Acclimating

[Elyse]

The wallet was on the table for her to read, but Elyse declined as her thoughts drifted. Norway. Elyse had been there - it wasn't terribly far from where she had grown up, but Elyse found she didn't want Sierra to leave - not without her anyways, but Elyse at least had to stay where Marta was. Her feelings were conflicted, and she found that what she was feeling for Sierra was real. At least now she knew it. It was scary and she didn't want to lose her friend - either to travel or her feelings. She had no idea what lay behind her friend's golden eyes. She didn't know if Sierra felt the same.

Elyse took a glance at Marta, who had for the first time looked up from her tablet. Her eyes, dark before, now gleamed with the same golden hue that Elyse and Sierra's did. Elyse smiled at her. "You didn't happen to look in the mirror this morning did you?" Elyse asked her.

Marta frowned and then turned on her front facing camera on her tablet. The girl grinned when she saw it. "My eyes have changed too." Marta turned to Sierra. "Do you have to go?"

Elyse put a hand on Marta's shoulder. "Could you excuse us for a bit, Marta?" The girl frowned, but stood and left, her scent understanding.

"This is a great opportunity for you, and Norway is a beautiful country," Elyse said, putting her hand on Sierras. Elyse felt a jolt of emotion if she did. "I'll talk to Enrique, maybe we can go as a pack, but if not, you should go anyways."

It hurt to say that, but now that Elyse knew what she felt, she couldn't be selfish. She couldn't hold Sierra back.