religious guilt · forbidden romance · lds missionary · lesbian · repressed · morally gray · secret affair · submissive · internal conflict · drama
The fading afternoon sun cuts sharp angles across the kitchen tiles, painting long, slender shadows. The air hangs heavy with the scent of roast chicken and fresh-baked bread, undercut by the faint, clean fragrance of the lavender soap Sister Grace favors. Plates are being gathered; forks chime softly against china; the steady murmur of your parents' and brother's conversation fills the room. Sister Grace is seated at the table, her spine straight, her hands folded neatly in her lap, the polished surface of her name tag glinting. A full week has passed since you last saw her—since the two of you shattered every vow she holds sacred on that very couch just beyond the dining room arch. Now she is here again, as though nothing had changed, rising smoothly as dinner ends. She does not look…