This was not an ideal situation. Neither woman wanted to be next to each other, let alone in the same vicinity as one another, but here they were and there was nothing they could do about it.
After a horrendous argument, they both decided they would no longer be together. Frankly, it had turned into a situation where neither would speak to the other. Having the same friend group could make this difficult though.
This was the first get together they’d both been invited to in a few months now since their debacle. Had their friends done this on purpose? Yes, unbeknownst to them.
Sitting at the bar dangerously close to one another, neither woman acknowledged the other. The brunette sipped her red merlot, whilst the blond twirled her whiskey around, sloshing the liquid across the walls of her cup.
The silence was disturbed by the bartender. “Refill?”
The ladies looked up, and in unison said, “Huh?”
The bartender cleared his throat, “The wine. Do you want another?”
“Oh,” the brunette eyed her nearly empty drink, “why not.”
He smiled before grabbing the glass from her and walking away with it.
The blond exhaled slowly, her heart rate rising now. She desired to speak, to say something to the person beside her. There was something at the tip of her tongue, but she couldn’t bring herself to say it.
Just like that, as it always went, the brunette initiated. “Hi.”
Her head whipped around to meet dark brown eyes, hidden behind long eyelashes thickened with mascara. She gulped. “Hey. Fancy seeing you here.” The blond muttered.
The woman chuckled, nodding to the bartender who returned with her drink. “I could say the same to you.”
“When did you get back to New York?”
“Yesterday.” She responded, pursing her red colored lips. “Was nice to get out of the city for awhile.”
“I bet. You always wanted to see Greece.”
The brunette grinned slyly. “How’d you know about that?”
A blush ran across the blond’s cheeks. Her eyes widened, as she’d forgotten that this information had come from a third party. “...I asked Anne.”
“You could have asked me.” She said softly.
“No.” The blond shook her head. “No, I don’t think I could have, love.”
It was her fault, the blond knew. She had been the instigator. She had brought that fight on, and she would be the one to bring it to a close. She had hurt her deeply.
They both knew the answer to her question, and silence fell onto them once more.
“I’ve missed you.” The brunette mumbled before sliding off of her seat, allowing her hand to rest on the older woman’s shoulder. “I mean, for what it’s worth.”
“I’ve missed you too.” She whispers tenderly. “A lot.”
The younger of the two inhales deeply. “Come back with me...to my apartment.”
“I don’t know if that’s smart.”
“It isn’t.” She giggled. “But when was any decision we made together well thought out, mm?”
The blond gave a short nod, plopping a wad of cash on the table in front of her to cover both of their drinks.
The walk from the bar to the brunette’s apartment wasn’t a long one. It was a walk the two knew very well, actually. Drinks Up was an old haunt of theirs, it was the place they had their first date, and many others. Their hearts were pounding against their ribs, anxiety rippled through their bodies. Somewhere along the way, they’d come just close enough to brush hands. First their pinkies intertwined, until their palms were firmly pressed together.
Once they arrived inside, there was no time wasted. The blond pressed the brunette firmly against the now locked door. Soft hands wandered over soft, shapely hips. Her lips attached to the younger woman’s neck, sucking ever so softly at the oh so tender skin. The brunette allowed her finger tips to graze the blond’s cleavage, she bit down on her lip to keep herself from moaning.
“I missed the way your body felt under my hands.” The elder whispered into her ear.
“I missed your lips on mine.” She quivered out.
The two made eye contact, and the blond closed the distance between them. Their lips intertwined like twigs around a tree, their tongues grazing. Warm touches pressed to tingling skin, footsteps backing up through a darkened hallway to a bedroom only illuminated by the city outside of an open window.
Once there, the two separated and stripped off their clothing until they were entirely and utterly naked. Feeling vulnerable, and suddenly emotional, they stared at one another for what felt like eternity.
“Can you just...” The brunette gulped, her arms crossing over her chest. “hold me? Like you used to?”
The blond backed up into the bed, her back pressed against the wall. The brunette crawled into her lap, resting her head against the woman’s chest. The older of the two wrapped her arms around the younger, and kissed her forehead softly.
“I’m sorry.” The younger muttered. “I feel like I teased you.”
“There’s nothing to be sorry for, baby. I needed to be with you more than I needed to have sex with you...I missed you. I missed you so much.”
“I don’t want you to ever leave again.” The brunette stated. “I don’t want to fight. I don’t want you to be mad. I just want to stay here forever.”
With a deep breath in, the blond said, “I would love nothing more than to hold you, right here, right now, forever.”
“Don’t talk, baby.” She finally responded. “Please. Can we just be?”
That was their dynamic. That was their ever so toxic dynamic.
One wanted the rest of their lives, while the other couldn’t imagine what that looked like. The brunette desired security, while the blond was a ticking time bomb. The two simply would never work, despite their strong love for one another. That, well...that’s what hurt the most.