A part of her still ached to hold him, but she realized on a very sensible level it was better for him to put some distance between them, a least for now. It wasn’t the first time he’d used anger to overrule all other emotion, and she supposed it wouldn’t be the last. Kayla slept peacefully beside her, hopefully unaware of David’s turmoil. If she had really been their Taydelaan, she would have been as connected to both of them as Jessica and David were to each other, although if she’d been their Taydelaan they wouldn’t be dealing with any of this anyway. Jessica watched Kayla sleep for a long while, but eventually the woman stirred, opened her eyes, and gifted Jessica with a sleepy smile. Kayla’s hair was adorably mussed about her face, her skin glowed from her recent orgasms, and her naked breasts held Jessica’s gaze. Jessica watched entranced as the woman she loved lifted her arms high over her head and stretched with all the relish of a cat lying in the sun. “Where’s David?”
