"Love, we gotta get back now, sun's comin' up."
She blinked a few times until her eyes adjusted, she sat up in the makeshift bed in the box of the pickup and looked toward the flat of the horizon to see the faintest glow of the sun begin to peak up. Cassidy had been up for some time now, but he refrained from waking her before it was entirely necessary.
With a groan, she grabbed the clothes that were scattered around, throwing Cassidy what she could find of his and quickly made their way to the cab of the truck. She leaned her head against the window as she kept her eyes shut, exhausted from the little amount of sleep she'd been getting the past couple days.
Driving back, Cassidy had filled Lily in with her brothers situation. Lily's eyes stayed closed, "Hm." Cassidy looked at her, "Y'think 'ell do it? Y'think 'ell get God there?"
"Maybe." Lily breathed in, "I don't know if I would be surprised in anything anymore." Cassidy just raised his brows and straightened his mouth, bobbing his head in agreement.
When they reached the Sundowner, they went into the room, Lily went directly to the washroom. She turned the sink on to brush her teeth, only to have her split lip catch her eye. She raised her hand to it, touching the dark maroon blood crusted over the crack.
As she was standing in the hot shower, she stared at the palms of her hands that were so perfectly healed, wondering why her lip hadn't done the same. She closed her eyes and tilted her head up as she let the water hit her face.
The sound of a the shower curtain sliding open scared her as she flinched and turned around. In climbed Cassidy, the only thing still covered were his eyes by his sunglasses. As if by routine, he made himself comfortable climbing into the shower and joining her. Lily, however, had her arms crossed over her breasts as she stared up at him with a what-the-fuck-do-you-think-you're-doing look. Cassidy wasn't phased, he smiled as he inched closer to her and the water, "'Ere, lemme just. Get by 'ere..." He wrapped his arm around her as the water splattered on his shoulders into her eyes. It was far too small of a shower for him, let alone both of them.
"I'm done, anyways." Lily said as she pulled away from him and jumped out of the shower, wrapping a towel around her body and another around her hair.
As she applied foundation to first her face, she put some on her lip in hopes to conceal it. She side eyed towards him in the shower as she continued to dab cover up on her lip all while he sang away under the water, she'd finished doing her makeup and threw one some new clothes. She was brushing out her hair when Cassidy got out. He scrubbed his head with the towel and wrapped it around his waist, walking up to her.
"So, I was thinkin'..." He began in a soft tone, watching her trace her lips with the lipstick in her hand. "Hmm?" She asked, staring at her reflection and rubbing her lips together. "Since yer brother's all good now about me bein' a vampire and wot not how about th'other side of that deal there, then.."
She turned to him, "Wasn't the way he reacted a perfect testament on how right I was?" Cassidy tilted his head and pressed his lips together, and quickly walked out of the washroom to grab his clothes.
Lily leaned out the bathroom door after him, "Wasn't it?" She asked again, walking out towards him. He grabbed his pants from the ground and dropped the towel. "Ya, ya. But-" He groveled, stepping into his pants and lifting them up. She kept walking towards him, "Remember how you said you owed me one, Cass?" She said, stopping in front of him. He looked down at her, his brow narrow. Her voice was a low whisper, "Well, I'm cashing that in and asking you keep your mouth shut about us."
Normally, he'd be able to argue himself out of any situation, but his train of thought was completely derailed after she used the term us. For having as much experience and years of living as he did, it was pretty pathetic how massive of a suck he still was. Without saying anything else, she teared her eyes from his and walked towards the end of the bed, sitting as she reached to the top of her head and began braiding her hair back.
Cassidy stared at her for a few moments before his eyes caught the wall clock behind her, "Look at the time, gonna be late for church!" He sang playfully with a smile, "How ironic is that, eh?" He laughed, lunging past her in a blur to grab his shirt, "Late fer church cos y'were out late sleepin' with a vampire." He cackled loudly.
She turned to him, her arms still above her head braiding, and her brows narrow, "Cassidy..."
"Wot?" He asked, his smile fading away, "Oh, c'mon. I didn't mean it like yer a whore, runnin' around screwin' everyone in the night n'that - is jus my stupid sense of humor, I didn't-" "No." She interrupted, shaking her head, "Not that."
"Wot, then?" He asked anxiously.
"I'm not going to church. I need to get back to Worthingdon. Now." She said, pushing her bag with her feet so it was right by the door. She turned to face him again but he was on her heels right behind her. He'd dropped his shirt that was in his hands and he grabbed her hands from her head, and her braid she was almost done immediately fell apart. she huffed.
"Yer leavin' now?" He said as if she'd done something so horrible.
She blinked, "Cassidy. I need to. I've hardly been able to keep this deal afloat since I've been here. It's a miracle it's still even happening. If I'm not there in ten hours I might as well dig my own grave.." She explained, gathering all her stuff.
"Wot d'ya need t'do?" He pried.
She side eyed him, a bit annoyed that he had the audacity to believe it was any of his business, "As soon as it's done, I'm getting back here to get Jesse out here one way or another."
"Well, I'll go with ye, then." He proclaimed, rushing up to her and grabbing her hands, "Jus tell me wot t'do. I can help." Cassidy assured as he squeezed her hands. She shook her head, "Cassidy.." She held her breath a moment, trying to figure out how to approach this situation, "You're the only one that knows exactly what's going on with Jesse. I need you here." She emphasized the last part especially.
They stared at one another, "Yer comin' right back here, then?" He asked. With her patience running thin, she huffed, sticking a hip out raising her brows and staring with wide eyes up to him. She had tried pulling his heart strings and it proved to work, "Alright." He groaned, pulling her hands around his back and hugged her into his chest. He leaned his head down to kiss the top of hers. "And don't open your mouth to Jesse." Her muffled voice reminded him, "You think stepping into the sun and bursting into flames is bad..."
She pulled away and he stared at her with a dopey smile. "What?" She asked flatly. "Nothin'." He said quietly, "Jus' glad we got last night together before ye ran away." He pushed some of her hair out of her face, to which she reached above her head and pulled her hair back, beginning to braid again. His arms were around her still as she matched her tone of voice with his, but her words had a bit of a bite to them in comparison, "I was going to leave last night, actually. Would've given me more time." She said.
"Oh?" He mused, "Why didn't ye leave, then?"
"I wasn't expecting to see you standing in such good shape. When you showed up I was caught off guard," Her hands stayed busy as her braid was almost done, "Hense the gun." "Ah," He lifted his head with a laugh, "So y'felt inclined t'go out with me only cos I caught y'off guard?"
"Mostly." She said cockily.
He knew how entirely full of shit she was as he grabbed her, and pushed her against the door that was behind her, cutting her gasp short by pressing his lips against hers. Her arms dropped and the nearly completed braid coming loose once more. Contrary to her groan of annoyance against his kiss, she seemed to be enjoying it.
After some time, he pulled away and she tilted her head, her hair falling to the side. How easily he got a rise out of her would always be entertaining to him. The wider he grinned the narrower her brows got. He stared down at her, "If I knew all I needed t'do was set myself on fire t'get you to t'agree t'spend some time with me, I would've done it a lot sooner." She glared up at him, "Don't ever do that again." Lily said sternly. Her seriousness was apparent, which made Cassidy feel good about the fact that the entire situation had resonated in her that way. Pushing away from him, she grabbed her bag and held a hand on the door. "Let's go." She said, throwing her sunglasses down on her nose, "I need a ride to my truck."