If I can stop one heart from breaking
If I can ease one life the aching
If I can ease one life the aching
The way she deflates is endearing, amusing, and he smiles before pressing a kiss to her hair. Harper had known she would understand, and that she’d give him a chance to explain. He simply wasn’t the type to be mean, to needle and tease in a cruel fashion. He was more inclined to compliment and uplift.
She shoos him easily enough into his chair (if by shoo you mean half-lifting, which earns her a delighted laugh). That’s something to consider for a day when the tempting smell of food isn’t a prevalent distraction.
There’s no more than small talk as they eat. Well, Phoebe eats. Harper inhales. He still keeps himself to a strict training regime, and all the new duties of being a councilman only further deplete his energy. By the time Phoebe asks if he’s feeling better, he’s half-slumped in his chair, eyelids hanging low and practically purring as he leans on the edge of the table. “I feel amazing. So full. But amazing.” It comes out in a distinctly appreciative, drawn out groan of bliss.
She shoos him easily enough into his chair (if by shoo you mean half-lifting, which earns her a delighted laugh). That’s something to consider for a day when the tempting smell of food isn’t a prevalent distraction.
There’s no more than small talk as they eat. Well, Phoebe eats. Harper inhales. He still keeps himself to a strict training regime, and all the new duties of being a councilman only further deplete his energy. By the time Phoebe asks if he’s feeling better, he’s half-slumped in his chair, eyelids hanging low and practically purring as he leans on the edge of the table. “I feel amazing. So full. But amazing.” It comes out in a distinctly appreciative, drawn out groan of bliss.
I shall not live in vain
HARPER
