He nuzzled into her hand the moment she cradled his jaw, eyes shutting with another heavy sigh. He wasn’t sure when he stopped thinking, but he had: his head felt beautifully empty, safe and so light he would have floated away if not for the hand on his face, the soft sound of his name on her lips, tethering him to the spot.
She drew his head to rest on her knees, and the lightness felt heavy again, like her fingers wrapped around his wrist. He felt steady, a stone in a swift moving river sinking deeper and deeper beneath the surface. He just had to sit there and breathe, let her touch him...
Bit by bit, that steady feeling crept into Neil’s thoughts, making him feel...more normal. Breath came freer, his head felt less fuzzy and foggy—and as he knelt there with his head on her knees, he felt good, but kind of embarrassed.
He wasn’t totally sure what the hell had happened to his damn brain—but he wanted to figure it out so he could do it again.
Drawing a deep breath, Neil twisted his head to press a kiss to her knee, one hand fumbling to find hers.
“M’ okay.” He sighed, trying to lift his head. “Hey—I’m okay, Regina.”
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She drew his head to rest on her knees, and the lightness felt heavy again, like her fingers wrapped around his wrist. He felt steady, a stone in a swift moving river sinking deeper and deeper beneath the surface. He just had to sit there and breathe, let her touch him...
Bit by bit, that steady feeling crept into Neil’s thoughts, making him feel...more normal. Breath came freer, his head felt less fuzzy and foggy—and as he knelt there with his head on her knees, he felt good, but kind of embarrassed.
He wasn’t totally sure what the hell had happened to his damn brain—but he wanted to figure it out so he could do it again.
Drawing a deep breath, Neil twisted his head to press a kiss to her knee, one hand fumbling to find hers.
“M’ okay.” He sighed, trying to lift his head. “Hey—I’m okay, Regina.”