[ he kisses her back so sweetly it leaves her craving more. raleigh is gentle, careful, it's almost enough to make her chase after him.
when he presses his forehead close to her shoulder, naomi brings her arms around him in a steadying embrace. he's shivering, she thinks, and the roughness in his voice prompts her to run her fingers through his hair.
the moment he speaks she listens. she can feel the tension along the line of his shoulders as he tells her about the drift, about things she's read about but never anything in-depth because the ppdc keep their secrets well-guarded. she knows about the mind-meld, about the circuitry suits and how they assist in speeding up reaction times when pilots find themselves one with the machine--
--but she hadn't considered what he's telling her now. because for a moment she finds herself wondering what he means by that night; in the truck, and when it dawns she goes still.
yancy. their little tryst because raleigh never called her back, because it was flattering for a twenty-one year old to show interest in a high school senior. they tell you that you never forget your first time, and yancy becket had made for a memorable first: experienced, attentive, generous with giving her pleasue as much as he had been taking his.
and she can... she can see how this just got complicated. because the ghost of his brother is literally between them.
she pulls back a little and tips raleigh's chin up then. ] Just answer me this: Is it because Yancy wanted me then or because you want me now that we're here in my bed?
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when he presses his forehead close to her shoulder, naomi brings her arms around him in a steadying embrace. he's shivering, she thinks, and the roughness in his voice prompts her to run her fingers through his hair.
the moment he speaks she listens. she can feel the tension along the line of his shoulders as he tells her about the drift, about things she's read about but never anything in-depth because the ppdc keep their secrets well-guarded. she knows about the mind-meld, about the circuitry suits and how they assist in speeding up reaction times when pilots find themselves one with the machine--
--but she hadn't considered what he's telling her now. because for a moment she finds herself wondering what he means by that night; in the truck, and when it dawns she goes still.
yancy. their little tryst because raleigh never called her back, because it was flattering for a twenty-one year old to show interest in a high school senior. they tell you that you never forget your first time, and yancy becket had made for a memorable first: experienced, attentive, generous with giving her pleasue as much as he had been taking his.
and she can... she can see how this just got complicated. because the ghost of his brother is literally between them.
she pulls back a little and tips raleigh's chin up then. ] Just answer me this: Is it because Yancy wanted me then or because you want me now that we're here in my bed?