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Tommy woke up to a knock on the door early the next morning. The first thing he noticed when he sat up was that it seemed a little colder than usual today. He looked down to see Muriel continuing to sleep beside him. She looked so happy just being with him. Then again, she was drunk and there was no telling what she was going to do when she woke up."Tommy, are you there?"He looked at the door as he continued hearing knocking. Tommy sighed as he got up and opened the door. He was surprised to see Jack and Fabrizio in front of him."What's going on?" he yawned."I need your help", Jack said. "Come on.""Help?" Tommy asked as he slipped his shoe...

Muriel smiled as she watched Jack and Rose leave the galley hand-in-hand. This was something no one had ever seen before, a first class girl and a third class boy together. Ita carried Margaret in her arms, with Cormick carrying Edith."Are you coming to bed?" Ita asked."In a little bit", Margaret answered.Her parents looked at her and looked around the galley, worried. They felt very uneasy leaving their oldest daughter in this place with a bunch of drunks. Tommy looked at them and put his hand on Muriel's shoulder."I'll watch out for her", he said with a smile."I don't trust him", Cormick grumbled.Ita glared and nudged him with her elbow....

Ita, Cormick and their children walked toward F deck for supper. Muriel looked down at her feet, not talking to anyone. She was still mad at her father for forbidding her from seeing Tommy."Muriel?" Ita said looking at her. "Is something wrong, dear?"Muriel shook her head. She didn't want to make things worse between her and her father. Ita looked at her worried and looked at Cormick wondering if he knew what was wrong with her. He shrugged it off and walked with his children to supper. Muriel gasped as she bumped into someone."Excuse me", she mumbled."Hello, Muriel."She looked up and blushed when she saw Tommy standing in front of her. He...

You stared at your boyfriend where he was stood at the end of your bed, biting his lip nervously. You yourself were sat cross-legged on top of your mattress in a plush semi-circle of pillows, dressed only in a baggy night shirt and gym shorts, unsure how you were supposed to respond. Admitting to the love of your life that you were a trans man was probably the hardest thing you had ever done. Gabriel had been supportive of you when you had told him. In fact, he'd decided that since you had divulged your deepest secret in this way, he would return the trust you had placed in him and reveal his own.When he had told you he was an archangel, y...

Tommy sat on a bench as he watched Muriel run around the deck, trying to catch the twins. He had never seen any children as hyper as Margaret and Edith. The two young girls ran around their older sister, wanting her to catch them or jumped off the bench, into the air. He was thankful Thomas was a bit calmer, just sitting down, watching the girls play. But even he asked to spend more time with Tommy instead of his sisters."You really like my sister, do you?" Thomas asked noticing he was watching them."She's a nice girl", Tommy answered."Are you going to marry her?" he asked."What?" he asked looking at him. "What are you talking about?""You ...

Then: You lied on the bed; thinking about what Gabriel meant ‘Just not the way everyone believes they are’. Later that night you kept tossing and turning, as the night your family died played out in your nightmares. Chapter Four:Now: “Mommy, where are we going?” You sleepily rubbed our eyes as your mother pulled you along by your hand. “We’re… Uh… going on a vacation, dear.” She didn’t even make eye contact with you as she spoke but nervously glanced around your house. Upon hearing the word vacation, you immediately perked up. “Really momma? Where?” It was hard to contain your excitement. “We’re going to go visit an old friend of daddy’s ...