บท 171: CHAPTER 171 Necessary

　　~ JESSE ~

　　I wasn't sure what was happening to me. Everything Cazz said terrified me. But every thought, every breath that felt frightening, every weight in my gut that felt like it should push me back and away from him, only shoved me closer to him.

　　I needed him, not for gratification, but because it was only in that place, when we were both abandoned, that I felt utterly sure of him. And I needed to feel sure of him.

　　So, when I fell into his chest and kissed him, when he wrapped his arms around me and sighed with relief, something in me remained desperate. Jittery and insecure- like he was pulling away and I had to fight to keep him close.

　　"Cazz," I breathed into his mouth.

　　"I'm here."

　　The echoes of those moments in that dark chasm of his heart clanged inside me. I whimpered and plastered myself to his body.

　　His breath rushed out of him, and he took my face in his hands, kissing me fiercely, even as he started walking backwards, pulling me with him.