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It scares Trish too, and some part of her almost wants to flee the scene just in case, but that part is nowhere near as strong as the part that wants to help him, that would walk through fire for him.

So she sits up, one hand reaching out to sift through his hair, hoping that it's the right call to make though maybe he wouldn't want her to touch him right now.

"Bruce, look at me."

Christ, she feels awful. What is she doing to this poor man?

He doesn't look at her, not right away at least, his fingers continuing to curl and relax at a very slow pace. Little by little, he feels his blood calm down, until the green in his sight starts to slowly vanish.

"I'm alright. I'm alright."

Said as much to her as to himself, then finally he looks up, his breathing a little calmer.

"I'm here. I'm... sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I was just... so close." He exhales shakily. "But I got scared."

"Considering how relaxed people tend to feel after an orgasm it's really not fair that you have to be afraid of them."

If anyone deserves to enjoy the stress-relieving powers of orgasms it's Bruce Banner, damnit, and she's not just saying that because she wants to get him off.

"I'm always very relaxed around you."

He smiles a little, his frustration soothed by how sweet she is to him, one hand reaching out to rest over hers.

"I just don't want to hurt you. I can't risk that."

She takes his hand in both of his, squeezing it a little.

"You won't hurt me. I don't even think the big guy would."

Because Bruce might not be in control there, but some naive part of her thinks that he loves her so much that it would be stronger than the Hulk.

"Maybe not."

He still remembers well how the Hulk behaved around Betty, for instance, even when he wasn't in control. Sure, the first time he hurt her, but that had been the only time. He never attacked her since then - even went so far as protecting her on more than one occasion.

"But he could still do a lot of damage, if I turned now."

"Yeah I'm not saying it's worth the risk, just that I'm not as scared for myself as I could be."

She still is, of course, because the Hulk is unpredictable and maybe he would decide that she should be smashed for giving Puny Banner an orgasm. Who even knows with the big guy.

"I know."

Well, he doubts the Hulk would really smash her for that exactly, but he really is worried about finding out anyway.

"Maybe we should just... go somewhere. Use this vacation time of yours and find some remote cabin in the middle of nowhere."

They could try there, take all the time they need. If it does turn sour he can just have the Hulk run off somewhere until he cools down and goes back to normal.

"Yes. Let's do it."

Once she has examined whatever leads might be here (and she suspects Bruce is right in thinking this was about him so that shouldn't take long) they really should just... Go somewhere they can truly test their limits.

"You sound very enthusiastic about that."

Not that he can blame her. If he's being perfectly honest, he's pretty excited about the idea too, even if also still worried and a little bit afraid.

"Am I excited by the prospect of further sexual exploration with the love of my life? Yes!"

And she thinks she has every reason to be.

"You're so brave, Bruce."

He chuckles, his head ducking a little, the shyness of the gesture seeming almost out of place considering what they were doing just minutes ago.

"No more than you are."

She's definitely braver than he is, or at least that's how he sees it. That's how he'll always see it.

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