ForevaXena's FanFic . . .
A New Day Dawns
by Ri
Dedication: I would like to dedicate this story to those brave Emergency
Service Personnel who gave up their lives to save others. I dedicate this story
to you with love and gratitude.
Disclaimer: This is an original story all the characters and situations
were made up in my little head. There is a love between two consenting adult
women. There are also parts with hurt/comfort is definitely a vital part of the
plot. If this bothers you please don’t read any further.
The medical information is accurate as I could make it with research on
the Internet so please understand I do not have training in that area. The areas
and restaurants and amusement parks in this story are all quite real and a lot
of fun. If you ever get to Los Angeles you might want to check them out.
Part 1
The shaking slowly stopped and so did the deep rumbling from the ground. I was finally able to breathe as I felt and smelled the dust and debris settling everywhere. I have never in my life been in such a strong earthquake and I was from Los Angeles so I thought after Northridge I was pretty darned experienced. I couldn’t see, everything was pitch black. My training had taken over at the beginning and I automatically went under the nearest archway by my bed, which happened to be the bathroom door. I was here in New Delhi to complete my senior course in cultural anthropology and now I couldn’t even find where my bed was. I was terrified.
Now that the shaking had stopped I knew I needed to find my shoes and get the hell out of here. The only problem was I couldn’t even see my bed where I had left them just before I went to sleep. I put my hands out toward where my bed was but there was something blocking my path. So I did the only thing I could do I went into the bathroom to look for way out. I could already hear a horrible creaking sound and I remembered the apartment building that collapsed on itself at home and knew I had to get out of here as quickly as I could.
I could see some light streaking through a crack in the window. I reached for a towel and stood on the toilet seat praying an after shock wouldn’t hit while I was in this position. Then I put my fist in the towel and widened the crack in the window and smoothed it down the best I could. Then I lay the towel down and was preparing to heave myself up when suddenly there was a dirty face with sky blue eyes staring at me through the window. I screamed, I was so shocked.
“Take my hand.”
I stared at the face and stood as still as a statue.
“Do you understand English? Take my hand. Hurry, before we have an aftershock.”
I nodded, I seemed to be struck mute by my fear but I now saw that this apparition was there to help me so I took the offered hand and my rescuer pulled me through the window.
“Are you ok?”
I nodded again and my rescuer smiled sweetly and said, “Good, come on, please hurry!”
My hand was taken again and I was led to a ladder that was leaning against the building of my small hotel. Once in daylight I realized that my rescuer was tall, strong woman. I didn’t know who she was or how she got there but I gratefully followed her to safety.
Once I was down with the other EMT’s who were busy fixing cuts and bruises that I didn’t even realize I had she started to move away back toward the building. When I saw she was leaving I asked to have just a minute and ran to her side. I touched her arm and as she turned I looked into concerned blue eyes I knew I would never forget and choked out, “Thank you.” Then I hugged her.
She returned the hug and patted me gently on the back. Then she pulled back and smiled saying, “You are very welcome. I have to go back. There are a lot of others we have to get out of there. Don’t worry those people will help you. Umm….Well…Take care of yourself…”She stuttered and she was gone. I watched her go up the ladder back into that building and out of my life…
*** *** *** ***
One year later I was back home in Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. I worked in Northridge at Chili’s restaurant near my campus Cal State Northridge. It was a very busy Friday afternoon and I had large group of firefighters at one of my tables. I was just coming to the table when one of the paramedics was just removing their helmet and a cascade of black hair tumbled over her shoulders as she turned to sit down she faced me and gasped. So did I, it was the woman who had saved my life.
“Hi,” I said with a shy smile.
“Hi,” She replied back very shyly.
We stared at each other silently for almost a whole minute when one of the men at the table called out, ”Hey Christie, Order already we’re hungry.”
Christie blushed beet red and quietly ordered a Chicken Fajita and Iced Tea. I nodded smiled and went to the next person at the table.
I went to place the order and when I turned around to head back out to my next table she was there, “Hi.”
“Hi…Um, Did I thank you?” I asked shyly looking at her through my bangs.
A big beautiful smile suddenly appeared on her face and she said, “Yep, You even hugged me. It was the only one I got. Except of course, the poor souls that were unconscience, I had to carry them out with their arms around my neck. It was very scary. I was very happy that we got out as many as we did. That place was such a death trap.”
“Yes, I was so lucky. I read how many people died just in that building.”
Christie nodded, “I was on a training sabbatical in New Delhi. I just happened to be near there when the quake hit and was trained to help. What on Earth were you doing there?”
“I’m studying Cultural Anthropology and my advisor was a specialist on India so he arranged for me to do my senior project there. I obviously didn’t get to finish after what I went through my folks wanted me to come home. I’m still trying to get my senior classes done I will probably go to Mexico to complete my senior project.”
Christine smiled, “Well I’m glad I was there to help you I…”
“Hey Mary, your order is up!” Yelled the cook who waited for several minutes but finally felt he had to call her.
I put my hand lightly on her arm and said quietly, “I am very grateful.” I smiled and went to get my order.
*** *** *** ***
I was done with my shift at Three P.M. and was heading out back toward my car and there she was all alone. My eyes must have been huge she gave me a lopsided grin and said, “Hi, I…um…really wanted to talk to you. Could we…um…could I follow you to another restaurant so we can be comfortable and talk?” She was very nervous and kept looking down at her hands that she was wringing together.
I gulped, I really wanted to talk to her too but I was so pooped. My shift was the morning and lunch shift that really kept me hopping. I was astonished she came back and I was very glad, “Ok, I would love to talk you too uninterrupted for a while.”
The bright shining smile that she gave me made me happy that I had made the right decision.
*** *** *** ***
We went to a small Starbucks on Ventura Blvd. close to my apartment. We sat and talked for hours. It was so comfortable I felt like I had known her forever. I actually started to nod off on her and she suggested that she drive me home. I was so tired and she was worried that I would have an accident. I protested that I didn’t want her to go out of her way or leave my car.
She put a gentle hand over mine and said softly, “I’ll pick you up in the morning and…we could have breakfast. It’s a pretty good excuse, Huh?” She asked me with a lopsided grin.
“Please believe me Christie, you don’t need any excuse. Thank you though, I accept.”
The smile I got was absolutely blinding.
*** *** *** ****
The next morning there was a knock on my door that I nervously answered. I had just checked myself in the mirror for the third time. I was wearing black jeans and my black mock turtle neck sweater. I had my short blonde hair brushed so it shined brightly and I was wearing my black ankle boots. I answered the door and had to remind myself to breath because before me was the most stunning woman I had ever seen. She was dressed as casually as I was she was wearing blue jeans and an electric blue sweater which made her already stunning eyes sparkle. She had that incredible smile on her face again as she playfully bowed and said, “Your chariot awaits.”
I laughed and shook my head saying, ”Thank you for bringing it around.”
“Oh it’s my pleasure, If you will come with me, Madame.” She said offering me her arm and escorting me to her Ford explorer. My eyes widened it was so big, I drove a tiny Mazda I had never even been in a SUV. She winked at me opened the passenger door and then gallantly helped me into the seat. I smiled at her and said, “Thank you I didn’t think I could make it up here.”
She reached up ruffled my hair and with an adorable lopsided grin said, “No charge.”
She closed the door and went to the drivers side of the car and asked, “Is Twains good for you?”
“Oh that would be great it’s nice and simple.”
She laughed and started the car carefully pulling out as she replied, “I never thought of it that way I just love their toasters.”
*** *** *** ***
We entered one of the last old-fashioned family restaurants on Ventura Blvd. It was built in the style of its time that was the 50’s and it had toasters at every table so people could make their own toast any way they wanted it. It was full of older people and families. The waitresses wore the old uniforms and were sweet and friendly. I think it was the only place of its kind in the San Fernando Valley.
We sat down at a booth and I asked Christie, “Are you off today?” It was Saturday so I wondered what the firefighter’s weekend looked like.
“Yep, I have the next three days….Um, what does your schedule look like?” She asked me shyly.
The night before as tired as I was I went on the net to do a little research and discovered that firefighters had as crazy a schedule as we do in the restaurant business. I smiled into the beautiful blue eyes that waited for an answer to her question anxiously, “I have the first weekend off that I have had in two months” I replied excitedly.
We smiled at each other silently for few minutes when there was a quiet cough next to us. We were both startled and looked up, “Oh ?” Said Christie with a smile. “What would you like Mary? My treat…no arguments.”
I almost choked but I got myself together enough to smile at the sweet-faced older woman who was our waitress and said, “I’ll have a Denver omelet and a large orange juice”
The waitress smiled sweetly and asked, “Would you like hash browns or home fries with that?”
“Hash browns, thank you.”
The lady nodded and turned toward Christie who smiled and ordered, “Two scrambled eggs and bacon with the hash browns and chocolate milk. Thank you.”
The waitress smiled back and said, ”I’ll get these right up for you, Ladies” And left to put the order in.
“About the your treat thing, Christie you paid for the coffee last night…”
“I said no arguments my friend.” She said with another blinding smile.
“Ok…Um, I guess it was lucky we met yesterday….”
“I think luck had little to do with it. Um…Mary I believe in destiny. How else can you explain us? I mean don’t you think its bizarre? I’m not from California I was born and raised in Las Vegas but I wanted to join a fire department. My Dad found an add in a newspaper advertising for women for the department. I was excited because Los Angeles has one of the best fire department in the country, so I applied. What are the odds that we are both here at the same place at the same time? It’s remarkable.”
“Yes, it is….” We fell into staring deeply into each other’s eyes again. We left the world around us for a few minutes, as we became engrossed in the other’s soul.
Then a throat cleared again as the waitress put our drinks down. She smiled at us and said she would be back in a few minutes with our breakfast.
Christie sighed as she watched the waitress leave. “This is so weird. It feels….like I…well like I’ve known you forever. Even when I was helping you out of that death trap I felt that I had to help you. When you hugged me…I…I almost…well I almost kissed you. Bizarre, huh?”
My eyes widened I never expected that. I mean she was in rescue mode at the time I didn’t even know that I was a…well someone she …would want to kiss. I shook my head and lowered my eyes to my hands around my orange juice glass. “No, After the initial shock wore off I felt the same way. In fact if you want to hear something really nuts I wanted to go back up into that building to be with you. I knew when you disappeared into that building you would be out of my life forever and…I really wanted to …I wanted to kiss you too.”
A long elegant finger slowly lifted my chin till my eyes met misty blue, “Really?”
“Really.”
“Wow.”
We both were silent with this new knowledge as the waitress delivered our meal to us. We both smiled at the waitress and then silently began to eat our food.
After a couple of minutes I looked up and put my fork down, “Christie would it be pushy if I asked you to the spend our whole time off together? I mean just having fun of course.”
A beautiful bright smile lit her face, “No, I don’t think that’s pushy at all. I’d love to spend time with you, all in good fun of course.” She said with a wink.
I almost choked on my hash browns but I swallowed some juice to clear my throat. I lifted my glass and said, “To fun.”
Blue eyes sparkled as she clicked her glass to mine as she replied, “Yep, to a lot of fun.”
*** *** *** ***
After breakfast we decided to drive up to Citywalk at Universal Studios, This is an area that was made to attract local residents. It has a movie complex attached to an area with a mall, which has many unique shops and restaurants. It was unique for many reasons; it has several restaurants most people wouldn’t think of going to like the Hard Rock Café and Gladstones. It has virtual car racing and virtual experience theater as well as an Imax. It has a crazy bowling alley with wild lights and crazy videos going and blaring rock music. You could walk by a movie star as well as tourist any time it’s kick for any local to go to and we usually went once in a while to see what was new.
It was Christie’s first time up there and she was looking around at everything with an amused interest. She had a firm hold on my hand as we watched the strolling performers and kids jumping around in the open fountain that anyone can get soaked anytime in. She shook her head at the kids that just stood there and let the water go up their pants leg and soak them from top to bottom.
“This place is a circus,” She said to me with a huge smile on her face.
“Yep and its not even that busy. They’re not having any event today. You should see it when it’s really mobbed.” I said amused at her wide-eyed reaction, as she looked at the milling crowds.
“You mean this isn’t crowded?” She asked when I shook my head her blue eyes widened even more. ”God, I don’t believe it. What would you like to do?” She asked taking my hand and walking down toward where the movies we’re. ”Would you like to see a movie?”
“I’d love to, “ We went and got our tickets there was still time before the movie started so I suggested that we window shop.
The smile suddenly left her face and she asked quietly, “Window shop?”
“Yes, What’s wrong?”
“Um…nothing….”
I could tell she was upset by something. She was still holding my hand but her other hand was going through her hair and she couldn’t seem to look me in the eye. I pulled her gently to a bench across from the theater and sat down next to her. I took her hand into my lap and asked, “Please tell me what’s wrong. I don’t judge people and I especially would never judge you. Please talk to me.”
“Well…I know its silly but I’m not much of a shopper at all. I mean I order everything on line even my groceries. I’m not very patient and I don’t like to worry about rude people in the shops and I…”
“Shh, Its ok, we don’t have to do anything. It was just a suggestion I thought it would be fun.” I looked up and saw the huge screen with Madonna belting out lyrics I smiled and leaned my head on her shoulder and said, “We can just sit here and watch music video’s if you want.”
“Mary, What I’d really like to do is talk. I don’t really want to do anything but get to know you better…I mean…”
“That’s fine with me I’d love to talk to you. You have the most beautiful voice I have heard.” It was so adorable she actually blushed.
She looked down and then looked up at me through those impossibly long eyelashes and said, “Thank you. You have a beautiful voice too. I love the sound of it. It’s really strange but it soothes me. I have never had that feeling from anyone else in my life.”
Now I blushed, she smiled and caressed my cheek. I looked up at her and in a very strained voice said, “Thank you that means a lot to me. What would you like to talk about?”
“You…Everything…I want to know everything about you. I want to hear anything your willing to tell me.”
“That could take a long time. We might miss the movie.”
“To hell with the damn movie, your far more important.”
“I am?”
“Yes,” She got up and pulled me up next to her. “Come on lets walk. I want to go some where more private.”
“Um…I think that would be a good idea…Private might be the best thing for us right now.”
We looked into each other’s eyes and understood each other perfectly. We were walking in the opposite direction from where we parked the car. She stopped us and turned around and gently pulled us other way. We left Citywalk and headed toward her place, which was closer. We really did need some privacy and the sooner the better.
*** *** *** ***
Her place was a beautiful condo nestled in the hills that surrounded the studio. It was duplex that had two condo’s one up stairs and one down stairs. Hers was the one on the top floor I was amazed by the size of it. It was a huge place beautifully decorated simply but with good taste and excellent quality furniture. There was little else, no nick nacks or clutter. It was beautifully done without it and my eyes must have reflected my surprise.
“I bought it furnished, I don’t have a lot of stuff. I like thing simple…”
“Yes I can see that. Don’t you have any pictures of your family?”
“Sure, there in my room. Come on I’ll show you.”
She gently guided me to her room. It was obviously the only room in the place that was occupied. She had two lovely pictures framed in gold. One was her whole family, her parents, her two brothers and herself. The other was picture of just her parents. She had two posters on her walls one was of the Chinese symbols Yin and Yang. The other a beautiful white Lotus. Her bed was neatly made and everything was in its place even her water glass was just so.
“Are you sure you even want to be near a slob like me? I’m a collector and I have gobs of stuff scattered everywhere. Also I’m not exactly orderly or neat…”
A gentle hand landed on my mouth as she smiled at me affectionately, “Opposites attract. I really don’t give a damn if your slob or not. The reason this place is so neat is that I’m hardly ever here. I live at the station most of the time. I tend to clean a lot when I’m here. I don’t…well I’m not…I don’t go out much and It helps with the loneliness. I am not a…I don’t really get along….I…”
Now my hand copied hers and covered her mouth with the same gentleness. I took my hand off and we smiled at each other. Slowly we moved into an embrace. We kissed each other with a deep loving passion and the more we kissed the more passionate it became. We explored each other till we ran out of breath.
When we pulled back Christie stroked my hair around my ear and said quietly, “You are so beautiful. I am so drawn to you. I am not….I have never wanted …I have never done anything like this before…”
“Me either, What do you think it means? “
“I don’t know, I think I do but I’m not sure.”
“Do you think that we…Do you think we’re…”
“In love?” Asked Christie who obviously felt as uncertain as I did.
I nodded. “Yes.”
“Yes…I think so …I …Mary I can’t resist this any more…”She said her eyes darkened with passion as she picked me up and carried me to her bed. As soon as we hit the bed we were both consumed by passion. Our hands were busy removing clothes; our lips were busy exploring skin. It was as if two meteorites collided our love just exploded when we reached our climax it was so intense I thought I was going to faint.
Somehow we were able to crawl into each other’s arms before sleep over took us. It was the most profound and wonderful experience of my life. I had never felt anything remotely like this before. I had never felt so loved or so connected to another human being. I had been hunting all my life for that missing piece that would bring some sort of happiness, Christie was that missing piece, and she was home.
Christie was gently stroking my hair and snuggling against my shoulder, my hands were lovingly stroking her strong back. What amazed me was how intimate I had become with some one I hardly knew so quickly. I was always a friendly but a distant person with Christie though all the walls were gone.
“Christie have you ever felt like this for a complete stranger before?”
“You’re not a stranger,” Said Christie firmly as she pulled me closer to her so she could embrace me tightly in her warm arms.
“I’m not?”
“No, I felt like I knew you when I carried you out of that hotel. Did you…um…Do….?”
“Yes, I was going to say the same thing. I feel like I have known you my whole life. Like this was always planned…”
“Mary?”
“Yes?”
“I am deeply in love with you.”
I smiled and turned so I could look into those beautiful blue eyes and I found them so open and loving I felt like I would drown in them. ”I am deeply in love with you too. I feel like your inside me. That you are a part of me…”
“Soulmates.” Said Christie with a huge smile.
“Wow!”
Christie laughed and rubbed noses with me, “ I have looked a long time for you. I didn’t really think you would come…I haven’t…well I don’t…well you saw that we were both….”
“Virgins, “ I said very quietly.
Christie nodded.
“You are so beautiful, you must have had many…well…opportunities.”
Christie blushed and snuggled her head into my shoulder where I could feel the warmth of the reaction I just caused. “I never felt right with any of the people I met. I didn’t trust them. Its like I knew I had to wait…damn this will sound so bizarre…”
“I doubt it, what?”
Christie smiled and looked up at me so she could look into my eyes, What I saw there stunned me. It was as if I could see myself, my own heart reflected in those beautiful blue orbs.
“I had to remain pure. Mary, I know this sounds really strange but I felt like I couldn’t waste this precious gift on someone who wasn’t….well….”
“The other half of your soul?”
She nodded and I kissed her cheek, “I know, I always felt the same way. I pretty much figured that I would die a virgin. Unlike every other person I knew I was never interested in casual sex. None of the people in my life were…well they weren’t you. I had to wait for you. It isn’t bizarre it’s beautiful.”
“You’re beautiful,” Christie brought me closer to her it was if we were floating in time. She kissed me deeply and then when we parted our lips she looked into my eyes and said, “I love you so much that I feel like my heart is going to burst out of my chest.
“Me too,” I brought her lips back to mine and kissed her with such passion I hardly recognized myself.
*** *** *** ***
The next morning we went to a coffee shop called Dupars on Ventura Blvd. Another comfortable place with waitress as old as time. We were enjoying our order that just arrived and were teasing each other back and forth when suddenly there was choking noise from the booth behind us.
Christie became instantly alert she jumped up and ran to the booth where the woman was choking on what we would later find out was a piece of bacon. Christie gently stopped the man who appeared to be the woman’s husband from slapping her on the back and went behind her and performed the heimlick maneuver. After a couple of seconds of the professional’s help the piece of bacon flew out of the woman’s mouth. Then Christie checked the woman’s passage to make sure it was clear. She got a glass of water from the table and gently urged the woman to sip it. This all happened in a matter of minutes everyone else in the restaurant stood around with their mouths hanging open including me.
Once Christie was sure that the woman was ok, she got up sat back down in our booth and quietly ate her breakfast as if nothing had just happened.
I slowly sat down next to her and tapped her lightly on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me love, I believe your a hero.”
Christie looked up at me from the pancakes she was dissecting and shook her head; “No I’m not. I was just doing my job.”
“Well I know that it is part of your training, but to me I’m in love with a hero. You saved her just now and you saved me a year ago. I call that extraordinary.”
Christie put her fork down and gently took my hand in hers shaking her head, “No, I hope your not in love with a hero because I want you to be in love with me. To you especially I don’t want to be a hero I want to be your soul mate.”
“Can’t you be both?”
“I guess…Mary, I really was just doing what I was trained to do. I am very glad I was here to help the poor woman but I am not a hero I’m a paramedic. Please, please see me for what I am.” There were tears in her worried eyes as she pleaded with me.
I cupped her cheeks with my hands and wiped the tears from her eyes. I looked deeply into her eyes and replied, “I do see you for you. Can’t I be proud of you?”
She swallowed and looked down toward her lap nodding, “Yeah, I guess so. But I…”
“I love all of you, every part of you. The good and the flawed all of you, every inch. I love you, my soul mate…ok?”
“Ok,” She replied as she looked up at me though her eye lashes a slight grin on her face.
“I’m still proud of you because Christie what you just did was more then your job it’s part of your soul too. “
Big blue eyes looked up at me as an eyebrow rose archly she smiled and quietly said, “Ok, I guess I can accept that. As long as you accept that I’m flawed and that I’m just a working person doing my job.”
“Well the only faults of yours I know is that you don’t like shopping and you’re a neatness freak and I can easily accept those. I hope you can accept all mine as well.”
Christie laughed and nodded, “Oh I do, I am desperately in love with you even if you do love to shop and are a collector extrodinare.” We both laughed and started to feed each other our breakfast.
“Excuse me, Miss.” Said the man from the next booth.
Christie looked up at the man shyly, “Yes sir?”
“Thank you for saving my wife…If you hadn’t been here…well… thank you,” He said as tears poured out of his kind eyes.
Christie looked upset but she nodded and said quietly, ”It was my honor, sir.”
The man nodded then he reached out squeezed her hand and walked back to his wife.
Teary blue eyes met mine, “Why did he have to do that?”
“Because he’s grateful and he’s a good person.”
“But…?”
“Just accept it. That’s part of your job too.”
Christie took a deep breath and nodded. “Ok” She squeaked then she stared at the pancake and slowly tried to eat it again.
*** *** *** ****
We only had one more full day together before we both had to go to work. We decided to go up to Santa Barbara and walk around the beach and the pier. It was a weekday but since it was a tourist town it was still crowded with people. We strolled and people watched, it was fun. We sat in the sand and watched the boats go out of the harbor it was interesting collection from canoes to yachts to a huge freighter.
Christie suddenly felt the urge to do something different and talked me into to taking a small kayak around the harbor. I was amazed at how easily I picked up all the instructions that Christie was gently guiding me with, I was never an outdoorsy person and this was a really new experience for me. We had a great time laughing and talking till the time was up. Then we returned the kayak and went up to the pier so we could wander around and shop some more.
Christie gently nudged me in the arm and asked, ”So would you like to indulge in your favorite sport?”
“Very funny…Um, could we?” I asked laughing after I gently slapped her stomach.
Christie’s smile widened and she said, “Sure, Come on.”
Christie walked quietly behind me as we browsed through the first shop. It was a typical seaside shop full of brick a brack and T-shirts. My eyes caressed each object with a deep enjoyment; I impulsively looked behind me to find Christie watching my every move with an intense focus. I wasn’t sure what was so fascinating about me glancing at brick a brack so I shrugged my shoulders and continued to look around.
Suddenly my eyes focused on a beautiful cut glass Pegasus with blue wings. I couldn’t take my eyes off it for a full minute it was so breathtaking.
“Do you like it?” Christie’s voice purred into my ear.
I nodded unable to take my eyes away from it.
“Ok, Its yours then I’ll buy it for you.”
I turned to meet warm crystal blue eyes that were more beautiful then anything man could create and shook my head, “No Christie, It’s a big piece and its expensive. $65.00 is way too much on a gift…”
Christie cocked her head to the side and asked, “Why don’t you really want me to?”
I was too scared to say that such an expensive gift was too much for a new relationship. I didn’t want to abuse our friendship it was all to new for us. I just said “Its just way too expensive and…”
“Do you like it?” Christie asked with lopsided grin. She could read me too well already and knew exactly why I was hesitating. I nodded yes and she shook her head and put her hand on my shoulder, whispering in my ear, “Well I love you and I want to. Isn’t that reason enough?”
Tears suddenly poured from my eyes. “Wow.”
Tears suddenly appeared in Christie’s eyes too but she smiled and said quietly, “Not exactly the response I expected but its pretty damn good.” She joked as she reached over my shoulder and gently picked up the Pegasus to take to the cashier.
I tried for a couple of minutes to get my breathing back to normal then I followed the taller woman to the counter.
*** *** *** ****
We were nestled together in my living room after our trip to Santa Barbara. I was admiring my new artwork on the table and when I looked up into blue eyes I noticed that she was looking at me with that same intensity. I was more then a little pleased by that.
She gently touched my skin and said, “You’re a little burnt do you have any Aloe Vera?” I nodded but I didn’t move I was way too comfortable. “Your warm to the touch I really should…”
I caressed her cheek and said, “Your pretty warm to the touch too.” I smiled as I felt her shudder.
“I don’t think there are words to describe what you are doing to me.”
“Mm, Good,” I was suddenly overwhelmed with the need to kiss her so I did. I was so passionate I took Christie by surprise she fell back and moaned in response to what I was doing to her mouth. She unbuttoned my blouse and then made her way to my breasts. Making me moan in need from what her mouth was doing to my already hot skin. Now it was on fire.
“You taste so good,” She purred as she made her way to south tantalizingly.
I was beyond responding she was now doing things to me I had only dreamt of and I allowed my mind to float away. I was drifting in this cloud of passion till I slipped over the edge taking a very happy Christie with me.
The next thing I knew I was in my bed naked with soft strong hands massaging Aloe Vera into my back and shoulders. Christie must of felt I was back with her because I heard her voice right next to my ear ask quietly, ”Does this feel good?”
“Oh Yeah, Um…How long was I…Um…”
“Out cold, only a couple of minutes. It was enough time to get you in here and undressed the rest of the way. Then I got a wash cloth and some Aloe Vera. I bathed you in cool water and you woke up as I was spreading this cream on. Sweetheart you’re still warm to the touch I’m going to get you some aspirin.”
I watched as a completely naked Christie walked to my bathroom completely oblivious to the fact that she was buck-naked. I had to remind myself to breathe a few dozen times. She came out and her face was lit by a beautiful smile as she caught me gawking at her.
“I thought I should get comfortable too, “ She said with a smirk as she helped me to sit up and handed me a glass and some aspirin, which I dutifully took.
“Did any one ever tell you how incredibly beautiful you are?”
Christie actually blushed beet red. She was sitting on the edge of the bed playing with the end of the blanket. Her eyes were downcast as she quietly replied, “No, I never let myself become close enough to anyone before…I was….well….”
“Well you are, “ I said as I put down the glass and cuddled up next to her.
“Thank you, You are more beautiful then I can express. Mary, I never want…can we…I really…” I was beginning to understand that when Christie stuttered she was trying to get out something personal and emotional.
“Would you like us to live together?” I asked her shyly.
Christie’s eyes widened in surprise and she nodded, “Yes, If you want to. I mean I don’t want you to feel…Um, like you were…”
“I want to.”
“Really?”
“More then anything,” Christie’s face beamed with happiness and I could feel my face match hers.
“Wow!” She said as she crawled into bed beside me. I don’t know if it was her warm body, the sun I had or the long day but I fell into a deep sleep. The last thing I heard as I drifted off was, “Sleep well my love.”
*** *** *** ***
I got up all alone in the bed. I looked around the room and called, “Christie?”
“I’m right here, Sweetheart.”
Christie was by the window looking out on to Ventura Blvd. She was fully dressed and had a very sad expression on her face.
“Why are you dressed I thought you went on duty at 10am?”
Christie chuckled shaking her head and pointing to the clock by my head, “It’s already 9am.”
I was shocked I usually wake up at 730am, “I have never slept this late in my life.”
“Well you were very tired and the sun will kind of do that to you.” She said quietly still looking out the window. Sad blue eyes then turned toward me and she said really quietly, “I don’t want to be away from you for 4 whole days.”
I suddenly realized what she meant and my eyes widened at that realization, “Can’t you come over at all?”
“Yes…I’m not a captive there. ”She replied with a smirk as she walked over and sat on the edge of the bed and caressed my cheek. “Its just better to be at the station when your on call. This is exactly why…I never…Um, Mary will you be able to deal with this…I…?”
I put my arms around her and brought her close nodding my head against her chest as I said, “Yes, I can deal with anything as long as you come back to me.”
I felt her fingers going through my hair and her breath gently caress my neck as she replied, ”I’ll always come back to you.”
“Always?”
She nodded her head and cuddled it against my neck, “Forever.”
We held each other close till Christie had to leave. When it was 930am she kissed me deeply and pulled back gently pushing my hair behind my ears and promised, “I will call you every chance I get.”
I nodded and leaned my forehead against hers and said, “I’ll keep my cell on at all times, ok?”
She smiled and kissed my cheek, “Good, I’ve got to go.” She reluctantly got up and stood in the doorway saying sweetly, “I love you.”
“I love you too,” She blew me a kiss and just looked at me for a whole minute then left with a wave of her hand and a small sad smile.
*** *** *** ***
The call came at 12pm; a woman was riding her horse in the Angeles National Forest when a rattlesnake spooked her horse. It reared and the woman fell off and down the side of cliff. She landed on a ledge conscience but badly hurt. She broke her leg and sprained her wrist.
Christie’s company was the first on the scene. She saw what had to be done and she just did it. She had the rescue helicopter called got in attaching the harness to herself and getting all the things she would need ready carefully packing them all in a small pack at her waist. When the helicopter was over the woman, Christie carefully got out and propelled herself down into mid air to be slowly let down the side of the mountain till she was on the ledge aiding the wounded woman.
The first I heard about all this was on a breaking news bulletin on the TV in the bar. I looked up and saw a paramedic being lowered down the side of a mountain. I walked closer to the TV mesmerized by the scene.
I watched as the paramedic helped the poor woman and then she was placed on a stretcher and sent up via a safety harness. Then the news helicopter followed the paramedic up and I watched the safety helmet come off her head and I almost fell down. It was my Christie.
The bartender came over and caught me before I fell to the ground. “Mary are you ok?”
I nodded at him.
“Do you want some water?”
I nodded again as I watched several reporters trying to get an interview with her after they landed. She just briskly went to the truck and let the spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department take care of it.
I was sitting in a booth in the back of the restaurant drinking some water with my mangers permission. She is a really nice woman and she had no problem giving me some time to get myself together again. My cell phone rang and I almost dropped it trying to open too fast.
“Christie are you ok?” I asked anxiously in a hysterical rush.
I could hear her blow out a breath and say, “I was afraid you would see that. I’m fine Sweetheart.”
“Thank God. How is your patient?”
I could hear the smile in her voice as she answered me, “She is fine, Thanks Sweetie. She’s in really great shape actually considering what she just went through. You wouldn’t believe the way this place looks. It seems that every magazine show in Los Angeles have invaded this hospital. They’re trying to get an interview with anyone even the janitor.” She said with a chuckle.
“So will I see you on Extra?”
Christie laughed fully for the first time; “No I refused them all. I always do. I hate all that publicity stuff. Its like I told you before I was just doing my job. I was just calling to make sure you were all right.”
I wanted to hug her so badly I could taste it, I just smiled and replied, “Your always looking out for me, huh?”
“Yep, that’s my privilege and pleasure.”
“Well I almost keeled over when you took that helmet off, but I’m fine now.”
“Oh Sweetie, I am sorry you got so scared. I am glad your all right. Listen my team is leaving I have to go. I love you.”
“I love you too. Please be careful.”
“I always am. Bye.”
“Bye.” I disconnected the phone and put it in my pocket.
Sandy the bartender smiled and asked, “So is your friend ok?”
“Yeah, Thanks for taking care of me before.”
“Hey, you’d do the same for me.”
“True, Thanks anyway ole’ boy.”
“You’re welcome, Shrimp.”
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