Jade Fern Grove won't stop the pain, but she'll smell like fabreez

Xan settled in next to her, leaning back so that their legs are between them, and she turned her head a little to gauge how much space was between them. For whatever comfort level the girl had, she was satisfied enough with what was between them that she didn't have to move any further away. Whatever happened next, she left up to the male due to her lack of conversation power. She didn't know what to talk about with him that wouldn't set him off or cause any defensiveness when he had shut her down every step of the way.

"You don't have to," she told him, dark eyes looking up at him. The moon was big enough to break through the trees and illuminate his features and she'd woken up enough to be able to see clearly. "I just don't know what you want from me," she added with a shrug of her good shoulder.