"I will get my answer eventually," she teased, the idea that they had their whole lives ahead of them both filling her with joy and mild anxiety. What if all the time in the world was too much time? It was a silly thought and she realized that the minute she felt Gillian's fingers on the skin of her stomach. "Soul scissoring?" She let out a snort of a laugh because she could imagine Tahani saying that and it was incredibly accurate. "She should trademark that. Especially during pride month. She threatened you?" Dulcie pouted not because she was sad but because she was touched. She loved Gillian and they were best friends in so many ways but there would never be a replacement for Tahani and Odessa. They had taught her what unconditional love was and she was so much better for it. "I mean I had to go to a higher power. I can't help that they are incredibly powerful." Dulcie was sure her face was hot now, the words coming out of Gillian's mouth feeling surreal.
"I fall more in love with you every day which I thought was pretty impossible but you in a swim suit? Oh yeah it's going to reach new levels." She leaned in for another kissed and then wiggled out of her hold slightly just to grab her phone but staying closer to her. "Hmm, looks like the first week in July is pretty damn open and all the pride festivies will be over. What better way to continue the queer vibes than with my kind of sort of definite girlfriend?" She bit her bottom lip and reached out to brush Gillian's hair out of her face. "Book it. I can't wait."
"That's what you think, but I'm pretty tough to crack. I could go to the grave with this information for all you know." The way they spoke now, with the optimism of time together, a guarantee of yet to be lived happy moments as a couple was overwhelming for Gillian but she had her head on straight and being overwhelmed adjusting was far preferable to losing Dulcie. "Yeah she did. I'm weirdly glad that she did. Just further confirmation that people have your back." The irony of Gillian being a lone wolf and yet constantly finding herself falling for girls with tight knit groups of friends was not lost on her, "You're corny as fuck." She told Dulcie before kissing her again, and gave a little resistance when Dulcie tried to wiggle out of her grip, but let her go right after, "Okay first week of July - it's a date. Consider it booked. Is that what you think of me as? You kind of sort of definite girlfriend? Does that mean you aren't seeing anyone else?"












