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                            “Are we ever ready to see ourselves for what we are?”

He turned to look at her over his shoulder, bemused by her question. “I see a lot more in myself than you might expect. What do YOU see when you look into your reflection?”

   •☾ Her eyes shifted from the blond curls that licked at the collar of his shirt to the mirror on the wall to the left. She saw herself in the glasses reflection, beautiful, pale, alone. There was power there, hidden under the surface but what she saw was fear, uncertainty, hesitation, doubt. For years she had been deceiving herself, keeping what she really was locked away in the back of her mind. 

             “This is why you made me drive three hours out into the middle of nowhere?”

“Uhm– yes?” She moves to the back of the car, popping the trunk and pulling out a thick blanket. “This is the best place for stargazing. You didn’t have to come with me, if you didn’t want to.” 

   •☾ Sᴛᴀʀɢᴀᴢɪɴɢ. Sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜱᴏ ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴛ, ꜱᴏ ꜱɪᴍᴘʟɪꜱᴛɪᴄ ɪɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ. The brunette pulled herself from the car, keys held loosely within her palm. “How else would you get yourself out here” came the soft retort. What annoyance she’d held had faded quickly once the cool kiss of night brushed against her skin. The glow of the city nothing more than a dim nightlight to the growing darkness. Nim walked to stand next to the girl, blonde curls dancing in the dim moonlight. With her free hand she shut the trunk and the two began to descend into the field just off the gravel road. 

dalphahale

Derek was adjusting to having the bed to himself. Kate said she would only be gone for a couple days. He could handle a few nights alone. The sudden creek of the bedroom door had his body up instantly, dark eyes scanning the room before they landed on her. “Did you need something?”