Askatla woke with a start at the feeling of something shifting near her waist but relaxed at finding it was only Oeuf’s fingers unbuckling her seatbelt and preparing to carry her inside.

“You know, you could have woken me up,” she chuckled cordially, rubbing the sleep from her eyes before giving him her hand so he could help her out of the sedan instead.

“You had an eventful evening,” he replied as he closed the door behind her. “I wished to let you rest as much as possible.”

“I appreciate the sentiment, Oeuf,” she smiled up at him as she…