She looked at him, obviously hurt by his words but not moving to anger nor saying anything in protest. She slowly walked closer to him as the pain in her eyes softened to something he didn’t quite recognize and she leaned forward and kissed his lips softly for what seemed like forever but was probably less than 30 seconds. She broke off the kiss and continued looking at him with that face he didn’t recognize and for reasons he still didn’t understand, he started crying as a single tear fell down her cheek. He felt her take him into her bosom and hold him in place, letting her heartbeat steady his tears as she stroked the back of his head.
His head spun with questions he wished he knew the answers to but he remained silent as she held him in place and he accepted that as enough as she slowly started rocking him in her arms.
They slunk to the ground, both uncaring about the cleanliness of the floor as they held each other in their arms and he kissed her softly as he realized that he loved her. She smiled at him and brushed her hair behind her ear and leaned into his shoulder as he held onto her waist and pulled her closer to himself. She nestled against him and fell asleep with a slight smile on her face as he looked down at her and thought about how they ended up here.
Looking down at her, he realized that she was much stronger than he ever gave her credit for. So many people in their situation would have let an argument start, a divorce occur, violence rupture. Heck, that’s what happened in all the TV dramas and with both of their parents. Yet… she didn’t let any of those things happen. He had hurt her and she still stood by him and loved him. He couldn’t understand it. He didn’t need to. He closed his eyes as he breathed her in and let it be enough. She was enough.
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