Affection || Shaudrey

Twenty-Six: Little Intruder

Shelby saw that the woman's car was gone, and a relieved sigh left her lips. "She is." She said as they got closer to the house. When they got to the front door, Shelby unlocked the door and opened it for her lover.

Audrey let out a relieved sigh, smiling at Shelby when she entered the house. "Thank you, my love." She said softly. "I think we should put Lizzy in her room, so she can sleep properly."

"You're welcome, gorgeous," Shelby said as she shut the door. "I agree. Do you want to put her down by yourself?" she asked. "She seems to cling to you right now."

Audrey giggled, nodding as she did so. "I'll be right back." She smiled, pecking the younger blonde's lips before walking to the girl's room.

Softly placing the girl on the bed, Audrey made sure she was comfortable before settling the covers over her and walking towards the windows, closing them as well. Before leaving the room, the actress side-eyed a small lamp - Just for precaution, she turned it on. As the woman was starting to close the door, she heard the girl mumbling something.

"Audrey...?" Lizzy murmured sleepily. "I love ya, ya're reawy cool."

Brown eyes got a little teary as the actress smiled brightly. "I love you too, sweetheart." She closed the door softly, watching as the girl fell asleep with a small smile; Walking downstairs, Audrey wiped a tear away, some more starting to come as she smiled to herself.

Shelby walked to the kitchen where Isabella was, standing with a glass of tea in her hand. When the woman spotted her, she smiled widely. "How was she?"

"A perfect angel, as always. We ran into an old friend of mine who has a son, and I was wondering if it would be okay if she came over while you two are gone. The kids seemed to get along, and he agreed to play tea party already."

"Of course." Isabelle smiled. "Lizzy can always use someone to play with. She doesn't have many friends."

"Really?"

"Yeah. She's shy, but if she and your friend's son hit it off, they could play even after you go back home."

"Okay," Shelby said with a smile.

Audrey just couldn't stop her tears from coming; She followed the small chat she could hear, eventually entering the kitchen as she let out a sniff, a bright smile still on her face. "Oh, hi, Isabella." She said softly, wiping a tear away.

Shelby heard the sniffle and looked for her lover. When she saw her, she quickly went over to her, cupping her cheeks, worries of another panic attack formed in her head. "What's wrong? Are you okay, babe?" she asked with concern in her tone.

Audrey totally forgot about the fact that she was crying; Brows furrowing at first, soon she realized what was going on, and a shy smile was formed on her face, hands caressing her lover's waist. "I'm okay, babygirl, don't worry." She smiled once again. "Just Lizzy... she just—" eyes got even teary. "She just said she loves me." Her smile grew even bigger, more tears coming down as her cheeks blushed.

"Awe," Shelby's frown turned to a wide smile as she wiped her lover's happy tears away. "That's amazing, baby."

"She really does love you guys. She's going to be so sad when you leave." Isabella said.

Audrey smiled shyly as she sniffled one more time, pecking her lover before lacing their fingers and guiding them to the counter again. "We can always come to visit." The actress said sweetly

"We'd love that, especially Elizabeth," Isabella said before finishing off her glass of tea. "Well, I have to start getting ready for our date. I'll see you, ladies, later." She smiled before walking off.