January 1999
Three years out of college,and Dana still didn’t know what it was she wanted to do with her life besides share it with Bethany.Unfortunately,she’d made little headway in convincing Bethany how much they were meant to be together—not as mere friends or roommates but so much more.Terrance was out of the picture,their families were miles away in Virginia,all they had was each other,and stillDana hadn’t managed show Bethany her true feelings.
How could she live with someone who had no cluehow much she cared about them?How much she loved them?
Would she never find the courage to admit her love to Bethany?
No,she couldn’t—what if Bethany laughed it off or turned her away?Better to be friends;at least she had something then,a part of Bethany,anything.She couldn’t risk losing it because she wanted more.If Bethany didn’t,then maybe Dana didn’t deserve more.She should be satisfied with what she could get.It was more than enough.She’d simply have to make do.