I fell into the moon and it covered you in blue [rp for dmorgan73]

[welcometo_life]

Even after she got done talking to him, Elle kept trying to sleep. She could get at least four hours in. Maybe she was trying to hard, though, or sleep just wasn't in the cards for her tonight because it never did happen. Instead, she was up all night making sure the apartment looked alright, she wasn't a slob but she wasn't exactly a neat freak

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[dmorgan73]

The drive seemed to go fast. Yeah, it took five hours, and Derek was checking out a sunrise when he pulled into Manhattan. The GPS in his SUV guided him to the right address. Kind of lucky that it was morning and people were leaving for work. Derek parked the SUV on the side of the street and grabbed his bag and cell and locked the doors to his SUV

[welcometo_life]

Oh, she definitely hadn't meant to fall asleep. That was supposed to be the point of horror movie marathon, to keep her awake for when he got there. But when you lived through the kind of stuff Elle had, movies just couldn't cut it anymore.

It wasn't a deep sleep, though, and she jerked awake when she heard the knock. It took a minute for her to remember what was happening, and then to realize that she definitely should have changed. She had on light pink shorts, and a grey tank top.

Moving towards the door, she ran her fingers quickly through her hair, trying to make sure she looked alright, since there wasn't a mirror nearby. Plastering a little smile onto her face, she undid the chain and flicked the lock before pulling the door open for him. "You made it."

[dmorgan73]

Alright, so she didn't look like a serial killer. Maybe crazy had paid off this time. In fact, she was kind of cute... and really tiny comparatively speaking since he was tall and bulky himself.

Derek offered her a grin, the best one he could offer at the moment. It wasn't a bad grin, it just didn't reach all the way into tired eyes.

"Elle? I'm Derek." He offered a hand out to her in greeting. "Good to finally meet you."

[welcometo_life]

At almost 5'6", she barely even made it to his shoulders. She always said she must have inherited the midget genes from her father, but then the truth was, she couldn't remember anything about her mother.

Considering how tired he was, and after everything he'd told her about what had been going on lately, it was actually a really nice grin, she thought. And a little bit reassuring in a way, since she wasn't entirely sure what she was getting herself into.

"It's nice to officially meet you, too." She slipped one small hand into his, giving it a little squeeze before stepping back to give him room. "You can come on in. Make yourself at home."

[dmorgan73]

When Derek woke up again it was almost seven hours later. At some point they had shifted and he was on his side with one arm holding Elle tightly to his chest. It actually felt good to hold something other than a pillow. He stretched and turned to look at the clock. It was almost six.

Part of him wanted to get back to sleep and then a part of him wanted to get up and shower quickly so that Elle could have her way and take them out to do something fun. He kissed the crown of her head. "Mind if I use your shower?" He whispered.

[welcometo_life]

She mumbled quietly at the movement, not opening her eyes as she took a moment trying to remember what was going on. Curled up against his chest like this, it felt good, and she snaked one arm around his waist.

"Go ahead." She whispered, even as she tightened her hold on him. "Just down the hall."

[dmorgan73]

He felt her pull him closer and let her as he exhaled a contented sigh. He closed his eyes again and buried his nose in her hair. He could smell the scent of her shampoo and he kind of liked that.

"Mmhmm. Maybe in a minute." His voice rumbled lazily.

[welcometo_life]

"Good." She murmured, lips quirking up into a tired smile. Pressing closer to him, she nuzzled her face against his chest. "You smell fine to me."