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Authors name: Lisa and Sharon (BYMSAP@aol.com)
Story title : 'Twas the Day After Christmas 1/2
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'Twas the Day After Christmas 1/2 (FF, rom)
By
Lisa and Sharon
Christmas Eve was quiet. It was not a quiet of
peace and contentment. It was a quiet of emptiness and
loneliness. When you're bi and have had your girl-
friend around since college days, you know that the
possibility exists that for one of you, or both, Mr.
Right might someday come along. With things as they
are, it could even be a Ms. Right who separates you.
That's fine when it's an abstract concept. It's
something else entirely when it's Christmas and your
best friend and lover is 1200 miles away with HIM!
It's shit, that's what it is! You can rationalize the
situation saying that it was inevitable and that if it
did have to happen, at least it's with a nice guy who
makes her happy. Rationalizations though don't go very
far when your sweet Sheila has chosen to spend her
first Christmas in years away from you and with someone
else. Under the circumstances he may be Mr. Right to
her, but for the moment, regardless of how nice a guy
he might be, he's still just Charlie Dufus to you!
You can try and say that it has been becoming
an increasing possibility. That job of hers that she
loves so has done its part. It has taken her away
from you emotionally and intellectually, not to mention
physically for more days that it has permitted you to
be together. It has been a wedge. Even when the two
of you could be together, there was no longer the same
spiritual oneness. Your lives, which for several years
had been so closely intertwined that for days on end
you might be apart for no longer than it takes to go
to the bathroom, have taken divergent paths. And now
HE is there to create another wedge between you.
Of course you and she had talked about someday
meeting a nice guy and getting married and having kids.
Funny, but the only times you had ever talked like that
had always been as pillow talk while cuddling together
after making love. Sigmund Freud would probably have
loved to explore the symbolism in THAT!
You can try and put a good face on and make the
best of things. You can say that a quiet Christmas Day
spent reading and all cuddled up in a big quilt is just
what you need. You can even do your darndest and try
and make yourself believe it. Unfortunately that
doesn't last longer than the moment you wake up in an
empty bed on Christmas morning aching to cuddle her
and have her cuddle you back.
***
That was how Linda felt as she started to make
her third cup of tea. The bed had felt so empty when
she woke up. That emptiness swept through her soul
when she remembered Sheila was in another bed so very
far away. Was she awake yet? Was she making love with
him? Oh God just don't let her come home with a huge
rock on her finger! She's my best friend and I want
the world for her, but I can't deal with THAT! Maybe
later, but not just now!
As planned, Linda tried to lose herself in a
book, but found she read the same page over and over
and over. Wrapping herself in her favorite quilt felt
like putting fancy gildwork on a frame of rotted wood.
The outside looked perfect but the inside was devas-
tated. The only saving grace was that she had stayed
up ever so late watching movies and had slept late in
turn so that this sad, miserable, empty day was over
half over.
Linda knew she could not just sit here making
herself sick inside. A book hadn't helped the situa-
tion, and she knew nothing in her video collection
would cure her. She had no desire to use her computer
to redirect her mind. Finally Linda decided to do
something she very seldom did, go for a walk.
There was a lovely little park not very far
from her home. She had driven by it countless times
and it had always looked inviting. There were woods
and a little pond and it looked just like a magical
little retreat in the middle of the world's hassle.
Sometimes she had seen walkers and joggers enjoying
the park and she had often promised herself that
someday she would explore the place. But like so many
self-promises this one had always been shunted to the
side as 'more urgent' business demanded attention.
It was a cold day so Linda bundled herself in
warm things. She was not so much of an outdoors girl
that jogging or brisk activity could generate enough
body heat to keep her warm. No, she thought sadly,
her best activities were of a vastly different nature
where body heat was usually no problem! And that
wouldn't help her now.
The park was deserted when she arrived. As she
left the parking lot behind her and ventured down a
path, Linda felt a peace and contentment come over her.
The air was clean and cold. The woods, though heavily
used throughout the year, today felt pure and untram-
meled. Everybody else must have been off busy with
Christmas dinner for she was alone with herself and
nature. As she walked, little chickadees flittered
about seeking an afternoon snack among the leaf-litter.
The path looped back towards the parking lot
before looping off in another direction towards the
pond. As Linda came out of the woods by the parking
lot there was another car parked near hers. A tall
woman was busy doing stretching exercises. From her
activity and her garb she was obviously a jogger. As
Linda approached her she could see that the woman was
quite attractive as well. The sweats that the woman
was wearing could not completely disguise the figure
within and Linda recalled something she had once heard:
that if a woman looked good IN sweats, then she had to
look fantastic OUT of them! She blushed as she thought
of this and couldn't help undressing the woman in her
mind. Another warmth flooded through her, one that
hadn't been created by her walk!
As they neared, the woman glanced up and noticed
Linda's approach. Her features were almost supermodel
gorgeous and yet there was still a warmth and humanity
to them. Linda could not help but smile and say hello.
The woman straightened up and smiled back. Though Linda
had always hated the fact that the winter sun always
seemed to glare directly into her eyes, this time its
angle was worth it as for a brief moment the sun's rays
caught in the woman's long, brown hair and brought it
alive with fire and brilliance. It was almost like
something you would see on a TV commercial, but here in
the park on a cold, Christmas afternoon it was almost
magical.
"It looks like we have the place to ourselves
today. Everybody else must be busy."
A shadow of sadness passed over Linda as the
woman's words brought back an awareness of Sheila and
a wondering of just how busy she might be at the moment.
It must have shown on her face, for the woman looked on
her with concern.
"Is everything OK? For a second there you looked
as though all the joy inside you just drained out."
Normal interpersonal skills and customs would
dictate a response of "Oh no, everything's fine." But
as Linda looked into this woman's eyes something
happened inside her. She felt as though this was a
person who genuinely cared. Someone who had asked out
of genuine concern and not out of superficial observa-
tion or 'politeness.' Someone who would listen and who
would understand.
Though normally not one to open herself so
readily, Linda found herself telling this stranger why
she had just felt as she did. And as she had expected,
the woman did not recoil from the small, intimate
confession from an unknown passerby, but instead
expressed her own sadness at Linda's unfortunate turn
of events. Her voice, her face, her entire demeanor
backed up the sincerity of her words.
Linda and the woman by silent yet mutual assent
began to walk down the pond path. Linda found herself
revealing more about herself and her about life with
Sheila. The woman in turn spoke how she had been
involved with a man, indeed someone she had thought
might have been 'the ONE,' until she discovered a short
time ago that she had hardly been 'his only.' And that
this had not been the first time something like that
had happened to her. Though she admitted that she had
never been involved with another woman in the way Linda
had been with Sheila, she conjectured that when your
heart and soul were hurting, the gender of the person
who had created the hurt didn't really matter. The
hurt was just as real and as painful.
And so as the two women walked they shared
little stories and confidences. Though strangers so
briefly before, they expressed things to each other
that they had only shared with a few other, if even
then. They were well past halfway around the pond,
and even further down the path of their developing
friendship, when it suddenly came to each of them that
they didn't even know each other's name! They laughed,
paused, introduced themselves, and then continued with
their walk and their soul talk.
By the time Linda and Claire were back to the
parking lot each felt as though they had been friends
for ages! Each felt as though in the other they had
truly discovered a kindred spirit. Claire retrieved
a notebook and pen from her car and the two exchanged
addresses and phone numbers. They both expressed their
desire to get together again very soon for lunch or
coffee. They gave each other a parting hug that was
surprisingly snug given the duration of their
acquaintance, and yet was hardly so given the intimacy
that had magically developed between them. Before
slipping completely from Claire's embrace, Linda looked
straight into Claire's eyes. A murmured "Thank You"
was all she said. Claire did not reply verbally, but
looked deeply into Linda's eyes. A mysterious, almost
Mona Lisa smile came to Claire's lips.
The moment passed and the two women got into
their cars and drove off. Linda felt so good inside.
She was so happy that she had gone to the park. The
evening passed quickly as she flittered about the
house. After a little snack and a shower, she tucked
herself into bed. But before going to bed she suddenly
felt compelled to do something. She got out the piece
of paper with Claire's number on it and punched the
seven digits into her phone. She felt as nervous as a
schoolgirl as she heard the rings at the other end of
the line. She also felt panic as all sorts of horrible
thoughts raced through her head. What if she's not
there? What is someone else answers? What if I read
all the signals wrong and she really was just being a
nice person but doesn't truly wish to be bothered by
me?
Then there was that voice. That beautiful voice
belonging to that beautiful woman who she had just met
and yet who seemed so special to her.
"Hi Claire. It's me, Linda. I just wanted to
call and say how nice it was meeting you today. I glad
I met you and I loved our little talk. I guess I just
wanted to say, 'Thank You'. For everything."
There was silence at the other end of the line
for a moment and Linda felt that maybe she had over-
stepped herself and that her fears were coming true.
Then she heard Claire's words.
"You're welcome Linda, though you really don't
have to thank me for anything. I'm glad I happened to
be there when you needed someone. Meeting you today
was special for me too, in ways you don't know. I'm
just really glad I decided to go to the park today and
I really hope that we can get together again."
There was a long pause as each woman searched
for words to express what they were feeling and wanted
to share. The same magical kinship they felt while
they had walked in the park was there again. In the
pause in the conversation, each felt a joy in the bit
of electronic connection that existed between them,
though neither knew quite how to express the bond she
was feeling. Their sudden lack of words was surprising
given the easy with which the conversation had flowed
at the park. Linda felt herself very attracted to
Claire, in all respects, and was a bit unnerved by how
intensely she felt that attraction despite the brevity
of their relationship. Claire had not stopped thinking
about Linda since she had left the park. She too felt
an incredible attraction, even in ways she had never
before experienced and with which she did not quite
know how to deal.
Finally, after bits of disjointed conversation
and hesitant expressions of "Take care" and "Sleep
well", the two women hung up. Linda turned off the
light and snuggled under the covers feeling warmer and
cozier inside than she had in a long time.
***
The next morning Linda woke up. Her warm cozy
feeling was still with her, and didn't evaporate even
though there was no Sheila. Linda found her slippers
and robe and went downstairs for retrieve the Sunday
paper from the front steps and to pop the kettle on.
She was part way through her first cup of tea and the
circulars when the doorbell rang. Linda went to open
the door and was amazed to find Claire standing there.
Claire looked ten times more beautiful than she
had the afternoon before. No sweats today, Claire was
wearing a magnificent full length fur that was almost
the same shade as her long, flowing hair. Linda was
so pleased to see her that she was almost speechless,
though she did manage a hello and to invite Claire in.
The look in her eyes though said it all as she posi-
tively beamed! Standing in the foyer, Claire in one
way seemed a little nervous, but Linda could sense from
the warmth of Claire's gaze that there was much more
going on within her. Claire surprised her when she
started to speak and asked Linda not to interrupt or
she would never be able to say what she wanted to.
See Part 2...
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