//You should talk about it. But I get it. It makes it real,// Jono murmured, nodding and wrapping his arms around her. //It means you have to face it, and the moment somebody else knows those fears, they're not just yours anymore. They've been let out into the world, they've become this tangible thing that needs to be addressed.//

He would have sighed, if he could. As it stood, the best he could do was close his eyes and nuzzle his face into her hair.

//It'll take a lot more than the things we've been through to shake me, luv. I'm not afraid.//