"Okay?" Coraline said, pressing her forehead against his and closing her eyes as he stroked her hair. She could feel him beneath her, every warm muscle and part of him keeping her safe. She didn't mind the darkness behind her eyes so much, she didn't mind the quiet because she could hear him. "Help me with this?"

She touched the hem of the t-shirt, she only lifted one arm to wriggle out of the t-shirt and dropped it down the other side so she didn't have to strain herself on one side.