Christine slammed the front door behind her and stalked into the lounge, hot, angry tears prickling her eyes. Sue looked up from the sofa, where she had stretched out with a book and noticed the tears blurring her flatmate's emerald-green eyes. Lithely, she swivelled on the cushions, bringing her feet down to the floor and stood, then crossed quickly to her friend.
They made an unlikely looking pair, Sue generously curved with olive skin and deep brown eyes and Christine, willowy and slender with a tumbling mane of fiery curls and clear green eyes. Sue had advertised for a 'reliable, quiet, working woman to share a house after her divorce. At thirty-five, she had been reluctant to live on her own and felt too old for the usual partying and antics of younger housemates. Christine, although she was ten years younger than Sue, had instantly 'clicked' with her and Sue had found herself offering Christine the place straight away.
Sue had discovered that Christine could be hot-tempered at times but she had never even raised her voice when they were in the house together. She also found out that Christine was happily seeing an older man, Robert. She never brought him to the house and she saw him less often than she would have liked, because he was a director of a small software company based almost a hundred and fifty miles away from the office where she worked.
Sue guessed from the stricken look on Christine's face that she was both angry and upset. Crossing the room, Sue guided Christine to the overstuffed armchair she liked to curl up in and went into the kitchen to make a pot of English tea. Sue had taken Christine to her heart and the sight of her in such pain and distress was almost more than she could stand. Automatically, she rinsed the teapot and added the right number of spoons of tealeaves, splashed the milk into the bone china mugs and at the precise moment the kettle boiled, poured the water on top of the tealeaves.
The tea made and steaming in their china mugs, Sue went back into Christine. She handed Christine her mug and watched, with serious eyes, as she wrapped her hands round the mug and sipped. Sue perched on the arm of the chair and rested her hand on Christine's shoulder. Her hand rested lightly on the thin material of Christine's dress and she could feel the heat of her skin and the trembling of her shoulders, as she fought back her tears.
Christine sniffed loudly and leaned forward to set her mug safely on the coffee table. Sue looked at her and wondered what had gone wrong for her. Tonight was supposed to have been special. Robert had called and told Christine that he must see her, he had something important to tell her. Christine had been excited and bubbled over with laughter and energy. She had taken extra special care with her appearance, choosing a dress, rather than her usual jeans and t-shirt and had worn her sexiest silk teddy underneath, with hold up stockings.
She turned towards Sue, her eyes shining wetly and leaned into her friends arms, her own arms sliding around Sue's waist and squeezing tightly.
"I'm s-s-sorry, Sue, " Christine sobbed, "I've been such an idiot and now I'm crying on your shoulder and ruining your evening."
"Hey, Chris, " Sue whispered into her hair, her mouth dry with the tension, "The book will keep. But more important than my evening what happened to yours?"
"Well, you know how Robert had something to tell me?" Christine asked.
"I couldn't miss it love!" Sue replied, "You were singing and dancing ever since his phone call."
"He certainly had news for me, " Christine added, "He's married and his wife is having his baby."
"The bastard!" hissed Sue, "I hope you caused a hellish scene."
"Not then, but I did when he told me that we could still see each other."
Sue said nothing, just held Christine close to her, pillowing Christine's head against the swell of her breasts. Sue could feel hot tears dampening her blouse and the shaking of Christine's body as she abandoned herself to the pain and anger that burned through her. Slowly the trembling and the sobs subsided and Christine lifted her head and looked Sue straight in her eyes. Sue leaned forward a little and gently kissed the tears, that glistened like diamonds, from her cheeks. The touch of Sue's lips against her silky smooth skin made Christine gasp and then close her eyes with a long, tremulous, sigh.
Sue kissed her again, brushing her lips closer to Christine's mouth. Christine wriggled a little loser and her arms tightened around Sue's waist. She leaned a little further and brushed her lips across Christine's mouth. Christine's eyes flickered open as she felt Sue's mouth against her lips and she smiled to herself and let her eyelids droop closed. Sue could feel the breath catch in her throat as she nerved herself up to go further still.
Sue pressed her lips to Christine's, lingering to savour the sweet plumpness. Then she opened her mouth a little and flicked the tip of her tongue against Christine's closed lips, pressing so lightly that Christine could not be sure that she felt toe touch. Christine's lips parted in lightest of sighs and Sue slowly pressed her tongue against Christine's pout, feeling it slipping into her mouth.
Sue eased her tongue between Christine's lips, slowly, expecting her to pull away at any moment. Christine felt the tip of Sue's tongue against her own and sucked gently, coaxing it into her warm mouth. Sue slid her arms around Christine, her hands gently stroking the back of her neck beneath the cascade of flaming hair. Her fingers wound sensuously through the curls, caressing and cradling the back of Christine's head. Christine groaned softly, deep in the back of her throat as she tasted Sue's tongue in her mouth. Tentatively, Christine pushed her tongue forward, pressing Sue's back until, this time, Christine's tongue was probing and exploring Sue's mouth.
Sue could feel her breasts swelling and the nipples hardening against the lace cups of her bra as Christine slowly pressed her tongue into her mouth. Christine could feel the silk of her teddy against the points of her nipples, sliding over them like oil with every breath. She could feel them pressed against the smooth fabric, tingling as though caressed by an expert lover.
They moved a little way apart and let go of each other, Sue standing and turning back towards the sofa. Christine stood up and stepped around her so that they were facing each other again. Sue looked up into her eyes and Christine slipped into her arms again. This time their kiss was filled with an instant passion and Christine fancied that she could feel her nerves sizzling with excitement. They broke the kiss, both of them flushed and breathless.