Aubree was relieved when Gwen said she would take her out shopping, but she was worried about her brother tagging along too. Didn't guys hate going shopping, never mind a gigantic mall like Mall of America?
She shook her head as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, getting ready for Gwen and her brother to arrive.
Whatever.
Sighing, she leaned forward over the sink and applied a thin line of eyeliner on her eyelids.
Maybe he would go off and do his own thing and meet back up with them later?
I can only hope, she thought, standing back and making sure she looked okay.
She only ever put on eyeliner and a layer of lipgloss to jazz up her facial features. Anything more than that was for special occasions, like weddings. She was dressed in a pair of blue denim capris and a loose fitted white peasant blouse with her hair tumbling over her shoulders. She gathered her golden brown locks and piled them up on her head. She always looked younger than she really was, and pulling her hair back made her look somewhat closer to twenty-four.
Sighing, she let her hair fall down before she left the bathroom.
She went to their room and checked her cell for the fourth time in the last ten minutes. Gwen and Stone should be there any minute. She had sent Gwen a text with her apartment building's address an hour ago so they knew where to pick her up.
She slipped it into her purse and went into the living room to wait.
"All ready to go?" Dan asked leaning forward, his eyes glued to the television set with a game console in hand, his thumbs clicking away rapidly on the buttons.
She sat down beside him on the couch and looked at the forty-inch flat screen. She had no idea what game it was he was playing, but it looked like he was killing zombies or something equally gruesome.
"You sure you don't want to come?" she asked, pulling her eyes away from the image of Dan shooting a line of zombies coming at him.
"Yup. You girls go and have fun."
"Want me to bring something back home for dinner?"
"Okay."
"What would you like?"
"Okay."
She frowned at him. "Dan."
He paused the game and gave her his full attention now. "Yeah, babe?"
"I'm going to pick something up on my way home for dinner. What would you like?"
"How about Chinese? Something good, like Szechuan Beef."
Aubree nodded at the suggestion before he returned to playing his game. She understood him getting in the zone while he was playing video games, but that didn't make it any easier to talk to him. She tried not to make a big deal out of it, though. He didn't spend too much time playing games, so it's not like she could complain. She usually spent that time reading a book beside him. It just didn't work when trying to have a conversation.
She sat there, twisting the hem of her blouse while staring blankly at the TV, waiting for Gwen to arrive.
Ten minutes later, her cell phone beeped. She swiped the screen open and saw a message from Gwen.
Gwen: Here :)
"Looks like she's here," Aubree announced as she pulled herself up from the couch.
Dan hummed in response.
She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Have fun, babe," he said, his eyes still glued to the TV.
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Heart of Stone (Parts I & II)
Werewolf[COMPLETE] Some bonds can't be broken, even in death. -- He couldn't endure another heartbreak. "Accepting her would be a mistake," he said. "She's a human. I can't afford to have her blood on my hands." Gwen looked away, and he knew she saw the ima...
