Flirting With Chaos

Talk to Me

Rhea sighs and takes a bite of food, looking down at the to go container and fidgeting with it.

"We never actually communicate babe." Jocelyn says.

"Then let's talk." Rhea replies hesitantly, uncomfortable with what might come of this conversation.

"That night with Dom-" she starts.

Rhea snaps her head up and cuts her off, "We talked about the thing with Dom."

"No, Rhea. We talked about how you felt that night. We never talked about how it made me feel." Jocelyn says as she takes a bite of her own food.

Rhea sighs and nods. She sets her food down and crosses her legs, resting her arms on them and looks at Jocelyn.

"How did it make you feel?"

Jocelyn plays with her food, her face turning sad, her eyes watering.

"It really fucking hurt me, Rhea."

Rhea's heart breaks and she desperately wants to look away but she holds her gaze on Jocelyn, making sure she knows she's listening.

"It hurt when you wouldn't listen to me. When you spoke to me like that..asking what if he did regret me. No, saying what if he regretted fucking me. Rhea you talking like that normally turns me on but you weren't doing it to excite me. You said those things to hurt me. But most importantly, you did everything you did that night to prove two points. That you're in charge of this relationship, and that I belong to you and you only."

Jocelyn's silently crying now. Her voice cracking slightly as tears fall down her face. Rhea reaches out and rubs her tears away with her thumb.

"I'm sorry, Jocelyn. I really am."

"And then you embarrassed me. You let him stand there and watch as you brought me close over and over again but denying me each time. If I didn't stop you, Rhea, would you have stopped? How long would you have kept it up?"

Rhea's heart beats fast as she feels the weight of what she's done on her chest. Feels the pain she's caused and the sadness in Jocelyn's voice as she explains how she felt that night.

"Answer me, Rhea."

But Rhea can't answer. She puts her head in her hands and starts to sob uncontrollably. She cries in pain, frustration and anger at herself for screwing up so bad. Jocelyn moves the food aside and crosses to her on the bed. She reaches out for Rhea but she backs away and climbs off the bed.

"No. Rhea. Come back here." Jocelyn says in warning.

Rhea shakes her head, tears still flowing down her face as she turns and slips her shoes back on. Jocelyn jumps up and rushes over to her, grabbing her wrist.

"Don't you dare shut down on me right now, Rhea."

Rhea gently moves Jocelyn's hand off of her and walks do the door.

"Rhea!" Jocelyn says.

She continues out into the hallway and Jocelyn runs after her.

"Demi Bennett!" Jocelyn shouts.

Rhea stops dead in her tracks but doesn't turn around. Jocelyn walks over to her and turns her to face her.

"Don't you dare walk out of here. We're talking about this whether it be now or later. So don't run from me. Talk to me."

Rhea sniffs and shifts. She looks around at people walking in the hall staring at them. Jocelyn grabs her chin and makes her look back at her.

"Don't look at them. Look at me. I'm the one who matters right now." She says.

Sighing, Rhea looks in her eyes and shakes her head.

"I don't deserve you. After everything I've done to you? After what I did with Dom that night? You deserve so much better." She finally says.

"I don't care. I'm not leaving you. I want to be with you, Rhea. I love you. Sometimes we're going to do stupid things. We're going to hurt each other sometimes it's natural. But what we're not gonna do, Rhea, is shut down on each other and try to run from what happened. Okay?"

Rhea nods and sighs, wiping at her face, slowly coming back to herself.

"Come on. Let's go back in the room." Jocelyn says as she grabs Rhea's hand and leads her back into the room.

Rhea puts the do not disturb sign on the door and scoops Jocelyn up into her arms. Jocelyn giggles and looks at her.

"What are you doing?" She asks.

Rhea gently sets her on the bed and gently strips her down to her bra and underwear. Jocelyn sighs and shakes her head.

"Rhea..not now..I just wanted to talk-"

"Shh baby." Rhea says and strips herself down the same way.

She scoots onto the bed beside Jocelyn and lies down, pulling her into her arms with Jocelyn's back against her front. She pulls the blanket over them and wraps her arms around her, holding her tightly against her body. Jocelyn sighs and relaxes into her arms.

"You know it's still extremely early, right?" She whispers.

"It's nighttime in Florida and I know you're tired." Rhea replies.

Jocelyn turns her head to the side and looks at Rhea who is smiling back at her.

"Kiss me?" Jocelyn asks.

Rhea doesn't hesitate to lean her head in and kiss Jocelyn softly, passionately. She opens her mouth slightly and their tongues dance with each other. They kiss until they turn red in the face, needing to pull back for air.

Without another word, they just smile at each other and Jocelyn turns her head back as Rhea holds her closer and tighter. Giving her the sense of security she desperately needed. The love she wanted to feel without sex being involved.

She smiles as her eyes grow heavy and Rhea plants a soft kiss at the nape of her neck, letting her fall asleep before doing the same.