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"I love you too," I murmured in response, kissing her cheek before settling once more.
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I noted she slipped her eyes shut, going still as I stayed awake, getting lost in thought.
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Eventually I thought to deep, coming across old thoughts I figured i'd buried a long, long time ago, and eventually they all started over lapping eachother. Nope. No. Absolutely not. This isn't happening again.
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In through the nose, out through the mouth, easy. Except why was everything still so loud. Genuine question. I felt as Rose nuzzled into me, grounding myself on that as everything quieted once more.
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rose slept, her belly wiggling slightly as the baby kicked
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-Rose's back against me, the baby kicking beneath my palm, Murphy plodding along- I grounded myself in the simple things to keep myself from the complicated things, my mind going at ease rather quickly.
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