Scared

River just accepted the hug and shrank a little. "I...he's in prison, but..." It was too difficult to stop the tears, her eyes on Kent with wariness.

Then she looked to Kent with a worried look. "Some heavy stuff... Maybe you should give us a minute?" She didn't want Kent to go, but suddenly she realized River's wariness around men and it suddenly fell into place.

Kent looked to Tam and nodded calmly before leaving and opting to sit in the living room where he finally called his father back. There were messages and missed calls he had ignored up until now. "Hey..." He muttered in an irritated tone.

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Kevin blinked and stared at Max with a frown. "Okay..." He finally muttered. Everything his friend was saying was very true, but he still worried. It frightened him to think he had injured a girl. Sure, this one was a complete nutcase, but she was still a girl and the blond had been raised to be a gentleman.

"I'm just scared."