Her fingers squeezed his in thanks when he came back for her. Heather didn't like to seem needy, but he was so very strong. She couldn't help but feel stronger beside him. She wasn't silly enough to think she could take on the world. All the fear didn't leak out of her, but her knees did feel a lot less like jelly.
"I always woke up before there was no more air." But the tension was so great that she remembered them to this day. "I know, I do. I know I can swim like a fish too, but.." She nodded toward the water below them. It didn't make it any easier. But he did.