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Celeste smiled again. She softly opened her arms, and beckoned him closer.
Dominic let out a sound caught between a sob and a laugh. It sounded so broken but it was real, and slowly, he rose from his knees.
He leaned forward carefully, and cautiously, as though the simple act of holding her might shatter her again. His arms curved around her shoulders, and his chest pressed in just enough that she could feel him, but never enough to disturb the wires, the IV, or the fragile line of her breath.
Celeste closed her eyes, and inhaled deeply. For the first time in days, weeks, or a month, she didn't know, but she felt warmth — his warmth — not just the sterile hum of machines and the cold bite of antiseptic. Her hand brushed up into his hair, with her fingers combing through the strands tenderly, like she was reminding herself that he was real.
