Lincoln washed his hands and splashed cool water on his face and the back of his neck. The water rolled down his back a bit as he dried his face and hands off, most of it ending up being wiped onto his jeans. He didn't want to return too late, or miss her leaving. He knew she wanted to, he could see it in her eyes. Still when he exited the building she was still standing there looking back at him.
His pace quickened to a slight jog up toward Kate, and as soon as he was in front of her again she spoke those words he knew she wanted to tell him. He just nodded, because he knew it was true, he just didn't want to accept it. His hand gripped to her shoulder lightly, "Kate..."
Saying her name again, just hearing it from his mouth almost sent a slight shiver through him. It had been a while since a woman had affected him like this, and he knew Michael had seen it, picked up on it. Michael had in fact taken leave of the two of them heading back toward the building giving them whatever space he thought they needed. The truth was that they didn't need more space, they needed less of a world around them.
They had the money from Utah, they had their route into Mexico with a detour to put LJ somewhere safe until they had settled. He glanced toward the car where the money was stowed in the trunk where the spare was supposed to be. He leaned in toward her pressing his forehead to hers, closing his eyes and moving into her more. His hand slipped from her arm snaking across her back and pressing into the small of her back. The tips of his fingertips brushed against a hint of skin causing him to inhale sharply. His forehead lifted from hers lips pressing to her forehead.
"Kate..." he breathed it more than said it, low and against her skin. He didn't know what to say to make her stay, he just knew he wanted her to never leave. "I need you to stay... I can keep you safe, let me try."
Pulling away from her his hand still pressed to her skin slid down a bit into the back of her jeans, feeling the slight curve of her against his fingers. A free hand laced up to her jawline tucking behind her ear, laced in strands of brunette bringing her chin up, and her lips to his once more. He kissed her fully and deep, trying to have something to remember her by in case she still wanted to leave.
Breaking from her mouth he looked into her eyes trying to see the woman he was trying to keep with him, trying to look beyond the fear, and the distrust of herself, "Stay."
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His pace quickened to a slight jog up toward Kate, and as soon as he was in front of her again she spoke those words he knew she wanted to tell him. He just nodded, because he knew it was true, he just didn't want to accept it. His hand gripped to her shoulder lightly, "Kate..."
Saying her name again, just hearing it from his mouth almost sent a slight shiver through him. It had been a while since a woman had affected him like this, and he knew Michael had seen it, picked up on it. Michael had in fact taken leave of the two of them heading back toward the building giving them whatever space he thought they needed. The truth was that they didn't need more space, they needed less of a world around them.
They had the money from Utah, they had their route into Mexico with a detour to put LJ somewhere safe until they had settled. He glanced toward the car where the money was stowed in the trunk where the spare was supposed to be. He leaned in toward her pressing his forehead to hers, closing his eyes and moving into her more. His hand slipped from her arm snaking across her back and pressing into the small of her back. The tips of his fingertips brushed against a hint of skin causing him to inhale sharply. His forehead lifted from hers lips pressing to her forehead.
"Kate..." he breathed it more than said it, low and against her skin. He didn't know what to say to make her stay, he just knew he wanted her to never leave. "I need you to stay... I can keep you safe, let me try."
Pulling away from her his hand still pressed to her skin slid down a bit into the back of her jeans, feeling the slight curve of her against his fingers. A free hand laced up to her jawline tucking behind her ear, laced in strands of brunette bringing her chin up, and her lips to his once more. He kissed her fully and deep, trying to have something to remember her by in case she still wanted to leave.
Breaking from her mouth he looked into her eyes trying to see the woman he was trying to keep with him, trying to look beyond the fear, and the distrust of herself, "Stay."