The warmth of his chest against her back, and the weight of his arm across her shoulder, was just as comforting as his presence had been through the night. Her breath feel outwardly, silently. Her good eye closed, the ruined one was no longer capable of the movement, but the world went dark nonetheless. For a moment, she was back in that dream. Without looking, she took the bandanna from him, mumbling thanks as she secured it back across her face.
She opened her eye again when his mouth dropped to her shoulder. He was on the wrong side, she couldn’t see what he was doing, but she could feel it. That simple touch was enough to pull at curl at the corner of her mouth. All at once, Julianna knew she was in too deep.
“Sounds like a plan,” she agreed, eyes tracking him as he moved around the room. Her movements were much the same. Wiggling back into worn jeans and scuffed boots. A splash of water to chase of the last vestiges of sleep. She was rearranging her ponytail again when she turned to see what he was asking. “Of course.” His confidence filled her with confidence in turn. She didn’t say it, but she truly believed this man would bring her daughter back to her. “All these years and it’s still her favorite.”
Julianna followed Owen out of the apartment, but parted ways with him near the public square, where a crowd had drawn around the returning scavenging party. She pushed her way through the crowd to greet them.
Darcy was busy loading the truck when Owen finally showed up. He’d gone through the effort of deciding what they would need for the journey, and amassing those supplies from the various storehouses scattered throughout the city.
“Making friends?” He asked loudly, pulling himself up to sit on the bed of the truck. He scratched his beard and cocked a brow at his partner. “Sleep well, princess?” The older man had obviously heard of Owen’s having spent the night with the pretty gang leader.
She opened her eye again when his mouth dropped to her shoulder. He was on the wrong side, she couldn’t see what he was doing, but she could feel it. That simple touch was enough to pull at curl at the corner of her mouth. All at once, Julianna knew she was in too deep.
“Sounds like a plan,” she agreed, eyes tracking him as he moved around the room. Her movements were much the same. Wiggling back into worn jeans and scuffed boots. A splash of water to chase of the last vestiges of sleep. She was rearranging her ponytail again when she turned to see what he was asking. “Of course.” His confidence filled her with confidence in turn. She didn’t say it, but she truly believed this man would bring her daughter back to her. “All these years and it’s still her favorite.”
Julianna followed Owen out of the apartment, but parted ways with him near the public square, where a crowd had drawn around the returning scavenging party. She pushed her way through the crowd to greet them.
Darcy was busy loading the truck when Owen finally showed up. He’d gone through the effort of deciding what they would need for the journey, and amassing those supplies from the various storehouses scattered throughout the city.
“Making friends?” He asked loudly, pulling himself up to sit on the bed of the truck. He scratched his beard and cocked a brow at his partner. “Sleep well, princess?” The older man had obviously heard of Owen’s having spent the night with the pretty gang leader.
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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