[CLOSED] still holding on.

[harper reese lebeau]

Bee walked over to him, running her fingers through his hair. "I'm sorry I left you.. It wasn't even Marc who texted me.. It was August.." She knelt down beside him, running her fingers through his hair. Harper sat down in a chair across from them, figuring it would be rude to just get up and leave. She crossed her legs, folding her hands in her lap.

"Are you okay? Do you need water?" Bee asked him, then bit her lip, tears falling down her cheeks again.

[trez matthew steele]

Trez shifted his weight some. "I have some.." Tapping two pills into a palm, he took a swig and downed the one at a time before setting his things aside. "I'm fine, really Bee..." He insisted softly, brushing away her tears. He gazed oer at the other girl with a faint frown, as if she could provide him with answers.

He hugged her close. "Are you okay..? How bad did he hurt you?"

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Aubri wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tighter. She didn't know why, but he made her feel safe. "He just beat on me. I don't know. I don't remember." She mumbled, sitting back on her heels. She folded her hands in her lap, pulling a skirt down to hide the bruises high on her thighs that told another story.

"I'm sorry I gave your key back.. I just didn't want to hurt your feelings if I didn't come back.." She said quietly, looking up at him.

[trez matthew steele]

Trez frowned, he had seen the bruises. "It's okay..Look, I have to work late. You want my key? You can go lay down in one of the beds if you want, I bought some groceries." He brushed her hair back. "I'll be back later, Sean can walk with you if you would like, but I can' let him work, he doesn't have a bartending license."

He laughed softly, trying to make her feel better. "It's safe there, too.."

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Aubri looked up at him, biting her lip. She didn't want to leave him, but if he had to work she really had no choice. "Okay.." She said reluctantly, pulling herself to her feet. She pulled her skirt down a bit, fixing her jacket that had slid off her shoulder. She looked at the girl. She kept her head down and walked out. Aubri felt bad, and wrapped her arms around herself.

"Sean won't hurt me?" She asked, looking down at the floor.

[trez matthew steele]

Trez hugged her some. "He's a jailbird," He frowned. "Made some mistakes. But he would never have reason to do anything to a girl." He rubbed her back gently. "He can protect you as much as he can protect himself, and if you want him to stay I'm sure he will. He's an encant, just so you know."

Helping her up, he slid key into her hand. "But he's safe, I promise." Leading her out of the room, he put his medication away and introduced her to Sean, watching him smile reasurringly.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Aubri nodded, following him out of the room. She held the key tightly, chewing on her lip. She smiled over at Sean, wrapping her arms around herself. She saw the girl sitting back at the table, her hands folded together on the table top. Something about her was just like Sean..

"I'm tired.. Can we go now?" She asked Sean, hesitant about going with him. But she didn't guess Trez would let her leave with anyone who hurt her.

[trez matthew steele]

"Sure can."

Trez hugged her hesitantly, then smiled. "I'll be home later, make yourself comfortable and use whatever you need." He let her go, watching Sean offer an open hand to her for her to take as he led her to the door, waving goodbye to Trez.

He waved back, leaning against the counter and taking a swallow of his water. The shaking had stopped, but he was tired. Smiling faintly at the other girl, he ducked back behind the bar again. "Thanks...for staying with her. She's had a rough day." He slid somebody's drink their way, then studied her again, a smirk teasing his lips.

Scrawling something on a paper between mixing drinks, he slid it to her, since speaking it out loud may not be a smart idea in such a place. 'Encantado, huh?"

[harper reese lebeau]

She looked over at the guy, then lowered her eyes again. "Yeah.. I dunno.. She was hurt." She shrugged, her voice low. She looked down at the paper, pulling her pen from her apron. She wrote under it in her long handwriting.

'Having dark brown eyes kind of shot that horse in the face.' She wrote, sliding it back. But they still changed. Only hers turned into a golden yellow, unlike the greens and blues she saw around. She tapped her pen on the counter, looking at the cupcakes on it.

[trez matthew steele]

Trez snatched the paper on his next round, returning and leaning up against the bar next to her. "Only reason I knew was because of Sean." He raised an eyebrow, chuckling. "Nothing wrong with it if you know what you're doing." Winking, he groaned as someone calling out. "Fuckin' demanding, can't a guy getting over a seizure have a break?" He complained, scampering towards the table.