AN: Disclaimer in earlier chapters. I own Chris and a few other OCs.
Chris talks to an old friend.
CHAPTER 15
Chris drove around town aimlessly and didn't stop till her gas meter read empty. She was shocked as hell that she made it the whole way there on her tank and reserve tank. She put gas in the car and drove to NYU. She walked to the dorms and knocked.
A red head answered the door.
"Can I help you?"
"I'm looking for Lindsey, is she here?" Chris asked and the red head looked her up and down.
"Oh, you're the one from the pictures. Chris?" she asked as Chris nodded.
"Yeah." Chris looks her over and closely. "You must be Veronica." Chris held her hand out. "Nice to finally meet you." Chris said as Veronica shook her hand.
"You're not here to tell Lindsey you love her right?"
"As a best friend; yes." Chris said as Veronica eyed her with her intense green eyes. "Love is what I need her opinion on, trust me, I moved on, she's my best friend and I would kill myself before becoming a home wrecker." Chris said as Veronica smiled.
"You can call me Ronnie." She said and Chris returned the smile. "Lindsey should be out of the shower soon."
"When did she get in?" Chris asked stepping in.
Ronnie rolled her eyes. "Almost an hour ago."
"Do you enjoy the couch?" They turned to see Lindsey step out in a towel and Ronnie looked at her as if she was crazy. "What? It's not like she hasn't seen it all before." Lindsey shrugged as Ronnie raised an eyebrow at her.
"Just because we never had sex doesn't mean we never saw each other naked, hell, we even shared showers." Chris said as Lindsey hugged her.
"What are you doing all the way over here in out neck of the woods?" Lindsey asked.
"Shay." Chris said bluntly and Lindsey took her hand leading her to the kitchen. Chris was surprised they had one in the dorm. Lindsey grabbed a gallon of ice cream and brought her to the couch sitting her down.
"Tell me all about it." Lindsey said as Ronnie passed out spoons.
Two hours, an empty gallon of chocolate ice cream and guts spilled later Lindsey stood announcing that she needed clothes.
"Why?" Ronnie asked smirking wickedly at her.
"You two go do what you do, I'm exhausted." Chris said standing up.
"Where are you going?" Lindsey asked.
"Home?" Chris asked as if it wasn't obvious.
"Not this late at night, you are taking Ronnie's bed, we don't use it anyway." Lindsey waved off.
"Why don't you two just move out of these dorms to an apartment?" Chris asked as Lindsey led her to Ronnie's bed.
"We plan on it next year so you can help pay for rent here in the city." Lindsey smiled.
"Of course." She turned to Ronnie. "If you have no problem with that."
"Hey, three is better than two, especially if having bills to pay." Ronnie shrugged.
"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you." Chris began but Lindsey cut her off fearing for the worst.
"You aren't pregnant right? Who do I have to shoot?"
"Linds." Chris laughed. "I'm not; I forgot to tell you that I can graduate the end of the school year." Lindsey hugged her.
"You don't tell me it like that! I thought something bad was going on."
"How is me crushing on my foster sister and my first love not bad?" Chris asked as Lindsey pulled away.
"Because you need to move on and technically it isn't incest because you two aren't blood related and the adult whose care you're in isn't actually the mother to either of you it's just two strangers."
"Lindsey, I'm going to bed, you are talking sense when I don't need it." Chris said dropping on the mattress and closing her eyes falling asleep almost instantly.
Carrie woke up around five that morning not because of a nightmare but the sounds of someone walking around the room. She opened her eyes and saw someone take off their jacket and throw it onto the desk with a set of keys and a muttered 'shit.'
Chris.
Carrie sat up and turned on the lamp on her side table. "Chris?"
Chris turned and smiled sheepishly. "Hi, I didn't wake you right?"
"Actually you did." Chris frowned. "But I felt a nightmare coming so you're good." Chris sighed and sat beside her.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean what I said. I was angry and you're right, I am using Shay." Chris sighed heavily.
"Where were you?" Carrie asked changing the subject.
"New York."
"What?"
"I went to see Lindsey and meet her new girlfriend." Chris said. "Ronnie treats her right so she's ok in my book."
"Your ex?" Carrie asked a bit hurt.
"Yeah, she's my best friend now. But she told me that I shouldn't use Shay and what not that I heard from you." Chris said as Carrie smiled. "What?"
"Nothing, I find it funny that your friend sided with me." Carrie smirked.
"Oh hush. Get some sleep." Chris said pulling off her jeans leaving her in her t-shirt and boxers.
"I can try." Carrie mumbled as Chris sighed and climbed in next to her pushing her over.
"Get some sleep." Chris said turning off the lamp and tucking them both in.
Carrie curled into her side like she did those few nights ago and slept peacefully.
The weekend flew by with no fights and Chris was retreating into her head more as she thought about her decision to graduate early. Carrie was enjoying the fact that Chris took the next month off work so they would be spending more time with them. Emily enjoyed seeing more of Chris since she was off on medical leave till her stitches came out. JJ was between home and Emily's since they got back and was thinking that it would be better if they had a bigger place. Now it was all about how to ask, when to ask and who to ask first. And if it was too soon.
"I can't wait till these things come out." Emily groaned Sunday morning. Her stitches came out Monday afternoon.
"Then you can get back to work." JJ smiled.
"And so can you." Emily said as they shared a small kiss.
"Can I stay home tomorrow?" Chris asked suddenly from the kitchen where she and Carrie were making lunch.
"Why?" Emily asked as Carrie watched her with confusion.
"I just don't feel like going, I need time to think things over and I know I won't be seeing Shay for awhile but I need to do some major thinking." Chris said.
"You've been in your head every chance you get." Emily said as Chris shrugged.
"I just need to get away from the city for awhile."
"You did almost a month ago." JJ pointed out.
"I need time away from all of you!" Chris shouted throwing them all off guard. She saw the hurt look flash across Carrie's face. "Not that you're my problem, but you guys are pushing me to decide and I really need to think about graduation and if I'm gonna do it or not, I have to think of dealing with certain things I can't really talk to any of you about and I was just gonna spend the day with Lindsey and Ronnie."
"Ronnie?" Emily asked.
"Lindsey's girlfriend; its short for Veronica." Chris informed.
"Fine, you can spend the day with them but you're bringing Carrie." Emily said.
"What?" Carrie asked.
"Fine by me if she doesn't mind Manhattan." Chris said.
"I've never been."
"There's a first time for everything." Chris smiled.
'Yeah, like falling for a girl who happens to be my foster sister.' Carrie thought to herself sarcastically. "Great." She said aloud with a smile.
As Emily and JJ got into bed that night JJ could see the distressed look on her girlfriend's face.
"What's wrong? You have that look."
"What are you talking about?"
"You're worried." JJ pointed out.
"I am because both my girls are going to New York for the day and no matter how hard I try she still just sees me as her legal guardian and not a mother."
"Em, give Carrie time, she's opening up to Chris at least." JJ said as Emily nodded.
"Yeah, but do you ever get the feeling that more is going on with those two?" Emily asked as JJ giggled.
"I thought you didn't notice. But yes, I have noticed." JJ smiled.
"What do we do?" Emily asked.
"I don't know, Carrie's healing and Chris is as stubborn as you." JJ pointed out and Emily looked at her with a look of mock hurt.
"What are you talking about?"
"You raised that girl Em biological or not she is your daughter." JJ said snuggling into Emily more.
"Thank you, that means a lot to me." Emily said as JJ kissed her softly.
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