Alex was singing at the top of her lungs to her favorite song as she drove home from the store. She pulled into the driveway, got out of the car, went to the mailbox, and stood there, smiling and looking at her new house. A new chapter in her life.
It was a nice house, 2 bedrooms, 2, and a half baths. As she brought in the groceries from her car, Alex's phone rang. It was Lucy, her best friend. "Hey, Alex! I'm close by, mind if I stop by and see the new house?" "Sure," Alex answered, "I can't wait!"
Alex recalled the events that led up to now. She had been through a lot. The whole coming out thing to her parents, moving in with her girlfriend Emma, who she had secretly dated since they were both 16, and then the horrible way that ended... Lucy had helped get her through it all. She had a positive energy and gave the best hugs that always put a smile on Alex's face.
Alex finished putting up the groceries, then continued unpacking boxes, she ran across an old photo that was of her and Lucy as kids. About that time the doorbell rang...
"Come on in Lucy! Excuse the boxes." "Hey, Alex! I just wanted to come see your new house, and making sure you were settling in ok," then she gave her a big hug.
Alex gave her the grand tour, ending with the kitchen.
"Want some wine?"
Lucy giggled. "It's only 2:30 in the afternoon!"
"So?" We both laughed.
"Ok, white, please."
"Coming right up!" Alex laughed.
Alex unpacked two wine glasses and poured them each some wine, then went to the living room and sat down, where they sipped wine and talked for hours.
"Holy shit! It's already 6:00!" Lucy laughed.
"Wow, I can't believe it's already that late. Hey, you wanna order a pizza?"
"Sure. Pepperoni?"
"Sounds good to me!"
When the pizza got there, Alex paid the pizza boy and fixed them a plate, while Lucy picked out a movie.
"Find anything good?" Alex asked, handing Lucy her plate.
"Thanks. No, not yet. Um, let's see. You wanna watch 'Superman Returns'? It's still your favorite, right?"
"Yes and yes," Alex said, smiling.
So they sat there, all cuddled up together, eating pizza and watching the movie.
At some point during the movie, Alex turned to Lucy;
"Hey, Luc, can I talk to you about something? It's something that I've hidden from you for a while."