"Makes sense." Jaden replied.
"You want something to drink?" he asked.
"I have that bottled water from when we first met." he said.
"Also have some juice and pop and stuff." he went on.
"Or... anything?" he asked further.
"Something to eat?" he inquired.
"I can order anything in that you might want."
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Desiree was silent before just holding her head in her hands again. This time, it was hard to tell... was it because of her still not feeling the best? Or was it more? Did it have something to do wtih the fact that she'd needed to come and inquire for help in the first place? There really was no way for Jaden to know.
"I... I'm all right... thanks." She said.
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"......all right." Jaden replied.
About 3 minutes later, there was a knock on the door.
"It's Leo!" Jaden heard the person call in.
"Hey." he said to Desiree, making sure she saw him.
"Seems your friend's here." he commented.
"I'll go let him in." he told her, getting up and making his way to the door.
About 3 minutes later, there was a knock on the door.
"It's Leo!" Jaden heard the person call in.
"Hey." he said to Desiree, making sure she saw him.
"Seems your friend's here." he commented.
"I'll go let him in." he told her, getting up and making his way to the door.
Desiree nodded."Thanks Jaden." She said after a moment before sighing as Jaden got to his feet and made his way over to the door to let Leo in.
Desiree didn't move, but just as the others came into the room she sighed.
'They're on the table over there." She said, not moving otherwise
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The newcomer, who looked to be a year or so younger than Desiree, looked over towards the headphones.
"Geez.." he muttered.
"Mind if I use that larger table?" he asked Jaden.
"Yeah, sure." Jaden replied.
Leo then grabbed the headphones and took them to said table, opening up his special tool box, and then got to work.
"...." Jaden was silent as he saw this, before looking over at Desiree.
"Geez.." he muttered.
"Mind if I use that larger table?" he asked Jaden.
"Yeah, sure." Jaden replied.
Leo then grabbed the headphones and took them to said table, opening up his special tool box, and then got to work.
"...." Jaden was silent as he saw this, before looking over at Desiree.
Desiree just sighed before letting her hands drop and getting to her feet. She made her way over to Leo and just wrapped her arms around him from behind."Thank you, Leo." She said quietly.
"I've had a rough couple weeks... thanks for coming on such short notice." She added before releasing him.
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Jaden watched Desiree go over and embrace Leo.
"...." he was silent, sighed, and then decided to leave them alone do they could speak more privately.
Leo, meanwhile, stopped working on the headphones, and gently placed his hands atop hers.
"Hey." he said, making sure she saw his mouth.
"I do what I can for you." he told her.
"And yeah... it looks like it HAS been rough for you." he then commented.
"...." he was silent, sighed, and then decided to leave them alone do they could speak more privately.
Leo, meanwhile, stopped working on the headphones, and gently placed his hands atop hers.
"Hey." he said, making sure she saw his mouth.
"I do what I can for you." he told her.
"And yeah... it looks like it HAS been rough for you." he then commented.
Deasiree was silent before making her way to the chair across from Leo, and sitting down."Deryck found me... and told MOther." She told him honesstly.
"And I ... I can't go home, Leo..." She added after a moment, sounding near tears.
"They know where I was leaving. I can't go collect anything... they know I'm there, they know that it's my home, they know exactly what apartment in the building..."
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"..........." Leo was silent as Desiree said all this, and pursed his lips some.
"What about Kalin and Rene?" he asked.
"Can't THEY help?" he asked her.
"Or... what about the guy that answered the door?" he then asked her further.
"He seems nice enough."
"What about Kalin and Rene?" he asked.
"Can't THEY help?" he asked her.
"Or... what about the guy that answered the door?" he then asked her further.
"He seems nice enough."
Desiree was silent before biting her lip."I... Kalin is dealing with serious water damage at the moment." She added after a moment.
"I just... I can't impose on them... strictly because they have enough on their plate." She added quietly.
"As for the one here... I ... I'm not... I dunno." She said quietly.
"Part of me... wants to trust him, but I don't.. I don't know him nearly enough."
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Leo continued his work on the headphones, and sighed.
"Well, how did you meet him?" he asked.
"Through Kalin." Desiree responded.
"Well... I'd say that alone can attest to his character." Leo told her.
"But... remember how you'd always say to me that God puts people to the test, and will test their faith and such?" he asked her. "And remember how you always told me that God always gives you the tools and resources you need to get through these tests?" he asked further.
"Well... maybe Jaden is one of those resources, so to speak." he suggested.
"Maybe God brought him into your life to help you deal with your family, once and for all."
"Well, how did you meet him?" he asked.
"Through Kalin." Desiree responded.
"Well... I'd say that alone can attest to his character." Leo told her.
"But... remember how you'd always say to me that God puts people to the test, and will test their faith and such?" he asked her. "And remember how you always told me that God always gives you the tools and resources you need to get through these tests?" he asked further.
"Well... maybe Jaden is one of those resources, so to speak." he suggested.
"Maybe God brought him into your life to help you deal with your family, once and for all."
"I..." Desiree sighed lightly.'I considered that." She admitted.
'I know it's possible." She added, her voice quiet, almost pained.
'But how do I know that he's not part of the test? How do I know that he doesn't KNOW either of them?" She asked, her voice betraying her fear. She was scared to be there, strictly because of the possibility.
Even if in the back of her mind, she was sure he wasn't part of it.
She didn't know.
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Leo just shook his head.
"That's the thing." he said.
"You don't know. And neither do I." he told her.
"But I suppose that's what 'faith' is all about." he went on.
"All you can do is look back on the previous experiences you've had with him, and make a judgement call based on that." he told her further, as he continued to work on the electronics before him.
"But personally?" he then said.
"He really doesn't seem like the sort that would get along with your brother and mother." he told her.
"Seems to 'pretty' for them to like him, and vice-versa." he chuckled.
"That's the thing." he said.
"You don't know. And neither do I." he told her.
"But I suppose that's what 'faith' is all about." he went on.
"All you can do is look back on the previous experiences you've had with him, and make a judgement call based on that." he told her further, as he continued to work on the electronics before him.
"But personally?" he then said.
"He really doesn't seem like the sort that would get along with your brother and mother." he told her.
"Seems to 'pretty' for them to like him, and vice-versa." he chuckled.
Desiree was silent for a moment before sighing. It was heavy, it was filled with worry, and full of fear. But there was also acceptance in that breath. Leo could only identify all that because he knew Desiree so well, but that didn't necessarily mean that he'd know it every time. She was just comfortable around him.". . . I can agree with pretty." She agreed.
"But.. all right. IF this goes sour, it's on your head, Leo." She then said with a light smirk.
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Leo just sighed in response.
And then smiled.
"Very well." he said.
"Just... Desiree, I know you have every right to be suspicious of new people, but you can't live your life like that." he told her.
"Only by letting your guard down did you meet Vincent. And Kalin. And Rene. And me." he reminded her.
"All I'm saying is that I think this guy might deserve a chance." he said.
"Unless he's actually done something to make you suspect that he's colluding with your family, of course." he added.
"I mean, for what it's worth, you DO seem to know him better than me."
And then smiled.
"Very well." he said.
"Just... Desiree, I know you have every right to be suspicious of new people, but you can't live your life like that." he told her.
"Only by letting your guard down did you meet Vincent. And Kalin. And Rene. And me." he reminded her.
"All I'm saying is that I think this guy might deserve a chance." he said.
"Unless he's actually done something to make you suspect that he's colluding with your family, of course." he added.
"I mean, for what it's worth, you DO seem to know him better than me."
Desiree was silent for a moment before sighing."I know. I know." She said.
"I know, but I'm... I dunnot. IT's the timing, Leo." She told him after a few seconds.
"It's just the timing... Just after meeting him... this happens? It's too... perfect."
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"Maybe your brother planned it that way." Leo responded.
"He's deviously brilliant." he went on.
"For all you know, the guy's nothing more than a convenient and unknowing scapegoat." he continued. "He saw you meeting him as an opportunity to damage you some more, and stop your getting close to someone." he said further.
"But we don't know for sure." he said further.
"That was just speculation. Coincidences DO happen, even ones with such unfortunate timing." he sighed.
"But I can't say anything for certain. I'm sorry, Desiree." he apologized.
"He's deviously brilliant." he went on.
"For all you know, the guy's nothing more than a convenient and unknowing scapegoat." he continued. "He saw you meeting him as an opportunity to damage you some more, and stop your getting close to someone." he said further.
"But we don't know for sure." he said further.
"That was just speculation. Coincidences DO happen, even ones with such unfortunate timing." he sighed.
"But I can't say anything for certain. I'm sorry, Desiree." he apologized.
Desiree just sighed and rested her chin in the table"I know.... Leo, I know." She then said. She looked and sounded a lot like a scared little girl.
"There are too many possibilities... I just... I dunno what to follow for the moment. I mean.... all this is too... I dunno, close? I guess?" She asked, knowing he couldn't answer.
"I'll let you know where ?I move to, by the way." She then added
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Leo just sighed once more, and nodded.
"All right." he replied.
"Thank you." he said.
"I'm almost done with this, by the way." he then told her.
"Was quite the mess in there." he commented.
"Was almost unsalvageable, but I think I can make this better than before."
"All right." he replied.
"Thank you." he said.
"I'm almost done with this, by the way." he then told her.
"Was quite the mess in there." he commented.
"Was almost unsalvageable, but I think I can make this better than before."
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Desiree just smiled softly."Thank you, Leo." She said.
"And I know they were a mess. I don't even really remember what happened to cause that, mostly, either." She added before sighing.
"I swear he hit be hard enough to scatter my brain cells for a bit..." She muttered
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