“Okay.” Lena used her grip on Jess’s neck to pull her in for another kiss. Then she walked forward one step, two steps, and gently pushed Jess backward.
When Jess’s knees touched the bed, she let herself fall without loosening her hold on Lena.
Laughing, they tumbled onto the bed, and after a swift shuffling around, they ended up next to each other. Jess rolled onto her side and lifted onto her elbow. Lying next to Lena, being close enough to touch, to kiss, Jess almost regretted her idea of a massage. She forced her gaze upward. “Turn around.”
Never taking her gaze from Jess’s eyes, Lena untucked the towel and let it slip open. With a provocative smile, she stretched out on her belly.
Jess suppressed a moan. She’d only glimpsed what the towel had hidden, but it was enough to turn up the temperature in the room a notch. She rolled off the bed to get the oils and gather some control. She wasn’t a hormonal teenager and could take her time to pamper her girlfriend.
The three bottles all looked the same apart from the handwritten labels with names that didn’t mean much to her and the decorative drawings Jess recognized as Lena’s work. “Do you have any preferences?”
Lena turned her head in Jess’s direction. “See if you like the scent of the left one. It’s stimulating rather than relaxing.”
Jess opened the bottle to sniff it. Hmm, lavender and a hint of spiciness. “That’s certainly different from the ones you used on me.”
“I was aiming for a different effect. More relaxation, zen, you know. Even if it worked contrary last time.” She grinned and looked Jess up and down. “How about you lose your clothes before you start? You wouldn’t want oil on them. The stains are difficult to remove.”
Jess laughed. “Sure. All you’re thinking about is my laundry.”
“No.” Lena’s eyes blazed with a heat that made Jess’s knees weak. “I want to feel your skin on my skin when you sit beside me. When you touch me. Everywhere. I need that now.”
Jess moaned. She put the bottle of oil on the nightstand and grabbed her belt buckle. Her need was the same and turned her mind hazy with anticipation. She quickly shed her jeans and underwear, kicking them off. As her hands grabbed the hem of her shirt, she froze.
Lena’s gaze had tracked the movement of Jess’s hands, and she smiled as if she’d been served a mouthwatering dish.
Here it was, the moment Jess had been dreading. But she didn’t want to hide her body or her emotions from Lena anymore. “I’m not…” Heat rose to her cheeks. “My body changed during pregnancy.”
Lena sat up at the edge of the bed as if being naked was the most natural thing in the world. And maybe it was. A year ago, Jess had thought so, but now she was blushing like a teenager, for fuck’s sake.
“Of course it did.” Lena reached out to take Jess’s hands and tugged her closer. “But believe me, nothing on your body is a turn off for me. I love you, and I think you’re hot as you are.”
Love. Hearing that word from Lena filled Jess with a happiness she couldn’t compare to anything else. Her heart swelled with her own love that multiplied under Lena’s adoring gaze. Jess pushed her doubts into the back of her mind where they belonged. “Is it that easy?”
“It’s just you and me. We can make it as easy as we want to.”
“Okay.” Jess took a deep breath and pulled off her T-shirt and sports bra. She flung the garments in the corner of the room, too far away to get them back.
Lena held her gaze for moment until Jess nodded, then let her eyes roam.
Jess managed not to flinch as she studied Lena’s expression for any sign of distaste. Nothing but love and arousal shone in those hazel eyes. Lena pulled Jess’s hand to her mouth and kissed her knuckles.
“Forget the massage.” Her voice was hoarse, and the warm air tickled the skin on Jess’s hand. Lena lay back on the bed.
Pulled to her as if they were bound by an invisible line, Jess followed. She did what she had wanted to do all along and kissed Lena. An odd mixture of gratitude, adoration, and love filled her heart until she thought it might burst. She tried to pour a little bit of that into the kiss as she claimed Lena’s lips. They slowly rolled around until Jess was on her back and Lena rested on top, one leg between hers.
Their bodies touched all along their lengths. Lena had been right. Skin on skin was what they needed to reconnect. Her hands glided up and down Lena’s back. The contrast between the softness of her curves and the subtle strength of her muscles was so hot and addictive, she couldn’t stop touching.
Not that Lena seemed to mind. Her hands seemed to be everywhere at once, and her mouth rained kisses on every part she could reach. Each touch of hands and lips burned a path through Jess’s skin into her heart.
She gripped Lena’s ass to pull her even closer, and Lena’s leg pressed against her clit. She tilted her hips upward to increase the friction and moaned. It wouldn’t take long.
Lena’s moan cut through the hazy fog of arousal. Jess opened her eyes and slowed the movement of her hips. As much as she wanted to let go, today was about more than a quick orgasm. She rolled them over and straddled Lena’s hips.
With a sensual smile, Lena looked up at her. Jess leaned down and kissed her, let her tongue express what she couldn’t say. How sexy Lena was, how much she cherished her kindness, her patience. How much she loved her.
Panting, Jess broke the kiss and nibbled along Lena’s jaw, down her neck.
“Sit up.” Lena’s mouth was at her ear, and warm air tickled the sensitive skin of her earlobe. “Let me touch you.”
Jess did as she
