Her life was defined at 15 by that moment in the clinic Matthew found. The curve of the plastic chairs, the acidic smell of antiseptic, the cold of the air, Matthew's clammy hand gripping her own, the panicking thud of her heart. A step forward... two stumbling steps backwards and then running… out of the clinic… out of Rome… out of Italy… to a chateau in the French Alps.
Rated: T - English - Family - Chapters: 12 - Words: 50,647 - Reviews: 53 - Favs: 105 - Follows: 58 - Updated: 5/15/2018 - Published: 5/4/2018 - E. Prentiss, Elizabeth P., OC - Complete