December 30
Kayla dropped her bag off in her new room. She looked around and shrugged.
"What a crappy year!" She said to herself.
First she lost her job. Then she got lucky and found another one. It didn't pay as much, so to save money, she moved in with her boyfriend. As Christmas approached, she heard rumors her boyfriend was going to propose to her. Instead of proposing, he decided to break up with her on Christmas Eve. It all started with what to have for dinner the next day.
"Look, I can make ham too. Let me make up a pan of Manicotti also. That is my family tradition too." She said to her boyfriend.
"You don't understand, my family ALWAYS HAS HAM!" Her boyfriend yelled back.
"I'm trying to compromise here. I said I can make up a ham. This is part of being together, we have to find a compromise. We can have both." She replied softly.
"THERE IS NO COMPROMISE! YOU WILL MAKE HAM! IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, GO SOMEPLACE ELSE." He yelled back.
She had grabbed what she could and went to her parents house for a couple of days to cool off. As she arrived she received a text.
Look, if you are going to be like this, then I'm done.
She read and reread the message over the course of the next couple of days. She didn't know what she did wrong. She was a loving girlfriend. She did her best to make her boyfriend happy. Now she was moving in with an old friend.
Her friend Maggie heard what happened and the day after Christmas she showed up to Kayla's parents' house.
"Kayla, are you ok?" Maggie asked her friend since high school, while giving her a hug.
"Yeah. He broke up with me because of a ham." Kayla replied in tears.
"Yeah I heard. Look, it is up to you, but I have an extra room. Come stay with me. We always said that we needed to be roomies." Maggie replied with a smile.
"I don't want to impose. I mean what if you have a date or something like that?" Kayla said.
"Let me figure that out. Take a couple of days to think about it and call or text me if you want to move in." Maggie replied giving her friend another hug. Then she said,
"Now come on. Let's go have some fun. Get dressed!"
That night they went out to a club for the night. She realized that Maggie brought her to a lesbian club. She didn't have a problem with it. When they were both 19 they did have a bit of a lesbian fling together. Now they were both 24. As they danced together she forgot her troubles for a bit and that night as she laid bed she decided to move in with Maggie.
Now she was moving her things into the spare room. Maggie had helped her get her things from her ex-boyfriend. Now Maggie was bringing her things into the house as Kayla organized the room to her liking.
As Kayla opened the closet she noticed a silver cocktail dress in the closet. She saw Maggie carrying a bunch of her clothes into the room and placing them on the bed.
"What's with the dress?" Kayla asked.
"Oh, that's for tomorrow night. New Year's Eve? Start of the new year? You're going to be my date!" Maggie replied with a smile.
"Your date?" Kayla asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Look, one night as my date tomorrow night. We've done it before. Besides, what were you going to do? Mope around the house, drink all my wine, and binge on all my ice cream?" Maggie replied with a smile.
Kayla looked up at her friend. Maggie was 2 days older than her and was 5' 8" tall. She had 36 D breasts, a 24 inch waist and 35 inch hips. Her green eyes twinkled in mischief. Her reddish brown hair hung in waves stopping at her shoulder blades. Kayla stood at 5' 4". Her 34 B breasts were perky but she wished they were a tad bigger. She had a 20 in waist and 33 inch hips. Her brown eyes had a soft look to them and her light brown hair ended at her shoulders.
"You know me too well!" Kayla replied with a smile.
"Let's get your things put up and then I'll order a pizza. Tonight we'll mope around the house in our pajamas and drink all my wine and binge on ice cream while we watch a couple of sappy Rom-coms!" Maggie said as she helped Kayla put her things away.
Once they were finished, Maggie went to her room to change while Kayla put on a nightgown. As she walked into the living room She saw Maggie on the phone.
"Yeah I need a medium supreme and a medium pepperoni and mushroom. Plus an order of cheese sticks." Kayla heard her say.
"Ok, 30 minutes then. No THANK YOU!" Maggie said with a smile.
Kayla smiled when Maggie ended the call. Maggie then walked into her kitchen and came out with a bottle of wine and two glasses. Maggie selected a movie and they sat on the couch. As was their usual routine, they made comments about the movie with a laugh. When the pizza showed up, Maggie paid for it and she set them down on the coffee table. Kayla slid herself closer to Maggie and they continued their discussion as they ate.
After the movie was over, Kayla put the rest of the pizza away and Maggie pulled out two pints of ice cream.
"Moose Tracks for me and Cookie Dough for you!" Maggie said, handing Kayla her ice cream and a spoon.
This time Kayla cuddled close to Maggie. She felt a comfort that had been missing for several years. As they ate their ice cream they continued to talk and they stole a bit from each other. After the movie they went to their separate rooms and went to sleep.
December 31
Kayla woke up and she felt the emptiness again. As she started to cry in the shower she let her mind go back to when she and Maggie were 19. They decided to take the summer to tour several states. It was the last night of their trip and they were in a club.
"Kayla, these past few months were fun. I have something to say. I love you." Maggie had said.
"I love you too as a friend!" Kayla replied with a smile.
"Yeah as a friend." Maggie said with a slight disappointment in her voice that Kayla missed.
"This was a great idea and I had fun. I'll always remember this trip!" Kayla replied.