Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ Red Bull ❯ Vol. Four Chap Sixteen: LGBT Pride ( Chapter 16 )

LGBT Pride

Haley doesn't know how to handle this. She's new to this. She and June have been getting close. Really close. They've been on three dates. They shared several kisses. June always set her heart ablaze. Things were getting hotter. But…

“What are we?” Haley asked.

“Hm?” June asked. They were leaving another nightclub. Haley still felt nervous around her. She shifted a bit.

“Well… What exactly are we?” she asked. “We've been on three dates. I love kissing you.” She shivered a bit. June held her hand. Haley took a breath.

“Are we dating?” she asked. The other woman smiled.

“Why?” she asked. Haley stared at her.

“Well… I want to know,” she said. June took her by the cheeks.

“That badly?” she asked.

“Yes…” her date said. They were so close. Haley couldn't escape her gaze. Is she going to kiss me? Her heart fluttered. June kissed her on the lips. Haley felt like she would melt.

Mmm…

June slowly pulled away.

“Yes,” she said.

“Hm?” Haley said, her head swimming. Her date giggled.

“Yes,” she said again. “We are dating.” Haley thought she was going to faint.

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She had one answer now. But that led to more questions. Was she a lesbian now? It didn't work like that, did it? Haley had been married to a man for years. She hadn't been on many dates either. She hadn't expected to fall for another woman.

Haley felt like screaming. When did it get so hard to focus?

“Ms. Scott?”

Haley jerked her head upward. One of the other younger teachers was staring at her. She frowned with a concerned look on her face. Haley sat at her desk, blinking.

“Huh?” She looked up at her colleague.

“Oh…” she said.

“Are you feeling okay?” the other teacher asked. Haley sat there. She started to ask herself that question lately.

“I don't know,” she said at last. “I don't know.” That was another thing. Haley taught at a well-respected middle school. Image was everything. How would they take her dating a woman? Some parents and teachers were homophobic. They would run her out of a job. Haley loved being a teacher.

That led back to her earlier question.

What exactly was she now?

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Still, Haley had one more issue at hand.

How were her kids going to take the news? She and June had just started dating. It felt too early to introduce the kids. This relationship might not work out. What then?

It all made her head hurt. A hand rested on her shoulder. Haley turned her head. June had a serene look on her face.

“Don't overthink it, baby,” she said in her ear. Something about those green eyes hypnotized her. Haley lowered her eyes. She thought of saying something but couldn't think of anything. June kissed her on the lips. Haley felt like floating away. Just being with June made her forget.

Haley's problem would have to wait until later—again. Maybe then she would have an answer. Maybe…

Pride