I bet you're as dead afraid as I am, right?"
fingers tug gentle over the thin, silver chain necklace around his throat, tracing the outline of the glass at the midsection. he never wanted anyone to see him like this. sad. vulnerable- pathetic. but he couldn't help himself. not when it came to the past– afraid? hell yeah, he was. to find that love again. for anything to happen to laurie. he never wanted that gorgeous smile to fade if he could help it.
so he grins, teeth and all, and bears it. a chuckle in response, then a muscular arm curved behind the small of @stalkcd waist to pull her closer. fingers thread through her thick blond hair when he looks into her eyes. ❝ baby, you're in better hands than ya were before. ya know i'd never let anything happen to ya, right? ❞