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[thequeensxgambit]

estella breathed out harshly as she turned up outside the house. she should have been there an hour ago but the fight had run over and in the wake of the actual fight she’d got involved in an unscheduled fight and it had been a mess. fists. shouting. some big guy dragging her out of the building. bunch of assholes. grabbing her beanie hat from the glove compartment, she yanked down the mirror on the roof of the vehicle and wiped away the newly flowing blood with a tissue from subway on the dashboard. she never usually looked this rough. in fact, she prided herself on looking smarter but this difficult. tugging her dual braids over her shoulders, she pulled her beanie hat on and adjusted the rim so it covered the cut at her hairline. sure, her nose was beginning to bloom with a bruise but...

throwing open the door she stepped out and heard the buzz of the music from the party wash over her. her hands stuffed into the pockets of her tight sweatpants as she moved toward the door of the home and pushed it open. people filled the hallways and she recognised most of them. sports folk moved in similar circles and since dating her beautiful girlfriend she’d gotten to know a lot more faces from her particular demographic circuit. people looked at her a little confused but ultimately it was easily passed off as justified by sport. or something like that. finally she caught sight of the familiar frame and locks of blonde hair. and for the first time since stepping inside she practically beamed and scooted up behind the other. her strong arms embraced her waist and her lips instantly pressed tenderly to her jaw. “hello beautiful.” she cooed as she pulled back another to move so she could face the other. “i’m really sorry i’m late...” she indicated her face and then leant in to kiss her cheek again. “rough evening. do you need another drink?” @leftlipstick

[thequeensxgambit]

Lidia should have known this was a terrible idea from the very beginning. Long ago she had made a vow to never get into something serious with someone again but when Adria had appeared in her life, she’d been unable to resist the avalanche of events that had led them to here. It was surreal to think about their lives and the way they had become intertwined. She was a mob boss with people who relied on her for safety and protection. She lived on the wrong side of the law with blood on her hands. But ultimately, she was untouchable. And Adria was a CEO of a huge company and fuck was that alluring to Lidia. She’d seen the power in her stride and in her place at the head of the company and she’d never considered herself to be part of a couple that could lead an Empire but fuck did she feel like they could sometimes. But also Adria wasn’t part of her world. Lidia could be seedy and dark as well as alluring and supportive. She could fall for Adria but there would always be the darker side of her that made different decisions.

And maybe her words had been harsh because she’d tried to warn Adria from the beginning that she could make rash consequences with decisions. Sometimes she just forgot Adria wasn’t from her world and it made her feel further from her than ever.  “I told you that I make selfish decisions. That’s why I pass it off as your fault when I go through with those decisions because I feel like I’ve warned you.” She blew out a harsh breath and leant back in her chair. How much longer could they keep this up before their worlds collided in a bad way? What if someone hurt Adria? Maybe it was better if Lidia pushed her away....for her own benefit. “You know I could promise to look after you and I would until my last breath but you can’t trust me to be able to promise that because I can’t account for everyone’s actions.” She knew she should probably reach for the other. Try and comfort her perhaps. “I want to be with you. You can trust how I feel about you but to trust I’ll always do the right thing and won’t let my job come first...that would be foolish and....you need to be able to comprehend that. Or I can’t keep you at my side.”  @leftlipstick

[thequeensxgambit]

“Baby, the first time I saw you in a porno I wasn’t thinking about anything except for how close I was to coming and whether I wanted two fingers or three. Maybe after I’d finished I finally leant back and thought damn, she’s definitely the girl for me. And also that I needed to wash my hands but that wasn’t my main thought.” Hollie said with a beaming smile as she looked at the other out of the corner of her eyes, a besotted and sheepish expression sketched all over her face. To be quite honest, Hollie still found it surreal that she not only had a girlfriend but she had Theo as a girlfriend. Theo was not only beautiful and hot but also funny and smart and kind. Most importantly though she seemed to care about Hollie too and that was not something Hollie had experienced recently...or in fact, ever. And sure, it was obscure for some people to comprehend how she dealt with Theo’s profession and all it entailed but Hollie loved her. She loved her as a person and a job was....a job. Plus, sometimes it was kind of hot. 

“What?” She asked with a taken aback laugh, her eyebrows rising up toward her hairline. Corny? Her? Never. Or maybe always. She didn’t really know given that she was all over the place most of the time. Her most focused moments usually arrived when it came to ordering pizza. “Hey,” She mumbled as Theo’s warm lips pressed to her cheeks and quickly she leant across to take Theo’s hands in her own. “You haven’t forgotten anything so don’t let your mind run away with you. You just forgot that I am a complete loser that is totally infatuated by you and sometimes I can’t contain my emotions and it just bursts forth...” She grinned again and leant across to wrap her arms around Theo’s hips, pressing a light kiss to her shoulder. “Do you not like my corniness or something? Don’t like to hear how glad I am that you’re mine? Or how lucky I am to have such a smokin’ hot woman in my bed?”  @leftlipstick

[thequeensxgambit]

Pippa found it hard to even look at Natalia, let alone find a reasonable and smart response to the words that were tumbling from her mouth. Her gaze was almost imploring as it focused on the older woman and very quickly she became lodged between feel accused and feeling guilty. The latter very quickly became the winning emotion, pouring through her features as she looked at the woman she genuinely adored.   “Natalia...” She breathed, feeling the wind being knocked out her lungs with each word and sad look. She’d failed her. Natalia had needed her and she had....failed her. She swallowed thickly and looked down toward her feet, gripping at the hem of her shirt tightly. 

“Ignoring you though? Really? Why on Earth would I ignore you? You know I’ve been studying recently. I have exams that I keep telling you I need to cram for and it doesn’t make it better that I wasn’t there for you but it should at least convince you I would never ignore you.” Pippa took a daring step closer and gripped the corner of the surface that separated them. She looked practically desperate as her eyes grew hotter and damper with each word. She knew Natalia had an issue and she was so incredibly proud that she was talking to someone about it but there were times when she couldn’t drop anything. When the stress made her world so focused and small that even the other took a backseat.  And when Pippa inferred from Natalia’s words that she was the one playing around, her shoulders squared and she breathed in sharply. “Do you really think this is a game to me? Some decision I can make chosen by the flip of a coin? I want to be with you. I want to be there for you. You should know that.” A hot tear rolled down her cheek and she harshly pushed it away. And maybe she was over her head and maybe she was a little crazy and young and naive to have found herself in this situation but she wanted to be with Natalia. Shyly but with determination, she extended her hand. “Baby, I’m in. I’m so fucking in. All in.” But then she hesitated. “If....you still are...” @leftlipstick