Educational tour time for the nerds.

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By the time that they had finished eating and it was time for her and Sera to go on their tour, Jenny was more than ready to go. Things were going all right, but definitely not perfect and she would have been lying if she said she wasn't a touch discouraged. She guessed she had known from the start that Tatum and Mack might not go on so smoothly, but the redhead seemed to be in a real piss about the whole time. Since the minute they had gotten to the orchard, her face had looked as if they had just run over her cat or something.

Sighing a little, but trying to keep positive, Jenny leaned over and gave Sera's side a little squeeze as they walked back through the orchard and toward the farm. "Is your head okay?" she asked, half-seriously. She didn't think the other girl had been hit that hard, and maybe she had overreacted a little in yelling at her sister, but it had just sort of come out. It was in her nature to be the one giving people scoldings when they really needed them, they just came out. She could let a lot slide, but that had just irritated her. "At least her aim is pretty terrible?"

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"Yeah it's okay." Sera shrugged, reaching up and rubbing the spot where she was hit. "She didn't hit me that hard, just stung for a minute." She smiled at her girlfriend and grabbed her hand, swinging them as they walked. It really was a really great day, apart from Tatum who had been a royal pain. The brunette expected her to not be too fond on calling it the day a date but she figured that if they were all having fun Tatum would at least be nice to Mack.

She stopped and took Jenny by her other hand pulling her towards her. "Thanks for standing up for me back there by the way." Sera kinda laughed, looking down at Jenny. She was pretty sexy when she was angry. "I don't think she expected it." She grinned again. "I don't think my sister's ever seen you yell like that before."

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Jenny smiled fondly as Sera swung their hands between them, and she twined their fingers together. "Mmm, you're welcome," the blonde replied quietly, letting herself be pulled in and looking up at the younger girl. "You're so tough," she joked, leaning up a bit to kiss the brunette's cheek.

At the mention of get outburst at Tatum, the older girl began to fume all over again, her face scrunched up. "Well, she should be more careful! She could have really hurt you, I just.. I don't know, it was rude! Sisters shouldn't hit each other," the blonde rambled, freeing her hands from Sera's briefly and using them to gesture. "She's almost nineteen, she needs to grow up."

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"That's probably what she wanted." Sera laughed, rubbing her again jokingly. "I'm sure she was trying to hurt me. She probably upset I'm not bleeding." The brunette frowned, wondering if if was true but forced a laugh. Her sister wasn't that mean.

"You and Ella would never treat each other the way we do, I know, she's so immature." Sera quickly agreed nodding her head. "I get she's scared but it's a little over the top."

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Jenny scowled deeply at her girlfriend's words, reaching up and giving the younger girl's head a gentle rub. "That's terrible. I'm not upset about the lack of blood.. god, I don't know what I'd do," the blonde murmured, shivering at the thought. She wasn't sure she would have been able to stop her yelling if the brunette had actually gotten hurt. Childish pranks were bad enough when they were dangerous, adding in malice was never a bonus.

"Never," Jenny agreed, shaking her head. "I understand that she doesn't want to be here, but most grown up people are able to be mature about a situation and not throw a tantrum."

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"Yeah Tatum's always been a big fan of tantrum's, you'd think she'd of gotten past it by now though." Sera shook her head again, smirking just a little as she did. "..but nope! I just don't get her, I really don't think she hates Mack that's the worst part about it. I know it's partially my fault cause I tease her like crazy but if she's really as straight as she says hanging out with Mack wouldn't change that."

The taller girl shook her head again, reached down grabbing her hand and linked her fingers with the blonds. "She better be nice well were gone, I'm gonna try not to think about it though I just wanna enjoy the tour and my alone time with you."

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Jenny sighed heavily, squeezing Sera's hands as their fingers tangled together. "I'm still staying out of it, but I think you and I both know she doesn't hate her, she just.. that can be very confusing. For some people, especially people in a position like.. the one your father keeps you guys in. Everything he expects from you all," the blonde murmured, frowning a bit.

She had always been glad that Ron and Paula were so liberal, the twins had always been loved and appreciated just for being themselves. Other than staying out of serious trouble, their parents didn't expect much out of them besides being happy. Jenny's extra work was of her own choosing, and never once had they tried to interfere. She wasn't sure Sera would even get to choose her own classes if she didn't have Madeline on her side.

"I just want to enjoy the tour too. Even if everybody else thinks it's dumb, I think it's going to be very informative!"

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"I know it can be." The brunette grinned, scrunching up her face a little at the older girl. She still remembered when she first started to question her sexuality, she was fourteen the first time she liked a girl and could recall just how scared she was. And how scary it was to tell her mom.

She frowned a little at the blond. "I really am hard on her it's just she's not fooling anybody anymore. Like it's time for her to be honest, not to dad though, no way I get that!" The taller girl huffed a little planting a hand on her hip, she just knew she was right, regardless of what Tatum said. "She could tell mom though. She tough on Tatum but she'd treat her the same way she treated me when I came out."

"I think it is too, I think we get to see where they made apple juice." Sera giggled, trying to focus on their little private date away from the group. She was still pretty mad about Tatum's behavior though, it was hard to stop thinking about it completely. She swung her arm with Jenny's squinting slightly from the sun between the trees.

"How cool is that? I always wondered how that was done actually."

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"She's just scared. Everybody gets scared sometimes, but when it's somebody who's already like.. basically afraid of her own shadow, that's worse," Jenny reminded the brunette gently. "Maybe she thinks your mom might be okay if it's you, but if it's her.."

She trailed off, not really needing to finish. It was common knowledge that Madeline took favor with Sera, something else that Jenny never understood. Ron and Paula had never preferred her or Ella over each other, as far as she knew. Tatum frustrated Jenny, but she could sort of see where all of the older girl's issues came from. Madeline and Mick were great and all, but they certainly weren't perfect parents, even if they might have thought so.

"We totally will! And cider! I want samples," Jenny grinned back, squeezing Sera's hand again as their arms swung. "I bet it's going to be super cool. They have to pasteurize it, right? We'll get to see that maybe!"

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"Yeah I know. I probably shouldn't be so hard on her." Sera half smirked, shrugging her shoulders. She knew the blond hated it when she made fun of Tatum. "I get it, like I think about my dad finding out and it's like I can't even think about life beyond that point. I just can't even bring myself to think how he's going to react." She frowned, squeezing Jenny's hand.

"I guess." Sera added. "I don't really think my mom would get mad or tell dad or anything. Maybe it'd be harder for her to lie to him about Tatum or something, I don't know. That's definitely what Tatum thinks, I think."

She walked to the edge of the path and grabbed an apple from one of the lower branches. She polished it with the bottom of the sweater before taking a bite as she headed back towards the blond. "I just feel bad for her, I make fun of her but like I care about her being happy. That's why I keep pushing this thing with Mack, I really think if she just gave her a chance." Sera took another few bites from her apple and tossed it aside into the grass, still swinging her other arm along with Jenny's.

They reached the building where the tours were held. There was only two other people standing out front waiting. "Yes! I definitely want samples of everything." Sera laughed turning to face Jenny. "I want to buy some apple cider to take back to school before we leave too. We can heat it up and have it by the fire in the common room or something." She scrunched up nose, giggling but turned quickly to make sure the other couple hadn't gone in for the tour yet. "Yeah I think they must have to boil it to a certain temperature. I don't believe as high as say milk pasteurization though." Sera thought for a moment and added. "They can't go through quite the process here I don't imagine as they would at like a big apple juice factory, that's why it has to be kept refrigerated and doesn't last very long. Whereas like a can of apple juice lasts forever if its not opened." The brunette laughed again. She was glad it was just the two of them, she was pretty sure none of the others would find a conversation about pasteurization quite as interesting.

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"See? Then there absolutely has to be a less harsh way that you could approach her! You need to.. let her know you understand. Because to be honest, with the way she overreacts, I have a feeling she just sees you as another adversary," Jenny replied quickly, pouting a little as her girlfriend shrugged. "It's like a little animal in the wild, you're cornering her so she's going to try to bite!"

She listened to what Sera said about their mother though, and nodded slowly. She had a point. "I guess she can't protect one of you and not the other without jeopardizing the entire thing.. but maybe it'd make her feel better if you just reminded her of that. I think with your mom, you're probably both safe, but obviously your sister doesn't think that. Just remind her, y'know, without being rude? You just want her to be happy, so just.. be nicer about it. I know you get frustrated with her, and I can see why, but she's your family! Don't be rude to her and I'm sure she wouldn't be rude back."

She had been over this lecture with Sera about a hundred times, but every time that things looked like they might look up, either she or Tatum would always end up doing something to piss the other sister off. Jenny was pretty sure she hadn't sat through an entire night where they hadn't bickered in some way, other than when their parents were close-by. Slowing down as they reached the tiny line up for the tour, Jenny swung their arms still as well, eying the other couple for a moment. She turned when Sera explained pasteurization, grinning widely.

"Pop quiz," she giggled. "What temperature is high enough for milk pasteurization? No google," the blonde asked, reaching over her free hand and putting it over the pocket over her girlfriend's jeans so Sera couldn't reach for her phone. They always loved randomly testing each other on useless knowledge. It was half of what made them such trivia freaks. Jenny could waste hours playing any kind of quiz or questionnaire game.

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Mackenzie had just about had it with this whole trip, she figured she should have known it was a bad idea when Sera had texted her on Tuesday. She figured things had gone pretty well between the two of them since they had ran into each other in the aftermath of parents weekend. At least the redhead hadn't seemed extremely cheesed about the party anymore, and they had even managed to have a conversation where the blonde didn't piss the other girl off. She had thought that at most, Tatum would be angry at first and then just tolerate her like usual. Mackenzie had obviously thought wrong, Tatum had been a royal bitch to everyone since realizing that the blonde was accompanying them. It wasn't like Mackenzie had said anything horrid to her either, she had been on her best behavior all day. There might have been a little bit of teasing, but other than that, she had tried to keep her usual tricks to a minimum.

When it came time for the tour Mackenzie had opted out, choosing instead to take a walk through the orchard. She was debating on just bailing on the whole trip. Tatum obviously didn't want to be here with her, and made it violently clear that she was not pleased at how the day was going. She really didn't think the other girl would mind if she left, in fact, she would probably be happy to be rid of her.

She decided after wandering for a few minutes that she would climb up a tree, smoke a few cigarettes and then probably depart. Sera would most likely yell at her later but she was done being pushed around by some pipsqueak kid who was having identity issues. Climbing methodically until she found a nice branch to rest on, she leaned her back against the trunk with her leg dangling off the side. Lighting one of the cigarettes that she had brought along, she closed her eye's and snuggled down into her scarf. It was starting to get chilly, and she was glad she had brought her hoodie as well. She sighed as she took another drag of the cigarette and began humming to herself. At least it was a nice day outside, and she was kind of digging this whole hanging out in a tree business. She grabbed an apple of a nearby branch and munched on it happily, feeling like today could still be a good day. She could go back to school, clean up and maybe go out and find something to distract her.

"Bombs away!" She crowed, dropping the now apple core from her seat on the branch.

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One of Tatum's favorite parts of apple picking, and a habit that drive her step-mother insane when she was with them, was wasting apples. She and Sera surprisingly both agreed on it, that a tree needed to be tested before you bothered to pick it. If you tasted an apple and it was gross, try the next tree, and so on. Since arriving that morning, Tatum had wasted and taken single bites out of about twenty different apples, tossing them over her shoulder after finishing.

Her step-mom was always telling her how immature it was, just grow up and pick the apples, but she had never really outgrown it. Biting apples and discarding them was half of the fun, it made her feel like a kid again. She had been doing it long enough, after all.

She had been straining, standing on her tip-toes with her headphones over her ears, trying to reach an apple just beyond the grasp of her fingertips. Why did she have to be so short again? At least the twins were around to make her feel less tiny.

Grunting in frustration, the redhead finally managed to pluck the offending apple down. She rubbed it onto the front of her shirt, and then prepared to take her bite, when suddenly an apple core bounced off of the top of her head. She stared blankly at it, before following it's flight path and looking up to the tree it came from, she frowned. "Oh it's you," she said quietly, lowering her headphones to her neck so she could hear the older girl.

"I didn't even hit her that hard so you can like, stop throwing shit at me or whatever. She deserved it.."

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Mackenzie wasn't expecting to hear Tatum's voice below her after she dropped the apple core, and she was extremely put off by the other girl's tone. She had been so hopeful at having a decent day a moment ago, and yet fate had stepped in once again, delivering the redhead right to her doorstep. She decided that if Tatum was going to treat her like a scum bag when she had been trying all day to be nice, she was going to just give in to what the other girl clearly saw her as. Stubbing out her cigarette she smirked smugly, knowing exactly the kind of reaction she was going to get.

"Look out below!" She yelled, cackling happily as she launched herself from the branch into open space. She hadn't climbed that far up into the tree, she had fallen farther from her broom during Quidditch, but it was still far enough to make a scene. Crashing through the branches a little, she managed to land almost on top of Tatum.

Picking herself up off the ground, she brushed off her sweater a little bit and adjusted her scarf. Grinning obnoxiously, she cocked her head to the side and stared at Tatum. "You need to chill out kiddo," she informed the other girl, she reached out and ruffled Tatum's hair by way of messing with her hat. "Sera didn't do 'nothing wrong, you're bein' a poor sport. It's not like anyone is forcing you to like, sleep with me or marry me or anything."

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"Don't you dare-" Tatum began to protest, but Mack was already coming through the branches toward her. Taking a couple of stumbling steps backwards and out of the way, she just barely avoided getting crushed by the tall blonde. The apple that she had been holding in her hand was clutched in a death grip as she stared at where the older girl was on the ground. Was she crazy or something? She could have killed herself, or worse, Tatum.

"You idiot! Be careful!" she snapped, hucking the half crushed apple half-heartedly at the blonde girl's stomach as she stood up and began to brush herself off. She scowled deeply upon her hat being mussed, lifting a hand to swat Mack away from her head. She opened her mouth for another snippy comeback, but cut herself short at Mack's next words.

Her cheeks going nearly as bright red as some of the apples on the tree behind them, Tatum tensed her arms up at her sides. "L-Like I'd ever sleep with you," she managed to stammer back. "Or a-any girl! As if!" the redhead quickly added.

"G-Gross," she lied sullenly.

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Rolling her eyes at Tatum's response, she reached up and pulled an apple of the tree. Wiping it off on her shirt, she took a large bite out of it and chewed thoughtfully as she studied the girl in front of her. "Yes, we all know you think I'm disgusting, cause you're so straight. Like, you just have straightness oozing out your pores." She took another bite of her apple, and threw her arms up in the air. "Jesus Tatum, I've tried to be nice to you all day. You don't have to act like I'm going to give you a disease or somethin'."

Mackenzie was getting more and more worked up, it just really sucked. It sucked because she was actually kind of hurt that the redhead was rejecting her so readily. It also sucked because she didn't know why it actually mattered to her how Tatum treated her. Since when had she started caring if the younger girl was nice to her or not? Mackenzie never really cared about what other girls thought of her, because she was confident that she was hot shit. Tatum was a completely different story, she had never felt like she needed to impress so much. She had never continued to pursue someone when getting rejected too much.

Lowering her arms, she crossed them and frowned at the shorter girl. This was stupid, she could go back to the school and be seducing some girl within an hour. Why was she wasting time on some cutesy little date to pick apples? She didn't do this kid of shit. "I guess I'll be goin' then, don't wanna cramp your style or anything." Spinning on her heel, she began to walk away from the redhead trying to ignore the small hope in her chest that Tautm would call out and stop her.

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Though she would later be unable to figure out why she did it, Tatum acted without really thinking first. Everything that Mack said to her had been getting riled her up, making her cheeks keep flushing brightly, and even the way that the blonde chomped on her apple made the younger girl want to fume. She knew the other girl thought she was hot shit too, and it killed her that she agreed, and holding it in was getting harder and harder. It was easier to be straight up rude to the other girl, rather than risk getting close to her.

The blonde drove her crazy, in the best way possible, but giving in to that feeling wasn't an option. Not at school, not around people, not around anyone. But there wasn't anyone else around right then.

Reaching out without a word, the younger girl grabbed Mackenzie's arm as she began to walk away and pulled her back forcefully. She met eyes with the blonde girl for a split-second, struggling to think of something to say, but quickly giving up. Pushing the older girl back against the tree she had jumped out of, Tatum shoved herself against her, needing to stand practically on her tip-toes to crush her lips roughly against the blonde's.

She needed to put everything into the kiss, letting herself go for just a mere moment, and forgetting how miserable she felt. How miserable she felt being there, how miserable she felt because she couldn't have a good time. So much as she wanted it, this could never be how things were. Not so long as her father was around.

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She was honestly surprised when she felt the girl's hand gripping her arm. That surprise turned into full out shock when she locked eyes with the girl. Even though it was only a split-second, it felt like forever to the blonde. There was something in the other girl's eyes that the blonde had never seen before from the redhead. A glimmer of truth that the girl always kept guarded. Mackenzie didn't know what to call it but she knew she was incredibly turned on when the smaller girl pushed her up against the tree and smashed their lips together.

Wrapping her arms around the girl, she pulled her closer, pressing their bodies together. Mackenzie was sure that this was the most intense kiss she had ever experienced, and she pressed her tongue against the other girl's lips, asking for permission. This almost seemed too good to be true, having Tatum here kissing her like if she stopped they might both fall away. She let her hands travel down the girl's back and squeeze her hips, rubbing her thumbs in tiny circles through the girl's clothes.

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The redhead's mind was racing with panic, absolutely anybody including Sera, could walk up at any moment. They were pretty far out in the orchard, a part that Tatum was fairly certain the rest of the group hadn't even come out to yet. But the possibility still lingered, and she still couldn't break the kiss, struggling not to whimper heatedly into it.

She pushed Mack more roughly against the tree, her hips pressing into the blonde for just a few seconds before backing off. Her head felt like it was a swimming, and as Mack's tongue prodded her, she reminded herself again about how close she was playing it. Why was she doing this to herself? She'd just regret it later. And then there was confession.

Surprising even herself, Tatum opened her mouth, her own tongue quickly seeking out Mack's and wrestling it for dominance. She had bee through this a hundred times, every boy she had ever dated, but it was never like this. It was never intense, she never tingled down to her toes, and she never felt so guilty. Feeling the hands on her hips, a shiver ran down her spine, making her shake all over.

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Letting out a quiet grunt as she felt the tree digging into her shoulder blades, she pressed her hips back into the other girl's. She would have never expected Tatum to be the one to initiate this kind of thing, it was driving her crazy. Mack rarely let other girl's take control, preferring to be the dominate one but she was enjoying the redhead's fire.

She let out a small hum as she felt Tatum opening her mouth, she tried not to let the small groan escape her mouth as she felt Tatum battling her for dominance. Pressing her tongue back against the other girl's, she pulled the other girl's hips against hers again.

Mackenzie had kissed a lot of girl's in her life, it wasn't something that she wasn't used to, but this was different. She felt like her body was on fire where it touched Tatum, she could already feel herself overheating. Kissing Tatum was like nothing she had ever experienced before, it was slowly killing her, she was sure of it. She couldn't help but let a small whimper escape her lips as she allowed Tatum to have dominance over her. It was the first time ever that a girl had been able to make her surrender.

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Feeling her hips pulled back against the older girl, Tatum fought herself not to let them arch in return. It was destroying her, breaking down her security and her walls, but she couldn't get away from it. Though she knew she was pushing her luck, maybe even tempting fate, the blonde girl's kiss was just keeping her drawn in. Even the light grinding between them was making her dizzy.

When Mack whimpered, Tatum broke away from the kiss and stared at her for another split moment. Still not bothering to speak, she ducked her head back in, lips pressing against the older girl's throat, working it over with quick and desperate little kisses. She still leaned heavily into her, keeping them propped under the tree.

And hopefully keeping them hidden somewhat by it's branches, if she was lucky.

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Mackenzie was slightly embarrassed when Tatum broke away from the kiss to stare at her. She hadn't meant to let it slip from her mouth but she couldn't help it. The other girl was making her feel crazy, and she was slowly losing control of her conscious mind. She was about to say something when Tatum was suddenly ducking back in and kissing her neck.

The blonde dug her nails into the girl's hips, letting out a small groan as the girl worked her neck over. It was one of her biggest weaknesses, and she was glad that Tatum was pressing her into the tree so hard. She wasn't sure she could trust her legs to keep her standing right now.

She let her hand tangle in the girl's hair as she kissed her neck, tugging at it slightly. Her other hand dragged down the girl's stomach and ghosted across the skin right above the girl's jeans as her shirt rode up. She knew that Tatum would probably freak out if she drifted any father south but it was becoming harder and harder to not act on instinct. Sliding her finger along the waist band of Tatum's underwear, she pulled the girl's hips against hers once again.

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Tatum had no idea how long this had been going on between them now, it felt like forever but she was sure that it hadn't been more than a few minutes. Still it left her entire body tingling in an unfamiliar way, a way that making out with no boy had ever evoked from her. It seemed to start in the pit of her stomach and pull, working right down into her legs. Which was shaking terribly, threatening to give up supporting her.

She was lucky she had Mack and the tree to lean on, and she did just that, barely any distance or space kept between the two of them. It had been such an awful day, she had been so sour, and now this was the greatest she had felt in months, in years, since Frankie had died. But it was awful and she needed to stop, and that was awfuller still.

Feeling Mack's fingers tangling through her hair, pulling at it, the redhead let out a little groan of her own. Her cheeks flushed immediately, clearing her throat gently afterward and trying to regain her silent composure. It was desperately hard. When she felt the movement of Mack's other hand, long fingers barely grazing the bit of stomach exposed between her jean shorts and shirt, the younger girl was sure she stopped breathing for a few seconds. This was fucking insane, she had to stop, and she had to stop now.

But still she wasn't, letting her hips be pulled closer again, not fighting the urge to arch in return this time. She felt the finger testing the waistband of her underwear and swore her breathing halted a second time, waiting in slightly sweaty anticipation to see how cocky the blonde really was.

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Tatum arching her hips into the blondes was what did it, Mackenzie had been debating on if she could get her hand in the girl's pants. She had been considering letting it go, she really didn't know where Tatum's head was right now. It would have been wiser to let the younger girl stay into control, but when she felt the girl arch against her Mackenzie couldn't control herself any longer.

It was like her brain shut down, all intelligible thought was gone. She stopped thinking and just felt everything, the girls small groan, her hips pressing against her's, the way she had stopped breathing as the blonde girl teased her at the top of her waistband. It was all too much for the blonde, and she had no second thoughts about sliding her hand into the girl's jean shorts and teasing her through the fabric of her underwear.

She wanted to hear the girl groan again, wanted to make her feel as worked up as she was. She was on auto pilot now, and she was pretty sure that if Tatum didn't stop her now, she wouldn't want to stop as things went on. Would Tatum let her go that far? It was already a shock to the blonde that the younger girl had let her get as far as she did, and the fact that Tatum had actually initiated it made it even more shocking.

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