"Okay?! So you don't support me?!"
Cassidy glared at Beau, they're usually very close, but that bond slips sometimes.
It didn't start out as a fight, but it was quickly moving towards one. Cassidy had mentioned that the other owner of the restaurant wanted to sign their ownership over to Cassidy; Granting her full ownership.
And Beau didn't think it was a good idea. Which sparked the argument.
"I never said that I don't support you! I'm just saying that it isn't a good idea." Beau and Cassidy were in the kitchen, and Maisy was watching Moana in the living room, hearing every word.
"No, you're saying you don't trust my judgement! I know what I'm doing and I SURE AS HELL DON'T NEED ANY APPROVAL FROM YOU!"
Maisy flinched at the echo of Cassidys yell, yelling made her nervous. Even as a four year old you can distinguish happy yelling from angry yells.
"Maisy, why don't you come upstairs." Eric whispered to her from the stairs, knowing the yelling was making her anxious. He hated the yelling too.
Maisy didn't argue and grabbed Teddy before she followed him.
Eric brought her to his room, and closed the door behind them to muffle the yelling.
"Why're they mad? Did I do something?" Maisy had some tears in her eyes, scared of why they were yelling. She didn't know a few of the words they used, grownup words she calls them. Not to be confused with Bad Words.
"You didn't do anything. They just...don't agree on something right now." Eric didn't know exactly what to tell her, of course they're mad. For whatever reason, they think it's a good idea to tell about it with Maisy here.
"Come here, lemme show you something." Eric grabbed his wireless headphones and put them over Maisys head, adjusting them a little so they would fit. The better they fit, the better they could drown out more of the yelling.
"What's this?" Maisy touched the weird object that hung over her ears, Eric stopped her from taking it off and turned on the Moana soundtrack, her favorite movie.
Maisys eyes widened at the sound and looked up at Eric in awe, wondering if he heard what was happening. "Eric!" He shushed her but smiled at how happy it made her. "I know, I know. You like it?" Maisy nodded and placed her hands over the ear part, listening to her songs.
•. •. •.
"Maisy honey, do you want some ravioli for dinner? Oh, maybe I shouldn't cook it though because I can't handle such responsibility." Cassidy glared at Beau as she grabbed the ingredients out.
"Would you drop it already? I never said I don't believe in you." Beau grabbed silverware for dinner out, and Maisy backed away a couple of steps sensing another fight.
"You say that, but that's all I feel from you. I can do this. Why don't you see that?" Cassidy paused from grabbing the sauce out of the pantry, setting it down harder than necessary.
"Cassidy now isn't the time to talk-" Beau tried to stop the argument from going any further, but Cassidy insisted.
"No. Tell me why you can't believe in me." Beau sighed and walked forward a couple steps towards Cassidy, and she grasped the counter behind her as he raised his voice slightly.
"I do believe in you I just don't want to see you stressed out over the restaurant and possibly not being able to do it." At the end of his sentence he raised his hand for emphasis, but Cassidy flinched away and instinctively put her hand up to shield herself.
"Cass-"
Beaus anger immediately faded when he saw her reaction, and started to apologize and reach over to her but she jerked away and speed walked to the door before slamming it behind her.
Maisy watched Cassidy storm out, and looked up at Beau with huge, scared eyes. She didn't understand their fight, but now it made even less sense. "Cassidy? Beau, where'd she go?"
"Why'd she go?" Beau didn't really know how to answer Maisy, and he just stared at the door where Cassidy just left.
What surprised him was when it opened. But it was only Miles.
"What the hell was that? Cassidy practically ran through the lobby." Miles shut the door behind him, but he stopped when he saw Maisys nervous face, and Beau's strange regretful yet worried look.
"What's going on?" Maisy looked up at Beau, she wanted answers too.
"Cassidy thought I was going to hit her." Beau said it like he was repeating it to himself, like it was all his fault for everything going on.
Miles understood why he was making that face then, and only let out a small "oh."
His reaction only made it worse for Maisy, she didn't understand anything-except that Cassidy left very suddenly, and it made her anxious.
But what she didn't know, was that Cassidy was in a relationship with a bad man a few years ago. It lasted for a couple of years, they met in college and she moved in with him for a little bit there.
He abused her, hit her when he was drunk. He always got violent when he was drunk. It became a problem, and when Cassidy finally came to her senses, he went to jail for a very long time for killing someone, as a drunk driver.
It had its lasting effects on her, and she occasionally still flinches at small movements from men. Usually she won't storm out, but between the argument, and just everything-she wanted some space.
But Maisy doesn't know that, and she pulled on Beaus shirt trying to get his attention. "Beauy, I want Cassidy back! Want Cassidy!"
Miles walked closer and picked up Maisy, gently shushing her and patting her back. "Maisy, calm down. Cassidy will be back in a little bit, it's okay."
Beau snapped out of his weird trance, and excused himself to go upstairs to try and call Cassidy.
•. •. •.
"Goodnight Maisy, I'll see you in the morning." Beau flicked off the light, emphasizing the glow of Maisys star lights.
"night Beauy."
He closed the door behind him, and saw Cassidy leaning against the wall with her arms wrapped around her torso. "Hi."
"Can we talk for a minute?"
Beau nodded and put his hands in his pockets. "Actually, give me a second."
•. •. •.
"Maisy?"
Maisy looked away from the ceiling, and sat up when she saw her sister. "Cassie?!"
Cassidy smiled and sat on the bed next to Maisy. "Hey sweetie. I'm sorry I scared you." Cassidy knew that the yelling and the storming out had to scare her.
Maisy silently looked down, not knowing what to say. "Beau just...surprised me and then I wanted to go outside and get some air."
"Is' okay." Mikes tried to explain it to her a little bit, sparing as many details as he could.
Just because of how much Maisy knew she needed it, she added onto her sentence. "I love you."
Cassidy smiled and leaned it a little, wrapping her arms around Maisy. "I love you too, my little sunshine."
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