She's got her mouth open to say something but then his thumb brushes her
knuckle like that and a shot of electric warmth sinks into her belly and,
for a moment, she can't do anything but ride it out. She drags in a breath
through her nose and then smiles at him.
"Yeah, everything's a struggle in the Zones. Especially because I've been
on my own for as long as I have. I like the idea of growing up in a normal
town. Like the idea of you growing up in a normal town. I wouldn't
wish the Zones on anyone." She looks down at herself, a little warm colour
flushing across her cheeks. "Poison helped."
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She's got her mouth open to say something but then his thumb brushes her knuckle like that and a shot of electric warmth sinks into her belly and, for a moment, she can't do anything but ride it out. She drags in a breath through her nose and then smiles at him.
"Yeah, everything's a struggle in the Zones. Especially because I've been on my own for as long as I have. I like the idea of growing up in a normal town. Like the idea of you growing up in a normal town. I wouldn't wish the Zones on anyone." She looks down at herself, a little warm colour flushing across her cheeks. "Poison helped."