Waiting And Hoping
"Come on and leave the fears
That you were afraid to find
'cause while you wait inside
The days go by"
~ Days Go By by Lifehouse
"C'mon, Inara," he says. "Live a little."
She very nearly tells him 'yes'. She very nearly breaks and gives in to the desire to open up to him completely. He has such a hold on her, such influence over her decisions, that it's rather scary.
She controls herself just barely, knowing as she does that one day she will fall to her knees and throw it all in. She will lose everything she knows in doing so, but she will gain so much more.
She knows that he is waiting for her to make that fatal slip as well. Waiting and hoping, as she does.
"Maybe next time," she brushes him off with a smile. "Maybe."
fin.