like to have a few words with you.” Roxie looked at Kat. “Well not a few words, more like a conversation. How about I give you a ride home, Christen. What do you say?” she cooed. Christen looked at Kat, with a tilt of her head as if asking permission.
“It’s okay Christen,” Kat said with a sigh. She could always see her tomorrow. Kat was actually relieved by the interruption, as she hadn't completely formulated her thoughts about how she felt about Eric's odd behavior. Christen nodded before walking after Roxie.
“It’s awfully nice of you to give me a ride home,” Christen said with sincerity. Roxie on the other hand, rolled her eyes.
“Don’t be thinking I’m doing it to be nice.” Roxie glanced at her with a look that would put Eric’s intense looks to shame. Christen seemed surprised by her comment, but didn’t say a word. Both women walked to the staff parking lot which was sealed off with a mechanical gate. Roxie dug through her purse with a casual grace, whipping out a card. She slid the card through the card scanner, the card between two fingers. It glided through causing a tiny green light to flash on the scanner. The gate pulled itself open.
Christen was starting to think going with Roxie was a bad idea. She seemed to be rather angry with her, although she didn’t know what she had done. What could have been so terrible which made her so mad? She thought about it but her mind came back as a complete blank. “This car," Roxie said pulling Christen out of her thoughts. Christen looked to the right to see Roxie standing next to her red Porsche. Christen looked down at her feet, shuffling as she walked into to the passenger’s side. They both got into the car. Christen sat there feeling uncomfortable in the silence.
“You wanted to talk?” Christen muttered awkwardly.
“Yes, that is correct.” Roxie put her key in the car and turned it to fire the engine. She folded her hands over her knees, waiting for her GPS to start up on in the dashboard. “What is your relationship with Eric?” she asked to break the tension.
"Eric?" Christen thought. She observed Roxie as she stared down at her legs. She looked up at Roxie to see pain and sadness clear in her eyes. Roxie winced, and Christen knew exactly why she was upset, then. She placed a hand on Roxie’s shoulder with a softness causing Roxie to look up and at Christen.
“First of all, we haven’t been properly introduced to each other. I am Christen. It’s nice to meet you." Christen smiled warmly. "Second of all, Eric and I are just friends. I met him through Joey. It is nothing like a romantic relationship, so please stop looking so upset.” She spoke tenderly just as Roxie did with Eric.
“I see...” Roxie trailed off as she started pressing the buttons of the GPS. She got to where she needed to type in Christen’s address. “Type in your address; please and thank you,” Roxie purred softly. Christen did as she was told. Roxie took this as a time to observe her, now. The girl looked innocent enough. She didn’t seem like Eric’s type. Then again, it was Eric she was thinking about. Types didn’t seem to matter when she remembered the USB. She shook the memory out of her head, and switched her mind onto something else. She looked at Christen, again. “So you knew Joey?” She blinked as she saw the sorrow that washed across the girl’s face.
“Yeah. We were engaged.” Christen sighed softly. Her fingers played with the ring that hung around her neck as she pressed the enter button on the GPS.
“Oh, I’m sorry for your loss.” Roxie felt a small bit of regret in her gut for being so insensitive. She knew she shouldn’t have walked into the conversation thinking the worst of the woman she just met. “You must miss him a lot, huh?” she asked as she looked behind her shoulder, backing up her car with ease.
“Every day,” Christen whispered. Tears edged in on her, but she didn’t let them fall. She
“It’s okay Christen,” Kat said with a sigh. She could always see her tomorrow. Kat was actually relieved by the interruption, as she hadn't completely formulated her thoughts about how she felt about Eric's odd behavior. Christen nodded before walking after Roxie.
“It’s awfully nice of you to give me a ride home,” Christen said with sincerity. Roxie on the other hand, rolled her eyes.
“Don’t be thinking I’m doing it to be nice.” Roxie glanced at her with a look that would put Eric’s intense looks to shame. Christen seemed surprised by her comment, but didn’t say a word. Both women walked to the staff parking lot which was sealed off with a mechanical gate. Roxie dug through her purse with a casual grace, whipping out a card. She slid the card through the card scanner, the card between two fingers. It glided through causing a tiny green light to flash on the scanner. The gate pulled itself open.
Christen was starting to think going with Roxie was a bad idea. She seemed to be rather angry with her, although she didn’t know what she had done. What could have been so terrible which made her so mad? She thought about it but her mind came back as a complete blank. “This car," Roxie said pulling Christen out of her thoughts. Christen looked to the right to see Roxie standing next to her red Porsche. Christen looked down at her feet, shuffling as she walked into to the passenger’s side. They both got into the car. Christen sat there feeling uncomfortable in the silence.
“You wanted to talk?” Christen muttered awkwardly.
“Yes, that is correct.” Roxie put her key in the car and turned it to fire the engine. She folded her hands over her knees, waiting for her GPS to start up on in the dashboard. “What is your relationship with Eric?” she asked to break the tension.
"Eric?" Christen thought. She observed Roxie as she stared down at her legs. She looked up at Roxie to see pain and sadness clear in her eyes. Roxie winced, and Christen knew exactly why she was upset, then. She placed a hand on Roxie’s shoulder with a softness causing Roxie to look up and at Christen.
“First of all, we haven’t been properly introduced to each other. I am Christen. It’s nice to meet you." Christen smiled warmly. "Second of all, Eric and I are just friends. I met him through Joey. It is nothing like a romantic relationship, so please stop looking so upset.” She spoke tenderly just as Roxie did with Eric.
“I see...” Roxie trailed off as she started pressing the buttons of the GPS. She got to where she needed to type in Christen’s address. “Type in your address; please and thank you,” Roxie purred softly. Christen did as she was told. Roxie took this as a time to observe her, now. The girl looked innocent enough. She didn’t seem like Eric’s type. Then again, it was Eric she was thinking about. Types didn’t seem to matter when she remembered the USB. She shook the memory out of her head, and switched her mind onto something else. She looked at Christen, again. “So you knew Joey?” She blinked as she saw the sorrow that washed across the girl’s face.
“Yeah. We were engaged.” Christen sighed softly. Her fingers played with the ring that hung around her neck as she pressed the enter button on the GPS.
“Oh, I’m sorry for your loss.” Roxie felt a small bit of regret in her gut for being so insensitive. She knew she shouldn’t have walked into the conversation thinking the worst of the woman she just met. “You must miss him a lot, huh?” she asked as she looked behind her shoulder, backing up her car with ease.
“Every day,” Christen whispered. Tears edged in on her, but she didn’t let them fall. She
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