Who: Jubilee & Kitty What: Picnic at the lake Where: Stockbridge Bowl, near Massachusetts' Xavier School When: August 2015, the weekend just before the start of school.
The Stockbridge Bowl was a scenic lake outside of Stockbridge, Massachusetts at the base of the Berkshire Mountains. It also happened to be within walking distance of the current Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, the current residence of Jubilation Lee and Katherine Pryde.
Jubilee and Kitty were setting up a blanket on the beach at Shadow Brook. They'd brought a beach blanket and picnic baskets. It had been a minor miracle for the two of them to actually slip away to this quaint little get-together without the rest of the students inviting themselves along.
The two women had been dating since Independence Day weekend, which had drawn concern from some, derision from others, and support from still others. Granted, Jubilee was still in high school, about to start her senior year, and Kitty was a teacher in her twenties. But Jubilee didn't care; she was crazy about Kitty, and that was all that mattered to her.
The day was starting to cool off, the temperature starting to slide from the low eighties into the seventies. Still, the sun was out and shining, and Jubilee planned to take full advantage of it. "Wanna swim a little bit?" Jubilee suggested. "Or .... you wanna snuggle?" Her eyebrows waggled.