Hideaway Strath No stranger to pain, though it lessen's some.

Me too

She answered him with his nickname and a pain blossomed along his chest. He hadn't even told Miss. Scarlett that name. Had kept it to himself. It had been the one thing he had left of a family that hadn't wanted him, though at the time he had dearly wanted them too. Her next words pulled a snort from him.

Miss Arlette, that was notoriously bad.

He guffawed anyway, because it was so very bad at least to him and then with a small smile. He shifted to give her room to come nearer.


He frowned in thought. Working back through the last couple of weeks. It keeps it less tight. It will never be fully loose again. Somethings, all busted up in there. Maybe if you had been around then you could have saved it, but well. These things happen. And I wouldn't trade your presence now for then.

What do you think the cold water will do? Cold makes things numb.