[The corners of her mouth just barely curve into a smile before he eases in, and for her part Emma is content to take her time, slowly brushing her lips against his, reaching up to stroke the pad of her thumb against his cheek to keep him close. She was never supposed to want this again; not after what happened with Neal and what that did to her. But she's stronger now, and wiser - and even if she wasn't either of those things, she needs him, too.
There's relief to be found in giving in to the idea of them being together. No one is going to know what the hell to do with that, and maybe Emma should include herself in that, but it's progress. August has spent so much time beside her that she can't imagine it changing now. And maybe this will be good for them, maybe this is the decision they've been trying to make.
Maybe someday she'll tell him how deep she's in, but not anytime soon.]
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[The corners of her mouth just barely curve into a smile before he eases in, and for her part Emma is content to take her time, slowly brushing her lips against his, reaching up to stroke the pad of her thumb against his cheek to keep him close. She was never supposed to want this again; not after what happened with Neal and what that did to her. But she's stronger now, and wiser - and even if she wasn't either of those things, she needs him, too.
There's relief to be found in giving in to the idea of them being together. No one is going to know what the hell to do with that, and maybe Emma should include herself in that, but it's progress. August has spent so much time beside her that she can't imagine it changing now. And maybe this will be good for them, maybe this is the decision they've been trying to make.
Maybe someday she'll tell him how deep she's in, but not anytime soon.]
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