Embrace in Motion by Karin Kallmaker

Author:Karin Kallmaker [Kallmaker, Karin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Lesbian, Romance, General, Lesbians, Social Science, Gay Studies, Lesbian Studies
ISBN: 9781562801656
Google: RyZaAAAAMAAJ
Amazon: 1931513392
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 1997-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

6

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance. (Oscar Wilde)

"Go away, Gene, I've got a hangover," Leslie heard Sarah say.

Oh, that accounted for the colorless face and barely open eyes. Damn. She had found out yesterday that Sarah's action plan draft had been on Richard's desk for almost three weeks, and no one had seen fit to tell her. She tried to be grown-up about it, and she knew it was Richard's fault, not Sarah's. Well, if she was being honest, it was her fault as well — she just needed to talk to Sarah instead of hoping she'd pick up on hints and suggestions.

She heard Gene laugh and Sarah's low-toned rejoinder. Gene laughed again and Sarah said, more loudly, "Have mercy, please."

Leslie returned her attention to the latest report from the bank. She really, really, really wanted to hire an accountant, but Richard had been gone the last week acquiring video and audio equipment for the full-scale test of Tigger 0.2. There was a muffled crash from the other side of the warehouse and she felt a moment of pity for Sarah's head. Demolishing the previous occupant's telemarketing setup to make way for their staging and camera facilities wasn't particularly quiet, especially when the programmers started yelling at the construction workers.

"Maybe you'll want to shoot the breeze," Gene said from the doorway. "Sarah's hung. First time I've seen her less than bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. She told me to go do something that is anatomically challenging."

"You deserved it, I'm sure," Leslie said.

Gene looked at her quizzically as he sat down in her guest chair. He spoke in a lower tone. "You know, that's the first time you've said something supportive about her. What's with you two?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Leslie knew she lied badly.

"I'm not the only one who's noticed. You're both nice people except around each other. Then you're both like magnetically polarized ice cubes."

"Ice cubes can't be magnetized," Leslie said.

"Oh yeah?" Gene's raised eyebrows reminded Leslie that he was the one with the advanced physics degree in addition to his other sheepskins. "Look, yesterday she asked me what a Herbert was. And you and Dick are the only ones who use the expression around here —"

"Oh shit," Leslie said, appalled. "She... must have overheard me and my big mouth shooting off like I was my kid or something. Damn. It's all my fault. Technically she works for me and I feel completely shut out of what she's working on, and I just haven't brought it up. I was hoping time would take care of it."

"Talk to her about it," Gene said. "She's not going to bite your head off. But not today," he added, hastily. "She's not really herself."

"Okay." Leslie pushed a stack of papers at him. "Be a darling and sort these for me. That is, if you don't have more pressing work to do."

"Bank statements? Ick."

"I'm done doing this all by myself—from now on all management gets to share the pain. I want an accountant in here.

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