She hesitated. And did something that she found was growing increasingly frequent. She backpedaled.

Edging a little closer, she adjusted to curl her arm around his and just about buried her face in his arm. "It's nothing. I guess I'm still a little all over the place. I keep thinking I'll get up tomorrow or something and you just won't be here."

"It sounds dumb. Like... I'm really happy. And I hurt. And I think that sounds dumb, too."