“Won’t be anything to save if you sleep in.”  He said.  A soft oof from him as the pillow hit him.  “I don’t want to, but I do have ways of making you get up Harley.”

“You okay?”  He asked.  He hadn’t liked the sharp breath, but he was almost certain that she’d tell him if something was wrong.  He watched her settle and tried not to be to concerned about it.

“Let’s not forget Luke’s party too?” CeCe chuckled and rolled her eyes as the look of guilt came across Reggie’s face. They had all been so busy with everything that they almost forgot. But CeCe kept them in line and made sure Maeve and Luke’s birthday was celebrated. She would try not to think about herself for once. But she sighed. “Am I the ghost now?”

"Thanks. I'm really proud of how it came out," Mae replied with a grin. She was definitely pretty happy with some of the shots she'd managed to get of CeCe alone and with Luke. In some of the stage shots it seemed like the lights gave them a sort of aura. She couldn't help but roll her eyes at Reggie's whining.

“Let’s not forget Luke’s party too?” CeCe chuckled and rolled her eyes as the look of guilt came across Reggie’s face. They had all been so busy with everything that they almost forgot. But CeCe kept them in line and made sure Maeve and Luke’s birthday was celebrated. She would try not to think about herself for once. But she sighed. “Am I the ghost now?”

Luke couldn't help a slight huff at Mae's cheekiness, even if he agreed with the sentiment. "Pretty sure you're good," he said, moving around Mae to give Cece a light prod. "Definitely squishy."

❛ close your eyes and hold out your hands. ❜ ❛ what are you smiling at? ❜ ❛ i can’t leave you alone for one minute, can i? ❜ ❛ was it you? did you do all this? ❜ ❛ i don’t know how you do this every day… ❜ ❛ that is not an appropriate question to ask a lady you’ve just met. ❜ ❛ i’m not sorry. ❜ ❛ i did warn you not to trust me. ❜ ❛ do you remember anything? at all? ❜ ❛ you’re lucky you’re cute. ❜ ❛ why don’t you just kill me? ❜ ❛ did you hurt yourself? ❜ ❛ i could show you the way. ❜ ❛ i don’t feel so good. ❜ ❛ you owe me a dinner. a very nice dinner. ❜ ❛ don’t go. please. ❜ ❛ you wanna know what your problem is? ❜ ❛ i’m here to drink alone. ❜ ❛ don’t run away from this. ❜ ❛ i’m just saying, murder is an option. ❜ ❛ i didn’t realize you were in so much pain. ❜ ❛ i guess it runs in the family, huh? ❜ ❛ you wouldn’t understand. ❜ ❛ we’ve been through a lot. i think we should just lay low and take it easy. ❜ ❛ dangerous to be out so late. ❜ ❛ i hope you haven’t been standing out in the cold this whole time. ❜ ❛ i made a mistake. ❜ ❛ am i not good enough? ❜ ❛ i’m going to get you out of here. ❜ ❛ why did you bring me here? ❜ ❛ aren’t we in a good mood today? ❜ ❛ don’t shut me out. please. ❜ ❛ the storm’s getting worse. ❜ ❛ i never meant to hurt you. ❜ ❛ you’re about as intimidating as a butterfly. ❜ ❛ have you come to laugh at me in my miserable state? ❜ ❛ here, take this. you’ll catch a cold. ❜ ❛ this is the part where you leave. ❜ ❛ why are you talking like we’ll never see each other again? ❜ ❛ you stepped on my foot! ❜ ❛ you’re not a very convincing liar. ❜ ❛ we’re in completely different leagues. ❜ ❛ how did you find me? ❜ ❛ i don’t need you anymore. ❜ ❛ rough day today? ❜ ❛ snap out of it! ❜ ❛ you look better in my clothes than i do. ❜ ❛ why are you still here? ❜ ❛ can i ask… what happened? ❜ ❛ are you saying you care about me? ❜ ❛ i won’t let anyone hurt you. ❜ ❛ it’s not stealing if it was mine to begin with. ❜ ❛ well, this is where i live. ❜ ❛ we’re not so different after all. ❜ ❛ how long have i been asleep? ❜ ❛ no more lies, no more secrets. ❜ ❛ can you forgive me? ❜ ❛ i thought you… i saw you get shot. ❜ ❛ why are you really here? ❜ ❛ i wish we never met. ❜ ❛ you look like you need a hug. ❜ ❛ would you run away with me? ❜ ❛ see? i’m not just a pretty face. ❜ ❛ we can stop them. i can help you. ❜ ❛ what now? i’m tired. ❜ ❛ i didn’t want you to see me like this. ❜ ❛ i can’t do this without you. ❜ ❛ if you tell me yours, i’ll tell you mine. ❜ ❛ are you threatening me? ❜ ❛ did you ever care about me? ❜ ❛ treat me like the princess that i am! ❜ ❛ i’m not leaving you. ❜ ❛ why did you come? ❜ ❛ i need your help… and you need mine. ❜ ❛ i wish i could hate you. ❜ ❛ i see you don’t recognize me. well, it was a long time ago. ❜ ❛ you’ve lost a lot of blood. ❜ ❛ i had my suspicions, but until now i wasn’t sure. ❜ ❛ there’s nothing left for me here. ❜ ❛ that is… literally illegal. you’re describing something illegal. ❜ ❛ wait. i’ve heard that sound before. ❜ ❛ just try to hang on. ❜ ❛ so why’s it so important anyway? ❜ ❛ i’ll stay in tonight, thanks. ❜ ❛ we can’t keep going on like this. ❜ ❛ in about a minute, you’ll be sorry you didn’t listen to me. ❜ ❛ is this seat taken? sorry, it’s a bit crowded here. ❜ ❛ you can’t leave me here alone! ❜ ❛ i’ll believe it when i see it. ❜ ❛ why are you laughing? this is a very serious situation. ❜ ❛ i bought two. here. ❜ ❛ i’ve seen you before, walking by. ❜ ❛ why can’t i come with you? ❜ ❛ c'mon. aren’t you worried what might happen if we go? ❜ ❛ walk with me? ❜ ❛ it’s very rude to stare. ❜ ❛ how many times have i told you? you can’t visit me here. ❜ ❛ we can’t fix this. can we? ❜ ❛ are you going to kill me? ❜ ❛ it’s not like you can stop me. ❜ ❛ it’s not safe for people to see us together. ❜ ❛ take me with you. ❜ ❛ some risks are worth taking. ❜ ❛ let them go. take me instead. ❜ ❛ what do you want in exchange for it? ❜ ❛ is being drunk an excuse? ❜ ❛ promise me you won’t overreact. ❜ ❛ how can i possibly trust you? after all you’ve done. ❜ ❛ how long have you been standing there? ❜ ❛ why did you wake me? ❜ ❛ i’m not here to talk about my feelings. ❜ ❛ you were going to leave without saying goodbye? ❜ ❛ for some reason, i’m attracted to you. ❜ ❛ promise me? ❜ ❛ it’s nothing, i’m just tired. ❜ ❛ i feel safe with you. ❜ ❛ i don’t need your help. ❜ ❛ i think i have a bit more experience with this thing than you do. ❜ ❛ no way, i’m not doing that. ❜ ❛ i do care. ❜ ❛ you snore in your sleep. it’s adorable. ❜ ❛ i have a spare bed. ❜ ❛ you’re very kind. some day it’ll get you killed. ❜ ❛ you’ll always have a home with me. ❜ ❛ of course i care. you’re my family. ❜ ❛ you shouldn’t insult people that are bigger than you. ❜ ❛ i never wanted to hurt you. ❜ ❛ i swear it wasn’t me. ❜ ❛ we can just sit here, you don’t have to talk. ❜ ❛ did you miss me? ❜ ❛ this isn’t just about you. it’s about what’s best for all of us. ❜ ❛ you can never admit when you’re wrong! ❜ ❛ is this what you wanted? ❜ ❛ what are you doing out here by yourself? ❜ ❛ sorry to put you through that. i guess i owe you one now. ❜ ❛ the only time you talk to me is when you need something. ❜ ❛ i’m still learning. ❜ ❛ if you have something to say, spit it out. ❜ ❛ you… don’t like me very much, do you? ❜ ❛ i’m on your side. ❜ ❛ i risked my life for you! ❜ ❛ whatever you’re going to ask, the answer is no. ❜ ❛ you can stay with me. ❜ ❛ i just need time. ❜ ❛ please don’t do this, don’t act like you care. ❜ ❛ who the hell invited you? ❜ ❛ what? no witty remark? nothing clever to say? ❜ ❛ i just wanted to say i’m sorry. ❜ ❛ think of it as a compliment. ❜ ❛ do you ever stop being so serious and dull? ❜ ❛ it’s rare to see your kind around here. ❜ ❛ you remember me. that’s good. ❜ ❛ you’re a terrible flirt you know. ❜ ❛ are you kidding me? we’re not ‘fine’! ❜ ❛ right now i wish i was dead. ❜ ❛ i guess i should’ve told you. ❜ ❛ you’re not alone. i’m here. ❜ ❛ you’ve been so quiet. what’s on your mind? ❜ ❛ knowledge is power. ❜ ❛ you scared me. ❜ ❛ well, what’s so strange about that? ❜ ❛ don’t look at me like that. ❜ ❛ i want to be there when you get what’s coming to you. ❜ ❛ just who do you think you are? ❜ ❛ you look… amazing. ❜ ❛ we’re safe, aren’t we? ❜ ❛ you know, i really hoped i’d never see this place again. ❜ ❛ don’t touch me. get away from me. ❜ ❛ i thought you’d like this. ❜ ❛ it’s too dark, i can’t see anything. ❜ ❛ what’s that smug look for? you think you can do any better? ❜ ❛ who did you piss off this time? ❜ ❛ you should’ve thought about that before you got into a fight. ❜ ❛ i only wanted to help. ❜ ❛ you knew and you didn’t tell me? ❜ ❛ you don’t scare me. ❜ ❛ wow, look who remembered my existence. ❜ ❛ change isn’t easy. ❜ ❛ why did you help me? ❜ ❛ why do you hate me? ❜ ❛ i can’t even trust myself anymore. ❜ ❛ i was making sure you weren’t dead, since you never called. ❜ ❛ you look awful. what happened? ❜ ❛ are you here to kill me? ❜ ❛ you know you aren’t allowed in here, right? ❜ ❛ was that a friend of yours? ❜ ❛ two years later and you haven’t changed. ❜ ❛ you look like you just saw a ghost. ❜ ❛ nobody tells me what to do. ❜ ❛ you’re too scared to do it, aren’t you? ❜ ❛ come on. it can’t be that bad. ❜ ❛ i hope to repay your kindness someday. ❜ ❛ just let me do this for you. ❜ ❛ why were they coming after you? ❜ ❛ how many people have you killed? how many? ❜ ❛ how much do you value your life? ❜ ❛ you don’t know when to give up, do you? ❜ ❛ don’t lie to me. ❜ ❛ i’m not sober enough to talk about this. ❜ ❛ have a drink with me. ❜

Rick had already started to get up.  A shake of his head not that she could see it since she had covered her head in a blanket.  “Nope come on Harley.”  He said.  “Saving things doesn’t wait for you to sleep in.”

“You and me.”  He said with a nod.  At least the two of them had friends that they could rely on.  Since neither had family they could lean on.  “But we’re not alone in doing it.  You have friends that I’m sure would want to help us.”

“Hey.” Her hand rested gently on Luke’s knee to grab his attention. “If you stare any harder, you’re gonna go blind before the show.” She joked. “Calm down. I know she’s your sister. But she can take care of herself.”

“Now if we could only get CeCe to kiss Luke.” Julie teased quietly, earning a slap from her cousin and a chuckle from Flynn.

At Julie’s teasing Luke could feel heat rush his face and reach his ears, flushing a rosy pink all too quickly. “It’s not something to push,” he said, feeling flustered. It wasn’t like it was something he didn’t want to happen, he just knew these things took time to evolve and become more comfortable, more natural.

Rick let out a very low groan at the sound of his phone going off as the alarm went off.  He shifted on the bed so he could turn it off.  “Come on time to get up we’ve got a mission to finish.” 

“Hey.” Her hand rested gently on Luke’s knee to grab his attention. “If you stare any harder, you’re gonna go blind before the show.” She joked. “Calm down. I know she’s your sister. But she can take care of herself.”

“You guys can’t keep dancing around each other. You can’t keep acting like best friends on stage and not off stage. So come on. Let’s just fix it alright?” CeCe pulled on Luke’s shoulder. “And not for me or for Mae. For both of you.”

“Jesus, Luke. We’ve got time before anything like that would happen,” Maeve said with a soft chuckle. “You know you’d be any kids' favorite uncle though, y’know.” She combed her fingers through her hair carefully. “Let’s just... not waste any more time worrying about the future, yeah? I’ve already been doing that for too long.”

Sara listened to all of Harley’s instructions as the dog came over, his sniffing curious but his tail still wagging which she took as a good sign. She gently reached out to pat the top of his head, giving him time to move back or run away if he didn’t feel comfortable enough with her yet. Then, after Harley explained he was a good walker, if not a bit distracted at times, she asked, “All right, so what’s the best order to do this in? Food, then walk? Or walk, then food? …And do you need some help? With your shoes?” Because she got it, she’d had those days - more times than she could count. She just had a habit of muddling through on her own; more of a League habit than anything else.

“They’ll be here before you know it.”  He said.  “And then we’ll probably wish they weren’t.”  He said with a chuckle.  It was going to be a lot of long nights, but he wasn’t going to regret it though.  “It’ll be a whole new adventure.”

Rick was pretty much a light sleeper.  So Harley shifting woke him just slightly, but it was also his internal clock waking him up.  He wanted to sleep just a bit longer.  His alarm would be going off before long.  His arm hooked around her as she settled into him.

Rick didn’t stir as Harley shifted.  He was mostly a light sleeper, but he was tired.  So it was a bit deeper then usual.  The last time he shared a bed with someone had been with June and that was a while ago.    He didn’t mind.  He let out a small noise when Harley woke up a little.

“Okay.”  He said.  He wasn’t going to force her if she said she was okay.  He moved until he could lay down next to her.  “You’ll tell me if you need anything right?”

Sara could see that Harley wanted to argue with said deal - with her taking care of Brucey in exchange for her eating and resting - but thought better of it. Which was probably a good idea, because when Sara dug her heels in, she didn’t budge. Especially given the state she’d found the other woman in, what she’d been through. She needed time to heal, and the whole point of Sara being there and doing what she could to help out was to give her that time. And thankfully, it didn’t seem like taking care of the dog would be too difficult. He seemed curious about her presence, but not on guard. If anything, he was content to be babied by Harley, nuzzling her while making happy noises, his tail wagging. “All right, so Dog 101 - what do I do?”

“Yeah. We’re a family, weither you like it or not,” Reggie said with a grin. “Despite the... difficult beginning it’s felt... natural.”