One Touch by L. T. Marie

Author:L. T. Marie [Marie, L. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, General, Lesbian
ISBN: 9781602827509
Google: S2F6tgAACAAJ
Amazon: 1602827508
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2012-10-16T00:00:00+00:00

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Jaime stared at Sierra, cautiously gauging her reaction. She knew the horror all too well that Sierra was witnessing. She had to look at herself in the mirror daily. She’d memorized every inch of scar tissue from where her six-pack abs once were. Now, sections of mangled tissue and thick red teeth marks outlined where the shark had bitten into her flesh. Jagged scars ran in no apparent pattern over the left side of her abdomen and disappeared behind her back. Her breasts were still round and firm, thankfully left untouched. The other side of her body was perfect. The drastic difference between the two sides created a macabre fun-house effect.

Over time she’d learned to live with what she couldn’t change, but what was scaring her now was that for the first time since she and Sierra had been reunited, she couldn’t read anything in Sierra’s expression. The questioning, guarded look was almost as if she’d disconnected herself from the horror she was witnessing. She’d figured Sierra probably wouldn’t take the news well, but she hadn’t expected silence. The longer Sierra stayed silent, the more the burning lump in her throat intensified.

Sierra’s eyes misted and Jaime’s insides plummeted. She wanted to cower in a corner, hide from Sierra and try to banish the look of torment on Sierra’s face. She’d learned to live with rejection her whole life—her mom’s leaving, her father’s constant travels, her difficulty developing lasting friendships. But from Sierra it just plain hurt. She started to pull her shirt back over her head but was stopped short when Sierra grabbed the shirt. “Sierra, it’s okay. You don’t have to—”

“Shush,” Sierra said tenderly, moving to a kneeling position in front of her. Sierra ran her hand over the uneven tissue as she remained motionless, scarcely breathing. Goose bumps formed on her skin and Sierra raised her head to meet her gaze. “Does it hurt?” Sierra asked, kissing each section of uneven tissue.

“Sometimes.” Her voice grew deeper. “But not when you do that.”

“Then I need to do it more often.” Sierra framed her waist with her hands and rubbed her cheek along the rough scars.

“I can’t believe you still want to touch me like this after finding out.” She moaned, running her fingers through Sierra’s hair as her tongue traced the length of another scar.

“Why, because of a few scars?” Sierra linked her fingers through hers. “Do you really think I’m that shallow?”

“No, of course not. But look at me.” She opened her arms to give Sierra a full view. “You have to admit, this is not very attractive.”

“Jaime, Jaime, Jaime,” Sierra said, “What am I going to do with you?”

“I can think of a number of things,” she whispered as Sierra stood and wrapped her arms around her neck.

“And I can add to that list.” Sierra leaned in for a quick kiss, grabbed her face, and stared deeply into her eyes. “But first I want you to listen to me closely. I don’t care how many scars you have, you will always be beautiful to me.

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