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 ultimate chili outcome was not entirely Reese’s fault. And Kayla had to completely own the cheating episode, which, thankfully, had not gone any further than it did.


By the time Kayla had finished her pizza and had another large glass of wine, she began to be concerned about Reese. It was pitch dark out now, and Reese had been gone close to an hour. Not a long time for a planned bike ride together in the daytime, but a bit long for a I’m mad and I’m thinkingnight ride.


Kayla was exhausted, and she knew Reese must be, too. Even more than physical activity, stress and emotion can wear a person to the bone.


Kayla decided to leave the outside light on for Reese and to lie down on the couch so she would be right there when her partner came in.


Chapter 14