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CHAPTER 6

Kelly woke with a chill a couple of hours later.

She turned to see Carrie’s backside facing her. The girl was curled in a fetal position shivering and snoring lightly in her sleep.

Kelly couldn’t help but laugh. Dawn was setting in and they were lying naked on the outdoor lounge without a cover in sight after a completely debilitating night. Kelly slid her body close to Carrie’s and whispered close to her ear.

”Carrie.” she waited.

Carrie barely stirred, swatting her hand up behind her just missing Kelly’s face.

Chuckling, Kelly placed a soft kiss on her lover’s temple and slid off the end of the lounger.

“Mmm.” Carrie murmured. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Kelly walking to a storage unit on the patio. Watching with sleepy eyes, Carrie marveled as Kelly opened the doors and pulled out a fluffy white robe and put it on, flipping her long blonde hair back over the neckline.

Kelly turned her head back and smiled as she saw Carrie had awoken.

“You look like you could use one of these.” Kelly said turning to pull out another robe.

Carrie, coming out of her sleep, tequila, and all night sex session induced haze, was now totally aware of her complete nakedness.

Before she could utter a word, Kelly noticing the blush rising on her cheeks, reached out a hand for Carrie to grab. Carrie stood up and Kelly reached around her to drape the robe on her shoulders.

Carrie, appreciative of the nurturing move, hugged Kelly and rested her head on her shoulder. They held each other for a moment reconnecting.

Carrie pulled back, quickly kissing Kelly, closing her robe and tying the knot.

“I love these robes. I’m always tempted to steal them from the hotels I’ve stayed in.

“Where do you think I got these?” Kelly said mischievously.

She looped her arm around Carrie’s covered waist and started walking with her toward the kitchen. “I’m starved, how bout you?”

“Ravenous!” Carrie admitted.

“Big word! Wait, I remember hearing that you were in college when you entered AI, is that right?” Kelly asked opening the fridge and pulling out a pint of ice cream.

“I was a senior. I’m a few credits short of graduating. Maybe I’ll take some classes online to finish though”

“I’d love to do that. Take any I mean. I never went to college.”

“I know.” Carrie said shyly. “ Again, I’m a big dork for knowing that.”

”No, it’s fine! This industry life is a lot different from that life isn’t it?” Kelly said sitting down across the table from Carrie with the ice cream and a big spoon in her hands.

“Yeah. Well, that’s what people don’t get. Everything around you changes, but you’re still you.”

“Bite?”

“I don’t know. I’m on a diet.”

Kelly busted out laughing, but stopped instantly noticing Carrie not join in.

“You’re serious? Why, you’re perfect!”

“That’s not what I’ve read.”

“Listen to me, as someone who cares about you and who knows about this business. People are going to give you their opinion warranted or not. That’s what we signed up for, but honestly, you’re going to be run ragged in the next couple of months. Try and get some exercise in there and eat whatever you want. Life’s too short to die on a diet. Here.” Kelly said ending her rant by reaching in for a big scoop out of the pint.

“Now, bite.” Kelly said challengingly holding the spoon in front of Carrie’s face.

Carrie couldn’t help but smile and relent. She wrapped her lips around the spoon Kelly held and pulled back closing her eyes and moaning. “Gawwwd, that’s good.”

“Geez, I don’t think you were that into it when I was…”

“It’s been two months since I’ve had ice cream, okay.” Carrie said taking the spoon from Kelly. She slowly wiped the remnants off of the spoon by running her tongue across its head. Kelly shifted in her seat.

“They had the nerve to give me an endorsement deal with Hersheys. I shot a commercial a couple of weeks ago, and I swear, it was sinful. You’d think I’d never want to see chocolate in my life ever again after eating it for 8 hours, but you’d be…”

”WRONG!” Kelly interjected laughing. “Well, I have a deal with Candies and they had Jenny McCarthy and I in a bathtub for 12 hours.”

“I saw that! Should I be jealous?”

Kelly thought for a moment. She took a bite of ice cream and motioned toward the stairs. “Do you feel like cleaning off? Chlorine and sweat, it’s an awesome combination, huh.” she said jokingly.

“Good idea.” Carrie said fingering her hair that unfortunately was in a mussed strawlike state.

The girls replaced the ice cream in the fridge and found themselves in the downstairs bathroom as it began filling with steam from the shower.

“This is technically supposed to be the guest bedroom’s bathroom, but my brother’s living with me now so it’s his.”

“You often take showers in your brother’s bathroom?” Carrie teased.

“No, Smarty Pants, my tub is currently under renovation. I haven’t splurged on much, but I did get this outrageously decadent tub because I love nothing more than a hot bath. Problem is, I’m rarely home to do that and besides it hasn’t arrived yet. They’re custom making it.”

“Look at you, all fancy.” Carrie said.

“It’s not as though I’m dripping in diamonds.” Kelly said motioning to Jason’s nose hair clippers on the counter.

“You’d look amazing in diamonds. I got to do that once, for some lotto thing in California. They let me wear like millions of dollars worth, but I didn’t get to keep any of it.” She said pouting.

“You look so cute when you pout.”

“That’s like the fiftieth time you’ve made me blush since I’ve known you.” Carrie pointed out.

Kelly beamed. “Sorry, I don’t think it’s the last. “

She pulled harshly on the tie holding Carrie’s robe together. Kelly pushed forward and rammed Carrie into the sink behind them. Carrie let out a loud gasp as the small of her back hit the hard object.

“Got a second wind?” Carrie asked.

“You have no idea.” Kelly promised attacking her lips.