Ginna Wilkerson

A chili cook-off at the local Pride Center sounds like fun for Reese and Kayla. But even the small act of deciding on a recipe to enter builds tension between the two women.<br><br>On the day of the event, free-spirited Jane enters the picture. Kayla is tempted by Jane’s striking pink hair and seductive ways.<br><br>Would she really leave Reese for a woman she barely knows? Will a simple pot of chili end in romance or disaster?

If You Can't Stand the Heat

The judges had come around at about 11:00 and tasted all the entries without expression. The results were set to be announced at 12:15. Reese, looking a bit forlorn, started packing up and storing the remaining chili. Kayla looked around to see whether Jane was still there.


She was. When Reese carried the container of leftover chili out to the car, Kayla took the opportunity to walk over to where Jane stood, reading the contents of the center bulletin board.


“Hey, yourself,” said Jane, turning to face Kayla. “Glad you’re still here.” And then, “Care to show me around the center?”


Kayla gave one glance back toward their chili station—Reese was nowhere in sight. “Sure.” And she headed toward the movie room. Jane followed.


At the door of the movie room, the two women stopped in the doorway. Kayla thought that she should turn the light on, but she didn’t. Jane moved closer to her, pressing her arm up against Kayla’s side.


Chapter 9