Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 09:44:18 -0400
From: Chris Reed <numlfl@charter.net>
Subject: Jamie and Misty

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Jamie and Misty
By Chris

            Jamie and Misty were at the podium receiving the State High
School Basketball Co-Player of the Year Award. While they both had a smile
on their respective faces, it was a force smile at best. If there was one
person in the world they each hated, it was very simply - each other. To
know why, you would have to know their history.
            The hatred started when they both were in the eight grade and
playing for the district championship. They both played the shooting guard
for the two opposing teams and as luck would have it they ended up having
to guard each other. As the game went on the play got a little rougher and
they were both doing everything they could to take the other out of the
game including fouling hard or throwing an elbow when the referees was not
looking. When the game was over, and both teams went to shake hands, Jamie
and Misty just snarled as they passed.
        They went on to high school where they both made the varsity squad
as freshman.  They played in the same district so their teams played twice
during the year and then again in the district and state championships. It
was a wonder that they did not come to blows during any of the games but
they both knew that they were the main player for their respective teams,
and without them, their team would not win. Their teams always ended up
swapping victories. If one team won the first regular season game then the
other team won the second. One-year one team would win the district and
state championship then the next year the other team won both. So at the
end of their careers they both ended up with two district championships and
two state championships. They also ended up with one and a half player of
the year awards. Jamie won it her sophomore year barely edging out
Misty. Then Misty barely edge out Jamie their junior year. It was in their
senior year that they had to share it.
        They were recruited by most of the major colleges but they each
wanted to go to the state university. The university was known for winning
national championships and they both wanted to be the person who brought
them a few more. The coach was well respected for bringing out the best in
her players. She was rough on them but they all ended up loving her because
they respected what she had done for the school and what she did for them
as players. But most of all the players knew no matter how hard she was on
them; they knew she cared about them. Well Jamie and Misty waited each
other out wanting to see where the other would sign. Misty finally
announced that she would announce her decision on the 15th; well Jamie did
her one better and announced that she would make her decision on the
14th. This of course pissed Misty off big time. The 14th came and Jamie
stated that she would sign with the state university. This left Misty with
a problem, as she sure as hell did not want to be teammates with Jamie. She
thought about it all night and in the morning, she decided to go to where
her heart told her so she also signed with the state university.
        The coach knew the history of these two girls as she always did her
homework, so she knew she had a potential problem on her hands. But she
also knew that if she could get these two girls working together there was
no team in the nation that could stop them.
        Jamie arrived for summer school hoping to get a step up on Misty
but she found out the Misty had showed up the previous day. Jamie was
disappointed but decided to make the best of the situation. There were not
a lot of girls staying over the summer in the girl's athletic dorm so they
both got a room to themselves. The two captains Karen the senior point
guard and Isabella a junior forward re-introduced them to the rest of the
team. Both girls had met everyone while they were being recruited but the
captains wanted officially welcome them to the team. There was Jasmine a
6'4" center. She was a little on the thin side but was a whole lot stronger
than people realized. Next came Destiny the other center. She was also 6'
4' but she was solid rock. She was the enforcer of the two centers. Then
came the two forwards Jordan and Makayla. Next was Kaylee who was the back
up point guard and then Jade the two-guard who was the defensive
expert. Misty and Jamie were the only two girls signed that year so Karen
informed them that since these were informal practices there would be no
student managers available to help set up everything. Since they were the
two new members, those duties would fall to them. Karen told them this was
the right of passage for all the new players and they all had to do
it. They did not say a word to each other as they went to work.  When the
rest of the team got to the court, the two freshmen handed out the
balls. They were then made to stand under the basketball goal and throw
back the basketballs to the rest of the team as they shot. They were being
put in their place and they both knew it. Only at the end of the shoot
around, where they allowed to shoot. They both tried to impress their
teammates but even more they wanted show each other up. They only problem
were that they were nearly equal in talent so what one could do the other
could do just as well. After the shoot around, the captains showed them
their normal warm up exercises that the team went through before
practice. This was a new experience for both of them as they were use to
leading but now they were the followers. Once everyone was warmed up, they
were divided into groups by positions with the guards practicing together
as were the forwards and centers. Jamie was pitted against Karen and Misty
against Jade.
        They started slowly as the two upper classmen showed the new girls
some of their plays and where they are suppose to go. This went on for
about an hour then they started to play some two on two. The first shot
that Jamie put up was stuffed back into her face and she was thus was
welcomed to major college basketball. Misty wanted to laugh out loud but
she kept her mouth shut, which was a good thing since her third shot was
knocked out of bounds. The girls were then instructed as to why they got
their shots blocked. These were not the only shoots that they were blocked
but they began to learn when to shoot and when to pass. At the end of
practice, they divided for some five on five. Misty and Jamie were on
opposite sides but they did not guard each other this time.  The game would
be stopped from time to time so that the captains could holler at someone
who had screwed up, which was for the most part, was either Misty or Jamie.
When the game ended each captain made it a point to befriend the freshmen
making sure they realized that they had to be hard on them because when
practice started for real with Coach Lou watching then she would be
hollering a whole lot more. The girls then realized that while high school
was fun, major college basketball was work.
        Through out the summer there was an informal practice at least
three days a week and when they did not practice as a team then Karen
expected you to practice with a teammate for at least an hour or
so. Needless to say, Jamie and Misty did not choose to practice with each
other. They made it through the summer without much contact or
communication and this was passed on to the coach. There was nothing that
went on with her team that she did not know. She could not hold a practice
but she could keep up with everyone progress. This was the captains' job
and the team knew and expected it.
        When Misty and Jamie returned after the short break between the
summer and fall semesters they found that they did not get to room with
whom they had requested. Jamie walked into the dorm room to find Misty
sitting on one of the beds.
        "What the hell are you doing in my room? I put in to room with
Josie this semester."
        "Well I put in to room with Diane. I damn well did not put in for
you."
        "Well I'm going to put an end to this. I am going to talk to Karen
about getting me a new roommate."
        "I already have and she said I was stuck with you."
        "Then I am going to Coach Lou about this, I am not rooming with you
all year.  There ain't no fucking way."
        "You are more than welcome to try but Karen told me that us rooming
together was decided by Coach Lou so I think we are stuck with each other."
        "Fuck! I don't like this shit at all. I will tell you one thing.  I
am not spending every night with the likes of you."
        "Well the feeling is mutual."
        "Ok, then we will come up with a system. We will take turns
spending the evening in the room. You can have the room until 11
tonight. Tomorrow night I get it till 11, that way we will only have spend
a limited amount of time with each other."
        What Jamie did not tell Misty was that she had planned on going out
with some of the other players that evening so she had not planned on being
in the room anyway.
        "I guess I can live with that but I noticed you gave me the first
night here when there are no classes yet."
        "So sue me." Jamie said as she turned and walked out the door.
        Misty threw her a bird as soon as Jamie turned around. Misty
unpacked her stuff then went out herself, but with a plan in mind. She went
to a local discount store and bought everything she thought a sweet,
cheery, up-class sorority girl would decorate her room with. When she
finished putting the shit up, she stepped back, looked at what was now on
her wall, and let out a groan. Misty now satisfied that she would piss
Jamie off, when out to find a basketball game she could join. Jamie woke up
the next morning and when she saw what Misty had done, she let out a loud
"What the fuck!"  Misty hid her head under the sheet so Jamie would not see
the shit-eating grin on her face.
        The week after classes got started back, Karen had them back to
their informal practices. The coaches were now allowed a limited amount of
one on one coaching. Here Jamie and Misty got their first taste of the
Coach Lou. They did not realize it at the time but after years of coaching
young women, Coach Lou had long since learned when to holler and when to
hug the girls. After each practice, Coach Lou made sure that she talked one
on one with the girls getting to know them and letting them get to know
her. It was here that she bonded with her players and let them tell them
any problems they were having.
        As the semester went along the tension built up between the two
girls. All the pressures of school, homesickness, and trying to learn a new
system were channeled onto each other. Even the limited amount of time they
had to spend together in the dorm room was getting more than each girl
could stand. They got to the point where even the sight of the other one
made them sick. Everyone on the team saw what was happening as well as the
assistant coaches. They all wondered when Coach Lou was going to put her
foot down but she did nothing.
        At the end of October, the team started real practices. The first
week they practiced two hours each evening and that first week was always
the hardest. The coaches bore down hard on everyone, especially Jamie and
Misty. They seemed to catch hell at almost every practice. Both girls were
at their breaking point and everyone saw it coming. During the Friday
afternoon practice, Misty fouled Jamie hard and Jamie got pissed. She
started to say something but she saw Coach Lou watching her so she kept the
anger inside.
        After the practice, the team slowly made their way back to the
locker-room. Jamie slipped in behind Misty as she had revenge on her
mind. As Misty stepped into the locker room Jamie put her foot out and
tripped her.
        "You fucking bitch! You did that on purpose." Misty spat out.
        Jamie shouted back "You fouled me on purpose you fucking whore!"
        Misty flung herself from the floor in a flash and was at Jamie.
Misty threw a right that caught Jamie on the side of the head. This caused
Jamie to stumbled back, but she came right back with a right of her own
that bounced off Misty's shoulder. The fight that had been in the building
stage for years was finally on. When the rest of the team looked around the
two girls were throwing punches left and right. Some missed but most were
making contact somewhere. Karen and Isabella jumped between them and got
them separated just as Coach Lou stormed into the locker room.
        "What the hell is going on in here?" No one had ever heard the
coach cuss so everyone knew she was pissed. No one answered until Karen
spoke up.
        "It is not problem, just a little misunderstanding. We will take
care of it."
        "Well if you were taking care of it, then these two children would
not be fighting.  Now would they?"
        No one said a word as Coach Lou made eye contact with every player
making them all look away from her scornful eyes. She left Misty and Jamie
for last. When they saw the look in her eyes, they knew they were in deep
shit.
        "So it looks like we have a couple of girls that have a lot of
excess energy. I must not have practiced them hard enough today. Let's go
you two. I think you both have some lines to run. Maybe then you will be
too tired to fight."
        Misty and Jamie gave each other a look that said, "See what you got
us into."
        When they got back to the court Coach Lou put them on the base line
and simply said, "Start running." Running the lines meant that you started
at the baseline and went to the free-throw line and touched the line. You
returned to the base line and went to the half court line and back. You
then went to the far free-throw line and back and finally to the far base
line and back. When you finished you started again, never stopping until
the Coach Lou blew her whistle. Even through they were tired from practice
the fight had boasted their energy level and for the first five minutes
they ran without any problems but then their pace slowed
considerably. Coach Lou made them run for ten minutes straight before
giving them a two-minute break. The trainer had set out a couple of water
bottles for them to drink. It had been a number of years since the trainer
had seen Coach Lou have to use this punishment on a player but she knew the
routine. They had a prearranged signal set up so that when the player or
players had gone as far as they could the trainer would signal Coach Lou
and she would end that part of the punishment.
        After two minutes, Coach Lou blew her whistle and the girls started
running again. After another ten minutes of running, Misty fell and slid
across the floor. "Help her up!" Coach Lou hollered at Jamie and while she
hated helping Misty do anything, she knew better than to cross the coach
when she was this mad. Jamie was thankful for the rest and was glad that
Misty showed signs of giving out first. They ran another five minutes
before the coach gave them a break. This one was three minutes before they
heard the whistle blow again and they both groaned but started running.
Their legs began to feel like lead and it was all they could do to keep
running but they ran on. The pace was more of a trot than run but that is
all the energy the girls had left in their tanks. About ten minutes into
the run, Misty told Jamie that it was her turn to fall.  Jamie looked at
her and then realized what Misty was doing and she had to smile in spite of
herself. When they got to half court, Jamie fell. Misty did not realize
that in the empty arena, her voice had carried and Coach Lou heard what she
had said to Jamie. But Coach Lou did not say anything as it was the first
sign that they could work together. She of course hollered for Misty to
help Jamie up and she did somewhat slowly. They ran another five minutes
before they got another rest. Coach Lou looked at the trainer who signaled
ten more minutes' max. Jamie and Misty were sucking air big time trying to
fill their lungs with oxygen. Their sides were splitting and they just knew
they were going to die any second now.
        Coach Lou blew the whistle and they started running again. Both of
the girls were soaked in sweat and every part of their bodies hurt. The
next ten minutes went on for what seemed like hours but finally Coach Lou
blew the whistle when they were at the opposite end of the court. As they
walked back Misty whispered to Jamie, "Oh God, I am about to die."
        "Me too." Was Jamie's reply.
        "You both are suspended from tomorrow mornings practice and I want
to see you both in my office at eleven." Coach Lou stated as she gave them
her famous stare that sent shivers down their backs. She then stocked off
like someone that was mad at the world and was just waiting for someone to
cross her. Coach Lou looked and saw the rest of the team trying to hide
from her view from where they were watching in the stands.  She knew they
had been there watching the whole time and while she could have made them
leave she knew this would be a good lesson for them as well as Jamie and
Misty.
        The trainer helped the girls back to the locker room and made them
lay down as they sipped some water that was heavy in electrolytes. They
both got a good rub down before heading back to their dorm room. They did
not talk but they did walk together.  Neither was really quite sure she
could make it back without collapsing, so walking together was really a
matter of survival. Once back in the dorm they fell onto their beds and
fell asleep. They failed to lock the door so Karen did not have to use her
key to check on them. She woke them both up a couple of times during the
afternoon and evening to make them drink more water. At about three am,
Misty woke up got another drink and she saw Jamie sleeping. As much as she
hated to, she woke Jamie up and made her drink.
        Jamie woke up at eight and as she moved to get out of bed every
muscle in her body screamed. She felt muscles she did not know had. She
took a long warm shower trying to work some of the soreness out. When she
got out of the shower, she found Misty waiting for the bathroom. Jamie saw
that Misty looked as sore and stiff as she was.  No words were spoken as
they passed. When Misty got out of the bathroom, she found that Jamie had
already left. She finished getting ready and went to the cafeteria. There
she found Jamie eating alone. Misty got her food and thought about joining
Jamie but she was not ready to talk to her quite yet.
        After breakfast, Misty took a long stroll around the campus
thinking about the practice that was currently going on and that being a
freshman she could ill afford to miss. She thought a few minutes about how
much she hated Jamie for the way everything had gone wrong and how
miserable her time had been here. But then she thought about everything a
little deeper as she turned it over in her mind. Slowly she began to
realize that it was not just Jamie's fault that everything had gone wrong,
she was just as responsible. She knew the feud had to end today, someway,
somehow. What she did not know was that Jamie was walking, thinking, and
coming to about the same conclusion.
        They both arrived at Coach Lou's office at about the same time and
her secretary had them sit and wait as practice was running a little
late. This was unusual as Coach Lou started and ended everything on the
dot. She also expected her players to always be on time so she made sure
she was never late for anything to set the example.  About five minutes
later Coach Lou walked in.
        "Well children come on in."
        Being called children made them both cringe. They both had spent
eighteen years trying to become adults and when they thought they had
gotten there, one of the people they most respected was addressing them as
children.
        Coach Lou had them sit in the chairs set in front of her desk.  She
said nothing letting the silence fill the room putting a little fear into
her player's hearts. Finally, she got up and went to the door.
        "I want you both to come with me and see something."
         As they got close to the basketball court, the girls heard a lot
feet hitting the floor. Jamie looked at Misty asking her a question she
feared she already knew the answer to. They came out about mid lever of the
arena. The girls looked down to see the rest of the team running the
lines. They watched a minute or two with no one saying a word. Finally,
Jamie spoke up.
        "Why are you punishing them? They didn't do anything. Misty and I
are the only one who screwed up."
        "I am not punishing them. They are punishing themselves."
        Coach Lou looked over at her two freshmen letting them digest that
bit of news.
        "Karen and Isabella told me after practice that they felt like they
failed the team for not talking to you two about your ongoing feud. Or
coming to me to get advice on how to handle the situation. I agreed with
them that they did fail the team and both of you. I left their punishment
in their hands to punish themselves as they saw fit. The rest of the team
then stepped up saying they also saw what was going on and did nothing
about it so they also should be punished so they joined Karen and Isabella
in whatever punishment that the captains decided was appropriate. One more
thing before we go back to my office. I want you two to look down
there. You know what you are seeing?'
        Neither of the girls answered.
        " I will tell you since I don't think either of you know what it
is. That ladies is a team!"
        Coach Lou turned sharply and headed back to her office. Misty
turned her head away and felt the tears coming to her eyes. She avoided
Jamie's eyes as they followed the Coach. When they were all seated Coach
Lou put a box of tissues on the front of her desk. Neither of the girls
took one.
        "Come on, you are both crying so take one and lets get this
settled."
        Misty looked over at Jamie who was looking back at her and they
found that Coach Lou was right. They both had tears streaming down their
faces. They each took a couple of tissues and blew their noses and wipe the
tears from their eyes. Coach Lou let them get their composure back before
she began.
        "I sure would love to hear what either of you would have to say
about what happened between you two yesterday. Do either one of you have a
good reason as to why you were fighting?"
        Both girls remained silent.
        "That is what I thought. Well I have a few things to say. I brought
you both in here knowing your history together. I thought that you were
both mature enough to handle the situation but I was wrong, wasn't I?"
        Again Misty and Janie remained silent each squirming in their seat
not wanting to hear what they knew they were about to hear.
        "When you did not come to terms with each other during summer
school I decided that maybe rooming together would bring about a change in
attitude but I see that did not work. You both had plenty of opportunities
to talk to the assistant coaches or me but again you did not choose to do
that either. All you had to do was come to me and we would have talked
about it. When Jasmine and Destiny came here, for some reason they had an
immediate dislike for each other. They, like you, were competing for the
same position and playing time. But instead of fighting they came to me and
we talked both individually and then we talked together. I did not ask them
to become best friends or even like each other but I did make it clear that
they had to get along.  By talking, we were able to come to an
understanding. They still don't like each other but during practice and
during the game they are there for each other. They both have a different
role on the team and they understand that. Most important they understand
what it takes to win and they are willing to pay that price. But you did
not take that route so that leaves me to wonder if either of you are
capable of being team players, because if we do not work together as a team
then we are nothing. Being a team means that all ten players are working
together. If we don't all work together and become a team, we have no
chance to win the conference much less the national championship. Like I
said, I do not expect you to be best friends but I do expect you to respect
each other. I will tell you now that if you do not work this out then you
both will be sitting on the bench by me for the next four years. I don't
think either of you came here just to sit beside of me, did you?"
        "No Mam" They both replied.
        "I am going to give you both one more chance. Do you want to talk
about it now or do you want to try to work it out yourselves first?"
        Misty looked over at Jamie then she spoke.
        "I can't speak for Jamie but I want to try to work it out ourselves
first then come to you if we can't."
        "Jamie?"
        "I want to try to work it out ourselves first."
        "Ok we will give it a try but remember that you have eight other
players to talk to as well as two assistant coaches and myself to help
you. All you have to do is ask."
        "Yes Mam." They replied.
        "You can go then."
        Jamie got up to leave then stopped.
        "Coach, can we come back to practice Monday afternoon?"
        "That will up to the rest of the team. If you can come to some sort
of understanding and can convince the team that you have worked it out then
they may let you back, but it will be up to them."
        "Okay" they replied in unison and they left Coach Lou's office.
Once outside of the coach's office Jamie let out a long breath and she
heard Misty do the same. The tension, now gone, she realized that she was
about to pee on herself. She noticed that Misty was right on her heals and
that Misty entered the booth next to hers.
        As Misty sat there, she thought of how to solve their problem and
slowly came up with a plan. When she came out of the restroom, she found
Jamie waiting outside of the door.
         "Come on, we need to talk." Misty instructed Jamie as they headed
out of the arena.
        Jamie did not like being told what to do but something told her to
see what Misty was up to. She led Jamie across the campus to a hill that
over looked the university. It was quite there and no one was around. Misty
sat down and padded a place beside her for Jamie to sit. Misty took a deep
breath before speaking.
        "Do you hate me because of who I am or because I am as good as you
are at playing basketball?"
        This took Jamie by surprise and she did not how to respond so she
replied with "What do you mean?"
        "I mean do you hate me because of my personality? The way I walk,
the way I talk, who I am friends with or because I am a fucking whore."
        "I don't know you or who you like. And I am sorry I called you a
fucking whore.  You know I was just mad yesterday. But what is your point."
        "I know and I am sorry that I called you a fucking bitch, I too was
pissed. My point is that we have hated each other for so long now but we
really don't know each other so how can we really hate each other. Our hate
revolves around basketball so let's take basketball out of the equation for
the moment."
        "But basketball is in both of our blood, it is our lives."
        "You are right but for the moment let's avoid basketball and see if
we can learn something about each other and then we can throw basketball
back in once we get to know each other."
        "Ok I am willing to try anything at this point. I sure as hell
don't want to sit beside of Coach Lou for the next four years."
        "I did not come here to sit on the bench either." Misty said as she
got up and held out her hand to Jamie, who took it and got up with a
quizzical look on her face.
        "My name is Misty Watermier and I am happy to meet you." Misty then
held out her hand. Jamie face changed to a comical look but she took
Misty's hand
        "And you are?"
        "This is silly."
        "You are right but it is a starting point, just play along a minute
and let's see if it can work."
        Jamie sighed but replied, "My name is Jamie Goodman, and I am very
happy to meet you."
        Misty had to smile but she held out her hand again and they shook
hands. Misty sat back down and padded the ground by her for Jamie to sit.
        "Do you want to go first and tell me something about yourself?"
        "No this is your idea; I will let you go first."
        "Fair enough," Misty thought a minute deciding just how far to
go. Finally, she decided to go all out and see where it went. Misty started
at birth and told Jamie most everything about herself with one important
exception. She told her about both of her parents having an affair when she
was six. This of course caused a lot of tension at home and her parents
eventually got divorced. They both then married the person they were having
an affair with. She was mad at both of her parents so she went to live with
her grandmother until she was ten when her parents divorced their partners
and got back together. They then had two more children who Misty said were
a pain in the ass but she loved them both to death. She told Jamie about
discovering basketball when her parents got divorced and that saved
her. She talked about forty-five minutes before she finally finished. Jamie
was surprised how much Misty was telling her and after she finished she
wanted to still dislike Misty but she could not help to start liking her.
        Now it was Jamie's turn. She had not planned on being so open as
Misty was but after she got started she found she was telling Misty more
than she had told anyone before. She told her that she also had a little
brother and sister but while she loved them both she also was jealous of
them. Both of her parents worked so when she was not playing basketball she
had to help raise her brother and sister.  Basketball became a way to get
out of the house and away from her siblings. She told her that she liked to
kid and to play jokes on people and that tended to get her in trouble every
once in a while. She did not talk as long as Misty but she was just as
honest as Misty in what she said.
        Once Jamie was through talking they both laid back on the grass and
thought about what each had said. The silence was about to get to a
critical stage when Misty spoke.
        "Ok now where do we go from here? I know we don't have to be best
friends but I want us to be friends. I don't think I can stand us rooming
together the way we are now.  There is too much tension there. And I am to
stubborn to request a new roommate and admit defeat."
        Jamie looked over at Misty and she saw a tear running down Misty's
cheek. Her heart just broke seeing Misty crying. She though about what
Misty said about her parents and she knew that Misty was probably feeling
those same feelings she did back then. The tension she felt back then Jamie
knew she was feeling again. Jamie then surprised the hell out of
herself. She slid over to Misty and helped her to sit up. She then put her
arms around Misty and hugged her. Misty was just as surprised but was
thankful that maybe their feud was now over. They hugged a moment then
separated and they looked at each other then quickly looked away to avoid
the embarrassment they both felt at the show of emotion.
        "I officially declare an end to our feud. You can be in the room
any time you want. No more one off and one on, which was silly thing to
do. But I will still complete hard with you on the court but off no more
competing or fighting. If I have a problem with you then we will talk and I
expect the same from you."
        "That is fine with me." Misty stuck out her hand one more time.
        "You sure like to shake hands don't you?" Jamie said as she shook
Misty's hand one more time.
        Misty suddenly sang out "I just wanna hold your hand." quoting the
old Beadles song. Jamie heard Misty sing off key and broke out laughing,
discovering that Misty had a sense of humor. Misty acted hurt for a second
at Jamie laughing at her singing then she broke out laughing herself. Soon
they both were rolling around the grass laughing. When the laughter ended,
they decided that a little lunch was in order. They went to a pizza place
just off campus and got a pizza. They were silent at first not knowing what
to say but Jamie finally broke the silence and they started to talk. This
time basketball was the subject and they found that they could talk about
that too without fighting. They talked about the plays they each were
having trouble with and both admitted for the first time that they were
scared about making it playing at the college basketball level. They both
knew now that being superstars in high school did not automatically make
them superstars in college.
        After lunch, they went back to the dorm room and there was a moment
when they were unsure what to do. Jamie eventually went over to her
basketball and picked it up.
        "How about a little basketball?"
        Misty looked at Jamie questioning her thinking.
        "We are going to have to cross this hurdle sooner or later. We
might as well get it over with."
        "You got a point there." Misty said as she got up and followed
Jamie out the door.  They found an outdoor court on the far end of campus
where they stretched a few minutes then took turns shooting. Finally, it
was time to play. They started slow not guarding each other too close but
their competitiveness took over and they started playing to win. They were
soon pushing and on occasion fouling each other.  Neither getting mad and
they continued playing. When they were resting a minute or two Misty looked
at Jamie and realized that for the first time since coming to college was
having fun playing basketball. They played for a while longer then they
both went up for a rebound. When they came down they each had a firm grip
on the basketball. As they wrestled for the ball, Misty felt something
brush against her side. She let out a squeal and let go of the
basketball. She then realized that Jamie had tickled her.
        "No fair." Misty shouted at Jamie.
        "All's fair in love and basketball."
        "We'll see." Misty said as she snatched the ball from Jamie and put
in a lay-up.
        "Hey!" Jamie shouted.
        "All's fair in love and basketball." Misty said as her passed the
basketball back to Jamie. They started playing but now the seriousness was
all gone as they were trying to out do the other one, playfully fouling and
just plain goofing off. A while later a couple of guys wandered by and
challenged them to a game. Jamie smiled at Misty and winked.  Misty was
stumped for a second then realized what Jamie was up to. The two guys let
them have the ball first and Jamie let her first shot get blocked. They let
the guys get to ten points in a game of twenty points when they started to
play for real.  Misty hit a long- range shot and then Jamie stole the ball
and hit her own shot. The guys were force to go out and guard so Jamie
passed the ball to Misty and she ran by the guy guarding her and put up a
lay-up. The score ended up 20 to 12 with the girls winning. The guys' egos
were damaged and determined to beat these two upstarts and they challenged
Misty and Jamie to another game. The score ended up being 20 to 8 this
time. The guys then changed tactics deciding that if they could not beat
them then maybe they would ask the girls out.  But when asked Jamie looked
at Misty and then declined for both of them.  The guys walked off saying
something about a couple of fucking dykes and Jamie and Misty both thought
to themselves that the guys were half right.
        They decided that was enough basketball for the day so they headed
for the dorm.  For a day that started so bad, Jamie could not believe how
good it turned out and she realized that she did not want to end it quite
yet. She suggested a movie and Misty readily agreed. They took a shower
then headed out the door but before they got far Misty stopped Jamie.
        "Wait a minute I need your help for a second."
        "What?"
        "Help me take down all this shit on the wall, I can't stand it any
more."
        "Well you little whore. You put that up just to piss me off didn't
you?"
        "Of course, I had to do something after you came up with that
stupid idea of taking turns in the room thing."
        Jamie laughed but started helping Misty in taking down the crap on
the wall.  Once they were done, they headed back out but Jamie stopped
suddenly causing Misty to run into the back of her.
        "I did not mean anything about the whore thing a minute ago."
        "I know bitch."
        Jamie hit Misty on the shoulder as they walked out giggling. They
went to the mall and got something to eat at the food court. They discussed
on what movie to watch before deciding on a comedy. It turned out to be
really funny that had them both in stitches for most of the movie. When
they left, they both were feeling pretty good about themselves and how the
day had turned out. When they got back to the dorm, they took turns in the
bathroom getting ready for bed. When Jamie turned out the light, she bid
Misty goodnight and Misty returned the thought.
        When morning arrived, Misty was the first one up and as she sat in
bed a minute she looked over at Jamie's sleeping form. She could not
believe that she had hated Jamie for so long and in less than twenty-four
hours, she had begun to genuinely like her. Jamie really wasn't so bad a
person after all.
         Once they were both up and going and had gotten dressed, they went
to the cafeteria to have some breakfast. This time they sat at the same
table and were talking when Karen and five of the team strolled in. They
all glanced in their direction and then in unison did a double take. They
could not believe that Jamie and Misty were actually sitting at the same
table. Karen directed them to another table leaving Jamie and Misty
alone. Jamie and Misty knew they were the center of attention of their
attention. Jamie came up with an idea of faking a fight to get a reaction
from them. This made Misty giggle but then she reminded Jamie that they
were still on probation with the team so they had better play it cool for a
while. Once they finished their breakfast and they went up to the room to
study for a few hours. At about one, they closed their books and headed for
the basketball courts. Since it was a warm day, most of the courts were
full but they managed to horn in on a couple of games winning all but one
of their games. The one they lost was to a couple guys from the men's team,
yet they were able to hold their own.
        After eating supper, Misty had a paper to work on so Jamie went to
the lounge to watch some TV. When she came back, she told Misty that she
got quizzed about their meeting with Coach Lou and if she and Misty had
worked everything out.  She said that she did not tell them much but did
say that we were working on it but she was not sure that they really
believed what she had to say. Jamie wondered aloud what they were going to
tell the team tomorrow to convince them to let them back on the team. Misty
said to let her think about it and she would come up with something.  Jamie
figured that Misty had been right up to now so she went with it and crawled
into bed.  It took Misty about an hour of tossing and turning before she
had a start of an idea and was able to drift off to sleep.
        Jamie met Misty about a half hour before practice and Misty told
her what she was going to say. Jamie said that it sounded fine with
her. They let the team get ready then Misty got the teams attention. The
student managers left the locker room to give the team some privacy.
        "Coach Lou said it was up to all of you as to whether Jamie and I
can return to the team. I want to let you all know that Jamie and I have
spent the weekend getting to know each other and have decided to put our
feud behind us. We did this for the good of the team and more importantly
for ourselves. Of course Coach Lou gave us added incentive to do this by
threatening to make us spend the next four years sitting beside her on the
bench."
        This brought a laugh from the team, as Misty intended.
        "Anyway we are asking you to forgive us and give us another
chance."
        Karen spoke for the team. "I think we are all willing to give you
both another chance but as they say the proof is in the pudding. But there
is one condition to letting you back on the team. You have been punished by
Coach Lou and now you must take our punishment."
        Misty and Jamie looked at each other and Jamie replied "Okay."
        I think the team managers need a break so you both will put up the
basketballs after practice and then clean up the locker room for a
week. Are you willing to do that?"
        "Yes" they both replied.
        The team went to practice and everyone was surprise how well Misty
and Jamie got along. They were able to foul and get fouled without getting
angry at each other.  Even Coach Lou was surprised how well they got
along. When practice ended, the team dropped the basketballs in
unison. Jamie and Misty went behind the team and put the basketballs
away. When Misty and Jamie got to the locker room everyone was coming out
of the showers, so they undressed and went to take their showers.  When
they got out wrapped in towels, they found a total mess. There were
practice clothes everywhere. The wet towels were lying on the
floor. Normally Coach Lou would have thrown a fit if she saw this but this
was the exception. Misty and Jamie looked at each other in disgust but set
to work cleaning up after the team. The rest of the week went the same way
until Saturday's morning practice. Jamie and Misty put the balls up and
went to the locker room to take their showers. Saturday's practice was
always the hardest so when they got to the showers everyone was still
showering trying to work out the soreness in their muscles. Misty got
undressed and took a towel to the shower. The showers were divided up into
individual stalls so that each would have some privacy. When Misty got done
she reached for her towel only to find it missing. Misty hollered out for
someone to return her towel but she only got a reply from Jamie who said
she was missing hers too. It was then that they realized that something was
wrong. All the showers were still going but they heard no other
voices. They turned off the all the showers and were left with an eerily
silence.
        Misty followed Jamie out of the steam filled shower room to find
the locker room empty. Jamie turned around and Misty felt her breath give
away. She got her first real long look at Jamie naked and she found she
liked what she was seeing.  Misty had seen Jamie as well as most of the
rest of the team naked but this was different. This time they were
completely alone. Jamie was six feet tall, an inch taller than she was. Her
short black hair was plastered to her head. There was water dripping off
her small but pert breasts and her small dark nipples were hard from the
cool air. Misty's eyes drifted on down Jamie's body to the flair of the
hips. Her eyes drifted a little farther down to Jamie's back pubic
hair. Misty felt a shiver of excitement go down her spine.
        She did not realize it but Jamie was also giving her the once
over. Jamie saw Misty's small firm breasts with quarter size areoles. She
saw her lean and hard body. Her eyes also went on downward to Misty's pussy
and she could just make out her labia through the light brown pubic
hair. She felt a desire beginning to grown within her. Their eyes finally
came back together and they both blushed as they realized that they had
just been standing there staring at each other.
        "We have got to find some towels around here somewhere." Jamie said
to break the awkward silence. They looked around only to find the supply
area locked tight as well as everyone's locker, including their own. As
they looked for something to wear, they each kept glancing at each
other. Misty discovered that Jamie had a butt to die for and when she bent
over, she just caught a glimpse of the slit of Jamie's pussy. This only
served to turn on the facets in her pussy. Finally, Jamie found two pairs
of dirty smelly sweats in a corner. The sweats were a men's size 3X. They
turned out to be the sweats for the center of the men's team, whom Jasmine
was dating. They looked at each other knowing that the rest of the team had
set them up. They held their noses and put the sweats on. They then found
that the ties had been taken out so they had to hold them up at the waist
and hold them close at the top lest they fall off their shoulders. On the
way out, they found their tennis shoes so they put them on and headed
toward the dorm. As they walked, they knew they were catching the stares of
most of the campus and only one thing was said. That was by Jamie who
simple said.
        "You know this means that we will have to get them back."
        There was no need to reply as Misty was thinking the same thing.
When they got back to the dorm, they found their door unlocked and their
clothes neatly stacked on the end of their beds. As much as they both
wanted the smelly sweats off, they both got a sudden case of shyness. They
had just seen each other naked and it had its effect. Misty gestured to
Jamie to go ahead to the bathroom to take a quick shower to get the smell
off.  Once she was gone, Misty was left to her thoughts, a week ago she
hated the girl in the bathroom and now here she was lusting after that same
girl. She said to herself "You really know how to fuck up your life don't
you fool."
        As Jamie was taking her shower, she was thinking about Misty.  They
had gone from enemies to friends, then to best friends and now there was
something more. She knew she saw the same thing she was feeling in Misty's
eyes. She also knew that Misty was a thinker and it would take her a little
while to come around to what Jamie figured she already knew. They were
destined to become lovers. The problem was how to play it.  She cared for
her deeply now and the last thing she wanted to do was scare her off. She
would have to wait and let Misty come to the same conclusion. Of course,
she figured she would have to prompt her a little along the way. Jamie
finished her shower and dried off.  She put on a tee shirt and a clean pair
of panties but figuring now was as good as time as any to push Misty a bit
she left her shorts off. When she came out of the shower, she found Misty
sitting on her bed thinking away. Misty quickly got up and went to the
shower. Jamie lay down on her bed for a nap not bothering to cover up.
        As Misty showered, she thought about Jamie and wondered what she
was going to do. She saw the look in Jamie's eyes but she was not
completely sure if it meant what she thought it might. Could Jamie be a
lesbian like she was? Could her enemy, then friend become her lover? It was
all too scary to think about at once so she tried to put it out of her
mind. When she came out of the bathroom, she found Jamie sleeping on her
bed. She stopped and observed her friend. She saw the outline of Jamie's
breasts against her tee shirt and she saw the nipples poking against the
fabric. She looked on down Jamie's body to find that Jamie's black pubic
darkened the crotch area of her panties.  Misty stood there a few minutes
more before climbing into her own bed. She resisted the urge to turn on her
side and look at Jamie. But she did fall asleep with the image of Jamie in
her head.
        Jamie woke up a couple of hours later feeling a bit more
refreshed. Misty was still sleeping so Jamie decided to catch up on her
homework. When Misty woke up she joined Jamie and they worked until about
six. At that point, they shut their books and tried to decide what they
wanted to do. It was like they both wanted to do something but neither had
a clue as to what. Finally, they gave up and settled on burger and a
movie. They went through the drive through and then parked outside the
movie theater as they ate and listened to a couple of CD's. They both
turned in their seats and talked as they ate. As they talked, the
conversation got deeper and deeper. Jamie found that she was telling Misty
everything. It was almost like she wanted Misty to know everything about
who she was. Misty did her share of talking but mostly she listened to
Jamie. A long while later Jamie went to change the CD when she noticed the
time.
        "Oh god, it's ten-thirty. I think we missed the movie. I did not
mean to talk so much. I don't know what I was thinking."
        "That is ok, I wasn't much in the mood to watch a movie anyway.
Besides I enjoyed listening to you talk."
        Misty emphasized the point by touching Jamie's hand. Jamie took a
chance and she curled her fingers around Misty's. Jamie looked at Misty who
slowly raised her eyes from where Jamie was holding her hand until she was
looking back into Jamie's eyes.  Misty kept her hand in place liking the
feeling of Jamie's hand as she held on to it. She felt her face go flush
and was glad that the car was dark so Jamie could not see it. But Jamie
felt Misty's hand get sweaty so she knew what Misty was feeling.  Finally,
Misty took her hand away. Jamie suggested that they drive around a while
before heading home. Misty agreed needing the time for her head to clear.
        They drove for an hour or so before ending back at the dorm.  Jamie
went into the bathroom first to get ready for bed. When she came out, she
was wearing just a tee shirt and panties like she had earlier. Misty could
not help but to take notice when she went to get ready for bed. As she was
brushing her teeth, she decided to copy Jamie's sleep clothes. She left her
sweat shorts that she normally slept in off and went out with just her tee
shirt and panties. Misty watched Jamie carefully as she entered the room
and she saw Jamie smile. She quickly got into bed and turned out the light
thinking about the way Jamie was staring at her.
        Sunday morning they went to the arena and played with a few of the
other girls from the team. After lunch, Misty and Jamie went off by
themselves to play. They found a couple of games where they were able to
beat up on the guys. That got to be a thing with them frustrating the guys
on the basketball court and then turning them down for dates after the
game. After dinner, they retired back to the dorm with Misty working on a
paper and Jamie wandering down to Destiny and Jordan's room to bullshit.
When Jamie came back, she found Misty already in bed. She brushed her teeth
and went to bed but she noticed that Misty was watching her as she got into
bed so she went a little slower than really necessary allowing Misty to
catch all she had to show.
        The next two weeks went along about the same with Misty and Jamie
going to class and then practice. The only exception was when Jamie decided
to extract their revenge on the rest of the team. Jamie filled Misty in on
what she wanted to do. Misty was not sure at first but Jamie talked her
into it. It was a Saturday practice and they got to the locker room an half
hour before everyone else. They got ready then shooed the student mangers
out of the locker room. They put on their practice clothes then they began
to swap everyone clothes around making sure that everyone would have no
chance of wearing the clothes they were given. It would either be way too
small or way to large.  They knew that every one arrived with just enough
time to get ready and get on the court.  Today they would be cutting it
really close. Misty and Jamie looked everything over when they were done
then went out to shoot some baskets as they waited on the team to
arrive. They knew the last place they wanted to be was in the locker room
when it all came down. About two minutes before practice was to start the
rest of the team came running out and they all looked as mad as wet
hens. Coach Lou looked at the team then at Misty and Jamie and she knew her
freshmen were up to something. She decided to play her part.
        "Is anything wrong Ladies?"
        "Yes there is..." Jasimine started to say but Karen interrupted
her.
        "No mam, everything is cool." Karen interrupted and she turned to
Jasimine with her eyes boring into her telling Jasimine to keep her mouth
shut.
        "Okay then, let's get going."
        Jamie and Misty tried to keep out of everyone's way during the
practice. Once practice was over Misty and Jamie hung back wondering what
reception they were going to get. When they entered, the room the rest of
the team were huddled together. Jamie whispered to Misty "We're Fucked."
But the team surprised them when they started clapping.
        Karen stepped forward and spoke for the team. "We have to hand it
to you both.  You got us back good. But I want to warn everyone. Pranks are
fine during the season, it helps to keep everyone lose but let's keep it
clean and fun, okay."
        They all agreed then Jasmine spoke up. "Fine with me but next time
give me a bra I have a chance of getting into. I about killed myself
getting into Kaylee's bra. She ain't got anything to fit into a bra."
        This got a laugh and a towel thrown at Jasmine by Kaylee. Jasmine
then stomped over to where Jamie was standing. Jamie shrunk back against
her locker fearing what Jasmine was going to do but Jasmine just wrapped
her long arms around Jamie and bear hugged her. She then set her sights for
Misty who made her escape into the showers.  Jasmine whooped out loud and
chased after her. There was a lot of hollering coming from the shower and
it was coming mostly from Misty. A moment later Jasmine came out carrying
Misty in her arms and Misty was hollering to be let down. From then on
there were many pranks played and most of them involved Misty and Jamie.
        Every evening Jamie and Misty spent studying so that they would
have their weekends mostly free. Jamie kept the pressure on Misty by
touching her arm or hand whenever she had the chance. Misty found this
touching disconcerting and reassuring at the same time. On Saturday morning
they would have the team practice in the morning, then take a nap and go
out to a movie or maybe the mall. On Sunday's they would play basketball
most of the day either with the team or pick-up games with other students.
        After three weeks of practice, the first game arrived. It was an
exhibition game against an all-star team. Both Jamie and Misty were nervous
and had spent most of the night before the game talking. They wondered how
much they would get to play and how bad or good they would be. They both
did their best to encourage the other. The game finally came and Jamie was
the first one of the two off the bench. She missed her first shot and got
the ball taken out of her hand on the next play. She then settled down and
hit her next two shots. Misty replaced her and she hit her fist shot but
missed the next two.  They ended up playing about ten minutes apiece. Over
all they were just happy to get the first game over with. A week later,
they played another exhibition game.  This one was against a foreign
national team, which was bigger and faster than they were. This one neither
played as well but they got the experience that the coach wanted.

        The season started for real on the following Wednesday. The first
couple of games were against lesser teams and Jamie and Misty got to play
quite a bit. They then headed into the real part of the season. Coach Lou
believed you got better as a team by playing the best teams in the nation
so her schedules were always the toughest. The next three games Misty and
Jamie did not play quite as much but Coach Lou made sure that they got into
each game. She knew she would need their shooting before the end of the
season.
        Basketball and classes were now at the front of their minds but
late at night was when they would talk and their budding romance would come
back. They did not talk about how they were feeling but they damn well
thought about it. It was coming to the point where something had to happen
and as luck would have it, it did.
        On Friday night, they had a home game with the number three-ranked
team in the nation. Normally they played on Thursday and Sunday games but
this one was to be on TV so it was moved to Friday night. They were ranked
at number two but both teams knew this game could go either way. The first
half was nick and tuck all the way with the other teaming leading by four
and the end of the half. Coach Lou torn into the team at half time, letting
everyone know how badly they had played. Misty or Jamie did not play in the
first half but when they fell behind by ten Misty was called off the
bench. Jamie grabbed her hand as she got up and that gave Misty the courage
she needed. She came in and missed her first shot but Isabella got the
rebound and put it in.  Karen got a steal on the opponent's next possession
and she found Misty in the corner. Misty set up and she hit a big three
pointer. The arena came alive, and the team ran off twelve straight points.
Misty was taken out at the next time out and Jamie went in. She hit her
first two shots, which put the team up for good. But the other team did try
to make a come back. When they did, the upper classmen were put back in to
hold them off. When the buzzer went off to end the game the team hugged
each other knowing they had passed their first of many tests. When Jamie
and Misty hugged, something clicked. They both felt something go through
them and when Misty felt Jamie hug her a little tighter, she did the
same. They released each other but Misty saw the desire in Jamie's eyes and
she got a little scared but excited at the same time.
        The two teams shook hands telling each other they played a good
game. When the team got to the locker room, they were shouting and laughing
until Coach Lou got there.  She told them that they played a good game but
they still had much to work on to be a great team. Once everyone got
showered the team went to the common room at the dorm to celebrate. The
music was playing and all were talking and dancing with each other.  Jamie
danced with most everyone as did Misty but Jamie made sure that they ended
up together. For Misty everyone else seemed to fade into the background
when they started to dance. She was only seeing Jamie. They danced and
twirled each other enjoying themselves. Then a slow song came on. A few of
the girls did a slow dance with each other for fun but when Jamie took
Misty into her arms, it became real for both of them.  Misty felt herself
being drawn into Jamie's eyes. Misty felt their bodies being pressed
together. She felt a hundred different emotions flow through her body from
love to lust to fear. She danced with Jamie for a few moments then panic
hit her as she felt the need to kiss Jamie. Misty quickly broke away.
        "I forgot to call my parents." Misty said as she ran off. No one
paid much attention except Jamie who knew Misty had already called her
parents on her cell phone right after the game. Jamie waited a few minutes
then followed Misty to their room.  When she got there, she found the room
dark and she could see Misty in laying her bed.  Jamie came into the room
and in the dim light that was coming through the window she found her
stereo. She tuned the radio on to a station that played only love songs
late at night. She took off her top and bra and dropped her pants then put
on her sleep shirt.
        Misty was watching her every move wondering what Jamie was going to
do.  When she saw her put on her sleep shirt, she was suddenly afraid that
Jamie was just going to go to bed. As scared, as she was that something was
about to happen she was just as afraid that nothing would happen. She
watched as Jamie came over to her bed and pulled her covers down and
extended her hand out to Misty.
        "I believe you still owe me a dance."
        "I can't dance with you. I'm scared."
        "I'm scared too." Jamie softly replied.
        Misty thought for a second then put her hand in Jamie's and allowed
Jamie to help her out of bed. Jamie led her to the center of the room. She
placed her hands at Misty's hips and drew her in close. Misty put her arms
around Jamie and they looked at each other as they began to sway to the
soft music. Misty felt her heart beating a thousand times a minute and for
the first time in her life, she was not sure what to do. Finally, she put
her head on Jamie's shoulder and they danced. As time went on their
movements slowed and slowed until they were just standing still. Jamie
pulled back and before Misty knew what was happening, she felt Jamie's lips
touch hers. Jamie's lips were soft and sweet and Misty responded by kissing
her back. Their first kiss seemed to last forever as their lips were locked
together. When they parted, they both had to take a deep breath.
        "I have wanted to do that for a long time." Misty whispered.
        "I have too. I just wasn't completely sure how you felt about it."
        "Now you know."
        Jamie took Misty by the back of her head and pulled her back in for
their second kiss. Their mouths came together and they opened their mouths
kissing harder and more passionately. Soon their tongues entered the
picture with Jamie putting her tongue into Misty's mouth and Misty met it
with her own. Jamie would always make the first move and Misty was quick to
follow. Their hands were griping and pulling at each other. Jamie would
pull on Misty's lower lip and suck her tongue into her mouth. Misty would
then do the same to her. They were breathing harder and their hearts were
bursting. Finally, they had to break apart.
        After they rested, a second Jamie gave Misty a kiss on her forehead
and let her go.  She stepped back and pulled her sleep shirt off leaving
her in just her panties. Misty looked at Jamie's breasts in the dim
light. Jamie then stepped up and took Misty's shirt in her hands. Misty put
her hands on Jamie's stopping her.
        "What are you doing?"
        "Trust me."
        Misty took her hands off of Jamie's and allowed Jamie to pull her
top off. Misty was now like Jamie, clothed only in her panties. Jamie took
Misty by the hand and led her to Misty's bed were she helped Misty in. She
then crawled in beside her. They lay on their sides facing each
other. Jamie leaned in to kiss Misty. Their lips touched lightly before
Misty pulled back. Misty took Jamie's hands in hers.
        "I never done anything like this before." Misty told Jamie.
        "I haven't either, I have kissed another girl before but never more
than that."
        "How about boys?"
        "Yuk, no I have never kissed a boy nor do I want to."
        "Me neither, I never even got to kiss a girl before and I am glad
you are the first."
        "I am glad of that too."
        "When did you know you liked girls?"
        "Hush, just relax." Jamie told Misty as she pushed Misty onto her
back. She followed her lying on top of Misty. She kissed her and placed a
hand on Misty's right breast. Misty sucked in her breath as she felt
Jamie's hand on her breast but with Jamie kissing her she quickly
relaxed. Jamie gently caressed the soft tissue and then came to her nipple
taking it between her thumb and index finger. She pinched Misty's nipple
and she heard Misty moan. Misty put her hand behind Jamie's neck holding
her to her lips. They kissed and Jamie played with Misty's breast and
nipple. Jamie moved her lips to Misty's neck and then she slowly moved down
to Misty's breasts. As her hand continued to caress Misty's right breast
her mouth found Misty's left breast. She kissed the nipple and then sucked
it into her mouth. Misty felt like a whole new world was opening up to her.
Nothing had ever felt this good before and she heard herself moaning.
Jamie sucked and teased the left breast then went over to the right
breast. She kissed the nipple getting a moan from Misty. Jamie sucked the
nipple into her mouth feeling it harden. Jamie felt her own nipples harden
and her pussy was getting wet. Jamie sucked and kissed Misty's breasts but
then she had to feel Misty's pussy.
        Misty felt Jamie's hand going down her stomach. She knew where it
was going.  She felt the hand slip under her panties then comb through her
pubic hair and across her mound. She opened her legs as Jamie's hand got to
her pussy. As Jamie's fingers skimmed across Misty's engorged clit she
cried out "Oh God!" She felt a small orgasm hit her and she shivered. Jamie
fingers went on down and began to stroke her outer lips.  Jamie's fingers
went up and down her slit and the feeling was overpowering for Misty.
Nothing felt this good before and Jamie's mouth was still sucking and
pulling on her breasts. Misty felt her pussy juice flowing coating Jamie's
fingers.  Misty started to move her hips against Jamie's fingers. When she
felt Jamie's middle finger slip inside her Misty called out Jamie's
name. Jamie slipped her finger in and out of Misty's pussy and her palm
pressed against Misty's clit. Misty gripped Jamie's arm and held on as her
second orgasm hit her and this one was very powerful and she felt it
through out her body. When she recovered, she found Jamie looking down at
her smiling and her hand was still on her pussy. Jamie bent down and kissed
Misty. Their lips locked together and they kissed long and hard. Misty
thought Jamie was done but she surprised her. Jamie gave her a quick kiss
then got up on her knees and withdrew her hand from Misty's panties. Jamie
got down between Misty's legs and took Misty's panties in her hands. She
pulled them off with Misty's lifting her hips to help her. Jamie spread out
Misty's legs and she leaned down. Misty felt Jamie's hot breath on her
pussy just before she felt Jamie's lips kiss her pussy. It felt like 110
volts of electricity touching her pussy. Misty heard herself moan
loudly. Jamie then began to lick up and down her slit.  Jamie's tongue
licked all of the outside labia then it went deeper into her slit. Misty
could not believe how good this felt and it was Jamie doing it to
her. Jamie licked her labia a while then went up to her clit. She sucked it
into her mouth driving Misty crazy.  Jamie licked and sucked on the clit
and Misty felt a third climax coming. When Jamie pushed a finger into her
pussy, she cried out as the orgasm hit. She pushed her hips against Jamie's
mouth and rode out the orgasm.
        When she came down from her orgasm Misty found Jamie licking up her
juices.  She stopped her and pulled her up. She kissed Jamie tasting her
own pussy juices on Jamie's lips. Misty then pushed Jamie onto her back and
Jamie knew that Misty was about to return the favor. Misty kissed all of
her juices off Jamie's face then slid down her body. Jamie watched as Misty
first looked down at her breasts. She then bent down and took one into her
mouth. Jamie now knew why Misty moaned when she did that to her and she now
heard herself moan. Misty's warm mouth on her nipple felt so good as she
sucked and licked on it. Misty sucked on one nipple as her hand caressed
the other one. Jamie knew she was not going to last long with Misty doing
this to her. She wrapped her legs around Misty's waist and she rubbed her
panty-covered pussy against Misty's stomach. In no time, she felt her first
orgasm hit and her body shook from it. Misty smiled knowing she had made
Jamie cum and that made her happy. But Misty was a long way from being
done. She gave a last kiss to each nipple then went on down to Jamie's
pussy. She got up on her knees and pulled Jamie's soaked panties off. She
then looked down at Jamie's pussy. The dark pubic hair in the dim light did
not give her a good view but she could smell her arousal. Jamie waited
patiently as Misty looked down at her. She saw Misty lower her head and she
held her breath until she felt Misty's lips on her pussy.  She moaned lowly
as Misty began to lick her pussy. Misty's tongue felt so good as it went up
her slit to her clit and she cried out when Misty's tongue touched
it. Misty set in and began to lick up and down her pussy. There was no
place that Misty's tongue did not touch and it all felt good. When Misty
stuck her tongue deep into her pussy Jamie had to grip the sheets to keep
from cumming right then and there. Misty swirled her tongue deep inside her
pussy and followed that with a finger as Misty's mouth went back to her
clit.  Misty's tongue licked Jamie's clit and Misty's finger drove into her
pussy. Jamie felt an orgasm hit her hard and it started to wash over
her. Misty kept licking and fucking her so that when one orgasm ended
another one started. Jamie did not know she was capable of multiple orgasms
until then but she had one after another until she finally had to push
Misty away as her clit became too sensitive.
        Misty came up in the bed and hugged Jamie tight against her body as
Jamie came down from the high that her orgasm had evoked in her. Once Jamie
had recovered, she turned in the bed so that she and Misty were facing each
other. They kissed lightly then they stared into each other's eyes and held
on tightly. Misty began to think about what had just happened and that she
knew thinking too much always got her into trouble but once the questions
came into her mind she had to have answers.
        "Is what just happen real?" Misty asked Jamie.
        "It felt real to me. I have never cum like that before."
        "No not the sex, us."
        "I sort-of figured that was what you were really asking. You want
to know if I will respect you in the morning."
        "No that is not what I want to know!" Misty said in a frustrated
tone.
        "I know, I was kidding with you. I am sorry. I will be serious so
ask me what you really want to ask."
        Misty took in a deep breath and then just spilled her guts.
        "Damn you, you really know how to make it hard for me. You asked
for this so you are forewarned. First I hated you, then I found out you
weren't so bad. The next thing I know you became my best friend. Now I
think I have fallen in love with you."
        "Ok now we are at the heart of the matter. Well I pretty much went
from hating you to loving you so I skipped a couple of steps you went
through."
        Misty let out a long sigh feeling relief from the sudden tension.
        "Ok, what happens tomorrow with us."
        "Well I assume we will wake up in the morning, kiss, and hopefully
make love again."
        "Oh you know what I meant." Misty said as she hit Jamie on the arm.
        "Ouch, that hurt. You know I like to kid but I will try to be
serious for the rest of this conversation. You are asking about us and the
team and the future. I don't know the answer to that. I plan on loving you
for a long time but I think we need to be discreet with everyone else. I
don't think the rest of the team will care as long as it does not affect
the team. If we have a fight and we will have one sooner or later, then we
need to keep that between us and not drag them into it. Our private life is
our business and no one will care.  Other than that, we will take it one
day at a time and see what happens.  Does that answer your question?"
        "More or less. I guess I got scared for a moment there. I think I
dread telling my parents more that I do the team."
        "I am the same way with my parents and I don't think we should tell
the team anything. They will figure it out on their own if they have not
already."
        "You think they suspect something?"
        "Think about it. We hated each other and all of a sudden we are
never seen apart.  It's like we are joined at the hip. Not that I am
complaining, but even the best of friends do not spend as much time
together as we do. Besides you were pretty loud a few moments ago so the
whole floor probably knows about us now."
        "Bitch!" Misty hollered then took her pillow and hit Jamie on the
head with it.  Jamie grabbed her own pillow and swung it at Misty and the
pillow fight was on. They each were getting in their licks as they
laughed. After a few minutes of fighting, Jamie landed a good one on Misty
knocking her off balance. Jamie dropped her pillow and leaped on Misty
pinning her to the bed. Jamie sat on Misty's stomach and held Misty's hands
over her head.
        "I got you now."
        "So what are you going to do with me?"
        "Mmm, I don't know. Let me think a minute." Jamie sat there a few
seconds then she started to lean down.
        "I guess I could just kiss you." And that is what she did. She
released Misty's hands and lay down on top of her as they kissed. Misty put
her hands around Jamie and they kissed for a while. Their sexual hunger had
been satisfied for the moment but their need for each other had just
started. They kissed and stroked each other for a while. They then settled
in the bed and fell asleep holding on tight.
        Misty woke up first the next morning. The sun was up and she got
her first close up look at Jamie's body. She gently moved Jamie onto her
back without waking her. She looked at her face with her high cheekbones
and the dimples on her cheeks. Misty's eyes moved on down her body to her
breasts. The sheet was pulled down exposing them to her eyes. Her eyes
feasted on Jamie's dark areoles. They were about the size of a quarter.
Misty could not resist so she moved a finger to the closest nipple and she
ran her finger around the nipple teasing it. She watched as the nipple
slowly hardened.  She went over to the other nipple doing the same to that
one. She heard a soft moan from Jamie and she felt her start to stir. Misty
got up on one elbow and took the closest nipple into her mouth, sucking
gently. As she sucked, she used her tongue to tease the nipple.  Jamie woke
up about this time to find Misty sucking on her breast. She cupped Misty's
head with her hand holding Misty to her breast. Misty looked up to see the
Jamie was awake. She let the nipple go and moved up to kiss her. Their lips
met and they kissed.  The first kiss was short and sweet but then they
kissed again harder and more passionate as their tongues entered the
kiss. As they kissed, Misty moved her hand down to Jamie's pussy and she
began to stroke her clit. Jamie moaned and began to hump her pelvis against
Misty's hand. Misty stroked her clit, moved her fingers to the entrance of
Jamie's pussy, and slipped one in. Jamie was already wet and the finger
slipped right in.  Jamie moaned and sucked Misty's tongue into her
mouth. Jamie was getting closer and closer to a climax when she realized
that she had to pee bad.
        "Your about to make me pee all over myself. Let me up a second."
Jamie said as she pushed Misty off her.
        "Race you to the bathroom." Misty replied as she pushed Jamie back
down and she jumped off the bed and headed toward the bathroom.
        ""Oh no you don't whore." But Misty was already half way to the
bathroom.
        When Jamie got there, Misty was already on the toilet and she heard
the first drops of pee.
        "You little shit, hurry up. I have to go bad."
        Misty just smiled and continued to pee as she leaned over and
turned on the facet.  Jamie cringed and crossed her legs. Her eyes were
about to water she had to pee so badly.  Finally, Misty finished and wiped
herself before slowly getting up. Jamie was desperate by now and she was
sitting on the toilet before Misty was completely up.  However, Jamie did
take to opportunity to swat Misty on the butt as she got up.
        "Ouch! That hurt."
        "Well that is what you get for making me wait."
        Misty giggled then went to the shower to let the water warm up as
Jamie peed.  When the water was warm, Misty stepped in.
        "Don't use up all the warm water, whore."
        Misty opened the shower curtain and Jamie saw Misty all wet and
sexy looking.  Misty crooked her finger motioning for Jamie to join
her. Jamie smiled and stepped into the shower. It was a tight fit but
neither girl minded.
        "I think I need to finish what I started earlier."
        Misty pinned Jamie against the shower wall and as the water
cascaded over both of their bodies, then she kissed her. Their lips and
bodies came together. Their arms went around each other holding and
caressing everywhere. They kissed for a minute or two then Misty kissed her
way down to Jamie's breasts. She cupped her breasts in her hands and
brought one to the mouth. She sucked and bit the nipple causing Jamie to
moan.  Misty sucked and licked one nipple before going over the other
nipple and doing the same there. She then dropped to her knees and opened
Jamie's legs. She kissed Jamie's clit and then began to lick her
pussy. Jamie was swollen and ready for her. Misty licked up and down her
slit. Jamie moaned and she put one leg on Misty's shoulder opening up her
pussy some more. Misty buried her tongue into Jamie's pussy causing her to
moan louder. Misty used one hand to open up Jamie's labia to expose her
clit.  She sucked it into her mouth and then used the other hand to push
two fingers into Jamie's pussy. It was a tight fit but Misty was able to
get them in and she started to fuck Jamie and suck her clit.
        "Oh God Misty that feels good. Don't stop, please don't stop."
Jamie cried out.
        This spurred Misty on. She sucked a little harder and fucked her a
little faster. It did not take Misty long to get Jamie off. Jamie cried out
and her leg gave out and she slowly sank down in the shower with Misty's
help. Misty held Jamie until she got her senses back.
        They kissed a few minutes as the water rained down on them. Jamie
then sucked on Misty's breasts and pinched them for a minute or two before
asking her to stand up.  Jamie was still sitting on the shower floor and
she moved under Misty.  She grasped Misty's butt in her hands and she
buried her face into Misty's pussy. She licked and sucked on Misty's pussy
drinking in the juices. Her hands caressed Misty's butt cheeks spreading
them and pulling on them. When Jamie's mouth found her clit, she almost
lost her balance but she held on. Jamie used short quick licks on Misty's
clit and it was driving Misty to a climax. Jamie released Misty's butt and
used two fingers to push into Misty's wet and swollen pussy. The walls of
her pussy collapsed on Jamie's fingers holding them inside her. Misty
screamed as the fingers entered her and she came ever closer to an orgasm
as Jamie fucked her. Jamie licked Misty's clit harder and soon she was
cumming. Misty dropped to Jamie's lap as she came. Jamie used her fingers
to continue stroking Misty as she was having her orgasm thus causing Misty
to have a second orgasm. As the second orgasm ended, Misty pushed Jamie's
hand away and she melted into Jamie's arms. They rested a moment but by
now, the water was beginning to get cool so they got up and washed each
other off.
        After the shower, they returned to bed to cuddle and to take a nap
before getting up and getting something to eat before the afternoon
practice. Misty was afraid that everyone would know that something had
happened between her and Jamie but no one paid them much mind but her mind
was not completely on practice until Coach Lou started yelling at her. That
got her attention got back on basketball real quick.
        They had another game on Sunday, which they won, but not by as much
as they should have. Coach Lou let them know about it after the game
too. The after game, the victory party was a little subdued. After an hour,
Misty and Jamie went back to their room to study. They studied until they
could study no more. Jamie got up and went to the bathroom to get ready for
bed. When she came out she was stark naked. She smiled seductively at Misty
and went to her bed slipping under the covers. Misty got up quickly to get
ready for bed. When she came out the room was dark. She came over to
Jamie's bed and slipped under the covers with her. Misty slipped her naked
body on top of Jamie's and they kissed. Misty felt Jamie's hands caress her
back and buttocks as she caressed Jamie's face and arms. Jamie wrapped her
legs around Misty's lower back and she pushed her hips up pressing her
pussy against Misty's pussy. Misty began to push down and they ground their
pussies together. They started slowly as they kissed but ever so slowly,
they picked up speed and pressure. Their pussies grounded together and
their clits were rubbing together bringing them closer and closer to a
climax.  They gave up on kissing, they concentrated on cumming, and they
exploded at the same time. Misty collapsed back down on Jamie. Jamie
enclosed Misty in her arms and soon they were asleep.
        They only had three more days together before Thanksgivings and
they made the most of those three days making love every chance they
got. When Jamie returned from home, she found Misty waiting in the room for
her. She stopped just inside the door as their eyes met. Neither moved or
said anything for a few seconds then Jamie turned and shut the door locking
it as she did so. Misty jumped up, they met in the middle of the room, and
they started kissing. Jamie wrapped her arms around Misty and hugged
tightly.  When the kiss ended, Misty pulled back and started to undress
with Jamie doing the same. Once they were naked, Misty pulled down the
sheets and climbed into bed. She held the covers open for Jamie to join
her. They settled onto their sides so that they were facing. Jamie took her
hand, caressed Misty's face, and then pulled it in close as her lips found
Misty's lips. They kissed without the urgency they had a few minutes
before. Their lips touched and parted only to come back together
again. Soon their hands began to roam, as they caressed and played with
each other's breasts. Cupping them then going to the nipples pinching and
making them hard. Their hands went down to their butts caressing and
squeezing their rounded globes. Misty was the first to move a hand to
Jamie's pussy. Misty found that Jamie was already wet and she knew she was
wet also.  Misty ran her fingers up and down Jamie's slit getting them wet
and slippery. She went to Jamie's clit stroking it with a little
pressure. Jamie was doing the same to her and Misty felt her excitement
rising. They kissed harder, with their tongues pushing into and
probing. Misty started using a circular motion on Jamie's clit as Jamie
forced a finger into Misty's pussy. Jamie used her palm to press against
Misty's clit.  Misty moaned harder and she heard Jamie do the same. As her
orgasm neared, Misty increased the pressure on Jamie's clit and when she
came she heard Jamie cum with her.
        They clung to each other until their orgasm's passed. Jamie brought
up her fingers to her mouth to get a taste of Misty's juices. Misty then
did the same as Jamie watched her suck the juices off her fingers. This
only served only to drive them on. Jamie kissed Misty then pushed her over
onto her back. She turned around in the bed pulling the sheets off Misty
revealing her naked body. She got up on her hands and knees and she
positioned herself so that she had a knee on each side of Misty with her
pussy over Misty head and Misty's pussy was under her head. Jamie lowered
her mouth to Misty's pussy and began to lick. Misty moaned at the touch of
Jamie lips on her labia.  She stared up at Jamie's pussy seeing it so wet
and inviting. She put her hands on Jamie's hips and pulled them down to
her. She began to lick Jamie as Jamie licked her. Misty liked making love
this way. They could give each other pleasure at the same time. Misty felt
Jamie pull her labia open and Jamie's tongue enter her pussy. She had to
stop licking for a moment to enjoy what Jamie was doing to her. But after a
moment she went back to Jamie's pussy.  She put a finger to the entrance
and watched as it slowly disappeared inside her. She put her mouth to
Jamie's clit and sucked it into her mouth as she began to fuck Jamie with
her finger. This time Jamie stopped a second. They went at it this way for
what seemed like forever as they brought each other to one climax after
another until they could go no further. Jamie turned around in the bed and
they hugged and kissed.
        "Did you miss me?" Misty asked after a few minutes.
        "I only called you twice a day while we were gone, of course I
missed you. Did you miss me?"
        "You know I did." They kissed again.
        "What did you tell your parents about us?" Misty then inquired
        "I told them that we were fucking every chance we got."
        "You did not!" Misty said as she hit Jamie on the shoulder.
        "Ouch, that hurt. And no I didn't. My mother did ask about how I
was getting along with you but all I told her was that we had a problem or
two at first but Coach Lou straightened us out. She tried to get more out
of me but that is all I would say. What did you tell your parents?"
        "Pretty much the same thing even thought Mom threatened to call
Couch Lou to find out how I was doing."
        "Do you think she will?"
        "No, but sooner or later I will have to tell her about us, you
know."
        "Yea, I will too and I am not looking forward to it."
        "Me either."
        They stopped talking and cuddled for a while until it was time to
go to supper and then it was back to schoolwork. From then to Christmas
break things got into a routine with their studies, practice, games, and
when the day was done they retired to bed. It was then that they talked and
made love before falling asleep holding each other. They did have a break
from practice during finals but right after that they went back to practice
and then they had three away games before they got off for Christmas. On
road games, an upper classman was always assigned to the underclassmen so
Misty and Jamie were not able to room together. They were only able to find
a moment here or there to be alone and never long enough to do more than
talk and kiss a moment. The last away game was a tough loss to a team they
should have beaten. Coach Lou ripped into them good after the game and told
them to come back after Christmas expecting to work hard to try to fix
everything that went wrong during this game. To make things worse there
were problems with their charter plane and they ended up sitting in the
airport for four hours before their plane was able to take off. They did
not get back to campus until about eight in the morning. Misty and Jamie
were hoping to spend some time together before leaving for home but that
went out the window. They just had time to pack and then leave for home.
        When Misty got home, her little brother and sister met her when she
pulled into her driveway. They helped her get her stuff inside where she
was hugged by her mother.  When her father got home that night, they all
went out for dinner to celebrate Misty's homecoming. She felt good to be at
home but as soon as she got home, she called Jamie.  They talked for about
two hours before calling it a night.
        They both had last minute shopping to do and other family
obligations so they were not able to get together until Christmas
evening. Jamie had called Misty earlier in the afternoon and they arraigned
for Misty to come over at seven. As they talked, Jamie heard Misty's
brother and sister begging Misty to let them go too but there was no way in
hell she was going to let her siblings miss up her time with Jamie. But
Jamie told her that the house was full of her relatives so two more would
not hurt. They could play with her brother and sister and all the other
cousins. Therefore, it ended up great for Misty's family. Her brother and
sister got to go somewhere with her and her parents had some time alone. So
at six she packed everyone up and left to see Jamie.
        When Misty found Jamie's house there were cars everywhere and she
had to hunt to find a place to park. As she got out of the car, she saw
Jamie at the door waiting for her. They played it cool when Misty got to
the door an only if you looked carefully would you see the twinkle in both
of their eyes. Jamie ushered them in and she introduced Misty to her mother
and father.
        Jamie's mother hugged her and her father shook her hand. Then
Jamie's mother surprised her by saying, "I have to admit that you are the
last person I figured Jamie would be inviting to her house but you are more
than welcome here anytime."
        "Well I have to admit that if someone had ever told me I would ever
want to visit Jamie I would have told them that they were crazy."
        They all laughed and about this time all the kids realized that two
more kids had arrived so they all came running. All conversation was
impossible now and Misty's brother and sister looked to Misty for
permission to join them. Misty told them okay but to stay out of
trouble. They ran off and Jamie introduced Misty to all of her family
members. All of them were surprised to learn that it was Misty that came to
see Jamie.  They all kept up with Jamie's career and thus all knew about
Misty. But she was welcomed with some good-natured kidding. It took Jamie
about an hour to get Misty up to her room. As soon as Jamie shut the door,
Misty took Jamie into her arms and kissed her.
        "God that felt nice." Jamie said as the kiss ended.
        "Yes it did. I have been wanting to kiss you since I saw you at the
door but I guess discretion is the better part of valor."
        "So they say."
        Jamie took Misty by the hand and they sat on the edge of the bed
and they talked for a while catching up with each other. Then it was time
to exchange their presents.  Misty got her purse and pulled out a small box
and gave it to Jamie.  Jamie slowly opened the box as Misty anxiously
waited. When she finally got it opened, Jamie pulled out a necklace with a
small diamond pendant. Jamie's eyes lit up and she wrapped her arms around
Misty and kissed her. She then told her that she loved it. Misty helped
Jamie to put it on then it was Jamie's turn. She got up and went to her
closet where she pulled out a two-foot square box that she gave to
Misty. Misty opened the box to find posters and others things just like the
ones she had put up on her side of their dorm room when she and Jamie first
roomed together. Jamie waited for Misty to look up and when she saw the
surprised expression on Misty's face, Jamie burst out laughing.
        "You little bitch!" Misty hollered and then she burst out laughing
with Jamie.
        After they stopped laughing, Misty spoke up. "Where did you get all
this stuff? I thought we threw it away."
        "We did, I have spent the last two days going from store to store
trying to find all this shit. How you found all this stuff in just a few
hours I will never know."
        "It serves you right."
        Jamie got back up and went to her dresser and pulled out a smaller
box that she gave to Misty who tore it opened. Inside she found a small
teddy bear and a gold bracelet around its arm. Misty put the bracelet on
and then hugged Jamie. They hugged and kissed. When the kiss ended, they
kissed again this time with a little more passion. Their hands began to
roam as they kissed. Their breathing increased and they got a little
braver.  Jamie's hand reached under Misty's sweater cupping her breast in
her hand. Jamie caressed Misty's breast before finding her nipple tweaking
it between her thumb and forefinger. As they kissed and caressed each
other, there was a knock on the door.  Neither heard it at first but as it
grew louder, they heart it. They separated just in time as Jamie's mother
opened the door. Misty was just putting her sweater back in place as
Jamie's mother looked at her. Both of their faces were flushed and when
Jamie's mother saw this, she stopped in her tracks. The room was silent for
much too long for Misty's or Jamie's comfort before Jamie's mother finally
found her voice.
        "Jamie, I was just going to invite both of you down for your
father's annual Christmas toast." Jamie's mother said as she quickly made
her exit.
        "Do you think she knows what we were doing?" Misty asked.
        "Oh yes, I think she figured that out real quick."
        "I'm sorry."
        "Well she was going to find out sooner or later. I guess it turned
out to be sooner."
        "There is nothing we can do about it now so let's get it together
and go down so Pop can make his toast."
        They straighten themselves out and then went downstairs to join the
rest of Jamie's family. Jamie did not know what to expect but everything
seemed normal so she figured that her mother had not said anything to
anyone. The rest of the evening went as normal and Misty gathered her
brother and sister and left at about ten.  She made plans to meet with
Jamie the next day before leaving.
        Jamie figured that her mom would bring up what she had seen that
next morning but she didn't. Jamie knew it was on her mind and she wanted
to talk to her mom about it but she did not know how to broach the
subject. So she let it go and mid morning she left to meet Misty.
        Misty had a number of questions for Jamie when they met at the mall
but Jamie had no answers. They talked a while about what to do but not
having come up with any good way to talk to their moms about their
relationship, they went on to other subjects until Misty's cell phone
rang. She answered it to find that it was her mother inviting her and Jamie
to lunch. That was the last thing she wanted to do but she did not know how
to turn her down so she accepted.
        When Misty and Jamie arrived at the restaurant, they were escorted
to a back room where they found Misty's mom talking to Jamie's mom. They
stopped in their tracks and looked at each other in shock. They both just
knew that Jamie's mom had called Misty's mom about what she had seen them
doing. After hesitating a moment they went on to the table where their moms
were waiting.
        Misty introduced Jamie to her mother and they sat down. As they
ordered something to drink and eat, Misty's mom told the two girls that she
had contacted Jamie's mom right after they had gone to college. They
quickly became friends and were thus better able to keep up with what was
happening with their girls. Misty and Jamie did not really like this idea
of their moms swapping information and each wondered what the other had
told their mom. Both moms talked as they ate and when the food was gone
Misty's mom asked what sounded like an innocent question but Misty wondered
how innocent it really was.
        "Misty, you and Jamie becoming good friends has come as a surprise
to both of us and we know there has to be a story behind it so would you
care to let us know."
        Misty looked at Jamie wondering what to tell them and how much they
both already knew or thought they knew. She felt Jamie take her hand under
the table and she felt Jamie squeeze it. She knew Jamie was giving her
permission to tell it all.
        "Well that is a very interesting and a very long story."
        From there she preceded to tell them about their summer and them
having to room together beginning with the fall semester. This shocked both
of their moms as both Jamie and Misty had told their mothers that they were
rooming with someone else. She told them about their arraignment so that
they would only one of them would be in the room at the same time except
when they were sleeping. From there Misty told them about their fight in
exacting detail describing every blow. Misty and Jamie laughed when they
saw the look of horror on their mom's faces. From there she described the
running Coach Lou made them do. Misty then got serious as she told them how
they talked and eventually decided that they did not really hate each
other. Misty went on to tell them about slowly becoming better and better
friends. Misty then took a deep breath and finished her story.
        "Jamie and I eventually discovered that love and hate are more
similar than most people think. They are both very strong emotions. We
started out hating each other and ended up falling in love with each
other."
        With that, she pulled her hand that was still holding Jamie's hand
from under the table and placed it on top of the table.

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