Get Back To You

After having breakfast, Lillian Grey and Lucy went shopping, visiting the local shops, jewelry shops, antique places, and so on.

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Returning from their shopping spree, Lillian Grey took Lucy out to a nice lunch before leaving their vacation.

***

They flew back to New York that afternoon in a rush. Dropping her girlfriend at her apartment, Lillian Grey left. She reached her home after a long traffic filled ride.

The biggest hurdle was to be patient until she reaches the 12th floor with her baggage and jetlag. Standing in front of the door, Lillian sighed, finally able to get some rest.

As soon as she entered, Lillian got hit by the familiar dark chamber vibes from her home; It was dark with no lights.

The house enters into a single way alley and then expands to the living room and the rest.

Sensing the indulging darkness, Lillian Grey searched for the switch near the entrance. Soon, upon pressing, the alley got illuminated with pretty golden-yellow lights in the form of sconces at a space. As if the lights are leading to a treasure map, Lillian Grey followed them. Both sides of the walls had colorful graffiti drawings. Soon, the alley opened up to a modernized grey colored themed living room.

The only colors you can find would be white, black, and grey. Lillian did not prioritize the colors in the living room and kept it simple and classy.

The living room did not bask in the sunshine. Lillian always keeps her dr.a.p.es closed, making it only dark inside, and the only light she could have is from the artificial ones.

Welcomed by the Grey themed living room, Lillian Grey placed the bags aside and fell on the couch instantly.

The L shaped couch also used for long hours lounging is Lillian's favorite place to take naps. Whenever she feels exhausted, the sofa serves the best spot for her to relax and reenergize.

Resting comfortably, Lillian looked around.

The place looked exactly the same as she left.

Her eyes maneuvered over to the most related spot of the living room, the minibar setup.

The empty bottles of alcohol were piling up with only a few left on the racks while the final drink she had before departing to meet Lucy for their vacation is still on the counter.

'I have to wash that up,' - Lillian noted on her list as top things to do.

…

The next place she eyed was the fireplace that stood in front of the couch. Above the fireplace is the wall-mounted television. With the dr.a.p.es that always shut down the natural source of light, Lillian never uses fire other than on cold winter nights.

Above the fireplace stood a sleek shelf that holds the dearest photographs of Lillian Grey.

"Keep this as a memento of this trip.' - Lillian suddenly remembered Lucy's silly gift from the trip.

Remembering the frame, Lillian stood up and searched her bag for it. After finding the photo-frame, she glanced at the photograph.

Lucy looked tired yet happy hugging Lillian, as she stood close to her while Lillian Grey- she saw herself in a very complex outlook. They took the picture a few minutes before the sunset, and so, the frame ended up having a scenic background. Under such majestic surroundings, Lucy, who was tired, still managed to appear stylish and cute while Lillian held a lot of intensity in her gaze.

'I was thinking about her when we took this picture.' - Lillian mumbled and snickered while placing it on the shelf.

**

Dragging the luggage to the first floor, Lillian went straight to her bedroom and put the bags near the dressing table.

Stripping down, she entered the bathroom and took a cold shower to soothe her muscles.

..

Coming out of the shower, she got dressed and unpacked the bags and starts to arrange things. She collected her laptop and files and walked out of her bedroom, across the hallway, and entered the other room, which is her office.

The apartment itself is extremely spacious and designed to have only two huge bedrooms on the first floor while the living room, along with the kitchen and dining area, settled downstairs.

Naming it as 'Gill's chambers,' the room had a workspace where Lillian spends most of her time writing, researching, or even reading. The room also has custom designed shelves to keep her books for display. One of the reasons why Lillian turned this particular room into her office is because it came with the view. Apparently, it is the only window that is always kept open in the house.

Also, this is the room where Jenna forces Lillian to have their work meetings. Usually, Lillian prefers to have all her work meetings downstairs, lounging on her comfy sofa while sipping a drink. However, Jenna forced this habit out of Lillian when she took over the position as her editor. Although, Lillian played hard to agree over this, soon she had to give in to Jenna's pampering. Jenna practically became a family to Lillian from the years of time they spent together.

Now entering the office after the vacation, the things were still messy just like she left. The papers were disorganized on the table. Lillian spent the next few minutes organizing her workspace neatly. Placing the laptop and accessories on the table, she planned to leave.

Walking towards the door, Lillian paused; there was a message board in the room which has like messages, important memos to remember, meetings, deadlines, and so on.

Scanning the board, Lillian took notice of the upcoming schedule. Plus, taking an impromptu vacation led her pushback a few meetings with Jenna.

'Well, this might get busy- Nah, I can handle it.' – Lillian noted herself.

Coming out of the room, she saw her library.

The hallway that connected the two rooms upstairs is the place where Lillian Grey installed her library. Being the best spot of the entire house, also her top favorite place preceding the lounge area plus the bar setup.

Lillian's library is custom-designed with modern white shelving. The library ran across both sides, extending sideways, majestically dominating the entire space.

She wanted to grab any book at any time without wanting to use the ladder or so. Hence, the customization focused mainly on expanding the shelves sideways rather than giving the usual stacked look.

No one would want a library put in the corridor, but Lillian Grey wished for that. For her, it sounds interesting to walk across the path and grab a book to read. Owning a library inside a room, Lillian found it dull and uninteresting.

When choosing a place to put all of her books, Shane dared if she can install it in the hallway. Considering it a challenge, Lillian spent days working with various designers to come up with a plan that can satisfy as well as inspire her. After weeks of searching, finally, she found a young designer who made her vision come alive. Thus, it gave birth to the stunning modern art that possessed all of Lillian's precious collections.

While on a short vacation with her girlfriend, Lucy, Lillian still managed to buy a few books to add to her collection. Nothing makes her more excited than finding new novels to read. Returning to her bedroom, she found the books on her bed. Grabbing all three at once, she came back to the library and put it on the spot of 'To be read' space.

Once the work is over, Lillian went back to her couch. While resting, she took her phone out to text the people she is indebted to inform her return. As she switched on her phone, she received a message notification. It was from Jenna. Looking at the message, Lillian got startled.

'This girl!'

She looked around to search for a camera or something.

'Is there a camera in here?'

"How did she guess that I might have returned already?"

..

Time - 09:00 PM

Lillian had pizza delivered to her for dinner. Eating them while watching television, the time passed slowly. Lillian spends most of her time at home alone, and so, it felt boring.

After dinner, she went back to grab one of the new books from her personalized library, came down to the couch, and started reading it.

...

Time 11: 45 PM

Reading halfway through the story, Lillian heard her mobile ring.

It was Lucy.

She picked up the call to answer it.

The two began talking. Lucy joked about how the new job isn't about lingerie. Lillian laughed as she heard his girlfriend speak so cheerfully even after a hefty day at work. They both enjoyed the chat and had fun.

"It's going to be a busy weekend for me," Lillian informed her tentatively. She didn't want to ignore her girlfriend just after confessing her love.

"The book release, huh? That's okay. I'm looking forward to it. Send me your personally autographed copy, directly delivered by the author, herself," Lucy flirted in a s.e.xy tone.

Lillian got caught in the fire of love, and its d.e.s.i.r.es flamed deeper. They both took the direction of a conversation from talking to shamelessly flirting with each other until someone interrupted it.

"Wait, I'm getting another call," Lillian excused herself.

It is from Anna. She remembered their conversation this morning. Returning to Lucy, Lillian spoke, "Lucy, can I call you later?"

"What? Why?" Lucy felt discontent from the sudden interruption.

"It is the top authority. I have to answer this call, Lucy," Lillian replied in defeat.

She heard Lucy sigh heavily on the other end.

"I seriously wish for you to make me your top authority, Lilly. Anyways, you will be busy soon for your book release. Good luck then. Bye."

Lucy pouted while saying 'goodbye' before kissing her through the mobile phone.

"I Love you," Lillian declared out loud.

Lucy got blushed from hearing it. She cheekily smiled while waving goodbye before hanging up the call.