Steam veils the bridal suite as Dallas and Elena sink into the hot tub, the marble edge gleaming under rainwashed city lights. Murderbone settles by the oak door, ears loose but attentive.
Elena Vane
This is the first quiet I have felt in days. I could get used to this, if the city would stop trying to earn our attention.
Dallas Fontaine
The lock on the suite door is solid, and the hallway outside stays silent.
Elena leans back in the water, her shoulders finally dropping. The hard edges of her expression soften into something tired and honest.
Elena Vane
You kept the vows, Dallas. That means more than the party, more than the clothes, more than all the noise.
Murderbone gives a low, contented huff and rests his chin on his paws. Across the glass, Far Harbor blurs into a ribbon of gold and black.
Elena Vane
When this week is over, I want one morning with no phones, no files, no reasons to look over our shoulders. Just coffee, sun, and you.
“I hold Elena and kiss her again.”
SUCCESS (Good Willpower, rolled +2)
Dallas slides closer through the steam, gathers Elena into his arms, and she answers without hesitation, her hands finding the back of his suit jacket.
He kisses her again, slower this time, and the water ripples softly against the marble as she leans into him.
Elena Vane
For one second, nothing else gets in.
Murderbone stays by the door, but his ears relax another notch, the room holding steady around them.
Elena Vane
There. That is the part of tonight I wanted to remember.
She rests her forehead against Dallas's, smiling faintly, while rain ticks the window and the city stays outside where it belongs.
Elena Vane
Stay right here with me a little longer, Dallas.
“I tell Elena the bed is waiting.”
Dallas Fontaine
The bed is waiting.
Elena Vane
Good. Then let it wait on us.
She smiles, still close, and the steam softens the marble around them while Murderbone keeps his watch at the door.
“I invite Elena to the bed”
SUCCESS (Legendary Psychology, rolled -2)
Dallas slips free of the water and offers a hand toward the bed. Elena takes it, leaving a trail of droplets across the tile as she steps out beside him.
Elena Vane
About time. I was beginning to think you wanted the tub to have a longer engagement than we did.
She reaches the bed first and pats the cover once, an invitation made plain. Murderbone glances back from the door, then settles again without moving his post.
Dallas Fontaine
The room stays quiet, but the window keeps its steady rain.
Elena Vane
Come here, Dallas. No cases, no corridors, just this room for a minute.
Dallas closes the distance. The mattress dips under their combined weight, and the steam on the mirror thins where their warmth reaches it.
Elena Vane
That is better. I can work with better.
“I invite Elena to the bed”
SUCCESS (Legendary Psychology, rolled +2)
Dallas eases down beside her, and the bed gives under his weight. The rain ticks softly at the glass, steady as breath.
Elena Vane
There. That is exactly where you should be.
Elena shifts closer, one shoulder brushing his, her hand finding his sleeve with easy certainty. Murderbone lifts his head at the door, then rests again without leaving his post.
Elena Vane
You do not always have to be braced for the next bad thing, Dallas.
Dallas Fontaine
The room is warm enough to forget the rest for a minute.
She studies him in the softened light, rain-flecked window behind her, then lets out a small, relieved laugh.
Elena Vane
Stay right here with me. Just this morning, no uniforms, no reports, no one asking for anything.
Dallas is there with her now, on the bed, and the quiet between them finally feels chosen instead of stolen.
“I try to seduce elena”
SUCCESS (Legendary Psychology, rolled +1)
Dallas turns toward her fully, the rain hushing the window behind them. His hand finds hers on the blanket, steady and unhurried.
Elena Vane
That is better. No walls between us for once.
Dallas Fontaine
She is watching for the real answer, not the practiced one.
Elena’s fingers curl through his, and her expression softens into something almost shy. The bed shifts as she inches closer, leaving no space for second guesses.
Elena Vane
You do not have to impress me, Dallas. Just stay with me.
Dallas leans in, and Elena meets him halfway. The moment lands cleanly, warm and certain, like both of them have finally stopped running.
Elena Vane
Yes, like that... I am right here.
By the door, Murderbone lifts his head once at the quiet change in the room, then settles again. Beyond the glass, rain keeps tracing the city, but inside the suite the air holds steady.
Quest Complete
Seduce Elena at the hotel
Attribute Upgrade: Willpower Good→Great