Highly Selective Independent

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MARK SLOAN

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ALEX

What if you're wrong? What if, just this once, life comes down on the

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dirty

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Amelia bit her lip, contemplating Mark’s offer. It was a nice deal, and she knew it. At this point, any time away from her family was a blessing – less suspicion, and she could probably get away with a lot more. No trouble. The only problem was that one stipulation. She knew it came from a good place, but it also meant staying away from her best route to drugs; away from the consistency of her high – and how exactly was she supposed to do that? Anyone who had every been through it could tell you what a bitch coming down could be, and she only had so many pills still on her. The supply wouldn’t last long. But maybe it would last long enough… Seeing Robbie right now was hardly high on her list of fun things to do, anyway.

“Okay,” she nodded, just anxious to maintain her cover. “Deal. I could probably use some time away, anyway. He wasn’t very happy with me.” Obviously. Amelia sighed. It’s not like he was always like this. The impression she gave now was hardly a fair one. There was a reason she liked him in the first place.

“He’s not really a bad guy, you know,” she murmured. “Usually he’s– He’s not like this. Usually he’s–” Eyes dropped and she fidgeted. There was no way to explain that anyone would understand.

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“I understand.” He understood how Amelia thought, but he also knew that the way she thought was wrong. The adoration she carried for this man was misplaced, but she was too young and naive to know. But Mark also knew that reprimanding her would only drive her away and further into the man’s arms so the best way to protect her was to understand her in the best way he could. The way that Derek refuses to and the way her sisters would never see. The Shepherd’s were Mark’s family && that meant he had to protect his family, Amelia being one of them. So, the instinct came naturally. 

“You hungry? We could go out and grab some burgers, go see a movie, or something?” Anything to get both their mind’s off of the fact she had been beaten by a man that would most likely be dead or rotting in a jail cell if the Shepherd’s knew about him. 

5 years ago   ( 25 )
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