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Darius Alexander Summers (

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"How hard is it? Ask yourself. You shut me out first, Sophie. I know this hurts. But if you're just going to ignore me, then there's no point in my being here. I hurt too, and I need help too. Sure, I didn't lose someone I loved, up until you shut yourself off from me, but I wasn't exactly eating cake and playing with puppies while I was gone. You have your diamond form, I have working until I collapse."

He sighed, wrapping his arms tighter around her, and then lifting her up. Thank God she hadn't gone to diamond form. "Let's go someplace that doesn't reek. I'll clean the mess up later." He didn't get far, lack of sleep and food had done away with most of his strength. But he did make it to the couch, which he settled on with an undignified 'oof'.

That had been his exercise for the day. At least his legs would uncramp. "Okay, so I've been a giant prick. I know I have. I'm sorry if I added to what was hurting you by being a prick. But at the same time, I'm not sorry I sought out the help I needed, and I won't be sorry later when I take off again. I know you're hurting, and I wish I could take it away from you, but the honest truth is I'm not in any shape, physically or mentally, to deal with my own shit. I honestly can't deal with the shit everyone here seems to be so willing to put on me."

It seemed like everyone was quick to paint him as the asshole, and the logic they used to explain Sophie's cold treatment of him never seemed to extend to include him as well. The only place that wasn't true seemed to be Genosha, where the rest of his family was. Maybe it was just because this Emma wasn't his mom that he felt awkward interrupting her, or like he was taking up time she would be happier spending someplace else. At least Ophelia seemed to make the hurting go away for a while, though he felt a pang of guilt for even thinking about her now. After all, Sophie only had her family, anymore.

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