Criminal
“WE DIDN’T talk a lot at first, though she did ask me about service. Mostly, I just wanted to move around. We both did. When I asked her where she got the crossword puzzles from, though, I was surprised when she told me it was her girlfriend.
She saw the look I was trying to hide on my face.
“Don’t worry,” she scoffed. “You’re not my type.”
“No, it’s not that.” I frowned, shocked she thought that might be what I was thinking. I had just never met a lesbian before.
“What, then? You want me to draw you a picture?”
Again, her roughness was unexpected.
“I was just thinking, it must be hard for you. Being separated from her.”
This time she was the one to look surprised.
“I mean,” I went on, “I was in love with somebody too—desperate love—but there’s no way we can . . .” So many images of Dee blinked in my mind, some of them still making me feel breathless. And in pain. “Anyway, it’s not like he’s out there, waiting for me.”
She nodded. “I think it’s harder on her, though.”
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