She was special, she brought a light into Elijah's life that he had been missing for so long. He made him ache and reach for things he had long thought lost to him.

She made him Hope.

Elijah closed the distance "I apologize for the secrecy, I have never shown this place to any one."

There was so much he wanted to say and Elijah reached out to take her hand. The words were there but it was a struggle not to just kiss her and lose himself in the depth of her beautiful yes.