Finding Her Way in a Storm Ch. 13-21

Lisa paused there, looking pointedly across at Kaia, and said, "He wasn't getting anything from me, so he decided to take advantage of those poor women."

Skyler noticed that Lisa seemed to wait a few seconds, allowing her words to sink in before going on.

"Steven's personal accounts both in the states and overseas were frozen, but he came from family money. It was only his father who was still alive, and he didn't have any siblings. Rather than help his son out, Harrington senior quickly cut ties with his son, who'd apparently done too much to damage the family name.

However, the old man did step in and see to it that his soon to be grandchild would be cared for. He set up a sizable trust in Macey's name, with me overseeing it until she turned twenty-five. He also set up a monthly stipend to make sure that she was cared for in a manner befitting his grandchild."

Skyler couldn't help herself, curiosity eating at her insides.

"How much is sizable? Do I need to start sucking up to Macey the next time I hold her?"

The teen's words brought a pained smile from Lisa, but a smile nonetheless. Skyler was glad to see it, knowing the emotional strain the woman was under. Her comment even got a weak laugh from Kaia.

"Let's just say that my little girl will never want for anything as long as she lives. At least not monetarily."

"That still doesn't explain how you found me," Kaia replied.

Lisa turned and looked at Skyler, shaking her head as she said, "She's still impatient isn't she."

Skyler smiled back at her but didn't reply, thankful for the rhetorical nature of Lisa's question.

"I used part of the monthly stipend that I received that first month to hire a private detective specializing in locating people who didn't want to be found," Lisa explained. "And even he was having trouble finding you. None of your friends would tell him a thing, and neither would the Corp."

Lisa then looked at Skyler, an almost sly smile dawning on her face. She gave the auburn-haired beauty a wink and said, "It was your girlfriend that finally gave him the hint of where to look."

Skyler and Kaia glanced at each other, confusion clouding both of their faces.

"I swear, baby. I don't know what she's talking about."

Lisa shook her head across at Skyler and said, "Don't worry, sweetie, it was something random, the type of thing I wouldn't have ever considered doing. It wasn't your fault. One of my PI's techs uploaded some photos I still had of Kaia to a site and then used facial recognition software to scan the internet looking for matches..."

"Oh shit," Skyler said as she sat up, her hand covering her mouth. "The pictures I posted of us on my social media accounts when I came out."

She looked over at Kaia, guilt flooding her expression as she stared at the woman she loved. Though she couldn't have known at the time what that action would bring, the teen was filled with remorse at the knowledge that it was she who was culpable for causing Kaia such grief.

"I'm so sorry, Kaia,"

Kaia smiled back at Skyler, her arm encircling the teen beauty's waist as she pulled her in. The cocoa-skinned former Marine's free hand came up to cup Skyler's cheek lovingly, her gray eyes piercing Skyler as she smiled sweetly at her concerned girlfriend.

"Don't sweat it, Sky. I'm sure they would have found me anyway."

Kaia leaned in and kissed Skyler, their lips touching softly, coming together and separating several times. The auburn-haired beauty broke their kiss, her face blushing as she remembered Lisa sitting across from them. It wasn't that she was embarrassed by kissing the woman she loved; there was no shame in that. The thought of how the scene might be upsetting Lisa, though, bothered her. One thing that hadn't changed about Skyler in the past year was her empathy for those she cared for. And despite the differences between them, Skyler was rapidly beginning to care for the single mother. She pitied Lisa, the circumstances that had brought her here had been mostly out of her control.

"She's right, Skyler. It wouldn't have mattered. The pictures gave them a prime location to focus on, but they would have managed to find her within a month or two anyway," Lisa explained, her voice soft and almost tender. "They found the property she inherited from her aunt, and they would have eventually found it in time anyway. These people were awfully good at their jobs."

Skyler was thankful for Lisa's words, realizing that she didn't have to utter them. It would have been far more self-serving for Lisa to have remained quiet. Still, despite her words and Kaia's assurance that she wasn't mad, Skyler couldn't help feeling guilty.

"So, that's when you wrote your letter," Kaia asked.

"That's right," Lisa said, her eyes dropping to where her hands sat in her lap. Her voice took on an almost hushed and sad tone as she added, "I was hopeful of hearing back from you, but when I didn't, I lost hope that you'd ever want to be with me again.

It's bittersweet. I lost the person that I thought I would be with for the remainder of my life but got Macey as a result. Both things make me want to cry when I think about them, for entirely different reasons."

Skyler watched as a tear escaped Lisa's right eye, the process quickly repeating itself on the other side. Skyler could see that Lisa was struggling almost hopelessly to hold the deluge back. The beautiful auburn-haired teen's heart went out to her.

But then a sound drew her attention to Kaia. She found her girlfriend's gorgeous eyes leaking as well as Kaia stared across at her former fiance. Unlike the tears of frustration and hurt the former Marine had released outside, there were compassion and something else present on Kaia's face.

Regret.

And as much as that should have worried Skyler, she couldn't help but understand. Had she been in Kaia's shoes, the preacher's daughter knew that she would likely feel the same way. It didn't mean that her girlfriend didn't love her; Skyler didn't doubt that. It was merely her grieving over the loss of something she'd cherished.

Wasn't it?

And Skyler couldn't blame her; Lisa was a stunningly beautiful woman. And even if she was an utterly different type of woman than Kaia, Skyler could easily see herself being attracted to a lady with such delectable curves.

If she wasn't with Kaia, of course.

Kaia wiped at her tears, Skyler standing to grab a tissue from the box Lisa held in her lap. She handed it to her lover before sitting back next to her, snuggling in close and hooking her arm through Kaia's. Skyler watched as the cocoa-skinned beauty dried her tears, sniffling before wiping her nose. Kaia then gave her a reassuring smile that seemed to proclaim that she was okay. She leaned over and kissed Skyler's cheek before bringing her lips to the young beauty's ear.

"I love you, Sky," Kaia whispered. "I love you more than you will ever know, don't ever forget that."

Skyler's heart skipped a beat, not entirely sure of why Kaia was trying to reassure her. Surely she hadn't given Kaia any reason to think that she doubted her love?

"Why would you say that? I know that you love me, baby," Skyler said in a whisper, concern showing on her face.

"Will you promise me that you'll just trust me?"

Skyler pulled back to study Kaia's face. She saw hints of pain and desperation on her countenance. What's more, there was worry in her eyes, worry that Skyler would reject her request.

And though uncertainty clouded her mind and a sense of potential disaster impending, Skyler nodded her head.

Kaia seemed to hesitate at her response as if second-guessing herself. But after a moment, she stood offering Skyler her hand, helping the teen beauty stand next to her. Skyler then watched as Kaia turned to look down at Lisa, where she sat. The brunette bombshell stared back up at Kaia with a look of sudden trepidation, seeming to sense that whatever her former fiance was about to say would have dire implications.

Kaia held out her hand to Lisa, and when she spoke, her words made Skyler's pulse race, while her heart simultaneously felt as if it dropped into her stomach.

"Unplug the baby monitor and bring it with you?"

"Where?" Lisa asked, her voice low and raspy from crying.

"To my bedroom."

Chapter Fifteen

The three women slowly made their way into Kaia's bedroom. The cocoa-skinned beauty leading both of the women she loved to her bed, releasing their hands before taking the monitor from Lisa. Kaia could see the confusion in both of their eyes and perhaps a hint of fear beginning to dawn there as well. She ignored them both, though, and turned to her dresser, setting the monitor on top, reaching down to plug it into the outlet.

Kaia stood, taking a deep breath and slowly letting it seep from between her pursed lips. She was scared. What Kaia was about to do could cause significant complications between her and Skyler. Something that she frantically didn't want to do. But she wanted this, even if it turned out to be for just one night. Kaia felt as if fate owed it to her.

She turned to face the two gorgeous women by her bed. They were both so much alike and yet so different at the same time. Both were curvy and voluptuous, though from different ethnic backgrounds. Both had uber-religious parents, yet one of them had been rejected for her sexuality, while the other's parents had wholly embraced hers. There was several years difference in their ages, yet the younger of the two was utterly stable, while the older one suffered from extreme bouts of depression.

If fate made her make a choice, then Skyler would be the one she chose. But sitting back in the living room, Kaia had realized that she selfishly wanted them both.

"I don't have any right to ask this of either of you," Kaia said, hearing her voice waver slightly. She held up a hand when she saw them both open their mouths to speak.

"I know that you both love me," Kaia said before turning to look at her girlfriend. " I love you with all of my heart, Sky, and I'd never want to do anything to hurt you. Never. So I'll understand if you say no, I really will. If you do, then this all stops, and Lisa will go back to Macey."

Kaia bit at her bottom lip as she stared at her girlfriend. She pensively thought how her next words were fraught with danger. There was potential heartbreak for her and Skyler both, based upon how she took them.

"But you were right out by the picnic table. I'm...still in love with Lisa," Kaia said, realizing that her words sounded pained at the admission. "I wish that it wasn't so, I really do. It would be convenient if I could just offer her my forgiveness and friendship before sending her away. The thought of doing that, though, is like tearing open the wound and losing her all over again."

Kaia tried to read her girlfriend's expression and noticed Lisa trying to do the same. They both held a hefty stake in whatever her response would be. Skyler, though, was giving them nothing in return but uncertainty. And that scared Kaia.

"I don't really know what it is that I'm expecting to happen, and maybe what I'm suggesting is just a silly pipe dream. But at least for tonight, I want to be with you both. After that, well, we can worry about that later."

Skyler's eyes misted with tears, filling Kaia instantly with regret for having been fatuous and callous enough to even suggest such a thing. She didn't deserve the auburn-haired beauty and now felt in real danger of losing her. If Skyler walked out of the front door and out of her life right now, Kaia could hardly blame her.

And Kaia knew that it would likely kill her.

Nothing else was said, the silence in the room expanding. The only sound was that of Macey's gentle breathing down the hall. It wasn't until Skyler answered that Kaia realized that she had been holding her breath.

Skyler simply nodded her head, holding a hand outstretched towards Kaia. The former Marine heard Lisa gasp at Skyler's reply but couldn't tear her eyes away from her girlfriend. The teen's eyes were still misty as Skyler smiled at Kaia. It hurt her that it seemed to take such an effort on the auburn-haired beauty's part, instantly making Kaia feel unsure about what she'd done.

Taking Skyler's hand, Kaia said, "Are you sure? Please be honest with me, Sky. I don't want this to change things between us. Remember, it's you that has the power here."

Skyler stared back at her intently, seeming to consider her words. Kaia almost hoped that she would call the entire thing off.

Almost.

"I'm sure," Skyler finally said with a nod. "I don't know how I feel about anything beyond tonight, but I love you and want to give you this."

Kaia stepped in, bringing both of her hands up to cup Kaia's cheeks, pulling her in to kiss her softly before wiping away the couple of tears that had managed to escape Skyler's eyes.

"Thank you, Sky. I hope you know that I'm more in love with you every day that passes."

Skyler's eyes seemed to lighten at her declaration of love, though Kaia thought that she still saw a hint of trepidation in them.

"Me too, baby."

Kaia heard Skyler release a sigh before turning to look at Lisa, who was watching the two of them with longing in her eyes. Kaia's heart leaped as the teen held a hand out towards her former fiance, a smile of sheer joy and gratitude on Lisa's face as she accepted it, stepping towards them.

Kaia dropped her hands, extending her arms and allowing them to settle on the hips of both women. She felt her clit began to throb lightly, her nipples becoming taut at the prospect of what was about to happen, almost chafing at the material of her shirt. It wasn't the thought of a threesome; Kaia had done that many times before. The realization that she was about to make love to the two women she loved, an act that would likely prove the most erotic occurrence in her life, was what drove her arousal. Wanting to thank Skyler, she leaned in again in search of her lips, only to be stopped by the teen's hand to her chest.

"No, not me," Skyler said, nodding her head in Lisa's direction. "I think she needs your attention first." When Kaia hesitated, feeling momentarily unsure, Skyler tilted her head Lisa's way again and said, "Go on."

Kaia turned towards Lisa and found the sexy brunette staring back at her in anticipation. Her bottom lip seemed to be quivering, the urgency she felt to feel Kaia's mouth upon hers evident. She smiled at Lisa, hoping to settle the single mother's nerves as she pulled her in. As their lips touched, a whimper escaped from Lisa, and Kaia felt her former fiance tremble. Kaia couldn't help but wonder what was going through Skyler's mind at the moment, wondering if the younger woman was in agony over what she was watching. Kaia knew Skyler was only doing this for her, but she hoped that the experience might change how she felt.

When Lisa's tongue slipped inside her mouth, seeking Kaia's out, her self-consciousness abated. The familiar taste and smell of the gorgeous brunette opened memories in her mind, memories that made Kaia's pussy ache with need.

Sensing movement behind her, Kaia felt arms encircle her waist, the familiar feel of Skyler's breasts against her back, making her moan into Lisa's mouth. Kaia felt Skyler's hands reach beneath her shirt, her soft palms feeling warm against the sexy former Marine's flat stomach. As she continued to kiss Lisa, Kaia felt the teen's hands slide up to palm her breasts, the feel of her skin against Kaia's turgid nubs sending waves of pleasure to her core.

Kaia broke her kiss with Lisa, turning her head and arching her neck back in search of Skyler's lips. Her girlfriend didn't disappoint, claiming her lips hungrily as she twisted Kaia's sensitive nipples, making her groan in pleasure, her chest arching out in ecstasy.

Lisa's hands were suddenly at the fastener to her pants, Kaia feeling it give way, the zipper lowering. She heard movement as she felt her pants pulled down, breaking her kiss with Skyler to find Lisa on her knees looking back, her eyes filled with desire. Kaia freed her legs one at a time, the air in the room suddenly feeling cold against the wetness of her panties. Skyler was suddenly at her right side, pulling at the hem of Kaia's top. She lifted her arm, her heart pounding in her chest as Skyler pulled the shirt free, their eyes instantly finding one another. Kaia couldn't help but feel reassured at what was happening as Skyler offered her a smile before lowering her mouth and seizing Kaia's right nipple between her lips, sucking at it greedily.

Down below, Kaia felt something press against her sodden panties and looked down to see Lisa looking up at her adoringly as she inhaled Kaia's aroma. She watched as Lisa's tongue snaked out, lapping against the wetness of the silk material, the brunette's eyes rolling back in her head in approval of the taste.

As Lisa pulled down her panties, Kaia pulled Skyler up, kissing her passionately. She stepped out of her thong, spreading her legs open slightly wider than her shoulders, eagerly anticipating the feel of Lisa's tongue.

The cocoa-skinned goddess didn't have to wait long, moaning into her girlfriend's kiss as she felt Lisa's tongue slide between her silky wet folds. She felt the beautiful brunette's mouth encircle her lips, sucking wantonly at them as Lisa's tongue flickered insider her slit. Kaia lowered her hand and sunk her fingers into the depths of Lisa's hair, pulling her mouth in tighter against her mound.

Skyler broke her kiss, circling back around behind Kaia and out of her sight. Kaia wondered what she was up to, quickly having her question answered when she felt her ass cheeks parted, the auburn-haired beauty's tongue suddenly dancing against her pucker. The dual stimulation was almost overwhelming, Kaia's climax rapidly building, the pressure in her core swelling by the second. It exploded when Lisa's lips clamped down against her clit, two fingers suddenly thrusting inside her pussy and against her special place. Kaia's legs buckled, her mind awash in rapturous euphoria as her pussy spasmed, clamping down against the fingers inside her. She tried to cry out, her mouth opened, her head tilted back, but no sound came out.

Her climax finally abated despite both of her lovers continuing their ministrations. Kaia eventually became too sensitive, pulling Lisa up and kissing her, the taste of her own essence covering Lisa's lips and tongue. Kaia felt Lisa stand behind her, the teen's arms surrounding her waist as she laid her cheek against her back. Kaia had never felt so loved, so worshipped in her life. She never wanted it to end, refusing to think of it happening.

As her kiss with Lisa ended, the single mother looked at her with a burning passion in her eyes, bringing her right hand up to cup Kaia's left cheek.

"I love you, Kaia. No matter what happens from here on out, I always will."

Kaia's heart melted, again sending a prayer out to the universe that it would grant her this one thing. She couldn't stand the thought of having to send Lisa away. Losing her again would be devastating, but she would do it if that was what Skyler wanted.

"I love you too, Lisa. I don't think I ever really stopped," Kaia admitted, her voice full of the emotion coursing through her brain. She then turned towards Skyler slipping her free arm around her girlfriend. "You have this sexy little thing to thank for making me realize it. Maybe you should thank her properly."

Kaia looked between the two women; Skyler suddenly looked timid and unsure, but Lisa looked excited by the prospect. Wisely, though, she didn't push things, waiting for Skyler to signal her approval. Kaia studied Skyler, wondering what was going through her mind. Her right hand coming up, Lisa gently tucked a stray sprig of hair behind Skyler's ear, allowing her fingertips to lightly caress the sexy teen's cheek.