Originally posted by: EuphoricDamsel.
The Library Scene :
Thunder shook the room, and her body flinched with such torment that Anthony felt it in his gut.
โOh, Kate,โ he whispered. It broke his heart to see her like this. With a careful and steady hand, he reached out to her. He still wasnโt sure if sheโd even registered his presence; startling her might be like waking a sleepwalker.
Gently he set his hand on her upper arm and gave it the tiniest of squeezes. โIโm here, Kate,โ he murmured. โEverything will be all right.โ
but eventually he was able to bring her hand to his mouth, and he pressed his lips against her skin, trying to warm her.
โIโm here, Kate,โ he repeated, not really sure what else to say. โIโm here. It will be all right.โ
Eventually he managed to scoot himself under the table so that he was sitting beside her on the floor, with his arm around her trembling shoulders. She seemed to relax slightly at his touch, which left him with the oddest feelingโalmost a sense of pride that he had been the one to be able to help her. That, and a bone-deep feeling of relief, because it was killing him to see her in such torment.
He whispered soothing words in her ear and softly caressed her shoulder, trying to comfort her with his mere presence. And slowlyโvery, slowly; he had no idea how many minutes he sat under that table with herโhe could feel her muscles begin to unwind. Her skin lost that awful clammy feeling, and her breathing, while still rushed, no longer sounded quite so panicked.
Finally, when he felt she might be ready, he touched two fingers to the underside of her chin, using the softest pressure imaginable to lift her face so that he could see her eyes. โLook at me, Kate,โ he whispered, his voice gentle but suffused with authority.
โIf you just look at me, you will know that you are safe.โ
This Anthony has my heart, soul, everything anything he wants....๐คชโค๏ธ



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