This one was lying on her back, just like the last one. I couldn't get away. You didn't mean to kill, and you felt bad about it. It was a strangely childlike gesture, and it did nothing to make me feel better.
We were doing it quietly at the back of the equipment van, so the media that had descended on us wouldn't get us on camera, but it was still an argument. My skill set simply did not include it. Just keep me from hurting anybody, I said. I laid my head on his shoulder, curving my face into the bend of his neck, and getting that whiff of vanilla.
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