Maps
The next morning, Lynn woke up in Ashley’s arms. They were curled up on Ash’s bed, wearing each other’s shirts from the last night. Sunlight was streaming through the window and falling on the potted plants Ashley had a garden of along her wall. Lynn kissed Ashley’s forehead before untangling herself, standing up, and heading to the kitchen in search of a glass of water.
Hanging on Ashley’s wall was a map covered in pushpins and pencil lines. Lynn suddenly remembered the first day she met Ash, when she was looking at a map something like this one. Lynn didn’t want to pry, but she figured a quick look couldn’t hurt, so she walked up to the map and looked at the cities Ashley had marked.
While Lynn examined the map, Ashley woke up and went looking for Lynn. She found her in the kitchen, tracing her fingers over the lines on the map.
“Good morning,” Lynn heard from behind. She quickly pulled her hand off the map.
“Hey. Sorry, I didn’t mean to snoop or anything.”
“It’s fine. Um, I’ve never really left the city, so I just like to mark interesting places I wanna go someday.” Ashley looked a little embarrassed, but Lynn walked over and took her hand.
“Pick somewhere, then.” Ashley looked over the map for a long minute before naming Los Angeles. Lynn was already planning a road trip in her head. California with the girl that she loved sounded like the best way to spend the next few weeks.