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She shakes her head then says, “No You’ve missed too much work for me lately I’ll be okay”
I tip her chin up until she’s looking at e your mind, call me”
“I will”
We stand there for severalhitsdown, I spot Goodie in his ball I pull back fro to see Aria close by When I don’t, I bend down and pick up the ball Jules and I share a look as we leave the kitchen Hearing sniffles co fro What I see haspainfully
Aria’s on her bed, curled into a ball, stuffed ani A quick look to Jules says the sight isn’t any easier for her I pass her Goodie’s ball, knowing she’ll safely put hie, and walk over to Aria Without a word, I lift her up and deposit her on ainst the headboard Her sniffles and hiccups coirl has always had the ability to pull out my emotions Whether it be love, old, is funny, extreer for Theo to lava levels
“Shh…” I rub Aria’s back and tryso fucking helpless
Feeling the bed dip, I look over Aria’s head and see Jules sitting down beside us, her watery eyes flickering back and forth between Aria and me
“I m-miss Daddy,” Aria cries softly
“I know you do, honey,” I tell her, ruff
“W-why doesn’t he come see me? Does he n-not miss me t-too? I don’t understand hy h-he just left He d-didn’t even say g-goodbye” The more she talks the louder her cries become
I pull her in closer and kiss the top of her head “He misses you, Aria So h at the moment I’m sure he’ll call or come see you soon”
It grates on hter, and I’ll da to comfort and reassure her
“I hate him” She utters the words so low it takes me a moment to realize what she said “I hate him for what he did to Jules But I still love and miss him too” She lifts her head from my chest and looks at me with red and swollen eyes My heart feels like it’s in a vise grip and it hurts to pull in air “A him?”
I push her damp hair behind her ears and wipe her cheeks “First, you don’t hate hiry And you aren’t bad for being angry It’s normal”
She nods, and then her eyes move to Jules Shearound Jules’s ainst her chest Thankfully, her cries have quieted down to sniffles When Jules’s gaze lifts to mine, silent tears track down her face I can see the treainst breaking down just as Aria did, but she’s holding herself together for my niece’s sake