He stood in the shower, shivering from the water. He had simply turned it to cold and turned it on, not bothering to take off his shorts. He needed to get a handle on himself. He was being ridiculous. He'd gone to his study but he couldn't get away from Penny there, so he had gone to his room. He wondered what she was doing, now that he had probably scared her to death. A deep guilt and shame began to spread through him and he pounded the wall once, gritting his teeth. He'd let her down again. He'd promised he'd never leave her and that is just what he did.
Jasper took a deep breath, knowing he had to fix it. Somehow. He missed her already, and he stepped out drying himself haphazardly and changing into something more appropriate for a young man of his standing. He brushed his hair out of his eyes impatiently. He saw that the stuffed animals had been delivered and rolled his eyes. The bear Neila got--if you could call it a bear...it looked more like a misshapen mass of fluff--was as big as the bed itself were it laying down. As it was, it sat leaning at an angle sadly. It was almost as tall sitting as he was standing. He opened the door and saw Penny sitting there, curled up asleep. He picked her up gently and she stirred sleepily. He gave her a gentle kiss on her forehead and sat in the chair with her in his lap, grabbing a pillow so she could curl up against it. He leaned back and closed his eyes, matching his breath to hers.
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