Let Me Be Your Home

the g

ick wall. I grunted in pain; my sku

as throbbing in pain but I was confused. My body wasn't raging

elf so I was

ed towards the figure but stopped. The man was swift and quick to

, he bent down to grab Henry's gun

rasp who this person was. My vision started to

acke

t was hemorrhaging and on the verge of exploding completely. Clutching

was not my motel room or an

e a good ti

than Derrick and his minions, I pushed the blankets off my legs. I was re

held a towel in his hand that he ran through his

the headboard. Of all the people who could have been my persona

sitive I must b

there was a hint of concern lingering behind them. He ran the towe

d come out of the washroom in clothe

ed back into the bathroom, returning

t's a very bad cut. Let me help." He didn't give me a chance to protest- not that I could have bec

be dead r

to snap back into fight or flight. I flinch

like?" He dabbed the side of my forehead with a cloth he so

dn't move away from him as he cleaned and bandaged the laceration

expression both blank. "Shut

my jaw bu

fingers were warm as they disinfected the cut. I could f

taring down at my

had just painted a portrait. He pulled back, l

from him. "W

grin that was filled with mischief. He was taking advantage of the situation. "And quit

e in because frankly, I am very fucking curious as to why there is?not a bullet lodged in my head right now." I ne

was helping me but I didn't have time to appre

ds up in defence

l me to br

eyes. He was still amused. "Question for question

I knew that much. He wasn't going to stop until I gav

tayed, eavesdropped a bit because I recognized your voice." His lip tugged slightly. "I knew I would never get anything out of you yourself, willingly. I was cur

W

was quick to fall. He looked at me

. "Old friends." I shrugged, av

me flatly. "N

ip, staring at my fingers as I pulled on them. "They started taking things too far so I tried to get out." I l

e run into a few times now. I would have shot myself, do everyone a favour. However-

d together. "You

ened and left them with quite a few

scoffed, brushing off his

cutting me off again.

rds slowly, staring him in the eye. "I never stay in one place for t

o think. "I just did. I don't know why myself. Perhaps it w

I have been for as long as I can remember. It's a long story." I looked at him again, st

hat I would indeed not be telling him my whole life story. Why the

life. "I don't know," I told him honestly. "I stay until I get bored. Usually, if I'm in a new town it's bec

I couldn't tell wh

h the new circumstances, considering he had a gun, saved my life, and left a fight with three people against once and didn't h

tuff. Nothing intense. I do a little side business. If I need the backup, I have some friends." He spoke easily. He didn't seem to worry about telling m

igatory. Grand theft auto, also out of necessity or obligation. I've had my

e opened his mouth to

asked when he hadn't said anything. "My limbs

d, he left with the first aid kit. When he returned, he

his has codeine in it and you are not j

softly, airil

d downed it with water. Dean stood t

, like he was a deer in headlig

, how much a

is bed. "Thank you-for saving my

putting on my shoes that were sit

." He looked at me as if I were truly insane. "I popped painkillers in your mouth earlier, when I brought you here. You just took some now

him and my shoes

ust me here. You're not in harm. You might be if y

even know him. It would be

certain you may h

p breath. "I don't think I can manage watching the street

er the events that took place tonight. Also, I really did not

el the affects of the paink

be safe here. But he had saved my life and I didn't

head curtly. "

ded for the door

ett

brows furrowing together. He sta

ntly. "Hi. I

te, straight teeth poking out. "Elettra." He spoke, as if

ed at me again. He nodded his head