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Post by Liam on Feb 20, 2008 9:24:49 GMT -5
*He was utterly and completely confused. He had knelt down next to her but was now blinking in confusion.*
"Wait, what?" *He asked hoarsely, going pale as he realized exactly what she meant.*
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Post by Sorcha on Feb 20, 2008 9:30:12 GMT -5
*Her lower lip trembled.*
"...I never went back to Tommy after you..." *she whispered.* "There's no way that...but he thought...I never said..."
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Post by Liam on Feb 20, 2008 9:31:29 GMT -5
*Liam's brain was just about broken.*
"But why didn't you... couldn't you have... told me?"
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Post by Sorcha on Feb 20, 2008 9:33:46 GMT -5
"It wasn't just YOU, Liam! It was my family...and...and Tommy...he'd been waiting for me for so long, and I thought for the longest time I COULD just marry him, but then...and then...everything changed!" *she sobbed.* "And then I HAD to!"
*For once she seemed just as she was--a confused and broken 16 year old girl.*
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Post by Liam on Feb 20, 2008 9:37:31 GMT -5
*He pulled her to him tentatively and stroked her hair gently, letting her cry against him.*
"Shh... don't you know I'd face all of them for you?" *He murmured in her ear.*
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Post by Sorcha on Feb 20, 2008 11:41:00 GMT -5
"I couldn't...I couldn't face them...I'm not that strong," *she sighed.*
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Post by Liam on Feb 20, 2008 11:42:21 GMT -5
"You're stronger than you know, Sorcha." *He murmured.*
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Post by Sorcha on Feb 20, 2008 12:24:23 GMT -5
"Not strong enough. To defy my family...or save the baby..."
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Post by Liam on Feb 20, 2008 12:26:12 GMT -5
"Sorcha, that's not your fault." *He said to her, pulling back and looking her in the eye.*
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Post by Sorcha on Feb 20, 2008 12:29:19 GMT -5
*She sniffled ungraciously, shaking her head slowly.*
"Ye can't know that..."
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Post by Liam on Feb 20, 2008 12:32:22 GMT -5
*He tilted her chin up and looked her in the eye.*
"I love you, no matter what, Sorcha." *He said, meaning it.*
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Post by Sorcha on Feb 20, 2008 12:46:08 GMT -5
*Sorcha laid her head against his shoulder, still shaking with sobs.*
"I think I'd be completely lost if it weren't for that..." *she whispered.*
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Post by Liam on Feb 20, 2008 16:45:57 GMT -5
"Shh." *He shushed her, holding her to him and kissing her hair.*
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Post by Sorcha on Feb 20, 2008 16:48:59 GMT -5
"Please, just hold me for a little while. It almost hurts more to be with you...but I don't ever want you to let me go."
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Post by Liam on Feb 20, 2008 16:49:52 GMT -5
"I won't. Not if I can help it." *He promised.*
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