Watching Her

Chapter 18

Lucy had rushed home, even managing to smoke and drive at the same time, she felt proud of herself to multitask as she pulled up into the drive. Then ran up the stairs and further smoked two quick cigarettes disappointingly without her Reflection in the mirror. Then got undressed as to get ready for Tammy's impending arrival. She got dressed in her black fitted jeans and a red top with some red sequins on the neckline, doused herself and the room in perfume and body spray. Completely ignoring and not putting away the dramatically now over full ashtray, pack of cigarettes and lighter by the mirror. As they sort of lived where they did. She then headed to the bathroom, straightened her towels on the rail, putting the toothbrush in the old glass holder and looked around making it presentable. She had one last glance in the mirror above the sink checking she was normal before heading downstairs.

Once in the kitchen Lucy winced at the piles of dishes, she glanced at the time and quickly put as many as possible into the dishwasher and tried her best to clean the counters. "Where is mum when you need her!" she exclaimed as bent down pick-up crumbs off the floor and then coughed to clear her throat and swallowed hard as she strained to get up and put them in the full bin. She then ran her tongue along her lips as she opened the fridge, twisted off the lid from the wine bottle and poured herself a glass of wine, before swishing calmly as she could into the living room.

Tammy arrived promptly dressed to the nines in a low-cut curve-hugging maroon dress whilst carrying two bottles of wine. Lucy audibly gulped when she compared her dress to her jeans and top.

"Evening you, let us get this party started!" she giggled as Lucy gave her a quick welcoming hug and then invited her in.

"I will put the wine in the fridge!" Lucy suggested helpfully, but I have got a chardonnay open, if that is, okay?

"Hell yeah!" Tammy said distractedly as she was busy looking intently around the living room as she followed her into the kitchen. "This place is amazing; you are so lucky!" she grinned as Laura poured the wine into a clean glass and offered it to her.

"Thanks, Cheers!" Lucy grinned as they clinked glasses.

Tammy wiggled her hips to some music in her head "Shall we order the pizza? They take ages on Friday." She smiled then took a mouthful of wine.

"Yeah, come into the lounge, it's more comfortable than this tiny kitchen."

"Luce, the kitchen is incredible!" Tammy said with serious intent on her face as Lucy shrugged her shoulders.

Lucy turned the television on, and chose a radio station, and turned the music down to background, they then sat at either end of the sofa and between them on Tammy's phone they managed to order the pizza on the app and then continued to drink and chat. After the pizza arrived thirty minutes later, they continued to eat, drink and gossip.

"Are you okay Luce?" Tammy asked as she brushed the crumbs off her lap.

"Yeah, why?"

"Oh, you keep looking at the ceiling, is there a huge crack I can't see, I am worried it's about to collapse on us!"

Lucy chuckled and picked up her wine glass and took a gulp "I am fine, I just keep thinking about something that I might have forgotten, but I can't remember what it is!" she grinned.

"You go upstairs to fetch something, and then can't remember why you went upstairs...you are getting old Luce!" Tammy grinned and took another gulp of wine.

"Yeah, something like that."

"I'm worried about you Luce!"

"Why?"

"You keep forgetting things, like today you had to keep running out to your car at lunchtime because you forgot something!"

"Did I?"