two women laughed at that. "Ah well... Guess it was meant to happen that way so we could finally have closure of some sort." Marie sighed. "Hope you don't mind my asking, but if she had asked you if you would try again, would you have agreed?" Toni asked. "No... Yes... I mean I don't know! But geez! Friends?! I really don't think so! Again... I know it sounds stupid but after what I more or less shared with this woman for a year, being 'just friends' just won't do! It was a relationship for me... She was my girlfriend." "Do you still have feelings for her? You seem to be still affected by her." "I could just deny it but it's pretty obvious that I still do... God! To finally see and hear her live... To see her eyes... Lips... Chin... Curls in her hair... And damn that British accent! Do you know how many nights I dreamt of seeing her in the flesh? I had to get out of the coffee shop fast or risk making a complete fool of myself!" "Hmmm... What's with the chin?" "She used to ask me the same question every time I would focus on that... Wanting to nibble on it... Kiss it." Marie reminisced. "I really can't explain." "Okaaay...we seem to have a chin fetish going on with you." Toni teased. "Only with her apparently." Marie whispered. Toni looked at Marie thoughtfully. "Marie, I really appreciate you sharing this with me. And I promise you that I will keep this confidential. If you ever ever need someone to talk to or need a shoulder to cry on, I'm here for you." "Thank you, Toni. That really means a lot to me." Marie said with wet eyes. "Phew! Now that that's settled how's about we go head off to my sister's find out what her good news is and enjoy her scrumptious home-cooked meal! Laurel will be meeting us there." Toni said, standing up from the chair. "I'm all for that! Let's go." Marie said. ******* "I see Laurel is already here." Toni pointed at her lover's car parked at the front of the house as they walked up to the front door. "Whose car is that in front of Lauren's? Could that be the good news Liz is talking about?" Marie noticed the brand new red Fiat 500 with no plates. "Kinda small for her family, don't you think?" "Let's go ask my sibling then! Cute car though." Toni said as she rang the doorbell. "Hold your horses!" Liz hollered as she opened the door to the two women. "Well! If it isn't my late sister and sort of adopted sister. It's about time you guys got here. We're starving!" "Hey sis! Is the new red car in front your good news?" Toni asks. "I agree with Marie - it's a bit small for your growing family." "I wish! But no, my sisters. That's my doctor's new baby." Liz replies. "Hope you don't mind my asking her to join us? Seeing as she was the one who gave me the good news I figured why not have her celebrate with us." Walking in front of the two women, she led them to the dining area. "Alright! The cavalry is here so if we could all have a seat, I can share my announcement and finally get to eat this scrumptious meal I slaved away at!" Liz said excitedly as she headed to the front of the table. "Sis you sit beside Laurel on this side. And sorta adopted sis you sit on this side beside...." And before she could finish, both her guest and Marie whispered each other's name. "Jasmine." "Marie." The three other women in the room all had different reactions to what had just happened between the doctor and their friend. The two women looked at each other while the rest were looking from one to the other trying to figure out the situation. "Hey!" Liz said loudly. "Uh oh!" Toni said softly. Suddenly realizing that this was the 'doctor' that Marie had been telling her about. "Oh!" Laurel whispered. Liz leaned closer to Toni. "Uh oh? What do you mean by 'Uh oh?' Is there something I should know?" She asked, still looking at the two other women. "Just try to act normal and get this show on the road and I will tell you when we go to the kitchen to get the dessert later." Toni whispered as she gave Laurel a wink, telling her silently that she would explain later. Lauren smiled back at her. "Right! Well... alright then... Ummm... Where was I?...." Liz fumbled as she attempted normalcy. "Seating arrangements, honey." Ed said, speaking out for the first time and patting his wife's hand helping her out. "Oh right! Right! Marie please sit on this side beside Jasmine. She's my doctor...if I haven't already said that." Liz says. "Hi." Both women whispered to each other as Marie took her seat beside Jasmine. "So... now that everyone is seated and hopefully comfortable... I would just like to announce my good news!" Liz said loudly getting all excited again. "You guys know I'm pregnant but apparently I'm not carrying just one but TWO!" Everyone broke out with excitement over the news and congratulated the couple. It helped ease the slight tension in the room and made dinner a light and enjoyable affair. As dinner was done and dessert was to be served, Liz stood up and called on Toni to help her in the kitchen leaving behind her husband and Laurel with Jasmine and Marie. "Alright! I've been patient enough... Spill!" Liz demanded as she and Toni entered her kitchen. "You don't waste time do you?" Toni laughed. "Ok... Remember when you first met Marie you said that there was something there? That you felt that the reason she was the way she was because someone had hurt her?" "Yes... I remember... I'm pregnant not old, Sister." Liz reminded Toni. "Well... I was able to make Marie open up to me before coming here. And you're right - she did get hurt by someone. A doctor... apparently your doctor from what transpired back there with your guest and our friend." Toni explained. "Oh! Uh oh!" Liz reacted. "I know, right? We have a situation... well... they have a situation. I can definitely see that Marie still has feelings for Jasmine but just can't seem to move forward and give it another try for fear of... Something I don't know." Toni said. "So what do we do?" Liz asked. "It's pretty obvious with what happened early this evening that whatever it is with the two of them is very much alive." "What do you mean by what do we do?" Toni asked. "Sister! You let them handle this for themselves." She warned her sister, knowing the gleam in her eyes all too well. "What? What? If I remember correctly had I not 'handled' YOUR situation with Lauren the two of you would not be here now. Hmmm?" Liz reminded her sister. "Ok... Ok... Doesn't matter what I say... You'd just do what you want to do." Toni sighed. "Exactly!" Liz said, giving her imitation of a Cheshire grin. "Now let's go serve dessert!" An hour had passed since dinner had finished and Jasmine had already left, leaving behind the four women sitting in the family room. All three pairs of eyes directed at Marie as she told her history with their dinner guest. ".... So there." Marie finished as she sighed deeply. "What do you mean by so there? Are you not going to do anything? It will just end with Jasmine leaving here after dinner?" Liz asked incredulously. "Sis..." Toni tried to warn her sister. "Don't sis me!" Liz gave Toni a look that said she meant business. She then continued with Marie. "And you Marie, you can't just sit there and tell me that you no longer have feelings whatsoever for Jasmine because it's clear to anyone with eyes that you do!" "But...I think it's better this way. We've already spoken and I believe we had our closure. Besides, I don't think we could ever have again what we had." Marie reasoned. "Exactly what did you have? You had two people who met and corresponded on the net, with the plus of getting each other off with flashes of skin and talks of sex. I understand now why you don't want to go further in the real world. You never really cared for each other. It was all an excuse to make what you were doing acceptable." Liz taunted the smaller woman, not liking herself for doing so but wanting to push Marie's buttons to get her to see the truth. "Stop! Stop that! Don't say it like that!" Marie raised her voice shocking all three women. "Marie, I don't think..." Toni tried to soothe her. "No! It wasn't like that! It wasn't just about the sexual part it was everything! The way we would share everything about each other's lives... The good and the bad... It meant something to me! She means something to me! I love her! I love her with all of my heart! I just don't want to have to lose her all over again, because this time I know it would totally devastate me, especially since it would be for real now!" Marie started to cry as she dropped her head to her hands sobbing. Toni tried to stand up from the couch to try to get to the smaller woman, but Liz stopped her and instead wrapped her arms around her adopted sister rocking her. "I'm sorry kiddo. I'm sorry." She said, kissing the top of her head. "Knowing what I know about you it was most definitely not what I said it was. And seeing the way Jasmine was looking at you tonight I'd bet my life she feels the exact same way you do. I was just saying that to jolt you into accepting what you really feel for her. Forgive me?" Marie couldn't speak so she just nodded her head in answer to Liz's question. "Marie, may I say something here?" Laurel asked as the smaller woman nodded again. "I agree with Liz when she says that both you and Jasmine still have strong feelings for each other. Deny it all you want but it was very palpable to all of us. I can't speak for Jasmine but I do know how it feels to hurt when you've hurt the one you love and want to fix things and have the person back into your life." She grabbed hold of Toni's hand as she said this. "I know how it is to want to say and do the right things but end up fumbling it. I'm just very thankful I got to have another chance with Toni." Lauren finished as Toni kissed her and put her head on her shoulder. "You've already lost a whole year. Do you really want to lose another year without her in your life? I won't give you any guarantees that you won't get hurt along the way but heck no relationship is perfect. You'd both have to work at it." Toni spoke out finally. "No I don't want to lose another moment without her in my life. You guys are right. I still do have feelings for Jasmine and I want so much for us to be able to work things out." Marie replied. "But how do I go about doing that? Where do I start?" She asked. "She reached out to you this morning and asked to meet with you to talk things out. Why not do the same? Only this time don't let your hurt and pride get in the way. Take the plunge." Liz said. "Yeah I agree with Liz. But do it differently. Go to her and talk things out. Tell her how you really feel." Toni added. "Ok... Ok I will!" Marie said with a bit of a smile. ******* It was mid-morning Saturday and Marie was sitting at her bay window drinking coffee, staring at nothing in particular outside. She knew that she would have to talk things out with Jasmine if she ever wanted them to make a go of things, but had no idea how to go about it. She didn't know her home address and no way was she going over to her work. Her phone alerted her to a new message and upon opening it she saw that Liz had forwarded Jasmine's cell number. Shaking her head in wonder and saying out loud "Geez Liz! It's like you have eyes all over!" she took a deep breath and sent a text message to Jasmine. 'Hi Jasmine. If you're not busy, could we talk? Marie." Putting down her phone she waited anxiously for the response. After less than a minute she received a text from Jasmine. 'Hey! Yes am ok to talk. Skype?' Smiling at the positive response, she agreed and booted up her laptop. As she waited for Jasmine to go online, Marie checked herself in the small mirror on the table, her heart beating hard and fast. 'What if she doesn't want to work things out? Especially after what I said at the coffee shop when she asked if we could be friends! What if she only wants to be friends?' With her thoughts running wildly around her head, she jumped as her laptop alerted her to Jasmine ringing for a video call. Exhaling slowly, she answered the call. Both women's breaths hitched at seeing each other on the screen. It never failed to surprise them how in that entire year that they were corresponding, every time they got to talk on the phone or do video calls the sight and sound of each other gave them that hot, tingly, breathless, flustered, 'goosebumps on your goosebumps' feeling. This time was no exception. "Hi." Marie greeted Jasmine waving her hand on the screen. "Hi back." Jasmine greeted her the same way. "Ummm... Thank you for responding right away." Marie smiled. "No... I should thank you for wanting to talk to me." The taller woman smiled back. "Is everything alright? Are you ok?" She asked worriedly. "Yes. Yes I'm fine. I just..." Marie stopped mid-sentence not knowing what to say. "Hey, I just want to tell you that I didn't know Liz is your friend. I was as surprised as you were that night. Don't worry though I won't say anything." Jasmine explained. "Ummm.... No it's alright... They know about us. What happened and everything." Marie said. "I had to tell them because they more or less figured it out when both our actions that night spoke louder than words ever could, apparently." "Oh dear! I'm guessing Liz will be wanting a different doctor, huh?" "No, of course not! Believe it or not all three women, who I consider more like sisters than friends, were not taking any sides. In fact, it was because of them I'm reaching out to you now. I would like to say that they showed me the light but they more or less bopped me on the head with it... figuratively speaking." Marie explained. "They did? Ummm.... May I ask what they said?" "In a nutshell, they said that yes, shit happens... people get hurt... but if you really... ummm... care and have strong feelings for the person you would work things out." "Do you?" "Do I what?" "Do you... care and have strong feelings for me?" Marie paused for just a second then responded right away. "Yes. Yes I do. I never stopped. Do you know that even now I still sleep with the shirt you gave me for my birthday two years ago?" "You do? God! We are such a pair! Do you know that to this very day I still sleep with the shirt you gave me?" "Did you really just want us to be friends?" Marie asked, cutting to the chase. "No. I was just all flustered seeing you standing there in front of me for the very first time that I ended up saying the wrong words. I meant to ask if we could work things out. Be friends and lovers again." Jasmine voice broke a little at saying this. Marie's eyes started to tear as she smiled what she always called her 'big stupid smile' which Jasmine always loved. "Oh good! I'm really... really... did I mention REALLY glad you said that. I would most definitely want us to be friends and lovers again." "Oh god! Do you really mean that? I hope I'm not dreaming all of this." Jasmine said softly, closing her eyes her one hand on her heart trying to calm the hard beating going on there. "Jasmine?" Marie called out. "Yes." Jasmine opened her eyes as she answered. "Tell me where you live and how to get there. I will show you that this time it's for real." Marie's face beamed with longing and confidence. ******* As they entered the room, Marie walked on ahead, stopping just at the foot of the big bed staring down at it. Her arms were wrapped around her middle trying to ward off the chill going through her while Jasmine looked at her as she closed the door. Jasmine could feel and see that the smaller woman was both nervous and shy. 'God! What if I disappoint her? What if I don't satisfy her? What if? What if?' Marie's thoughts roiled in turmoil. 'Oh God! What if I don't do a thing for her? What if seeing my naked body will have her running out of here? What if? What if?' Jasmine thought as she tried to calm herself, taking a deep breath and walking towards Marie. Stopping just a few inches from the smaller woman, she leaned forward and whispered in her ear: "Hey...we don't have to do anything, you know." This had been the agreement between the two of them since they first started talking – that either of them could back out any time. She didn't touch Marie, knowing that if this was to happen it had to be Marie who made the first move. The smaller woman turned around to face Jasmine. "I know... I just..." She faltered, biting her lower lip. "What? You just what? Talk to me, Marie." Jasmine pleaded. "I just...don't know where to start....or what to do...or if I'd be doing it right." Marie shrugged. "I feel the same way too, you know. What if when you see me naked you run in the opposite direction?" Jasmine asked. "You forget I've seen you already - well parts of you, anyway – you know, when we were corresponding and believe me, with what I've seen you'll have me running towards you and not away." Marie shyly said. "Yes... but we are talking about seeing me live... where you can see every nook and cranny." "It doesn't matter to me... It's still you." Marie simply stated. "Ok... Ok... Hey, remember what we once agreed to do when we get to see each other live?" Jasmine asked. "Of course I do. We said no expectations but that we would give each other a hug." Marie smiled at her, remembering. Opening her arms wide, Jasmine looked longingly at Marie. "Well...here I am...waiting for my hug." Her voice broke a little bit. Marie, with the exact same emotion on her face, closed the distance between them. She hugged Jasmine and did what she had been writing in their mails and texts since the very beginning - she buried her head in the neck of the taller woman and breathed in her scent. Both women held their breath as their bodies touched for the first time. "God! You don't how long I've been dreaming of this." Jasmine whispered as her left hand cradled Marie's head while her right hand slipped to her back. Her body shuddered as she felt the tip of the smaller woman's tongue on her neck. She smiled as she asked. "Did you just do what I think you did?" Marie giggled softly. "I did promise that when we eventually got to hug that I would sneak a lick of your neck." She lifted her head and looked at Jasmine. "Thank you." "For what?" Jasmine asked. "For reminding me... for making it ok." Marie replied, smiling. "My pleasure." Jasmine smiled back. She brushed back the hair of the smaller woman and brought her hand down, tracing her full lips with her thumb. "Your lips have always reminded me of a perfect bow." She then lowered her head and kissed Marie for the very first time. The smaller woman pulled Jasmine tighter to her body, arching her neck upwards as she pushed her tongue in; deepening the kiss. Neither woman knew how they got there, but they found themselves standing at the foot of the bed, still kissing. They moved on their knees, face to face in the middle of the bed taking each other's clothes off piece by piece. When they were both finally naked, Jasmine slowly lay Marie down on her back while she lay on her side, just staring at the woman beside her; not making any attempt to touch and before the smaller woman could make any movements she halted her. "What is it?" Marie asked, wondering why they were stopping. "Wait...give it a moment." Jasmine whispered in awe at the sight of the naked woman in bed with her. "You finally get me naked in bed and you want to wait?" Marie asked incredulously. "I just...I just want to relish this moment...have the vision of you naked here with me etched in my memory forever." Jasmine explained. Sweet Angel "Do you know how beautiful you are?" Both women said at the exact same time. They looked at each other and laughed. "We are such a pair!" Jasmine said, shaking her head. "That we are." Marie agreed, smiling. Jasmine tentatively touched the breast of the smaller woman. "I didn't think I would get to see let alone touch my babies." She whispered as Marie smiled remembering the pet name Jasmine had for her breasts. "I know that there are seven wonders of the world... but my babies? They're the two wonders of my world." She smilingly said. "Oh my God! Did you just say that?" Marie asked, laughing. "Hey! What do you want from me, woman? I'm only human and besides they're just... THERE!" Jasmine said sheepishly. As their eyes met, their faces showed the passion and yearning they felt for each other. Jasmine moved closer to Marie, taking both her hands and placed them either side of her head entwining their fingers as she moved on top of her. Aligning their bodies, she slowly lowered herself onto the smaller woman. Their eyes never leaving the other's face, one woman hissed while the other moaned at the intense sensation of feeling flesh against flesh. "You make me feel so many things I can't even begin to describe it." Marie whispered. "It's the same for me." Jasmine said as she slowly brought her head down towards the smaller woman to give her the most loving and sweetest kiss she had ever experienced, evoking such an intense response that Marie thought that she could almost come. As if sensing this, Jasmine pulled back looking at Marie intensely and said "No, baby...not yet...we have all night." She spread her fingers in Marie's hair and pulling it back she started to kiss her from her neck down to her breasts, just going around the soft mounds before sucking the pebbled nipple into her mouth. Marie's body lifted up from the bed as she clutched Jasmine's head to her as her lips performed the same magic on her other breast then continued down her stomach, teasing her thighs then to her mound. She didn't kiss or tongue it right away - she nuzzled her face into Marie's soft pussy, enjoying the feel of it on her face. Bringing her head up slightly, she whispered "Look at me. Watch me love you." Marie looked down, her eyes glazed with passion as Jasmine flicked out her tongue, tasting Marie's cunt and kissing her gently. Marie felt herself building with the sensation of Jasmine's tongue on her; her lips and tongue licking, sucking, and kissing her throbbing pussy. Marie was humping her mound on Jasmine's face as she began to shudder. The taller woman slowly moved back up Marie's body, rubbing her slit with her long fingers and with her other hand she held the back of Marie's neck, looking at her with fierce loving eyes. Her voice husky, Jasmine said "Look at me...stay with me...please." Marie looked up as Jasmine slowly and gently slid a finger inside her. Watching Marie's face for any signs of pain, she reached a barrier inside the smaller woman's body and felt her jolt as she started to cry a little. Seeing this, Jasmine felt her own tears well up as she lovingly said "Oh Marie! I'm so sorry. If I could take away the pain for you I would." Marie started taking calming breaths. "It's okay. It's okay. Make me yours. I want to be yours." Pushing her hips up against Jasmine's hand, Marie urged her on and she felt the moment intensely as Jasmine broke through her barrier with all her love and tears shining on her face. Jasmine softly stroked her through the pain until she could feel Marie moving against her again and she intensified her movements, adding friction onto Marie's clit until she felt the smaller woman clench against her and gasp as she came. They both came down from such intense loving with Jasmine still on top of Marie, her face buried in the crook of her neck, softly kissing it every now and then while gently massaging and squeezing her breasts. "Are you okay?" She asked softly. Marie was still a little breathless when she responded "You once said that you wanted to make it so good for me that I wouldn't want any other woman after you. Well congratulations. I don't want anyone else." Jasmine lifted her head and gave her a big goofy grin. "Oh really? You want to go for seconds?" she asked, bringing her hand down on Marie's mound and sliding her long fingers up and down her slit. The smaller woman's body lifted and her breath hitched as she reacted to the caress, groaning. Marie brought her own hand down to Jasmine's as she lifted and held it to her chest and looked at her with so much passion, desire and love in her dark eyes that the taller woman gasped. "Jasmine...could you...ummm...could you take me with your strap-on now?" "Are you sure? We don't have to do it, you know...that was just one of my fantasies and this moment is all about you - not me." Jasmine whispered as her other hand lovingly brushed the hair from Marie's face. Marie gently cupped Jasmine's face and said "No...this is ours. It's about both of us. Please... I want you to...make me totally yours." Jasmine got up from the bed as Marie reluctantly let her go. She took the strap-on from her drawer and slipped it on before climbing back on the bed and slowly lowering her body onto Marie. "Hey" Jasmine said as she looked into Marie's eyes as she aligned her body on top of Marie. "I missed you." Marie whispered as Jasmine gave her a kiss that was gentle at first, then turned into an intensely devouring kiss. Jasmine held Marie's head, burying her fingers in her long silky hair and as she broke the kiss a slim thread of saliva still clung to their lips somehow connecting them. The taller woman licked her lips, breaking the connection. Breathing hard, Jasmine brought one hand to Marie's breasts, rubbing them. "God! They feel so soft and silky." She lowered her head, licking the space between her breasts, then kissing it as both her hands palmed a breast each, massaging, rubbing, pinching and cupping them. The smaller woman's chest pushed forward wanting more and moaning out loud..."Please! Please! God Jasmine! Please suck them... I want your mouth on them." Jasmine moved her head to first one breast, licking the nipple in short slow flicks then laving it longer as the nipple became hard, pebbled, and crinkled. She then literally swallowed the breast into her mouth and started to suck on it gently then harder, at the same time licking the nipple creating a sensation of pleasure and pain. She gave the same attention to the other breast as she brought her hand to Marie's mound, drawing out the pleasure even more. With her fingers she felt if the smaller woman was wet enough and ready to take her. She felt Marie's juices slick on her fingers and knew she was ready, so she let go of her breast and slid slowly up Marie's body. The smaller woman groaned in complaint, clutching at her. "No! Don't leave me!" Marie cried out. "'Shhh...it's okay...I'm here." Jasmine whispered as she held on to the rubber penis positioned between her legs, rubbing Marie's wetness onto it. She placed it at Marie's entrance and looked at her asking "Are you sure about this?" Marie placed her hand on top of Jasmine's. "I'm sure. I want this more than you'll ever know. Please Jasmine?" Tears glistened in both their eyes as Jasmine slowly inserted the head into the hot, wet core of the smaller woman. Jasmine could feel the resistance even through the rubber toy. "God Marie! You are so tight!" Jasmine said out loud as she steadily pushed the length into the woman below her, making Marie completely hers. Marie felt an intense sensation of being filled and felt like every nerve ending in her pussy had been lit up at the same time...and then blackness. Marie woke up to the feeling of her chest being rubbed and Jasmine's panicky voice calling out to her. "Baby, please wake up... Please?" "What happened?" She asked the distraught Jasmine. "You blacked out and you scared me. Are you ok, my baby?" Jasmine asked. "I'm alright. It was just.... Just so intense and so good..." Marie replied smiling. "It was? Wait...wait for it...I feel a tingling in my tail-feathers...hmmm...F-LUFF!" Jasmine smirked and they both laughed. "God!" Marie exclaimed. "What? What is it? Are you in pain?" Jasmine asked worriedly. "You called me 'my baby.' I thought that I would never get to hear you call me that again and I've been wanting you to. So much." Marie admitted. "My baby. My beautiful, beautiful baby." Jasmine whispered as she cupped Marie's face. "And you're mine." Marie whispered back, kissing Jasmine tenderly on the lips then deepening it. Jasmine lifted her head and asked "Do you want to have something to eat first?" clearly still a bit worried about her lover. Marie looked at Jasmine with a slightly raised eyebrow and said: "I would really want to eat you first before anything else." "I think I've just created a sex monster." Jasmine teased, rolling her eyes. "That you have." Marie replied as she pushed Jasmine onto her back on the bed reversing their positions. She straddled the taller woman gazing lovingly at her breasts then tentatively touching them and lowering her head to kiss the skin between. Jasmine grabbed Marie's head, cradling it to her chest and moaned. "You ok, baby?" Marie asked. Taking a deep breath Jasmine replied "Yes & no...I'm nervous & excited." Marie started with one breast then the other; kissing, licking, sucking, and biting to give her lover the same feeling of intense pleasure and pain that was given to her. Jasmine's body lifted up from the bed as Marie started to move down, kissing her on her stomach, licking her navel, kissing her thighs, her inner thighs as she slowly approached her slightly dripping pussy. She saw the wetness and licked it making the taller woman jerk at the contact and groan out loud. Jasmine grabbed the smaller woman's head with one hand while the other clutched the sheet. Marie held on to Jasmine's thighs and mouthed her mound, sucking her engorged clit into her mouth as she pushed her finger into the writhing woman; pumping into her slowly at first then starting to pick up the rhythm and not easing up until Jasmine lifted her body from the bed and screamed. Marie's head lay on her lover's shoulder as her fingers gently glided on Jasmine's stomach, calming her down. "Is it my turn to F-LUFF my tail-feathers?" She teasingly asked. "God yes! F-LUFF to your heart's content! You deserve it!" Jasmine said, still trying to catch her breath. "I never came that hard and strong! I'm so wet that if I was to walk right now I'd be squelching!" "Ummm...could you say that word again?" Marie asked. "What word, my baby?" "Ummm...'squelch'" Marie said shyly. "Squelch." Jasmine repeated the word. "Oh my God! Baby! I'd forgotten how you used to ask me to say certain words cos' it gets you turned on!" "Well now that you remember, could you now say the following words to me to me now that we're finally 'live'? 'Swollen', 'succulent' AND 'suppository!'" Marie pleaded. "You're crazy, you know that woman?" Jasmine stated laughing. "Yes... I am crazy... Crazy about you, my baby." Marie whispered with love glowing on her face. "Yes, my sweet angel...your baby." Jasmine affirmed, her face alight with the same glow, holding Marie's body tightly to her never wanting to let her go.