Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone
Richard had died over an hour ago and Shalimar wasn't sure if she hadn't died with him. Coming up softly behind Adam she paused to listen if the other three inhabitants of Sanctuary were awake. They were all deeply sleeping, and full of sympathy for the feral whose "true love" had just died. Shalimar placed her hand on Adam's shoulder. "Adam? Can we talk?" she pleaded.
"Adam turned around studding her face, "Of course, Shalimar. I'm always here for you." He said softly. "What would you like to talk about, my kitten?" he asked the blond, leading her to the sofa in the living room. Adam sat down and gently pulled her onto his lap, letting his body cocoon hers as she melted into him, her body fitting into his like a mold.
"Adam," she began hesitantly, "do you think it's possible that I didn't love Richard?" Shalimar asked her long time confidant. Shalimar was very worried about this, but she felt that she needed to figure out all of her feelings. She felt Adam take a breath before he answered her.
"I think that it is possible, but not probable." Was his gentle reply, "I think you loved him, but now you have become unsure about what type of love it was." He looked into her eyes again and his brow creased in confusion, "What do you want to tell me, Shalimar? I don't want you to have that worried look on your face." He told her tenderly.
"Adam," she started. Shalimar decided she had figured out her feelings, but now she needed time to herself. She knew why she didn't love Richard. Shalimar couldn't be in love with Richard because she was in love with Adam. Adam had always been there, and he was here now, but now she needed him not to know. Adam always knew.
And, yet, she couldn't lie. "I-I need to go!" she cried running from the protective circle of his arms, away from his comforting voice. Adam would understand. Adam always understood Shalimar's odd way of expressing a need for privacy. Shalimar was completely safe with Adam.