❛ uhm, hello, worried and overprotective mom central speaking here? i know it’s probably the opposite of your intentions, babe, but not helping. ❜ there was a playful yet defeated tone to her lament, head effortlessly finding its familiar place at the comforting hollow between her husband’s shoulder and chest. it almost made her envious, seeing nathan ( @tenderburns ) remain so calm and level-headed in frustrating situations like these, and if haley wasn’t so thankful to have him by her side to guide her through the storm, she might as well have been tempted to hold that virtue against him — besides, someone had to bail her out when she got sent to the principal’s office for pushing a snooty mom in jamie’s defense, right? the comedy in that thought brought a soft smile to her lips, and she could finally feel her muscles relaxing in nathan’s warm embrace as she confessed, ❛ i know jamie will be fine and this is nothing we can’t help him handle, but sometimes it just feels like he’s growing up too fast, y’know? first with the carrie incident and now with quentin’s d.eath, i just — i feel like we failed him somehow, like we couldn’t keep his innocence safe from all the bad that’s out there in the world. hell, we couldn’t even keep him from wanting to get to know dan — so, is it us? are we part of what makes the shitshow the shitshow, or am i just grumpy and tired and in dire need of a lime flower tea? ❜