Sara Weaver
  Sandy Coves Inn, Salem, Massachusetts - mid to late afternoon





 Sara was relieved to hear Celeste's voice, even if it was filled with anxiety. With the shots being as close as they were Sara was worried that she was injured, but that didn't seem to be the case. With a sigh of relief Sara leaned against the wall, rifle still in hand. “We'll be alright Celeste. As long as I'm staying here I'll keep an eye out for you…it's the least I can do after all.” 

 Just as Eliza finished speaking the young woman from before, Brandy, entered the lobby. She casually strolled up to the counter complementing Celeste on her dress, and greeting Sara. Upon mentioning Celeste's outfit Sara realized that she wasn't fully aware of what was happening. For when she caught sight of Celeste in her dress she felt a fluttering in her stomach. Sara thought she was very attractive but she didn't say anything. Celeste didn't dress like that for her, she had someone special in mind and it certainly wasn't Sara.

 Unbeknownst to Sara but she had started to zone out as she thought about Celeste in her dress, her eyes fixated on the wall opposite of her while she drifted away in thought. In response to Brandy’s greeting all Sara mustered was a poor attempt at a friendly smile. Sara wasn't sure if it was because of just waking up or if Celeste really just had this effect on her but she was out of it entirely. 

 It wasn't until the sounds of Steve coming back down from the roof started to echo into the lobby that Sara snapped out of it. She was making it a point to stay alert around him, he was shady and she certainly wasn't foolish enough to trust him. When he spoke to her, her blood started to boil, a sensation all too familiar to her. Surprisingly though Sara held her tongue, for once there was no smartass remark. Until Steve turned around and headed towards the door, as he breached the threshold of the doorway Sara called out from her spot against the wall.

 “How about I shove one of these feet up your ass and then you can talk to me about the rules of combat!?” Immediately Sara went from feeling like her typical firebrand self to being crippled with regret after she turned and looked at Celeste. She hadn't even fully reacted to what Sara had said yet but just looking at her made her regret it for one of the few times in her life. Celeste was a much better woman than she was, and Sara envied her for that.