Chapter 77
ACHILLES.
It’s the most natural thing in the world, kissing Claudia.
Something about it is healing, therapeutic in the best way. All the worries, all the pain, all the struggle… they just disappear. I’ve never understood what the poets have said about being in a bubble when you’re with someone you love, but now I understand completely. Her presence keeps everything back.
It could have been hours, days, weeks, months… Time feels so fast and slow at the same time. I pull her close to me, rising to my feet and carrying her in my arms. I set her down on the bed, still kissing her, feeling her body pressed against mine.
And when we finally break apart, it feels like everything will turn out fine.
I press my forehead against hers, reveling in the feel of her fingertips against my jaw. She sighs, and I feel her relaxing. Deflating, basically. Like she feels safe enough around me to let go of any kind of worry and control.
I arrange the pillows behind her, propping her up gently. ‘Get so
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