Threading the Needle Ch. 11 - Sex Stories

Threading the Needle Ch. 11

... evening helped with her conflicted feelings. It didn't take long to pay for the wine. Picking up the bag, she said goodbye and went out the door with the other women following her.

"Hold on a second," Lena said. Turning, she went back inside, leaving Winnie and Rikki alone together. There was a disconcerting silence as they waited. Neither one of them knew what to say. One barrier was broken, but a different one took its place. It was one thing to feel the other's desire; it was an entirely different matter to know what to do about it.

Fortunately, Lena saved them by coming back. It was normal for her to be smiling, but this time she looked like the cat that ate the canary. Stepping between them, she linked her arms with theirs and started to walk, pulling them along.

"What did you forget?" Rikki asked her.

"Nothing. I wondered if she would give me her number, and she did," Lena said. "She was cute."

"I didn't get the impression she was a lesbian," Winnie said. Her voice had a note of true surprise.

"No, but she's curious," Lena replied and then grinned even wider. "We may have piqued that curiosity a little more. Thanks!"

"My pleasure," Rikki said without thinking. The other two women looked at her and burst out laughing as she realized what she said and turned beet red. "I mean, ah...." She trailed off, not knowing exactly what to say.

Winnie's laughs cut off sooner than Lena's. Her own thoughts were as confused as Rikki's. To deflect anyone ...

... noticing, she elbowed Lena. "So when will you call her?" she asked.

"Before my next trip on the Wenatchee. I'll see if she is free. All I did was ask for her number today," she said. Her grin grew softer as she remembered how adorable Sarah was when asked for her number. She blushed prettily, but it was clear how pleased she was that Lena asked although she was as tongue tied as Rikki was a few moments ago. "I thought about inviting her up to camp, but I think the group is a little overwhelming for a first date," Lena added.

"Probably," Rikki said. "Especially if you're her first date with a woman."

"Yeah, I thought about that too," Lena said.

"Good! I like us as the three musketeers!" Winnie smiled as she said it.

"A little jealous, Winnie?" Rikki said, trying to keep the attention off her.

Surprisingly, Winnie didn't make a snappy reply. There was a contemplative expression on her face. "Maybe a bit," she said after a moment. "I love being with both of you, and I think I might be a little jealous of someone getting between us." She leaned over and gave Lena a quick kiss in the cheek. "That doesn't mean I'm not happy for you and glad to share you with someone nice. And Sarah seemed very nice," she said with more seriousness than typical for their conversations that day. It was almost as heartfelt as her discussion with Rikki at lunch. She kept part of her thoughts unsaid, but both of them knew what it was. Liz wasn't very nice.

Neither of them really disagreed ...