stephanie nashton does it all (forthem) wrote in rooms,
Re: eddie/steph - bathtime.
[She leaned into his touch greedily, eyes closing tightly as she tried to push away all that hurt and pain that lingered in her chest. She never thought they could end up like this -- delicately tiptoeing around problems because they had none of the answers. Usually? The Nashtons could face things head-on. But Eddie had been right about so much when he yelled at her the night before. Ever since they'd gotten back, they hadn't been the same. There'd been walls and hurt and fights that they hadn't had in years. Stephanie hated it, and she hated herself more for (in her mind, at least) being the cause of most of it.]
Thank you. [Her eyes opened slightly, blues bearing into his browns, and she shook her head as her legs wrapped around his middle.] If I don't do it, I'll keep talking myself out of it. Maybe it's better to know for sure? Maybe it'll help us- [A hard swallow.] Help us move on and figure out what else to do.