"They say we are asleep until we fall in love
We are children of dust and ashes
But when we fall in love we wake up
And we are a god and angels weep
But if I die here tonight
I die in my sleep"
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Benicia had her arms crossed over her chest as the officers checked over her room at the Hotel Travel Inn. She wasn't entirely patient since she wanted to be left alone.
Officer Reed came out and handed Benicia the card for the room, "Room's been checked, it's clear."
"You need anything, anything at all, we'll be just outside." Officer Powell smiled over at her as she accepted the card.
Benicia stepped into the doorway and released a tired laugh, "What I need is about a week's worth of sleep." Her comment made the officers laugh.
Benicia slowly closed the door but not all the way. She listened carefully and took her glasses off to clean. She stared ahead at the wall for a moment and then put them back one. She walked around the corner and shut the door. Benicia rushed toward the stairwell and started to make her way down to the parking garage as fast as she could.
She paused momentarily at the sight of her own car waiting for her. Benicia approached it and tugged it wide open. Shining Star by Earth, Wind, & Fire was blasting inside. She slammed the door shut and shot him a look, "When you said you'd bring a car, I wasn't expecting you to steal mine."
"It's a good song." Frank said instead of addressing her comment, "We used to sing along to that. Imagine me doing that."
Benicia exhaled deeply through her nose. She was more agitated than normal and Frank wasn't exactly helping with that. She reached out and pulled the tape from the stereo, "I inherited them." She shoved it into the glove box before sinking further into her seat.
"Hey..." Frank tilted his head but Benicia wasn't facing him, she was turned toward the door, "Look, maybe you don't wanna be here, mm?"
"You cannot blame me for being nervous and having second thoughts." Benicia turned her head to look back at him, "I'm not... I'm not a lawyer. So I don't get the whole thing where I'm protected by attorney-client privilege, or whatever. I lied to the cops, that makes me an accessory to whatever you're planning."
"Okay." Frank nodded his head in understanding, "So, walk away. Go."
Benicia didn't open the door. She started to pick at the dead skin on her lips with her fingers, "Blacksmith already tried to kill me once. I'm not really in the mood to allow him to have a second chance. So start driving."
"He's not going to get it."
"I guess I'll have to take your word for it." Benicia listened to the engine as it hummed while he backed out of the spot.
***
Rhea walked into Foggy's hospital room, "Hey. Sorry, it took me a hot minute to get here. The entire hospital is swarming with security right now."
"Yeah, I could gather that much." Foggy sat up in his bed as Rhea approached him, "What happened last night?"
"Nothing good, but we'll handle it and I'll be safe." Rhea sat down on the bed beside him and curled up against him, "How are you?"
