Maria was sitting there, a blank look on her beautiful face, her eyes giving away nothing because they simply held nothing at that very specific moment.
She seemed to have entered a lethargic state, and Blake was almost aghast to acknowledge the possibility of losing her, of her running away from him.
'One day, there will be one information too many!' He thought half-sadly half-bitterly. 'There's only so much a girl can take.' He had heard that saying before but it had never meant so much.
"Baby?" He whispered in a soft voice that might have sounded vulnerable.
She didn't even acknowledge his question-like call.
He let his fingers brush against the soft skin of her arm, and that seemed to faze her a little bit. She turned her eyes towards him and he would have sighed in relief if they
