Winter our discontent (RP)

"It has been fun today" she did notice the uncharacteristic hesitation in his face. She didn't know what it was about, only that she didn't like it. "I'll see you on the weekend" she gathered her bags, and reached for the doorhandle, smiling at him over her shoulder after she stepped out, umbrella first to protect her from the rain "Bye!"

Emma gave Sarah terse ‘hello’ when she walked into the apartment. She decided against asking if she found a job yet, or if she made any plans to move out. It’s only been a day since they’ve talked about, plus, she was in such a good mood after her shopping spree that she didn’t want to sour her evening. But if Sarah didn’t make plans to move out by the time she came back from the weekend retreat, she was going to get a lot pushier about it. Up to and including literally pushing her out the front door.

She carried her bags to the bedroom, and began hanging her new dressers in the closet. Her eyes stopped on that little red dress she got for Arundel, and her lips curled into a grin.

I did promise David, didn’t I?

Without hesitation, she peeled off her clothes and slipped the tight dress over her body. It didn’t take more then a few minutes to complete the look; bold red lipstick, untying her ponytail to allow her hair to fall loose over her shoulders, and lastly – the matching red high heels.
Like always, she admired her appearance in the mirror, spending more time than it took her to actually put the dress on, before walking back into the kitchen and picking up the knife, chopping vegetables for the salad like it was the most natural thing in the world. She kept one ear on the hallway the entire time though, waiting for the sound of the key in the lock...