Best Lesbian Romance 2010 by Radclyffe

Author:Radclyffe
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Cleis Press
Published: 2011-12-02T16:00:00+00:00

On Wednesdays—Hump Day—Red Emma’s was usually pretty full right after work, as the women took advantage of the pub food served only on that day and on the weekend. That Wednesday was no exception. Carole and Abby were both sitting on bar stools eating and talking, occasionally glancing up at the mirror behind the bar to check out the room, when Abby said, “So what about that race, eh? C’mon, how about it? I’m serious. What a gas.”

Carole shoveled a forkful of meat pie into her mouth, ignoring the question.

“You know you’d really like that SUV to eat your dust, not to mention its driver.” Abby continued harassing her.

“Are you nuts? We’d get caught and they’d take away my car. Forget it.” Nevertheless, she felt a tiny thrill, quickly suppressed.

Abby chewed thoughtfully. “No, you wouldn’t—we wouldn’t.”

Carole regarded her best friend in the mirror. Uh-oh. Abby had the look that meant all the wheels were turning, and “no” would be a remote option when she finally marshaled her arguments.

Just at that moment, they saw Janis passing behind them. Abby whirled around and grabbed her arm, almost spilling the glass of beer in Janis’s hand.

“Janis! C’mere. We’re still talking about that race.”

“No, we’re not. I’ve been telling her no way,” Carole growled. She hoped she sounded normal. Part of her mind was trying desperately not to think of her masturbatory fantasy of the other night.

“No way is right. We’d get caught and they’d take away my car,” Janis said.

“What I said.” Carole nodded solemnly.

“C’mon, Janis, you know you’d love to see that big old boat eat your dust,” Abby urged. Indignantly Carole raised her eyebrows at her. “And I know just how you won’t get caught.” Abby smiled conspiratorially and lowered her voice. “You know my parents’ farm north of town?”

Carole nodded. She’d been there many times.

“Well, it’s huge, right?” Abby continued. “Lots of fields, mostly corn. Very tall corn. A couple of fields are fallow every summer, though. Just clover. You can see right across the field—no obstructions—so you could race around that. If there’s one with cornfields all around, nobody would see us. And if it’s at noon on a Sunday, nobody’s around, anyway.”

“What about the noise?” Carole asked, in spite of herself.

Janis just stared at them with round eyes.

“It’s in the middle of nowhere, and nobody’s gonna call the cops just because they hear a couple of engines revving.”

“Are you guys nuts?” Janis found her voice. “I already said no!” She didn’t sound as vehement as she might have, though.

“Hey, I haven’t said yes either,” Carole said.

But soon some of the others got involved in the discussion. They were all so high with enthusiasm that finally Carole and Janis got caught up in the excitement, too, and caved and said yes. Red Emma’s buzzed with anticipation all that evening.

One woman suggested taking bets. Jude quashed that idea pretty quickly. They could be in enough trouble already without adding illegal gambling to illegal racing.

“Listen up, everybody,” Abby said in her take-charge, gravelly voice.

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