There was no telling how long it took, but in the time that she clung to him, really clung to him as if letting go meant collapsing on the floor, Cameron felt entirely helpless. One minute she didn't want to do this anymore, the next he was struggling to control his own emotions, and now she was clinging to him having some... some... episode. Fainting spell. That had to be it, he told himself, but the truth was he'd never seen a girl faint before, and he couldn't be too sure. (What reason did she have to faint anyways? She was the one who'd tried to back away!)
He didn't say anything, though, because all he could do was stare at her with wide eyes as he held her up. Her feet hovered at the ground, brushing the ground floor but not quite managing to hold their own. The moment of horrified silence passed, and she seemed to come around enough to try and find her footing.
His own breathing quickened. I'm okay, I think, seemed like a ridiculous thing to say, given that her knees had just buckled under her moments ago. He wanted to say, "No, you're not okay", or "Do you even realize what just happened?", but all he could managed through loud, heavy breaths was a nod. He held her tight, not out of affection, but out of fear that letting her go so soon would cause her to slip to the ground.
"Sloane...." he tried again, but all he could do was stare at her in panicked silence.
He didn't say anything, though, because all he could do was stare at her with wide eyes as he held her up. Her feet hovered at the ground, brushing the ground floor but not quite managing to hold their own. The moment of horrified silence passed, and she seemed to come around enough to try and find her footing.
His own breathing quickened. I'm okay, I think, seemed like a ridiculous thing to say, given that her knees had just buckled under her moments ago. He wanted to say, "No, you're not okay", or "Do you even realize what just happened?", but all he could managed through loud, heavy breaths was a nod. He held her tight, not out of affection, but out of fear that letting her go so soon would cause her to slip to the ground.
"Sloane...." he tried again, but all he could do was stare at her in panicked silence.