Reach out for me - TNN Story

Chapter 54 - The Shielded Talk

A/N - Okay I'm gonna sincerely say, I'm really really sorry that it looks like I neglected this story, with everything going on in my life I've been going a bit slower and I apologise.

Thank you for the people who have really been supporting me and telling me not to rush it,  where I left the last chapter off it sorta threw me off and I don't know why exactly. But I'm planning on getting this back on the road.

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Recap:
Autumn now stepped forward and placed herself protectively in-front of Maeve, "That's enough.." she snapped and looked at Both Mia and Charlotte, clearly disappointed at what they were doing considering their last conversation.

Both Charlotte and Mia's eyes burned with fury as they swallowed quickly, and then they disappeared and left them like that...

Maeve let out a trapped breath and her hands trembled at her sides as she went down onto the floor, her legs collapsing beneath her, "Maeve!" Autumn whispered and quickly grabbed her, "Come on Maeve... let's go home.." Autumn whispered and lifted Maeve up into the passenger seat as she had passed out.

Then they made their journey home.

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As Autumn drove she kept looking across towards Maeve, her chest heaved as she watched her, "Maeve... I think we really do need to have a talk when you feel better..." Autumn whispered and steadily drove to her and winters house.

Once she arrived, Winter opened the door with a slight sigh of relief, "My love, did it not go well tonight for them?" He asked and she firmly shook her head, "No, my sweet. She passed out but I think we obviously need to give her some notice ground rules... but something that she can feel like she is safe here whilst she just tries to comprehend and understand what happened.." Autumn softly explained as she moved Maeve into the spare bedroom that she had been sleeping in whilst she was there.

Just as Autumn was tucking her into bed, Maeve stirred in her sleep and looked up to Autumn.

"Oh there you are Mae... you gave me a scared when you collapsed..." Autumn pushed her hair from her face, hearing that Winter was sorting out Elodie and getting her bottle.

Maeve slowly pushes herself to sit up on the bed, "Careful... I don't want you to hurt yourself" Autumn said watching her carefully, "Sorry... I heard you... you wanted us to talk.." she hoarsely whispered and Autumn moved up along the bed to sit beside Maeve. "Yes.. I do think that it's good if we talked but I don't want you to feel rushed at all if you aren't ready to talk again" she explained.

She watched for a moment, testing whether or not Autumn truly meant what she was saying.

"I-I appreciated the talk last time... I want to talk... but it's just eating me up inside that I don't actually know how to ask..." Maeve whispered and Autumn wrapped an arm around her.

Soothingly Autumn pulled the blanket over the both of them and grabbed a note book and pen, the gesture alone made Maeve raise her eyebrow.

"This..." Autumn said gently.. "Will be our work in progress note book... I know you may not want to go back to a therapist... but this is a way of self healing" Autumn explained and Maeve's face contorted at the mention of therapy.

"No." Maeve shook her head, "I don't want therapy. I am fine" she firmly said.

There it was again... Maeve telling herself that she was "fine" when in reality she was far from it.

Autumn turned to face Maeve and raised her eyebrows without a word, but Maeve wouldn't budge.. so Autumn had to enforce tough love.. and sometimes tough love looks brutal.. but deep down Autumn knew that she couldn't sugar coat this.. not anymore. Maeve wasn't fine.