Hushed Willows seventeen

do you mind if we cut this thread a little short?  current happenings will make for another thread shortly :D

He was right.  Was he always right?  Maybe - when it came to her, anyway.  Despite insisting to the contrary, Buchanan had a knack for saying exactly what she needed to hear.  Banner regarded her mate with a clear look of appreciation in her bright eyes.  He was a male who had known nothing but abuse in his short time on this Earth but he somehow was still able to be the solid foundation she needed, the quiet strength to hold her up and show her love she never thought she'd experience.  You are not bad at this, she insisted lightly.  And you're right.

Heaving a sigh as she was wont do do, the short Beta shuffled back from his warm embrace and squared her shoulders.  She'd made the decision to return to Stark, to help him in any way she could even if it meant that the only thing he needed was her physical presence.  Banner didn't know much about this kind of thing, which caused her worry to reflect clearly on her face.  Will you accompany me? she asked in a small voice, her formal words sounding strange even as they reached her ears.  I don't want him to be alone.