Her name died somewhere halfway up his throat, and he cleared it before he shifted on the bed. His hand searched hers and held it tightly to his chest, pressing her palm to where his heart beat inside his ribcage.
"I don't want to leave you, not ever. I want you to always stay. And you told me you want that too, but I just... I want you to know what that might mean. That this isn't a safe life, nor is it easy. And that I don't know if I'll ever be able to offer you that sort of life either, even if I stop being a pirate one day."
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Her name died somewhere halfway up his throat, and he cleared it before he shifted on the bed. His hand searched hers and held it tightly to his chest, pressing her palm to where his heart beat inside his ribcage.
"I don't want to leave you, not ever. I want you to always stay. And you told me you want that too, but I just... I want you to know what that might mean. That this isn't a safe life, nor is it easy. And that I don't know if I'll ever be able to offer you that sort of life either, even if I stop being a pirate one day."