Room 406, Late Sunday night

[izzyalienqueen]

Aching and tired, Isabel let herself into her room and headed straight for the shower. She was achy, tired and worried about her friends and their injuries but she realized it could have been much worse. After all, they were dealing with trolls!



Saturday's encounter on the beach led to a night of research. Research that resulted in this morning's call to arms and a halfway successful rescue attempt. Of course she'd been hurt, and thought that would put her on the sidelines for any additional rescues, but Shawn had fixed her up at Caritas and her knee felt as good as new. So she she'd hit the battle lines again and when it was finally over was relieved to find most of the people she'd been worried about enjoying post fight victory pizza in the lobby.



After dressing in her favorite comfy pajamas, Isabel picked up her phone, left a message then stretched out on her bed with her eyes closed.


[for the boyfriend please]

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[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg softly knocked and poked his head in. "Isabel?" he whispered, fearing the worst in spite of the message.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel propped her head up on her hand and smiled softly. "Hi. Come on in."

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg let himself in. "How are you feeling?" he asked quietly, going to kneel beside her bed.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Tired mostly and the bottle of iubuprofen is my new best friend, but overall I'm fine," she assured him, reaching out to touch his face. "Earlier it was a different story." Isabel didn't really want to tell him about what happened this morning but it was probably better that he heard it from her instead of the radio.

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg kissed her cheek and took her hand. "What happened this morning?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"A troll fell on me," Isabel admitted. "My knee got a little messed up and I had to make a trip to the clinic, but this afternoon Shawn fixed it for me. I never knew he could heal like Max."

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"I didn't know either. Which knee?" asked Greg, looking concerned.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"The right one," she said, bending it to show that it was feeling much better.

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg leaned over and kissed it before moving onto the bed to curl beside Isabel. "I'm sorry I wasn't there."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel wrapped herself around him, "It's okay, English Peter, Cam and Ranma got me out of there, and then Ranma took me to the clinic. We stopped at Caritas on the way back here and that's when Shawn fixed me."

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"Wish I'd been there," he murmured.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I know," she said. "It all just happened so fast. I went downstairs and the Doctor was rallying the troops. Next thing you know, I'm opening doors and tossing planters at trolls." Isabel slipped her hand under his shirt, for not reason other then wanting the contact with skin. "You're here now, when I really need you, and only you."

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg pulled her closer. "Well, I'm not going anywhere."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Good," Isabel murmured, feeling the tension she's felt since yesterday morning finally start to ease. "I'm tired."

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"Go to sleep," he said softly, stroking a hand over her hair.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Okay," she agreed without hesitation. "Love you.." Isabel's breathing evened out as she fell asleep.

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"Love you too," Greg whispered. He stayed quiet, just holding her for a long, long time before he fell into a restless doze of his own.