Snow Falls by Hill Gerri

Author:Hill, Gerri [Hill, Gerri]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Gay & Lesbian
ISBN: 9781594933165
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2012-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

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Jen put another log in the stove and closed the flue a little. It hit her that this would be the last time she’d do this particular chore. She looked around the bedroom, seeing her backpack stuffed full of her clothes. She was wearing a pair of Ryan’s sweatpants, one of two pairs she’d stolen from her weeks ago. The sweatshirt was embroidered with Yale on the front, and she wondered if perhaps it was where Ryan had gone to college. It was a little too big for her, but it had become her nighttime wear. She had half a mind to shove it in her pack when she left, hoping Ryan wouldn’t miss it.

She heard the back door open and the dogs run in, both coming to find her. Their tails wagged as they circled her, holding their heads up for her to pet. Ryan stood in the doorway watching, and Jen smiled at her.

“Gonna miss these two,” she said.

“They’ll miss you too.”

Jen nodded, feeling a lump in her throat. She turned away quickly, making a show of turning the covers back on the bed. Ryan left her alone, to her relief, and soon Jen heard her in the bathroom.

The bedroom was toasty warm, and Jen crawled under the covers for the last time. So much had changed in the last six, seven weeks—she had changed so much—that she hardly recognized herself. And while she never made it to the writer’s workshop, she had learned a lot. Namely, that writing the next great novel probably wasn’t for her, not that she still wasn’t going to give it a try. She did wonder, though, how she was going to get back to her old life. Six weeks—nearly seven—wasn’t all that long to be away. Would she just slip back to the old routines? Lunch with Cheryl? Dinner with Brad? Drinks with their group of friends? Would she just revert back to her old life? Would these new feelings that had awakened in her just fade away? Would Ryan be nothing more than a memory?

She stared at the ceiling, so many thoughts crowding her brain she couldn’t settle on one. She stopped trying. She would have plenty of time to sort it all out later. Plenty of time.

When Ryan came in and turned out the lamp, Jen very nearly held her breath. It would be the last time they slept together, the last time she would have this closeness. While she could never find comfort with Brad, she had found it without even trying with Ryan. The covers pulled back a little and the bed shifted as Ryan lay down. They were both still, both lying on their backs. She had so much she wanted to say, but she didn’t know where to start.

Finally she found her voice. “Thank you,” she said quietly. “Thank you for everything. The rescue, for taking care of me. Everything.”

“You’re welcome.”

Jen still stared at the ceiling, trying to put her thoughts into words. “I’ve...I’ve learned some things about myself up here.

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