“You sure? You feel ready?”
“No.” She shook her head. “But that’s the thing: I’ll never feel ready. I have to just jump in and push all the lines and just hang on if it gets bad.”
He leaned back. “And what do I do if it gets bad? If you panic?”
“Don’t let go.”
Chris paused. “What?” He ran his huge hands through his hair. “Shouldn’t I let you go if you’re scared?”
“No. Hang on to me, OK? If you let me go, I’ll just run upstairs and hide in my bedroom and never come out. You need to… to keep me here. I need to face it and get through it.”
“Jenny.” He was pale. “I’m not going to hold you down if you’re panicking. I’m not going to force you to stay where you’re scared to be.”
“It won’t be like that. The best way to retrain me that men are safe is for you to comfort me and make me feel s
