In The Meantime, Nina Had Been Spending A Lot Of Time Getting To Know Don. It Seemed That They Could

In the meantime, Nina had been spending a lot of time getting to know Don. It seemed that they could communicate with each other very easily, and they had a lot of deep, meaningful conversations. Nina had never met another person that she could talk to so easily, and one that seemed to understand her as much as Don did. It made her feel understood for once in her life, and that wasn't something that she could say she ever had before.

"You're so easy to talk to.", Nina found herself telling him one evening, not caring how it made her sound. "I've never really had that before."

"Not even with your sister?", Don question incredulously, as if it was the most odd thing that he had ever heard in his life.

"Have you met my sister?" Nina retorted, snorting through her nose as she shook her head. "No, my sister is not the kind of person you can talk to about anything. She likes to make things about her."

Don furrowed his brow before smiling at her, "You can always talk to me.", he said, and Nina believed him. She was glad that she made a friend out of him; even if in her gut she knew that she wanted more.

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Dina didn't really know what was happening. As soon as they had got to the gate, Cassie had kissed her. And it wasn't a soft kiss either. It was like it was planned; like it was something she had thought about doing for a long time.

And the disturbing thing to Dina was that she enjoyed it. She had never really enjoyed kissing. Not with anyone before. It had always felt like a chore. Like something she had to do to keep a boy's attention. It didn't feel that way with Cass. It felt...right. Like it was the missing piece of a puzzle she had been waiting her whole life to figure out, and that was the most unsettling part.

"You should go. Before someone sees you.", Dina said, as she pulled back away from Cassandra, aware that her mother's bedroom was right outside the window and she could see everything on the street.

"Oh. Okay.", Cassie said, defeatedly, rubbing her elbow as she tried to force a smile. "Goodnight, Di. Can I call you tomorrow?"

"You better, or I'll be upset.", Dina said, honestly, feeling the warmth on her face as she watched Cassie stroll back to house that had been remodeled into a condo unit right next door. It felt nice to know that she was close by. Maybe Dina should ask to visit her place. She would like to get to know Cassie better, and really explore whatever it was going on between them.

In the back of her mind, she knew it was probably a bad idea. After all, Cassie had already told her that her and Malcolm were engaged, and it was a "done deal". The way she talked about it made it sound like an arranged marriage, but who did that in this day and age?

Dina unfortunately felt she was left with more questions than answers, and she knew that her curiosity was going to get the best of her eventually.

She was lost in her thoughts as she made her way towards the backdoor, not wanting her mother, or even worse, her sister, to see her coming in through the front. Once she got to the outside patio, she noticed a figure sitting at the picnic table outside. He was waiting for her, and he didn't look very amused.

"Well, well, well....my suspicions were correct, I see.", the voice said as she approached, a sense of dread creeping up her spine.

"How can you say that?", Cassie asked, as she motioned towards the giant meteorite in front of them. "Where di that come from then?"

"Who knows, but even if it did come from Sixam, " Dina replied, shrugging her shoulders, "I don't think aliens from another planet brought it here. It probably fell from the sky. Like a shooting star."

"You're probably right. The meteor activity around Oasis Springs is crazy! That's why you guys have that science lab here. I want to work there one day. That's why I came here. I'm trying to get an internship.", Cassie confessed, motioning towards the bench near them so that they could sit down.

"An internship? Why would you need to work?", Dina asked incredulously, finding it ridiculous that someone with as much as money as Cassandra Goth would even think about having a job. "If I was you, I would be planning to enjoy life after high school."

Cassie's brows furrowed as she went to push up her glasses on the bridge of her nose. "You guys don't have a lot of money, do you?"

Dina bit her bottom lip as she began to wring her hands. "No.", she said softly, shaking her head. "My mother works as a substitute teacher, and moonlights at a club. Up until recently, I had a job as a barista, and Nina was working as a nanny. We've all had to work to keep up with the house. After Papa left....things ran really tight."

Dina didn't know why she was talking to Cassie about any of this stuff. She had never really even admitted that her family wasn't wealthy. They lived in a big house; they brought clothing that was brand named and expensive. They lived above their means and they wanted that to continue. That was the whole reason Dina wanted to get in good with Malcolm; she wanted to marry rich and not have to worry about money for the rest of her life.

"I'm sorry. Are you...going to college?", Cassie asked, the nervousness in her voice as she asked Dina about her future was apparent to even Dina.

"Yes. I am. I don't know what for, but I have really good grades. I've always pushed myself for that.", she explained, picking at her clothing and avoiding looking at Cassie. "I know that I come off as this dumb blonde that doesn't know anything, but....it's all just an act."

"You don't have to be that way.", Cassie encouraged, reaching over to take her new friend's hand. "And, I think, you could probably do anything you set your mind too. You would be a lot happier if you would just be yourself. I promise you that."

Dina didn't really know what to think about everything Cassie was saying to her, and she also didn't like the way that it made her feel. She knew who she was, and she was content in the role that she had carved out for herself in life.

"It's getting dark. Why don't we head outside? You should be able to see the meteor shower from here!". Cassie said as she pulled her to her feet and drug her towards the front doors and outside.

"I could follow her around for the rest of my life.", Dina thought to herself, quickly pushing the thought to the back of her mind.

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It had happened very fast. A whirlwind romance for the ages. There was a voice in the back of Katrina's head that told her that she should be concerned; that all of the flags about this guy were crimson when she should have been looking for emerald. But, she ignored the instinct. That instinct had kept her alone for years, and she was tired of being alone.

She just wanted to be happy, and Don made her happy. Wasn't that enough? She hadn't been happy in a while, and she deserved that.

He took care of her. He was gentle with her. He might have been younger than her, but that didn't matter to her anymore than it did him. She had been a teenager fresh out of high school when she made her first mistake with Vega,. and married for the sake of her girls. This time, the man had chosen her, and that was all she had ever wanted. To be chosen.

It had to work itself out. It just had to.