Page 114 of Forget Me Not: A Lesbian Romance

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Especially not things like math and science.”

She glanced over at Dallas, who felt a shiver of sadness

attack her chest. She remembered Quinn telling her that she

wanted to be a vet when she got older. She didn’t say it all the

time, but the odd times people asked her, that’s the answer

she’d give. Dallas thought it sucked that Quinn wasn’t

naturally amazing at math and science. She must really have

had a tough time if she didn’t want to pursue being a vet just

because of that. Or maybe it really was that she’d realized that

vets don’t have it easy, and like other doctors and nurses, they

do what they can in a world of suffering and that’s tough.

Really tough.

“Quinn, are you going or what?” Danica smiled tolerantly

at her sister even though she was tapping her foot in mock

annoyance.

Quinn rolled her eyes. “Prepared to be amazed!” She lifted

the flap on the large purse she had slung over her shoulder and

pulled out an ancient book. The thing was falling apart, but the

title was still visible. “It’s an old Bible. German. 1878

publication date. I’m using this as the cool thing for five

bucks, since it was two dollars, if you can believe that, and

also as the oldest thing. We don’t have a rule against that.”

Danica groaned. “We don’t, but I should make one.”

“I think there should be double points for using one thing

for two categories. That takes real talent.”

Danica shifted her gaze to Dallas. “What did you find?”

Dallas let the group have a look at the pocket watch.

Maybe it was her imagination, but Quinn’s hands lingered

over the face of it for the longest amount of time. She turned it

over, inspecting the glass, the initials inscribed inside, but said

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