Spring Tide by Robbi McCoy

Author:Robbi McCoy [McCoy, Robbi]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Lesbian
ISBN: 9781594932922
Google: hWU_XwAACAAJ
Amazon: 1594932921
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2012-05-15T02:38:53+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Stef made sure she didn’t arrive too early. She hoped everyone would be gone when she got there, but a red Honda Accord was parked in front of the house next to Jackie’s pickup. As Stef took off her jacket and stored it in one of her saddlebags, Jackie came around the side of the house with another young woman carrying a guitar case. She was taller than Jackie, thin and shapeless, with blonde shoulder-length hair and pale, freckled cheeks. Their guitar player, Stef remembered, was Jackie’s sister Rebecca.

“I’m not telling her,” Rebecca said resentfully. “You call her and tell her yourself. She’ll blame me if I tell her.”

Jackie and Rebecca both saw Stef at the same time. Jackie’s face broke into a wide smile.

“Stef!” Jackie called, rushing over to her and giving her a familiar hug. “This is my sister Rebecca.”

“Hi,” Rebecca said, holding out her hand to shake, then she turned to Jackie and said, “I’ve got to get home if I’m going to get Sean and Adam ready in time.” She hugged Jackie goodbye. “See you Wednesday for another practice.” She waved toward Stef. “Nice to meet you, Stef.”

“I’m so glad you’re here,” Jackie said warmly. “Are you ready to go catch some mudbugs?”

“Sure.”

“Just let me make a call first. I have to let my mother know I’m not coming to Sunday dinner.”

Jackie ran into the house, and Stef leaned against the side of the pickup bed. Inside was a wire cage with a yellow nylon rope tied to its handle. The crawdad trap, she surmised. She found herself smiling at the idea of catching crawdads.

It seemed like every time lately she’d been with Jackie, she’d spent a lot of time smiling and a lot less time thinking about the personal drama that had consumed her thoughts for the last three months. In the last few days, particularly, whenever she had even a thought of Jackie, she could feel her lips turn up in an involuntary smile. Was it possible there was something significant going on here? Was it possible this kind of life—Jackie’s life—might suit her? It was a strange idea to consider. This place, so small and personal, wasn’t the kind of place she had ever considered calling home. Even thinking these thoughts made her nervous, but somewhere in the back of her mind, it also made her excited. It was like looking through an open door into a foreign, almost inconceivable, but wondrous and alluring land, feeling that all she needed to do was step through to be in the midst of it.

Tri-Tip appeared, rubbing against her legs. She reached down and scooped him up, petting him until he purred.

“Nothing wrong with you, is there?” she said. “Not that you care about anyway. Who needs four legs? We do just fine with two. You’ve got three, so you’re already ahead.”

She could see why some people wouldn’t want a damaged animal, but for others, like Jackie, the damaged ones might be more appealing. Their need was greater.

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