The Selection (1x1 with AnnaCat17)

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Atlas closed his eyes, gently rubbing her back as she fell asleep. "I love you," his whispered, his breath tickling her ear. He didn't know if she heard or not, but it felt good to say it. He wanted her to know how he felt about her.

Elliott curled up beside Romeo on the couch, her head resting on his shoulder as she listened to them talk, a little bit more relaxed now, though tired as well. Romeo had a nice family. She was happy to be spending time with them. Her smiles were less hesitant and her responses quicker.

[AnnaCat17]

Romeo smiled lovingly at Elliott as he listened t her chat with his family. It felt natural to have her with them and he could tell Rose was having to restrain herself from overwhelming Elliott with hugs and words like she had last time. He softly kissed the side of Elliott's head as she started to doze off. "Do you want to stay here tonight or do you want t drive back home?"

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

"Let's stay here," Elliott murmured, not wanting to risk the drive home when it was dark out. "If they'll have us." She looked up at him, smiling and giving him a light kiss. She was enjoying being here with his family. It was exactly what she had needed after her parent's execution.

[AnnaCat17]

Romeo smiled and kissed her back before wishing his family goodnight and leading her up to the guest room. "So how are you feeling?"

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Elliott smiled, holding on to his hand. "Good. Your family is very nice." She leaned against him, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Thank you for tonight." She gave him a kiss on the cheek, smiling.

[AnnaCat17]

"I told you they would love you." He teased with a grin before crawling into bed with her. "I love you Elliott. Im glad you like them. It makes my life easier."

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Elliott blushed, curling up beside him and snuggling against him. "I love you, too." She gave him a kiss, gazing at him lovingly. "They're great. Of course I'd like them."

[AnnaCat17]

-next day-

Victory chewed nervously on her lip as she walked to where Abril was. The doctor's had deemed her fit to go home, mostly because she kept nagging them to let her go, but she had to wait until Atlas was out of his meeting so they would go home together. She felt ridiculous but her jealousy was driving her insane and she had to try something. She knocked softly on the door and waited to hear a response from Abril.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Abril opened the door and she smiled at her. "Victory, it's so nice to see you!" She had recently found out about Victory's condition now that her friend was better. She was irritated that they had hid it from her, but knew stressing wouldn't be good for her baby, at that would be exactly what she'd be doing had she heard about Victory's health while she was still in a coma. "Are you feeling alright? You're going home now, aren't you? I'm so glad you're okay."

[AnnaCat17]

Victory nodded. She knew she still looked ragged but the bruises were fading and the cuts healing well. "Im alright. I was wondering if maybe I could talk to you about something though>" She asked sheepishly, nervous about how Abril would respond to her incoming question.