"Shh, shh," she said, running her fingers through the girl's hair. She settled her up on her lap, the way Nancy had always wished she'd had another woman to do the same for her, when such terrible things happened. She didn't have that. So she'd be that for Jackie.
"I know, love, I know," she said, rocking back and fourth just slightly. Jem knew, so it was only a matter of time before the others did. Before Fagin learned what it was that Nancy'd done. What she'd been doing for years. You didn't keep secrets from Fagin, that was the rule. She'd done more than that. She'd actively, as Fagin would say, cheated him out of his earnings. She'd lied and kept up the charade.
There would be consequences. She knew that. But there were things far more important.
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Date: 2019-02-04 05:44 pm (UTC)"I know, love, I know," she said, rocking back and fourth just slightly. Jem knew, so it was only a matter of time before the others did. Before Fagin learned what it was that Nancy'd done. What she'd been doing for years. You didn't keep secrets from Fagin, that was the rule. She'd done more than that. She'd actively, as Fagin would say, cheated him out of his earnings. She'd lied and kept up the charade.
There would be consequences. She knew that. But there were things far more important.
"We're going to get you out of here, alright?"