I curl closer into his body, inhaling his scent. "Ah'm scared Logan. What if Ah can't do this?"
I feel his lips brush the top of my head. "You can darlin'. We'll take it step by step, just like the last time."
"Am Ah going to have to do this every time? Lock mahself into a room and not leave for weeks, months even?"
He pulls me into him tightly, lowering me onto the bed of the room we share. "I don't know darlin'. But whatever happens, we'll face it together."
"Ah need you to do somthin' for me." I whisper softly.
"Name it."
"Ah need you to just be here this time. Just be here. Ah mentioned that Phoenix gave me some really good advice. It was to use the strength you gave me as an anchor. If we team up, we can probably get Bobby to help us, and then it'll be a four way assault on the others."
"You're talkin' the Bobby in your head, right?"
"The one who's still in love with me, yeah. Ah think ah can get him to help."
"Why won't Phoenix help?"
I smile softly. "When ah took her, she was rippin' mad at me sugah. She'd like nothin' better than to rip me to shreds. It's why ah had to do it."
"What about David?"
I shrug. "Ah could try, but ah don't know how much help he'd be, bein' human and all."
I meet his eyes. "Marie is human." He points out.
I stare at him. Why didn't I think of it before? "Logan – ah could work on gettin' him to help me talk to Marie better!" He nods. "You'll be here."
"Long as you need darlin'. Chuck'll make sure we get fed."
I nod, and center myself on the bed as he moves to a chair. "I love you Logan."
"I love you to darlin'" I hear him softly as I drift into my mind.