[She unconsciously mirrors his motion, surprise and wonder softening her mouth.]
The... two of us together...?
[The words are so soft as to be almost inaudible and there are mere inches between them now. Her mind seemed mired in those four little words. She couldn't think. Couldn't pull out the ramifications. Couldn't... figure out why they stirred the coals in her stomach and sent the heat up to tinge her cheeks with a pale pink stain. Couldn't--
Her hand hung arrested in the air between them, half reaching, half retreating, poised as she was just on the edge of something she didn't understand. Simply longed for.]
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The... two of us together...?
[The words are so soft as to be almost inaudible and there are mere inches between them now. Her mind seemed mired in those four little words. She couldn't think. Couldn't pull out the ramifications. Couldn't... figure out why they stirred the coals in her stomach and sent the heat up to tinge her cheeks with a pale pink stain. Couldn't--
Her hand hung arrested in the air between them, half reaching, half retreating, poised as she was just on the edge of something she didn't understand. Simply longed for.]