Haven

Chapter 1 (Rewritten 20/1/19)

Strands of black hair escapes it's loose restraints, trembling down as far as it can reach.

Red wine swirls around the rim of the crystal glass. Rolled ever so slightly by the slender hand molded against it's stem.

Silence smogs the room. Interrupted now and then by slow humming, spilling from ruby stained lips.

A minute rolls by. Then two.

A dark coffee coloured hand rises and hovers above the white door. But before it knocks, those ruby stained lips mutter out an invitation.

Creaks and moans erupt from the protesting door, as it is pushed open. Allowing the invited guest to come in.

Warm chocolate eyes flitter to the mysterious man. Only to find cold dark brown ones staring back.

"Howard"

A pale hand gestures to a empty seat on the left.

Howard steps forward towards the chair. His eyes never leaving the warm chocolate eyes.

He sits down, bring the suitcase up onto his lap. Breaking eye contact, Howard pops open the suitcase and slides out a case file. Pushing it to the left, towards the owner of the house.

"Amanda"

"To what pleasure do I owe this vist?" A smile graces her lips. "Hmm, let me guess she's back along with her troubles"

Howard shifts in his chair. Uncomfortable with the way Amanda's eyes bore straight into him. Searching for every dirty secret hidden with. He knows that something must of happened to her. For she hadn't been like this for years.

"Yes. The troubles are back, along with her. And you should be to."

Amanda looks down to the case file presented by him. Swiftly, she snatches it. Bring it to lay on her lap.

"You'll find everything you'll need in that file." He closes the suitcase, placing it on the ground. His head following the movement, making sure it is stable before lifting his head. Looking back at Amanda as she looks through the file. "Her name is Audrey, FBI agent. Orphaned, inquisitive and determined."

She lifts up a photo of 'Audrey'. Amanda scoffs, shaking her head as she puts it down. "She always looked better as a brunette."

The case file gets pushed aside. Her focus back on Howard. "Who am I this time?"

"FBI agent Oswald"

"Job?"

"Your job is to make sure Audrey files her reports straight back to."

"And?"

"Unofficially, you're to make sure that nothing goes wrong. And that means the mistake between you and Simon never repeats. Understand?"

"Understood"

Howard gets up, picking up the suitcase as he goes. He makes his way back to the door. Never looking back. "Be there by tomorrow." And with that he's gone. Almost as if he was never there. But the deep burning hatred radiating from Amanda suggests other wise.

"Don't worry Howard. That mistake would never be repeated again."

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Hey guys. So I just rewrote the first chapter. And it is completely different from how it originally was. It's darker and gloomy. But not all of it will be. A certain someone will break down her cold exterior. Yet I don't know who that should be. I was thinking duke (like I was going to last time) but Amanda would of known duke when he was a kid.
But if any of you have any ideas, please let me know.
Also if you guys have any suggestions on who should be Amanda let me know. Cause I still haven't decided.