Some breaks take time
After she'd saved him, Damon had hoped that things would get better between them. That's never the way things go though. They were better, but still strained between them. And every time she flinched from her still, his heart fell. He really did hate that she was still scared of him like that, still feared that he'd do that to her again. For the most part, he was trying to swallow the pain though.
She'd been kind enough to let him come with her, to not just leave him. Which was something. He let his head drop a little as the hot water beat against his back, knowing that when he went back out there there would still be two beds. One room was some, but he still missed her searing warmth curled up next to him while he slept. He was sleeping lighter though, part of him worried she'd still try to slip out and away in the middle of the night. So there were still fears on both sides that needed to be soothed.
She'd been kind enough to let him come with her, to not just leave him. Which was something. He let his head drop a little as the hot water beat against his back, knowing that when he went back out there there would still be two beds. One room was some, but he still missed her searing warmth curled up next to him while he slept. He was sleeping lighter though, part of him worried she'd still try to slip out and away in the middle of the night. So there were still fears on both sides that needed to be soothed.