#ch: 003

Hearing Aaron's keys in the lock she felt another flock of butterflies tickle her stomach. Even with her nerves starting again she stood up and smiled. "Hi, honey." Still clothed it probably was a shock that she wasn't in their bedroom. Going over and pulling him in for a kiss she tried taking a bit of the stress from the work day off with her lips. "Welcome home." It still felt odd saying that. Home, the "engagement ring" on her finger, small things like knowing that she had promised to love him for the rest of her life. "How was your day?" Usual questions she would have asked had they not been sexting mere half hour before. "So... before we get started," she teased by biting her lip and going towards a button on his shirt. "I wanted to talk to you about something." Distracting him she continued with his buttons. "Something important."

Raquel: There would be no oscars given out for Raquel's performance. There was no way she could hide how she was feeling. No amount of anything could bring a smile to the girl's face. The best she could do was fake a smile and hold it together. With Charlie in front of her she focused on the few drinks she had to get. She didn't give them time to talk as she held her head high and attended to the few patrons. How could she tell him that she was hurting when she had no right to want him? Going towards the back of the bar she began to aimlessly clean glasses. Even if her mind always came back to him, the least she could do was avoid him for now.