A / N – Again, so very sorry it has taken me an age to update. Thank you for your support in your reviews, much appreciated.

'Well, of all the faces I was expecting you to be pulling when you came home, I wasn't expecting that one.' Mel said as Cyd walked into their kitchen placing a kiss on her cheek before sitting up on the opposite worktop. 'You have been gone for ages, how did it go?'

Cyd paused to think for a minute, it hasn't gone badly, Dixie hadn't shouted at her and stormed off, but, equally, it hadn't quite gone according to plan either. Cyd had an aim in mind for the day, that was to get Dixie to realise who she really was, she couldn't really say if she had achieved that or not.

'Well, I suppose you could say it wasn't a complete disaster, but it also wasn't an amazing success.'

'Oh, that doesn't bode well.' Mel said as she began slicing vegetables for their dinner.

'Yeah, it was odd really; it was like I was talking to her, but at the same time it felt like I didn't really know her.'

'You haven't seen her for nearly five years Cyd, it was bound to be a little bit awkward especially with your own sexual revelation thrown in for added spice.'

'I wasn't expecting it to be easy, but, there were little things that she said which just made me feel like I didn't really know her.'

'Like what.'

'I asked her to sum up her life in five sentences, I said I wanted to know what Kath Dixon had been up to, she corrected me, she took his name Mel, she changed her identity, even her bank card and driver's license said Collier.'

'She is married to him babe.'

'Yeah, but she used to say she would always stay as Kath Dixon no matter what. Something must have made her change.'

'Maybe she just did it out of kindness.'

'No, she didn't, I think she enjoys being Kath Collier more than she thinks.' Cyd said looking down at the floor. Mel sensed her girlfriend was having trouble coming to terms with the day's events, leaving the vegetables on the chopping board; she jumped up on the worktop to join her placing an arm over her shoulders.

'It was the way she corrected me though Mel, it was like she had completely closed the door on Kath Dixon. She said that Jeff had been there for her, supported her, made her laugh when she was sad, and held her when she cried. He has been her rock for all those years Mel, maybe I got it all wrong.'

'Are you saying that you think she really has changed? '

'She never actually said that. She skated around that pretty well. She is scared though. Scared that if she tells Jeff how she is really feeling that it would end their friendship, marriage or whatever you want to call it. She really cares about him.'

'Does she not think he will be supportive then?'

'No, I think she is still hurt by what happened between us. Dix told me she loved me and I ran a mile. She doesn't want the same to happen to her and Jeff.'

'She cannot stay in a marriage with someone who is the wrong gender and who she doesn't want to be with just because she worries about how they would react.'

Cyd contemplated what Mel had said before replying, her voice barely above a whisper, 'I think she is just scared, she is no good at being on her own. It wasn't just that though, she spoke about him a lot, everything she has done and been through he has been with her. I don't think she does anything on her own anymore.'

'That doesn't sound healthy at all.'

'No, I know.' Cyd sighed heavily, this wasn't Dixie and she knew it.

'So what now then babe?'

'Oh, I dunno. Short of banging her head against a wall, hypnotherapy, I don't know what else to do. On a positive, she did agree to meet with me again; she said it would be good to catch up more.'

Mel jumped off the worktop as Cyd spoke. She felt guilty for the whole situation, she hadn't realised the relationship Jeff and Dixie had when she talked them into her fundraiser. She hadn't realised how Cyd would take it knowing her once best friend was now married to a man. Mel thought that she needed to help Cyd show Dixie who she really was. It wasn't going to be easy by the sound of it, but she needed to do something.

'Cyd?' Mel asked unsure of what she was suggesting herself, but felt she needed to suggest it.

'What.'

'Why don't you invite Dixie to come out with us to Saturn Moon at the weekend?'

'Why?'

'Well, I was thinking maybe if she was in that sort of environment, she could see if she was still a lesbian or whether she had changed.'

'I am not sure she will come.'

'Try, she might, you could say that we were going, she could bring someone if she wanted to in case she felt like the odd one out, but not Jeff. It is about time she did something without him being permanently attached to her side.'

'Mel, what are you thinking?' Cyd knew her partner and knew it wouldn't just be a night out.

'Well, we could set her up with a few people and see what happens. If she sees someone she likes then it could help her come to terms with her feelings. We could get someone to kiss her, spoil her and all that.'

Cyd thought for a moment, before she realised that it wasn't actually a bad idea. If Dixie couldn't verbalise how she was feeling, maybe a trip to the local gay bar was in order. Jumping off the worktop herself, Cyd planted a kiss on Mel's face.

'You are an utter genius. What did I do to deserve you?' she said as she left the room shouting back, 'I am gonna text her then jump in the bath before dinner.'

Mel smiled, she was glad Cyd was happy and also pleased that she would be helping her to help her friend. All she needed to do was work out which of their friends she was going to set Dixie up with. Mel was certain that Dixie would come and that by being in the company of other lesbians, she would feel at home being finally truthful with herself.

Cyd sat on the stairs with her phone typing up a text to Dixie; she didn't have to wait long for a reply. Smiling to herself, Cyd went off for a bath. She might just be able to get the old Dixie back yet.

A / N – Sorry this is a short one, but I didn't want to cram too much into it nor did I want to pick up the story with Jeff and Dixie straight away. Thank you to GirlWednesday who gave me the idea of a gay bar although I have thought of a slight twist for it, so I hope you enjoy it when I get round to updating again.