“Not your fault.” he said softly, looking up at her.
“I promise that you’re safe now,” her voice quiet.
“I believe you.” he said, smiling softly.
“Now sleep,” she crooned, stroking his cheek.
“Promise you’ll be here when I wake up?” he asked.
“I promise,” she murmured.
“Good.” he said, smiling softly and closing his eyes.
She gently kissed his forehead, watching him drift off to sleep.
“Not your fault.” he said softly, looking up at her.
“I promise that you’re safe now,” her voice quiet.
“I believe you.” he said, smiling softly.
“Now sleep,” she crooned, stroking his cheek.
“Promise you’ll be here when I wake up?” he asked.
“I promise,” she murmured.
“Not your fault.” he said softly, looking up at her.
“I promise that you’re safe now,” her voice quiet.
“I believe you.” he said, smiling softly.
“Now sleep,” she crooned, stroking his cheek.
“I’ll try.” he murmured.
“You’ll get better faster if you rest,” she said softly.
“A part of me is afraid this is all a dream.” he said.
“You would probably be in less pain in a dream,” she said, smiling at him softly.
“I don’t know, I have had some pretty vivid dreams.” he said.
“I’m sorry,” she murmured, smoothing back his hair.
“Not your fault.” he said softly, looking up at her.
“I promise that you’re safe now,” her voice quiet.
“I’ll try.” he murmured.
“You’ll get better faster if you rest,” she said softly.
“A part of me is afraid this is all a dream.” he said.
“You would probably be in less pain in a dream,” she said, smiling at him softly.
“I don’t know, I have had some pretty vivid dreams.” he said.
“I’m sorry,” she murmured, smoothing back his hair.
“I’ll try.” he murmured.
“You’ll get better faster if you rest,” she said softly.
“A part of me is afraid this is all a dream.” he said.
“You would probably be in less pain in a dream,” she said, smiling at him softly.
He smiled softly, lacing his fingers with hers. “Will you stay with me?”
She nodded, “Of course I will,” she said softly.
“Good, I’m glad.” he said.
She brushed his lips with the gentlest kiss, wary of his jaw. ”You should rest.”
“I’ll try.” he murmured.
“You’ll get better faster if you rest,” she said softly.
He smiled softly, lacing his fingers with hers. “Will you stay with me?”
She nodded, “Of course I will,” she said softly.
“Good, I’m glad.” he said.
She brushed his lips with the gentlest kiss, wary of his jaw. ”You should rest.”
“I thought I was never going to see you again.” he whispered.
“Shh,” she said softly, “none of that now.”
“It’s true though.” he said.
“You’re safe, that’s what matters.” She leaned down and kissed his cheek gently as she could.
He smiled softly, lacing his fingers with hers. “Will you stay with me?”
She nodded, “Of course I will,” she said softly.
