Creatures of the Dark

"Sleep wherever you want." Elliott mumbled tiredly, walking to the bedroom and kicking off his shoes. Pulling off his shirt and collapsing on the mattress, letting out a slow breath as the days events began to sink in.

"How is Damian?" She asked after a few minutes, she didn't really know what else to do right now.

"I- fine now. He wasn't though... he got lucky."

“Do you want to talk about it?”

"There isn't much to say. It has been a long day."

She nodded. “Okay…good night Elliott.”

"Good night..."

She quickly walked to him and kissed his cheek before she went to the door again

"Your going?"

"Would you rather I stay?" She asked, in truth she had hated being in a bed away from him knowing that he was down the hall.

"It doesn't matter what I want, it matters what you want."

"I would like to stay."

"Okay, get in then."

She moved to get in her side of the bed.

Elliott wrapped an arm around her waist

She snuggled into him. "I love you." She whispered.

"I love you too."

She smiled softly. "I've missed hearing you say that."

'"Mm." Elliott hummed tiredly, burying his face into the back of her neck with eyes closed.

She snuggled into him, closing her eyes to relax.

"He asked for us to move down there, when... when he wasn't being poisoned anymore."

"What did you say?" She asked.

"I don't remember. I didn't agree... our - our life is up here, isn't it? Alessia has a rough time down there not being one of them, can you imagine what we would be?"

She nodded. "Our life is here, I mean when I've gone down there the people have been nice enough."She shrugged. "But it's not home, you know."

"Mm, I'm glad we're agreed on it. I didn't want to talk for you."