Sculpting Her Heart by Annette Mori

Author:Annette Mori [Mori, Annette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Romance;Lesbian, Sculpting, Love, lgbt, women loving women, friendships
Publisher: Affinity Rainbow Publications
Published: 2021-03-31T11:00:00+00:00

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I couldn’t look Zari in the eyes when I came out and turned the music back on. I feared she would somehow know about the horrible things Sam had said, and she’d think I believed them to be true. She didn’t say anything to me, so I shattered the unnerving silence as I picked up my shovel.

“That was Sam. We’re going to talk on Tuesday. I think that will be a good thing. One way or another, I’ll have some kind of resolution.”

“Okay.” She brushed her damp hair aside and started digging again.

After two straight hours of digging, I began to sway and felt on the verge of passing out. The sweat poured down my face. Zari had been almost religious about drinking cold water every few minutes, but I hadn’t been as diligent.

“I need to take a break.” On wobbly legs, I made it to the chair on the deck and put my head between my legs. The next thing I knew, I felt a cool rag on my forehead, and I looked into Zari’s wide eyes.

“You passed out. It was probably due to dehydration.” She held a bottle of water to my lips. “You need to drink. Should I dial 911?”

I grabbed the bottle of water and took a healthy swig. “No, no. I’m embarrassed, but I’ll be fine. Just let me sit for a bit.”

“I can bike to the store to get you a sports drink. That will help replace your electrolytes.”

I chuckled nervously. “No, really, I think the water will be fine.”

“Should I have reminded you to drink more water?”

“I’m notorious for not drinking enough water. I shouldn’t need a keeper. I’m an adult. Maybe I should take a sip of water every time you drink from your bottle. That’ll keep this from happening again.”

“I think that is a good plan. Did your phone call with Sam upset you, and that’s why you were digging with such fervor that it caused you to forget to drink?”

“Maybe. Sometimes I get too focused on something. In this case, it was finishing this hole. Honestly, I wanted to not think about my upcoming discussion with Sam. I’m not at all looking forward to it.”

“You could cancel,” she offered.

“I could, but then I’d still be in the uncomfortable limbo state, and I don’t want that either.”

“Do you want to practice with me? I used to practice with Jillian or my therapist whenever I wanted to talk with someone new. I’m still not very good at it, but I’m better than I was before I would role play with them.”

“Nah, I don’t think that’s a very good idea. I have plenty of time between now and Tuesday to decide what I want to say to her. I’ll practice in front of my mirror. That’s the way I work out difficult conversations.”

“That doesn’t work for me. My expressions aren’t the same as others. Since I can recognize when people are mad or sad now, Jillian always offered an exaggerated expression as I was trying something out.

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