They made it to her room and Nick put her on the bed as Alex went to the bathroom to bring back a wet cloth to put across Reese's brow.
 
 
Reese stirred and looked at them, only to accept the cloth with a half grimace and toss it onto the top of her head and lay back.
 
It was over.  She remembered all of it - even the part with the vamps.
 
"Thanks." she murmured, wondering when that look of 'freak' was going to show up in their eyes.
 
Nick sat at the edge of the bed and looked at the window and the coming gray of the morning sky "Welcome.  Think you can get some rest now? Feeling okay?"
 
"Yeah... to both." she replied, laying back to close her eyes.  Sleep sounded damn good right about now "Sorry about your bike."
 
Nick chuckled "You're paying me back remember?  And now I owe you one too."
 
She opened one eye and looked at him.  That look hadn't entered his gaze.
 
And not wanting to push her luck, she didn't mention it either and so closed her eyes again and nodded once "Okay."
 
"You sure you're okay?" Alex asked.
 
"I'm fine. Just.." Reese answered around a sudden and large yawn "tired."
 
Nick nodded at the door and they left.  He stopped at the door and called back quietly "If you need anything just give a yell."
 
Reese was asleep by the time the door closed.
 
"We better get cleaned up and ready." Nick said "Council is going to be here soon."

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