[Elizabeth takes that time to catch her breath, and let Gai catch his breath. The closeness does make her heart pound in joy, and the feeling of Gai's arms around her makes her body relax into his. Heavy, almost dead weight. Gai can handle her, she knows that much.]
[And God could he handle her. Elizabeth giggles a little into Gai's ear at the thought and curls into him with a bit more poise than before.]
September 26th - The Marathon
[And God could he handle her. Elizabeth giggles a little into Gai's ear at the thought and curls into him with a bit more poise than before.]