Present Day

Jessica – after much debate with herself on her trip home – decided not to burden HyoYeon and Sunny with her exploits during the reunion.  Of course, neither HyoYeon nor Sunny would consider it a burden.  It would be pure entertainment for them.  After all, the last they’d spoken, Jessica had vowed she hated Kwon Yuri and was dreading seeing her at the reunion.  To confess she not only enjoyed seeing her again, but that she’d slept with her…well, she just wasn’t ready for that scene yet.

No, she took her two bags and headed up the elevator to her apartment.  It was still early, the day sunny and hot.  She stripped off her clothes, rummaging in her drawers until she found her favorite pair of biking shorts.  The black nylon and spandex hugged her body, yet on a very hot and humid day as today, kept her skin dry.  Instead of the equally form-fitting and matching shirt, she pulled on a baggy, sleeveless white shirt.  She twisted her hair and tied it behind her neck, grabbed her helmet and bike and was out the door in less than ten minutes.

She was on her bike for two reasons.  One, she’d been a lazy slug for the past week and needed some exercise.  And two, she needed to think.  The long drive back to Houston would have been the opportune time to sort out her thoughts, but she hadn’t been ready to hash it all out.  Instead, she’d turned the music up loud, losing herself in mindless lyrics, singing alo