\u201cGot your toothbrush?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d Sarah said, shrugging into her backpack.<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough clothing for four days?\u201d Eliza asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d Sarah said, nodding.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnderwear?\u201d Eliza asked, grinning.<\/p>\n
Rolling her eyes, Sarah said, \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s go then,\u201d Jaime said, putting her hand on the girl\u2019s head, \u201csay goodbye to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah ran off to tell her roommates goodbye, leaving Jaime and Eliza to look around the living room. Jaime had only been here once, and she had been severely hungover, but she thought it looked very different.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid they redecorate?\u201d Jaime asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d Eliza said, still looking around. Finally, she looked back at Jaime and smiled, \u201cI\u2019m not surprised. It\u2019s their place now, not mine. I\u2019m sure they let Sarah pick some stuff out, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey got rid of your stuff?\u201d Jaime asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, but most of it is at our place, now,\u201d Eliza said, taking Jaime\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n
Jaime thought about it, then had to smile. What Eliza said was true- the girl\u2019s stuff was all over the house. Jaime hardly noticed, anymore. It just seemed like it was supposed to be the way it was now all along, that Eliza\u2019s personal touch had just been missing. When Eliza moved in and made it her home, the decor had finally been complete.<\/p>\n
Sarah came running back into the living room with Hannah following behind. Hannah waved as she went into the kitchen.<\/p>\n
\u201cBye Eliza, Jaime,\u201d Hannah said, from the kitchen, \u201cwe\u2019ll see you tonight, right?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTonight?\u201d Sarah asked, glancing up at Jaime.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d Jaime said, smiling at Hannah, \u201cwe\u2019ll stop by.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood,\u201d Hannah said, leaning against the counter and opening the yogurt she had liberated from the fridge.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are we stopping by?\u201d Sarah asked, still looking up at Jaime.<\/p>\n
It was Eliza who answered her, \u201cThe Cuarto. We have a Thanksgiving get together there every year.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u201d Sarah said, sounding disappointed.<\/p>\n
Smiling at her, Eliza said, \u201cDon\u2019t worry. No dancing, just lots of good food.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u201d Sarah said, relieved.<\/p>\n
“Where’s Min and Tiffany? We’d like to say goodbye to them, too,” Eliza said.<\/p>\n
Rolling her eyes, Hannah said, “They are in the shower… Together.”<\/p>\n
“Ah,” Jaime said, laughing.<\/p>\n
“I just hope they don’t use all the hot water,” Hannah said.<\/p>\n
“They do it all the time,” Sarah said, shaking her head.<\/p>\n
Jaime didn’t know what to say to that, so she just put her hand on Sarah’s backpack and said, “Let’s go then. Tell Min and Tiffany we said hi and bye.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI will,” Hannah said, smiling, “we’ll see you tonight.”<\/p>\n
They stepped out into the cold November air and hurried to their Uber. When they were all tucked away in the backseat, their driver pulled away from the curb and started the return trip to Eliza\u2019s and Jaime\u2019s house. Jaime glanced at Sarah, saw the girl grinning and it made her smile. She thought having dinner with her and Eliza meant a lot to Sarah. Jaime would be lying if she said she wasn\u2019t looking forward to having her around the house this weekend, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cUm, thanks for letting me stay with you,\u201d Sarah said, a little shyly.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are welcome, Sweetie,\u201d Jaime said, smiling at her, \u201cEliza and I were talking\u2026 Maybe we can do this more often?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah\u2019s eyes got big, and she said, \u201cYeah?\u201d<\/p>\n
Laughing, Jaime said, \u201cAssuming you still want to after this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sure I will,\u201d Sarah said, grinning.<\/p>\n
When their ride pulled up to the house, they paid and got out, gasping at the rude change of temperature from the stuffy car to the bitter cold outside. They ran for the house, the vicious wind howling and biting at any exposed skin like wolves. Inside, they looked at each other, no worse for wear from their dart through the winter air, and started laughing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s so cold,\u201d Sarah said, rubbing her arms through the sleeves of her coat. She didn’t seem in any hurry to remove it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not even winter, yet,\u201d Eliza said, shucking her coat, \u201ccome on, Sarah. I think we have some hot chocolate in the kitchen.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith marshmallows?\u201d Sarah asked, hopefully.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs there any other kind?\u201d Jaime asked, making the girl smile, \u201cyou two get us some started, and I\u2019ll take a peek at the bird.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jaime went to the oven, cracked the door. They had put the turkey in the oven before going to get Sarah, but it wouldn\u2019t be ready for a couple of hours, yet. It was a big bird, probably more than the three of them could hope to polish off.<\/p>\n
With any luck, I won\u2019t have to cook again before the weekend is over<\/em>, Jaime thought, closing the door on the oven.<\/p>\n \u201cHere you go, Jaime,\u201d Sarah said, appearing at Jaime\u2019s side with a steaming mug of cocoa.<\/p>\n Taking it from her, Jaime said, \u201cThanks.\u201d<\/p>\n Jaime took a sip, sighing as the hot liquid and the warmth of the kitchen started to thaw her out. She took her mug to the table, sitting down. She smiled when Eliza and Sarah joined, said, \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a while before we eat. Why don\u2019t you get Sarah settled in, Eliza?\u201d<\/p>\n Putting her arm around Sarah\u2019s shoulder, Eliza said, \u201cCome on.\u201d<\/p>\n Alone in the kitchen, Jaime stepped in front of the refrigerator, opening it. The shelves were laden with food, as full as it has ever been. This was her first real holiday with Eliza living here, and she had wanted to go all out, to have a big, scratch-made meal for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n Smiling, Jaime thought about her trips to her grandmother\u2019s when she was younger. The dining room table would groan under the weight of all the food. So many relatives would pack around the table, eating until they couldn\u2019t possibly take another bite. It had been barely contained chaos and some of Jaime\u2019s fondest memories.<\/p>\n Her smile became sad as she thought about the lackluster holiday dinners after her grandmother passed. Her sons and daughter sort of drifted apart, had their own Thanksgiving dinners. Jaime\u2019s parents didn\u2019t put a lot of effort into Thanksgiving, thought it was a wasted holiday. Their idea of a Thanksgiving dinner was Chinese take-out since the chef and his staff had the day off. Those white folded cardboard cartons used to make Jaime miss her grandmother so much.<\/p>\n Jaime wanted to get back to the tradition that died with her grandmother. She wanted a huge turkey, stuffing, gravy, mash potatoes, and all the other fixings. Looking at all the food in the fridge now, she wondered if she hadn\u2019t bit off more than she could chew. Her grandmother had managed juggling all the dishes, but Jaime didn\u2019t know if she could. Since Eliza had moved in, she has become a pretty good cook, but this was a lot of prepping and planning and cooking.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat can we help with?\u201d Eliza asked, from behind her.<\/p>\n Jaime turned and saw Eliza and Sarah at the sink, washing their hands. She realized she wasn\u2019t in this alone. She had a couple of sous chefs. Smiling, Jaime thought they just might manage to put together a dinner that would have made her grandmother proud.<\/p>\n —————————————–<\/p>\n The phone rang, and Eliza reached over and picked it up. Looking at the caller ID, she said, \u201cIt\u2019s Jenny.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUm, could you answer it,\u201d Jaime said, holding up her stuffing covered hands.<\/p>\n \u201cHello,\u201d Eliza said, putting the phone to her ear, \u201cHappy Thanksgiving to you, too\u2026 I didn\u2019t know I was invited\u2026 Um, maybe next year\u2026 No, we are doing something here\u2026 Chinese food? No, Jaime made a turkey and everything\u2026 Really, she did.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat did she say?\u201d Jaime asked.<\/p>\n \u201cShe doesn\u2019t believe me,\u201d Eliza said, grinning, \u201cwants me to send her a picture.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh, she\u2019s hilarious,\u201d Jaime said.<\/p>\n \u201cShe wants to talk to you,\u201d Eliza said, holding out the phone.<\/p>\n \u201cUm, put it on speaker,\u201d Jaime said, looking at her messy hands. When Eliza pushed the button and put the phone next to her, Jaime said, \u201cHey, sis.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou are making a turkey?\u201d Jenny asked.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah. Mash potatoes, gravy, stuffing\u2026 The whole shebang,\u201d Jaime said.<\/p>\n \u201cWow,\u201d Jenny said.<\/p>\n \u201cI told you I was going to make Thanksgiving dinner like Grandma used to,\u201d Jaime said.<\/p>\n \u201cYou did,\u201d Jenny said, then laughed, \u201cI didn\u2019t think you\u2019d go through with it, though. That\u2019s a lot of work for just you and Eliza.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTrying to start a new tradition,\u201d Jaime said.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe next year we can invite you,\u201d Jenny said, a smile clear in her voice, “let you do the cooking for a change.”<\/p>\n \u201cYou think Bobby would be up for it?\u201d Jaime asked.<\/p>\n \u201cProbably. He\u2019s curious about Eliza,\u201d Jenny said, then laughed, \u201cI told him about her. That was a very interesting conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n Glancing at Eliza, Jaime asked her sister, \u201cDid he freak out his sister-in-law was dating a thirteen-year-old?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTook a lot of convincing that it was okay on my part,\u201d Jenny said.<\/p>\n Surprised, Jaime asked, \u201cYou took my side?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCrazy, right?\u201d Jenny said.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWell, crazily enough, I think you two are actually good for each other,\u201d Jenny said.<\/p>\n \u201cHear that, Babe?\u201d Jaime said, smiling at Eliza, \u201cshe thinks we are good for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEliza? Jaime really didn\u2019t tell you you were invited to our house for Thanksgiving?\u201d Jenny asked.<\/p>\n \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe had already made plans,\u201d Jaime said, giving her girlfriend a sheepish grin, \u201csorry, Babe.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWell, I\u2019m serious about next year,\u201d Jenny said, then had to add, \u201cassuming you don\u2019t burn your house down.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll have Eliza send you pictures of my beautiful turkey so you can be jealous. Should be out of the oven in about an hour,\u201d Jaime said.<\/p>\n \u201cBobby\u2019s going to deep fry ours,\u201d Jenny said.<\/p>\n Laughing, Jaime said, \u201cAnd you think I\u2019m<\/em>the one who\u2019ll burn my house down?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got the fryer set up on the driveway, well away from the house,\u201d Jenny said.<\/p>\n \u201cWas that his idea or yours?\u201d Jaime asked, grinning.<\/p>\n Jenny snorted, said, \u201cMine. He wanted to do it on the porch. Speak of which, I need to go check on him.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOkay. Love you, Sis,\u201d Jaime said.<\/p>\n \u201cLove you, too. Bye, Eliza. Don\u2019t let my sister burn down the house,\u201d Jenny said, hanging up.<\/p>\n To Eliza, Jaime said, \u201cCan you hang that up?\u201d<\/p>\n Eliza hit the END button, then asked, \u201cAre you really going to invite your sister for Thanksgiving next year?\u201d<\/p>\n Meeting her eyes, Jaime asked, \u201cWould you be okay with it? It\u2019d be like meeting my sister all over again, but with Bobby and my nephew James, this time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWas he named after you?\u201d Eliza asked.<\/p>\n Blinking in surprise, Jaime said, \u201cUm, no\u2026 Our grandfather. Although, I think I was named after him, too.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat was he like?\u201d Eliza asked.<\/p>\n \u201cUm, I don\u2019t know. He died before I was born,\u201d Jaime said, going to the sink to wash her hands, \u201che was a helicopter pilot, got shot down in Vietnam.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh,\u201d Eliza said.<\/p>\n Smiling, she said, \u201cI have his eyes, though. That\u2019s what Grandma used to say all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou have beautiful eyes,\u201d Eliza said.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, thank Granddad for that,\u201d Jaime said, giving her a kiss.<\/p>\n Sarah made a face, said, \u201cEww.\u201d<\/p>\n Laughing, Jaime asked, \u201cHow are those potatoes coming?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIs this enough?\u201d Sarah asked, showing Jaime the bowl of peeled potatoes.<\/p>\n \u201cPlenty,\u201d Jaime said, smiling at her, \u201chave Eliza help you cut them up so we can boil them.\u201d<\/p>\n Eliza stood over Sarah\u2019s shoulder as she ran the knife through the potatoes. Without looking away, she said to Jaime, \u201cI think we should invite them next year.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYeah?\u201d Jaime asked.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah,\u201d Eliza said, smiling at her.<\/p>\n Jaime smiled back at her, happy that the girl was making plans of being sitting in the same spot a year from now. The smile didn’t even slip at the thought of her brother-in-law and her nephew meeting Eliza. After the miracle of the girl convincing Jenny, Jaime thought Eliza could win them over, too.<\/p>\n —————————————————<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s eat.\u201d<\/p>\n As everyone began to fill their plates, Jaime held her breath. She remembered all the mouthwatering food her grandmother used to make for Thanksgiving. It was a feast she had hoped to recreate for Eliza, Sarah and herself. The food was on the table, all of the cooking finally over. The moment of truth was here, and she was nervous.<\/p>\n Sarah took the first bite, and Jaime almost laughed nervously when the girl sighed happily. Seeing Jaime watching, Sarah grinned and said, \u201cIt\u2019s so good!\u201d<\/p>\n That grin was what Jaime had been hoping for, and it made the hours in the kitchen worth it. She smiled back at the girl, trying her own food. It was her turn to sigh happily as the flavors of the holidays woke up her taste buds.<\/p>\n The delicious food brought back memories of her grandmother\u2019s dining room and holidays passed. It wasn’t as good as her grandmother’s, but very few people could claim to be that good of a cook. Looking around the table, Jaime was just happy that everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.<\/p>\n They ate in a comfortable silence for a while, just savoring the excellent food. Eventually, they started talking about school- Sarah and Eliza- and work- all three of them. They made small talk as they filled a second plate with stuffing and mash potatoes, turkey and gravy, homemade biscuits and sweet tea to wash it all down.<\/p>\n By the time Jaime pulled a pumpkin pie out of the oven and set it and a tub of whip cream on the table, they barely had room for dessert. They managed to squeeze a piece of pie each into their already filled to capacity bellies. Nearly comatose from all the food they had eaten, they finally had to push their plates away in defeat. Try as they might, they had barely put a dent in the dishes they had made.<\/p>\n \u201cI ate too much,\u201d Eliza said, laughing.<\/p>\n \u201cMe, too,\u201d Sarah said, rubbing her belly.<\/p>\n \u201cGood,\u201d Jaime said, smiling at her, \u201cit\u2019s not Thanksgiving unless you eat too much.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThen it is definitely Thanksgiving,\u201d Eliza said, yawning, \u201cI need a nap after that. Dad and I used to try to watch the football game and end up falling asleep on the couch.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSounds like a plan,\u201d Jaime said, laughing.<\/p>\n In the living room, they all piled onto the couch. The game was exciting, but the warm house and too much food claimed them one by one. Jaime was the last one to nod off, Eliza\u2019s head on her shoulder and Sarah\u2019s head on her lap. She was smiling as sleep took her.<\/p>\n ——————————————————<\/p>\n Stepping through the double doors, Jaime looked around. She smiled when she barely recognized the Cuarto de la Nina. The lights were up, and Thanksgiving decorations had been hung everywhere. A half dozen tables had been pushed together and were nearly overflowing with food. Music was playing but not at the near deafening volume that Jaime was used to here.<\/p>\n \u201cJaime!\u201d Hannah said, spotting her, Eliza and Sarah.<\/p>\n All the dancers looked up like at once, looking so much like prairie dogs alerted by the snap of a twig under a coyote\u2019s paw. Suddenly, Jaime found herself in a swarm of grinning preteens and teenagers. She hugged them all in turn, wishing them a happy Thanksgiving. Eventually, Jaime made it through the lot of them, and the tide of girls receded. She found herself swept after it and into the festivities. The pie they had brought was taken from them and ended up on the dessert table. Eliza and Sarah were on either side of her as they found places at the table.<\/p>\n Everyone was talking excitedly, but a hush fell over the table as Julio appeared with a huge, golden turkey. Even Jaime had to admit if it tasted half as good as it looked, it was going to be delicious. All eyes were on Julio as he carefully set the bird down. When it was safely on the table, everyone started applauding.<\/p>\n Motioning for them to quiet down, Julio said, \u201cAlright, alright. Quiet down for a moment. First of all, I\u2019m glad to see all of you ladies- and you, Tank- here tonight. Look at all of this food! You all have outdone yourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n There was another burst of applause, making Julio have to wave his hands, again, before continuing, \u201cI want to say thank you to all of you for making my job easy. Annie, bartender extraordinaire and a royal pain in my ass\u2026 Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBeing a pain in your ass is a pleasure,\u201d Annie said, drawing giggles from the girls. Even Jaime had to smile.<\/p>\n \u201cTank\u2026 thank you for being more than just a doorman. The girls love you,\u201d Julio said.<\/p>\n Tank looked a little teary eyed when a chorus of \u2018I love you\u2019 went around the table. Jaime loved him for that, too.<\/p>\n \u201cHalie, this place wouldn\u2019t work without you. I\u2019d put my foot through the computer monitors if I had to do your job. So, thank you for doing it, so I don\u2019t have to,\u201d Julio said, drawing a laugh from the girls.<\/p>\n “Of course, I have to thank all of you young ladies. I know you’ve all drawn the short stick, but…” Julio said, then sighed, “anyway, thank you.”<\/p>\n You soft side is showing<\/em>, Jaime thought, seeing Julio’s shell crack for a moment.<\/p>\n \u201cFinally, we have Jaime…\u201d Julio said, indicating her, \u201cour resident accountant and broker. We are thankful for all you have done for the girls… The staff, too. As a token of appreciation, we\u2019d like to present you with this key to the Cuarto de la Nina.\u201d<\/p>\n Caught off guard, Jaime looked around the table. She hadn\u2019t expected this, but the girls weren\u2019t surprised. They were all smiling at her. They started clapping as she stood up and walked to the head off the table. She gave them an embarrassed wave as she took the key.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is just symbolic, of course,\u201d Julio said, in a low voice, \u201cit doesn\u2019t open anything. All the locks are key-code operated.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOkay,\u201d Jaime said, smiling at him. The key was just a show of appreciation, not an actual job offer or something of that sort.<\/p>\n \u201cThe code is 1-9-8-0,\u201d Julio said, meeting her eyes, \u201cthank you for being a part of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUm, thanks,\u201d Jaime said, touched.<\/p>\n To the crowd around the table, he said, \u201cAlright, enough of that nonsense. It\u2019s time to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n Jaime found her seat, saw Eliza and Sarah smiling at her. Holding up the key, she asked, \u201cDid you know about this?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d Eliza said, truthfully, \u201cbut I\u2019m not all that surprised. Everyone already considers you part of the staff\u2026 and part of the family.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYeah,\u201d Sarah said, smiling at her, \u201cwe all love you.\u201d<\/p>\n It was her turn to blink away the tears, and she thought she knew how Tank had felt. There really was a love for her here, and she felt like a part of this motley crew. Her hand tightened around the key, and she took a couple of deep breaths to keep from crying.<\/p>\n —————————————-<\/p>\n \u201cGood night, Sweetie,\u201d Jaime said from the door.<\/p>\n Yawning, Sarah said, \u201cGood night.\u201d<\/p>\n Jaime stepped out into the hallway, closing the door most of the way behind her. She headed back to the living room, found Eliza sitting on the couch, her long legs drawn up under her. The girl smiled as Jaime came into her field of vision, patted the cushion next to her. Jaime sat next to her, putting her arm around Eliza\u2019s shoulders. The girl snuggled against her.<\/p>\n \u201cSarah\u2019s probably already asleep,\u201d Jaime said, smiling, \u201cshe was nodding off in the car ride back from the Cuarto.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been a long day,\u201d Eliza said.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah,\u201d Jaime said, stealing a kiss, \u201cand way too much good food.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI know,\u201d Eliza said, laughing, \u201cI had to pop the button on my jeans in the cab.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMe, too,\u201d Jaime said, shaking her head, \u201cand I wore my comfortable jeans, too.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe could go to the bedroom and try to burn off that second piece of pecan pie,\u201d Eliza said, grinning at Jaime.<\/p>\n Snorting, Jaime said, \u201cI don\u2019t think I have the energy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSome lazy kissing under the covers?\u201d Eliza asked, playfully.<\/p>\n \u201cI could manage that,\u201d Jaime said, smiling at her, \u201cassuming I can get off the couch.\u201d<\/p>\n Eliza uncurled her legs and got to her feet. She offered Jaime her hand and helping her up. Not relinquishing the hand, Eliza led Jaime down the hall to the master bedroom. Inside, they started undressing for bed. As a concession to Sarah being here, they slipped into some often neglected pajamas. Smiling, Jaime tried to remember the last time they had needed them.<\/p>\n Probably, when my sister was here<\/em>, Jaime thought.<\/p>\n They slipped between the sheets, turning out the lights. In the dark, Eliza moved against her, her body warm and soft as it molded against hers. Their lips met in a tender, slow kiss. It lingered awhile, neither one of them ready to let it end. Jaime found herself responding in spite of saying she didn\u2019t have the energy to fool around. The caress of Eliza\u2019s tongue helped her find her second wind.<\/p>\n Her hand slipped under Eliza\u2019s shirt to cup her breast. The girl moaned, pulling back from the kiss to meet her eyes in the dark. She asked, \u201cI thought you were tired?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m starting to come around,\u201d Jaime said, kissing her, again. She gently rolled the girl onto her back, moving atop her.<\/p>\n \u201cI was kind of hoping you\u2019d say that,\u201d Eliza said, as Jaime kissed her neck. She sighed as Jaime pushed her shirt up around her neck to kiss one of her straining nipples. Her back arched off the bed as Jaime trapped it between her lips, gently sucking on it.<\/p>\n \u201cTake your shirt off,\u201d Jaime said, kissing the valley between her breasts.<\/p>\n Eliza half sat up to remove her shirt, started to toss it aside, and then thought better of it. She laid it on the bed, close at hand. Jaime saw her, laughed. She glanced over her shoulder at the bedroom door, then back at Eliza. With a playful smile, she put her finger to her lips, said, \u201cShh.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRight,\u201d Eliza said.<\/p>\n Jaime kissed the slope of Eliza\u2019s other breast, tasting the salt on her skin. She teased its dark nipple just a second, before moving lower. Jaime kissed the hollow between Eliza\u2019s ribs, then followed the faint muscle line down her stomach. Eliza\u2019s muscles tightened every time just before Jaime’s lips found her skin. Jaime teased her, pausing with her lips just above her taut stomach and letting that anticipation build. It kept Eliza guessing, and her reactions grew stronger every time Jaime did it. By the time Jaime came to the elastic waistband of Eliza\u2019s sleep shorts, she had the girl breathing funny and her body moving in expectation of the next kiss.<\/p>\n Hooking her fingers in the shorts, Jaime pulled them down and off the girl\u2019s long legs. She started to do the same with Eliza\u2019s panties but soon realized she wasn\u2019t wearing any. Smiling, she crawled up and kissed her, asked, \u201cWhere you planning on this happening?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHoping, mostly,\u201d Eliza said, stealing another kiss, \u201cI\u2019m always hoping.\u201d<\/p>\n Laughing, Jaime said, \u201cSucks being a teenager, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m always horny,\u201d Eliza said, her smile clear in her voice.<\/p>\n \u201cLucky me,\u201d Jaime said, running her hand down Eliza\u2019s stomach and between her thighs. The girl moaned thickly as Jaime\u2019s fingers teased her bud. She kept it up a moment until Eliza\u2019s hips started to push against her hand, then she moved lower on the bed.<\/p>\n Eliza put her hand over her mouth as Jaime\u2019s tongue found her bud, her little sounds of enjoyment muffled by her fingers. Jaime smiled, thinking about how unsuccessful their \u2018practice\u2019 sessions leading up to picking up Sarah this morning had been. Neither one of them were particularly good at holding in their excitement.<\/p>\n The wriggle of Jaime\u2019s tongue had Eliza\u2019s body moving with a mind of its own, pushing her girlhood against Jaime\u2019s mouth eagerly. They had been sleeping together for a while now, so she knew what the girl needed. It didn\u2019t take long to have Eliza clutching at the sheets and arching her back, her hand not doing much to contain her cries of pleasure.<\/p>\n Jaime wetted two fingers with saliva and eased them into Eliza. It was a waste of time, the girl more than ready for her thrusting fingers. The caress of her tongue on Eliza\u2019s bud and the pressure of her fingertips on her g-spot was too much for the girl. Eliza gave up on her hand, grabbing a pillow instead. Mashing it to her face, Eliza let herself go, her body going crazy under the dueling sensations of Jaime\u2019s mouth and hand.<\/p>\n The pillow helped, but Jaime wondered how the girl could breathe it was so tight against her face. She laughed when Eliza pulled the pillow away just enough to take in a deep breath before squeezing it back in place.<\/p>\n \u201cYou better come before you pass out,\u201d Jaime said.<\/p>\n Jaime\u2019s mouth returned to Eliza\u2019s bud, taking it between her lips and gently sucking on it. She smiled when Eliza pulled the pillow even tighter, her hips pushing greedily against Jaime\u2019s mouth. She kept it up for a moment, only let up so Eliza could draw in another quick breath. When the pillow was safely back in place, she resumed her sweet torture.<\/p>\n This went on for another five breaths before Jaime felt tension start to gather in Eliza\u2019s body. Even in the dark, she could see Eliza\u2019s stomach tightening and tightening as an orgasm built up inside of her. As the girl\u2019s body bucked, it became difficult to keep her mouth to the girl\u2019s bud. Jaime kept her fingers moving, teasing Eliza\u2019s magic spot as her hips started to lose their grace. The pleasure continued to swell in Eliza until it just became too much for her. Jaime felt the girl\u2019s vaginal muscles fluttering around her fingers as she climaxed hard. Even through the pillow, her final cry of ecstasy was loud in the still of the night.<\/p>\n Jaime eased her fingers out of Eliza, crawled up, and pulled the pillow from the girl\u2019s face. She smiled at the gasping girl. Eliza was struggling to catch her breath, so Jaime kissed her neck instead.<\/p>\n \u201cYou are lucky you didn\u2019t smother yourself,\u201d Jaime said.<\/p>\n \u201cWorked though,\u201d Eliza said.<\/p>\n \u201cRight up until the end,\u201d Jaime said.<\/p>\n \u201cGod, that was so good,\u201d Eliza said, sighing happily.<\/p>\n \u201cGood,\u201d Jaime said, finally kissing the girl. Even still slightly out of breath, Eliza kissed her back eagerly.<\/p>\n Without breaking the kiss, Jaime stretched out on her back, and Eliza moved atop of her. Jaime\u2019s hands roamed over the girl\u2019s back, down to grab her buttocks, then up the girl\u2019s side and between them to cup her breasts. As usual, her hands found the girl irresistible.<\/p>\n As thrilling as exploring Eliza\u2019s lovely body, it was the girl\u2019s touch that really got Jaime going. Eliza\u2019s hands were just as greedy as Jaime\u2019s. For a girl who wasn\u2019t interested in women, Eliza has certainly developed an appreciation for the female body.<\/p>\n Well, mine, at least,<\/em>, Jaime thought, her heart beating faster. The way the girl looked at her, touched her\u2026 It made her feel incredibly sexy.<\/p>\n Eliza pulled back from their kiss, favoring Jaime with a playful smile. Getting to her knees, she leaned over and opened the dresser drawer. Jaime half sat up to see what the girl was reaching for, hoping it was their strap-on. With some practice, Eliza has become really good with it, better than most of the women Jaime has slept with. It was all in the hips and Eliza put her dancer\u2019s grace to good use.<\/p>\n Eliza saw Jaime watching, held up the strap-on, and raised her eyebrows questioningly. Jaime bit her lip and nodded. Smiling, Eliza pushed the drawer closed and got to her knees. She slipped into the harness, securing the straps on her hips.<\/p>\n Jaime saw the tongue of the buckles slip into the second to last hole, not the last one like usual. Smiling, she thought Eliza\u2019s hips were a little fuller, her breasts a little heavier. Eliza was growing up, and Jaime was interested in the woman she was becoming. Her eyes roaming over the girl\u2019s naked body, Jaime thought, very interested<\/em>.<\/p>\n Their age difference brought up a lot of questions, like would they still be interested in each other as they got older. Jaime thought Eliza would be a beautiful woman, could already see the lady she\u2019d become peeking through. She didn\u2019t think her lust for the girl would diminish any with the passing of time. If anything, Jaime was more concerned about herself. She had a head start down the road of life, had more miles behind her than Eliza. Would the girl still find her as irresistible when those miles started to wear on her?<\/p>\n Maybe something of her thoughts was on her face, because she realized Eliza was looking at her funny. The girl asked, \u201cWhat were you thinking about?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNothing,\u201d Jaime said, smiling at her.<\/p>\n \u201cYou are beautiful and will always be beautiful to me,\u201d Eliza said, leaning in to kiss her.<\/p>\n \u201cAre you reading my mind, again?\u201d Jaime asked, with an embarrassed smile.<\/p>\n \u201cYou always get that look when you start thinking about the future,\u201d Eliza said, kissing her, again, \u201cI love you, Jaime. That\u2019s not going to stop\u2026 even in your mom jeans.\u201d<\/p>\n Laughing, Jaime kissed her. The comment about the mom jeans was a running joke between them. Jaime didn\u2019t own a pair of mom jeans, hopefully never would. Having a young girlfriend kept her young, too, and she found herself paying more attention to how she looked. It had nothing to do with vanity- she had somehow ended up with a beautiful girl, and she wanted to keep her around. Just thinking about Eliza kept her going for another two or three crunches or five more minutes on the stationary bike when she didn\u2019t think she had anything left. The net effect, she was in the best shape of her life, looked better than when she was twenty. Eliza said she\u2019d love her even if she let herself go, but Jaime wanted to make it easy on the girl.<\/p>\n Her hard work hadn\u2019t gone unnoticed, especially by Eliza. Even when Jaime wasn\u2019t trying to get the girl\u2019s attention, she kept catching Eliza looking. Like when she was washing dishes, or just sitting on the couch. She\u2019d smile every time she caught the girl, happy that she could still be a distraction.<\/p>\n Eliza distracted her from her thoughts as she moved between her spread legs. Bending forward, Eliza pressed her lips to Jaime\u2019s pussy, her tongue teasing Jaime\u2019s clit. That hot, wet caress sent shivers of pleasure through Jaime, and her body responded, pushed against the girl\u2019s mouth eagerly. She bit her lip as the first moan tried to slip free. It worked for a minute, but Eliza was making it hard to bite back those little cries of enjoyment.<\/p>\n Jaime glanced at her pillow, wondered if she was going to have to resort to the same tactic Eliza had employed. The flick of Eliza\u2019s tongue was making it harder and harder to focus on being quiet. The moans and sighs she was holding in where stacking up in the back of her throat, threatening to burst free. Finally, she couldn\u2019t risk it any longer and reached for the pillow. With it pressed tightly to her face, she let them free. Muffled by the pillow, she doubted they\u2019d travel across the hall to the guest room. Even if they did, she wasn\u2019t about to tell Eliza to stop.<\/p>\n Eliza\u2019s mouth was removed from her pussy and Jaime pulled the pillow down to see the girl walking forward on her knees. Jaime squeezed the pillow tighter as the cool tip of the dildo pressed against the opening of her vagina. With one slow motion of her hips, Eliza buried it deep, pushing a moan from Jaime\u2019s slack mouth.<\/p>\n Peeking over the top of the pillow, Jaime watched the roll of Eliza\u2019s hips as she began to thrust the dildo into her ready pussy. The girl\u2019s natural grace showed up even when making love, and it almost seemed like she was dancing. The flex of her young body was alluring, grabbed and held Jaime\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n Distracted by Eliza\u2019s lovely body, Jaime\u2019s grip on the pillow started to slip, and her cries began to get away from her. As the thrust of the dildo starting to hit just the right spot, her concentration wavered even more. Her little sounds of excitement started to fill the room.<\/p>\n Eliza leaned in, pulled the pillow down, kissed her, then said, \u201cYou are getting loud, Babe.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh,\u201d Jaime said, blushing.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sure Sarah\u2019s asleep, though,\u201d Eliza said, pushing her hips forward.<\/p>\n Jaime squeezed the pillow back over her mouth as another moan escaped her. Eliza was making it impossible to be quiet, each thrust of the dildo sending pleasure coursing through her. It felt so good that even the pillow wasn\u2019t completely muffling her cries of enjoyment. Not even when she squeezed it tight enough to cut off her air supply.<\/p>\n \u201cYou better come before you suffocate,\u201d Eliza said, grinning at her.<\/p>\n Jaime thought that wouldn\u2019t be a problem. Already she felt an orgasm stirring inside of her, and she focused on it. Jaime stoked it like it was a sputtering flame, built it into a roaring fire. Crying out, she shook her way through an intense climax. It left her trembling and gasping for air.<\/p>\n Pulling the pillow away, Eliza smiled at her, said, \u201cWe really can\u2019t be quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d Jaime said, with a breathless little laugh.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll just have to get Sarah some earplugs,\u201d Eliza said, leaning in and kissing Jaime.<\/p>\n \u201cOr soundproof our room,\u201d Jaime said.<\/p>\n ———————————————<\/p>\n Standing at the sink, Jaime sipped her coffee and looked out the window at the blustery day. She heard someone come into the kitchen and turned to see Sarah, her hair tussled and rubbing the last of sleep out of her eyes. She looked adorable in her Winnie the Pooh pajamas.<\/p>\n \u201cHey Kiddo,\u201d Jaime said, smiling at her, \u201chow\u2019d you sleep?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOkay,\u201d Sarah said, yawning.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s still early if you want to go back to bed,\u201d Jaime said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m up now,\u201d Sarah said.<\/p>\n \u201cDo you want some breakfast? I think we have some cereal in the cabinet,\u201d Jaime said.<\/p>\n \u201cCereal would be good,\u201d Sarah said.<\/p>\n Opening the cabinet above the sink, Jaime grabbed a box of cereal. Over her shoulder, she said, \u201cYou can go wake up Eliza, if you want.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s okay,\u201d Sarah said, pulling out a chair at the table, \u201clet her sleep in. It sounded like you two were up late last night.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUm,\u201d Jaime said, as she turned to look at the girl, \u201cyou heard that?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYeah,\u201d Sarah said, sitting at the table.<\/p>\n Jaime grabbed a bowl and some milk and sat down at the table. Her cheeks hot, she said, \u201cSorry if we kept you awake.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou didn\u2019t,\u201d Sarah said, taking the box of cereal from Jaime, \u201cyou weren\u2019t as loud as Min and Tiffany. Now, they can keep you awake at night.\u201d<\/p>\n Snorting in surprise, Jaime laughed, \u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGot your toothbrush?\u201d \u201cYeah,\u201d Sarah said, shrugging into her backpack. \u201cEnough clothing for four days?\u201d Eliza asked. \u201cYeah,\u201d Sarah said, nodding. \u201cUnderwear?\u201d Eliza asked, grinning. Rolling her eyes, Sarah said, \u201cYeah.\u201d \u201cLet\u2019s go then,\u201d Jaime said, putting her hand on … Continue reading