One Day At A Time - Revised Edition

On Thursday, a couple days later during lunch, Ava tells Rose and Lucas that she's queer.
She also thanks Rose for giving her that word in the first place.

She goes in-depth about all the research she did and the talk she had with Lilly. Her friends all hug her, congratulating her and telling her that they're proud of her. They are the first people she's told.

It gives her hope in telling her mom, hope that it'll go smoothly and end in congratulations and a warm, loving hug.

She starts to plan out the how in her mind. When her mom isn't busy, she'll ask her to talk and then she will jog her mom's memory about the Christmas party and how Lilly kissed her and the whirlwind of emotions that followed.

And it'll go on from there. It's easy, an easy, full-proof plan.

The when is harder to figure out.
Should it be after school or on a weekend?

If it's on a weekend, should it be in the morning or in the evening? Or maybe the middle of the day? Should it be on Saturday or Sunday or on Friday night?

All the questions buzz in her head for the rest of the day, even while she's in the car with Lilly on the way home.

She's looking out the window, not saying a word, which is strange for her.

"Hey, are you okay? You're kind of... spacing out." Lilly asks her.

Ava startles out of her own mind as she blinks her eyes and swallows down the many, many words clouding up her head.

"I'm okay. I was just thinking."
"What were you thinking about?"
"I, I'm gonna tell my mom about everything. I'm ready to, to do that."
Lilly glances over at Ava with wide, joyful eyes.
"Really? That- that's great! When are you going to tell her?"

Ava spits out the first thing that comes to mind,
"On Saturday, in the morning."

She says it matter-of-factly and she sounds very sure of herself, which makes Lilly's heart beat enthusiastically.

They pull into Ava's driveway a brief moment later.
"I'm really proud of you for being ready to say it."
"Thank you. I love you."
"I love you, too."
Ava kisses her cheek and steps out of the car.

Lilly sits in her car quite giddily, but her worries about telling her own parents creep into her mind.