Sorry about not updating for awhile- again. I know this chap. is short but i guess it was kind of a filler. Enjoy

Here's my disclaimer.

The lobby of the Moonlighters Theater was completely empty. Not that Sarah expected anybody to be in there, but it was still a bit disconcerting. The emptiness made her feel lonely.

The whining creak of the front doors made her muscles tense, but it was only Kelly: her coworker and sometimes friend.

"Hey, girl." Kelly took a sip of the unlabeled bottle in her hands and leaned against the counter beside Sarah. "You look tired."

Sarah lifted her head from her arms and stared hard at Kelly. "You think?" She shifted her gaze away and peered closely at a napkin dispenser. "I haven't been sleeping well, lately."

Kelly snorted and grabbed a straw. She stuck it in between her lips and drank from the bottle. "You know, saying you look tired is like saying this place is a fucking ghost town. What's wrong?"

"It's-" Sarah rubbed her pale face and yawned, tired suddenly. "It must be Drew." Her voice lowered conspiratorially. "I can't stand that damn hotel, and I think I'll be stuck with him for the rest of my life."

Kelly raised her eyebrows sympathetically, still drinking her mystery drink. "Did you tell him?"

"Shut the fuck up!" Sarah hissed, eyes darting to the doors and hallways. As if she expected Drew to magically appear from one of the corners.

"Hey!" Kelly said angrily. "It's not my fault you're too much of a pussy to say anything. If I was-"

"That's enough Kelly." Sarah said curtly. "I haven't told him because I'm not going to tell him."

Kelly snorted and tossed the empty bottle into a trash can. "Good idea." She said sarcastically.

Sarah ignored her and let her hand rest on her stomach. She wondered if it was possible to hate, with every fiber of your being, your unborn child. Would that make her a monster?

Likely.

"I'm not going to tell him," she continued, "because it would mean we would have to stay together. I would never get away from him." Kelly appraised her silently. "If there's nothing connecting us, I don't have a reason to stay."

"This shouldn't be so hard for you." Kelly persisted gently. "Why don't you pack up and move in with me? You can just leave Drew."

"I can't." Sarah whispered, sitting on the counter. She bowed her head and rubbed her eyes.

"Sure you can." Kelly argued. "People do it all the time."

Sarah didn't reply. She owed Drew so much already. There was no way she could just pack up and leave. Besides, he was too young. Maybe not much younger than her in actual years, but he wasn't a man yet. She could never hurt him like that.

For now, she would just have to wait until he was tired of her. Maybe then he would leave her alone.