[ Her hand soothed him. It had felt as if Jessica was deciding on whether or not to pull away. The touch told him otherwise. So did her words when she finally spoke.
Hearing her admit to being scared, gutted him. Shadow swore he'd been the cause until she continued a little more. The empathy he felt nearly suffocated him. Jessica had talked about losing people without ever going into detail. He never pushed for more, feeling it was something she should share on her terms.
He took the bottle that she emptied and reached back to sit it on the nightstand behind him.
Shadow was used to her draining a bottle, particularly when she was having a bad day. He figured what he'd told her qualified. Yet maybe it wasn't what he shared but her own demons that she had just alluded to.
His body moved to line up his face with hers, remaining inches apart. ]
It's settled. We stick together and nothing happens to either of us. [ Shadow leaned in and kissed Jessica tenderly, lingering more at her lips than he'd done all night. She could pull back or push him away but he poured his affection for her in the contact. ]
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Hearing her admit to being scared, gutted him. Shadow swore he'd been the cause until she continued a little more. The empathy he felt nearly suffocated him. Jessica had talked about losing people without ever going into detail. He never pushed for more, feeling it was something she should share on her terms.
He took the bottle that she emptied and reached back to sit it on the nightstand behind him.
Shadow was used to her draining a bottle, particularly when she was having a bad day. He figured what he'd told her qualified. Yet maybe it wasn't what he shared but her own demons that she had just alluded to.
His body moved to line up his face with hers, remaining inches apart. ]
It's settled. We stick together and nothing happens to either of us. [ Shadow leaned in and kissed Jessica tenderly, lingering more at her lips than he'd done all night. She could pull back or push him away but he poured his affection for her in the contact. ]