Just say it, Murphy thought to herself as her moms, Amber and Mandy, dressed in gray tweed suits, sat directly in front of her in their living room. Murphy had moved home and stayed home ever since Nathan died and since her miscarriage. And now, all their lives would change forever...
"Sweetheart, what's wrong?" asked Amber, reaching forward and taking her hand. "Your mom and I know when something is bothering you."
"Exactly," Mandy said, taking Murphy's other hand. "And not to be a stickler about the time, but it's after two. I know that Sebastian will be out of school soon and it's dress rehearsal for 'Cats' tonight..."
"Not to mention that we have to go over those notes for the deposition for the Hastings case tomorrow," Amber said quickly to Mandy.
"And then Devon is spending the night at Carson's and Lucy is going to a movie with Grace..." Mandy went on.
"Right, I know... Sorry." Murphy sighed, wondering which piece of news she had to deliver first. "I have three pieces of news for you guys... Well, four pieces of news, actually..."
"Tell us," Amber said.
"I'm changing my major from education to law," Murphy said quickly, thinking that this would upset them the least out of all of them.
Amber and Mandy shared a grin with one another before turning back to Murphy.
"So...you'll come to work at the firm one day?" Mandy asked.
"And do you hope to take it over?" asked Amber.
Murphy sighed. "Yes." She took another breath. "I've also sent coorespondence to Dartmouth informing them that I won't be returning for spring semester, or any other semester for that matter; and furthermore, I've sent in an application to New York Law School and I've been accepted. They're starting me with a couple online classes for winter quarter and by spring I'll be a full time student. Apparently you've represented a few of their professors rather well, you guys..."
Amber sighed and nodded. "Well, this will be quite a bit to take on but..."
"No," Murphy said quickly. "Full ride and everything."
Mandy grinned. "That's wonderful."
"Now, that's half the news, then," Amber said. "What's the rest of it?"
I'm going to say it, Amber said. "Guys... I'm gay," she said.
Amber and Mandy's expressions didn't alter at all.
"Oh," Amber said.
"Wow. All right," was Mandy's response to it.
"You don't care?!" Murphy demanded in shock.
"Sweetheart, we're gay," said Mandy in a "it's so obvious" voice.
"Then would this be a good time to tell you that I have a girlfriend?" she asked, hoping the answer was yes.
Amber laughed. "We've known for the past three months, honey. It's very obvious."
"All we know, mainly by the attitude by which you've presented this, is that she's older," Mandy said thoughtfully, almost as if she was ordering fine wine in a five star restaurant.
"That's right," Murphy said, not at all phased by their seemingly inside information on the girlfriend that they knew nothing about, or so they initially believed.
"Is she our age?" Amber asked. "Please tell me she's not our age or older..."
Murphy laughed. "No. She's twenty-seven."
Mandy nodded. "What does she do?" she asked.
"She's in education," Murphy replied.
"Gainfully employed in an admiral profession," Amber said in an approving tone.
"Does she own her own home?" Mandy wanted to know.
"Yes. Nice home, too. She lives by herself in Maple Drive."
"Water view?" Amber wanted to know.