Releasing a scream loud enough to drown out even the most thundering of waves, Ria collapsed forward, the sounds of her pleasure echoing through the cave and locking themselves firmly into Lissa’s memory.
Ria’s limp body twitched under the last pulses of her orgasm while Lissa ran her tongue leisurely over the witch’s wet pussy, catching every bit of Ria’s release and letting it roll along her tongue and down her throat.
Ambrosia.There was no other word for it.
Lapping at Ria’s cunt as her thumb made slow gentle circles around Ria’s clit, Lissa made sure she didn’t stop until every bit of pleasure was wrung free from the witch.Only when every last spasm had ebbed did Lissa ease the witch gently off to the side.
In that moment, she would have killed for a flashlight.Or a candle.Or anything that would better let her see every nuance of the blissed-out expression on Ria’s face.What she could see, though, she would remember for the rest of her life.She would carry that image with her long after Ria cast her aside.Ifshe cast her aside.A tiny part of Lissa still prayed this wasn’t the end.That their story would continue on.Lissa wanted to spend the rest of her life bringing that level of ecstasy to the witch’s face.
Her witch.
Her love.
“Ican’tbelieveyougotscones from Mixie’s,” Ria said with a laugh as she dug through Lissa’s backpack, pulling out three different plastic food containers stuffed with snacks.The largest container, of course, was packed full of the epic pastries.
Lissa snapped the oversized beach towel a few times, then laid it out on the empty beach.They’d spent a little more time in the cave leisurely exploring each other’s bodies until Lissa used the incoming tide as an excuse to get out.
The longer she spent with Ria, the harder it was to hold in her lies.So she brought up the picnic lunch, suggesting they head back to grab their stuff from the cliff and settle out on the beach.
To Lissa’s complete surprise, Ria had even jumped off the cliff a second time when they got up there.Watching her witch come alive before her eyes should have thrilled Lissa, but all she felt was the ache in her heart spreading, taking over her lungs and making it hard to breathe.She didn’t want to find more reasons to fall even deeper in love with Ria.She was already so far down the well that when Ria left she might never be able to climb out.
Snagging a scone and taking a good-sized bite, Lissa tried to sense anything in the delicious pastry that made it more than just a yummy baked good.She evaluated the flavors as she chewed, but all she tasted was buttery, crumbly, huckleberry goodness.“Should I be worried about the magic in these?”she asked Ria before taking another bite—for scientific reasons, of course.
“No, you have nothing to be concerned about,” Ria replied, stretching her legs out on the soft towel and raising her face to the sun.“It isn’t going to turn you into a zombie shambling down Main Street groaning out, ‘Scooones.Must have scooones.’They just contain a little drop of a happiness potion.Like a tiny hit of dopamine but magical instead of chemical.”
“Happiness potion, huh?”Lissa asked, eyeing the last bite in her hand.“Is that something you know how to make?”
“It is,” Ria said, popping the lid off a tub of grapes.“But some of the ingredients are rare and hard to find.Honestly, I should have realized what Mixie was doing the moment I set foot on her patio.She’s growing half the required herbs in plain sight.I think I was so surprised to find evidence of an unknown witch in Seacliff I never put two and two together.”Ria tossed a grape into the air and caught it in her mouth.
Lissa stared at the witch for a long moment, committing everything to memory.The way Ria focused so intently on the trajectory of the fruit, adjusting herself to catch it.The way she crushed it between her teeth, and a droplet of juice spurted out onto her chin.The way her eyes crinkled as she laughed at herself before wiping her mouth and grabbing another.
Ria just seemed so relaxed and happy.The tightness in her body that had infiltrated most of their time together was gone, the lingering threat of a love spell no more.For a brief moment, Lissa considered saying nothing.After all, it would be unfair to ruin Ria’s happiness.She should wait for another day, let the glow of the new relationship fade before she destroyed it.Maybe have sex a few hundred more times.Surely that was best for Ria.
Please tell me you don’t believe that shit, her brain groaned.
I believe it!her vagina shouted, tempted by the idea of taking Ria back to her cottage and making love until dawn.Lissa did still have her omelet ingredients…
You’re stalling, her heart said, interrupting the daydream.Please just get it over with.I can’t take the pressure of waiting for the axe to drop.
As much as Lissa wanted to justify putting it off, she simply couldn’t delay any longer.She had to know if there was even a small chance Ria might forgive her and let them move past it.
Lissa watched Ria miss one of the grapes, the small fruit bouncing off her forehead and landing in the sand.Laughing, Ria twisted around to grab it, swinging her perfect ass in front of Lissa’s face, the witch’s tiny thong covering next to nothing.
Oh, come on, her vagina sputtered.This isn’t fair!
Life isn’t fair, her brain replied.You made your decisions, now you have to live with them.Tell her.
“Hey, uh, Ria,” Lissa began when the witch turned back around.“There’s something I need to tell you.And, um, you’re probably not going to like it.”
Ria paused in her meticulous cleaning of the rogue grape.“Well that sounds ominous,” she said in a teasing tone.“This isn’t the part where you reveal you really are a serial killer, is it?Because I’d rather not die in nothing but my underwear.Unless that was your plan all along.Maybe you just want me haunting you in my panties for the rest of your life, an eternally sexy ghost.”She gave Lissa a wink and tossed the grape in her mouth.
“This is serious,” Lissa insisted, swallowing roughly and taking Ria’s hands into her own.
Frowning, Ria glanced down at Lissa’s tight grip on her.“Okay, well, whatever it is, I’m sure it’s not anything we can’t work through.What’s going on?”
Lissa allowed herself one last moment to get lost in Ria’s eyes before taking a deep breath.“I’ve been lying to you,” she confessed, “and I can’t keep hiding the truth.”
Ria’s eyes widened.“Oh, no.You’re with someone aren’t you?I should have known a woman as incredible as you wouldn’t be single.Don’t tell me who it is.No, do tell me.Wait, actually I—”
