Class Reunion by Linda Hill

Author:Linda Hill [Hill, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, General, Lesbian, Romance, Lesbians
ISBN: 9781562801786
Google: luZaAAAAMAAJ
Amazon: 1594930775
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 1997-07-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

A large group made up of mostly men and some women were dividing themselves into separate teams. Jen allowed herself to be shuffled back and forth until they finally settled it. She was to play along with Diane, Gina, and a group of eight men, while Lucy joined the opposing team, which included Sheila's husband, Bobby.

Sheila must be nearby, Jen mused, but she refused to look for her. She regretted her decision to join in the game. She hadn't touched a softball since she was about twelve years old.

They assigned her to play second base, and after a quick toss of a coin, she headed out to her position. She sensed Diane beside her as she walked.

"I don't suppose you have anything to do with that shit-eating grin plastered all over Sheila's face today."

Stone-faced, Jennifer glanced at the taller woman. "What do you mean?"

"Look." Diane stopped short, touching Jen's shoulder lightly before slipping a pair of sunglasses from her nose and folding them slowly. "Don't take this the wrong way. I don't know what's going on now, but I do know what went on before." She frowned and tapped the sunglasses against the palm of one hand before placing them in the breast pocket of her shirt. "I think we should probably talk later. There are some things you probably should know."

"Like what?"

"I'll explain later. When there aren't so many people around. Just be careful, okay?" She threw out the last words ominously before slipping a large leather mitt over her left hand and jogging out to right field.

Jennifer set her jaw and took up her position at second base. A chill swept over her, and she shuddered. She wasn't sure what Diane was alluding to, but she could guess. And she didn't like the road her mind was taking. Christ. I haven't had this much drama in my life since I lived here, she thought ironically.

She'd managed to ignore Sheila's voice and avoid her gaze since they'd arrived. Now she let her eyes wander over the crowd of spectators behind the backstop. Sheila was easy to spot. She sat in the second row and directed a lazy, knowing smile Jennifer's way.

Uneasy, Jen looked for Bobby in the opposing team's dugout. Relief washed over her as she saw that he was oblivious to his wife's attention as he slapped a friend's back and guzzled a can of beer.

Moments later, the first batter stepped into the box, and Jennifer's mind and body slipped automatically into game mode. Funny how it all comes back so easily, she found herself thinking.

Three outs later, she trotted off the field, thankful that she had survived the first inning without touching the ball once. She glanced toward the picnic table where she'd left Heather and her sister, panic rising as she discovered that the table was empty. Her eyes scanned the crowded bleachers and quickly found Heather, just on the other side of the fence, smiling and waving her over.

Jennifer stepped over to the fence, her fingers curling through the links automatically.

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