Happily
. This story has so many wonderfully quotable bits! But there's a hint in this one:
He brought a gentle hand to her chin, turning her head and making her look at him. She wished he hadn't. She didn't want him to see he'd affected her. That she'd let herself believe this was more than it obviously was.
"You're too important to me."
She inhaled sharply. Damn him for continuing to steal her breath. Damn him for making her believe that he really did care. About her.
Love her.
And damn the tears welling up in her eyes.
It wasn't fair for him to care so much when she was so lost and alone, dying to feel alive again.
She was supposed to be tough now, strong, handle things on her own; she'd survived the Congo. And so much more. She wasn't supposed to be falling in love with a broken superhero. But she couldn't help but see the parallels, how much they had in common. How much they *needed* each other.
Caroline
