As much as she knows logically that it's not a promise he can guarantee he'll be able to keep, just hearing that he intends to try, at least, is enough to calm her a little bit more.
Feeling his breath softly through her hair against her scalp has Carrie all but clinging to him, her eyes closing as she nods against his chest. "You know I do," she says quietly back, even though she's not entirely sure she's ever actually told him in just so many words. Eddie is the only person she truly trusts. She mostly trusts the rest of the guys in Hellfire, but Eddie is the only one she'd trust like this.
Her stomach flutters in a way she knows it isn't supposed to with someone who's Just A Friend, and she's loathe to let go of him when she feels him letting go to step back. She lets him and when she looks up at him to see him grinning, Carrie can only barely manage to give him a small smile back. Her chin wobbles a little and she does genuinely mean to return his smile but it comes out more like a grimace between the prickling in her eyes, the lump in her throat, and the fear etched into her very soul at the idea of what she's agreeing to try to do. Words won't come so, swallowing against the lump, Carrie swipes quickly at her eyes before the tears building can spill over, and she nods her understanding and agreement. After a moment, she's finally able to get something out. "What do I need to do?"
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Feeling his breath softly through her hair against her scalp has Carrie all but clinging to him, her eyes closing as she nods against his chest. "You know I do," she says quietly back, even though she's not entirely sure she's ever actually told him in just so many words. Eddie is the only person she truly trusts. She mostly trusts the rest of the guys in Hellfire, but Eddie is the only one she'd trust like this.
Her stomach flutters in a way she knows it isn't supposed to with someone who's Just A Friend, and she's loathe to let go of him when she feels him letting go to step back. She lets him and when she looks up at him to see him grinning, Carrie can only barely manage to give him a small smile back. Her chin wobbles a little and she does genuinely mean to return his smile but it comes out more like a grimace between the prickling in her eyes, the lump in her throat, and the fear etched into her very soul at the idea of what she's agreeing to try to do. Words won't come so, swallowing against the lump, Carrie swipes quickly at her eyes before the tears building can spill over, and she nods her understanding and agreement. After a moment, she's finally able to get something out. "What do I need to do?"