Second Chances: Stargirl

Chapter 14

After school that day, Yolanda decided to pull Courtney aside, since she knew that if it weren't for her, she likely would've gutted both Henry and Cindy by now, since she hadn't forgotten how much those two had done to ruin her life. It was because of Henry that her own parents wouldn't even acknowledge she existed anymore. Not that Yolanda was overly upset about that, since it meant that she was free of the honestly toxic influence her parents, especially her mom, had had on her life, but that didn't mean she appreciated being outed before she was ready.

"Yolanda, what's going on?" Courtney asked, though she had to admit, she had no complaints about being along with Yolanda like this, since Courtney had long accepted her not so small crush on Yolanda a long time ago and while she was angry that Yolanda had been outed before she was ready, she was happy that it meant that she had a real shot with her now. Though Courtney was not going to rush it. She was gonna let Yolanda make the first move. Or at least wait until she was more comfortable with her sexuality before she made any moves.

"Honestly, I just wanted to thank you." Yolanda said.

"For what?" Courtney asked.

"For not punching Henry again today and for punching him the day he outed me. For letting me move in with your family after mine disowned me, for letting me spend the summer with you at your aunt's house, really, just for being there for me every step of the way. I honestly don't think I would've been able to work through all of this without you in my corner." Yolanda said.

"Yeah you would've. Yolanda, you've always been one of the strongest people I know and honestly, you know how I feel about your parents, since they never approved of us hanging out after I came out." Courtney said.

"Trust me, I remember. Why do you think I spent so much time around Henry? It was so that my mom wouldn't question it. I hated having to sneak around to hang out with you, but you know how my mom felt." Yolanda said.

"Yes, she was afraid that I'd lure her perfect Catholic daughter away to a life of sin. I guess in a way she was right." Courtney said and Yolanda slapped her.

"Don't say that. I hate my mom, I don't want to think that she was right. Especially about this." Yolanda said and Courtney chuckled.

"Sorry, just trying to lighten the mood." Courtney said.

"Well next time, insult my parents, don't joke about them. Especially about them being right." Yolanda said.

"Right, sorry." Courtney said.

"It's fine. But honestly, I have to admit, while I'm still pissed at Henry, maybe he did me a favor." Yolanda admitted.

"What do you mean?" Courtney asked.

"If he hadn't done what he did, I'd still be living a sad, miserable, closeted life with my parents with my mom micromanaging my life. Now though, I'm free from them. I don't have to deal with their toxic influence in my life anymore." Yolanda said and Courtney smiled.

"I'm glad to hear that. But you're not letting Henry off the hook anytime soon are you?" Courtney asked.

"Oh hell no. Even if I appreciate what he did, he still did it just to hurt me because he was mad that I was only dating him to keep my parents off my back." Yolanda said.

"Remind me again why you did that?" Courtney asked.

"I was hoping that it would get my mom to stop finding boys to pair me up with and also give me some breathing room. Henry and I were friends at the time and I thought I could trust him, since he already knew about my sexuality and had been supportive. But I guess that he got mad that I kept stringing him along and he wasn't getting anywhere." Yolanda said.

"Did he ever?" Courtney asked, trying not to ask it.

"No. He never tried to force me to do anything, but he did try to encourage me to at least consider it. He didn't even consider that it would make one of us happy, since even if I had given him what he wanted, I never would've enjoyed it and excuse me for wanting my first time to be an experience that both my partner and I would enjoy." Yolanda said.

"I get it. Though I have to warn you, there's a very good chance that you won't have your first time until you go to college, since there aren't a whole lot of girls in Blue Valley that are even interested in experimenting, let alone playing for our team." Courtney said.

"I can wait." Yolanda said, even though she could feel how fast her heart was beating as she discussed this particular topic with Courtney, since she couldn't deny that she'd thought about her first time being with her, not that she'd ever say that, since while the summer with Courtney had helped, she wasn't sure if Courtney truly felt that way about her and even so, she wasn't sure if she was ready for a relationship with another girl yet. Though she couldn't deny that the idea of her and Courtney was appealing. Maybe some day.