by Shadowfax » January 5th, 2014, 1:13 am
Ashelin looked away foolishly when George announced he wasn't ok. Of course he wasn't. What a stupid thing to ask. She could see the sadness in his face and knotted into his voice. As he began listing off his problems and worries, Ash was shocked when he mentioned about her pregnancy. Her eyes widened. She hadn't even thought about how that must also be affecting him. She sighed and walked over to him.
For a moment she stared at him and then did something she had never done to any other human being before. She embraced him in a hug and held onto him tightly for her own comfort aswell as his.
"Listen to me... Though he was an idiot, Aaron wouldn't have done anything to hurt Aimee. Im not defending him, nor justifying what he did last night but he obviously has a drink problem and we need to help him with that. Aimee's stronger than you think.. So don't worry, she'll be fine. As for me.. Well.. I'll be fine too. I've got you lot to look out for, aswell as this little one. I'll deal with it, because it's not a question of can or can't. There are some things in life you just DO"
Ashelin slowly pulled away from the hug and smiled gently at George.
"Besides.. Being the leader, you have to keep yourself together. You are the one who keeps us all together George. It's always been you" She said, gently brushing his fringe out of his eyes "And I have faith in you"
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Sam paused to think as they both began to make their way towards the stream. Slowly the boy shook his head and thinking about it... He wasn't even sure that she would appreciate flowers.
"Not a clue..." He muttered.
Cody ran after them, barking and feeling happy and free without a care in the world.