Going back to talking about things that hurt them in the past opened them up to a new feeling. Alan had never felt vulnerable in his life. He looked at Emilia as she spoke about her struggles and how she managed to combine pregnancy, school, and all in general. "It came to a point where I almost gave up, it was Ken who helped me. And although he later cheated on me, the beginning of it all was sweet. I thought I might finally be able to settle down with him, you know just stay back with him and try to be human but I could not. My babies, even though they felt connected with him, I could sense the reluctance from him. He was starting to behave somehow, starting to tell me to put the kids to sleep whenever he came around, even going as far as telling me to hire a nanny and spend some night

