Jennie and Lisa took their cocoa and went out on the back porch. It was cold outside, but not nearly as cold as it would be once the season got fully underway. There was a cold wind sweeping through the valley, though, peeking in at collars and cuffs of coats in search of exposed skin to pinch frostily. Almost without thinking, they sat down in their usual chairs, side-by-side near the firepit, which was currently cold, looking out over the valley.   Jennie waited, hoping Lisa would volunteer to start the conversation, but it soon became apparent that the cup of cocoa and moving out to the deck was about as far as Lisa was willing to go to make things easy on her. She figured it was probably more than she deserved, after her outburst earlier. Taking a deep breath, she dove right in at the deep end.   "Lisa, I'm sorry about my outburst earlier. I was way out of line there. And I know you don't owe me an explanation, but it would be really helpful - especially since we're going to be working together all season - if you could tell me exactly what's going on and where I stand."   "That's fair enough," Lisa said, pausing to take a sip of her cocoa, "I think you deserve at least that much." She stopped and looked out over the valley, trying to figure out how to start. "I guess the best place to start is to start at the beginning. You've got to keep in mind that I've known I was gay for less than a year. And that when I discovered it, I went from being single to almost getting involved with Dahyun to getting into a relationship with you in less than a week. From time to time last season I would stop and try to think 'what am I doing?' because my head was whirling, everything happened so fast."   "So when I was leaving the lodge to go back to school at the end of last season, I saw it as my chance to - for the first time - be a single lesbian. But I couldn't do that if you and I were in a long-distance relationship. So I broke up with you, and even though it was something I felt like I had to do, it was still one of the scariest things I've ever had to do. Part of me - a big part of me, to be honest - was afraid I'd come back to find that you'd found someone else. But I did it anyway. I had to know who I was when I was just me, not part of a couple."   "And before you ask, yes, there have been other women, and that's all I'm going to say about that. Anyway, fast-forward to today. I get back here and you apparently lose your mind at me, when I'm already scared. So at this point, Jennie, I think a lot of it depends on you."   "You were scared?" Jennie looked as confused as ever.   "Yes," Lisa said. "I was afraid I'd come back to find that you'd found someone else, or that you didn't want me back, or-"   "Of course I want you back," Jennie practically yelled. "I told you when you left that I'd be here waiting for you."   "Yes," Lisa repl