Re: quicklog, umc: neil & mere
[Even if she was feeling better with the thoughts that were going through her head, there was still a definite uncertainty in her head. But when he stepped forward to pull her into a hug, some of that melted away with his familiar touch and smell and sight and sound. She returned the hug, warm and secure, both arms up around his back as she held on for a long moment. The evening seemed so very far away right then, the drinks and the fight and the punches and the ride to the hospital. Far away and very removed and he had still come for her.
She pulled back after a moment, just far enough that she could look up at him, a nod in response before she spoke.] Nothing broken. Nothing that won't heal in a week or so. But there's something else I want you to know. [Because she had to tell him about the talk, what she had done. What she was doing. Things needed to be fixed, and he might have done things that had upset her, but that didn't mean it was all on his shoulders to fix. She had to take steps too, just like they had talked about before. So she was. And she would.]