Talking to the moon

Shaun Carter - 22 - Inpatient I'll help you if I can.

[faye-williams]

-her free hand comes up to his cheek, thumb stroking briefly along the dimpled skin as a small but true smile appears- …An’ everythin’ll be okay. -leaning up, she presses a brief kiss to the other cheek before leaning back completely- Now I better be off, get this one to Hannah before she gets grouchy.

[shaun--carter]

Uh, yeah- yeah, okay. I'll see y'soon, Faye. Best o' luck to you.. you know where I am if you need me. -smiling some, he nods his head slightly before he wanders off, feeling suddenly deflated and in need of some time alone-

[faye-williams]

-she nods, the first genuine smile she’s had in weeks showing- Mhmm. Best there was. -moving a little closer- And when he’s home, you’ll be perfect all over again… So just keep gettin’ better, yeah?

[shaun--carter]

-trying his hardest to keep smiling, he nods some, unable to help the small ache in his chest- Yeah, yeah you're right. An' Jasper'll be home and we can all carry on like before, right? Before any o' this mess even started.. an' I'll be a Dad again an' everythin'll be okay.

[faye-williams]

We’d just tell the cops she was on a mini-holiday. -reluctant to pull her away, she accepts the baby girl anyway, smiling as one of her small hands begins playing with Faye’s hair. after a long moment of silence, she looks back up at Shaun- …You’re a great Dad, y’know.

[shaun--carter]

-his arms feeling unfortunately empty, he retracts his hands back into his pockets, smiling wistfully at the picture of Faye and her daughter. upon her remark, he looks up, almost hopeful- Y'think so?

[faye-williams]

Get y’self discharged and you can watch her whenever y’want. She needs her Uncle Shaun around more often. -unwilling to take the child from him, she just smiles before taking a step closer to the two, tickling Lizzie under her chin in the way that makes her giggle loudly-

[shaun--carter]

I'd like that, y'know, but y'should take her back before I go all Rumpelstiltskin on ya' and take her away for good. -chuckling softly, he smiles down at Lizzie briefly before holding the baby out back toward her mother- 

[faye-williams]

-sighing heavily, she knows full well that everything won’t be okay, because as he rightly said life just isn’t like that- …You should look after her more. -nodding towards Lizzie- She loves being with you.

[shaun--carter]

-glancing up at her suddenly, he realizes how long he's been holding her and chuckles embarrassed, a sheepish grin on his face- I keep forgettin' I have t' give this one back too. Sorry. 

[faye-williams]

-taking a deep breath, she leans into him for a moment, but pulls away a moment later, hand running through Lizzie’s hair as she does- …I’m good so long as I’ve got her.. Just gonna be hard.

[shaun--carter]

Hell Faye, if things were easy then life wouldn't be like it is. What don't kill you makes you stronger, y'know? Just try and keep your head up, everythin' happens for a reason n' I'm sure everythin'll be okay.

[faye-williams]

-softly shaking her head- Don’t want y’to… He’s still Jasper. Still kinda perfect, in his ridiculously British way. -her eyes glazing over for a second, she shrugs it off by just closing them a moment, taking a deep breath as she does, before her eyes move over to Lizzie- I just can’t do this without him. Everyone knows I was no good before came along, and I just… Yeah.

[shaun--carter]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Them Brits. -carefully holding Lizzie closer to him with one arm, another pulls Faye closer into a loose hug so that Lizzie nestles nicely in between them- Listen, we're all gonna be here Faye.. and you'll be fine. You're gonna be great. I remember how y'used to be and I know y've grown so much since then. You're stronger now. -knowing full well that he can't remember anything about Faye other than more recent times, he smiles reassuringly, not wanting the woman to get upset-

[andrew-j-broomfield]

Four years. Well, no one’s told me she’s not, and lots of people have seen her.

[shaun--carter]

Well then I'd say screw it f'it's not alllowed. Four years is a long time, dude. Must be nice to have some company.

[faye-williams]

Unless y’got the power to get people out’a the Army, I doubt you’d be much help. -looking over at him with a small smile that barely masks the look of a slightly tormented young girl- …He enlisted. A few weeks back. And it really doesn’t matter how much he insists it’s for the best, because I think it’s just… It’s not.

[shaun--carter]

-his mouth pulling into a fine line, he bites down on the inside of his cheek when he realizes how severe the situation is- I don't blame ya', but  m'not gonna side with anyone here. I don't wanna drive any bigger wedge in there, so I'd say jus' go talk to him before it's too late. I mean, there's always the positives. Always gotta think o' those.

[andrew-j-broomfield]

She’s quite used to it here now.

-picks up cat-

[shaun--carter]

Ah right. How long you had her for? I didn't even know they let'cha have pets in here.

[andrew-j-broomfield]

Of course. She’s just in there.

[shaun--carter]

-smiling slightly with an appreciative nod, he pops his head around the room, seeing the cat spring about- She's.. lovely.

[faye-williams]

-she nods as her arms fold across her chest, always sure of the fact that Shaun would be there no matter what, and yet she stills finds herself afraid of burdening him- …Just a bit stressful at home. Things aren’t exactly great with me and Jasper, so y’know.. It drags y’down a little after a while.

[shaun--carter]

Ah shit, Faye m'sorry. Things'll work out though, m'sure. You guys are perfect together an' I know shit'll be okay soon enough 'cos it always is. -smiling sadly, he rocks Lizzie in his arms and coos softly, shaking his head- Y'want me to have a word with him?

[andrew-j-broomfield]

Hmm. That’s a good point. I might do that.

[shaun--carter]

Y'mind if I come with? M'pretty bored and I'm runnin' out of things to do 'round my room.

[faye-williams]

-his comment about parenthood serving as a small blow, she remembers seeing Shaun holding his Son for the first time, and so finds herself at a loss for words-

-glad for the topic shift, she just nods- Oh yeah, yeah. M’fine. Just the usual stuff, y’know.

[shaun--carter]

-not aware of the effect of his words, he speeds up slightly to walk alongside her, taking her silence as the fact she doesn't want to talk about her problems- Hey, y'know I'm here for whatever y'want. Might not be too helpful in here, but m'happy to sit an' chat if there's somethin' botherin' ya'.

[andrew-j-broomfield]

Her name is Henrietta. I got a lead. It wasn’t fair for her to be in the carrier all the time.

[shaun--carter]

Whoops, sorry about that. No, I don't blame you. Hey, I think the gardens are pretty sealed off what with 'em not wanting us to escape an' all so you might be safe letting her out.

[andrew-j-broomfield]

Yes. Fine, thank you. I was just going to walk the cat. Really.

[shaun--carter]

Oh.. right? What's uh, what's his name?

[faye-williams]

-grinning up at the two of them, her eyes naturally fall on the child in his arms, a small swell of pride rising in her- She’s the best thing to ever happen to this stupid little planet… But I think all Mom’s are suppose to think that.

-frowning now, she scratches at the back of her neck before walking slowly down the corridor, of course expecting him to follow- I’ll catch up with him later. Don’t worry about it.

[shaun--carter]

Yeah, I bet. -chuckling gently, he shakes his head despite it not reaching his eyes- Always wondered what it'd be like. 

-following after Faye without second thought, he nods, eyes still on Lizzie despite knowing where he's going- ..Y'alright, Faye?