Chapter 54: Longing (3)
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“That person… does she… know about your feelings?” Lillian asked but then as if answering her own question she continued. “She probably doesn’t know… if she did, she wouldn’t be able to keep her hands to herself.”
“You’re right, doesn’t know and she might never come to find out.” Caroline said with her regular steady voice…
“Why…?” Lillian asked as she looked at the woman that began tapping her fingertips on the keyboard on her laptop.
“Because…” Caroline stopped her hands and looked up at the other woman. “I’m a coward… To scared to admit it to her because I know I might lose her if things go south. Even if we date there’s still no way it would last… Because as you said, there’s nothing that lasts forever.” The way the woman said those words brought a cer
