xxxjust let me cry a little bit longer
xxxi ain't gonna smile if i don't want to
xxxhey man we all can't be like you
It had been a while since Rosie had been down to Jaiden's house. She’d only been there a handful of times, and it was when Jaiden was in high school or shortly after she’d graduated. Rosie hadn’t really needed to go since then. The house was deep in the woods, deeper than most people went unless they had a reason to. But it was peaceful, and Rosie knew they weren't likely to be interrupted. Even though she'd initially intended on going into the town, she'd realised that she didn't particularly want to face the crowds, didn't want people expecting her to be a leader right now. She needed to be doing something, but she also didn't want or need to be pretending that everything was fine. Because it wasn't.
She knocked on the door, before realising it was open and stepping inside. "Jaiden, it's Rosie," she called gently, shutting the door behind her.
xxxstraight to my soul
xxxtear me to pieces
xxxand make me feel whole
He'd heard something about a meeting or something, and thought that maybe it would have been good for Kay to go to it. Get out, meet some of her friends, get some fresh air. But instead she said she wanted to go for a walk by herself. Hayden let her, and decided to cook them both dinner while she was gone. But when he started looking for ingredients to make something, he realised that her cupboards and fridge were pretty empty. So he went out to get some groceries and picked up some take out while he was out instead of cooking.
But while he was out, he spotted Kay talking to some of the others. And even from a distance, he could tell it wasn't a happy conversation. He hadn't seen Kay angry before, but he knew that was exactly what was happening. He went and grabbed Kay's arm, trying to pull her away and calm her down. But she stayed talking, stayed practically yelling at Phoenix, bringing up things that had happened for them in the past. And then, eventually, she calmed down, going and letting him pull her into a hug.
He took her hand and pulled her away, shooting the others an apologetic look. Kay had been so upset over the past few days, he knew that she probably hadn't meant any of it, but that didn't mean they weren't going to be hurt. But they'd deal with that later. He walked her home, holding her hand tightly. He didn't say anything until he got her in, sitting on the couch with the takeout in front of them, and a blanket around her shoulders. "Do you want to talk about what happened?" He asked softly, sitting cross-legged beside her.