Moonspear All of the places we ever go

Towhee didn’t mind the question, the subject of her love life less fraught than the rest of the conversation. She did suddenly glance off toward the mountain again, fearful that Seal might walk up on them in the middle of this entirely inappropriate conversation.

Facing Bridget again, she said, I tried marriage twice and both ended up in heartache. I just have zero interest in trying again. And save for that time of year, I’m not particularly interested in bumping uglies anyway. Even then, it’s really worn off over the years. The lust, I mean.

She didn’t know what to say when Bridget elaborated on her flattery. Towhee was flattered, though there was no chance of reciprocation. She wasn’t repulsed by Bridget, of course, but she also had no interest in touching another woman that way. She wondered if she should just say that, be crystal clear.

For the record, I’m straight. If there was ever going to be an exception, it would’ve been… Rue, she thought with a little twitch of her lips. Then Towhee laughed and shook her head. Nope, not even then, followed by an uneasy shrug and, Sorry.