Back at the car, Sam kicked a clot of dirt away. A small release for her frustration, but it was all she could do.
“I could go for a drink,” Lilith said as she patted herself in search of keys. “Do you want to go for a drink?”
“You’ve got to be shitting me,” Sam snapped.
“What?”
Sam gestured at nothing in particular. “You just completely disregarded my opinion and now you’re pretending everything is fine?”
The other woman paused. “I didn’t realise everything wasn’t fine.”
“Tssh. Why did you bring me here if you weren’t going to listen to anything I said, hmm? What was the point of dragging me out of bed?” She stomped on another clump of dirt. “You could’ve just let me sleep, damn it!”
“Woah. I didn’t realise you felt this way. I brought you here because I thought you’d find it interesting.”
“Really?” Sam glared at Lilith, her eyes spitting fire. “I think you just wanted to show me off to the other Wardens.”
Lilith’s nostrils flared. “That’s not how it is.”
“Really? Oh look, I’m Lilith and I’ve finally tricked a human into becoming my little pet,” Sam mocked in a poor imitation of her companion.
“That’s nasty.”
“Yeah, whatever. Like you care,” Samantha huffed. If she hadn’t been so worked up, she would’ve noticed the hurt in Lilith’s eyes, but she didn’t. Instead, she turned her back to the other woman and started walking.
“Where are you going?” Lilith called after her. “Get in the car.”
“No thanks, I’ll walk!”
Sam stomped through the field. She had no idea where they were but she would figure it out. Anything other than staying while she was furious. That never bode well and she’d already said too much.
“Fine!” Lilith screeched from behind her.
“Fine!” Sam shouted back.
The lights from the car illuminated a small slice of the field and with a rumble, the car flew past Sam. A little in disbelief that she’d actually left her behind, Sam stared after the red lights until they were gone.
She was really alone.
The sudden solitude cleared some of Sam’s irrational anger and guilt about her outburst settled into her stomach. She never intended to take out her frustrations on the people around her, but she knew this wasn’t the first time she’d done it. It was almost a surprise it took Melissa this long to divorce her.
Sam breathed out a small cloudling of white smoke, the chill of the coming autumn setting in. She wasn’t dressed for the weather and with no clue where she was, this was going to be a long and torturous night. Maybe she deserved it.
With a pained smile, she ran a hand through her hair and kept walking. The sun was already up when Samantha reached a point in the city she knew. From there on out, it wasn’t too far to her home, and with aching feet and a stomach swirling with regret, she finally set foot on her property.
“Fuck me,” she mumbled. The house was a sight for sore eyes.
She fumbled in her pocket for her keys, desperate to sit down and have a good cup of coffee. Then she had to check on Shadow, sleep, and find Lilith to apologise.
She’d gotten good at that over the years…