One (h.s.)

six

the one with the arrival of a new obstacle

Audrey woke up early on that Thursday morning, to the constant beeping sound of her phone at the night stand, indicating she was receiving messaged. When she rolled to the side of the bed, sad to move her eyes away from her boyfriend's naked torso beside her, she picked up her phone to see who was annoying her at 8 in the morning.

Audrey, hey!

We need to have coffee some time soon

'Some time' soon could possibly mean today?

Can you?

Please? Loads to catch up on!!

Audrey wake uuuuuuuup!!

Audrey sighed into her pillow, her hands still clutching her phone so that it wouldn't fall on the wooden floor. Charlotte insisted too much. And she just could not ignore her, she missed her English friend too much.

Course! Bertie's Cupcakery at eleven?

She received a reply seconds later.

Yes! Meet you there! Love you x.

See you later! Bisouxx

Charlotte smiled to herself, still wrapped up in the silk blankets, happy that she was going to be able to catch up with her friend today. Happy to be able to tell her about Harry and talk to someone about him, without the person actually being him.

Sebastian shifted behind her, and she felt his top arm encircle around her waist. His lips touched her exposed shoulder and he mumbled, "Bonjour."

"Morning, Hubby," she giggled, turning around, her date with Harry last night moving to the back of her mind.

He snuggles into her shoulder with a smile, his eyes still closed shut. "What are we doing today, my lady?"

Charlotte tried to turn around to face him, but she figured he was too comfortable to let her move, so she stayed the way she was. "I'm actually going out for coffee soon with Audrey. Catch up with you later?"

He nodded against her neck and kissed her shoulder again while mumbling a soft and silent 'okay'.

She lifted herself off the bed, Sebastian grumbling and snuggling into the sheets trying to find comfort in something else. Slipping her feet into the hotel fluffy white slippers and grabbing an oversized cardigan to cover her thin nightgown, she walked into the en suite bathroom.

She admired herself in the mirror for a while before spotting her slightly puffy eyes and quickly washing her face to be able to begin preparing to go out.

She initially planned to have breakfast, but she figured she could just skip it and replace it with brunch with Audrey.

Charlotte brushed her teeth and decided she was going to take a bath, because she did have enough time for one.

She stripped off her clothes and started the water flowing from the tap, bouncing around the bathroom naked searching for the bubble bath/shower gel that the hotel had kindly given her when she asked for one.

When she found it, she rushed to the side of the bath, closed the tap and quickly poured a whole small bottle in it and swished her arm around to make the foam appear. She felt the water was at the right temperature and slipped in, releasing a sigh when her body was completely covered under the foam. She closed her eyes, hoping to relax for a while.

Charlotte next opened her eyes an hour and half later. The skin on her hands and feet had already formed wrinkles and could be easily compared to the skin of a date or a prune. She quickly lifted herself off to dry her body with a towel. Once the towel was tightly wrapped around her body, she bent down and unplugged the bath.