They have been looking for Tabatha for over an hour and goddess only knows how long she was gone before that when Erik walked into his room to find her fast asleep on his bed.
“Thank the goddess, you’re alright! We’ve been worried sick!” He rushes over, pulling her into his arms, and holds on for dear life.
“What?” Her voice sounds confused for a second, and then she slides her arms around his neck, and he feels her hiccup as the sobs start to shake through her body.
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He’s here! He’s finally here! She holds onto him as if she needed him to breathe! He whispers in her ear, but she can’t hear what he’s saying. All she cares about is that he is here, and he is holding her.
After the tears subside, he pulls away slightly and wipes her cheeks with his thumbs.
“Babe, are you okay? What
