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Caitlin shrugged. “If you don’t mind, I’d like to make it for you.”

“I’d like that.”

“Good.” Caitlin stood. Her hair was loose and messy around her shoulders. Helena tried not to give away that she was staring at Caitlin’s stunning body, but she knew that Caitlin knew… which was fine, because Caitlin very obviously didn’t mind. “Just one little thing… where do I find the coffee? And the coffee machine? And the mugs?” She laughed. “But then when you tell me that I’ll make you an amazing coffee.”

Helena laughed too. “Cupboard near the sink for the mugs. The machine has beans in it, and I think I filled the water. Honestly, though, I can make… you don’t know how to use the machine.”

“No chance. I’ll work it out. And you,” she leaned over to kiss Helena, “are going to stay in bed and let me do something for you.”

***

“Is there anything you want to do today?” Helena asked a little while later as they sat on her balcony eating the breakfast that she’d ordered in.

“Anything you want,” Caitlin replied. “You must have had some plans this weekend?”

“Nothing I couldn’t cancel.” She stopped to take a sip of her juice. “But I feel bad, you were supposed to be on a beach or in a swimming pool or reading a book in Barbados… we can do whatever you want.”

“Helena, there is nothing I’d rather be doing right now more than literally anything with you.” She thought for a second. “Although… one question first. I just called you Helena. Are we Helena and Caitlin right now, or Dona and Gatinha?”

“An interesting question… what would you think to today being a day as equals? Just Helena and Caitlin, two women getting to know each other.”

Caitlin’s eyebrows rose. “All day?”

Helena nodded. “All day. I can show you my city, and we can enjoy it.”

Caitlin seemed surprised. “I’d… I’d like that,” she said after a moment.

“But…?” There was something behind it, something that Helena couldn’t read, but she let Caitlin take her time.

“But… we’d still have the Dona and Gatinha thing? If we wanted it later?”

“Oh, of course. We can see how we go.”

“I’d really like that. It’s… I suppose with Zoe, we never had time as equals. It was always, well, you know.”

Helena nodded in understanding. “I do. And some people like that, always on, always in their roles. But I think it’s important to space it out. We could spend the whole next week with you naked on your knees obeying me, but… much as I hate to say it, I think we’d get bored. And I want to get to know you better… the real you. Is that ok?”

Caitlin reached out and took Helena’s hand in hers across the table. “Better than ok… it sounds perfect. You know what I’d really like?”

“What?”

“Show me your Saturday, just a normal Saturday.”

“A normal Saturday?”

Caitlin nodded. “Nothing special. Just normal, and I’ll tag along.”

“Ok.” Helena found herself nodding too. “You’re sure? A normal Saturday?” It wasn’t that she was sceptical as such, but São Paulo had a lot of things to do on a weekend that weren’t her normal Saturday.

“Absolutely.”

“Ok. Let’s do it.”

***

The local park was nothing special, not in the way that would attract people from across the city to it, but Helena loved it. A stretch of green surrounded by trees with a small cafe and some tables and chairs in one corner, it was a sanctuary from the craziness all around.

Helena watched as Caitlin brought their two coffees over, trying not to stare and again failing… because Caitlin in her gym kit, the tight yoga leggings and vest top, well, there was a genuine part of Helena that wanted to take Caitlin over her knee and spank her right there and then, her body was too tempting.