“What the hell is this?” she asked me, giggling a little.
“This is a sacred space,” I answered as I crawled in the tiny doorway of my club house.
“Scared, huh?” she made fun of me, following me inside.
As we repositioned and got more comfortable, I continued.
“Very. This has been a home away from home for years. Jenny and I built this when we were kids.”
“I can tell.” She laughed. It was a little shabby, I’ll give her that. “You said you and Jenny?” she asked, and suddenly there was a pit in my stomach.
“Yeah,” I answered. I didn’t know what else to say.
“So, I want to say something.” She positioned herself so that she was sitting with her legs crossed. I nodded for her to continue. “The other day…I didn’t mean to shut you out,” she sounded timid now. I wasn’t used to seeing her lik
