Sammy, Ed, Sam and Jonny are mine, nothing else is; review.

Samantha woke up slowly, wrapped in the sheets of Facilier's bed. The purple satin caressed her gently. She sat up and looked around the room, noticing Facilier wasn't there. She could hear some shuffling around from outside the room and relaxed slightly, laying back down. Lazily, she examined a small bruise on her arm from where he had bitten her. She heard the door to the room open and looked up. Standing in the doorway was Facilier. He was wearing a purple robe and was holding a tray. He placed the tray next to her on the bed and kissed her.

"Mornin'," he said. "Have a nice rest chere?" Samantha nodded.

"Perfect," she said. Facilier smiled and played with her hair.

"Hungry?" He asked. "I already ate." Samantha nodded and looked down at the tray he had brought in. On it was a bowl of oatmeal, a cup of tea, some beignets, a jar of honey and cut up fruit. Samantha smiled at him.

"Thanks," she said. "This looks delightful." She poured some of the honey on the oatmeal and took a bite. Facilier sat down next to her on the bed, glanced at the bruise on her arm and frowned.

"Sorry bought that chere," he said gently.

"It's alright," Samantha said. "It doesn't hurt too badly." She looked at the tray then back at him. "Want any?" He shook his head.

"I already ate," he said. "Just relax and enjoy." Samantha nodded and nuzzled against him. "When you want to go home let me know," he whispered in her ear. "I'll walk y'all home." Samantha nodded again and rested her head against his chest.

"You're so warm," she told him. Facilier chuckled and wrapped his arms around her.

"Eat," he said. "I'm going to get dressed." He got up and left the room. Samantha quickly finished eating and got dressed.

Break

"Ready?" Facilier asked Samantha. She nodded and got up from the bed, getting to her feet. She felt something cold brush against her and she shivered, looking down. It was his shadow, who was holding her shoes. She backed away slightly, eyeing the shade. Facilier chuckled. "Relax," he said. "He won't hurt y'all." Shadow placed the shoes on the ground for her and smiled.

Hi, he said.

"He likes you," Facilier said. Samantha smiled at the shade and pet him. She walked over to Facilier and he wrapped his arm around her shoulder, leading her out the door and inot the alley.

"You don't need to walk me home," Samantha said, feeling uncomfortable as she noticed people staring at them.

"But I want to," he replied. "I want y'all to get home safely. You picked a bad part of town to live in." He glanced across the street and pointed at three men with his cane. "See them?" He asked. Samantha nodded.

"Who are they?" She asked.

"Ed, Sam and Jonny," he said. "Stay away from them. They're as bad as Lester and they tend to hang out 'round where you live." Samantha shuddered and moved closer to him. "Don't worry," he told her, "they ain't gonna hurt you, not while I'm here." She nodded and relaxed slightly as he led her down her alleyway. He led her to the door and gave her a kiss before walking away.

"Bye Facilier," she said.

"See ya Sammy," he replied with a tip of his hat. He walked away with Shadow in tow. Samantha watched him leave before going into her shop.