When Lucian exited the car to go up to the front door, Harper slid into his seat, watching out his window, her hands and nose pressed to the glass like an orphaned child staring in at a happy family. She didn't forget about the others in the backseat, and wasn't intentionally ignoring them, but when Minuet and Alex left the car, she barely noticed. Lucian seemed so comfortable, talking to her mother. It should have made her feel more at ease, but instead, she was starting to freak out more and more. Her mother...
The woman, Bonnie, stared up at Lucian. Up, because he was very tall, and she, well.. wasn't. He seemed nice enough, but there was something about the man she felt intimidating. Her blue eyes, which were a clear reflection of her daughter's widened when he mentioned the girl, and she brought a hand to her throat. "Harper is here?" She asked, a southern twang to her words.
"But, I don't understand. The good doctor came by, told us she had.. escaped. And now you're saying she was discharged?" Bonnie looked around Lucian to the long limousine sitting in front of her yard. She spotted two people getting out of the car and walking in the opposite direction, and then her eyes settled on the driver's side door.
Harper glanced back at the only ones left in the back seat. Rain and Léa were staring out their own windows, not speaking. "Uh.. I'll be back.." She said, but didn't think they were paying much attention anyway. She stepped out of the car, straightening the yellow sundress they had bought when they got into town. Her long hair was brushed until it shone, and she was quite pretty in her new dress, but there was a nervousness about her that made her look jittery.
She walked up the sidewalk to stand next to Lucian, slipping her hand into his for comfort. "Hi mama." She said, her voice trembling. The woman gave her daughter a full once over, turning deathly pale at the sight of her, grown right before her eyes. "Oh my lord..." She whispered, and fainted right there on the porch.
Léa hadn't had much to say the last couple of days. The group Rain was travelling was seemed nice, for the most part. They bickered at each other a little, the way any family would, but she could see the love they felt for each other anyway. But still... Rain had basically ignored her since she kissed him on the carousel,and even if that hadn't hurt her feelings, she was pretty bothered by Lucian's presence.
Throughout most of the drive, she'd stared at the back of his head, wondering if she could catch him on fire with just her gaze. He had, of course, apologized when he saw her for the first time. And she had accepted it. But she wondered if either of them were sincere. Was he truly sorry? Did she really forgive him? Probably not, on both accounts. Relief filled her when he finally left the car, and she slumped down in her seat a little. What was she doing here, with all the people? Had she made a mistake by coming along?
She glanced at Rain, who seemed to be having some sort of existential crisis. Léa wanted to help him, but how could she when he wouldn't talk to her? She thought she heard him say something, but she couldn't quite make out what it was. She looked at him fully, waiting for him to repeat it, but then he was practically on top of her, finally returning the kiss she had started a few nights before. For a second, she recoiled, just out of surprise, but then she melted into it, inwardly sighing with happiness. Maybe it hadn't been a mistake after all.
When they broke apart, she laughed, poking him in the chest. "Took you long enough."
The woman, Bonnie, stared up at Lucian. Up, because he was very tall, and she, well.. wasn't. He seemed nice enough, but there was something about the man she felt intimidating. Her blue eyes, which were a clear reflection of her daughter's widened when he mentioned the girl, and she brought a hand to her throat. "Harper is here?" She asked, a southern twang to her words.
"But, I don't understand. The good doctor came by, told us she had.. escaped. And now you're saying she was discharged?" Bonnie looked around Lucian to the long limousine sitting in front of her yard. She spotted two people getting out of the car and walking in the opposite direction, and then her eyes settled on the driver's side door.
Harper glanced back at the only ones left in the back seat. Rain and Léa were staring out their own windows, not speaking. "Uh.. I'll be back.." She said, but didn't think they were paying much attention anyway. She stepped out of the car, straightening the yellow sundress they had bought when they got into town. Her long hair was brushed until it shone, and she was quite pretty in her new dress, but there was a nervousness about her that made her look jittery.
She walked up the sidewalk to stand next to Lucian, slipping her hand into his for comfort. "Hi mama." She said, her voice trembling. The woman gave her daughter a full once over, turning deathly pale at the sight of her, grown right before her eyes. "Oh my lord..." She whispered, and fainted right there on the porch.
Léa hadn't had much to say the last couple of days. The group Rain was travelling was seemed nice, for the most part. They bickered at each other a little, the way any family would, but she could see the love they felt for each other anyway. But still... Rain had basically ignored her since she kissed him on the carousel,and even if that hadn't hurt her feelings, she was pretty bothered by Lucian's presence.
Throughout most of the drive, she'd stared at the back of his head, wondering if she could catch him on fire with just her gaze. He had, of course, apologized when he saw her for the first time. And she had accepted it. But she wondered if either of them were sincere. Was he truly sorry? Did she really forgive him? Probably not, on both accounts. Relief filled her when he finally left the car, and she slumped down in her seat a little. What was she doing here, with all the people? Had she made a mistake by coming along?
She glanced at Rain, who seemed to be having some sort of existential crisis. Léa wanted to help him, but how could she when he wouldn't talk to her? She thought she heard him say something, but she couldn't quite make out what it was. She looked at him fully, waiting for him to repeat it, but then he was practically on top of her, finally returning the kiss she had started a few nights before. For a second, she recoiled, just out of surprise, but then she melted into it, inwardly sighing with happiness. Maybe it hadn't been a mistake after all.
When they broke apart, she laughed, poking him in the chest. "Took you long enough."