~Eleven'sPirouette~ and counting stars

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Sarah sighed and nodded. "Yeah, it was tiring. Today was field trip day and the kids kept running off." She chuckled quietly. "I guess that's what happens when you work at a daycare, though." She rolled her shoulders back a bit. "But besides that, my shoulders hurt and I don't know why."

Luke sat beside her. He wasn't anxious like she was, but he was fairly depressed. He had medication he had to take each day to keep himself from doing things he'd regret. The guilt of driving their daughter away had become too much.

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JJ smiled. "Come here baby. I'll rub them for you," he said.

Kris leaned into him. She was with him whenever she could be. She wanted to make sure his medicine was working. She still needed him, probably now more than ever.

Jack's PTSD had gotten bad since JJ disappeared.

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Sarah sat up and smiled. "Really?"

Luke wrapped an arm around her shoulders and sighed quietly. "You okay?" he whispered softly, noticing how she fidgeted with her hands.

Cecilie was just overall sad. She couldn't look at a picture of JJ without starting to cry. She kept his room exactly the way it had been the day he'd left.

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JJ nodded and waved her over.

Kris sighed. "Anxious," she murmured. "You?"

Jack walked to Cecilie and hugged her.

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Sarah got up and walked over to him.

Luke sighed. "I don't really know, to be honest," he murmured.

Cecilie hugged him back tightly. She was so easily broken lately. Sometimes she cried when Jack wasn't around, partly because of the fact that she was sincerely worried about his PTSD. It broke her heart to know that he was so scared sometimes.

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JJ rubbed her shoulders, smiling.

Kris hugged him. "Don't leave me too. I need you," she sobbed.

Jack rubbed her back. Sometimes he just needed to feel her in his arms.

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Sarah leaned back against him slightly, smiling as he rubbed her shoulders. "That feels good," she murmured.

Luke tightened his arms around her as she started crying. Would he ever stop hurting people? "Shh, Kris, baby, I'm not going to leave you," he whispered, holding her to his chest. "I'm not going anywhere."

Cecilie buried her face in his chest.

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JJ smiled. "Good," he said and kissed her head.

Kris held onto him tightly. She wasn't crying because he hurt her or anything. She was just weak.

Jack sighed, biting his lip.

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Sarah smiled when he kissed her head. "I love you," she murmured. Ever since they'd left home, their relationship had only grown stronger.

Luke held her even closer. "Shh, baby, it's okay," he whispered.

Cecilie looked up at him after a long moment. Her eyes searched his face.

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"I love you too," he said. "So much."

Kris calmed down to just whimpers.

Jack kissed her head.