Erin/Karen Epic. Chapter 4.
Chapter 4: I need a little time…
The silence had fallen again before people began to move away, first the policeman, then several couples, then finally Lilia and Ola alone, this left Camilla and Arlene with Erin and Karen. Camilla had seemed to relax against Arlene now and as the table cleared people stole their food and drinks away with them. Arlene and Camilla had left eventually, Arlene grabbing their food and a drink before handing Camilla hers and leading her out, the two seemed closer than usual and Erin barely hid a small smile. “I always thought ‘Lene might just be one of us…”
“Well, Cam surprised me.” Karen admitted, as she finished her food, draining her drink moments later though she waited for Erin to finish before they headed out to her car. “So, you want to get your stuff then go home?”
“I think so.” Erin agreed calmly. “Seems we have some time to ourselves…”
“So you don’t want to go shopping then?”
“No, I’d rather we caught up with each other.”
“Sounds good to me.” Karen had agreed finally, after a short pause. “Although we might as well pick some food up on the way home… we can always re-heat it.”
“Chinese or Pizza then?”
“You know me so well…”
“Pizza.” Erin snorted. “Typical, come on then…”
The two had left together, laughing at each other and bantering playfully. Erin seemed to be less tense now and comfortable in Karen’s company. The two stopped in at a Pizza Express before they headed back to the car and over to Erin’s home.
The next few hours were spent with Karen packing Erin’s toiletries and any food that may well go off before she returned to Erin to help her finish packing her bag. They had left the house with next to nothing wearable in it, barring a few pairs of shoes and outfits. Everything else had been taken with them. Most of the food had also been packed.
When they returned to Karen’s they settled to unpacking again. Erin had taken several bags of clothes up to the spare room to unpack, Karen once again unpacking toiletries and food. Again they took next to no time and she locked the car before heading in to help Erin finish her unpacking. They had finished at around 6, which having not eaten since their early lunch, made them seem to get steadily hungrier by the second. Finally Karen had heated the pizza and brought it through to the front room, the two settling to eat as they watched several rather silly but entertaining soaps.
When the pizza was finished Karen cleared the box away, throwing it into the bin before returning with fresh cups of coffee and bowls of ice-cream, smirking at the look of utter surprise on Erin’s face. “Well, better to share than hide it away isn’t it?”
Erin had agreed with a muffled agreement as she settled to eating the ice-cream, not quite noticing that Karen was watching her. She wasn’t too bothered by it but she did eventually notice and turned to give Karen a wide smile. “What?” She was sure the woman liked her the way she liked Karen but she wasn’t about to challenge it, not yet anyway.
The silence had fallen again before people began to move away, first the policeman, then several couples, then finally Lilia and Ola alone, this left Camilla and Arlene with Erin and Karen. Camilla had seemed to relax against Arlene now and as the table cleared people stole their food and drinks away with them. Arlene and Camilla had left eventually, Arlene grabbing their food and a drink before handing Camilla hers and leading her out, the two seemed closer than usual and Erin barely hid a small smile. “I always thought ‘Lene might just be one of us…”
“Well, Cam surprised me.” Karen admitted, as she finished her food, draining her drink moments later though she waited for Erin to finish before they headed out to her car. “So, you want to get your stuff then go home?”
“I think so.” Erin agreed calmly. “Seems we have some time to ourselves…”
“So you don’t want to go shopping then?”
“No, I’d rather we caught up with each other.”
“Sounds good to me.” Karen had agreed finally, after a short pause. “Although we might as well pick some food up on the way home… we can always re-heat it.”
“Chinese or Pizza then?”
“You know me so well…”
“Pizza.” Erin snorted. “Typical, come on then…”
The two had left together, laughing at each other and bantering playfully. Erin seemed to be less tense now and comfortable in Karen’s company. The two stopped in at a Pizza Express before they headed back to the car and over to Erin’s home.
The next few hours were spent with Karen packing Erin’s toiletries and any food that may well go off before she returned to Erin to help her finish packing her bag. They had left the house with next to nothing wearable in it, barring a few pairs of shoes and outfits. Everything else had been taken with them. Most of the food had also been packed.
When they returned to Karen’s they settled to unpacking again. Erin had taken several bags of clothes up to the spare room to unpack, Karen once again unpacking toiletries and food. Again they took next to no time and she locked the car before heading in to help Erin finish her unpacking. They had finished at around 6, which having not eaten since their early lunch, made them seem to get steadily hungrier by the second. Finally Karen had heated the pizza and brought it through to the front room, the two settling to eat as they watched several rather silly but entertaining soaps.
When the pizza was finished Karen cleared the box away, throwing it into the bin before returning with fresh cups of coffee and bowls of ice-cream, smirking at the look of utter surprise on Erin’s face. “Well, better to share than hide it away isn’t it?”
Erin had agreed with a muffled agreement as she settled to eating the ice-cream, not quite noticing that Karen was watching her. She wasn’t too bothered by it but she did eventually notice and turned to give Karen a wide smile. “What?” She was sure the woman liked her the way she liked Karen but she wasn’t about to challenge it, not yet anyway.