It was the day after the funeral and Kath was leaving the airport that evening after dropping Lin off to head back to New York City. She made her way back to her car and slowly opened the door, climbing into the driver’s seat. She sat, momentarily, with her hands on the wheel, with the car still off. She took a deep breath in, slowly letting it in. Pushing the key into the ignition, she turned the car on and slowly drove out of the parking garage.
As she drove away from the airport that evening, she glanced in the rearview mirror, seeing planes take off into the sky behind her. Kath glanced into the empty seat next to her and tears began to fall from her eyes as she continued to drive.
She drove back into town, turning into the parking lot of D Uranus and parked her car. She sat for a little while in the car before she climbed out. When she entered the building, she found her friends in a booth to the left of her. They gave her sympathetic smiles and she made her way to the table and slid into the booth next to James.
Rose slid a drink across the table to Kath. Kath smiled softly at her. “Thanks, Rosie,” she said.
“How are you?” James asked.
“I’ll be okay,” Kath smiled at him as she took a sip of her drink.
Charlotte entered the bar and made her way over to the booth, sliding in next to Kath.
“What’s up, little sis?” she asked as she threw her arm around Kath’s shoulder. “Nerds?” she asked, nodding to James and Rose.
Kath started to laugh. “Hey, Charlotte.”
“So?” Charlotte asked.
“So, what?” Kath asked.
“What went down with Harper?” Charlotte asked.
“I dropped her off at the airport,” Kath sighed.
“And?” Charlotte asked.
“And nothing,” Kath said as she took another sip of her drink.
“Nothing at all?!” Charlotte asked, shocked.
“So are you together?” Rose asked.
“No,” Kath said softly. “I love her, but I’m not sure where we’re going to go from here.”
Earlier that day
“Do you have everything?” Kath asked, as she picked up Lin’s backpack and swung it over her shoulder.
“Kath, you’ve asked me that 6 times,” Lin laughed as she put her luggage in the trunk. “Give me that,” she said as she took the backpack from Kath and put it in the trunk with her other luggage.
“You can never be too sure,” Kath winked.
“I’ll be back anyway,” Lin assured her.
Kath looked at Lin and sighed.
“I know,” Lin said softly as she placed a hand on Kath’s shoulder.
Kath took Lin’s hand in her own and kissed it. Lin smiled back at her.
“We better get going,” Lin said.
Kath nodded and climbed up into the car, Lin joining her on the passenger side. The drive to the airport was quiet at times and other times filled with small talk. The conversation felt natural, like things had never changed between them. Neither of them discussed what was or what was not going on between them at this time. They just spend the tie enjoying each other’s company.
As the pulled into the airport, Kath parked the car in the parking garage. The pair sat quietly in the car for a moment before Lin opened the passenger side door.
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FanfictionLinette Harper is a traveling photographer, living in New York City, 10 years after graduating from Netherfield High School. She has avoided returning home for the past 5 years, until her mother becomes sick and she needs to see her before it's too...