Chapter 3
Tears streamed down Lana's face as she brushed her horse softly. How could
Whitney do this to her?
"I know why..." she whispered to no one, "Because I wont sleep with him...why
wont I sleep with him? I love him right?", she sighed loudly, "or...at least I thought I
did..."
"Lana?" a shy voice called into the stable, "You there?"
Lana wiped her tears with the back of her hand, "Go away, Nell, I dont feel like-
oh...Chloe...its you...", she blushed.
"I...I came to see if you were okay..ya know, after today and all..."
Lana cringed, "I dont need your sympathy, thank you."
"Lana..." Chloe stepped closer and Lana turned her back to her.
"Leave me alone. What do you know about love anyways!?" She heard Chloe
come closer and spun to face her. What she saw made her instantly regret her prior
remark. Chloes eyes were watery and her lips were quivering slightly. Lana reached out to
touch her shoulder.
"G-d Chloe, Im sorry...Im so sorry I didnt mean it. Really."
Chloe shrugged off her hand, "Youre right, what do I know about love? What
does the ugly quirky anal reporter chick know about feelings? Stupid me. I forgot!"
"Chloe", Lana was crying again, "Chloe...thats not what I meant. Youre not ugly
or anal...quirky maybe..." She smiled slightly through her waterworks.
Chloe chuckled and leaned against the barn door, "How the hell do we do that?"
Lana leaned opposite her, almost mockingly, "What?"
"Go from yelling, to crying, to laughing all in the matter of minutes."
"I dont know...lucky I guess. Hey, Lana?" She was suddenly serious.
"Yeah?"
Chloe inhaled deeply, "This is going to sound totally selfish but Im kinda glad you
and jockstrap" Lana shot her a look, "Excuse' moi, Whiiitney..broke up."
Lana looked confused, "Why?"
Chloe swallowed, "Ok well, remember in 7th grade...those girls made fun of me
and you told them to stop and then you came after me and we talked and stuff?"
Lana nodded, "Like it was yesterday."
"Well, I wanted us to be friends...I mean, you were so funny and cool and..."
Lana placed a hand gently on her shoulder, "We are friends, Chloe."
Chloe pursed her lips tighly, "I know, but Im talking bout like, best friends, like,
sleepover, share secrets and well this is really corny but um...yeah."
Lana was silent for a second and just stared at her.
"Ok cut it out." Chloe was feeling a little uneasy.
"No Im not freaked. Just thinking. Why didnt you come to me before?"
"Well Im not very fond of the quar- I mean Whitney and I figured youd be so busy
with him and all..."
Lanas hand hadnt left her shoulder and Chloes muscles were fluttering from the
touch.
"Chloe, I would have made time. I would have loved to be your corny sleepover
friend."
Lana chuckled. Chloe liked how she laughed. Sweet and feminine. Just like her.
"Maybe we could start today? In fact, yeah, come over tonight and I'll help you
forget all about the little piece of sh- I mean Whitney...Like the whole girlfriends
package. What do you say?"
Lana smiled, "Alright cool. See you then and Chloe?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks." All of sudden, Lana leaned in and quickly pecked Chloe on the cheek
before speeding away towards her house. It all happened so fast that afterwards Chloe
was sure she'd imagined it. However, the damp spot on her face, that continued to remain
warm hours later, begged to differ.
Tears streamed down Lana's face as she brushed her horse softly. How could
Whitney do this to her?
"I know why..." she whispered to no one, "Because I wont sleep with him...why
wont I sleep with him? I love him right?", she sighed loudly, "or...at least I thought I
did..."
"Lana?" a shy voice called into the stable, "You there?"
Lana wiped her tears with the back of her hand, "Go away, Nell, I dont feel like-
oh...Chloe...its you...", she blushed.
"I...I came to see if you were okay..ya know, after today and all..."
Lana cringed, "I dont need your sympathy, thank you."
"Lana..." Chloe stepped closer and Lana turned her back to her.
"Leave me alone. What do you know about love anyways!?" She heard Chloe
come closer and spun to face her. What she saw made her instantly regret her prior
remark. Chloes eyes were watery and her lips were quivering slightly. Lana reached out to
touch her shoulder.
"G-d Chloe, Im sorry...Im so sorry I didnt mean it. Really."
Chloe shrugged off her hand, "Youre right, what do I know about love? What
does the ugly quirky anal reporter chick know about feelings? Stupid me. I forgot!"
"Chloe", Lana was crying again, "Chloe...thats not what I meant. Youre not ugly
or anal...quirky maybe..." She smiled slightly through her waterworks.
Chloe chuckled and leaned against the barn door, "How the hell do we do that?"
Lana leaned opposite her, almost mockingly, "What?"
"Go from yelling, to crying, to laughing all in the matter of minutes."
"I dont know...lucky I guess. Hey, Lana?" She was suddenly serious.
"Yeah?"
Chloe inhaled deeply, "This is going to sound totally selfish but Im kinda glad you
and jockstrap" Lana shot her a look, "Excuse' moi, Whiiitney..broke up."
Lana looked confused, "Why?"
Chloe swallowed, "Ok well, remember in 7th grade...those girls made fun of me
and you told them to stop and then you came after me and we talked and stuff?"
Lana nodded, "Like it was yesterday."
"Well, I wanted us to be friends...I mean, you were so funny and cool and..."
Lana placed a hand gently on her shoulder, "We are friends, Chloe."
Chloe pursed her lips tighly, "I know, but Im talking bout like, best friends, like,
sleepover, share secrets and well this is really corny but um...yeah."
Lana was silent for a second and just stared at her.
"Ok cut it out." Chloe was feeling a little uneasy.
"No Im not freaked. Just thinking. Why didnt you come to me before?"
"Well Im not very fond of the quar- I mean Whitney and I figured youd be so busy
with him and all..."
Lanas hand hadnt left her shoulder and Chloes muscles were fluttering from the
touch.
"Chloe, I would have made time. I would have loved to be your corny sleepover
friend."
Lana chuckled. Chloe liked how she laughed. Sweet and feminine. Just like her.
"Maybe we could start today? In fact, yeah, come over tonight and I'll help you
forget all about the little piece of sh- I mean Whitney...Like the whole girlfriends
package. What do you say?"
Lana smiled, "Alright cool. See you then and Chloe?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks." All of sudden, Lana leaned in and quickly pecked Chloe on the cheek
before speeding away towards her house. It all happened so fast that afterwards Chloe
was sure she'd imagined it. However, the damp spot on her face, that continued to remain
warm hours later, begged to differ.