Chapter 11So she had been involved with a woman. I don’t know why that affirmation made me feel the way I did. I felt myself a staunch ally, but didn’t have an l***q+ friend group. My youngest daughter had a friend with two moms and they were willowy, stunning looking women with hair like a Pantene commercial, and a wardrobe that put mine to shame. I caught myself staring at the captain’s hands, and for a startling moment pictured them tangled in my hair. I coughed, surprised at myself, and smiled at her.
“Well, since the doctor is away and you’re avoiding an ex, I’ll do it.”
She had ducked back into the kitchen returning with the half empty bottle of wine.
“You’ll do what?”
“The salve on your back, I’ll do it. You’re not sure when the doctor will return and if it’s good for your back
