"what does love feel like?" Dominique asks as the sun sets.
The stars have yet to appear in the sky. They took a nap out in the sun with Ana standing guard a while ago but she woke them up after two hours so they could all get in the car the second the North Star appears in the sky.
"it's..." Ana trails off, looking in the backseat to see Davion stretched out, fast asleep, with Jack asleep on his chest.
"it's like..." Ana sighs, turning back to look out the windshield. "It's like whenever you see them your body immediately relaxes"
"your mind slows down until it's not overthinking anymore" Ana says, softly.
"your heart... your heart feels at home with them" Ana continues, softly.
"when you look at them, you can imagine your entire life with them and the image makes you happy" Ana adds, softly.
"falling in love is when-... when everything is falling apart around you but they are there, the calm in the storm" Ana remarks, softly.
"falling in love is when the very idea of something hurting them breaks you in half" Ana murmurs, softly.
"falling in love is when you feel most fulfilled when you're able to support them and love them during difficult times" Ana finishes, softly.
"that's beautiful" Dominique nods.
"it's scary too" Ana responds, softly. "it's like you're falling and you can only hope that they'll catch you"
"will he?" Dominique inquires.
"I don't know" Ana murmurs. "that's what's scary."
"he's a simp for you, you know that?" Dominique promises.
"people say that a lot" Ana giggles. "I'm not really sure what it means"
"it means he spoils you rotten" Dominique laughs.
"he does" Ana agrees, nodding.
"what do you think he's doing right now?" Dominique muses.
"probably searching for us, there's probably a city wide manhunt" Ana says, softly. "two kids of cops kidnapped by a fire loving serial killer? The news is gonna have a field day"
"my dad's probably freaking out" Dominique remarks.
Ana nods. "I'm freaking out. Jack has medicine he needs to take and your legs are quite literally broken, if we don't get you to a hospital, your legs could heal wrong"
"that just made me freak out" Dominique frowns.
"sorry, I'm gonna get you to a hospital in time" Ana promises, softly.
"I trust you" Dominique nods.
"thank you" Ana gives her a weak smile.
"you're-..." Dominique trails off. "you're so sweet yet so badass, it's weird"
"you think I'm a badass?" Ana giggles.
"hell yeah" Dominique nods.
"thank you" Ana smiles.
"is that the North Star?" Dominique asks, pointing up at the stars starting to appear.
"I think so, yeah" Ana nods. "so if that's north, then we need to go west"
"why west?" Dominique inquires.
"to hit the Pacific, I don't know if we're north or south or east of Los Angeles, but I do know if we keep going west we'll hit the Pacific and go from there" Ana answers.
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Altruism | Part Four : Love
Action"Let me be your light at the end of the tunnel" - Ana Cabrera Ana Cabrera is a Cuban immigrant. She lives in a three bedroom apartment with her grandparents and is a rookie starting in the LAPD. This is Part Four. To find Part One, follow this link...
