Com with permission of author: Nanna Marker, literotica ID ellynei. * Valo came home just before dawn and found the place emptied of all but his mate....She had lighted, and was somberly staring at, a tiny, shielded, bright-glow. Next to it was a tiny bowl of sweets. Valo’s heart twisted at the sight. This was Lei’s birthnight. ‘I’ve got us a new juice-can,’ he said, placing the big ceramic can on the table, defiantly treating the table as a piece of furniture, not a shrine. ‘This is Lei’s first. But this time the conversation was different. Liz was understanding, supportive, compassionate. When the phone call ended Liz had invited Lindsey to dinner."She's upset about something". Liz has always been a nurturer and this time was no different.We got to work with the daily chores. Since it was obvious that there was going to be some adult discussion. Liz had the children in bed when Lindsey arrived.Pleasantries accomplished we sat at the dinner table and ate quietly. After roast beef,. . that meant that at least we had that shared interest in common. Besides, lesbianism hadn’t been a punishable crime for a decade, since the ‘Equality for Women Act’ and constitutional amendment of 1949. Even most of the notable female politicians were much more publicly candid about their same-sex partners these days. Heck, if you read all the major glossy magazines or newspaper tabloids, being a Sapphic was not only modern and trendy, but becoming in Hollywood and high society the new. She shot a look of concern to her daughter, and quickly began to put her shirt on and concealed any evidence of what she was just up to. She told the two to take their clothes and go to Rory’s room as she went to answer the door. She opened it to reveal her neighbour Sally struthers standing there with a look of worry on her face. “Oh, hi dear”, greeted Sally. “I’m sorry to bother you, but I was just out in the yard looking for Marmelade, and I heard a couple of ghastly screams coming from.