Chapter 26 Dusk

• The late afternoon sun has engulfed the room in a pale golden halo; shades are half way open, enough to leave the back half washed in a darker burnished palette. Furniture is carefully coordinated throughout the space. Tan couches, glass coffee table, stylish floor lamps, and a large soft bed with copper sheets against the far wall. The stillness is such that it would cause an inhabitant to get tingles across their skin; this is until the sound of two people lightly floats through the air.
• A man and a woman, laughter is the dominant sound until there is a muted click and the door swings open, softly sweeping over the carpet. She chuckles to herself as she walked through the door to place her purse on the low glass table. He watches her long shapely calves stride across the floor as though two perfectly balanced pendulums swing in lazy rhythm. Her thighs are hidden by a black pencil skirt but his eyes survey further up; a smile plays at his lips. The material clings to her curvy bottom and up further to her shapely back, exposed by a vibrant halter top. Red hair cascades over the top part of her shoulders.
• She hums in disappointment as she can't find something in her purse and bends a little more to get a better look. The view isn't lost on him and his smile broadens as he walks up behind her, an arm snaking around her waist while the other hugs her to him, around her shoulders. She laughs again lightly and leans her head back against his shoulder; her arms lay across his. She thanks him, an alto range voice, for the dinner and asks how long he will be staying.