Feeling mildly claustrophobic, she took deep breaths, trying to ignore the jostling of sweaty unknown flesh behind her and the occasional opportunisti... male hand, as each station saw a few departures and the press of even more bodies into the carriage.She was beginning to regret having worn a dress now, the wraparound design meaning it was held together solely by one loose knot of the belt on her hip. Not having anticipated that it would be this busy she hadn't thought of the effect that. The short brunette changed out the pajamas that she had seemingly been wearing for weeks and into a comfortable pair of jeans and a loose black t-shirt with a picture of a giant purple cat on it before getting into her car and heading to her friend’s house.Once she arrived, she knocked on the door and was quickly greeted by her friend. Olivia was holding the bottle of vodka, which she had clearly taken a few sips of. She was wearing a long white dress shirt that went past her hips and a pair of. The sole exception was when she ran to get dressed.“Steph?” He dashed back inside and found her huddled behind the open door. Kneeling, he reached out.Stephanie turned and hugged him. Snuffling against his chest. “I tried, Jay, but I’m not allowed outside. It’s his biggest rule.” Her eyes remained on the floor.“Alfred, suggestion?”“Miss Stephanie may need some reinforcement. After all, she’s been living under near-constant coercion for some time.”“How about some reinforcement, sweetheart?”Her. “Its just that I-I-I thought he loved me?”“He does, Brook. Trust me, I know he does. What Anna did wasn’t something that he could control. Anna manipulated Will, she used his weakness against him. Just forgive him, trust me, right now he needs you, he needs all of us and we have to be united to save him.”“I want to forgive him, but, I just can’t-”“Brook!” Lisa yelled, suddenly jumping up from her seat on the couch, “Quit being such a little cry baby! Will loves you just as much as you love him!.