If I can stop one heart from breaking
If I can ease one life the aching
If I can ease one life the aching
Her silence is telling, and Harper takes a moment to readjust them so that she can lay more comfortably against his chest to listen to his heartbeat. It’s not an unfamiliar thing for him; Jude still did it every time he crawled into bed with Harper, the quiet of the house too much to take. He can tell her emotions are exhausting her, and if she falls asleep now it would be no trouble to carry her to the guest bedroom while she slept. For now, he is happy to be her teddy, keeping her tethered and safe in the circle of his arms. One hand rises to gently caress her hair, hoping to continue soothing her physically so she might embrace the utter drain she is facing down.
“If I could do it, you certainly can. You’re so strong Soh. It will just take time.” Not only is she better equipped than he was back then, her support system is far larger, and privately he considers her heart to be purer than his ever was. The belief that she will overcome this is like a ray of light in the bond, immovably certain. On the heels of it is a calming, soothing feeling he tries to emanate to pull her deeper. “Sleep, sweetheart. I’m right here. You need to let go and rest now.”
“If I could do it, you certainly can. You’re so strong Soh. It will just take time.” Not only is she better equipped than he was back then, her support system is far larger, and privately he considers her heart to be purer than his ever was. The belief that she will overcome this is like a ray of light in the bond, immovably certain. On the heels of it is a calming, soothing feeling he tries to emanate to pull her deeper. “Sleep, sweetheart. I’m right here. You need to let go and rest now.”
I shall not live in vain
HARPER
