Aspen's Blaise by Sarah Markel

Author:Sarah Markel [Markel, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-02-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“Aspen is going to love this,” Lorelei grinned to herself as she placed two heavy foil packets on a sheet pan and slid it into the oven to bake. Dinner wouldn’t be ready for another two hours, and those ribs were going to need every minute of it. Making Aspen’s favorite dinner was a huge part of Lorelei’s plan for the evening.

I’m already on thin ice as it is, she thought morosely, two for two is bad enough, the last thing I need is to break a promise, too.

Lorelei chuckled humorlessly to herself as she set about straightening the kitchen. She’d managed to sleep through her alarm that morning, missing Aspen by nearly half an hour. Lorelei’s reaction to discovering this had been a very convincing impression of a two-year-old in need of a nap, for which she was grateful there had been no witnesses.

She’d found the note Aspen left beside the coffee pot, which hadn’t helped the redhead’s guilt-ridden frustration.

I see that not touching me extends to not sleeping in the same bed anymore. Hint taken. Coffee’s fresh as of 6:30.

Lorelei had immediately texted Aspen, hoping to catch her before she began the first class of the day.

Thank you for the coffee, baby. The only reason I didn’t sleep in bed with you, was because I didn’t want to wake you up. I knew you were exhausted and I was angry at myself. I’m sorry, sweetheart. I’m making you Texas smokehouse ribs for dinner tonight.

She’d followed the text with a string of heart and kissy-face emoji, hoping to bring a smile to her wife’s face. When Aspen didn’t reply, Lorelei assumed that she’d been too late with her text and kept herself occupied with housecleaning and preparations for the night’s meal.

As the day went on, Lorelei sent Aspen a few more messages, each one laden with positivity, love, and support. She tried not to let it bother her that Aspen had maintained radio silence, reminding herself that it was against the rules for students to have a cell phone in the classroom.

I know she’s seen the messages, dammit, why is she leaving me on read? she wondered angrily when another check of her phone revealed no new messages. It was nearing 3:30, and Aspen always sent her a message when she finished cheerleading practice at 3.

Huffing out a breath, Lorelei fisted her hands on her hips and glanced around the kitchen. She’d finished cleaning up the house, which wasn’t hard since she had a habit of cleaning as she went. The baked beans were keeping warm in a crock-pot, while a freshly made apple brown betty cooled on the counter. Homemade potato salad and coleslaw were chilling in the fridge beside a pitcher of sweet tea and a fresh lemon whipped cream she’d made to top their dessert.

Lorelei had many talents, but there were a few that were only revealed to those closest to her. Her friends and coworkers could go on for days about Lorelei’s knack for

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