24The dinner had done little to relieve Sasha’s anxieties, but the beautiful, soft-spoken Samantha had calmed her with her stories of growing up in one of the infamous Irish religious “homes” for abandoned girls. As depressing as her history was, she made it into more of an adventure, telling Kate and Sash in her lilting Irish accent how she and her little sister had coped with the constant abuse they suffered.
As Sami drove Sash home afterward, she was able to explain many things that helped her adjust to Kate’s new consensual reality. The following morning, things in the Hadley household were not entirely normal, but at least hostilities had ceased. That afternoon, Sash had an appointment with Dr. Giselle. Kate left her a message detailing the previous evening’s revelations, and hoped D
