Qi laughed, “Oh, I was gonna tell you to be calm and center yourself.”

Spencer laughed, “How’s the Buddhist get-a-way going?”

“Obviously not good because I am on the phone. Why the hell did I even come here? Damn, I am gonna kill my parents!” Qi said overly dramatically. Qi was a year older than Spencer, making her twenty two. Spencer met Qi the first day she arrived in Louisville. The Japanese lesbian bumped into Spencer at the airport. She had just gotten off her plain from visiting her family in Japan and was now home. They became quick friends. Spencer ended up living with Qi and her grandparents for a couple months. Every year, Qi had to go home and visit her family and then spend a week with her eldest brother ‘centering’ themselves in a Buddhist temple.

Spencer laughed at the girl again; she was always there for humor. “You could always come here and save me from hell.”

Qi replied, “Is it that bad?”

Spencer nodded her head, even though she knew Qi couldn’t see her. “Is so, ughhh, I wish things where how they used to be. Everyone here is so tight together, and I invited everyone over for dinner. She’s coming with her knew family.”

Qi sighed at the younger girl, “I’m sorry Spencer, but I know you are strong enough to get through this. I mean, the girl wasn’t worth you. You know?”

Spencer just sighed, “So, how about you come here when you get back?”

Qi was quiet for a second, “Umm, well, I sorta promised Emme that we would drive up to Indy when I get back.”

Spencer took another deep breathe, “How…how is she?”

“You left her pretty hurt when you left.”

“She said she understood why I had to leave.”

“Spencer, you told her you had to break up because you had to come back to Los Angeles for work. Spencer, it’s Emme. She will agree to anything you say if it would please you.” Qi sighed, “The poor girl was hurt when you left. You were together for four years.”

“Off and on,” Spencer said taking a seat on the lawn chair. Her right hand pressing against Maddelena’s back.

“Still, but I think what hurt the most was you taking Mad away from her. I mean, Spencer, Emme was like her mother and you knew that.”