Raven Baxter had gotten almost everything she ever wanted and she was happy for the most part. She had a successful career as an up and coming designer. Friends in all the right places and all the clothes and shoes she could ever want. She had gotten much recognition at the Paris fashion week, one of the premiere Fashion festivals of the year. She along with other new designers got to showcase their work in the fashion show. It was filled with movie stars and paparazzi. It was a high going on to the catwalk after her designs had been modeled. It had been a lot of hard work, but in the end so worth it. Now her designs were being worn by people like Maisha and the Boys In Motion on their come back tour. The one thing Raven didn't have, was love in her life.
Sure she had been dating, but none of them, men or women, ever stood a chance against Chelsea. She couldn't help it , she had given her heart to Chelsea long ago, even though she didn't know she had it. Chelsea didn't even know Raven liked women.
It was a few days before the first day of school. Raven, Chelsea and Eddie had taken their senior pictures three weeks before and had just gotten them back earlier that day. They had decided to open them together. Now they sat around in Raven's room opening the pictures. They are all excited to see the pictures that will be in their senior class year book.
"Oh wow Chels you look so pretty in these. Wearing your hair up like that was definitely the best choice." says Raven, as she stares at Chelsea' s picture longer then she had intended. In the picture Chelsea can be seen from the chest up. Her shoulders smoothly become her neck and then finally her beautiful smile and big brown eyes. Raven was sure she had a goofy dreamy look on her face, but no one noticed.
"Really, let me see." says Eddie stretching over to have a look at Chelsea's pictures, passing Raven's pictures to Chelsea. "Yeah Chels you look really good in these." His face has the same goofy dreamy look, which he quickly hides. "You too Raven" he says as an after thought. "Eddie your pictures came out great too. Looking cool in your suit and tie." Chelsea says trying to hide her blush after hearing Raven and Eddie's compliments. "Raven you're beautiful." exclaims Chelsea causing Raven to look at her strangely. "I mean in the picture. Those earrings really bring out your personality in this picture. You guys, we have to trade pictures."
All Raven heard was Chelsea calling her beautiful. It wasn't the first time she heard this from Chelsea, but it was the first time she heard it since she realized her attraction for her. Raven was sure she was blushing. Her face felt so hot, and she felt butterflies in her stomach. She knew right then and there it wasn't just a crush she hoped would pass. Raven was falling in love with Chelsea.
Raven wipes her eyes with a handkerchief from her pocket, and moves from the window to her bed. She sits down and looks at the clock on her bedside stand. It was 7:00pm. That meant it was only 4:00am in California, too early to call her parents. They had been begging her to come home for the holidays. Usually they came to her, but visions had always spurred her into action. This one was no different. She had made her decision. It was time to go home after four long years.