“I am hungry and you really don’t want to let me get hungry “

Tina smiled – maybe the conversation had been getting too serious and there was always the danger that they would start on the subject that they were both avoiding -namely – what would happen in 12 months time if they were still a couple ? What would happen to their college choices ?

　

　

***

“How did you sleep ?” Kate asked as she selected a shirt that would be cool as well as smart for the meetings she would be in for most of the morning. Emma was rubbing her eyes and yawning as she sat on the edge of the bed still wearing her pyjamas.

Emma smiled “Badly “

Kate raised an eyebrow “Any noises keep you awake ?”

“No – I decided that if there were any noises I would not hear them but either they took notice of what I said to them last night or they really were so tired they slept the dreams of the innocent but I didn’t hear a sound from them. No I was thinking about talking to Melvin and everything that happened back in college”
“At some point we have to put this away again Emma “
“I know that but seeing Melvin did make me think about it all over again. And I guess seeing Tina and Bette so hooked into one another -it really brought a lot of memories back “
“What sort of memories ?” Kate sat down beside Emma and took her hand

Emma laughed “ How much I loved you and I was too scared to say anything to you because you had all these girlfriends and I was so freaked about not making a move and frightening you off – I can see how besotted Tina is and looking at her is like looking at myself. Its like the home movie of college. I was looking at them the other day and I could see how she was looking at Bette and it took me back. It took me back to looking at you and I used to fantasies about you and all I wanted to do was find the courage to ask you out but I was scared – scared that you would say no and it would mess up our friendship. If I couldn’t be with you then the last thing I wanted to do was lose your friendship. It took Rosemary months of persuasion to get me to ask you out”