“Jesse?” she whispered, feeling a bit panicked that he was going to cut and run. Not physically, but emotionally bail on her. “What?” The word came out choked, like a muffled sound as if he were dealing with an internal battle of some sort, and she needed to pull him to her side before he surrendered to the worries and bad thoughts. She prevented him from unleashing on Henry, so there had to be hope. Her heart was pounding furiously as her nerves took over, but with both hands, she parted the shower curtain, relieved the water was now warm and allowed her “husband” to see her completely naked
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