[h2]Esme Stirling[/h2]

Esme watched Dean for a moment to see if he’d accept her half answer. When he did, with a smile and a nod, she smiled a little more, thankful he didn’t push for more of an answer. Once she was well rested, she would be more than willing to sit down and talk to him more about everything. When Mika apologized to everyone, she looked over at her, noting Mika’s look to her. Esme sighed in relief with a warm smile to her, then she placed her right hand on her chest and dipped her head deeply to the woman. This was her way of showing Mika that she truly accepted her apology and held nothing against her. 

It was a great relief to hear Mika apologize for everything. It would definitely make getting a good night’s sleep easier. She knew that she needed to apologize herself, but she would do that when she was rested and had a clearer mind. Letting her hand drop back to her side, she looked over at Natalia at her offer. Esme shook her head softly. “No, it’s alright. You go ahead and get yourself comfortable for the night. I pretty much know where it is.” she said in a kind tone. She looked back at Dean and Mika and lightly laughed at the words between them. It was easy to see that they were both good and that Dean’s injuries would be well taken care of. 

Esme then walked to the door, running her hand along Sarah’s side to have her follow. At the door, she turned to everyone in the room with a small and tired smile. “Goodnight everyone. Rest well.” She gave them a small wave, then walked out the door and onto the porch with Sarah in tow. Pulling her jacket around her, she walked across the porch and down the stairs, then to her car. After unlocking her car, she got in with a sigh and sat there for a moment. Being outside and in her car, she felt as if someone had lifted a weight off her chest and shoulders. After taking her moment, Esme told Sarah to follow her, shut her door, started the car and drove out of Bobby’s place. 

The drive to the motel seemed to take a bit of time, only because of how tired she felt. She would occasionally look out at Sarah running alongside her car. Once at the motel, she got her a room, then quickly got into it after grabbing her bag from the trunk. “Make yourself comfortable. I’m going to get cleaned up.” she told Sarah as she dropped her bag on the end of the bed. Opening her bag, she grabbed some comfortable clothes and went into the bathroom to shower. Once she was clean, dressed, and had her hair dry, she walked out of the bathroom and to the bed with her dirty clothes in hand, noticing Sarah had made herself comfortable on it. 

Pulling a bag from her bag, she put her dirty clothes in it, then dropped broth bags on the floor at the foot of the bed. Esme then crawled up on the bed, not bothering to pull down the covers, turned off the light and laid down on her side almost in the middle of it. Before she had dozed off, Sarah slowly made her way up the bed and curled up next to her, bringing a smile to Esme’s lips. She then reached up and pulled the pillow closer and nuzzled into it. “If Cason decides to pop in please keep him at a distance. I really need some uninterrupted sleep.” she said to Sarah tiredly. 

Sarah responded with a soft nuzzle to let her know she’d do as asked, then watched Esme finally drift off to sleep. When Esme was in a deep sleep, Sarah laid her head above Esme’s and scooted as close as she could to her in a protective manner. She was determined to keep anyone and anything from disturbing Esme while she slept.