The two women made small talk while Marsha prepared Cori's breakfast.
"So, how long have you known my daughter?"
"It feels like forever. She's such a great person, Mrs. Ashford. You done good with her."
"I don't deserve the credit."
"Someone has to, may as well take it. I love that woman, she's my best friend."
"Do you know Reece long?"
"Very." Cori wasn't sure where the older woman was going with this line of questioning. "Why?"
"Just asking." Marsha shrugged.
"I love Reece too," she said, slightly defensively.
"I worry about my Faith, Cori, that's all."
"Look, Reece may look scary, and she may act it sometimes, but I swear, Faith is her whole life." Cori smiled.
"Yes dear, I can see that for myself. I can't help thinking she's hiding something. She has a few secrets, that woman does."
"Well, everybody does, don't they, Mrs. Ashford?"
"I suppose you're right."
"Don't you worry about Faith. She's got me as a watch dog."
The doorbell rang and Cori went to get up but Marsha stopped her, placing a plate in front of the dancer.
"You eat, dear, I'll get that."
* * *
Faith rolled off of Reece's back and frowned at the clock. She really didn't want to get up yet, she had another hour left of sleep. The pain in her back and the need to go to the bathroom had awakened her and she trudged out of bed crankily.
Great, this sucks.
The club owner shivered when the warmth disappeared. Groping around blindly in the bed, she too frowned when she came up empty.
"Faith?" she grumbled.
"Umm." Came the grunt from the bathroom.
"Bed." Reece rolled over and lay with her arms open, waiting.
The toilet flushed, the water ran, and then the door closed. Reece opened one eye to look at the clock.
"What are you doing up? You have time." She stretched and yawned.
"Got my period, don't feel good." Faith mumbled around her toothbrush.
"Aww babe, come back to bed. I'll rub your back like you like."
Reece felt bad for her when she got her period. While the club owner didn't suffer at all, Faith really got it bad.
The actress appeared by the side of the bed with a very cranky expression. "Make it go away baby." she groaned and lay down next to her lover.
Reece straddled her lover and rubbed her back to take away the cramps. The actress grunted and moaned in pain and pleasure as the strong fingers kneaded away at her tight muscles. The club owner knitted her brow in annoyance.
Here we go again. First it's the cramps, then she's horny, and she don't let me near her for a whole 5 days.
She stared at Faith's ass and grinned.
This time, I'm gonna get some.
"How come you don't get sick?" The actress grimaced into the mattress.
"Dunno. Maybe it's because I work out."
Faith groaned as Reece worked her magic.
"You alright? I don't like it when you're in pain."
"Oh love, that isn't pain, it feels wonderful. You have such talented hands." Faith reached behind her back and rested her hand on Reece's leg.
"Love? You never called me that before." Reece smiled at the nickname as she moved to rub the muscular legs.
"That's what you are, you're love. I can feel it when you look at me, when you touch me. Ohh, right there...now that's love."
"That's your hormones talking." The club owner couldn't believe she was blushing.
"No Reece, that's my heart talking."
"I like when your heart talks." Reece turned her over and kissed her.
The depth of Faith's adoration shone from her eyes.
"I love you so much it scares me." The tall woman whispered the confession.
"Oh honey, I know you love me." The actress sat up and hugged her fiercely. "There's nothing to be afraid of. I know it's new. Just go with it."
Reece covered Faith's lips with a long loving kiss.
"That's
my
heart talking." She grinned.
GROWL
"And that's my stomach talking." Faith giggled.
"Yeah," The club owner nodded. "Mom's up, I smelled it too."
"Let's go make an appearance. It's her last day and all."
"I'm right behind you, sweet cheeks."
"I'd prefer 'love'." Faith teased.
"Me too, but you won't let me." Reece teased back.
* * *
"Well they were up till all hours last night." Mrs Ashford explained.
"I'll bet." Violet snickered.
"Have you seen that video collection?"
Cori gagged on her eggs.
"Hon?!" Violet ran to her side.
"I'm ok." The dancer choked.
"Well, I have to admit I'm a bit of a prude, but that stuff... I must say I'm somewhat enlightened in this lesbian sex thing."
Cori's eyes matched Violet's in her look of shock.
"Morning, Mom." Faith entered the kitchen. "Hey, when did you guys get here?" She took note of the expressions on her friends' faces.
"MOTHER! What did you say to them?!"
"God, Faith. Your mother is cool!"
"Cool!? My mother?"
"Morning, Mrs. A." Reece patted Marsha on the butt and went to the coffeepot to pour a cup.
Cori's mouth actually fell open.
"Hey, I owed her a grope." The club owner half explained.
The older woman blushed and swatted at Reece's shoulder. "Oh, you are such a card!"
"I don't think I want to know." Violet looked frightened. Cori nodded.
"God, what did I do to deserve this?" The actress looked to the heavens for an answer.
"Honey, I wish you wouldn't take the Lord's name in vain. You did enough of that last night."
"Mother..." Faith groaned. "Why don't you go and get dressed... please." She begged.
"Sure, dear, I'll get out of your hair."
Faith made a face at her mother's back, then threw herself into a chair and groaned.
"Wow, Faith! Your Mom's the shit!" Violet gushed.
"Why? What did she do to you?"
"Nothing, babe!" Cori replied. "She's just cool is all."
"My mother?" Faith was still unconvinced.
"Yeah, she told us she practically forced you guys to fuck. And did you know she watched Reece's pornos?"
"What?!" The club owner dropped her coffee. "Shit!"
"Baby, be careful!" Faith rushed to her aid.
"SHE WATCHED THEM?" Reece shouted.
"Yeah, she told us she learned something too." Cori snickered.
"Oh no." Reece looked horrified.
"Reece, why the face? So she watched some pornos.."
"I'm in some of them, Faith." The club owner looked at her feet.
The room fell quiet.
"You're
in
them, in them?"
"Yes."
The silence was deafening. Cori and Violet were watching Reece, who was staring at the floor.
"Well, I'm assuming this was before I came into the picture." The actress narrowed her eyes.
"Yes. Way before." Reece couldn't take the scrutiny, and started for the door.
"Don't you dare walk away, Reece!"
The club owner stopped in her tracks and turned around to face her lover.
"If you'd rather we left..."
"No, Cor, it's ok." Faith smiled.
"Reece?" Violet asked.
The tall woman shrugged and half smiled at Faith.
"So, did the women know they were being filmed?"
"Yes."
"Are you um...on the receiving end of .."
"It's all just me doing them." Reece grimaced and closed her eyes, waiting for the attack. When none came, she peeked open an eye and saw Faith standing there with a smirk.
"So, no one's touching you then?" Faith's eyebrow went up.
"Well, I didn't say that...what I mean is..." The tall woman began sweating.
"Nah ah ah.. you don't have to go there. I know what you mean."
Again, the room sat silent until Faith spoke up.
"So, you're fucking them?"
The club owner glanced at her lover. "Some."
"That I wouldn't mind too much." Faith smirked.
"Huh?" Cori, Violet and Reece questioned.
"Well, I could watch that. As long as no one was doing you." The actress grinned.
There was a collective sigh of relief.
"Can I watch too?" Violet wondered. Cori backhanded her in the stomach.
"Faith? Are you serious?" Reece was dumbstruck.
"Yeah, totally. I wanna see them." She hugged her lover and smiled. "I just gotta see that ass in motion..." Faith squeezed her lovers butt and mmm'd.
"Why don't you just put mirrors on the ceiling?" Cori asked.
"I can't keep my eyes open long enough, let alone focused." Faith grinned.
"You'd be surprised." Violet winked.
"You have mirrors?" Reece wondered.
"Yeah, and it's great. You can watch the top of Faith's head when--"
"Whoa there. I'm getting horny." Faith held up her hand.
"My girl just loves to watch." Reece teased.
"Well, you sure are something to look at." Faith licked her lips appreciatively.
"You're hormonal." The tall woman smirked.
"And horny." The actress kissed Reece's collarbone.
"Wow. You must take after your mom, because you're cool." she teased.
Faith smirked and stretched up for a proper kiss. The liplock was broken by a throat clearing.