Noah buried his face on Jess's naked back. He was confused with the images that flashed in his head. But they were gone before he could make out what it was.
With his knees buckling and his breathing shaking, he held Jess in his arms as though she was a buoy in the middle of a scary ocean that could keep him afloat from drowning.
She kept on caressing his arms that were around her. She was humming a song from another Ghibli film - he thought it sounded oddly familiar. He must have heard it from Lucille.
He was grateful that she stopped asking him questions because he didn't know what he could tell her about his sudden headache.
It's something that he can't tell her yet, and right now, in their fragile relationship, he does not think Jess is ready or it could be he is not ready.
Whichever it is, he's glad she stopped asking questions because he doesn't want to be forced to lie to her.
