________<br/><br/>It hadn't been difficult to offer to drive Tanis home, nor had it been outside the bonds of their established relationship. Sinead had taken the drive to and from the city center several times, and Avi probably just as many. In every sense, this was a repeated occurance. And yet, as soon as she closed the door behind her, Sinead knew this to be distinctly different.<br/>They hadn't talked about Tanis' experience meeting with Avi<span style="font-style: italic">after</span>- they hadn't gotten the chance. No matter how much Sinead wanted to soothe any pressure building in Tanis' chest, it was only the late afternoon, the day still too bright for Sinead to feel safe expressing affection towards the other woman.<br/>So, she only exhaled, turning the key in the ignition and reversing out of their drive way.<br/>"Are you okay?" Sinead asked, eyes still over her shoulder as she backed out onto the street. There wasn't any infliction to her voice, finding it more likely for Tanis declined any form of relation with Sinead now, than it had been this morning. It made her heart ache, but knew better than to let it show.