[ She can't ask for more than this, regardless of if she needs or wants more. And she does, desperately, but there needs to be a line drawn between them or it will blur into nothing and they'll have a different problem on their hands. Things are already complicated enough as it is.
That kiss on her knuckles doesn't help; she just wants to press her aching hand to his cheek and feel those lips on hers instead. That need for him sinks into her like sharp claws and she feels that wretched burning in her eyes again signaling tears she fights back with a few controlled breaths.
Nodding at his words to confirm the connection he made, she searches for something, anything, to give her the bit of distance she needs to pull herself together. After a few moments when she likely fails at hiding her conflicted emotions, she finally settles on ] Would you mind getting me some water, please?
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That kiss on her knuckles doesn't help; she just wants to press her aching hand to his cheek and feel those lips on hers instead. That need for him sinks into her like sharp claws and she feels that wretched burning in her eyes again signaling tears she fights back with a few controlled breaths.
Nodding at his words to confirm the connection he made, she searches for something, anything, to give her the bit of distance she needs to pull herself together. After a few moments when she likely fails at hiding her conflicted emotions, she finally settles on ] Would you mind getting me some water, please?