Mrs. Dabney reluctantly let her go and looked into Ariana"s pitiful eyes. "Go have a hot bath and eat something sweet. It must be hard to fight with someone who has a special place in your heart." She said with a melancholy smile. Ariana averted her gaze as she fiddled with her own hands. "Is it obvious?" She asked. Mrs. Dabney placed a gentle hand on Ariana"s head and gave her a few pats. "It"s alright. A lovers quarrel is like... is like a sad song. It plays with your emotions in a way you never thought possible. One moment you have tears rolling down your face another you feel comfort because you"re not alone. By the time the song is done and you know the mean of the lyrics you feel bittersweet and refreshed.... I guess that"s a bad example huh?" Mrs. Dabney said as she scratched the side of her nose.Ariana shook her head. "No... I think I get it. Music has the ability to bring out feelings we never thought we had. Sadness, happiness, remorse, hope all of them are there and by the time the song is done... well you made it to the end and it"s not so bad, you"ve calmed down and sorted everything out... but I keep showing Cayden the worst of me so far... I think our song will always be a bitter and sad song. I act out and seem to only think of myself when I"m with him."
Mrs. Dabney reached out and wrapped her arms around Ariana. "No... you feel like that now because you don"t understand yet. You feel no need to be on guard with him. You are willing to show your true self and see if he is willing to accept the good and bad parts of you. No one is perfect, so don"t be so hard on yourself or on him. Go talk to Cayden and let him know how you feel. See what happens and if it"s not meant to be then it"s his loss."
"Can it really be that simple?" Ariana asked as tears rolled down her cheeks. "Explanations are the simplest thing, sometimes we ramble but words can be said so easily. However actions... not so much. Be brave, I know you can be. Just take the first step in reconciliation. Men are stupid and stubborn and will almost never ever take the first steps when it comes to an apology unless they -?!" Mrs. Dabney tried to finish but a harsh coughing interrupted her. The ladies looked over and saw Cayden with all the Lumas behind him. He looked positively uncomfortable as he blushed a deep red. "Mmmh." Mrs. Dabney said as she released Ariana then cupped her hand and placed it to Ariana"s ear. "Unless they are head over heels for their girl." She said then gave Ariana a quick wink as she moved away from her.
"Well about time you showed up!" Mrs. Dabney started to shout as she placed her hands on either side of her hips. "Really now! Cayden if your not careful some gallant hero will come in and scoop this precious angel right up before your eyes and then what?! I will tell you what! You will be crying everyday at the infirmary, babbling about how stupid you were and all that but you know what?! I"m flipping going on maternity leave soon and I ain"t got the time to deal with your sorry b.u.t.t. So man up and talk to her already! Cheese and rice! I helped you by telling you she was joining me! If you think you can just make amends with just a cute smile and hug then you"re dreaming!" Mrs. Dabney continued to shout.
Cayden walked up to Mrs. Dabney and looked her in the eyes. "Excuse me but can I speak with Ariana?" He asked and she brought her hands down hard on to his shoulders. "Good!" She shouted again and then started to apply pressure to his shoulder as she brought her mouth next to his ear. "I want a full report." She whispered and Cayden nodded his head. "Fantastic!" Mrs. Dabney said as she turned and started to push Cayden towards Ariana. "Look I have no idea what happened between the both of you but it"s a good thing you are willing to man up and start your reconciliation. You never want to go to bed angry, you never know what will happen the next day and we don"t want to have any regrets especially between sweethearts."
"Mrs. Dabney... we aren"t sweethearts." Cayden said, crashing Ariana"s world. "Right, right. You have your fiancee but you can"t deny the girl is someone special in your heart now can you?" Mrs. Dabney said as Cayden started to turn a brighter red. "Well this busybody will leave you two alone now..." She said as she removed her hands from Cayden and turned around. "I will just discuss things with my daughter, give her some advice and what not about life even though she can"t respond.... you know brainwash her to stand up for what"s hers."
Ariana blushed as she watched Mrs. Dabney leave. "Has she always been so..." Ariana asked as she turned to Cayden. "Opinionated? Yes." Cayden responded. They looked into each other"s eyes and held their gaze for a moment. Ariana"s heart started to thump loudly against her chest. She opened her mouth and tried to get sound to come out but closed it again. "I"m so sorry... I didn"t mean what I said." Cayden said. Ariana could feel her eyes starting to sting as she shook her head. "No... you were right. I have been too anxious and emotional. I... I can"t help but show you all the bad and embara.s.sing sides of me... especially when we don"t have an actual relationship with eachother. I"m just the annoying childhood friend pushing for something.... well... ya." She said as she brought down her gaze.
Cayden stepped closer and grabbed Ariana"s hand. The warmth quickly rushed through his body and he couldn"t help but rub the back of her hand with his thumb, hoping that the same warmth would spread through hers. "No... I lost my temper too. I can"t help but lose control when it involves...." He said as his breathing started to accelerate it. "You..."