The Girlfriend
Danielle sat in the cushion chair looking back on her life to this point. She had met Mark at the house of a mutual friend during a halloween party. For the 23 year old, the young looking 35 year old was a prospect. His impersonation of Harpo Marx had made Dani laugh. His charm made her want to know him better.
Things changed, it seemed, quite suddenly. To Dani it seemed the brain controlled sexual preference just as software controls a computer. From the start of their fifth year Dani's web browser began building a history.
That history began on Mark's traditional bowling night. Dani had logged on to what would become a frequently visited pornographic web sight. Her attention fixed to the screen she had masturbated to lesbian photos and video clips.
Other issues weighed heavily on her mind. She reflected on just how good it was having Mark around. The age difference, 40 and 28, didn't matter. Sure they had their arguments but nothing had seriously threatened the relationship until now. Starting to realize that she would lose him made her cry.
The ringing of her phone interrupted her day dreaming. She walked to the kitchen and picked up on the second ring.
"Hello," she said softly
"hi bitch," Karen remarked.
Dani giggled. Karen could always cheer her.
"What's happening?"
"Have you ever played tennis?"
"No," Danielle answered.
"How 'bout i teach you ," Karen offered.
"OK starting when? I need to buy a racket."
"Not a problem girl. I'll pick you up in a few minutes."
Mark would be in San Diego on corporate business for another three or four days. He would come back to find another woman in Dani's life. She searched for a way to tell him.
Dani had developed a subconscious desire to be artificially inseminated. It should happen, she planned, within the next five years. Her only concern was about finding a girl to share her life and help raise the child.
Karen looked spectacular in halter top and shorts standing outside of her five year old Honda. Dani had came out the front door, pocketbook in left arm, as the car was pulling into the driveway.
"There's a nice sporting goods store in the Mall. We'll fix you right up."
They drove off.
Karen fit the role of soft butch. Masculine traits led people to suspect her as lesbian even before she came out. She had her feminine side.
After purchasing the racquet the girls walked into a clothing boutique.
Karen Somers picked out a paisley print tunic.
" I like that," said Dani, "that's nice."
The tigers eye earrings appealed to Karen. She added them to her purchases. Dani looked at her girl friend thinking very pretty.
As they got back into the car there was time for private chat.
"I have to tell Mark. I just don't know how."
Karen wanted to suggest something but words were lost. As they headed back toward Dani's home Karen recalled being betrayed rather than actually telling her parents.
"I was catching some crap in high school over being with Cheryl. My dad took an anonymous call."
"How did they react?"
"They found out that my freshman English teacher was also lesbian. Miss Gibbs became my only friend. Anyway you should have heard me scream when my parents wanted to have that teacher dismissed."
"It must have been hard on you."
"Tell me about it," said Karen.
It was difficult for Dani to even imagine that she could once refer to Karen as "the office dyke." The colleague became the love of Dani's life.
