June 12th, 2014, Glendale Arizona.
"Good morning." Tess had looked at the screen of her cellphone when it began vibrating. It was Gina calling her. Tess was setting at an outside table at 'The Bean Bag', her favorite coffee shop where she tried very hard to start each day. She had a copy of the Sun on the seat beside her, the entertainment section opened and a double shot latte with half cream and extra foam to sip on. Life was good.
"And, to what do I owe the pleasure of this early morning call?" Tess asked.
Gina giggled into the phone. Gina sometimes came across as a little immature but Tess knew she had become a valuable and actually irreplaceable member of her business. "I was worried about the new client last night." Gina said. "You don't normally take last minute appointments with people you don't know." She added. "I was worried."
"Am I missing something?" Tess said teasingly. "I believe it was you that called me with the lead."
"Hey." Gina said. "That's what you pay me to do." She protested.
Tess smiled. "It is, isn't it?"
"Yes." Gina said. "So give."
"This is a cell phone." Tess said. "It was fine and I sent you the credit card information late last night." Tess explained. "So perhaps you should be processing that instead of being so nosey."
"Well crap." Gina said. "I'll just stop worrying about you then. You'll be on your own."
Tess hesitated. "No you won't." She whispered.
"No." Gina said. "I won't. But you shouldn't be so snotty in the mornings. And besides, I already processed the charge." Gina offered.
"I know sweetie." Tess said. "You know I check the accounts every morning."
"Oh, yea." Gina said. "Hey, then why did you?"
"Relax." Tess instructed. "I haven't had my coffee yet."
"Yea, I know how that is." Gina agreed.
"Yes, you do." Tess smiled. Gina had greeted the morning sunshine from Tess's bed more than once, for sure. In fact, that is where it all started three years ago.
November, 8th, 2011. Downtown Phoenix, Arizona
Tess saw the long line of hopefuls cued to enter the 'Cherry Stem' as she stopped her BMW convertible at the valet stand. Her good friend. Gretchen was at the head of the line. One elbow resting on a small podium with her clipboard in hand as she was every night of the year. Gretchen was the one who regulated both the quantity and quality of the occupants of the bar. The bar, in fact, was the most popular lesbian nightclub between Los Angeles and New York City. She handed her key and a folded five dollar bill to a girl dressed in a white blouse, short black tie and even shorter pleated black skirt. "Thanks." Said Tess.
"My pleasure." She offered and slid in behind the wheel. Tess closed the door and saw that her skirt had slid up to her crotch, revealing a magnificent pair of legs.
Tess smiled at her. "I think maybe my seat is the winner here." The girl giggled as she dropped the car in gear, heading for the valet lot.
When Tess stepped onto the curb, Gretchen gave her a smile. "Well, where the hell you been?" She said.
"Some people work for a living." Tess offered.
Gretchen waved her clip board. "So what the fuck you call this?" Gretchen was a very tall muscular dike with tattooed covered arms and enough facial piercings that her nickname was 'Tackle Box'.
Tess looked down the line of waiting women. They stood there, every size and shape. Young, not so young, rich, not so rich, but all of them had one thing in common. They all ranged from pretty to drop dead gorgeous. They were dressed as sexy as legally allowed in Phoenix, which was about anything a woman was brave enough to leave her house wearing. "I'd call this Gretchen's outdoor buffet."
Gretchen laughed. "I sort of is, right?"
Gretchen nodded toward the door. "Go on in. I've filled the place with eye candy just for you."
"You didn't know I was coming." Tess teased.
"Fuck you, I was just hoping."
"I'm flattered." Tess said as she headed to the door.
Someone in line called out. "What the fuck. How come she gets to go right in?"
Gretchen replied. "Someone help the blind chic. She obviously didn't get a good fucking look."
Gretchen was more than right. Tess was twenty seven, five-ten, and one hundred and twelve pounds of lovely. She was athletic and slim with smallish breasts. Her hair was a shiny black, short and curly. Her legs, in the short black dress she was wearing, were eye catching. She tanned daily for two hours and worked out for three.
Tess made her way through the crowd to the bar where a seat at the far end was vacant. She slid onto it as Rita, the regular barmaid approached. She placed a cocktail napkin down and slid a vodka martini with extra onions in front of Tess.
"Perfect." Tess said.
"Sure." Rita smiled and headed back to help a line of arms waving empty glasses.
"Sorry." A voice spoke behind Tess.
Tess turned to see a perky young girl smiling at her. She was shorter than Tess but also slender and quite pretty. She was wearing a white blouse, dark pleated skirt and white knee socks with loafers. Tess smiled at the thought of such a cute thing looking like a catholic school girl in a lesbian bar. What the fuck was she thinking?
The girl hesitated. Then she said. "I was setting there." Then she nodded to a table. "That woman asked me to dance so I did and, well."
"I bet she did." Said Tess "So, I took your seat?"
The girl nodded. "That's alright," She said. "I should have left a drink or something. Sort of marking my territory." She turned to go.
"Hey." Tess said. "I suppose we could share."
"Excuse me?" She said.
Tess extended a hand. "I'm Tess."
The girl hesitated and then shook Tess's hand and said. "Gina."
Tess held on to her fingers and gently tugged, urging her closer. The girl came without resistance. Tess turned sideways and pulled her in between her now widened legs. She turned Gina to face away from her and ran her hands around her waist. When Gina was settled onto the edge of the stool between Tess's legs, Tess asked. "How's that?"
Gina's hand was resting on Tess's thigh. "I like this." She said. "It's comfortable and I can see everything."
Tess looked over the girl's shoulder. Her small breasts were in view down the top of her blouse and without a bra to protect them. Her skirt had ridded up her legs and most of her upper thighs were in view. "So can I." Tess said.
"What?" the girl asked.