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The candles were slowly burning out, two, empty, glasses placed on the coffee table into Susan's penthouse and the music has now stopped. A soft moan escaped from Susan's mouth as she breathlessly now opened her eyes and looked at her.

"I had no idea you were such a good kisser" Sarah whispered and capped Susan's face, rubbing her cheek with her thumb, "Thanks" Susan replied laughing.

*14 hours later*

"What are you doing here?" Susan shouted smiling and immediately hugged her

"Working" Sarah replied and clicked her tongue

"Yeah, don't say"

"How are you, it's been so long," she asked and dragged her friend to the side, "Last time we met... it was..." she started but furrowed her brows together, trying to remember, "At the Emmys" Susan immediately added along with a soft chuckle, "I'm not much in L.A."

"Yeah..." she smiled, "So how are you?"

"Good... I'm good. You?"

"Well, you don't look good, you know, I'm staying here for a week or two, I was thinking of calling Jess"

"You should and tell me how she is?"

With that Sarah gasped and widened her eyes, "No..."

Susan laughed and shook her head, nodding, "Yep, it was tough at the beginning but I'm much better now"

"What happened?" she asked and continued, "You know, what are you doing tonight, maybe we could meet somewhere more... private"

"Sure, how about my place"

"I'd love to, you got my number just text me the address"

"Of course..." she replied, smiling.

Around nine Sarah knocked on Susan's door. After her conversation with Susan, she couldn't help but feel guilty. Not because she was now waiting for her friend's ex-lover to open the door but because she didn't call Jessica first. Even just to check on her. Thinking of how hard she was working and that she didn't have time to even call her lover was a slight relief but still, Jessica and Sarah knew each other long before Sarah got to know Susan.

Trying to stop thinking about it, she waited patiently for several minutes before Susan finally opened the door, smiling, "I was outside" she said laughing and threw her head to the side, making Sarah laugh as well, "I thought you left" she said and walked inside, "Go where?" she chuckled, "Let me tell you, apart from work I don't do much, I barely leave this house"

"I wouldn't leave this house, not even for work if I were you," she said, looking around, "It's incredible!" she added and stood in front of the window, "I didn't know you live so close to Jess"

"Yeah..." Susan whispered and looked down, walking slowly to the couch, "Tell me about that movie you were shooting"

"It's called Goldfinch," she said and turned to look at her, "And that's the only thing you need to know, you're going to see it and tell me if it's good"

"I'm sure it will be, I mean, I don't think there's anything you did that wasn't good"

"And you have no idea how it feels coming from you"

"You want anything to drink?"

"Sure, why not?" she replied, smiling and took a seat across her, leaving finally her things to the side and taking off her coat, "I'll be right back," Susan said and headed into the kitchen, she returned back, holding two glasses with Vodka, she handed the one to Sarah, who brought it closer to her nose, smelling the alcohol, "I bet Jessica brought it here," she said and chuckled, "That's why I didn't ask you what you want, I only got two bottles of Vodka and I don't even like it" she laughed and sat back to her seat.

"Tell me what happened"

"Hmm" she whispered while taking a sip from her drink, "We..." she stopped and sighed, "She's not an easy person" finally she said

"I know that... she's never been and never will but I thought you knew that"

"I did but I had no idea of what she was talking about, I mean, at the beginning maybe I was too much in love and couldn't see it but as the time passed, everything I did was just bothering her. She didn't want to go out with me, she hated it when people were staring. She refused to make it official, it was as if she was ashamed of me"

"Oh, she's not. I know her. She's not"

"Now... I just don't care"

"You don't seem like you don't care," Sarah said laughing

"Well, I'm angry still but I try not to think about her"

"You want me to call her?"

Susan chuckled, "Of course not"

"Not now, maybe tomorrow, I could talk to her"

"It's been three months if she wanted to get back with me she would do it herself"

"Three months?" she asked shocked, "And you two haven't talked since then?"

"Nope..."

"You told me about her, but what did YOU do?"

Susan laughed, "What do you mean?"

"I mean we know how she is but it always takes two..."

"Well maybe... let's say I was too jealous"

"Of me"

"What?"

"You were jealous of me. Why don't you say it? Jessica is my friend, you think I don't know it"

"Well, I was but only because I believe that you still want her and so does she"

"I see... just for the record, I would never do that to you. I was crazy about her, I won't deny it but what we had lasted for two years, we shot two seasons in New Orleans and that was that. We stopped seeing each other and decided to stay friends. You have no idea how happy I was when she told me you two were dating. You are the perfect couple..."

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It was 2:00 am and both Sarah and Susan were now sharing the couch, with their feet on the coffee table looking at the ceiling and talking until both stopped, enjoying the silence. It was strange how comfortable Susan felt and she missed that feeling, as for Sarah, she couldn't ask for more, being around people who could appreciate her and make her feel special.

Out of the blue Sarah chuckled making Susan turn and look at her, smiling, "What is it?"

"Nothing"

"Come on tell me" Susan whispered, placing her hand on Sarah's lap. Sarah immediately looked at it and then glanced up, "Do you even think of how different your life would be if something else happened or if you were with someone else if you were still married for example"

"I try not to... why? What were you thinking?"

"If I was with Jessica, maybe we wouldn't meet, or if..."

Susan cut her short, "What if WE were together?" she asked and laughed

"Now, that I would love to see..."

Susan laughed, "God, I'm a bad friend"

"Why?" she asked chuckling, "I should be with Jessica, helping her work things out with you, and look at me"

"You're helping me. And it's like helping her as well, relax, we're not having sex, we're just talking, it's not like you're picking sides"

Sarah closed her eyes and laughed, "Sex... it's been a year since I had sex"

"For real?"

"With work and everything I barely see Holland and when I'm finally home, she has to work"

"Well, that's bad"

"Don't say..." Sarah replied chuckling. She opened slowly her eyes and looked at Susan who was still staring at the ceiling, her hand placed on Sarah's lap, slowly she moved her hand on top of it and Susan immediately looked at her. They stood in silence, both looking at each other before both burst out laughing. Sarah bit her lip, "No..."

"I didn't say anything"

"But you thought about it"

"And how do you know?"

"Cause I thought about it too"

"You want it as much as I do, don't you?"

"But that would make you indeed a bad friend"

"Look, I'm drunk, it's been a year, I'm tired and just looking at you turns me on"

"Jesus..." Susan said laughing, "How about we call Jessica if she wants to come join us"

"That's actually not a bad idea," Sarah said making Susan open wide her eyes, "I was joking!"

"I know, me too" Sarah replied laughing, "No, you're right, it's not a good idea"

"Did I really turn you on?"

"Everyone turns me on, told you it's been a year"

"Then tell me what would you do"

"That doesn't make me a bad friend?"

"It is just words"

"What do you want to hear Susan? You want me to describe to you how I'm gonna eat you out and make you come in my mouth or how bad I want you between my legs?"

Susan chuckled and closed her eyes, "Fuck..."

With that Sarah leaned closer and slightly touched Susan's lips with hers, when finally Susan opened her mouth, pulling her into a deep kiss, "I had no idea you were such a good kisser" Sarah whispered and capped Susan's face, rubbing her cheek with her thumb, "Thanks" Susan replied laughing. "This is bad"

"I know"

"Maybe we shouldn't"

"I wanna touch you, Susan"

"Then do it"

"Nobody's gonna know"

"I said do it" she yelled and reached for her pants, she unzipped her and let Sarah's hand find its way into her panties. Susan gasped when she felt her fingers, touching her center. "Look at me," Sarah said and shoved her finger into Susan's slit making her moan softly with her eyes locked on Sarah, "I wanna see it," she said and turned her around. Susan immediately took her shirt off, exposing her bare chest while Sarah removed her pants along with her panties, opening wide her friend's legs. "Fuck," Sarah whispered at the view, "I bet you taste as good as you look"

"I guess you've got to find out"

Sarah looked at her and smiled before leaning down to Susan's center, she closed her eyes and finally dragged her tongue from Susan's bundle of nerves to her slit, making Susan arch her back at that sudden relief, Sarah's tongue landed on her clit and started sucking, bringing her fingers to her entrance, she pushed them slowly inside and moaned. Just the sound made Susan close her eyes and threw her head back, "Fuck, Sarah"

Sarah's tongue was working as fast as her fingers, something that Susan wasn't used to, knowing that with every thrust she was reaching her climax, "Yes, that's it" she managed to whisper between her moans and placed her opened palms on Sarah's head, pulling her closer to her center, "God, yes!" she screamed again and opened her eyes, looking at her. Sarah used her other hand to reach now her own pants and glanced up, looking at her friend whilst keeping her mouth occupied between Susan's legs. Sarah shoved her hand into her panties and felt her own fire burning, Susan was trying to keep her eyes open, not wanting to miss a thing.

Sarah moaned when her fingers slid into her, "Jesus, don't stop... ahh" Susan moaned, looking at her and how hard her hand was working, "God, I'm... ahh"

Sarah continued thrusting her fingers into her and stood on her knees, removing her fingers from into her slit, "Hold it" she commanded

"Fuck... I... ahhh"

Sarah brought her fingers that were previously into her to Susan's mouth, pushing them inside. Susan moaned and licked them clean, staring at her before closing her eyes, reaching her climax, "Sarah, I'm cumming... fuck!" she shouted and felt Sarah removing her fingers, placing her mouth now. Susan collapsed on the couch, panting while Sarah was sucking her wetness, she stopped and looked at her, smirking, "You do taste as good as you look"

"Fuck..." Susan whispered and capped her face, trying to control her breathing, "What just happened?"

"Susan!"

"What?"

"Susan!"

Back to reality,

Susan opened her eyes and looked at Jessica who was trying to wake her up...

"Come on, honey, you need to wake up"

"What?"

"Sue, wake up, Jesus..." Jessica said while laughing

"I slept?"

"For two hours," she said and walked to Susan's closet, taking out one of her t-shirts, "We've got to leave," she said and threw the t-shirt on the bed, "God..." Susan sighed and closed her eyes again.

Jessica moved to the nightstand and took one of her cigarettes, whilst looking at her lover, she lit it up, and chuckled, shaking her head, "Let me ask you something," she said and took a seat on the bed, Susan opened her eyes again and looked at her, she reached for Jessica's cigarette, "What were you dreaming of?"

"What?" Susan asked and blew the smoke to the side, "You think I remember?" she replied immediately and chuckled

"Alright," Jessica said and took the cigarette back, she leaned down, placing a kiss on Susan's lips, and then stood up, "I'm gonna be inside"