Eric felt his heart shatter into different many tiny pieces as he held her tightly to himself while she sobbed, "I'm here babe... Everything will be fine, I promise." Eric said as he kissed her forehead and then tried to raise her chin so he could look into her eyes.
All Kimberly felt was relief that Eric was right here with her now. Nothing else seemed to matter to her anymore. As long as she had Eric with her, all was well with her world again. She sniffled as she let him look into her face which was messy with tears. He had seen her cry too many times already for her to feel self-conscious anymore.
"You don't have to worry about anything anymore. I'm going to take care of everything." He promised as he looked into her eyes and held her gaze while wiping her tears with his handkerchief.
"I thought you were supposed to come back tomorrow?" She asked with a sniffle as she tried to compose herself.
