Flailing

Part 12: Go!

A/N: Hi. I have a lot going on at work atm(good things) so there will be short chapters until Saturday most likely. I will try to make sure to post as usual tho.

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The phone rings and Siobhan goes flying off Vivian's lap. It was almost as if Roger was in the room with them. It pained her to see Siobhan panic like this, what could he have done to her to make her this scared. As she watches Siobhan stare at the phone like she is gathering the courage to answer the phone it hits her that she almost kissed Siobhan and Siobhan almost kissed her.

Siobhan answers the phone and as Roger starts talking Vivian can see it happen again, she is shutting down. She wants to walk over and take the phone out of her hand and throw it out the window but of course she can't. At this moment there is nothing that Vivian can do to comfort Siobhan and it becomes apparent that this whole situation has the potential of becoming a real shit show. Honestly, what was Vivian's plan at this moment? Was she going to seduce a terrified abused woman? Was she going to jump into a relationship with Siobhan and just pretend that Roger wasn't a problem? What could she really do that wouldn't have terrible consequences? She knew that every action would have a reaction but she should do some risk assessments before doing anything. Vivian is so deep in thought that she doesn't listen to Siobhan's end of the conversation until she sees how Siobhan started to cry. She was standing and her posture was great. She had a frozen expression and there were tears running down her cheeks. It was obvious that she was trying to sound as if she wasn't crying, she was trying to keep her composure.

It wasn't really a screaming match, more like a screaming monologue. Vivian heard most of it and apparently Siobhan was supposed to check in and she was supposed to have been to the store. Siobhan was just standing, sobbing and Vivian didn't know what to do. So, she went to the kitchen. Siobhan thought that she was leaving and it made the tears more painful. She still didn't move, and Roger kept going. Vivian reappeared and Siobhan stopped crying. She watched her put two glasses of water with ice cubes. Siobhan looks at the glass and then at Vivian. Roger finally stopped and hung up the phone. It was a strange feeling and to be honest it was a strange situation to be in.

"I think you should go" Siobhan said. It made Vivian sad, no, it made her angry.

"No"

"Vivian, I'm serious. He is going to know that you were here and it won't be good"

"Siobhan-"

"No, there is no arguing this"

"Siobhan! Come with me"

Vivian had been hesitant to ask her. She didn't have a plan but then she saw Siobhan frozen in an almost surrealistic way and she knew that there was no way she was leaving her alone here. There was no way she was leaving her alone with him.

"What?"

"Come with me. Right now. Pack some things and come with me" Vivian felt it in her core, this was the correct cause of action. Siobhan was in disbelief. A part of her thought that she never would escape and all of a sudden her exit was presenting itself to her in the best way possible. She wanted to say yes, she really did, but what would that mean? "I don't know what it means, but Siobhan, you have to leave"

"Ok" Vivian expected more of a fight, but she was so grateful. She knew that she would have dragged the woman out of the house if she had to, but this was better. "Wait... What about Jamie?"

"What about Jamie?"

"Won't it be weird to have me there" Vivian smiled. She thought it was cute the way Siobhan was considerate. Not many people would call her considerate, but Vivian knew that inside that hard shell a soft and caring person was hiding.

"Here is the thing about kids. They adapt so much faster than adults and something tells me that he might like you. He is like his mother... So I think that he'll like you a lot" Siobhan's face was stained with dried tears and yesterday's makeup but Vivian could see her blush. "You look really pretty when you blush"

Siobhan wanted to kiss Vivian, she wanted to kiss her so badly but this was not the time or place and she was a little unsure what these feelings were. Maybe she was just grateful that someone was trying to save her. Maybe Vivian didn't even like her... Like that... Maybe she just felt bad for her friend and maybe she was just trying to be nice. Yeah, she was just trying to be nice.

Vivian wanted to kiss Siobhan. She knew that she wanted to kiss Siobhan and there was nothing platonic about it. Then she knew how hard it would be for Siobhan to move on from this relationship and how much rebuilding she would have to do within herself. Vivian decided that Siobhan needed a friend more than anything else, she wasn't even gay... Right?