Affection || Shaudrey

Eleven: Driving Away

TW: Mentions of past-addictions, alcoholism, and self-harm/suicidal thoughts will appear from here on. Further trigger warnings will be labeled before each chapter when they appear in said chapter. 

Also, as republishong this chapter, we have added another part to the end. Hope you enjoy!

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Audrey giggled, getting out of the car. "Thank you, honey bun." She giggled.

"You're welcome, gorgeous." Shelby smiled before taking her lover's hand. She guided them inside, and she saw a few people signing in. She got into the line and waited.

"Have you two been here before?" the woman behind the counter asked as they stepped forward. 

Audrey caressed her lover's hand as they walked; She smiled at the woman as their turn arrived. "Never." She smiled. "Can we sign in?"

"Of course, are you two beginners?"

"No," Shelby said.

"Okay, there's a class starting soon. Just down that hall right there. Usually, everyone pays after class."

"Okay," Shelby smiled at the woman.

As soon as they started walking to the class, Audrey let out a chuckle. "I am a beginner!"

"You said you took a class once, plus this'll be simple, don't worry, babe," Shelby said as she guided her lover to the yoga room. She leaned to her lover's ear before they walked into the room. "Plus, if you pull a muscle, I still owe you that massage."

Audrey rolled her eyes softly as she let out a smirk, already knowing this would be a disaster for her; As they arrived, Audrey guided them to two yoga rugs at the back, not wanting to be on display for everybody to see how bad she was.

Shelby stood next to her lover and leaned back to pop her back. As she looked over at Audrey a tall, thin, older woman walked into the room. "Alright, everyone. I see a few new faces, so a little introduction is needed. This is a simple yoga class. We're going to start off with our breathing, so I'd like everyone to close their eyes and place your hands on your stomach." She waited for everyone to do so.

As the teacher entered the class, Audrey felt herself getting nervous; She was about to embarrass herself in front of her lover - Not that it really scared her, but still. As people started doing the exercise, Audrey did too, trying her best to do it right.

Shelby followed the instruction, listening to the deep breaths around her.

"Okay, next we're going to start with the simple stretches." The instructor explained. "Let's begin with the 'downward doggie'. For those of you who don't know what that is yet, just watch." With that, the woman spread her legs shoulder length apart before placing her hands on the mat, and straightening out her back to her bottom was in the air.

Shelby followed right along with the woman and most people in the class.

Audrey found it very relaxing to hear everyone breathing together; At the next exercise, the actress felt her eyes growing big - She doubted she'd be able to do that. Biting her lip, she glanced at her lover, doing it just perfectly; She cursed herself internally, trying to do the position but barely being able to reach the mat with her hands

Shelby glanced over at her girlfriend, seeing her struggle. "Are you okay?" she whispered.

Audrey let out an embarrassed chuckle. "I think so." She whispered back.

Shelby nodded softly. "We can go if you want."

"Alright, we're going to enter the warrior pose." The instructor said before standing back up, and turning to the side. "Spread your legs three to four feet apart," she said before doing so. "With your front foot, lean forward to stretch out your back leg. Relax your shoulders before lifting your arms out straight, one behind your back and one in front, and look forward. Balance three-fourths of your weight on your front foot." She explained.