Thanks for all reviews, here's chapter 2 (hopefully - ff's been being stupid again and lied about uploading it last time)
They were drawing closer to her, she could feel it…
Tara stirred at around nine thirty. Naboo, who'd woken about ten minutes earlier and had since been watching her sleep, swept a stray strand of hair from her face and kissed her.
'Mmm.' She moaned softly, returning the kiss. 'That's probably gotta be the best way to wake up. 'Morning.' She opened her eyes and smiled at him.
'Hey.' She kissed her again and they lay together a little while.
'Much as I love this,' she announced. 'I really feel the need to shower.'
'Me too. You wanna go first?'
She thought. 'We could go together?'
He stepped into the bath and switched the shower on while she rummaged through her toiletries bag for shower gel and shampoo. She joined him as steam engulfed the small bathroom and they embraced, their wet bodies sliding over each other as each massaged foamy shower gel and shampoo into the others body and head.
Naboo massaged the cherry-scented gel into Tara's back and torso, kissing the parts of her neck that weren't covered in foam. He felt the hot water running down his body, warming it as Tara warmed his heart.
Half an hour later in the living room, there was a knock at the door.
'I'll get it' called Tara, as she was up anyway making tea. She bounded down the stairs and opened the door. Stood there was a woman, who was probably about fifty, but had aged well. She was pretty, with green eyes and long curly hair which was so dark a brown that it might actually have been black.
She had been looking down the street, but now turned back towards the door. 'Oh, hello. I'm looking for Vince Noir?'
'Oh sure.' Said Tara, assuming it was another fashion photographer trying to arrange a shoot. Vince loved having his picture taken, it was 'what being in a band's all about', according to him. 'Come on up.'
She invited the woman inside and led the way up the stairs. 'Would you like a drink of anything?'
'No thank you, I'm not sure how long I'll be able to stay for.'
As they reached the top of the stairs, Tara walked back to the kitchen, calling to Vince as she went. 'Vince, you've got a visitor.'
He turned on the sofa to look. His face hardened. 'Get out.'
A timid smile played at the corners of her mouth. 'I wasn't sure you'd recognise me'
'Get out.' He said again
Howard and Naboo, curious at Vince's reaction, turned around as well, but neither of them seemed to know who the woman was.
'Vince, I just-' she began.
'I don't care, I don't care why you're here or what you want, just get out.'
Tara took a step towards the sofa. 'Vince, what's going on?'
'Nothing.' He glanced at her, then back at the mysterious woman. He was about to speak again as Bollo emerged from the bathroom wearing a floral pink towel around his middle.
'Tara, where you put shampoo you said I-' he stopped when he saw the scene in the living room.
The woman's eyes had moved from Vince, and were now fixed on Tara. 'Tara?' she whispered, then asked again louder. 'You're Tara Noir?'
'Don't you dare talk to her!' Vince cried at the woman.
'How do you know me?' asked Tara, ignoring her brother.
'I'm your mother' the woman replied.
Ooooooh, talk about your cliffhanger ending, eh? Please review!