The safety she always longs for is such a fragile thing. Meredith can feel it slipping away from her already, replaced by all the old fears, heartbeat picking up again for less desirable reasons as she turns to press her face against his shoulder. "Don't," she pleads, "Sean, don't." It would be so easy to write off back in Seattle or anywhere else, but it's just not something she can take lightly here, least of all with the way things have been lately. "You aren't going to lose me. I'm not leaving. I could never leave, I can't live without you. Nothing's taking me away."