Giving
Written for the LJ 5trueloves community, for the prompt "charity".
She gave herself to him because he needed her – he needed stability, comfort, someone to warm his bed at night. Whether he loved her or not was immaterial – she loved him, and he needed her. Yes, their relationship was a closely-guarded secret, because he couldn't afford to have her be more of a liability to him than she already was. She knew that, and accepted it, however reluctantly.
It was a peculiar sort of urge that first compelled her to offer herself to him – but he had accepted her offer with alacrity – almost as though he was expecting her to offer herself to him before she had even made up her mind to do so. She had offered him the thing that was most valuable to her – her heart, her soul, her body – herself. She loved him, and at times it seemed like he loved her too.
That was enough for her.