Choosing Hope

Jess wraps Cailin in her arms and pulls her to her placing another kiss on her lips. “I’m not
having any regrets,” she repeats, trying to put Cailin’s mind at ease. “I just think we need some
time to figure out how we want to do this. I don’t even begin to know how to have that
conversation with ma and mom.
There was a knock on the door and both girls scrambled for their still discarded clothes from the
night before off the floor. “Just a second,” Cailin calls as her and Jess eye each other with panic.
“Cailin, I was just wondering if you could join Jane and I downstairs for breakfast? We would
like to talk to you before the kids get up.” Cailin nods. “Okay Maur, i’ll be right down.”
“Can I come?” Jess stares through the door waiting for a reply.
“Of course Jess. What are you two doing in there?”
“Just getting dressed mom,” Jess says, hoping her voice isn’t dripping with guilt.
"Okay, well you two try to hurry, don't want your breakfast getting cold," Maura calls from the
opposite side of the door. Cailin listens to her sister retreating before laughing.
Jess looks at Cailin with wide eyes, while trying to brush her hair out before pulling it into a
ponytail. "What are you laughing at?" Cailin is still laughing as she walks over to Jess.
"It's just funny because I've never had to put clothes on that quickly in order to not get caught
naked, it was like we were teens again." Cailin brushes her hair while trying to calm her laughter.
“I wouldn’t laugh yet until we find out what she wants. I told you that you were being too loud ,
Cailin.”
Cailin bursts out laughing yet again. “Why are you acting like a kid that’s about to get grounded?
You’re 23 years old.”
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