Chapter 12
- "Sex is an act which is not possible in self- abasement, only in self-exaltation, only on the confidence of being desired and being worthy of desire. It is an act that forces them to stand naked in spirit, as well as in body and accept their real ego as their standard of value.
- ~Ayn Rand
- "I'm so glad you're okay, babe," he mumbles into my hair and hugs me harder. There is so much comfort warm in his arm