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Other Women
Having angrily accepted that she was wide awake and almost certainly unable to go back to sleep, Alex turned onto her side to look at her still sleeping lover who was currently stretched out on her stomach, sheets pooled at her waist - and who was still mumbling in her sleep. The mumbles quieted though, and finally, in the silence, she found herself transfixed by the patterns of freckles that spread across her back. Her favorite was a gathering of them on Casey’s right shoulder that resembled the Pleiades. The moment of calm didn’t last though, as yet another woman’s name came out of Casey’s slumbering mouth and not being able to take it any more, Alex shoved at the woman, finally waking her.
“Mmm?” Her voice thick with sleep, Casey turned, her eyes slowly opening though every other part of her was steeped in sluggishness.
“Having fun, were you?” Alex said, crossing her arms, “Or weren’t you done bedding every woman in the city?”
“What?” She said, hoarsely, her voice still near a whisper, gently bringing her hand up so that it rested on the pillow near Alex. “What are you talking about?”
“The litany of women’s names coming out of your mouth, just how much sex is dream-you having?” She pushed Casey’s hand away.
“I wasn’t-“ Casey rubbed her eyes and took a breath, sitting up just enough to be able to see Alex’s face as well as she would be able to, in the dim morning light. “I wasn’t dreaming about sex, I was playing softball,” she squinted a bit and tilted her head. “But every time I got on base the team shouted LSAT questions at me.” She shook her head a little. “Sorry I woke you up.”
“Oh,” Alex said, feeling sheepish. “No, I’m sorry.”
“Were you jealous of a… dream?”
“I’m not jealous, I just didn’t like the thought of you dreaming about going after all these women.”
“Why on earth would I need to dream about other women; I went to sleep thoroughly worn out by the most beautiful woman in the entire city.”
Alex glanced over at the her at that and couldn’t help but break into a small smile. Casey still hadn’t pulled the sheets back up over her naked body. Alex was hit with how they had they’d spent most of the previous evening… Casey had dubbed February ‘lotion party’ month. Casey would start by applying it to her back, and by the time she’d have Alex turn over, they’d usually forgotten about dry skin.
“Look at me,” she implored quietly, her soft tone free of teasing succeeded in getting Alex to raise her face, slowly.
“You can wake me up any time you want, any way you want,” she said, shifting over and leaning to kiss Alex on the forehead, nose, and then finally her lips. She leaned back, and stretched her arm out, giving Alex the only invitation she need to move over and snuggle close.
“Even if it’s me shoving you off of the bed?”
“Well, I’d prefer a simple good morning…”
“How about I’ll grab the lotion ?”
“I love the way you think.”