Chapter 11

Tuesday was a day for more errands. Megan set up an account at a local credit union and applied for a credit card. It was definitely time to untangle her finances from Brad’s. After she finished that major priority, she started checking off a host of lesser priorities. She was feeling pretty good about the day when her phone buzzed. A new text.

Brad: You need to come home before I press charges for kidnapping my daughter

Megan: I didn’t kidnap our daughter. I took her to safety

Brad: ????

Megan: Just stop

We need to have a mature conversation About us

About Sophia

Brad: Then come home and we can talk

Megan: That is not the answer. I’m not in a good place to have that conversation and you aren’t either

Brad: Then when

Megan: I don’t know. Maybe Saturday. Maybe we’ll have cooled down by then.

Brad: ??

Stop stealing my money

Megan: Fucking hell Brad

It’s a JOINT account. That’s my money in there too Now you’re just pissing me off again

If you ever want to have a real conversation then you need to back the fuck off

Brad: Fine

Megan let him have the last word, because she knew that he would drag this on. She felt like she had two children in her life, and Sophia was the more mature one. Her phone buzzed again with a new text. What now?

Tasha: Hey, girl

Megan: Glad its you Brad just texted me

Tasha: What did that shithead want

Megan: The usual

Tasha: Is his head still stuck in his ass

Megan: Like I said The usual

Tasha: LOL

I need to ask you something

Megan: Sure what

Tasha: Okay the hair place had a cancelation tomorrow so I got you in at 3. Can you make it

Megan: LOL Thanks I think I can make it by 3

Tasha: Awesome You said that you wanted to get rid of the blonde

Megan: And you said that I should go with wild colors

Tasha: YES get wild

Megan: Which color should I get

Tasha: Green would fit the Irish thing Hot pink would be super sexy

Purple would be sexy too, subtle sexy

Megan: Didn’t you mention fire truck red

Tasha: I did but your natural red is better

Megan: You’ve thought a lot about this

Tasha: IKR Another question

I was going to this Friendsgiving at my friend Maria’s Wanna come

Sophia is welcome too

Megan: So you already asked Maria

Tasha: Yeah she said the more the merrier

Megan: What kind of friend should I be jealous

The conversation paused there. After a minute, Megan started to get worried that she had said the wrong thing and upset Tasha.

Megan: Kidding!!!!!

After even more time passed, Tasha finally replied.

Tasha: About that. Full disclosure Maria and I dated briefly

Megan: Ok

Tasha: It was a couple years ago and we are friends now

Megan: DETAILS

There was another pause.

Tasha: Fuller disclosure it was at the end of 2020 We met at a singles mixer

I was looking for a holiday date but the guys there sucked We started chatting and hit it off

Megan: So what happened

Tasha: We went out a few times We decided we were better friends

Megan: No connection?

Tasha: Yeah No connection

Megan: Even though there was no connection Was there still a CONNECTION

??

Tasha: OMFG UR terrible

Megan: You still love me though

Another pause.

Tasha: Yes, I love you. Ok Fullest disclosure We slept together

Megan: Did she punch your Lesbian V Card

Tasha: That’s not a thing And yes

Megan: Did you break up because the sex was bad

Tasha: OMFG UR the worst No it was amazing

Megan: Did she break up with you because you were bad at girl sex

Tasha: I have never had any complaints Including from Maria

We had a spark but not a fire

Megan: I get that Thank you for telling me Yes to friendsgiving

Tasha: Great

Now that UR done grilling me about girl sex start thinking of something to bring Maria will have turkey and tofurkey plus stuffing and mashed potatoes Everything else is potluck

Megan: Cool

Tasha: I have to get back to work Have any music recommendations

Megan: Hang on

Check out The Sounds

I think you will like them

Tasha: Thanks

CU2nite

After recommending The Sounds to Tasha, she decided to listen to them as well. Megan put her headphones on and fired up their first album. As “Dance With Me” started playing, she checked to see when her bus was coming. Pretty soon. Tasha was right about Portland being fairly easy to get around on transit. She relaxed and immersed herself in the beat.