AU || Dolly
āAll of usā¦"Ā
Pattie spoke, her voice no longer whiny, but stern. There were no tears when she spoke, though the muscles of her face became more rigid. Her body, however, relaxed at the feeling of his arms enclosing around her body, keeping her warm even with the cold wind that was blowing that night. "Heās not my father⦠I suppose that was evident enough for you to figure it out by yourself⦠Only the two younger are his own, David and Boo. I suppose he fancied mummy, but he hated the already-made family heād have to take with her. Sheās not safe from him either, actually⦠She just prefers to pretend heās a good man because he saved her from being a single, 30 year old mother.ā
āYou donāt have to live this way.ā George narrowed his brow, but otherwise remained perfectly still.Ā āNo one should.... and you least of all...āĀ
SIlence fell, and for a long moment, George questioned himself and his own thoughts, but did not find them to be worth censoring any longer.Ā
āWe could leave.ā He stated bluntly, finally releasing the girl and holding her just far enough away to read her expression. A gust of wind took up the length of Pattieās hair and tossed it across his vision. Her lips had twisted into an unreadable curve.Ā āWhat will happen to you if you stay?ā















