[Of course Steve trusts her. Even after all this time, the number of people that he truly trusts can fit on one hand. And Sharon, well, she's at the top of that list because she's proven herself again and again to him.
More than that, he thinks she understands him in a way that other people don't. They're a lot alike, him and Agent 13.
Still, her soft words strike an unexpected chord inside of him and he stills, his chest blossoming with an unaccustomed warmth. Her arms are wrapped around his neck and he can only take that as permission, or maybe even a request, to hold her. His arms move slowly to wrap around her waist.]
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More than that, he thinks she understands him in a way that other people don't. They're a lot alike, him and Agent 13.
Still, her soft words strike an unexpected chord inside of him and he stills, his chest blossoming with an unaccustomed warmth. Her arms are wrapped around his neck and he can only take that as permission, or maybe even a request, to hold her. His arms move slowly to wrap around her waist.]