[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/sbufiQm.jpg[/img][/center][center][h1][color=f6989d] Alexis [/color][/h1][/center]

Alexis looked up at Elias smiling at his hair on fire comment. Realizing easily that the potent cure must have side effects that her partner was obviously suffering from she smiled at his sunny mood. He was usually stern with her and all business, she liked this silliness in him. He was more relaxed, more natural. When his hand came up to touch her hair she blushed a little, not that he would notice in his current state.

Elias' giggle made her laugh. He was like a little boy. She continued to smile, her happiness seemed so rare that she was enjoying this. Elias stared at her for a couple of moments and she could have swore he appeared to want to kiss her. Her heart leapt for a moment and at his words she softly smiled and said, [color=ed145b]"I believe the word you are looking for is uninhibited, or maybe a little loopy. It does have a sincerely honest effect on you."[/color] She smiled as he seemed to rest his head on hers and she hugged him to her tighter and her hand was resting on his bare chest. 

Elias seemed to quiet down just then and she assumed he had fallen asleep. The stresses of the day seemed to catch up to her and she felt the tears roll down her cheeks. Some of them hit his bare skin. The day seemed to have gone on forever. The fittings, then the party and the guests. Finding out about Elias' flings and then the fighting with the manticore and whatever happened to the birdman? Where did he run off to? Realizing that he might be the connection between Sophie and the fight scene she made a mental note to check into that. 

Turning her head slightly she looked at Elias. In this light he looked like a young boy and it made her smile softly. Her mind flashed on her hammering the spine back through his shoulder and it made her shudder. She couldn't believe that she had actually done that. It was just unconscionable to her that she had had to hurt him so much but in the end it had saved his life. The doctors had more time to work on the smaller spines that were inside. That gave Sophie more time to get the cure to her. Her skirts were half twisted around her so she got up and slipped them off. Climbing back into the bed in her dress sans skirts she pulled Elias' arm around her tighter.  Feeling cold she pulled over part of the blanket so that she was under it with him. She snuggled up against him and as she fell asleep she heard herself murmur to him [color=ed145b]"I love you Elias."[/color]

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