Elsa had fallen asleep for about an hour, but despite how exhausted she was she couldn't get much rest. Usually the whir of the car lured her asleep and it was easy for her to get rest, especially when she was safe and with Brendan. That wasn't the case anymore. She no longer felt safe when she was with him, she felt a deep and painful emptiness. She just stared at the passing landscape as they drove, only lifting her head when he stopped and got coffee. She gave him a passing glance as he got back in the car but her heart sank when he started talking to her. Exchanging words with Brendan was going to be painful now.
She pushed his hand off of her knee almost immediately after he put it there. He was just trying to be kind and gentle but she didn't want that. She didn't want him to be kind or gentle or sweet or loving with her anymore. That was just going to make it worse. "Thanks," she said dully, turning her head away and staring out the window once more.
She pushed his hand off of her knee almost immediately after he put it there. He was just trying to be kind and gentle but she didn't want that. She didn't want him to be kind or gentle or sweet or loving with her anymore. That was just going to make it worse. "Thanks," she said dully, turning her head away and staring out the window once more.