Slip of the Tongue

6 November 1999

Chapter 2                  

His lips travelled seductively over her wrist and up to the inside of her elbow, softly nipping at the tender skin and drawing an erotic laugh from Tess.  She quickly hooked her bag over the back of the dining chair at Orlando’s place before taking her overnight bag from him and dropping it on the floor next to the table.  His unencumbered hand slipped around her waist, pulling her against him as he placed her hand on his shoulder and raised his eyes to capture hers. 

“So, about this list you’ve made,” he asked, his fingers slowly working on the laces that held the front of her shirt together.

“I haven’t done a list about you,” she insisted, watching his fingers slowly undo the second lace.  “Well, I didn’t write one down, it’s just in my head, I can’t help it, I make lists.”

“Uh huh, so tell me how big is it?” he asked, his fingers untying the next lace, leaving only one holding her shirt together.

“That isn’t the most important thing you know, there are a lot of things about you that mean more to me than that.”

“I’m glad,” he answered, his eyes dancing with mischief, “but I was actually asking about the size of the list.”

“Oh God, I can’t believe I just said that,” Tess buried her face against his shoulder as he began to laugh.  His laughter was infectious and Tess soon joined him before she playfully hit him.  “Stop laughing at me, you shit.”

“Hey, not my fault you went down the sleaze road, Love,” he said as he hugged her to him.

“I thought I was just following you,” she giggled. 

Orlando continued to chuckle softly as he took hold of the last lace and with deliberate slowness began to pull the tie until the bow unravelled before him.  His hand slipped in through the opening, running his fingers over her responsive skin to encircle her waist and pulling her body close to him again.  His mouth came down to cover hers, sucking at her bottom lip and drawing it between his teeth as his hand ran down her back.

Tess’ body quickly began to respond to his, feeling the fire deep inside her ignite again.  His lips travelled down her neck, following the opening of her shirt to the soft rise of her breasts.  His breath was warm against her skin, his tongue running along the edge of her bra before teeth followed, gently nibbling the tender skin.  Her fingers curled into his hair, a moan escaping from her as his hands slipped up under the back of her skirt and pulled her hips in hard against him and his lips found hers again.  The kiss was slow and passionate, taking their time to savour the taste of each other, their hands continuing to explore warm skin.  Orlando began to move towards the bedroom, undoing his shirt while he used his lips to manoeuvre Tess backwards. 

“Wait, I forgot something,” Tess whispered, breaking away from him and returning to the table to pick up and open her overnight bag before she began her search for something.  When she finally discovered what she was looking for she pulled a small package out of the bag and returned to the doorway of the bedroom where Orlando continued to wait for her.

“What have you got there?” he asked, bracing his arm across the entrance to stop her from continuing.

Tess smiled up at him and leaned forward, distracting him with a kiss as she took the carton out of the bag. When she pulled away from his lips he looked down and saw a box of condoms.

“Why did you get those, Love?  There’s loads in the bedroom drawer and the bathroom too, plus I have four in my wallet for when we need them in a hurry.”

“I noticed you have…loads, but these are more for me than you, Babe,” she told him as he took the packet to have a better look at them.  While he read the label Tess stood in front of him following the words with her eyes before she looked back up into his. 

“I’m quite partial to the strawberry and the chocolate ones myself, but some people like the others,” she added with a cheeky grin.

As soon as Orlando read the word flavoured he knew which way the evening was going to go and the smile on his face said it all.  Since he had found out that Tess had a tongue stud he had wondered what it would feel like, what it would be like if she used it on him down there.  He had to admit that he had actually spent an unusual amount of time on wondering how it would feel.  Suddenly his eyes focused again on the smiling face before him.

“What ya thinkin’ ‘bout, Sweetie?” Tess asked, trying to hold back a laugh that had started building when she had seen the happy look on his face.

In one fluid movement he pounced, his hand snaking into her hair and pushing her against the side of the doorway as his mouth claimed hers, his tongue slipping easily between her lips, his body grinding against her so she could feel his growing excitement.  Tess let out a sigh of pleasure when his hand worked its way along the opening of her shirt and burrowing under to caress her breast through her bra. Their tongues wrapped around each other, darting back and forth into each other’s mouths, tasting and exploring as their hands did the same, Tess feeling his muscles moving across his stomach as he pressed his hips against her. 

The need for air forced them to break their kiss and they pulled back, Tess looking up at him, biting her lip and smiling as her hands continued to explore his body.  Orlando raised the pack to read the label again before he looked down at her.

“So, it’s chocolate or strawberry for you, huh?” he asked, his free hand pushing her shirt back from her body so he could appreciate the view before him. 

“Yeah, I like the chocolate better but the strawberry’s fine as well.  The chocolate ones are sweeter and the flavour lasts longer so I like to make it last longer,” she whispered, moving closer, her nose nuzzling against his cheek as she kissed his jaw line and breathed the last word into his ear.

Orlando’s eyes widen slightly as a smile spread across his face and he turned towards her mouth, kissing her again.  A second later his mouth was gone from hers as he bent down and wrapped his arms around her legs and stood up, lifting her over his shoulder.  Tess’ squeal of shock and uncontrolled giggling was all that could be heard before Orlando strode into the bedroom, kicking the door closed behind him.

 

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