<div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong> Sunday, January 5th - 8:15 PM </strong></span><br/><em>Tia’s Bedroom</em></div><hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b7/TiaScreenshot_2020-04-15_15.22.20.png)</div><strong>WHO:</strong>Tia Hernandez<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong>As Pictured<br/><strong>DOING:</strong>Drink and Girl Talk<br/><strong>NOTE:</strong>None<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Marley, CLOSED<br/><hr/><br/>Tia had put in some serious work.  She had cleared and sorted all the old crap that had been stored in the building out and found that some of that junk had been holding the structure stable.  She had shored up the weakened areas as best she could with some salvaged wood from the stockpile but it was a temporary fix. Then she cleaned up the inside and around the building so it wasn't a danger.   All in all she had put in about ten hours of work. Hot, sweaty, tiring work.  Her only break had been the ten minutes or so she had sat with Marley in the yard when she asked Marley up to share late night drinks with her.  Honestly Tia had done way to much drinking alone in the months she had been at the Cathedral and the thought of sharing that time with another person had been appealing as much as it would probably be therapeutic.<br/><br/>Tia had eaten dinner down in the dining room with some of the others.  It was the usual idle chit chat and Tia had been so tired that she really hadn’t been much of a participant, again something that had been all too common in the last couple of months.  So when Marley had mentioned that a drink at the end of the day sounded like a good idea Tia decided to take a chance and invite her to join her.  It was all too possible that Marley just wanted to grill her on possible threats and other “work” stuff and that was fine too.  Tia had been taken off guard earlier today at Marley’s pledge of protection and her flippant reply about dying for someone.  She couldn’t have known how that would sound to Tia and Tia had reacted defensively.  She needed to apologize for that.  She liked Marley.  The woman was driven and smart and if Tia was being honest to herself Marley was attractive.  Cute was the word that came to mind when Tia thought of the best word to describe her, which to Tia was not a put down. Cute could be very sexy if she let herself consider it, which she hadn’t…much.<br/><br/>Finding another woman attractive was uncomfortable.  It had been a year and Tia felt the loss of Kesi in ways that were profoundly deep and yet there were times when Tia felt the magnetic pull of attraction to another woman.  Not the depth of attraction that came from love, but the more primal infatuation of wanting to touch someone and wanting to be touched by someone other than yourself.  She had been puzzling her way through that for a while now.  So it shouldn’t have been a surprise to her when after her shower, she found herself standing in front of her mirror wondering what she should wear for the evening, but it did.  Much of Tia’s wardrobe consisted of cut off denim shorts, scavenged gym gear and some ridiculously fancy clothing that she really had no reason to use, but she had loved when she found then in an old store. Due to the nature of Tia’s power she often exposed more of her skin to the sun that others would dare and that could make others uncomfortable.  It was a consideration now, too. After taking way too much time wondering about clothing appropriate for drinks with the boss and looking at her curvaceous form with scrunched of lips and a furrowed brow she said…<br/><br/>“Fuck it.”  She was tired and this was supposed to be relaxing.  She went to the closet and pulled out her favorite jumper. It was soft and stretchy and she loved how it looked even if it was total lounge wear she never left her room in.  She pulled a light robe around it and gave herself a nod.  Perfect for curling up on a couch with a glass of wine.  Speaking of which, Tia walked over and poured herself a glass and one for Marley.  There were other bottles there too, including that bottle of Tequila that Marley had mentioned.  Tia settled onto her couch (https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/dd/Tiacouch.jpg) and set the glasses down on a tiny coffee table.  She curled her feet up and relaxed into the soft expanse.<br/><br/>The light rap on the door sent Tia’s head shooting up from the pillow it had settled against.  She must have fallen asleep the moment she had curled into the couch.  Hopefully it hadn’t been long, she fretted, and hurried over to the door with a quick check in the mirror for bed head.  She mustn’t have been asleep for long as with a quick pat down of one unruly strand she was back in order and opening the door.  Marley was there, standing somewhat awkwardly.  She had the cutest pink top, one Tia could never pull off for obvious reasons and black pants and looked like she was more ready for drinks with colleagues than the cozy gabfest Tia had been hoping for.  Still Tia greeted her with an only slightly embarrassed smile. Fuck it.  She had made a choice and was going to own it.<br/><br/>“Hi, Marley.  Come on it.” She said and stepped aside to let the pretty woman in.  Tia’s room was not large. It was taken up mostly by her bed and her couch.  It was an eclectic mix of small personal possessions. A couple of pictures of Kesi or her and Kesi, the only things she could take on the run from the IOS and items she found out scavenging.  The room had a bohemian vibe that seemed appropriate to the woman.  Tia turned, her unfastened robe twirling a little around her legs as she did and swept up the glasses.  She handed one to Marley and once again curled up in one corner of the couch leaving plenty of room for Marley to join her.<br/><br/>“Have a seat.  I made sure I had something more than wine if you if it doesn’t give you the warm fuzzies.” She added waiting for Marley to join her.  “Welcome to Casa Hernandez.”<br/>