Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2015 19:27:37 GMT -5
"...This in no way means I'm forgiving you. Not for a single moment. But..."
His hand loosened its already gentle grip on Tea's hair.
"Just this once, I need to try this. I need to see. I need to know that...that this is the truth. That what you're saying to me is real."
His fingers slid down to cup Tea's jaw, his intention quite clear. All was silent, Leland's empty eyes locking with Tea's just for a moment.
And then Leland pulled down his jaw, and their lips touched, his breath catching at the sudden rush. He felt everything. Every moment of guilt, every second of pain and loss that Tea had ever experienced was flooding his body like a broken dam. There were no specific memories, only emotion, but it was enough.
Leland couldn't forgive him. Not now. But just this once, he needed to feel this. Just one more time.
His hand loosened its already gentle grip on Tea's hair.
"Just this once, I need to try this. I need to see. I need to know that...that this is the truth. That what you're saying to me is real."
His fingers slid down to cup Tea's jaw, his intention quite clear. All was silent, Leland's empty eyes locking with Tea's just for a moment.
And then Leland pulled down his jaw, and their lips touched, his breath catching at the sudden rush. He felt everything. Every moment of guilt, every second of pain and loss that Tea had ever experienced was flooding his body like a broken dam. There were no specific memories, only emotion, but it was enough.
Leland couldn't forgive him. Not now. But just this once, he needed to feel this. Just one more time.
