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Is this love?
Chapter 25
Bette climbed out of the taxi that had taken her from her parents’ apartment to the lesbian bar where she knew that Tina was. She had been surreptitiously texting Tina most of the eveni […]

Chapter 23
Bette reluctantly eased away from Tina and touched her face
“We either stop kissing in the next five minutes or we give up on the movies “
Tina was lying half on her back with Bette on top taking her […]

Is this love
Chapter 21
When Tina arrived outside Bette’s three storey house on Thursday night it was with the now familiar tingle of excitement of what was waiting for. This was only their third date and a […]

Is this love
Chapter 19
Bette arrived at work half an hour later than usual. She had deliberately lingered over breakfast with Tina enjoying just looking at her newest lover and taking the time to chat and find […]

Is this love
Chapter 16
Tina looked at Bette
“You are asking me on a date?”
Bette nodded and picked her sandwich up again and took a bite. She was desperately hoping that Tina would say yes – if she didn’t it was […]

Is this love?
Chapter 14
　
“Do you want me to get Baxter on the phone for you Bette?” James asked as he stood in front of Bette’s desk. He knew his boss well enough to know that a valuable piece of art going m […]

Chapter 11
Tina had been surprised to get the phone call from her mother inviting her to dinner at The Paramount. They had only spoken a couple of times she Emma had taken her to task over not going to the […]

　Is this love

Chapter 8
“How’s your stalker?” Helena asked as she and Bette walked towards the squash court for a game. Bette twirled her racquet in her hand and regarded Helena
“What stalker would this be?” […]

Is this love

Chapter One

New York City

Emma Kennard looked with sadness at her daughter – yet again Tina was in floods of tears over her damn girlfriend. If she thought for a second that she would get a […]

The Bitterest Pill (I ever had to swallow)

“For the bitterest pill is hard to swallow
The love I gave hangs in sad coloured, mocking shadows” (Paul Weller)

Alice Pieszecki looked up from her iPhone – it wa […]

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE

Chapter One

Tina Kennard got out of the shower and wrapped the bath towel around her body – it didn’t quiet meet at the ends. She struggled until one end was tucked under the other so […]

NEW YORK MINUTE – CHAPTER 112
It was after 6pm by the time Bette got back to her apartment. For the first time in several months she hadn’t made an attempt to contact Tina. She was still trying to decide why the […]

New York Minute
Chapter 111

“Guess what “James put his head around the door of Bette’s office
“I cannot begin to guess “Bette replied as she typed away at her laptop
“Guess who is back today who was here yester […]

“So how was your Thanksgiving?” James asked Bette as he handed her a cup of coffee. Bette was working her way through her post and James had arrived late after a trip to the dentist and had immediately started to […]

NEW YORK MINUTE

CHAPTER 107

“Well it was Alice’s idea that I contact you both “
“Really”
Tina was half annoyed and half amused – first of all – what a fucking cheek from Alice of all people. What amused h […]

NEW YORK MINUTE

CHAPTER 105

“Bette “
Bette looked up from her laptop at James who had just come into her office
“Yes James “
“We finally got the last instalment of that money we were owed from the so -calle […]