Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:40:38 GMT
From: "aann74@juno.com" <aann74@juno.com>
Subject: Missing You, Missing Me Ch. 2

April woke up alone in Trish's bed. She heard voices outside the bedroom
door, and assumed Trish and Jasmine were already up. Finding her clothes in
a neat pile, on a chair near the bed, she jumped in the shower.

Fifteen minutes later, she walked into Trish's kitchen to find her and
Jasmine finishing their brunch. Trish gave her a smile and handed her a
plate of food. Jasmine didn't even look at her.

She took a seat at the end of the table, putting Jasmine between her and
Trish. She ate in silence while Trish and Jasmine chatted away. Trish's
eyes kept darting back and forth between her and Jasmine while they talked,
but Jasmine acted like she wasn't even there. Halfway through her meal,
Jasmine stood up and announced she was leaving. Trish walked her to the
door, they hugged, and April stared at Jasmine's back as she disappeared
down the hall. The sound of Trish's voice jerked her back to the present.

"I'm sorry April. She tried to leave this morning, while you were still
sleeping. I finally talked her into staying; so I thought she was willing
to talk to you, maybe work things out, but..." her voice trailed off.

No, Jasmine had decided to stay just long enough to bury a knife in her
heart, and then give it a good twist. It hurt. It hurt like hell. She just
sat there, staring at the door, feeling like she'd just been sucker
punched. Eventually, though, her Irish temper kicked in, pushing out the
pain.

"Fine, Jasmine," she thought. "We're even. Even and done."

Fueled by temper, she thanked Trish and said goodbye, drove back to her
hotel, took another shower, changed clothes and checked out. She headed
back to New Orleans, making the hour and a half trip in an hour flat. It
was temper that had her practically kicking her own door in. She threw her
bags on the bed and marched out to the balcony. Hands gripping the top of
the railing, she stared out over her little piece of The Quarter, lost in
thought.

First, she imagined knocking Jasmine on her arrogant little ass. Then her
mind started replaying last night. After that, her mind drifted to the
first time they had made love, and their first kiss in front of the drug
store, over three months ago. She felt tears welling up in her eyes and
marched back inside, shaking them off. She stood in the middle of her
apartment trying to gain control of her emotions.

She needed a game plan. She always felt better if she mapped out a course
of action. She stared at her bed, marshalling her thoughts into some kind
of order. She needed to call John, give him an update. Maybe he would know
why Jade had chosen the name Lee Anne. Then she needed to find Jade and
haul her ass back home. She'd hog tie her and throw her in the trunk of her
car, if she had to. After that, she was getting as far away from this city
as humanly possible, and then forgetting she had ever heard the name
Dupree. Feeling calmer, she snatched up her phone and put a call in to
John.

##

April eased the phone back into its cradle, actually feeling a little
optimistic. John had given her a last name, St. Clair. Apparently, Lee Anne
St. Clair was the sisters' mother's maiden name. It made sense, knowing
Jade as she did, for her to decide to take that as her new
identity. Spurred on by this new piece of information, she found her laptop
and went to work.

##

Two hours later, she had a headache, sore eyes and nothing new. She
couldn't find any new listings, anywhere, for a Lee Anne St. Clair in Baton
Rogue. She had tried to find some information about the private club Jade
was now working at, and had come up empty there, as well.

She needed a hacker. Mason had done a fantastic job for her last time, but
it was now fall, Halloween was just a few weeks away, and he was back in
school. She was sure he'd be happy to help her, but his time would be
limited, and April didn't want to wait around. Snatching the phone back up,
she called her old friend Mike from back home, hoping he could recommend
someone else.

It turned out Mike had several names for her. The best one, though, was
going to be hard to find. Her name was Alyshia, no last name, and Mike
swore she was the best hacker on the planet. That, in April's mind, was
high praise. Unfortunately, this master hacker wasn't easy to
locate. Whoever she was, she kept a very low profile, communicating only
through e-mail, and was usually so busy, she turned down a lot of
jobs. Mike had promised to contact this woman for her, hoping she might be
more willing to accept a job offer from a fellow hacker, but there was no
guarantee. April decided to give it 24 hours. After that, she was moving on
to the next name on her list.

The following afternoon, Mike called April back. "You're in luck. She
accepted."

"Great! Thanks Mike, I owe you one."

"Yes, you do, but I'll just add this one to your tab," Mike said,
chuckling.

"Ha ha. Ok, so what do I do next?"

"Pick her up at the airport. She was already on the road and emailed me
that she was headed to New Orleans."

"That works. When does her flight come in?"

"Four o'clock this afternoon."

"Shit! Mike! It's 3:45. Jeez," April frantically looked around her
apartment for a pen and paper. "Ok, what's the flight number?"

April scribbled the information down on the back of a pizza takeout menu
and rushed out the door. She mentally crossed her fingers hoping Alyshia
didn't get mad and leave before she made it to the airport.

##

Almost an hour later, April rushed into the airport, frantically checking
the signs. She couldn't find the flight number posted anywhere and checked
at the desk. The woman there pointed out a lounge area and explained that
that was the most likely place for Alyshia to wait, unless she had gone
into one of the restaurants. April sped off towards the lounge area and
found a young, petite blonde woman sitting in a seat off in the corner,
surrounded by several pieces of luggage. April hurried over to her.

"Alyshia?" She asked, uncertain. When the woman nodded yes, April let out a
sigh of relief.

"I am so sorry for being late. By the time Mike got back to me with your
flight information, your plane was probably already landing, and traffic
was murder getting over here." Alyshia just nodded and started gathering
her bags.

"Here, let me help you with those." April took the larger pieces. Alyshia
didn't look like she'd weigh 100 pounds, soaking wet. They walked to
April's illegally parked car in silence and April silently
groaned. "Great," she thought, "she's angry that it took me so long to show
up." She really needed this woman's help and was kicking herself for
getting off on the wrong foot.

Finding the car, April loaded up the trunk while Alyshia climbed into the
passenger seat. April jumped in behind the driver's wheel just as a traffic
cop was about to write her a ticket. She waved, and made a show of pulling
out and the cop was nice enough to wave her off, letting her go without a
ticket.

April drove back towards the city. Alyshia was silent the whole time. As
they neared town, April asked her were she was staying. Alyshia just shook
her head no. April wasn't sure what that meant, but didn't want to push her
luck, so she just drove back to her apartment.

Once there, she helped Alyshia carry her bags inside. Alyshia grabbed a
couple of them, sat down on the couch while pushing April's laptop out of
the way, and started setting up her own equipment. April just stood behind
the couch and watched. When Alyshia seemed to have every thing ready, she
looked over her shoulder at April with a questioning look on her face.

April wasn't sure what to do next. It was bugging her that Alyshia appeared
to not want to talk to her. April walked around the end of the couch and
sat down next to Alyshia, determined to patch things up.

"Listen, I'm really sorry about the screw up at the airport, but how are we
going to work together if you refuse to speak to me?"

April watched as Alyshia leaned towards her laptop and opened a Word
document and started typing.

"I'm mute," April read.

"Well why didn't you say so earlier." The minute the words were out of her
mouth, April groaned and buried her face in her hands. "Great,
Shaughnessy," she thought, "Why stop at sticking your foot in your mouth
when you can just shove it down your own throat."

She looked up to find Alyshia looking at her with an amused look on her
face. Ok, so maybe she wasn't mad.

"I'm sorry. I'm not usually such a bumbling idiot." April saw Alyshia's
smile widen a little and felt relieved. Obviously, Alyshia could hear her
just find, so that saved her from asking another stupid question. Deciding
it was best to just go to work, she explained the case to Alyshia and what
it was she needed help with. Alyshia nodded and went to work on her
computer, her fingers flying over the keyboard, causing windows to fly
open, code scrolling madly across the screens. April figured it was best to
just let Alyshia do her thing, so she left her alone on the couch. Not sure
what to do with herself, she started pacing around the apartment. After a
few minutes, she looked up to find Alyshia giving her feet a pointed
look. Her pacing was irritating Alyshia. Taking the hint, April sat back
down on the opposite end of the couch.

"Are you hungry?"

Alyshia nodded yes.

"Pizza or Chinese?"

Alyshia held up one finger.

"Pizza?"

Alyshia nodded yes and April went in search of her collection of menus. She
found one for a pizza shop that was quickly becoming her favorite place,
and held the menu out to Alyshia. Taking a pen, Alyshia scanned the menu
and then circled what she wanted. April found her phone and placed the
order. Hovering near the door, she studied the woman sitting on her
couch. She looked really young. April didn't think she was much more than
20, tops. She had an angular face with high cheekbones and full, blood red
lips. Her straight blonde hair fell just a little bit past her shoulders
and was cut in a layered, staggered style. Actually, Alyshia had a very
exotic look about her, which April found very sexy. She quickly shook that
thought off. She had enough problems in the romance department, and now
wasn't the best time to create new ones.

The pizza arrived and they both dug in. After dinner, April let Alyshia go
back to work. She decided to camp out with her laptop on the bed, and
started reviewing her notes, trying to fill in the blanks. Privately, she
was praying she hadn't spooked Jade the other night at the club, if that
was indeed Jade, which she thought it was. Ultimately, Jade had a very
large head start on her and, if she took off again, by the time she found
out, Jade would be that much further beyond her. Her other problem was,
once she did find Jade, how was she going to get her home. Jade wasn't some
little kid she could throw over her shoulder and drag back to New
Orleans. And if the sisters had been fighting as badly as April was with
Jasmine...well, she couldn't blame Jade for not wanting to return for more
of the same. She needed to be sure that Jasmine wasn't going to do anything
to chase Jade off again, and she had no idea how to do that. Jasmine's
temper was volatile, at best, and she and Jasmine weren't on the best of
terms right now.

Frustrated, April leaned back against the headboard, rubbing her hands over
her face. Noticing how dark it was outside, April glanced at the clock. It
was almost midnight. Alyshia was still working away. April got up and
walked over to sit beside her. She gently laid a hand on Alyshia's
arm. When Alyshia looked up, April pointed to the windows, indicating how
late it was.

"Do you have a hotel room booked?"

Alyshia shook her head no.

"You're welcomed to stay here, if you want. You can crash on the couch, or
share the bed with me."

Alyshia looked back at the bed, and then returned her gaze to April. April
could tell Alyshia wasn't sure about sharing the bed. "I swear, I don't
bite," April said, hoping she sounded reassuring.

Alyshia opened another Word document and typed, "I don't know about
that. You look like you might."

Surprised, April's eyes flew to Alyshia's face and found her grinning back
at her. April started to laugh.

"Ok, I don't bite unless you want me to," April teased back. Her smile
faded a little as she caught the look of interest Alyshia was giving
her. She felt the beginning of that familiar sweet tension deep in the pit
of her stomach. "Get a grip," she ordered herself.

April decided it was best to just pretend she hadn't noticed the look on
Alyshia's face. Playing dumb, April gestured towards the bed.

"Which side do you want?" Alyshia looked a little crest fallen and April
started mentally kicking herself. Alyshia took her response as a rejection
and April felt like a heel. The little blonde seemed really sweet and April
didn't want to hurt her feelings.

"Hey, I'm sorry." April automatically reached out and laid her hand on
Alyshia's knee. "It's been a rough couple of days, that's all. I guess I'm
a little punchy. I didn't mean to take it out on you. Besides, I bet you're
pretty tired; you're flight and all. Let's just try and get some
sleep. Ok?"

"I'm not that tired," Alyshia typed.

Oh man! April could feel herself sinking deeper into trouble here. Then
again, what was the problem? Jasmine had essentially cut her off at the
knees yesterday, so there was nothing going on there. She had this really
sexy woman flirting with her. Why shouldn't she flirt back? Throwing
caution to the wind, April looked Alyshia straight in the eye.

"Truth be told, I'm not that tired either," April said with a
smile. Alyshia's eyes lit up and she reached out to shut the lid on her
laptop, scooting a little closer to April as she did so.  April
groaned. "Here we go again," she thought. She leaned down and just brushed
her lips over Alyshia's. To her surprise, Alyshia grabbed her by the back
of her head and roughly recaptured her mouth, wasting no time in delving
her tongue inside April's mouth.

Alyshia had been quietly watching April all day. When she made April stop
pacing earlier, it wasn't because it was interrupting her work; it was
because watching April's lean, lithe body prowl around the apartment was
getting her all stirred up. April reminded her of a panther who was just
about to pounce, and Alyshia found it incredibly sexy. Plus, April's
well-worn jeans hugged every curve, and just made the room feel that much
hotter. Alyshia pulled out of the kiss, before she lost all control.

April watched, a little stunned, as Alyshia reopened her computer and
started typing.

"I don't mind it if you bite," she typed.

"What else do you like?"

Grinning, Alyshia began clicking away on her laptop. April slid in behind
Alyshia on the couch so they were both sitting in front of Alyshia's
laptop, Alyshia sitting between April's legs. April began reading over
Alyshia's shoulder.

"I don't mind if you get a little rough. In fact, I'd love it if you tied
me up and swallowed me whole. I'll be your midnight snack. ;)" Alyshia
typed. She heard April growl, felt her hands tighten their hold on her
hips, and a mixture of nervousness and excitement rolled through
her. Alyshia had only had a few lovers and didn't consider herself very
experienced. April, she thought, was another story. Alyshia just hoped she
wasn't biting off more than she could chew, but all day she had sat here
wondering what it would be like to just let April take her and do whatever
she wanted.

April felt Alyshia's body quiver, and she scooted closer, pressing herself
into Alyshia's back.

"How old are you?" she whispered.

"18," Alyshia typed.

"Thank God! At least she's legal," April thought. Alyshia looked so young,
she hadn't been entirely sure. Getting into the spirit of things, April
rubbed her hands over the top of Alyshia's legs, leaving her hands to rest
on the top of Alyshia's thighs. Alyshia trembled again, and April nipped at
her neck.

"So, that's your fantasy? Having someone tie you up in bed?"

"No. My fantasy is to have you tie me up in bed."

April smiled against Alyshia's neck. "Have you ever been tied up before?"

Alyshia shook her head no, then quickly typed the word.

Alyshia just confirmed what April suspected. While she was certainly
daring, she wasn't very experienced, and April knew she should tread
carefully. "I've been. Tied up in bed that is. Would you like to do that to
me?"

Alyshia sucked in a breath and, with shaky fingers, typed, "Yes."

"And what would you do to me?"

"Eat you out."

April laughed. "Is that all? Baby, you'll have to get me wet first. Tell me
how you'd do that." April slipped a hand up to cup one of Alyshia's small,
but perky breasts. She felt Alyshia's body jerk and kept still, just
holding her breast in her hand. When Alyshia leaned over to type, she
inadvertently pushed her breast further into April's hand, flattening her
nipple against it, and decided she really liked the way that felt.

"I'd kiss you all over and suck on your breasts."

"Show me," April whispered, her lips right against Alyshia's ear, her hand
gently rubbing Alyshia's breast through her clothes.

Alyshia didn't need any more encouragement, and she quickly twisted around,
shifting so she was straddling April on the couch. She grabbed the hem of
April's shirt and whipped it off, April laughing as she did so.

"You're an eager one, aren't you, Alyshia?"

Alyshia vigorously nodded her head yes as she undid April's front hooked
bra. April leaned forward so Alyshia could get the bra completely off, and
then sighed as Alyshia's mouth claimed one breast, lathering it with her
tongue. While Alyshia worshipped her breasts, April slipped one hand
underneath Alyshia's shirt, gently stroking her back. She thought she heard
Alyshia moan. Encouraged, she slipped her other hand into the back pocket
of Alyshia's jeans. She couldn't help but smirk a little when she felt
Alyshia's body jump.

She squeezed Alyshia's ass through the jeans, still stroking her back, and
felt Alyshia heap even more attention on her breasts. "Oh man," April
thought, "I could stay like this all night." She always loved having her
breasts sucked and teased, and Alyshia appeared to be very talented in that
department. She let her head fall back against the couch, giving Alyshia
free rein.

Alyshia could hear April purr, felt the vibrations. Hearing how much April
was enjoying what she was doing to her breasts, added to Alyshia's
excitement. She could feel how wet she was and briefly hoped she wasn't
soaked through to the front of her jeans, as well. Using her body weight,
she guided April onto her back so they were both stretched out on the
couch.

A few minutes later, Alyshia urged her to roll over so she was lying on her
stomach. April felt Alyshia grab her wrists and gently pull her arms back.
She could feel Alyshia straddling her ass and she pushed back a little,
bumping against Alyshia's crotch. Suddenly, she felt something cold and
hard circling here wrists. Seconds later she heard clicking, then realized
Alyshia had just handcuffed her with a real pair of cuffs.

"Oh, baby. You came prepared," April moaned. She felt Alyshia leave the
couch and twisted her head around. She was just able to look over her
shoulder in time to watch Alyshia strip naked. Alyshia returned to the
couch and started trailing soft kisses all along the length of April's
spine.

April trembled, moaning a little. Then she felt Alyshia's teeth nip her
shoulder. "Now who bites," she chuckled. She went silent, though, as she
felt Alyshia's hands on her stomach, then slide down to unfasten her
jeans. Moments later, she was naked, face down on the couch with her hands
cuffed behind her.

Alyshia tossed April's jeans and panties aside and stopped to admire the
view. Reaching out a hand, she traced April's phoenix tattoo, then leaned
down to plant a kiss at the heart shape the vines formed at the small of
her back. Alyshia marveled at how much of a rush it was to have a strong
woman like April, tied up and completely at her mercy. She straddled
April's ass and leaned down so her chest was pressing into April's back.

April could tell her hands were pinned just above Alyshia's mound.
Stretching out her arms, she was just able to flick the top of Alyshia's
slit. Alyshia grunted, then slid up April's body to give her fingers better
access to her pussy. April blindly reached out with her fingers and, after
a little probing, found Alyshia's clit, and she began flicking her fingers
over it the best she could. She could feel Alyshia's face pressed against
her back, felt her rubbing her body against her, trying to help April's
fingers stroke her clit. April could feel Alyshia's girl honey leaking out
over her ass and lower back, and felt a thrill race through her. God, this
woman was hot!

Minutes later, Alyshia pushed up and settled down over April's ass. April
could feel her shifting around and knew Alyshia was getting herself into
position to ride her butt. She felt some of Alyshia's juices drip against
her, then spill down in between her butt cheeks and she wiggled against
Alyshia, moaning.

Alyshia could feel herself dripping all over April. Something about it
seemed so erotic, and when she heard April moaning with pleasure, she felt
her pussy quiver. Finally, she found the spot she wanted and pushed a hand
between her legs, spreading her lips open so her clit and entrance were
tight against April's beautifully rounded ass. Happy with her new position,
she slowly started to rock against April.

April felt Alyshia riding her, and felt her own juices sliding out to wet
the couch. She bucked back against Alyshia, helping her along. Alyshia
grabbed the chain connecting the cuffs and started using it like reins on a
horse, holding on to it for leverage as her body bowed back, pushing her
tighter against April as she picked up speed. She could feel April bucking
against her and, feeling her orgasm building, started bouncing up and down
on April's ass, loving the sound of their skin slapping together. Seconds
later, she clamped her thighs against April as tight as she could and rode
her ass as her orgasm crashed through her.

Underneath her, April was going nuts. She was dripping wet and every time
she bucked against Alyshia, trying to help, when she fell back down against
the couch, it put this teasing pressure against her mound. At this point,
she was so horny, she was ready to fling a leg over the side of the couch
and ride the edge.

The last few waves of her orgasm pulsed through her and Alyshia started to
clam down a little. She finally noticed April jerking and twisting under
her, and knew she was close to cumming. Grabbing her legs, she helped April
turn over to lie on her back. Alyshia looked down on April's face, now
contorted from the growing tension in her body. Alyshia pushed April's legs
up and back, then lowered her face to April's pussy, breathing in the musky
scent. She would have liked to lick and tease April a bit, but didn't think
she could take it, so she pushed two fingers inside her tunnel and started
pumping them in and out as fast as she could while she leaned over to suck
April's clit into her mouth.

"Alyshiaaaaa. Oh God, baby! That's it! That's it! Faster, please faster.
Fuck meeeeeee," April was pumping her mound against Alyshia as fast as she
could as she felt her orgasm break. She came, her juices flooding out, and
felt Alyshia's tongue busily licking her clean. This stretched out the last
few waves of pleasure and April trembled, and then sank down into the
couch, gasping for air. Alyshia glided up, over her body, and April licked
her juices from Alyshia's face. Alyshia kissed her, letting April get a
good taste of herself on her tongue.

April let her head fall back and saw Alyshia looking down at her,
grinning. She leaned up and gave her a quick kiss. "As soon as I get my
breath back, it's your turn for the cuffs," April gasped.