Affection || Shaudrey

Fifty-Seven: The Heart Of Gold

TW: Mentions of a past suicide attempt.

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Shelby bit her lip as she listened. She told herself she wasn't going to get jealous, but it was hard.

"Oh my, that was weird." The actress commented, flipping through another page.

"It was." Shelby agreed her voice small.

Audrey felt her brows furrowing with her lover's tone. She softly turned to her. "Are you okay, babygirl?" she asked sweetly.

"I shouldn't be jealous... but, I am." Shelby sighed. "I'm sorry..."

"Oh, baby..." the actress pushed the diary away, staring lovingly into blue eyes. "It's okay... I would be, too." She said softly, caressing Shelby's cheeks.

Shelby sighed softly before meeting her lover's gaze. "I love you so much, gorgeous." She said before cupping her lover's cheek, softly caressing her skin.

"I know, babygirl, and I love you too, more than anything... you don't have to feel insecure over it, never ever, ever... Beatrix is in the past, you saw how nasty she can be." The actress said lovingly.

Shelby nodded with another sigh. "You're right, baby. I have to remember that those things are in the past."

"Exactly," the actress nodded, still caressing her lover's cheeks. "Everything I did led me to you, and that's what matters the most, babygirl... that I have you in my life."

Shelby smiled shyly before kissing her softly. "You're so right, baby. I love you so much."

"I love you too, my love." Audrey smiled before kissing her lover again.

Shelby smiled brightly before kissing her lover once more, lovingly and tender.

Audrey gently pulled away, pecking her lover before doing so. "Do you want to keep looking at the diary or...?" she asked softly.

"Only if you want to," Shelby said with a small smile.

"I don't want to if you're going to feel bad." The actress said softly.

"I just get jealous easily," Shelby admitted as she looked down.

"I know," Audrey chuckled softly. "Alright, we don't have to continue it then."

"Okay," Shelby nodded. "I'm sorry... did you want to read more?"

"No, no, it's okay." The actress smiled before getting up and grabbing the diary, shoving it back on the shelf.

"Okay," Shelby let out a sigh in relief.

The actress smiled to her lover before sitting back down in bed, taking her hand and lacing their fingers. "I remember when you first asked me if I was the 'Jealous Type.'" She chuckled.

Shelby chuckled shyly. "I remember too."

"I thought you were going to get mad or something for me being jealous." Audrey confessed.

"Why would I be mad or upset?" Shelby asked.

"I don't know... sorry." Audrey looked down, feeling bad for having confessed what she did, the woman's tone causing her to be taken aback.

"Hey," Shelby said softly, seeing the look on Audrey's face. She cupped her lover's face with her hands, softly caressing her cheeks with her thumbs. "Don't be sorry. You can tell me anything, you know that right? Good or bad. Silly or not. Whatever you want, you can tell me."

"I know... you just, you seemed irritated." Audrey said softly, embarrassedly.

Shelby shook her head softly. "No, I'm sorry, gorgeous. I didn't mean to come off that way." She said softly.