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Heat Wave: Washington, DC

Simone Jackson is struggling in her first job out of college. Running errands for a city councilman in Washington, DC, isn't all that fun in the June heat, but Simone has big plans about being a politician, and this is a big step. Still, the humidity is hard to ignore, as is a tray of free lemonade left in front of a house with the most gorgeous garden Simone has ever seen. And the owner of the garden? Not half bad looking, either.<br><br>Natia Savea, a transplant from Samoa, is gentle, kind, and the center of the neighborhood. Her garden has become a paradise for everyone around to come and beat the heat. Natia soon becomes the center of Simone's life, too.<br><br>But when Natia’s home is threatened, can Simone take on City Council and save the day ... and the woman she’s grown to love?

Tamer Lorika · Urban
Not enough ratings
16 Chs

Chapter 7

Simone was going nuts for this woman, and she didn’t even know if she was queer.

“Any weekend plans?” Natia broke the comfortable silence with a question that somehow sounded genuine and not at all like small talk.

“Unfortunately,” Simone muttered. “The councilman has a high-profile engagement tomorrow night. Tomorrow is all prep, and Sunday is all post-event press wrangling.”

Natia made a disappointed noise in the back of her throat. “I take it that you work a lot of weekends?”

Simone shrugged it off. “It’s the name of the game. And this time, at least, I’ll get Monday and Tuesday off to make up for it.”

Natia looked thoughtful, but Simone didn’t know what about, so she let it go.

“What about you? Plans?”

“Just my weekly Skype-in to my grandparents back in Samoa.”

“Are you from there? Seems like you’re rather new here, but I thought you moved in from, like, Jersey or something.”

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