Affection || Shaudrey

One: Dinner

Shelby pushed the door opened to the restaurant Audrey had told her about. As she walked in, she was greeted by the hostess, and guided to a table, which was empty. "Miss Tindall should be here shortly. Can I get you anything?"

"Water's fine." She said, and the woman left her alone, waiting for the actress to arrive.

Audrey took a deep breath as she parked in the restaurant's parking lot. She was having a 'date', if she could call it like that, with the woman she liked for so long. Shakily, the actress opened the door, already spotting the blonde and walking towards her. "Hey there," she said softly, approaching the younger woman.

Shelby looked up, offering a small smile. "Hey," she said, watching as the other woman sat down across from her. In no time the waitress came back, setting the water on the table and turning toward the actress.

"What can I get for you, Miss Tindall?"

Audrey felt her heart skipping a beat at the younger woman's smile. She managed to take her eyes away from Shelby, smiling at the waitress. "Water for me too, please." She watched as the waitress left, and moved her gaze back at the other woman. "So, how have you been?"

"I'm fine... you?" Shelby asked as she looked down at the glass in front of her. Her eyes flickered up to see the other blonde staring at her.

The waitress placed a second water on the table. "There you go," she grinned. "Are you two ready to order yet?"

Shelby looked down at the menu she hadn't even touched yet. "Not just yet." She answered.

"Okay, just wave me over when you're ready." The woman said before walking off.

Audrey felt her stomach fill with butterflies as blue eyes connected with hers. Soon she moved her gaze to the waitress again, smiling softly and turning back to Shelby. "I'm okay I guess." She giggled, taking a sip of her water. "How are things with Matt going?" Audrey asked, her eyes searching for a ring but not finding any. Maybe the evening wouldn't go so bad, she thought.

"Uh," Shelby shifted in her seat, eyes dropping again. "Not the best." She admitted. She hadn't told anyone anything about she and Matt since the end of the shooting for Roanoke. She felt nervous about even thinking about the topic, let alone talking about it.

Audrey bit her lip, scared of going any further into the topic, realizing the hesitation in the other woman."I'm sorry..." she said softly. "Do you, uh, wanna talk about it?"

"It's okay, and I, uh, I-I don't know. Things just aren't the same anymore. It's fine," she shrugged it off. "What's going on with you? Anything new?" Shelby looked up, she saw dark brown eyes staring into her own, and she felt something within her spark, and a small flutter in her stomach.

Audrey nodded sadly. It was good to have the news, for as bad as it sounded, but it was kind of painful to see the woman she had feelings for looking so sad. "Nothing, really..." She took another sip of her water, eyes going away from blue ones. "Rory and I didn't work out."

"I'm so sorry." Shelby sighed. "You can talk to me, if you want. I-I know how hard it is. Matt and I are... are getting a divorce, so I know how hard it is." She explained. She bit her lip and looked down to hold back any emotions.

Audrey had to hold herself back from gasping when she heard Shelby's words. Hesitantly, she reached for the blonde's hand, caressing it softly as her eyes went back to the woman's. "My God, Shelby... I'm so sorry, I know how much you loved him," Audrey said softly, struggling to say those last words, but managing to.

The younger woman's eyes flickered down to their hands, and she felt a small smile tugging at the corners of her lips. "It's okay... some things just don't go as planned." She looked back to Audrey. "I've learned that, and I've accepted it."