"As Most Do" part 7/7 (chenzel)
Title: As Most Do (7/7)
Rating: NC-17 (whole series)
Pairing: Chenzel
Summary: Kristin tells the story of her and Idina's relationship.
Notes: Thanks to Jaymes Maxwell for beta-ing this whole story for me and helping me when I was stuck. And thank youkhase_fan09 for reviewing.
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The weekend passed faster than either Idina or Kristin would have liked. They had spent the weekend taking it slow like they agreed, going to the beach, the movies and just spending time together. Night-time was reserved for light kisses, cuddling and talking. Both were tentative about sleeping together because of the stigma that was attached to it from the first (and only) time they had but the desire was there.
Monday morning, Kristin awoke with Idina wrapped around her from behind in a warm embrace. The blonde sighed and rubbed the forearm around her middle, leaning back to kiss the exposed shoulder. Idina stirred but didn’t wake up.
Kristin did her best to slide out from under Idina’s arm without disturbing her without success. “Where ya goin’?” she muttered sleepily pulling her back into bed.
“I have work,” Kristin giggled as Idina kissed her tan shoulder.
“You do?” Idina said looking at her.
“Yes, it’s Monday,” Kristin answered trying to get out of bed again only to find herself pulled back down by the brunette’s strong arms.
“What…what are you shooting today?” Idina tried to play the question off as innocent and curious but Kristin knew better.
“Babe, I’m going to have to see Anna. We work together,” she said turning towards her and placing a hand on her face.
“Can’t you…work with someone else?” Idina asked shrugging and smiling innocently.
“Nothing’s going to happen,” Kristin whispered, kissing her lightly, “I promise.”
Idina sighed and rubbed her hip, “I know, I trust you.”
“Thank you,” she said, “now, can I get up so I can get ready?”
Idina nodded and kissed her nose before releasing her so she could take a shower. About an hour later, Kristin was grabbing her keys and heading for the door. “Bye, hun!” she called, “Be sure to take Maddie out!”
“I will,” Idina said from the kitchen.
“Hun, why are you in the kitchen? You’re not trying to cook, are you?” Kristin said with a hint of terror in her voice. Idina came out of the kitchen holding a paper bag up meekly in front of her.
“I made you lunch,” she shrugged, smiling sheepishly.
Kristin smiled and took the bag from Idina, reaching up to kiss her, “You’re so cute. Thank you.”
“Bye,” Idina said wistfully hugging Kristin from behind as she opened the door, “I’ll miss you.”
Kristin walked to the elevator and pushed the button the best she could with Idina latched around her. “I’ll miss you too, baby,” Kristin said turning around and kissing her cheek, “But I have to go now, and you’re in your pj’s still.”
Idina blushed when she looked down at her boxer shorts and tank top. “Oh, yeah,” she said letting Kristin step into the elevator and waving to her until the doors were completely shut, “I’ll see you later. Bye! I love you!”
Kristin smiled to herself and sighed. For the first time in years she couldn’t wait to finish work and get home. For the first time she had someone waiting for her.
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The first half of the day Kristin was shooting scenes with Chi McBride and didn’t see anyone else, especially who she was looking for. It wasn’t until lunch when she saw Anna.
“Kris!”
Kristin turned around and saw Anna running towards her the best she could in her tall heels.
“Kris!” she repeated, stopping in front of her and gasping for breath, “I’m getting too old for this.”
“Hey, Anna,” Kristin laughed, “Don’t give yourself a heart attack.”
“I’m fine, I’m fine,” Anna said waving a hand in front of her, “So. How did it go?”
Kristin couldn’t help but smile, “It went great.”
Anna looked at her expectantly, “And?”
“We’re…we’re together,” she answered awkwardly.
“Oh, love,” Anna said sensing her awkwardness, “don’t worry about hurting my feelings or anything. I’m happy for you and Idina.”
The petite woman held her arms open and beckoned Anna into them. “Thank you, dear,” the blonde said, “I’m so sorry this is how everything went. I just dropped you and went off with Idina.”
“Hey,” Anna said holding Kristin at arm’s length, “I knew this wouldn’t last. It was just fun between two lonely co-stars, right? I’m just glad I got my turn with you before Idina came and swept you away again. You two are together again, right?”
Kristin nodded, “Thank you so much, Anna. For everything.” Anna brought her back into a tight hug and the two women remained embraced for a few moments before someone clearing their throat caused them to turn around.
“Idina!” Kristin said in both surprise and happiness, “What are you doing here?” She blushed and held up an Applebee’s bag, “I realized the peanut butter and cheese sandwich I made for you this morning was probably not the most appetizing and I remembered you loved Applebee’s so…”
Kristin’s heart melted and she leaned up, kissing Idina’s cheek. “Thank you, Sweetie,” she said taking the bag, “You want to go eat in my trailer?” Idina nodded but her eyes were trained on Anna as she held Kristin possessively around the waist.
“I don’t think we really got to meet properly before,” Anna said putting on her best smile and holding out her hand, “I’m Anna.”
“Idina,” she said taking her hand perhaps a little too roughly.
“You’re very lucky to have Kristin. She’s wonderful,” Anna said pulling her hand away.
“Yeah, I know,” Idina answered with a tight smile.
Kristin squeezed Idina’s hand in warning, “Come on. Let’s go eat. I’ll see you in a little while, Anna.”
They walked into Kristin’s trailer, Idina closing the door behind them. “What was that?” Kristin asked flatly.
“What was…what?” the taller woman answered innocently as she began to take the food out of the bag.
“Out there, with Anna. I could have sworn you were going to write taken on my forehead or pee on me to mark your territory.”
“I was just letting her know you were mine.”
“You were kinda harsh.”
“Harsh, or protective?”
“Harshly protective.”
“I can work with that.”
“Idina,” Kristin said taking a bite of her salad, “I know you don’t like me spending all this time with Anna because of everything that happened between us. But I work with her and she’s my friend. I’m going to see her around.”
“I know,” Idina sighed spearing her salad, “But she has an accent!”
“Oh, honey,” Kristin said, her southern drawl coming out as she leaned across the table and cupped Idina’s cheek, “She may have an accent but she has nothing on your voice. ‘Specially when you belt.”
“Really?”
“Yes,” the blonde said kissing her briefly, “Plus she doesn’t speak in her accent when we’re shooting.”
Idina smiled up at Kristin who smiled back at her form over her salad. “Thank you for bringing me lunch,” the blonde said, “Even if you used it as a ploy to check up on me and Anna.”
“I do what I can.”
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Idina hung around the set as Kristin went back to shoot, standing behind all the hustle and just enjoying watching the petite blonde work her enchantment on everyone around her. No one was immune to her Southern charm.
“Hey,” a voice came from beside her. Idina turned and saw Anna standing next to her looking cautious and ready to flee if she had to. The taller woman felt her jealousy flare up but kept it under control.
“Hey,” she responded with a slight smile, “I’m sorry about earlier-“
“Oh, don’t mention it,” Anna smiled, “I understand you being protective of your girl.”
Idina smiled genuinely and nodded, looking down at her feet as a blush crept up her neck, “I guess I should thank you.”
“For what?”
“For everything. Taking care of Kris when I couldn’t. I really appreciate it.”
Anna shrugged and looked over at the blonde as she blocked a scene, “Someone had to. I’m just glad it could be me.”
“As jealous as I was…am…I’m glad it was you too.”
“She’s an amazing woman and the way she talks about you I can tell you are too. You deserve each other. She really loves you. Take care of her.”
Idina smiled warmly, “I will. For as long as she’ll let me.”
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Things went well for the next week. They had decided to just keep things quiet for now until the news of the divorce had blown over; so far the only person that they had told was Anna. Of course with Idina’s daily visits to the set, people were suspicious but never asked questions. Idina brought Kristin lunch every day and soon the rest of the cast and crew were talking and joking with her like she had always been a presence on the set. The blonde was pleased to see that the taller woman and Anna was getting along better and was relieved that Idina was no longer holding her painfully tight when her co-star was around.
“Idina, you missed your call time!” Bryan joked with a wave as she passed him on her way to Kristin’s trailer. Idina had just picked Maddie up from the groomer and was letting the little fluff ball lead her to Kristin’s trailer. The dog pawed at her owner’s door and the blonde had it open within seconds.
“Hello, baby girl, she cooed scooping the small dog up in her arms and kissing her, “I see you got the bath! Mommy missed you.”
Idina who had been standing by watching the scene unfold before her and she sighed, “That’s pathetic.”
“You’re just jealous,” Kristin smiled, kissing her on the cheek before leading her inside.
“Maybe a little,” Idina said shrugging and pulling Kristin to her, kissing her hard on the mouth. She pulled her as close as possible with Maddie’s wriggling body between them. They pulled away and Kristin put the dog on the floor who immediately scuttled away and plopped into the bed set up for her in the corner.
“Are you staying for lunch?” Kristin said linking their pinkies together and swinging their arms between them.
“I just came to drop Maddie off,” Idina said kissing her softly, “I need to go home and…clean.”
Kristin raised an eyebrow at her, “You hate cleaning.”
“No, I don’t,” Idina said too quickly, her eyes darting around the room.
“Yes. You do,” Kristin said, her eyes sparkling, “you’re planning a surprise, aren’t you?”
“Okay, bye! I’ll see you at home,” Idina said kissing her quickly and darting out the door before Kristin could question her any further.
Kristin stared at the closed door, a smile stretching across her face. She turned to Maddie who was lying on her back, paws straight in the air and sighed, “She called it home.”
As soon as shooting was done for the day, Kristin changed as quickly as she could and sped down the freeway back to her house. She walked into the house and Maddie ran in front of her. Kristin looked around the house for Idina but saw no one. “Dee?” she called setting her stuff down at the door.
“Hey, Beautiful,” Idina said coming out of the kitchen with two glasses of champagne. She handed one to Kristin and bent down to kiss her. Kristin moved to deepen the kiss but Idina pulled away. “Uh uh uh, not yet,” she said looping a finger through the blonde’s belt loop, and pulling her along, “Come on.”
She pulled her into the living room where the lights were off and there was a small table set up with candles lit and a vase of flowers. On either side of that table were two plates with food neatly arranged on them.
Kristin smiled, “You did all this?” she asked, her voice chocking up for emotion, “Did you actually cook?”
Idina nodded, “Yep. It took a few tries but. I think it came out pretty well.”
“Aw,” Kristin put a hand on Idina’s cheek, “Do I still have a kitchen?”
“Ha. Ha,” Idina said sarcastically, “Take a seat. Enjoy. I’ll show you the damage later. Kidding!” she added when Kristin looked terrified.
Kristin sat down, “I can’t believe you did all this.”
“Just for you. Happy one week anniversary,” Idina said, leaning across the table to kiss her quickly.
As they finished eating, Kristin sighed, “That was really good.”
“I’m glad you enjoyed it.”
“Thank you, love.”
“You deserve it.”
Kristin got up to take the dishes to the kitchen and Idina followed.
“Hey, hey, hey,” Idina said following her, “What are you doing?”
“I’m cleaning up,” Kristin said putting the plates in the sink.
“One, that’s my job tonight,” Idina said wrapping her arms around her from behind, “Two, we’re not done yet.”
“Oh, really,” Kristin said watching Idina go into the fridge and pull out a plate of chocolate covered strawberries.
“I know it’s stereotypical,” Idina said setting the plate on the sink, “But I couldn’t help it.”
“I’m so glad we decided to try this again,” Kristin said taking a bite out of the strawberry that Idina held in front of her lips.
“You have no idea,” Idina said leaning down and kissing Kristin. The blonde wrapped her arms around her neck and deepened the kiss. She sighed and drew the blonde closer to her.
Kristin sighed when Idina rubbed her hips and ran her hands up and down the brunette’s sides. Idina grunted as small hands ran up the back of her shirt.
The feel Idina’s skin beneath her fingers made Kristin dizzy with desire. The taller woman pressed her hips into Kristin’s, pressing her against the sink. Suddenly Kristin knew she needed more and she began to unbutton Idina’s shirt with hasty fingers. Soon it was on the floor and Idina’s fingers were under her shirt just above the waistband of her pants.
“Idina,” Kristin groaned pushing her hips forward, hoping she was being obvious enough.
“Are you sure this is what you want?” Idina said, her fingers dipping in her waistband.
“God, Idina. Yes,” Kristin said as Idina began her assault on her neck. Soon Kristin’s shirt was with Idina’s on the floor and her pants felt too restricting.
Kristin wrapped her legs around Idina’s waist and she held the blonde up by her bottom as she walked blindly to the bedroom. She lowered her onto the bed before standing back and undoing her pants, slipping them off her legs. No sooner than her pants hit the floor she was straddling Kristin’s thighs, pushing her down on the bed. The blonde arched her back so that Idina could undo her bra and slip it down her tan arms. She groaned when the taller woman began undoing her pants with antagonizing slowness. As soon as the zipper was down, Kristin took the initiative and kicked her pants off her legs.
Her panties soon followed and Idina pushed herself off of the blonde, hovering over her, their bodies not touching. “You’re even more beautiful than I remember,” Idina whispered, looking over her naked body with reverence. Kristin’s whole body flushed both from the flattery and from desire. She reached out and tangled her fingers in Idina’s dark hair, drawing her head close for a kiss.
Idina settled down on top of her once more, gently parting Kristin’s thighs and settling between them. She could feel the heat radiating from her center on her stomach and she moaned at the sensation. She nipped at the blonde’s earlobe her hand snaked between their bodies, cupping the apex between her thighs.
“Idina,” Kristin moaned trying to push her hips into Idina’s hand for more contact. The brunette gently nipped at her pulse point and she rubbed the bundle of nerves that so demanded her attention.
Kristin’s head rolled back, exposing more of her neck which Idina quickly took advantage of, licking down her throat. She could taste the salty sheen of sweat that was coating Kristin’s skin and she almost came undone. She entered heat swiftly and Kristin arched her back off the bed in pleasure.
“God, Idina,” she groaned as her lover thrust into her with all the love and passion she had been keeping pent up for the past five years. Spots began to appear in front of Kristin’s eyes as she got closer. She was about to twist her hips so that she hit the right spot as she usually did with Anna, but this was Idina. Idina knew her body as if they had been together several times instead of only once.
The brunette curled her fingers and Kristin felt her world begin to collapse around her, her body stiffening in pleasure. Idina brought her down gently, kissing all over her face as the blonde’s body went limp. “I love you, so much,” Idina whispered wiping a piece of blonde hair from Kristin’s sweat covered face.
Kristin tried to talk but her throat was dry and no words came out, so instead she turned her head and kissed Idina, translating everything she wanted to say in that one kiss. Idina smiled and rolled off of her, tucking herself into her side. “That was amazing,” Kristin finally murmured. Idina just nuzzled her neck and sighed.
They lay like that for several minutes until the question that had been weighing on Kristin’s mind finally came out of her lips. “When are you going back to New York?”
Idina propped herself on her elbow and pouted playfully, “Do you want me to go back? You tired of me already?”
“No, of course not,” Kristin said holding Idina’s chin, “I was just wondering how much time we had left.”
Idina shrugged, “I don’t know. I really don’t have to be back for anything in particular.”
“You’re not missing it? New York is your home.”
Idina smiled and left a lingering kiss on her lips, “Kristin, wherever you are is home.”