Chapter 7 – The New and Unknown
Sarah shifted on the barstool but remained hunched over the counter. She had a pencil in her right hand and pointed the tip at a square drawn out within a map. "You think you can throw him in there?"
"Yes." Cameron stood on the kitchenette side of the counter. She had her left palm pressed into the counter while her other hand rested near the hand drawn map that Sarah produced earlier. "Are you sure your badge access will work though?" But she recalled that it really wouldn't matter once she had full access to the systems.
"Definitely." Sarah looked up from the map. "Dad gave me access to the shops and buildings. He knows I like to tinker with the machines and whatnot." She tapped her pencil once on the square box. "Thank god he taught me how to use the thousand ton press." She peered up at Cameron again. "He has the circuit breaker turned off each night for the press... for safety reasons, you know."
"You know where the breaker is located?"
Sarah just nodded then set the pencil down on the map. She mentally replayed the plans her and Cameron had been working on for the past three hours. She felt confident about them and satisfied that it was mostly full proof. "We just need to make sure to shut off the surveillance." She shook her head and muttered, "That'd be cute for Dad to see me use the press and kill some guy."
"He is not human," the terminator reminded.
Sarah nodded once but picked up the pencil. She fiddled with it in a nervous habit. It was Cameron's last words that made her think more. "What happens after we stop them?" She sighed though and added, "I mean what happens to you...?" She finally met curious blue eyes.
"I will return to the future." Cameron noted how Sarah's shoulders slumped after the answer.
"Mission is over," Sarah muttered. She tapped the eraser a few times on the map. "How do you go back?"
"There is a time machine that'll take me back," Cameron replied.
Sarah just bobbed her head and bit her lower lip. "Alright." She dropped the pencil onto the map then asked, "Ready for those jujitsu moves?"
"Yes." But the terminator grabbed Sarah's hand after Sarah stood up from the stool. "There is just one thing... one thing you must do if I don't survive."
Sarah stiffened at this pending request.
"If I'm damaged beyond repair then you must burn me alongside the triple eights." Cameron detected Sarah's pulse had increased, rapidly. "The advanced technology cannot be found or it'll disrupt the timeline."
Sarah started shaking her head and hotly whispered, "You expect me to not just cut off the triple eights' skin but yours too? Then burn you both?" She recalled their conversation in the truck about how Cameron would destroy the T-888, and it made her stomach lurk at the time.
"Yes."
Sarah was a mixture of anger and upset. She jerked her hand free then walked away from the small counter. But Cameron suddenly appeared in front of her.
"I do not plan to fail," Cameron stated. "But I must abide by the Timeline Directive."
"Well I don't have to," Sarah snapped back.
The terminator shifted to the right when Sarah went that way. "Yes you will."
"The Hell I will!"
Cameron couldn't understand the human's emotional disagreement. She quickly reminded, "I am a machine."
"Oh that makes me feel a lot better," Sarah snidely chewed out. She had dark features and fiery eyes that shined from unshed tears. "So you'd have no problem cutting my skin off then burning my body?"
The terminator was jarred by the unexpected reversal and just stared dumbfounded at the human.
Sarah was satisfied by the lack of response and murmured, "Yeah that's what I thought." She walked away and went to the sofas that took up a lot of room. She started to move them aside so it'd opened more space for them.
Cameron remained motionless for a minute but broke from her heavy thoughts. She quickly joined Sarah at the sofa's arm and grabbed it, which halted Sarah's attempt to move it. She looked directly at Sarah. "I understand."
Sarah looked up from the sofa arm to her protector. In those vivid blue eyes, she saw that Cameron did understand her now. She could only nod then continued moving the furniture aside. But it went much easier now that Cameron helped her.
Once the furniture was out of the way, the teacher and student took positions in the open space of the lounge. Sarah instructed Cameron to take it slow and easy for safety sake. She then explained that she probably couldn't perform all the jujitsu moves because of Cameron's greater weight and strength. But Sarah figured she could verbally explain them then Cameron could practice on her until it was right.
Sarah started out with simple things like blocks, parries, and various escapes from strangles or wrist grabs. She then moved onto various kicks or punches that were simple but rapidly developed. She wasn't the least surprised to find that Cameron was an instant learner. She was also relieved that Cameron was careful with her and mindful of her shoulder wound the entire time.
They worked on one last move before they decided a break was needed for dinner. Sarah chose the drop body throw, which was a modified, aggressive version of the body drop she'd preformed on Cameron in the weapons cache.
Sarah first demonstrated the drop body throw in slow motion and instructed Cameron how her body, as the opponent, would react to her moves. She received no questions from Cameron, which meant that Cameron was ready to try it.
The terminator stood back up and faced her charge, who was now the teacher. She lifted onto the balls of her feet as Sarah taught her from the start.
Sarah took the role of attacker and threw a straight punch at Cameron.
The terminator stepped forward to the right with her left foot then raised her left arm to block the punch. She then lightly struck Sarah's stomach with a right-handed backfist. She quickly maneuvered her right hand under Sarah's left arm. With ease, Cameron spun counterclockwise on her left foot while her right leg stretched out in future plans to flip Sarah over her leg. Once she was on her left knee, she pitched Sarah around and dropped her to the floor.
Sarah lost the wind from her chest and blinked once. She was on her injured shoulder which caused some pain, but she twisted her head around and grinned at her student. "Good." She lost her grin and seriously praised, "You're a fast learner."
Cameron had released Sarah and now rested on her knees beside the human. "This will benefit me greatly later with the triple eights."
"That's the idea," Sarah teased. She rested comfortably on her back and grinned up at her protector, who had her rich brown tresses clipped behind her head. She couldn't blame Cameron because she often did the same with hers during jujitsu practice. "I'll show you a few more moves after dinner."
The terminator had her left hand in her lap, but she decided since the lessons were over that she'd freed her hair. She undid the clip then temporarily attached it to her belt loop. She now pressed her palm into the carpeted floor next to Sarah's head. She bent over the human and revealed her own, rare grin. "You are not as obnoxious as I first assumed."
"Ooooh," Sarah teased, "back to flattering me huh?" She raised her arm and her fingers softly molded against Cameron's warm jaw line and cheek. "And you're not as arrogant as you pretend to be."
Cameron considered this with a tilt of her head. She then gently joked, "However, I'm apparently stubborn."
Sarah crinkled up her nose at this fact and whispered, "You are... but I like it." She then drew Cameron down further with a simple lead of her fingertips.
Cameron's earlier analysis about the moment went still. She willingly obeyed Sarah Connor's wish and her full lips met Sarah's moist ones. She mimicked how Sarah closed her eyes but all her data about human contact, especially romantic contact, proved useless because her mind was too focused on the unexpected kiss to pull up any data.
Sarah slid her hand back across Cameron's jaw line then her fingers gripped Cameron's neck. She encouraged the kiss with a gentle pull to Cameron's neck and opened her mouth. She was rewarded by Cameron's warm tongue brushing against hers. Sarah's soft moan was muffled between their lips, but her tongue continued the dance with Cameron's. Her stomach tingled from shocks and her skin burned under her clothes. She was glad to be lying down already.
Cameron had only experienced a kiss one other time, and that one before with Sarah had been coldly calculated. This was far different, and it ignited a new sensation not only in Cameron's programming but among her organic elements. She learned what it meant to crave once Sarah slowly withdrew from the kiss. Cameron elicited an uncontrolled gasp when Sarah carefully nipped at her bottom lip then it was all over. Instantly, her programming asserted itself over her mind and body.
Sarah lowered her head back to the floor after she'd met Cameron halfway. She had a satisfied smile and kept her hand on Cameron's neck. She studied the terminator's almost dreamy expression that was undeniably human. But what made her stomach pitch and chilled her skin was how Cameron suddenly became scared and got up.
The terminator was hastily on her feet and backed away from Sarah Connor like she was an evil temptation.
Sarah was standing again and cautiously neared the terminator. "Cameron, what's wrong?" She was surprised that Cameron looked like a deer caught in headlights. She knew what it could mean.
"No," Cameron whispered and fear hid behind her word. "This is completely against the Alpha Directive."
Sarah was confused by the directive that she had no knowledge about, but she knew enough that somehow the directive was suppose to govern what Cameron did and said. It appeared that the directive didn't allow for kissing. But Sarah took another step closer and caused Cameron to back away from her more.
"I should not have allowed that," Cameron murmured and shook her head. She reversed further but her lower back pressed into the sofa.
"You kissed me before," Sarah argued and neared the terminator, but stopped only after two steps.
"That was apart of the mission... for your safety," the terminator rationalized away.
Now Sarah knew enough that their latest kiss meant something else to Cameron. That made her felt good and even more confident to press this on Cameron. "But you ignored the directive and returned the kiss."
"I should not have," Cameron asserted again. She clenched the sofa's arm with her right hand when Sarah closed in on her. She lowered her head some and murmured, "I shouldn't have been able to ignore it."
"But you did," Sarah gently reminded. "Why?" She took another step but kept her full attention on the distraught terminator.
"My programming is faulty or corrupt," the terminator weakly guessed. She was obviously worried about what'd happened in her as much as between her and Sarah.
"I don't think it is," Sarah argued. She finally was in close proximity of Cameron and took one last step into Cameron's space. She bent forward some and carefully reached for Cameron's hand that clutched the sofa. "It sounds like this Alpha Directive is a law for terminators...?" She now had Cameron's larger hands in hers.
"Yes," the terminator murmured.
"You have to obey it," Sarah whispered. She studied Cameron's hand in hers then looked up at her protector. "But I think when they built you the Alpha Directive somehow became a guidance for you rather than a law." She cautiously watched the terminator's features. "That's what any law truly is... even for humans. We can pick or choose to obey a law, and if we disobey it there'll be consequences." She paused then carefully offered, "But that's what it means to be human... to exercise freewill. How can you become a sentient being otherwise?"
Cameron was carefully considering each of Sarah's words and philosophy. She could not argue that if she was meant to fully follow the Alpha Directive then she should not be able to pick and choose when she did or did not obey it. So far, she'd directly disobeyed the directive three times and perhaps more if she did a detailed study, which she did not wish to do. Had her programming been corrupted or faulty, she would have known by now but all her systems were at optimal levels.
Sarah hoped her words would calm the pensive terminator. But she felt a shift from Cameron that made her settle, and Cameron separated their hands.
Cameron straightened up from her bent posture over the sofa. She now easily towered over the small, weaker human, who trustingly held her gaze. Cameron had several new emotions inspired in her by Sarah Connor, and she didn't understand them all. But one aspect was clear to her, she wanted to be closer to Sarah because she was so intrigued by Sarah. She also wanted to touch Sarah further and know everything about Sarah's human body that was more fragile than Cameron's but yet driven by a strong mind.
Sarah knew that Cameron was accepting her idea about the Alpha Directive. Despite she wasn't exactly sure how this happened, Sarah couldn't refuse her growing attraction for the terminator. She'd had past relationships where she'd enjoyed her boyfriends, been attracted too, but this was different and stronger with Cameron. Even further back, Sarah held a secret relationship with a girlfriend that her family was none the wiser about, except for her now roommate, Kelly.
The terminator's movements disrupted Sarah's thoughts about the past. She softly smiled at Cameron, who had slipped strong arms around her.
Cameron lowered her head down and recaptured Sarah's wanting lips. Her lips tingled against Sarah's, and she craved Sarah's tongue across hers. She no longer cared about the directive's warnings.
Sarah whimpered at the ferocity in this kiss. She hadn't expected such a change, but Cameron was a fast committer. Despite she had her left hand wrapped around Cameron's bicep and her other on Cameron's hip, she lost support in her legs until Cameron sensed her slipping and stilled her.
The terminator pulled away from the kiss once she was sure Sarah needed the air. But she only waited a few beats before she went into another kiss.
Sarah met it and managed her hand back at Cameron's neck. Her palm partially covered Omega's blue seal. She now felt the heat building faster in her stomach, and she knew she was close to the point of no return. She forced herself to end the heated kiss. Her chest rose and fell with demand for air.
"I don't wish to stop," Cameron murmured but Sarah avoided her next kiss. Then she heard Sarah's soft laugh which made her pull back to see Sarah's face.
"Neither do I," Sarah swore. She inhaled deeply and peered up into sapphire pools that hotly bore into her. "But I need to eat, and we have to do a few more jujitsu moves."
"Then we may proceed?" the terminator checked.
Sarah grinned at her protector's persistence and squeezed the firm hip in her left hand. "We'll see." She cleared her throat and seriously explained, "I just need a minute to... process this." She had a lopsided smile in hopes her word usage would hit a note with the terminator.
"I understand," Cameron replied. She noticed Sarah's breathing had eased, but the human's cheeks were flushed and body temperature much higher.
Sarah was relieved, and she carefully pulled Cameron's head back down to hers. But this time she leaned her forehead against the terminator's brow and allowed her body to sink into Cameron's.
Cameron at first wasn't sure about the contact, but she found it meaningful and softly smiled. She closed her eyes just as Sarah had done earlier and enjoyed the long contact. She slid her right arm up higher on Sarah's back and pulled their bodies closer still.
Sarah moved her hand along Cameron's neck and brushed her fingertips across Cameron's jaw line. She lifted her head, cupped Cameron's cheek into her palm, and ran her thumb across the terminator's soft dimple. She lifted onto her tiptoes and pressed a kiss into her protector's forehead.
Cameron had learned about affection but never received or gave it until now. She still had her tiny smile that pulled at the corner of her lips further.
"Come on," Sarah whispered, "I'm hungry." She was released from Cameron's hold and started to the door. She stopped at the closed door but looked over her shoulder at the nearing terminator. "Can you pay tonight?"
The terminator detected the witticism in the human's voice. She first grabbed her navy jacket, pulled it on, and followed after Sarah. She decided to be playful back and with her right arm, she pulled Sarah back into her body. She bowed her head and purred, "Anything for you, honey."
Sarah nearly collapsed at Cameron's actions and how Cameron's husky voice made her stomach drop. She softly moaned but then muttered, "Wicked streak." She broke from Cameron's hold and jerked the door open. "Really wicked," she mumbled on her way down the hallway.
The terminator made sure the door closed then her wide gait brought her to Sarah's side. She had cool features, except for the satisfied smirk that creased her full lips.
Sarah entered the elevator after her protector, but she occupied a spot away from Cameron. She gripped the handrail at her left.
Cameron glanced over and noted Sarah's knuckles were white. She just couldn't shake her smirk and looked at the elevator door that opened to let another couple into the elevator. This made her reach to her back and double-checked that her Glock was handy. She felt the warm steel under her camisole but tugged her jacket back over it.
Once the elevator reached the ground floor, the first couple strolled off then Sarah looked over at her protector. She flashed a grin and teased, "You first, sweetheart."
Cameron took the invite and exited the elevator, but Sarah soon returned to her side. She saw they were almost upon the front desk, which they had to pass to get to the restaurant. From her HUD, she zoomed in and saw the clerk, Jane, was working again tonight. This immediately fired up that wicked streak in Cameron's programming.
Sarah was taken off balance but recovered after Cameron had pulled their bodies together. Again, Cameron's arm was wrapped behind her waist and held her close. She instantly figured out Cameron's intent because Jane at the front desk gawked at them as they passed by.
Cameron briefly caught the clerk's expression, but she lowered her head to Sarah's in an affectionate manner. She softly whispered, "I think she's jealous."
Sarah couldn't help a laugh, which only astonished Jane further at their open relationship in public eye. But Sarah just let Cameron have her way and instead argued, "I think she just wants to be me."
And the terminator softly agreed with a gentle hum. She felt Jane's fixated stare that traveled with them, and they were almost past her line of sight. But for good measure, Cameron brought her lips down and kissed Sarah on the temple.
Jane had her hands on the stone counter top, hauled herself up and over and just made out the taller lesbian kiss her partner on the temple. She dropped her jaw and fell back behind the counter with a gasp.
Sarah stopped when she heard the crash from the front desk. She was wide eye and looked from the wall corner that hid the front desk then up to Cameron. "Did she just..."
Cameron still held the human close to her and merely replied, "Yes." She looked up from Sarah when an older, female human studied them in pure disgust. She just slotted her eyes in an almost murderous way, which caused the woman to walk faster away from them.
Sarah had softly laughed in surprise between Jane's fall and Cameron's protective mannerism about the passing woman. She patted her protector's solid stomach. "Come on, tiger." She slipped away from Cameron but gently tugged on the terminator's wrist.
The restaurant, A Cut Above, was pretty busy tonight, but they were seated after a ten minute wait. Sarah had a chicken entrée last night but decided on the Parmesan crusted tilapia tonight. She couldn't believe when Cameron ordered a filet mignon with mashed potatoes. She just shook her head a few times and sipped on her ice tea.
Cameron certainly didn't need to eat, but she'd come to realize it'd be far more rude to sit and watch Sarah. She also found it to be a nice way to spend time with Sarah over food that pleased her pallet. She never partook in meals until this recent mission, but she realized it was a human tradition she could indulge under the right circumstances.
Sarah noticed that her protector was checking out the restaurant despite Cameron probably already had it memorized from last night. She folded her arms on the table and leaned in closer. "What are you looking for? Threats?"
The terminator focused back on her charge and saw the teasing grin. "If there were any, we would not be here."
Sarah silently agreed with the terminator. She then chalked it up to Cameron merely studying the humans that were in their prime before the pending results of Judgment Day. She let out a soft sigh and pulled her mind away from that future date. She tried another topic.
"Does this Alpha Directive say you're not suppose to have physical contact with humans or...?" The college student wasn't sure how to phrase her question. She also kept her voice down so they wouldn't be overheard, not that anybody would understand their conversation.
Cameron translated what the human asked her and leaned towards the table. She stayed quiet too and explained, "The directive states that terminators are not allowed to freely copulate with humans. It also includes intimate touching as a whole."
Sarah snorted and bowed her head at this rule or law. She shook her head several times then looked up with amused features. "You're serious?" She knew it was true but just couldn't fathom the reasoning behind it. "Why?" She smirked now. "Is Omega afraid baby terminators will pop out?" She knew it was unrealistic, but she couldn't help poking fun at it.
"No," Cameron replied, "your daughter wrote that law into the directive."
Sarah lost her amusement at this revelation. She cleared her throat and regained her composure. "What if it has to be done for a mission?"
"It is allowed if there is no other means around it," Cameron replied.
"Hence why you kissed me at the gas station," Sarah murmured. She grabbed her ice tea but didn't move to drink from it yet. "Maybe my daughter wanted that law to keep humans and terminators separated... for the time being."
"It is unknown," Cameron stated.
Sarah sipped on her ice tea then set it back down. She could only guess the purpose behind the directive's law but decided the answer wouldn't be found tonight. She then saw their server returned with her appetizer so she leaned out of the way.
Cameron curiously studied the appetizer placed in front of Sarah. She'd read the description on it from the menu, but she now saw how different it was from the image in her head.
Sarah saw the terminator's keen interest in the shrimp cocktail so she pushed aside the sugar and drinks to give more space. She then indicated a fantail shrimp and said, "Try it."
The terminator was hesitant despite her quick data recall about the pandalus borealis organism. She still studied the pink and white creature that'd been turned into an appetizer for Sarah Connor. She then peered into the small container of red sauce.
"That's cocktail sauce," Sarah explained, "it's a mixture of ketchup and horseradish." She felt silly for having to explain the common dish to her protector.
"Peculiar," Cameron murmured.
Sarah chuckled put took a shrimp by its tail, dipped it in the sauce, and held it out to the terminator.
Cameron was iffy for a second, but she gave in under Sarah's hopeful look. She took it then hesitantly tried it.
Sarah decided it was best not to stare and instead dipped another shrimp into the sauce. She ate hers and waited to see what the terminator thought about it.
"It is succulent," Cameron concluded, "and rather fresh."
"It's not as strong as some seafood," Sarah mentioned. She took another shrimp but saw Cameron decided to eat the other half without any sauce. She suspected the terminator would do a hefty comparison between shrimp with and without cocktail sauce. It made her grin.
"It is pleasing," Cameron decided and set the tail down on the plate. She leaned back in her chair.
"Have you never tried seafood?" Sarah inquired.
Cameron drank some water then set the glass back into its place. "I've had beef and chicken the few times I've eaten." She glanced down at the shrimp. "The fisheries in the future are ruined by toxic runoff and dumping." She looked back up at Sarah. "It is not safe to eat seafood unless it's from a farm, but they are rare."
Sarah just listened and felt solemn at such a bleak future. She looked back at the restaurant crowd and realized that nobody knew about the future. As it were today, Sarah saw the world as being rather grim, dangerous, and some times out of control. She felt that many, many people, like her classmates, took their lives for granted and screamed to be spoiled more.
"A penny for your thoughts?" came the terminator's voice.
Sarah couldn't hide her grin at hearing the human idiom from the terminator. She turned back to Cameron and her appetizer. She finished off the last shrimp and talked about what was on her mind. "Nobody has any idea how everything is going to change in thirty years." Sarah nodded at the people around them. "They're blind and just act like nothing will shatter their glass houses."
The terminator tilted her head to the side then softly confided, "I studied human culture in the twenty-first century before I was sent back. After I learned about it, I felt as if fighting for human survival was wasteful."
Sarah huffed and lowered her eyes to the dish littered with shrimp tails.
"But I consulted with Omega on the topic further because he believes in the cause... to save humans." Cameron found curious green eyes back on her. "He believes that since the events of Judgment Day that humans have evolved past their petty ways. It is because of Judgment Day that humans unite under one common cause and find strength in their differences."
Sarah had a sad smile at the terminator's words, but she softly asked, "Did it change your outlook on humans?"
"Yes." Cameron paused though but finally added, "You have also changed my outlook. I've come to admire humans after seeing your strong will to fight despite the odds."
Sarah felt her smile turn into a grin, and she joked, "I'm just stubborn... like you."
Cameron also grinned but murmured, "Apparently." She and Sarah went silent but held each other's grin until the server appeared with their meals. Like Sarah, Cameron enjoyed her entrée yet became stunned that Sarah could manage a dessert too. When the dessert arrived on the cleared table, she looked up from the chocolaty, rich sin and asked, "Where do you put it?"
Sarah laughed and picked up a fork, which she handed over to her protector. "I work it off, trust me." She picked up the other fork and assessed where to begin with the cake known as Death by Chocolate. She was glad there was some vanilla ice cream to go with the warm cake.
Cameron indulged herself for the first time by having chocolate. She'd never had it before, and she hesitated halfway through her mouthful.
Sarah paused and waited to see what Cameron thought about it. She chuckled at the terminator's very pleased features.
"This is extremely good," Cameron praised.
Sarah lowered her face so that she could contain her laughter. She agreed the cake was good, but she thought it was a bit dry. But she wouldn't tell Cameron that since she enjoyed it so much. She and Cameron continued to share the large cake, which Sarah was thankful for because it was a large piece. Afterwards, she slumped back in her chair and seriously wondered if she'd be able to show the other jujitsu moves back in the room.
Eventually the check arrived and true to Cameron's word, she handled the bill. She paid in cash and gave the server a nice tip due to his good nature. Cameron then waited until Sarah was ready to go and soon found herself on a slow walk back to the elevators.
Sarah walked close to her protector. She noticed the clerk, Jane, was gone for the night and replaced by a guy. She briefly wondered if she was replaced because she hurt herself on the fall back behind the front desk. She shrugged it off and peered up at the terminator.
"Thanks for dinner." Sarah's voice was soft and her smile warm.
Cameron mirrored the smile and replied, "You're welcome."
"So have you ever had chocolate before?" Sarah was curious because of Cameron's unforgettable reaction to the sweet dessert.
"No." Cameron then developed a thoughtful expression. "However, I believe I may partake in meals more often."
Sarah chuckled and asked, "You enjoy it?"
"Yes... and your company," the terminator confessed.
Sarah quietly hummed and nodded a few times. "Trust me, the company can make the food taste really good or really bad." She and Cameron now waited for the elevator after the up button was pressed. As she walked into the elevator, she was struck by the feeling that her night had turned into a date. This thought made a flush start at Sarah's cheeks, and it crept down her neck.
Cameron detected Sarah's bodily changes and took in the blush. She moved closer to her charge and asked, "Are you alright?" For assurance, she pressed her fingertips into Sarah's burning neck. She indeed found Sarah's heart rate had increased noticeably.
Sarah cleared her throat and took Cameron's hand into hers. "I'm fine." She offered another smile, but it was coy.
"Why do you blush?" Cameron noticed her forward question caused the human's cheeks to redden further.
Sarah fidgeted with her hair and brushed a lock behind her ear. "I was just thinking about... about how dinner and all felt sorta like a date." She nervously rubbed her neck then dropped her freehand to her side.
Cameron cocked her head and defined, "A social engagement between two humans that often has a romantic character to it." A slight grin pulled at her lips because Sarah just flushed again.
"Yeah," Sarah murmured, "that's it." She peeked up at her protector.
Cameron lowered her head and murmured, "If it was then I enjoyed it."
Sarah shut her eyes but the elevator's ding made her blink a few times, but she tugged on Cameron's hand once the elevator opened on the third floor. She was amazed that Cameron didn't break their hands on the walk down to the Bridal Suite.
The terminator retrieved her key card and swiped it through the lock. She shoved open the door and allowed Sarah to pass her. But because of the darkness in the room, her night vision automatically activated, yet she shut it off after a brief scan of the lounge.
Sarah faced her protector with one hand over her full stomach. "Do you mind if I show you those moves in the morning before we go?" She gingerly patted her stomach. "I think my food will pop out if you start throwing me around." She grinned up at the terminator.
Cameron nodded once. "It can wait until then." She then decided to fix the furniture and Sarah helped her put the sofas back in place.
"I think I'm gonna change," Sarah decided aloud. She tousled her wavy, black hair on her stroll to the bedroom. She took her night clothes from the foot of the bed and disappeared into the bathroom.
Cameron had turned on the television and left it on while she went to the bedroom too. She heard the sink running in the bathroom, but she knelt by her duffel bag. She wanted to change her pants after wearing jeans for so many days. She set a pair of pajama pants on the bed, removed her jacket, and removed her Glock. She also concluded she'd certainly need to brush her teeth now rather than later thanks to the cake's sweetness. She understood how humans managed cavities so easily.
Sarah came out of the bathroom and slightly jumped at seeing the tall, blue-eyed terminator in the bedroom. She merely dropped her folded clothes on her duffel bag and her handgun on top of it. "It's all yours," she informed and brushed past the terminator to go back to the lounge.
Cameron twisted her head sidelong once she felt nibble fingertips brushed across her skin just under her camisole. She hadn't expected the butterfly touch from Sarah, but it excited her skin and charged her body. Cameron briefly stared at Sarah's muscular backside until the human sat on the sofa. She couldn't hide her faint grin and went into the bathroom where her toiletry items waited for her.
The college student sunk into the comfortable sofa and the remote rested on the sofa arm. She scooped it up and began channel flipping for a good show. She finally decided on the USA Network, which showed continuous episodes of Law & Order CSI. Soon Cameron appeared and sat down next to Sarah.
"I want to check your shoulder later," Cameron mentioned.
Sarah just nodded then leaned into her protector.
Cameron warmed at the human's ease with her. She wanted to feel Sarah against her body so she repeated last night's position on the sofa and stretched out on the sofa with Sarah. She had her head propped on her hand again and her right hand rested over Sarah's covered stomach.
Sarah had a grin since the terminator adjusted them on the sofa. She tangled their legs some then boldly took Cameron's hand from her stomach. She moved the large hand under her tank top and shut her eyes when Cameron instantly pressed her warm palm into Sarah's taut stomach.
Cameron had never experienced an urge or desire to touch a human, but she was fascinated by Sarah Connor. She tried being patient yet failed and unexpectedly lifted Sarah.
Sarah bit back her yelp when she was lifted up by strong arms, but she settled down on top of the terminator's body. She chuckled at the terminator's firm interest to pick up where they left off earlier tonight. She couldn't deny her protector anymore and lowered her head.
Cameron sealed her lips against Sarah's in a hot kiss. She slipped her hands under Sarah's tank top and learned Sarah's smooth, warm skin.
Sarah groaned at the end of the kiss and moved her head aside. She brushed her cheek against Cameron's, which gave her time to think before her desires got the best of her. "Cameron," she started in a strained tone, "can you even... you know?"
The terminator just managed to figure out the unfinished question and replied, "Yes, I'm fully capable."
Sarah felt some relief but still couldn't believe she would go through with this. She'd only had two other partners in bed in her life because she was so hesitant about another touching her. And in both cases, it'd taken her a lot of time to become ready. But Sarah couldn't control her need for Cameron despite the entire, wild situation. She just didn't care and could only focus on the fact she wanted to touch and be touched in return by Cameron. After that scary realization, Sarah released a shaky breath and clung tightly to her protector's firm body.
The terminator sensed something wrong and pulled her head back to get some kind of view of Sarah's features. "We do not have to copulate."
Sarah lifted her head after she felt like the perceptive terminator read her so well. She lost her puzzled expression and lifted her left hand up higher until her fingertips touched Cameron's lips. "It's a lot more than... copulating. There are emotions involved in this... a lot of them." She traced her fingers to Cameron's distinct jaw line.
Cameron searched the human's eyes and saw vulnerability there that she'd never witnessed until now. She regarded Sarah was a strong individual and this wasn't expected at all. She quietly asked, "Humans also call it making love." She freed a hand and brushed Sarah's midnight hair back that'd fallen in the way. "Is this what it would be?"
Sarah lowered her eye contact and quietly confessed, "I'm not sure." She focused back at the terminator. "But I know it'd be something special between us."
"Unique," the terminator tempted.
"Yeah," Sarah murmured and smiled.
Cameron returned the smile, which brightened her features from her usual stoic attitude. "I wish to share that with you, Sarah." She watched how the human's eyes suddenly shined brightly.
Sarah rarely heard her name on Cameron's lips, but she loved how it rolled off Cameron's tongue and into her husky voice. She leaned in for another kiss that was much gentler than the prior ones. After the kiss, she whispered, "Me too."
The terminator reached for the remote over her head and clicked off the obnoxious television. She claimed Sarah's lips for another kiss that heightened both her and Sarah's desires. In the process, Cameron managed to sit up and bring Sarah with her.
Sarah broke the kiss early then stood up from sofa. She held out her hand to her protector, who took it and stood up with her. Sarah sensed her palm damp against Cameron's because she was nervous, but it wouldn't stop her. She guided Cameron to the dark bedroom and stopped beside the bed. She turned her back to the bed and hooked Cameron by the neck.
Cameron was encouraged into another kiss that grew in passion. She leaned into Sarah in need to feel the human against her body. Her programming then started wanting to know what her skin would feel like against Sarah's.
Sarah whimpered at the end of the kiss, but she decided on showing more to Cameron. She easily reached Cameron's neck and gently started nipping her there.
The terminator was surprised and let out a faint gasp. She rolled her head to the side, which gave Sarah better access. Then small hands were at her pajamas' waistband and clung there tightly. Cameron couldn't waste time analyzing the sensations because they were so fast and building in strength. She could only fulfill her body's desire to be with Sarah Connor.
Sarah felt a strong hand under her ass then she was easily lifted back onto the bed. She had a shock through her stomach at Cameron's display of strength. Then she found the terminator standing between her spread legs. She was just coherent enough to recall a minor detail and whispered, "We need a towel, Cameron." She pulled back some to see the terminator's confused look, but she just said, "You'll understand later."
Cameron obliged without question and disappeared into the dark bathroom. She came back with a clean, folded bath towel that she set aside on the bed. She repositioned herself between Sarah's legs and continued her pursuit to be with the human.
Sarah encouraged the heated kisses to become more possessive, which intrigued her that Cameron took control. She then dropped her head back when Cameron's full lips found their way to her neck. She clung to her protector's muscular body and hissed at the sharp nip just above her right breast. She grinned though when she saw Cameron's devilish features.
The terminator placed her hand against Sarah's stomach and pushed her back in hidden signal. She crawled up onto the bed and over top of the waiting human.
Sarah rested flat on her back and gazed up into blue eyes that reflected unknown light. She saw many things in Cameron's beautiful features, which touched Sarah. She brushed her hand across the terminator's soft cheek.
Cameron brought her head down closer, but this time her forehead touched Sarah's the same way it had hours ago. She softly confided, "I'm unsure what to do. You must teach me."
Sarah softened at this confession and whispered, "I will." She decided it was time for her to take the lead so she took Cameron's lips to hers in a tender kiss. Her hands found their way to the bottom of Cameron's camisole. She casually pulled up the gray camisole but stopped just under Cameron's full breasts.
Cameron understood the human's intent so she helped remove the camisole, and it caused the Saint Christopher necklace to sway freely under her chin.
Sarah didn't lower her gaze past Cameron's bare shoulders, but she sat up and made an attempt with her top. Cameron assisted her because of the shoulder wound, and her tank top joined Cameron's camisole down on the floor. Sarah then pulled Cameron down onto her until their bare skin met in a burning exchange.
Cameron groaned at the unusual, exciting feel and lowered her face into Sarah's neck. She then moaned louder when Sarah's nails trailed up her back and caused her skin to tingle wildly there.
Sarah grasped the terminator's side and gave a gentle push in silent request. She wasn't denied when Cameron rolled onto her back and brought Sarah on top. She lowered her head until her lips touched the crest of Cameron's right breast. She ran her tongue over the hot skin and occasionally nipped while she made her way down to the hardened nipple.
Cameron was naturally quiet like any other terminator. But she couldn't stop her pleasurable sounds from Sarah's lips or tongue. Then her breath hitched when moist, hot lips covered her right nipple and Sarah's tongue flickered across it in a wild dance.
Sarah enjoyed her protector's distinct moans and how she arched her head back. She slid her hand down Cameron's side and slipped her fingers past the waistband until she felt the apex of Cameron's firm ass. She partially clawed up Cameron's ass then across her torso just after she released Cameron's nipple. She came over to the other nipple to tease it while her right hand journeyed under Cameron's waistband again.
The terminator kept her right arm across Sarah's waist. But the buildup in her body forced her to reach up and clutch the bed's edge with her left hand. She was too worried such a grip on Sarah would hurt her. She released a frustrated groan and hotly whispered, "I cannot control..." She lost her words when Sarah gently rolled her nipple through her teeth.
Sarah pulled back and softly asked, "Are you okay?" There was concern laced in her words.
Cameron opened her eyes and her HUD briefly flickered, but it wasn't from a system failure. Somehow her body caused her systems to jump. "Yes... please don't stop, Sarah." She let out another moan when Sarah's nails ran up her left thigh. She closed her eyes and clutched the bed sheets harder between her hand.
Sarah kissed down to Cameron's flat, muscular stomach but hesitated because she worked to get Cameron's pants off. She was managed them off and allowed them to make a home on the floor. She turned back to Cameron, under her, and softly smiled at the bikini cut underwear that was black. She just didn't know what to expect.
But her gaze traveled along the terminator's perfect, muscular form that couldn't have been designed any better. She finally met the terminator's soft stare, and Sarah smiled more. She could tell, unlike a human, Cameron was not concerned about her body being judged. The notion probably never entered in the terminator's head for even a second.
Cameron pulled Sarah back down to her and kissed her deeply. She then felt Sarah move half on top of her then she was caught off guard by the knee pressed between her legs. At first she was unsure until Sarah's knee perfectly rolled against her heated desire.
Sarah hovered above Cameron with her hands pressed into the bed on either side of Cameron's head. She read that Cameron was somewhat hesitant but she bowed her head down and murmured, "Just relax and focus on what you're feeling... there's nothing else that matters."
Cameron wanted to argue that Sarah mattered to her, but it was a fleeting thought when the rhythmic grind became more evident. She grasped Sarah's hip and rolled her head back.
Sarah moved her head to the side and found Cameron's exposed ear. She brought her lips around the shell of Cameron's ear and ran her tongue along the edge. She was rewarded by Cameron's throaty moan. Sarah pulled back some and softly whimpered once her now sticky skin pressed down into Cameron's.
"Sarah, please," Cameron pleaded, but she wasn't sure what to ask for. She just couldn't imagine how she'd survive this mounted heat in her body that seemed much worse than any heat developed by her systems. She thought it would drive her to a system overload.
Sarah nipped at the terminator's neck then whispered, "I know." She wasn't sure how this would work since Cameron wasn't human, and it did worry her some. But she took it on good faith and moved downward again. She pulled her knee away then tangled her right hand in Cameron's silky underwear and slowly pulled it off.
Cameron briefly had some relief when the cool air met her heated center, but it did nothing to alleviate the burn throughout her body.
Sarah reached for the towel after she'd rid of Cameron's underwear. She rearranged the towel so it was folded in half then she brought it closer. She placed her left hand under Cameron's ass and softly ordered, "Lift up for a sec." When Cameron did so, she briefly saw the slick glisten between Cameron's legs that told her more than enough. She had the towel positioned right and pushed down on Cameron's hip.
The terminator's body charged further when Sarah's soft skin pressed into her left side. She brought her head around and studied Sarah's focused expression. She freed her right hand from the bed and touched the human's delicate features.
Sarah turned her head enough and kissed Cameron's palm. She looked back at the terminator, who couldn't seem to control her body's reaction to any of Sarah's touches. That made Sarah smile, and she tangled her legs with Cameron's right leg. She drew Cameron's leg open in hidden signal.
Cameron slid her hand behind Sarah's neck and encouraged a new kiss.
Sarah danced her tongue along Cameron's in a dangerous game. She could lose control, but she moved her right hand over top of the soft apex between Cameron's legs. She then trailed the tip of her index finger between the moist folds to find everything humanly perfect.
Cameron broke the kiss early and gasped for air. She pressed her forehead against Sarah's and kept her eyes shut. All her systems were focused on the feel and her body's reaction to Sarah's feather light touch to her clit. When Sarah's finger gently rolled under the hood of her clit, her entire body quivered in response without her control.
Sarah closed her eyes briefly and concentrated on her exploration of Cameron. She hadn't been so sure that Cameron would react to her earlier touches and taunts, but she found her fingers to be plenty slick and smoothly traveled over Cameron's clit.
"Sarah," Cameron softly begged.
Sarah opened her eyes and tenderly smiled at the terminator's tight but passionate expression. She briefly kissed Cameron, who was too drawn to the sensations. But Sarah continued to watch her protector's features and especially when she finally slid her index finger into Cameron's entrance.
Cameron visibly stiffened and did her best not to increase her grip on Sarah's body. She briefly looked at Sarah but shut her eyes tightly.
"Just relax," Sarah gently encouraged, "I'm right here." She noticed her words did ease the powerful terminator, who was now weaker under Sarah's control. She kissed the terminator on the brow then slowly withdrew her finger part of the way but pushed it back in again.
Cameron considerably relaxed as the rhythmic motion continued and made her excited all over again. She briefly thought about the fact that Sarah was inside of her, yet that thought was shattered when Sarah filled her with a second finger.
"Too much?" Sarah checked. At Cameron's negative response, she kept pumping her fingers in and out of the terminator in a soft cycle. She started smiling at the fact that Cameron's body react to the passionate motions. Together, they both followed the tempo that gradually gained speed.
Cameron arched her back off the bed. She helped Sarah drive deeper and deeper into her with each push. She could only attempt quenching her hunger to meet her body's fiery demands.
Sarah found that the faster pace caused pain to her injured shoulder, but she gritted her teeth and ignored it. Cameron's heavy moans drove her crazy with need to have Cameron release it. She now added a slight curl to her fingers and smugly grinned at the sharp cry from the terminator. But she knew that she could only drive Cameron over the edge through one means. After several hard, fast pumps, Sarah slowed just enough to place her thumb over Cameron's clit.
The terminator caught her next breath at the new touch. She felt as if Sarah was everywhere on her and in her. She madly met all of Sarah's thrusts in hopes it'd give an end to this wild desire. Then she felt the unstoppable wave in her lower stomach that flowed out of her body.
Sarah whimpered in reaction when hot liquid coated her fingers further, but she didn't stop because she knew Cameron wasn't finished. There was far too much tension still built up in Cameron, and she pushed the terminator harder. She pressed her forehead into the terminator's temple and shut her eyes. Her heavy breathes matched Cameron's, and she fully focused on satisfying Cameron.
The terminator clutched Sarah closer to her body. She harshly strangled the bed's edge again with her right arm overhead. But then her HUD went totally black without any readouts, and she almost felt out of body. Sarah's next hard thrust tipped her past desire's edge, and she let out a sharp cry.
Sarah kept her fingers still inside of Cameron, and she enjoyed the terminator's release. Her fingers were tightly drawn together by Cameron's orgasm but then it started calming as Cameron's arched body lowered back down. Yet she waited until her fingers were released before she withdrew.
Cameron had her HUD back after a few flickers. She blinked just to be sure then slowly her systems regained control over her body and endoskeleton. She couldn't believe how she'd lost all control because of how Sarah touched her. Her only need was that Sarah had to take her.
Carefully now, Sarah extracted her fingers from Cameron's relaxed center. She then found both of the terminator's arms around her. She let out a sigh and thought about how much it satisfied her to bring pleasure to her new lover. Sarah had never felt that way in the past.
Cameron turned her head back to Sarah, and she was gently nudged by Sarah's nose. She opened her eyes and found soft emerald ones focused on her.
"You're okay?" Sarah checked in slight worry. She was fairly certain Cameron was, but wanted her lover to voice it to her.
"Yes." Cameron took a deep breath and found it rather needed for her cooling body. She almost felt weak, but she was confident she could still lift four tons without strain. She brought her hand to Sarah's face and traced her defined jaw line. "I don't fully understand what happened."
Sarah chuckled at her protector's naïve innocence and softly told, "It was an orgasm."
Cameron barely shook her head and argued, "I understand the physical mechanics. But I don't understand... how I could feel that way."
"How's that?" Sarah tried.
The terminator went to reply, but she was at a loss. She had a perplexed expression and sadly revealed, "I can't describe it."
Sarah could see her lover was distraught by this fact, but it made her smile. "You don't have to... you don't need to." She leaned in and briefly pressed her lips against Cameron's.
The terminator now rolled onto her right side so she faced her human lover. She whispered, "But I want you to feel it too... then you will certainly understand."
Sarah's eyes fluttered closed, and she tucked her head under the terminator's chin. She kissed her lover's sticky but cool neck then whispered "Show me, now." And Cameron met her demand without hesitation after she'd learned so much from Sarah. At her climax, Sarah did indeed understand what Cameron wanted to say because she cried out Cameron's name in pure release.