No matter what concerns Mystery had for herself, her overwhelming need was to offer her love and comfort to Drew. She wanted to offer him the comfort of her soul, not simply the comfort of her body. Until now, s*x had been about taking her own pleasure. She understood how to use it for her own comfort and instinctively understood its power to connect herself and Drew, but she understood now, that the intimacy they shared was not from physical pleasure, but their emotional connection. Now, she wanted to offer the deepest connection she had to offer. No matter how vulnerable this was going to leave her, she needed to share her deepest self with Drew. The fear of the harm that this invited, was superseded by the knowledge that whatever pain this wrought on her scarred emotional being. Myster
