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Lorelai sat quiet. More quiet than she had been on the way here. More quiet than she had been in her exams. This time, not even thoughts went through her head. All she wanted to do was get these children out, and herself out, and then.. just sleep. She was knackered. And this all just meant she couldn't bring herself to make eye contact with any of them, any of the children, Adam, not even her reflection in her wing mirror. No one.
She was happy when the car pulled away, and now she was safely seatbelted in; she sighed with relief. No more Dakota. Never, ever again. That was it, the woman had had her chance, and she had blown it.
When they came to a stop at the traffic lights and Adam ended up disturbing her peace and silence, Lori shot a glare at him, and slapped at his arm. "Will you mind your LANGUAGE! There are KIDS in the car! They've been through ENOUGH in the last half an hour Adam." It was also possible that by 'kids' she meant herself, nothing to do with the children in the back of the car, just her.
"Sorry.. I uh.. Sorry.." She apologised almost instantly, and her gaze fell straight back out the window, ashamed of even making eye contact with him. Silence, she needed, silence she had had.
What had happened? "She told me I'd end up like her, teenage pregnancy and stuff.. I told her I wouldn't, because I'm a better person. Then I walked out. She said you seemed nice though." That was all girls wanted wasn't it? Approval of their boyfriends from their parents, and now Lori had it. And she didn't want it! Not from Dakota.
Looking over her shoulder, Lori pouted and reach an arm out to stroke Donovan's cheek. She couldn't put it into words how sorry she was, but he seemed to understand when he nodded and kissed her hand. Children had it so easy.
"Turn left at the next junction, and head for the orphanage. There's a social services office next door. We'll take them there, and they'll sort something out.."
Glancing for a moment across at Lori, Adam didn't look for long as a moment later he had too look back at the road and steer the car. He did notice it though; she was avoiding his gaze. Although this could have been about anything, Adam knew she was confused, tired, let-down, and extremely sad. It was harsh, the amount she'd had to go through, and the kids of course, in one day.
It was something no one should ever experiance. In a lifetime.
"Sorry," the seventeen year old muttered, taking an apologetic glance at the children in the rearview mirror. They looked scared, and in all honesty, who could blame them? Being taken away from their mother by someone they had met half an hour ago. And Lori herself, was just a child. Until December, which was probably a date she didn't want to remember. But still, just a child.
Nodding a few times, Adam badly wanted to reach out a hand to Lorelai, wrap it 'round her shoulders and hug her to him, tightly, and never let go. But that was just... impractical. Not now. Later, maybe. He shook his head.
"You are a better person, of course you are," he agreed, although his eyes where still on the road. He seemed nice?
"Well, she's a mad one, isn't she? So therefore, I must only be nice to mad people, and that means.. I'm horrible." He shook his head a little, but a smile pulled up the corner of his mouth a little. Trust him to
attempt to make a joke, at a time like this.
Pulling away from the traffic lights, Adam followed his girlfriend's directions and turned left, and pulled up outside a wll advertised, old, yet somehow new at the same time, building.
"This it?" he said, although he was already beginning to get out of the car.