She Never Knew

The air was cool against Cassie’s face as she leaned forward. In the dim light cast by the setting sun in the window, she watched as Alyssa’s eyes fluttered closed, her breath catching just before their lips touched. The kiss was deep and sweet, and it was awhile before they drew apart. Cassie’s chest heaved slowly, her large breasts rising and falling with each breath. Her dark eyes stared into the lighter brown eyes of the girl opposite her, wondering what it was about Alyssa that affected her so much. She was sure it wasn’t purely a physical attraction, but at the moment, her mind couldn’t move past that part of their current situation.

Thick, wavy golden brown hair kissed with streaks of dark blonde caressed Alyssa’s shoulders as she bent to kiss Cassie again, her fair skin warm underneath her shirt as it pressed against the older girl’s body. Cassie thought she might stop breathing all together when she felt Alyssa’s fingers slide beneath the hem of her top as the kiss deepened. Blissfully aware of the warm, soft hands that caressed her back, Cassie’s arms moved to wrap themselves around Alyssa’s waist. At the same time, Alyssa moved her lips to glide slowly down the skin of Cassie’s throat. They leaned into each other, each savoring the feeling of the other.

Alyssa moved to straddle Cassie’s thighs, her own breasts pressing into Cassie’s. They weren’t quite as large as hers, but Cassie was pretty sure they came pretty damn close. She moaned as she felt Alyssa’s nipples hard against her own, her breasts tingling pleasurably. Cassie hadn’t worn a padded bra that day, which was unusual for her, but it was normal for Alyssa. She was used to catching glimpses of the impudently thrusting nubs underneath the simple shirts Alyssa so loved to wear. Those glimpses were always a tease for Cassie, but feeling them on her skin would be like torture, were it not so enticing.

Feeling soft cushions underneath her shoulder, Cassie reached out in front of her and lifted the hem of Alyssa’s shirt up. The girl’s breasts spilled forward and Cassie ‘s thumbs caught on the thin fabric covering them. The tips of her fingers brushed over sensitive nipples and Alyssa’s breath caught, her back arching gently to thrust her breasts against Cassie’s wandering fingers. Pushing Cassie back a bit, Alyssa unbuttoned the green plaid blouse the dark-haired girl wore.

Their lips met again before Alyssa moved down Cassie’s body, running a hand down her chest. The soft satiny fabric covering her round breasts was slid down to catch underneath them. The hardened tips thrust forward and Alyssa’s fingers traced down the smooth brown skin of Cassie’s chest to circle around a dark nipple before she bent her head to enclose it with her lips. Cassie let out a moan of pleasure as the hot wetness of the brown-haired girl’s mouth surrounded the sensitive peak, laving her tongue over it as she suckled it. By now, Cassie was squirming, her hands tangled in the thick brown strands of Alyssa’s hair, pressing her chest forward to reap more of the same.

By the time Alyssa had paid homage to the breasts that now throbbed with diamond-hard tips, Cassie’s breathing was ragged and uneven. The two kissed as though an urgent hunger was afflicting them, starved for passion. Cassie had known that her body would come alive with his young woman, but it still made her wonder at the intensity of the feelings Alyssa inspired in her. Unable to think properly, she was only mindful of what her body wanted. And at that moment, she wanted to taste Alyssa. Her bronzed brown skin heated as she lowered her head to return the favor that had been given her; she wanted to give Alyssa the same pleasure she’d gotten. Her lips hovered just a breath away from the taut rosy peak of the girl’s creamy-hued breast…

“You. You who‘s spacing out over there.” Blinking, Cassie turned to see Alyssa waving a hand at her with a bemused expression on her face.

“What? Oh, sorry,” Cassie said, shaking her head to clear it. “I was just… thinking… about one of my stories.” She was glad her brown complexion didn’t allow her the ability to blush. Erotic daydreams were well enough, but they tended to get a little awkward if you had them when the object of your fantasies happened to be sitting next to you.

“I see.” Alyssa peered at Cassie for a moment, her fingers flexing on the arm of the sofa they were sitting on. “Which one was it, if you don’t mind me asking?”

Cassie swallowed. “Um… I don’t think you want to know,” she blurted out in a voice loaded with false lightness. “It’s one of my more… questionable ones.” Which was perfectly true. All her friends knew that she was a big fan of both writing and reading questionable stories revolving around… well, smut, if you wanted to put it nicely. It was the kind of thing you didn’t go about telling just anyone.

Alyssa nodded, but seemed to stare harder at her. Cassie fidgeted under the regard of those serious brown eyes, but relaxed once Alyssa shrugged and stood up.

“Okay, then we’d better get going then if we’re going to go eat,” Alyssa said. “Everyone’s probably waiting already.” Standing up, Cassie grabbed her purse from the floor by her feet and followed her friend to the door. Just as they reached the portal, Alyssa randomly stopped in front of her, puzzling Cassie with the abrupt movement.

“Hey, what’s--” The words died in her throat as abruptly as Alyssa turned around to face her, a strangely intense look in her eyes. A moment of silence passed between them. A confused expression began to write itself on Cassie’s face, but suddenly, Alyssa leaned forward and kissed her.

Alyssa’s lips were softer than Cassie would have thought they’d be as they moved against hers. Cassie’s eyelids drifted shut as she kissed Alyssa back, her soft, full lips opening ever so slightly. The kiss was just the tiniest bit awkward, if only because she’d thought it would never happen, but it was warm, and sweeter than Cassie could have ever imagined. For those few moments, she thought she was dreaming, and if she was, she was in no hurry to wake up.

When the kiss was ended, Alyssa pulled back with a small smirk. Cassie stood frozen, her big dark eyes wide, her cheeks just slightly pink underneath the freckles peppering her skin. Her mind was slow to return to work, and she couldn’t seem to speak straight.

“I… you… but… why?” As embarrassed as she was feeling at the moment, Cassie found she couldn’t take her eyes away from Alyssa’s face. It was like they were glued there or something.

Alyssa raised one gracefully full eyebrow to a lofty height and gave her a look. “Are you complaining?” she asked simply. Cassie recovered enough to shake her head vigorously.

“No! That’s not… I didn’t mean that…” Cassie looked up with what could be called a non-conniving puppy-dog look. “You… like me?”

“Would I have done that if I didn’t?” Alyssa answered matter-of-factly. Cassie clapped a hand over her mouth in surprise. For some time now, she’d had feelings for this particular friend of hers. What had started out as an innocent crush had grown into an attraction that she’d long thought was one-sided. She’d thought that Alyssa liked her quite a bit as a friend, but nothing more than that, she’d been sure.

Ducking her head in a shy gesture rarely seen in her sometimes-dramatic mannerisms, Cassie nervously blurted out, “You mean you like me… in that way?” As soon as the words were out, she looked up at Alyssa, who stood just a little taller than her.

The taller girl sighed. “Yes,” she said plainly. Alyssa reached out and took Cassie’s hand, pulling her out the door. After seeing Cassie lock it, she threaded her fingers through Cassie’s and squeezed. She didn’t say anything; she didn’t have to. Cassie now knew how she felt, and if the look of elation on the dark-haired girl’s face was any indication, she hadn’t had a clue until that kiss. All that time, and Cassie never knew how Alyssa felt about her.

Oh well. At least she knew now.