February 23rd, 2024
"So I'll hit the lights and you lock the doors,
We ain't leaving this room 'til we both feel more..."
Beckett
Slipping into Bailey's room as quietly as I can, it took my eyes a few seconds to adjust to the darkness. But I found her small body curled in the fetal position, facing the wall with the duvet draped over her body.
Be strong for her, Beckett.
I'd wasted no time getting over here after my mother got off the phone with Grandpa Matt. I had just gotten out of the shower, and I had been out the door as soon as the words were out of her mouth.
Bailey needed me.
Kicking off my shoes as quietly as I can, I lifted the blanket and slid under it with her. I heard Bailey's breathing hitch, and it felt like a knife was lodged deep in my chest.
A barely audible, shaky sigh left her lips, and I reached my arms out to wrap around her waist before pulling her frame into mine.
The second we're pressed against each other, she crashes into me. Like two magnets meant to connect, she turns in my arms to bury her head into my chest. Her arms went around my body, and mine went to her lower back to hold her to me.
Bailey's body shook against mine, but she wasn't crying.
She's cried herself dry.
Christ.
I could taste the blood in my mouth from how hard I bit my cheek, trying my hardest to keep my emotions at bay. My other hand came to her head before weaving through her hair, and eventually her hiccups subsided as we laid there.
"He's gonna die, Beckett," she whispered, and her voice was raspy from all the crying she'd done in the matter of a couple hours.
I'm so sorry, Bailey.
"I know. I know," I tried, resting my chin on her head and pulling her impossibly closer. "It'll be okay. Just sleep for tonight, we can talk tomorrow."
Bailey nodded against my chest, but I could still hear her thinking through the silence. I wanted her to stop hurting. At that moment, I would have done anything in the world to make it stop.
I couldn't calculate when we fell asleep, but at some point Bailey's breathing evened out, and mine did too.
Tomorrow.
We'll all talk tomorrow.
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