𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐔𝐍 | sons of anarchy.

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Since we gave Kayla a face, let's give Lily one, too.
Lily Connor; portrayed by Mia Talerico

Cassie sat on the couch with a hot cup of coffee in her hands watching her younger brother play with Lily on the carpet in her living room. Well, Benny tried his best to distract the three year old from the pain she was in but the girl still barely talked⸺ which was understandable and totally okay. All of them would give her the time she needed.

A smile hushed over Cassie's face when Lily finally picked up one of the many stuffed animals, the elephant it was, on the floor and started speaking in a disguised voice, whereupon Benny did the same thing with another stuffed animal making Lily giggle.

Since Benny slept at a friends house, where Happy had picked him up earlier, he only found out what happened yesterday this morning and to say that he had been shocked was an understatement. Fearing his brother would have to do some time, the almost sixteen year old was scared shitless even though he gave his best to play it off and act all calm. But the moment he saw how badly his niece was injured he lost it and broke out in tears, probably because he went through something similar with their mother and that whore's perverted boyfriend.

After breakfast he hadn't left Lily's side and now she wanted to hear someone say again that Benny is a bad influence on the toddler. If she'd ever hear that again she'd probably lose it because her brother was anything but a bad influence.

“Are you okay?”, Benny asked while Lily got herself a popsicle after Cassie allowed her to get one.

Cassie shrugged her shoulders, a sad laugh vibrating through her chest. “Honestly, I don't know. I just don't understand how someone can do something so horrible to their own child, or any child in general. She's in so much pain. Like, you can see how she winces at almost every step.”

“Yeah..there are some cruel people in this world”, Benny huffed angrily, lowering his head. “But I never thought Kayla would go this far. Was it really our fault? I mean, she was so pissed when I came back, maybe⸺”

“Benny stop”, Cassie cut him off the moment she realized what he was saying. “She would've pulled the same sick shit with or without you, well, us, around. I think she did it because she already had a new boyfriend and wanted Lily all to herself. You and I, we were just another thorn in her eyes but it's not our fault this happened to Lily.”

Swallowing softly, Benny nodded briefly and rubbed the back of his neck, obvious how much this affected him. “I hope you're right, I really do.”

“Benny?”, Cassie spoke up again.

“Hm?”, he hummed, his eyes locking with hers.

“The way Lily looks at the moment, all the bruises and everything, if that's a trigger for you it's okay if you want to stay at my house for a while. I'm sure James will be home tonight, no later than tomorrow, and he'll definitely take Lily with him. So, you're welcome to stay here”, she offered him with a sympathetic smile, holding out her hand to him.