“You are shitting me.” Christine laughs.

“Nope! Their label shipped all their merch to the wrong place. They got up here and had nothing. The labeled called me in a panic to get the stuff we hadn’t sent to them. But the only way to get it up here in time was to have someone fly it up. So I got a free trip out of the deal.”

“When are you coming back?”

“Monday morning.” Harper laughs thinking about her mini vacation on someone else’s bill. “I’m gonna stay with Ruthie and just hang out for a few days.”

“Well that should be interesting.” Christine says knowing the history between the two girls.

“Yeah, I’m sure it will be.”

***

A Brief Time in History

Harper and Ruthie do have an intense history together. They met nine years ago when Harper still lived in New York. They met at a party one night, talking the night away on the roof with the Manhattan skyline as their backdrop. The romantic setting and the fact that Ruthie was in a relationship was not lost on either of them. Nor was their instant attraction and connection.

At the end of the night they exchanged phone numbers and addresses, promising to keep in touch. Postcards quickly turned into letters, which were soon followed by three hour long phone conversations.

Harper eventually moved to Los Angeles to get a much needed fresh start for herself. The fact that Ruthie was there made it all the more easy, but was not the sole reason for that destination. She was still very much in a relationship, granted it was an unhappy one for her.

Once in the same city Harper and Ruthie’s attraction only intensified. It was to the point that it caused them pain to be in the same room. They began a very torrid affair that neither of them seemed able to stop. Ruthie tried unsuccessfully on several occasions to break up with her girlfriend. Each episode ending with the girlfriend maniacally crying in complete hysterics threatening to kill herself. Left with no other options Ruthie carried on her affair and her relationship. Harper found herself hopelessly in love, but only behind closed doors. Their secret needed to remain intact.