detour.

final.

a contented sigh escaped wendy's lips as she lowers the top of her convertible car and lets the night air blow through the stream of raven locks. she doesn't remember the last time she felt so much freedom. confined in four walls of the office and chained by horrible loads of work, a break is more precious than the generous income this job brought to her.

wendy crossed the highway at the highest speed she could manage, allowing herself a rebellious moment just like her teenage years. accelaration, halt, drift. she still perfomed them all smoothly and easily. the steering wheel is pliant in her hold and the surrounding completely belongs to her.

the car slows down as it reaches the end of the highway and begins to invade the countryside, less houses seen on the sidewalks and even less people roaming the streets even thought it is not too late yet, at least for her. she searched around for a convenient store then pulled a stop in front of one. if she was going for a roadtrip, might as well prepare necessary stuff.

after a few minutes roaming the store, wendy is satisfied with the cans of beer and a few snacks, knowing there isn't really a lot of choices in such a place. the corner of her eye caught a glimpse of a female—a petite, attractive one. well, she was turning her back towards wendy, but the long hair falling seamlessly down her back and the sophisticated aura were enough evident. she disappeared behind a shelf though, and wendy brushed all the thoughts off. vacation, she reminds herself, a peaceful vacation.

wendy paid for the items and walked out of the store with a heavy bag in one hand, which she tucked between the two front seats before getting the phone and opening the map application.

"hello."

the sudden voice came from behind draws her attention to an attractive-looking woman—the stranger in the shop. she is indeed gorgeous, expressive eyes harboring an indecipherable gleam and rosy lips curved into a friendly simper. wendy subconsciously mirrors the smile and puts the device back in her pocket, pushing herself off the body of her car to face her. "hello back to you, gorgeous."

the other's cheeks flushed, yet she also brightened up at the compliment. "you are flattering me too much. have we even met before?"

"you really are. and i can proudly say i have a good taste." she wore a slight smirk on her plump lips with heated gazes and leisureliness in company, head tilted a fraction to observe the female better. "where have we possibly passed by each other- a cosy little cafe or a libertine nightclub?" her tiers pressed into a thin line as if in thoughts, biting back a grin. "if i did see someone like you, i wouldn't forget."

"oh, you." the praise earned wendy a sheepish chuckle from the beauty nonetheless, then an offered hand. "i'm irene. and i was going to be rude by asking you for a ride." her dainty fingers wiggled towards a car by the store's side that wendy didn't notice. "it's broken. the hotel i stay at is not so far from here."

gone was her intention for a pleasant holiday, replaced by spontaneous schemes to have the most satisfying trip in her entire life, wendy took the frail hand and brought it to her lips for a peck instead of shaking it, trying her best to bite back a smirk when she received the card with the address printed on it from the stranger's fingers. "what do i get in return then?"

it was a risky move, hence she didn't really expect irene to step forward and respond with little to no waver in her tone. "anything you want, if you can make it a fun ride with memories to keep."

the closer she got, the stronger her fragrance is in wendy's nostrils, and it's accompanied with the heat of her breath against their connected hands. she detected the sultriness in the words uttered - not overly suggestive yet enough to coax her into sliding an arm around her perfectly slim waist. "i should be thankful that your car is broken, then." irene is indeed something, but she was never the most subtle one either. wendy switches their position and backs the female against the side of the car, arms trapping her in between, before a hand came to encase her chin and lifted it up to her vision. "the name is wendy. and i shall engrave this name into those memories, into you - inside and outside."