The Dilemma
Summary: A girls night in turns passionate when Summer and Taylor share a drunken kiss, but not before Taylor confesses a secret which she has never told anyone. Warning: femslash. Rated T for mildly graphic content- don't say I didn't warn you
Chapter 1- Confessions
Summer and Taylor decided to have a girls night in. Ryan and Seth were on a weekend away to Vegas so they needed to keep themselves amused. They had a house to themselves and a lot of alcohol, which they preceded to drink by themselves while watching some movies. Summer snuggled up to Taylor as she was quite cold. This made Taylor feel slightly uncomfortable because of the deep secret she was hiding. The truth was, Taylor was madly in love with Summer- and had been for ages. However, until now she had been able to control it, but now she knew she had to tell Summer the truth about her sexuality (she is a lesbian) and her feelings for her- eventually. After a while, Taylor took a deep breath and said: "Summer, there's something I need to tell you, but I need you to promise me you won't tell anyone what I'm about to say". Summer replied, putting her arm around Taylor: "Look, I'm your best friend, if you don't want me to tell anyone then I won't- even Ryan and Cohen". Then, Taylor said something she had wanted to say for ages, but only felt she could say after a few drinks: "The truth is Summer, I'm a lesbian. I haven't told anyone because I was scared of how they would react- especially you".
"Taylor" Summer said in a sympathetic tone "Being a lesbian doesn't mean I think any less of you". "Aww thanks Sum, I knew I could rely on you" Taylor said before hugging her. At that moment, Taylor felt a sudden urge come over her- the urge to kiss Summer. She was beautiful, the most beautiful girl she had ever known, and it was her feelings for her which made her realise she was a lesbian. However, she couldn't control her feelings any longer. As they broke off the hug, Taylor softly kissed Summer on the lips. To Taylor, it felt like the most natural thing in the world. Surprisingly, Summer returned the kiss. This time it was longer, more intimate. For Taylor, this was what she wanted as she had been in love with Summer for as long as she could remember, being her best friend and seeing her with Seth clearly so happy just made it harder to deal with her feelings. It also seemed to be what Summer wanted.
After they broke their kiss, Taylor made another confession to Summer: "Sum, I don't want you to freak, but I'm in love with you". Summer jokily said: "I kinda guessed that, given how you did just kiss me". Taylor giggled and rested her head on Summer's shoulder. Summer then carried on: "Truth is Taylor, as much as I love Cohen, I think I have feelings for you to". Summer then leaned in and passionately kissed Taylor on the lips. Now the two of them had everything out in the open, they had been completely honest with each other and there was no hiding anymore.
What Summer said was true, she did love Seth, but since Marissa's death the person she was most able to turn to was Taylor. Seth wasn't the best person for sensitivity, but did have a habit of saying the wrong thing. They may have both had a few drinks, but they had meant every single word they had said. What they were going to do next they didn't know, but they would deal with that tomorrow