11. Bruno to the rescue....

Shocked beyond anything that Bruno was sitting in front of her Ava stood there frozen on her spot for a moment or two before she crouched down in front of him while Bruno watched her with his sad golden eyes.

"I'm sorry Bruno!....i....i just couldn't face Grissom, he....after Lucas.....i felt disgusted.....suffocating! I just.....I'm sorry, he must hate me by now" she muttered as Bruno listened intebtky to her while he grabbed sher gently by the waist and put her into his lap.

Without trying to hurt her with his sharp paws he rubbed her back slowly.

And little by little he felt his little human mate relax in his arms.

He sighed contently and leaned his huge body against the wall, trying to steady himself.

After a while when Ava had fallen asleep in his huge arms he held her up with one arm while with the other he helped himself to get up from the floor while trying not to hit anything and slowly stretched himself up to his full length and walked down the stairs with his mate still