[He need not do anything to coax her to stay. She had already made up her mind the moment she had flown off from his boat, his absence immediately felt when her hand had grown cold and that feeling only grew and grew until she couldn't bear it anymore and she flew to his window. Is she perhaps falling onto his shoulders a little too much? Using him as a crutch when she would otherwise stumble too much?
Maybe, but... what if she wants to? What if she not only needs him, but wants him to be here?
...
She closes her eyes against his lips, a bit more of that tension releasing from her shoulders, and while her heart still churns with conflict, his plea stems that feeling just long enough for her to steal another searching kiss from him.]
I want to...
[But she's still not so sure that she deserves this after what happened. She pulls back anyway, a small, guilty laugh escaping her.]
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Maybe, but... what if she wants to? What if she not only needs him, but wants him to be here?
...
She closes her eyes against his lips, a bit more of that tension releasing from her shoulders, and while her heart still churns with conflict, his plea stems that feeling just long enough for her to steal another searching kiss from him.]
I want to...
[But she's still not so sure that she deserves this after what happened. She pulls back anyway, a small, guilty laugh escaping her.]
I need a shower.