can you blame me for wanting a little bit more?

Nightmares

"Oh…" Hope looks down for a moment, and then back up at Josie. "You're the one that started it though."

Josie gives a mock-glare to Hope, before sitting on the edge of the bed. The tribrid slowly gets closer, until she's sitting next to Josie. Hope smiles and nudges the brunette's shoulder with her own. 

"I'm really happy you got back earlier." Hope softly says.

Josie turns her head to look at Hope. The auburn haired girl is happy to see Josie's beautiful smile back on her face.

"I'm happy to be back too. Lizzie is kinda pissed though. She was enjoying our trip."

Hope rolls her eyes. "Who cares…"

Josie frowns. "I do. She's my twin Hope."

"I know that. But Josie… Lizzie is so selfish. She barely pays attention to you."

Josie suddenly avoids Hope's eyes. "Please stop."

"I'm sorry." Hope says with a sigh. 

"Can we just… focus on us?" Josie asks, and Hope can actually hear the nervousness in her voice.

"Sure."

The tribrid reaches out and takes Josie's hand in her own, getting a beautiful smile as a reward.

"I wasn't scared when your eyes turned gold, but I think we should talk about it with my parents. Just in case, you know?"

Hope looks down again. "I guess yeah."

"Okay, let's go."

"Now?" Hope says quickly. "I thought we were having alone time today."

"This is important Hope. We can get alone time later." Josie says, her smile still there.

Hope groans. "Fine."

*

"Gold? Your wolf took over?" Alaric asks with a worried frown.

"No!" Hope quickly protests, before realizing that she actually lost it for a second or two. "Maybe, I don't know."

Hope is tense under the eyes of Josie's parents. She feels like they're judging her. Like they're trying to figure out if she's good enough fo their daughter. The tribrid feels defensive, like she has to prove herself. 

Hope looks away from the two adults in the room, and quickly looks for her soulmate. Josie is still standing by her side, and when their eyes meet, the brunette makes a move to get a little closer. Some tension leaves Hope's body when Josie's hand slips into her own.

"It was as if she wasn't there." Josie tries to explain. "Her eyes didn't leave my soul mark until I forced her to look at me."

"Oh, and why was she looking at your soul mark? You know the one that is situated on your hip!" Caroline says full mother mode on.

Josie and Hope look at each other, a matching blush on their cheeks. 

"We just… We needed to make sure they were both still there." Josie answers.

"So, no funny business?" Caroline says with a raised eyebrow.

"Mom! I already told you, it's not like that between us."

"Right." Caroline eyes them suspiciously.

"Can we focus on the fact that my wolf might take over sometimes when I'm with Josie?" Hope says. "I'm scared, okay? I don't wanna hurt her."