What You Need: A WLW Erotic Romance Short

By Torrance Sené

Ness has one thing on her mind—advancing her career in real estate—but a snowstorm, one bed, and a passionate attraction to her coworker threaten to bring joy back into her workaholic life.

Author note: This story was originally published in the now-retired anthology Only One Bed: Volume 1. If you purchased that title, please be aware this is not a new story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Torrance Sené
• Release date: Sep 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005983956

Torrance Sené

Torrance Sené, a demisexual bisexual, resides in the southeast US and often dreams of living on the beach. When not writing, she can usually be found feeding her addictions to tea, planners, K-pop, and books. She also writes under the pen name Cassie Donoghue. You can find her work online and in anthologies published by Cleis Press, HarperCollins UK, and more.

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What You Need

Torrance Sené

© 2020-2021 by Torrance Sené

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Author’s note: All characters depicted in this work of fiction are 18 years of age or older. This story was originally published in Only One Bed, Volume 1 (August 2020).

Editing by Ali Williams

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Cover art by Wolfsparrow Covers / Teresa Conner

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What You Need

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What You Need

You’ve got to be joking… Ness sighed and stared at the chalet standing proudly in front of them. Like some defiant, mocking bastard. Note to self: Add mountains to places I hate.

The passenger-side car door closed, and soon, her colleague Bree chuckled beside her. They call this a resort? She snorted. "I mean, don’t get me wrong. It’s a gorgeous place, but this is so not a lodge. There’s no one even here."

Didn’t need your commentary, thanks. Ness rolled her eyes and pulled the property’s keys out of her coat pocket. The agency had stated it was an inn, and she’d expected multiple buildings with a spa or at least a few saunas—possibly a gym. Or even a ski shop with it being a terrain like this. A winter wonderland getaway tucked away in the Colorado Mountains. Appraising something like that would look amazing on her résumé.

It was the only reason she’d subcontracted Bree through work to come along for extra protection. She liked having someone with her in case of creepy men who had no idea what boundaries or human decency were. The first few times that’d happened had been enough for her, especially after the last