He looks to his side and finds her sleeping, peaceful features on her face.
She yawns and curls closer to him, probably for warmth he guesses. He gently brings her closer to him as he pulls a cover over her shoulders.
He sighs, knowing nights like these can not last forever.
As he watches her sleep, thoughts run through his head, thoughts of running away with her, or of firing her just so that he could be with her without repercussions that come with a boss dating his employee.
Of course, these thoughts are only in his mind. No one, not even her, would ever guess that he could feel emotions like these.
So for now, he could only be satisfied with their secret encounters at night.
As he contemplates leaving for the night, she stirs.
He can't help but wonder if she's having a nightmare, one that was caused by a mission he assigned her.
He carefully removes the blanket that covers them. As he gets out of the bed, she wakes up and screams, shaking and crying from the nightmare.
"Rufus?" She looks at him, eyes pleading for him to stay the night.
He sighs as he climbs back in bed and holds her.
"Shh, it's alright Elena, I won't leave."