When Friendship is Thicker Than Blood
Dave and I both died. I told her I wasn't looking for an immediate answer and that I realized the enormity of the responsibility I could be placing on her.
For a few weeks, nothing more was said about guardianship and then one day she called and asked if I wanted to have a "girl's night out" with her. Now as much as I love my husband and daughter, I still wasn't going to turn down a chance for a meal, some drinks and a bit of music. We set up a date and because of the distance between our homes, I was to stay the night at her house.
That night, Lynn insisted that she drive. We ate and then went to a bar. Not being much of a drinker, I nursed one margarita and watched my friend drink until she was what could only be called, "well lit." I actually got the biggest kick out of it because I had never seen Lynn in that state. That is, I enjoyed it until I found out she had a plan for the evening. Her plan was simple. Take me out in her car, get drunk so I would feel obligated to stick with her no matter what and see her home regardless of my response was to her big dark secret. When the she finally got around to telling me what she needed to, I wasn't sure if I should be angry or insulted
As you can guess, her secret was that she was lesbian and I must say, she got so tangled up in her lead in to the subject, I was totally dumbfounded as to what she was trying to tell me. Finally she spit out, "Some people say it is due to abuse or environment and others say it is just the way people are made and..."
A light bulb finally went on in my head and I said, "Wait, are you talking about what I think you are? Like your aunt we used to stay with?"
Well, she wasn't that drunk because she got what is called in Texas, the "Deer in the headlights look."
She stuttered and sputtered and finally said, "Well, yeah. That's it."
I looked at her and asked, "So you are trying to tell me you are like your aunt?"
"Uh huh."
I rocked back in my
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