Nightmare || Ellis Stevens (Hiatus)

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Long Nights

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"He's gonna have a hell of a time when he wakes up." I hear Ellis' voice in the kitchen. I walk in and see Kenny, Father Khatri, and Ellis standing around the table. None of them noticing me yet. "Look man I know uh...I know Donna can be a little..." I smile and look down before leaning myself against the doorway. "...but they opened the door, though, right?" It was a rhetorical question. I know some part inside Ellis he actually likes Kenny, but his pride won't let Kenny know that.

"Eventually." Kenny has been so sassy all day. "Yeah, well, all im saying is tonight could've been a whole lot worse." Guess he's feeling sassy too.

"I mean if you didn't leave the fucking spike strip down—" Ellis moves forward and I take that as a sign to finally intervene, "Okay, time to go." I jump forward and grab Ellis' arm, only putting a bit of force to hold him back.

Ellis would look down at me and I knit my eyebrows and tilt my head giving him a silent plea to not do anything stupid. He nods and relaxes before setting down a jar of Tom's alcohol on the table. "Just a little something in case you need to take the edge off."

"It's a kind gesture." Father Khatri smiles at Ellis and I do too before looking over to a grumpy Kenny who doesn't look at any of us and just stands there not acknowledging what Ellis did. "Yeah whatever." Ellis sighs, clearly annoyed by Kenny. "It's there for you if you want it." I feel Ellis' stiff muscles underneath my hand. So, I grab his hand and interlock our fingers before slowly backing up to guide Ellis out the door and away from this...awkward scene. "See you in the morning guys." I smile and give a small wave before turning and dragging Ellis behind me.

"How many times do ai have to stop you before you get yourself into a fight." I look over my shoulder towards Ellis and give him an annoyed look. "He's the one talking shit about us—how we're all a bunch of fucking hippies who do drugs, drink alcohol, and have sex everyday—which are all fucking lies. They dislike us because we live by different rules than the town. I don't even get fucked everyday since your out helping people and giving other people attention."

"Ellis." I stop him and then around to look at him as we stand at the top floor, just in front of our room. "You know I love you. It's just...some people need someone to talk to them and give them advice—who better than someone who is actually certified for it." I laugh and wrap my arms around his neck while his hands rest on my waist. "I know you love me—and you know how much I love you...but I really wanna fuck—"

"Ellis." I laugh as he opens the door and backs me into the room. He laugh as well and leans his head down to place kisses on my neck while I laugh. His hand goes under my shirt before I turn my head and almost scream once I see Julie sitting on the couch in front of my painting. "Julie. Oh my god, we're so sorry you had to see that." I laugh as I take Ellis' hand out my shirt and tuck my hair behind my ear.