Secrecy (Hosie)

Part 48: Sanitarium

Hope wakes up the next morning, shooting Josie a text as promised. She decides to go for a run then workout in their home gym before going to the sanitarium, since it's still so early in the morning.

After a few minutes of using the bench press, her phone rings, an incoming video call from Josie.

Hope sits up and answers eagerly, "Good morning my love," She can see the wide smile form on Josie's lips. She's still laying in bed.

"Morning, babe," Her eyebrows furrow, looking at the gym equipment around Hope, "Are you working out?"

"Mhm, I went for a run already."

"Hope, it's literally just past sunrise."

Hope nods, "Yeah, I started my run before dawn, made it all the way to the falls and back by sunrise."

Josie looks at her in shock, and Hope hears Lizzie's voice on the other end of the phone, "Aren't the falls, like miles away from her house?"

Josie nods at her sister before looking back to Hope, who only shrugs, "I kind of lost track of how far I was running."

"You should let me run with you sometime."

Hope quirks an eyebrow at her, "Babe, we can hardly be in the same room together for an extended amount of time..."

Lizzie buts in, rather cluelessly, "Why? Because you'll end up having sex?"

Josie tosses a pillow at her sister, "Because of the monsters, dumbass."

"Sorry, geez."

Josie rolls her eyes before turning her gaze back to Hope, who is obviously trying not to seem amused by Lizzie's remark, "Well, maybe next time you do stop by the school we can. Or we could even spar on the docks..."

Hope can tell Josie is just looking for any excuse to spend time together, and she can't blame her. Hope craves the time she can spend with Josie, too, "Alright, love. We'll see." Josie suddenly wears a giddy smile, "I should probably get a shower before heading to that sanitarium outside of town."

Josie looks hesitant for a moment, "Hope, maybe it isn't such a good idea for you to go. At least not alone... Maybe I could join you—"

Hope gives her a pointed look as she stands from the bench press and makes her way upstairs and into her bathroom, "Jo, I'll be fine, okay? If anything goes wrong, I'll call you, but I don't want you anywhere near there until I know it's safe."

Josie knew that would be her response, but she had to ask. She opens her mouth to argue, but Lizzie interrupts her as she opens the door to their bedroom, "I'm going to grab some breakfast. Do you want anything?"

Josie shakes her head, "No, thanks. I'll just grab something when I get up."
Lizzie nods and leaves with that, allowing Josie to turn her attention back to her phone screen, seeing that Hope is stripping down to nothing, fully in view of the camera for Josie to see, "Damn."

Hope wears a smirk as she turns on the shower water, "Like what you see, love?"

"Very much so."

"Too bad Lizzie left the room, she could've sent you here with her projection crystal."

Josie groans in frustration, "She hasn't taught me the stupid spell yet either."

Hope lets out a chuckle at her, "Well, I guess I'll save the real show for next time then?"

Josie looks Hope's body up and down, biting her lip harshly at the thought, "I look forward to it."

"I'm sure you do, but for now..." Hope says a spell to allow her phone to float in the air, saying another to make it waterproof, then places it in the shower as she steps in herself, "this will have to do."