Behind the Scenes

Chloëstyle='font-size:10.0pt'> slowly sat down on the bed. Ginger curled up class=GramE>beside her purring contentedly. She sat there gazing around
the room. What am I going to do, she has left me. She slowly rose from
the bed and went to the bathroom; Eva’s things were gone from the countertop.
Tears zigzagged their way down her face. She moved in a daze back to the
bedroom. She opened the closet door to see what else she had left with. Most of
her clothes were gone. Chloë pulled out one of Eva’s class=SpellE>favourite shirts and walked back into the bathroom. She
drew a hot bath and sat to soak.

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Daniel pulled into his usual spot in front of
his flat. He walked in and sat on the couch with a sigh. His black cat,
Tabitha, wound her way around his legs. He picked her up and listened to her
purr. "What are we going to do, kitty? One of my lead actresses is losing
her girlfriend. I can’t replace her but she isn’t going to be able to perform
under this stress." He sighed again and went to the kitchen. He put water
on for a cup of tea and went into the bedroom to change.

There was a loud knock on the door.
"Bugger," he muttered pulling his shirt back on. He padded back into
the kitchen to take the water off and made his way to the door. The banging got
louder. "Hold on, I’m coming," he shouted. He opened the door and was
shocked to see Eva. "What are you doing here? I thought you would be at
home?"

"I didn’t know where else to go…I just
couldn’t stay there tonight. I mean what am I supposed to say to her? What the
fuck is happening to us?" Her face fell as she began to cry again.

Daniel took her bag out of her hand and led
her over to the couch. He sat beside her and drew her to him. class=GramE>"Honey, calm down a little all right. You can stay here
as long as you need to," he said soothingly. Shit, what am I going to
do? I can’t deal with both of them. God, I hope Chloë
doesn’t show up or call for that matter. He continued to pat her back and
wonder what to do. "How about if I make us some tea and we can talk?"
Eva nodded mutely and watched with big, tear filled
eyes as Daniel made his way to the kitchen.

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Chloëstyle='font-size:10.0pt'> had spent the past hour soaking in the tub and
thinking about what she had done. I’ve driven my love away and what for? class=GramE>Absolutely nothing, some fucking girl at a party. I just
can’t believe it. God I don’t know what to do. She got out and slipped into
Eva’s shirt. She caught the scent of the girl’s perfume and inhaled deeply. Damn
I miss her already.

She padded softly into the bedroom and turned
off the light. Chloë crawled into bed and curled up
under the downy comforter. Ginger jumped lightly onto the bed and sat beside
her. She reached up and idly stroked the tabby’s fur. She glanced around the
room in the near darkness; everything reminded her of Eva. She looked at the
clock and was grateful she did not have early classes. It was going to be a
late night.