Lauren sighs. This girl was rather tedious. She seemed to like hearing herself talk a little too much for Lauren's liking. He really didn't understand people who could spend so much time on such useless words.
"Susan is young, not little." Of course his brother was a child, Lauren knew that, but he'd seen too many people treat Susan as though that meant he were simple too many times to appreciate the sentiment. "He does need protecting, but he won't take kindly to hearing you talk like that."
He does glance to her then, looking her over. His eyes settle on the soft curve of her neck, and he has to force himself to look away from her again.
"The Ringmaster might have a solution to this, or she might not. In that case I need someone else to carry out a different sort of solution and to protect Susan when I'm gone."
Annabelle is basically a stranger, but she's the only stranger he knows who seems to care about Susan and understand the severity of their situation. Maybe she was cruel, maybe this was a joke to her, he didn't know. Susan could take care of himself, if he really needed to, but if he could at least get someone to agree or to think about caring for him in Lauren's stead... It would be much easier for Lauren to face what needed to be done. At the very least Carly could be capable of looking out for Susan, but she wasn't the most sensible individual, her lack of follow through after their fight showed that to him clearly.
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"Susan is young, not little." Of course his brother was a child, Lauren knew that, but he'd seen too many people treat Susan as though that meant he were simple too many times to appreciate the sentiment. "He does need protecting, but he won't take kindly to hearing you talk like that."
He does glance to her then, looking her over. His eyes settle on the soft curve of her neck, and he has to force himself to look away from her again.
"The Ringmaster might have a solution to this, or she might not. In that case I need someone else to carry out a different sort of solution and to protect Susan when I'm gone."
Annabelle is basically a stranger, but she's the only stranger he knows who seems to care about Susan and understand the severity of their situation. Maybe she was cruel, maybe this was a joke to her, he didn't know. Susan could take care of himself, if he really needed to, but if he could at least get someone to agree or to think about caring for him in Lauren's stead... It would be much easier for Lauren to face what needed to be done. At the very least Carly could be capable of looking out for Susan, but she wasn't the most sensible individual, her lack of follow through after their fight showed that to him clearly.