Jagged Dreams
A lesbian romance by CC Saint-Clair
For most of the forty-odd hours that Tamara drifts in and out of consciousness, following a seemingly random attack in a deserted parking lot somewhere in an Australian city, her thoughts are a cocktail of memories, stretched and distorted by the warped reality of dreams and nightmares. From her hospital bed, jagged dreams take her back to the vineyards of Bordeaux, to Marielle, eighteen and straight. Tamara, at twenty-four, is the older woman who, though she is terribly attracted to Marielle, understands that when the young woman eventually sneaks into her bed, snuggles against her and begins a dreamy exploration of her body, it is more an emotional connection Marielle is seeking than sexual gratification. Tamara intuitively recognises the need for self-restraint. That night time visit is a very touching, very tender moment because Tamara’s sensitivity is, ultimately, what brings Marielle not only to survive the ritual of incest her father has been subjecting her to but also to find the strength to finally break free of him.