John's POV
I can't help but stare at her, I want to know what's going on inside her head but her eyes aren't giving anything away. The silence is deafening but I don't think either of us knows what to say.
"I shouldn't have let them call you." Her silence breaks my train of thought.
"Why?" "I mean why not call me?"
"Because you need sleep and I'm not your problem, I'm no ones problem." How could she even think that, she knows I want to be there for her when she needs me, I've told her often enough.
"Abby don't worry about me I'm fine, what happened to you?"
"I just fainted, but I'm fine now." She looks so tired, I wish I could just stop her worrying for once.
"You look tired, haven't you been sleeping again?"
"Not really." I'd guessed as much, and those bags under her eyes were a real give away.
Abby's POV
"So are you going to tell me why now?" I wish he wouldn't do this but I know he means well.
"No it's not your problem, I've told you."
"Please" he said with that desperate look in his eye
"I don't want to hurt you or loose you." I say quietly hoping he wouldn't have heard me.
"I'm not going anywhere, why don't you believe me?"
"Because if you found out how screwed up my family and I are you'd run a mile, anyone would. If I had a choice I would have got out of it years ago but I can't I'm just..."
"Abby trust me." He pulled my face upwards and I look into his eyes I know he's telling the truth.
"I want to tell you but it's so hard." He takes me into his arms and I just sit there trying not to cry but I can't stop the tears. I finally start to fall asleep for the first time in the last few days with my head on his shoulder.
John's POV
She looks so peaceful when she's sleeping, even though she's been crying I think she feels a bit better now she's getting some long overdue sleep. She fits so comfortably into my arms as though we were designed for it. I give her a few light kisses on her cheek being careful not to wake her. I start to settle down and soon I feel my eyes closing too.
I can't help but stare at her, I want to know what's going on inside her head but her eyes aren't giving anything away. The silence is deafening but I don't think either of us knows what to say.
"I shouldn't have let them call you." Her silence breaks my train of thought.
"Why?" "I mean why not call me?"
"Because you need sleep and I'm not your problem, I'm no ones problem." How could she even think that, she knows I want to be there for her when she needs me, I've told her often enough.
"Abby don't worry about me I'm fine, what happened to you?"
"I just fainted, but I'm fine now." She looks so tired, I wish I could just stop her worrying for once.
"You look tired, haven't you been sleeping again?"
"Not really." I'd guessed as much, and those bags under her eyes were a real give away.
Abby's POV
"So are you going to tell me why now?" I wish he wouldn't do this but I know he means well.
"No it's not your problem, I've told you."
"Please" he said with that desperate look in his eye
"I don't want to hurt you or loose you." I say quietly hoping he wouldn't have heard me.
"I'm not going anywhere, why don't you believe me?"
"Because if you found out how screwed up my family and I are you'd run a mile, anyone would. If I had a choice I would have got out of it years ago but I can't I'm just..."
"Abby trust me." He pulled my face upwards and I look into his eyes I know he's telling the truth.
"I want to tell you but it's so hard." He takes me into his arms and I just sit there trying not to cry but I can't stop the tears. I finally start to fall asleep for the first time in the last few days with my head on his shoulder.
John's POV
She looks so peaceful when she's sleeping, even though she's been crying I think she feels a bit better now she's getting some long overdue sleep. She fits so comfortably into my arms as though we were designed for it. I give her a few light kisses on her cheek being careful not to wake her. I start to settle down and soon I feel my eyes closing too.