"I'll always be there for you Penny," He reassured her in a soothing tone, wrapping his arms around her securely. Absentmindedly he ran a hand up and down her back. He didn't know what happened to her mother, but he did know her brother wasn't in a good place to be here like he was. "I'll stay as long as you want me to." Cook has to be around somewhere, but he would stay for as long as she needed him to.
He'd been a poor excuse for a friend the last couple months and this was far too much of a slap in the face for him. She'd almost been lost at sea and he'd been a coward. He would do all he could to make it up to her somehow.
He'd been a poor excuse for a friend the last couple months and this was far too much of a slap in the face for him. She'd almost been lost at sea and he'd been a coward. He would do all he could to make it up to her somehow.
