His hand was cold but she didn’t mind, she just squeezed it back.
“If only it was that easy,” she said. How many things had she promised herself weren’t worth thinking about since she couldn’t change them? How often did that keep her from thinking about them anyway? But she had said her piece, he knew that she was there for him when he needed her, that he could talk to her whenever he wanted, that she wanted him to open up to her whenever he was ready, and that was enough. “There’s no expiry date on that offer. Just keep it in mind.” If not tonight then maybe tomorrow, or next week, or month, or year. It didn’t matter; whenever he was ready then so was she.
“You did such a good job of warming me up earlier...” Shifting closer to him, she wound one arm around his back. “So now it’s my turn.” She would be content to just hold him through the rest of the night, to share her body heat and ward off the cold and the nightmares that only made it worse.
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“If only it was that easy,” she said. How many things had she promised herself weren’t worth thinking about since she couldn’t change them? How often did that keep her from thinking about them anyway? But she had said her piece, he knew that she was there for him when he needed her, that he could talk to her whenever he wanted, that she wanted him to open up to her whenever he was ready, and that was enough. “There’s no expiry date on that offer. Just keep it in mind.” If not tonight then maybe tomorrow, or next week, or month, or year. It didn’t matter; whenever he was ready then so was she.
“You did such a good job of warming me up earlier...” Shifting closer to him, she wound one arm around his back. “So now it’s my turn.” She would be content to just hold him through the rest of the night, to share her body heat and ward off the cold and the nightmares that only made it worse.