Will You Keep The Secret

"Yes, and I never said it wasn't but it still isn't on and if your going to be on her side then I am going to go home. No one is ever on my damn side."

"Whoa, easy. I'm not taking sides. I don't know your ex and I don't care to," she whispered laying a hand on his.

"Everyone always takes her side," He mumbled, shakily. "Its why I end up with no one, no one at all. You know how shit it is when you feel yourself falling and the only one to catch you is you?"

"Yes, actually I do," she whispered putting her coffee down and taking.his from him and putting it down too.

"You do?"

Delaney came down a bit later, dressed and ready.

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"Yeah, I told you my ex wasn't a great guy."

"You look great," Persephone grinned.

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"What happened?"

"Thank you," she smiled a little.

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"He was very controlling. To the point where it was only him and I unless he said otherwise."

Apollo frowned, listening in silence.

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"Good luck,"

"Everything was always his way. Eat what he wanted, go where he wanted, dress how he said."

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"Thanks," she whispered giving Ripley a hug and a warning to behave before she left.

"What happened if you didn't?"

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Persephone grinned as she watched her go, lifting Ripley up into her arms and humming. "Your mama is going to go make a friend, thats exciting, huh?"

She cringed. "Nothing pleasant."

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Delaney made her way down the street to the coffee shop.

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Ripley sat on her lap. "Like, daddy did?"

"Your dad has a friend?"

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Apollo frowned, reaching a hand over to rest it on top of hers gently.

She turned her hand over to gently squeeze his fingers. "Looks like we both have stuff to get over, hm?"

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"Uh-huh. A nice friend who bakes cookies!"

Apollo just nodded subtly.

She sighed.

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Delaney entered the coffee shop and glanced around.

Sat in one of the booths at the back, a tall guy with sandy blonde hair and blue eyes sat, a name tag attached to his button-up shirt which he was doing his best to hide - clearly embarrassed.

Delaney scanned the area for a moment before noticing the guy in the back, slowly and a bit unsure she made her way over, noticing the name tag as she got closer. "You can ditch the name tag if you like," she greeted him by way of introduction.

"Oh thank god for that," Wren sighed in relief, instantly pulling it off and scrunching it up

She smiled a little bit at that. "I'm Delaney."

"Wren... if you couldn't read my handwriting." He grimaced.

"It's nice to meet you, Wren," she offered her hand.

He shook her hand, "You too, Delaney."

She nodded, taking a seat. "So what did Persephone say to you to get you to agree to this?"

"She didn't have to say much, I was moaning that I didn't really know anyone so.. it just made sense. What about you?"