Though he wasn't very familiar with it, it was the kind of crying where the world fades to black. For a few moments, he couldn't sense her beside him, or the pressure on his shoulder. He just felt like he was in a pit.
Her voice slowly broke through.
"I want it to be," he said. He wanted to bury himself in her arms. He dared to clasp his hand around her shoulder. To hell with it, he pulled her in close. "I can't believe what I did," he repeated. "I can't believe what I did."