There had be some cruel cosmic entity at play here – first, bringing Tessa to the town where her ex-girlfriend was living, and now, forcing them into close confines with nowhere to run. Neither of them could jump ship, and say otherwise. No, nothing like that. They were going to have to face each other, whether either of them liked it or not. Full disclosure: Tessa liked it. She was hoping for a chance to reach out to Lindsey… in a more conventional location, maybe, and under better circumstances. She wanted the both of them to see each other again, on Lindsey’s terms. After all, she was following her lead.
It was almost reflex, a habit she thought she’d broken a long time ago, but the wet strands stuck to the caramel-skinned beauty’s face like glue, and Tessa reached out, pushing the hair out of her face. When she realized what she’d done, she dropped her hands, an apologetic expression reaching her face. A subtle smile drifted onto her lips, and she shook her head with a soft laugh, “Oh yeah, I always go swimming with all of my clothes still on.” There’s a beat, neither of them seeming to fill it as she considered her words carefully, her shoulders lifted into a shrug, “I know. It’s weird – both of us being here. I feel like I’ve crossed some invisible line by moving into the same town as you.”
Which wasn’t untrue. There was some cloud that seemed to hang over her, reminding her of where she was and who happened to be there. Tessa couldn’t shake it, nor did she want to – if anything, it only brought up feelings she’d buried away, ones that she knew shouldn’t be making a reappearance. There was no way in hell Lindsey could feel anything for her, after all she’d put her through, and Tessa wouldn’t dare to hope either. “Why don’t we get you out of the pool, and we can get a drink and… talk.”
Lindsey wanted to fall apart when she heard Tessa was coming into town it gave her all the emotions that an ex should have. She wanted to disappear thinking of if she did run into the other woman, but was that such a bad thing? Was she selfish for admitting maybe she wanted to see Tessa again? Possibly. It would be refreshing, but she had planned to see her when she wasn’t well... Unprepared.
Just the familar touch of Tessa’s had made Lindsey’s mind spin. Not even warning her own self when she had closed her eyes breathing in the other woman’s touch she once longed for. But her mind soon hit reality when she had realized the relaxation laying over her features to the woman in front of her. Opening her eyes she stared down at the aqua colored liquid underneath her. Lindsey had to let out a soft laugh at Tessa’s sentence wanting to make the situation lighter for not just her but Lindsey herself. Running her fingers through her now soaking dark colored hair Lindsey sighed softly. “It is weird... But I can’t deny that we were going to bump into each other at some point, if I sheltered that possibility I would be an idiot.”
There were a couple of reactions that ran through Lindsey’s mind at the idea of seeing Tessa again, happy to see her only wanting to pull her close into an embrace. To frown and show her madness towards Tessa, or to fill her eyes with saline with no turning back. Could she say there was still deep inner feelings for Tessa? She wasn’t sure, she tried to erase that part of her memory because of all the main and hell they had both actually put each other through. Lindsey thought she would be stupid thinking about feelings for her ex. “I-yeah I think that’s a good idea, liquid courage might be just what we both need.”
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