Shawn held her hand and said, "I allow you to touch it."
Gale lay on the pillow again. "No, no. Let's sleep."
Who knew if Shawn would pick up on her touching his chin, make up some outrageous excuse, and then take the opportunity to touch her?
Shawn also lay down, stretched out his long arms to hold her in his arms, and placed his palms against her belly.
"Galey, do you still have nightmares?"
"Probably not. I never thought that Matthew's words would have such a big impact on me," she mutte