no one heading home for the night. It was too easy to
let that happen between us. I needed to get to know him better and
to think rationally about what was happening here. I knew nothing
about him. He could be using me. He could actually feel what I was
feeling. I wasn’t sure, and I hated feeling wishy-washy and unsure.
It was so easy to do right now. My head said one thing, my heart
another, and my hormones were doing their own thing, too. All three
fought with each other.
I needed my sounding board now, no
matter how much she was going to rip into me about it. I wanted it
and needed a dose of reality to set myself straight. I knew it was
still early, but Gina was an early riser, so maybe I might catch
them both awake.
I listened to the first two rings,
considered hanging up to wait for a more decent hour to call, and
then someone answered.
“ Hello?” It was Gina,
sounding like she had been up for hours already. She was already
chipper.
“ Hey, Gina. Sorry if I’m
calling too early.”
“ Good morning, Sweetie.
Don’t worry about it. I’ve been up for awhile. Cheryl is in the
shower right now, so you didn’t wake either of us up. How are
things going with Sergeant Hot Stuff?”
“ Oh, Gina, it’s amazing. I
mean really, it’s been so intense. It’s all so confusing. I don’t
even know if this is real or not.”
“ Of course it’s real.
That’s what it was like with Cheryl and me. I knew it the minute I
saw her that she and I were meant to be forever.”
“ I feel something like
that, too. Did you have any doubts that first weekend you spent
with her? Were you scared?”
“ I wasn’t scared of her, if
that’s what you mean. Are you afraid of him hurting
you?”
“ No, nothing like that.
It’s just I reacted when I met him. I didn’t even realize what I
had done when I invited him to stay with me. I just blurted it out.
I haven’t thought any of this through.”
“ Are you having regrets?
It’s been what, two days?”
“ Yeah, something like that.
It’s all just blurring together, like he’s always been here. It’s
strange. It’s happening way too fast. Maybe.”
“ Maybe he’s your
soul mate or you knew each other in a past life. You know I believe
that we’ve all met each other in our past lives. It’s why you feel
familiarity with certain people. They were someone important to
your last existence. I’m sure you and I were friends or possibly
related in a previous life. It explains déjà vu quite nicely,
too.”
Gina was a strong believer in
reincarnation. We had talked about it a few times during drunken
nights, when Cheryl had surpassed her limit of drinks and passed
out. Gina was a mystical soul, stating with no reservations and
complete confidence, that she and Cheryl had loved each other
through many previous lives. She equated the ease of their
relationship with already knowing who Cheryl was, and just
returning to what had already existed, but had been on hold when
one lifetime ended until the next had begun. She believed they
would find each other no matter what the circumstances, should a
new existence begin. She said it was why it didn’t matter if they
were opposite sexes or the same. Were Aiden and I past life
lovers? I had dabbled in the thought of reincarnation before,
always hoping to find out if there was more to come after this life
ended.
“ Yes, you were my mother
and Cher was my father,” I teased.
“ Probably. That’s why she’s
so protective of you.” Gina had taken my joke quite
seriously.
“ Thanks for liking my new
boyfriend, Mom.” I guess in my head, Aiden and I were already in a
committed relationship. I sounded pathetic to myself and couldn’t
believe I was entertaining thoughts us being in a relationship. I
had no idea if he felt the same way I was.
“ Boyfriend. I’m so happy to
hear you say that.” I guess Gina had no problem with my defining
Aiden’s role.
“ But, Gina, it’s all
happening so fast.”
“ Just sit
let that happen between us. I needed to get to know him better and
to think rationally about what was happening here. I knew nothing
about him. He could be using me. He could actually feel what I was
feeling. I wasn’t sure, and I hated feeling wishy-washy and unsure.
It was so easy to do right now. My head said one thing, my heart
another, and my hormones were doing their own thing, too. All three
fought with each other.
I needed my sounding board now, no
matter how much she was going to rip into me about it. I wanted it
and needed a dose of reality to set myself straight. I knew it was
still early, but Gina was an early riser, so maybe I might catch
them both awake.
I listened to the first two rings,
considered hanging up to wait for a more decent hour to call, and
then someone answered.
“ Hello?” It was Gina,
sounding like she had been up for hours already. She was already
chipper.
“ Hey, Gina. Sorry if I’m
calling too early.”
“ Good morning, Sweetie.
Don’t worry about it. I’ve been up for awhile. Cheryl is in the
shower right now, so you didn’t wake either of us up. How are
things going with Sergeant Hot Stuff?”
“ Oh, Gina, it’s amazing. I
mean really, it’s been so intense. It’s all so confusing. I don’t
even know if this is real or not.”
“ Of course it’s real.
That’s what it was like with Cheryl and me. I knew it the minute I
saw her that she and I were meant to be forever.”
“ I feel something like
that, too. Did you have any doubts that first weekend you spent
with her? Were you scared?”
“ I wasn’t scared of her, if
that’s what you mean. Are you afraid of him hurting
you?”
“ No, nothing like that.
It’s just I reacted when I met him. I didn’t even realize what I
had done when I invited him to stay with me. I just blurted it out.
I haven’t thought any of this through.”
“ Are you having regrets?
It’s been what, two days?”
“ Yeah, something like that.
It’s all just blurring together, like he’s always been here. It’s
strange. It’s happening way too fast. Maybe.”
“ Maybe he’s your
soul mate or you knew each other in a past life. You know I believe
that we’ve all met each other in our past lives. It’s why you feel
familiarity with certain people. They were someone important to
your last existence. I’m sure you and I were friends or possibly
related in a previous life. It explains déjà vu quite nicely,
too.”
Gina was a strong believer in
reincarnation. We had talked about it a few times during drunken
nights, when Cheryl had surpassed her limit of drinks and passed
out. Gina was a mystical soul, stating with no reservations and
complete confidence, that she and Cheryl had loved each other
through many previous lives. She equated the ease of their
relationship with already knowing who Cheryl was, and just
returning to what had already existed, but had been on hold when
one lifetime ended until the next had begun. She believed they
would find each other no matter what the circumstances, should a
new existence begin. She said it was why it didn’t matter if they
were opposite sexes or the same. Were Aiden and I past life
lovers? I had dabbled in the thought of reincarnation before,
always hoping to find out if there was more to come after this life
ended.
“ Yes, you were my mother
and Cher was my father,” I teased.
“ Probably. That’s why she’s
so protective of you.” Gina had taken my joke quite
seriously.
“ Thanks for liking my new
boyfriend, Mom.” I guess in my head, Aiden and I were already in a
committed relationship. I sounded pathetic to myself and couldn’t
believe I was entertaining thoughts us being in a relationship. I
had no idea if he felt the same way I was.
“ Boyfriend. I’m so happy to
hear you say that.” I guess Gina had no problem with my defining
Aiden’s role.
“ But, Gina, it’s all
happening so fast.”
“ Just sit
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