"She's watching us again," Lori says.
"Who?"
"Next door. Upstairs window. Look up, but don't be obvious about it"
I cast my eyes up, towards the open window. It's a hot day, too hot to do much but make languid, indolent love in our upstairs bedroom. The small table fan on the dresser circles lazily, cooling the post-coital sweat from our sprawled bodies. Lori's hand is resting on my breast, idly fingering my still-hard nipple.
Lori's right, of course. Straight across the way in the neighbors' house, there's another open window facing directly into ours. A slight breeze ripples the filmy curtain to reveal the shadowy silhouette behind it.
I'm not sure how this makes me feel, being spied on. When Lori and I moved into this neighborhood you could see some eyebrows go up; not everyone being thrilled about having an openly lesbian couple for neighbors. It's taken months of careful social navigation, coupled with a certain amount of discretion, for us to feel accepted. Still, we can't escape the occasional stare. And even though I'm not ashamed of our lifestyle, I don't like feeling as if I were an exhibit at the zoo.
"How long?"
"Only noticed just now, but she's probably been watching for a while"