The Morning After, by Jae

An actress trapped on a terrible blind date with a clingy woman named Valentine, on Valentine’s Day, extracts herself and goes to an anti-Valentine’s Day party, where she gets so drunk that she blacks out. She wakes up the next morning in the bed of an attractive butch woman. What did happen the night before? And can she overcome her misconceptions and prejudices about butch women?

A free novelette by Jae, a very popular and respected FF writer. After reading this story, I can see why. Despite the fact that I didn’t like the plot and additionally didn’t much like the actress, the writing style was smooth, funny, likable, and drew me in. I wouldn’t really recommend this story--it packed in several tropes I dislike in its short length--but I’m going to try a couple of her novels that have much better-sounding plots. (Second Nature, about a werewolf pack, and Heart Trouble, about an ER doctor who soulbonds with a waitress.)

The Morning After

So long old job

Today in Van Nuys, where I used to work, it is 114 degrees F.

ETA: It is 103 where I live. Luckily I recently installed AC in my bedroom.

ETA 2: Riverside hit 118 degrees (tying its record from 1925).