"I will not leave, Vernon," Chloe said. "Not when I promise myself to struggle a little against him."
They hugged for a while, and none of them had any intention of letting go.
For Vernon, he simply loved this feeling of burying Chloe in his chest. Maybe his intention was also tainted with a little obsession.
An obsession that demanded him to keep Chloe by his side or even bury her body into him if that meant he wouldn't lose her again.
Meanwhile, Chloe had another idea in mind. She simply loved the hug because Vernon's body temperature was naturally hot, so he was like a human heating pillow, very comfortable during this cold autumn.
It took her at least twenty minutes until she felt too stuffy, "Umm… Vernon. It's been a while, shouldn't you… stop hugging me?"
…
Vernon reluctantly released his bear hug as he had no other reason to hug her for too long.
