Octavia woke up before anyone else. She was surprised to see she had slept in her father's bed. She sat up and saw the two cuddling and sleeping together.
"Dad?"
she whispered.
His eyes slowly open up... He feels his daughter there, his heart fluttering as he looks over at her, he was so sleepy, but... He couldn't resist... He just wanted to see her more.
"Octavia... good morning... sweetheart..."
He says in a soft and gentle tone as he gives her hand a gentle squeeze, his chest rising and falling as he lets out a deep sigh... He still couldn't believe everything he went through... But despite it all, he felt at peace with her there, the three of them together... A proper family.
She lifted her sleeve to see that her bandages had been bled through overnight.
"Can you help me change them..."
"Of course, darling... I'd be happy to..."
He reaches for the fresh bandages and begins to gently unravel the bloody bandages off of her arms... He was being so delicate and careful as he did this, trying ever so gently to avoid causing her any unwanted pain or discomfort...
"Just hold still, sweetheart..."
His voice was soft and tender... He just wanted to make sure she was okay... Make sure she had everything she needed...
"Are they sore..? Does it still hurt..??"
She nodded her head shakily, tears in the corner of her eyes as she felt bad for waking him up to deal with this.
His heart breaks a little to see those tears stream down her cheeks... He wanted to make everything better for her... To put a smile on her face.... He looks at her, his heart swelling with love... It hurt him to see her so upset... This little girl didn't deserve to feel that pain... He pulls her up into a hug and just holds her tightly as she lets everything out... His arm wraps around her... Comforting her in the way only he could.
"Shh... It's okay... It's okay... I'm here, I've got you..."
"I'm sorry, dad! For everything! Cutting myself... and then making it your problem..."
"Please... sweetheart... You don't need to apologize... I want you to listen to me... I want you to know... That if someone is hurting... Then there's no shame in crying, okay? Crying is part of the healing process... I am here for you... I love you..."
He says softly... He could see how upset she was... He wanted to tell her... Just how much he loved her and how much he cared about her... He felt her tears on his shoulder, and his heart ached for her... He just wants to hold her close and make her feel safe.
Blitzo shifted as he woke up to the sounds of Octavia crying.
"Aww... babygirl..."
His heart was breaking at the sound of Octavia crying... He just wants to hold her close and make it go away... He gives Blitzo a soft look, nodding to him, tears running down his face as well... He wanted to tell her... Just how much he loves her and just how proud he was of how well she's doing... The thought of her hurting herself, it's unimaginable... To think anyone would want to hurt her... She's so special... A little ray of sunshine in this rotten world... She didn't deserve to feel these horrid feelings.
Blitzo joined the hug, placing his body around octavias back and rubbing stolas' arm in an act of reassurance.
His heart was swelling at the moment... How lucky he was... To have these two in his life... To have them here for him... This... Was the true definition of happiness... His family... They mean more than anything to him... Stolas holds on tightly to the two of them... He felt so contented... As if he didn't have a care in the world... He just wanted to be here.
