“This isn’t just about sex to me,” I try to explain. “What’s between us—I’m not with Luna just to sleep with her. And I’d never misuse her trust in me. It’d kill me if anyone did that to her.” Lily eases more. “Okay. Good. This is good.” She exhales again. “And I don’t want you to think I don’t trust you. It’s just that I’m more protective…” Her chin quakes a little, but she lifts it. “I want to make sure she’s okay. After what she went through…it’s important to me.”
