Chapter 173

Lena and Kara peek out the window of the carriage. Kara grins at the familiar sight of the cabin and Lena hums softly in approval. The carriage slows to a stop and a moment later, the door opens. The carriage driver bows as they pass.

"Your things have already been brought and the kitchen is fully stocked. Congratulations, and I hope you have a good honeymoon. Do you need anything else from me?"

"No, thank you." Lena replies.

The carriage driver bows again and then gets back up on the carriage. He clicks his tongue and snaps the reigns. The horse dutifully begins to clop forward again and the driver waves as they leave.

Kara and Lena wave back before heading towards the entrance. Kara holds open the door for Lena, grinning dopily at her wife as she thanks her. Kara follows her inside and gives her a quick tour of the place, starting in the entryway and ending in the kitchen. Where Kara begins looking through the food that has been stocked for them.

"You're hungry already, aren't you?" Lena asks rhetorically, chuckling softly and leaning back against the counter to watch her wife.

"It was a long carriage ride. I would have been much faster," Kara says around a mouthful of crackers.

"Darling, chew and swallow before you speak." Lena reminds her, amused. "And it's the principle of the thing. If you didn't have superpowers, that would kind of be like walking to where we're spending our honeymoon."

"Oh. Okay, I get it." Kara nods. She pushes forward the box of crackers. "Want one?"

"I had a big meal at our wedding, I'm okay for now. But thank you, darling."

Kara grins and stuffs another couple crackers into her face.

Once Kara is finished snacking, Lena pushes off from the counter to approach her wife. She rests her hands on Kara's hips and looks into her eyes, a soft smile on her face.

"Darling, as much as I know you love snacking..." Lena's smile turns into a small smirk as her eyes dance with mischief. "Wouldn't you rather be doing other things with your mouth on our honeymoon?"

Kara chokes on nothing, her eyes going wide as she stares at her wife. "Um."

Lena laughs quietly. "You're adorable, darling."

Kara's cheeks flush pink as she draws closer to her wife. "Thanks? And um, you want to right now?"

"It is starting to get late. We should get started sooner rather than later on our sleepless night."

Kara's blush darkens and she nods. Lena takes a moment to study her, making sure that she's just shy about this instead of uncomfortable and not in the mood. She sees no signs of the latter, which makes Lena relax even further. She knows Kara would tell her if she's gone too far with her blatant flirting/seduction techniques, but she wants to catch it before it gets that far.

"Why don't you show me the bedroom again?" Lena suggests.

Kara nods. "Yeah, yeah. Um. Can I kiss you first?"

"Of course."

With her wife's permission, Kara leans in and presses her lips softly to Lena's. After all of Lena's teasing, she had expected a hungrier kiss from Kara, but instead it's soft and gentle and absolutely perfect. Lena melts against her wife, one hand going up to cup Kara's jaw as their lips move together slowly.

It's Kara who pulls back and gives her wife a shy smile. "Bedroom?"

Lena nods in agreement, leaning in to steal one last peck before they make the journey to the bedroom.

"And Kara, I want to hang up our clothes, these aren't to be ripped and thrown on the floor." Lena says as they walk hand in hand.

Kara's cheeks flame up even worse than before. "I'm never going to live that down."

Lena grins and squeezes her wife's hand. "No, no you're not."

Lena releases Kara's hand as they walk into the bedroom to begin taking the pins out of her hair, which she barely resisted the urge to do during the party and in the carriage. Kara closes the door, an automatic habit and one that earns her an amused smile from Lena.

Lena places the hairpins in a drawer for her to put away later and runs her hand through her hair, letting it fall naturally instead of having it pinned up. It looked good, but it was also really pokey.

Kara walks up from behind Lena and wraps her arms around her, one of their favorite ways to show affection. Lena leans back against her wife, turning her head so that she can kiss Kara's cheek. Lena's soft smile grows when she sees the lip print she has left on Kara's cheek.

"You look beautiful," Kara murmurs.

"Mm. So do you, darling."

"You're not even looking at me; I could be making a funny face!"

"It's a constant, love. Your beauty." Lena says, grinning when she feels Kara hide her face against her shoulder.

Lena turns around in her wife's arms, giving her a loving look. Kara softens and gives her a goofy grin.

"Lee. You're my wife."

"And you're mine."

Lena leans in and presses her lips against Kara's. Kara melts against her wife, resting her hands on her wife's hips and gently pulling her closer. Kara lets herself be pulled forward and reaches up with one hand to cup Lena's jaw.

Lena deepens the kiss, her tongue licking at her wife's lips, asking for permission. Kara opens her mouth and lets out a soft moan when Lena's tongue slips inside her mouth. Kara's lips get more enthusiastic as she presses her body against Lena's, practically leaning against her.

Lena's the one who pulls back after a few minutes of making out. She grins at Kara's flushed face and dazed expression.

"We need to get the rest of our clothes off. Then we can begin our fun, darling."

Lena winks and boops Kara's nose with her finger before sashaying towards the closet to hang up her clothes.

Whoo! Finally done! Writing strictly make out and/or smut is difficult! Speaking of which, next chapter they do the do! In case anyone isn't really into reading that, I'll post a warning at the beginning of the chapter! Thank you all for reading and for your lovely comments! Stay awesome!