Worth The Risk_A Lesbian Romance

by K M Leach

  Lexi followed Bonnie into the living room. "I'll try, Bonnie but it's hard because I still can't wrap my head around everything that you guys have done for me. I just really need you to know how much the job as a live in aid for Bert and your friendship means to me. I've never really had real friends, Bonnie and it's all very overwhelming."

  Bonnie nodded in understanding, "I know how grateful you are and if I'm honest it was Lucy's idea to invite you out here. She knew that even after what happened, I felt like we could be great friends and she suggested that we reach out and offer you a chance at a different life and a chance to stay still long enough to from some real friendships." Bonnie couldn't help the silly grin that formed as she talked about Lucy.

  "You two are beautiful together and I am thankful to you both for giving me a place to call home and people that I can call family."

  "Speaking of people who are beautiful together, have you talked to your Detective Holden lately?," Bonnie questioned with a wiggling of her eyebrows and sitting down next to Lexi on the couch.

  "He's good. He came down last week and we had dinner. He's been talking about transferring to somewhere closer so that we can see each other more often. I asked him if we could take it slow, but I think that he might be what your Lucy is to you," she said with a small almost embarrassed smile.

  "I'm really happy for you, Lexi. I would like to meet him one day soon so that I can thank him for not dragging us into the Zephyr thing."

  "I'll bring him by the next time he visits, if you like."

  "That'd be great, Lexi." Bonnie picked up the remote and turned on the television and found a channel with the news. "Well, speak of the devil," Bonnie exclaimed when she saw the Dectective on the flat screen, smiling a toothy grin and wearing a fedora. She knew what he looked like because she had googled both of the detectives that had been handling the case.

  "Turn it up!"

  "Are you happy with the outcome of this trial, Detective and do you think it has brought some solace to the families of the victims."

  "I am pleased that the jury only took thirty minutes to deliberate and come back with the guilty verdict and the sentence that was put down for Zephyr Vaslandikov. The evidence against him was overwhelming thanks to finally getting a DNA match and putting a stop to his reign of terror. He will never set foot outside again and no other woman will be victimised by his hands. He will spend the rest of his days in a prison cell paying for what he has done. Thank you."

  And with that the detective turned and walked away and the camera swung around to the reporter on the scene outside the courthouse.

  "So just to recap, in just over thirty minutes the jury who were sitting on the Zephyr Vaslandikov case came back with a unanimous guilty verdict and the man responsible for the brutal rape and murder of at least ten women has been given consecutive life sentences with no chance for parole. It won't bring back the women that he killed but they may finally be able to be put to rest knowing that the man responsible is behind bars where he belongs. Back to you Chris..."

  The feed from the front of the courthouse disappeared and the face of a young man behind the news desk started to go over the rest of the news. Bonnie shut of the TV no longer caring about what the weather was doing. "So it's finally over," Lexi said softly. "Are you going to tell, Lucy?"

  "Tell Lucy what?" Lucy stood in the doorway, looking at Bonnie and Lexi who had become firm friends over the last couple of months.

  "Hey Lexi, would you mind going out onto the patio with Bert and firing up the grill. We will be out in a moment with the steaks."

  "Sure thing, Bonnie." Lexi got up and escorted Bert outside, leaving Lucy looking curiously at Bonnie, who looked a little unsure of what to say.

  "What's going on, Bonnie?"

  Bonnie patted the spot on the couch that Lexi had just vacated and Lucy hesitated only a moment before taking a seat beside the love of her life. Bonnie told Lucy about Zephyr and that he would never see freedom again and she saw Lucy physically relax with the news and a look of relief cross her face. They had talked a little over the last few months about what had happened that night, mostly after Lucy had a nightmare which had become less and less frequent and now she hoped that they would be a thing of the past. "So it's finally over," Lucy said, looking at Bonnie with an expression that expressed just how heavily it had been weighing her down despite how hard she had tried not to let it get to her. Bonnie nodded and opened her arms to the blonde and she held Lucy tightly when she moved into the inviting embrace of comfort. "I feel like this weight has been lifted because I always feared that we may still get dragged into it, you know. And the thought of having to face him again was crippling. But now that I know that it's over and done with, it's......."

  "A relief," Bonnie whispered.

  "Yes. Now there is just you and me and the rest of our lives in this small slice of paradise. You make me so happy, Bonnie. Waking up beside you every morning is a dream come true. You complete me."

  Bonnie pulled back and kissed Lucy for several moments before pulling back and smiling wide at her. "This is even better than I imagined, living here with you. I am yours completely and I will spend every day showing you how much I love you. We will grow old together in our little slice of paradise, baby. You, me and our kids."

  "Nothing would make me happier than raising a family with you, Sweetheart. Are you still happy to wait until we are able to add another floor to the house?"

  "WE'RE DYING FROM HUNGER OUT HERE, LUCY," came Burts voice from the patio followed by a happy laugh from Lexi.

  "I'm not going anywhere and we have all the time in the world. It's time to start living for the future and a life together filled with love, joy and laughter with the people we love. Starting with feeding a very hungry old man," Bonnie said, standing up and offering Lucy her hand, who took it and walked hand in hand with the brunette into the kitchen to grab the food.

  "Who is probably only yelling out what Lexi asked him to," Lucy remarked with a wink as they headed outside.

  "She's family too," Bonnie said softly.

  Lucy smiled and said, "Yes, she grows on you like a fungus."

  They both burst out laughing as they joined the rest of their little family outside on the patio. Bonnie handed out a beer to each of them from the cooler and raised her bottle into the air, "To family and a bright future filled with love and laughter," Bonnie said, her eyes meeting Burt, Lexi and then resting on Lucy's.

  "To the rest of my life with the most wonderful woman in the world," Lucy added before taking a drink and kissing Bonnie softly on the cheek.

  THE END

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  K. M. Leach is a resident of Australia and is excited about publishing her first novel. She has been dabbling in the lesbian romance genre for several years and hopes that this will be the first of many stories that she will publish and share with the world.

  She is an avid gamer and a bit of a foodie who loves to cook. You can follow K. M. Leach on twitter to follow her future book releases. @KM_Leach