Affection || Shaudrey

Eighteen: The Shower

As Audrey was stepping out of the store, the old-pink paper bag in her hand, she felt her phone vibrating inside her purse; Walking towards a bench, she picked it up, smiling as she saw her lover's name on it.

The actress took a deep breath, trying not to sound too excited so her lover wouldn't anything was going. "Hey there, my love!" She said happily.

"Hey, baby. How are you?" Shelby asked as she leaned back in the chair, placing her feet on the desk. She smiled when she heard the excitement in her lover's tone.

"I'm fine! Miss you." The actress giggled, sitting on the bench. "How are you? How's work?"

"I miss you too, gorgeous." Shelby smiled softly. "The usual, boring, and I have to wait for the first class which is in thirty minutes or so." She explained.

"Oh okay... it's already 11:20, do you have only one class today? Or two?" She asked softly, biting her lip in order to stop her excited voice from coming through, fingers playing with the bag.

"On Mondays, we have three classes. One at twelve, another at one, and the last at four. Amanda takes care of the four o'clock one. The schedule is different from Tuesday to Thursday, we have five classes then, and on Friday and Saturday we have six."

"Oh... so today you're free at two? Not one?" Audrey furrowed her brows, feeling a little confused.

"No, I'm free. Sydney always takes care of that class. It's for beginners and she's really good at it." Shelby explained.

"Oh..." Audrey said softly, her heart skipping a beat; She couldn't be jealous of every person in Shelby's life, that was not healthy. "That's nice, babygirl."

Shelby sighed when she heard her lover tone, knowing exactly what she was thinking. "Sydney is almost fifty, and she's happy with her partner of thirty years. Don't worry, okay?"

Audrey bit her lip, cursing herself internally. "I'm sorry." She sighed, heart beating faster. "I didn't mean to... be so transparent, I'm really trying." Her breath got stuck up in her throat, tears starting to appear already; She so desperately wanted them to go away.

"Hey, babydoll, it's okay. I promise it's okay. Do you want to come here for a while? You can meet everyone. Amanda wants to really meet you." Shelby said, hoping to cheer the woman up.

Audrey smiled sweetly, wiping a tear away that began to fall, sobbing a little. "I'd love to, honeybun." She said softly. "I should be there in half an hour, is that okay? I guess it gives time for your class to be over?"

"I might still be in class, but Amanda will take you to the office when you get here. She's going to be the short blonde at the counter when you come in. Okay, babe?"

"Okay," Audrey said softly, stomach already doing flips. "Is it okay if I bring you all a coffee? I happen to be at the m—" The actress stopped talking as she realized what she was about to say, hoping her lover wouldn't notice it.

"You're at the mall?" Shelby asked with furrowed brows and a confused expression. "What are you doing there?"

"Uh, no! No, no... I'm in my— our room." She smiled awkwardly. "I... I'll be there in an hour or so, love you, baby, bye!" The actress hung up the phone before Shelby could say anything, too scared of being caught.

Shelby was still confused as her lover hung up. She stared at her phone for a moment but shrugged it off. She gathered up her things and went to the yoga room to set up for the class.

Audrey bit her lip as she got up, walking towards her car, hoping Shelby was not going to be mad at her; As she got into the car, the actress happily placed the small bag inside her purse and started driving, passing by a Starbucks and grabbing four normal coffees, proceeding her way to the yoga studio.