// won't you breathe with me? //
Her silly little heart fluttered at the immediacy of his answer, the acceptance to her invitation. Fine crowsfeet lined her eyes as she smiled fondly at him, her mouth quirking aside. "Tomorrow, if I could. But it will probably be a few more days - got to make sure queenie will be there to accept my bribe first." Gods, Maea looked forward to having this whole mess firmly in the past. And it was a comfort to know she wouldn't be facing Flora on her own. Laughable though it was, her stomach upended with unease, a dread near enough to fear that she worried about the outcome if she went alone. Like facing a schoolyard bully –
"Thank you. I'll be glad for your company."
Wrapping her arms about herself and rubbing her upper arm, the sigh that escaped Maea was soul deep and weary, relieved like one who was setting down a mountain's worth of burdens. Breathing in once more, she was reminded of the food simmering away, and that she had interrupted Liam in the middle of a chore."Anyway... What are you making?" she wondered, trying to guess from the contents on the chopping board.
"Thank you. I'll be glad for your company."
Wrapping her arms about herself and rubbing her upper arm, the sigh that escaped Maea was soul deep and weary, relieved like one who was setting down a mountain's worth of burdens. Breathing in once more, she was reminded of the food simmering away, and that she had interrupted Liam in the middle of a chore."Anyway... What are you making?" she wondered, trying to guess from the contents on the chopping board.
Maea
// won't you take me to your heart? //
