night changes

thirty-eight

"So how did things go today?" Eleanor asked snaking her arm around my torso as we sat in the couch together.

Gemma had come over to hear as well as the boys who all sat ready to hear how the entire situation unfolded and if there was further action that needed to be taken. While Gemma sat on Louis lap in the chair adjacent from the couch, Liam sat a few inches from Len and I bouncing Asher lightly causing little giggles from him.

"I don't think they will be bothering us anytime soon." I began running a hand down my face thinking about what had happened today. Emotionally I was drained and physical I was exhausted.

After we had talked to Keira's parents, I did what I could to consul her. She was distraught and rightly so, locking her in my arms and whispering reassuring words I did everything possible to make her feel safe. She came over to visit Asher once I had gotten us home, she held him for over two hours until he had fallen asleep. It broke my heart to see her like this, despite me not knowing much about her.

I didn't really know who Keira was but Asher was our tie to each other. I did have somewhat of an emotional attachment to her because she gave birth to our son who I loved unconditionally. I may not know everything about Keira but I knew enough to feel her heartbreak and hurt. I didn't want to see her hurting like this.

After Asher had fallen asleep and we had talked about a few things concerning today, I had suggested she get some much needed sleep.

"What did they say? What all happened?" Gemma asked situating herself in Louis' lap causing him to complain.

"Damn Gem, could you just pick a position and stick with it?" Louis asked her annoyed that she kept moving on his lap and interrupting his comfort.

"I wouldn't say it ended well, I didn't realize how many issues there were between Keira and her parents." I shook my head feeling the flashbacks of seeing Keira's voice crack when she had been asking her mum if in her judgment she thought it was okay for her dad to touch her the way he did.

"What do you mean?" Gemma followed up before anyone else could ask first. Pushing her straight blonde hair behind her ear she looked at me intently, engaging fully into the conversation.

"I don't know if I should say..." I trailed.

"Was it about her dad hurting her?" Liam asked sitting Asher in his lap with his binkie to keep him content. "She said something about him making sure she was never late again."

"That was brought up but no it was something worse. It makes me so upset someone could go and do the things they have done." I shook my head and took in a breath feeling Eleanor's arms fasten around me a little tighter.

"Is she okay?" Gemma chimed in again wanting to get as much information as possible.

"She will be, it's going to take some time to fully recover from it but I think she will be fine. I just want to be there for her since I know she has no one else but Madison and I." I confessed thinking to the way her fists balled into fists and fastened around my torso. The way she uncontrollably sobbed into my chest.

"God damn Harry, what happened to her?" Louis questions letting the curiosity nip at his mind.

Sighing in heavily I decided I should quit their minds and let them know what all happened. "Her dad molested her when she was five years old while her mum watched."