I looked up and dropped the phone immeditly. I ran into his arms nd hugged him tightly, my nails fgging into his skin  bit. I cried into his shoulder, somehow unble to stop. "I told you... I told you I needed to stay... I told you..." I whispered over and over through my heavy sobs.

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"I'm right here... Sweetheart, I'm right here, and I'm not going anywhere,"I whispered, holding her tightly. I rubbed her back with one hand, the other holding he back of her head. She was so thin, and she looked a mess, and so was her room,"Willow.... Shhh... Willow,"I cooed gently, swaying slowly.

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I tried to calm myself but I couldn't. I just couldn't. This was not how I wanted him to see me again.  He was what I'd been yearning for for the past month and I finally got him back. I was not letting go. All I wanted to do was be right there with him with things all back to normal.  Everything. Mostly, the fire.

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I looked over my shoulder at her mother, who was crying and I gave her a subtle nod, watching as she closed the bedroom door. I moved a few things off of Willow's bed and laid her down, moving down beside her and holding her close as she sobbed. I never wanted to hurt her, I never wanted to do this to her... As we laid there, I ran my fingers through her hair and continued down to the bottom of her back, coming back up to do it over and over again, hoping it helped, even just a little, to soothe her. 

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Soon later, I was still clinging to him. But, I was much more calm now and I my crying had died down. "I'm sorry..."  I whispered to him, "I'm sorry I'm a dissapointmment." I tell him, thinking to myself. I was afraid that he'd think I was too weak. Tht I couldn't handle anything. But this was so much different than anything I had ever been through. I didn't know what to tell him to explain what I was thinking.

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"You are not a disappointment, Willow,"I said, sitting up to look at her gently. I ran my thumb across her cheek gently, shaking my head,"You are amazing, and strong... And I love you more than anything else in this world. We just need to help you get back in order, okay?"

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I sniffled a bit and nodded softly, letting out a shaky sigh.  "Alright...."' I tell him, willing to do anything for him.

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I kissed her lips softly and squeezed her gently,"Honey, what can I do for you?"

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I blushed a bit, it had felt like forever since I'd felt those lips. "Uhm... I don't know..."

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"What about food? How does some food sound?"I asked gently, raising an eyebrow as I tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. 

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