They sat staring at each other from across the train. Liz had always been attracted to other woman but that was a secret she intended to keep all to herself.
She couldn't pull her eyes away from this beautiful girl though, and was getting red in the face because the girl kept catching her looking at her.
She was so beautiful though, with long red hair, that shined like silk. She had gorgeous baby blue eyes that she couldn't help but to stare at. It looked like they could see right through her.
The girl was wearing a low cut t-shirt that revealed a great deal of cleavage. Her breast were large, almost too large for her petite frame. Liz blushed again as she realized this girl had caught her staring at her breast and quickly looked towards the window.
She sat looking out the window wondering why she found the girl so appealing, and even considered introducing herself but had changed her mind when she couldn't think of any good reason to do so.
She removed her sweater and bunched it up against the window before laying her head up against it, thinking maybe a nap would be a pleasant distraction from the thoughts that were going through her head.
As she sat there trying to sleep, she heard the girl get up and say to someone, "Excuse me, excuse me miss." Liz opened her eyes, realizing the girl had been talking to her.
The girl smiled at Liz, apologized for disturbing her rest, then handed her Liz's book which had fallen on the floor. Liz thanked her, and before she realized what she had done, had asked the girl to have a seat if she cared to chat.
The girl hardly had time to think before sitting down in the seat across from her. They smiled at each other and began light conversation. Liz asked, "So where are you traveling to?"
The girl was on her way to California to try her hand at a modeling career. Liz couldn't help think to herself she'd be successful at it, her eyes alone were enough to turn heads and sell a whole warehouse of make-up.
After a couple hours of conversation, the train pulled into a depot where they both would be transferring to different trains. Liz had several hours before her train would arrive, and the girl wouldn't be boarding again until late that evening, so Liz asked the girl to join her for a bite to eat.
The girl smiled at her and said, "Sure, I'd love the company." They headed for the exit door discussing what they wanted for dinner. Liz felt herself blush again with the thought of how delicious the girl would be. She looked at the girl hoping she couldn't read her thoughts and said burgers sounded good to her.
Right across from the train station was a small hamburger grill, so they decided to make things easy and just eat there. While they sat there eating, Liz asked the girl about her love life, if there was someone special in her life.
The girl started telling her how she had split with her lover several months earlier and really wanted to give her love life a much needed break. She had been deeply in love with a girl, and for reasons still unclear, the girl had walked away from their lives together.
Liz's heart leaped, and she started doubting if she had heard the girl correctly. "did she just say girl?"
She wanted to ask her more about it, and realizing she didn't even know the girl's name, blushing slightly said, "By the way, my name is Liz."
They both laughed as the girl told Liz her name was Emma. Emma smiled at her and said, "Well it's a pleasure meeting you." She then asked Liz straight out, "Tell me Liz, have you ever been with a woman?"
"You mean sexually?" Replied Liz. "No, I've never had a girlfriend, in fact, I've only had one boyfriend ever, and he's not worth even talking about."
Liz was nervous, not sure where Emma was going with this conversation, and was wishing she hadn't asked Emma about her love life. Emma then asked her if she'd ever thought about it.
Liz, not wanting to lie, told her, "Sure I have wondered what it would be like to kiss a girl, but I would never have the courage to step out of my little world of normalcy to discover what it was all about." They had finished their meal and were gathering up their things before heading to the cash register. Liz had thought the subject was closed when Emma asked her if she would like to find out. Liz pretended not to hear and kept walking towards the door as emma stopped to pay for their dinner.
Once outside, Liz took in a deep breath, thinking, "How should she answer her? If she were to be honest, she would have to say yes, then what, would Emma try to kiss her?" Her heart began to race and she realized the whole idea seemed very exciting to her.
Emma came through the door smiling at Liz and said, "We still have 3 hours before your train leaves, want to take a walk with me?" They began to walk before Liz had even told her yes, leaving her no time to say no, not that she would have said no anyhow.
She loved Emma's company, her essence was so captivating, and her personality was so vivacious. Liz felt herself very drawn to her, and didn't want their time together to end yet.
They walked several blocks, talking about love, life, and even a bit of philosophy before coming to a small park. Emma said, "Hey look Liz, there's an old bridge over the creek, let's sit a minute." She reached out and grabbed Liz's hand, half walking half running to get to the bridge.