i continued to see mason , and by `` see '' i meant do every sexual act that i had ever wanted to do with a guy except actual penetration , several times a week . two blood tears stain the cheeks . `` tell him the wards are down . '' for the water outside the boat still glowed from the light of the fire , though it was no longer the white hot light . her hands crossed over her chest , and she touched her shoulder where the man downstairs had laid a hand on her . 