Oh Force. His words made her inhale softly, all too aware of him. She was standing too close, touching him for too long... but she couldn’t move. She didn’t want to move. “You didn’t,” she murmured softly. “You wouldn’t. And there’s no memory to shame.” Her thumb brushed lightly across his skin. “I’m right here.”

She was shaken, and a little lost, but she was there. And she wasn’t going anywhere.