The morning light woke Lorna. She took a moment to orient herself. Motel room. Las Vegas. And curled beside her—Zoe.
Last night didn’t feel like enough, but what could Lorna do about that? They could have a couple more nights here in Las Vegas, but she had to move on eventually. Zoe had her own path. This could only be a short-term on-the-road thing. It wasn’t enough.
It had to be. An adventure on the road. Who knew what other adventures lay ahead out there? Other women? She hadn’t set out to look for it. But it could happen. If it could happen once, it could happen twice. Question was, did she want it to? Not right now. Right now she wanted Zoe.
Zoe awoke a few minutes later, smiled at Lorna, and cuddled close to her. “No rush to get up, right?” she said.
“No. No hurry.” She’d happily
