Bayley was reluctant to make the trip down to Key
West, as she was fearful of the emotions she knew were hiding behind her cool
facade. These were the one’s she wanted
to keep hidden and had been successful in doing just that for the past six
months. On the other hand, she thought
the trip might be cathartic, at least she hoped it would be. Speeding her red convertible Toyota Spyder
down U.S. 1 Bayley headed south towards paradise. Her dark hair flowed freely in the open breeze and her heart
quickened as she approached Key West.
Bayley inhaled deeply to push down the lump in her throat that formed as
emotions welled in the pit of her stomach.
Slowing she stopped for a traffic light and as she waited, she looked
over at the empty passenger’s seat.
Memories came flooding back of the blonde who had always occupied that
seat. The woman had captured her heart
a very long time ago. Bayley smiled
remembering how happy her lover had been the first time they made the trip
together to Key West. Alexis had instantly
deemed it her favorite vacation spot and so they had taken to celebrating every
anniversary down there. The smile
quickly faded when she reminded herself of why she was here. To celebrate what
would have been their tenth anniversary and to mourn the death of the beautiful
lover who had died just six months ago.
The sound of a car horn startled her out of her
revere and alerted her that the light had already changed. Bayley made the turn heading towards the
beach side of U.S. 1 and lifted her sunglasses to wipe the tears from her
crystal blue eyes. Finally realizing
she was having a difficult time driving from the tears in her eyes, she pulled
off to the side of the road to collect herself and gain control over the
emotions that were consuming her at the memories of Alexis. She wiped the freely flowing tears from her
eyes chastising herself, ‘I can’t do
this.’ A sob escaped past her
resolve as she looked out over the blue-green water that Alexis had loved the
most about Key West. Inhaling deeply,
she chided herself, ‘Come on get a grip. You’re strong! You know you can do
this. If Alexis were here she’d tell you the same thing.’ She kept reminding herself as she tried to
stem the raging emotions that flooded through her along with the pain. Her heart was torn in a million pieces from
the loss of the only woman she had ever loved so completely. Bayley finally slammed her hands on the
steering wheel and pulled herself together, pulling back out onto the road she
headed towards the guesthouse where she was staying. She checked in and decided to walk around a bit before the sunset
festivities began. Heading down Duval
Street she found it crowded with tourists, but never had she felt so
alone. This once exciting place meant
nothing but heartache to her without Alexis.
Feeling
she had lost the other part of her soul, she felt as though she would never be
alive again. So far, this trip did
nothing but make her feel worse, but knew she had to do it. She and Alexis had always promised to spend their
anniversary here and that’s what she intended to do, no matter how much it
hurt. Before she knew it she was at
the end of the main drag and began to pass through ‘Mallory Square’ to reach
the sunset festivities along the docks.
Bayley smiled as she passed through the market littered with carts and
shops selling different items fondly remembering how much Alexis loved to
shop. On the other hand, she had hated
all the shopping. Now, she would give
anything to have Alexis dragging her from shop to shop in her quest for the
best bargain. Sadly wiping the moistness from her eyes she reprimanded herself.
‘Look at yourself! You’re a successful lawyer with a vibrant practice. You have a great family and you’re in
excellent health…what more could you ask for?’ She didn't have an answer as she reached the docks and secured
herself a seat for the sunset. The
tourists sat looking out over the ocean at the brightly orange colored Florida
sun that had began it’s descent to the ocean. ‘The other part of my soul…Alexis.’ She whispered softly answering her previous question. Bayley couldn’t stand the pain of not having
Alexis in her life anymore and, as much as she wanted this pain to end, she
couldn't help thinking about this woman.
Remembering back to the first time she had met Alexis the pain began to
subside. She could remember all the excitement she felt for the vibrant,
vicarious green-eyed blonde with a smile to die for.
Bayley lost her heart to that blonde beauty with
the most beautiful emerald green eyes instantaneously. It had been a mutual feeling Alexis later
admitted to her blue-eyed lover.
Bayley felt better thinking about Alexis and all the happy times they
shared. They met as students in college
during their on-the-job training for the Justice Department. Bayley was older than Alexis and her Justice
Department stint was her last on-the-job training assignment before graduation.
Their budding romance had blossomed into a wonderfully loving and committed
relationship. Neither could bare the thought of being apart from one another
so, Bayley accepted a job with the Justice Department shortly after her
training finished. She quickly moved to the top of the ranks in the Justice
Department with a reputation for being a tough litigator. But, the Justice Department had turned out
to be too much of a stressful job, which she wanted no part of anymore. Once Alexis had graduated they moved to
Florida and opened their own practice together. Alexis was more mild mannered
and tended to even out Bayley’s fiery demeanor creating a very successful and
lucrative law practice. Bayley was
startled as someone nudged her shoulder slipping into the chair next to
her. She looked over, staring at the
young lovers who had sat down next to her cuddled closely and kissing as the
sun met the horizon. Bayley missed the
brilliance of the sunset as she sadly pictured herself in that same position
with Alexis.
She could
still feel how wonderful the smaller woman felt in her arms, how soft her lips
were when they kissed, and she could still smell her scent. The one that was so
specific to her lover. Bayley's ears
prickled and she turned around quickly thinking she heard her name called
out. She scanned the crowded area for
the voice she had thought called out to her, but only saw a mass of unfamiliar
faces. Bayley stood up quickly and made
her way through the crowd, desperate to find the person who called out to her.
The voice, it was Alexis’, she was sure of it.
She frantically searched the crowd, but to no avail and shaking her head
sadly, she chalked it up to her mind betraying her. She wished Alexis would call out to her again alive and real
rather than just a figment of her imagination. Frustrated and disappointed, she left the festivities and headed
down Whitehead Street toward the ‘Southern Most Point’ of Florida, a very
popular spot for tourists. It was one
of the spots Alexis had always made a point that they visit. Along the way, Bayley passed Ernest
Hemingway’s house and smiled at the memories of their tour through that
historical museum. Alexis had known
how much Bayley had lived the author and they always visited the site. Passing by a small bar filled with happy,
rowdy patrons, Bayley decided to go back in for a drink. She sidled up to the bar and ordered a
whiskey and coke, hoping the alcohol would erase some of the pain she felt, but
it never did. It only relaxed her mind
allowing more of the memories to invade her consciousness. Memories of the blonde who had consumed all
of her waking and sleeping thoughts.
Bayley wondered why she imagined she heard Alexis
in the crowd. ‘Wishful thinking.’
She remarked silently and decided she had spent way too much time
standing at the bar. She checked her
watch on her way out the door deciding it was time for one final stop, the
hardest one she would have to face to date.
Reluctantly, she approached the entrance to the pool deck of the hotel
and slowly climbed the stairs. Bayley
stopped at the top of the stairs and scanned the empty deck. Looking ahead down the long pier, which
expanded out into the darkened ocean, she inhaled deeply fighting back the
tears that wanted to escape her troubled blue eyes. She exhaled and began the long walk to the end of the pier. She
leaned against the railing and closed her eyes, which stung from fresh
tears. It was here that she professed
her undying love to Alexis and asked her to marry her…it was here that they had
planned to commit themselves to one another this very weekend. Bayley could no longer hold in her tears,
the pain was unbearable and she no longer cared if she concealed it or
not. As the wind whipped against her
face and the roar of the turbulent ocean crashing deafeningly against the
pillars below, she heard that sweet voice from behind. This time it couldn’t
have been a figment of her imagination.
Bayley's body stiffened and she straightened up, slowly turning around.
“Does your offer still stand?” The woman asked looking at her stunned pale
lover. “Alexis?” Bayley asked, her voice barely a whisper. Filled with complete disbelief, amazement
and joy, Bayley's heart pounded in her chest, she wasn’t sure if what she was
seeing was actually real.
“Are you real? Or are you a ghost?” She
bewilderedly asked moving closer toward the woman and tentatively reached out
to touch her. “I’m very real my love.”
Alexis softly replied as the tears fell down her cheeks. Bayley's hands trembled until they softly
touched Alexis. The touch was instantly
electrifying and it sent a flush of warmth throughout her body. Bayley had never felt so alive and engulfed
her shorter lover in a tight warm embrace.
She cried with joy for the life that she held in her arms, uncaring how
or why. 'Alexis was alive and with
her'.
Alexis had been watching Bayley from a distance
and had tried to catch up with her earlier in ‘Mallory Square’, but she had
lost her in the heavy crowd. She knew she would eventually find her at the most
important place in Key West for them…where Bayly had proposed. She noted the dark circles and lines that
etched her lover's face and the toll the last six months had taken on her. The confidant, arrogant, vivacious woman she
once knew was gone. It hurt to see that
Bayley was a mere shell of her former self.
When she saw that gorgeous woman in the Justice Department for the first
time she knew than that she was the woman for her to spend the rest of her life
with. She had seen her life reflected in Bayley’s beautiful blue eyes and never
turned back. Their connection was deeper than just lust or desire for one
another. It was as if they were two lost souls who had finally they're way
home. Alexis felt a familiar pang of
regret before reminding herself that she had had no other choice in the
decision she had made. Nothing or no
one mattered to her in this world except Bayley. She knew her father would
never approve, but she didn't care. Her mother on the other hand, loved Bayley
and she called the shots with Alexis’ father.
Anyway, it was her life and there was no way she would live without this
stunning beauty in it. She would rather have been separated for six months than
the rest of their lives.
That is exactly what would have happened had her
father gotten his way. Her life had
been thrown in utter turmoil when her mother had died. It had finally begun to unravel the weekend
she had been approached by federal officers with indisputable evidence that her
father had killed her mother, but it didn't stop there. The ironic thing was that he had done it for
money, which, in the end, hadn't come to him anyway. Alexis' mother was an heiress to a financial empire and she had
willed her entire estate to her daughter.
Maybe she had known what type of a maniacal person her desperate husband
could become and had feared what he was capable of doing. Her father had always been able to
manipulate Alexis easily, but when her relationship with Bayley had begun he
became very uncomfortable indeed. He
knew he wasn’t able to do anything about it while his wife was alive. When the
two began planning a more permanent relationship with the announcement of their
engagement, he knew he had to do something.
That something included first, getting his wife was out of the
picture. He wasn’t about to allow
Alexis to do anything foolish with his rightful money...especially give it to
her lesbian lover. And if his wife
couldn't see how sick that all ways, then she would have to be removed from the
situation.
He had been able to control Alexis before Bayley's
interference and without the woman's influence in his daughter's life, he could
once again control her and, in turn, his money. So, he began plotting to remove one more hurdle, Bayley. Alexis couldn't believe what the Feds had
told her and she had returned home against their wishes to approach her father
with their accusations. The Feds
immediately got a warrant and proceeded to the house, but not before, Alexis'
father had violently attacked Alexis, severely beating her to teach her a
lesson. Before the federal authorities
could break in and arrest him, he had escaped from the house with a promise to
return and finish the job on not only Alexis, but Bayley as well. The next day, her death had been staged and
Alexis had immediately ceased to exist.
She wouldn’t take the risk of something happening to Bayley. It was the only possible solution to keep
her father away from her lover. She had assured Bayley’s safety by faking her
death and naming no one in her, as the beneficiary in her will. Thereby, effectively thwarting her father’s
intentions of using the money her mother had lost her life over. This once meek
and mild mannered young woman who had been so easily manipulated had made a
dramatic change. She became a strong,
stoic woman who did what she had to do to protect the most precious thing in
the world to her…Bayley.
It had
taken four months for the Feds to find her father and another two to put him
where he wouldn't harm Alexis or Bayley ever again. During the last two months, Alexis had taken to shadowing Bayley,
but knew she couldn't approach her and risk causing further harm in case her
father hadn't been convicted. Alexis
still wasn’t quite convinced that her father believed she was dead. So, the best thing has been to not risk a
confrontation with Bayley and have him find out. Nothing was a sure thing anymore, his connections had proven
formidable in hiding him for the past four months, and Alexis was taking no
chances. As soon as the conviction was
handed down, Alexis ran out of the courtroom in search of Bayley. This search led her to Key West, where they
had always spent their anniversary. She
had followed the tall woman for quite awhile and when she saw Bayley standing
alone at the end of the pier, she finally gathering the courage to approach her. Now, she wanted nothing more than to explain
and beg her forgiveness for the deception.
“Bayley, I need to explain.” Alexis attempted to explain and moved to
break the hug. “No, I don’t want to let you go.” Bayley sobbed holding her
tighter. Her heart pounding in
excitement as a jumble of thoughts ran through her mind. None of them mattered at that moment, all
that did matter was that Alexis was alive and in her arms once again. Alexis cried harder and clutched her lover
as tightly as she was being held. She
cried for all the pain that she had caused her lover, but mostly, for the utter
joy she felt at their reunion. She had
longed to hold Bayley like this for the six months they were apart, but she
couldn’t. She hated the fact that she had to deceive her and hurt her like
that, but the plan would have never worked otherwise.
Alexis placed soft kisses on Bayley’s neck and
worked her way up to her cheek. She
leaned back and looked into the deep blue eyes she loved so much. “Kiss me like you’ve never done before
Bay.” She replied breathless and moved
in hungry to feel her lover’s lips on her own. Bayley pressed her lips against
Alexis’ and gasped from the intensity that she felt the instant their lips
met. Seeking entrance with her tongue,
she was quickly granted access. She drank from the lips of the woman she
passionately loved with all her heart and soul, never wanting to end this
soul-filled kiss. Bayley poured
everything she had into that one kiss allowing Alexis to know exactly how much
she loved and missed her. Gasping,
they finally broke their kiss and as their chests rapidly rose and fell, they
stared into each other’s eyes memorizing them all over again. “Your hair?”
Bayley rasped as she began to catch her breath. “It’s so short and beautiful.” She lovingly exclaimed running her
fingers through short, blonde hair. “I
know. I had to cut it.” Alexis regretfully answered finding it hard to look
into the blue eyes that had so many questions tucked away in them. “Bay, I love
you so much and I aah hated to do what I did, but it was the only way.” She
attempted to explain again and began to cry lightly stroking her tall lover’s
cheek with her palm. Returning to her
lover's lips, she deeply kissed Bayley and held her tight unable to find the
words to begin to explain how she had to hurt her so deeply.
“It’s okay. All that matters to me is that you’re
alive.” Bayley softly replied holding her lover tighter, as if somehow she
would be snatched away from her again.
Alexis didn’t want to let her go, but she needed to explain and she wanted
her lover in the worst way. “I want to
make love to you Bay.” She softly replied lightly stroking her lover's face
memorizing everything about her fine features and moved in for a deep,
passionate kiss. They both broke down and cried when their lips met for a
soul-searing kiss that was filled with everything that each felt for the
other. Bayley fell deeper in love with
the woman that possessed her lips and desperately wanted to reacquaint herself
with every part of her lover’s sexy body.
“I want you so much Alex.” She professed breathless staring deeply into
her lover’s gorgeous emerald green eyes as they sparkled in the moonlight. They
smiled lovingly at one another, just staring at each other, happy to be back
together. Bayley lightly grasped Alexis’
hand and began leading her back down the pier. She tightened her grip on
Alexis' hand as they made their way across the pool deck, repeatedly glancing
down at her shorter lover to make sure what she was seeing and feeling was
real…and it was. Bayley listened in
stunned disbelief as Alexis explained to her what had happened with her father
and grew angrier at each thing Alexis told her. It was surreal, almost like something that would only happen in a
movie and it happened to their lives. “Are you okay? You’re not mad at me are
you Bay?” Alexis worried seeing the pained expression on her tall lover’s pale
face.
Bayley loved to hear Alexis call her by her pet
name that only Alexis was allowed to use. She swallowed the lump that formed in
her throat and attempted to speak. “No…aah…no Alex, not with you. How could I
ever be mad at you? You did everything
for my own safety baby. Your father
yes, but never you. I just wish I could
have helped you through this terrible time.
It had to have been horrible to have gone through that kind of hell
alone.” Bayley sadly expressed and stopped to lovingly look upon her lover. The
tears streamed down her face and she lightly stroked Alexis’ face seeing
everything that she loved about her reflected in her warm green eyes. “I don’t
ever want you to have to go through any of that ever again. I don’t want you to have any regrets about
the decisions you made my love. I
completely understand and I thank you.
I would have done the same if I were in your position.” Bayley lovingly smiled and lightly kissed
Alexis’ lips. “Do you know just how
much I adore you Bay?” Alexis smiled warmly looking up at her tall sexy lover.
“Yeah, about the same as how I adore you.” Bayley smiled pressing her lips
against Alexis’ for a searing kiss. “Come on.” Bayley suggested mischievously
and led Alexis away. “Where are we going?” Alexis questioned, intrigued by what
her mysterious lover was up to as she lead her onto the beach.
“Right here.” Bayley answered with a chuckle
scanning the area to make sure it was deserted, and found it to be true. Bayley turned to Alexis with a wicked grin
and lifted the shorter woman up onto the Catamaran boat that rested on the
beach. “What are you up too? This isn’t your boat!” Alexis exclaimed nervously.
“I know…but that’s the thrill of it baby. This is where I want to reacquaint
myself with you honey.” Bayley lovingly smiled pulling her blonde lover into
her arms for a warm embrace and softly pressed her lips against her lover’s.
The kiss and hug was more than Alexis could stand and her knees grew weak as
her heart raced from the thrill of what they were about to do. She had longed for this moment for months
and now it was upon her. She was nervous as if it was her first time making
love to Alexis. They broke their kiss breathless and gazed lovingly into each
other’s eyes, their passion saying everything they needed to know. Bayley
adoringly smiled and gently lowered her young lover down on the canvas of the boat.
She lay on her side next to her and tenderly traced the contours of her lover’s
lips seeking access with her tongue, which Alexis was happy to grant. Her
tongue danced a slow, erotic dance with Alexis’ and she deepened her kiss
hearing Alexis’ moan when she touched her perky breast.
Bayley’s touch meant so much to Alexis and it sent
an instant flood of heat straight to her core.
The taste of her lips was so delightful and it made her want her tall
lover even more. She wanted everything about this sexy woman and wouldn’t
settle for anything less. She grabbed Bayley and pulled her closer,
passionately deepening the powerful kiss as her hands roamed wildly along
Bayley’s muscular back. Bayley’s heart
pounded in her chest in anticipation of having her lover once again. She opened
her eyes to make sure it wasn’t a dream and peered into the deepest green eyes
she had ever seen. Her hand moved
under Alexis’ shirt to caress the soft breast that she loved to touch. She
gently kneaded the tender flesh under her hand and lightly rolled the hardened
nipple between her fingers much to Alexis’ delight. “Oh, Bay! That feels so
incredible.” Alexis informed her lover breathless through their searing
kiss. Bayley lavished her other breast
with the attention it deserved and moved her kiss to Alexis’ neck. She tenderly
kissed the soft flesh of her neck and lightly nibbled her way down to the perky
breast awaiting her. She unbuttoned the silky shirt exposing the naked creamy
breasts and tenderly suckled the dark, erect nipple before her. “Aah…oh, yes!”
Alexis moaned and arched her back in reaction to what Bayley was doing to
her. Alexis reached between Bayley’s
legs and felt her warmth through her shorts. Bayley gasped in delight from
Alexis’ bold touch and moved to the other breast to shower it with
attention. She slipped Alexis' shirt
off and blazed a trail of kisses from her breast down her abdomen stopping at
her sexy navel. Bayley’s tongue lightly
circled the navel before dipping inside and sending a tingling sensation
throughout Alexis’ body. Alexis stroked her fingers through Bayley’s hair
enjoying everything that her lover was doing to her and didn’t ever want it to
end.
Bayley unbuttoned Alexis’ shorts and moved them
down past her hips completely undressing her blonde lover. They were completely
oblivious to anything or anyone except each other. Alexis pulled Bayley’s shirt
up and over her head wanting to feel her lover’s naked body against her own.
Bayley slowly moved on top of Alexis and lowered herself upon the smaller
woman, instantly capturing her lips for a passionate, wet kiss. Her hand slowly caressed the length of
Alexis’ sexy contours stopping amongst the wet curls to spread her folds apart.
“Oh, Bay.” Alexis moaned in response to Bayley’s touch, a touch that expressed
all the love she felt for this woman.
Her fingernails dug into Bayley’s flesh on her muscular back heightening
her arousal for her young lover and deepened their passionate kiss. Bayley’s
finger dipped inside her warm, moist and tight opening. “You are so soft and
wet Alex.” Bayley moaned breathless, her heart excitedly pounding in her chest.
The feeling of her lover’s warm, wet velvet sex sent an ache straight to her
core that she knew only Alexis could satisfy. “Baby, touch me.” She pleaded
through the passionate kiss and felt Alexis’ hand slowly make contact with her
overheated, sensitive sex. “Oh, yes! You feel so good.” Bayley professed
breathless, stroking her finger in and out of the hot, wet opening and feeling
the rhythm of Alexis’ rocking hips pick up with each stroke of her finger.
Bayley rubbed her sex up and down along Alexis’ hand heightening her pleasure
with each stroke. She loved to feel Alexis deep inside of her, searching for
that hidden treasure she so desired.
She moved her kiss to Alexis’ neck and softly sucked on the heated skin
with a labored breath.
‘She knows my body so well and she knows just how
I like it.’
Alexis thought breathless stroking Bayley’s engorged nub with her fingers,
reveling in how wonderful it felt to have Bayley’s fingers deep within her. The
way Bayley moved on her in circles, pushing and sliding aroused her more,
almost pushing her over the edge with each stroke. She didn’t want to come just yet; she wanted to wait until
Bayley’s tongue was deep inside her. “Taste me baby.” She pleaded seductively,
gently guiding her lover down her sweaty body. She desperately wanted to feel
her lover’s tongue stroking her sex. Bayley happily obliged her sultry, lover
sliding her tongue across and deep inside Alexis’ wet opening. She heard Alexis gasp and arch her back in
response to the pleasurable feeling of her tongue stroking in and out of her
tight, wet opening. Bayley lapped her
lover’s swollen bud as she had never before. She stroked her clit as if she was
licking an ice cream cone, slowly and deliberately, thoroughly enjoying every
mouthful. She didn’t want to leave
anything unattended. Alexis moaned louder and rocked her hips faster to
Bayley’s ministrations alerting Bayley that her orgasm was near. The tears
streamed down their women’s faces as their passions unfolded and Bayley
consumed her erotically decadent lover. She was relentless in her quest for
Alexis’ orgasm and her tongue stroked her sex wildly.
Alexis screamed when her orgasm overcame her
quickly releasing her musky fluid for her lover to devour. Bayley’s heart and soul exploded all at once
when she came along with her beautiful lover. She devoured the white, creamy
treasure Alexis so graciously offered her with an unbridled passion. Alexis
didn’t think her orgasms would ever stop and frankly didn’t care; it felt so
good as one orgasm after another racked her body. Bayley felt Alexis’ body stop shuddering and placed soft kisses
along Alexis’ toned abdomen on her way up to her lover’s lips. She pressed her
lips against Alexis’ letting her know exactly how much she loved her and broke
the kiss breathless. Alexis loved tasting herself on Bayley’s lips and how
wonderful Bayley always made her feel. She smiled lovingly looking into the
deep blues above her and pulled her down for a soul-searing kiss.
“I love you so much Alexis.” Bayley adoringly professed
through her kiss. “I love you with all my heart Bayley.” Alexis tearfully
admitted breaking off the kiss staring deeper into Bayley’s eyes. “Let’s
continue this in a more private and comfortable place. I have my own adventure of your body to
explore.” Alexis seductively offered lightly stroking Bayley’s face with her
thumb. “I will go anywhere you want to my love as long as I can be with you forever.”
Bayley answered, lovingly staring at her young lover. “You can count on the fact that I’m never leaving you again.”
Alexis professed and passionately kissed her lover consuming her in a loving
embrace as the stars twinkled in delight high above the reunited lovers.
The End.
ÓKathleen Stoley