"I didn't..." her voice broke and she fought to keep herself level. She wasn't going to give into the tears without a fight. "I should have..." She sniffed and fought against a wave of panic. He was being sweet and gentle and taking care of her and the reality of what she'd done was starting to come crashing down around her.
When he embraced her, she tried to push him away, but it was a very weak shove. She didn't have a lot of fight in her. And really, she wanted comfort. She wanted something safe and warm and good to erase all of the blurry dark images that lingered in the back of her mind. "Don't." She said. And that's all she could manage before the first sob broke through. That was all it took. The tears came finally, flowing freely and the sobs were so bad that her entire body shook.