Ellie took a long, deep breath and turned her upper body a little. She opened her eyes and saw the inside of the boat's cabin. She was lying on the bed, and the hum of the engine was soft below her. She turned her head and Abby was lying next to her on her side, watching Ellie as she slept. She smiled when Ellie looked at her, and she ran her fingers through Ellie's hair.
"Hey" Abby said, resting her hand on the side of Ellie's face.
"Hey"
Ellie tried to move her body, but the pain in her leg forced her to stay lying on her back. She looked down. Abby had put her into a clean tee shirt and boxer shorts when they got back to the boat, re-stitched and re-wrapped her leg properly. Abby leaned onto one elbow and rested her head on her hand. She put her other arm over Ellie's stomach and ran her fingers up and down Ellie's arm. Ellie put her hands on Abby's arm.
"Where are we now?" Ellie asked after a minute.
Abby shrugged and nodded outside.
"Ask him."
"You're letting Lev drive the boat?" Ellie couldn't help but laugh a little.
Abby smiled.
"Well, it's not like he can get us lost if we don't know where we're going."
"That's true."
Ellie put her arms around Abby's neck and pulled her head down so it was resting on her chest. She put her hands in Abby's hair, rested her face against her head and sighed. They layed holding onto each other for a long time without saying anything. They would have time to talk about everything that had happened later. But for right now, all they wanted was to stay like this together.