December
It was quiet in
the village on Boxing Day, and it was even quieter than would be expected as it
was snowing.
In fact, it was
eerily quiet as Lisa Morgan and Lee Kingsley conspicuously stood in the corner
of the bus shelter.
It was
conspicuous for the simple reason that no buses ran to the village on Boxing
Day, but then they weren’t there for a bus, they were there for some kissing.
“I have a
confession to make” Lisa said.
“Oh? What?” Lee asked her “Are you Gay?”
“No, I am not
Gay” she said indignantly “Why, do I kiss like a Lesbian?”
“No, no you
just said you had a confession to make” he said defensively
“And you
automatically thought, Lesbian” she snapped “Why would a Lesbian be kissing a
man in bus shelter in this weather?”
“Fair enough,
sorry” Lee said, “Are you married then?”
“What? No, not
that I remember” she replied “I would hope if I were, I wouldn’t be standing in
a bus shelter kissing another man”
“Good point” he
said but she could have been married for all he knew, he hadn’t known her long
and they’d only had their fifth date on Christmas Eve and so there was still a
lot he didn’t know about her.
Lisa was new to
the village, her family had moved into the house next door to his parents, a
few weeks before Christmas from somewhere in Abbottsford.
He liked the
look of her from the first minute he saw her and asked her out, but it took a
couple of attempts before he wore her down.
It was kind of
an instant attraction thing, for him, and since the first attraction it had
gradually deepened, and by Christmas he was head over heels in love with her.
They were on
the way to the village pub, The Black Wolf, when they stopped for an intimate
interlude in the bus shelter, they were heading to the pub because they showed
live football in the bar and there was a huge match on.
It was an FA
cup 2nd round replay between Pipershaven City and Sharpington Rangers which was
a first because neither team had been on TV before, and the prize would be
another first for either team, a tie in the 3rd round, and if that wasn’t
enough of an incentive, their opponents would be Man Utd, so it was hugely
important because Lee was Pipershaven fan.
Everything was
going great when they were kissing in the bus shelter until she said she had a
confession to make.
“What then?” he
asked
“I’ve been dreading saying this” she said “But here goes”
Lee was really
worried, especially after she said she was “dreading it” and began to wonder if
he really wanted to know, and when Lisa took a deep breath Lee braced himself
“I’m a Rangers
supporter” she said and closed her eyes and grimaced, it took a moment for the
full implications of her statement to sink in.
“I think I
would have preferred it if you were married, or a Lesbian, or a married
Lesbian” he said, and she moved close into him and asked
“Do you mean
you would prefer a married woman to be in love with you rather than a
Sharpington Rangers supporter?”
“She loves me”
he said to himself, and he wasn’t sure if that shocked him more than the fact
she supported Rangers.
“I'm sorry” she
said “Not much of a Christmas present for my new boyfriend I’m afraid”
“You couldn't be more wrong” he said “It was the perfect Christmas
present, when you said you loved me”
Then he kissed
her and when they paused she said
“We’re going to
miss the match”
“It’s only a
game” he replied and returned to the kissing
