[He'd let his guard down, assumed he could take care of it on his own, and paid the price. He's lucky that she's unhurt--Jack knows full well what Repaer might have done in his absence, and he'd been expecting to walk home and find it all gone. He'd have no idea what to do if that were the case. It had all been his fault.
As soon as she touches him, that's all the permission he needs. Jack steps closer and lifts his arms a little, leaning into her gesture so that he can pull her into an embrace. It's tentative, at first, like he doesn't quite know what he's doing, but she's warm and she's real, and he gives himself over to instinct. Jack bends into her, pulling her close and burying his forehead into her shoulder.]
Shouldn't have put you through that.
[Any of it--shouldn't have left her vulnerable. He breathes deeply, taking her in, trying to tell himself that it's all right now, even if it hasn't been for a very long time.]
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[He'd let his guard down, assumed he could take care of it on his own, and paid the price. He's lucky that she's unhurt--Jack knows full well what Repaer might have done in his absence, and he'd been expecting to walk home and find it all gone. He'd have no idea what to do if that were the case. It had all been his fault.
As soon as she touches him, that's all the permission he needs. Jack steps closer and lifts his arms a little, leaning into her gesture so that he can pull her into an embrace. It's tentative, at first, like he doesn't quite know what he's doing, but she's warm and she's real, and he gives himself over to instinct. Jack bends into her, pulling her close and burying his forehead into her shoulder.]
Shouldn't have put you through that.
[Any of it--shouldn't have left her vulnerable. He breathes deeply, taking her in, trying to tell himself that it's all right now, even if it hasn't been for a very long time.]