If I can stop one heart from breaking
If I can ease one life the aching
If I can ease one life the aching
He has to lean forward and up to follow the demanding pull of her hands, but it's worth it for the sear of her kiss against his lips. It chases away his insecurities faster than her words could have. Dropping his own hands from her so that he might wrap them loosely around her waist where she sits in the chair, thumb caressing in mindless circles until she releases him. Only then does his own smile blossom, brightening his face into a sunny display, dimples popping and blue eyes bright. "Yeah?" A silly thing to say, but he's too giddy to think of anything better than confirmation.
Harper is more than ready to compromise, and when she falters and offers what she can, he meets her halfway. "Rings would be great," he whispers, and presses a soft kiss to her lips again. "Just something for you and I. So I can wear a mark of you everywhere." Not everyone wore rings in Caido, but there were enough outlanders that they respected the notion that it meant someone was off the market. And then he could twist and turn it when he missed her, look down and be reminded that while she was not at his side, she was not gone. "If you'll have me permanently, of course." Foreheads still pressed together, he lifts his eyes to her, a spark of insecurity rearing its head again. Hoping she would want the rings for more than appeasing him in lieu of a wedding. That she would consider it with the same permanency.
Harper is more than ready to compromise, and when she falters and offers what she can, he meets her halfway. "Rings would be great," he whispers, and presses a soft kiss to her lips again. "Just something for you and I. So I can wear a mark of you everywhere." Not everyone wore rings in Caido, but there were enough outlanders that they respected the notion that it meant someone was off the market. And then he could twist and turn it when he missed her, look down and be reminded that while she was not at his side, she was not gone. "If you'll have me permanently, of course." Foreheads still pressed together, he lifts his eyes to her, a spark of insecurity rearing its head again. Hoping she would want the rings for more than appeasing him in lieu of a wedding. That she would consider it with the same permanency.
I shall not live in vain
HARPER
