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She looked like a deer in the headlights Clearly never having heard any such thing before in her short life

“That’s not exactly it but close enough, I-”

Rachel leaped atShe wrapped herself around ht die if she ever let go

Just as I was trying to figure out if it was a really aggressive co matters very clear

Getting overe her back as she let it out

I knew in thathad been forced and who had put them on her

I’d never seen quite a strong reaction to hearing the tenets but could also understand it considering what shesince she was little

Religious instruction was one thing and not so was quite another

Even with her lovely, gentle warhts reht

Sexy thoughts were honestly nowhere near my mind

The context was far too harrowing for any such considerations I just waited it out, rocking her gently as possibly years of pain and repression came up all at onceChapter Thirteen - RachelIt really wasn’t what I’d planned Things had gone well Better than expected if I were to be super honest I really didn’t think it would be possible for us to cross our obvious divide

Or, at least, so I’d assuht of the new inforht would be a Grand Canyon of irreconcilable difference, tuned out to be more of a puddle

I tried ustus, either typed or spoken, since we startedthat fatefulI’d thought I’d know being slass under a hammer

The Seven Tenets, as Augustus had put the like the most beautiful set of ideals I’d ever heard Rational, practical and es it honestly felt that all people could eious belief

Nothing I’d heard really contradicted the monotheism I knew Even if it did have a feelco, the Jesus I kneould agree with most of it I wasn’t about to ‘switch tealier side effects Though I would never forget what Augustus had tolda better, more compassionate way to think and live