[ Caroline rests her head against him and Derek's eyes close as he takes another deep breath, letting it out slowly in an effort to steady himself. They're good friends, but until today, they've never been physically this close. She says that she needs a minute and Derek is content to let her take it, even if he is tangentially concerned about the whereabouts of her ring by now.
One of his hands smooths her hair down against the back of her head as she hides her face in the crook of his neck and he gives a soft sight, nodding. ]
That's kind of what I'm afraid of. What if somebody finds it and wanders off with it...?
[ His eyes open again and he looks out toward the path from which they'd come. There still is a lot of noise out there, but he can't tell if it's because people are feeling interrupted and are still looking for the ring or wondering what happened to the screaming girl or if it's just the crowd cheering for runners that are still running the path. ]
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One of his hands smooths her hair down against the back of her head as she hides her face in the crook of his neck and he gives a soft sight, nodding. ]
That's kind of what I'm afraid of. What if somebody finds it and wanders off with it...?
[ His eyes open again and he looks out toward the path from which they'd come. There still is a lot of noise out there, but he can't tell if it's because people are feeling interrupted and are still looking for the ring or wondering what happened to the screaming girl or if it's just the crowd cheering for runners that are still running the path. ]