“Chang, I have had three hours’ sleep. I’m dead on my feet. And if you think that means I’m gonna stop you, you’re wrong.“
Penny has been gone for days, a week and a half at this point, on a mission to the far end of the world and a month before she returns, at least, and frankly, Xu is surprised that this has taken this long– Chu’s been crashing in their bed every night, anyway.
But it is strange, still, to know that she’s got her wife’s blessing to do this, to have someone respond to her touch with desire that isn’t Penny– it slows her down, just a little, as Xu brushes her lips across the line of Chuami’s jaw and catches her mouth in a kiss.
If Chuami wants to stop, they can stop. But for now…?
It’s almost a relief when Xu kisses her; how often has she wanted to do this, and not, because… this is someone else’s wife!? And yes, admittedly, there have been times in the past where this has not stopped her. But Penny is Chuami’s friend, and even though she was part of this arrangement, her not being here… was that wrong? How should she know? When has this kind of thing ever happened before?
Whatever. Xu knows Penny better than she does; she’d never do anything to hurt Penny. So Chuami kisses back, and waits for Xu to draw a line.
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