He smiled at her and reached out, daring to rub her arm but he was wearing gloves now, so the risk isn’t as bad if it were his bare hands. “You can do this Katelynn. You have so much strength in you, I see it all the time. Now you get to use it, to show us what you’re made of, for however long this lasts!”
She stared at him a moment, pushing all fear back and wishing to try. He believed in her so fully it was easy to gain strength from him, even if he was a more confident Jack. She missed her Jack, the shy one who gave her shy glances and kisses, but at least he was still here with her.
All fear gone, she leaned forward and pressed her lips to his a moment, feeling no ice come from her lips. She dared not let it last long, pulling back from him after a moment, and gave him a smile.
“I can do this..because you believe in me..see? I can already kiss you and control my fear thanks to you. I didn’t ice your lips..”
He blinked in surprise, before lifting his hand and touched his lips. Sure enough… she hadn’t frozen his lips or anything. Jack smiles brightly, as he looks at her, and touched her hands with his, his eyes brimming with a look she knew. Total adoration, love, and support. A look she’d seen so many times in his eyes before. The Jack she had fallen in love with, that shy, quiet spoken man was still here; just behind a mask. That was all.
“You didn’t. See?” he asks, “You can do anything.”
Jack Maple 