Victoria sits in her car, silently before starting it up. She had just finished her therapy session and it was mind blowing, to say the least. She realized, maybe she did have the best person in her life. Joy was her rock, her support system, her best friend, and lover. They had a lot in common. Both liked parties, both hated how romantic comedies would turn out. Joy had the same taste in things, and enjoyed the good life, just like she did. It was a match that she didn't think ever would have happened. Victoria had dated other women before, but none compared to Joy. Joy was her soul mate. Fumbling in her compartment, she fumbles for a pack of cigarettes. She had taken the pack that she and Joy kept and hid it in her compartment in her car. Victoria had promised she'd stop smoking when stressed, but right now she needed a release. She looks at the cigarettes, then sighs, returning them to the compartment.

'I'll talk to Joy when I come home. She'll listen, and it spares me polluting my lungs again just because I cannot open up to my significant other about my problems.'

Shutting the compartment door, she then puts the key in the ignition, starting the car and heading home. The whole way, she drove home, in thought. As she pulls into the condo complex, she parks in the garage, and heads in, and goes straight to the elevator. Standing in the cramped elevator she pushes the button to the top floor, the high-rise. With her salary from her promotion to anchor, she was making nearly as much as she did when she was an actress. It was enough to afford a high-rise, looking over the gorgeous Lake Erie and the skyline of Cleveland. Reaching her floor, she walks up to the two large oak doors, and opens the door to their condo. She enters to the smells of something cooking.

'Babe, I'm home…where are you, and Sadie.'

Joy peers out from the kitchen, smiling.

'I'm here, and Sadie's in her room, doing her homework for class. She has to bring something for show and tell.'

Victoria smiles, 'I remember that. I used to bring my dad, but he'd flirt with the teacher in front of the kids.'

Joy smiled, 'Even then he was like that?'

Victoria sighed. 'Yeah, he even flirted with my sorority sisters, dated a couple of people in my sorority, led them on…'

Joy nodded, 'So it ended badly for them.'

Victoria nodded in agreement,'Yeah. He'd move on from one woman to another. It's why Mom divorced him. She caught him with her best friend.'

Joy gave Victoria a hug. 'So how was your session today, did you get anything accomplished?'

Victoria smiled, 'I figured out why I've been feeling the way I have lately. I fear that I'll mess up and you and Sadie will abandon me. Apparently I have a fear of abandonment.'

Joy nodded,' Babe, you should know, I love you. Sadie loves you. You've been there, you've done a huge three sixty from when we lived in LA.'

'I know I'm not as self-absorbed as I used to be. But, that's always been me.'

Joy nods, 'Babe, you'll always be mine. Remember, we were best friends before lovers.'

Victoria had to agree with that statement. They were there for each other more than anything in the world.

'So what's for dinner, it smells so great!' Victoria looks in the pot, taking a whiff of the tomato and basil, and garlic mixture.

'I'm making us a pasta dish.'

Victoria smiles sweetly, putting her arms around Joy's waist as she stirs the sauce.

'I know I can be stubborn sometimes, so thanks for suggesting I enter therapy. I think it can help unearth why I'm having difficulty with intimacy.'

Joy smiles, 'I've seen you at your most vulnerable. I love that we've both unearthed that side of us. It shows we're both flawed. We've made mistakes that we regret. We've shared our strengths and weaknesses together. We know each other better as lovers than we did as friends.'

Victoria presses a kiss against Joy's cheek. 'That, my lady, is true.'

Joy smiled, 'Therefore, we're a match.'

Victoria watches her stir the sauce, her arms still around Joy's waist.

'So are you in the mood tonight?' Victoria says, kissing her a couple times against the nape of her neck.

Joy smiles sweetly, 'Depends, what will it be, the lace negligee or au natural?'

Victoria smirks. 'Lace please, babe.'

Joy giggles softly, leaning in to press a kiss against her lips.

'I love you when you're like this.'

She returns to stirring the sauce, and then looks over to see that the noodles were ready. Victoria retracts, and goes to help her with the noodles. Slowly she carefully pours the noodles into the sauce to be mixed together.

'Thanks, love.' Joy smiles lovingly, kissing her on the cheek.

Victoria slips her arms back around Joy, making her giggle and blush as she whispers sweet nothings in her ear as she stirs the pasta and sauce.

'Let's stop, okay babe, we don't want to be like this, and have Sade walk in on us.'

Victoria retracts a second time, but not before she smacks Joy's bottom.

Joy whips around, laughing. 'Oh Tori, why?'

Victoria winks, and then goes to set the table. She smiles, knowing that later they'd have some time alone. Joy smiles sweetly, watching Victoria, then returns to her cooking. Sadie comes out of her room, and spies Victoria. She gives her a hug and begins to tell her about her day. Victoria smiles, thinking, 'This day is ending perfect. I have my love of my life, and my sweet daughter, and I am content.'

Joy looks over at Victoria, and the two of them shared a mutual smile. She returns to preparing their meal again, a smile formed across her lips. Victoria then looks over, watching her, then looks back at Sadie, and smiles, pressing her into a hug.