continued.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā the minute she says it , henry knows. Ā and had charlie not been latched to his leg , terrified & in need of some comfort , heād take care of the issue right then and there. Ā but his daughter needs him ; the only one she really has in her life . . . and that is enough for him to stay.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā with one hand gently prying her from his leg , henry shuffles a bit before he bends to one knee and keeps charlieās palm in his. Ā his eyes glance across her face , her arms , her hair , to make sure nothing is out of place or bruised or worse---- and he pulls her into a tight hug , ā heās not going to hurt me , i promise.Ā heās not going to hurt you anymore , not as long as iām here.Ā i have you. ā













