The First Sip of Coffee
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Chapter Four
By Chrissy and Peyton
The next week blended into the following week with Harper and Bailey loving their apartment. Harper made it a point to drop by Julie, Sarah and Annika's apartment once or twice a week to catch up. She did this on days she knew Bailey wouldn't be home until late because of labs or other school commitments not because she didn't want Bailey to know but because she could do it without interfering with hers and Bailey's time together.
Truth be told, she did it because she wanted to see Annika and she knew how Bailey felt about her and Annika. Harper knew she had strong feelings for Annika. She also knew better than to act on those feelings because she loved Bailey too much to cheat but she knew if Annika was pushed she felt confident she would because Annika shared those same feelings.
"Hey girl, come on in," Sarah said opening the door. "Annika's not here. She has a project she is working on this week and has been staying late every day."
"What makes you think I am here just to see her?" Harper asked trying to sound innocently.
"Don't kid yourself. Julie and I both know why you come over to visit. Don't worry Julie and I are the same way. We have a special bond that we don't have yet with Annika after rooming together last year. So how have you been? How was your visit from Bailey's high school friend," Sarah said trying to lighten the mood.
"It was fantastic. Emmy came over and we knew she was still uneasy with our situation. By the time she left she didn't care anymore Bailey and I were involved. She was happy her friend was happy and it didn't matter if it was with another a girl," Harper explained.
"What did you all do for the weekend?" Sarah asked.
"We took her to State and showed her the campus and where our classes were. She was impressed and commented how big it was yet how small it felt with how it was laid out. The bigger thing was Bailey's mom sent us more money. Enough that we took Emmy out on Saturday and spent the entire day furniture shopping," Harper said happily.
"Tell me you didn't. You made her spend her time over here furniture shopping?" Sarah exclaimed.
"We didn't make her do any of it. She was the one who suggested it. We ended up furnishing the entire apartment with the money Bailey got from her mom and the money we saved from Emmy who turned out to be quite the shrewd shopper. You will have to come over to see it," Harper told Sarah.
"Maybe we can all go out together this weekend and we'll come over before we go and check it out?" Sarah suggested.
"That sounds great. With the money Bailey received from her mom, finances have been easier on us. We are able to budget going out one night a week as long as we keep brown bagging it for lunch every day," Harper stated.
"I don't know how you guys do it? I would go crazy if I couldn't buy lunch each day and couldn't go out for dinner once or twice a week," Sarah added.
"It takes discipline which frankly is not our choice but out of necessity. We have to force ourselves not to spend going out for meals every day," Harper commented.
"So how is Bailey doing? We don't see much of her. You two getting along?" Sarah asked.
"Fantastic. We are very happy and getting along sometimes it seems too good to be true. I'm afraid to rock the boat in case something falls out," Harper told Sarah.
"What is that one thing that might rock that boat?" Sarah asked seeing Harper alluding to something.
"Two things actually. One, I think she is jealous of my relationship with Annika," Harper started to say.
"She has every right to be. Harper I don't mean to start something between you and Bailey; I like Bailey and have since last year when I was able to talk to her one on one. She's nice and pretty and absolutely loves you. The problem is you are in love with Annika too and have been since midway through our freshman year. Maybe love is too strong of a word. Infatuation might be a better choice except for one important factor. Annika is straight and you're wasting your time if you think there will be anything other than friendship with her," Sarah explained to Harper.
Harper thought to herself, "well she has Bailey pegged but she couldn't be more wrong with Annika. Apparently Annika has kept her secret even from Sarah and Julie.
"You should see the look on your face whenever Annika is around and you could see why Bailey is jealous of her. You need to hide your feelings for Annika better at least in front of Bailey. If Julie and I have noticed it then Bailey can see it too," Sarah explained.
"Thank you for your honesty. I don't want to hurt Bailey in any way so I will work on my feelings when Annika is around. Do you think Annika notices?" Harper asked.
"I think you both have a problem. For a straight girl her face sure lights up whenever you are around. If I didn't know better I would think you two had something going on between you two," Sarah commented.
"Not to worry. We are just like sisters. We know the boundaries and won't cross them," Harper replied.
"What was the other thing you think could rock the boat?" Sarah asked.
"Bailey has developed a friendship with a neighbor of ours and frankly I don't like her. She is condescending, homophobic and rude. We had as close to an argument over her as we could a few weeks ago," Harper said.
"How could she like Bailey if she is homophobic?" Sarah questioned.
"Bailey she likes, me not so much or other gays. The way she refers to us and the things she says she are completely ignorant and she really has no clue, but the things she says makes my blood boil," Harper explained. "Bailey got mad because I questioned her friend on things she said about us. She said I was taking the only friend away that was her friend, not mine. She thinks you and Julie are only friends with her because of me. She sees this girl as friends with her because she made friends outside of you three and me. Other than Emmy she has no friends according to Bailey," Harper explained.
"Harper, that couldn't be farther from the truth. Bailey is our friend too and if she needs anything she can come to us. Does she know that?" Sarah questioned Harper.
"Yes I tried to convince her of that. She sees you and Julie living with Annika and all she sees is the two of you as friends with Annika and not her," Harper explained.
"Poor girl, no wonder she won't come around. The other day I asked Julie if she knew why Bailey was so reserved around us. I just assumed now that she was with you we were all a group of girls who enjoyed each other's company and got along great together. We'll have to work on that to make her feel more a part of the group," Sarah said.
They discussed it more and talked about other items until it was time for Harper to leave. She thanked Sarah for her understanding and help and left to go home. She no sooner had walked in the apartment when she heard Bailey outside the door. "Come over sometime when your girlfriends not there so you and I can talk," Harper heard the voice say.
"I totally dislike that girl. Now she's trying to get Bailey over here so she can talk her propaganda with her without me hearing her. It ain't going to happen," Harper thought.
"Hi" Bailey said to Harper as she entered the apartment and seemingly surprised Harper was home.
"Hi Harper," Susan said as she saw Harper and acted surprised to see her. "I'll talk to you later," she added telling Bailey as she made her way out of the apartment.
"We ran into each other in the parking lot," Bailey told Harper.
Harper didn't say anything but she did sigh which Bailey took to mean Harper didn't approve.
"Why are you intent on ruining the only friendship I have made on my own over here?" Bailey questioned Harper.
"I'm not intent on ruining anything. I just don't like her and it seems to me the feeling is mutual, that's all," Harper replied.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Bailey fired back showing Harper she was upset.
"Nothing, just forget it. What do you want for dinner?" Harper said trying to change the subject.
"No, I won't let it drop. You brought it up, now tell me what you meant or accept Susan as my friend," Bailey said raising her voice at Harper.
"I don't fucking like her! I cannot and will not admit she is a friend of yours. Does that make you happy?" Harper said now making this officially an argument. The first one since they got back together since spring of last year.
"You don't want me to have any friends unless the almighty Harper Roland approves," Bailey yelled back. "Fuck you Harper! I had plenty of friends before you and I don't need your permission finding friends now!" Bailey continued her ranting.
"With friends like her you're much better off without any," Harper said referring to Susan.
Bailey was exasperated with Harper's attitude toward Susan. She finally gave up and went into the bedroom slamming the door behind her.
"Real grown up Bailey, run away from your problems and slamming the door," Harper said out of frustration.
"You're the one acting childish. I'm simply walking away from a no win childish idiot to avoid any more arguing," Bailey angrily replied after opening the door to respond to Harper.
Harper walked away and into the kitchen to make dinner. She was angry but calmed down as time went on. When dinner was ready she knocked on the bedroom door. "Your dinners ready," Harper said still showing a little anger.
"I'm not hungry," Bailey said from inside the door.
Harper shrugged her shoulder and turned to walk away. She went into the kitchen sitting down to eat. After she finished she walked back to the bedroom and tried again. "Do you want some dinner before I put it in the refrigerator?" she asked Bailey.
"I said I'm not hungry," Bailey told Harper this time using a civil tone.
A little while later Harper heard the door open. Bailey walked out dressed up wearing shredded jeans her sandals and a sleeveless button down camisole crop top which Harper always liked because it showed Bailey's tight abdomen and her boobs.
"Where are you going especially dressed like that?" Harper questioned.
"Out, with friends who won't criticize my other friends. I would invite you but you would dislike all of them," Bailey smartly said to Harper.
"When will you be home?" Harper asked worried as Bailey had never gone out at least not without Harper.
"Why would you care? Don't worry, before the sun comes up. I have classes tomorrow," Bailey said as she walked out the door.
A few minutes later Harper could hear a sound out in the hallway say, "Ready, for a girls night out?"
Harper instantly knew who it was and that just pissed her off more. She didn't know if Bailey was going out with Susan to spite her but it had the effect Bailey was aiming for. For the next several hours Harper stewed waiting for Bailey to come home. It was three in the morning before she heard the key to the front door open the door.
"Shh, my girlfriend will hear," an apparent drunk Bailey said to someone at the door. Then she heard what sounded like kissing and moaning before Bailey said to the person, "Goodnight, I had a good time."
Harper lay there unable to get up. She was angrier than she had ever been but more devastated and hurt by what she heard. Bailey had gone out and found someone and cheated on her with them. She didn't know what to do or react.
Bailey came to bed like nothing had happened. She changed her clothes and slipped in to bed facing away from Harper. Harper could smell the smoke in Bailey's hair and the alcohol on her so whoever she was with was old enough to drink but it was a college town and within a couple of miles from campus so alcohol was easily obtainable. Soon Bailey was asleep but Harper lay there deciding what to do. She lay there most of the night thinking until the alarm went off and both had to get up for their days classes.
Not a word was said about the previous night but the tension was thick in the room as they got ready to leave for classes. Bailey was the first to speak but all she said was, "Have a good day," as she got in her car to leave.
That night after classes, Harper came in to find Bailey home, happy and humming as if nothing had happened. This infuriated Harper. When they went to bed Bailey tried to kiss Harper but Harper resisted. When Bailey tried to take Harper's hand so she could cup Bailey's breast Harper resisted by withdrawing her hand from Bailey's breast. All Bailey said was, "Suit yourself."
By Saturday morning Harper was beside herself. After breakfast which Harper made not by choice, Bailey saw Harper had suffered enough.
"Are you ready to discuss apologizing to me?" Bailey asked Harper.
"Apologize to you? What about you apologizing to me? You're the one who has cheated on me? You're the one who yelled at me and told me to if I remember clear, "Fuck you Harper."
"Okay I apologize for telling you to go fuck yourself but you had me so mad it was either that or tell you I didn't want to see you again and kick your ass out and I wouldn't ever do that," Bailey said.
"Harper, why can't you give Susan a chance? She's trying. She hasn't been exposed to gays before the two of us and she doesn't know what is proper to say and what is offensive, but when she is around me and she says the wrong thing, I correct her and she doesn't say it again. I like her and her backwoods ways. It reminds me of home and how we have to educate them about our relationship," Bailey questioned then waited a few minutes for Harper to think about what she said.
Harper started crying, "But you cheated on me? How could you do that?" Harper cried.
"Did I? Or was that the appearance?" Bailey asked.
"I heard you, you were kissing someone at the door," Harper pleaded.
"You heard me but did you ever hear someone else? Do you think I'm that shallow to allow a simple argument to ruin our relationship over a fling?" Bailey questioned.
Harper gazed at Bailey not understanding.
"It was a ruse, Harper devised by me and mostly Susan, to teach you to trust me to make friends too. When I first met Julie and Sarah, I was afraid of them. They were your friends and I couldn't trust them. I was intimidated by them how they surrounded you protecting you. As I got to know them I learned they were my friends too. They were more protective of you than me but they knew you longer than me and had a stronger bond with you. It didn't make them less of friends with me. If I need something I know I can count on them being there," Bailey explained to Harper who sat there listening.
"Even Annika has become my friend and I know if it concerns you, she would be right there. She's learning to trust me and I'm learning to trust her if for no other reason than you. You are the bond that brings us all together. So when we were having a disagreement I called the one person who I knew would understand from my point of view because their bond wasn't you but me. Susan suggested going out to talk then she came up with this plan to make you think I was going out on you. I was to dress sexy but not too much to draw your attention and meet her in the hallway. We went out for a few hours at a local bar to then quietly came back to her place where I spent the night sleeping on her couch. At three in the morning I came home. What you heard was me pretending I was kissing someone to make you really jealous, which was my touch to add emphasis. If you insist on determining who I can and cannot be friends with it will only end up driving me away. Susan thought I was going too far with the kissing thing. She thought that was too mean but she said I knew you better and she would leave that up to me," Bailey told Harper.
"You didn't really think I could have cheated on you do you?" Bailey asked concerned.
Harper looked at Bailey tears in her eyes and nodded, "I thought I was losing you."
"Oh baby, maybe Susan was right. It was too much. I'm sorry," Bailey said hugging Harper.
"Do you understand what I am saying to you about choosing my friends?" Bailey asked Harper.
"Yes, but don't do that again. Making me think you cheated was mean. That's the second time you have been over the top mean to me," Harper sobbed.
"What was the first?" Bailey inquired.
"When I inadvertently mentioned Rachel and I...." Harper tried to explain.
"I know but now it doesn't bother me. I know what you meant and know you weren't comparing us, were you?" Bailey asked.
"No one compares with you. One time with you is ten times better than anyone else," Harper said.
"You want to go test it out. I know a particular bed that hasn't had anyone make love in it in a few days," Bailey seductively asked Harper as she got up taking Harper's hand and led her down the hall to the bedroom.
Once inside the door Bailey turned wrapping her arms around Harper and kissing her passionately. "Mmmm, isn't this better than disagreeing and arguing?" Bailey said as she pulled her t- shirt over her head exposing her bare breasts since she hadn't put a bra on since she got up.
"Much," Harper said pulling Bailey to her and cupping Bailey's breasts and using her thumbs to rub both of Bailey's nipples.
As they stood there Bailey took Harper's shirt and pulled it over Harper's head unfastening Harper's bra and letting it fall to the floor. She hooked her thumbs into the waistband of Harper's gym shorts and pushed them down over Harper's hips. Before Bailey removed Harper's gym shorts, she squeezed both of Harper's butt cheeks pulling Harper into her.
Harper moaned releasing Bailey's breast and with her hands on Bailey's sides pulled Bailey tighter into her body. As she did Bailey took her hand placing it over Harper's mound. Bailey brought her finger up through Harper's slit causing both of them to moan. Harper pulled back from Bailey when Bailey's finger slid across Harper's slit to her clit. Bailey let her hand slide down Harper's waistband of her panties and rubbed circles around Harper's clit.
Harper flinched a little staring into Bailey's eyes, "Why does make-up sex feel so good?" Harper questioned.
"Do you want me to stop?" Bailey softly said to Harper.
"Only if you want us to not speak again the rest of this year?" Harper asked Bailey as her legs became weak and she held onto Bailey more.
Bailey applied more pressure to Harper's clit and Harper grabbed Bailey's shoulders squeezing putting her head in Bailey's neck. "Oh fuck, Bailey. You're driving me insane. I need you to fuck me," Harper moaned.
Bailey gently pushed Harper back until they were lying on the bed, Bailey lying on top of Harper. She began as Harper requested and with her index and middle finger to fuck Harper.
Harper kissed Bailey and kept kissing her feeling Bailey's fingers inside of her. Harper moaned and hugged Bailey tightly as she began to weep, "I m sorry. I don't want to feel that way again."
"Did I go too far?" Bailey asked.
"I thought you had cheated on me," Harper sobbed.
"Sweetheart, I would never cheat on you. Susan was right. It was too much and too mean," Bailey said sounding very apologetic. By now the mood had changed from passionate lovemaking to Bailey trying to comfort Harper. Bailey licked her fingers clean of Harper's fluids then caressed Harper. She had learned a valuable lesson on how far she could push Harper and how Harper felt about her.
Her full attention was now on Harper as she realized how she had hurt Harper with her actions. She should have listened to Susan to keep it to going out and pretending to stay out late. They lay there with Harper letting out a sob every so often, each time reminding her of just how much she had hurt Harper.
"I don't think either one of us is in the mood to lay here or make love. Tonight, I'll make it up to you. I'll even agree to let you buy one of those strap-on thingy's and use it on me you've been wanting to get. Let's get up and I'll make you lunch and show you I can cook," Bailey told Harper.
Bailey got up to make them lunch although it was just sandwiches so Bailey still had yet to show Harper she could cook. Harper had not come out of the bathroom and was slow to do so further evidencing how Bailey had hurt Harper. She walked over to Harper looking into her eyes which Bailey could tell how she had hurt Harper.
"Please forgive me baby. Know that I would never cheat on you. That is the last thing I would ever do to you. I beg you to please forgive me," Bailey pleaded with Harper.
They sat down and ate the sandwiches Bailey had made. Harper kidding her she still had not cooked for her which seemed to break the tension that was between the two.
Thanksgiving was two weeks later and Harper took Bailey to her house since Bailey only had the Roland's home to go to. Bailey made the most of it and the Roland's treated Bailey as one of their own. On Friday after Thanksgiving Sylvia told Bailey to expect a visitor. She told Harper they should leave for a while to give them time to talk.
While Jimmy had to work, Harper and her mom went to the after Thanksgiving Day sales and Bailey stayed home. An hour later, Bailey's mom drove up. Bailey was both excited and nervous not knowing what her mother would say to her.
When her mother entered the house Bailey at first was reserved. That is until she looked closer at her mom. That's when Bailey lost it and went to her mother crying and saying, "Oh mom, I missed you so much."
Her mom put her arms around Bailey and hugged her tight. "I missed you too, baby girl," her mother said. "Come home with me," Diane said to Bailey.
"Has dad changed his mind?" Bailey asked as she pulled away from her mom with a questioning look.
"No he hasn't and I haven't either. It's time you came to your senses and not let this Roland girl talk you into this nonsense," Diane said looking Bailey in the eyes.
"And leave Harper? Is this why you came over? Thinking I would see you and forget about all I've got with Harper? Mom, I love her and leaving her is the last thing I want to do," Bailey said her voice now rising.
"Just come home with me and we can talk where we have more privacy," Diane said calmly.
"I can't believe this. You came over here thinking Harper and I were joking when we said we loved each other. Get out! Just get out! Tell dad to go fuck his homophobic ass when you get there," Bailey now showing how angry she was. Tears were streaming down her face but she was too angry to notice she was crying.
"Before I leave I want to talk to your girlfriend," Diane insisted.
"Her name is Harper. She is more than a girlfriend. She's my lover, the person I have sex with almost every day. The person I share my bed with. Do want to know what it's like to have sex with her, me going down on her, and her going down on me?" Bailey angrily said intending to shock her mom.
"I didn't raise you to be so disrespectful especially to your mother Bailey. What has gotten into you?" Diane asked.
"You have. I can't believe you are so ignorant you won't even acknowledge Harper? Can you not even say her name? You had better learn as she is the person who someday I plan on marrying," Bailey kept ranting at her mother.
"Her name is Harper, okay and I insist on talking to her before I leave," Diane said.
Bailey took out her phone and called Harper. "My mother wants to talk with you face to face," Bailey told Harper and by the tone Harper didn't need to know it hadn't gone well for Bailey thus far.
"It's not a good conversation I take it?" Harper asked.
"Let's say I've had better conversations with ignorant homophobics before. Wear your suit of armor," Bailey forewarned Harper where Bailey's mom could hear.
"I'll be there in twenty minutes," Harper said.
Harper told her mom what Bailey had said and asked that she drive her home. Sylvia offered to go inside with Harper but Harper told her if she needed her help she would let her know but she and Bailey should try to handle it themselves which pleased Sylvia as Harper was trying to show responsibility.
Harper walked inside to an obvious upset Bailey. She wanted to go her and hug her seeing her upset but she knew if she did that would upset Diane more. Instead she took a seat next to Bailey and across from Diane.
"Go ahead and tell her now that she is sitting face to face with you. Then I want you to leave and never come back," Bailey told her mom emphasizing her anger with her
Harper hearing Bailey, placed her hand on Bailey's arm to settle Bailey down. At this point it didn't matter that Diane was there or not because Harper was there to protect and defend her even if it was Bailey's mom she was defending her from.
Diane looked straight at Harper before she spoke, "What have you been telling my daughter that has her all confused and insisting on living this kind of lifestyle with you?"
"Mrs. Powell, I assure you I haven't been telling Bailey anything she hasn't already decided. When I told my parents I was gay they acted much like you denying it and blaming someone else for filling my head with ideas contrary to their beliefs. It wasn't until later that I was able to convince them that no one was filling my head with ideas. I was the one who felt those feelings and I alone realized my sexual orientation was different than the norm without anyone else involved," Harper explained.
Harper waited gathering her thoughts and direction trying to be cordial and calm in front of Bailey's mother not knowing if the fact that Bailey and she were still under twenty-one had any effect on their rights.
"I believe if you ask Bailey you will find that it was her and her alone that decided what her sexual orientation was and it was she who decided about who she was attracted. In fact Bailey pursued me for many months and it wasn't until I told her there were conditions that I had that she had to abide by before we could be a couple," Harper continued.
"What were those conditions?" Diane requested.
"That she tell everyone via a social media that she was gay so there was no doubt of her sexual orientation and that she tell you and Mr. Powell that she was gay and dating me so you were aware of our relationship and there were no secrets or hiding who we were," Harper informed Diane.
"So she wasn't seeing you last year?" Mrs. Powell asked.
"No, she wanted too but I wasn't ready. The first we went out was about a month before finals and that was when I told her of my conditions. Mrs. Powell, Bailey and I are really in love and would love to have your blessing but it is not a condition of us seeing each other. We want you and Mr. Powell to be a part of our lives. It has taken my parents time to accept me and now they fully accept Bailey as part of their family. We don't expect you to understand or accept our lifestyle immediately. While it would be nice we understand it is hard for you accept. If you ask my parents there are times they question our relationship but not once do they turn their backs on us or criticize our relationship. That is all we ask of you. Be a part of our relationship. You don't have to understand for now, but try to see it our way. Bailey is still your daughter and she loves and misses both of you. There have been many nights she has cried over what you are doing to her," Harper lectured Bailey's mom.
Harper waited because she could tell she was having an effect on Mrs. Powell.
"I beg you to try to see it from Bailey's point of view. Don't lose your daughter over this. Before you know it she will be grown, graduating from college and you will have missed the most important years of her life," Harper told Diane. "If you turn your back on her now, you could be causing irreparable damage to yours and her relationship."
"What did you say your major was in?" Diane asked.
"Forestry, I intend to be a park ranger," Harper stated.
"It should have been pre-law," Diane said matter of factly.
Bailey had been sitting there next to Harper. Now she was holding her arm in hers as she was proud of the way Harper had handled her mom without raising her voice as she had.
"Would you like me to leave?" Diane asked.
"I don't know mom. That depends on you. Are you willing to do as Harper suggested?"
Bailey questioned her mom.
"I don't know if I am ready to accept your relationship because it is against all my beliefs. But I don't want to lose you as my daughter either. I love you Bailey girl and these last several months I too have spent nights crying over you. I don't know if I can talk your dad into it but I am willing to give it a try," Diane said and before she had finished the last part to that statement Bailey was off the sofa and hugging her mom.
"Thank you, you don't know what this means to Harper and me," Bailey exclaimed with a smile and tears of joy on her cheeks. She motioned Harper over and Harper tentatively gave Diane a hug too.
"You know I expect you to take care of my Bailey girl if I'm going to trust you with her care," Diane said as she put her hand to Harper's cheek.
"Yes ma'am," Harper smiled back at Diane. "Except Bailey takes care of me more than I do of her."
"You were doing fine up to that point," Diane laughed. "I know my Bailey girl better than that. She has to sleep in and I swear that girl can't boil water without help. Don't mention doing the laundry!" Diane added and smiled.
"That's where she gets it," Harper laughed back and looked at Bailey. "I can't remember an actual meal she has cooked."
"Hey, I do some of the laundry, now!" Bailey protested.
"Only because I tell you if you don't I'll make you wear dirty clothes," Harper laughed.
Bailey shyly smiled at Harper and shrugged her shoulders. "What can I say?" It's her fault for always doing my laundry for me," Bailey giggled and pointed at her mom.
The three of them, after the tension had been broken, sat and talked Bailey sharing photos she had already sent her mom of the apartment but with more detail on the layout and where everything was located in the apartment.
Bailey asked her mom if the money she borrowed and sent would present a problem with either her aunt and uncle or her dad if he found out. Diane assured her to let her deal with her dad as she was her mother and had a right to take care of her daughter as she saw fit.
Bailey asked if there was a way for her mom to come over for a visit and her mom told her she would work on it. Harper received a text from her mom asking if it was safe to come home and Harper responded, "Better than I hoped."
Once her mom arrived they all talked and decided that the moms would make a trip over to see the apartment one weekend after the holidays. This pleased both Harper and Bailey.
Saturday the moms and daughters planned a shopping trip and luncheon in a neighboring town so as to not draw attention to those that knew George and word get back to him about Bailey and her mom.
Christmas was light this year as both Diane and Sylvia were strapped for money. They each were able to buy several gifts that the girls would need collectively for their apartment. Being the first Christmas Diane had spent away from Bailey, Diane snuck over to the Roland's to see Bailey and Harper.
When Harper and Bailey got back to their apartment after the holidays Harper had come home from class on a day that Bailey would be late as this was a day Bailey had lab. After she had parked her car she noticed Susan come running from her apartment barefoot and only wearing gym shorts with a sweat shirt. The temperatures were in the low forties as it was winter. She almost walked by her when Harper was reminded by Bailey to try to be nice to Susan for her.
"You realize what the temperature it is today?" Harper asked Susan.
"Too fucking cold to be locking your keys in the car," Susan told Harper.
"What is with you and keys to your apartment and car? You're standing out here in bare feet and gym shorts," Harper stated.
"My boyfriend told me to figure it out myself. He's too busy to come home for some idiotic stunt like this. To top it off my apartment keys are on the same key chain so I'm locked out of my apartment," Susan complained.
"I thought you got that fixed a while back?" Harper questioned.
"Mark liked that the door locked when it closed so he told them to cancel the work order," Susan bemoaned. "I think he did it to aggravate me when I lock myself out."
"Come inside, you are going to freeze to death with no shoes on. You can stay with me until someone comes to open your car," Harper told Susan.
"Are you sure it's alright?" Susan questioned.
"I don't want you out here in the cold bare foot and in shorts. Come on. If I leave you out here I'll never hear the end of it from Bailey," Harper smiled at Susan.
"She has a way of making you do things you rather not do, doesn't she?" Susan said as she followed Harper into their apartment.
"That she does. It's her smile and the way her hair frames her face. And don't get me started on that ass of hers," Harper said as Harper shook from the thought of Bailey' smile and her ass.
"You really love her, don't you?" Susan commented.
"More than life itself." Harper commented back.
"Lucky girl," Susan said.
"You sound as if you have an interest in girls?" Harper now questioned Susan after they entered Harper's apartment.
"I'll be honest with you Harper. I never thought of having a relationship with one until I met you and Bailey," Susan started to explain.
"Neither Bailey or I are available," Harper said.
"Oh god no. I wouldn't think of either of you. You're like the most perfect couple. No I have my eye on a girl in my "Compensation and Benefits" class. We have been talking and I get a feeling she would like to go out," Susan explained.
"I thought you were completely straight? What about your boyfriend?" Harper questioned.
"I am but things haven't been good with Mark as you can see by the car key incident. I don't know. I see how great you and Bailey get along and it has me rethinking my entire life. I would be afraid to ask her out. What if she is just being friendly? How would I go about asking to see and I don't know? I'm so confused," Susan said sounding confused and not making much sense.
"Susan you and I haven't exactly gotten along," Harper said.
"You mean you didn't like me, I was condescending and rude," Susan stated.
"You've been talking to Bailey. I'm sorry she told you those things," Harper apologized.
"No it's okay. I was those things and I'm working on them. But you and Bailey have opened up a whole new life for me and what you said I needed to hear or I would have continued to act like an ignorant ass," Susan commented.
"What Bailey and I have is something special. We are made for each other and we compliment each other like most people wouldn't understand. So don't use us as an example of how well gays get along. We fight and argue like everyone else. And break up and not speak to each other so don't look at us as role models to compare us too. For example, we argued as much as we ever have over you and there was a time when I thought we would never speak again," Harper explained.
"I know if I had known before you two started arguing, I would have stepped in to put an end to it. Believe it or not Harper, I admire both of you for what you have gone through and now consider both of you two of my best friends," Susan stated.
"Thank you Susan, you are growing on me too. A close friend gave me advice a while back that I think you will find helpful. Prioritize before you make any decisions. Take a problem and put it at number one and resolve it first. By resolving it you may find your other problems not so bad or they weren't problems at all," Harper continued. "What would you think is your number one issue that is weighing on your mind?"
"My issue with Mark," Susan stated flatly without hesitation.
"Then you have to decide how you feel about him and if what you have is worth fighting for or not. If it is, fight for it and put this girl out of your mind along with Bailey and my relationship. Make Mark your number one priority. He might be thinking the same as you and that is the reason he is spending less time with you or arguing over insignificant things," Harper went on to say.
"And if I find this girl is interested?" Susan questioned.
"If she means more to you than Mark, then tell him it's over between you two and ask her out. What do you have to lose at that point? You're single, not dating and available. Asking her out loses you nothing but a question. But don't let her influence you in any way deciding first with Mark or you may end up with neither and wanting both," Harper told Susan.
"Thank you for talking with me. You've made a lot of sense. I know you didn't have to take the time. You are a true friend," Susan said.
"Well don't tell Bailey or she will be telling me, "see I told you to give her a chance. You made up your mind from first impressions and didn't see her as I did," Harper laughed.
Harper imitating Bailey had Susan laughing too when Bailey happened to walk in the apartment. "What are you two laughing about?"
"Oh hi sweetheart, Susan was telling me about locking her keys in her car which includes her keys to the apartment. If Mark doesn't make it home in time she will be eating over here. Good thing I took plenty of hamburger out last night," Harper quickly made up a story and looked over at Susan and winked.
Susan smiled back at Harper and waited for Bailey to go in the bedroom to change before she whispered, "I won't tell her about mocking her if you don't tell her about me having feelings for another girl. She would be all over me encouraging me before I'm ready."
They fist bumped to seal the deal.
Bailey came walking out after changing, "What's with the keys? Why won't Mark come let you in?"
"He told me it was my fault and I needed to learn to keep my keys on me. I think he is trying to teach me a lesson by keeping me locked out. The only thing I'm worried about is someone stealing my car because the keys are in it. I don't care about getting locked out of the apartment. It gave me an excuse to come see you two especially Harper," Susan explained to Bailey.
"Are you two getting along?" Bailey said looking at Harper.
"I couldn't let her freeze to death. I found her in the parking lot barefooted with gym shorts on. Her feet had already turned blue," Harper smirked.
"That's a start. Did she at least talk to you once she brought you up?" Bailey now questioned Susan.
"No she has been in the bedroom the whole time," Susan said trying to sound mad.
"Harper Roland, you didn't!" Bailey exclaimed.
Harper started to walk into the kitchen, "I need to begin dinner since Susan is staying," Harper said like it was a problem.
"Oh no you don't. Get out here and tell Susan you're sorry," Bailey said her voice rising.
"Bailey we are joking. Harper and I had a wonderful conversation talking about you," Susan said with a last joke about Bailey.
"That's better. I rather you talk about me than ignore her," Bailey said as her and Susan walked into the kitchen.
"What can I do to help?" Susan asked as she walked up to Harper.
"As soon as the meat is brown I'll make the sauce. If you want to help, get the lettuce and tomatoes out for the salad," Harper told Susan.
"Do you have any bread or rolls? I can make garlic bread too," Susan offered.
"What does that leave me?" Bailey asked feeling left out.
"What you always do, watch," Harper said making both her and Susan laugh.
"Real funny you two," Bailey said.
"You can come over here and kiss me since you haven't since you came in," Harper added.
Bailey walked over to Harper kissing her on both cheeks from behind holding Harper's waist. Susan watched and smiled seeing Harper lean back into Bailey so Bailey leaned over and gave Susan a kiss on her cheek too.
"Okay my duties are done in here. Let me know when dinners ready. I've got a couple of chemical equations to finish from today," Bailey said and left Harper and Susan alone in the kitchen.
"She doesn't cook does she?" Susan said after Bailey had left.
"According to her mom, she can't boil water," Harper replied.
"Good thing she has you," Susan commented.
"Usually when she comes home she strips and walks around in her panties and some sort of cami. I'd rather she do that than cook any day," Harper smiled.
"I bet you would just stare at that ass of hers," Susan commented.
"Watch it. You are turning all gay on me not to mention that's my girlfriend you're talking about," Harper nudged Susan who was standing next to Harper.
That night as Harper and Bailey went to bed Bailey asked Harper, "You and Susan seemed to get along well tonight."
"I have to admit you were right. After you get to know her, she's pretty cool," Harper softly said.
Bailey smiled and kissed Harper's cheek. "Thank you," Bailey said to Harper.
"Is it alright with you if we cuddle and kiss? I think my period is starting and my stomach doesn't feel up to making love," Bailey asked.
"You don't have to ask. Would you prefer my warm hand slightly putting pressure on your lower abdomen?" Harper asked.
"Just a little bit but before I fall asleep I want it on my breast next to me heart," Bailey smiled and kissed Harper.
That weekend Harper and Bailey's moms came over for a visit. Diane had told George where she was going and who she was seeing and while he was not happy or accepting of what Diane was doing he didn't do anything to dissuade her either which was another step in the right direction.
Their moms had come over on Saturday and planned to go home on Sunday. After they had lunch Harper and Bailey drove them to the campus so their moms could see where they were paying their daughters to go to school.
Back at the apartment they stopped to introduce them to Annika, Sarah and Julie. They also made a stop next door and Susan met their moms. Their moms were very impressed with the apartment telling them they had made it a very nice home. That night Diane and Sylvia stayed in a hotel because Harper and Bailey had no room only having a one-bedroom. The trip went well and seemed to put a lot of issues Diane was still feeling at ease.
As Bailey and Harper got ready for bed Bailey turned to Harper, "I know you would like to make love but I'm think my period started and I'm having cramps. Would you mind if you don't do me and I will do you?"
"We don't have to if you are not feeling well. I don't mind," Harper said and put her hand on Bailey's left breast kissing Bailey on the cheek.
Harper felt Bailey's hand move lower on her stomach and before Bailey hand went below the waistband of Harper's panties Harper laid on her back, "I thought you didn't want to," Harper said.
"I don't but I know you do. Let me do you," Bailey softly spoke.
Harper brought her knees up and removed her panties so Bailey could finger her. "Now would be a good time to have a dildo. Then I could do it myself," Harper told Bailey.
"It would be nice but I still would insist on me doing it and not you. I'm the only one who's allowed to make you cum," Bailey said as she gently ran her fingers across Harper's labia. Harper kissed Bailey on the lips as Harper moaned when Bailey let her middle finger glide into Harper's slit.
Harper continued to kiss and hug Bailey as she moaned. Bailey was using two fingers to go inside Harper pumping her at a steady pace. Harper had her legs open, one lying across Bailey and the other out to Harper's side.
"Oh Bailey, yes, ahhh, don't stop, oh god yes," Harper moaned with her one arm around Bailey's shoulder and the other around her breast. Harper released the breast and placed her hand on Bailey's cheek gazing into her eyes as they kissed. "I love you," Harper moaned before she tensed and came on Bailey's fingers.
They lay there Harper's one leg draped over top of Bailey resting from the nice orgasm Bailey had given Harper. Bailey pulled her fingers out but left them gently caressing Harper's pussy until Bailey slid her fingers inside of Harper making her moan again.
Bailey used her fingers to bring Harper to another orgasm before she withdrew them and licked Harper's juices from her fingers.
"Thank you," Harper moaned now completely relaxed from her orgasms.
"Your welcome sweetie," Bailey smiled. "We need to get a dildo to play around with."
"Maybe this weekend we'll go to a sex store and find one," Harper said as she rolled on her side to spoon Bailey placing her hand on Bailey's lower abdomen and applying light pressure.
"Just like that. Mmm, that feels good," Bailey purred.
Harper gently rubbed Bailey's abdomen until she felt herself drifting off then she moved her hand to cup Bailey's breast. When Harper moved her hand, Bailey awoke slightly and purred again as she placed her hand over Harper's.
When the weekend arrived Harper made breakfast for them. Bailey came in carrying her laptop. First she poured a cup of coffee taking a sip then giving it to Harper. Bailey sat across from Harper and opened up her laptop searching for something.
"What are you looking for?" Harper asked.
"You'll see when I find it," was all Bailey said.
Harper started to get up to see what Bailey was searching for when Bailey started to close her laptop. "Sit back down. I didn't say you could see," she told Harper and didn't open her laptop until Harper sat down.
"But I ah," Harper started to say.
"No buts, when I'm ready to show you I will and not until then," Bailey said with a devious smile.
"Okay, but is it bigger than a bread box?" Harper asked.
"What the hell is a bread box? I've never heard of such a thing?" Bailey curiously asked.
"I don't know either. I've just heard it used to describe size so I used it," Harper stated.
"Well if it's bigger than a shoe box, you better hope not," Bailey giggled.
"Would you hurry up and find it. I'm dying to know," Harper pleaded.
"There are you satisfied?" Bailey said as she turned her laptop showing Harper what she had been searching for.
Harper almost choked on her coffee as she saw a website with a collection of dildos, lingerie, and other sex toys including strap-ons.
"You were serious about this weren't you?" Harper said.
"You've been talking about it for several months and with the extra money we have been getting from my mom, well what she won't know won't hurt her. We've been careful on spending for a very long time. I think it's about time we spent some money on us for enjoyment," Bailey reasoned.
"Sort of like the gift that keeps giving," Harper laughed.
"There's a store not fifty miles from here or we can order from this website and they'll deliver. The problem with ordering is you can't really tell if it will be the right thing. For both of us size does matter because neither of us is very big down there," Bailey stated.
"Sounds like you want to make a trip?" Harper asked.
"You're not afraid or will be too embarrassed to walk in a store are you?" Bailey asked Harper because she was showing a hint of fear.
"We will never see those people again, so I'm game if you are?" Harper dared Bailey.
"I know you want one and with it Saturday, tonight would be the perfect time to try it out," Bailey reasoned. "Besides I have never been over there so a road trip would be fun," Bailey explained.
"Let's do it. You go change and I'll do the dishes," Harper said.
After Harper had done the dishes from breakfast she went and changed. Bailey had already changed into her leggings and was standing in her bra at the mirror putting on her makeup when Harper walked in. Seeing Bailey she walked up behind her unfastening he bra and cupped both of her breasts.
Bailey watched in the mirror as Harper played with her nipples. She leaned back into Harper sighing, "You know we won't get very far if you don't stop?" Bailey moaned.
Harper gave Bailey a few quick kisses on her neck then patted her butt before she stopped.
"Where are you going? I didn't say to stop, I was just commenting we weren't going to get very far," she told Harper.
Harper came back over and continued to play with Bailey's nipples and breast while Bailey cooed and closed her eyes. Harper slowly started to remove Bailey's leggings having them down over Bailey's hips, "What about your period?"
"It is about over. You can use your fingers if you wash afterwards. It would be better if you don't use your mouth down there just yet," Bailey warned Harper.
Harper led Bailey to the bed and they lay down. Harper hadn't changed out of her night clothes yet. She pulled her sleep shirt over her head and took her panties off. They kissed both going for the others breast cupping each and moaning.
Bailey rolled and ended on top Harper. She straddled Harper opening her legs and rubbed her pussy trying to get contact with Harper. Harper slid her fingers down between them cupping her fingers and sliding inside of Bailey.
Bailey moaned kissing Harper passionately letting her know Harper's fingers were where Bailey wanted them. Bailey rocked back and forth on Harper's fingers letting Harper slip her middle finger inside Bailey as Harper's ring and index finger rubbed Bailey. Bailey moaned her breathing picking up as she rocked back and forth against Harper's hand. "Oh god, don't stop, harder, oh god, yes, yes, oh fuck, awwwhh," Bailey moaned as she came.
Harper slowed down but didn't stop rubbing Bailey letting Bailey recover enough then Harper picked up the pace again which Bailey reacted to by picking up her rocking on Harper's hand. Bailey had placed her hands to either side of Harper's neck and her eyes almost closed as she arched up with her head breathing hard her hair draping across Harper's face and upper chest. Harper's fingers were going in and out of Bailey then Bailey suddenly gasped and moaned, "Oh god," and she came again on Harper's hand, "With fingers that good who needs a dildo," Bailey moaned in Harper's ear.
Harper let Bailey lie on her chest rubbing her back after she wiped her fingers on the towel she had brought to bed in case Bailey wasn't finished with her period.
Bailey was completely relaxed after that as Harper could feel her weight increase and her breathing change. She considered not moving Bailey because she knew Bailey was spent but she needed relieve herself or she needed to get out of bed and dressed to take her mind off of sex. She began to move Bailey over when Bailey woke up, "Where are you going? I'm not done yet," Bailey looked at Harper.
"I thought you were asleep," Harper said.
"I was resting. That was a powerful one. It seems each time we do it you are able to make the next one more intense than the one before and it zaps me of energy. It takes more time to recover," Bailey told Harper. Bailey then pushed herself up and she moved down between Harper's legs.
Harper moaned in anticipation as she glanced down watching Bailey slide between her legs. Bailey looked at Harper as her tongue came out and licked Harper from her perineum to her clit. "Oh fuck," Harper moaned. "You never looked more beautiful when you do that."
"You mean this?" Bailey smiled and licked Harper again.
"Oh fuck, yeah," Harper moaned again and her head went back on the pillow.
Bailey knew what turned Harper on and she used her tongue to take a few more licks before she opened Harper up with her fingers sticking her tongue inside Harper flicking it back and forth. Harper moaned and raised her hips up trying to get Bailey's tongue inside farther. After Bailey had Harper panting she knew Harper was close. She sucked on her clit while her tongue flicked her pussy sending Harper over the edge.
Harper tensed sending spasms through her body. She grabbed the back of Bailey's head and pushed it down out of reflex trying to stop Bailey which holding her head down encouraged Bailey to keep her tongue flicking on Harper's pussy.
"Enough, stop, too sensitive," Harper exclaimed.
Bailey raised up looking at Harper, "Apparently someone else is experiencing stronger orgasms."
After Bailey and Harper rested by cuddling and kissing they got up. This time Bailey didn't finish dressing as she finished putting on her makeup in case they ended back in bed again.
Harper and Bailey drove the fifty odd miles to the next town and located the sex store. Before they entered they walked around shopping not really getting anything as that wasn't the reason they had come over to this area. They found a few items they wanted that were inexpensive for the apartment. After they had spent time shopping and so as to not make it obvious going into the sex store which was the main reason they had come all this way, they decided to walk in.
They waited until no one was near the entrance so no one would notice that they were walking in then once no one was close they hurriedly entered the store. There was a middle age man and woman behind the counter who from the girl's vantage were husband and wife. There was also a young couple who were looking at the various sex toys that Harper and Bailey wanted to look at. Off to the side there was a middle age guy looking at the videos that the store had arranged by category by gay, lesbian, trans and then subset from bondage to romance.
Harper led Bailey over to the lingerie area hoping the couple would leave or at least move away from the toys they wanted to see.
"Can I help you two?" The man behind the counter bellowed out drawing the attention of everyone in the store.
"Let me help these two Frank. Can't you see your intimidating them?" the lady said and came around the counter over to Harper and Bailey.
"First time in a store like this?" she asked coming close to Harper and Bailey so no one else would hear.
"Yes, ma'am," Harper said acting nervous.
"I can tell. No reason to act nervous. Everyone is when they first come in. Oh and my name is Laurie and you are?" Laurie asked both Harper and Bailey.
"I'm Harper and this is Bailey," Harper spoke up with a little more confidence.
"Nice to meet the two you. What are you looking for and maybe I can help you?" Laurie asked. "Oh I see you've noticed our selection of lingerie?" Laurie said pointing to the display of panties and other lingerie that Bailey was feeling as she stood by.
"They come in an array of colors. That pack of three are twenty-two-ninety-five," Laurie said. "Those are for the more discreet but want to look their sexist. They are sheer, see through for those who want a bikini style look," pointing out the texture showing you could distinguish her hand through the material. "They can be worn as elegant, casual or for those special occasions. We also have them in crotchless."
Bailey looked closely at them seeing they were similar to her bikini panties but with the added lace they were made of, she thought they were sexy.
"What do you think?" Harper asked her.
"I like them, they would be a nice addition for a special night," Bailey added.
"May I ask you a question?" Laurie asked as she moved closer and lowered her voice.
Bailey nodded her head.
"Are you two a couple?" Laurie softly asked.
"Yes," Bailey answered quietly looking at Laurie questioning if her and Harper were that obvious or was there some other reason she was asking.
"Okay I can see you are worried about what others would think, you being in here and picking out lingerie. Don't worry. Anything you pick out I'll handle it discreetly so as to draw as little attention as possible. Do you want these?" Laurie said pointing to the pack of panties Bailey was holding.
Bailey looked over at Harper who had a big smile on her face and nodded at Bailey.
"What size do you wear?" Laurie asked Bailey quietly.
"Probably a two or extra-small," Bailey told her.
"You're in luck. We have two packs. One in red, black and yellow and one in pink, aqua and black," Laurie told Bailey.
"Pink, aqua and black," Bailey said.
"Do you want a pack?" Laurie asked Harper.
"No we wear the same size," replied Harper.
"You are going to look gorgeous in them," Laurie said as she took the panties and held them. "What else can I help you with?"
"Well we really wanted to look at those but," Harper said and she pointed to the array of sex toys but that other couple was still over there looking.
"Sometimes if we move over by someone they will move away because they are shy too. Let's walk over towards them and see," Laurie explained.
They walked casually in that direction and sure enough the couple moved to another section so Harper and Bailey could look. Their eyes first noticed the dildos and vibrators.
"There are so many. I don't know what most of these are for," Harper told Bailey.
"Let me help. These are for manual stimulation. You or your partner stimulate each other or yourself manually. These are for those who want either a battery or electric cord and usually vibrate to stimulate," Laurie explained.
"I think manual is fine plus they are cheaper," Bailey told Harper and Laurie.
They looked over the different kinds ranging from flesh colored to various colors. "These are way too big. We need something more this size and even they look too big," Harper commented.
"You would be surprised what your vagina would accept once it is stimulated. These might be too big for both of you but something along these lines I'm sure would do the trick. Have you ever done the two or three finger test?" Laurie asked.
"I don't know what that is," Harper said.
"Either you or your partner take your first two fingers and insert them in your vagina. If they easily go in, try three. If they go in with tightness then one of these will do. If they go in with ease go to a bigger size," Laurie told them.
Bailey took one the dildos and placed two of her fingers along the shaft of the dildo to test it. She found several that would accommodate her fingers so Harper and she picked one of them.
Laurie took the dildo and placed it next to her body almost concealing it.
Harper then walked over to the strap-ons and started looking at them. Bailey and Laurie followed.
"Have you ever used one of these? Laurie asked.
Harper and Bailey both shook their heads.
"These are strapless and I don't recommend them for you two. With being new to using these they will be too hard to use. I recommend these. They attach to your waist and under your butt and if I'm not mistaken, yes, it will hold the dildo you've selected. You just put it in here and fasten the harness in place and you are ready to go," Laurie explained showing them how it worked.
Harper and Bailey were satisfied and followed Laurie up to the register. She rang up what they bought and Harper paid in cash not wanting a record of this sale on either of their credit cards.
"Here you go and I hope you both get a lot of pleasure from your purchases," Laurie said and smiled as she handed the items to Bailey.
After they left Laurie turned to Frank. "Why don't you show me love like those two showed each other? There are going to be some worn out pussies tonight."
End of Chapter Four
To Be Continued....