Broken Antler Fen keepkey

She got a reaction, albeit not one she would ever hope for.  If her hopes mattered she’d have come back to find Teya surrounded by mate and kids and fabulously happy.  Maybe that’s why she herself was angry; she’d given herself space, and in doing so, thought she was giving Teya a better life.  Instead she just wasn’t here when she was needed.  Again.

You’re allowed to be that too.  That’s probably healthier, but I hope you don’t mind if I’m pissed off for you.  But seeing Teya weep made her more heartbroken than anything else.  Unable to keep herself from it any longer, Bridget moved to close the distance between them entirely.  If Teya didn’t pull away, she would finally embrace her, hoping it would help in at least some small way.

You deserve the world, Teya.  I’m sorry it’s done everything it can to convince you otherwise.  I’ll always remind you.  She didn’t allow herself to finish it aloud.  It didn’t feel honest to say, right after an absence, when she didn’t call this place home anymore.  An empty promise she wasn’t sure she’d ever be able to keep.