Disclaimer: I don't own Swingtown or its characters. I just use them for entertainment sake. I just finished the series a few weeks ago and I had to write a fic about it. Three-Shot. Please R&R.
P.S. Warning GP because I can and I wanted to try it out.
Susan Miller liked to think she was a pragmatic sort of women whom had a friend of a similar mindset, two wonderful kids, and a great husband. That all changed in the summer of 1976 after her husband got promoted and the moved to the richer side of town. It was hard at first to pack their belonging and move away from a house they had spent ten years in making memories with their neighbors ad friends Janet and Roger Thompson. The hot summer breezed carried with it the promise of new adventures and change as the drove away from their old house to their new one.
The kids settled in rather quickly making the move less stressful then it could have been on Susan and Bruce. They fought still about things in their marriage that was going wrong. The move couldn't change that, if anything it made it more glaringly obvious to Susan that she should have called it quits with Bruce long before BJ was born. They had been so young after all and she had been exploring her intersexuality with Bruce before their daughter come into the picture. That had been something with her having gotten a third party pregnant and Bruce thinking he had to do the right thing by her.
Susan figures if she had chosen different with Laurie she would have been fine. She was a college graduate after all even if she didn't much care for politics like her seventeen year old daughter did. Being a house wife had made her numb and Bruce was a very old fashioned kind of guy when it came to gender roles. But Susan was special and she had always been special. The sad part is it took one single night with their swinger neighbors the Decker's for Susan to finally realize that. They'd connected in a way they hadn't since Laurie had been born and it was amazing. Susan felt like she was almost back to her old self again.
It was only good luck and a great amount of alcohol that they didn't have to explain Susan extra part. Plus the lights had been dimmed so that worked in the Miller's favor. Susan looked at her new wall paper with a frown it would have to do for now. She didn't really want to think about how everything was coming to its peak racing against the last month or so of summer. Roger wanted her and she wasn't going to deny that she was attracted to the sweet understanding man. She valued Janet's friendship more then whatever was happening between her and Roger and after a moment of weakness with a kiss she swore off everything Roger related.
Things were changing again her baby girl was leaving to explore the world dealing with her ex-boyfriends abandonment the best way she could. Bruce had been oddly obliging when Susan asked for a divorce and the new house while Bruce bought an apartment in the city closer to his work. Janet wasn't talking to her after finding out about the whole "Roger losing his job " thing and their friendship was non-existent. The closing of the summer of 1976 marked the independence of both Susan and Janet from marriages that had been unhappy from the start.
Susan was grateful she only went to talk to Roger in the hotel the night before he left for Cincinnati. Emotions had been high but Susan was use to being better controlled. She had already lost what she thought was a perfect life to an ongoing divorce and an ex-best friend. Even if Janet would never know it she wasn't going to betray her trust by sleeping with Roger. That night all they did was talk about his new job, her next moves, and the divorce he was going to mail Janet after he got settled in Ohio. Susan left early in the morning after seeing Roger off. The sun just starting to come up as she pulled into the drive way of her lonely house.
Trina Decker is standing on her front stoop coffee and a muffin in hand as she get out of her car.
"I thought you could use some breakfast and I don't really feel like eating alone with Tom flying out to Tokyo this morning." she says as Susan opens the door.
Susan follows Trina as she leads the way to the dinning stoop in the corner of the kitchen with the ease of someone who's lived in the house a long time. The red head figures that over the last two months she's been over here enough to know where everything is. Trina gets two cups out to pour the coffee in and a plate and butter for the muffin. Susan just watches in silent amusement as Trina goes about setting the small breakfast in front of her. She takes a moment to observe the fact that Trina is wearing pants which is something she rarely does.
The bellbottoms hug her hips and bottom nicely causing the red head to blush lovely shade of pink across her face and kneck. Trina gives her that knowing smirk and slides next to her on the bench in the corner of the kitchen. Susan split the muffin in half intent on sharing her breakfast with Trina. After a few minutes of chewing and sipping coffee Trina speaks into the comfortable quietness of the kitchen.
"I'm asking Tom for a divorce." she says in a tone best used for talks about the weather.
Susan blinks and almost chokes on her coffee.
"Excuse me?" she asks.
Trina turns in her seat to look at her fully.
"I am asking Tom for a divorce. I love him with all my heart but we have changed... and no this isn't your fault. This change was a long time coming. Besides his crazy travel schedule I have this unborn baby to think about. I didn't know how much I would love this miracle growing inside me till it happened." Trina says looking Susan in the eye.
Susan grabs Trina hand on the table in a gesture of support and comfort.
"What will you do though? You have a house with Tom and this whole life with him." she says.
"Also should you be drinking coffee right now." Susan adds.
Trina squeezes Susan's hand softly before responding.
"The day you moved in we had just finish up a threesome with a young flight attendant. It hit close to home for me because it was how I met Tom and he had been in a relationship at that time. I was a free spirit and was raise to be independent and secure in myself so after marrying Tom and quitting flight attending I had some money saved up. After a few wise investments I was well off enough to live comfy as a stay at home wife. Granted without the money I had Tom made a good check as an airplane pilot. That is where I draw the line though. His money is his and my money is mine. Then there is the money we've chosen to combined for certain things. It keeps us from arguing about money." she explains.
Susan moves to put the dirty dishes in the dish washer as Trina makes her way to the living room. She follows Trina after she starts the cleaning cycle. Trina is curled on the couch the tv turn on and playing the background. Susan sit down next to her.
"I knew what I was getting into when I married Tom and I thought we had a good thing going. Maybe we did and would have continued to if not for the baby. I just want something different now at this point in my life. I don't want to be unfair to Tom. He likes the women and to party, I have always understood that. I'm growing past that and I want more out of life, women are becoming more independent and free. I want to be apart of that." she says.
Susan gives Trina a smile amused smile.
"Trina you were never an ordinary house wife and in the short time I've known you, you have been nothing but a strong independent women. There's no need to get on the progressive women movement wagon because your driving the wagon." she states.
Trina laughs.
"You always know what to say to make me feel better Susan." she says patting the red heads arm lightly.
Susan is a lot of things but she isn't oblivious to flirting. Okay so maybe that first night she hadn't known she was Trina's prey but after two months she likes to think she knows Trina pretty well or well enough when it comes to flirting and sex. Right now however Susan was very curious about what Trina was playing at.
"Trina dear I am afraid that if you keep being so touchy feely I may have to kiss you." Susan states her gaze challenging.
Trina smiles her pat turning into a caress.
"I wouldn't mind it to much if you did kiss me." she reply's.
Susan moves forwards placing a gentle but firm kiss on Trina's plump lips. The taste of coffee and the muffin they ate earlier leaves traces on Susan tough as she swipes her tough gently cross Trina's bottom lip. Trina is more than happy to let Susan deepen the kiss her hands going to hold the red heads face. Needing air the two women break apart breathing heavily. Trina lips or swollen and Susan face is flushed pink. They stare at each other for a few minutes. Trina breaks the silence.
"I should go I have some things I need to do. I promise I'll call you soon okay Susan." Trina says as she runs out the house like the hounds of hell are at her feet.
Susan blinks.
Well damn.
Author's Note: Two-shot people and yes this is complete so no waiting. Rest assured I am working on my other stories behind the scene's. Please R&R.