His body stiffened. Shawn sighed slowly. She still had not come out of it, even though on the surface, that night's incident had long passed, and no one would bring it up again. It was still deeply etched in her heart.

"How much longer?" Shawn asked, "Galey, it's not that I want to have sex. It's just that I want you to completely let go of your demons and accept me again."

"I'm sorry, it was clearly my fault. I have been punishing you for my mistake."

Gale's body trembled lightly, unable to