DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 Luke swallowed and shook his head. "That ain't love Jaime...I'm sorry...but it ain't." Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Posted July 23, 2007 Jaime shuddered a little and stood up, hurrying over to the ladder."No...she does! I'll prove it, I'll go back! You'll see...Mom loves me..." Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 Luke took hold of her. "No...you ain't going back there...listen all those times you read minds...did you ever read hers?" Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Posted July 23, 2007 Jaime struggled against Luke's grip a little, shaking her head"No! I didn't need to! She loves me...she's my mom...she has to love me..." Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 "People that love ya don't hurt ya Jaime..." said Luke. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Posted July 23, 2007 Eventually she stopped struggling and dissolved into childish sobs again as the power of Luke's words hit her hard. No one else's mom kept them locked in basements...no one elses mum made her hide her wrists from everyone....did her mom actually hate her... Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 Luke held her close, kissing the top of her head, letting her cry, wiping his own eyes as she did. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Posted July 23, 2007 After a while, there were no more tears left for Jaime to cry and for the first time in her life that she could remember, she fell asleep in the arms of someone who would protect her...who liked her for who she was. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 Luke held her as she cried herself to sleep, the protective urge coming over him just as it did with Bo... no one would hurt either one of them again if Luke had anything to say about it. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Posted July 23, 2007 Jaime continued to sleep in Luke's arms, head resting against his strong chest. She was small for her 13 year old age, and thin, pale having got little to no sunlight over the years. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 Luke held her gently, humming a little as she slept, at the same time trying to think how to rescue Bo. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Posted July 23, 2007 Jaime slept a little restlessly through the night, murmuring in her sleep. However Luke was always there to soothe her, being roused from light sleep in occasion to soothe the young girl from her nightmares. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 Luke didn't sleep that night, too consumes by his thoughts and the tiny girl in his lap suffering from nightmares. Another started taking over and Luke ntly hugged her. "I'm her Jaime... sleep darlin...you're safe." Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Posted July 23, 2007 Jaime settled as soon as she felt the soothing touches and the calming voice. Soon the nightmares died down and she settled into proper sleep. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 Luke stayed quiet stroking her hair as she slept. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Posted July 23, 2007 Jaime didn't rise till mid morning the next morning, stirring gently and sitting up, stretching gently as she looked around. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 Luke was climbing the ladder, handing her a handful of wild berries. "Breakfast." Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Posted July 23, 2007 Jaime took them softly, looking them over before eating a few, swallowing them down gently. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 24, 2007 Report Posted July 24, 2007 Luke sat watching her eat. "Jaime...we gotta get Bo an go home...so we can get started...with the legalities.." Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Posted July 24, 2007 Jaime looked to him with a small frown, swallowing her mouthful before asking."L...Legailities?" Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 24, 2007 Report Posted July 24, 2007 Luke nodded. "I been thinking...there's no way in Hell I'm gonna let you go back to that place...you'd be safe with us...with me.." Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Posted July 24, 2007 Jaime looked to him, shaking her head, still not understanding what he was talking about. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 24, 2007 Report Posted July 24, 2007 "I'm gonna adopt you... if they let me..." Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Posted July 24, 2007 Jaime's mouth fell open a little way as she just stared at Luke. After a while she swallowed and looked away, saying quietly."What about Mom..." Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted July 24, 2007 Report Posted July 24, 2007 Luke swallowed. "Maybe she can get help...or somethin..but you don't deserve what she done to you Jaime...ou don't!" Quote
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