Affection || Shaudrey

Fourteen: Unexpected Talk

Shelby started to wake when she heard her name. "Hmm?" she hummed as she tried to open her eyes. It took her a few seconds to really start to wake up, but once she did she could tell there was something wrong. She sat up slightly, looking over at Audrey. "What's wrong?" she asked quickly.

As soon as her lover opened her eyes, Audrey hugged her tightly, bursting into tears as she buried her face in her shoulder, not being able to say anything; The nightmare she had was too strong for her to even think about, she just needed to put things in place, calm herself down and see things the way they really were - Not the way her insecure mind was wanting her to see them.

Shelby held Audrey close, softly rocking her as she tried to think of what to do. She shushed her softly, rubbing soft circles along her back. "Baby, it's okay." She said softly. "Please breathe, you need to breathe, Audrey."

Audrey felt like she had no control over her body; Her hands kept gripping at Shelby's back, hugging her closely, loud sobs coming before she could even think about stopping them. "Sh-Shelby..." she sobbed. "D-do y-you still l-love me?"

Shelby pulled back slightly, looking into her lover's teary eyes. "Of course, I do. I love you so, so much. What's going on?" she asked in a confused tone as her brows furrowed.

Audrey pulled apart hesitantly, staring at blue eyes, hiccups coming with the sobs. "I h-had a nightmare." She spoke between tears. "T-that you... y-you--" she broke down again, hugging her lover closely.

"It's okay, Audrey," Shelby said softly. She brought her hands up to wipe away the woman's tears, feeling her heart break over how upset her lover was. "Please, take a deep breath, and exhale."

Audrey did what her lover asked her to, taking Shelby's hands in her own, lacing their fingers; Her heartbeat eventually started calming down, tears coming slower now. "I... I dreamt that you... in our wedding w-when you saw Matt y-you..." she took a deep breath, eyes falling down again.

"Hey, hey, gorgeous, look at me," Shelby said softly, cupping the woman's face in her hands gently. "You need to calm down."

Audrey tried taking deep breaths, focusing on blue eyes and the moment they were actually in. "Okay..." she breathed out. "Okay..."

"Can you tell me what happened?" Shelby asked softly. "You don't have to, but it's better to talk out your nightmares. Okay?"

"Y-yes." Audrey took another deep breath, fingers caressing Shelby's. "We were getting married a-and Matt was there... when you saw h-him, y-you went running a-and kissed him in f-front of me, saying y-you missed him a-and that I was the b-biggest mistake ever... everyone l-laughed at me."

Shelby felt her heart break even more. She squeezed Audrey's hand and caressed her cheek. She felt a tear run down her cheek as she bit her lip, trying to think of what to say. "That would never happen. I don't want him there. I don't love him. I love you, and only you. I would never say you're a mistake, because you aren't, Audrey. You're the best thing that has ever happened to me." She said sternly, but lovingly.

Audrey felt herself breaking even more when she saw the woman's tear; She nodded, taking another deep breath. "I know." She said softly. "I love you, I love you so much, I know it's just a dream, but I woke up s-so scared."

"I love you too, gorgeous." Shelby smiled sadly. "It was just a nightmare, okay? You're here with me, and I'm not leaving, okay?"

"Okay," Audrey said softly, taking another deep breath. "Please, don't get upset, I know you'd never do that, it was such a dumb dream now that I think of it."

"I'm not upset, baby," Shelby said softly, trying to reassure her lover. "I just want to make sure you're okay, and that you know it would never ever happen."