Unexpected Sparks by Gina L. Dartt

Author:Gina L. Dartt [Dartt, Gina L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery & Detective, Fiction, Women Sleuths, Lesbian, General
ISBN: 9781933110462
Google: JA4eAAAACAAJ
Amazon: 1933110465
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2002-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

“She can’t make it up the stairs with you hanging onto her like that, Katie,” she said, and then disappeared back into the apartment.

Nikki glanced back at Kate, who managed a weak smile. “I guess I have to let you go.”

“Not by my choice.” Nikki hugged her tighter. “I’m perfectly happy to stay here all night kissing you.”

Kate laughed and reluctantly released her hold. Then she reached up and wiped Nikki’s lips gently. “I’m afraid I covered you with lipstick.”

“I’ll freshen up before we start dinner.” Nikki plunged her hand into her coat pocket. “I have something for you.” She pulled out a small package, gift wrapped with a bow. “It isn’t much.”

Delighted, Kate accepted the box and opened it. Inside was a small teddy bear about four inches high.

“It’s so you’ll have something to cuddle when I’m not there.”

“I love it,” Kate said, slipping her arm around her lover’s neck and kissing her again. A bashfully pleased expression on her face, Nikki offered a soulful look from beneath lowered lashes, and Kate took her hand. “Come on.”

Upstairs, Kate took her coat and directed Nikki to the bathroom where she could remove the lipstick. In the meantime, she carried the small stuffed toy over to the breakfast bar and placed it prominently on the counter so that she could look at it while eating dinner.

Susan, in the kitchen stirring the pasta, eyed the bear irreverently but didn’t say anything.

Kate shot her an admonishing glance before turning to greet the freshly scrubbed Nikki.

“Anything new?”

Nikki shook her head. “I may have a line on a new job. A dispatcher at the police station. I’m going to do some research on the Net to find out exactly what a dispatcher does, then emphasize those skills on my resume before I drop it off.”

“I think you’d enjoy that.” She made a mental note to lean on Rick as much as possible the next time she saw him; maybe he could put in a good word for Nikki. “Plus, you’d actually be involved in solving the cases.”

“At least dispatching the guys that do.”

Again, Kate discovered they were staring at each other, and with an effort, she led Nikki over to the living room. “Here. You and Susan get to know each other a bit better while I finish making dinner. We’re having rigatoni.”

“Sounds wonderful.”

Kate returned to the kitchen and took the spoon from Susan. “Be nice,” she murmured again in a low voice, as Susan obediently moved into the living room.

As Kate checked the pasta, she tried to keep tabs on the conversation going on in the living room. Susan was behaving herself as far as she could tell, utilizing her not inconsiderable charm to ask Nikki what was going on in town, skillfully drawing out a great many personal details from her in the process. But now the conversation was turning to Kate and their relationship, and she wasn’t sure she was entirely comfortable with that topic.

“So you met Kate when you heard she was carrying gay and lesbian books,” Susan said.

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