Yesseca was silent.
There was nothing wrong with Kylin!
Yesseca was afraid that Preslie had the wrong idea about Kylin and quickly explained, "No, you've got the wrong idea. Kylin isn't like that, he's not interested in men. He tried to kiss me once, but I rejected him..."
Preslie's mind exploded.
She rejected him!
Her eyes opened wide as she asked, "Yesseca, you've been together with your boyfriend for quite some time now, haven't you?"
This caused Yesseca to pause.
Because she had forgotten how long it had been since she first started dating him.
It seemed like it had been quite some time ago.
Yesseca nodded. "Yes, quite some time now."
Preslie then pointed at Yesseca and said, "If you've been together for a long time now, and he's made the first move in wanting to kiss you, why did you reject him? Is there something wrong with you?"
Yesseca stood in silence.
She felt pretty awkward right now. "There's nothing wrong with me or my sexual orientation."
"Then why won't you let your boyfriend kiss you?" Preslie asked.
The two of them had been together for a very long time now. It didn't make sense that they still couldn't agree on anything. They didn't even give way to each other. It just didn't make sense.
Yesseca was stunned after Preslie asked her this question.
She looked very confused.
Yeah, why didn't she allow Kylin to kiss her?
The two of them were clearly dating. It was normal for Kylin to want to kiss her. But why didn't she let him?
"Perhaps it just isn't the right time." Yesseca's mind was a mess.
Preslie was surprised. "How could that be? It's already been so long! When we went to Nashaland, your boyfriend saw you off. At that time, you two had already been dating for some time. It's been so long since then..."
Yesseca was afraid she might say that, and now that she did, her mind became even more frazzled.
She then interrupted Preslie, "Okay Preslie, I don't want to talk about it anymore."
Preslie decided not to continue talking about this.
Although she had so many more questions, Yesseca had already said she didn't walk to talk about it anymore. She wasn't going to be insensitive to her feelings.
Preslie didn't talk about it anymore.
The two of them returned to Yesseca's apartment just as the sun had set.
They both were on the morning shift at work tomorrow and needed to get some sleep.
Yesseca had prepared a separate bed for Preslie, but Preslie then said that she wanted to sleep with her.
Yesseca looked at her quietly.
She was a little confused. "There is a spare bedroom, why do you want to sleep in the same bed with me?"
Preslie was an adult after all, she expected her to want her own bed.
Preslie was embarrassed as she said, "Yesseca, I've always envied other people who got along well with their sisters, and how they would sleep in the same bed when they were younger and talk to each other. I had a classmate who did all that with her sister. I've felt very at home in your apartment, so I want to sleep in the same bed as you, because I've never experienced all of that before."
So that's what it was!
Yessecalaughed.
She then asked, "Didn't you sleep on the same bed with your sister when you were kids?"
Sisters would usually share a bed together when they were kids.
Not just sisters. Even she and Lothar who were brother and sister would often sneak into the same bed and hide under the covers. They would then whisper to each other all kinds of stories.
Preslie looked a little sad.
She then laughed at herself and said, "I really wanted to sleep on the same bed with her, but she never wanted to. She would always call me fat and then push me off the bed."
It sounded funny, but Yesseca didn't laugh.
Because she understood how sad and lonely Preslie was, and how she coped by using self-deprecating humor.
She then held Preslie's hand. "There's no need to be afraid. If your sister won't sleep with you, then I'll sleep with you. We can talk with each other on
the bed."
Preslie laughed.
She felt warm inside.
She'd always known that Yesseca was a good person.
From the very moment she met her, she had known.
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