When Gina Met Tammy... Ch. 18
The girls get ready to go back to Colorado after Keme and Angie's marriage.
TAMMY:
No one is ever going to be able to convince me there's anything better than waking up next to the one you love. Gina's body was perfectly molded to mine, and I was content to lay there in her embrace until she woke up. Besides some sightseeing and the wedding rehearsal tonight, there's nothing on our agenda today to get us out of bed early.
Well, starvation
might
force us to get up. I giggled a little when my stomach started rumbling. Damn, the way we've been eating, and not working out, it probably wouldn't hurt to skip a meal! I know it's all in my head, but I feel like I've put on about 5 pounds since we got to Connecticut.
The 'early bird' in Gina hit her like it had me, and I could tell she was waking up when her fingers started stroking my tummy. She chuckled when another growl greeted her, slapping my belly and saying "Down, you beast!" I turned my head to get my morning kiss, then lay there as she continued her gentle caresses.
My reverie was broken by another roar from my belly, and we both had a giggling fit when her tummy grumbled in response. I said, "I guess we won't get any peace until we feed these monsters, baby." She replied, "I reckon yer right, m'dear. 'Sides, if I don't get up, this fuckin' mattress is gonna get soaked." We got up to pee and brush our teeth, then had a nice shower to get ready for the day.
GINA:
Once we'd dressed, we went down and found a place that had a breakfast buffet. Tammy had eggs, toast and some fruit, and I was in heaven because they had biscuits and gravy! She just stared at me when I added a generous amount of Tabasco sauce to my gravy, and said, "God, honey, is your stomach lined with lead or something?" I just smiled, savoring the spiciness and clearing my sinuses at the same time.
Those tiny cups of coffee that the restaurants have just weren't enough, so we found a Dunkin' to get some large cups to go. The valet brought the rental car around, and we headed out for Tammy's childhood home. On the way, Tammy warned me that, while most of her neighbors had been nice, if we saw the crotchety old woman who lived across the street, to just wave and keep going. "Otherwise," she said, "you're liable to get an earful of everything that's wrong with the world." She giggled and said Mrs. Johnston probably had a conniption when she found out about Keme and Angie getting married, because her views about 'homos' were quite Puritan!
The house was a cute little cape style, and we managed to get inside without seeing Mrs. Johnston, even though Tammy said she knew the woman was probably watching us through her windows. Tammy gasped when we went in, seeing how right Keme had been about it being bare. Other than an old couch, the living room was nearly empty except for some scattered junk lying around. She described how it had been laid out when she lived here, and it sounded like it had been cozy, even though it wasn't that big.
The kitchen had been pretty well cleaned out, except for some old flatware and a slew of plastic containers. Tammy rummaged through those, finding a small bowl and lid that she said she had a use for in a little while. We went upstairs, and there were two bedrooms with a single bathroom between them. The bedrooms were empty as well, except for Tammy's dresser that was still in her room.
TAMMY:
Momma was right -- it was a bit of a shock seeing the house this barren. Even though it's been over 4 years since I really lived here, I was still able to tell Gina how things had been, giving her a glimpse in her mind of where I grew up. Going through the drawers of my dresser, I found some of my old sketch books, groaning at how bad some of my early drawings were. Gina got a kick out of them, though, and said I should take these back with us, so she could look through them later to see just how my talent has grown over the years.
Reluctantly, I agreed, and took the pads downstairs. We've already decided we're going to ship our gowns home after the wedding, along with our new 'toys', so these books will just get added to that shipment. The tour finished, I put the pads in the car and we walked a block over, where there was a small playground and park. I told Gina this was where I'd earned most of my skinned knees and elbows, then led her into the woods where there was a small clearing with some logs strewn around for sitting. Explaining that this was where my friends and I would gather to have giggling gossip sessions, then later a place to sneak off to and drink our bootleg wine, I went over to one log I'll always remember and we sat down.
I told Gina that this spot was where, after sharing a bottle of wine, I'd had my first kiss with a girl and finally realized I was a lesbian. Scooping some of the sand into the bowl I'd picked up, I said if she didn't mind, this was the sand I wanted to use in our wedding. She smiled and kissed me, telling me that was a perfect choice. We walked back to the car, and I saw Mrs. Johnston in her doorway, staring out to see who these intruders were. Smiling sweetly, I waved, getting a small wave in return, and we drove off quickly before she could come out and start ranting.
Gina was laughing as we drove away, and I said, "Baby, believe me. You DON'T want to get her wound up! I can't imagine how bad it would set her off if she knew I was one of 'that kind'!"
GINA:
Tammy asked if I wanted to go to the coast, and I told her it really doesn't matter one way or the other to me. Personally, I don't understand what the attraction is all about. You go stand on a beach that smells like dead fish, and look out over...nothing. Big whoop!