Aba slid his hand around Elena's waist, and she promptly swatted him away. He chuckled and shook his head. “I know you want me to touch you. I can sense it. The block isn't there anymore and I see you so much better.”
“Should not have put up a block in the first place,” Uno chirped as he flew around her shoulder. Aba gave him an annoyed look as Elena reached up to pat the little creature's head.
“So, what are your plans now?” Aba asked as Uno turned to look at him.
“I’m going to watch over Elena. I think Bernard would have wanted me to do that for him.”
Aba's eyes darted to Elena. He could feel her sorrow spilling into him. Her face remained blank and emotionless as she kept it hidden. Before, he never would have known, but now he understood just how much he had been missing the past f
