She's not worried about it being her fault. She's worried about her son. Or any kid she gets pregnant with if he knocks her up. And all the kids on the island who've lost their families, they just hit too close to home for her.
She curls in tighter against him. "I'm going to help out at the Children's Office. I think I need to." It's not permission she's looking for. Just...she wants him to understand. To understand her. "It's not because I want a kid. I just...they need people to care about them and take care of them and I want to be one of them."
Now she's way past Girl Scout to something else completely. Yeah, okay, she cares. It feels kind of good.
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Date: 2011-12-22 07:46 am (UTC)She curls in tighter against him. "I'm going to help out at the Children's Office. I think I need to." It's not permission she's looking for. Just...she wants him to understand. To understand her. "It's not because I want a kid. I just...they need people to care about them and take care of them and I want to be one of them."
Now she's way past Girl Scout to something else completely. Yeah, okay, she cares. It feels kind of good.