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[notinthebook]

It's not fair that she's still so wound up when she makes her way down the stairs and into the bar.  She makes for the door without looking around, pushing away the thought that there are people here who must have seen her go upstairs with Michael who are now watching her leave alone.

Well, who cares?  It's not like she really knows anyone here all that well.  They're adults.  There's nothing wrong with wanting a little company after a rough day.

(It's a little harder to convince herself everything's fine when she feels like turning around and heading straight back into that room to finish what they started, but she's adept at shoving those thoughts away and though they cling, fuzzily, to her mind, they don't keep her from walking straight out that front door.)

The apartment is dim and quiet, soothing, and she heads to her room to strip off her jacket and top, inspecting it for damage done by the dirt and grime of the day.  There's a large dark blotch on the side, and she throws on a worn button-down before picking the blue top up and heading, a little gracelessly, down the kitchen.

She probably ought to know better.  She's never been good at fixing things, like stains on silk, and she's scrubbing at the damn thing with a wet washcloth but when she holds it up, heart sinking, it's clear that all she's done is made it worse, and now her stupid shirt is ruined.  Temper flaring, she balls up the cloth and throws it at the sink, bats the shirt away, and slumps over the counter with her head pounding and her hand rubbing over her eyes.

What a freaking disaster.

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Mary Margaret trudged up the stairs, scrubbing off the remnants of her tears with the side of her pointer finger. She wasn't going to cry again. She wasn't. She would just... Go hide in her bed and hope sleep very suddenly would knock her unconscious, so she could outrun the feelings making a true mess of her. 

She put her key in the door and turned it gingerly, as though Emma's bedroom, a floor away, might have a speaker connected to the door. Mary Margaret has never snuck anywhere in her life, but she certainly looks like she is now. Slipping in barely opening the door the whole way, a glance toward the stairs and before, keys dangling for the plate there beside her purse. 

Red-rimmed eyes going wide when she noticed. "Emma?"

The clatter of keys is louder. But not as guilty. Confused. Concerned.