Page 12 (2/2)

"Let her be dead in my heart, in e in herher, her chest torn open, and her heart gone Instead, she made herself see Lydia, as she had been just thirty oodbye, a cup of coffee clutched in one hand

Jenni wrapped her arently Her black hair was soft and soothing on her cold skin and Katie leaned into her They sat that way for a long time, until Katie’s sobs subsided

Aardness set in and Jenni sat back, her brow furrowed, looking anxious, and maybe even confused Her T-shirt and shorts, which both read "Hunters do it better", were now damp

Katie rubbed her face and felt flushed and tired Nothing in this neorld felt right Nothing

It was then Jenni tried to kiss her, very aardly and unsure of herself

Katie caught her immediately and held her back "Don’t"

"I just want to

"Don’t I’m not your husband I don’t need sex to comfort me Or make me feel better" Katie held Jenni fir for this Subconsciously, she had understood that Jenni was looking for security in this neorld And that wouldinto a role Jenni understood Jenni was used to a strong ure that she could calm with sex, follow obediently and maybe fear a little

Jenni lowered her eyes and tears fell "I don’t know…I just wanted…"

Katie smiled and forced her to look at her "It’s okay I understand But this is not who you are Right?"

Jenni nodded slowly "I thought I could learn-"

"This is not e are," Katie said firmly and stroked Jenni’s hair

Jenni looked at her, eyes wide, trying to understand "I just want to be useful For you to need me"

"But I do, Jenni We are bonded by all that happened today For better or for worse, we have a bond You and me" Katie took Jenni’s hands firhtly "My Dad always told me about his war buddies They loved each other and they shared a bond no one really understood because they are not a part of it I think I understand that now"

Jenni sat down all the way next to her Indian-style, her hair falling over one shoulder Jack immediately plunked down and set his head on Jenni’s knee "I don’t kno to…I don’t have female friends or know any…lesbians…or…" Jenni rubbed her nose with the palorously "I don’t kno to act"

Katie smiled at her and kissed one of Jenni’s hands "That’s okay Hell, for both of us to be utterly insane right now is okay But just know I just need you as my friend I just need you to be whoever you are, Jenni Okay?"

Jenni nodded thoughtfully and smiled "Okay" And she seemed relieved

Katie forced herself to stand up and pulled on the T-shirt and shorts Jenni had left in the bathroom for her Her business clothes added up in the trash bin along with her high heels She knew she would never wear theain and in a way, that was a relief

"I wish it would stop," Jenni whispered

Katie raised her head, realizing she had beenthe sound of the moans

"Yeah, me, too"

"Well," Jenni said at last, with a suns and hunt"

"Well," Katie said with a grin "At least we’re in a hunting shop and not a s "Yeah Or a farmhouse"

"Do you kno to fly a helicopter?"

"Uh, no"

"Me neither," Katie grinned

"You have watched Dawn of the Dead!"

"Romero series all the way" Katie walked out into the bedroom and crawled onto the bed

"How about Fulci?" Jenni cli much more relaxed now

"No, can’t say I have," Katie said with the shake of her head

"I had hoped if this ever happened they would at least wouldn’t run like in the newcontinued, alain Jack crawled into the bed between the, the woht The tension that had been brewing between the it had been there They nohere they both stood and it was good

Without fear, without reservation, without being afraid of beingand took Jenni’s hand Jenni squeezed it tenderly<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>