#Chapter203
/"Can we go to bed?/" I whisper. I’m still so exhausted,
I want to stop thinking, just for one moment and forget
any of this, forget everything but what he feels like. I’m
not ready to be free of his arms around me giving me
much-needed serenity. I sniff back the last of my tears and lift my chin to him.
/"Together? Same bed?/" He’s wary and being gentle. He doesn’t want to presume anything, so I nod and bring my eyes to his in the dim light.
/"Don’t do anything more than hold me … I can’t … I just can’t do anything more than that, I don’t even know if we can even do this./"
Even though I know I need this.
I close my eyes and rest against him, trying to calm all the inner protests and voices telling me how pathetic and weak I am.
