Would she ever truly get used to hearing those words? With the way her whole body seemed to react, breath catching and pulse kicking up a notch, it was difficult to imagine that she would.
"I love you, too," Annie replied, finding it was infinitely easier to say now, even if she'd not shied away from admitting it in the first place. More than anything, she wanted to linger here, in this small safe place they'd created, in the warmth of Finnick's arms, in the weight of those words. In the end, she gave herself a few moments more, and then began, slowly, to step toward the door.
"I won't be long," she promised, fingers keeping hold of Finnick's until the last possible moment, when she turned, unlocked the door, and stepped out into the hall.
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Date: 2014-03-04 06:17 pm (UTC)"I love you, too," Annie replied, finding it was infinitely easier to say now, even if she'd not shied away from admitting it in the first place. More than anything, she wanted to linger here, in this small safe place they'd created, in the warmth of Finnick's arms, in the weight of those words. In the end, she gave herself a few moments more, and then began, slowly, to step toward the door.
"I won't be long," she promised, fingers keeping hold of Finnick's until the last possible moment, when she turned, unlocked the door, and stepped out into the hall.