<em>~Mila, with the girls~</em><br/><br/>Mila nodded at Mari.  Nobody knew that she was interested in polyamory except the people who were involved in this project and the people who had rejected her for her views.  She had learned, after the thing with Blake and her family, to protect herself better than that.  So she had closeted herself, not letting herself get close to people.  Even in the online communities in which she participated, she didn't talk about her own beliefs very much.  It would just give others more fodder to judge her.<br/><br/>Just then, Nicci came back into the room.  Immediately, Mila was drawn to the other woman's t-shirt.  The art on it caught her attention, and she wanted to look at it, but didn't want to come across as she was staring at Nicole's chest.  So, after taking a surreptitious glance, she smiled and said, "I waited for you before trying one."  Leaning over, she picked up a truffle.  "Mari and I were just talking about how it's a little different starting out a friendship where everyone already knows you're into polyamory," she explained as she nibbled on the chocolate.<br/><br/>"Okay," she said, a sly little smile on her lips.  "You girls must want to talk about them, too."  She looked pointedly at Nicci and continued, "I think you're way off base about Bo.  He already has it bad for you.  But... I think I missed it.  When on earth was he upset with you?"