Chapter 26Kayla spent the weekend lying beneath the colorful quilt on her bed and crying. She was too anguished to even feel lust and longing for her lover. All she felt was pain - raw, gritty, and intense pain. She felt it in every pore of her body so that breathing even hurt. She tried to call Missy’s cell several times but always got her voice mail, so she gave up trying. Kayla couldn’t believe that this was happening. It was like being in a surreal nightmare, but as much as she wanted to, she couldn’t wake up and make it go away. She understood Melissa’s shock at being caught by her parents, but Kayla didn’t understand how she could regress from that occurrence and throw it all away. Kayla was sure Missy loved her and thrived on their relationship, and yet, it sure seemed as if she had

