I Am The Luna

I can hear them talking. There's a window open somewhere, but I remain where I am, smoking my cigarette.

"...joining us?" Zaia's faint voice reaches me.

"No," Valerie's voice comes.

"Oh..."

"Sorry," Valerie's quiet voice comes.

"Don't be. He has every right to do what feels best for him," Hugh says.

He could have been the one dead... Jai could have been alive and with Valerie... I push the intruding thought away. Seeing him had brought those memories back with vengeance. What if he had been the one I managed to kill?

Not knowing the truth, if I killed him, would I have regretted it?

But then again, I have done enough to fuel the demons within my mind.

"Dad, is everything alright?" Zaia asks.

"Yes, however, life is short... and so, with your blessing of course, Atticus... I want to ask Shelby to marry me," Hugh's voice comes. "I mean, I have had this conversation with you, Atticus, a while back, but I hope it still stands, even if her health is not at its best. I still want her to be my wife."

There are a few gasps.

"Hot diggedy!" The Menace exclaims as Valerie and Zaia sound excited as they kind of, squeal? Sounds like that anyway.

Women can be weird...

clearly waiting for

for it. Atticus loves to collect sisters anyway, he and Zaia would

bastard hasn't

"Sebastian!" Zaia scolds lightly.

that. And Hugh, I am moved," Atticus begins. There's clearly some surprise from him as there's silence before Sebastian speaks

Mom all the happiness in the world." He's acting weird. He has been pretty much all day. I pause as I tilt my head up

distracted persona all

Adriana...

any chance are

single interaction, and the behaviour between him and Adriana, and what she said to me upon leaving all seems

match. But who am I to question that shit when me and Val are

she leave? Did he

is the case,

my

I fully support it. She might not agree... but I'm sure it would make her

be a time you can all hold on. Memories are precious," Sebastian says

do love her, and I would

soon?" Valerie asks. "She is weak, and won't be able to handle any

that where your mind goes?"

making Zaia chuckle softly as

is your

issues," the Menace

just vows and a small dinner. I don't want her

that sounds great, if she agrees, of course," Atticus

can do a small thing in the house and

she'll be healed by then," Valerie

smoke my cigarette, glad I wasn't inside for that conversation. How do you