Zoe closed her eyes and smiled when he kissed her, "Mmm they are. But you also don't have to deal with some of what they do." she opened her eyes and looked in his, it was admirable really. No fear. She wished she could be fearless but at any given moment she always had something plaguing her.
"Can I ask you to do me a big favor?" her arms around his neck tightened a little and if it was possible, she moved even closer to him, "Let me go first. I don't have a great track record when it comes to people walking away from me actually coming back."