Sinead’s answer made Tanis’ heart beat even faster, the blush flushing to her cheeks once more, making her feel grateful that Sinead was keeping her eyes on the road ahead and that it was dark around them. It wasn’t that Tanis had necessarily noticed Sinead treating her different, not having a lot of people to compare with, but she had hoped that Sinead felt even a little bit towards her, starting out with insisting that friendship would be fine, but as they sat in the car Tanis knew that that was a lie.<br/>The off-topic question threw Tanis off, forcing her back to the reality of their situation and why the scenario she was coming up with in her head was absurd.<br/>“Yeah, it’s the grey black furthest down the road,” she said, her voice more confident that she felt.