SPLIT: Big Book Of All My OC OneShots Vol 3 (BF)

19: Coming Of Age

*Dennis / My Oc's Bella Crumb & David Maxwell. (AU of my AU - Bella's coming of age story )

Barry stood in front of the full length mirror, shrugging out of the 5th jacket that day, before slipping a different one on. It was a steel blue that match perfectly with his eyes. Barry leant forward, feeling the sharp stubble growing along his jaw, he wanted to grow it out, but every time it grew more than a centimeter Dennis would shave it off clean.

Suddenly Bella runs past the doorway and into the bathroom crying.

Barry straightened up, peeking his head out of his bedroom door to look along the hallway after her. Cautiously he slid the nice jacket back onto the coat hanger before putting on a soft cashmere sweater instead. The perfect material for crying into. He walked down the hall before softly knocking on the door. "Bella?" He called.

She opens the door and sits back down on the toilet lid, sobbing into her hands.

Barry feels his heart break a little at the sight, he kneels before her pressing a reassuring hand to her knee. "What's wrong babydoll?"

"I bled today in gym class and I don't know if anyone saw.. I just ran out" she cries.

He soothingly rubs her knee, "Aw baby I'm sorry that happened to you." He stared down at himself, "I'm really out of my depth here, it's more something to talk to your mum about."

"Mom's not here, she went to the store, but I need someone to talk to"

He gave her a reassuring smile, before slipping back in on himself. He could feel Patricia tugging at the light. She smiled at Bella, bringing her into a hug. "It's okay Bella, this is perfectly normal."

"I got it all on my gym shorts, I, I hope no one saw it" she cries harder into the crook of Patricia's neck.

"Well wash it out." She rubbed her shoulder, "Was anyone near by when it happened?"

"A few girls was next to me, but I really don't know if they saw it or not, I ran out of the gym and down the hall to the girls locker room, and now I'm here"

She smiled, "I'm sure it's nothing to worry about." Patricia, stood reaching underneath the cabinet and handing her one of Elizabeth's pads. "Unwrap this and put it in your underwear, it'll catch all the blood."

"Okay.." she takes it shyly, feeling embarrassed.

"Don't be ashamed darling." She presses a kiss to Bella's cheek. "We'll be outside." Patricia says, stepping outside.

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After taking a shower and getting into her pjs she felt a little better, so she decides to join whoever was downstairs "Dadda?"

Dennis looked up at Bella from where he was sitting on the couch. He gave her a smile, noticing her damp hair. "Hi baby. Are you feeling better?"

"Somewhat.." she sits on the couch next to him "I might..need to get replacement gym shorts, I don't think the stain is going to come out" she puts her head down.

He places a hand on her thigh, giving it a pat. Before resting it in the space between them. "We can get new shorts, it's going to be okay. I promise."

"Your not mad that I messed them up?" she asks with a worried look.

He gave her a smile, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and bringing her in for a hug. "Of course not." He mumbled, pressing a kiss to her forehead.

"Thanks dadda" she leans on his side more and watches tv with him.

He runs his finger tips along her arm, as they watch in silence.