@elencr asked: "sorry about that, mama bear." i think about ellie joining the crusher family on a daily basis.
Beverly should be mad. Should be furious. Well, it would be more correct to state that it she should have remained furious. A moment ago she had been a tempest, pacing across the bridge almost shouting as she explained exactly why Ellie should have remained on the ship while she delivered the medical supplies. The instructions had been clear but when she returned to the ship, there was only one grumpy teenager waiting for her, the other having slipped out without either of them noticing.
In her line of work, she had gotten used to working through fear, but trying to keep Jack calm while searching for Ellie aged her five years in five hours. This anger should have taken days to evaporate, but with five little words, she had deflated: in her expression, she saw the young girl she had taken in, and the memory of that child's smile ( her daughter ) made it impossible for her to stay mad. " And you're not going to do it again? "














