“Of course, I remember you, Jo.  How could you have ever imagined that I’d forget you?”  Becca whispered under her breath, as if addressing the hand that held her wrist, then drew her eyes up, at last.  She must have spoken more loudly than she thought, since Jo was smiling at her, and those warm, blue eyes held her green-grey ones steadily, muting the party noise around them to an indistinct background hum.

“I’d hoped that you hadn’t.  Forgotten me, that is.”

In her mind, Jo’s voice began to resemble a waterfall echoing in the background of a serene forest scene again.  Fuck!  Why can’t I help myself when it comes to her?

Becca shook her head lightly from side to side, at first, striving mightily for the nonchalance that Jo presented, then she offered her cheek to those warm, soft lips that were descending quickly.  “You just caught me by surprise, that’s all.”  She hated that she was breathing in and out erratically, in anticipation of feeling Jo’s kiss burn against her skin, again, however chastely given, after all these years.   Like a damn high school freshman waiting for a kiss from her crush!

“Liar,” Jo whispered before lifting her head.  Great.  She can sense you’re nervous just being with her.  Becca imagined catching a mocking smile that teased at the edges of a mouth she stared at hungrily, and it took half-a-second before Becca realized Jo had said something else.  “I saw you when you arrived, and I think you saw me, too.  Then I thought you’d left with the tall red-head you came in with, but I’m glad to see that you hadn’t.”

“What’s that?” Becca motioned with her hand to her ear as if to indicate that she could hardly hear Jo.

The mocking smile turned into a chuckle.  “I said I know you saw me earlier.  Anyway, let’s talk somewhere else.  We can’t hear each other in this place.  There’s so much to talk about.  I want to know how you’ve been.  I know that you didn’t say anything the last time we saw each other. ..”

A feeling of exasperation came over Becca as she realized that the easy familiarity they’d slipped into and the hot vibe that sparked immediately between them remained as strong as ever, despite their years-long separation, and the coldness that followed their train station parting.