A/N: Let's assume the actors of M*A*S*H are real in this story-world okay?
Part Four: Confiding In Another
It was nearly Christmas, six months after the postponing of the announcement and the girls were studying in Nicolette's room with another girl, Christina-May Stanton, a close friend of theirs from school.
"Chrissie, can you explain this one?" Christina-May studied the algebra Nicolette waved before her nose, and chomped on her pencil, it tasted horrid, and didn't help the thought process.
"Question 7g?" Perdita asked, she was half under her bed, chasing a lost eraser.
"Yep." Chrissie and Nicolette replied together.
Perdita explained it in such a way that all three girls wound up more confused than before and had to seek help, in the form of Hawkeye. Most of their homework out of the way, their discussion turned light-hearted in the half-hour they had before Chrissie had to go home.
"Did you see that actor Alan-what-his-name?"
"Alda?" Nicolette murmured, having heard this several times since Chrissie'd arrived, but being Chrissie, she couldn't remember his last name more than once every five minutes.
"Yeah, Alan Alda! He's so cute!" Chrissie gushed. Perdita offered half- hearted interest, while Nicolette said nothing. "And what about Wayne Rogers . . .?"
"Say Chris, can we tell you something?' Perdita said when Chrissie had finished her 'Wow-so-and-so-is-so-cute!' rant.
"Sure." She flopped back on Nicolette's bed, Nicolette sat on the desk cross-legged, but moved to join Perdita who was curled up on her bed.
"See Chrissie, we're telling you because we trust you. Promise you won't tell anyone?" Nicolette asked.
"Of course she won't you goose" Perdita gave Nicolette's shoulder a little squeeze.
"What Perdita said, I promise not to." Chrissie said.
"Well Chrissie, I don't know if you've noticed much about Nikki and I," Perdita said, taking Nicolette's hand. "But we're going to tell you something."
"Perdita's my girlfriend." Nicolette said.
"And Nicolette's my girlfriend." Perdita finished.
"Girlfriend as in a friend who's a girl or girlfriend as in Angie and Mike?"
"Yes." Perdita said.
"Yes Perdita's my friend who's female." Nicolette supplied.
"But Nikki's also my friend as in Angie and Mike." Perdita said, referring to Angela, another friend and her boyfriend Mike.
Chrissie's face went through a series of emotions. Perdita and Nicolette watched her with growing trepidation.
"Really?" She asked.
"Really." The two girls confirmed in unison. Outside Chrissie's father's car pulled up and a horn tooted.
"Well, I hope you're happy." Chrissie said in a funny tight voice. "I'd better go, dad's here. Thankyou Celina!" Chrissie called as Celina informed the girls about her father's presence. "I can't be your friend anymore. I won't tell, I will keep my word, I promise. But I don't feel right by being around you. I hope you understand."
"I do." Perdita said slowly. Nicolette nodded her acceptance quietly.
"I wish you luck, but I can't." Chrissie collected her books and left. Acting as naturally as possible, Nicolette and Perdita bid Chrissie farewell and returned to their room.
Part Four: Confiding In Another
It was nearly Christmas, six months after the postponing of the announcement and the girls were studying in Nicolette's room with another girl, Christina-May Stanton, a close friend of theirs from school.
"Chrissie, can you explain this one?" Christina-May studied the algebra Nicolette waved before her nose, and chomped on her pencil, it tasted horrid, and didn't help the thought process.
"Question 7g?" Perdita asked, she was half under her bed, chasing a lost eraser.
"Yep." Chrissie and Nicolette replied together.
Perdita explained it in such a way that all three girls wound up more confused than before and had to seek help, in the form of Hawkeye. Most of their homework out of the way, their discussion turned light-hearted in the half-hour they had before Chrissie had to go home.
"Did you see that actor Alan-what-his-name?"
"Alda?" Nicolette murmured, having heard this several times since Chrissie'd arrived, but being Chrissie, she couldn't remember his last name more than once every five minutes.
"Yeah, Alan Alda! He's so cute!" Chrissie gushed. Perdita offered half- hearted interest, while Nicolette said nothing. "And what about Wayne Rogers . . .?"
"Say Chris, can we tell you something?' Perdita said when Chrissie had finished her 'Wow-so-and-so-is-so-cute!' rant.
"Sure." She flopped back on Nicolette's bed, Nicolette sat on the desk cross-legged, but moved to join Perdita who was curled up on her bed.
"See Chrissie, we're telling you because we trust you. Promise you won't tell anyone?" Nicolette asked.
"Of course she won't you goose" Perdita gave Nicolette's shoulder a little squeeze.
"What Perdita said, I promise not to." Chrissie said.
"Well Chrissie, I don't know if you've noticed much about Nikki and I," Perdita said, taking Nicolette's hand. "But we're going to tell you something."
"Perdita's my girlfriend." Nicolette said.
"And Nicolette's my girlfriend." Perdita finished.
"Girlfriend as in a friend who's a girl or girlfriend as in Angie and Mike?"
"Yes." Perdita said.
"Yes Perdita's my friend who's female." Nicolette supplied.
"But Nikki's also my friend as in Angie and Mike." Perdita said, referring to Angela, another friend and her boyfriend Mike.
Chrissie's face went through a series of emotions. Perdita and Nicolette watched her with growing trepidation.
"Really?" She asked.
"Really." The two girls confirmed in unison. Outside Chrissie's father's car pulled up and a horn tooted.
"Well, I hope you're happy." Chrissie said in a funny tight voice. "I'd better go, dad's here. Thankyou Celina!" Chrissie called as Celina informed the girls about her father's presence. "I can't be your friend anymore. I won't tell, I will keep my word, I promise. But I don't feel right by being around you. I hope you understand."
"I do." Perdita said slowly. Nicolette nodded her acceptance quietly.
"I wish you luck, but I can't." Chrissie collected her books and left. Acting as naturally as possible, Nicolette and Perdita bid Chrissie farewell and returned to their room.
