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[mightbeconcussed]

[Lucy is pacing through the store, adjusting last minute vases of roses, straightening bottles of perfume, tubes of lotion and bubble bath as she goes. She's got a few candles lit and scattered around the store. There's a table with coffee, sweet tea and lemonade along with various pastries and cookies near the register. Everything is as ready for opening day as Lucy can possibly make it. She takes a deep breath, runs her hands down the skirt of her red dress and unlocks the front door.]

Welcome to Coming Up Roses. We've got all your sweet smelling needs. The first 100 customers get a free lotion.

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[mghtbconcussed.livejournal.com]

[Lucy looks around, obviously pleased and proud.]

Mostly I supervised while the interior decorators did the work but yes and thank you.

[totallyinaband]

Hey, you organized. That's pretty much the hardest part, I think.

So how does it feel to be an entrepreneur?

[mghtbconcussed.livejournal.com]

[She thinks about it a moment,gnawing on the inside of her lip as she does. This whole idea, this whole store, didn't happen by accident. It was and is Lucy stepping away from the Master, becoming independent and declaring her independence from him. It's about her breaking up with a guy that never gave her the chance to do so.]

It sounds loads better than not quite trophy wife. I like it.

[And the smile on her face confirms that.]

[totallyinaband]

[Stephen isn't really sure how to articulate how happy he is for her without making it awkward and depressed, so he just goes for wrapping an arm around her shoulder and giving his best shot at a supportive smile.]

So do I get the grand tour?

[mghtbconcussed.livejournal.com]

You absolutely get the grand tour. [She wraps her arm around his waist and starts a slow stroll around the store, pointing things out as she does.]

I've got it arranged by scents. Florals are over there. That wall is comforting scents like vanilla sugar and over there are the sexy scents.

[totallyinaband]

There are sexy scents?

[This is all very confusing. Stephen doesn't understand using anything other than bar soap and Head and Shoulders.]

[mghtbconcussed.livejournal.com]

Yup! [She moves them over to the sexy scents and gets a bottle of bubble bath down, unscrewing the cap. It's a lavender based scent.]

Smell.