EroticReverie

Axl Shaw

Liviana sits on her knees beside the bed and begins a song, with no real beat or rhythm, just her soft voice. 

"Goodnight little Violet, tucked in from your little chin to your little toes" she says, tickling her sister softly under chin where she has the blanket pulled up, then reaching down and grabbing her toes gently through the covers and Violet giggles. 

"mister bunny too" she says of the pink rabbit in her one arm and Liviana nods.

"goodnight Mistery bunny, to your big silly ears to your itty bitty nose" Liviana sings and boops the stuffed rabbit on the nose and Violet giggles. 

"good night to ice cream, and the horse at the store" Violet sings and I smile softly. 

"Goodnight to Cousin Mick, and to coloring on the floor" she says and I smile to myself, watching her sing to her sister, realizing she's saying goodnight to all the things they did today. 

Violet smiles at her sister.

"Can we say goodnight to Axl too?" she asks. Liviana nods, and looks at me. My heart stops. 

"Goodnight to Axl, and all  the good things  in the world, goodnight to good men, who save little girls" she sings, and I cant even fucking breathe. Liviana smiles softly at me and looks back to Violet. I do too. Her eyes drifting shut. 

"more" Violet murmurs and lifts her hand and tucks her thumb into her mouth.

"goodnight little Violet, to the sweetest girl, you're safe with me always, youre my entire world." 

She sings the same line again slower, softer and I sit there, unmoving, barely breathing as I watch her look at Violet. A small smile on her face as she watches her sister fall right alseep. 

After a few moments she looks at me. 

"thank you." she whispers. "for letting us be here." 

I long breath spills out of me. I just nod. 

she pushes up off the floor and I push up out of the bean bag chair, and she smiles up at her sister. 

"I can...we can, go back home tomorrow, you dont have to give up a room for us, I cant pay you for being here." She says, and looks at me, and Im already shaking my head. 

"Im not letting you, or her , go back there. " I whisper. 

"but i-"

Liviana----

"End of disccusion Liviana." he whispers. I shut my mouth. 

Because did I want to leave? No. Did I want to go back to my dads house? No. That place wasnt home. This house was, here with Gibson....with Axl....with the others too. Even if they didnt like me all the time or at all. At least I was safe here. 

"You should take a shower." He says. 

I nod. Sighing. "I'm tired." 

He walks me out into the hall, and we close the door to Mick's room, which was now, temporarily my sisters room. 

"If you need anything, let me know. I can pick it up tomorrow in town." he says. 

I nod. 

"Goodnight Liviana" he says. and I open my mouth to say something else, something more. But I just give a soft.

"Goodnight Axl." to his retreating back.