He grinned at her. The muscles in his face hurt, so it wasn't the most magnificent of grins, but it was one with much emotion behind it.
"Yeah, I did, didn't I?" he said, "I'm very glad I did. Would've been alone there if I didn't."
That wasn't the only reason, of course. Saving her had been the right thing to do. He couldn't have left her to that kind of fate. Not Reinette.
He felt his hand move up to cup her cheek, his thumb tracing her cheekbone. The way she had so long ago, when she saw him first as a woman, examining him for the first time. In a way, it was as if he was looking at her for the first time, seeing a woman who was strong (and stubborn, his mind added), who was willing to give everything for him.
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"Yeah, I did, didn't I?" he said, "I'm very glad I did. Would've been alone there if I didn't."
That wasn't the only reason, of course. Saving her had been the right thing to do. He couldn't have left her to that kind of fate. Not Reinette.
He felt his hand move up to cup her cheek, his thumb tracing her cheekbone. The way she had so long ago, when she saw him first as a woman, examining him for the first time. In a way, it was as if he was looking at her for the first time, seeing a woman who was strong (and stubborn, his mind added), who was willing to give everything for him.