[ Oh, look at his face, he's taking this hard. She knows he's taking this hard. He should take this hard, he needs to have some kind of adverse reaction to getting into cars with strangers from bars. But on the other hand...
God, it kills her. The thought of hurting him guts her, and that's something that should happen, too. It should never feel good to hurt his feelings, isn't that the problem with his brothers? Isn't that why the house is on fire in the first place?
Her hand slips down to his cheek and holds him steady so she can press kisses, soft and tender, to his temple, to the place just below his ear where she can feel his pulse. So she can rest her head against his and close her eyes against anymore tears. ]
It's okay. It scared me, I'm just scared. Remember, I get scared about falling and nothingness? If you got hurt, it would be a lot of falling and a lot of nothingness for me.
And we just - need to make some rules about cars, okay?
[ Make it a game, she thinks. He remembers games when he's drunk, doesn't he? No hide and seek in elevators, no drinking fountain water, no running when she's wearing heels. ]
Like a game. A really good game called - uh. Fish Family. The number one rule is, if you want to go somewhere in a car, you have to call me or Wallace to drive you. Is that a fair rule?
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God, it kills her. The thought of hurting him guts her, and that's something that should happen, too. It should never feel good to hurt his feelings, isn't that the problem with his brothers? Isn't that why the house is on fire in the first place?
Her hand slips down to his cheek and holds him steady so she can press kisses, soft and tender, to his temple, to the place just below his ear where she can feel his pulse. So she can rest her head against his and close her eyes against anymore tears. ]
It's okay. It scared me, I'm just scared. Remember, I get scared about falling and nothingness? If you got hurt, it would be a lot of falling and a lot of nothingness for me.
And we just - need to make some rules about cars, okay?
[ Make it a game, she thinks. He remembers games when he's drunk, doesn't he? No hide and seek in elevators, no drinking fountain water, no running when she's wearing heels. ]
Like a game. A really good game called - uh. Fish Family. The number one rule is, if you want to go somewhere in a car, you have to call me or Wallace to drive you. Is that a fair rule?