The Halloween party would start in four hours, and Victor still didn’t have a costume in mind when he knocked on Tina’s door. A bouquet of nightshades stuck out from the wrapping in his hands, and he only had to wait a few moments before his girlfriend opened the door. It took him a few seconds to realize her head stuck out a few feet higher than usual. “Heya hon! Uhhh I’m gonna need you to step in here for me please, I can’t come out.” She didn’t take much notice of the nightshade, to his disappointment. “Tina, is that your costume?” Vic asked. He figured she’d go as the beach monster (since it was the most topical thing for the past month or so), but this pleasantly surprised him. “Yep!” A short, to-the-point answer. She gestured for him to come inside with a small amount of haste, and he obliged. She slammed the door shut the moment he came through the door. “Christ, Tina!” he shouted in surprise, dropping his bouquet. “What the hell is with all this all--” Then he saw her
"S-stay the fuck back! I swear, you wee creep, don't come near!"
"I-I'm not, okay?! Jeez, relax! I'm not coming any closer."
A tense staredown in the fire exit.
"You... you didn't see anythin', a'right?! A-and if you did... naebody would believe you! It's ma word against yours!"
The combative girl's eyes are shot wide. How could she be so careless? Was he hiding in there to catch her? The one time she has to get changed in the office...
"I... alright. I'm not going to tell anyone anything. I swear it. Calm down, for god's sake."
He catches his breath, open palms showing as he held his ground. If he had any intentions of exposing her sec