"Where's your parents?" Keefe asked, plopping on the edge of the bed next to Sophie.
"Visiting Jolie," she murmured. "She would have been twenty today."
"Oh...," he whispered. "How are they holding up?"
"They're taking it a bit harder this year. I asked if they wanted me to come, and they said it'd be best if I stayed home this time."
She scooted over on the bed to make room for him. He slid his legs under the covers next to her.
"That makes sense." He reached over to grab one of the extra books on the nightstand. "How are you doing with it?"
She shrugged. "I'm ok. I never even got a chance to meet her before she died."
"Yeah, but... is it ever hard knowing you could've had a sister."
"I do have a sister," she insisted. "I just think think of her has my guardian angel."
Keefe smiled. "I like that." He let her snuggle into his arms before asking, "How did they end up adopting you, anyway."
"They had actually ended up signing up for fostering before Jolie died. So when they got a call that I needed somewhere to go, they didn't have the heart to turn me down. I stayed with them for a few months, and they ended up fully adopting me."
"Do you know anything about your biological parents?"
"I know my bio mother gave me up because my bio father had died before giving birth. Other than that, I don't."
The two of them sat with each other reading. Sophie moved her head out of the crook of his neck to say, "What exactly... are we, right now?" Cause we're not just friends anymore, but we've... never established anything."
"Well... I wouldn't mind being together," he eventually spoke. "What do you want?"
"I wouldn't mind it either. I'd just have to ask my parents if we'd be allowed to." She fiddled with her fingers. "What about you? What will your parents say about it."
He snorted. "Cute that you think they could care less about my love life."
Sophie's face fell. "Oh. Alright then."
They went back to reading their books for the time being. After a few hours of reading and talking later, there was silent shuffling in the kitchen. Her parents were home.
"Hey, Keefe," Sophie murmured. "I don't mean to kick you out or anything, but it might be best if you head home for today."
Keefe nodded. "I understand."
They walked out to the living room. Grady and Edaline were putting their things away. They waved the two kid and went to the couch.
Sophie said goodbye to Keefe, then went to join her parents. Grady strangled her in a hug. There was a little sniffle. "We love you, kiddo."
"I love you too," she whispered back.
A few more sniffles and a sob from Edaline. They held onto her like a lifeline for an hour or two. When it was time to make dinner, she joined her mom in the kitchen.
As they sat down to eat, Sophie had to ask, "Am I... allowed to date?"
Grady seemed surprised with the question. Edaline had a soft grin hidden on her face.
"Umm," he pondered. "I don't know. You're still pretty young."
Edaline elbowed him. "Well, don't you think it depends on who it is, dear."
"I suppose," he admitted. "Are you just curious, or is there someone particular?"
Sophie looked down at her plate and nodded."
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Broken Heart/Broken Mind
Random(Human AU) Sophie and Keefe met in the children's hospital when they were little. Because of how long they were confined to the four walls of the hospital, they became very close during their stay. As the years pass, they wind up being in the same c...
