I should probably be upset about being a potential experiment, but I wasn’t. I wouldn’t take back that kiss for anything. That kiss had been…the kiss to end all kisses. Everything I’d done up until this point had paled in comparison to what had happened with Piper.
My hands drifted over my body as the hot water rushed down, and I found my skin overly sensitive. My nipples were hard, and my core throbbed with need.
What were the ethics of masturbating to the memory of making out with your private yoga client? Not good, probably. That wasn’t going to stop me.
A whimper left my mouth as I touched my clit, caressing myself. I pinched my nipple, rolling it between my fingers.
I hadn’t masturbated in what felt like forever. I needed to move it up my priority list. One of my fingers and then a second slid inside me, slippery from the shower and my own arousal. The angle wasn’t perfect, so I braced my foot against the wall and stroked myself, using my thumb to circle my clit. My orgasm came swiftly and hard, making me slide to the floor of the shower in a heap as my body convulsed. I was lucky I didn’t slip or hurt myself.
“Fuck,” I panted, resting my head against the wall of the shower as the water pounded into my face.
Tonight had been a lot.
Somehow I made it out of the shower and got myself wrapped in a towel, into pajamas, and into bed.
There was still a buzzing need between my legs, so I made myself come again, but that didn’t do the trick. After a third orgasm, I was too tired to keep my eyes open, so I decided to give up. Enough was enough. I could come more tomorrow. Give my vibrator some love. Right now, I needed rest.
Chapter Twelve
I wished I could have slept late the next morning, but I had sunrise yoga. I dragged my butt there, but my mind was foggy, and I kept stumbling and did the same side twice and had to be corrected. It wasn’t my best class, and I hoped I hadn’t disappointed my students, but no one said anything to my face. I went back to the farmhouse and everyone was in the middle of breakfast. I announced my presence with a huge yawn.
“Hey there, sleepyhead,” Julia said, finishing the breakfast sandwich on her plate.
“Hey,” I said, falling onto the stool, and propping my head up with my hand.
“I thought you went right to bed last night? It wasn’t that late,” she said.
“I had a shower and went to bed, but I guess I just really needed some more sleep. Might take a nap later,” I said as Amanda handed me my matcha. I was going to need a lot of it today.
“Naps are the shit,” Hollis said. “Big fan.”
“It’s really unfair that the kids get naptime and they hate it. I always tell them that they’re going to miss that time when they grow up,” Ellie said.
“Seriously. I would love it if someone made a little blanket nest for me and then gave me snacks when I woke up. How do I sign up for that?” Julia said.
“I’ll make you a nest and bring you snacks,” Hollis said, giving her a kiss.
“Thank you,” Julia said. “I wish I could bring you to work with me.”
“I wouldn’t last more than a few hours with all those munchkins,” Hollis said.
“Speaking of those munchkins, I have to get to work. The pipes are officially fixed, so we’re back in business,” Julia said. “Thanks for breakfast.”
I said goodbye to Julia and Ellie, and Hollis said she had a big project she was eager to work on, so it was just me and Amanda while I finished my breakfast.
“You doing okay?” Amanda asked, leaning on the counter. “You seem different today.”
Could a kiss make that much of a change? I hoped not.
“Nope, same McKenna,” I said. “Just moving a little slow this Monday.”
“Want a juice shot?” Amanda asked.
“Definitely.”
I did as much work as I could and did end up taking a nap, but I pulled a blanket outside under the shade of a tree in the front yard and let the sounds of nature take me away.
I set a timer so I didn’t sleep too long and woke up much more refreshed. Maybe I should incorporate more naps into my life. I lay on my back and looked up at the sky. A monarch butterfly flapped by, and the birds chirped at the bird feeder.
I checked my phone and didn’t have anything urgent, so I pulled up a book that Julia had recommended and started reading until it was time for lunch.
Amanda made me a beautiful salad and I ate it with her as she told me about the latest Castleton gossip. It was petty and silly and low stakes. I listened and ate and tried not to think about Piper and the kiss we’d shared. I was afraid somehow she’d read it on my face.
“Well, I’m off to my baking class, but I’ll see you tonight for dinner,” Amanda said. I enjoyed having the house to myself under normal circumstances, but today I didn’t want to be alone, because alone meant thinking too much about last night.
Amanda left and I paced the downstairs.
Should I text Piper? She had said that we would talk tomorrow, so maybe I shouldn’t? But waiting until tomorrow to know what she was thinking was torture. I felt like a kid, sending their crush a note asking if the crush liked them back. I’d been reduced to an unsure girl who couldn’t stop obsessing over her crush.
This was the exact situation I’d wanted to avoid. Well, not the exact situation. In none of the scenarios I’d played in my head had Piper been the one to kiss me. Her being attracted to me had never been a factor.
Talk about a curveball.
I wondered what she was doing today. Was I in her thoughts as much as she was in mine? Doubtful, but you never knew.
It was a relief when everyone got back at the end of the day. More people meant more distractions. The only downside was Julia’s increased scrutiny. She absolutely knew something was up, but she was waiting for me to come to her.
I didn’t want to say anything to anyone until I’d talked to Piper and figured out where her head was at. Sorry, big sister.
“Want to come over to the barn and read?” Julia asked.
I knew she and Hollis had reading dates where they literally just read together. It was really cute.
“Yeah, sure.” My book was really good, even if it couldn’t completely distract me from thinking about Piper.
I joined the two of them over at the barn as Hollis put on a record and set up some snacks and drinks. Since coming to Castleton, I had never been hungry. Everyone was always feeding me.
The snacks automatically made me think of all of the items Piper had pulled out of her purse, and I almost opened my mouth and told Julia about it, but then that would have been admitting I’d been alone with her and that would lead to admitting about the kiss.
So I pressed my lips together and kept my mouth shut.
Julia and Hollis took the couch so Julia could put her legs in Hollis’s lap, and I took the nice cushy chair that was close to the cat tree. There was always a chance that Lucky would take a leap and end up my lap, startling both of us.
“You really need a fireplace in here,” Julia said, not looking up from her library book. “It would make for better atmosphere.”
“I can’t get you a fireplace, but I can get you the next best thing,” Hollis said, turning on the TV. She flipped through her apps and then a fireplace filled the screen, crackling away.