First Contact

By Savmut

Disclaimers: I don’t need any for this really. These stories are based partially on personal experiences names have been changed to protect the guilty. Hey if you have any comments on this shoot me a line at savmut1@attbi.com

"Hey you. What are you doing?"

I look up to see Chris standing there looking down at me. "huh...Oh, just thinking about last night, about us. Your game finished?"

"Yeah. So, thinking about us, what specifically?"

"About the first time we met. I mean really met not talked over the phone. Hell first time I ever talked to you I think I described you as; that annoying bitch." I smile up at her and wink, "I learned better though." She laughs at me and raises my head to sit down then lays my head back down on her thighs. "I remember I though you were a big brat who needed to grow up," she says as she looks down at me.

"And now, what do you think of me?"

"I think...I think you're a little brat who's grown up a bit."

"Oh really?...hmmm Well I remember when I first met you"

-------First Contact------

I got off the train in Seattle and looked around. No one was there waiting for me. Oh great, I'm stuck here. I looked around and realized it's only 8pm, I'd have to give Cathy some time before she shows, she almost always runs a little late. Plus the train came in a few minutes early. I look around the train station, no as nice as Toronto's train station, but okay. I look out the doors and I see...street. No trees. That's weird. I walk back into the station and sit down to wait, over an hour passes, I have no change to make a call even to you. I start to get worried the last train just left. As I start to panic that Cathy forgot I was coming I here my named called and look up. I see this tall blond walking towards me then she envelops me in a hug. Oh wow, this feel nice. I hug back out of instinct, then she pulls away and offers her hand, "Hi Tarra, I'm Chris. Cathy's just coming down the stairs." She grabs my bag and we start to head back over towards the stairs where Cathy is coming down.

It has been a while since I'd last seen Cathy, almost 14 months. That's really bad considering she's my girlfriend, or supposed to be. She won't be by the time I leave in a week. I brought the necklace she gave me; I plan on breaking up with her. I couldn't do it over the phone that's just wrong. As I watch her come down the stairs I realize that her MS has gotten a lot worse from the last time I saw her. Her entire right side seems stiff and coming down the stairs I can see that her balance is even worse than before. As she gets to the bottom of the stairs I give her a quick hug and take her hand, as we head outside to catch the bus.

While we going back to there place I study Chris a bit more. Hmm so this is the ex that I can't stand. She doesn't seem that bad. Maybe I was wrong. I mean Cathy liked her enough to marry her, she has to have some good qualities. Oh well I'll find out more about her while I'm here. We make small talk about the city while we head to the apartment. It's a nice city, but I wouldn't want to live there. The bus service makes my head hurt, too complicated. I like the accessibility stuff though. We don't have all the busses equipped for Wheel-chair access yet, and we definitely do not have bike racks. I like the bike rack thing.

When we got to the apartment Cathy let me in and I looked around small apartment but nice. Kinda cluttered though, that's Cathy, she always had cluttered areas. I walked over to the couch and sat down, and Cathy came and sat beside me. She pulled me into her arms and kissed me.

"Cath...umm come on not with Chris here watching." I pulled slightly away and looked shyly up at Chris, "sorry I'm a bit shy about things." Chris just shook her head at me and put my bag in the bedroom.

"Well Chris is staying here hun. She's probably gonna be here most of this week, she's not embarrassed by it." I looked at Cathy in shock. There was only one bedroom in here where the hell was Chris sleeping if she stayed there?!? Cathy just gave me that look that said she didn't want a fight then got up. Great so she's half living with her ex-wife, in a one bedroom apartment, and I think the ex is cute. Goddess I am in so much trouble.

So I was there for two weeks and they took me out to show me around town. We went down to Pike Street market. The market itself was a bustle of activity. I came from a fairly big city, but I don't think I had ever seen so many people crammed into one place before. It was packed. I wouldn't want to go shopping there every week, but it was an interesting place, and they did have some cool things available. I decided that first trip that it would probably become one of my favourite places in the city.

On Thursday night of the first night we, Cathy and I went to the a concert we were planning on going to. The performers were very good live, but... I kept wanting to get back to the apartment, partially cause I wanted to talk to Chris some more. We had hit it off, and I really enjoyed talking to her. The other reason was that Cathy was...well sometimes I think she's trying very hard to be a teenage girl, and well I am a teenage girl and it gets on my nerves. I feel like I have to be the adult, and it can be frustrating.

That weekend Chris went home to her place out of the city, and I learned that breaking up is a lot harder to do when the person you are trying to break up with doesn't want to hear it. Every time I tried to break with Cathy, things interrupted, she wanted to go out, wanted to have sex, whatever. The weekend passed and I came out of it feeling really really bad. I realized two things, somehow I let myself fall for Chris, and any chance I might have had with her was gone the moment I broke up with Cathy. Chris and Cathy are now best friends neither one can bear to have the other hurt. Chris'll kill me for hurting Cathy, and I know it.

Well the second week was going slowly. I was leaving Friday and it was Thursday night. We, Cathy Chris and I, went out to dinner, when we came back Chris went out to smoke. Cathy was working o the computer so I went out with Chris.

"You can't start smoking." Chris said smiling at me.

"I know I don't plan on starting. Cath won't let you smoke in the house I don't think you should have to be all alone when you smoke. It's not like you are doing anything illegal. I'm here for moral support."

"Yeah right. So you look depressed; sad about going back home?"

"Yeah," then I whispered to myself, "not for why you think though."

"Oh really? Why are you sad then, and what do I think?"

"Oh shit! Ahh you weren't s'possed to hear that. Can you just ignore it?"

"Nope. Something's been bothering you and it's gotten worse so what's up kid?"

"Not much just, I've kinda gotten myself into a mess and have to find a way out." I started to walk away from the apartment I just needed to move. Part of my hoped she'd take the hint and just not bother me about it. I was wrong. She followed me and just kept smoking and looking at me. I decided to see how far she'd go, so I walked down the street and just kept going in a straight line. We walked for about 30 minutes before I could see the lake, or some body of waiter. I walked over to it and just looked out over the water.

"Okay so we've walked want to tell me what's bothering you?" Chris was beside me still and giving me a look. She pulled another cigarette out and light it.

"That's what half a pack so far. You really do chain smoke." I shook my head at her.

"Yes I do, it's a nasty habit. I have a few of them, anthe one is not talking about what bothers me. Don't pick up my bad habits. Come one talk to me." She nudged me with her body and then looked back out over the water.

I heaved a sigh, before sticking my hands in my pocket and looking down. I pulled my right hand out of the pocket and showed her the necklace in my hand. "Cath gave this to me, she made it herself. I think you know about this particular necklace." She nodded her head and looked directly into my eyes. I looked away. "She said if I ever broke up with her it was the only thing she'd want back from me. I brought it to give it back to her."

I instinctively took a step away and prepared for a blow. Instead Chris looked at me and nodded. "So that's why you've been jumpy. It explains some things. Maybe it even explains this," and she motioned between us.

"You mean you're not angry at me for breaking up with her?"

"Not really. I know I like you and I want to get to know you better, but.."

"but that's gonna hurt Cath. I know That's why I've been tense. The breaking up isn't gonna kill me, but wanting to be with you just might, or might get me injured by Cath." I smirked up at her.

"The only thing you can do it go back and tell her."

"Yeah I can do that and then what do I tell her about you? Or is it just not gonna happen."

"It'll happen. I want it to happen. I'll deal with her about us." She walked into my personal space, tilted my head up and kissed me. I thought I was gonna pass out, but when she stopped I was in her arms, and I never wanted to leave...

Continued in First Confrontation

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