[She stayed perfectly still a moment longer than necessary before opening her eyes, wide and dark, to stare at him wordlessly. The heat hadn't faded but curled tightly, almost painfully, around her heart. What was that, and why had it happened at all? Her thumb sweeps gently over the inside of his wrist and she slowly withdraws, releasing her held breath in a soft, shuddering sigh and sitting back slightly - but not so far that this couldn't happen again if they wanted it to.]
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