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I force out a long breath and Kenny groans in my arms.
"K, babe?"
Her eyelids flicker and my breathing ceases as I wait for her to wake up and look at me.
I know the second reality slams into her because her entire body tenses before she attempts to curl herself into a ball.
"Babe, it's okay. You're safe. I've got you."
"C-Conner?" she croaks. The little bit of hope I hear in her voice rips my heart in two all over again. I thought walking away from her the other day was bad, but that's going to pale in comparison to what this morning has in store for us.
"Yeah, babe. I'm right here."
"Oh my God," she sobs, burying her face in my chest, her entire body trembling as her memories hit her.
I rub my hands up and down her back as she cries, wishing I could take her pain away and make it mine, anything to make all of this more bearable for her.
"Do you need a drink, some pain meds?" I ask once she's calmed down a little.
"Y-yeah. I think I might be dying." She tries to force some amusement into her voice, but it falls very flat.
"Here, hold your hand out." I watch as she downs the entire glass of water and throws back the pills. "You want to talk about it?" What little color she did have in her face immediately drains away.
"Where are we?" she asks, avoiding my question.
"Levi's bedroom. He got you out and called me."
"He's a good guy." I nod. "But what about—"
A soft knock on the door cuts off her question. I'm glad, because I really don't want to hear that motherfucker's name fall from her lips.
"I'm sorry, but we really should get you back," Levi says to Kenny.
Her entire body sags at his words. "It's not over then?" she asks no one in particular.
"I'm so sorry, babe."
"Don't. It's not your fault."
"Where is he?"
"He should be passed out at Macker’s still, but he won't be forever, and he's going to want to know where you are."
"Great."
"Do you remember last night, Ken?" Levi asks her, and she immediately tenses.
"Y-yeah."
"I… I was hoping maybe you wouldn't."
"Life's not that kind. Can I use your bathroom before we..."
"Sure." He directs Kenny down the hall before stepping into his room and changing his shirt. "She okay?" he asks as I shove my feet into my sneakers.
"What the fuck do you think?"
"You can't come, you know that right?"
