Venus and Strawberry were walking around the town hand in hand. Strawberry looked up at the sky and smiled at them. Venus looked down at strawberry, growing a slight smile.
Venus's smile faded when her phone started going off. She sighed and pulled it out of her pocket, bringing it to her head.
"Yes...?" Venus muttered
"Afternoon Venus. I just wanted to remind you that the next designs are due this weekend" a male's voice muttered
"Yeah I know... I've actually got an idea that could make or break us..." she looked down at Strawberry who had gotten distracted by a nearby Dog
"Venus... please don't say that..."
"I'm sure it'll be great"
"Okay but you better not fuck this up!"
"I won't Jesus fucking Christ... I'll work on them later. They should be done by tomorrow then you can start production straight away"
"By tomorrow...? That's pretty soon"
"Yeah but I've already got it planned out. Now piss off and leave me alone. I'm on a date"
"Wait wh-"
Before he could finish Venus hung up the call. She looked over to Strawberry who had ran over to a dog and started petting it. Venus walked over to her and placed a hand on the girl's shoulder making her flinch.
"You know I was thinking... if you want we could go back to mine for a bit. I've got to finish off some designs but you can talk to my maid Sara while I'm working" Venus whispered
"Oh... oh yes, I'd like that..." Strawberry smiled, standing up

An hour later

Venus was sat at her table. She had a large sheet of paper in front of her. She had a variety of pencils with an eraser. She was stood up, looking at the designs on the sheet. She had designed a white dress, a pink vest top and a pair of shorts.
(My drawing is shit but the designs are in the pic as the cover photo/ pic at the top of this chapter )
She smiled at the designs then took out her phone. She dialled a number then brought the phone to her head.
"Hey Alex... I've finished the designs. I'm going to the circus later which finishes around 9. You can come pick up the plans either before or after I go out" Venus whispered
"You seem to be getting faster and faster at this shit... are you taking this seriously...?" Alex muttered
"Yes! I guess you could say I had some inspiration..." she exited the room and walked into the living room to find Strawberry sitting on the sofa, smiling at the TV
"Really...? Well I guess I could come pick them up in an hour. Is that good for you...?"
"Yes that's fine..."
"Perfect. See you soon"
Venus ended the call and moved to sit on the sofa next to Strawberry. Strawberry placed her head on Venus's shoulder and smiled up at her. Venus smiled back.
"Sorry I took a while... I needed to get that shit done" Venus muttered
"It's okay..." Strawberry smiled
"The manager for creating the actual products is coming to collect my designs in an hour... the first examples should be ready by tomorrow morning"
"Oh... that soon...?"
"Yeah. The process is pretty fast. It just takes a while to get up the quantity that we need. It'll take anywhere between 2-4 hours for one person to make one of the designs depending on the complexity"
"Oh... can I see the designs...?"
"no but... if you're not busy tomorrow then we can go to the factory. I'm sure the girls would love to see who I got my inspiration from"
"W- what...?"
"You'll see..."
"What do you want to do until that manager gets here...?"
"Well..."
Venus placed a hand on Strawberry's cheek and pulled her into a kiss. Strawberry leant back, her face instantly going bright in colour. Strawberry felt Venus's other hand on her thigh, slowly moving it's way up her leg.
Venus then separated their lips and moved to gently plant kisses on Strawberry's neck. Strawberry let out a slight whimper as her face managed to go even brighter. Venus moved away from her, pulling both hands away.
"Is... is that too much?" Venus asked
"No I just... I've never..." strawberry whispered, looking away from Venus "done anything... like that..."
"So... your still a virgin...?"
"Y- yes... but I've been in the circus since I was 12... I've not really had time for relationships..." she twiddled with her thumbs
"Since you were 12...? Jesus... how many years is that...?"
"8 years..."
"You're only 20?!"
"Y- yes...?"
"Fucking hell... you're so young..." she ran a hand through her hair
"N- no I'm not!" She crossed her arms
"well you're younger than me... I'm 34 next month..."
"Oh... right..."
"Well I just want you to know... if you want to... do anything at any point then just say" she placed a gentle kiss on Strawberry's lips then placed a hand on her cheek
"I- I want to but..." She leant into Venus's hand
"You don't want to rush into it...?"
"Yeah..."
"That's okay. I understand. But... do you mind kisses...?"
"No... I like kisses from you..."
"And I like kisses from you..."
They closed the gap between them, lightly pressing their lips together. They planted gentle kisses on each other's lips for a while until strawberry needed to catch her breath. She placed her head on Venus's chest and wrapped her arms around her. Venus gently ran her fingers through Strawberry's hair, smiling down at her.
After a while Venus heard the doorbell going. She groaned and sat up, knowing very well it was Alex.
"Sara can you get that?" Venus yelled
Sara rolled her eyes and tied up her long dark brown hair. She had light brown eyes and tanned skin. She was wearing a black polo shirt and some tracksuit bottoms.
Sara opened the front door to see Alex. He was a tall man with black hair just above his shoulders. He had 16mm ear stretchers. He had a slight beard and moustache. His skin was tanned and his face painted in freckles. His eyes were dark green. He was wearing a long sleeve button up black shirt and formal black trousers. He also had a yellow tie.
"Afternoon Sara. Is Venus still home?" Alex smiled
"Yes. She's in the living room with her new girlfriend..." Sara muttered, crossing her arms and rolling her eyes again
"Jesus she's finally in a relationship? Took her long enough..."
Alex entered the house and went up the stairs. He found his way to the living room and raised an eyebrow at the sight of Venus and Strawberry cuddling on the sofa. Venus instantly sat up at the sight of Alex.
"Oh... hey..." Venus muttered
"Afternoon... I'm hoping you did actually have enough time to finish the designs between practically eating each other's faces..." Alex sighed
"Yes I did..." she placed a quick kiss on Strawberry's lips "I'll be back"
Venus and Alex exited the room. Venus showed Alex the designs. He looked them up and down then smiled. He took in the details and choice of materials.
"Hm... they look pretty nice. Why did you think it would break us...?" Alex asked looked over at Venus
"I don't know... I guess I just wasn't sure how people would feel about the pastel look" Venus muttered
"I like it... it's something new"
"Yeah..." she looked at Alex's chest "how long have you been binding today?"
"Since 6am..."
"Alex..." she narrowed her eyebrows
"Yeah I know, I know... but I hate being without it on..."
"You'll end up damaging your ribs or maybe tear a muscle..."
"I know! I just... I can't keep doing this shit... I hate looking at my chest..."
"You're getting the surgery in two months. You should be happy..."
"I am but... until then I'm going to continue binding..."
"Fine but just be careful. I don't want you getting hurt..." she placed a hand on Alex's shoulder
"Yeah I know..."

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I honestly fucking love this chapter holy shit