Yours Truly

Chapter 17

Lily takes Carina's hand that was resting on the back of her neck and brings it up to her lips, kissing it. "Hi, Cara," she mumbles, resting her cheek on top of her fingers. Carina raises an eyebrow at the new nickname, but she thinks it's endearing. Although that might just be because it came from Lily. If somebody else ever were to call her that, she might internally cringe. "Did you sleep well?" Lily asks sweetly in the midst of a bug yawn.

Carina takes her free hand as she wipes away a tear that managed to escape from Lily's eye. They always get a bit watery when she yawns and she finds it's adorable the way she rapidly blinks it away afterwards. But then again she finds everything Lily does cute. Hell, she could be running around with a hair net and a trash bag on and Carina would still think she's the most beautiful person in the world.

"I slept perfectly," Carina smiles sincerely. "And again, thank you so much for all of this," she gestures around the cozy tent with her hand. "You're seriously so perfect, what the fuck?"

"Aw, you're so welcome, darling," Lily giggles as she moves to rest the side of her head on the inside of Carina's thigh. "But no need to thank me. It was worth it seeing your reaction."

Shivers run up Carina's spine when Lily begins to repeatedly plants light kisses on the inside of her thigh, partially because it tickles but more so because she's so close to her center again. Can't blame her for the sudden breath hitching in the back of her throat. It's just that her girlfriend's head is between her legs. No big deal.

Carina looks down at Lily's upper, bare back. Her shoulder blades are just barely visible as they jut out of the pale, smooth skin and her black hair sprawls across all over it, the contrast strong yet so perfect. She struggles to hold back a small moan when Lily's lips move an inch upwards, her heart rate spiking up.

Being the smug and playful thing Lily is, she pulls away with a laugh and Carina lets out a breath she didn't know she was holding. Not going to lie, she's slightly disappointed at the sudden removal of her lips.

"You little tease," Carina mutters under her breath.

Lily rolls over and looks up at Carina's face. The blanket is loosely clung around her chest, but her perfect collarbones are exposed in all of its glory. "But you love me anyways," she says with a proud grin on her face.

Carina laughs lightheartedly, tapping the end of her nose with her finger. "I do love you. I love you so much."

Lily's green eyes go soft, as well as the rest of her facial expressions. She reaches a hand up and caresses the side of Carina's face. "I love you, too," she whispers gently. "And I am dying to kiss you right now but I am not a fan of morning breath."

Carina chuckles, agreeing completely. "Ditto. Afterwards, okay?"

Lily excitedly nods her head with a happy grin on her face. It was the exact same reaction as when Carina asked if she wanted to get ice cream after school one time. What a dork.

Lily holds up her pinky and Carina wastes no time in interlocking them, shaking her head in adoration. Pinky promises are kind of their thing. Carina doesn't think she could ever do them with anyone else other than Lily.

"Baby, do you mind handing my tank top that's behind you?" Lily asks politely as she lifts her head up, holding the blanket up to cover herself up. But come on. There's no need for her to feel the need to hide anything.

Carina obeys and twists around to grab the black material before handing it to Lily. Carina watches fondly when Lily pushes the blanket away from her, revealing her perfect and endlessly lovely body. Lily smirks at her right before she throws the tank top over herself and covering herself up, forcing Carina to snap out of her momentary daze.