Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 08:44:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mandy Moorey <Mandy@DwarfStar.net>
Subject: Love Me When I'm Gone part 5

Arg! It took so much longer than I planned. And for the long wait, I
apologize! Profusely, even. But here it is, and I hope you enjoy. I could
give you all excuses for the delay, but you don't wanna hear that( I was
sick, nyeh :P ), so I'll just apologize, and get on with the show.

Thanks to everyone who's written thus far, I appriciate it, if I haven't
yet responded, I will. Promise. ;)

As always, if you shouldn't be reading relations between two women, you
probably shouldn't be here.


~So hold me when I'm here..~

It was a couple days after the accident. As promised, Darlene had taken
them from the hospital the day before. Jen refused to go home. Whether it
was because she wanted to be near Nicole, to make sure she was alright
for herself, or because her parents had finally just done her in, Darlene
didn't know. And she didn't care to ask.

The fact of it was, that shy, meek woman made her daughter happy. So why
the hell should she protest? She wouldn't. The night they got home,
tuesday night, Jen had called her mother and father. She told them she
wasn't coming home for a couple days. Darlene had been standing nearby
when the call took place, it was quite obvious that her parents weren't
pleased with this decision. Jen held her ground, though. She didn't take
no for an answer. Hell, she was almost nineteen, they didn't have much
sway over her anymore.

Almost directly after they came back from the hospital, Nicole settled
into bed. She was still really tired. Neither Darlene or Jen wanted to
keep her from that. So the two of them sat in the kitchen, idly chatting
for a while. Nothing serious was talked about, just idle shit. Darlene
wanted to ask the girl about her parents. Talk to her about it. But she
wasn't sure how to approach the subject. It was obviously a tender spot
for Jen.

I'll leave it for now, Darlene decided. She'd just get closer to the
girl, be a friend for her. She figured, if it was needed, Jen would come
to her eventually, if need be. Darlene went to bed early that night. She
had to work the next morning. Jen was soon to follow. They were all
exhausted.

Wednesday morning. Jen was curled up beside Nicole, carefully. She didn't
want to cause her more pain, not that there was a lot left to cause..
Just some bruises, but Jen was a worrier. Nicole was still sleeping, a
peaceful look on her face.. So Jen quietly got out of the bed - their
bed? Shaking her head, she yawned, wandering downstairs quietly. Darlene
had left a note on the table.

'Hi girls. I'm not sure when I'll be home. Long shift today. Call here if
you need anything, the number is on the fridge. And the fridge is
stocked. You should be fine. Just don't eat me out of house and home.'

Jen smiled a bit, and set the note down on the table again, raking her
fingers through her hair, absently working the small tangles out of it.
She went to the sink, and started the water.. Retrieved a glass, and
filled it with the cool liquid. Leaning against the counter, she took a
long drink from the glass.

Nicole sighed, and rolled over. This was horrible. She was getting to the
point that she couldn't sleep unless Jen was beside her. It never took
her long to sense that Jen had left the bed.. and this is based on the
few nights the other girl had stayed over. Stop it, Nicole. She snorted
softly, and sat up. This cast was already annoying.

Standing, she stretched, and yawned. Atleast her head didn't ache
anymore. She went downstairs, to find Jen still leaned against the
counter, sipping on that glass of water. Jen smiled at her.. Nicole's
breath almost caught for a second.. Another small shake of her head,
Nicole offered a smile back.

Jen gestured to the table, and the piece of paper on top of it. "Your mom
left us a note. We aren't allowed to eat all of her food." She snickered
a bit.

Nicole dropped down onto a chair at the table, reaching with her good
hand to pick the note up. She grinned lightly, and set it back down after
reading it, shaking her head.

"That's my mom for ya."

Jen nodded, and set her glass down, wandering over to stand behind Nic,
arms slipping around her shoulders. The smaller girl rested comfortably
against Nic for a second, then wrinkled her nose.

"I hate to be the one to tell you this, Nicole.. but you smell. Really
bad." A soft giggle.

Nicole arched a brow, and looked back at her.. Stuck her tongue out, and
stood. "Thhhpt. You don't smell like a batch of roses either, you know."

Jen just laughed, and shook her head, "Then I'm going to go and have a
shower."

Nicole tilted her head, seeming to ponder this.. very carefully.. Then a
slow grin from the taller girl.. She slipped up nearer Jen, her good arm
going around Jen's waist.

"Well, you know.. we -should- conserve water.. and.." She held up her
casted arm, looking as innocent as possible. "I think I'll need help..
So. Let's go have a shower." She grinned.

Jen smirked a little bit. It was more than obvious she was comfortable
around Nicole. Normally, she'd be turning four different shades of red.
But now, progress had been made. Now she was only blushing one shade of
red.

"Oh, likely excuse.."

Nicole smiled, wiggling her brows a little, remaining silent. Jen rolled
her eyes, and turned to head back towards the washroom.. What Nicole
-couldn't- see was the slow grin lifting the corners of Jen's mouth.

"Fine," she called back over her shoulder, "You can come with.. but no
touching."

Nic blinked, stalking after the smaller girl. She could play this game,
she decided.

"That's fine. I didn't want to touch. ..so there."

Jen smirked, slipping into the washroom. She leaned down, starting the
water, making sure it was a good temperature. Not too hot. Not too cold.
Nicole wandered in after her, and paused near the door, watching her..
She was quiet for a moment. When Jen straightened, pulling the shower
curtain across and turning the shower itself on, Nic had a thoughtful
look on her face.

"You know.. I can't get this cast wet." A slow grin quirked her lips
upwards.

"So?" She kept her back to Nicole, to hide the grin that was spreading
across her own face. She feigned an interest in the shower curtain.

"So.. So stop being difficult." She eyed her slightly.

Jen chuckled, and turned around, putting a playful pout on her face. "I'm
not being difficult.."

Nicole almost melted again, nose wrinkling up slightly. "...are too."

Jen now grinned again, brows lifting slowly. "Fine.."

A small shrug of her shoulders, she turned around, hands dropping to the
hem of her shirt. Slowly, she pulled it over her head, letting it fall to
the floor. Nic tilted her head slightly. The little vixen wasn't even
wearing a bra.

Jen leaned in for one final test of the water, apparently prolonging the
actual getting into the shower. Nic scoffed lightly, and shook her head.
What a tease, and she had no doubt Jen knew just what she was doing.
Finally, Nic turned a little, and began working out of her clothing,
albeit a bit awkwardly. No doubt right then Jen would of caved and gone
to help her, but her back was to the other.

Once she was out of her clothing, Nic faced the next task. She needed to
cover the cast. Wrinkling her nose, she retrieved a bag from under the
sink, and pulled it up over the cast. A brief search, and she found an
elastic that would suffice, snapping that over top of the bag to keep it
in place, and hopefully keep the water out of it.

Jen glanced over her shoulder. She smiled softly. She couldn't help it,
if the truth had to be told. She also couldn't help the fact that her
gaze drifted over Nicole's form. Wetting her lips, she wiggled out of her
pants, and slipped into the shower.

Nic grinned slightly, and took the few steps, closing the distance
between herself and the shower, and she soon joined the smaller girl
within the warm confines.

Jen was under the water. It was to be expected, she'd gotten in there
first. Her head was tilted back slightly, letting the water cascade down
the length of her hair, down her back. Some of course spilled over her
shoulders, and ran down her front.

Tilting her head, Nicole watched the water trail down Jen's smooth skin.
No touching. Right. Carefully stepping forward, she all but wrapped
herself around the smaller form. This worked out perfectly. She was in
the water, and she was near the other girl. Jen ran a hand back through
her own hair, then lowered her head slightly, gaze lifted, peering at
Nic. Then a slow smile curled across her lips.

"You're touching.." Softly spoken, quite playful despite that.

Nic nodded, nuzzling her face into the neck that was too near to resist,
something akin to a purr rolling from her lips.

"I am.. and you love it." She grinned slowly.

The smaller girl furrowed her brows briefly, as if pondering this. She
wasn't. She did love it. She briefly pondered keeping it up.. Moving away
from Nicole, making her stick to the not-touching rule she'd attempted to
enforce.. But that would probably of been harder on her, than the other..
Besides, what was the point? She didn't want to be away from her. They
may as well enjoy the time they had together. Enjoy the privacy, free of
restrictions, of prying glances, of nosey and disapproving parents. She'd
have to go home soon, she was pretty sure her parents would insist upon
it. Quite loudly. And they had to go back to school tomorrow.

"You're right.. I do."

She offered a heart warming smile. Nic all but melted, and nestled
herself against the wet body, dropping a light kiss upon the slender neck
she'd just been nuzzling.

All too soon Jen moved away, slipping behind the taller girl. Being short
had it's advantages. Most of the water still hit Nicole. Reaching, she
picked up the shampoo, and squeezed some of the bottles contents into her
palm. Hands lifting, soon to come into contact with Nic's scalp. She
worked the soap in, then shifted aside to let the water rinse it.
Conditioner was next, and when she was finished with Nic, despite the
complaints because Nic didn't have massaging fingers on her scalp, Jen
made short work of washing her own hair.

That out of the way, Jen eased back around Nic, to stand infront of her.
She smiled up at the taller girl, and picked up the bar of soap. She
began to lather up her hands, and when they met her soapy standards, she
set the bar aside, and put those hands to work.

She slid them around Nicole's hips, and up her back briefly, then back
down, and around, across the smooth stomach. Nic tensed up for only a
second, before she relaxed beneath the gentle hands. Gentle hands that
soon inched their way up her stomach, over her ribs, to her breasts.
Though she didn't yet touch them, she just slid a hand up between them,
and across her shoulder. Second hand soon joined the first, both gently
massaging her shoulders, then up along her neck. Lifting onto her
tip-toes, a brief kiss was brushed against the taller womans lips.

Dropping back to the balls of her feet, Nic barely had time to return the
kiss. She'd get her later, though. She didn't have much time to plot any
sort of revenge, though, because Jen slid her hands back down her neck
and shoulders, and down to her breasts. This time she didn't avoid them.
She gently cupped them, feeling their weight, a small smile curling on
her lips. With a soft nudge, she turned Nic to the side, so the water
flowed over her, washing the soap away, while Jen continued to caress and
knead the breasts in her hands, thumbs slowly circling already hard
nipples.

Nicole had to rest a hand against the shower wall, a sorry attempt at
keeping her balance, soon she just leaned her back against it. It was
almost disgusting, the effect the girl infront of her had on her. Almost.
Her eyes closed, in part because of the water flowing over her, but
mostly because of what was being done to her. Jen had leaned in once the
soap had washed away, closing her lips around a nipple. She swirled her
tongue around the hard nub briefly, then bit down on it gently, gaze
turned up to watch the expression on Nicole's face.

A soft gasp came from Nic when she felt the teeth on her nipple. She
arched her back slightly towards the other, the gasp cutting off into a
quiet moan. Jen smiled a little more, and released the nipple, letting
her hands run down Nicole's stomach, out around her hips and down the
outsides of her legs. Slowly, with feather like touches, she drew them
back up. One hand settled on a hip, the other paused at her stomach,
index finger extended, tracing around her navel slowly.

The smaller woman crouched down, slowly trailing a line of soft kisses
down the smooth torso before her. Between her breasts, and down along
Nic's stomach. She paused at her navel again, perhaps she had some sort
of belly button fetish. She lingered there more than anywhere else,
atleast. A couple warm kisses were rained on Nic's navel, then she
drifted lower still.

Nic inched her legs apart slightly, it wasn't really a concious effort,
it just happened. Jen all but purred her approval though, so there was no
complaints from either side. Jen rested on her knees, and brushed light
kisses against Nicole's thighs, making her tremble.

She could be a horrible tease, Nicole decided then. But she loved it,
saying otherwise would be a lie. An all out lie. Several more kisses were
pressed against her thighs, before Jen had her fill of teasing, she
wanted more. To taste her. Tilting her head up, she drew her tongue along
the length of Nic's moist, warm center. Nicole gasped softly, and brought
a foot up, resting it on the side of the tub. Who was she to deny the
smaller woman before her all the access she wanted? She also steadied
herself as best as she could within the shower.

Jen mm'd softly, and then went to work. Pressing her face in against her,
she licked, nibbled, gently sucked on the prize before her. She wasn't
all that experienced, but she knew what she liked, and went from there.
From the soft moans and whimpers from Nicole, she assumed she was doing
just fine. And she was. Nicole had almost thought she may need to play it
up a little, make more noise than was necessary the first time. But she
didn't. The sounds made were made in earnest.

Nicole's skin was flushed, both because of the warm water still washing
over them, and the little vixen making her feel so good. A soft yelp was
issued when Jen focused her attention on her clit, tongue swirling around
it. Nic shuddered, her body tightening. She wasn't going to be much
longer. Jen sensed this, and after she nipped the little bundled of
nerves, she eased back just a little, drawing her tongue along her again,
slipping it into her, wiggling it.

Nicole closed her eyes and expelled a long, low moan, gently grinding her
hips down towards the girl beneath her. She couldn't fight it off
anymore, and with a soft cry of pleasure, she reached her peak, and
orgasmed. Jen seemed quite delighted, and didn't draw back from her
entirely until she'd taken all that Nic offered.

Finally, she sat back..then stood, with a small grin on her face. Licking
her lips, she leaned in, nuzzling her face against Nic's neck. Nicole
could only mm softly, and slip an arm around Jen, her other kept braced
against the shower wall. Jen brushed a kiss against the flesh presented
to her, then giggled, and pulled away, slipping entirely under the spray
of water. Dipping her head back, she let the water flow over her, all but
purring.

Nicole eyed her. She wanted to take her then and there. She had every
intention of doing so, until the other woman yelped, and scampered out of
the water flow quickly. Nicole soon learned why, getting splashed a
little. The water was fast becoming rather cold. That was enough for Jen,
with a quick movement, she had darted out of the shower, leaving Nicole
to brave the cold torrent of water, to get to the taps and shut it off.

When she stepped out of the shower, still feeling warm, despite the cold
droplets of water on her, Jen was already wrapped up in a towel,
shivering slightly. Nicole couldn't help but snicker, reaching for her
own towel, drawing it around herself. Jen wrinkled her nose at the
snicker.

"That was cold.."

"Mmhm.. It sure was."

Jen rolled her eyes, and turned, sauntering to the door, opening it, and
stepping out into the hall. To run smack dab into Darlene. Jen stumbled
back a little, then blinked, and glanced up. Oh god. A deep blush worked
up her neck into her cheeks, unconciously drawing the towel tighter
around herself.

"Er... Hi, Darlene.." It took a minute, but she managed to squeak that
out.

Darlene had to surpress the grin. Silly kids. Managing to keep a rather
neutral expression on her face, she nodded.

"Morning, Jen. Nice shower?"

Jen's eyes widened a little bit. How long had she been home! The blush
deepened still. Darlene didn't think it was possible, but right there,
before her eyes, the girls cheeks got redder.

"Ah.. yes.." Maybe she hadn't seen Nicole in there yet. Yeah, maybe she
still thought her daughter was asleep.. She sort of hoped Nicole wouldn't
come wandering out yet.

But of course, she did. Nicole had heard the 'conversation', if you
wanted to call it that. She was stiffling a giggle-fit in the washroom.
Once she had herself under control, she moved into the doorway, and
grinned, brow wiggling at her mother.

Darlene's eyes shifted to Nicole, and she snort-snickered a little,
shaking her head. She could deal with all this, Nicole was happy.

Jen glanced back to Nicole. She could of died right where she stood.
Instead, she quickly made her way past Darlene, to Nicole's room, closing
the door as quickly as she could.

Darlene burst into another fit of snickers, and shook a finger at her
daughter.

"You're a horrible, horrible person. She could of fainted, you know."

"I know." She grinned, and shrugged. "You're home early. Really early."

"I know. I forgot some things. I'm almost sorry I did." She smirked
slightly, and then continued on, into her own bedroom. Nicole chuckled,
and moved to her room, peering in at Jen, who was seated on the bed,
apparently trying to compose herself.

Slipping into the room, Nicole broke out into another fit of laughter.
Jen glared at her.

"It's not funny!"

"Oh, it is." The fact that she said that around the laughter, made Jen
narrow her eyes. She picked up a pillow, and hurled it at Nic, hitting
her squarely in the stomach. It was only a pillow, and it only served to
make her laugh harder. Jen scowled, and crossed her arms over her towel
covered chest.

~~~~~~~~~

~Love me when I'm gone..~

Darlene eased back out of her room, and past Nicole's room. She could
still hear Nic laughing. With a chuckle, she shook her head, and moved
downstairs. Resting her bag on a chair, she slipped into the kitchen to
grab a small bite to eat.

She settled on eating an orange. She could pick something else up on her
way back to work. Leaning against the counter, she began to peel the
orange. She didn't figure the girls would be down any time soon. Jen
would probably avoid seeing her for a little while. She snickered at the
thought, and popped a slice of orange into her mouth.

The doorbell rang. Odd, they didn't get many visitors just showing up at
the door.

Setting down her orange, she wiped her hands off, and moved through the
kitchen, and to answer the door. Opening it up, a brow lofted, surprise
evident on her face.

The officer stood with a neutral expression on his face, a clipboard in
hand. Glancing down to it briefly, and then back up, he spoke.

"Are you Miss Wilson?"

She tilted her head, and nodded. "Yes. Is there a problem?"

"There seems to be. We got a call, a missing persons report of sorts. I
need you to bring the girl down here, and then I need to ask you some
questions."

~~~~~~~

~Part of me is fighting this..but part of me is gone..~

After it all was said and done, Jen had to go home. There wasn't much
Darlene or Nicole could do about it. The police officer told them, too,
that Jen's parents may be taking further action to see to it that the
girl wasn't allowed near them, or their home again.

Maybe it was just a heat of the moment thing. Jen had refused to return,
and that upset them. Never before had their daughter acted like this.
They were struggling to understand, while at the same time, keep a firm
hold on the girl. They didn't want to lose her. They didn't understand
yet, though, that to keep her nearer themselves, they may need to let her
loose.

It seemed, though, that mistakes had to be made, before they'd realize
this. They'd already made a couple, but this one took the cake. Jen
couldn't comprehend why they were so dead set against her and Nicole. It
didn't make sense to her.

They told her, after the police had brought her home, and left, that they
loved her. That it was all for her own good. They'd had such a horrible
arguement afterwards. Her parents trying to wrap their minds around the
relationship. Jen trying to make them see there was nothing wrong with
it. Trying to show them she was happy, that she'd always be there, she
was always going to be their daughter.

But it didn't hit home, not yet.

Nicole went to school the rest of the week, while Jen hadn't. So Nicole
hadn't seen, or spoken to the other girl for days. It was having an
effect on her, one she didn't enjoy. But she trudged on through the days,
doing what she could to seem the normal Nicole she always was. For the
most part, it worked. Atleast amoung teachers and friends.

Jen hadn't stayed home because her parents insisted it. Infact, they told
her to go to school. She stayed home because she couldn't handle the
thought of seeing Nicole for a few hours, and then having to leave. To
come home to her parents, of all people. Perhaps her logic could stand to
be altered a little bit, but that's how she saw it.

So, for the rest of the week, the two seperate families lived in a very
similar silence and misery. Jen stayed in her room, rarely eating, coming
out only when she needed to, to shower, and other such functions she
could complete without much thought. Nicole went to school, came home,
and emersed herself in homework. Anything to keep her mind off of what
was going on.

Either set of parents watched their daughters go on like this. And both
decided that something needed to be done. Darlene knew what it was. But
they all, herself, Nicole, and Jen, had to wait for the other two to
realize what it was. The damage that was being done while they made up
their minds, though, was damage Darlene hoped could be fixed.

She knew that the girls would be together, eventually, and that they'd be
fine like that. She wasn't worried about that. She was worried about the
rift that no doubt had to be growing between Jen and her parents.
Something like that could, and would be hard to fix, no matter what they
did.

It was true. Jen wasn't just going to up and forgive her parents. What
they had done, had been doing all along, was completely unnecessary and
unacceptable. This was something her parents were coming to realize. Her
mother long ago had come to this conclusion, but thought it proper to
stick by her husband and his choice, however stubborn it was. But she
knew that the longer they waited, the harder it was going to be to have
Jen bring them near again.

~So hold me when here.. Love me when I'm wrong, hold me when I'm scared,
you won't always be there.. So love me when I'm gone.~