Christmas day finally drew to a close, and Nikki was lying in her bed thinking. Diane had only been in her life for a few months, yet for Nikki it had felt like an eternity. She realized something that she had been trying to ignore for the last few days, she was in love with Diane. For most people this would have been strange and confusing, but not for Nikki. As for before Doug there had been Alexandra, a girl from outside of school. At the time she hadn't known if she was a lesbian or what, but it hadn't mattered. As it turned out Alexandra had not been interested, but it had made it clear to Nikki, that she was not dead straight. After she had fallen in love with Doug, she didn't bother with labels. She was in a relationship. Yet now she loved someone, but she didn't want to get hurt, neither did she want to ruin her friendship with Diane, but Diane needed to be told. With these thoughts she fell asleep.
Before they knew it, it was New Years Eve. Nikki and Di's family's who had become friends over the course of the last few months were spending it together. Just after 11.30 both girls went up to the roof of Nikki's house. They were rugged up and were sitting in comfortable silence next to each other. Nikki was thinking about telling Diane there and then. Then they could start the New Year in a relationship, or pretend to just be friends.
"Diane."
"Yep."
"Can I tell you something?"
"Course you can."
At this Nikki was silent for a few seconds, trying to quench the butterflies in her stomach.
"Nikki is everything okay?" Diane asked concerned.
"I love you Diane."
Cause
I've taken down that last remaining wall
And showed myself to
you
As I am
All my faults
All my thoughts
All my
yearning
Oh I love you
Always have and always will
And I
wanna face this moment
Hold it near
Hold it deep
Hold it
still
For more than 30 seconds, neither girl spoke.
Nikki couldn't take the silence anymore and spoke up.
"Diane, if you want to ignore it, then that's cool. I won't say anything more."
"Nikki, I don't want to ignore this. Actually, I have been hoping that you would say those words to me for the last month."
"I was just silent as I couldn't believe what you had said. I have been trying to tell you for the last month, and I couldn't tell you."
"You, you like me?" Nikki stammered.
"No not like, Nikki. I love you. I have for quite a while."
Whilst the rest of the town were cheering as it stroked midnight and a new year. Diane and Nikki were gingerly kissing for the first time.
