It wasn’t a pleasant thing, that they had to do this again and again….but that they could do it and still trust each other was something…….something that helped convince her it was worth doing. That she always took him back, that she was willing to share with him everything she kept hidden from everyone else…….these were things she did easily, things she did because she wanted them. Iris knew there were those who thought she was a fool for not turning him away……and whenever he left her, she found herself thinking the same thing.
On the other hand, when he returned, it was always the same thing too. She found she fit with him, that she believed he’d give her what she needed until he was gone again.
Iris slid a leg in between his own, ran her hand back down to his back and kissed him deeply, trying to make up for all the times she hadn’t been able to.