𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 || Cillian Murphy ¹

𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒩𝒾𝓃𝑒𝓉𝑒𝑒𝓃

Patrick attempted to reach out to Auden multiple times, but she rightfully ignored him.

When she arrived back to her office the Monday after his exhibit opening, there was a giant pot of red roses on her table. At first, her heart fluttered assuming it had been Cillian. But upon further inspection of the card, she realized it was Patrick who had sent them. Auden has rolled her eyes, picked them up and went to Brigid's desk, placing them on the corner and throwing out the card before returning to her office.

Brigid wasn't in yet, but Auden knew that she was going to have a lot to say. Brigid had called her several times, but Auden couldn't work up the courage to answer her friend's calls. She needed time to digest the past weekend's events and figure out what to tell Brigid.

Her and Cillian had decided that they both wanted to keep their relationship private, at least for now. Cillian had expressed his concerns over paparazzi and the press spewing rumors about them together, especially because his divorce wasn't finalized. They both also knew that the age gap between them would be an issue, however neither of them actually directly addressed it.

The fact that Cillian was older didn't necessarily bother Auden when it came to romance. Maybe it was the countless romantic films she had seen as a child and a teenager. A part of Auden's brain, however, knew that many were not going to take the age gap well. But she wasn't about to let go of a feeling she had been chasing for so long. Brigid's words sounded in her head: For someone who's lost so much in their life, you would think they wouldn't want to let a great thing go.

Brigid had been right. She wasn't about to let a great thing go. Auden deserved this.

"Think to the devil and she shall appear," Auden mumbled to herself, spotting Brigid's fiery head pass by her door. Auden sighed inwardly. She loved her friend, but she could not do a confrontation right now. Auden counted to ten before Brigid burst frantically into her office. Her eyes were wild with excitement.

"Have you seen this?" Brigid asked, slamming down a hot pink magazine on her table.

"Good morning to you too," Auden replied, slightly taken aback by her friends excitement so early in the day. Auden looked down at the magazine. At first, all she was was a pretty blonde actress posing in a fake laugh. She was about to ask Brigid what this was about, when she spotted Cillian's face in a small box on the right hand side. Under it, the box read "Cillian's younger mystery woman?"