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"As you already know, every woman is different." Gloria says as she tucks Barbie's hair behind one ear.
They're laying in bed after a particularly lazy day and Barbie's... curious. She always is when it comes to humans, but this is different. It only took one very Barbie-worded Google search for her to decide sex was the one thing she would never look up on the internet, so she comes to Gloria whenever she has a question about it.
This time, after many educational lectures and serious talks, Barbie's decided she wants to explore her own sexuality — and sometime after, maybe have sex with her girlfriend. Gloria had been cautious about it because everything was just so new to Barbie and they should definitely take it slow but they had been together for six months and Barbie was so determined, insisted she was ready and that she wanted it.
Today, Barbie asked for their first lesson — as she called it — to be on what women usually take pleasure in. Gloria almost forgets her initial goal as brushes their lips very lightly, but manages to control herself before Barbie turns it into an actual kiss.
Barbie almost huffs in frustration and Gloria can't help the smile that tugs her lips when she watches that beautiful frown unfold.
"Are there any women who take pleasure in not getting what they want?"
Gloria chuckles, "There are, actually."
"Well, I'm pretty sure I'm not one of them." Barbie decides despite the shortness of her breath and the dark crimson covering her cheeks.
Gloria watches her briefly, but ultimately decides to leave it at that. For now.
"I wouldn't rule that out so fast." Is all she says. "As I was saying, every woman works differently. It's all about discovering what makes you tick."
"And how exactly do I do that?"
"The more... basic stuff," Gloria starts, one hand coming up to cup her cheekbone. "Is mostly a very hands-on trial and error. You find out where you like being touched, where you don't; how hard and when."
"Oh. And should I do that by myself or — or are you going to help?"
"Would you like me to?"
Barbie lowers her gaze just for a moment before bashfully answering, "I think so."
"I could help, but only if you want me to. Just keep in mind that my feelings for you don't depend on whether or not we take this particular step, sweetheart. I know we've been talking about this for a while but I just want to make sure you're not under any sort of pressure, alright?"
"No, I..." Barbie blinks at her with that strange mix of awe and determination Gloria loves so much, then lowers her voice down to a whisper, "I want you."
She must not realize she just rendered Gloria speechless right then and there with that simple, seemingly innocent line, because she quickly takes it back:
"I want you to help me, I mean. I really do."
Gloria nods in a haze, still shaken because god knows Barbie always manages to throw her off balance without even meaning to. She traces the sharp line of Barbie's jaw with her thumb in a light caress, nods again.
"I really want that, too."
"Does that mean you'll let me kiss you now?" Barbie asks in all seriousness and Gloria chuckles.
"Yes, mi amor."
Gloria finally lets Barbie have her way and relishes the feeling of having her gradually melt into the kiss. As she found out very early in their relationship, Barbie loved kissing, to put it lightly.
She was very much fixated on Gloria's mouth, obsessed to the point where they'd spent hours just enjoying the way their lips slid against each other until Barbie begrudgingly agreed to put an end to it because Gloria was way late for work or fuck they forgot the lasagna in the oven.
"You enjoy kissing a little too much but that's now exactly news."
"Yeah," Barbie agrees, utterly breathless. "Big fan."
Barbie tries to lean in again, but Gloria gently holds her in place. "Too bad we're trying to do some research now so we can't really stick to what we already know."
It earns a whine from Barbie, but she relents easily enough as soon as Gloria's lips attach to her neck, pressing barely-there open-mouthed kisses.
"Some women find their necks to be somewhat sensitive," Gloria resumes her ministrations for a moment only to whisper against Barbie's ear. Kisses the spot right behind her ear and watches her shudder. "What do you think?"
"Still early to tell, really." Barbie tries to pretend nonchalance but forgets Gloria can see right through her.
She knows every whimper and every hitch in her breath by heart. She can tell Barbie is affected by the heaving of her chest and the tight hold she keeps on Gloria's waist, but she plays along. Whispers a quiet alright, then, and drags her lips to her neck again, only this time a little more firm.
Gloria slowly fills the column of her throat with kisses, and when she reaches the underside of Barbie's jaw, Gloria takes her sweet time. She presses her lips with purpose and savors the taste of Barbie's skin as she feels Barbie whimper and pant under her mouth.
Barbie moans for her for the first time when she begins to suck lightly on a patch of skin and Gloria wishes she could engrave the sound into her brain, desperately decides to do whatever she can to make Barbie answer to her touch like that again and again.
They'd made out several times before but it never went beyond some particularly heated kisses so Gloria knows this is uncharted territory for both of them and looking back to it later she'll acknowledge that maybe she should've held back a little but everything in her just begs for Barbie and the soft sound of her moaning against Gloria's ear again.
The thing is, she can't think clearly, and she decidedly doesn't think at all as she delicately sinks her teeth into Barbie's neck.
The gasp that follows sends a dangerous jolt straight to her core, but Gloria can physically feel Barbie going rigid under her fingertips and worry takes over her system.
"Hey, hey." Gloria calls as she pulls back gently, bringing her hands down to find Barbie's. She searches for blue eyes, "Was that too much?"
When Barbie finally looks at her, her pupils are wide blown and she shakes her head, seeming flustered. "No, not at all, I — I'm sorry. It feels good, I'm just not used to anything so... intense. It's a little scary. I still like it, though. Does that make sense?"
"No need to apologize. And yeah, it does. It's just like every other human experience, just this one's much more intimate. Humans usually spend years tiptoeing around sex or rush straight into it very early on — which is just a disaster — either way, we have a lot of time to wrap our heads around it. It's only natural it may take you a while to get used to it. Don't worry about it."
Barbie smiles, small and honest. Gloria loved that smiled.
"Can we keep going?"
"Do you want to?" Gloria asks, just to be sure.
She'd always want reassurance from Barbie after everything she'd endured just to please Ken back at Barbieland. Gloria would not be another Ken to her, no. The real world might not revolve around Barbie but Gloria's world did, and she would make sure Barbie knew that.
"I do." Barbie says, "Please."
She leans forward until they're pressed against each other again and their lips meet in a chaste kiss. Gloria gets lost in the phenomenon that is to be surrounded by Barbie and have her invade her every sense.
The way she feels under her fingertips, the taste of her mouth, her characteristic perfume that Gloria wishes could fill her lungs indefinitely instead of plain air; everything leads up to the fog taking over Gloria's mind and making it difficult to think yet again.
It's Barbie that breaks the kiss this time, and Gloria's the one leaning forward as she helplessly tries to chase Barbie's lips.
"I thought we were doing research, not indulging in the one thing we already know I like."
"But we've discovered so much already."
"Such as?"
Gloria quickly recovers and drags her nose against the column of her throat, "Your neck is very sensitive."
"That is entirely up for debate, I can't really help it if you have a very talented mouth." Barbie says. Shudders as Gloria presses a kiss right under her jaw.
"And you have a biting kink."
"I do not have a —", Barbie's protest is cut off by a low moan when Gloria bites her again, just to make a point.
"You were saying?"
Barbie mutters something so low Gloria doesn't catch.
"What?"
"Okay, maybe I have a biting kink." Barbie mumbles while looking off at the ceiling.
Gloria chuckles and kisses the corner of her mouth. "It's alright, darling. We all have kinks, and yours is actually pretty common for what's worth."
"What are some weird kinks, then? I would look it up but I don't wanna risk direct exposure to any... graphic content again."
"Well, I've only ever heard of it but some people like having their toes —"
"Nope, no. I don't wanna know anymore. I don't care. Don't tell me."
"Baby, I'm serious, you're not gonna believe it, those people actually —" Barbie immediately lays a finger on her lips.
"I've finally found a human feature that doesn't entice my curiosity at all so that was productive, thank you, but I don't wanna know. Humans have flat feet. They're flat, Gloria." Barbie says in all seriousness while Gloria tries to keep a straight face. She groans, "I think all of my libido just vanished from my body."
Gloria hugs her waist with one arm and settles herself comfortably on Barbie's chest.
"That's good though because I think that's enough research for today. We really should take it slow. Besides," Gloria looks up at her. "If we'd gone any further you wouldn't be leaving this bed for a couple of days and we can't have that."
"Oh." Barbie blushes.
Her gaze wanders down to Gloria's mouth and then right back to her eyes like nothing happened, and Gloria knows that look but she barely has time to brace herself before Barbie strikes.
"Not even one more kiss, then?" She says in feigned innocence, then licks her lips.
"No."
"Just a good-night kiss, baby. So I can go to sleep with your taste on my lips."
Gloria groans and hides her face on the crook of her neck because fuck Barbie and her godforsaken ability to get under her skin. She mutters another no that comes out muffled and whiny, and feels Barbie's throat vibrating with laughter.
"Go to sleep, Barbie."
"Gladly. I'll dream about you, after all." She sighs contently and brings Gloria's hand to her lips. "Good night, my love."
"Good night, darling."