[She giggles a little bit into the kiss; it's kind of exhilarating, breaking the rules like this! Maybe once things get back to normal, she can invite him over during a time when there aren't so many people and kiss him like this again. No need for a bathing suit, either.
Her smile doesn't disappear, exactly, but it does fade away from her eyes when he says that, today of all days. Really, it would be better to reassure him that everything's fine, but they'd talked about this. About keeping secrets from each other, even when it's to try to make sure they won't be sad.
She leans back into the water and finds his hand, twining their fingers together with a soft, contemplative hum. It sounds stupid to voice her fears, but then, they'd talked about that too -- even if it's stupid, he wants to hear it. But maybe the bigger issue is;]
Yeah. Can I tell you later, though? [If she makes it past today, she'll tell him. That seems fair. Besides, she doesn't really want to voice it out loud. Not yet.]
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Her smile doesn't disappear, exactly, but it does fade away from her eyes when he says that, today of all days. Really, it would be better to reassure him that everything's fine, but they'd talked about this. About keeping secrets from each other, even when it's to try to make sure they won't be sad.
She leans back into the water and finds his hand, twining their fingers together with a soft, contemplative hum. It sounds stupid to voice her fears, but then, they'd talked about that too -- even if it's stupid, he wants to hear it. But maybe the bigger issue is;]
Yeah. Can I tell you later, though? [If she makes it past today, she'll tell him. That seems fair. Besides, she doesn't really want to voice it out loud. Not yet.]