Morningside Cuesta it's time for a new beginning

Even with the most gentle of movements, there was nothing that he could have done to make it hurt less. Khoe winced, though she hoped that it was a small enough jerk that he wouldn't notice. It was a much less graceful dance than she had imagined; there was no romance or compassion behind the movements of either. Rather, they shared something much more intense. They shared to power of raw intimacy, one having opened up to the other, making them both open books. Where they had once been miles apart, they were now stitched together.

And then it had ended. 

Grayday collapsed to the side, leaving Khoe to try and take up the opportunity and fold herself between his arms. She just wanted to stay beside him where she knew she would be safe, whether Grayday agreed or not.