The Parenthood Drabbles

Important

Because nobody acknowledges how important this guy actually is.

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Important

In the style of Sally Jackson and Paul Blofis.

Sally sat on the couch with a book on her lap. She'd been totting that book around for two weeks, and it was just a tiny paperback. It shouldn't have lasted her more than forty eight judging by her reading pace. She just never cracked the spine and flipped to the first page. For the last two weeks she'd been sitting tight on the couch, losing herself in thoughts that Paul thought were probably too dark for her. No emotion came out of her- no curiosity, anger, sadness, guilt, denial; nothing at all. And definitely not joy. It was alarming to see her so stone-like.

At first he'd assumed it was some kind of mourn, a way to flush out her worry. But it wasn't getting better, it was actually getting worst.

Paul knelt down in front of her and took her hands.

"You need to eat something, and you also need fresh air. Let's go grab a bite or something Sally. Or see a movie, get groceries, go to the bookstore. At least walk around a bit."

Sally shook her head, not taking her eyes off the floor. Usually she was big on eye contact- she thought it was important and always held Percy to it. Maybe that was why right now she rejected it so much.

Paul felt like he was going to scream. He had to get her out of her trance, he was going to go crazy if he had to watch her like this a second longer.

He knelt down in front of her to try and sneak a glance at her face.

"Sally, I know you're worried to no ends. And I know that there's nothing anyone can do to change that, because Percy means more to you than anything in this world. I respect and understand that, I always have."

She still didn't meet his eyes; she just started shaking a bit. He probably should have left her at that, but it had to come out, and if not now than when?

"But you need to take care of yourself because you mean as much to me as Percy means to you, and I'm going to go crazy worrying for both of you. Everyone's going to go crazy if we have to worry for you both."

Sally bit down on her lips and her eyes filled with tears, which was a first.

Paul sat down next to her and held her as she cried.