[ for logan, dated to July 27 ]

[anneoftheisland]

There were moments when Anne's sobs were even louder and more desperate than Matthew's, though Anne certainly had more ways she could have been expressing herself and Matthew had only his cries. Joe could do - and was doing - so much for her, but he could not take this burden from her heart. He could not make Matthew forget that he had gone to sleep next to two mothers and woken up next to one.

Anne was used to sharing the burdens and joys of parenthood, but now in a time when she most needed a few moments to lose herself she had no one turn to, a conundrum of the most devastating sort.

That wasn't true, though. Anne still had people to turn to. And Joe wasn't the only person she considered family on the island.

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[island-anne.livejournal.com]

"I can't imagine being alone tonight," she admitted, looking at her bed and her home and feeling unbearably saddened by the prospect. "I don't think I could bear it, Logan. I wouldn't sleep for even a moment."

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"Then don't be alone," Logan said seriously. "You don't have to be. You tell me that all the time, and it's the truth. You don't have to be alone, Anne, you don't have to do any of this alone. I know I'm not great company... but I want to help, and I don't want to see you try and do this alone."

[island-anne.livejournal.com]

Anne knew that this was her home, and would always be her home so long as she still lived on the island, but just for a few days the idea of being someplace that didn't make her want to weep wherever she looked felt like the right choice. Slowly but surely she nodded her head, then looked out the window towards her garden again.

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"You can stay as long as you want," Logan assured her. I'll even help you take over what you'll need."

He was quiet for a while after that, simply rocking the baby in his arms and silently wishing there was more he could do or say to help. There was nothing though, he knew it. No amount of reassurance would make Anne feel any better, and no amount of hoping would bring Ariel back.