Page 15 of Spicy Sapphic Christmas

FIFTEEN

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“Bea?” Jo turned and looked up as Bea slowly returned from the piano. Concern filled Jo in an instant. She hadn’t expected them to fight in public like they did at the studio, but she also hadn’t expected Bunny to just up and leave so quickly.

“Um.” Bea’s face was flushed as though she had run a few times around the block before returning to their table. But she didn’t sit down. “I think I’m going to call it a night as well. I’m exhausted after this week.”

“Is everything okay?”

“Yes.” Bea smiled. It was a smile that Jo wasn’t sure she had ever seen before. “I think I will be. I just need some rest.”

“Okay. Be safe and call if you need anything.”

“Thanks for a lovely evening, Piper.” Bea’s soft voice was filled with emotion, and Jo wasn’t sure the plan had actually worked the way they had wanted. Something new washed over her sister, and she had no idea if it was good or bad. “I’ll see you both back in the studio tomorrow.”

Silence settled over the table for a moment.

“Well, that happened a lot sooner than expected.” Piper leaned over to Jo after both Bunny and Bea had left. “For a successful evening, I get the impression something else is going on.” Piper lifted her eyebrows in Jo’s direction. The soft touch of a smile on her lips soothed Jo instantly.

“I’m just worried, I guess. Bea and I are close, but sometimes she forgets she isn’t actually my protector. And keeps me a little at arm’s length when I think she could actually use someone to talk to.”

“Ah.” Piper nodded and picked up her drink, taking another sip. Jo now couldn’t remember what round of drinks they were up to or what she and Piper had been drinking.

“I guess we’ll have to see how it all shapes up tomorrow.” Jo forced a smile on her face.

“But you and I still have the rest of the night together.” Piper’s voice held a low huskiness that sent a shiver through Jo’s body.

“Yes, we do. Should we head out and go for a walk maybe?”

“I like that idea.” Piper waved down the server. While she asked for the bill, Jo’s phone vibrated in her purse.

“Bea?” She swiped without checking the screen.

“Hey stranger, you finally decided I was worth your time again, huh?” The purr turned into a pout. Jo’s blood drained from her body and settled somewhere in her feet. Immediately, she looked at Piper, begging for help, for anyway out of this torture that was about to happen.

“Mandy?” she choked out.

“Of course it’s me, sweetheart. I’ve missed you so much. I can’t wait to see you again.”

Jo didn’t know what to say. Mandy’s chuckle came through the phone, but still Jo couldn’t find the words.

“Jo?” Piper’s voice was coupled with a gentle shake to Jo’s bare arm. How many times had Piper tried to get her attention?

Jo looked up, blinking as she tried to process what was happening.

“What’s wrong?” Piper skimmed her hand up and down Jo’s arm in comfort.

Tears filled Jo’s eyes. Piper took the phone from her, not hesitating. She glanced at the number on the screen and cringed.

“Jo can’t speak right now. She’ll call you back if she wants to.” Piper hung up and scowled at the phone. It had been a private number.

“What did she want?”

“Probably to get back together with me.” Jo twisted her hands in her lap, staring at the edge of the table.

“Come on. Let’s get out of here.” Piper stood up and offered Jo her hands. Jo looked up, hating herself as she saw pain and anger in Piper’s eyes.

“I’m sorry.”

“Nope, none of that.” Piper’s eyes softened, and she indicated her hands once more for Jo to take.

Jo took them, and when she stood up, Piper pulled a little harder than Jo had anticipated. They pressed together, chest to chest.

“Hi.” Jo looked up into Piper’s eyes.

“Hi yourself.” Piper smiled as she tucked a stray strand of Jo’s hair behind her ear before stepping back. As she did, Piper twisted her hand in Jo’s and entwined their fingers. “Now let’s take that walk.”

For a few minutes, they walked past people and restaurants. The silence between them didn’t quite feel as comfortable as it normally did. Jo cursed herself and then huffed in frustration. She shouldn’t be angry at herself. It was Mandy who had once again barged into her life to try and… what? Jo had no idea anymore.

“Are you okay?” Piper asked as they pushed past the last of the restaurants, the crowd thinning out as the path curved down toward the river.

“No,” Jo said. “No, I’m not okay at all.”

“Do you want to talk about it?”

“I’m so angry. I cared about her, I really did. But she never treated me as anything important until something big happened. Every time Bea and I got in the papers for something, every time we moved one step toward the big goals, Mandy would dote on me. I would think, finally she realizes what I’m worth and how much she cares about me.” Jo wiped angrily at the tears that escaped.

“I’m sorry,” Piper said as she squeezed Jo’s hand in her own.

“And now, I’ve had such a fun night. I always feel like I’m someone important when I’m with you, you know. And here I am ruining it all.”

Piper pulled on her hand, and Jo had no choice but to stop walking. There were people still around, but none were close to them anymore. “You are important. You’re also wonderful and deserve to be treated like a queen every day, not just when you take another step forward toward your career.”

“See!” Jo smiled despite her need to sniff and the watery haze she saw Piper through. “Even now when I must look like a raccoon with rabies, you always say nice things.”

“You’re beautiful. And you haven’t ruined anything.” The warmth in Piper’s eyes made Jo’s stomach muscles tense.

They stepped in together, closing the gap between them.

It wasn’t their first kiss, but it felt deeper than any they had shared before now.

“I like you, Piper,” Jo whispered, eyes closed as she rested her forehead against Piper’s and smiled as their noses brushed each other. “And I would really like to take you home tonight.”

Piper’s sharp inhalation made Jo’s smile stretch wider as she pressed her lips against Piper’s once more. The smooth softness of Piper’s lips opened at the smallest touch of Jo’s tongue.

A moan escaped Jo, and Piper laughed as she pulled back.

“I think we’d better get back to your place before Bunny kills me for being arrested for public nudity.”

Jo laughed and couldn’t believe how much her heart raced and her stomach fluttered with nerves and anticipation as she pulled Piper back to the restaurant. Piper had the valet retrieve her car as soon as they arrived.

The ride seemed to take twice as long as the drive to get to the restaurant. Though Piper’s hand on the inside of her knee tracing spirals on her pants might have had something to do with that. By the time Jo had managed to get the front door to her apartment open, their lips were on each other’s in a heated and inciting embrace. Piper was behind Jo in a second as she turned to lock the door behind them.

Jo gasped as Piper’s hands found her hips while her mouth found the soft skin where her neck met her shoulder. She whimpered and leaned her forehead against the now locked door.

“You’re so sexy,” Piper whispered in Jo’s ear before taking her lobe between her lips and gently sucking on it.

“Oh fuck.” Jo moaned as she pushed her ass hard against Piper’s crotch.

“Yes,” Piper whispered, her breath sending shivers down Jo’s body.

Piper untucked Jo’s shirt from her pants and slid her hands beneath the released fabric. Her fingers danced up Jo’s stomach, making Jo’s legs quiver a little. When she found Jo’s breasts, strong fingers pinched the already erect nipples that strained through her bra.

“Fuck.” Jo gasped between breaths. “Bedroom. Now.”

Piper laughed and spun Jo around so they faced each other. This time, the kiss wasn’t soft and sweet. It held the fire Jo had always held back. The fire other lovers had shied away from whenever she showed any kind of dominance. Apparently being an overall happy and enthusiastic human being meant she couldn’t possibly be the instigator in the bedroom.

But Jo didn’t fear that reaction or assumption from Piper. She had no reason to think Piper would be different—except, of course, she had been almost the opposite in every other way to any other woman Jo had fallen for.

Fallen for?

No.

This was fun and freeing. This wasn’t the time to fall for anyone. Bea and Jo were just starting to make a name for themselves, and she couldn’t be distracted with emotions and the encompassing nature of falling.

Jo forced her thoughts back to the gorgeous woman in front of her who kissed her as though it was their last day on earth, and she wouldn’t waste a second doing anything else. Jo gently encouraged Piper to walk backward toward the bedroom. Her heart beat faster as Piper trusted her to take control, to lead her safely to the bedroom. By the time they had reached it, Jo’s entire body buzzed with the thrill of arousal and power.

“Take your clothes off,” Jo rasped out. Hoping she didn’t sound too bossy, or as nervous as she still felt beneath the thrill.

“Yes, ma’am.” Piper winked and slid the strap of her dress off one shoulder, revealing smooth skin beneath. How had she not realized Piper hadn’t been wearing a bra? She bit her lip, wetness soaking into her underwear. Watching Piper slowly undress herself would have made her body react, but having her do it without losing eye contact had Jo’s clit pulsing, and her breath close to gasping. She wouldn’t last long if her body didn’t calm down soon.

“Do I get the same show?” Piper asked as she stood naked in front of Jo.

Jo swallowed and hesitated.

“Hey.” Piper stepped forward, as though her own nakedness meant nothing, and cupped Jo’s cheek in her palm. “Are you nervous?”

“I’m always a little nervous.” Jo shrugged, the confidence she had found earlier seemingly disappeared in the light of her bedroom, staring at a masterpiece of the human body.

“We don’t have to.” Piper tilted her head until she met Jo’s eyes.

It had been all Jo needed for that energy and desire to come rushing back through her. Jo pushed forward, devouring Piper’s mouth with her own and dragging Piper onto the bed with her. Her hands roamed over Piper’s smooth skin, causing goosebumps to rise in her wake. Piper’s hands were on her again, hands beneath her shirt, dancing over her back, and in a moment, flicking the clip of her bra, releasing Jo’s breasts.

“I want to do this,” Jo muttered between kisses.

“I want to, too.” Piper grinned as Jo stripped herself of her shirt and bra. “But you set the pace, and you tell me to stop anytime you want, or if there is anything you don’t like, promise?”

For a moment, Jo was overcome by this amazing woman. She had her energy, and she truly understood. But this was a whole other area Jo had never experienced before. Someone who cared as much about her pleasure and comfort as their own. Maybe even more. The idea unsettled Jo for a moment. It must have registered on her face.

Piper propped herself up on her elbows and looked closer. Not at her exposed breasts, but at her.

“I promise. But only if you do it, too.” Jo said.

“Guaranteed.” Piper winked at Jo.

“All right.” Jo bit her lip, fear and excitement warring with each other. Could she really explore those things she had always been shamed for wanting? Would Piper really not think less of her for wanting them?

“What do you like?” Piper whispered as she reached forward, taking Jo’s hands. They shuffled up together farther up the bed. One of Jo’s knees, still dressed, pressed right between Piper’s legs.

Jo ignored the question, unable to voice what she wanted. As though sensing her hesitation, Piper flipped her over onto her back and kissed her hard, bruising her lips in ways that sent shudders rocking through Jo’s body.

“Do you want me inside you?” Piper straddled Jo and ground her pussy against Jo’s stomach.

“Yes.” Jo hips bucked up.

“Can I take the rest of your clothes off?”

“Yes,” Jo said. How were questions making her breath increase and her clit throb?

Piper took her time as she kissed her way over Jo’s breasts, stopping long enough to suck on each nipple until Jo grunted, before working her way down Jo’s stomach.

Her fingers were fast and furious as they undid the pants and rid Jo of the material.

“A thong?” Piper moaned as she placed a kiss on Jo’s mound through the cloth.

Jo’s breath hitched, and her hips bucked.

“You’re so receptive.” Piper laughed, nudging Jo to lift her hips so she could slide the thong off.

Piper’s fingers slipped through Jo’s folds, and Jo moaned, rocking her hips up, begging for more pressure. Piper circled Jo’s clit as she pushed herself into the space between Jo’s thighs. Jo wrapped her legs around Piper’s hips, pulling her in closer.

Piper leaned forward and pinched Jo’s nipple with her free hand. Their hips rocked together, pressed harder and harder as the scent of arousal filled the room.

“I want…” Jo started but stopped before she got any further.

“What do you want?” Piper’s voice was filled with curiosity and softness.

“Top drawer.” Jo covered her face with her hands as Piper got off the bed and walked to her dresser.

“Is it sterile?”

Of all the things Jo had expected to be asked, that hadn’t been on the list. “You mean you don’t mind?”

“Why would I mind?” Piper faced Jo, the strap-on already looped into the harness. Piper’s eyes smoldered as they stared at Jo.

“It’s sterile.” Jo swallowed and forced herself to keep eye contact with Piper. “It’s never been used.”

“What?”

“I was told it was disrespectful to ask a lesbian to use one.”

“Who the hell told you that? Also, not a lesbian.” Piper slid the harness onto her body, her lips quirking to the side. “Definitely pansexual. Every moment of every day.”

Jo was not answering that question. “And you really don’t mind?”

“Do I mind making a gorgeous woman come the way she wants to?” Piper walked around the bed and got back on her knees between Jo’s legs. “Never.”

The first cold touch of the dildo caught Jo’s breath, but soon her juices coated the toy. Jo pushed her head back into the mattress as Piper’s fingers opened her up and Piper pushed inside. Slowly at first, a gentle pull back before sliding in again. The stretch was such a tease of untold pleasure to come.

Jo cried out as she pushed against Piper’s increasingly faster thrusts. She lifted her shoulders off the bed as she reached for Piper’s hips with her hands, pulling Piper into her harder and faster.

Piper leaned down and kissed Jo’s lips as one of Piper’s hands cupped the back of Jo’s head, the other slipping between them. Piper circled Jo’s clit as she continued to thrust.

“Fuck!” Jo screamed out as she came with a shudder.

Piper chuckled into her mouth as she helped ease Jo back down to the bed. She didn’t pull out or move her fingers off Jo’s clit. Jo’s aftershock shudders were met with the strong touch still on her and in her.

It might have been delirium from post-orgasmic bliss, but Jo had all the confidence in the world for a few brief seconds. “I want you to sit on my face.”

“Really?” Piper’s eyes opened wide as she asked.

“Surprised a girl like me wants that?”

“No.” Piper shook her head as she gently eased herself out of Jo. “Not surprised, just extremely glad.”

“You like riding faces?” Jo asked as she hurried Piper out of the harness herself.

“Well, yes. But I like you telling me what you want.”

A wildness inside of Jo woke up, and she pulled Piper back onto the bed. As soon as Piper was in place, she pressed hard against her clit with the flat of her tongue.

“Oh fuck, yes.” Piper growled gutturally as she fell forward with the sensation. Jo didn’t wait to feel Piper’s body land on the mattress above her head before she covered Piper’s clit with her mouth and sucked hard.

Piper moaned unintelligible things while Jo sucked, flicking her tongue over the sensitive nub in irregular patterns. She gripped Piper’s ass and pulled her into her face harder as Jo’s own pleasure peaked again.

“Fuck me while I fuck you.” She grabbed Piper’s hips and shoved her away enough from her mouth so she could speak.

“How?” Piper barely got the word out.

“Turn around.”

It took Piper a second before she understood the command. With her back arched high into the air, Piper lowered her face to Jo’s throbbing clit while Jo circled Piper’s entrance with her fingers.

“Can I fuck you inside?”

“Yes.” Was all Piper got out before Jo pressed two fingers into her, only to remove them and add a third.

Piper’s groan sent a wave of pleasure through Jo as it vibrated over her clit.

They sucked and licked while their fingers fucked each other faster and faster, as though racing each other to release first.

Piper collapsed over Jo’s body, half rolling off as they both came within moments of each other.

“Fuck.” Piper let out with a chuckle.

Jo laughed and shuffled herself on the bed until they laid side by side. Piper opened her arms, and Jo quickly moved into her embrace, head resting on Piper’s shoulder, her eyes watching Piper’s perfect breasts as their movement eventually slowed with the evening out of her breath.

The last thing Jo remembered before she fell asleep was Piper’s kiss pressed to the top of her head, a mumbled thanks whispered into the quiet room.