Winter Jacket: All In by Eliza Lentzski

Author:Eliza Lentzski [Lentzski, Eliza]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Lesbian, Romance
Amazon: B01FJ2E4YQ
Goodreads: 30171938
Publisher: Author via Amazon
Published: 2016-05-10T22:00:00+00:00

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I returned home after a disappointing conclusion to my workday. It wasn’t the end of my day, however, as I still had another meeting to attend that evening. Sonja had e-mailed me the first of her working drafts and we were going to walk through my notes. I considered it an appropriately timed distraction. With no plans to see Hunter that night, working through a script with Sonja would keep me from feeling sorry for myself. The tub of ice cream in my freezer was safe for another night.

I sat in my home office with only the reading lamp on my desk and the glowing screen of my laptop to illuminate the room. The web chat program jangled on my laptop, indicating I had an incoming call. Sonja’s face appeared on my screen when I clicked on the accept call button.

“Hey, Elle!” Sonja chirped in greeting. “How’s it going?”

I could have told her the truth, but I didn’t feel like rehashing the details of my day. “I’m good. Yourself?” I returned.

“Nervous,” she admitted. “Feedback on my writing makes me sick to my stomach.”

“I’ll be gentle,” I promised.

“I don’t mind it a little rough.”

I loved to banter, and flirtatious back and forth was my favorite. I could safely engage in that brand of chatter with Nikole, and to a lesser extent with Jessica, but there was nothing innocent and harmless when it came from Sonja.

I cleared my throat and chose to ignore her comment.

“Are you planning on working through your entire hiatus?” I asked.

“Probably,” she confirmed. “I need to get a head start on these scripts. It’ll be a challenge finishing up my master’s degree and writing for the show, but I want to make it work.”

“I forgot you were still in school. Most people would ditch the degree once they got a staff writing position,” I observed.

“I’ll probably regret it when I’m pulling consecutive all-nighters, but I like to finish what I start.”

I found her work ethic admirable, but I was afraid of giving her too many encouraging compliments. I silently nodded instead.

“How old were you when you got your Ph.D.?” she asked.

I did some quick mental math. “About twenty-five or twenty-six.”

“Geez. You’re like Doogie Howser.”

“Hardly,” I shook my head. “And aren’t you too young to know that reference?”

“I want to write for TV,” she reminded me. “I know my TV history.”

“I suppose you make a point,” I hummed.

“Where’s Hunter tonight?”

If it had been anyone else, the question wouldn’t have given me pause. But the seemingly casual comment made me uncomfortable, like Sonja was checking up on the status of my relationship. “She’s probably just getting off of work.”

“Oh, should we talk some other time? I don’t want to monopolize your time.”

“It’s fine; we don’t have plans to see each other tonight.”

Sonja’s eyebrows knit together. “You don’t live together?”

“No. We don’t.” I cleared my throat. “Listen, I don’t want to be rude, but I’d feel more comfortable if we stuck to the scripts.”

“Right.” She shook her head apologetically. “I’m sorry, Elle.

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