“I know.” Bubbles slide from my skin and circle the drain.
Mai’s low sigh comes softly. “Before, I was angry that you chose not to use your gifts the way I do. That’s not fair. I can admit that now. All I want is for you to be you and for us to be together.”
My heart thumps wildly. All I can do is stand still under the hot spray, water running over my head and into my eyes.
“I-I appreciate that.” Despite the water rushing over me, my lips feel dry.
I lick them and turn away from the open expression that sits so effortlessly on her face. Although we’ve talked about what it means for us to be together since that craziness with Ethan last week, this is the first time she’s actually apologized for wanting me to be other than I am.
“That doesn’t seem like that much to ask.” I tease her with the return of my smile.
“Good.” She breathes out a sigh, a matching smile curving up her mouth. “Now hurry up. Ana and Carmen have breakfast waiting and you don’t want it to get cold.”
It’s way too early for breakfast, but I don’t want to rain on their parade.
She stands up and puts her palm against the shower glass. I press my cheek to the warmth seeping through the glass from her skin and into me. “I’ll be right there.”
“And I’ll be waiting,” she says softly.
We share a long look before she turns and leaves me under the water, breathing easily for the first time in weeks.
About Fiona Zedde
Jamaican-born Fiona Zedde currently lives and writes in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the author of several novellas and novels of lesbian love and desire, including the Lambda Literary Award finalists, Bliss and Every Dark Desire. Her novel, Dangerous Pleasures, was winner of the About.com Readers’ Choice Award for Best Lesbian Novel or Memoir of 2012.
Her short fiction has appeared in various anthologies including the Cleis Press Best Lesbian Erotica series, Wicked: Sexy Tales of Legendary Lovers, Iridescence: Sensuous Shades of Lesbian Erotica, and Fist of the Spider Woman.
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