There was a smile ever-present on Leni and Lori's face as they ran to the couch and bear hugged Lynn and Margo. Leni looked to Margo and said "I was very afraid of how this turned out and I feel like I can trust you to hold her up. Her last attempt at coming out ended with a bible and a sharpie". The information was something that Margo could barely process. Lynn was smart and nice and amazing and deserved better and Margo was so livid she could barely peep out a seething "What did you just say?".
Lori saw Leni taken aback and decided to take the lead "Yeah, she liked her and the girl who; Lynn refused to name by the way. drove her away. Put her under a flashlight and blackmailed her with the information, saying she would be outted". The red in Margo's face could be seen by everyone there, she looked to Lynn and said "Who did this to you. I would like to have a talk." The silence filled the room where Lynn would become very embarrassed and very happy that Margo cared for her this much. "I feel like I won't be able to escape this. I never can with you. Her name is Ashley Ambrose".
A gasp was heard upstairs and a rush was heard upstairs and some squeaking. "Sorry for the noise. I have a show tonight across town. I know Ashley. I need to make a phone call after work." Margo was at shock and said "That was oddly serious for Luan. Lori looked to her and said "It is not a normal situation and this calls for her to take charge, so she did".
Lynn and Margo decided to hang out at the house and wait for Luan to get back; whatever phone call she would make sounded like there presence mattered. After about an hour of talking and passing the football in the backyard. Lincoln joined them and said "Hey ya. Can I join. Clyde is busy and Ronnie is hanging out with her friends at the moment." with a nod Margo tossed him a football. After playing pass for what seemed like an eternity; Margo said "Is he safe to know". Lynn responded "He figured it out on his own apparently". Margo had to smile at Lincoln and said "He's pretty smart and kind to figure it out and treat you normally". Lincoln responded with "Yeah there's nothing wrong with it so why would I treat her differently". Margo laughed and said "You know Lynn the more I talk to him, the more I like him". With a blush Lincoln smiled at that. Lincoln thought to himself "I just hope they can see the spark they have".
After playing for another hour or so Luan was back if the clown noises her equipment was making was any indication of it and they entered. They found Luan on the phone "Look honey, I don't want to make you aware of this but I have to. Bring Ashley with you". Maggie responded "Okay but you are being overly cryptic. I feel like I am in the dark. Even more so than I already am". Luan could not help but smile at that "I knew it. I knew you were beginning to brandish my humor". With a blush from Maggie she responded with a simple "Love you; bye" and she hung up without a second thought".
The wait was long and grueling, Maggie arrived with Ashley only for her to be face to face Lynn and another girl she recognized from her baseball team. Luan said "please take a seat. Maggie, would you like a drink or something. Ashley how about you". Maggie could hear the venom in Luan's voice, it was barely noticeable and Luan barely used it, but it was something she noticed after a year and a half together. Maggie said "We will both have water". Luan got them drinks and had them sit down and said "let's get down to business, your sister knows mine. Ashley care to share with the class how you and Lynn know each other. I am certain it will be enlightening". Ashley gulped and said "We were best friends until we had a fight". Lori smiled evilly and said "What did you fight about". Luan looked to Maggie who tilted her head and said "I believe she and you have a lot to discuss; honey". Ashley looked to her sister in disgust and said "You are one of them".
Maggie scoffed and said half irritated "What?". Ashley looked to her and said "I stopped hanging with Lynn because she asked me out. I had to be rid of one of her kind lest I catch it myself". Maggie looked to her with a darkness that almost matched how dark she claimed to feel half the time "I am one of her kind, yes and I would love to know who taught you to be this horrible to someone who liked you". Leni said "That's not all, she threatened to expose her to the school". Maggie gasped and said "I won't get you in trouble for something this far in the future; I can't; but I am so dissapointed in you. Am I any different with this knowledge". Ashley thought about it "What does it matter". The tension was rapidly increasing as Maggie looked at her "I watch horror films with you. I play board games with you. You loved to play betrayal with me". Ashley said "It was before we did that. What if I catch-" Maggie interrupted her and said "preposterous; if you could catch the gay you already would have". Ashley fought hard for a counterargument but failed to find one "I did not think of it like that".
Maggie sighed and said "And what about me. Do you think less of me knowing I am dating a girl". Ashley sighed and nodded no. Maggie looked to her and said "You will do two things; one, apologize to Lynn for this; and two, accept whatever punishment she places on you". Ashley nodded and went over to Lynn with Maggie reminding herself that murder was wrong every so often. "Look, I am sorry. I may not agree with you about this but that is no excuse. I should not have ended our friendship. Even worse still I weaponized your vulnerabilities and I am sorry". Lynn responded "I forgive you but I will never be friends with you again. That bridge burned a long time ago. My punishment is simple. Live your life and be a happy person. I am sure whatever you and Maggie talk about will be far more scary than what I can say". Maggie smiled and said "She isn't wrong".
Lynn looked to everybody and said "thank you. "I finally got closure for this problem, it hurt to re-open old wounds but I can safely say I am happier knowing I can finally move on". Lincoln smiled at her and offered a bit of wisdom "Some people are mean without realizing it and others care more about their own feelings than other people's. I say these people are not worth worrying about. If they won't stand by you because of something like this. Who need's them. You have us and that's all that matters. Just than Margo hugged her and said "Yeah, what they said". Lynn would never get over the way that Margo made her feel. She liked the hugs but they made her want for more and it was getting harder and harder to resist her own selfishness. She refused to act on it or talk about it. Lynn smiled and said "Thanks again. I will see you tomorrow". The air was awkward for the rest of the night but Luan never went to sleep. She was texting Maggie who said that Ashley was going to change her ways; apparently by exposing her to the community she is against. Luan smiled and said "I hope she can improve her sister's character".