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The Matchmaker's Choice: A Lesbian Romance

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while we were treading water.

After a few minutes of actual swimming, we went back

to the shallow end where it was warmer and we could sit down

on the concrete ledges lining the sides of the pool, still

submerged basically up to our necks.

“Do you think everyone passed your class?” Adley

asks. Apparently, she’s learned how to read my mind, because

I’ve been thinking about the tests that I need to grade

tomorrow.

“Sorry.

I didn’t mean to be distracted.”

“You weren’t. I was just wondering. I know you have

to do some grading tomorrow and that regular classes start up

soon. My sister is really excited about getting Tildy back into

school full time. The summer was rough on her, even with me

and my parents helping her out.”

“Is she doing okay? I know you said that she’s splitting

up from her husband. That has to be hard.”

“I think things are easier for her and John now. They

were horrible together. Even from the start, they fought all the

time. When they’re apart, they seem to be nicer to each other.

It’s weird. It’s like, I think they care about each other and like

each other, but only from a distance. When they’re together,

they can’t take a breath. I don’t really know. It seemed that

way. I know that she’s doing better now. She’s a lot happier.

She was getting headaches all the time. Now, hardly ever.”

“Right. She had one last weekend. Tildy’s a great kid.

Mandy’s super lucky.”

“She’s amazing. Despite the penchant for lattes.”

I laugh at the memory of that. The first memory I have



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