The Flag of Truce

Beth realised but didn’t reveal that she felt like someone had somehow given her a strange attraction potion that left her daydreaming about Mel so much. She felt so good that she was not going to abandon this feeling, but her natural reticence made her hold out for some time before revealing any details to anyone, especially Mel.

Mel rang her each lunch time, to fill her in on progress on the job and apartment front. She realised very quickly how much she looked forward to each call, and longed for any little compliment or flirting that she heard in Mel’s voice.

By Tuesday evening she was struggling to come to terms with the advice of a lesbian couple who played for her rugby team. She met them in her favourite coffee shop that served the best cream cakes in Oxford. She couldn’t help but notice how engrossed and in love this couple were, as they sat close to each other, holding hands discreetly. They helped Mel to demystify her notions of what these women really were. They were keen to point out all of the positives about being lesbian in the 21st century with the ability to set up a loving home together without fear. They regarded this as being at the foremost of the benefits of the new enlightened era, as well as a more understanding attitude from both of their companies and co-workers.

They told her of all of the information available about lesbian lifestyle, and the number of the advice bureau. They advised her on all of the lesbian friendly venues in Oxford. They also informed her that they intended to marry in whatever form would be possible so that they could share their lives fully, and perhaps if the law allowed adopt a child. They promised Beth their full support and help should she need it, especially when dealing with family and friends.

The main thrust of their advice was:-
“It will feel a little strange at first, and you are probably feeling unsure right now but just go for it. Only you will know if it is right for you. Be careful but brave and give your heart a chance for happiness. It’s a wonderful feeling to be loved, and the perks are really great, shared make-up, and hugging your girl in a scrum or better still, in a shower. It doesn’t get any better than that!”

She blushed then thanked them and headed home. She decided to do some homework on the internet. As she begun to delve into this topic, she was amazed about how many actresses and celebrities were lesbian, and how much detail was on the internet about these girl’s private lives. That was the worrying bit about all of this that she wasn’t sure she could handle, or if she could share Mel with her family if it came to that.

She watched episodes of a lesbian UK TV series that had a wide range of characters, and tried to see some of herself in any of them. The remarkable thing was that she immediately identified with a girl playing the role of a lesbian detective in Scotland. She also found a story site with some very revealing stories and lurid description of how girls made love, which had Beth’s head spinning with what these girls got up to!

Although she had replayed that kiss with Mel over and over in her head, she decided that there was no way was she could do a lot of that, some of which she thought was just wrong, especially the spanking and tying up bit some girls appeared to love!. She was however mesmerized when she located a site that showed seductive Sapphic lovemaking, and suddenly throbbed to the realization that she would like it if that happened to her. A movie excerpt from “Loving Annabelle” with an Adele song called “Set fire to the rain” where the main character moved in on her teacher really caught her attention.

She did invite Mel for a meal on Wednesday evening and made some chicken pasta which they both enjoyed. They laughed together as they got to know each other’s character and sense of humour. They discussed their own sense of style, and Mel admitted that she would like to try a more casual, less girly style of fashion. Beth was seeing another side of Mel now, and could now understand her wish to lead her own life. As Beth went through some of her favorite but obscure CDs Mel began to do an exotic belly dance on the lounge carpet, and held out her hand for Beth to dance with her.

As they slowly danced together to a haunting Fado melody, Mel on tiptoes placed her hands on Beth’s face and kissed her eyelids, before moving her lips to capture Beth in a smoldering kiss which left Beth’s emotions very disturbed. She became very aware of Mel’s arousal and where it would lead. She could feel her own control slipping before she pulled sharply away and said:-

“Mel, stop. Please ....be patient with me. I cannot go any further right now”

Mel just nodded as tears threatened to fall, and she suddenly got her coat and bag. She hurriedly left, never looking back, nearly pulling the door off its hinges on the way out.

Beth realised she felt aroused but that she had been a more than a little tactless and probably very hurtful as Mel stormed out. She realised her problem was that she didn’t know how to go about loving a girl, especially now that she knew that Mel wanted to kiss her so badly. She decided to forget the entire episode and watch one of her favorite military action movies called “Where Eagles Dare” which always took her mind off any problem with its terrific drum beat.

As Mary Ure helped Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton escape certain death from the Schloss Adler there was a fantastic scene at the back of a single decker snow plough style bus. Beth knew she had a bit of a crush on that actress and in her fantasy she had often dreamed she felt Mary’s hand on her pussy helping her to get aroused, but that’s all it was, everyone had those, didn’t they?

Beth grabbed her giant teddy bear and hugged it as Mel’s face superimposed itself on Mary Ure’s character as she held her machine gun and sprayed bullets across a snowy road to keep her enemies at bay. O! She was really aroused now! Beth found herself grinding into her teddy bear’s leg and climaxed while she recalled Mel’s sexy breasts pressing into her and those heart wrecking lips, and passion filled eyes.

She realized that she was an emotional mess, and something would have to be done!

On Thursday morning a very contrite Beth called Mel early to apologies for her behavior and begged for forgiveness. Mel immediately brightened up and told her not to worry about it. By Friday’s call she could sense that Mel was coming out of her shell, and from being what Beth initially thought was an immature and spoilt blonde there was a new confident woman emerging as Mel got her future lined up.

“Our date is all set for this evening. We are going to meet in Oxford for a quick meal in the Brickworks followed by some dancing, including a surprise for you, that I know you are going to enjoy. So get your dancing shoes ready, your lippy on and a sexy outfit as well”
“O Mel, I am not sure about this. Can’t we just go somewhere quiet?”

“No way, so don’t be a cowardy cat. This is happening and I am in charge, and I love it. See you at about 6.30pm. Don’t be late, Bye! ”

Beth finished work at lunchtime that Friday, to give her time for a much needed make over. She first made a dash to some boutiques in search of some inspiration but really couldn’t make up her mind about what she wanted to wear. She moved on to her hair dressing saloon and the initial review from the hair stylist was far from positive.

Her hair stylist tut-tutted over the condition of her thick unruly auburn hair before consulting with her on the style she wanted. She decided to go for a modern but easy to care for hairstyle. Having looked in an endless number of folders the stylist selected a cut she thought would look well and proceeded to spend forty five minutes cutting and styling the hair. She then clipped it back away from her face and handed her over to a make-up girl in the next door beauty bar.

A second bewildering session then begun, in front of what looked like an entire makeup counter filled with a dazzling array of products and brushes. The girl in the beauty salon was genuinely supportive of her efforts, and took a long time analysing her skin and its colour tone before deciding on a palette of colours that would work. Once again Beth was lost in a sea of unknown terms, trying to answer questions.

Did she have dry skin?
What brand of skin cleanser did she use?
Did she want her freckles concealed?
Did she want blusher?
What colours did she use on her eyes to highlight them?
Did she want false eyelashes?

In the end this very confused sports mad girl who struggled to find even her lipstick sometimes, and only used sun creams on her face, gave her carte blanche to go for the full treatment, but without the false eyelashes. She sat while a bewildering array of pots and brushes were used to bring out all of the best points of her beautiful face.

As her hair was released from all of the clips the make-up girl sighed in triumph. When Beth finally saw the results of all of their efforts she was stunned. Her own reflection was so different she didn’t quite get who it was for a second. Then she really stared at the beautiful girl in the mirror but just couldn’t believe it was her. The tomboy scientist had vanished, and a hidden beauty was revealed!

She wondered who actually bought so much of this make up and array of brushes anyway, that could achieve such an astonishing result? She knew the answer immediately, Mel. But would she show Beth how to do this wonderful thing to her face! The girls convinced her to do something about her nails to complete the transformation. They informed her that there would be a special offer just for her, she agreed to much needed nail treatment as well, but didn’t go for the acrylic nails, preferring a shorter nail because of her lab work.

They guided her on how to match the nail colour with the lip gloss and new lip pencil, writing down the colour shade and brand names they had used. They recommended matching clothes styles and colours to Beth to make the most of the makeover. The entire saloon staff surrounded her to congratulate her on this super new look which she was just beginning to get used to. They gave her all of the tips on how to recreate it and that tutorial was even more bewildering! They even took a picture of her for their customer catalogue while she tried to come to terms with her reflection.

One of the customers told Beth that with those full glossy lips she looked just like her son’s female heroine, Lara Croft!

*** Chapter 7. Last minute nerves.

Beth headed home, occasionally looking in the shop fronts to see if she could see her reflection. Her realisation of how well she looked finally dawned as she strutted up to her apartment. The “Lara Croft Movie look” bolstered her confidence but her nerves threatened to take over on her way home. She knew that she wasn’t really ready for any public location for her date and her confidence suddenly waned. All she could hear in her head was “Are you really going out with a girl?”

Should she go or cancel?
Was she really going to go out on a date with Mel?

In her dream the previous night she fantasized about making love with a mysterious ethereal entity and next morning she awoke even more frustrated than the previous days. Her concentration was also suffering and she could not seem to complete her programme of work that week no matter how hard she tried.

This decision was agonising, but she finally decided that all of the time spent getting this new look deserved an outing. She was not going to be a coward, and wouldn’t let Mel down having called it a date! She decided that all of her erotic dreams that were ruining her night’s sleep could not be ignored and would have to be faced up to. She was determined to go out looking her best, and could only imagine what Mel would look like.

She decided to take some of the advice offered by her two friends, to “Be brave and give your heart a chance”. She hoped that she could resurrect her confidence to carry this night off, which seemed to have disappeared earlier in the week.

Beth feverishly went through her wardrobe to see if she did have anything attractive that she wouldn’t feel overdressed in. Matching her new look with her limited wardrobe of clothes was proving a big challenge. Her lab work didn’t come close to the concentration this demanded and she was really struggling to find anything to wear.

Finally she settled for a totally new look, feminine and sassy. She put on matching cream lacy underwear which was a present from one of her sister in laws. This included a sexy matching bra and panties, a cream garter belt, a short half slip and nearly nude stockings. Over this she donned a daringly low necked purple dress with a flowing figure hugging hem line she knew showed her legs off to their best. The reflection in her full length hall mirror couldn’t be wrong, and she did admit to herself that she looked very kissable!

Feeling suddenly slightly exposed as she examined her reflection she went in search of something to cover her up a little. She found a beautiful shimmering gold coloured scarf to set off the ensemble.

She got out her favorite knee length designer coat and her new bag, with the matching low heel shoes. She then loaded up her bag with all of her “essentials”. She nodded to herself in approval for the effect as she looked into her reflection from the hall mirror. Having overcome more than one set of last minute nerves, she climbed into a cab still in slight trepidation and headed off to meet Mel.

*** Chapter 8. Disco Divas

In the meantime Mel was also getting ready. She had already decided that she would buy a special outfit to tempt her reluctant girlfriend into action, even if only a repeat of that last breathtaking kiss. She spent a long time on her hair and make-up, deciding on a new up to the minute audacious look, to match the dancing venue she was going to bring Beth to. She had found a charity function that would welcome her and a guest. They had hired a DJ for what promised to be a Gaudy night finale to remember, and were expecting a great University crowd to arrive for the late night disco.

Beth called Mel on her mobile phone to say that she had arrived outside the pub and to find out where she was sitting. Mel immediately rushed out of the pub to greet Beth. As Beth got out of the cab to meet Mel, her jaw dropped when she saw Mel’s outfit, and her eyes were glued to the sexiest figure she had ever seen outside the movies!

The tightest two piece light blue silk pantsuit that she had ever seen was adorning every curve of Mel’s gorgeous body. The skin tight high waist jacket was being strained by the voluptuous figure it was enveloping and the skin tight pants were barely legal. Mel’s blonde hair was done in a risqué spiky style and her earrings were audacious, but really stylish. Her breasts were doing their best to break out of their confinement and Beth could feel herself blushing just looking at Mel’s low necked tight fitting jacket.

“This is all for you, I have been longing for this date so much, to meet you, hoping you wouldn’t pull out. I have done all the research and have lined up a great night. But you have promised me a kiss and I am going to hold you to your word. Are you hungry?”

Beth’s mind was still in too much of a whirl about the prospect of another unsettling kiss to answer, so she just nodded and held Mel’s hand as she was escorted into a high backed private booth. She thanked Mel for choosing such a private part of the pub. She quickly decided to get to the loo to safeguard her underwear from what she felt was going to be an extremely testing night. As she got into her cubicle to get out a discreet panty pad from her handbag she was struggling to come up with a reason not to caress those beautiful breasts that appeared to be whispering to her to touch them. O God! her mind was in turmoil!

Hunger pangs finally took over and she headed back to Mel. As she sat down and crossed her legs she realized that the sight of her ensemble with its low neckline was having the same effect on Mel as Mel’s outfit was having on her. As they tentatively touched hands the feelings Beth had were overcoming her own reserve once again and she knew looking into Mel’s eyes that she was going to be pressing to go further tonight than she thought. She could see that Mel was biting her lip nervously, which she found very attractive.

Mel’s fingers were playing softly on the back of her hand as Beth suddenly came out of a very lurid daydream that was sparked by an internet lesbian story that she had read earlier in the week. As she recalled the erotic storyline, her breasts were threatening to harden to the point of embarrassment so she decided to focus on her stomach.

“Let’s order food, I am weak with the hunger. I have been all over Oxford getting ready for tonight”
“O my, Beth you are so lovely looking tonight. You have always looked good to me, especially on the golf course but well...you have certainly taken my breath away in that dress. Your hairstyle is absolutely stunning and I love your lipstick and eye make-up. Your ensemble really finishes of the great new look. You are so beautiful, how could I refuse anything you ask?” Mel’s fluttering eyes only helped to emphasise the meaning in the last sentence.

“Mel, you have me blushing again but never mind that. Your outfit is the sexiest thing I have ever seen never mind getting up close to. I have got to admit that it’s taking my breath away, even just holding your hand is a little unnerving”

Mel had already felt the slight tremor in Beth’s grip. She just smiled impishly and said:-
“This is only part of the surprise, which I did just for you!” as she looked into Beth’s eyes and held her gaze with those stunning azure blue eyes.
“Beth, before our food arrives I need to say some really serious things that I have been mulling over all day so please hold my hand. Grab on and squeeze tight, here goes.....

I know what most people thought of me, a high maintenance dizzy blonde who was totally spoiled, and into being seen on a good looking guy’s arm. I know I have teased and broken a few guy’s hearts and that was wrong of me. But all the time I have been out with guys I have never felt like this. I only ever felt slightly uncomfortable in men’s company, never attracted to any of them. Although I knew if I gave the right encouragement I could have been set up for life with a husband, luxury villa abroad and all of the trimmings.
But none of them ever got as close as you have.

I have never EVER dressed up like this, because I never wanted to attract anyone so much and as desperately as I do now. For the first time in my life I have found someone who lights me up to do all this for. It’s you, Beth honey, you are my hero. You went out on a huge limb to help me, and were prepared to ruin your good character and your privacy as well. I really do appreciate that more than you know. I know I have messed up your life and your membership in the golf club and I don’t know how to fix that.

I know you never even kissed a girl until this week with me but I cannot say I am sorry for kissing you, because when I look into your eyes my heart pounds and my lips cry out to kiss you. I cannot help myself when I see your beautiful face especially those lips all glossed up like they are tonight. When I kissed you something happened to me that never happened before. I felt that for the first time that I was doing something wonderful, something with real passion, something special just for me.

When you returned my kiss in your apartment I just....turned to mush. Every nerve end and hormone I own went ballistic. There were feelings shooting all over my body. When you kissed me outside the pub I realized just how much you affect me. Even when we hug my body goes into a spin, my heart really hammers being held in your arms”.

Mel caught Beth’s hand to her chest and Beth could feel Mel’s thundering heart beat. Beth felt overwhelmed by this revelation, but she knew that the last kiss had affected her just as much, right down to her toes and back up to zones that had never before been so affected by anybody. She looked into Mel’s eyes with a tentative nod of agreement.
“Something has happened to me too, that I never expected, and don’t really understand ....yet”

Beth had to drag her eyes and hand away from Mel as her food arrived. They both ate heartily but Beth did struggle to concentrate on her food as she could feel the presence of a hand on her dress caressing her thigh too close to where her stocking top was. The touch was sending shockwaves of desire up her inner thighs. She found herself crossing her legs, clenching her lower stomach to stave off the unnerving effect of these touches. They finished their meal in a world of their own.

As they got ready to leave, Mel suggested a trip into the Ladies restroom to refresh their make-up. Beth was mesmerized as she followed Mel’s swaying bottom and only realized that she had been bewitched when she realized that she was sitting on a comfortable couch in a small private “snug” room that the pub used for small parties.

As Mel shut and bolted the door she gazed at her beautiful but reluctant guest and said:-
“Beth, this is the surprise! We are alone, and it is so private. There is a reserved sign on the outside of this door, and nobody can get in. Please relax a little. I am claiming my kiss right now”

While Beth smiled at the audacious nature that Mel was revealing Mel swiftly pounced to claim her kiss, which begun with a light feathery touch of lips. Instinctively they drew close together as their much awaited kiss took over. Sitting on a couch in a dimly lit cosy room seemed to bring them closer still. Passion flared as soon as their hands moved to touch the back of each other’s neck. The kiss went on and on, deepening each minute until it took on a life of its own. Although neither one of them had any real sexual experience with another woman their bodies knew instinctively what was going on.

Beth could feel her nipples harden as Mel kissed her neck. Mel covertly inched her hand down Beth’s leg to the hem of her dress. Fingers were caressing her, touching the lace of her slip through her dress, feeling down to her knee and going back up her leg again. Her pulse began to race as touches made her more aroused. A hand got slowly closer to the top of her thigh where it played through her slip with the lace of her garter and panties, and it felt so good. She was tingling all over with this attention, as Mel’s hand slid under her skirt. Fingers got inside her garter straps to linger close to her mound. One finger brushed her pussy, in a lightly circular motion. Instinctively she moved to a more open position to allow easier access to her very aroused pussy.

Beth moaned with Mel’s touches as she began to feel the silk of Mel’s jacket. Beth’s hand continued its own exploration and it zoned in on Mel’s left breast, so soft and inviting. She zipped open the front of the pantsuit top to get easier access to her heart’s desire. A beautiful breast was popped out of its demi-cup bra and Beth’s eyes were totally engrossed in it. As her hand stroked this beautiful breast and her thumb repeatedly brushed Mel’s nipple, the reaction was very intense. Mel quickly moaned and ground her hip into Beth’s thigh as passion coursed through her body. They were now in a tight embrace lying across the soft leather couch.

Beth wrapped one leg around Mel’s hip, to increase the friction she so desperately needed. As she did this she leaned down to kiss Mel’s nipple. Her panties were bucking onto Mel’s hip, creating a wonderful intense pleasure zone deep inside her groin. This movement was closely matched by Mel who ground into Beth’s thigh. Beth soon felt her own body spiral out of control as Mel’s hand held her tightly, stroked her very aroused breast and neck as she shuddered into an orgasm. As she ground herself against Mel, she suddenly felt Mel shake violently into her own climax, and scream out with joy.

Their reaction to the speed of what happened was one of awe and sheer breathless exhilaration. They took a little while to get their sense of balance and heart rate under control. Beth returned Mel’s breast into its former position reluctantly, ogling it as she did so.
Mel slowly straightened Beth’s dress over that sexy slip while taking another quick peep at those stocking clad legs and garter belt.

Beth smiled but couldn’t get over the speed with which this had happened and as she shook her head she said:-
“Wow, just look what you have done to me now. I am a mess! That’s never happened to me before on a date. That’s going too far and too fast for me Mel, you are a minx! I am ....out of breath.”

Mel’s grin and pouty expression was followed by:-
“That was your fault for looking so sexy in those stockings! Your touches were wonderful. Your touch on my nipples sent me straight into orbit, and set me off so fast that I couldn’t stop. I have never shared my body with anybody before and wasn’t even sure how to go about it. This happened so quick for me, that I couldn’t think straight. You must know that I have never let anybody go this far, but when you touch me I cannot stop you! I promise that something this good this has never happened to me before this week but I have got to get to a restroom NOW. I need a loo before I make a mess in my pants”

They both giggled as they decided to make a quick dash for the toilets, where they quickly finished their business.
As they reached the vanity mirrors they stared bemusedly at their faces and the ravages done to their make-up. They both gushed and then giggled as they realised how passionate that had they had been.

Melanie, who had far more experience with make-up decided she was in charge and did an excellent job restoring Beth’s looks completely. She then restored her own make-up before declaring that:-
“There will be no more of that, we are going dancing right now, let’s get our coats and off we go”

Before they re-applied their lipstick they did have one smouldering kiss before getting themselves back under control.
Beth and Mel headed for a taxi cab to take them to the charity bash, and found the DJ in full control of a lively audience that were bopping to the latest beats. Beth and Mel agreed that they would get some refreshment so headed for the Champagne Bar, where they enjoyed the fizzy lift of a celebratory glass of chilled Moet Chandon each toasting each other.

They spent the next ninety minutes or so stalking one another on the dance floor while getting into the tempo of the evening. They didn’t dare dance too close but Mel was making very bold moves to flick up the hem of Beth’s dress. She had to be quick to react to this threat to her modesty, to keep her hemline below the level of her stocking tops. She silently made a note to herself not to wear loose hemlines when dancing in public with Mel!

They had a wonderful night, and gasped as they noticed that two members of the ladies club competition were passionately making out in a dimly lit part of the dance floor, during a slow song. They were a little apprehensive when the two ladies came over to them later, having tried in vain to move out of their eye line.

“Don’t worry girls. We understand that there are many types of couples as we are a couple ourselves. We just don’t flaunt it around the golf club, but all our friends and family know that we are together. By the way we still consider you both our best golfers and hope that you will put in an appearance?”

Mel quickly answered: - “Certainly, we are both willing to play but only if selected as a pair”
“That’s what we intended to do anyway!”
As they said goodbye Mel received a call from her friend’s apartment asking that she make herself scarce that night as the girl’s boyfriend was staying over.