Chapter 2
So Caroline had alot preprepared and all she had to do is Cook The Eggs which were Sunny Side Up which Kate loved.
Afterwards the Table was beautifully presented with Sausages, Bacon, Toast, Jam, Orange Juice & Coffee.
They happily ate with the music of Mozart playing in the background and gave each other mischevious looks.
Then Kate lifted her Coffee Cup and toasted Caroline.
"Here's to you a Mean Cook as the Yanks would say, and a wonderful Hostess."
"Why thank you." smiled Caroline.
So Caroline got the Dishwasher going, then she made a Fresh Pot Of Tea.
She took it to the Living Room, and the two faced each other and then began to talk.
"First of all, I'm sorry I didn't spend the night with you, I really wanted to but I didn't realize how much old school baggage I was bringing to the table." she explained.
"What do you mean?: asked Caroline.
"The Last One Night Stand I did became a big mistake that took me a long time to heal over." she sighed.
So she told her about her past love named Robin.
"We met in Uni, and we were inseparable, but we were very careful to the point that the CIA & FBI had nothing on us." she replied. "Yet when we were together we were on Cloud Nine, we even saw this Movie called Forbidden Love The Unashamed Stories Of Lesbian Lives in Disguise, can you believe it."
"I know where you're coming from." replied Caroline softly.
"So one day I decided to surprise her on her Birthday with Dinner and I went to her House with Red Roses." Kate explained. "She opened the door, acted like she had seen a Ghost, and I found out she had "Company" a Man named Bill whose Family knew her Family, always talking about wanting them to be married etc."
"Oh God, that must have been sick." sighed Caroline.
"More than you know." replied Kate. "I lied and said she was helping me with a Course and I came to tell her I "Passed" and here were some Flowers, Thank God I didn't write anything "special" that would have ruined so much and she would have hated me."
"So what happened next?" asked Caroline.
"She told me she and Bill had a Dinner Date in Town and I had to leave because they were running a little late." replied Kate. "It was her way of telling me to "Piss Off" if you please."
"Poor you." sighed Caroline.
"Yeah, I left I cancelled the reservation, and I went home and cried like a Baby, I was so angry at myself, I gave my heart and she stomped on it." she sighed.
"So how did you get through it?" asked Caroline.
"I realized that there were Women & Men just like Robin who were scared to come out so to speak, she probably felt it's hard enough being black & female, being gay isn't something you shout from the rooftops." she sighed.
"Did she ever contact you to apologize." asked Caroline.
"Oh yeah, she sent me a Letter and apologized profusely, she said she was scared she'd bring "shame" to the Family, you see Bill's Family were instrumental in helping hers when they came from Jamaica to England, and they liked playing that Card and playing it Hard so to speak, by today's stanards it would be known as "Emotional Banking" but people have been doing it since the beginning of time, remember how Mrs. Joe wailed on Pip & Joe but in reality she needed them, and Bill's Parents needed my Parents for validation." replied Kate.
"Oh God, so what happened to her?" asked Caroline.
"She got married to Bill, had a couple of kids but I wouldn't be surprised if she had "flings" with other ladies, in this day and age anything is possible." replied Kate. "However, what really helped me was that I read some amazing books by this African American Author named E. (For Everett Lynn Harris), the first one was Invisible Life where Raymond Winston Tyler Jr., has his first sexual experience with a Man at College named Kelvin. They see each other Seven Years later where Raymond is a successful Lawyer living and working in New York, while Kelvin is engaged to marry a Woman named Candace Daphne Wesley a Pre Med Major at Howard University in Washington which is one of America's Top African American Universities, who has no idea of course about Raymond's and Kelvin's past who is a High School Football Coach."
"God that's amazing." replied Caroline
"He really knew how to get to the heart of an issue." replied Kate. "When you read about what happened to Raymond and some of the characters you really feel for them."
She then described a really sad scene with Raymond and John "Basil" Henderson. He's a top American Football Player who is staying in Atlanta, GA., which is now the Mecca for the African American LGBT Community. Football Season won't be starting for awhile so for the past Five Months, Basil has been relaxing. Raymond who is representing him in a Case seduces him, and then on July 4th Weekend, Raymond foregoes a Family Reunion in Alabama to be with Basil in New Jersey, he even pays for his Plane Ticket and has a Chauffer to drive him from New York to New Jersey, they have a wonderful dinner, Raymond even asks if they could go down to the Village and Basil sternly says "No!" then they go upstairs and Basil has Raymond going into overdrive wearing a Thong and just when they were getting into it, a Lady enters the Apartment, it's Dyanna Basil's Fiancée who is a Soap Opera Actress, she decides to surprise him."
"Dear God, so what happens next?" replied Caroline.
"Raymond has to hide in Basil's Large Closet, hears them having sex and then leaves in the early morning and pays for his Trip back to Atlanta, and he's so angry with himself allowing his libido to cloud his judgement, even his Best Friend Kyle warns him but he doesn't listen because The Sex makes up for it, Raymond meets someone new named Trent who was at the same school he was who was in love with him but he didn't say, yet Raymond & Basil will spent the next 15 Years on and off having a Cat-Mouse relationship." replied Kate. "Those books really healed me and made me realize it wasn't my fault, and like Raymond I met somebody new."
"Why thank you." Caroline smiled.
So they just snuggled on The Sofa, enjoying some more music. Kate loved the peace and tranquility and she really felt she got a major weight off of her shoulders. Caroline was just as happy as well.
At about 4:00 PM Kate politely took her leave but before doing so, she gave Caroline the sweetest most tender kiss.
"Next weekend we'll do something you and me, and I got this okay?" smiled Kate.
"Okay looking forward to it." replied Caroline. "Call me when you get home?"
"You bet." smiled Kate.
So off she drove home and cooked a simple Salmon Dish with Salad. She double checked her schedule for the week and was in good shape. She then started the Blueprint for a Romantic weekend for them both.