That river in Egypt
With the cuffs and bands off, he was free to move but he didn't. She wanted to be the thing that he latched onto for comfort in such a difficult time, so that hopefully he would begin to associate that feeling with her. She wanted him to get attached to her, even though it was to cope with what she herself put him through. She wanted his brain to ignore that she was the cause of his pain, and remember that she was what soothed him after.
"It's okay Pet, come here"
She rolled him onto his front and then lifted his head up. She slid herself underneath him and let him rest his head in her lap. She guided his arms around her waist and then hugged the back of his head, holding him to her.
"There you go, you're okay. I've got you Pet, it's all over"
It was one of the first times that he didn't need to be a certain way for her, she just let him be however he was in her lap.
"You did so good for me today Pet, I know I really hurt them but you made it through it all for me"
He didn't have a choice in the matter, but she was framing it in a way that made it sound like he did it for her.
"It's okay Pet, come here"
She rolled him onto his front and then lifted his head up. She slid herself underneath him and let him rest his head in her lap. She guided his arms around her waist and then hugged the back of his head, holding him to her.
"There you go, you're okay. I've got you Pet, it's all over"
It was one of the first times that he didn't need to be a certain way for her, she just let him be however he was in her lap.
"You did so good for me today Pet, I know I really hurt them but you made it through it all for me"
He didn't have a choice in the matter, but she was framing it in a way that made it sound like he did it for her.