゛ ...S̷HERRY.
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As soon as Sherry found her place beside him, one palm shifted sideways, first settling on an ankle of hers but then wandering along the curve of her calf to rest at the high of it. "Lots," he replied, randomly adding to the growing list until he decided to hand over the —

As soon as the couch was cleared, Jake sauntered towards it and lowered himself into cushions. Sinking into the softness of the pillows, one booted foot was stemmed into the edge of the coffee table. He continued tapping away at the display, adding her chosen meals as well as —

Photograph exchanged for the phone, his focus remained fixated on her for a heartbeat longer. He had expected it to feel strange, that the distance had changed how he felt, however, now stood in her apartment, reveling in the prospect of staying, it was like returning home. —

A singular laugh toppled off the tip of his tongue in response, eyes rolling clockwise; even if it was the truth, Jake knew what he had felt. The stirred emotional turmoil hadn't been the mere result of adrenaline. He would not be here now if it had. "I'm taking the 𝘰𝘳," he —

"That so?" was offered in return, at last reaching for her palm that was still stemmed against his chest. Tugging it off and raising it high, a kiss was brushed against her knuckles. "Didn't hear you complaining when we were stuck in that stupid cabin in the mountains." What a —

Straightening his shoulders, eyes flickered down to her. The scar on his left cheek curved with the crooked smile being displayed, the tilt of his head underlining the mischief carved into his expressions. "You're essentially housing a man with more enemies than you can —

"A break, she says," he uttered against her skin, the smile on his lips evident in his voice. "I don't think that's even part of my vocabulary." Jake had never quite been give the time for pause; one war had chased the next, one tragedy the other. Sherry, in all of it, had —

The sound of his voice subsiding as their lips met, all that was audible was the muffled hum she so easily elicited from the very core of his being. A chuckle followed, low still, drawn out when he leaned forward to nose along her cheek and further down, simply to hide away —