Crumpled in his arms, she lets four months of anger and hurt explode. She yells, curses, cries. Berates herself over and over for letting him in and wanting him to stay even as she unleashes the pain he caused in her next breath.
"This isn't normal." Propped on her elbows above him, she shoves the heels of her palms into her eyes. "I'm not supposed to want you here after what you did."
The words hurt, but she's right, and all he can do is take her face in his hands and apologize as she agonizes over where they stand.
