I sigh softly.
I sigh softly.
I nod and kiss her head.
I nod and kiss her head.
"I don't know... I was... waiting for your mom to save you... cause I couldn't really think besides that."
"I don't know... I was... waiting for your mom to save you... cause I couldn't really think besides that."
I gently rub her back.
I gently rub her back.
I wrap my arms around her and kiss her head. "I'm sorry. Love."
I wrap my arms around her and kiss her head. "I'm sorry. Love."
I grab another piece of toast. Murphy kisses her head. "Good.. I'd hate if you were."
I grab another piece of toast. Murphy kisses her head. "Good.. I'd hate if you were."
Murphy moves to take a seat next to us and softly says. "You sure?"
Murphy moves to take a seat next to us and softly says. "You sure?"
"They would have hurt me either way." I quietly say.
Murphy pauses at the door. "Hey." He softly says.
"They would have hurt me either way." I quietly say.
Murphy pauses at the door. "Hey." He softly says.
I shake my head. "I got hurt because of monsters not you." I kiss her shoulder again.
I shake my head. "I got hurt because of monsters not you." I kiss her shoulder again.
I run my fingers through her hair and steal a piece of toast from the tray.
I run my fingers through her hair and steal a piece of toast from the tray.
I smile at her. "You don't have to do that. You need rest as much as I do." I carefully take tea and take sip. I wrinkle my nose. "Nope found something I don't like." I slowly set it down."
I smile at her. "You don't have to do that. You need rest as much as I do." I carefully take tea and take sip. I wrinkle my nose. "Nope found something I don't like." I slowly set it down."
"I hope so." I quietly say.
"I hope so." I quietly say.
I slowly sit up and wince as my ribs cry out with pain. I take a slow breath. "Brain says I need to eat...but nausea says don't test it." I gently rub her back and kiss her shoulder.
I slowly sit up and wince as my ribs cry out with pain. I take a slow breath. "Brain says I need to eat...but nausea says don't test it." I gently rub her back and kiss her shoulder.
I finish my coffee and take the cup to the sink. "Now before she thinks I disappeared somewhere."
I finish my coffee and take the cup to the sink. "Now before she thinks I disappeared somewhere."
I nod slowly.
I nod slowly.
I take a deep breath then a slow drink, before I nod. "I trust your reading of the situation and her more than my own head."
I take a deep breath then a slow drink, before I nod. "I trust your reading of the situation and her more than my own head."
I nod. "Yep, time to head back."
I nod. "Yep, time to head back."
I take the coffee and nurse it in my hands, as I yawn a bit. I sip my coffee and whisper, "I don't know if she'd want to see me."
I take the coffee and nurse it in my hands, as I yawn a bit. I sip my coffee and whisper, "I don't know if she'd want to see me."
I shake my head.
I shake my head.
I take a deep breath. "I moved forward. Not on. I still love you. That's never changed." I stop then say quietly. "I don't have to leave permanently this time."
I take a deep breath. "I moved forward. Not on. I still love you. That's never changed." I stop then say quietly. "I don't have to leave permanently this time."
I take a deep breath and nod. "I'll get the girls home..." I slowly step back. -for the best.-
I take a deep breath and nod. "I'll get the girls home..." I slowly step back. -for the best.-
I groan softly. -should stop this. It's dangerous for us to stay.. this only hurts us both-
I groan softly. -should stop this. It's dangerous for us to stay.. this only hurts us both-