“So for now, I have been looking at jobs just kinda, around. I don’t know where you two want to end up after graduation.”
Maya nodded. They had shared their interests, their hopes and dreams in a hypothetical context, but they’d never really sat down and talked about theirplans.
“You know how I told you both I applied to grad school before winter break?” Maya said sheepishly.
“Ah yes, but you wouldn’t say where!” Lily said, turning to her and splashing her with a bit of water.
“And! For what?” Hanna enthused.
“Uh, well, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, and?—”
“Oh my god,” Lily said, laughing, “of course.” She looked up at Hanna, who was also laughing, but Maya didn’t feel put off. The fact that her two girlfriends were sharing knowing looks made her feel like they got her, truly saw her, and seeing her brought them joy.
“Well, and Brown, those are where the best sociology programs are, and some really interesting MFA programs, should I ever decide to say ‘fuck it’ and become a starving writer.”
“You won’t ever be starving with me, love,” Lily said, and Maya could feel she meant it.
“I have a trust fund. I can go anywhere. Diana is going to run the family business until she wants to retire, and I think that will be about the time the Grim Reaper comes to collect her, and even then…” They all laughed at Lily’s dramatics. “I will have to work with her from time to time, but my near future is super flexible, I have no plan.”
“Must be so nice,” Hanna said without any bite.
“It is, truly,” Lily said, nodding her head with a touch of smugness that Maya hated that she liked.
“So, wait, are we U-Hauling?” Hanna said, laughing, but Maya could hear the hopeful note in her voice.
“Ugh,” Lily made a big deal of rolling her eyes in lament, “you both tricked and trapped me, that’s what I’m telling everyone.”
This time Maya lightly smacked her and Hanna flicked the top of her blonde head.
“Chill, we don’t even have a plan okay?” Maya said, but she beamed at her girls.
“So let’s make one. Once we have more information, we’ll talk about it,” Lily said, and Maya swooned at this open version of Lily.
“Yeah we will, we’ll work it out together,” Maya said, and she knew they would.
30
HANNA
Lilith
Ugh, hate that I am so far away from you two.
Hanna Banana
I know, I thought there was a chance our gates would be close.
Papaya Maya
I know, rude.
Lilith
…you know what would make me feel better?
Papaya Maya
Lilith we are at the gate we are NOT sending nudes.
