Fuck. There was a lot in this world (and many others) that I was equipped to deal with. Sarah Connor all but crying on me was not one of them.
Biting back a curse, I carried her over to a downed log that had been pushed just off the main pathway and sat down, settling her in my lap so that I could slide my arm from beneath her knees and push back her hair. "Yes," I said, a warm murmur against her temple. "I do." My whole fucking life I'd been fighting, even when beating my own nature was an impossibility. Stopping simply wasn't an option.
"Look at me," I said, leaning back enough that I could splay my hand across her jaw and tip her head back. "I know this is hard. I know you're tired. I know." I swallowed hard against the lump in my throat. "But I fucking love you, and I'm not going to let you just give in to this. We'll do it together if we have to, but I'm not going to watch you let this thing beat you. Understand?"
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Biting back a curse, I carried her over to a downed log that had been pushed just off the main pathway and sat down, settling her in my lap so that I could slide my arm from beneath her knees and push back her hair. "Yes," I said, a warm murmur against her temple. "I do." My whole fucking life I'd been fighting, even when beating my own nature was an impossibility. Stopping simply wasn't an option.
"Look at me," I said, leaning back enough that I could splay my hand across her jaw and tip her head back. "I know this is hard. I know you're tired. I know." I swallowed hard against the lump in my throat. "But I fucking love you, and I'm not going to let you just give in to this. We'll do it together if we have to, but I'm not going to watch you let this thing beat you. Understand?"