Chapter 24

Case opened her eyes and groaned at the crick she felt in her neck when she tried to sit up. She heard Rain moan behind her, probably from her own protesting muscles, as she also attempted to move. Case looked around and noticed it was dark outside through the glass wall.

"He didn't come to tell us to leave," Rain said, a little surprised.

"I didn't expect him to, not with what I'm paying him."

Case planted her hands on either side of her body to push herself to her feet and immediately regretted it, though she followed through with the maneuver and stood up. She glanced down at the backs of her hands as inconspicuously as she could and saw the already dark blue and purple bruises across her knuckles. The flesh was hard and swollen and she quickly started flexing her hands to limber them up. Her fingers were stiff, but nothing was broken.

Rain didn't notice Case taking personal inventory. She was a little busy trying to get the feeling back in her legs again. Case had been sprawled across her lap, and the weight had caused Rain's legs to go numb.

Case watched Rain shake her legs and beat her thighs to encourage the blood circulation, until Rain finally felt confident enough that her legs would support her when she tried to stand. Case felt a strange, internal warmth flow through her as she looked at Rain, and she suddenly had the urge to make physical contact with her. She wasn't entirely sure where it was coming from, but as soon as Rain was upright, Case made the decision not to hold back and pulled Rain into a hug.

She held the startled woman there for several minutes and refused to let go until Rain settled into the embrace. Case's emotions were a confused mess, but there was one thing she knew for sure. She just couldn't say it yet and holding Rain seemed to be the best way for her to get the feelings across to the woman.

But it wasn't long before the feelings of trust stirred her need to be on guard again. She couldn't let herself feel safe for too long. Her body wouldn't accept it just yet.

Case pulled back and turned away. She wished being with Rain wasn't so difficult for her, but she was still way too new at experiencing her emotions to be able to stand any kind of prolonged stationary contact. She needed to do something.

"Come on. Lets change our clothes and go back to the hotel," Case suggested.

Rain nodded, though she knew Case hadn't seen her. In fact, they barely made eye contact the whole time they were changing their clothes. Rain wondered what was going on in Case's head, but she didn't say anything. After her last few attempts to get Case to open up, she wasn't sure forcing Case to do anything was a very good idea.

The drive to the hotel was silent, and they entered their room just as quietly. Neither of them bothered to turn on the lights. There was enough illumination coming through the breaks in the curtains from the streetlamps outside to see the room fairly well. The darkness also made it easier to ignore the obvious tension that had built up during the ride over to the hotel. At least for a few moments anyway.

Rain kicked off her shoes, and Case followed suit. Then Case reached for Rain's tucked in shirt and started pulling it out of Rain's jeans. Rain placed her hands over Case's and halted the action, getting a flinch in response.

"Um, Case, can we talk for a moment?" Rain asked hesitantly.

Case looked up and nodded. They walked over to the bed and sat down facing each other, both of them half-bathed in blue-white, fluorescent light, causing the other half of their faces to be hidden in dark shadows.

"What did you want to talk about?" Case asked warily.

She didn't think she could take it if Rain said she didn't want to be with her anymore. Rain was the only thing she felt like she could count on at the moment and the phrase "I need her" kept echoing in Case's mind.

Rain tried to figure out where to start.

"Well... Every time something happens, we have sex. I just don't want that to be how you escape from all the stuff you're dealing with. I want you to want to be with me because..."

"I do," Case stopped Rain from saying anything further. "It's not that. I just... I think feeling all that shit is letting me feel other things. Things that I can't usually. Like what I feel for you. It's there, but I can really feel it right now. And I want to take advantage of that because I know it's going to be gone again." Rain opened her mouth to speak, but Case shook her head and held up her hand to stop her. "I want to be with you. I want to make love to you. Please."

Case couldn't believe she was actually asking to make love to Rain. She'd never done that in her entire life. She'd never felt close enough or had enough trust in anyone to risk that kind of rejection before. She'd never let anyone have that kind of control over her and she was still trying to process exactly why she was allowing Rain such a dangerous privilege.

Rain studied Case as she thought over what the blonde had told her. She knew Case had grown up stuffing her emotions in order to survive. Now that she was finally starting to work through some of the original traumas, it was opening her up to feeling in general and Rain didn't want to do anything to stop that. She wanted Case to feel as deeply for her as she did for Case, but sex wasn't always the best way to express that.

"What if we just held each other?" Rain asked, though her libido popped up and soundly disagreed with that idea, acknowledging that afterwards it would be great, but not just that.

Case lowered her head and tried to figure out how to explain to Rain what was going on inside her. The tips of her fingers were itching to feel Rain's skin, to make contact with another human being and just be herself, no conditions or threats. She didn't want to have to keep up her walls. She didn't want to be seen as a killer, or a hurt child, or an avenging daughter. She just wanted to be Case, a woman in love with another woman.

Case looked back up and held Rain's eyes with her own.

"I can feel you right now. I want to be with you. I want to touch you and know that it's okay. That you want me to touch you and you want to touch me. That it's not a bad thing and you're not going to hurt me. I want to be able to show you what I'm feeling. I can't do that with just a hug. And I don't have... I can't... There are words, but I can't say them.. yet." Case sighed. "Do you understand? I need you. Please don't make me push that away. Please."

Case turned away, unable to look into Rain's eyes anymore. This whole baring one's soul thing was a leap for Case and she wasn't sure she could take much more of it. What if Rain didn't care as much about her as she did for Rain? Thoughts started swirling through Case's mind, different scenarios, all of them bad, and it took a moment for Rain's next words to sink in.

"I need you, too," Rain admitted. "And I want to feel you. I want to make love with you, Case."

Case looked up and Rain saw the relief in Case's eyes, as they sat there in silence for a minute. Then Case stood up and reached out her hand to the still sitting woman.

"Take a shower with me?" Case entreated.

Rain smiled and nodded, as she took Case's hand and stood up. Rain was immediately pulled into a tight hug and she squeezed Case in return. It felt wonderful just holding Case and she never wanted to let go. Case's frame was solid, but also soft, and Rain could feel Case's ribcage expand and contract as she breathed. Rain didn't know why, but she felt like expelling a sigh of relief to have such solid proof that Case was alive and in her arms, as though she'd been told Case had died, but it had all been a mistake.

Case inhaled Rain's scent and let it fill her up with all the emotions she associated with the tall woman.

Safe. Cared for. Content. Understood. Cherished. Accepted. Loved.

The feelings were treasured all the more because Case knew it wouldn't be long before her walls came back up, and she would only be able to view the world from a distance the way she usually did. She knew enough psychology to know that she wasn't going to suddenly be healed of all her pain simply because she'd cried a few times. It had just made enough space for her to have a few hours with the woman she loved, unencumbered by the bulk of her past. And Case wasn't going to throw that opportunity away.

Case turned her head slightly and pressed her lips into the soft cotton of Rain's T-shirt. The need to bring her lips into contact with Rain's even softer skin caused her to drag her lips over the cloth until she brushed passed the collar. She kissed the side of Rain's neck and felt Rain tilt her head to give her more access.

Rain felt tingles run through her body and she pulled Case a little tighter to her in an effort to keep from moaning. Then she realized there was no reason to stay silent and let the sucking sensation at her neck draw a gasp from her and then a groan.

"God, Case. That feels good," Rain whispered, and let her head fall forward to nuzzle into Case's neck.

"Mmm," Case agreed.

Rain pushed her hands underneath Case's shirt, her fingertips and the palms of her hands running over Case's exquisitely soft skin. She moaned and heard Case do the same.

Case brought her own hands down far enough to pull up Rain's half-untucked shirt and drew it out even further, so that she could experience the pleasure of touching Rain's bare skin the way Rain was touching her. As her hands glided up, she ran into Rain's bra and immediately started undoing the hooks.

Rain smiled, as she felt what Case was doing, and pulled back a little to look into Case's eyes.

"You know, it would probably help if I didn't still have this on," she pulled at her shirt.

Case smiled and nodded in agreement.

Rain reluctantly removed her arms from where they'd been cradling Case's back and reached for the hem of her shirt. She pulled it off over her head and Case took the opportunity to do the same. As Rain let her already loose bra slide down her arms, Case reached behind herself and quickly performed the same procedure for her own undergarment, though the twisting of her sore fingers against her back was a bit uncomfortable.

As soon as the clothing was tossed aside, they found themselves in each other's arms again. Case looked down at the beautiful breasts slightly overlapping her own and hugged Rain tighter. There was no way either of them could have described the feeling of warm, soft, sensitive skin meeting up with even more warm, soft, sensitive skin.

Case buried her face in Rain's neck and simply basked in the feelings of contentment and love. She knew she'd never felt this way before and there were no guarantees that she ever would again. Her heart hurt for a few moments with that realization, but she refused to let it consume her. She had tonight. She wanted to enjoy it.

Rain held Case and stroked her fingers up and down Case's bare back, enjoying the privilege of being able to touch Case in such a relaxed way. Things had been so frenetic the past couple of days, or really ever since she'd teamed up with the assassin. Just being able to stand in the middle of a hotel room, with a half-naked Case in her arms, was a wonderful place to be.

Case felt the skin beneath her mouth and puckered her lips to offer a kiss. But one was nowhere near enough and Case moved her lips down half an inch to place another kiss on the neglected skin. Once she'd started, she couldn't stop, and Case placed kisses all over Rain's shoulder and neck.

Rain let her head drop forward and drank in what Case was doing to her. She absentmindedly raked her fingers through the short hairs at the back of Case's neck and scratched and pulled a little at the hair, as she groaned in appreciation. Her other hand continued to roam over Case's naked torso and she felt a sudden urgency to attach her lips to some part of Case's body.

Rain pulled on the hair in her grip and, though Case resisted at first, it wasn't difficult to redirect her to Rain's needy mouth.

Oh God, Rain thought, as their lips and tongues finally made contact.

It was too intense. Case felt her mind go wonderfully blank, as all her concentration went into tasting Rain's mouth. There were no thoughts of past encounters in which she'd been taken against her will. There was only Rain, here and now, and Case's need to never stop kissing the woman.

Case's hands grazed over every bit of skin she could reach. There was so much energy inside her, feelings that had never been expressed, emotions she'd never allowed herself to experience. Touching had always been a threat and the lack of fear weighing her down gave her a sense of exhilaration that she wanted to share with Rain.

Rain couldn't pull away from the kiss. Even the thought of losing contact with Case's lips was too much to bear. Her tongue tasted every part of Case's mouth, and swirled around Case's tongue, feeling the texture of the muscle.

Rain's hands gripped Case's waist, sliding down to where her jeans covered her hips, and she tried desperately to push them down, but didn't have much luck. She slipped her hands around and squeezed them between their bodies in an attempt to unbutton Case's jeans without breaking the kiss, but Case felt what Rain was trying to do and released her mouth, so that Rain could do the job properly. And quicker.

Rain looked up from her task and smiled at Case, who smiled back. Rain barely finished unbuttoning Case's fly before she was attached to Case's mouth again. Rain's hands were finally able to push the jeans down enough to allow her access to Case's buttocks, and she pulled Case's lower body into her own.

Case tightened her grip on Rain's neck and speared her tongue deeply inside Rain's mouth, filling it completely. Rain started sucking on her tongue and Case ground her hips into Rain and whimpered. The feeling of her exposed pubic mound pressing against Rain's jeans only increased Case's arousal.

Rain groaned from hearing the sounds Case was making. Having Case's tongue in her mouth was one of the most sensual things she'd ever experienced. The taste was all Case and Rain wanted more. It was only the thought of getting Case completely naked that allowed Rain to disengage herself from Case's mouth, so that she could slowly slide to her knees.

Rain finished what she'd started a minute earlier by pulling Case's jeans further down her legs and off over her feet, taking her socks with them. Case held Rain's shoulders, as she balanced and lifted each leg in turn for Rain, and then Rain tossed the unnecessary clothing away.

Rain stared at the hair that was conveniently at eye level for several moments before leaning forward and hugging Case's lower body firmly to her own. She pressed her cheek into the soft, curly fur and allowed herself a moment of pure indulgence. Then she drew back a little and gently kissed Case's mound, but Case urged her back to her feet before she could start anything.

As soon as Rain was standing again, Case decided it was her turn to kneel down, but she took her time. She kissed Rain's breasts, sucking on each nipple for several moments, which wasn't nearly long enough in Rain's opinion, and then continued down Rain's stomach, tasting the skin until she reached the top of Rain's jeans.

Case slid her hands down Rain's torso and brought them to rest at Rain's waist. Case pulled the strap out of the buckle and then drew it completely out of the loops around Rain's waist. The sound had an electrifying effect on both women and Case grinned up at Rain's smiling face.

Rain looked down and watched, as Case popped each button of her fly, one by one. Finally, she had them all undone and spread the flaps apart. Rain was wearing white cotton bikini briefs, so as Case pulled the jeans down, she made sure to grab the underwear, too. She helped Rain step out of them and then pulled her socks off to complete the job.

Case placed her hands on the powerful thighs in front of her and nosed the dark, curly patch of hair between Rain's legs. Rain's hands, which had been resting on her shoulders for support, came up to cup the back and sides of Case's head. Case had a definite urge to forget about the shower and just start feeding on Rain right then and there, and she was pretty sure Rain wouldn't object. But she really wanted to make the night something to remember. Something to hold onto for later.

Case stood back up and moved into Rain's embrace once again. Feeling Rain's arms naturally wrap themselves around her body was the most amazing thing in the world to Case. She wasn't sure how she could miss being held by Rain after only a couple minutes, but she did.

No one had ever cared about her the way Rain did. In her more disconnected moments, Case found it impossible to believe that Rain was for real, but for right now, she felt Rain's love and allowed it to come inside for a little while. She knew it would be gone again and that the doubts and fears would return, but that made feeling it now so purely all the more precious to her.

Rain felt her body mold itself to Case's and couldn't get over how completely aroused she was for Case. She couldn't stop running her hands over the woman's skin and every movement of their bodies together made her breathing come faster. They both groaned at the same time and hugged each other tighter to increase the percentage of skin-to-skin contact.

"You feel so good," Rain moaned, as her hands instinctively moved to touch as much of Case's skin as possible.

"So do you. God, Rain," Case whispered into Rain's chest.

Rain bent her head and licked Case's ear. She felt Case shiver and Rain smiled against the side of Case's head, a grain of pure joy centering itself in the core of her being at the knowledge that she had caused that reaction and was probably the only one who ever had.

She was the one who Case had let in. She was the one who Case trusted. And even though Case hadn't said it explicitly, Rain could feel that she was the one who Case loved. There was absolutely nothing in the world that could top the feeling that gave her in that moment. Except maybe feeling more of it.

As Case pulled her head back from where she'd been rubbing her cheek against Rain's chest, Rain ducked her head and captured Case's lips in a tender, yet passionate, kiss.

Case whimpered and decided to ignore her instinct to keep everything inside. Tonight was about showing Rain how she felt and letting herself have free rein to feel whatever it was she was feeling. There was no rush and no urgency. And she made a quiet promise to herself that she wouldn't run; she wouldn't go away. She wouldn't let herself get so caught up in the physical that she lost out on the emotional. She wanted it all and she refused to settle for anything less.

Case softened her tongue and licked the inside of Rain's mouth. She sucked gently on Rain's upper lip and felt Rain's tongue licking at her own bottom lip in return. Case couldn't believe how soft and silky Rain's lips were.

"God, you taste so good," Case half-moaned into Rain's mouth, as she went back for more.

"I love your lips. They're so soft," Rain complimented in return when she got the chance.

Case smiled and could feel a slight blush warming her cheeks.

"You know, we're never going to get to that shower at this rate," Case mentioned, as she continued to brush her lips against Rain's as often as possible.

Rain nodded and smiled guiltily.

"Sorry. I know we both need it after the workout we had. Come on."

Rain gently disengaged from the very comfortable position of holding Case in her arms and motioned for Case to precede her. Case took Rain's hand to lead her into the bathroom, refusing to be separated from Rain for more than a few moments. After she flipped on the lights, though, Case was forced to release Rain's hand in order to turn on the water and make sure the temperature was just right, while Rain set out the towel mat on the floor in front of the tub.

Case stepped into the water's spray and reached out a hand to help Rain climb in after her.

"What the hell?" Rain exclaimed.

Case looked down to where Rain was staring and ducked her head in mild chagrin.

"It's not that bad. It barely even hurts," Case said convincingly.

Rain glared at her.

"Why didn't you tell me you'd hurt yourself that bad?" Rain accused.

In the harsh brightness of the bathroom lights, the bruises on Case's knuckles looked horrible. They were a shocking mix of violet and indigo, and with the flesh around her knuckles swollen to nearly twice its normal size, it was easy to think that the pain must be excruciating.

In reality, though, Case knew that as long as she didn't stop moving her fingers for too long, the soreness wouldn't go beyond a dull ache. In the morning, she would barely be able to move her fingers, but the day after that, she probably wouldn't even show a trace of bruising. She'd been through the process enough times to know how her body worked.

"I didn't want you freaking out. I'm okay, really. They're just a little stiff, but the hot water will probably make them feel better."

"You should put ice on them, not heat," Rain advised.

"Yeah, well, they're getting hot water. Unless we stand here long enough and then they'll get cold water," Case said pointedly.

"Case..." Rain started.

"Just get in here, okay? And don't worry about it. It's not like I've never had bruised hands before," Case admitted almost proudly.

Rain looked at her for several moments longer, trying to stay mad at Case, but then she grudgingly stepped the rest of the way into the shower. Case eased her body into Rain's, placing her hands behind Rain's back and out of sight, and Rain had no choice but to hug Case in return. Not that she didn't want to hold Case, but she was still upset.

Case decided she needed to do something to distract Rain, and her brain immediately hit on the most logical activity: kissing. It was a simple plan that Rain was helpless to resist and she was quickly caught up in the tastes and textures of Case's mouth again.

The kiss was slow, but hungry. Case's fingers tangled in Rain's hair and she easily maneuvered them under the water to get them both wet, but neither of them stopped kissing the other. To keep from drowning, they took shelter in each other, letting the water cascade around them.

Finally, Rain stepped back, bringing Case with her, and Case opened her eyes to take in the sight of a naked and wet Rain. The look of desire in Case's eyes almost made Rain insist that they leave the shower and go straight to bed, but she was enjoying Case's loving attention, so she held her tongue.

That is until Case recaptured it and started sucking on it. Case blindly reached for the washcloth she'd set on the bar in the shower and managed to soap it up with the small, complimentary bar that came with the room, while continuing to kiss Rain. Case started washing Rain's back and easily fell into the exquisite sensations of Rain's mouth once more.

Rain gripped Case's butt and squeezed, trying to match the rhythm of her tongue's movements in Case's mouth. She just couldn't get deep enough. She wanted to taste everything, feel every texture. And Case's hands on her back, the slipperiness of the soapy washcloth, were a wonderful addition to the many sensations her body was experiencing.

Case let her right hand slide down until she could slip the cloth into the crack of Rain's ass and began massaging the area. Rain groaned into her mouth and Case smiled through the kiss. Case slid the washcloth down the back of Rain's left thigh and broke the kiss, as she went down on one knee to follow the cloth's trail over Rain's leg. She switched to the other leg and came back up, washing the front of Rain's body this time.

Rain watched as Case took special care to wash her pubic area and then ran the cloth over and around Rain's breasts. Her nipples were hard from the stimulation of the soft cloth. Case ran the soapy cloth over both of Rain's arms and then moved out of the way, so that Rain could rinse under the spray of the water. Case set the cloth back on the bar and helped where she could, making sure all of the soap was washed away from Rain's body.

Rain finished and turned around, so that she could face Case again. Case picked up the travel-sized container of Rain's shampoo and squeezed out a healthy amount for Rain's long hair.

"Turn around," Case said, just barely loud enough for Rain to hear over the shower.

Rain stepped forward and then turned around to face the water again. Case reached up and slid her fingers through Rain's hair and started working in the shampoo.

The scalp massage sent tingles down Rain's spine and caused goose bumps to rise on her upper arms and thighs. A low moan escaped Rain's mouth and she reached her hands back to place them on the outsides of Case's thighs. She just needed to touch Case.

Case stepped forward slightly and pressed her body into Rain's back, resting her head on a muscled shoulder blade. Her fingers left the back of Rain's head and she reached around to hug the tall woman to her. Rain's hands came up and settled over Case's arms and they stood there for a short while, basking in the closeness of the position.

Rain thought she felt Case's jaw move against her back, but she couldn't be sure. She debated whether to ask if Case had said anything, but then decided against it. If Case wanted to tell her something, she would.

Case slowly disengaged from Rain's body and stepped back. She nudged Rain to move forward under the water again. Case refused to let Rain lift a finger and worked the soap out of Rain's hair for her. She did have an ulterior motive, though, since the more she used her hands, the less they hurt.

Once all the shampoo was washed away, Case picked up the small bottle of conditioner and poured a large amount of the liquid into her hand. She carefully worked the conditioner through Rain's thick hair and the movements soon became another scalp massage that had Rain moaning again in appreciation.

Case finished up, as she realized she was very ready to leave the shower and get to bed.

"Rinse," Case ordered hoarsely.

Rain dutifully complied and was allowed to use her own hands this time to get the bulk of the conditioner out of her hair. Then she turned around and couldn't help herself as she lowered her head and began kissing the hell out of Case's mouth, if the whimpers and moans coming from Case were any indication. Rain finally pulled back and grinned.

"Sorry, just had to do that first," Rain explained.

"No problem," Case replied a little breathlessly.

They switched positions and Rain helped Case rewet her hair from having been out of the water for so long. Case turned around to face Rain and the tall woman began working a dime-sized amount of shampoo into the blonde hair. Rain couldn't resist for long, though, and held Case's head, as she leaned over to kiss Case again, completely forgetting her task as she reveled in the soft, wet mouth she was exploring. After a long minute, she pulled back again and Case quickly rinsed her head.

Rain used the time to get the conditioner ready and as soon as Case was out from under the water, Rain combed her fingers through Case's hair to get the conditioner all the way to the roots. She scratched at the back of Case's head and Case's eyes closed as she moaned.

"Oh God, Rain."

Rain smiled and didn't even try to resist the temptation to tilt Case's head up so that she could kiss her again. She just couldn't get enough of Case's mouth. Case's tongue went on the attack and devoured Rain's mouth. Case's hands gripped at Rain's wet hips and tried to pull her closer.

"Please," Case whispered through their open lips and Rain pushed them both under the water to hurry up the rinsing process.

When they came out from under the water, Rain quickly grabbed the washcloth and passed it over Case's body. It started out as an unromantic rush job, but then Rain got caught up in touching all of Case's skin again and Case was soon being treated to a long, slow, teasing caress over her entire body.

But Case decided she'd had enough of the teasing and stepped back under the water to end it. Rain chuckled at the frustrated look that showed so clearly on Case's features and put the cloth back on the bar. She helped slosh the water over Case's body to make sure all the soap was rinsed away and then Case turned off the water.

They stepped out of the tub and Rain grabbed a towel and wrapped it around Case. She slowly patted the woman dry, taking several extra minutes to carefully dry Case's hands and gently kiss her fingers. Then Case returned the favor with another towel she pulled from the same stack. When she was almost dry, Rain took the towel from Case's hand and dropped it onto the floor. She backed Case up against the door and kissed her deeply. After a few minutes, Case managed to push them both off the door and opened it so that they could get to the other room.

Rain followed Case and they fell softly onto the nearest bed. The kissing never stopped and Case absently tried to figure out how she could kiss this woman so many times and never feel like she was repeating herself.

Rain did her best to pull Case's body into hers. She couldn't get close enough. She wanted to feel Case everywhere and there just didn't seem to be a way to do that all at the same time, so she had to keep moving her hands and body to feel as much as she could.

Case pulled away from Rain's mouth and kissed along her jaw until she reached her ear.

"I want you," Case whispered.

Rain felt a shiver roll up and down her spine from the words, as well as the sensation of Case's hot breath in her ear.

"Please," Rain replied.

Case grinned and licked at Rain's ear before beginning a slow trail down Rain's body. She kissed everything she could, spending a long time on Rain's breasts to the point where Rain actually forgot where Case was originally headed. Case sucked on Rain's full nipples and mouthed each entire breast in turn until Rain was groaning from the sensations.

Case's tongue alternated between rough and gentle, as she licked and sucked on Rain's nipples. Rain didn't think she'd ever felt anything like it before. Her tits were so hard and full that they hurt, but Case's constant attention seemed to turn the pain into pleasure with every suck, bite, or lap of her tongue. By the time Case was ready to continue her trek down Rain's body, they were both moaning in pleasure.

Case licked under each of Rain's breasts in turn before moving lower and kissing the centerline of Rain's hard abdomen. She grazed her teeth over the taut flesh and sucked at the skin before kissing it and moving down another inch to repeat the process all over again.

Rain couldn't believe the throbbing that was taking place in her body. When Case licked across Rain's pubic hairline, Rain's hips left the bed and she cried out as though Case had licked her clit.

Case took a deep whiff of Rain's scent and groaned. It had been several days since she'd tasted Rain and that was several days too long.

Case repositioned herself so that she was on her stomach between Rain's thighs. She raised Rain's long legs so that they rested over her shoulders. Then she used her hands to spread Rain's nether lips.

Case looked at Rain's sex and felt her mouth water. She had to taste Rain. Case stretched out her tongue and licked the entire length of Rain's sex, from the opening of her vagina, to the tip of her clitoris.

Rain tensed and groaned as she felt Case's tongue make contact with her sex. But it didn't take very long for Rain's sexual frustration to mount, as Case went on to repeatedly avoid Rain's clit, while she licked every other part of Rain's pubis that she could reach.

The tip of Case's tongue explored each crease of Rain's folds and she dragged the flat of her tongue over the insides of Rain's lips. Case sucked at her labia and then moved lower to press her tongue into Rain's vagina. The moaning woman was slick and Case twirled her tongue over and around Rain's opening to gather the warm fluid into her mouth.

The panting Case heard coming from farther up the bed, along with the writhing hips beneath her face, told her that Rain was getting desperate for some clitoral stimulation. That suited Case just fine, since she was very ready to start feeding on that part of Rain's anatomy.

Finally, Case's mouth descended over Rain's clitoris, sucking it gently into her mouth and letting the tip of her tongue graze across the hard nodule over and over again. Rain jerked as her body started to orgasm, but the stimulation wasn't quite enough and Rain cried out in need for more.

Case repositioned her fingers and let one hand do double-duty to hold Rain's lips apart and used her newly freed hand to place several fingers at Rain's entrance.

"Please, Case, yes," Rain pleaded.

Case swirled three of her fingers around the opening to lubricate them in Rain's juices and then slid one of them just inside Rain's vagina.

"Yes, more," Rain encouraged.

Case smiled around the clit in her mouth and added another finger, but she still refrained from pushing very far inside. Rain rocked her hips to try to push Case in deeper, but it didn't work.

"More, Case. Please, I want you inside of me, all the way," Rain told her.

Case felt warmth wash through her entire body and she didn't hesitate to add the third finger and push as deeply into Rain's vagina as she could. Rain was wet and tight and it felt like a balm to Case's bruised digits. Rain groaned loudly and whimpered as Case gave up all pretenses at being slow and gentle and started pounding into her. Case's mouth sucked and her tongue swirled around Rain's clit again and again.

"Oh God, Case!" Rain yelled out as her orgasm finally took over her body.

Rain's back arched and her body jerked over and over again in climax. She called out to Case with every wave of pleasure that passed through her, begging Case not to stop. It felt as though it would never end and Case didn't stop her thrusting or release Rain's clit until Rain's body came back to rest on the bed. Rain's breathing slowly returned to normal, though her mind remained in a slight haze from the powerful orgasm.

Case let her body relax and rested her head against Rain's inner thigh, as she removed her now throbbing fingers and licked them clean. When she was finished, Case eased up onto her elbows, and then her hands and knees, and Rain helped her crawl up to lie beside her. Rain gently kissed Case's lips and slowly rolled over so that she was half on top of Case. The kissing was lazy and tender and easily reignited Rain's recently spent passion. She wanted to give Case everything Case had given to her and more.

Case felt Rain's tongue exploring her mouth, while Rain's right hand roamed over her body and tried to touch everything it could. Case pushed her body up into the caresses and encouraged Rain's touches in particular places, such as her breasts, especially her nipples. Rain took the hint and removed her mouth from Case's lips and replaced it over Case's right nipple. The tit was hard and extremely sensitive to Rain's strong sucking pressure.

Case gripped Rain's hair with both hands and held her head in place, as her nipple was treated to a tongue bath. She was barely conscious of Rain repositioning her body so that she could use her left hand to start playing with Case's clit, at least until Rain started actually touching it. Then Case became very aware of what Rain was doing and did what little she could to help Rain continue the movements.

Case spread her legs apart and Rain lifted her head to look down at their bodies, as she moved her left thigh over Case's to hold her legs open, not that she thought Case would be closing them any time soon. Rain easily slipped a finger inside Case and was rewarded with a gasp and a moan of pleasure. Rain used her thumb to graze over Case's clit, as she moved in and out of her, and Case's hips pumped up in reaction.

Rain lowered her head again and sucked on the new nipple that was now conveniently close to her mouth and groaned at how much she enjoyed touching Case. The knowledge that no one had ever been like this with Case was both a pain and a pleasure for Rain. She wished Case had never been hurt the way she had been, but she also liked the fact that she was the only one who had ever brought Case so much joy.

"Rain, deeper," Case gritted out through clenched teeth.

Rain immediately complied, pushing her lone finger as deep inside Case as she could. She wanted to add another finger, but she decided to wait for Case's request, if it came at all. She knew this was a sensitive issue for Case and if she pushed it, Case could shut down and that was definitely not on Rain's agenda for the evening.

Case strained to bring Rain closer to her, deeper, anything. She just knew she wanted more.

"More," Case echoed her thoughts.

Rain slowed her movements and eased in a second finger. She pushed inside slowly and gave Case plenty of time to change her mind. All she got was a groan and a pelvis thrusting up onto her hand. Rain took that as approval and went back to her previous tempo of fast and deep, her thumb rubbing harshly over Case's clit.

Case was in a daze from the sensations running through her body. It was still amazing to actually be enjoying having someone inside her vagina after so many years in which that action was pure pain. It reinforced how different Rain was from everyone else she'd ever been with and how much she felt for Rain that she'd never felt for anyone else.

"Oh, Rain, I need you. I need you," Case spoke her heart and let the admission increase her state of arousal, as her arms tried to wrap more tightly around Rain's shoulders.

"Oh, Case," Rain mumbled around Case's nipple.

Rain had an overwhelming need to tell Case how much she loved her, but she had a feeling the disclosure would startle the woman rather than bring her to orgasm, so she kept her mouth firmly clamped onto the nipple she was sucking.

"Rain, Rain, God, Rain..." Case's voice took on a higher, more desperate tone.

Rain redoubled her efforts and practically pounded inside Case, which was all Case needed to come. Her release was loud and physical, as she convulsed in Rain's arms and yelled out her name again and again. The pleasure was so intense that it blocked out everything else. Rain refused to let go and rode out the waves of satisfaction with Case.

As Case calmed, she turned over and cuddled into Rain's chest. Rain quickly pulled her fingers out of Case and immediately wrapped her arms around the woman. She could feel wetness on her chest where she was sure Case was crying, but she didn't say anything about it.

Case pulled back slightly.

"God, Rain. I... You just... There's something..."

Case couldn't seem to finish a sentence and gave up trying. She just melted back into Rain's arms and decided Rain either understood or it could wait until later.

Rain squeezed Case tight in her arms and held her. There was no other place in the world she wanted to be. This was home and it was an incredibly calming feeling.

Case's tears subsided after a short while, the intense emotion coupled with the strong orgasm having brought on the small crying jag as another form of release. With the crying done, Case felt a sense of peace come over her and she relaxed in Rain's limp embrace, the woman having dozed off shortly after Case had stopped crying.

Case listened to Rain's heartbeat as it settled into a deeper state of sleep and after a while she sat up slightly to watch Rain. She traced the skin between her breasts and watched Rain's lips twitch slightly. Case lowered her head and kissed the tip of Rain's right nipple.

"I love you, Rebecca," Case whispered.

Case couldn't remember ever saying those words before and feeling such intense emotion run through her. She thought over what the next few days would probably bring and closed her eyes.

"I'm sorry," she whispered.

Case lowered her head again and closed her eyes. She loved Rain more than she'd thought she was capable of loving anyone, but she couldn't let her know her cover had been blown. Not yet. She was afraid Rain would try to do things the FBI way and that wouldn't work. Case had to take care of this her way or they were both dead.