Chapter Seventeen

Elaina emerged from the bathroom steam flowing out in puffs.  She had nothing but a soft white bathrobe wrapped around her, her hair hanging flat around her shoulders.  

Chase who had gone three days without sleeping snored lightly on the couch.  He still had on his dirty clothes and shoes.  A book sat open in his lap.  

Shaking her head Elaina crept into the bedroom closing the door behind her.

Alone she sat down on the bed and examined the room around her.  The sea green walls held pictures of the ocean, waves crashing onto shore, lightening flashing a lighthouse, all seemingly ordinary things along the coast.

The sound of movement in the living room caught her attention.  Standing she snuck a peek, Chase must have moved and knocked the book he was holding onto the ground.  

Sighing Elaina shut the door again and laid down, exhaustion finally claiming her.  The last thought running through her head as