Aura POV
As she approached, Sara smiled at me. When she got close enough, she stood still and held out her hand.
"Hi. I'm Sara," she greeted simply.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Aura," I returned her handshake.
"Aura? I haven't heard that before. I like it," Sara flashed a smile that until then I had only seen in pictures.
"Yeah, it's short for Aurelia. Thanks," I said, smiling back. Sara looked to Tegan, still standing next to me, and I followed her gaze. Tegan had just been watching us until then, not speaking.
"Shall we?" Sara directed her question to Tegan.
"Sure," Tegan broke her silence. Sara smiled at both of us and reached to push the button to call the elevator.
"We'll have plenty of time to chat once we get there, but do we know where 'there' is?" Sara asked, her eyes making contact with both of us.
"Actually, Aura said she knows of a good place that's open," Tegan replied.
"Yeah, and I have a car. If you want, I can drive," I offered.
"Good job, Teetee. She's hot and has a car," Sara said, staring directly at Tegan with a glint in her eye. Tegan just dropped her jaw and looked at Sara incredulously.
Tegan turned to me to apologize, "I'm so sorry! Sara ha-"
Chuckling, I stopped her, "Don't! I have siblings. I know how they work." I turned to Sara, "And I can tell when one is just trying to fuck with the other. Please, continue, Sara. It's quite comical." Sara grinned at my words. The elevator doors opened, and we started through the lobby.
"See, Tegan? She gets my humor. Why don't you appreciate it?" Sara kept into Tegan.
"Oh god, seriously? Both of you are going at me now?" Tegan exclaimed.
Simultaneously Sara and I stated, "That's what she said." We caught each other's eyes and began guffawing.
Tegan shook her head and chuckled, "Well, at least you two get along." Still laughing to ourselves, we piled into my car with Tegan in the front and Sara behind her. By this time, I had lost most of my reservations about 'meeting family' that had previous made me nervous to go to breakfast.
"So can I talk now without being made fun of?" Tegan asked Sara and me.
"I don't know. Can you talk without making an ass of yourself?" Sara shot back quickly. I snickered to myself, deciding to stay out of this one and just watch the road. Tegan had other plans.
"Oh, you agree?" Tegan directed at me.
"I didn't say a word," I attempted to resume a poker face but still twitched at the edges of my lips.
"I like this one. She's feisty!" Sara announced from the back. I beamed a toothy grin at Tegan.
"Apparently you're not as nervous about meeting Sara anymore?" Tegan retorted to me.
"Hey! Not cool. You don't just say in front of her," I feigned hurt.
"That's not cool, but you two teasing me was cool?" Tegan retaliated, continuing the joke.
"Hey, you're the one that picked up some chick at two in the morning and then invited her to breakfast with your sister," I pointed out and gave an honest nod.
"She has you there," Sara agreed. Tegan huffed and crossed her arms in a pout.
"We're here," I said as we pulled into the parking lot. We got out of the car, and Sara softly hit Tegan on the shoulder.
"Quit being so sensitive," she poked as we entered the restaurant. Settling into a table, we were brought waters and coffee immediately. Tegan turned down the coffee, but Sara and I eagerly accepted.
"I see you understand the wondrousness of coffee, unlike some people," Sara observed.
"Yup. I always say I'm 'Instant Human: just add coffee'," I jested.
Sara laughed, "I'm stealing that line, I hope you know."
"Always to be glad of service," I bantered back.
The waitress came over, and Tegan ordered hot tea. We were given our menus, and we commenced our search for the perfect meal. The waitress came back with Tegan's tea, took our orders and menus, and left us again.
"So you were nervous about meeting me?" Sara asked lightly. Tegan squinted her eyes at Sara momentarily, and I almost missed it.
"A little," I admitted. "I've always been a bit on edge about meeting someone's family, especially when I just met that someone."
"Ah. I'm not too scary, am I?" Sara jokingly questioned.
"Nah. I mean, Tegan told me all these horror stories-" I smirked, but Tegan interrupted me.
"I did not!" she defended with mock surprise. I just laughed at Tegan's outburst, unable to keep up with the joke. "And anyway, I know where you were going with that question, Sara. Yes, she knows who we are," Tegan called Sara out on her 'innocent' question. I watched with intrigue as to where this conversation was going.
"I, I didn't…mean-" Sara stammered, caught off guard by Tegan.
"It's okay," I broke in, "I know it must be interesting for you guys sometimes, to say the least." Our food arrived, limiting the ability for more discussion on the topic.
"I didn't realize how hungry I am," Tegan said, digging into her food. Sara and I just nodded in agreement, both mouths full already. We ate in relative silence due to our appetites, but that also made it a short silence. The waitress cleared our plates and placed the check on the table. All three of us reached, but Sara was the fastest.
"I invited you, so it's my treat," she reasoned. Tegan and I went outside as Sara settled the bill.
"You seem less tense than at the hotel," Tegan noticed once we were out of earshot.
"Yeah well, my confidence got a few bonus points. It's not everyday that Tegan and Sara tell you that you're attractive," I added brag to tease.
Tegan grinned, "Well it's not everyday that we meet someone as attractive as you." I returned the grin as Sara walked outside. "Ready to go?" Tegan asked Sara.
"Let's hit it," she nodded. Tegan and I looked at each other.
"That's what she said," we repeated together, cracking up. Sara laughed at us, and we got in the car and left. Tegan turned on the radio and found a station playing Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me". The three of us sang along to the music on the ride back to the hotel. Once parked, Sara got out and strolled over to the entrance.
"Hey, I know we've been hanging out for a few hours now," Tegan looked at me, "but you said you're free until Tuesday."
"Why, Tegan, are you asking me up to your hotel room?" I feigned mild shock. She just gave me a toothy smile in response. "Sure," I agreed. Tegan did her same 'happy-clap' she had done earlier in the morning, and we got out to meet Sara. The elevator ride was quiet, except for yawns from Tegan and me.
At our floor, Sara walked ahead of us, and said, "Well, I need to go shower. You kids behave yourselves." She winked with a knowing smirk. She entered her room and shut the door. Tegan met my eyes, looked down while grasping my hand, and moved back up to my eyes. I smiled at her and gave her hand a light squeeze. She lead me back to her room, where our coats and shoes met their previous homes.
Tegan yawned, "Do you mind if we take a nap?"
"A nap sounds fantastic," I yawned back. "Damn contagious yawns." Tegan and I crawled back onto the now familiar bed. Climbing under the covers, she gave me a shy look that was also now familiar.
"Do you, do you mind if I hold you?" she asked timidly. I leaned over and met her lips with mine.
"I think cuddling is one of the best things ever invented," I answered. She beamed at my statement. I turned over and snuggled back to Tegan. She draped her arm around my waist, pulling me in tight.
"Mmm," Tegan murmured, "I could get used to this." I moved my arm to lay atop hers, lacing our fingers together.
"Me, too," I fell asleep smiling.
