Anna hesitated, then shook her head. "No. It just… stirred things up. Old realizations. Things I thought I had already made peace with."
Daniel nodded, understanding in his eyes. "You don't have to carry all of it alone, you know."
She looked at him, her expression easing. "I know. That's why I yelled at you instead."
"Fair enough." He laughed.
Anna leaned into him, resting her head against his shoulder. "Thank you for being patient with me." and she meant it.
Daniel wrapped an arm around her. "Always. Even when you're zoning out and mentally arguing with invisible enemies."
She smiled, the tension finally melting away, replaced by warmth and quiet comfort.
"Now tell me, what were you doing?" Daniel asked again, his tone lighter this time, but his eyes were still searching her face.
That made Anna pull back instinctively.
"Hehe, it's nothing," she said too quickly, waving her hand as if brushing the topic away.
But inside, her mind was anything but calm.
