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09:15 PM

Name: Gwendolyn O'Bryann
Age: 25
Married to Reed O'Bryann (27, almost 28 years young) who's about to be deployed to Iraq, and mother to Charlotte Marie, two.
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Charlotte Marie (appearance):

Gwendolyn clung to Reed, her husband, as well as she could with Charlotte, their two year old daughter on her hip who was clinging to him as well, both of them in tears.

"Dada...."

Charlotte looked at her father with tears running down her cheeks, and held her little arms up to him. He reached for her, and held her close, as she buried her face in his chest, clutching his shirt in both her tiny hands. Gwen stood back, and did what she could to try to stop the tears from falling, no matter how many times she had to do this, it was just as hard, or harder than the last time. It was worth it, looking back, but having to spend months with out him around, having to explain to their daughter where daddy was going, was the hardest. She had to remain strong for Charlotte, her daughter was the only thing that helped her through the days some times.

One thing that she was looking forward to was a visit from her long time pen pal Jessica, who she was actually really excited to meet. Just with Reed's current deployment looming over head it was hard for her to act like it. Giving up trying to stop the flow of tears, she walked back up and wrapped her arms around her husband, sandwiching their daughter between them, who was still clinging to her father and changing' Dada Dada...' over and over again as she clung to him.

All too soon it was time for him to go, and he looked down at her, with a soft sigh and leaned down, kissing her softly.

"Everything will be alright, hun."

Blinking a few times to try to stop the tears, he looked down at his little girl, who was refusing to let him go.

"Charwee, come on darling. You need to let me go."

She looked up at him, shaking her head.

"Come on now Darl. I know, I don't want to let you go either, but I have to go."

He leaned down and gently kissed her nose, and Gwen reached up, wiping even more tears away, before stepping forward and reaching for Charlotte.

"Charlotte, come on now, hunny. I know we both don't want daddy to go, but we have to let him go. I'm sure he'll give us a call as soon as he's able, right?"

She looked up at her husband, pleading with him to agree with her.

"Of course, darl, I will. You know that."

Charlotte finally let her father go, and looked up at him, and the look on her face caused a few tears to slide down his face. Gwen stepped forward taking their daughter before holding Reed close.

"Be safe, baby. Please be safe. Come home. You better come home."

He looked down at her, kissing her passionately before kissing Charlotte on the top of her head breathing in, and sighing before responding.

"I will come home, Gwen. I will."

"I love you, baby."

"I love you both. So much."

He turned and headed to the door, turning back and giving them both a watery smile.

"I miss you both already."

Gwendolyn nodded, unable to trust her voice as tears rolled down her cheeks and she blew him a kiss, which he caught and tucked into pocket of his shirt right above his heart, before blowing one back. one for each of his girls, which Gwen caught both of, before walking out the door, and shutting it behind him. Gwendolyn collapsed onto the sofa, clinging onto her daughter, as the sobs broke through, and she felt as if, once again, half her heart had been ripped out. It was going to be a long six months.