Cordelia and Kara pulled me away from the room only minutes after I'd been able to put my trunk down on my old bed. Kat had chosen Tori's old bed. Paulie's remained empty.
At dinner I sat with the girls I used to when all of us sat together: me, Paulie, and Tori. Kara had begun to follow us since last year, now she was a part of the group, flicking mashed potatoes across the table.
When I got back to the room that night, Kat was curled up on the bed in a bathrobe. The side of it had slipped and if I tilted my head, I could see her nipple. Electricity buzzed on my skin and I whipped my head away.
"Uh, Kat… You should probably put on some clothes, you're gonna get the bed wet."
She blinked sleepily at me and a grin spread across her face. Yawning, she stood up and met my eyes. The bathrobe fell to the floor. So did my jaw.
"Oh, sorry, I have like zero modesty. Do you mind?"
"It's fine." I slipped on my T-shirt over my pale white blouse and felt my hands shake. Underneath the print of Minnie Mouse, I unbuttoned the shirt and slipped out of it, keeping the T shirt on. Kat walked over and sat down at the edge of my bed, clothed in a wifebeater and shorts. My mind wouldn't stray from the image of her naked form.
"Uh hey."
"Yeah?" I looked up.
"If we're gonna be roommates I think there's something you should know…"
Her hands clasped together. She raised her face and kept my gaze.
"I'm a lesbian."