Paradise Is Here

Someone Likeable (Gwen III)

Ran out of Gwen's pics from In Fabric T_T

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After months of hard work, weeks of exams, Josephine felt like she could breathe properly again now that her exams are done. She left her campus with a grin plastered on her face and since she left early, the woman went for a little walk as the weather on that day was nice. The sun was out of the clouds with a nice cold winter breeze, but her clothes could keep her protected from the cold. Josephine exited the bus at the station before the one she usually gets off at and enjoyed her peaceful walk.

She walked at a slow pace, trying to embrace the wonderful moment of that day, how relieved and in peace she felt. It took her quite some time to reach her home and when she arrive home, Josephine didn't expect anyone to be home as she knew her mom would already be at work and her brother would god knows where.

The first thing Josephine did was take off her shoes and head towards the kitchen, wanting to check if there's any food that was left for her. The woman gasped when she spotted a particular woman leaning over the kitchen counter, drinking coffee while reading a magazine, "Goodness! Gwen...you frightened me!" Gwen looked up and placed her coffee down on the counter. "I didn't know you'd be here."

"Your mum let me in before she left and she told me that she'll be home late, you'll have to provide food by yourselves." Gwen informed me.

"I see and since when have you been here?"

"I came at 12 and it's now 1:51, you're late."

Josephine tilted her head to the side, "What do you mean? I don't reckon making any plans with you today."

"You didn't. I just thought you'd come at 1:30."

"Exams just finished, so I took a little detour, it's very pretty outside!" The two women looked out the window and Gwen thought that it was indeed a pretty day, the perfect weather to go out in.

"In that case, why don't we go out?"

"Pardon?" Josephine quickly turned to Gwen with a surprised and puzzled expression.

"There's a shop I want to show you."

"O-Okay, why don't I just change my outfit to something more fitting for a hangout?"

"No need, you don't have to change."

"A-Are you sure?" Josephine asked, unsure about what she was wearing and was truly okay to be worn for going out with a friend. She always tried to look her best whenever she's going out with someone and that day, the woman was wearing a black long sleeve turtle-neck top tucked in her long almond coloured cashmere skirt, under that was a pair of black stockings and heeled boots and topping it off with a trench coat and a thick scarf.

Gwen walked closer to Josephine until they were a foot away from each other and started fixing Josephine's scarf. The shorter woman lifted her head up and noticed a small smile, "What you are wearing right now is already perfect." Heat came rushing towards Josephine's cheeks when she heard Gwen's statement. A compliment from her could suddenly make the shorter woman feel warmer.

When Gwen's eyes shifted to Josephine's eyes, Josephine quickly turned her head down and heard a light chuckle from the raven haired woman, "Let me just go to the bathroom for a second before we'll get going."

"Sure, take your time." Gwen disappeared when she went up the stairs to the bathroom. The woman that was left in the kitchen sighed heavily like she was holding her breath the entire time Gwen was that close to her.

A bit more than a week had passed since the day Josephine asked Gwen to be her friend and Gwen has been visiting quite frequently. Most of the time for Josephine and some times for George. Although, majority of their time together was cut short due to Josephine's mock exams, those short moments together were something to be cherished according to Josephine.