Edie could count the number of women she’d gone out with on one hand, and still have fingers left over. She’d never been that interested in dating as a teenager—partly because she hadn’t known any other girls like herself, girls who liked other girls, and partly because she’d been too busy. She ran track all four years of high school, which kept her focused, not only on the sport but in the classroom, as well. Her working class family didn’t have the money to pay for her to go to college, so she knew early on that anything after graduation would depend on her own hard work. Between her grades and her standings on the track team, Edie managed to snag a coveted four-year scholarship. Even when she started working admin fresh out of college, she had her sights set on a long-term goal—her own
