@ofwarsrefuge - trust her, but you couldn't tell him some things for security reasons.
However, she has a million questions buzzing around in her head. Did the others know? Had Clay been injured on the mission?
@ofwarsrefuge - because the only thing that really mattered was the fact that her family was complete again.
Slowly, she moved her body to the side to make room for Clay to enter the house.
"I know..."
Stella knew that he could never tell her everything. It wasn't because he didn't —
@ofwarsrefuge - stuttered as her gaze rested on him.
Slowly she began to notice other impressions and realized that the entire hallway smelled like him. A smell she missed very much.
"I think you owe me an explanation..." Her voice became a little more confident again
@ofwarsrefuge - hours to herself.
His small smile, which revealed his dimples, was the moment when her emotions got the better of her.
Tears ran down her cheek and Stella lightly squeezed his hand as their fingers intertwined.
"I... I don't understand what's happening here," Stella —
@ofwarsrefuge - his warmth. To feel him and that overwhelmed Stella immediately.
"Hard to believe is an understatement..."
Whispering is loud in contrast to how Stella just spoke. The emotions were overwhelming her and she was glad that she could get anything out at all.
@ofwarsrefuge - impossible. She didn't know exactly what to think. Everything seemed so surreal.
After what felt like an eternity, she reached out and touched his arm. Without any control over it, a tear immediately rolled down her cheek.
Whether real or not. For a moment, she could feel —
@ofwarsrefuge - she losing her mind?
Stella tentatively opened the door again, her eyes met Clay's and she stood transfixed in front of him.
"I.." She couldn't get anything out, still sure that she was simply dreaming. This couldn't be true, after all it was a year ago that she —