I probably should've. [ It didn't matter to him whether or not she had meant herself or him. His heart pounded a mile a minute in his chest, worried for her and worried that what he confessed had been the reason for her bad dream.
Shadow wasn't sure if he wanted too much too soon. Wasn't it better to be up front rather than prolong the inevitable? He knew Jessica had her demons but was sure they didn't come close to what he'd just thrown on her doorstep.
If he cared about her, maybe the right call was to leave her rather than drag her into the disaster that was his life. In the weeks that he'd stayed with her, what had he offered her? Cleaning, company and cash--the latter that he was sure she kept tossing back into his things. He kissed tenderly into her hair at the top of her head. ] Do you want me to get you anything?
[ Shadow had yet to move away. One arm had moved under the pillow her head was on, pulling Jessica closer. The other rested over her arm that had reached out for him. ]
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Shadow wasn't sure if he wanted too much too soon. Wasn't it better to be up front rather than prolong the inevitable? He knew Jessica had her demons but was sure they didn't come close to what he'd just thrown on her doorstep.
If he cared about her, maybe the right call was to leave her rather than drag her into the disaster that was his life. In the weeks that he'd stayed with her, what had he offered her? Cleaning, company and cash--the latter that he was sure she kept tossing back into his things. He kissed tenderly into her hair at the top of her head. ] Do you want me to get you anything?
[ Shadow had yet to move away. One arm had moved under the pillow her head was on, pulling Jessica closer. The other rested over her arm that had reached out for him. ]