Reunion by Jane Frances

Author:Jane Frances [Frances, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Lesbian, Fiction, General, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths
ISBN: 9781594930461
Google: jswYAAAACAAJ
Amazon: 1594930465
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2005-11-02T00:00:00+00:00

The appearance of an elongated shaft of light took Lisa’s attention away from the screen. It was a signal the door to the cinema had been opened.

“Oh, for God’s sake,” she muttered as another light, that of an usher’s torch, added to the distraction. It was already a good five minutes into the movie. Why couldn’t people organize themselves better and be on time? By Lisa’s way of thinking, walking in late to a movie was as serious a sin as leaving your mobile on and having it ring. First there would be the clumping as the latecomers picked their way down the aisle, followed by the shuffle and loudly whispered “sorry, excuse me, sorry” as they squeezed past other moviegoers to get to their seats. Just as well there were no vacant seats in the near back row she and Steph had chosen, she’d have happily poured her popcorn over them. Lisa turned to glower in the direction of the aisle, hoping the latecomers picked up on her none too pleased vibes.

She blinked as she found something familiar in one of the figures. Then her eyes widened as the figures swept in and out of dark and less dark in unison with the flickering of the screen. Steph received such a sharp poke in the side that she jumped. Lisa whispered urgently, “It’s her!”

Lisa’s poke was answered with a slap on the arm. “It’s who?”

“Cathy!” Lisa indicated a point halfway down the length of the cinema. “Just there. In the aisle.”

Steph craned to see, head bobbing from side to side as she strained for a better view. “Which one?”

Which one? Lisa couldn’t believe Steph had to ask. The goddess of course. “The taller one.”

“Is the other one Toni?”

Lisa nodded in the near darkness, after the woman sitting immediately behind them told them in no uncertain terms to shut up. Lisa hunched down in her seat, aware she had broken one of her other rules of cinema etiquette. She didn’t even utter a word when yet another latecomer entered the cinema a few minutes later, mainly because the interruption didn’t register; she was too busy staring at the back of Cathy’s head.

She was still staring when the lights came up and people began the mad dash for the exit. It was a prod from Steph that brought her back to reality.

“Get moving or you’ll miss her.”

Lisa balked, “But Toni’s here as well.”

“That’s all right.” Steph pulled Lisa to her feet and gently pushed her so she had to start shunting past the quickly emptying seats. “A friendly hello is not going to hurt.”

“But what am I supposed to say?”

“You could always try, Hello. How about a coffee?”

Lisa rolled her eyes. Trust Steph to work in a coffee somewhere along the line. “But . . .”

“But nothing.” Steph gave another push, this time not so gentle.

“Hey watch it,” Lisa turned to her friend, annoyance building at the constant prodding. “I don’t think me falling headlong into the crowd is going to create a good impression.

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