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would lead. Nodding her thanks, Sophia entered, pausing for Vanessa to catch up and grabbing the other woman's arm. Wrapping her arm around her own, she looked over as they walked, smiling tipsy encouragement.  
    "Evening," Sophia waved to the clerk at the counter, an attractive woman in her early twenties. She nodded, smiling at the two women as Sophia led them to the elevator. "I've been here for three months now," Sophia continued, "Tomorrow, I fly back home." She sounded wistful, and squeezed Vanessa's hand for a moment. "It's been impossible for me to meet anybody, with my internship being so demanding." She frowned, "Also, the sausage party aspect was clearly not my thing."
    Nodding, Vanessa finally realized that Sophia had absolutely no interest in men. Only women. She'd had friends who had tried everything, but none of them fell in love with the idea. Her own escapades a decade before were just girlish fun, at least, that was what she'd always thought. Every girl experiments in college, right? After flirting with Sophia, she had started to consider, for the first time, doing something more. The thought was scary and she shivered as the elevator door opened, holding Sophia even tighter to her side.  
    "My room is on the fifth floor," Sophia continued, her voice slurring less now, "It has a great view of the pool, and the scenery around the area. "Though," Sophia paused, attempting to disentangle her arm, "I don't think it's a good idea for you to check out the view."
    "Why not?" Vanessa demanded, withdrawing her arm and staring at the other woman, her temper flaring. "You suddenly think I'm not smart, or interesting?" She was furious, the woman's words hurt her more deeply than she could think. Despite the alcohol starting to wear off, being dumped, denied and feeling more lonely than ever, the last thing she wanted was to get rejected, by anybody. "Am I not good enough for you?" Shrugging, she pulled up her dress, adjusting the top more deliberately this time, watching as Sophia's eyes slid from her chest to her thighs, where the dress barely covered half their smooth, toned length.  
    "I know exactly how attractive I am," Vanessa continued, not giving the other woman a chance to say anything. "In your wildest dreams, you would be lucky to spend so much time with me as we did tonight." Vanessa took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, just as the elevator beeped. "If you don't want me to follow you, fine."
    Sliding open, the door stood there, Sophia opened mouthed and grasping for words, staring at the haughty blonde. Vanessa tapped her foot, the heel beating an uneven rhythm on the carpeted floor. Finally, just as the elevator started to slide closed, she reached out to push it back open.  
    "Please," Sophia finally said, her heart pounding, "Follow me." Without another word, her heart in her throat, she walked down the hall and looked for the marker that said which way to her room. After a few months, she'd memorized it, but the drinking and lack of sleep was catching up to her, and it took more than a moment to start walking, carefully, down the hall. Afraid that Vanessa would not follow, she simply kept walking, telling herself not to cry if the woman had abandoned her.  
    Less than a minute later, she stood in front of her hotel room door and fumbled the key out of her jean's pocket. Nearly crying, she could not hear any steps from down the hall, and it seemed to take forever to get the card into position to slid into the keypad.  
    "Are you always this clumsy?" Vanessa's voice almost set her heart on fire, and when the door clicked open, Sophia pushed the handle wide, looking back to see the other woman standing there, her heels dangling loosely from one hand. "Care to show me the view?"
    "Sure." Sophia could barely manage the one syllable, even then, she walked inside and held the door, watching in drunken surprise as Vanessa followed her inside and tossed her heels to the side of the queen size bed. "I