he sets the gun on the bed beside him, reaching in to his pocket and pulling out his phone, dialing the station to have them dispatch units to the motel and surrounding areas. " alright, thanks." he spoke lastly, hanging up the phone just in time —

"im gonna live. its fine." he hisses as her hand presses against his fresh wound. sure, he was going to be fine but it still hurt like hell. dewey reaches for the gun and brings himself to his feet just as gale returns to his side. " i don't know, —

dewey was ready to put his gun back in its holster when gale hangs up the phone and walks towards him, just before he is tackled to the ground by a robed figure, gun clattering on to the cement feet away. god dammit, he should've seen this coming, —

⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀〝 𝐻𝐸𝐿𝐿𝑂﹐ SIDNEY. * DID YOU 𝑀͟𝐼͟𝑆͟𝑆͟ 𝑀͟𝐸 ? 〞 ⠀

as soon as gale answered the phone and he saw the look on her face, his hand instinctively moved to his belt as if that would save them from whoever was on the other end of the line. better to be safe than sorry? however, when the handle —

of course his feelings for her were just as strong as they'd always been. but he couldn't exactly come out with that when he was the reason they were here in the first place. his heart sank as she twisted the knob, pulling the door open with no —

part of him was hoping she'd ask him to stay so they wouldn't both be alone and vulnerable. wishful thinking maybe, because it was his own fault he didn't have that right anymore. " yeah, will do. " he gave a single nod and a forced smile. one more look —

he knew she wouldn't like the idea of someone sitting outside watching, even if it was him, but .. it didn't hurt to offer. " alright. " he agreed, and only because he knew the motel and its owners — safe, respectable citizens. dewey took a step closer —

from his perspective, everything seemed to be fine, locked up and ghostface proof. though he knew gale could hold her own regardless. " do you want me to stay? i can park the car by the curb, keep an eye on the place while you get some sleep."

he steps through the threshold, hands resting on his tactical belt as eyes scan the room before landing back on gale. " you doing okay? night's almost over at least. "

softly knocking on her door

just clocked out

i know you can. truth is .. i just wanted to see you.

course. i wouldn't be able to sleep if i didn't lay eyes on you to make sure you're okay

good. was kinda gonna do it anyway

can i come check on you when i get off?

just call me if you need me, okay?

gotta go for the head

okay okay, i just wanted to be sure

do you have a gun at least?

you're both insane for being here , you know that?

don't worry about me

i'm not alone. got a whole department on the lookout.

not yet. but id rather be safe than sorry

can you just .. lay low ?

i know that, gale

you shouldn't be

you're not in town are you?

chaotic as usual for this time of year. lotta prank calls.

don't remind me

I do all my own stunts (staying in bed, crying, having panic attacks, screaming endlessly into the abyss)

she alright ?

⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝘓𝘌𝘛𝘚 𝘜𝘕𝘔𝘈𝘚𝘒 𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘚 𝘍𝘜𝘊𝘒𝘌𝘙. 〝 𝙃𝙀𝙇𝙇𝙊 𝙂𝘼𝙇𝙀. 〞 ⠀

⠀ ⠀⠀⠀𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗗𝗬 ⠀⠀⠀ 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗝𝗢𝗞𝗘 .ᐟ ⠀