“I understand that but I don’t like the idea of you in pain, even if it was for something you wanted.” She pointed out reasonably or at least she thought it was a reasonable idea. It was just a sign that she cared about him on some level.

She shifted to press her forehead against his neck so she could gaze out across the water, staring at the rock formations. “No. But he needed to use me, so he didn’t care.”