Lindsey lifted their bags off of the baggage claim conveyor. There was only two small bags, for the entire week.

"Why did you pack such a small bag. You do know we will be here the entire week right..?" Lindsey asked pushing Emily's bag to her

"Lindsey this is plenty of clothes, plus I have yours if I end up running out" Emily smiled at the younger girl

"Should have known that was coming" she said hanging her arm over the other girls shoulder

Lindsey's parents were right outside the exit. Her mom jumped out of the car and hugged Lindsey as if she hasn't seen her in forever. Her father loaded the bags into the car while Emily then received a similar hug from Linda

"You girls look good! How was the plane ride?" A car honked from behind them

"We should probably get in the car to have this conversation" Lindsey said told her mom with a smile

As the two girl climbed into the back of the car Emily answered the question, "the plane ride was good. Quite a bit of turbulence but other than that it was nice!"

"Oh that's good, well we will get you girls back to the house and you can unpack and get ready for dinner tonight. Lindsey..the Keller family are coming over tonight! Are you excited to see Lucas again?" Her father asked excitedly

Lindsey's eyes widened, and her mind started race. She still hasn't told Emily anything that went down her last trip here and, obviously, she hasn't told her parents either.

"Uh yeah..that's great" she exhaled as she spoke

Her knee started bouncing uncontrollably, Emily placed her hand on her knee to slow it down.

"You okay?" She whispered

"Yep, great! Why wouldn't I be?" She responded

Emily knew Lindsey was acting weird but didn't want to force anything out of her, "No reason"

They made small talk the rest of the car ride. Once they pulled into the drive way Lindsey's dad took out the bags and walked inside behind the girls.

Lindsey stood in the middle of the door way distracted by her thoughts. She had no idea what to do..her girlfriend would be in the same room as her ex-boyfriend and the last time the two of the talked it didn't end well.

Linda tapped her shoulder, "Lindsey sweetheart, are you going to show Emily to your guys room?" she pointed upstairs

"Yeah come on" she grabbed Emily's arm and pulled her upstairs

Once Lindsey got her into the room she sat on the bed and stared at the floor once more. Her mind was running just as fast as before. Emily approached her girlfriend slowly.

"Linds, are you sure you're okay? Ever since your mom mentioned Lucas you've been acting..different...you know you can talk to me" Emily sat next to her

"I know Sonny" she said in a slight aggressive tone

"Hey" Emily grabbed her hand, "calm down..did something happen between you guys?" She asked

"Other than us breaking up because I'm...I don't know...gay. Nothing happened can you just drop it" Lindsey said getting up and grabbing her suitcase

Emily was taken back from her response, "listen I'm just trying to help. You seem stressed and I know what it's like to feel like that, but if you don't want my help then I'll stop"

Lindsey slowed down and realized that maybe she was over reacting a bit, "I'm sorry. I am stressed but I'm fine. I promise" Emily looked at her

"If you say so"

There was a knock was at the door

"Girls we're going to the store to pick up a few last minute things, we'll be back shortly. Be ready by 5 that's when the Keller's are arriving" Her mom shouted through the shut door

"Okay mom, we will be" Lindsey responded

The two of them sat in the room in silence. Lindsey finished unpacking her clothes while Emily laid on the bed and was messing around on her phone. It was 3 in Colorado so they had two hours till they needed to be ready. Lindsey threw her bag on the floor and climbed on top of her girlfriend

"What are doing" Emily said as she put her phone down

"Apologizing" Lindsey said leaning down kissing her girlfriend, "I'm sorry and I love you"

"I love you too, you know that. Do you still not want to talk about it?" Emily asked

"How do you know something is wrong"

"because I know my Lindsey, and what I saw earlier was not her. It's easy to tell when your lost in that mind of yours" Emily told her

Instead of kissing her again, Lindsey rested her head on the older girls chest.

"Something did happened..the last time I was here, but I don't want to tell you quite yet" she said still laying there

"Okay, take your time...but is it bad" Lindsey slightly nodded her head and Emily let out a big sigh

"I'll be fine I promise" she kissed Emily's jaw

~~

Two hours past, and Keller family were minutes away from arriving. Lindsey's anxiety built up to the point were she was on the verge of throwing up. Emily noticed yet another thing was off and grabbed the younger girls hand.

Lindsey smiled at her but dropped her hand as soon as she heard the door bell ring.

"I'll get it" her dad offered

She could her small talk between them from where she was standing in the kitchen. The entire other family entered the kitchen. Lindsey heart raced as she saw Lucas enter the room but behind him was someone she remembered from such a long time ago. Her best friend...the one she used to like.

Lindsey stoped breathing for a second to take in what just walked into her room. Emily looked at Lucas then back at her girlfriend. She saw the younger girl standing there in shock.

"Linds" Emily whispered

"Lindsey, look it's Joanna" her mother pointed out

Lindsey swallowed back the vomit that climbed up her throat. "How are you sweetie" She could hear her mom ask Joanna.

"Excuse us for a minute" Emily said grabbing Lindsey's arm and taking her outside

Lindsey walks over to one of the bushes and throws up in it. Emily ran to her side to hold back her hair.

"Fuck" She said after

"What?" Emily asked

"I-" Emily looked at her confused, "I used to like Joanna..Jo..same thing" She filled Emily in

"She was the best friend?" Emily started putting together the dots, Lindsey nodded her head

"You can't say anything. No one here knows." She said looking at Emily

"Well let's go back in and be the better couple..and let's be honest we already won that one with in the looks category" she joked which made Lindsey smile, "if you need to leave again then just walk out I'll be right behind you" She walked over and kissed the other girl, "I love you"

"I love you too, but why did you kissed me I just threw up" she asked

"I don't know, that was pretty gross" Lindsey punched her shoulder

The girls walked back inside. They walked to the kitchen where now it was only Linda standing in there.

"Where did they go mom?"

"Oh they're all in the living room. You didn't say hi to Jo when she came in...what was up with that, you girls used to be inseparable" Her mom wondered

"Long story mom..might tell you later" she took Emily's hand and leaded her to the living room

Everyone was sitting on the couch. Lucas draped his arm over Joanna's when the girls walked in. He made eye contact with Lindsey then smirked at her. The two girls sat down on their own couch.

"Emily I know you're old enough to drink now...would you like anything?" Lindsey's dad asked

"Oh no I'm good thank you though" She politely declined

"I don't think we've been introduced yet..?" Mrs. Keller said

"Oh my bad, Emily this is Mr. and Mrs. Keller, Mr. and Mrs. Keller this is Emily...my girlfriend" she said confidently

"Girlfriend?" Mr. Keller was taken back

"I'm gay" she said proudly

"And I'm...confused" Mrs. Keller added

"Nice to meet you?" Emily asked sticking out her hand

"How are gay? You dated our son" Mr. Keller asked

"Same thing I was thinking" Lucas said from the other side of the room

"I- um was too scared to come out when I was younger so-"

"So you used our son as disguise?" She asked

"Yeah" she mumbled

"I don't even know what to say anymore.."

"You know what I think it's time for us to leave. Thank you for the invite but it's time for us to go" Mr. Keller said gathering his family

Lindsey sat on the couch as her stomach dropped. Emily was speechless.

"You guys don't have to leave. I'm sure we'll be able to put it all behind us" Linda said as they walked out the door

"I'm sorry," Lindsey said as the door shut, "I didn't think it was going to end like that" she said as tears started to form at her eyes

"No honey it's not your fault" Her dad reassured her

"It obviously is I should have known not to have said anything especially since the last time it happened"

"What happened last time?" Emily asked

"I told Lucas on thanksgiving break that I was gay and he left and didn't talk to me again after that."

"Linds why didn't you tell me" She asked

"I don't know Son. I just didn't want you to get mad or angry, I don't know" she responded

"Lindsey of course I would get mad and angry. You're my girlfriend, I'm going to stick up for you no matter what. Even if we one day break up I would still stick up for you because you're an amazing person that deserves nothing but the best." Emily told her

"It was my fault though"

"Linds" her mom said

Lindsey got off her stop on the couch and walked out the front door. Emily got up, but felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Let her go. She always comes back...she's been doing this since she was a teen. It's her get away" Emily sat back down

~~

Walking alone in the dark of the night was nothing new to Lindsey. Ever since she started getting feelings for her best friend and felt trapped in her head she has ran to this place.

Her parents lived up on hill that over looked the city. Their house was surrounded by forest, but at the end of the forest there was a cliff that over looked the lit up city.

When she realized that she had a crush on Jo she never thought it was serious. She thought that it was a feeling that would go away over time. As time went on and the feeling never left she took a step back and tried to see the bigger picture. Obviously she found the bigger picture to be true but it did take her while.

She sat down on a rock near the edge. She had no idea when he mentioned that he had a girlfriend it was her. She heard footsteps approach behind her, she assumed it was Emily following her

"I'm fine, just needed to get away. You can go back I'll be there in a minute" She didn't turn around

"I'm assuming you thought I was Emily?" She heard Joanna's voice from behind her

Lindsey turned around, "how did you where I'd be?"

"I was your best friend idiot, I know all of your special spots" she answered

Lindsey smiled, "yeah I guess. Shouldn't you be with your boyfriend?"

"Shouldn't you be with your girlfriend?" Jo questioned

"Touché" she said

"I had to come check on you"

"How did you know something was wrong with me?" She asked

"Before the door closed I heard your voice and could tell something was wrong" Jo responded "Lindsey you might think I don't know you but I do. I know everything about you and I'm so incredibly proud of the person you have become today. For finding yourself"

"Really?" Lindsey asked

"Really.." she sat next to the younger girl, "I always knew there was something different about you but I didn't want to force anything out of you. The entire time you dated Lucas I knew you didn't actually like him...I mean you would go to the extremes to avoid to hang out with him." They both laughed

"I chose Virginia to get away from my problems. So that I could explore this other side of me. I didn't think I was going to be this successful. I never thought I would have a girlfriend, I thought I would hook up with girls and see how it feels"

"Wait..so that's not how you got Emily? Wow Linds I expected a crazy amount of sex that led you guys to realize you had feelings for each other" Jo joked

"No we definitely went the normal route of a relationship rather than the just straight sex" she laughed

"I'm happy for you"

"Thank you, and I'm happy for you too, you and Lucas seem..happy" Lindsey added

"Oh no I'm going to break up with him. He doesn't support my best friend I want nothing to do with him" Jo told her

"You don't have to do that"

"Linds I've wanted to break up with him. Now I have a valid reason" she smiled

The two girls sat there, "you know I used to like you" Lindsey said

"For real?" Jo asked shocked

"Yeah...I never told anyone. Expect for Emily she knows but no one else"

"I'm honored Linds really" she smiled at the younger girl

"...I should go back. Em's probably waiting for me"

"Yeah I should go break up with my boyfriend"

"Good luck with that" she responded as Jo walked back into the forest

She sat there for a little while longer before going back to her house. She opened the door and Emily was sitting on the couch alone.

"You're back" Emily said

"I'm back" she walked over and hugged her girlfriend which made Emily fall back down onto the couch

Lindsey curled into her side and rested her head against the older girls chest

"I'm fine now. Just needed to get away"

"I get it" Emily mumbled into her hair and pulled Lindsey in closer

~~

The next morning the two girls woke up wrapped in each others arms. Lindsey woke up before Emily, she started thinking to herself how much more eventful this break could get. They still six days left.

"Good morning" she heard from under her

"Morning beautiful" she looked down

Every morning that they woke up in the same bed, Lindsey would take not on how beautiful her girlfriend was. Emily was the one person she could look at for hours and not be sick of her.

"What are we doing today?" Emily asked in her deep morning voice

"I was wondering the same thing" she looked over at the clock and saw it was 11, "maybe we can go get lunch"

Emily rose her head to look at the clock, "wow we really slept in late, but yea lunch sounds great"

"Mkay let's get dressed I'm hungry" she got up but the older blonde just laid in bed "come on"

"Let me lay her for a second..I just woke up" she complained

They got ready pretty fast and left as soon as possible because Lindsey was hungry, hungry. They got to one of Lindseys favorite restaurants growing up.

The two girls ordered. Emily got a burger because Lindsey got a salad but she wanted fries too. She was generous. They talked, ignoring the situation that happened last night. Well until Emily brought it up,

"So are you ready to talk about what happened last night? Why you ran off into the night" Emily asked her

"I went to this place where I always went when I was younger..a place not many people know of. Just my parents and Jo"

"Oh Jo knows?" She raised her eyebrows

"She was my best friend she knew every spot" Lindsey added, "I needed a moment to process the events that occurred. Jo showed up, she somehow knew I would be there. We talked and she said she was happy for me, for us"

"That's good" Emily smiled

"She said she was going to break up with Lucas and not because of what happened last night but just because of the guy he is"

"Didn't she technically break girl code...dating her best friends ex" Emily asked

"I never actually liked him, you know that right? I couldn't care less of she married him. That relationship was nothing to me" she looked up at Emily, "I told her I used to like her too and she laughed and said she felt honored"

"I get it..I feel honored to be dating you" the waiter set down their plates

Both girl thanked him

"Do you feel better?" Emily said taking a bite from her burger

"A lot actually. Now that all my people know it makes me feel more comfortable being touchy with you out in public"

"I still hate major PDA you know.."

"Oh me too, but I can hold hands with my girlfriend...without feeling stressed out" she reached over and stole one of Emily's fries

"Thief" Emily joked

~~

The rest of spring break went by relatively quickly.

They built a routine...in the morning they would go for a run and get breakfast. During the day Lindsey would take Emily to one new place that was her favorite growing up. At night they would cuddle on the couch and watch a movie, sometimes with the family and a few nights by themselves.

As the week ended it felt nice for both of them to not be sad. They weren't leaving each other anytime soon. They are able to see each other for the rest of the school year, the two of them just hoped that nothing would go downhill again.