"Jessica? My Jessica?"
She wiped her tears away with the back of her hand.
"Yes Connor, it's really me."
He couldn't stop staring at her.
"I thought you were dead. I haven't seen you since ..."
As he was trying to explain, Jessica cut him off by throwing herself in his arms. He instantly wrapped his arms around her tightly. Her soft sobs turned in to shudders and he pulled her closer.
"Shhh. I've got you, you're going to be okay, Jess"
She buried herself deeper into his embrace as she finally started to feel safe for the first time in a long while.
"Promise that you won't leave me?" She whispered hoarsely into his shirt.
"I promise you. Never again."
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This really short, sorry. Most of my chapters will be longer, I just wanted to end the scene there. Thanks for reading! ❤️
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