She stayed by his side again, morse code linking her soul and his.
If only he could feel, or let her know in some way that he knew she was there, and that he was glad that she was by his side.
She wouldn't ever leave.
She just wanted him to know that.
Stay with me
'Cause you're all I need.
~*~
She smiled for the first time since the box.
She smiled because even if he didn't know she was there, he was still her glue, putting her back together again.
She smiled because he kept breathing, even if it wasn't on his own, he kept breathing.
She smiled because she had hope to hold on to.
When she fell asleep by his bedside with her right hand clasped in his, there was a smile on her face. And the fingers on her left hand were still crossed, but the elastic band around her heart had finally slackened its hold.
~*~
They told her that it was only a matter of time before he woke up. And she wasn't a believer in God, but that night she prayed.
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Begin Again
Hayran KurguI didn't realise how deeply I had fallen in love with you until I had to do it all again. A Fitzsimmons love story set after the events of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D season one finale.
