How did we get so tangled?
By Rosalinde Sawyer.
Rating: PG-13 for now.
Warnings: Girl/Girl kissing, maybe more eventually?
Disclaimer: Jodeyne, Isabelle and Katie really don’t belong to me and this entire thing is fake, a fiction set in an AU where Sean doesn’t exist. No harm is meant by this fic, so please don’t take offence!
Chapter 1: Bleeding love.
To say that life was confusing for Isabelle was one huge understatement. She was taking as much time as she could to get downstairs where the other women were. She’d been trying to find a way to date them both, and it had worked well enough at first but now… now she had to decide and she knew whichever she picked, someone would be hurt… She wasn’t sure who was the more delicate and she really didn’t want to upset the balance. She also didn’t want to lose her friendships with the girls.
She looked again at the two lists, lists with the pros and cons of dating each woman. How was she meant to decide between an English rose and a passionate and fiery Canadian girl? She had no idea.
It would come down to what she felt when she was finally face to face with them. She was just glad she’d managed to find a suitably flattering but not teasing outfit. Of course, she wondered how she’d feel when she got there… she’d always found these kinds of choices nearly impossible…
She’d come downstairs to find the two women at either end of the room. It was clear that although they liked each other they also didn’t want to be too close as it could cause… problems… later.
She glanced from Katie, her very own English rose, to Jodeyne, possibly Canada’s most passionate skater… Who could she let go without hurting? She knew they both had their flaws but she loved them both…
She’d eventually chosen on pure instinct, going with who she thought needed her most.
“I’m sorry Jodes…”
She’d muttered the words, not wanting to look at the woman, choosing instead to cross to Katie, finding that Katie’s silent sobs seemed to prove what she was thinking.
She didn’t see Jodeyne leave and she didn’t realise what was happening until she heard the car screech to a stop. She’d looked up then, frightened…