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There's blood on her hands, in her hair, on her face, under her fingernails, and it won't go away. There's blood on the floor, staining it. They just had it polished last week.
There was blood on his face, in his mouth-
She closes her eyes and tries to stop thinking.
Nod.
"We could come with you. It's still a little early to sleep," he says as much to Isaac as to her. "I don't think you need to be alone right now, no matter what Lexi says."
"I think you should stay here. With Isaac. Tell him everything. I'll come straight back. I don't care about what Lexi wants. I'm not going anywhere with her."
She kisses him once and hugs him again.
"Take care of Isaac. He's pack now. All we have is each other."
"I do not swear, Juliet, not by the inconstant moon. If I swear by anything, I swear by thy gracious self, god of my idolatry."
Juliet blushes and reaches up to touch his face. "I'll be back."
One more kiss and she tears herself away and out the window.
Juliet takes her time walking to the police station. It's not like the man is going to get any deader. She ignores the calls from Lexi and tries to get her head together.
The police station is quieting down for the day, but there are still officers there. Someone asks her for her name and tells her to wait, please.
She introduces herself again and tells them about the... accident? How her friend's dad had a heart-attack while they were having an argument and she's not sure what to do now and she thought she should tell them about it because. Well, he's dead.
The officer is very kind and offers some nice words and promises that they'll go check it out. There's no sign that they see this as anything other than what it was: a death by natural causes.
She's free to go.
She goes. A little buzzed that it was so easy.
Before she heads back to Matt's she goes shopping and picks up a bunch of essentials for Isaac. Toothpaste and all the stuff that he will need and so he doesn't have to go back to that house.
She makes good time.
Juliet climbs through the window and goes straight to Matt, curling around him.
"What's happened? What's going on."
"We talked. About stuff."
His voice sounds scratchy too, but his tears are dry.
Right. Yes.
She holds Matt tight and - offers her arms to Isaac. They're pack now, right? They should comfort each other. She's never been in a pack before, doesn't really know what to do, but this feels correct.
Matt would like a hug quite badly.
He murmurs into her hair- snippets of Romeo and Juliet, mostly, with "love you" interspersed throughout.
He can have all the hugs and they can stay like this for as long as he needs.
"I hate this stupid town. I just wish it was the two of us, and nothing else."
"We're leaving. We don't need to be here. There's nothing for any of us here. Isaac too. He's pack now. I'm not leaving him alone."
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