we might be hurting, but I'm ready for the free fall
It wasn't easy, staying calm, not when she felt like her best friend was breaking into pieces in her arms. But what choice did she have? What use would she be, if she couldn't be his rock when he needed her, just as he had been for her countless times before?
Whatever the strength of her opinion, she knew that she couldn't make promises where his maman was concerned. She didn't know the woman, after all, and after being gone for so long... well, Maeve had missed a lot. Still, if she cared at all for Jude, she had to know how sensitive and tender he was, how much it would mean to him to have her back safe (or safe-ish). If she was anything like Harper, she would want to wrap Jude up in he arms and reassure him that everything was going to be okay. That they would all figure it out together. But Soh didn't know any of that with any real certainty.
Instead, she focused on what she could control. "I'll stay for as long as you need me," she promised, pulling him toward her so she could rest her forehead against his for a moment, closing her eyes as she considered what to do next.
She thought of Harper and what he'd done when she'd been so upset recently. "Have you eaten or drank anything today?" she asked, pulling back to peer at Jude. This, at least, she could do. She could take care of her best friend, no matter what was happening at the healer's, no matter what was to come. She could be here.
Whatever the strength of her opinion, she knew that she couldn't make promises where his maman was concerned. She didn't know the woman, after all, and after being gone for so long... well, Maeve had missed a lot. Still, if she cared at all for Jude, she had to know how sensitive and tender he was, how much it would mean to him to have her back safe (or safe-ish). If she was anything like Harper, she would want to wrap Jude up in he arms and reassure him that everything was going to be okay. That they would all figure it out together. But Soh didn't know any of that with any real certainty.
Instead, she focused on what she could control. "I'll stay for as long as you need me," she promised, pulling him toward her so she could rest her forehead against his for a moment, closing her eyes as she considered what to do next.
She thought of Harper and what he'd done when she'd been so upset recently. "Have you eaten or drank anything today?" she asked, pulling back to peer at Jude. This, at least, she could do. She could take care of her best friend, no matter what was happening at the healer's, no matter what was to come. She could be here.
Sohalia
