Harrison broke the silence. “So what were you going to say a minute ago?
“I just don’t get how he could…” Again she let her sentence go unfinished.
“How he could…?” Harrison tried to get her to continue.
She didn’t respond.
“Okay. Maybe I can help by giving you a guy’s perspective.”
Lacey started up again as if she hadn’t heard Harrison’s offer. “Well, after a night like that, how he could just turn it off like a faucet and walk away, leaving me wanting more, more answers, more connection.”
“Hey, look at me,” Harrison said gently. When she lifted her head, he continued, “That’s exactly my point. I don’t think he was in it for the s*x. His heart was in it, and in his opinion, yours was elsewhere.”
Lacey started to open her mouth to defend herself, and Harrison stopped her. “Don’
