The morning sun slowly crept in through the windows of Wildwind, filling all the dark and ominous spaces with light and warmth. As it spread across the bodies of Marissa and Bianca, they both began to wake and squinted from the sudden intrusion of light in their eyes. "Morning…Again." Bianca said with a smile. "Morning!", said Marissa, as she leaned into kiss her lover's lips, then questioned. "I am starving, where are you taking me for breakfast?"
"Well, why don't we just go to Krystal's? I mean if that is alright?" Bianca suggested. "Sure, that sounds great! I am going to go shower really quick and we can go…Oh my goodness, what am I thinking? I don't have any clothes here. If I go to the house, then everyone is going to know that I didn't come home and then they are going to question things and…"
"Marissa…Honey?" Bianca interjected, placing her hands on Marissa's arms in an attempt to calm her. "Relax…no one is going to figure this out until we tell them. This is our love and our timeline, okay? Everyone knows that we are the very best of friends and that we spend all kinds of time together. Don't freak out." Marissa nodded and slowly let out a breath. Bianca continued. "Okay, AJ is with JR and you have been staying at Tad's…so we can bypass JR altogether and just go over to Tad's on the way to Krystal's. If anyone sees you then we just say we had a movie night or a girls' night or whatever and you fell asleep here. No big deal and no one will over think it. Okay?"
Marissa sighed and smiled. "You are so together, all the time. How do you stay so collected and positive all the time?" Bianca laughed a little and replied, "I am really good at faking it." They both smiled and after placing a tender kiss on Marissa's forehead and then another on her lips, Bianca arose from the bed and went to shower. Marissa laid back against the pillows, watching her lover in her nude form as she walked away. She remembered all the events of the evening before and sighed. "How lucky I am to have this, to have her." She thought. "A girl could get used to this."
An hour, or so later, they found themselves walking into Krystal's. It was a rather slow day for a Saturday morning, but they didn't mind. They hardly even noticed the few people that were present. As they made their way to a back corner table, Bianca whispered "You have no idea how many times I have had to keep from grabbing your hand or touching your hair, or worse." She laughed a little as Marissa said "Oh, I know! I am fighting the same battle. Your eyes…your smile…those lips…it's taking every ounce of my strength to not kis…" Just then Bianca nudged Marissa under the table to signal Krystal's approach. This caused Marissa's cheeks to flush and spread a goofy grin across her face to contain her almost embarrassment.
"Well, Good Morning to you two lovely ladies!" Krystal said as she joined the girls at the table. "How are you, Bianca? And how is my Baby Girl this morning?"
"Oh…great!" Bianca replied. "I am…I am just doing just great." Marissa smiled a little, looking at Bianca, loving the happiness she heard echoing in her lover's voice, yet trying to not gaze too long. She awkwardly shifted her attention to her Mother and replied "I am doing very well, Krystal. Thank you for asking. Everything is just fine…perfect even." And with that she gently squeezed Bianca's leg beneath the table.
"Well, that is music to my ears!" Krystal replied. "After that blow up with JR, I admit I was worried for you. But hearing that…that is just the best news! I am so glad that things are better. Does this have anything to do with your absence from the house last night?" Marissa stiffened a little at the mention of this, but could feel Bianca's hand stroke her thigh beneath the table. She took a breath and relaxed and decided to just go with it. "Yes, actually…yes it does." Marissa said.
"Well, good for you!" replied Krystal. "I will admit that I have had my doubts about JR, but if you two were able to work things out…then more power to ya. I have to say…the calm and peace and…well, just happiness that I can see in your face right now. Well, it is absolutely just a sight for sore eyes. It doesn't matter where it comes from."
Both Marissa and Bianca sat up at the mention of JR, but gathered themselves and Bianca nodded in support when she met Marissa's questioning eyes. Marissa took a deep breath and her smile faded a little and Krystal asked. "What is it? Is there something not right? You look so serious all of the sudden."
"Well, Krystal, the thing is that there is a lot more to the story and it has nothing to do with JR." Marissa began, leaving Krystal with a puzzled expression. She sat down across from her daughter and lovingly stroked her shoulder. "Oh, Baby Girl, what did JR do now?" Marissa cleared her throat and replied "Well, aside from that last big fight, JR has not done anything wrong necessarily. We are apart and I have stood firm in that and he is slowly accepting it. The problem…err…no, I don't like that. The situation is that I have been falling in love with someone else."
Krystal's eyebrows raised a little, but still she looked confused and she nodded for Marissa to continue. "It wasn't something that was obvious to me at first, but it sort of grew over time. Then it became so blaringly obvious and I was scared. I was scared of the changes it would mean. I was scared of affecting AJ by breaking apart our family. I was also terrified of being rejected. But last night, I confronted the object of my affection head on and dealt with this and well, I was happy to find that they felt the exact same way."
"Well, love is good thing, Darling." Krystal expressed. "And anyone that makes my little girl this happy is good in my book." Krystal smiled and caught a look of relief between Bianca and Marissa. She smiled, leaned in towards the pair, and said "Even if that person happens to be another woman."
The smiles spread across the two women's faces when they realized their secret was out. Marissa's cheeks blushed as a tiny bit of fear laced her eyes. "You could tell? Are we that obvious?" Marissa asked Krystal. "I mean, this is all so new to both of us and we are trying to keep it under wraps for a little while until we are used to it ourselves."
Krystal nodded and said "Understandable, Honey! And no…no, you two are not 'obvious'…it's just something about the way you are together and with what you were telling me it all just clicked into place in my head."
"Much in the same way it did for us" Bianca, who had been a silent support for her love, had now found her voice. "Are you really okay with this Krystal? I assure you that I love your daughter very much and her and I are going to face any obstacles that this brings, together…as a team." Krystal nodded and said "Yes, Bianca…I am more than okay. There will be obstacles, I am sure…but my Baby couldn't have a better person by her side and I mean that. I absolutely do and my lips are sealed. You two are free to reveal this in however you see fit. I am just so overjoyed at Marissa finally finding some joy and touched that you chose to include me."
Marissa and Bianca both reached across the table to take Krystal's hands. "Oh no…you two!" Krystal said while standing up and gesturing for the other two ladies to stand up. Once on their feet she pulled them into a hug and said "I am going to get your breakfast out here and bring a little champagne to celebrate. What do you say?" The pair nodded enthusiastically, gave their order and then gave each other a hug after they watched Krystal walk to the kitchen. "Wow!" Bianca said as they took their seats. "If the rest of the town is that easy…this will be a piece of cake."
Ooo! Cake…that is what I want…I am going to go get some…be right back." Marissa said, as she jumped up and followed after her Mother to the kitchen. Bianca, surprised, just watched in amusement and wonder as her eyes followed her lover out of sight. All she could do was smile and laugh at her partner and revel in the happiness she was feeling.