Protect Me
“She pushed a little, reminding him.
“What… are you crazy?” Rick managed to ask, emotions flitting across his face too quickly to track - shock, awe, fear, and others she didn’t bother to catalogue.
Hope shrugged and flashed him a quick, wry grin. It was probably a bad sign that she felt more alive, more interested than she had in ages. This odd, fascinating man was standing with her, staring with his mouth open in horror, his palm a gentle warmth against her skin, and she was about to do someth...ing crazily stupid. She felt reckless and invincible, and ready to test that theory.
“My life’s my own,” she said. “You asked me to trust you. I am.”
Rick pulled his hand out from underneath her so fast it almost burned. He placed the test tube gently into a container on the counter and when his hands were free, he slammed the heels of his hands into the edge of the counter, dipping his head low for a second.
“Jesus Christ,” he said in a low voice. “And I thought you were supposed to be the sensible one.MoreLess
“What… are you crazy?” Rick managed to ask, emotions flitting across his face too quickly to track - shock, awe, fear, and others she didn’t bother to catalogue.
Hope shrugged and flashed him a quick, wry grin. It was probably a bad sign that she felt more alive, more interested than she had in ages. This odd, fascinating man was standing with her, staring with his mouth open in horror, his palm a gentle warmth against her skin, and she was about to do someth...ing crazily stupid. She felt reckless and invincible, and ready to test that theory.
“My life’s my own,” she said. “You asked me to trust you. I am.”
Rick pulled his hand out from underneath her so fast it almost burned. He placed the test tube gently into a container on the counter and when his hands were free, he slammed the heels of his hands into the edge of the counter, dipping his head low for a second.
“Jesus Christ,” he said in a low voice. “And I thought you were supposed to be the sensible one.MoreLess
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