At First Sight (GirlxGirl) LGBT+

Chapter Seven

Isla sat in the car a moment after Dani left. She pictured Dani and Hannah together, their naked sweaty bodies. It made her feel sick and sad but her mind wouldn't shift it. She imagined the noises and the feelings and what they said to each other. She pictured Dani looking up from between Hannah's legs, she imagined Hannah laughing and whispering into Dani's ear and Dani's voice calling her name. She cried. She looked up and seen Dani's figure head off into Saltcoats. Perfect, typical eh. "Eh Daniel isn't it just the way. We're meant to be just us boy. No more getting excited about women." Bloody stupid Isla.

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"Cait" Dani slurred down the phone. "Can you pick me up please. I'm in Saltcoats. Yeah I've had a lot to drink. I'm not good. I'm really not good. I just need to be home. I fucked up, I really, really fucked up and I can't fix it." Dani was crying. "Train station. At the bus stop. I've missed the train. Thanks sis. I'll start walking. Okay I'll just stay here"

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Beth: Can't wait until the morning, tell me. Good kisser?

Isla: Better than good. But it's over.

Beth: ?

Isla: Got back here, she told me she'd been here before with Hannah

Beth: No way. Give me five I'll give you a call.

Isla: don't I don't want to talk. I want it all to go away. She's still wrecking my life. I really really liked her. But all I can see when I think about her is her fucking Hannah.

Beth: Babe, I don't know what to say. You've been dealt a really shitty hand.

Isla: Well, at least this way it's quick. I would only have disappointed her anyway

Beth: stop it, you want me to come over?

Isla: no I'm going to try get some sleep.

Dani: I'm so sorry x

Beth: night x

Dani: Im pretty good at fucking things up. But this is a first, I managed to fuck this before I even met you x

Dani: please talk to me x

Isla started to type then deleted the message. She put the phone on her bedside cabinet. Cuddled into Daniel and cried.

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"Get in" Cait looked less than pleased. Dani stumbled into the car,
"Fuck sake Dan how'd you get in such a state"
Dani pursed her lips and looked at her sister. Then she broke down in tears. "I fucked her wife. Well her now ex-wife. But I had sex with her wife right after they got married"
"Dan, I don't know what to say. Did you know"
"No I fucking didn't know. The woman told me she was single and called Lillian"
"How did you work it out?"
"Isla took me home. Pretty sure my luck was in, I recognised the house. I'm a disaster"
"Come on Dan you didn't know."
"She won't talk to me. I love her Cait,"
"Dani hun, you don't love her. You've only known her a month."
"No I love her"
"You're drunk"
"Is Bill mad"
"Yup I think he'll probably talk to you in the morning."
"I'm sorry." Dani was crying again. "She kissed me. Now she's not talking to me."
"Give her a bit of time Dan,"

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Monday morning in the base was awkward it's more than awkward it was tense. Dani looked up from her desk to see Isla enter the base with a pile of folders. Isla had messaged yesterday to say it's be better if Dani got the bus for a bit. No kiss. No little x at the end. No hope.

Isla looked flustered. She dropped the folders on the desk.
"You want tea?" Dani asked hopeful of cutting the tension.
"No thanks" Isla didn't even look at her.
Dani went back to her work.
"Dan," Isla said without looking round. "I just need a bit of time to get my head round things. Maybe we can be friends at some point but em not just yet"