Chapter 6

Hollis pulled away, her heart racing as she slid her fingers out of Kate's hair, and she could feel her cheeks heating up. She could safely say that none of her fantasies about kissing another woman had prepared her for that.

"I'm still waiting for a verdict," Kate said with a lopsided smile as she ran her hand through her hair.

Hollis let out a happy sigh as she reached for her wine glass. "I honestly don't have the words."

Kate's hand was back on her leg, just above her knee, and Hollis could feel the warmth of her touch through her chinos. "Are we at least talking about good words?"

Hollis laughed softly. "Yes. Definitely." She took a sip of wine, her mind still trying to process what had just happened. "Life-altering?"

"That good?" Kate asked with a smile.

"Yes." Hollis didn't return her smile. She was too lost in Kate's caramel brown eyes, and she knew that Kate could never understand how true those words were. Hollis would leave this weekend a changed woman. It was too dramatic to elaborate on, but it was exactly how she felt.

"You're being serious, aren't you?" Kate asked before she lifted her glass to her lips and took a drink.

Hollis nodded. "Yes."

Kate left her glass down on the coffee table and stood up. She held out her hand, her voice low. "Dance with me?"

Kate's voice sent a shiver through her, and Hollis put down her own glass. She picked up her phone, turning up the volume on the jazz music that had quietly surrounded them. Sliding her hand into Kate's, she let herself be pulled up. Kate left her flip-flops behind, and Hollis slid her feet out of her sandals, sinking into the cream carpet.

She swallowed down the lump in her throat as they moved into the open area behind the couch, and Kate's hand slid from hers, trailing lightly across her back before coming to rest in the middle of Hollis's back. She held out her other hand, and Hollis put her palm in hers, draping her right arm over Kate's shoulder, her fingertips sliding under Kate's hair.

"I've always wanted to dance with someone like this," Kate murmured, her breath warm on Hollis's cheek as they moved closer.

"Me too," Hollis whispered. None of this felt real. She closed her eyes as they swayed to the smooth jazz, and Kate's perfume filled her senses. Never had Hollis been so aware of her body. Her heart was still beating a little too fast. Her arms felt light, her skin sensitive to every touch. And she was more turned on than she'd ever been in her life.

The feeling of Kate's body so close to hers, her warm hand on her back, her hair tickling Hollis's cheek, it was overwhelming, in the best possible way. And like an addict, Hollis craved more. So much more.