She was dressed in jeans, a red tank top and her boots. Glowing with something other than the cool morning air, Jenni grinned at her.
“Gawd, I think I hate you,” Katie said with a laugh. “Every freakin' night?”
Jenni laughed and easily matched her pace. “Yeah, so?”
“I almost feel bad for Juan,” Katie decided.
“Yeah, I am pretty brutal. I don’t know how he puts up with me. ”
“You’re loca. And he loves loca,” Katie reminded her.
Jenni lightly pumped her arms as they ran and her grin said it all.
She was wonderfully in love and it made Katie happy for her.
“You know, you kinda have options,” Jenni started cautiously.
Katie shrugged. She debated opening up to Jenni or not. Her best friend could be terribly blunt and loud at times. If she confided in her, there was a good chance that everyone in the fort would know her business fairly quickly.
Jenni frowned as they took another corner. “Haven't you ever kissed a boy?”
That made Katie laugh out loud. “Lots, actually. ” There it was out.
She had said it.
“Before you realized you were a lesbian?” Jenni raised her eyebrow.
“I'm not a lesbian,” Katie said with a smile, deciding to fess up.
Jenni arched her eyebrows even higher. “Huh?”
“I'm bi,” Katie answered.
“Huh?” Jenni looked utterly confused and almost ran into a pile of concrete bricks. Katie yanked her out of the way just in time. “You had a wife. ”
Katie nodded as they made the turn. “Yeah, but I'm bisexual. That means I find both men and women attractive. I just happened to end up with a really fabulous gay woman instead of a really fabulous straight man. The odds usually work against that, but Lydia snatched me up. ”
Jenni’s eyes widened, her mouth dropped open, and she made an “oh” sound that lasted for a few seconds. She smacked Katie on the arm. “Then you do have options, you bitch! Travis!”
Katie smacked her back. “Shut up!”
“No, seriously! If you like both guys and girls, you have options!”
Jenni had the mad gleam of a matchmaker in her eyes.
“I don't want him to know I'm bi or that I have some feelings for him,” Katie said firmly. She almost regretted telling her, but it felt good to say it out loud. “At least, not now. ”
“You have feelings for him?” Jenni grabbed Katie’s arm and dragged her to a stop. “Oh, my gawd! You have feelings for Travis!”
“But he can’t know, so keep it down!”
Jenni twisted up her face, confused. “Why not? I mean, I'm relieved. I was afraid you'd be alone for the rest of your life unless some hot lesbian came along. ”
Katie sighed. “Just because you put two lesbians in a room that does not mean they'll hook up. Well, unless you go with the second date Uhaul theory…
“What's that?”
“What does a lesbian bring to a second date?”