He put his arm around Scarlett, and he noticed that she instantly froze up. He smiled a little. There was something about the way she reacted to him that always made him feel like he had accomplished something indomitable. He felt like he owned her and she liked it, like she wanted to be his too.
“Breathe Red…” he said slowly as he couldn’t feel the rise and fall of her chest anymore.
“I am.” She argued.
“Hmm.” It was evident that she was nervous. What she didn’t know was that he was too.
She chuckled and his smile widened against her hair. He sniffed her hair for the first time that night, and it smelled sweet… like strawberries. He swallowed the scent and kept it locked in his head forever. A few seconds later, he felt her inhale and exhale again, and he smiled. They stayed like tha
