Page 80 of Emerald Moon
”Will you promise to tell me if you don’t like something?Or if I’ve crossed a line?”
Jo couldn’t help but imagine what Cass had in her mind right now.”Definitely.I promise.”
”Good.”Cass rushed forward and, wrapping her hands around the backs of Jo’s thighs, hoisted their body up onto her waist.
Instinctively, Jo wrapped their legs around her.The show of strength did things to their ability to overthink.Their mind went hazy around the edges.
Cass lifted Jo higher, adjusting their weight so she could take a few steps forward and plant Jo’s back in between two framed photos against the wall.“Still good?”she asked, her breath warm on their cheek.
”Very good.”Jo surged forward, twisting their arms around Cass’ neck and kissing her with none of the finesse of experience but all of the need that came with desire.The switch was flipped again.
Cass kissed them hard back in return, matching their energy with a bit more tenderness, but no less want.Panting breaths passed between them before they were swallowed by more kisses.Growing bolder, Jo slipped a hand down Cass’ body and up underneath the hem of her shirt.Her skin was soft and gave way under Jo’s fingertips when they pressed in.
Cass smiled against their lips, a low, rumbling laugh spilling from her throat.She kissed along Jo’s jaw and down their neck, sucking at the tender skin as Jo’s head tipped back against the wall.
Jo lost themselves in the feeling until Cass pulled away with a laugh.They tipped their head down to look at her.
”Pine needle,” Cass said.
”What?”
”There was a pine needle in your shirt and it got in my mouth.I’m just remembering now that not that long ago we were naked outside in the dirt.”She raised an eyebrow.“Can I interest you in sharing a shower?”
Jo nodded, biting their bottom lip.
Cass carefully carried them to the bathroom.With their feet back on the floor, Jo started to pull off their own shirt, but she stopped them with a gentle hand.“I’m taking care of you, remember?”
”I can take off my own shirt faster.”
”But it’s so much more fun if I do it, like unwrapping a present.”
”I’m hardly a present.”
Cass set their hands on their shoulders, slowly running them down their arms.“I beg to differ,” she said, turning on the water in the shower.
It would have been faster if Jo had taken off their own clothes, but she was right — it was more fun with Cass doing it.She kissed Jo’s skin when new parts of it were revealed, slow and deliberate.They focused on each press of her lips until Jo felt heavy and relaxed, leaning against the bathroom wall and letting their eyes close.
Belatedly, they noticed that Cass had stopped.They fluttered their eyes open.She was naked in front of them, clothes folded neatly next to the sink.
”I thought I’d get to unwrap my present, too,” Jo said.
”But this was faster.”
”That’s what I said!”
Cass stepped forward and tilted her head down to press a kiss to the top of Jo’s head.“Looks like I get what I want sometimes.”She took hold of Jo’s hand and guided them into the shower.
The shock of hot water was nothing compared to the heat of Cass’ hands on their body.With water flowing down their skin, Jo let themselves be pressed against the shower wall, Cass kissing them with more hunger than before, both their hands wandering to places they couldn’t reach before.
When Cass’ hand slipped between their legs, Jo gasped.
”Okay?”Cass asked, breath hot against their skin.
Jo nodded, trying to find their voice.“Very okay.”
They tried to find a grip on Cass’ waist as her fingers slid between their legs before gently pressing in.Eyes shut, Jo let out a long sigh, the sound of someone unraveling at long last.Cass kissed and sucked along their neck as her fingers worked to draw out deeper moans.Her thumb pressed firmly along the front of them while she slid two fingers further inside.
Jo clung to Cass the best they could in the water.Their legs trembled as heat built inside them.“Don’t stop.I’m close.”
