He let her pull away. The contact had already been too much. He had let himself go too far with her and now he would have to go back out into the unforgiving dust with the feeling of her lips burned into his mind.
His hands fell away from her.
“...go.” He said in time with her. “Yeah.” He agreed immediately after.
He watched her for a moment longer. She was occupying herself with the tools as if that were the most pressing task. But he knew her internal struggle. He resisted the urge to hug her from behind. Nuzzle her neck. And tell her everything would be fine.
Maybe he would have done that if they had been a couple five years ago standing around the kitchen worrying about bills.
But they weren’t.
And he wasn’t in the habit of making promises he couldn’t keep. Nothing was certain.
He left without another word. Only the sounds of his boots scraping the floor marked his departure.
Owen was markedly less loquacious upon his return to Darcy and the loaded truck. He brushed by his father and jerked open the truck door with a loud squeak. Owen wordlessly loaded up and slammed the door shut. He leaned out of the open window and pounded his hand on the door.
“Let’s fucking go already.”
Owen harangued Darcy moodily when it had been his own tete-a-tete with Julianna that was the reason for their delay.
His hands fell away from her.
“...go.” He said in time with her. “Yeah.” He agreed immediately after.
He watched her for a moment longer. She was occupying herself with the tools as if that were the most pressing task. But he knew her internal struggle. He resisted the urge to hug her from behind. Nuzzle her neck. And tell her everything would be fine.
Maybe he would have done that if they had been a couple five years ago standing around the kitchen worrying about bills.
But they weren’t.
And he wasn’t in the habit of making promises he couldn’t keep. Nothing was certain.
He left without another word. Only the sounds of his boots scraping the floor marked his departure.
Owen was markedly less loquacious upon his return to Darcy and the loaded truck. He brushed by his father and jerked open the truck door with a loud squeak. Owen wordlessly loaded up and slammed the door shut. He leaned out of the open window and pounded his hand on the door.
“Let’s fucking go already.”
Owen harangued Darcy moodily when it had been his own tete-a-tete with Julianna that was the reason for their delay.
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