[ She sinks back down on the couch and pulls him with her, tucking herself under his arm with her head on his chest so she can hear his heartbeat. She needs the reminder that he's real, and here, and this is actually happening. ]

Stay. As long as you want to, and when you want to leave then I'm leaving with you.

[ She's quiet for a long moment. Her fingers fiddle with the buttons on his shirt for something to do. ]

My dad would trade me for a six pack of beer. When he got sick of my finding my way home again after, he dumped me with some nuns and skipped town.

And my favorite show is Looney Tunes cartoons.

So that's pretty much everything there is to know about me.