Liam
I just want one more chance
Maea was just full of surprises today. Liam watched as she tested the water, amused in spite of himself. Then she seemed to steel herself before wading in. He might have protested, but she lowered herself into the water behind him before he got the chance, cradling his form with hers. He leaned against her, comforted by her warm presence at his back. He truly, deeply did not deserve her, this woman who would risk her own discomfort just to make him feel better.
The half-smile on his face fell as he considered the developments of the day with a brain that was still fuzzy, though more so now from lack of sleep than abundance of drink. He leaned his head back to look at the sky. If nothing else, he owed her an explanation. Let her hear how weak he was, and then decide if she still wanted anything to do with him.
”I was the one who found their bodies,” he said after a few moments. He didn’t have to specify who. There were only three people who would elicit this kind of reaction. ”Most of the time, I can… block it out. But sometimes…” He sighed. ”It was the worst it’s been in a while this morning.”
The half-smile on his face fell as he considered the developments of the day with a brain that was still fuzzy, though more so now from lack of sleep than abundance of drink. He leaned his head back to look at the sky. If nothing else, he owed her an explanation. Let her hear how weak he was, and then decide if she still wanted anything to do with him.
”I was the one who found their bodies,” he said after a few moments. He didn’t have to specify who. There were only three people who would elicit this kind of reaction. ”Most of the time, I can… block it out. But sometimes…” He sighed. ”It was the worst it’s been in a while this morning.”
To put my arms in fragile hands
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