Stone Circle And I end the story that we didn’t even get to start

At his approach, she tensed visibly, though Laurel stayed in place. You know you want him to touch you, really, she heard his voice in her head, and Laurel's teeth clicked shut as she grind her teeth in frustration. Just like you wanted me. She stayed in place and allowed Xan to come however close as he wanted, though her body screamed that she wanted to run.

He asked her something -- would she let him do that for her? -- and she wasn't really sure what to say. Wasn't sure what she was signing up for by saying yes. Wasn't sure "yes" was even the right answer at all. I'll try, she said in the end, because she was not sure what she should do to let him try to make amends, and so she was not sure if she could truly give that to him.