<span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ff99">Alicia gave Jason a small smile and just took one of his hands into hers and squeezed it. She gave his words some thought for a few more minutes, and then shook her head. "Let's just do what they want us to do," She said, reluctantly going along with what her mother wanted. Again. "Thank you for taking my side again. I appreciate it.." The brunette said softly, and squeezed his hand that </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)">was now in hers. "I don't know what I'd do without you, and I really hope that I never have to find out. I can't imagine my life without you in it." After she spoke, the young woman fell silent and simply fell into step beside her husband once more.<br/>
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They followed her mother and the others back to the boat. And once they were all back on board the Abigail once more, she released Jason's hand and returned to their bedroom as she needed some time to reel in her irritation with how her mother and the others treated them. On the one hand, sure, she was used to being treated like she didn't matter, and was only there to take care of them, but sometimes.. She sighed softly. Sometimes she wished her mother saw her for the adult she was. </span></span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)"><span style="font-size: 12px">Not the child she used to be. She knew that it was hard to change. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)">Especially for a parent, it was hard for them to see their children as adults and not as just the children they used to be. <br/>
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But that also felt like an excuse,  if she was being honest.  They were all adults now. She was even married now. There was simply no reason for her mother and Travis to keep being disrespectful except that her mother and Travis wanted what they wanted, and figured it would be easier to get what they wanted, if she and Jason were still seen as just children. She loved her mother and Nick. There was no question about it. But she wished that they would see her as more than little Alicia. It bothered her more than she would ever admit to anyone but Jason, but since this was a reoccurring thing.<br/>
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There was no reason to bother telling them her feelings about it. They hadn't listened to her once in the years since her father died. Why would now be any different? As she walked inside of the bedroom, she didn't waste any time and changed into what was considered her night clothes. She grabbed a knife and then got into the bed a few moments later. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)"><span style="font-size: 12px">When Jason joined her in their <br/>
room a few minutes later, the brunette was seated in the bed with her back against the wall. She smiled when he walked into their bedroom, but her smile didn't meet her eyes and she felt like <br/>
she was trying too hard and probably was. <br/>
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Sometimes she would admit it, if only to herself. She'd never say this around Jason, but she honestly wondered if her mother and brother would just be better off if she left. If she and Jason left and went to start their life over somewhere new with other people. It was constantly on her mind. She desperately craved her family's respect, but had no idea on how to go about getting it. And things between her and her family remained the same, and not in a good way. Something would have to change between all of them and soon, or she was going to have to have a long talk with Jason, where they considered their options. <br/>
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If her mother, Travis and Nick, continued to refuse to accept that she and Jason were adults, then they were going to have some serious problems. And she was probably going to ask Jason to leave with her, and find somewhere both of them could help and be respected.</span></span></span>