I’d informed Captain Forrester that there’d been a family emergency. Stanley and Sarah would hold down the fort while I was away. I kept the details sparse.
Julia’s Mercedes idled at a stoplight. Embarrass, Minnesota was just over three hours away, a straight shot north on I-35.
Talk radio played quietly in the background. Julia’s hand rested lightly on the automatic shifter in the center console. I put my hand on top of hers and squeezed.
I was in it. I was there for her. She may not have been ready for marriage or babies or whatever that next step looked like for us, but I wanted her to know that I was there for her—for better or for worse. And I hoped that for the time being, that would be enough.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Eliza Lentzski is the author of lesbian fiction, romance, and erotica including the best-selling Winter Jacket and Don’t Call Me Hero series, and the forthcoming novel, The Woman in 3B (Spring 2020). She publishes urban fantasy and paranormal romance under the penname E.L. Blaisdell. Although a historian by day, Eliza is passionate about fiction. She was born and raised in the upper Midwest, which is often the setting for her novels. She currently lives in Boston with her wife and their cat, Charley.
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