Timeless

CHAPTER 44

“A gain?” Abby asked.

“Now that I’ve done this once, I can’t see myself ever wanting to stop,” Quinn replied before she licked Abby hard.

“I’m not sure I can come again so fast. I might need a minute.”

“That’s okay. I can wait. And it doesn’t have to be about that.” Quinn licked her again. “You can just relax and enjoy me touching you until you’re ready.”

“I do enjoy you touching me,” she replied and ran her hand into Quinn’s wet hair. “But I’ve never been very good at relaxing. I’m sure you’ve figured that out by now.” Abby chuckled.

“I have figured that out, yes,” Quinn replied before she kissed the inside of Abby’s thigh.

“Apparently, I’m what you’d call a ‘high-strung type A,’ so I hope you like that.”

“I hope you like that I’m not at all high-strung or typeA and that I prefer to go with the flow whenever I can. Unless it’s about you or my business.”

“Me? I’m in the mix there?”

Quinn nodded from her position between Abby’s legs. Then, she kissed Abby’s clit that was still sensitive from the two orgasms she’d already had.

“You’re definitely in the mix. Can I tell you something?”

“You did just tell me that you love me, so, yeah, I think you can tell me anything now,” Abby said as she continued to run her hand through Quinn’s hair, loving the feel of the strands between her fingers.

“This is the best sex I’ve ever had. And I have no doubt that it’s because of you, or us , I guess, but it’s not because of anyone else in our… lineage.”

“What makes you think that? ”

“Well, for one, I know it’s just the two of us in this room right now.”

Abby smiled down at her and asked, “And for two?”

“Like nearly everything else about this thing, I just know it, and I trust it. What we just experienced was amazing, sexy, beautiful, life-changing , even, but it’s not because we’re part of some line of women who loved each other before. It’s because we love each other now.”

“And it’s not too soon?”

“For what? Sex?” Quinn asked before she rested her head against Abby’s thigh, running her fingers gently through Abby’s folds now, not intentionally teasing Abby but doing it all the same.

“No, to say it,” she clarified what she meant. “We said, ‘I love you,’ and… I’ve never said that before, Quinn; not to anyone other than members of my family, and not even all that often. I’ve never said it to a woman I was dating or in a relationship with. In fact, I usually pull away before we get that far.”

“But you feel it with me?” Quinn asked.

Abby nodded.

“And I feel it with you,” Quinn said. “I can’t say I’ve told many women that I love them, either. I thought I’d been in love before, and I’m sure I was to a certain extent, but, Abs, even before you picked up that picture and we started seeing things, I saw you, and my heart stopped in my chest. It was that gut punch. I know you’ll say that it’s because of our history, and that might be partially true, but it’s not true entirely. I know that, and I trust it, too. I wanted you to stay and keep talking, but I was so nervous that I answered the stupid phone.” Quinn laughed a little and shifted again until she was back in position and kissing the coarse hairs between Abby’s legs.

“I felt the same way when I saw you,” Abby replied. “I guess what I’m saying is that I don’t want to pull away from you. I want this to be it for me because we want it, regardless of what history tells us. ”

“I want that, too,” Quinn said with a smile. “I can see it, Abs.”

“See what?” She ran her hand into Quinn’s hair again. “Cheryl and Diana? Deb and Harriet? Or someone else?”

“No, not any of them,” Quinn replied, kissing that same spot again. “Us. I know it’s not the same as the visions of the past, but I can see our future together. Not for real; I know that. We have to get there together. But I can see us going grocery shopping on the weekends, picking out food for us to cook, and being too tired or lazy to cook it, so we order pizza instead or something.” Quinn laughed lightly. “Going to the movies together, walking down the street after a day at the shop, holding hands, sitting at the diner, and having breakfast in bed; all of it.”

“A lot of those things involve food. Are you hungry right now or something?” Abby chuckled.

Quinn laughed silently and said, “Not for food.” Her eyebrows danced, which only made Abby laugh again. “But I’m being serious. I can see us together, and I like what I see. I know it’s fast, and it’s confusing because of what we know, but we agreed that neither of us would wave a magic wand to forget what we know. I think that says something.”

“What?”

“That we wouldn’t risk losing this for anything. Even if we could forget it all and start over, assuming you still walk through the door at the shop and that we like each other that day, we’re not willing to risk what we have now. Yes, we know that what we meant to each other then plays a part in what we have now , but we know that’s a good thing, right? We can still love each other today and recognize how much each of those couples loved each other, too.”

Abby nodded and said, “You’re a romantic at heart, aren’t you?”

“Yes,” Quinn replied. “I know you’re not, really. I just–”

“I might not be as good at being romantic as you are, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t like it or that I’m not a romantic at heart. You’re forgetting, Quinn Elizabeth, that I wrote a romance plot into my first book. The editors were the ones who wanted it gone, not me.”

Quinn smiled up at her and asked, “Can we promise each other something?”

“Yes. What?”

“That we’ll always focus on us over them. I know you have books to finish about our past selves and that we’re still in the beginning of this thing, so we’ll keep finding out new things, new couples, and all that, but we come first, Abs. That’s what I want. We can read books, look at pictures, and eat pie thinking about whether or not we like it as ourselves or because they did, but I want us to try to have a normal relationship, if that’s even possible for us. I want us to put this relationship over the discoveries that we’ve yet to make and the visions we haven’t had yet.”

Abby loved Quinn a little more then and knew that with everything Quinn said or did, she somehow would love her a little bit more, too. While the past lives they shared meant that they would always have a strong connection, the words Quinn said today and every day were hers alone, and Abby wasn’t sure how she’d gotten so lucky. For a moment, she wondered if Deb, Cheryl, Isabella, and all the rest of them had somehow climbed into the wrong person when Abby had been born because surely, she didn’t deserve someone as special, kind, and amazing as Quinn Jordan, but she quickly pushed that thought out of her mind because she’d never risk wondering that for too long lest they steal this away from her.

“Come here,” she requested softly.

Quinn looked concerned, but she shifted until she was back on top of Abby, looking down into Abby’s eyes.

“I love you. I’m scared because I’ve never said that in my life and I’m telling you so soon after we met, but I’m not stupid enough not to say it or risk losing you for any reason. I feel it, and I know it’s right. I’m so lucky you got in your car five years ago and hit the road, Quinn. I’m so lucky that they picked me, however it works, and that I get to be with you. So, yes, I will promise you that. I get a little intense at times, but I will always put you first, put us first, because this is all that matters right now. Someday in the future, another couple will get their chance to live what we have now, but this is our chance, our opportunity to fall in love, be in love, and make the life we want for ourselves, and I’m in.”

Quinn nodded at her and then lowered her lips to kiss Abby softly.

“Now, does this mean I can tell my mom that we’re together? Because she’s been texting me for an update.”

Abby laughed and pulled Quinn down for a hug.

“I love how funny you are,” she said. “You make me laugh like no one else.”

“Can I make you do another thing like no one else?”

Abby smiled, knowing what she meant, and said, “You already did, so I think you know the answer.”

“Maybe we should try again, just to be sure.”

“So, the second orgasm you gave me didn’t prove it to you?” Abby joked.

“I think practice makes perfect. The more we practice, the better it’ll get,” the woman mumbled against Abby’s neck.

Abby found Quinn’s hand at her side, lifted it to kiss each of the fingertips that had already been inside her once, and then lowered that hand down between her legs. Quinn sat up a little to look down at her.

“I want to keep my eyes open this time,” Abby told her.

Quinn smiled softly at her before she kissed her, and her hand slipped into Abby’s folds, where she danced those fingers around Abby’s clit.

“I love everything about touching you,” she whispered against Abby’s lips. “Everything.”

Then, she pushed inside. Abby’s mouth opened wider and she kept her eyes on Quinn’s. Quinn pushed in deeper and curled her fingers over and over again.

“Tell me what feels good. I’ll do it,” Quinn whispered.

“This feels good,” Abby replied and wrapped her arms around Quinn’s neck. “Right now, I don’t want to come. I just want you to be inside me. You feel so good, baby. ”

“You don’t want to–”

“I do, but not yet. I want slow. I want what you were talking about earlier. I want to relax and be in the moment with you.”

“Can I go back down there?” Quinn asked. “I’d like to make sure that you’re thoroughly relaxed and in the moment.”

“If you do that, I’ll come,” she said through laughter. “Just stay right here with me for now.”

Quinn moved her lips to Abby’s ear and whispered, “I can’t help it. I love the way you taste.”

Abby groaned.

“Yeah?” Quinn asked.

“Yes,” she replied.

Quinn continued to curl inside her, and Abby did her best to stay glued to the sensation, not seeking release or even the build-up but just living in the moment and enjoying how good it felt to have Quinn inside her.

“Remember how we talked about my studly services before?”

Abby laughed and said, “Yes. Why?”

“Well, I’d be more than happy to provide them at any time. Whenever you want, all you have to do is ask.”

“What would they entail, exactly? Just so I’m in the know.”

Quinn licked the shell of her ear and said, “I think it would start with some shopping, either online or in person, to make sure we have just what we both need.” She began to slowly thrust inside Abby. “Once we have that, I’ll put it on for you.”

“Yes,” Abby said.

“And I’ll start with something else first just to warm you up.”

“What?”

“Well, you seem to enjoy my mouth.”

“I do. Yes,” she said.

“I think I’ll lick you slowly at first.”

“Oh, God,” Abby let out .

“And then, a little faster.” Quinn moved until she was looking down at Abby. “Then, I’ll suck on you until you’re close to coming, ready for me.”

“God, Quinn. You’re driving me crazy.”

“Should I stop? You said you didn’t want to come yet.”

“That was then. Now, I do. Please.”

Quinn pressed their foreheads together and said, “I’ll be on top of you, kissing those amazing lips, and I’ll push inside you slowly so you can adjust to me.”

“Yes,” she moaned against Quinn’s lips.

“Then, I’ll be right here, kissing you while I move inside, building you up, making you feel good. God, Abs, I bet I’ll come when we do that. Just the idea of being inside you like that, or how I am right now, has me needing you again.”

Abby held both of Quinn’s cheeks and kissed her as the orgasm began to take hold of her. It spread out from her core to her arms, legs, fingers, and toes, and finally, she burst. She managed to keep her eyes open until she couldn’t anymore, and when they closed, she didn’t see visions of the first times for other women from their past. She saw Quinn the day she walked into the shop the first time. She saw Quinn after she spilled iced tea all over her, when Quinn had been standing there in only her sports bra. She saw ten other Quinn moments, and as she came down, she smiled up at her.

“You’re so beautiful,” Quinn told her before she placed her hand between Abby’s breasts over her heart. “I’ll keep this safe, Abigail. Always.”

“I know you will.” Abby pressed her own hand over Quinn’s heart and added, “And I will, too.”

Quinn kissed her again, and before Abby knew it, she was moving down Abby’s body again. Abby smiled because she knew what Quinn was about to do. She was more than ready to touch Quinn herself, but if this was what Quinn wanted, Abby would be more than happy to let her have it. When Quinn was done, though, Abby would finally get to have her way with the woman who had managed to capture her heart just by being herself, which was all Abby would ever need.