[ANASTASIA] Uh… I haven’t been awkward in a long while, probably because I haven’t been close to any other man in a long time, Ivan especially. Not that the thought of any other man had ever even crossed my mind. For as long as I was away, my kids were my world; they still are. I wish I could say my awkwardness was the result of my uncertainty regarding a situation, but it was not. I knew exactly what was going on here, and I couldn’t help but be ashamed of myself. What the hell was I thinking? Oh, wait. I wasn’t thinking. Because I was asleep. Only to wake up wrapped up around him. Why? Ugh. Why would I put myself through this? Why can’t my body just stay put when I sleep? Why do I have to roll around and find my way around him? I’m so done with myself, so freaking done. The problem

