Dawn Again

Thirty

After a while, her sobs petered put into soft sniffles. John kept is arms around her stroking her back gently with one hand. In all her time with John, Sophie had never known such a gentle touch from him. She took a deep breath and pushed herself away from him. He loosened his arms and allowed her to put some distance between them.

"Better now?" He asked gruffly.

She nodded. She still did not trust her voice.

"Eat up then. I will take you to see James after you are done."

She looked up at him and smiled. He realised this was the first time he had seen a genuine smile from her. It was a sight to behold. He was still struggling with containing his fury over the fact that she had run away from him. And holding her close like this was not helping. He wanted to throw her down and take her h