I Broke Her

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"where were you?" "I went up stairs" "dannon far out I promised her she wouldn't feel uncomfortable" "I needed to see her" angelic gave a slight nod "I know but I'm trying to make her feel comfortable. She is a mess. I do not know if you heard our conversation at the motor in but.." "no. I didn't, how did you get her to come back?. She was fighting with me the entire time, vocally. I had carried her back in to the motel kicking and screaming" "she's scared dannon can you blame her?" "no" "she was able to talk to me because I'm female but even then it wasn't easy. We need her to settle in, to express how she is feeling and why she is feeling that way" "I know why she is the way she is" "I know but do you really think she is going to trust you right now?" I took a deep breath "no I don't" "well let me work on it, then maybe you can speak with her calmly" "I've tried" "yes but she is not in the right frame of mind at the moment" I nodded and angelic walked upstairs with a plate of food.

"How are you holding up dannon?" "I want to see her" "I know but angelic is working on it. She is back here so that's a start" I nodded "I don't know how she got her back but I'm grateful" "angelic has a way of dealing with everyone" looking at the time it was five in the morning "we should really get some sleep" "a few hours will do us good. You best let apollo know in the morning. Are you planning to go back?" "No I want to be here. if it's..." "You are family dannon you can stay as long as you need" "thanks. I'm going to get some sleep. I will see you in a few hours" "alright sleep well".
Walking to the guest room down stairs I entered the room and laid down.
Knowing bridie Is upstairs all i want to do is speak with her but it also kills me seeing her look at me with fear in her eyes. I don't know how Angelic got her to come back but I'm thankful. I seen them talking at the motor inn but I couldn't hear them. Seeing bridie stand up and hearing angelic say they were driving back in bridies car I had mixed emotions I was happy, upset and angry. Happy as I knew she'd be coming back, upset because she is so fearful of me and angry because I wanted her to be close to me. Closing my eyes the images of bridie just invaded my mind from when we were happy to what I did to her and how she is now I can already see this is going to be hard.

"Apollo" "were you asleep?" "Ahh yeah what time is it?" "Eight thirty" "hmm" "any luck with bridie?" "I found her and she is back in Los Angeles" "how did you do that?" "I found her, angelic was able to get her back here" "how is she?" "A mess mentally, she needs a bit of help" "I thought she might. Do you need any of us there?" "I don't know. I was planning to come grab the letter as proof so she will believe me but I'm not sure if that will work" "you told her about the letter?" "Yes. It didn't matter what I said to her it wasn't registering. she still thinks I'm going to hurt her" "it's stuck in her mind" "yeah" "alright do you want me to bring it to you?" "No I locked the office but if you can go to the house and let pauline know I won't be around" "yeah I can do that". "I will let you know when I am coming back" "alright I will chat to you later" "cya".

"Morning" "yeah morning" "didn't get much sleep?" "No, is angelic up?" "Yes she has gone upstairs" I nodded
Hearing footsteps come our way I turned to look. Angelic managed to get bridie downstairs.
"Good morning" "morning dannon, are you hungry?" "I could go some food and a coffee but i can.." "no you won't be" callan smirked.
"Would you like to come into the kitchen with me?" Bridie nodded as she stood close to angelic "come on then let's go".

"She got her downstairs that's a start" "yeah" "I didn't think she would when angelic got into bed last night she was quite concerned about bridie. Her head space is all over the place" "I don't blame her callan. it just kills me seeing her so afraid but it's also my fault" he nodded "it's going to take some time dannon. If you want you can go back to San Diego and we'll keep you updated" "no I want to be here. I will be going back for a bit today. I'm going to drive I need to go get that letter" "the one from your mother?" "Yeah I need to show her as proof. Hopefully help her believe I'm not going to hurt her again" callan nodded.

"Here you go" "thanks where is bridie?" "In the kitchen eating" I nodded "I'm heading back to san diego today to grab the letter but I will back later today" "alright that might help but I can't guarantee anything. Not at the moment" "I know, I just need to try" "she needs to talk to someone" "professional?" "Yeah do you know anyone?" "Maybe. I will ask the men when I get back to san Diego" "alright".
Eating breakfast bridie came out but didn't say anything just walked straight up the stairs. All I want to do is help her and I can't.

"I better get going so I can get back at a reasonable time" "alright, you know where the keys are" "yeah thanks".

"Dannon" "apollo has the shipment arrived?" "Yes it's all in the warehouse" "good, I'm on my way back can you get everyone to meet me at the house?" "when?" "In two hours" "yeah no worries. Is everything alright?" "It's fine I will see you when I get back" "safe travels" "thanks".

"Hi sir" "hi Pauline, I will not be here too long. You do not need to be here I will be out of town for a while. Do not worry you will still be paid" "that is not necessary sir" "I will not let you still be employed and not getting paid" pauline nodded "okay sir, I will get some dusting done before I leave" "thank you".
I know the men will be here soon I need to go pack some items before they get here.

"Dannon" "good to see you could make it take a seat, I will wait until everyone else gets here" taking a seat I grabbed out the letter then put it in my pocket.
Waiting until everyone else arrived I then spoke.
"Thanks for coming. I wanted to fill you in a bit about my situation. I will be out of town for a while but only in Los Angeles. You all remember bridie" hearing a yes from everyone around the room I continued.
"I found her and she is in Los Angeles, that's why I will be staying there. Do any of you know a trustworthy psychologist?" "I do" I looked at maddox "you can trust this person?" "Yes" "alright give me this person's name or card if you have it" "is everything okay boss?" "I'm alright, bridie needs it" maddox nodded "I will get you the details as soon as possible" "thanks".
"While I am away you can still contact me or you can go through apollo either way is suitable. If my phone is off just speak with apollo" "we can do that" I nodded "good" "what's wrong with bridie?" "Her mental health is not stable right now. we as in angelic, callan and I are going to try to get her to speak with a professional but of course we need someone we can trust" "it's because of what happened six years ago isn't it?" "Yes. She didn't hurt my mother though" "what?" I nodded at miles "there's a reason why jamee is now shark food" "oh okay" "how has everything been here in the last twenty four hours?" "Everything has been running smoothly" "good. Well I'm about to head back to los Angeles do any of you need anything?" Hearing no all around the room I stood up. "Alright I will see you all soon. Maddox please send me those details" "I will". All of us heading out of the office i locked it.
"Pauline" "I'm done sir" I nodded "take care I will notify you when I am back" "okay sir, take care" "thank you".
Waiting for pauline to leave I then grabbed my stuff before walking out of the house locking it on my way out. The sooner I get back to Los Angeles the better.