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Because Jillian Ashley was hot!

The woman talking to Amy over the internet from Oceanside was every fantasy Amy ever had about Jillian come true! She thought about that favorite daydream of her, meeting Jillian serendipitously and then topping her in bed, saying, “Chapter 25 in Fordham Road Fling. Do that to me!” This time, it made Amy cross her legs because now that she could put a face to the daydream, the thought of acting out Chapter 25 with this woman was enough to make her center feel molten.

Earlier, when the podcast software had created the video link between her and Jillian and Jillian’s face appeared on Amy’s monitor, Amy’s mouth had dropped open and all she could do was stare like an idiot at the gorgeous woman in Oceanside while her heart thudded in her chest. Fortunately, she had recovered quickly, but it still made her feel like a silly twelve-year-old girl spotting her celebrity crush in a restaurant.

But she had known from the bemused look on Jillian’s face that she hadn’t recovered quickly enough and had, in fact, conveyed her attraction to the writer. That had caused some momentary embarrassment, sure; however, Jillian hadn’t seemed bothered. It wasn’t as if she suddenly canceled the interview out of fear that Amy would be some kind of creepy stalker chick.

In fact…Amy was sure Jillian was attracted to her as well. A possibility that made Amy feel a little lightheaded and want to do her happy dance.

Checking the clock on her computer monitor, Amy knew she should start wrapping this interview up. Maybe two more questions. Three tops.

“So, how does it feel knowing about all the attention your novels garner? And what do you think about all the Jillian Ashley topics on Twitter and Facebook? Do you follow any of them?”

Jillian smiled.

“I do follow them! But not, like, obsessively or anything. I just like to take a peek every now and then to see what people are saying. Any writer who tells you differently is lying to you, by the way. The truth is, every writer wants to know that he—damn! I mean, she—has reached a certain group of people and is creating works that make those individuals happy. So, when I see positive things about my books, it’s very humbling.”

God, can this woman stop being so damn perfect?

Throughout the interview, Jillian had proven to Amy that she was smart, well-spoken, well-read, funny and insightful. Now she was displaying an appropriate dash of humility as well.

“Excellent answer,” Amy complimented Jillian. And now Amy wanted to turn the conversation to a steamier topic. In her brief podcasting career, Amy had learned that lesfic authors loved to discuss the sex scenes in their books.

“So…” she began, “I know for a fact that there are countless women out there who want to learn the magic behind how your amazing sex scenes develop! So…how do you come up with those ideas? What’s the Jillian Ashley process for approaching a steamy scene and then actually writing it?”

“Ah! Um…”

Amy was surprised that her guest seemed a little flustered, but it was also super cute.

“So, the sex scenes,” Jillian started again. “They are a mixture of fantasy and real life, actually. Some of the scenes contain elements of things I’ve done with women—I’m not going to tell you which ones,” she added with a laugh, “and others are simply made up. Let’s face it, us humans think about sex a lot, and I don’t mind admitting that I come up with my fair share of fun sexual scenarios on a daily basis. Some of them end up being so good I decide to write them in a novel.”

I have some fun sexual scenarios in my head now that I’d like you to write about, Jillian…

Jillian. Amy thought of another question to ask.

“Do you mind telling us if Jillian Ashley is a pen name? Trust me, I won’t ask your real name if it is.”

Amy saw Jillian doing that scratching thing with her ear again. She wondered if it was a nervous tic or if the writer should schedule an appointment with her doctor.

“It is a pen name, yes,” Jillian answered, but didn’t elaborate.

Amy wrapped up the interview by getting Jillian to tell viewers that the next novel in the Gotham series takes place in Manhattan and that, with luck, it should be finished and released sometime before Independence Day.

Damn! Two or three months?

Amy then launched into her sign-off.

“And that concludes this episode of ‘Lesbeing—the Podcast.’ I would like to thank the fabulous Jillian Ashley for joining us today! Jillian, thanks so much!”

“It was a pleasure, Amy!” Jillian responded, that unbelie

vable smile of hers making Amy’s center react.

“Until next time, everyone, this is Amy Broadnax reminding you to be safe, respect your fellow humans and for god’s sake, get the vaccine or get a mask!”

She clicked the Stop button on her laptop, feeling incredibly excited.

Scoop!