Confessions and consolations

No one spoke as Cassie stopped in the doorway, hanging up her coat with an air of normalcy and calm. She walked over and sat on the edge of the armchair, looking at George and Lily. Lily sat up, creating a bit of space between her and George as Cassie watched her intently, her face unreadable.

“Cassie I- I’m sorry. I didn’t know it was you and then you ran off and then I came here to try and talk to you and then Jay was here and I had had sex with him in my apartment and I freaked out and I and George and we-I- you-I understand if you hate me” the words tumbled out of their own accord, a garbled confession from a troubled conscience trying to reconcile her actions. Cassie waited for Lily to pause before coming over and wrapping her younger cousin in a tight hug. “I don’t hate you Lily, I could never hate you. I got drunk at the show and I was dancing with a beautiful woman, and I went off into a hallway with her. I just didn’t recognize you in those clothes and bandana. Yes, I got spooked when I saw it was you, but neither of us did anything wrong.”

Cassie sat on the couch next to Lily, sandwiching her between George. “While you were in the shower George called me and explained everything. I’m not mad Lily, I’m a little in shock at the last couple of days but not in a bad way. You’ve come out of your shell and what seemed like a deep fucking depression. You’ve got nothing to be ashamed of, there’s nothing wrong with being queer, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to be in an open relationship, there’s nothing wrong with you.” Cassie began stroking Lily’s hair, running her fingers over the shaved undercut “I’m the one who’s sorry Lily, I never told you what my parents did when they found out I hooked up with a girl in highschool. I’m lucky I met George, but there’s a reason I only see them every few years.”

Lily **** a wry smile “I uh, actually know the girl from your high school. It’s Quinn, she’s the girl I’ve been seeing for the last week.” Cassie and George’s eyes widened as they took in this new information. Lily continued “she came into JP’s last week and it’s been a whirlwind since, well honestly even for a bit before that.” Lily walked them through her ridiculous past two weeks, starting from Teddy setting her up on the date and culminating in the triple penetration of two hours ago. Cassie listened intently, occasionally urging Lily for more of the explicit details. George stirred in his spot on the couch, obviously affected by the lewd retelling of the events.

Lily let out a long exhale in relief, it was good to finally get it all off her chest to the person she shared everything with. “holy fuck Lily” Cassie whispered “that’s the hottest fucking thing I’ve ever heard in my life. Was all you needed me to be out of town for a bit? Christ, I’m honestly a little jealous.” George coughed, but obviously in jest and Cassie good naturedly slapped him on the arm “shut it you, you’re jealous too and not fooling anyone with that pillow over your cock.” George laughed and moved the throw pillow off the tent in his sweatpants “guilty as charged love.”