Departure

Lorelei

After spending most of the morning in our bed Elijah and I got up and made breakfast. In the kitchen I noticed a window that was in a peculiar spot. I walked over to it and looked out.

There I saw Syf. The planet that hangs low in our sky. It was in perfect alignment with our moons and it all created a picturesque scene with the Nebula Ocean in the background.

"Elijah did you do this on purpose?" I questioned him.

Elijah walked out of the bathroom and looked at the window.

"Yep. And looks like its working so far." He smiled at me.

I rolled my eyes and began working on our breakfast, but I couldn't keep a smile off my face. I decided to make buttermilk biscuits because we always seem to eat pancakes and I wanted to change it up a little bit.

"Lorelei what are you making?"

"You'll see." I smirked at him.

"Well if it tastes half as good as it smells I will be happy."

"Flirt." I whispered under my breath.

"I heard that Lore." he called out to me.

"Well maybe I wanted you to hear it."

Elijah laughed. I couldn't help but smile a little too. As soon as our biscuits were a perfect golden brown I pulled them out of the oven and set them in front of me and Elijah.

"Lorelei, you are so good at baking. I don't know why I even try to match your skill." Elijah bit into his biscuit.

I bit into mine and it was surprisingly really good. Like actually really good. I smiled as I pretty much devoured the rest of the biscuit. It actually tasted amazing.

"Can we go swimming again today?" Elijah asked me.

"No duh. I only got in there for a few minutes yesterday and that was to drag your butt out of the water."

Elijah gave me his signature smile and the room brightened a bit. I'm not sure if I'm even imagining it. Elijah tells me when I smile I brighten the room but I think Elijah actually brightens the room with his smiles.

I looked around the room and sure enough there were less shadows. Interesting.

"What are you looking at?" Elijah asked me as my eyes continued to scan the room.

"I'm testing a theory."

"What kind of theory?" He looked intrigued.

"That your smiles actually light up the room."

"Come on Lorelei, there is no way my smile lights up a room." Elijah laughs a little.

"No I'm not joking." I insist, "I swear the room gets brighter."

"Is it some kind of special Bright power that I have." Elijah teased.

"Well you glow for one, is it that far of a leap to assume your smiles light up a room as well?"

"I guess not." Elijah actually takes me into consideration.

"I wonder if our child could light up a room."

"Elijah we have been married for what, one day? And you are already talking about children?" I laughed.

"It's a possibility. Plus I was talking about the future."

"The far future." I mumbled.

"What, you don't want to have a mini me running around our apartment?" Elijah teased.