The Wedding Party by Tracey Richardson
Author:Tracey Richardson [Richardson, Tracey]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Lesbian
ISBN: 9781594932342
Google: gttKYgEACAAJ
Amazon: 1594932344
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2011-09-13T19:06:01+00:00
Chapter Twenty
Amanda
Reclining in the warm thrashing water of the hot tub, Amanda barely listened to Shannon’s endless questions and attempts at conversation. Instead, she tried to imagine the words she would use to admit she’d married—and was now divorcing—Jennifer. It was difficult to concentrate with such an event looming over her. Shannon was asking her about school, about her plans for the summer, about her part-time job as a downtown tour guide of architecture in the city—a walking tour she conducted every weekend morning—and numerous other subjects. She tried to answer as best as she could but knew she was too distracted to be convincing.
It shouldn’t be this hard to admit the truth. Shannon loved her and would forgive her—Claire was surely right about that. Shannon would probably be hurt that such an important secret had been kept from her; Amanda could understand that. Still, she worried that her aunt—her only close family member—might think less of her now. How could she not? Amanda had always been careful in her decisions, always thought things through intelligently and objectively. Letting her emotions rule when it came to Jennifer had been disastrous—something Shannon had tried to warn her about. She hadn’t heeded the warnings; she’d screwed up. But she was finally accepting that her emotions hadn’t been the enemy; blinding herself to everything else had been. She was finally beginning to accept that she could move on from her mistake, and maybe Shannon’s forgiveness and acceptance of her past would be the beginning of her own forgiveness and acceptance. It was time to put an end to the secret and it was time to regain the closeness with her aunt.
Amanda luxuriated in the massage that followed the hot tub; it relaxed her further. Thankfully there was no more conversation, giving her time to gather her courage and plan her words. Funny how confessing to Claire had taken no such planning and courage gathering—it had spilled out of her effortlessly and was an example of how talking intimately with Claire came incredibly natural. Unusually so. She’d shared things with Claire in their short time together that she’d not shared with anyone since Jen. She and Claire simply clicked. The intensity of their connection surprised her, but not to the extent that she feared or doubted it. As a matter of fact, she embraced it and enjoyed it. Yes, I enjoy Claire so much, she thought with satisfaction. She appreciated Claire’s angle on things, her intelligence, her warmth, her humor, the easy way she had about her. And yes, the way Claire sometimes looked at her, like there were things she wanted to say and do. There was an undeniable attraction between them, and the realization slammed into Amanda, making her involuntarily suck in her breath.
Her thoughts wound their way back to how they’d nearly kissed in the car the other night. Amanda couldn’t deny she had wanted a kiss to happen. She had delighted in the tender hug from Claire and the warmth
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