[ It might strike him as strange, being so eager to [i]do[/i] but so hesitant to talk about it, if he did not remember being the exact same way. To his great regret. She tries, though, in this halting way, and he can't ask more than that. ]
I can save it for home.
[ Just a little implication there. That the longer he waits, the more is saved for her. But her frank admission does put him in a more protective frame of mind, and he strokes her head as she nestles up against him. ]
I want you to sleep well, too. If just being here does that, I can. Just be here.
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I can save it for home.
[ Just a little implication there. That the longer he waits, the more is saved for her. But her frank admission does put him in a more protective frame of mind, and he strokes her head as she nestles up against him. ]
I want you to sleep well, too. If just being here does that, I can. Just be here.