“Of course.”
She shifted her gaze from the mountains to his concerned face. After such a short time, she shouldn’t be able to find such comfort or familiarity in that handsome visage, but she did. It was as if they’d been friends for years, and she knew instinctively that she could trust him with her secrets and doubts, that he wouldn’t judge her.
“Intimacy has never been easy or natural for me,” she said slowly, trying to find the right words to adequately explain how she felt. “I’ve always been self-conscious, and with Darren, I always felt like I was doing it wrong. I always felt… awkward… with him. Maybe it’s stupid, but I can’t help feeling like I drove Darren to sleep with those other women because I couldn’t satisfy him.”
Without warning or restraint, Aaron turned fully toward he
