When he said he was only helping her home she felt her shoulders relax slightly and gave a weak smile. “Thank you again- and I really am sorry.” She said tiredly, lightly running a hand over Val’s hair. Looking back at the girl however, she gave her a stricken look upon hearing her words and had to swallow hard.
“Val-baby…” How did she tell Val Kingsley wasn’t coming back? She’d tried before, but it hadn’t seemed to work. “Shae is with Ginger, she’s watching him because I was worried about you, you left and scared me. It was very nice of Mister Lee to find you.” She looked up at him again with a feeble smile.
“Would you like some tea? I know- I keep apologizing- but thank you for helping her.” Hestia said quietly, she needed to come up with a way to explain why she couldn’t keep looking for her father- next time she was less likely to be found by someone like him.