Chapter 15

He continued to lightly nudge at her walls until she finally conceded and lowered her defenses. Not completely. But enough to let him in. They were still in danger of generating a feedback loop, but both of them had worked hard to learn how to control that. She felt his frustration, and his self-doubt, and a low level of sadness that made her heart ache.

“Oh, Jesse…” Ignoring the rising steam around them, she slid around to his front, maintaining as much physical contact as she could. It soaked into her thin shirt, gluing it to her skin, but she was far more interested in the shadows darkening Jesse’s eyes, the soft set of his mouth as he gazed down at her. “I’m so sorry. Please forgive me for making such a mess of this.”