Okay this is the start to Simon and Stella starting their future together.
I was talking with @islandtarochips (Thank you) and she helped me come up with this idea. That Price suggests them to talk with a therapist to help them. Cause their relationship is based on trauma bonding. Which later leads to puppy. But enough said. Here is part one to
Stella was sitting at the table she twisted the ring around on her finger. She was happy but also afraid. Every time she looked at it all she could see was the man in her past bleeding out in front of her. She had no idea Simon had even came in till he snapped his fingers in front of her.
"Huh? Uh..Yeah." she answered quickly as she hides her hands looking around. Her leg was still bouncing like crazy.
"I didn't say anything Love. Expect Mornin'"
He sits down next to her as he puts his hand on her leg. He squeezes her knee a bit. She started to relax to soon her leg stilled. He had took a sip of his tea as he sits it down.
"What has you all up tight?"
She started not to answer but if they was gonna spend forever together she needed talk to him.
"Its just...I got this far last time. What i-" he makes her look at him as his rough finger comes to her chin. He pulls her head towards him gently. She studies his eyes through the mask.
"Stella..This time will be different. I'm not gonna leave you."
She sighs as her eyes look down into his lap.
"Yeah thats what he said to."
Simon knows what she is talking about but to see her suffering kills him. He wishes he could take it all away and just hold it for both but he can't.
"Stel. Look at me." She keeps looking down till that commanding tone came in
"Look. At. Me." Her eyes go up to meet his dark brown eyes.
"Its gonna be okay. We will get through this." He rubs his thumb over her bottom lip gently as it soft and warm against his calloused rough skin. "One day at time. Yeah?"
She finally smiles it was soft and small but it was there. He smiles back at her. The only rare thing she gets to see.
"Yeah. You always know what to say."
"I guess I did learn a thing or two from the old man."
That got a laugh out of her as she leans into Simon's arms. He holds her against him with his resting on her hip. He gives it a gentle squeeze as he looks ahead and sips his tea. This was gonna be a huge change for them both. Did he move to fast? Was they even ready? They both went to one man they know will set them straight. Price.
Stella gently knocks on the office door as he looks up.
They both walk in as Simon shuts the door back behind him.
"What can I help you two with?"
Price asked him still looking at the paperwork with the glasses on the tip of nose.
"We need some advice." Stella was fidgeting Price looks up to see the two of them nervous as he sighs. He takes his glasses off and lays them on the desk. He sits back and crossed his arms across his chest lightly as he tells them to sit. Stella felt like she couldn't sit. That was till Captain/dad tone comes in. "Sit." She sits finally but her leg was bouncing. Simon slowly reaches over and takes her hand in his. She finally could stop her leg but her heart was still racing. Stella finally breaks the silence.
"Ghost and I have been talking. We don't know how to...um...I don't know...Be a normal couple."
Price chuckles as he leans up to his desk as he puts his elbows on the desk. He clasped his hands together.
"Stella love...There are no normal couples. Marriage is messy. Each one is unique cause as the years go on you learn to love each other more then the last."
"I think what she was trying to say. Is all we know is by bonding by trauma. We want to make this work."
Price thinks for a second they really good for each other. Stella is just stuck with abandonment and Simon is afraid his ghosts will effect his love for Stella.
"Alright...How about this? Why don't I refer you the therapist?"
Stella spits out the words before she could even think.
"I'm not crazy I don't need a shrink."
Price pinched the bridge of his nose. He exhales.
Simon turns to her as he squeezes her hand.
"He is saying for us to get over the trauma so we can bond more with each and not be trapped by that."
Price nods his head relieved that one of them got it.
Stella then sits back as she feels stupid for what she just did
Price gently smiles as he leans back in his chair again.
"That's all I want you do is try love. Both of you."