"You don't? Tracey responded. "Don't you need a willing participant for such activities?" She raised an eyebrow playfully at Heidi even though Tracey was almost always a ready and willing participant. Even when she wasn't immediately, that Macavoy charm made her knees weak and she found herself wanting her sexy, Irish girlfriend.
"After such a horrible day," Tracey mused, "maybe that is a good distraction?"
She loved the feel of Heidi's hand on her. It was very reassuring. Reaching out, she laid her hand atop Heidi's and gave it a gentle squeeze. She listened to what her girlfriend had to say, nodding when she was finished.
They had discussed Katie and Ginny and Lucy and others. She knew they should count their blessings as she and Heidi were hardly the worst off. That didn't mean it was easy. "I love you," she said softly in response, giving Heidi's hand another squeeze.
"Do you think I can stay tonight?" she asked seriously. "I really don't want to go back and...I really don't want to leave you." She smiled at Heidi. Deciding she'd had enough of the heavy subjects, she added lightly, "I've gotten used to snuggling with you at night. It wouldn't be fair to send me away to the cold dungeon, right?"