Laz laid in the cheap motel bed, Jill curled up beside him. Nothing had happened the previous night other than Laz waking in the middle of the night to find the young girl had joined him and was snuggling up close to him.
'I guess once we left the gate, the facts of this world are weighing down on her again. With nothing to distract her, all the pain and hurt she experienced with life just hits you..." Laz said, holding Jill closer to which he got a contented moan in return.