Chapter 3.....Waterfall (NC-17)
"Isn't it beautiful?" Willow asked looping her arm through Tara's and putting her head on Tara's shoulder as they walked.
"Beautiful" Tara answered smiling, referring to the feeling in her heart.
"The sun is shining, the grass is green, you are in my landscape, yup...it is beautiful."
Tara giggled feeling the sudden urge to stop and kiss Willow right there in the center of the quad.
"So what do you want to do?" Willow continued "Now that we have reminded our legs how to walk and have gotten some nourishment in our tummies, got any ideas?" Willow had stopped to turn and face Tara. She was staring openly at Tara's breasts and was waggling her brows.
"Oh, I don't know." Tara responded lazily, almost teasing. She reclaimed Willow's arm again turning her confidently back towards her dorm.
"I see" said Willow amused at Tara's coyness, "I guess we will just have to come up with something then."
"I guess" Tara hummed keeping her eye on her target.
Willow was quiet for a moment gathering her thoughts and well knowing what Tara was steering them towards. After a moment she spoke still holding fast to her lover's arm. "When did you know?"
"When did I know what?"
"That you loved me?"
Tara paused a moment considering her answer even though it came to her right away. "In the laundry room when I first touched your fingers and felt you for the first time. I did not admit it to myself until later though, not until you refused the doll's eye. I did not realize until then how much it meant to me, how much you meant to me. I did not realize that I was really offering myself as much as I was offering the crystal."
"I'm sorry Tara."
"No Wil don't be. I didn't say that for you to apologize. I am just explaining when I first knew the depth of my feeling for you. When you didn't accept the crystal it was as though you weren't accepting me. I was offering myself, a rather bold move for me as I think back on it. I didn't understand what I was really doing until I felt the rejection."
"I am still sorry Tara, I didn't know, or I did, or I don't know, it was all so wonderful and confusing and scary and I was really stupid about it all. I didn't know what was happening."
"I know Willow, it is okay, it all worked out."
"I first knew when you were swimming."
"Swimming, we've never been swimming."
"No, I mean swimming...like the day we were looking for Faith and you showed me how you fight." Willow stopped and released Tara and began to wave her arms in the air."
"Oh Goddess stop it." Tara blushed catching Willow's hands with her own.
"Remember?"
"Yes," Tara laughed "that made you love me, that?"
"Yup" Willow grinned "You were so cute and sexy and willing to help. I looked at you right at that moment and thought God she is amazing, I love her. Of course big dummy me could not really put it into conscious thought or action for awhile but that is when it struck. That is when I felt that first surge of love overpowering my heart."
"Oh Willow" Tara smiled squeezing her lover's hand and guiding them to walk again. Willow followed happily, eagerly willing to be taken to wherever Tara would lead her.
Finally after what seemed to be forever they made it back to Tara's dorm room. Turning to Tara quickly as soon as the door shut Willow outstretched her arms and encircled her love, catching her lips with her own and kissing her passionately. Tara kissed Willow back with equal fervor wanting to make her feelings and desires known. Willow tried to edge them towards the bed but was surprised when she met resistance from Tara.
"Tara?"
"Wil, don't you want to shower first?"
"Shower?" The thought had not even entered Willow's mind.
"Yes, I'd like one, wouldn't you?"
"Well, I guess so" Willow answered hoping that this might mean some together time.
"Okay, I have some towels and an extra toothbrush and some clothes you can wear."
"Oh yeah, thanks." This was not going quite the way Willow had planned. Tara had released Willow and was gathering toiletries. Willow was trying hard not to pout.
"Here Wil, why don't you go get started. I'll be along in a minute." Tara said handing Willow a pile of clothes, a towel and some soap.
"Do I smell?" Willow asked worried.
Tara laughed, "Of course not sweetie," she answered stopping a moment to kiss Willow on the nose. "I just thought you might want to freshen up a bit. We have been all hot and uh sweaty and well, you know."
Willow nodded her understanding smiling broadly. "Oh, I know," she agreed looking at the chaos that was once their bed, "I know....I uh...just uh...thought that maybe..."
"I know Wil, me too, but we've got plenty of time."
"You are always so sensible."
"Not always...and definitely not when it comes to you."
"Well, you seem so now" said Willow with her hand on the knob.
"Someone has to be" Tara chortled. "Go on now, I will catch up in a minute."
Willow pulled the door closed behind her wondering if Tara meant catch up or "Catch up."
Tara alone in the room now tried to straighten the mess from their night of debauchery before. She refastened the bottom sheet from where she had torn it loose. She fluffed the pillows and straightened the covers so their bed looked neat and inviting. Then she sat and waited allowing Willow time to get started. She wanted Willow waiting, waiting and wanting and wondering.
Once satisfied that enough time had passed Tara padded down the hall to the showers and her waiting Willow. When she entered the bathroom she checked to see that no one else was there. She could hear Willow singing rather badly in the last shower stall, the one in the far back corner.
"Wil?" she whispered laying down her clothes and towel. "Is that you?"
"Sure is" chirped a relieved Willow, "come on in, the water is fine."
Tara entered the stall not prepared for the vision awaiting her. There was a wet warm Willow armed with soap, her arms outstretched. Naked and ready Tara entered Willow's steamy kingdom. "You still leave me breathless." Tara whispered by Willow's ear close enough to touch but not.
Willow did though, she reached out and pulled Tara into the warm stream of water. Connecting their bodies in wetness, she slid her arms around Tara and pulled her tightly in until she felt Tara's raised nipples and heard a gasp by her ear.
"Oh goddess." Tara whispered feeling as though she was feeling Willow for the first time all over again.
Willow moaned as she connected them further feeling Tara's moist curls against her leg. Her heart began to pound as the water continued to thrum across her shoulders and down her back.
Tara was momentarily frozen swimming in sensation. Her body was aflame with only the falling water keeping her from an incendiary event.
Willow's hands were moving. Slowly, sensuously she rubbed across Tara's back and shoulders. She moved downward over Tara's lower back and buttocks running the bar of soap with one hand following to lather and massage with the other.
Tara was wet but not from the water. This was not what she had planned, she wanted Willow. She wanted to take Willow, to possess her under this magical fall of water. She wanted to cleanse them both of all past pains, starting them anew, clean and revitalized together.
Tara stepped forward and pressed herself with Willow against the wall. The passion was overwhelming, her need all encompassing. She found Willow's face, Willow's mouth with hers. She kissed her hard with tongue and teeth, mining for depths they had not yet found. Willow made a quiet sound and dropped the soap. Tara had her pinned against the wall underneath the spray as if trapped inside a waterfall. Tara continued to kiss Willow intently, her hands gliding over Willow's wet skin with grace and ease and power. Willow knew in that moment that Tara would have her way with her, her only recourse now was surrender.
Drawing Tara in and answering Tara's kisses Willow moaned her permission. Tara was now kissing Willow hotly down her throat. Her hands cupped Willow's breasts, her leg moved between Willow's thighs. Willow found the tangle of Tara's wet tresses with her fingers. She moved the hair off Tara's face and groaned rolling her head back as Tara found her breast with her mouth. Willow bathed in the spray as Tara sucked at her breast. She could feel the the contrast of the cold yellow tile against her shoulders as the steam rose off of Tara and her skin.
Tara continued her downward descent. Hungry and insatiable she lapped at the droplets rolling down Willow's stomach. She held Willows hips with her hands as she lowered herself to her knees, leaving momentary fingerprints, imprints of passion on Willow's hot skin. Her hands slid down Willow's strong thighs then back up again. They circled around to the back and pulled Willow towards her as she nuzzled the soft hair tempting her. Willow was gasping for breath, her body arching towards Tara. Willow wanted Tara, she wanted Tara's touch, her tongue. She was waiting , suspended about to leap like a cliff diver from a height so high she no longer cared about survival, only flight.
Tara touched her. She reached out with her tongue and touched her. Willow thought she might lose her legs, leave her body, hover there on the tip of Tara's tongue as Tara spread her lips and tasted her. She felt Tara glide towards her clitoris and wanted to cry out, take hold, hang onto the sensation of Tara's lips on hers.
Tara could not stop herself. A whole army could enter the bathroom and she would not stop. She had Willow in her possession, Willow in her mouth. They were hot, they were wet, they were connected. Nothing could break them apart, nothing could change it or take it away. Tara sucked at Willow's clitoris while rolling it gently with her tongue. She felt Willow shudder, her hands tangling themselves again in her hair. The water continued to fall steadily upon them, warming them, compelling them on. Tara entered Willow with two fingers and moved within the satin depths to the beat of Willow's breathing, the beat of Willow's rocking. She followed her closely drawing a line, encircling Willow's tiny fold, drawing it in, letting it go, in again, letting it go. Her other hand squeezed into Willow's buttock, pulling her tight, and holding her fast. Willow was wild, her body was shaking. Her breathing was labored as her hands continued to pull at Tara. Willow was wanting, pleading, needing Tara to cut the cord and let her go.
Willow at last breathed in the hot steam and gasped a last breath before falling into Tara's oblivion. She had never known such love, felt such passion, such intensity. She knew she could let go, release herself to her love and dive into their collective passion, and she did. Shaking to her very core Willow came and was met and held gently by her love as her knees gave way and she slid into Tara's arms.
"I love you Tara, I love you." Willow whispered tears flowing silently down her face.
"I love you Willow, now and forever." Tara responded holding her lover. "Now and forever" she whispered again punctuating their forever with a kiss.
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Just thought I would save this one before it fell off the end of the earth and into the archives. I hate leaving things undone.
One more chapter here circling them back round to night.
I hope you enjoyed this...let me know.
Athame
Edited by: Blue Athame 1 at: 2/25/03 9:19:15 am