Chapter 16
MAYA
Maya was nestled between Hanna and Lily and, because she woke up first, she had the chance to really be present and feel them next to her.
Like the two nights before, after the first time in the kitchen, Lily licking Hanna and Maya rocking her fingers into her, then riding Lily’s face till she’d blissfully been able to forget the tension of the day—they slept naked.
It was like an unspoken agreement between them now and Maya couldn’t get enough of it.
She didn’t normally sleep naked with her partners, but with Lily and Hanna, it was like they couldn’t get close enough to one another.
They’d come into her life in such a wild manner, and she couldn’t be more grateful.
These mornings so far had been so soothing, she could feel the stress of winter break so far lifting.
Just like they’d lifted her anxiety of being new in a small town.
Back at school she was always going and going, and nowadays when she was with her mother, she was always up early so she could get a handle on the day before being her mother’s entire emotional support system.
“Thank you for coming home this break,” her mother said to her every morning before kissing her on the temple and grabbing the mug of coffee Maya prepared for her.
While sometimes Maya missed her mother and felt the strain, her mother had taken care of her growing up, had always been there for her.
This time she could be there for her mother.
She was exhausted, but she knew if her mother didn’t think Maya was waiting for her in the kitchen, she wouldn’t leave her bed.
Hanna stirred slightly in her sleep, and Maya moved closer to her to tighten her arms around her, relishing the skin to skin contact, until Hanna was still once more.
While Maya woke up first, she knew this would eventually pull her back to sleep: Hanna in her arms and Lily’s deep, steady breathing behind her, the comforter warm and smelling like them.
These moments untainted by whatever was beginning to form around them.
The last two days had passed with laughter and hot sex.
They had not run into Felicity and Sruti again, but Maya couldn’t help but feel like something had shifted between all of them.
The laughter came with considerable work from Maya as Hanna seemed to be permanently annoyed by Lily, and Maya suspected it was due to jealousy.
But Hanna’s attitude had been a little too curt to suggest she was just jealous over the Sruti and Felicity run-in; she seemed to also bristle at Maya, though Maya couldn’t figure out why.
The new dynamic was starting to gain steam like a hurricane in warm air, putting a strain on Maya, who couldn’t take on any more emotional shit.
So, last night, she had uncharacteristically agreed to Lily’s suggestion of some physical activity other than what they’d been getting up to between the sheets.
Today, Lily was taking them on a walk—or a “walk” to Lily and Hanna, but what Maya suspected was actually a hike.
A view was involved, and so while the two native Vermonters didn’t consider the elevation they were setting out to achieve to be a big deal, it was a hike to Maya.
She hoped that whatever was going on between Hanna and Lily, they could somehow find a way to work it out on the hike.
After everything Maya had been through with her parents, she was all about being out and open with everything.
There was more harm in letting things go unsaid when it came to matters of the heart—or in this case, body.
She turned into the back of Hanna’s neck even more and breathed in her scent: jasmine and wood. Before she could stop herself, she parted her lips slightly and sucked on the back of her neck. Hanna let out a small moan in her sleep.
“Well aren’t you two cozy?” Lily’s sleepy voice said from behind.
Maya wasn’t sure if she detected a bit of annoyance in her voice, or dismissal. With Lily, Maya was beginning to learn, they could sound the same. Maya didn’t pull away from Hanna, but instead grunted out her acknowledgement and then said against Hanna’s neck, “Come over here and find out.”
It wasn’t long before Lily was pressed up against her back, her clean and powdery scent enveloping Maya.
Lily put an arm around her and slipped her hand onto Maya’s bare stomach, dragging her fingers in circles on her skin, something Maya knew Lily was realizing drove her crazy.
Lily nuzzled the crook of her neck and Maya could feel the tickle of her hot breath on her baby hairs. Maya let out a slow and audible breath.
“Banana awake?” Lily asked, and then kissed below Maya’s ear, another thing Maya knew Lily was learning drove her crazy.
“Not yet,” Maya breathed out.
“Mmm shame,” Lily said.
Maya rolled over to face her, sliding one of her legs between Lily’s. The wet heat against her thigh sent a shiver through her body, even if they had all been at it for hours the night before.
“Good morning,” Maya said, smiling slightly, feeling herself being pulled into Lily's magnetic blue eyes.
“Morning,” Lily said, her mouth moving into a crooked smile.
Maya brought Lily’s face to hers and kissed her good morning.
This was something new for Maya as well; normally morning breath was a huge turn off for her, but for some reason, with Lily and Hanna, it never bothered her.
They kissed deeply for a few beats before Maya pulled back, keeping her hand on Lily’s face.
“What was that for?” Lily asked, blonde eyebrow raised.
“For being here, and being you,” Maya replied, and then added a quick kiss to the tip of Lily’s nose.
“Whoa no fair, you both are getting started without me? While I’m still asleep…next to you?” Hanna’s voice came from over Maya’s shoulder along with a long yawn.
“Ooooh baby Banana is up,” Lily said, and Maya could feel Hanna’s eye roll. Lily had started calling her that in the morning because well, it was true, Hanna was not a morning person and it showed.
“Mmmm fuck you Lilith,” Hanna groaned and Maya felt her shift behind her so that she was now spooning Maya.
“Didn’t you have enough last night?” Maya said as Lily playfully hissed at the use of her full name.
“Never,” Hanna said, rubbing her nose between Maya’s shoulder blades. Maya laughed. Since Hanna had started sleeping with women, she was insatiable, and Maya felt lucky to be among her first.
Maya rolled onto her back and looked between the two women. “Okay so level with me, this isn’t a walk right? This is a hike?”
Maya watched Hanna look at Lily and Lily look at Hanna, something silently exchanged between the two women.
“Fuck, it is,” Maya said, and she put her hands over her face.
“Well, yes and no,” Lily said.
“Fine yes, it is a small hike. Like really small Maya, we believe in you,” Hanna said, not doing anything to hide her laughter.
Maya removed her hands from her face and looked between the women.
“Wait, did you both conspire to get me to go on this hike?” When both women began laughing she added, “When? We planned this in the chat, don’t tell me you two secretly DMed each other?
” The thought actually settled her. For one thing, if they were close enough to DM, then maybe there was a way to work out the tension that was building between the two.
The previous sex certainly hadn’t, although the tension had made things a bit more intense and interesting.
That part Maya wouldn’t complain about, but it was outweighed by the bigger issue.
“No, no, Papaya Maya, we talked about it here,” Hanna said, laughing and running her hand over one of Maya’s hipbones under the covers.
“‘Papaya Maya! Don’t try to butter me up!” Maya said incredulously.
“You love it,” Hanna retorted, and Lily snorted.
“I feel like this is your fault, Lilith,” Maya said, turning to Lily.
“Hey if you both get to use my full name, then nicknames are fair game. Besides I like Papaya Maya,” Lily began and then her voice dropped to a husky rasp, “it’s juicy.
” And her hands joined Hanna’s, both of them falling into a rhythm of once again drawing small circles on her lower belly. Maya felt her body begin to warm.
“Do I have to go on this hike?” Maya said.
“Yes,” both women said in unison.
“If I go, what do I get?” Maya said. Her eyelids were becoming heavy under the heat building inside of her, but she was relishing this united energy between Hanna and Lily, each circle the women drew getting lower and lower.
“We will just have to get going and you’ll see,” Lily said, temporarily stopping her hand, “besides this is a good time of year because most people won’t be on trail. It isn’t the fall foliage or the beautiful greenery, but it is peaceful and quiet, and private.”
“Hmmm so none of you ex-lovers will be going with us then?” Hanna said, also stopping her hand.
“Well I can’t make any promises, Banana, you’ve had me, you know what it’s like,” Lily responded, her voice turning into her fuckboy persona.
Maya felt Hanna’s body tighten slightly and watched Hanna’s face redden as she slow-blinked. Maya was recognizing that as a way Hanna gave herself time to carefully choose her words.
When Hanna opened her mouth to respond, Maya cut her off and playfully said, “Hmmm, I think I like payment upfront, but I could settle for a deposit.”