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Alex wakes up and bolts out of bed. The lights turn on in the room

Carol wakes up

(in a sleepy voice)

Carol: "Alex love... What's wrong?"

Alex paces around the room

Carol: "Alex..."

Carol: "Alex are you alright?"

She gets out of bed

Carol: "Alex love what's wrong?"

She walks up behind Alex and wraps around Alex

Carol: "love you can talk to me, what happened?"

Alex: "n-nothing I just had a nightmare that's all"

Carol: "want to talk about it?"

Alex shakes her head

Alex: "I can't, i don't want to"

Carol turns Alex around so she is now facing carol

Carol: "when you are ready and want to talk about it, I'll  be there"

She kisses Alex

Alex: "Thanks, babe..."

Carol: "i love you"

Alex: "I love you too"

Carol: "come on let's get some sleep since we have to get up early"

Alex: "why again?"

Carol: "we are going to visit my friend maria in Louisiana remember"

Alex: "Oh right, that's tomorrow"

Carol: "you forgot didn't you"

Alex digs her face into her hands and nods

She mumbles

Alex: "I'm sorry babe"

Carol takes Alex's hands into hers

Carol: "Hey it's alright you've been very busy and stressed these past couple of days. You haven't gotten much sleep"

Alex: "what that's not true"

Carol: "Alex"

Alex: "yeah you are right"

Carol pulls Alex close and  kisses her forehead

Carol: "come on"

They get back into bed

Carol: "F.R.I.D.A.Y. can you turn the lights off please"

The lights turn off

Alex curls up against carol digger her face into carol's chest

Carol: "Alex love if you need anything wake me up okay"

Alex:" mhm"

Carol kisses the top of Alex's head

The next morning

Carol: "love, wake up"

She kisses Alex's cheek

Alex rubs her eyes

Alex: "what time is it?"

Carol: "5. We are leaving at 7 but we need to get ready, prep the quinjet, and get Lizzie ready. Come on"

Alex gets up

30 minutes later

Alex: "babe does this look fine?"

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