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She was quiet for a moment before she spoke, her head turning to him and her eyes studying his features. "Why me?" she asked, her voice scarcely...
"How crazy was that?" he asked, trying to gauge the intensity. "Was it, like, horrifying?"
She laid on her back, looking up at the ceiling with him. After a minute, he would feel her hand find his.
He slipped his arms around her waist hesitantly. "Ugh... this is embarrassing...."
"Furious," she agreed, giving a small little nod. "But... I also really don't want you to go."
"I could've done more research," he said, looking unusually off his game. "That's... Gods."
She caught his hand before he left and she looked up at him, her face impossible to leave. "Please don't go."
He was blushing too, resting his forehead against his. "I should have known."
She blinked a few times, her brow furrowing for a moment. "I don't know why either," she replied after a moment, her voice low. She still wasn't...
He looked up in surprise, pulling away slightly, his hands loosening at her side. "What...? Oh. Oh Gods. I'm so sorry."
"But I did," she replied, turning her head away from him. "It doesn't matter, Zerras."
He hesitated for a moment before kissing along her neck gently.
"Unless you wouldn't do it again, Zerras, then I don't think I want to hear it," she replied, although her tone wasn't unkind. It was quiet and...
He pulled her closer to him gently before kissing a soft line along her jaw. "I don't want to think about it right now."
She didn't look at him for a moment. "Yes," she replied eventually, her voice soft.
He leaned into her touch gently, watching her. "I don't know that there's anything to figure out. It's just a matter of... you know. Accepting it."
After a few minutes, she turned onto her back, her brows furrowed as she stared up at the branches numbly.
He was watching her, his wings flapping slowly. "My own father, Calliope."
She hugged herself and closed her eyes for a moment. The gesture produced some relief to her, but she was unable to forget that the hug was her...
His face fell again and he looked conflicted. "I can't... I can't believe it was him."
