[ Her heart pounds. She's really going to stay with him? Not just in the story, but go wherever it is that he's stuck at? Maybe she can help him. They might be able to find a way for him to come home. They can find out how to do that together. That's what she wants to believe.
Something tells her that what they want doesn't necessarily matter to the forces at play.
Her expression softens, a smile tugs at the corner of her face before disappearing again. ]
Okay. [ A quiet tone but one that says she wants to believe his answer. ] Then I'm staying. We'll go into the night together this time.
[ Her other arm reaches out to turn on the shower. A glance is sent back to him at his touch with a shy look in her eyes. It's no less inviting though. The water comes on and then is redirected to the shower head. She steps in, fingers raising to brush along his. This is something she's never done before.
Warm water hits her hair and rolls down her body. The loose dirt and dust begins to roll off her easily. A glance down, shifting side to side, then back up at him as the curtain to the shower closes. Now what? ]
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Something tells her that what they want doesn't necessarily matter to the forces at play.
Her expression softens, a smile tugs at the corner of her face before disappearing again. ]
Okay. [ A quiet tone but one that says she wants to believe his answer. ] Then I'm staying. We'll go into the night together this time.
[ Her other arm reaches out to turn on the shower. A glance is sent back to him at his touch with a shy look in her eyes. It's no less inviting though. The water comes on and then is redirected to the shower head. She steps in, fingers raising to brush along his. This is something she's never done before.
Warm water hits her hair and rolls down her body. The loose dirt and dust begins to roll off her easily. A glance down, shifting side to side, then back up at him as the curtain to the shower closes. Now what? ]