{"id":3825,"date":"2018-12-31T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3825"},"modified":"2018-12-30T18:16:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T23:16:27","slug":"eight-06-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3825","title":{"rendered":"Eight – 06"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This post is from Hecate’s point of view.]<\/em><\/p>\n

He stiffened, blinking and trying to draw back enough to look her in the eye. Hecate just held him tighter, burying her face against his shoulder again. Matt exhaled a sigh and his arms settled around her, holding her close.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalk to me,\u201d he whispered. \u201cGr\u00e1 mo chro\u00ed<\/em>, just talk to me. What is it? Why him and why now?\u201d<\/p>\n

Her eyes stung and she swallowed hard, feeling the bile rising at the back of her throat again. \u201cDo I have to?\u201d she asked, the words coming as a rasp, raw and pained. \u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about it. I don\u2019t want to talk about what I saw.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat you saw,\u201d Matt echoed softly. His palm skated along her spine, his other arm around her waist. She rested her head against his chest again, listening to the steady beat of her heart. He was her rock, her anchor point, the port in the storm of her world. \u201cYou had a nightmare?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe worst kind,\u201d she whispered, the words muffled by the soft cotton of his shirt. \u201cThe kind you want to forget as soon as you wake up but it won\u2019t let go, like it\u2019s burned into your memory. I keep seeing it over and over and I just want to forget, Matt. I just want to forget.\u201d<\/p>\n

He hushed her gently, leaning down to kiss away her tears. \u201cIt\u2019s all right,\u201d he whispered back. \u201cI\u2019m here and you\u2019re safe and nothing\u2019s going to hurt you as long as we\u2019re together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOr you,\u201d she whispered. \u201cI won\u2019t let anything help you, either. I swear it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat nightmare was something else, wasn\u2019t it? Do you\u2014should we–?\u201d<\/p>\n

She shook her head, drawing their blankets closer around them. \u201cNo. I want to stay here with you. I want to stay just like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

I want to stay just like this forever.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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