The feel of Eivind's palm sliding up Blue's bare stomach sent tremors running down the young man's agitated body. He was mentally and emotionally exhausted, desiring a hard, animalistic release in the form of alcohol or sex, it didn't matter which. Even drugs, which he hadn't partaken in since before he had been abducted, save for the necessary painkillers. Something to take the edge off. He hadn't expected the day to culminate in a shouting match between his boyfriend and father, both men holding onto Blue as if they were fighting over possession of him. But it didn't matter. Papa and Mom were gone, and Blue didn't think they would be coming back anytime soon. Of course, he had thought something similar before, and had been painfully incorrect.<br/><br/>"Yes, I'm extremely relieved it didn't come to that. My dad is not an easy man to disagree with." Blue sighed, placing his hand on top of the one on his abdomen. "Thank you, Vin. I know that must have been tough for you," Blue whispered softly, flashes of what all the males had said to one another replaying in his mind like a broken record, looping and looping. The words mostly melted into one another, becoming aural mushy masses conveying nothing more than angry, aggressive sentiments. But his own words stood out among them in his mind, the same ones he had used to admit his newly established love for the alpha wolf. Blue had been turned away from Eivind when the words had spilled from his mouth, dribbling over his lips like too much water he hadn't been able to swallow. He hadn't seen Eivind's reaction--if there had been any at all. He vaguely remembered Eivind saying something once before about how love was a very human concept. Blue took this to mean that it wasn't something wolves ever said to one another. There was just the claim, their connection, and for Eivind perhaps that was enough. Whether he would understand how heavy the words truly were to Blue, the young human couldn't say.<br/><br/>Another hand was on him, this time a more innocuous one, settling on his knee. Blue appreciated the sympathy and smiled at the small wolf to his side, and he realized he somewhat liked the feeling of being in between the two males, though he instinctively turned to his alpha when words began to hop between the two. Blue rolled into his side toward Eivind and ran his hand up along the wolf's back. He could feel the tension deep in his muscles, pulling Eivind's body tight and leaving the wolf keyed up and perturbed. "It would be nice if people stopped bothering us," Blue mumbled, remembering how he had always run to his refuge in the woods whenever he was feeling overwhelmed by life. Those feelings were returning, and the desire to escape to place where no one could find him glowed in his mind, alluring and mesmerizing. The only difference between now and then was that now he had someone he wanted to come with him, the only person he felt could truly understand his need for solitude.<br/><br/>The two wolves were mildly bickering, but Blue didn't care much about that. Sig's suggestion, and his admission that he was ready to leave the city, caught Blue's attention. "You're right," Blue said quickly, jumping from the bed and moving to start grabbing all of the small possessions the two males had acquired during their time in the hotel. "We're leaving. We can't stay here anymore." Prolonging their little vacation wasn't going to do anyone any good, Blue realized. Eivind's mood was darkened due to the continuous onslaught of negativity being thrown at them, but even without that it had been too long since Eivind had shifted, and Blue was beginning to wonder if that was having a deeper effect on him than Blue could understand. Eivind was used to having freedom and plenty of room to roam. It wasn't fair to him to drag out their stay with Blue was on the mend. If he could handle a rough fuck from an alpha wolf, there was no need for them to continue milling about.<br/><br/>"We should leave tonight," he suggested, collecting his art supplies, easel and canvas and setting everything by the door. Blue began pulling the clothes out from the drawers and closet, leaving everything in a heap on the table. They hadn't saved any of the bags, so they were going to have to carry everything out to the truck and pile it in the backseat. "You'll get charged an extra night, Vin," Blue said apologetically, though he didn't really think Eivind would mind.<br/><br/>"We'll go back to the cabin. If the pack gives us trouble, we'll just find somewhere else to go. We'll be a little traveling pack of our own if we have to." Blue chuckled at the ridiculousness of the idea, but a part of it appealed to him as well. Did they really need the pack at all? Sig was a wandering wolf, and he seemed to do just fine for himself. If he could do it, certainly Blue and Eivind could, too? They had overcome more difficult obstacles during their short and intense relationship.<br/><br/>"As soon as we go back, you both can shift. You both can run. I won't be able to keep up, unfortunately, but I can set up my easel or something and wait for you."