4 Apocalypse Avenue; The Apartment [ 04/14 ].

[perfectmissyork]

It had been a very good Easter weekend for Charlotte, although she had been fairly nervous the whole time. She knew she'd likely visit her parents in Connecticut for it, but she had to admit, the decision to bring Dale with her and introduce her family to her new fiance had been sort of a whirlwind decision. It had gone...smoothly, though, that

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[pieandcoffee]

Dale had been to the office just to check in and see that everything was in order. When he returned home he noticed that Ms. Taylor wasn't there to greet him and that Charlotte... well it was obvious something was bothering her.

"I'm home!" he called out as he entered the living room.

[perfectmissyork]

In an effort to put on a brave face that she hadn't gone and gotten herself all depressed, Charlotte relinquished her hold on Elizabeth Taylor and set her down on the floor, "Go on," she said, "go say hi to Daddy, sweetie."

The dog just plopped down on the floor, despite Charlotte encouraging nudging, and she frowned at her. Well, it was a good try.

[pieandcoffee]

"Something Wrong?" Dale asked as he walked over and kneeled down to give Elizabeth Taylor some affection. "You seem a little blue."

[perfectmissyork]

"Mm-mm," Charlotte shook her head, with a faint smile. "Just...quiet. Thinking."

It wasn't even a full-on lie, and Charlotte was still bad at it.