*Announcing a Thing*

~A sort of Summer Hiatus~

Hi:) This may or may not be the last chapter for a week or two, and I'm sorry about that. I've been having some issues with the internet recently, as well as some problems with the actual app I do my writing on (it keeps crashing, and then erases all of my latest things once I reopen it), which, as you can imagine, is somewhat frustrating :L

Along with the technical issue-y side of this, I guess I just kind of want to take a break from writing for a little while. I've had some pretty mean writer's block on and off for the last few weeks, hence later updates and somewhat sucky chapters, and well, it's the summer, and I guess I've not really been concentrating so well on doing this..

I'll still be uploading some chapters over the next few weeks, just a little less frequently than normal. I suppose it's technically not much of a hiatus, 'cause I will still be writing, but, eh, I'm not good at definitions and things x)

Also I figured you guys might want a break, because let's be honest, this thing has been dragging on a while. And besides, it's your summer too, you'll be out doing cool things and going on holidays and reading better things and stuff :D

Sorry if I sound like a bit of a drama queen, I'm really not very good at explaining things like this :L

And I fully agree with you Emily, they really should have WiFi everywhere! xD

See you all again properly in around five weeks, as well as a few quick times in between ^_^ ~nellen, who hopes you all have brilliant Summers, and try not to get too sunburnt! :) xxx


"Flora's right, you know, we haven't thought about that at all.." Arianna murmured, after Luke had told her about the chat. "We, well, the baby's going to need... A lot of money.."

"We can make it work though," he whispered back, kissing her lightly on the cheek. "I'll find a job, we can save up. We can get help, all kinds of it. I mean, just the other day Clive was talking about his inheritance, apparently there's a chance there was some still left with Spring and Cogg. Even Constance didn't trust him to look after things without losing them, it would seem."

His weak smile faded to almost nothing, as a few tears rolled down the girl's cheeks.

"Oh, oh no, darling please, it's.. It's okay, I promise.."

"It's not though, is it?" She wailed, burying her face in his neck. "We've got no money, we can't borrow anyone else's- no, Luke, we can't. Not even Clive's- we can't still go to school and cope with this, and my back hurts and I feel really sick and I don't know how much of this I can take."

"Wh.. What do you mean?"

Oh come on Luke, you know exactly what she means. Just don't fucking cry, whatever you do.

"I-I mean, I mean I don't know if I can do this! I mean God, I'm barely two weeks in and I just... I don't know, I don't know!" She cried, choking out words between sobs. "I'm scared Luke, I'm really, really scared. And I don't.. Have we made the right choice? Because I don't know.."

"I don't know either, sweetheart, I really don't. But what I do know," the boy whispered, his voice shuddering dangerously as he tried his best to comfort his girl, "is that we can get help. You, well, we, don't have to face this alone. We can do this, I know it. We just have to ask."

He gently wiped away her tears with his thumbs, pulling her in closer for a hug. His fingertips brushed her cheek, then her neck, trailing all the way down her back until they curled around her waist.

"I promise, Arianna, you'll never be alone. Not now, not ever. Okay?"

"O-okay," she sniffed, wiping her eyes on her sleeve. "B-but who.. Where do we go? I don't want to ask for help from the school, and I really don't want to borrow money from Clive..""

"Trust me, Clive wouldn't mind at all. Besides, he owes me at least a hundred in unpaid bets. I won that race fair and square, even if I did nearly run someone's cat over," Luke replied, laughing at the look Ari flashed him, "it's a long story. Probably not one I should go into detail about. The cat was completely unharmed. Anyhoo, he really wouldn't care that much, and I'd pay him back over time. I don't want to ask the school for help either, but that's okay, 'cause we don't have to. Flora and Clive know a clinic nearby, I'm sure a doctor could help us, and talk us through our options and stuff. We've still got plenty of time for this, okay sweetheart? We've still got plenty of time."

"That.. I guess you're right.." The girl mumbled, yawning and snuggling into his chest, "we've got loads of time, haven't we?"

"We've got all the time in the world, princess. All the time in the world."