And they wondered, how do they tell Elka and Melanie? This was big. This was marriage they were talking about, holy matrimony. They couldn't believe they married.
'We're married?' Joy asks, still in shock. She couldn't believe that she and Victoria married. Her feelings for Victoria must have been enhanced by the alcohol and the dog medication they accidently took. Victoria still was mad at Melanie for that one. Victoria nods silently a yes, and looks at the pill bottle that sat on the counter.
'I mean, how did she NOT know that those were for dogs, and not humans?'
Joy nods agreeing with her. She loved Mel, but sometimes the petite brunette could be a bit too forgetful. She wondered herself how the hell Mel didn't think before grabbing the bottle; much less take the time to even bother reading the bottle to know that it wasn't meant for human consumption. She looks at the bottle, wondering how it got there. Then she remembered, a shard of information, reminding her that they had taken a second dose.
'Oh god,' she mumbled, and Victoria took her hand gently.
'We took a second dose, didn't we?'
Joy nods shock apparent in her eyes. Victoria takes her in her arms, but they stop, realizing they were both still naked.
Joy looks at her, 'What if being under the influence was our subconscious acting on our feelings for each other?'
Victoria sighs, 'Maybe it is, I mean, we did have sex and slept together in addition to being married.'
Joy looked at her, 'We've shared a bed together before, but not in that way.'
Victoria nods, knowing Joy was right. She knew what she had to do, she had to ask.
'Joy, are you really in love with me? Not in the best friends' way-lovers?'
Joy had to think a moment. Did she want to reveal her feelings for her, she had had them for years, since that night they first met, but Victoria was tied down to what's his name, and couldn't if she tried, pursue a relationship. She knew Victoria had relations with women before, but it had been many years since she had done so. Victoria made Joy feel those feelings inside, the ones she usually had for guys, but they came whenever Victoria spoke, or even brushed her hand against Joy's. Joy tried to suppress them but they kept returning at full force and she was now confused.
'I—I've always loved you. The minute you and I first met.'
Victoria looks at her, a bit stunned, but not surprised. Joy had always had a bit of trouble with relationships. The men would date her, and then find something wrong and leave her. It always troubled her; she spent years in therapy trying to figure out what it was that was rejected. She knew in her heart it wasn't her… it most definitely was them.
'I'll be honest; I've loved you since we first met, your beautiful accent, your gorgeous hair, the way you smile at me when I'm talking. The looks you give me when you are trying to tell me something. I love you Reyjoyla, I've always loved you.'
