Tiny Step's (MDLG Story.) Slow Updates.

Chapter FIFTY-NINE.

[FIFTY-NINE]

(At aquarium still.)

Piper Randle's (POV)

Lola and I set back down after Elena took a still silently crying Esme into the bathroom. I turn to Lola worried and upset myself that Esme got hurt even with one or all of us watching. Lola looks upset and concerned as she looks towards the restroom, I reach out taking her hand saying, "She is ok darling, they both are." She looks back at me frowning saying, "But they are both hurting and those boys what did they do to Esme?" I sigh shaking my head saying, "Elena will tell us darling, and they will get their consequences for what they did. For now, let's just not push and see how things go, Chloe hasn't notice anything is wrong and Esme may want to go back and play again so we don't want to add upsetting her too." She nods and I squeeze her hand just as we spot Elena coming back with Esme looking better then before. We both smile at them, and Elena sets down across from us with a slight smile as well. Esme is snuggled fully into her and clinging tightly to her dress as Elena rocks her and I feel guilty just for not being able to help.

Yes kids get hurt all the time, but Esme has medical problems do to her dwarfism and youth lock causing her a lot of pain already. Just her getting hurt a little adds to that, I did some research, and they don't fully understand most cases, Esme's being one of them and I hope she will be ok in a little while. I feel Lola squeeze my hand and know she is anxious to care for both Esme and Elena, but we are still in public, and I don't want to overwhelm them both with more emotions. I squeeze her hand back and look back at Elena asking, "How is she darling?" I can tell she is holding back tears and know she only shows this side of herself to those she cares for. Being vulnerable in public though Is hard to handle for those of us who dont like to show our true selves.

Lola Randle's (POV)

I watch Elena as Piper asks how Esme is and I gulp seeing she is fighting her tears. We literally just talked about this, this morning about how we feel hurt when our partners and babies are hurt. Elena takes a breath saying, "She is ok there wasn't to many cuts, but she will have some bruising from the fall and will be upset and shy for a bit, but she will open up again soon." Piper and I nod at this, and I look at Esme seeing her lip is split, Elena catches my looking and says, "She also split her lip I think she bit it, though I am not sure it was before or after the fall." I tilt my head at this, and she holds Esme a little closer saying, "The boys were talking about her talking to them like an adult, the main boy who started everything and pushed her was upset she scolded him and told him to go back to playing after he called her a stinky baby and she shouldn't be playing in the big kid area. It came down to him having his friends help corner her when she was coming to find me, I guess to have me change her. Anyway, he got more mad because his friends were laughing at him and pushed her down. After that I don't know what happened, they kept talking about her just starting to scream and cry after falling. But I assume she was in her big head space at the time so she may have bitten her lip on purpose to make herself cry. I won't know for sure until she is big again and tells me."

I blink at her and then I can't help but giggle and cover my mouth, her and Piper look at me in disbelieved shock. And I giggle again but clear my throat saying, "I'm sorry dear it is just Esme is right you are a mind reader. They didn't fully say all of that did they?" She blushes and nibbles her lip, I look at Piper who has a curious look on her face and I giggle as I look back at Elena. She squirms in her seat saying, "I-I'm just r-really observant is all." I smile at this and catch Piper doing the same now understanding what I was talking about, chuckling I say, "You are amazing dear and if your right we will know when she is big again like you said. We are glad she is ok though and not more injured." She nods looking down at Esme and kisses her head before looking back up at us saying, "So am I and I hate that I didn't see what was happening and stop it."