Matt watches as Shelby gets dressed for her night out. "What am I supposed to do all night, Shelby?"
The dirty blonde shrugs her shoulders. "You could clean."
He looks around; cringing at the mess he never touches. "I'm not a maid."
"And I'm not your maid, yet I do everything for you." She shoots back before slipping on her black heels.
"What?" Matt looks at her somewhat confused and shocked by her tone.
"Nothing," Shelby shakes her blonde curls before walking out of the bedroom.
Her phone pings, and she looks down to see Audrey had texted her - letting her know she's outside the apartment. After grabbing her wallet, she quickly heads out the door before Matt cam question her anymore. She immediately sees Audrey standing outside a black Lexus with a huge smile on her face.
She smiles back softly as she walks towards the actress. "You look spectacular."
"Thanks." Shelby blushes before getting into the passenger side. "You do, too."
Audrey smile only grows. She starts the car and begins to drive to one of the most expensive restaurant in L.A. Upon arrival, the yoga teacher looks over at the other with her mouth open.
"Close that pretty mouth of your or you'll catch flies."
"Audrey I- are you sure about th—"
"Of course," Audrey looks over at the younger woman. "Do I strike you as the type to do things I'm not sure of?"
Shelby shakes her head, "N-no."
The Brit parks," Well let's have a brilliant time now, shall we?"
Shelby tries to hide the smile on her face as she steps out of the vehicle. The other woman comes to the other side and links her arm with the dirty blonde. They walk up to the front of the restaurant, and a tall man in a grey suit opens the door for them.
Audrey tells the hostess her name, and she escorts them to the back, where a table had already been prepared for the night. On the table lays two glasses of wine, and a bread basket.
After sitting down and looking over the menus, Audrey decides to break the silence. "I thought it was very interesting playing you. You and Matt seem like a lovely couple."
Shelby laughs sarcastically before locking eyes with the other woman, and then stops. "We once were."
"Once?" The actress questions.
"Yeah, uh... after what happened we haven't been the same."
"Oh," Audrey nods her head understandingly. "I can only imagine the strain that something that traumatic could have caused." The older woman clears her throat as she grabs her wine glass. "A toast," Shelby holds up her glass as well, "To new beginnings."
"New beginnings," Shelby mimics, and ceremonially, they clink the rim of their glasses together.
"Can I ask a few questions?" Audrey asks before setting her wine glass down.
"Yes."
"In the script there was a lot of stuff about you, and I'm just wondering it if was all true. Like, what happened out there, why you moved, and everything?"
Shelby looks down at her lap as memories flood back in. "Yeah," is all she manages to get out. She feels a hand on hers, and she looks up to see chocolate brown hues staring at her softly.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you."
"No, it's okay. I just... there are things that weren't even shown that happened." The dirty blonde says.
"Oh, darling," Audrey pats the woman's hand. "I'm sorry."
"I-It's fine... well, as fine as it can be." Shelby sighs. "I'm the one who should apologize...ruining the night."
"Bollocks!"
"What—"
"You didn't ruin a thing." The older woman gives her hand one last pat before pulling away. "Now stop fretting."
The younger woman smiles, she feels like for once she was actually happy. Of course she was happy from time to time, but not like this. She's enjoying herself, and the company of the actress. Something about Audrey made her feel alive again.
Later, after their food arrived, Audrey was already thinking about the next date she could have with the Shelby.
'Wait... date?' She thought. 'This isn't a date... is it? She's married, I need to stop.'
"I know the nights not over, but it has been incredible so far." Shelby says, breaking the Brit's train of thought.
"I'm glad you are enjoying yourself as much as I am." Audrey replies softly. "I do have one more stop after dinner."
"Where might that be, Miss Tindall?"
The Brit shook her head. "My lips are sealed. You'll have to wait and see."
Shelby just smiles and finishes her food. Once they're done, the waiter brings over the check and Shelby goes to open her wallet, but the actress stops her.
"No, hon, I've got it."
"A-are you sure?"
"Yes, I don't make my dates pay." She says without thinking, but Shelby doesn't make a face or a sign that she didn't want it that way, so she left it at that.
After paying, they head back outside, but instead of walking to the car, Audrey guides Shelby to a sidewalk that leads them to a park. The actress moves closer to the other woman, and on purpose bumps her hand against the Shelby's. The dirty blonde looks down and their hands, and slowly laces her fingers with Audrey's. She looks up to the dark sky that is illuminated by bright stars.
"It's so beautiful out here."
The actress looks over, "Not as beautiful as you."
Shelby blushes, and just looks down at the ground as they walk a little further. "I've had an amazing time tonight," Shelby speaks shyly, keeping her eyes to the ground.
"I hope we can do this again?" The yoga instructor looks up into warm chocolate brown eyes and smiles.
"S-Sure."
"Excellent!" Audrey exclaims, tightening her grip on the younger woman's hand. "How about next Friday?"
Shelby just gives a soft nod as she bites her bottom lip, trying to hide her smile. They start to head back to the car, so Audrey can drive the younger woman back home.
