I’d never cloistered myself with another person the way I had with her. I didn’t even realize I was doing it at first. The one-on-one tutoring during the day. The punishments every afternoon and night. I’d kept her to myself, monopolizing her. But rather than ruining our relationship, our time together had only deepened our bond. I was in a romantic relationship with her long before it became sexual. And now she knew all my secrets. She knew me better than anyone.
