craig's pov i wake hearing her throwing up in the bathroom. fuck. i stand and pause feeling woozy. fuck not now symptoms. i need to be able to be here for my girl. i make my way to the bathroom and hold her hair back. she mutters "fuck" i kiss her head "im here baby." she mutters "wanted you to get some sleep" i reply "you don't have to ever do this alone baby. ever." helping her clean up a bit and we brush our teeth and shower. she dresses in
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i grin seeing her "lookin good baby" she chuckles "i look like shit" and we walk out and she tenses seeing baz. the fuck is he doing here?! smurf smiles seeing her "hey baby" and kisses her on the mouth as she does with all of us. "how you feelin?" she asks. lia responds "like i walked into the twilight zone. the hell is baz doing here?" "he's got a job we can't pass up" she says. fuck of course. work.
she nods "good for you" leaving to the kitchen and smurf says "i made breakfast" "not interested in eating at a table with my rapist that just almost pushed me to relapse smurf." she huffs. she says "we're all going to have to play nice for now for this new job" i glare at smurf. pope says "the last thing she should be worried about is this job smurf! she's getting clean right now"
but lia says "good luck with your job smurf. last i checked i said im out. and i meant it." smurf asks "do you want an apology for what happened between us would that make you come back? i tried to on your family's death date but you" lia cuts in "were so high i couldn't function right? got raped too on top of it. but yet here you are babying the man that defiled me. welcoming him in the house." smurf says "it's my house" "smurf" i warn. "you're right smurf it is your house. not mine. don't stand here and offer me asylum and say it's my home too and offer me help and a place to stay when your door is remaining open to the man who raped me" Lia snaps.
"i can't take away what baz did-" smurf starts and lia says "you claim me as your daughter you never had. but at this point you don't have me either smurf. you said this'll be my safe space to heal and get clean. but just seeing him makes me want to die. obviously the money is more important. i'm staying out. have fun playing nice with a rapist" leaving the house and i scoff at smurf "really? after the shit you pulled with her? she was coming around to being around you. now i gotta go get her" she stops me "we need all hands on deck for this job. it's huge craig." i snap "her health is more important. and honestly? if you stick me with baz ill fucking kill him" walking out just to see her leaving on her bike. fuck. i get on mine and follow her. i park at the beach and look around for her. having had been caught up in traffic. i find her pacing tugging at her hair with a worried adrian. he says "dahlia you're worrying me girl" i call "dahlia"
she looks to me tears in her eyes. hurting my heart. i walk over and hug her tightly and adrian asks "she okay? what's going on man?" i tell him "i got her. thanks for taking care of her" dismissing him. he nods "if she needs anything just let me know" i nod "will do man" "hey" a voice says. i turn and glare seeing renn. she's got some fucking nerve. i take my gun from my shorts "get the fuck away renn" i snap. she says "your little toy called me here" dahlia won't look my way. fuck baby. i cock the gun "get the fuck outta here renn or ill pull the fucking trigger" and she backs away.
i ask dahlia "you called her to re up? baby" she hugs me tightly pulling me down to her height and she sniffles "i just don't know what to do or where to go anymore craig" i lift her by her thighs and say "you always have me baby. always. let's go" and carry her to our ledge and sit her down. she clutches onto me "i can't go back there...not while he's there craig." i nod and kiss her head "and im not makin you. no one will. i cleaned up at my place it's trigger free and so is your place. can go there for now baby" she nods "okay" and we sit me holding her as the waves crash.
