Treehouse

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She nods. "I see more of your Dad though. But you definitely are like them." She grinned.

[Kylie]

He smiles, "I'm glad you think so."

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She pays his chest and kissed the corner of his mouth.

[Kylie]

He smiles and hugs her.

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She hugs him back.

[Kylie]

He keeps her in his lap and kisses her cheek.

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She smiled and snuggled down into his warmth.

[Kylie]

He holds her tight.

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She looks at him. "Are you okay?"

[Kylie]

"Yeah. I just...I really don't want to lose you."

[Deanna, *nice one*]

"Why would you lose me?" She whispered.

[Kylie]

"You'd leave me." he whispers.

[Deanna, *nice one*]

Her jaw drops. "I would never leave you. Why would you think I would?"

[Kylie]

"Because..." he didn't want to bring up what happened earlier again.

[Deanna, *nice one*]

"No." She said and looked at him. "I thought we were over this.

[Kylie]

"I'm sorry." he says softly

[Deanna, *nice one*]

"Gabe." She sighed. "Is this why you've been carrying me everywhere and stuff?"

[Kylie]

"No..."

[Deanna, *nice one*]

"It is isn't it?" She asked and looked down at her hands.

[Kylie]

"Maybe a little."

[Deanna, *nice one*]

"Gabe do you really think I meant any of it?" She asked her eyes shone with tears.

[Kylie]

"No- I know you didn't mean it but I can't help feeling some of it was true- even if you don't think so."

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She nodded and bit her lip looking away from him and at the painting. "I don't believe that so you shouldn't either."

[Kylie]

"I know."

[Deanna, *nice one*]

"So why do you?" She asked some what angrily. Her gaze met his.

[Kylie]

He looks up at her, "Because i couldn't save you."

[Deanna, *nice one*]

"But you did! Without you I would have died!" She growled.

[Kylie]

"But I couldn't stop it to begin with!"

[Deanna, *nice one*]

"I didn't even see him! He manipulates spirits he probably wasn't even there!"

[Kylie]

"I know." he sighs.

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She looks at him for a long moment.

[Kylie]

He looks away.

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She bites her lip and climbs out of his lap.

[Kylie]

He looks down.

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She sighs and goes to sit where she left the book.

[Kylie]

He bites his lip and frowns looking down.

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She picks up her book and begins to read it.

[Kylie]

He watches her.

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She blinked back tears as she continued reading from where she finished.

[Kylie]

He looks away- now he'd made her cry.

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She sighed and looked at the pages all the words blurring together.

[Kylie]

He goes over to her

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She sniffles and pulls him down to hug her. "It's not your fault so stop being stubborn." She cried.

[Kylie]

He hugs her back and holds her close, "Please don't cry."

[Deanna, *nice one*]

She sniffles again and moved her face into his neck.

[Kylie]

"I'm sorry."

[Deanna, *nice one*]

"Just promise me to never think like this cuz it's killing me."

[Kylie]

"I'm trying."

[Deanna, *nice one*]

"I know." She sniffles.

[Kylie]

He kisses her cheek.