Page 3 of Spicy Sapphic Christmas

Siena glanced at the ever-present watch on her wrist. “In thirty minutes.”

“You’re kidding me.” Bunny tensed. “This place better be fucking close if you think we’re going to make it there in time.”

“It’s just down the road.” Siena sounded nervous now. “I really could use the extra assessment. There’s something about them… I can’t quite put my finger on it. I can’t decide if it’s a good something or a bad something.”

Bunny grunted and shoved her boots on her feet. “Fine.”

“Fine as in we’re going?” Piper’s glee couldn’t be contained.

Bunny loved giving into her, but she resisted because it wasn’t always the best for either of them. But what could thishurt? And if she did go home, then she’d just be stalking around her apartment attempting to sleep when she knew she wouldn’t be able to.

Piper bounced in her shoes, clapping her hands together. She still had all of her stage makeup on. Bunny tossed a wet towel to her. “Get that shit off your face.”

“Yes, ma’am.” Giggling, Piper walked toward the mirror and started to clean her face up.

Bunny sighed and looked directly at Siena. “Text me the information. And if I’m out until dawn, I’m calling you to pick her sorry ass up.”

“Deal.” Siena clapped her hands together and spun around. “There’s some details we need to talk about for the spring. I’ll set up a meeting for next week. But there’s also something I wanted to talk to you two about for the upcoming winter.”

Bunny hated this business to personal to business flip-flopping. It was so hard to keep up with sometimes. “Yeah, sure.”

She was already far more comfortable now that she was in her own clothes. Ready to take on the world again. Piper started to slip out of her clothes and pull out the extensions in her hair. Bunny had never let them do that to her.

Piper quickly changed, throwing on some slinky dress she had stashed away as if she’d anticipated they were going to go out tonight.

Wait.

Had she?

Bunny eyed her carefully, looking for any sign that the conversation between them and Siena had been preplanned. But she couldn’t quite say one way or the other if it was. Screw it all. She just wanted to get this over with. She was tired of owing Piper for helping her clean up the one mistake she’d ever made. Though it had been a good one.

The sex was hot and heavy.

The spark burned into a raging inferno that died very quickly.

And despite the drama that had followed, it had so been worth it.

Not that Bunny would ever admit that to Piper. Shoving her wallet into her back pocket, Bunny waited for Piper to be ready to leave.

“You’ve got ten minutes, Sleeping Beauty.”

“I’m not Sleeping Beauty.” Piper popped around the corner of the bathroom. “If anything, I’m Cinderella on her one night going to the ball.”

“Fuck, why did I say anything?” Bunny rocked back on her heels, hands shoved into her pockets, and she bit her tongue. The more she teased Piper, the longer it was going to take her to get ready. And then they really would be late, and what the hell would be the point of going? Siena would be disappointed, they’d break the promise of scoping out this new group, and they’d be right back where they started.

Then again… that wasn’t a half-bad idea.

“Let’s go!” Piper looped her arm in Bunny’s. “I expect you to buy me a drink.”

“I always buy you a drink,” Bunny muttered under her breath.

Piper did always say the best part about having a butch for a best friend was that she got the best of both worlds. She could date whoever she wanted and still know that Bunny would be there to take care of her when she got back.

“What’s the name of this group? Siena never said.”

Bunny snorted. She’d read the name about three times on her phone, wondering if it could be a better name. Then again, it wasn’t like her own band had the greatest name on the planet. But they’d branded it that way and they weren’t changing it now. “SoleS-O-L-ESisters.”

“What?”

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