Soon as Nathalie calmed down to a soft hiccup, she pulled away from the sheets without looking at them for she was beyond embarrassed and overwhelmed by the situation.
Even so, Arnold reached for his handkerchief, giving it to her which she accepted regardless, and wiped off her tears instead of swatting off with her fingertips.
Subconsciously, she ended up giving him a tight hug, snuggling, and it didn't take long for him to reciprocate.
In his embrace, she found the time and space to calm down, and even a lot better with his coos of her that she would be fine henceforth.
'I'm so so thankful…'
For most of her time, she lived a double life ever since she wanted to pursue what she wanted. So coming into another world turned out several steps ahead of what she should do onwards.
Despite the similarities, a few were bound to have stark differences.
