Keeping Faith (31 page)

Alicia blinked a few times, willed the butterflies in her belly to fly away, and wordlessly exited the set, to cheering and clapping.

Reece and Faith shared a laugh, but Faith refused Reece's kiss. "You'll have to wash your lips first woman."

John snickered, and popped open a beer. "Here, Spike, you earned it."

Reece accepted the beer, but spit it out. "Driving, buddy, but I think this qualifies as washing." Faith nodded and Reece kissed her long and hard. "Ahh, that's more like it." Reece commented to the grins of the others.

"You're coming to the party?" Faith asked hopefully.

"Yeah, I oughtta be there with you, especially after that." Reece chuckled.

Faith smiled and hugged her wife. "Thank you, Reece."

"Come on, let's go home and fool around before the party."

Faith wiggled her eyebrows. "Sounds like a plan."

"R
EECE, DO YOU have your shirt on?"

Reece rolled her eyes, and looked down at her bare chest. "Yes."

Faith poked her head out of the bathroom and narrowed her eyes at her naked wife. "If you're going to lie, at least do it where I can't see you."

Reece muted the television and sighed. "Faith, I'm hot, and it's going to take you at least another half hour to finish getting ready."

"Is that what you're doing with your hair?"

"No," Reece shook her head, ran a hand through her hair, and smiled. "Now, I'm done."

"At least let me spray it."

Reece growled. "Faith, just get ready and let me do my thing."

The actress went back to doing her own hair, knowing all too well, Reece was going to do what she wanted, and miraculously, it will work out perfectly, as usual.

The blow dryer stopped and reluctantly, Reece got up, pulled on a sports bra, and her black jeans, then flopped back down on the bed to finish watching television. She craned her neck towards the bathroom and could just make out Faith's butt as she leaned over the vanity to apply make up. "What dress were you wearing again?"

"My blue one, with the thing, nothing fancy."

Reece thought about what dress has a
thing
, and after imagining said dress, decided to wear her black button down, so not to clash with her wife. You can never go wrong with all black. When a commercial came on, she put on her shirt, took out her boots, and found the blue dress. She took the dress off the hanger, unzipped it, slipped her arms in it and waited.

When Faith finally emerged, all made up she grinned at her wife, holding the dress in the air.

Reece smiled back. "You look beautiful. Lift."

Faith lifted her arms up and Reece slid the dress over her head, mindful of her fresh make up. "Thank you, baby. Zip me, please."

"But of course."

Reece sneaked a kiss to Faith's shoulder as she zipped the dress. "You even smell beautiful."

"It's your favorite perfume." Faith air-kissed her lover and winked as she retrieved her shoes. "Come on, get your boots on, and let's go."

Reece loved when Faith dressed up, with her sexy dresses, and perfect make-up. To her, Faith looked just fine when she just woke up in the morning too, but there was something extra alluring about her wife when she wasn't allowed to touch her. It was like a taboo and Reece was always bad with being told she couldn't do something. Having Faith so close to her, dressed up, with stockings and hairspray, knowing she can't mess it all up until later made her want Faith even more. It was the only thing about public appearances that she liked. Driving the car, so close to Faith and not allowed to reach over and touch her was even more of a pull for Reece. Sure, she could touch her, but with Reece's self control, one touch would not be sufficient.

"Are you mad I made you drive instead of Ted?"

Reece shook her head. "No. This way I can maul you on the way home without an audience."

Faith chuckled. "That was the plan. I don't know what it is about party dresses, but I like what they do to you."

Reece just grinned. "Parking duty is on." The club owner never left her car with valets.

Faith diligently scanned for parking on her side, while Reece looked across the street.

Alicia nervously smoothed her dress and waited for her date to return with drinks. She hadn't stopped thinking about Reece's kiss all afternoon, and her heart pounded fast in anticipation of seeing her again. She tried to ignore it, she didn't want to feel it, but at the same time loved the feeling itself. She'd had crushes before, always men though, and she always got what she wanted, and it was never as intense once she got them as it was from being next to Reece. She loved playing with fire, and she knew enough about the tall club owner to know she was an inferno, and it thrilled her as it scared her. She could never pursue Reece publicly, and Reece would never cheat on Faith, but Alicia felt out of control when it came to Reece. She'd deny it adamantly, but the truth was she wanted that woman.

"Here you go."

Alicia accepted the drink gratefully and gulped it down. She studied her date, a young actor popular with the teen scene, and pursed her lips. She'd do him, without thinking. But she didn't want to, she was too preoccupied with Reece.

John was the first to see Reece and Faith come in, and he ran over to greet them.

"You look faboo!" John kissed Faith on the cheek. "You look hot too, Spike."

"Yeah, whatever." Reece shifted from foot to foot.

Faith backhanded her lightly. "She's so charming isn't she?"

John laughed. "I'm used to her. So, did you see Alicia's boy toy?"

Faith scanned around, "No, who is it?"

John grabbed Faith's hand, "Come on, let's go say hi."

Reece sighed, and looked for a corner to stand in, keeping one eye on her wife. She passed by the buffet table, and stopped to put a few things on a plate for Faith to pick on, then went to the bar to get some drinks. She handed Faith the plate and a drink, pointed to where she would be standing and snuck through the crowd to her chosen corner. Reece watched Faith and John gossip, their heads close together, and grinned. Faith was so much better at this stuff than she was. A product of her former life, Reece supposed, where they met at the country club for cocktails and tennis. Reece wasn't made for mingling. Faith and John began giggling and Reece smiled along with them. She liked it when Faith laughed. She followed their line of sight and saw Alicia leaning against the bar, completely ignoring her date as he spoke, lost in a daze. She watched with a grin as the two yenta's approached the daydreaming actress, and laughed out loud as Alicia startled so much she spilled her drink on herself.

"Alicia, aren't you going to introduce us to your date?"

Faith handed the actress a few napkins, "Yes, where'd you dig him up from?"

The date looked offended but didn't say anything.

"Faith, John, this is Billy, now you've met, go away."

John squinted at Billy. "Billy, are those sparkling azure eyes I see?"

Alicia coughed uncomfortably. "Really? I didn't notice."

Faith snickered. "Have you seen Reece?"

Alicia's eyes cut right to the tall woman then back again. "No, I haven't even noticed her yet."

John snorted. "Hmm, that's odd, you've been staring off in her direction for a while now. Are you sure you haven't noticed?"

Alicia glared at John. "No, I haven't." she pushed off of the bar and dragged Billy away.

John and Faith laughed together, and Faith winked and waved at Reece, who nodded back.

"She looks so uncomfortable." John observed.

"Yeah, she hates these things, she only comes for the sex afterwards."

Then make-up artist's eyes widened. "Sex afterwards? Always?"

"Always. I make sure she's not allowed to touch me when we go out to parties, and it makes her crazy. By the time we get in the car to leave, she's all over me. She comes with me to parties she'd never come to, we both benefit afterwards, and she's no wiser."

"Oh, you big fat sneak! I love it! How do you keep her from touching you?"

Faith grinned. "I tell her my lipstick will smudge, her calluses will rip my pantyhose, her ratty cuticles will snag my clothes, or she'll mess up my hair. It always works."

"I love you, Faith." John joked. "Lets go torture Alicia some more, and shake that ass for your woman."

Reece ogled Faith's ass as she walked. She knew which panties Faith had on under her dress, and imagined the actress wearing nothing but those panties. Her eyes narrowed as she fantasized, and her mind began to wander. She stared off into space as she made a mental checklist of all the things she could do to Faith on the way home with one hand.

Alicia watched the club owner discretely, noting she was daydreaming, and knew by the lecherous grin on her face what she was daydreaming about. She shot a look towards Faith, and back to Reece. A twinge of jealousy formed, and without thinking, she began inching her way into Reece's line of vision, slowly, so Billy didn't catch on. The tall woman didn't notice her at first, being caught up in her fantasy, so Alicia took advantage. She edged closer, and closer, stealing long looks into Reece's eyes. A tingle of excitement inched up her spine as she stared into those crystal clear blue eyes, imagining them staring back into hers. Bolder, she placed herself about four feet from Reece, and made herself comfortable, all the while chattering boredly with her date.

Smelling Alicia's perfume, Reece caught sight of her in her peripheral vision. Grinning to herself, she waited, fixating on a spot at the bar, and watched as Alicia laughed loudly to get her attention. Enjoying the game, and waiting for the right moment, Reece played along. Finally, the actress turned her back.

Alicia jumped, as suddenly a body was pressed up behind her. She attempted to spin around to see who it was when a strong hand on her shoulder stopped her. Her heart beat wildly as Reece's deep voice purred in her ear.

"I've been watching you."

Alicia swallowed hard, her date's eyes widening in question.

"I see what you're doing. You want me."

Unable to control herself, Alicia's eyes fluttered closed and her nipples tightened as Reece's breath blew across her sensitive ear. "Yes." She uttered.

"I bet you want me to whisk you off to the coat room, tear your stockings off with my teeth, and ravage your pussy with my tongue."

Alicia shivered visibly, her date completely confused, not able to hear what this tall stranger was saying.

Reece stood up, allowing Alicia to turn around and face her. The actress's eyes were dazed, and she licked her lips impulsively. Reece grinned deviously, narrowed her eyes, and let Alicia's imagination work for a bit. Blue eyes scanned the place for Faith, who was watching with her hand over her mouth and she winked at her. Faith winked back. Reece continued, leaning close to Alicia's other ear, making sure the actress could hear her lick her own lips.

"Oh, yeah..." Reece groaned, "Can you just imagine the things I could do to you?"

Her body betraying her better judgment, Alicia inhaled sharply and uttered a small groan in response.

Reece merely breathed in Alicia's ear, saying nothing.

Alicia's legs felt like rubber bands, and she grabbed Billy's arm for support.