Across Seas

"You abandoned him. No decent mother abandons her kid." She whispered with a shake of her head, "Can you imagine how he felt? For his parents to go from loving him to not giving a damn?! That's the worse thing ever, to be close to someone then to be abandoned by them."

"We never stopped loving either Caspian or Mary."

"But you abandoned them, and that's effected them. He constantly tells me he has nothing to offer, you know, that insecurity is probably because you and his dad abandoned him. I don't get it. Don't get how anyone could."

"He means at land, he has nothing to offer such as a house because he is always at sea." Amora told her as she joined her.

"I'm aware of what he means," Henriette almost snapped at Amora, "I have a right to be angry though, Amora. They abandoned him, Mary and you. You know it." she muttered before heading up onto the deck to find Caspian.

Amora followed her.

Caspian was sitting beside his sister on her bed, holding her hand and he was telling her about their parents.

Henriette lingered in the doorway quietly, listening.

Mary was unconscious but he still kept talking to her.

Henriette walked up behind him then and rested her hands on his shoulders, massaging him gently.

He rested into her closing his eyes.

"She'll be okay, handsome,  I promise. She's just as strong as you are. You don't have to worry." Henriette soothed softly, leaning down to kiss the side of his head gently, continuing to massage his shoulders.

"Yeah I know."

"I know you do, but that won't stop you from worrying, hm?"

"You know me well."

"Mhm,"

He smiled softly.

"You need anything?"

"No thanks."

"Sure? Not even a drink?"

"Okay,"

He kissed her hand.

She kissed him on the lips gently in return.

He kissed her back.

She kept it brief, soon pulling away.