Her breathing was ragged when they parted and, jesus, did she just shiver? Seeing that look in her eyes Clint felt his resolve crumbling.
There were so many reasons to not rush back into this. They were both lost and confused... but then wouldn’t finding comfort in the one person who understood make sense? They were both injured... but they had both had it much worse and gone at it much harder in the past. There was a shift in their relationship they hadn’t discussed yet... but didn’t they always talk better with their bodies than their words?
No, he was going to walk away, going to suggest they look at the rest of the place, or maybe that she should go pack a few things if she was going to stay with him. That was the intention, but what he said was “I could use a shower,” and he still held her close as he said it, his voice giving the words a different connotation than he had intended.
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Date: 2014-09-05 10:03 pm (UTC)There were so many reasons to not rush back into this. They were both lost and confused... but then wouldn’t finding comfort in the one person who understood make sense? They were both injured... but they had both had it much worse and gone at it much harder in the past. There was a shift in their relationship they hadn’t discussed yet... but didn’t they always talk better with their bodies than their words?
No, he was going to walk away, going to suggest they look at the rest of the place, or maybe that she should go pack a few things if she was going to stay with him. That was the intention, but what he said was “I could use a shower,” and he still held her close as he said it, his voice giving the words a different connotation than he had intended.