The mood in the room had shifted dramatically and noticeably. Not to mention audibly. The harsh clanging of the dishes enunciated the frustration that Julianna felt but failed or refused to vocalize. Owen turned from the sink to take the pile of dishes from her hands. Water splashed as he added them into the sink.
“What.” He asked without asking his eyebrows raising at her as if to dare her to complain.
Owen could have done more to appreciate her situation. He scrubbed at the plates with vigor working out his own worries. The time was approaching that they - more accurately he - would have to figure out what to do with her. He hadn’t had time to research whether the authorities were looking for her, or whether her family and friends had bought into messages about her taking a sudden trip after a terrorist attack.
And now Darcy had met her.
The weight of what he had done came down on him suddenly. The consequences were dizzying to comprehend. He felt like a fly caught in a spider’s web. The more he tried to wriggle free the tighter he spun himself towards certain death.
He threw down the sponge. He pressed his hands onto the edge of the sink and bowed his head breathing heavily over the sink. He turned the water to cold and splashed it on his face to stave off what felt like an approaching panic attack. Pushing away from the counter he reached for a hand towel to dry his face and fixed his expression into something less fearful and more neutral.
He couldn’t let himself look weak in front of her. He needed her to keep behaving. Maybe a bribe?
“Since you were good maybe you’d like to take a trip to the grocery store later? Hm?” He looked her up and down as he assessed whether she might enjoy a stroll through downtown. “You want to go downtown for shits and giggles?”
“What.” He asked without asking his eyebrows raising at her as if to dare her to complain.
Owen could have done more to appreciate her situation. He scrubbed at the plates with vigor working out his own worries. The time was approaching that they - more accurately he - would have to figure out what to do with her. He hadn’t had time to research whether the authorities were looking for her, or whether her family and friends had bought into messages about her taking a sudden trip after a terrorist attack.
And now Darcy had met her.
The weight of what he had done came down on him suddenly. The consequences were dizzying to comprehend. He felt like a fly caught in a spider’s web. The more he tried to wriggle free the tighter he spun himself towards certain death.
He threw down the sponge. He pressed his hands onto the edge of the sink and bowed his head breathing heavily over the sink. He turned the water to cold and splashed it on his face to stave off what felt like an approaching panic attack. Pushing away from the counter he reached for a hand towel to dry his face and fixed his expression into something less fearful and more neutral.
He couldn’t let himself look weak in front of her. He needed her to keep behaving. Maybe a bribe?
“Since you were good maybe you’d like to take a trip to the grocery store later? Hm?” He looked her up and down as he assessed whether she might enjoy a stroll through downtown. “You want to go downtown for shits and giggles?”
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