[center][h1][color=a187be]Violet Braddock [/color][/h1][/center]
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Violet heard the door shut and she yawned as she woke up slowly. She noticed two things at the same time. Ethan had left the room and there was a terrible pain in her chest. [color=a187be]"Ouch"[/color] She mumbled to herself. [color=a187be]"Oh sweet agony please kill me now!"[/color] She managed to get to the side of the bed and pushing herself into a sitting position brought tears to her eyes. She was determined. She was not asking anyone for help to go to the bathroom. Fortunately Nikki opened the door and looked at her. [color=f49ac2]"Bathroom?"[/color] Violet nodded. [color=f49ac2]"When I saw Ethan I figured you would try to make break for it."[/color] Nikki walked over to her and put an arm around her waist and lifted her to her feet. She helped her to the bathroom.

[color=f49ac2]"Yeah, sorry about that. Years of training teach you to react first. I have been on the receiving end of these kicks before and I've cracked ribs too and yes. I thought I was going to die or rather I remember praying I would because it hurt so bad."[/color] Nikki helped her get up and looked away so she could have a little privacy. [color=f49ac2]"You will find that going down the stairs will hurt more than you think. You use the arms and those muscles got kicked so they are sore. Just make sure you hold onto the rails. Do you want to go downstairs?"[/color] Violet nodded.

Nikki yelled, [color=f49ac2]"Hey MATT come up here a sec!" [/color] Matt happily bounded up the stairs with an upside down baby giggling like a loon. [color=00aeef]"What's up?"[/color] He righted his daughter who smiled and yelled [color=fff200]"Kikikiki!"[/color] Nikki took the baby and asked him, [color=f49ac2]"Can you very carefully get Violet downstairs."[/color] He nodded and passed the baby to Nikki. He carried Violet like she was a piece of china. When he set her on her feet he helped her into a chair in the kitchen. Then he turned and saw his little one reaching for him and she shrieked in giggles as he flew her away. [color=a187be]"Thank you Matt and Nikki!"[/color] Violet said trying not to use any muscles for fear of pain.

She looked around the house and saw Ethan looking at some things he had obviously dumped out of a bag. She smiled at him. Darius brought her a cup of coffee.

[@josephb]