Spotlight

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In what seems like the wee hours of the morning, Sarah's alarm goes off and after being momentarily disoriented as to where she is, she finds the phone and turns the noise off.

Letting out a big yawn and fighting back the urge just to go back to sleep, she instead climbs out of her bed and heads to the bathroom to grab a shower and make herself presentable for her appointment. Walking to her closet wrapped in just a towel, she stands and looks, while debating what to wear.

"Do you want me to set out some clothes for you for old times sake?"

Sarah chuckles, "Morning, Tan; how'd you sleep?"

"Your couch is as comfy as I remember."

"I do have a bed in the other room, you know."

"I couldn't be bothered to make it, so, I just grabbed a pillow and curled up downstairs." Tanner lets out a yawn, "Make you a deal, let me grab a quick shower and get changed and then I'll pop out and get us something to eat and extra-large coffees for the trip."

Sarah smiles, "It's really nice to see you Tan, I've missed you and I'm not supposed to eat or drink before the appointment, so raincheck on breakfast."

"I'm extremely missable. Is that a word?"

Sarah shrugs, "Dude, I've had barely any sleep and am caffeine deprived; not even sure I can put on mascara let alone know if a word is really a word."

"I'm definitely dressing you then." Tanner makes his way over to her closet and grabs a shirt and then matches a pair of jeans, belt and heel boots. "Did you not bring your leather with you?"

"I left it with Abby for safe keeping."

"Plan B then." He searches around and swaps out the original shirt for one that can be worn by itself. "Good?"

Sarah nods and smiles. "Thanks, Tan."

"Uh huh, this one's free, next time I'm charging you for wardrobe selection." Tanner heads across the hallway into the extra bedroom and grabs a bag before helping himself to her ensuite and more specifically the amazing shower in it.

Sarah grabs some underwear and puts on a bra before pulling on the shirt and tucking it in the jeans once they're pulled up. She adjusts the belt with the shiny SD buckle and then sits down to pull on the boots before getting to work on her hair and makeup. Soon she looks more like Selena than Sarah, which is what's needed for today's appointment in case of being spotted entering and or exiting the building. Noticing Tanner standing and watching her in the mirror, she smiles, "Are you planning on continuing to be a stalker or ..?"

He chuckles, "It's difficult for me not to stand and watch a thing of beauty or in this case a person of beauty; which you are, S."

"What did you break?"

"A lamp. I must have hit while I was asleep last night, because when I woke up, I found it on the floor and it didn't want to work anymore."

"Did you check the lightbulb? Perhaps, it's just burnt out and not broken."

"Can I blame it on the lack of caffeine coursing through my veins at the moment?"

Sarah chuckles, "I'll allow it. You're probably going to have to grab breakfast on the go; traffic is always a nightmare and I don't want to be late for my appointment."

"Are you scared?"

Sarah nods, "Terrified."

Tanner wraps his arms around her and kisses the top of her head. "No tears on the shirt, its silk."