It's exactly what he needs, because the longer these thoughts linger on his mind while she's around, the worse they're going to be. Best to tamp down on it now, while the pain's still fresh, and pay the price later. "Yeah, well, neither 'm I," Sean mumbles against her lips, his chest twisting for reasons that he's fine with attributing entirely to her right now. The warmth of her compared to the nip in the air around them, the feel of his tongue sliding against hers, it's all just too good, too perfect for him to consider the alternative. He'll never understand how the hell he got through miserable revelations like this before she came along, but he's not in any rush to go back to that, one arm tightening around her waist as he cradles her face with his hand. He'll get through this. He always does.
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