Stuart picked up Cecil and passed him to Ivan. "I don't want to hear another word out of you," he said with eyes of steel and completely irritated with him. He placed his arm around Eddie's waist and gently pulled her towards him. He didn't want Cecil touching her and definitely didn't want him anywhere around her. "Did you tell him you'd be his girlfriend? You have to be careful about what to say to him. He may be just a kid, but he's devious and manipulative and lies to get what he wants."
Cecil heard every word and started screaming and crying. "So...You...Don't...Want...to be with me?" he said, stuttering through sobs.
Pitiful green eyes stared at Eddie, round as coins, begging her to make it better. "I hate seeing him upset. He's hurting. Do something?" she said, her voice straine
