𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐀𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐕𝐄’𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍 , 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐍. it wasn’t a bad thing , no , but something that’d quickly became a habit almost. why? because she likes about around him , near him--she likes spending time with steve. she loves him , why wouldn’t that be something isabelle would want to do? palms push back against the bed , a yawn escaping her lips as ears hear his comment making a slight chuckle to bubble up from inside her chest, body comes to sit upright , still stiff && lethargic , as hand comes to rub away the sleep crust in her eyes. ❝ do any of us? ❞ wonders isabelle a loud , naked lips tugging upward into a slight grin. eyes glance ‘round for a clock , but she can’t seem to find one right away. ❝ what time is it , steve? i . . i have some things to do for my dad’s- for the funeral arrangements for next week. ❞ tone clearly drops with the reminder. what was there to 𝙴𝚇𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙻𝚈 do? no body was recovered , cause of death being the explosion within the lab that joyce had seen first hand. nothing to bury , nothing to say goodbye too. eyes , to which had been glancing down , look upwards when she feels the bed sink in , when she feels his hand come over hers. a silent nod of understanding , a silent gesture of 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 that makes isabelle feel a little better. she’d lean forward, nose brushing against his as a small kiss is pressed against his lips━a thank you.