"I say so," Meredith murmurs, eyes closing briefly at the touch before she pushes herself up a little to look at him more directly. Maybe she'll change her mind later, maybe she'll regret it tomorrow, but she meant it when she said she needed it, whatever that says about her. It's not even just the sex, although god knows that's most of it; it's these moments after, when it's just them and the world's still locked outside and she's relaxed enough, content enough, to genuinely believe things will get better. "And I definitely enjoyed myself. And okay, yes, it does hurt some, but we were careful, mostly, and... I don't know about you, but I feel better. I missed this. I think we needed this."