It's asked lightly, nearly pressed into a kiss, and it could be a light answer back, he knows. Could be teasing and Audrey laughing.
Except it couldn't. Not this. This has never been anything but serious to him.
Leaning back, but not letting her go. Letting her drape comfortable against his chest, while he pulls back to see her face. Study it. Weigh these words, the way he's so used to weighing every one he chooses. Hears himself pick: "Haven."
A simple word. A complicated answer.
Gaze slipping down, and back up again to her face. "It's not an easy place."
But this is. Easy. Audrey in his arms. As comfortable as if they've known each other for months. Years. A lifetime.
He doesn't know why that's a strange thought to have, either. But it doesn't matter. They're here now.
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Date: 2018-08-08 10:51 pm (UTC)It's asked lightly, nearly pressed into a kiss, and it could be a light answer back, he knows. Could be teasing and Audrey laughing.
Except it couldn't. Not this. This has never been anything but serious to him.
Leaning back, but not letting her go. Letting her drape comfortable against his chest, while he pulls back to see her face. Study it. Weigh these words, the way he's so used to weighing every one he chooses. Hears himself pick: "Haven."
A simple word. A complicated answer.
Gaze slipping down, and back up again to her face. "It's not an easy place."
But this is. Easy. Audrey in his arms. As comfortable as if they've known each other for months. Years. A lifetime.
He doesn't know why that's a strange thought to have, either. But it doesn't matter. They're here now.