[There isn't much hesitation on Charlie's end once Ed's kissing her. It takes her a second or two but she's kissing him in return. Softly, carefully. Still a bit wary but she's missed him. So much. All she wanted was to be with him when she woke up but she was too afraid to return, as ridiculous as it sounds. She knows full well that Ed wouldn't let anything happen to her as long as he was around but this whole thing had set her back significantly. Old habits, like keeping to herself and keeping herself hidden had resurfaced.
But then the way he was so cautious with her, the way he held her and she read what he was worried about in just that...she suddenly wasn't sure who needed the most reassurance.
It was only a moment of broken contact so Charlie could shift the way she was seated, legs on either side of his lap and arms around his shoulder. She couldn't sit quite how she wanted on the couch, her knees were bent and her feet hung over the edge of the seat but that was fine. She returned her lips to his, less cautious and more sure of herself.
This was okay. Sort of. She could do this. Slowly but surely and things would return to normal eventually, right?]
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But then the way he was so cautious with her, the way he held her and she read what he was worried about in just that...she suddenly wasn't sure who needed the most reassurance.
It was only a moment of broken contact so Charlie could shift the way she was seated, legs on either side of his lap and arms around his shoulder. She couldn't sit quite how she wanted on the couch, her knees were bent and her feet hung over the edge of the seat but that was fine. She returned her lips to his, less cautious and more sure of herself.
This was okay. Sort of. She could do this. Slowly but surely and things would return to normal eventually, right?]