Reece's Faith (84 page)

Reece laughed out loud at Violet's questions. "No, everything is fine. We both slept on the couch. I just got home, in fact."

Cori laughed too. "So... finally," she high fived her boss.

"Oh! Yeah?" Violet caught on. "Was it intense? Sometimes we hold off on it for a while cuz its so much hotter when we finally do make love."

"This is Faith we're talking about. It's always hot," Reece shrugged.

"Oh, god... get out the violins, Reece is totally smitten."

"Fuck you, freak."

"No, I'm serious. You're completely in love!"

"So? What's the problem?"

"Nothing. I just never thought I'd see this day. You have no idea how fuzzy this makes me feel."

"I just may, Cor. I feel
fuzzy
myself." Reece blushed a bit and looked at her feet.

Cori smiled widely, "That's good to hear. So, have you told Faith?"

"She knows I love her, asshole," Reece rolled her eyes.

"No, I mean, did you tell her how you feel?" Cori said excitedly.

"I don't think so. Should I?" Reece asked nervously.

"Hell yeah!" Violet shouted. "It's very important to say how you feel all the time."

"What if I feel shitty," Reece teased.

"Even more important. Faith can't read your mind. She has no idea what you're thinking or feeling."

"Sometimes I have no idea what I'm feeling," Reece admitted. "It's a little... scary."

Cori sat by her friend and rubbed her arm. "Scary is good, Reece. You won't make a fool out of yourself, I promise. Faith will never laugh at your feelings. Try it, okay?"

Reece nodded, afraid to make eye contact in case they could read the actual depth of her fear.

"O.K. Now, go hit that bed, Reece. We'll take a rain check on the shopping thing. You look like you can use a nap," Cori said as she stood up.

"Thanks, guys, I really am tired." Reece saw her friends out and trudged up to bed. She lay in her comfortable clothes, in her big bed and thought of nothing but Faith.
Poor baby. If I'm this wiped, she's gotta be exhausted.

The tall woman willed sleep to come, but it didn't happen. She turned onto her side and hugged Faith's pillow, but that proved to be the worst thing she could do. The pang in her belly got stronger.
Why is this happening to me? I feel what... anxious?
The club owner scrubbed her hands over her face.
Should I tell her how I feel? What if she thinks it's stupid?
Reece began to panic and took a few deep breaths to calm down.
Maybe I'll call her and... no, that's no good. You know what you have to do.

 
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It was break time for Faith. John had just finished re-applying her make-up when his cell phone began ringing.

"Hiya!"

"Pack up your lipstick and step away from the trailer."

John snickered in delight and glanced at Faith.

"Who is that?" she mouthed at the make-up artist who turned his back on her.

"Sure thing, I'm on my way."

"Good boy."

"Sorry, Faith, but there's an emergency blemish on lot two." He slammed his makeup kit closed and zipped to the door. "See ya!"

Faith sat there with a confused look on her face. "What the hell was that?" she wondered as the door slammed behind him. The actress shrugged at John's antics and decided this was as good a time as any to nod off. She stretched her legs out in front of her and slumped down in her chair. Leaning her head back, she closed her eyes and relaxed. The sound of the door opening brought a grin to her face.

"What's the matter, forgot your tackle box?" she said from her current position.

"I didn't plan on going fishing, but if you want..."

Faith shot up in her chair. "Reece!" She jumped up, ran to her lover and wrapped her arms around her tightly.

The club owner reciprocated the hug and laughed softly at the contented sounds her lover was making into her shirt. "Miss me already?"

"Immensely."

"Me too," Reece said nervously.

Faith stepped back and stared up into worried blue eyes, "You did?"

"Yeah." Reece backed up and her gaze darted around the trailer.

"What's wrong, honey?" Faith asked, concerned with her lover's behavior.

"It's okay that I came here?" the club owner twisted her fingers and fidgeted.

"Of course! What's bothering you?" Faith stepped closer to Reece and the tall woman looked trapped so she backed up again. "Okay, talk to me, Reece." The actress became very worried.

The club owner stared at the window. "Um, this morning... I felt like something changed in me, Faith."

The actress looked horrified.
Oh no! I said too much! I'm smothering her! I'm such a fool!
"What changed?" she asked shakily.

"Me... everything..."

Faith started to cry silently, thinking her lover was going to say the worst possible thing. She turned her back to Reece and wiped her eyes.

"You're in me, a part of me... I feel what you feel when I hold you... I never had this before. I don't like to be away from you. What I mean is... Fuck, Faith, I'm scared."

The actress sobbed loudly in relief and spun around to face her petrified lover. At the same time, the sound Faith made brought Reece to close the distance between them. The tall woman backed Faith up to the bed and made her sit, squatting down in front of her.

"Why are you crying?" Reece asked, alarmed.

"I thought... it sounded like..." Faith sobbed and buried her face in Reece's neck. "I love you so much," she mumbled. "I thought you were going to leave me."

"What?!" Reece said loudly. "Are you nuts? Faith, look at me." The actress drew back and looked into concerned, but truthful eyes. "I could never. I'd die without you now."

Faith's tears renewed and she slid off the bed, wrapping all her limbs around her kneeling lover. Reece flexed her legs, stood with Faith and then turned around and sat on the bed as the actress began to kiss her neck.

"Thank you, Reece," she breathed into the club owner's neck. "I know that was hard for you. It means the world to me."

Reece took a second to enjoy her lover's mouth against her skin. "I was so afraid to say it. I'm glad I did. It felt good."

"Say it again." Faith took Reece's earlobe into her mouth.

"I'd die without you."

"God, that feels good." Faith brought her lips down and nibbled on Reece's neck.

"Hey, watch what you start, movie star," Reece teased.

Faith laughed and sniffled, bringing herself face-to-face with a smiling club owner. "John's going to kill me. I ruined his masterpiece." She kissed Reece's nose. "Oh! I forgot," she smacked Reece on the leg.

"What the hell was that for?" Reece pouted.

"It's from John. I have eye bags and hickeys. He's very upset with you."

"The hickeys were your idea, Faith. Did you tell him what you did to me this morning?"

"Of course. Just bragging with the girls," she smirked. "Not many can say they made Reece Corbett scream."

"Indeed," Reece snickered and leaned in for a kiss. "Only you."

Faith purred contentedly into Reece's mouth. Her hands ran up and down her lover's strong back and settled at the back of her neck where her fingers drew light little patterns.

Reece shivered, "Mmm, watch it, Faith, or I'm going to have to retaliate."

"Oh, big scary threat," Faith challenged, leaning way back in Reece's arms, exposing her entire neck to the club owner.

"Faith..." she warned with a small growl.

The actress increased the leg lock she had on her lover. She held on to the back of Reece's neck and squirmed enticingly. Faith was very pleased that she had figured out Reece's new erogenous zone and planned on taking full advantage of her bare neck.

The club owner narrowed her eyes at the little vein that was throbbing in Faith's throat. "I hope they don't want you on the set any time soon."

"I don't care. I need you now," Faith groaned.

Reece leaned forward and attached her mouth to that vein.

Faith brought herself upright and leaned over Reece until she was lying back on the bed, still feasting on her throat. She started rocking against her lover's abdomen.

Reece reached down and lifted her shirt to feel Faith on her skin. "Oh yeah..." she commented on the warm moist sensation against her belly.

"Come on baby, make momma scream."

The club owner snorted into Faith's neck.
Gotta ask her about this 'momma' thing...

 
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John stared curiously at the trailer door. He had his ear pressed against it for a long time with no luck. No sounds, the trailer never moved and he was beginning to wonder if Reece ever made it inside. He went around to the other side and peeked through the window, but couldn't see much of anything.

"Pssst, Louise?" he whispered.

Faith sat up and looked around. "John? Where are you?"

"Is everything okay?" he whispered.

Faith looked down at her lover, who was sprawled out face down on the bed. "Would you just come to the door like a normal person?" Faith slipped off of the bed and cracked open the door.

John ran around the side of the trailer and stood with a stupid grin on his face. "Hiya!"

Faith chuckled and opened the door to let him in. He immediately eyed the bed and pointed at the sleeping form. "Did you do that to her?"

"And you're here, because?" Faith teased.

"Oh my god! Look at your face!" he shrieked.

"Shhhh, what are you, crazy? Never frighten her when she's asleep!" she hissed.

"Who could sleep?" mumbled Reece into the pillow.

"I'm sorry, Spike," John said apologetically. "I really wanted to see that sexy new haircut."

Reece rolled over and leaned up on her elbows.

Faith giggled and ran over to smooth out her lover's wild hair. "I get a little overzealous with it now."

Reece snorted. "Yeah, just a little," she teased.

"It's not bad. I like it. You look different; less severe," John said as he also began to comb his fingers through her hair.

Reece yawned. "Oh, yeah," she closed her eyes. "I could get used to this," she said sleepily.

"You're just a big ole pleasure hound, aren't you?" John said amusedly.

Reece leaned into the many fingers touching her head. "Mmmm..." she smiled.

"I told you she's not that scary. You just have to know how to touch her," Faith snickered.